Looking for Stories With an Enslaved Female Lead Whose Life Is Worth Next to Nothing and a Powerful Male Lead 求女主是奴隶 命如草芥 男主权力很大

1. 1 金 Entwined in Golden Chains: The Sick Big Shot's Captive Darling 金丝情缠：病态大佬的掌心囚娇 Big Garen in the Grass草丛里的大盖伦Modern Romance859k WordsOngoing [Physical and emotional torment] [Mad male lead] [Late-stage groveling] [Powerful figures who never bow] [Power imbalance] She is his red rose, and his blood pearl. Everyone says he is as noble as a god, but only before her is he as cruel as a devil. “Weiwei, you owe me. You'll spend your whole life paying me back.” [Content warning: The heroine is tormented badly in the early chapters. If you can't handle a heroine being abused, please spare us both.] [Original title: The Golden Canary: The Si 30.5kReads7.8Score1.8kShelves

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   These are all perfect, super good, you all need to read them! The first one is a serialized book, I haven't finished it yet. The second one is also a serialized book, I haven't finished it either. The third one is super good, it completely meets the requirements, but the female lead isn't a slave. I finished the fourth one, and the beginning was very much in line with the requirements, until the ending was so incredibly sweet, it killed me! [Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sending Heart][Heart]

2. 2 逃 There’s No Escape! The Mad Tycoon’s Captive Darling 逃不掉！疯批大佬的囚宠 Little Wanjun小婉君呀Modern Romance368k WordsOngoing Scheming European crown prince VS sweet, delicate Huaguo girl [Powerful man + vulnerable woman + cross-border romance + forced love + size difference + possessive conquest + absolute control + hero is pure evil + one-on-one romance + love at first sight + happy ending] It is widely known in Europe and America that the Mengxi family wields immense power, while the man at the very top of the family is mysterious and unfathomable. Dikaien Mengxi is the most formidable figure among the European and 73.1kReads9.0Score8.3kShelves
3. 3 逃 You Can't Escape! His Possessive Love 逃不掉！他的强制爱 Mu Xiaochen木小尘Modern Romance322k WordsCompleted On the day she arrived to register for university, Jiang Song met Lu Huaichuan, an upperclassman who had come to help. Her peaceful, happy life was shattered. Pinned against a glass wall as he kissed her, Jiang Song asked through her tears, “Lu Huaichuan, what will it take for you to let me go?” Lu Huaichuan bit the back of her neck. “Baby, if you want me to let you go, you’ll have to wait until I’m dead.” Jiang Song didn’t want to be his plaything, so she tried to run away. The first time she 8.2kReads8.2Score804Shelves
4. 4 御 Impossible to Escape Your Heart 御心难逃 Mu Chenyang慕晨阳Modern Romance912k WordsCompleted [Age gap + size difference + the powerful never backs down + no groveling chase + fictional setting] Powerful financial tycoon x sweet, naive flower from Huaguo Tricked into a restricted zone by her own uncle, nineteen-year-old college sophomore Xia Zhiyao became a lamb led to slaughter. At the brink of life and death, the man who had established order descended like a god and rescued her from hell. He was her salvation, but also her abyss. Before Shen Yu, the uncrowned king, Xia Zhiyao was as i 102kReads9.3Score11.1kShelves

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   It's so beautiful! It's incredibly satisfying.

5. 5 他 His Favor 他的青睐 Crazy Rabbit183疯狂兔子183Modern Romance216k WordsCompleted [Obedient, compliant young lady x rotten heir to the Dragon People] What Yun Jiao regrets most is starting a years-long nightmare over "five thousand yuan." Jiang Jin doesn't love her. He just thinks she's obedient, that she'll never refuse anything he asks, like... a toy he can raise, dress up, and play with however he likes, without ever showing a single emotion. Before meeting Yun Jiao, he never imagined that a place resembling a slum from the last century could exist in the sprawling city of 8.5kReads—Score448Shelves

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   The female protagonist wasn't a slave; she became a prostitute for various reasons. The male protagonist was a Celestial Dragon, and the two had a huge social gap. Initially, the male protagonist loathed the female protagonist, treating her like a toy for his amusement and humiliating her in public. Later, after the female protagonist became the male protagonist's lover, his attitude changed slightly.

6. 6 顶 Over-the-Top Devotion: I'm Just His Plaything 顶级狂爱：我只是他的掌中玩物 Yin Shuyi尹姝伊Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing A godlike Western male lead × a resilient, delicate Chinese heroine The main story is complete. [Dominant daddy type + transnational forced romance + wild and unhinged + mature man who takes the lead + devoted husband + jealous of everything + height and build difference + eight-year age gap + heroine is vulnerable early on] A carefully planned scheme gets Qiao Yimo kidnapped and sold on the black market. She can't speak the language, has no one to rely on, and is put through hell. Only one for 129.8kReads9.0Score12.6kShelves

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   The female lead is a truly ordinary person, even a pitiful one [almost crying]. The male lead is practically a god; even powerful families are nothing compared to him [admiration]. Everyone kneels before him, even the president [shocked][shocked]. Two people who should never meet are actually together! [Bookshelf added][KISS]

7. 7 逃 The Room You Can't Escape 逃不掉的房间 A Wandering Kite一只流浪的风筝Modern Romance150k WordsCompleted A story about domestic violence, confinement, and a twisted romance. After losing her parents, Lin Xiao Qian was adopted by the Tan family. She and Tan Yu Zhi were nominally brother and sister. The Tan parents believed in a fortune-telling master who read Tan Yu Zhi’s birth chart and calculated his marriage prospects. Hoping to elevate the family’s standing, they searched the entire city and eventually found Lin Xiao Qian. When they learned that her parents had died not long before, they adopted 856Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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   The female protagonist is not in control of her own life; she is adopted, ignored, and subjected to domestic violence.

8. 8 末 Apocalypse: With the Devouring System, I Enslave Thousands of Goddesses 末世：吞噬系统，我奴役万千女神 Ben Yan本晏Sci-Fi & Apocalypse337k WordsCompleted [No saintly heroine] [Decisive and ruthless] [No dithering when taking women] [Power fantasy] [Loads of women] [Profit above all] The apocalypse descended. Zombies and mutated beasts ran rampant, secret realms appeared out of nowhere, and the world became a living hell. The survivors formed factions, hoping to endure in this hopeless apocalypse. Ye Lin, however, used his Devouring System to consume countless people and enslave countless goddesses. He thought everyone would condemn him, but to 3.7kReads5.5Score416Shelves
9. 9 恶 When a Demon Falls in Love, the Ending Gets Absurdly Tragic 恶魔一走心，结局惨到离谱 Lan Qi澜七Modern Romance220k WordsCompleted He's a madman, completely and utterly insane. He's done every kind of evil and every disgusting thing imaginable. He loves to toy with other people's dignity, their sanity, and their lives. But one day, he meets a woman who cares even less about her own life than he does, a woman even crazier than him. He falls for her. He wants to be a good person. But she hates him. She hates him so much that even though she doesn't love him, she'll still writhe with pleasure beneath him, and hates him so much 2.5kReads—Score143Shelves

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   The female lead was bullied at school in the early stages. Her father and the bully's mother were having an affair. The female lead's mother suffered a mental breakdown due to seeking justice and being provoked, requiring a large sum of money for medical treatment. The female lead negotiated with the male lead to earn money. The male lead abused the female lead in the early stages, including forced sexual acts. In the end, the female lead's mother learned about the female lead's situation and, not wanting to be a burden, committed suicide. The female lead, in despair, began to fight back...

10. 10 细 A Spy’s Survival Guide: Groveling at the Heir’s Feet Every Day 细作求生指南，每天都在跪舔世子 Clear Moonlight月影清辉Ancient Romance740k WordsCompleted [Possessive love | She runs, he chases; she can’t escape | Clear-headed maid × obsessive young master | Both are virgins] Lin Huaiyin transmigrated into the body of a maid in a marquis’s household. After suffering one humiliation after another, all she wanted was to stay alive. Cunning and smooth-tongued, she did her best to charm the young master, hoping to earn her freedom and avoid disaster. She thought she could finish what she came for and escape, but he held her tightly in his arms. “Y 558Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    This book is good. The female lead is a maid, and the male lead is a prince, the emperor's grandson. The female lead is incredibly lowly, while the male lead wields immense power. It's a story of chase and escape.

11. 11 颈 A Mark on My Neck: The Vampire Duke Won't Let Me Escape 颈间烙印，吸血鬼公爵不许我逃 Carefree Milk Tea自在奶茶Fantastical Romance327k WordsOngoing [Calculating vampire × fallen blood servant] Male lead devoted only to her × quick to grow wiser × doted on exclusively × forced romance × a bittersweet blend of sweetness and pain To save themselves, the Shen family offered their daughter, Shen Ci, whose blood was unusual, as a “tribute” to the most powerful vampire duke, Ye Lin, hoping to secure a chance at survival. Everyone feared this thousand-year-old vampire duke: his crimson eyes filled with cruelty, and his unpredictable methods. Onl 1.7kReads—Score153Shelves

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    The female lead is a servant given to the male lead by his stepmother, solely for his blood-sucking purposes. The story is a mix of sweet and angst.

12. 12 她 She's So Well-Behaved, She Won't Run Away 她那么乖，不会逃的 Xi Xi Xiaoqiao西西小乔Ancient Romance238k WordsCompleted [Physical and emotional angst + substitute + revenge + master and servant] Soapy melodrama, with a warning for physical abuse! Xiao Xuanyi, a prince of Donghuang, commanded a powerful army and acted with swift decisiveness. He wanted her alive, but made her life worse than death. She endured every humiliation and torment with a clear mind, all for the sake of avenging her younger brother’s tragic death. The scars on her body and the plum blossom on her forehead were all his doing. Yet she was do 2.9kReads6.3Score190Shelves

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    This book is really heartbreaking; the female protagonist endures all the suffering for her mother.

13. 13 女 The Empress’s Path: From Everyone’s Doormat to the Top 女帝之路：从人人可欺走向人上人 Shallow Star, Moon星浅月Ancient Romance878k WordsOngoing [Empress Protagonist] [Angsty, Satisfying Power Plays] [Intense Push and Pull] [Transmigration Between Past and Present] [Past and Present Lives] "Is that how you speak to your master?" "Hah! The only master I'll ever have is myself!" The Emperor of Dayuan rules over all under heaven, and no one has ever dared defy him. That is, until Xia Qian fell from the sky, called him a tyrant, refused to kneel, and could vanish into thin air right before his eyes. The more she resists, the more he wants to 1kReads9.4Score102Shelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates and refuses to be enslaved. The male protagonist wants to conquer her and make her his slave. In the first chapter, he tries to imprison her, but she escapes. In chapter 39, she fails to escape and is imprisoned, suffering torture. Still, she refuses to be enslaved and eventually submits, but she keeps plotting to kill the male protagonist. In the end, she seizes his throne and becomes emperor. (The hiatus does not affect the main storyline. Those interested can check it out. Updates are expected to resume in February, and it will be even more exciting afterward.)

14. 14 穿 Transmigrate to Yunnan Worm Valley: A Survival Guide for the Consort of King Xian 穿越云南虫谷：献王妃求生指南 Like Snow, Remembering the Passing Years似雪忆流年Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing [Ghost Blows Out the Light] + [yandere] + [King Xian is a straight-up tyrant, no redemption arc] The rating has just been posted, so it’ll go up. Updates are steady, so you can’t go wrong giving this a try! I transmigrated, but instead of getting a comeback story, I landed straight in the palace of King Xian of the ancient Dian Kingdom! All around me, women wailed in agony. Before me stood a mad tyrant with a bronze sword in hand and a sinister look in his eyes. No System! No supernatural abilit 57.3kReads9.4Score5.8kShelves

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    The female lead dares not resist, while the male lead vehemently criticizes the tyrant and refuses to redeem himself. He's obsessed with ascension to immortality and kills indiscriminately; the female lead can only eke out a living.

15. 15 何 Why Not Sail 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 143kReads9.7Score106.8kShelves

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    How could we forget "Let's Cross the River Together"? The female lead was a refugee, and the male lead had immense power; it's a really good show.

16. 16 奴 A Slave as Pure as Jade 奴本如玉 Rice Ball米团子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted She travels thousands of miles to a foreign land for a marriage alliance, only for her husband to shoot an arrow at her bridal sedan, staining her wedding dress with blood. When they meet again, her status is disgraced. She is bullied by everyone and sent to his tent. Yu Ruyan thought her life couldn't get any worse, but with a wave of his hand, he makes her his personal maid for life. Yu Ruyan thinks perhaps she, too, might come to love him with time. But when she gives him the blood from her 885Reads8.7Score100Shelves

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    As you can tell from the title, it perfectly fits the theme. The female lead is a military prostitute, but unlike others, she's a fake slave whose true identity is a princess. She's supposed to marry the male lead as part of a political alliance, but he shoots her in the bridal sedan chair with an arrow. She begins to conceal her identity, working as a lowly maid by the male lead's side, before her true identity as a princess is revealed.

17. 17 莱 Lester’s Private Slave 莱斯特的私奴 The Flying Little Orange会飞的橘子丫Fantastical Romance242k WordsCompleted For generations, the Leicester family has kept beastmen as private slaves, both a symbol of status and a source of trained assassins. Qi Xiao, the Duke of Leicester's strongest heir, has always opposed the practice, until he returned to his homeland and met that sweet, soft-spoken little fool... 3.2kReads6.7Score218Shelves

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    This book has a slightly angsty middle section.

18. 18 末 Apocalypse: A Collection of Stunning Beauties, and Every Teammate Is an Auntie-Type! 末世：绝色图鉴，队友皆是姨系！ Qìyán憇誩Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsOngoing [Aunties] [Young Wives] [Ruthless and Decisive] [Multiple Heroines] [No Saintly Lead] [Superpowers] [Apocalypse] If you can't hold on to the summit, then retrace the path that brought you there! As a former hoodlum who had gone straight, Mu Yan stared at the envelope in his hand and the SSS-rank Superpower, lost in thought. A letter from the future, and a string of young women and young wives! He led them onward, one step at a time! 36.1kReads7.8Score4.7kShelves
19. 19 冷 My Cold, Beautiful Master Dug Out My Bones, So I Made Her Lean Against the Wall and Cry 冷艳师尊挖我骨，反手让她扶墙哭 Baili Buyue百里不约Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsOngoing Question: What should you do if your aloof master digs out your Dao Bone? Answer: Obviously, beat the hell out of her! Make her bleed on the spot! He was born with a supreme Dao Bone, unmatched since ancient times, had a peerlessly beautiful master, and was adored by his sweet and charming junior sister. Su Yunfeng, the first senior disciple of Misty Peak, was Heaven's favored child, with limitless prospects on the path to immortality. But everything changed when his master brought home a new ju 104.4kReads7.8Score11.9kShelves
20. 20 穿 Transmigrating to the Cultivation World, She’s Coveted by Everyone Again 穿越修真界，她又被万人觊觎 Listening to the Stove Crackle听炉声Ancient Romance331k WordsCompleted [Female lead with the Myriad Charms Immortal Physique + a cannon-fodder fate] A spatial storm hurls her into the most perilous God-Burying Ruins on the Cloudtop Continent. Once the moonlight beloved by countless men, she becomes a lab rat for a band of thieves. Alliance Leader Luo Wuya holds the Myriad Laws Return to Origin Manual of the Void and grips her chin, his gaze gentle yet icy. “Is true freedom what you seek...?” The Thousand Mechanisms Silk wrapped around Lian Zhan’s fingers slither 743Reads5.6Score—Shelves

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    Transmigrated into a slave vs. A group of perverted big shots

21. 21 穿 Transmigrated into the Cultivation World, Coveted by Everyone 穿越修真界，她被万人觊觎 Listening to the Stove Crackle听炉声Ancient Romance443k WordsCompleted When Xia Zhi woke up, she had transmigrated into a world of immortals and martial heroes. Unfortunately, she hadn't gotten the pampered heroine's script. Her circumstances were a disaster from the start. She was only six, and her whole family had been sacrificed from the start. Her unusual constitution and bewitching aura were a mystery. Others cultivated immortality through talent and fortuitous encounters. She survived by clinging to life in the narrowest gaps between a crowd of powerful figur 42Reads6.4Score—Shelves
22. 22 灰 The Gray Lotus 灰莲花 Clouds of Rough Noodles Again又见糙面云Modern Romance819k WordsCompleted [A textbook case of realist business warfare + a deeply romantic, top-tier intellectual romance] The world has gone mad. A top-tier rich, handsome young heir is forced to compete with his wealthy wife for a lover... “If she likes me and I like her too, then we’ll each have to prove ourselves.” The male lead is loaded with resources and comes with every advantage, while the female lead has brains and beauty and rises from humble beginnings. A textbook case of realist business warfare, arranged fa 36.3kReads9.4Score4.3kShelves

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    Tomato's most enjoyable contemporary romance novel features two strong, intelligent, and homosexual characters. The writing is superb, and both the business battles and the romance are incredibly exciting and engaging. It's not suitable for younger readers, but rather for seasoned readers with high standards and discerning tastes. The author has an impressive background and extensive experience, but there's no substitute for this novel; you'll become quite picky after reading it. Enter at your own risk.

23. 23 虫 Zerg Hive: Empresses and Saintesses Beneath My Heel 虫族母巢：女帝圣女皆踩脚下 Wooden Horse Bun木马包子Eastern Fantasy441k WordsOngoing Ma Yang was initially against transmigrating into a Zerg hive mother. But after giving it a try, he realized it was awesome! So damn fun! Turn all the finest humans into Zerg warriors. Lead billions of Zerg and overwhelm the entire otherworld! From then on, the continent has no more sects or orthodox traditions, only the iron hooves of the Zerg! [Transforming women + Conquering the world + Villain protagonist + Zerg swarm expansion] (The synopsis doesn't do it justice. Swipe left to enter the em 2.8kReads—Score277Shelves

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    This is good.

24. 24 厉 President Li, Your Wife Doesn’t Deserve to Die 厉总，夫人她罪不至死 The Music Never Ceases笙笙不息Modern Romance3.4M WordsCompleted Shen Zhichu had given him her whole heart for sixteen years, only to be told to leave with nothing, just so he could make room for the woman he had always loved. Li Jingshen thought he would be happy once that woman was gone, until he received her diagnosis... He rushed over in a panic, only to find her holding someone else’s hand. “Why didn’t you tell me you had stomach cancer?” “Weren’t you hoping I’d die sooner?” Shen Zhichu laughed scornfully. “Li Jingshen, I don’t want to spend the last of 8.9kReads8.7Score1.8kShelves

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    In the first book, the female protagonist is captured and imprisoned by her enemy while protecting the male protagonist. In the second book, the female protagonist is imprisoned and abused by her disciple.

25. 25 被 After My Yandere Disciple Tortured Me 被病娇徒弟酷刑加身后 Yun Xiaoye云小夜Ancient Romance350k WordsCompleted [Female master and male disciple + two equally powerful leads. A beauty subjected to torture + a puppy-like young man who suffers abuse.] [Early stage: a loyal, high-martial-arts female general starved of affection and a sinister, vicious, lovesick tyrant] [Middle stage: a dazzling, bewitching empress who brings ruin to the nation and a meek, submissive, frail emperor] [Late stage: a crazed, obsessive avenging empress and a puppy-like young man who endures abuse just to survive] She was once a f 1.2kReads8.1Score102Shelves
26. 26 不 No, Young Master, You’ll Have to Punish Me 不行，公子要罚的 A Suo阿琐Ancient Romance766k WordsOngoing [Gloomy, Strict Illegitimate Young Master × Loyal, Capable Maid | Control, Discipline, Both Virgins, Devotion, Redemption, An Illegitimate Son’s Rise] Liang Yan grew up bearing all the hatred one woman felt for his birth mother. In the depths of the Duke’s manor, he gradually became twisted, until he took in a maid named Yun’er. He raised Yun’er until she became his very soul. Watching her tread carefully and seeing her eyes fill with tears were the only things that made Liang Yan feel human. Bu 11.2kReads8.8Score875Shelves

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    The little maid who was sold into slavery

27. 27 貌 The Beautiful Chambermaid Rises Through Childbearing [Transmigrated and Reborn] 貌美通房靠生子上位【穿越重生】 Years White, Years White岁白岁白Ancient Romance278k WordsCompleted [Completed] [Not a strong heroine: sweet and delicate heroine + childbearing System] Qiao Zhiyi transmigrates into ancient times, then gets reborn. In her previous life, the Princess Consort took a liking to her and wanted her to compete with the prince's favored concubine. But Qiao Zhiyi didn't want to become a concubine, so she refused. To her surprise, this enraged the Princess Consort, who tormented her to death. After being reborn, Qiao Zhiyi comes to her senses. Since she can't escape her 1.9kReads8.0Score154Shelves

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    The female protagonist was originally a maid sold into a prince's mansion. Later, she caught the prince's eye and became his concubine. Then, she climbed her way up to become the empress and empress dowager.

28. 28 世 Young Lord, Please, I Beg You, Let Me Go 世子，求求你了，放过我吧 The Past, Like a Dream and Smoke如梦如烟的往事Ancient Romance237k WordsCompleted Stunning, unhinged power minister | Coercive push and pull | Older boyfriend | Guiding lover | Spymaster Orphaned girl in dire straits | Gentle yet resilient | Embroidery skills fit for the gods | Phoenix-like comeback A premium historical romance with a keen dissection of human nature. Not a fluffy, lightweight read: expect angst, sweetness, and tears, with plenty to savor afterward. If you're easily upset, read with caution. If you expect the male lead to be perfect, this isn't for you. Qu 132Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend this one.

29. 29 是 Even a Bad Seed Heiress Must Be Punished Severely 是坏种大小姐也要狠狠惩戒 Fermented Rice Wine Sprite酒酿小妖Modern Romance262k WordsCompleted (The rating just came out) [Mutual hatred turning to love + mild coercion + coming-of-age romance + both pure] [Villainess] [No moral standards] A revenge-seeking, ruthless older brother × a spoiled, vicious young lady born bad The spoiled young lady who had tormented him from her lofty perch since childhood has finally fallen into her older brother’s hands. “Duan Qingye, you wouldn’t dare!” The next second, “Waaah, brother, I was wrong.” She kneels on the ground, her chin forced up as she 3.9kReads6.3Score246Shelves

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    This novel features a female protagonist who is subdued! The male and female leads grew up relying on each other, with no one showing them kindness. However, the female lead was instigated to harm the male lead, causing him great suffering. When the male lead grew up, he took revenge on those who had bullied him and then brought the female lead back to him.

30. 30 提 [The Puppet Game] 【提线游戏】 Chrysanthemum Pu'er and Black Goji Berries菊花普洱黑枸杞Urban378k WordsOngoing [Multiple Female Leads] [Hypnosis and Brainwashing] [Urban Tycoon] [Mastermind Behind the Scenes] [Do Whatever You Want] What would you do if one day, an utterly ordinary person suddenly awakened a superpower that let them control people's minds? If you wanted, everyone would treat you with the utmost respect, give you anything you asked for, and worship you like a god. You could do whatever you pleased without restraint. What would you do then? And all of this has really happened to me, so I be 5.9kReads—Score404Shelves

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31. 31 黑 Abyss of the Black Eye: From the Start, I Enslaved a Female Sword Saint as My Bodyguard 黑瞳之渊，开局奴役女剑圣当保镖 Chrysanthemum Pu'er and Black Goji Berries菊花普洱黑枸杞Historical1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration] + [Multiple Heroines] + [Do Whatever You Want] + [Master Schemer] + [Scheming Villain] If you had the golden finger of spirit-speech, what would you do with it? After transmigrating, he finds himself with a mother who died young, a father who doesn't care, and a stepmother and younger half-brother who want him dead. Talk about a disastrous start from the start! I'm so broken even the maids can humiliate me at will! Fortunately, the heavens have taken pity on me. Now that I have 3.5kReads6.0Score292Shelves
32. 32 归 Returning Branches: A Ruler Knows the Way Home 归枝：戒尺知归途 Qiu Qianwan邱千万Modern Romance437k WordsCompleted Gui Zhi: The Ruler Shows the Way Home The Fu family mansion is governed by strict rules. As the eldest brother, Fu Shijin holds the family's honor and disgrace, as well as the lifeline of its corporation, in his hands. Rebellious heiress Fu Zhizhi, naive and inexperienced, falls prey to the stirrings of adolescence. A schemer deceives her with sweet words, and her private photos are leaked, turning her into the laughingstock of the entire city overnight. The unruly youngest son, Fu Shiyu, acts o 107Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    That's not to say he has to be so humble; the female lead treats him like a precious treasure. But he should be rewarded when deserved and punished when necessary.

33. 33 陆 Mr. Lu's Private Rules 陆总的私有规矩 Qiu Qianwan邱千万Modern Romance178k WordsOngoing The male lead, Lu Zeyan, is a powerful business magnate: restrained and ascetic, with an intense desire to control and protect the female lead, Su Wanwan. The female lead, Su Wanwan, is charming and radiant, with a rebellious streak. Under Lu Zeyan's strict guidance, she goes from willful and unruly to learning restraint, yet he always holds her in the palm of his hand. Centered on “discipline and devotion,” the story follows Su Wanwan's repeated boundary-crossing and Lu Zeyan's layers of strict 35Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 34 星 The Laws of the Starry Night 星夜法则 Qiu Qianwan邱千万Modern Romance64k WordsOngoing Fate made us family, but our hearts strayed beyond the bounds of blood ties. Su Xiao, a 20-year-old art student, gained an unrelated older brother, Gu Yechen, after her mother remarried the chairman of the Gu Group. Eight years her senior, he was strict and cold, a powerful force in the business world and, in her eyes, an intruder who didn’t belong. A confrontation sparked by her fainting, and a coldly worded Personal Growth Guardianship Agreement, bound their fates together. He would provide 536Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 35 戒 The Discipline Ruler and the Tang Blossoms 戒尺棠华 Qiu Qianwan邱千万Modern Romance217k WordsCompleted Lin Zhitang, the eldest daughter of the Lin family, is rebellious and headstrong. After her parents die, her second uncle, Lin Yancheng, brings her back to the family mansion. He is a business tycoon who can turn the tides of the corporate world, and the guardian in her life whose word is law. Street racing, getting into trouble, skipping class, fighting, talking back to her elders: time and again, she pushes the limits, determined to break free of the cage of house rules he has imposed. The rul 60Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 36 两 The Brand of Two Lifetimes in Chains 两世囚心的烙印 A Fiery Ragdoll Cat一只火爆的布偶猫Ancient Romance408k WordsCompleted Only after dying once did Luo Qinghe discover that Xue Jinyou, heir to the Duke of Jin and the man she’d loved with all her heart, had mistaken her for someone else all along. She painstakingly studied cooking and medicine and devoted herself to him, only to be given the status of a concubine and treated like a plaything. In the end, her half-sister poisoned her and brought her life to a miserable close. When she opens her eyes again, she’s returned to two years before the tragedy began. She wan 527Reads5.6Score105Shelves

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    This is beautiful! [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

37. 37 重 Reborn in 1975: The Fool's Unusual Life 重生1975，傻子的别样人生 The Two Fengs of Huayang华阳二冯Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Chen Qingshan was reborn. In his previous life, production team leader Liu Fugui used him as a pawn, and someone pushed him off a cliff, where wolves devoured him. When he opened his eyes again, he was still the same easily bullied “dimwit” from 1975. But now, his eyes held nothing but frozen hatred. If everyone thought he was an idiot, then he'd play the fool to the bitter end! In the cornfield, he stood watch while Liu Fugui had an affair with Widow Chen, earning a stale steamed bun in retur 10kReads7.8Score794Shelves

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    The female lead is timid and is sold to her brother to earn a dowry; the male lead is a rough and tough man who loves her fiercely.

38. 38 月 Dreams Beneath the Moon in Huazhou 月落梦华州 Wu Tinglan梧听澜Ancient Romance374k WordsOngoing Don’t worry about the rating. [Desert Romance + Powerful Leads Who Save Each Other + Ensemble Political Intrigue + Hilarious Love Triangle] After a sudden raid by bandits, Gong Langyue, a princess of the Xiao Kingdom, is taken captive in the desert. Everyone assumes this delicate young woman from the Southern Dynasty won’t survive the winter. But she not only survives, she thrives, and even turns a group of women stranded on the grasslands into her own team. She may not be skilled in combat, 171Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    A fallen princess becomes a lowly slave girl to serve a barbarian prince; a story set against the backdrop of the grasslands.

39. 39 快 The Villainous Male Lead Falls in Love for Real, and the Supporting Heroine Wants to Run 快穿反派男主有了真情，女配要跑 Lucky Cat猫猫好运Ancient Romance687k WordsCompleted [Forced love + one-on-one romance + male lead with no past partners + sweet and angsty + immersive] World One: The maid in a story about the real and fake heiresses Chu Lianyi is the real heiress’s maid. The male lead should have remained devoted to the outstanding, resilient real heiress, but he gives in to lust and takes an interest in her maid. Xie Heng lifted her chin. “Since you’re my wife’s personal maid, you’re mine too.” World Two: The innocent younger sister in a Cinderella comeback sto 3.6kReads6.8Score198Shelves

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    The female protagonist's first world is where she is a maid.

40. 40 他 After He Escaped Death, He Forced Me to Sign a Penance Contract 他死里逃生后，逼我签下赎罪契约 I Returned to the Crowd我重返人群Modern Romance178k WordsCompleted A handsome, powerful, tragic, obsessive, and deranged man with a double face × a patient, clear-headed heiress fallen on hard times Five years later, we meet again. He's Jiangcheng's most ruthless obsessive man, and I'm an heiress with nowhere left to turn. He hangs me over a cliff and says, “Let me show you the despair I felt when I jumped into the sea back then.” He forces me to sign a contract of atonement and says, “I won't spare a single member of the Lin family.” I thought he hated me so m 2kReads—Score110Shelves

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    This is a hardcore, angsty romance that doesn't need a shred of sweetness. But the love is portrayed profoundly, not superficially. There's no mindless, melodramatic plot twists like kidney-donation scenes; it's a genuine, high-level angst!

41. 41 蛰 Lying Low 【蛰伏】 Chen Qiulai陈秋来Mystery427k WordsCompleted At fourteen, Jiang Zheng got separated from her parents while traveling abroad. In a damp, foul-smelling wooden shack, she met Cong Tuo, who was eighteen. Looking down at Jiang Zheng, Cong Tuo said the words that would change her fate: “Would you like to come with me?” She followed Cong Tuo, crossing Southeast Asia and then heading illegally to the Americas. From then on, her life revolved around just two things: staying alive and returning home. If Jiang Zheng had to describe herself, she would 82Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    I recently watched this, and I think the plot and character design are quite good.

42. 42 开 From the Start, an Old Man with Terminal Cancer Unlocks the Campus Belle's Lifesaving Secret 开局老登癌症晚期，解锁校花救命 A Single Sound了了一声Urban649k WordsCompleted Lin Miaoyu, the university's campus beauty, failed an exam and was caught red-handed stealing a test paper by the security guard, Lin Tiezhu. Afraid of being taken to the security office, they struck a deal: they would pretend to be boyfriend and girlfriend for 24 hours. When Lin Miaoyu learned that Wang Tiezhu had terminal cancer and wanted to be a real man just once… On the second floor of the teaching building, a faint light flickered in an office that should have been pitch-black! Which 2kReads—Score102Shelves

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    University beauty Lin Miaoyu, fearing she would fail her exam, stole an exam paper and was caught red-handed by the old security guard Lin Tiezhu. Because they were afraid of going to the security office, the two made a pact to be boyfriend and girlfriend for 24 hours!

43. 43 兄 My Brother's Getting Married, So This Fat Guy Is Stepping In 兄弟结婚，胖子我顶上了 A Single Sound了了一声Urban816k WordsCompleted Tian Bohao, a three-hundred-jin man, looked at his bride, Xiao Yingxue, who stood before him with tears in her eyes and not a word to say. Ring, ring! Wasn't that a phone call? It had to be the newlyweds having a spat and calling me for help. He answered and deliberately turned on the speaker. “Elephant?” Cao Xiang's voice came through the phone, frantic but deliberately hushed, begging for help: “Haizi! Haizi! I've landed in serious trouble this time. It's an emergency, and you've got to 12kReads6.1Score454Shelves
44. 44 被 My Years of Being Scammed in Northern Myanmar 被骗缅北的这些年 Loves Mao Kang Kang Most最爱毛康康Urban3.3M WordsCompleted Originally titled “Tricked into Northern Myanmar: What Really Happened” I was unlucky enough to be tricked into going to Northern Myanmar. But I was also lucky enough to make it back alive! I wrote this book to warn more people and help them learn from my experience. Never use unofficial means to go somewhere you shouldn’t, because it isn’t the paradise you imagine. It’s hell. 57.2kReads9.3Score4.8kShelves

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    The first book features a woman who is scammed in an industrial park, and the male protagonist rises to a high position through hard work. The second book has a similar premise, but the writing is mediocre, and the female protagonist is abused by her apprentice.

45. 45 嫁 After She Married, the Mad Emperor Seized Her by Force 嫁人后，被疯批皇帝强取豪夺了 A Penguin Who Has to Write Every Day每天都要码字的企鹅Ancient Romance320k WordsCompleted [Coercive Possession + Later Revenge on the Scoundrels + Obsessive, Unhinged Hero + Groveling Chase + No Reconciliation + Second Male Lead Wins] Chu Huaiyu personally offered Lu Zhaoxue to the Crown Prince, using her as bait to frame Chu Siheng. After ascending the throne, Chu Huaiyu imprisoned Lu Zhaoxue deep in the palace, using his favor as a pair of shackles. Night after night, they were entangled in the palace. Biting her earlobe, Chu Huaiyu whispered, “Zhaoxue, do you hate me? Hate me if y 12.5kReads8.1Score602Shelves

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    The male lead is incredibly ruthless; he's an emperor, and his pursuit of his wife is a nightmare.

46. 46 李 Li Chengdao 李承道 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼Eastern Fantasy5.1M WordsCompleted Special forces soldier Li Chengdao unexpectedly transmigrates to a strange valley. He transforms the valley and makes his way out of the mountains. Using the valley as his base, he builds his own Heavenly Dao Group in the world of immortal cultivation. He establishes the Li Family Medical Hall and heals the sick. He makes his fortune with spiritual-root wine, branches into every industry, and becomes the richest man under heaven. He establishes a free Heavenly Dao Academy and cultivates a great 1.1kReads9.2Score245Shelves

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    27. Fantasy novels about cultivating immortality.

47. 47 借 Reincarnated in Another’s Body: An Unfinished Bond Beneath Hanshan Temple 借尸还魂：寒山寺下未了缘 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼9k WordsCompleted Rebirth Through a Borrowed Corpse: An Unfinished Bond Beneath Hanshan Temple 1Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 48 我 I Became a Sword Immortal Through Complaining 我靠吐槽成剑仙 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼18k WordsCompleted I Became a Sword Immortal by Ranting 1Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 49 北 Beijing Beauty: The Warmth of the Hutongs 北京靓姐：胡同里的热乎劲儿 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼8k WordsCompleted A Stylish Beijing Girl: The Warmth of the Hutongs 6Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 50 御 On the Imperial Throne, the Overworked Employee Reigns Supreme 御座之上，社畜为王 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼15k WordsCompleted On the Throne, the Overworked Wage Slave Rules —Reads—Score—Shelves

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