The Male Lead Wants to Kill the Female Lead at First, Then Falls Madly in Love with Her 男主前期想杀掉女主，后期爱到疯魔

1. 1 谁 Who Says My Husband in a Vegetative State Can't Have Children? 谁说植物人老公他绝嗣？ Yu Fei郁菲Modern Romance580k WordsCompleted “A sweet-looking girl who always gets even x a sinister, bedridden tycoon + both are each other’s first and only + the male lead’s inner thoughts” Xia Zhizhi was born with a body made for easy conception, yet fate had cast her as the doomed supporting actress in a tragic romance. In the original story, the possessive second male lead tricked her into giving him her body and heart. She suffered nineteen miscarriages and ultimately died on the operating table. When she suddenly awakened to the tru 19.4kReads8.8Score2.9k14d adds

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   I recently read this book, and it's really good. The female lead can hear her comatose husband's thoughts, and the male lead also knows she can hear his. So we see the daily interactions between the female lead and her comatose husband. And the male lead recovers incredibly quickly; he's walking around in just over ten pages, and the female lead knows he's awake in only a few!

2. 2 重 Reborn, I Spend Every Day Fighting My Junior Brother 重生后每天都在和师弟互砍 Little Little Little Croak小小小呱呱Fantastical Romance289k WordsOngoing The rating just came in. It’ll go up later. [Content warning: In her previous life, the heroine slept with 80 men. In his previous life, the hero killed her.] At their sect, Jin Yang and Li Shengyu were infamous for being useless. One threw his weight around, backed by the senior brother, while the other had the senior sister’s protection, so no one dared mess with her. Everyone knew the two of them couldn’t stand each other. But no one knew that, in the year of their purest love, Jin Yang had d 26.7kReads8.4Score4.9k14d adds

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   This is amazing! The male and female leads are true nemesis, both wanting to kill each other. The later plot where the male lead loses his memory and falls in love with the female lead is just too delicious, it's so gripping! 🥰

3. 3 她 She Risks Her Life to Comfort Him, but Her Yandere Brother Dares Not Love 她拿命哄，病娇哥哥不敢爱 Little White Isn't Afraid of the Dark小白不怕黑Modern Romance418k WordsCompleted Synopsis [Hopeless romantic with a possessive streak + mutual salvation + sweet with a touch of angst + happy ending] Nan Qinghua transmigrates into a book as the vicious third female lead she created herself. In the story, Nan Qinghua does everything for the male lead, joining forces with the second female lead to kill the heroine. She makes trouble everywhere, and just before she dies of a heart attack, she's killed early by the villain's blade. In public, the villain is a refined gentleman. I 380Reads8.8Score—14d adds

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   Both books are like this: in the beginning, the male lead is smitten with the female lead, but later he becomes purely love-struck.

4. 4 败 Spoiler System: Complete the Task and Get a Furnace Physique as a Bonus? 败家系统：完成后附赠炉鼎体质？ If It Were a Love Song若情歌Fantastical Romance199k WordsOngoing [Adored by Everyone, Sweet and Soft Girl | Male Rivals Competing | 1vN] Yang Wan transmigrates into a book and becomes bound to a Spendthrift System. With no choice in the matter, she squanders her fortune just to stay alive and protect the people she loves. But she is born with a bewitching beauty that leaves everyone around her spellbound. The refined, noble chancellor longs to share her bed, the wandering physician gives her all his tenderness, the obsessive assassin drags her into his arms, 7.8kReads—Score46214d adds

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   In their struggle to win her over, the third wife sent the second wife to prison and forced the first wife out. The fourth wife, unaware that she had fallen for her daughter-in-law, was still gossiping about the family. By the time the fifth wife met her, the daughter-in-law had already given birth. [Kissing emoji]

5. 5 救 Help! I’ve Become a Villainess and I’m Flirting with a Psycho Villain 救命！穿成恶女还强撩疯批反派 Little White Isn't Afraid of the Dark小白不怕黑Modern Romance406k WordsCompleted [Sweet girl vs. manipulative, scheming yandere] Sang Tiantian fell into a coma after a car accident, and her soul was mistakenly summoned! Trying to avoid punishment, the soul reaper tossed her into a novel where every character was a yandere. The moment she opened her eyes, she saw the yandere villain pointing a gun at her head. “You’ve humiliated me for fifteen years. I’ve finally waited for this moment, you vicious woman. Die!” The trigger pulled... Sang Tiantian dropped smoothly to her knees 371Reads8.1Score—14d adds
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 132.5kReads9.0Score12.8k14d adds

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   At first, he wanted to kill the female lead (because those in positions of power dislike feeling out of control), but he immediately regretted it. Before he even realized it, he had already fallen physically in love with her; he was truly madly in love. [Heart emojis] A person in a position of power bows down for love.

7. 7 洞 On Our Wedding Night, He Was Called Away by a Phone Call 洞房花烛夜，他被一个电话叫走 Mu Qingyou慕清幽Modern Romance609k WordsCompleted [Reborn, 1v1, both leads devoted only to each other: fierce heroine x restrained, long-suffering hero] When Mu Silian opened her eyes again, she was back on the day of her wedding to Chu Qingwang. On their wedding night, he was called away by a phone call. He never came home, and she spent the whole night alone. She wasn’t angry or upset. She no longer cared about this man. Whoever wanted him could have him! She turned around and hired a hundred college guys. Later, she put a sign on her bedroom 6.5kReads7.3Score21214d adds

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   On their wedding night, the "white moonlight" (the unrequited love interest) calls the male lead. The female lead tries to stop him, but he chokes her. Later, she becomes obsessed with him.

8. 8 蚀 The White Rose That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨白玫瑰 An Air Conditioner一匹空调Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Angst + One True Love Each + Love and Hate + Extreme Push and Pull + Love Even in Death] A boy rescued from a dog cage rises to become a powerful elite, while a fallen heiress becomes his captive. He was once the boy she rescued from a dog cage. Years later, he returned for revenge, destroying her family and forcing her to become his possession. Ling Yuhan knew that even if he possessed Huiyan, he could never possess her heart. When he discovered she wanted to reunite with her former fiancé, Li 5.4kReads8.9Score38514d adds

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   At first, the male lead really wanted to kill the female lead. The love-hate relationship and the forced love were really exciting!

9. 9 穿 Trapped in an Abusive Novel, I Keep Myself Alive by Winning Over the Unhinged Crown Prince 穿进虐文，我靠攻略疯批太子续命 So Tired Zzz好累ZzzAncient Romance342k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate Into a Book, 1v1, Both Leads Are Each Other's Only Partner + Regretful Pursuit + Bittersweet, Angsty Romance + System] (The rating just came out, so it’ll rise later) When Li Sui'an, who was terminally ill, closed and opened her eyes, she somehow found herself pulled by a conquest System into the world of a novel about a tyrannical love affair. The good news: If she completes her mission, she can go home in a healthy body. The bad news: The person she has to win over is the derange 11.8kReads8.5Score1.5k14d adds

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   In this book, the male protagonist almost kills the female protagonist on their second meeting. He shows absolutely no mercy in the beginning, and later he becomes a madman, forcibly pursuing her.

10. 10 一 A Heartbroken Scene Too Painful to Paint 一片伤心画不成 User11112391用户11112391Modern Romance743k WordsCompleted Jian Xin first met Hua Sheng in a cemetery. It was raining that day. Jian Xin wore a bright red dress and three-inch heels, with exquisite makeup and a clear umbrella in hand. She stood before a gravestone, swaying gracefully. Through the curtain of rain, he watched a well-defined hand reach out from a black Maybach and take an umbrella from an attendant. Then came a sharply defined, strikingly handsome face. 1.8kReads—Score—14d adds

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    The male protagonist genuinely harbored murderous intentions in the early stages, but later he soberly succumbed to his love, falling deeply in love to the bone, to the point of madness...

11. 11 攻 My Conquest Target Still Thinks I'm Infatuated with Him Today 攻略对象今天也以为我在迷恋他 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊21k WordsCompleted My Conquest Target Still Thinks I'm Infatuated with Him Today 297Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I transmigrated into the body of a tragic heroine in a fantasy novel, tasked with preventing the villain from turning evil. The system said that as long as I was kind enough to the villain, I could reform him with love. I did as instructed for three years, showering him with care, shielding him from harm, and even forging my own magical artifact for his protection. Yet, he remained cold as ice, growing increasingly disgusted with me. Until the day he personally threw me into the Demon Cave. As I plummeted off the cliff, I heard him sneer: "You think I don't know that your kindness to me is only because of my face and my innate demonic bones?" Later, I grew tired, abandoned my strategy, and married his upright and noble master. But on my wedding day, he massacred the entire immortal sect.

12. 12 那 What Exactly Happened That Night? 那晚，到底发生了什么 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊19k WordsCompleted What exactly happened that night? 154Reads—Score—14d adds
13. 13 分 Six Months After We Broke Up, Her Husband Came to Me: You’re Still the One in Her Heart 分手半年后，她老公来找我：她心里装的还是你 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted Six Months After We Broke Up, Her Husband Came Looking for Me: She Still Has You in Her Heart 155Reads—Score114d adds
14. 14 年 The Younger Puppy Boy Refuses to Behave 年下奶狗不做人 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊9k WordsCompleted The Younger Puppy Boy Won’t Behave 127Reads—Score214d adds
15. 15 咸 The Laid-Back Live-In Son-in-Law 咸鱼赘婿 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊14k WordsCompleted The Laid-Back Live-In Son-in-Law 64Reads—Score214d adds
16. 16 她 The Photo She Sent by Mistake 她发错的那张照片 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊7k WordsCompleted The Photo She Sent by Mistake 3Reads—Score—14d adds
17. 17 修 A Cultivation Master Transmigrates into the Modern Entertainment Industry 修真大佬穿越现代娱乐圈 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Jiang Suyun, the undefeated God of War of the cultivation world, was betrayed by the one he loved. After his physical body was destroyed, his soul transmigrated into the modern world, where spiritual qi revival was underway. He had planned to keep a low profile as a newcomer in the entertainment industry, but during a performance, he accidentally stirred up a celestial phenomenon that drew everyone’s attention. After the show, he was attacked by a mysterious assailant, and the power of the stars 580Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 18 新 On My Wedding Night, I Discovered the First Anomaly 新婚之夜，我发现了第一个异常 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊13k WordsCompleted On My Wedding Night, I Discovered the First Anomaly 65Reads—Score—14d adds
19. 19 睡 After Sleeping with the CEO, I Walked Away 睡了霸总后我转身就走 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊24k WordsCompleted I Slept with a CEO, Then Walked Away 202Reads—Score—14d adds
20. 20 前 My Ex-Boyfriend Doesn’t Dare Touch Me 前男友他不敢碰我 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊15k WordsCompleted My Ex-Boyfriend Doesn't Dare Touch Me 104Reads—Score114d adds
21. 21 禁 No Trespassing 禁止侵入 Tong Si橦肆Modern Romance267k WordsCompleted 1v1, both leads are sexually inexperienced. A roguish, shameless [mafia heir] vs. a domineering, proud [crime lord’s daughter] A couple at war, united by pure hatred; a fake-to-the-bitter-end loyal puppy; tailbones that just want to kill each other; and a push-and-pull so intense it feels like their tendons might snap. In public, they act like a loving couple. In private, they point guns at each other. She pressed a gun to his suit pants and pulled the trigger without hesitation. He dragged her 32.7kReads9.3Score3.9k14d adds

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    1V1! A head-to-head battle! Love and hate intertwined! No villainous female supporting character! A clean break happy ending for both! "Even if you really killed your enemy and took everything by hand, then what? Have you thought about the consequences? Have you thought about your own fate?" "I've already prepared myself mentally. If I'm lucky, I'll spend the rest of my life in prison. If I'm unlucky, I'll just get shot dead." "Song Qinluo..." "And me? Have you thought about what I'll do?"

22. 22 强 Forced to Surrender: The Unhinged Tycoon Makes Her Submit 强制沦陷：疯批大佬迫她臣服 Bees Are Always Hardworking蜜蜂永远勤劳Modern Romance636k WordsOngoing [The rating just went live, and it'll go up. Guaranteed to be satisfying!] [Forced Love | Everyone's a Psycho | Both Pure | Both Powerful | One-on-One | Happy Ending | Ensemble Cast | Comedy | No Groveling to Win Her Back | Multiple Couples] [Strong in Body and Mind, Knows When to Bend and When to Stand Firm, Black Lotus x Ruthless Psycho, Black-Market Thug, Man in Power] [Openly Sadistic x Secretly Masochistic | Mutually Unhealthy | Both Pursue Each Other] [The heroine is wild and untamable. Cr 5.5kReads8.1Score42914d adds

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    At first, the villain wanted to kill the female lead so she could make money, but gradually he fell in love with her and was willing to die for her.

23. 23 睡 Awakening to Find the Tycoon's Ex-Wife Reborn 睡醒，太子爷的炮灰前妻重生了 Golden Orange金满橙Modern Romance815k WordsCompleted [Radiant, delightful heiress × aloof, powerful tycoon] She came from a wealthy family and was Haicheng's most famous pampered darling. Since childhood, she had followed the celebrated heir to the Zhan family, always believing she would marry the bright and honorable man when they grew up. Until one day, someone played a prank on him and threw him off a yacht. She risked her life by diving into the sea to save him. But when he opened his eyes, he insisted that it was her friend who had saved him, 125.9kReads6.0Score10.6k14d adds

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    This absolutely fulfills the requirements of the question; in the early stages, you might even want the male lead and the female supporting character to be a perfect match. But the more you read, the more you like it! The male lead is quite a jerk, and the female lead's rebirth is also very fitting—rebirth simply avoids some accidents and troubles in advance, but doesn't mean she gets a new brain. As for the opposing couple, the male lead resorts to witty banter when he doesn't want to hear things he doesn't like.

24. 24 不 Didn't You Say You'd Kill Me? So Why Did You Fall for Me First? 不是说要杀我？你怎么还先爱上了 Stealing Cables in the Dead of Night半夜三更偷电缆Modern Romance189k WordsCompleted [Love and hate, possessiveness, jealousy, push and pull, pure romance] (Fast-paced: they kiss, fall in love, and sleep together within 20 chapters. Not recommended to skip chapters.) One-line summary: The male lead lies to the female lead, and somewhere along the way, ends up deceiving himself too. Synopsis: When Chen Xu was nine, a little demon girl kidnapped him. They relied on each other and stuck together through thick and thin. But while he thought they'd formed a bond, she saw him as a bur 7kReads9.1Score92914d adds

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    Both books are by the same author. In the later parts, the male lead becomes extremely clingy and gets impatient and agitated when he doesn't get a response from the female lead, hahaha.

25. 25 我 I'm a Spy, and I Switched Bodies with an Enemy Officer 我，奸细，和敌方军官互换身体了 Stealing Cables in the Dead of Night半夜三更偷电缆Modern Romance269k WordsCompleted [Soul swap + faked death + mild coercion + push and pull + groveling pursuit + romance-focused] Xu Lian, a conscientious spy, is diagnosed with a terminal illness and callously abandoned by her organization. To take revenge, she uncovers a secret family technique and swaps bodies with an enemy officer that very night. Song Jinze, a top commander who stands above everyone else, wakes up one morning in the body of a lowly slum dweller. After the swap, they begin a battle of wits. Xu Lian has forg 28kReads9.4Score4.2k14d adds
26. 26 渣 After I Dumped the Merman Demon King, I Faked My Death 渣了鲛人魔王后我死遁了 Iced Cola加冰阔乐Fantastical Romance832k WordsCompleted This is a BG romance! The rating has just come out, so it’ll rise! [Love and hatred, adversarial chemistry, jealous hero, romantic rivalry, yandere] In the cultivation novel Sealing the Heavens, Wen Guanlan is just an unlucky cannon-fodder character who gets wiped out along with the immortal sect when the domineering heroine destroys it with a single sword strike. The System promises that if she wins over the “venomous beauty heroine” and steals her most precious treasure, she can go home. Wen G 10.1kReads8.8Score1.4k14d adds

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    These two are the ones that have to be recommended. Although they're not finished yet, they're very good.

27. 27 怎 How Did I Become the White Moonlight of an Apocalyptic Evil Spirit? 怎么就成了灭世邪祟的白月光 Sipping the Moon酌酌不月Fantastical Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [A Couple Pretending to Be in Love + Sweet 1v1 Romance + Light Ensemble Cast + Cultivation + Mystery-of-the-Week] [A mischievous, thrill-seeking evil spirit boy and a seemingly sweet but secretly wicked drama queen] Qiao Ying transmigrates into a cultivation novel, becoming the ghost-bride killed by Cen Yunyu in the backstory of the story’s world-ending villain. From the start, it’s a ghost marriage. The evil spirit boy climbs out of his coffin, his long sword stained with blood, and slaughters 31.6kReads9.1Score4.4k14d adds
28. 28 死 The Dead Bride 死去的新娘 Sister Corpse尸姐Mystery163k WordsCompleted At the lavish wedding between my boyfriend and me, a strange man pushes open the doors and walks elegantly into the hall. Who is he? What does he want? Is he here to wish me well, or destroy me? When the man smiles and casually pushes me off the rooftop, I finally remember who he is. After destroying my life, fate grants me the chance to be reborn. If that's the case, I've decided never to bow my head and never to give up. Even if I have to fall into the deepest pits of hell, I won't hesitate. 38.4kReads9.5Score6.1k14d adds

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    The male lead did indeed seduce the female lead right from the start, but in the end, despite his overwhelming love, he was still killed by her.

29. 29 傅 President Fu, Your Wife Has Signed the Divorce Agreement 傅总，夫人已签离婚协议 Yunduan Qiqi云端七七Modern Romance359k WordsCompleted [Heartbreakingly tragic + intensely satisfying + stand-in + contract marriage + groveling pursuit of his wife] Powerful CEO of a wealthy family × coldhearted designer who has shut her heart away After three years of marriage, Lin Xi is Fu Hanzhou's most dutiful ornament and his beloved's personal blood bank. On the night she miscarries, he coldly signs the papers. “You're not worthy of bearing my child.” The day her heart dies, she leaves a blood-written note saying, “May we never meet again,” 5.7kReads—Score27914d adds

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    This is a super angsty novel!! It's agonizing at first, then incredibly satisfying, a truly cathartic experience! A classic example of "torturing the wife is fun for a while, then a nightmare of chasing her back," a strong, confident, and cool female lead story. The male lead is filled with regret, relentlessly pursuing and begging for her. The beginning is filled with the woman's torment, followed by a massive, intense torment of the male lead. The writing is concise and fast-paced, brutally angsty, and incredibly satisfying. Hope you enjoy it!

30. 30 毁 Destroying the Evidence 毁尸灭迹 Thousand-Year Pea Pod千年豌豆荚Modern Romance26k WordsCompleted [Sickly beauty who’s afraid of dying × psychopathic murderer with a touch of a romantic streak] [Heartbreaking, tragic love, madmen, mutual destruction, dark, villains] Shang Wang came across a murderer. Beneath the heavy curtain of rain, she had just finished an IV drip at the hospital. Wandering idly, she came to a secluded corner and looked up. In the distance, in an abandoned garden, a pitch-black figure like a ghost was bent over, digging at something again and again. Suddenly, a flash o 3.1kReads8.2Score33514d adds

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    The male lead's initial desire to seduce the female lead is so captivating; I love the "true fragrance" kind of romance novels 😋 The sickly beauty and the insane murderer

31. 31 白 Daylight's Sweet Embrace 白日倾欢 Jiang Tang姜塘Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Top-Tier Family, Unhinged Powerful Male Lead, Rose-like Beauty Female Lead, He Spoils Her Fiercely, Both Untouched] What Jian Huan regretted most was provoking her fiancé’s older brother to get revenge on her fiancé. She meant to have her fun and run, but it turns out it’s easy to invite trouble and hard to get rid of it. One night of passion, and now they were tangled up in each other. “Second Master Lou, this sort of thing should be mutual.” Lou Xiao pressed closer, step by step. “That doesn’ 41.4kReads9.2Score5.3k14d adds

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    These are all examples of people whose attitudes have completely changed 180 degrees.

32. 32 撩 After Flirting with the Wrong Big Shot, She Became the Top Lady of the Capital’s Elite Circle 撩错大佬后，她成京圈第一夫人了 In the Third Spring三春里Modern Romance353k WordsCompleted Fu Guidu, a giant in the medical world, was aloof by nature, like a lofty Buddhist saint. Cold and desireless, no one could drag him down to the mortal world. But Xu Ni refused to believe he was untouchable. She tried every trick in the book to tease him, stirring up trouble late at night in nothing but his white shirt. Fu Guidu simply tugged down the hem of her shirt. “Miss Xu, to me, your body is no different from a patient’s. I don’t see you as a woman.” But later... When Xu Ni was trapped in 22.9kReads9.4Score3.1k14d adds
33. 33 疯 After the Mad Big Shot Forced His Sickly White Moonlight to Be His Wife 疯批大佬强制白月光病娇老婆后 Xin Tutu鑫土土Modern Romance532k WordsCompleted Short drama now available [Both leads are each other’s first and only love + happy ending + top-tier wealthy families + unhinged vs. yandere + mutual coercion + marriage first, love later + sizzling chemistry + black-hearted heroine + male lead grovels for forgiveness] Original title: Tear Her Clothes, Grab Her by the Throat: The Unhinged Tycoon Regrets It A blend of exquisite beauty and madness, with a combative yandere couple saving each other The heroine loves courting death, while the male l 2.5kReads9.3Score31214d adds
34. 34 假 The Fake Heiress Wants to Call Off the Engagement, but the Male Lead’s Brother Won’t Let Her Go! 假千金求退婚，男主他哥不让走！ Bouncy Dongdong弹力冬冬Modern Romance339k WordsCompleted (The rating just came out, so it may rise) [Honest Fake Heiress x Brooding, Obsessive, Crazy Tycoon] [Transmigrate into a Book + Feigned Deliberate Flirting + The Aloof Beauty Becomes the Other Woman for Love + Both Leads Are Chaste] Zhu Ning transmigrates into a book and becomes the vicious fake heiress destined to die, as well as the male lead's fake fiancée. From the start, everything goes spectacularly wrong. The moment she opens her eyes, she's been tossed into a bathtub full of ice water a 45kReads7.3Score6.3k14d adds

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    This is the one! A transmigration story where the older brother steals his younger brother's fiancée. In the very first chapter, he throws her into the water, declaring, "I'm not interested in other people's fiancées!" But later he's proven wrong and says, "Who's your older brother? I've been crazy for ages!" 🚗 "Don't go! Don't leave me!" 🚗

35. 35 顶 The Ultimate Gold Digger: She Climbs to the Top Through Marriage Fraud 顶级拜金美人：她靠骗婚上位 Cave-Dwelling Princess Moon蜗居公主MoonModern Romance284k WordsCompleted (The rating just opened and will rise later, so enjoy without worry.) [Clear-eyed gold digger beauty × amnesiac tycoon | Deception before love | Push and pull | The husband chases her after the divorce] Jiang Lai is beautiful, calculating, and vain, with her heart set on marrying into a wealthy family. Her roommate has a top tycoon’s heir for a fiancé, yet secretly cheats on him with another man in their dorm. Jiang Lai stares at the bewitching face in the mirror, with only one thought in min 21.1kReads8.4Score1.9k14d adds

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    Push-Push is the kind of thing where you initially hate someone to death, but after the truth comes out, you love them to death.

36. 36 金 A Game in the Golden Boudoir 金闺戏 Jing Mo旌墨Ancient Romance680k WordsCompleted [A snake-hearted heroine who lies through her teeth vs. a beautiful, tragic heir with a scheming heart] [Pure historical romance + love and hate + excruciating tension + an epic showdown between two liars + a couple doomed to clash] Ming Xian forged her identity to marry, then made a living by killing her husbands and taking their money. Beautiful enough to inspire pity, yet ruthless in her methods, she had married and murdered six men without ever slipping up, earning the nickname Crimson Ser 6.5kReads8.8Score90214d adds

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    That has to be this one! The male and female leads both want to kill each other in the beginning, but later the male lead's love is truly earth-shattering. I'm usually not one to feel sorry for men, but I don't think anyone else would love the female lead with their life like he did. It's high-energy throughout, with two strong and highly intelligent characters, and even the villains are intelligent. It's an ensemble piece. It's the best historical romance novel I've ever read on Tomato TV, bar none.

37. 37 疯 After the Mad Hostage Falls for Me, He Gets on His Knees and Begs Me Not to Run Away! 疯批质子沦陷后，跪求我别跑路！ Qian Yue钱悦Ancient Romance112k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book and win him over + intense push and pull + possessive yandere + both leads are each other’s only one] Sweet, innocent princess × obsessive, sinister villain hostage prince The moment Li Yuan opened her eyes, she found herself in the scene right after the villain had killed the original owner of her body. To stay alive, Li Yuan accepted a mission to win him over. Stay alive, atone for her sins, and soothe the future villain. She worked on winning him over bit by bit, unt 37Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It absolutely deserves a place! [Transmigration Strategy + Extreme Pull-Ups + Yandere Possession + Both are Pure] A charming and innocent princess × A possessive and obsessive villainous hostage. Upon opening her eyes, Li Yuan finds herself in a plot where the main villain has just killed the original owner of her body. To survive, Li Yuan accepts the task of conquering the villain. Survival, atonement, and appeasement of the future villain. She gradually conquers him, only to discover one day that the originally cold and ruthless villain, who only wanted to kill her for revenge, has completely succumbed to her charms and lost control. After successfully conquering the villain, she thought they would each live peacefully, but unexpectedly, the villain transforms into a wolf in sheep's clothing, staging a forced love drama in reverse. [Mini-drama excerpt] Three months ago, Jiang Ziyu was plotting how to successfully kill Li Yuan, his hatred burning fiercely. "I'll poison you, burn you to death..." Three months later, Jiang Ziyu picks up a glass of wine on the table, tilts his head back, and drinks it all, his gaze never leaving Li Yuan for a moment. His breath was frighteningly hot, his voice hoarse and cold: "Li Yuan, have you kissed many men?" At 100% killing intent: "She's really tough, she's impossible to kill no matter what." In a frenzy: "Then you must have seduced her quite a bit, right?" The spy who successfully infiltrated the princess's residence disguised as a tavern owner: "???" The spy was completely bewildered. Was he too late? His master had developed feelings after being tortured. Li Yuan: "Even the King of Jealousy has to make way."

38. 38 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 4kReads6.3Score24414d adds

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    The male protagonist in this book once considered killing her! Then he realized with a start that he couldn't bear to. The male and female protagonists had relied on each other since childhood, and no one had ever been kind to them. However, the female protagonist was instigated to harm the male protagonist, causing him great suffering. When the male protagonist grew up, he took revenge on those who had bullied him and then brought the female protagonist back.

39. 39 末 Apocalypse: Becoming the Mad Dog's White Moonlight 末世：成了占有欲疯狗的白月光 Riding the Stars Across the Milky Way驭星长河Two Male Leads315k WordsCompleted [One-on-one, both pure, happy ending, bottom transmigrates, top is reborn, wildly satisfying] [Unknowingly alluring, captivating bottom × obsessive, dark, mad-dog top] Su Han transmigrates into a book, becoming a minor character in an apocalyptic tragedy, and binds himself to a System called 111. In the original story, the male lead has a tragic past and is betrayed by everyone. To survive, Su Han has to change the plot and stop the male lead from turning evil and destroying the world. He b 30.3kReads9.3Score5.7k14d adds

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    These are all books where the male lead initially wants to kill the female lead, but later transforms into a clingy, husband-obsessed puppy who can't stand being apart from her for even a short while. PS: The second book has two male leads; please don't read if you mind that.

40. 40 我 I Play the Sweet, Innocent Girl in the Apocalypse! I’ve Got the Male Lead Wrapped Around My Finger! 我在末世扮演小白花！拿捏男主！ Just Love Eating Berries就爱吃莓果Sci-Fi & Apocalypse736k WordsCompleted [Devoted couple + reborn + space + System + special abilities + exclusive pampering + no zombies + a little dog training] [Sweet and innocent on the surface, but sharp-minded and skilled at manipulating people, heroine VS truly unhinged, revenge-driven, possessive hero] After dying, Su Qianyou transmigrates into a book and gets bound to an apocalypse rescue System. Her mission is to rewrite the male lead’s tragic fate and stop him from turning evil. The good news: She comes back to life. The b 1.6kReads8.4Score25714d adds
41. 41 论 How a Fish Conquers the Sick Villain in an Infinite-Flow World 论一条鱼如何攻略无限流病娇反派 Qi Guang祁光Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Sunny, quirky heroine + yandere villain hero + chasing-wife-to-the-crematorium + infinite worlds] Yu Youyou is pulled into a novel that has gone off the rails. The second male lead, who was supposed to fall in love with the heroine, kills both the male and female leads and destroys the world. Yu Youyou: “So the second male lead is a dragon, and I’m the knight protecting the leads?” System: “No, you’re not a knight. You’re a powerless, foolish cannon-fodder character who causes trouble at every 19.1kReads9.5Score3k14d adds

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    This is an infinite flow novel. The female lead has no spiritual power. The male lead initially views all those without spiritual power as inherently corrupt, but due to unforeseen circumstances, he tries to kill her. Later, he falls madly in love with her; she's like a little sun, and she's also very strong! It's a very good read.

42. 42 求 Begging for Love 求娇 Three Lives, Three Three叁生三三Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Strong Heroine and Hero] [Love-Hate Relationship] [Defying Fate] [Print edition signed with a publisher] Gu Miaoyin always thought she was the pampered darling her emperor treasured most, until the Great Jin fell and the Northern Hu cavalry smashed through the palace gates. Only then did she realize how tragic her life was. Ten years of the emperor's favor could not withstand a sudden change of heart. In the end, she and her mother were trapped in the imperial city and burned alive. Reborn into 36.4kReads9.5Score4.8k14d adds

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    Trust me, this is a book you can read again and again. The author's other books are also exceptionally good!

43. 43 别 Don't Mess with That Miaojiang Boy, He's Twisted and Sadistic 别惹那个苗疆少年，他病娇又变态 I'm Broken, Do Whatever You Want我碎了你随意Ancient Romance580k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed, awaiting release] [Exclusive 1v1 Romance + Healing + Sweet Romance + Happy Ending] [Straightforward Sweetheart x Sharp-Tongued, Brooding Tsundere] Original title: Don’t Mess with That Miaojiang Boy, He’s Obsessive and Twisted When Chai Xiaomi reads how the righteous female side character tries to stop the villain from planting a love gu in the heroine, only to be eaten by venomous insects until not a bone remains, she shudders in silence. She is stung to death by a poisono 83kReads9.4Score14.4k14d adds

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    I feel like I fell in love a little too quickly, haha.

44. 44 全 The Whole Wealthy Family Calls Me Wicked, but I'm Just Starving! 全豪门都说我恶毒，其实我饿肚！ Meow Stick喵棍棍Modern Romance332k WordsCompleted She opens her eyes to find that a starving illegitimate daughter has transmigrated into the body of a wicked supporting character, a fake heiress. All she wants to do is eat. The crown prince, who had been set on breaking off their engagement, turns into a lovesick fool and launches a full-on forced romance! The real heiress is furious! She vows to bury this deranged couple, one at the South Pole and the other at the North Pole! [Comedy + Madness + Fake Heiress + Lighthearted + Everyday Life + F 856Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This book is a classic "wife-chasing-after-the-cremation" story. The heroine chases the female lead to ancient times. Everyone goes crazy with her! [Laughing][Laughing] The female lead is initially very timid [Laughing][Laughing], but later becomes so crazy that the whole city knows she's mad [Laughing]. The first time she meets the male lead, she throws him over her shoulder! [Making a face][Making a face] The female lead is a starving concubine's daughter from ancient times who transmigrates into a fake heiress. The system immediately makes her slap the real heiress [Awkwardly laughing][Awkwardly laughing]. However, the female lead is even more cunning than the real heiress, and the real heiress is driven to death by this crazy couple! Later, the female lead returns to ancient times, [Cool][Cool] tearing apart her scumbag father and stepping on her stepmother, [Thinking][Thinking] avenging her mother! She's really crazy! [Already added to wishlist][Added to bookshelf] The male lead chases the female lead to ancient times! Actually, it's a funny, lighthearted, food-themed novel! If you like this type of story and want to relax without thinking too much, you can read this one [OK][OK]

45. 45 疯 The Mad, Obsessive Villain's Long-Dead White Moonlight Didn't Die After All 疯批病娇反派早死的白月光没死成 Tao Tao Tao Peach Ya陶陶陶桃子吖Ancient Romance381k WordsCompleted [Gentle, clear-headed, frail young lady of a general’s household x taciturn, dark and deranged adopted son of a general] (Yandere chasing his wife + forced possession + pseudo-siblings + both leads sexually inexperienced + dog-training later on) Yu Ziyuan was very fond of the older brother her father had brought back from the battlefield. But this brother didn’t like her. He loathed and despised her. He even sold her to bandits, leaving her sickly and frail, suffering from chronic ailments and n 1.5kReads7.7Score11914d adds

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    In this book, the female lead is a "white moonlight" level character.

46. 46 替 The Substitute Bride Physician Slits Her Throat Before the Army, and the Chanyu Goes Mad 替嫁医妃自刎军前，单于他疯了 A Taro Milk Tea with 30% Sugar来杯芋泥三分糖Ancient Romance105k WordsOngoing [A sharp-tongued yet sincere, violent and emotionally clumsy scheming Chanyu vs. a stunning modern Chinese medicine doctor, gentle on the surface but strong within] [Northern Di Chanyu × Bride's Substitute Physician | Forced Marriage | System-Assisted | The Chasing-Wife Crematorium] Su Niannian, a modern doctor with a PhD in Chinese medicine, one day transmigrates and becomes an attendant accompanying a princess sent to marry into a foreign court. The princess refuses to marry far away on the gr —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead is a princess sent for a political marriage, and the male lead hates the Central Plains. At first, he wanted her to fend for herself, but later he subjected her to all sorts of torment.

47. 47 被 After a Mad NPC Set Its Sights on Me, I Took Control 被疯批NPC盯上后，我直接拿捏 Cactus Heart仙人掌心Mystery813k WordsCompleted [Female lead grows over time] [Male lead is thoroughly rotten] [One-and-only relationships] [Games include survival, horror, and rule-based mysteries…] A strange bus travels through time and space, crossing into another dimension… Jiang Song never imagined that her life as an overworked office drone would end on the day she finally clocked out. To survive the terrifying games, she must complete every mission without making a single mistake. The games are already perilous, but then an NPC s 35.5kReads9.3Score4.6k14d adds

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    This fits; the male lead initially wanted to kill the female lead, but later fell in love with her.

48. 48 口 Oral Fixation Disorder 口欲期病症 Girl from the City of Fog雾都少女Modern Romance653k WordsCompleted A lively, down-to-earth heroine versus a highly intelligent male lead with antisocial personality disorder. (Devoted one-on-one couple, possessive love, cross-cultural romance, the male lead is mixed-race and a complete psychopath. A complete psychopath. A complete psychopath.) Blurb One: A coworker told Li Li that a handsome, black-haired, green-eyed mixed-race man lived in the villa across the river. Li Li delivered meals there every day for three months, but never once saw any handsome mixed- 60.2kReads9.2Score8.5k14d adds
49. 49 疯 The Reborn Mad Emperor Only Wants to Raise the Young Crown Prince 疯批帝王重生后，只想养小太子 White Crane Grass白鹤草Ancient Romance325k WordsCompleted Both leads are devoted to each other + both are reborn + a little political intrigue Zhang Zhao has been reborn, returning to the time before he became emperor. Back then, no one called him a tyrant yet. And that delicate princess was still alive. That princess was quite something. She fought him for more than a decade. She took a dagger and carved a piece of flesh from his chest. She took a long arrow and shot straight through his shoulder. She took a hairpin and left a scar at the corner of hi 2.3kReads7.3Score19814d adds
50. 50 病 Spring Returns to the Branches of a Sick Tree 病树枝头又逢春 Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] Sang Nian accidentally climbs into the world of cultivation and becomes the vicious supporting female character who meets a tragic end in the book. System: Your mission is to marry the male supporting character, Xie Chenzhou, abuse him, humiliate him, and then get killed by him. Sang Nian: OK (brandishes little whip) (hits herself) (collapses with a thud) System: (silence) (stares at the sky) System: Mission changed. Win him over, or go mine coal. Sang Nian: (smiles 183.4kReads9.5Score25.3k14d adds

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    I looked around, and how could I not have this one? It's a perfect match!

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