Looking for a Male Lead Who Seems Like a Gentle, Untouchable Flower but Is Actually Possessive and Goes Crazy for Love 求表面温润高岭之花男主其实占有欲很强，为爱发疯

1. 251 偏 Obsessive Madmen Fight to Claim Me, and the Reborn Scumbag Ends Up on His Knees 偏执疯批又挣又抢，重生渣男全跪 Gaze at the Golden Mountain照照金山Modern Romance210k WordsCompleted 344Reads—Score—14d adds

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   I don't recommend books easily, but when I do, it's always one of my own.

2. 252 未 My Fiancé Booked Out a Venue for His First Love, So I Married the Capital's Crown Prince on a Whim. Now He's Regretting It 未婚夫为白月光包场，我闪婚京圈太子他悔疯了 Yun Chuyin云楚吟9k WordsCompleted My fiancé booked out the whole venue for his first love. I married into the capital’s most powerful family in a flash, and now he’s eaten his heart out 48Reads—Score—14d adds
3. 253 绑 Bound to a Social Death System, I Kissed the Ice-Cold CEO in Public 绑定社死系统，我当众强吻了冰山总裁 Yun Chuyin云楚吟11k WordsCompleted Bound to a Public Humiliation System, I kissed the icy CEO in front of everyone 28Reads—Score414d adds
4. 254 I The IPO Celebration Night: My Husband Pushed Me From a Hundred-Story Height IPO庆功夜，丈夫把我推下百米高空 Xiangshui Ballad襄水谣22k WordsCompleted I took my company all the way to its IPO, never imagining that on the night of the celebration banquet, my husband would push me from a hundred-meter-high drop. When I opened my eyes again, I was back three years earlier, just after his 500,000-yuan “hush money” had arrived. I started over on my own and used the System he had stolen from me to make him crash and burn on a global livestream. Three years later, he begged me to buy his company for one yuan. I swirled my glass of red wine: “Have you 1Reads—Score—14d adds
5. 255 攻 I Spent 30 Days Winning Over a CEO, Only to Get Swindled Out of 9 Million 攻略霸总30天，我反被套900万 Yun Chuyin云楚吟13k WordsCompleted I Spent 30 Days Winning Over a CEO, Then He Fleeced Me for 9 Million 6Reads—Score—14d adds
6. 256 万 What If Uncle Is Platonic Toward the Fake Heiress? 万一小叔对假千金是柏拉图呢？ Ye Buhong叶不鸿Modern Romance451k WordsCompleted (The untouchable beauty falls from her pedestal + deliberate seduction + seven-year age gap + uncle) [Scheming, well-behaved fake heiress × powerful political heavyweight] Song Ci had a dream. In it, she was a fake heiress who had been switched at birth, while her fiancé's beloved, a poor but brilliant country girl, was the real heiress. Later, her fiancé teamed up with the real heiress, exposed Song Ci's identity, and sent her to a psychiatric hospital. Unable to bear the humiliation, she slit 200.1kReads9.4Score40.9k14d adds
7. 257 被 After Being Banished to the Cold Palace, I Cling to the Imperial Preceptor 被打入冷宫后我赖上了国师 Gentle Scholar温柔文人Ancient Romance491k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate into a book + Subverting tropes + Light political intrigue + Devoted to each other + Not a wish-fulfillment story] Jiang Dai was just a busy modern office worker. She clicked on a political intrigue novel to investigate a case, but before she could finish reading it, she opened her eyes one day and found herself as an abandoned consort in the Cold Palace who wouldn't survive three chapters... No, not even one. Where was the essential System for someone who'd transmigrated into a bo 129.8kReads9.5Score20.1k14d adds

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8. 258 被 Trapped by a Psychopath: His Feisty Ex-Girlfriend Can’t Get Away! 被疯批缠上，作精前女友逃不掉！ Sleepy Lemon Mist雾柠柠睡不醒Modern Romance342k WordsOngoing (Main story complete) [Socially Anxious, Pretending to Be High-Maintenance Female Lead] [Unhinged Male Lead] [Powerful Man Bows His Head] [Mutual First Love] [Sweet Romance] Wen Zhixia transmigrates into a book. She lands in a capital-circle romance novel as the male lead's little girlfriend, foisted on him before she has even graduated from college. According to the plot, she will sabotage their engagement to make way for the female lead, then die a miserable death. The socially anxious Wen Zhi 208.5kReads9.2Score28.3k14d adds
9. 259 病 Sick Obsession: A Manual for Raising My Brother's Adopted Sister 病态占有：阴湿哥哥的养妹手册 Sunny Little Knock阳光小敲Modern Romance135k WordsOngoing [Dark yandere + System + Older male lead + Secret male crush + Forced love + Extreme possessiveness + Extreme need for control + Coercive pursuit + Age gap + Intense push and pull + Both leads are romantically inexperienced] Soft, pretty college girl x Dark, yandere CEO big brother * Wen Shiyou is a pretty twenty-year-old college student. After a car accident, she unexpectedly gets bound to the "Villainess Cultivation System." The System requires her to complete five villainess tasks every day, 19.1kReads—Score2k14d adds

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   The male lead is a pure, gloomy ghost! He's possessive, controlling, steals kisses, spyes on her, and crawls around in the shadows whenever he sees the female lead interacting with other men, yet he pretends to be aloof and gentle on the surface, acting like a good older brother! He's incredibly attractive!!!

10. 260 联 My Arranged Marriage Wife Is So Sweet, the Capital's Big Shot Can't Hold Back 联姻老婆好甜，京圈大佬节制不住 Xiong Chuang熊创Modern Romance288k WordsCompleted Marriage first, love later / A sweet, slow-burn romance / Older man / Both are each other’s one and only A cool, distant beauty x a steady, calculating, fatherly type At twenty-two, Jian Xi accidentally discovered that she was the biological daughter of a wealthy business tycoon. She gained a pair of rich parents, and a husband through an arranged marriage. Her husband was Zhou Boting, the current head of the Zhou family. Rumor had it that he was disciplined and reserved, and at twenty-six had n 20.5kReads6.7Score1.6k14d adds

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    It's explosive from start to finish, those who know, know [kissing emoji]

11. 261 他 The Butterfly in His Palm 他的掌心蝶 Chu Shimei楚诗魅Ancient Romance290k WordsOngoing [Fantasy + Forced Possession + The Wife-Chasing Crematorium + The Heroine Grows Stronger] Zhuang Chao is the little princess of the Spirit Butterfly Clan. When she turns one hundred, her clan falls into crisis, and she marries Xue Changjun, the heir of a human family, as a concubine. She pretends to be innocent and sweet, acts like a scheming green tea, and painstakingly seduces him while professing her loyalty. To her surprise, the heir is so pure-hearted that he falls for her at the first temp —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead commits suicide for her ex-husband, and the male lead forcibly exhumes her from her grave and marries her. Initially, the female lead suffers from amnesia and knows nothing. To increase her cultivation, she seduces the male lead, only to try and discard him afterward. Enraged, the male lead becomes possessed and imprisons and forces himself on her. Later, the female lead regains her memory and prepares to remarry her ex-husband, at which point the male lead completely loses his mind.

12. 262 联 Our Marriage Alliance Expired, and After the Divorce, the Abstinent Tycoon Kissed Me to Tears 联姻到期离婚，被禁欲大佬亲哭了 Xiong Chuang熊创Modern Romance326k WordsCompleted Marriage first, love later / Slow-burn sweet romance / Older man / Secret marriage Clearheaded, delicate beauty x Abstinent, scheming powerhouse from Beijing’s elite The Fu and Wen families arrange a marriage, and Wen Zhi, newly acknowledged by the Wen family, marries Fu Yanxiu. He’s the current head of one of Beijing’s top families, tall and long-legged, with a stunning face. Unfortunately, he’s disciplined and proper, and keeps women at a distance. Before they register their marriage, he hands 14.1kReads6.9Score87114d adds
13. 263 错 I Flirted with the Wrong Jerk's Uncle! The Chaste Master Fu Races to Marry Me 错撩渣男小叔！禁欲傅爷抢着联姻 Xiong Chuang熊创Modern Romance330k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + long-planned seduction + stealing someone else's partner + eight-year age gap + both leads are inexperienced + explosive sexual tension + possessive] Naive, affection-starved, scheming little white rabbit × abstinent, restrained, flirtatious uncle Jiang Zhi was drugged and stumbled around looking for her fiancé. As she passed the Fu family study, a pair of large, well-defined hands pulled her inside. It was her fiancé's uncle, Fu Yanzhou. Rumor had it he was abstine 25.6kReads7.7Score1.9k14d adds
14. 264 无 No Official Relationship 无实名关系 Three Three Days三三日Modern Romance349k WordsCompleted New rating just in: [Brooding, insecure sweetheart vs. aloof on the outside, warm-hearted young master] [Rekindled romance | School life first, then city life | Each other's first love | Happy ending] * Cheng Zhike witnessed a farcical debt-collection scene in a dead-end alley. He was just an onlooker enjoying the spectacle, but somehow ended up taking home the filthy schoolmate who was being hounded for money. The schoolmate was beautiful, with sparkling, limpid almond eyes that seemed able t 17.8kReads8.1Score1.7k14d adds

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    The male lead is extremely possessive. He was initially indifferent to the female lead, but gradually began to care and even unconsciously felt sorry for her. He's incredibly good at playing hard to get 🥹🥹🥹. When he sees the female lead getting soaked in the rain wearing another male friend's clothes, he's incredibly jealous, but ultimately, his heartache for her prevails.

15. 265 奸 The Scheming Minister Has No Desire to Be Everyone's Beloved 奸臣她不想当万人迷 Jiang Xiaoshi江小十Ancient Romance387k WordsCompleted [Cold, Suspicious Emperor vs. Female Official Disguised as a Man] Yu Bie is an illegitimate son who disguises herself as a man. She’s ambitious and insatiable, and plenty of people hate and despise her. She doesn’t care in the slightest. Her younger sister is Prince Zhang’s consort, so Yu Bie naturally joins Prince Zhang’s faction. She sincerely hopes he’ll succeed in the struggle for the throne and become crown prince. That would bring Yu Bie one step closer to her own dream: becoming a powerfu 42.7kReads9.2Score5.1k14d adds

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    The male lead is an emperor, seemingly aloof and unattainable, but actually extremely possessive. While the female lead was listening to a courtesan sing, he ordered his men to burn down a section of her residence.

16. 266 军 The White-Collar Girl and Her Military Training Instructor 军训教官的小白领 Edamame Lover爱吃醋毛豆Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted The first time Fu Suting addressed the group, the sound of his military boots striking the ground echoed in every heart. “My name is Fu Suting.” He surveyed the room, his gaze like a blade tempered in ice. “There are no office workers here, only soldiers.” Lin Xiaoyu was unlucky enough to become the object of his special “attention.” When she couldn’t hold a proper military stance, he personally measured the gap between her knees with a ruler. When she kept stepping out of sync during a march, 5.3kReads8.0Score35214d adds

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    Having read for thirty years, I found this book to be incredibly good. I stayed up until 3 AM reading it. The male lead is a soldier with a powerful background who deeply loves the female lead. They separate due to a misunderstanding, and the male lead pursues her while she avoids him, driving her to the point of losing control. The plot is incredibly addictive. It's super sweet and addictive; I've already read it three times!

17. 267 金 Spring Runs Deep in the Golden Palace 金阙春深 Xi Die汐蝶Ancient Romance228k WordsCompleted [Gorgeous, timid crown princess × dark, unhinged emperor × radiant crown prince] On the day of the imperial selection, Emperor Chengming, Xiao Ke, unexpectedly ran into a “young palace maid” in the imperial gardens. The “young palace maid” was drawn into a struggle within the royal family, beginning a life of political maneuvering in which she would turn the tides. Several months later, the Eastern Palace held a grand wedding. The “young palace maid,” dressed in her phoenix coronet and red weddi 17kReads9.2Score1.2k14d adds

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    The male lead appears aloof and refined, but is actually quite cunning. He dotes on the female lead exclusively, spoiling her rotten! A crazy older man/younger woman dynamic that's like an old house on fire! He spoils the female lead to the core!! Various sweet and seductive moments, both alluring and flirtatious, upholding traditional male virtues! #Completed

18. 268 不 It Was Just Pretend Dating That Turned Real, So What If I’m Addicted? 不就是假戏真做，上瘾怎么了 Know the Mist, Don't Feel Like Talking知雾不想言Modern Romance361k WordsCompleted (Rating just posted, it'll go up) Brooding, obsessive man x resilient innocent girl [Forced Marriage | Obsessive Love | Substitute | Chasing Her to the Crematorium | Saving Each Other | Reunion After Years Apart] Ji Cheng died in the inheritance murder plot he'd set up to take the fortune from his twin brother, Ji Hang. When Ji Hang rose from the pool of blood, he discovered that the bride about to marry his brother was Wen Zhi, the woman he'd secretly loved for years. A mad idea took root in hi 4.6kReads8.6Score30514d adds

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    Forced marriage x bittersweet redemption x substitution. Taking the place of her deceased twin brother, she marries his bride 😗 A brooding, obsessive maniac x a resilient, innocent girl; the tension is palpable. The male lead is an amazing cook, so enjoy! [Note]

19. 269 藏 She Hid Her Pregnancy and Left the Child Behind; Reborn, I Won't Chase Him Again 藏起孕肚去父留子，重生我不追了 Wu Li Chouchou乌里丑丑Ancient Romance456k WordsCompleted (Publication deal signed) Reborn, one-on-one, both pure, aloof beauty goes mad for love, husband-chasing crematorium (A heartbroken heroine x a hero who wants to be her dog) A Shang stole the position of Xie Hengyu's wife. Everyone knows Xie Hengyu is a sword cultivator prodigy with a brilliant future in the cultivation world, while A Shang is merely a lowly half-demon who became his wife through underhanded means. In the end, she was falsely accused of colluding with the demon clan and died a t 39.7kReads9.1Score3.4k14d adds

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    The female lead always believed the male lead didn't love her, until she became intimate with another man, at which point that aloof and unattainable man's gaze turned to her like a venomous snake.

20. 270 乖 Good Boy, Please Love Me 乖宝，求你喜欢我 Tang Beibei唐北北Modern Romance236k WordsCompleted Bad-boy heir × sweet, soft girl [Forced romance + fake relationship contract + college campus + both leads are inexperienced] * Lin Er nearly gets hit by a luxury car, a Maybach. Its headlights make the rain gleam in the darkness, and even the hood ornament flashes silver. Thinking of her mother’s enormous hospital and surgery bills, Lin Er decides to make the driver pay. But he turns the tables on her: “Be my girlfriend for a year, and I’ll cover all your mother’s medical expenses.” Before she 427Reads—Score10214d adds

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    Bad boy sets his sights on innocent little girl

21. 271 惟 May My Dear Brother Be with You Year After Year 惟愿兄长岁岁与卿 Listening to Snow in the Mountain Breeze岚风听雪Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Quirky, delicate younger stepsister × powerful, imposing older stepbrother] [One-on-one romance + no misunderstandings + simmering tension + age gap + height difference] Liu Jintang followed her mother into a second marriage and entered the Shen family, one of the most illustrious families in Shengjing. She hadn’t even enjoyed two days of the good life before she drowned in the lake behind the Shen residence. When she opened her eyes after being reborn, it was the very day her mother married i 4.7kReads8.8Score68714d adds
22. 272 错 A Misplaced Seduction 错位引诱 Shen Xingxu沈星许Modern Romance339k WordsCompleted The short drama of the same name is now streaming. [Sweet, seductive siren × cold-hearted, ruthless heir] [Flirtatious push and pull + the powerful one finally yielding + strangers in public, passionately kissing in private] Song Chuwan had known since childhood that she was the Mu family’s illegitimate daughter, unfit to be seen in public and forced to endure whatever abuse her identical-looking older sister dished out. Then one day, because her sister was born infertile, she threatened and bri 8.7kReads9.3Score99114d adds

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    A high-ranking person descends from their pedestal, driven mad by love.

23. 273 母 Becoming Empress of the Realm by Pretending to Be the Chancellor's Widowed Sister-in-Law 母仪天下，从冒充丞相寡嫂开始 Luo Chunshui洛春水Ancient Romance630k WordsCompleted [Revenge + Face-Slapping the Scum + Lighthearted + Sweet Romance] When you’re out in the world, you can choose your own identity. To infiltrate high society and avenge the massacre of her sister’s family, Feng Qingsui decides to pose as the distant cousin of a prestigious household. But just as she’s about to seek their help, the household she picked is raided by the Imperial Guards. She tries another family. Raided. Then another. Raided again. At her wit’s end, she knocks on the door of the “Pr 23.9kReads9.4Score4k14d adds
24. 274 今 Claimed Exclusively Tonight 今夜独占 My Tooth Doesn't Hurt Today今天牙不痛Modern Romance396k WordsCompleted Transmigration | Sweet romance | Healing A hopeless romantic and his oblivious first love “My love is a frenzied possessiveness. You’re the only medicine I need.” “You pretend to be gentle, and you gain the upper hand.” - Ten years ago, Yu Yin was twenty-one. Back then, she had a little tail who followed her everywhere and could never be shaken off. He was always trailing behind her, calling her “big sister.” Sometimes he’d cross the line and affectionately call her Yinyin, earning a knock on th 11kReads9.2Score1.2k14d adds

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    A top-tier love-struck individual and his oblivious unrequited love interest. Ten years ago, Yu Yin was twenty-one. Back then, she had a little tail following her around, impossible to shake off, always calling her "sister," occasionally overstepping the line by calling her "Yin Yin," which would earn him a tap on the head. Ten years later, Yu Yin was still twenty-one. She met someone, a refined and elegant young nobleman, taciturn, gentlemanly, and meticulously caring. His only flaw was probably his hearing impairment. Until they got together, she found her long-lost coat in his room, discarded manuscripts thrown away as trash, and an entire wall of photos. She discovered his extreme possessiveness, his morbid attachment, his yearning to be touched, and his desire to lock the floor away.

25. 275 穿 Transmigrated to the 1960s, the Young Educated Woman Is Spoiled by Her Older Lover 穿越六零，小知青被大叔狠狠宠爱 Love Yourself热爱自己的Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted Su Qingge unexpectedly arrives in the 1960s, alone in the world. By a twist of fate, she meets Shen Chaozong, who protects and loves her. Every day, every chapter is full of affection and sweetness. There are also plenty of stories about life and its many different faces, along with tales of rural life. Come and read! This isn’t a power fantasy about an all-conquering heroine. It’s about a laid-back girl who wins by doing nothing. 60.8kReads8.8Score6.7k14d adds

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    The male lead is a politician; it's incredibly sweet and doting.

26. 276 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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    The male lead is incredibly possessive, and both the male and female leads are very vividly portrayed.

27. 277 重 Reborn, I Become My Arch-Enemy's Living Widow Sister-in-Law 重生后，我成了死敌的活寡嫂子 Two Times Four Means Prosperity二四得发Ancient Romance517k WordsCompleted [Both leads are reborn + sister-in-law and brother-in-law + an aloof beauty brought down from her pedestal + emotional push and pull + winning her heart and her body + devoted couple] The Eastern Palace has no crown prince, and the princes are locked in a fierce struggle for the throne. Ning Miao and Yan Mobai are the top strategists of their generation, each serving a different master. They cross paths over a map of iron mines and kill each other. Only after her death does Ning Miao learn tha 39kReads9.4Score5.8k14d adds
28. 278 上 Double Happiness 上上禧 Liu Qi鎏旗Modern Romance458k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Older Man + Secret Crush + Both Leads Are Inexperienced] Song Xi had a good friend. Her friend said her second brother was rich and handsome, tall with long legs, and urged Song Xi to go on a blind date and win him over. Then she could become her beloved second sister-in-law. Song Xi got carried away and agreed. The good news: They slept together. The bad news: She slept with the wrong person. The crazy news: She got a marriage certificate with the wrong person. Whe 52.2kReads9.0Score8.2k14d adds

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    A blind date turned out to be a mistake; the man she slept with became her husband. The tough guy her best friend saw was actually someone she'd secretly loved for a long time. After marriage, he shed his aloofness and showered his wife with endless, extravagant displays of affection. 🍞

29. 279 和 What’s It Like to Pretend to Be a Couple With Your Yandere Ex? 和病娇前任演情侣是种什么体验 Teacher Xiao Guo小郭老师Modern Romance304k WordsCompleted [Yandere romance, showbiz, rekindled love, both leads are romantically inexperienced, sunny heroine and sharp-tongued hero] After three years as an extra, she finally lands a second female lead role. Excitedly, she opens the script and discovers that her new character is a woman who clings to a man at first, then toys with his feelings and abandons him. “Director, how can I make a terrible woman like this feel more natural?” she asks earnestly. Before the director can answer, the male lead besid 1kReads8.0Score—14d adds
30. 280 糟 Oh No! The Forbidden Lord Is Losing His Mind Over His Sweet Little Junior Sister 糟糕！娇软小师妹被禁欲尊上疯撩 Pineapple Prince菠萝王子Ancient Romance314k WordsCompleted [Delicate, Soft-Waisted Heroine + Transmigrates Into a Book + Devoted Couple, Sweet Romance + Cold, Ascetic Yet Irresistible Hero + Harem-Style Love Rivalry] Only after Lu Zhixue transmigrated into a book did she realize she was in a melodramatic, coercive-love cultivation novel. She was the supporting woman who helped advance the romance between the hero and heroine, only to die tragically in the end. At the whole sect's martial arts tournament, everyone was convinced she was hopelessly in love 19.6kReads9.1Score2.1k14d adds

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    The male lead in this book appears to be an aloof and unattainable beauty, but is actually a yandere (a character with a possessive and obsessive personality).

31. 281 快 Quick Transmigration: The Scheming Woman's Comeback Handbook 快穿：心机婊逆袭手册 Ling Shijiu零施酒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + no moral compass + self-serving heroine + semi-immersive + no fixed pairing + Mary Sue stories + inexplicable love at first sight] Content warnings are in the author's notes. In countless fictional worlds, there is always a “scheming bitch” side character. She loves the male lead, opposes the heroine, and tries every trick in the book, yet still fails to win the male lead's favor. All she can do is watch the leads end up together. They refuse to accept it. They won't give 21.9kReads8.6Score1.3k14d adds

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    "With my elder brother dead, my sister-in-law should naturally start planning for her future as soon as possible…" Yu Wei's expression shifted slightly; Gu Yan's words had clearly struck a nerve with her. She sat on the stool in front of the dressing table, her eyes filled with helplessness, looking at Gu Yan and saying, "Xiao Yan, what should I do…" Gu Yan's heart suddenly pounded violently. He put down his crossed legs and leaned forward. "Sister-in-law, the best way is to leave this place, go far away, to a place where no one knows you."

32. 282 我 After I Washed Off My Heavy Makeup, the Cold CEO Regretted Everything 我洗掉浓妆之后，高冷总裁后悔了 Teacher Xiao Guo小郭老师Modern Romance651k WordsCompleted [Max-level powerhouse heroine and a husband who brings his wife good fortune] After transmigrating into a book, Gu Nian casually rescues a down-and-out young man. He raises his head from the mire. Bruises can’t conceal his refined features, and he hoarsely vows to repay her kindness. His gaze falls on her face, and his dull eyes light up for a moment. The young man works three jobs every day, saves up to buy a gold bracelet, then presents it to her like a precious treasure. Gu Nian gives it a gl 1kReads8.0Score10114d adds
33. 283 竹 When My Childhood Friend Went Mad with Regret, the Tycoon's Heir Claimed Me for Himself 竹马悔疯时，我被豪门太子爷独占 Why Is It Raining on a Midsummer Night?仲夏夜怎下雨Modern Romance123k WordsOngoing ABO + second male lead tries to win her back + male lead secretly loves her and steals her away + romantic rivalry + marriage before love + sweet romance + powerful man learns to yield + slight everyone-loves-the-heroine vibe Everyone in high society knew that Yu Wan was merely the daughter of a servant, and that she had stayed by the side of Meng Ling, the second young master of the Meng family, only because they had grown up together. No one knew that Yu Wan, the object of their scorn and disd —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The male protagonist seems to be gentle, restrained and tolerant, but in fact he is a sinister man at heart. He has been secretly in love with the female protagonist for many years and has become a bit morbid. On the surface, he still respects the female protagonist.

34. 284 甜 Sweet Romance: The Goddess Has Run Off with the Heroine Again 甜宠，女主又被神明拐跑了 Xiao Qiju肖七橘Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Complete, quick transmigration sweet treat, sugary romance! A little scum-bashing, one-on-one, both leads are pure] Su Yu, courtesy name Changjin, was a young Qinghuang who had lived for twenty thousand years. One day, while being hunted by all sorts of extraordinary cultivators, she picked up a pitch-black egg, and her egg-raising journey began. She traveled through thousands of minor worlds, accumulating merit points and saving sickly, obsessive powerhouses. But wait! Why did the powerful men 6.5kReads9.4Score53714d adds

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    The male lead is the kind of guy who'd go crazy for love. As long as the female lead is safe and sound, everything is sweet. He adores her and is incredibly gentle and doting on her. The female lead is both sweet and cool.

35. 285 可 Adorably Aggressive 可爱侵略症 Lin Qin林檎Modern Romance214k WordsCompleted [Super sweet + devoted to each other + childhood sweethearts + growing-up romance + secret crush] [Scheming, doting daddy type x straightforward sweetheart] Compared with her own brother, Xu Chuyan, Xu Qiao spent most of her time growing up by the side of Lu Jiyuan, the boy next door. Xu Qiao had always thought that, when she grew up, she would marry Lu Jiyuan, just as the adults said she would. Until one day, her roommate sidled up to her, full of doubts, and whispered, “Who acts like someone’ 24.8kReads9.1Score2.6k14d adds

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    🔥Here it comes!💗 The male lead appears aloof and unattainable, but is actually very possessive.💯 Xu Qiao was raised by her neighbor, Lu Jiyuan, from a young age, and the elders always said she would marry him. Lu Jiyuan appears aloof and unattainable, but he disciplines her like a strict father. It wasn't until her roommate reminded her, "Who treats their loved one like a father? I saw him with another girl yesterday..." That Xu Qiao realized she might just be his adopted "daughter." She began to doubt whether this childhood friendship was merely wishful thinking on her part.

36. 286 生 After Giving Birth, the Cold and Aloof Demon Emperor Begs Me to Stroke His Tail 生崽后，清冷妖皇哭求我摸他尾巴 Big Tangerine, Big Fortune大橘大利Fantastical Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Cool, aloof seductress VS domineering female demon] The female demon Chu Qun was reborn. A thousand years had passed, yet her legends still covered the continent. The Saint of the Pill, the world-destroying Marquis Chu Yi, the sword-forging patriarch... They were all her secret identities! In her previous life, her siblings betrayed her. She was torn apart by chariots, and her soul was sealed beneath the abyss. This time, she returned in triumph, slaying prodigies, killing her enemies, and supp 38.9kReads9.6Score5.5k14d adds
37. 287 反 The Villain Has Been Pretending to Be Frail All Along 反派他一直在装病弱 Silver Taels银两Ancient Romance301k WordsCompleted [Both leads are faithful to each other + healing + mutual devotion + happy ending + demon-hunting story] Jiang Zhimiao transmigrated into a book, landing in a novel called Tales of the Supernatural. The System ordered her to win over Sheng Huaizhi, the sickly junior disciple of the male and female leads, lower his Destruction Level, and keep the world stable. “Why is it a Destruction Level? Don't other books use a Corruption Level?” Jiang Zhimiao wondered. But she soon stopped wondering. The sic 15kReads9.5Score2.3k14d adds
38. 288 拒 After Refusing to Redeem My Reputation, the Cultivation World Became Obsessed with Me 拒绝洗白后，修真界对我搞崇拜 Hua Mumu椛木木Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [A satisfying takedown of trash men + no misunderstandings or substitute-lover tropes + an incredibly cool heroine later on + a classic coming-of-age story + no System!] In her previous life, she was betrayed by a scumbag, treated unfairly by her master, and hated by her fellow disciples, who called her a fake, a hypocrite. In the end, she was thrown into the Abyss of Ten Thousand Demons and barely survived! Reborn into a new life, Su Lengyan decides to cut ties with everyone. She trains hard 17.6kReads9.3Score1.8k14d adds
39. 289 缠 Entangled Possession 缠绵占有 Sweet Woodruff繁缕花Modern Romance238k WordsCompleted Original title: Entwined Possession Bad Woman vs. Hopeless Romantic [Capital Tycoon from Beijing’s Elite Circle x Glamorous, Alluring Model + Male Stand-In + Winning Her Back + The Powerful One Bows His Head + Devoted Couple] Everyone in the upper echelons of the capital knew that Mr. Tan had a girlfriend who loved him deeply. No matter whether Tan Qishen was right or wrong, Yan Man would obediently come to soothe him. Yet Tan Qishen remained cold toward her. Yan Man could clearly feel it, but s 15.3kReads9.0Score1.2k14d adds

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    Extremely addictive ✨✨✨ The male lead is arrogant and attention-seeking at first, while Yan Man is constantly trying to appease him. Then, when Yan Man says, "I'm tired of you," he completely panics. His pursuit of her becomes even more relentless. Even knowing he might be a substitute, he picks up the pieces of his shattered self and continues to pester her, "Man Man, please, even as a lover, look at me."

40. 290 寒 A Cold Crow Nests in Your Heart 寒鸦栖君心 Wind and Sunset风夕阳Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Everyone envies the Prince of Beian for loving his wife beyond all measure, with a love as deep as the sea. No one knows he won this perfect life by risking everything. Yan Junjue clawed his way out of a mountain of corpses in the Cold Palace. He was bloodthirsty and ruthless, a possessive, obsessive madman whose jealousy was carved into his bones. Everyone in the world feared him. Only Cui Yunqi was a little warmth in his endless darkness. She was the proud and steadfast lord of Hanya City, dev 8.4kReads8.8Score81814d adds

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    The second book features the Sixth Prince, a gentle and refined man who is kind and reasonable, the dream lover of countless women. However, little did they know that he had long since lost control of his possessiveness towards the Prime Minister's legitimate daughter; he was a cunning and ruthless schemer.

41. 291 权 A Woman in Power 权姝 Wind and Sunset风夕阳Ancient Romance628k WordsCompleted Legitimate daughter | Devoted hidden guard × Long-suffering childhood friend, the prince | Pure romance | Court intrigue | Strong female lead | Nation and family The court of the Great Qi dynasty is in turmoil, with the struggle for the throne brewing beneath the surface. The Molong cavalry bears down on Zhenmen Pass, where starving, freezing soldiers hold the border with their flesh and blood. On the battlefields of a troubled age, it is not only men who march to their deaths. Fu Ziyou brav 602Reads—Score—14d adds
42. 292 藏 Keeping a Beauty Hidden 藏娇 Wen Shi温诗Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted [They’re Each Other’s First and Only + Beijing Social Circles + Secret Crush Comes True + Polished, Twisted, Obsessive, Scheming, and Unhinged Hero vs. Sweet, Wild Little Temptress] Everyone in the modeling world knows that Ruan Wei is a temptress, with a bewitching figure and a mesmerizing allure. She’ll use any means to seduce a man, with no shame or limits. Everyone waits for her to fall from grace, but instead she dumps her ex and climbs straight into the bed of Fourth Young Master Fu, one o 2.9kReads8.7Score31714d adds

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    "Baby, either marry me or kill me." 🤤 🔥🔥 The aloof, serene beauty, like a Buddha, is brought down from his pedestal by a delicate yet wild little vixen, revealing his level-ten crazy side!! The refined yet wicked, scheming male lead exudes intense sexual tension, deeply hidden, and has been plotting against the female lead for a long time. 🤤🤤

43. 293 海 Fragrance in the Begonia-Draped Bed, the Moon in My Arms 海棠帐中香，明月入怀 Fish Ball o鱼丸oAncient Romance455k WordsCompleted Rebirth + palace intrigue + fake eunuch vs. bewitching consort + feel-good, sweet romance + devoted one-on-one couple + female-lead-focused Also titled: The Bewitching Consort Reborn: The Cold Ninth-Thousand-Year Lord Can't Keep His Hands Off Her / The Emperor Is Just a Pawn in My Hand Zhaoyue lived a truly foolish life in her previous one. Blinded by luxury and indulgence, she took the wrong path through the treacherous inner palace and became a bedchamber temptress whose death seemed well de 1.7kReads9.1Score15214d adds

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    This is also considered a female protagonist rebirth story, haha, and it's finished, which is pretty good.

44. 294 封 The Feudal Tycoon Goes Wild Across the City After His Divorce 封建大佬离婚后，发疯全城 May You Stay Curious and Hopeful你有趣有盼Modern Romance560k WordsOngoing Older, uptight, powerful man with a high sex drive + delicate beauty in poor health + both are inexperienced Jiang Qingwu was born with a special constitution. After marrying Gu Yunzhou, she was gentle and obedient, but she was the one thing she could never bring herself to do: share a bed with him. The great military, political, and business tycoon had married a young wife, yet the two could only treat each other with icy politeness. So, at the end of his tether, Gu Yunzhou arranged for his w 25.7kReads5.6Score1.2k14d adds

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    A powerful, rigid tycoon versus a beautiful, frail heroine! Jiang Qingwu followed Gu Yunzhou back to Z City from her small town. Due to her sensitive body, she refused his touch, and the two never consummated their marriage. The man then arranged for her to move to another city. The next time she saw him was when he came to her door with divorce papers…

45. 295 蓄 Planned All Along: The Young Uncle Drops the Act 蓄谋已久：小叔不装了 Tea-Seeking Beneath the Bamboo竹下寻茶Modern Romance332k WordsOngoing [A pitiful girl living under someone else's roof vs. a top-tier power broker in Beijing, no blood relation, age gap, real and fake heiresses, both chaste, happy ending] The sensation of weightlessness swallowed her in an instant, along with the icy seawater. One was her boyfriend, the other her older brother. She thought at least one of them would come to save her. But as she watched them both swim desperately in the opposite direction, neither even glanced at her as she struggled to breathe. Na 14.5kReads6.9Score1.5k14d adds

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    In the early stages, the male lead pretended to be virtuous and respectable in front of the female lead, but he stopped pretending later.

46. 296 糟 Oh No! The Aristocratic Lady's Secret Identity Is About to Be Exposed 糟糕！大家闺秀的马甲要掉了 Xile Tao喜乐掏Modern Romance89k WordsOngoing Because of a special garment, Shen Linhuan unexpectedly transmigrated from 2026 to 1996. Her soul entered the body of a well-bred young lady who shared her name. Three months after transmigrating, she honored the original owner’s betrothal agreement and married Qin Yu, a man whose only ambition was his career. After the wedding, Qin Yu had no interest in romance. Shen Linhuan’s kindness and thoughtfulness won Qin Yu’s approval, as well as that of the people around him. Qin Yu was convinced t —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The male lead is sexually frigid, career-driven, and has no interest in romantic relationships. The female lead is seen by him as a typical well-bred lady. He unexpectedly gains the ability to hear her innermost thoughts—how could she possibly utter such vulgar words?

47. 297 论 How to Become the Mad Tyrant’s White Moonlight 论如何成为疯批暴君的白月光 Little Sheep Cheese小羊奶酪Ancient Romance900k WordsCompleted [Delicate, stunning noblewoman * mad, twisted boy-emperor] (Complete) [Both leads are each other’s first and only + System + redemption + heroine fakes her death and loses her memory later + hero is genuinely insane] The first time Meng Yuan met Xie Hui, she saw him order someone to feed a young palace maid to a horse. When he turned to look at her, his voice was so excited it frightened her. “You have lovely eyes. Let’s have someone dig them out and turn them into glass marbles.” Meng Yuan felt 77.9kReads9.2Score9.2k14d adds

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    These books are really good, I highly recommend them, everyone should read them.

48. 298 新 The Groom Ran Away on Our Wedding Night 新婚夜，新郎跑了 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊14k WordsCompleted The Groom Ran Away on Our Wedding Night 86Reads—Score—14d adds

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    On Jiang Nianwan's first night as a bride in the Qin Prince's mansion, before the red candles had burned out and her veil was lifted, the groom ran away. He did it with quite a bit of style—leaving a note, the ink still wet: "I am on official business, do not worry." She lifted her veil, read the note over and over three times, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she confirmed there was no word for "divorce." Her maid, Qinghe, stamped her feet in alarm: "Miss, what kind of behavior is this! How can anyone abandon their bride on their wedding night to run errands!"

49. 299 误 I Wandered Into His Bedchamber and Was Seized by a Mad Villain 误入寝帐，被疯批反派强取豪夺了 Zhao Xiaoyao赵小爻Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Unhinged, Obsessive Villain × Sweet, Timid Little Softie] [Transmigrate into a book + 1v1 sweet romance + Powerful man becomes her devoted dog for love + Intense sexual tension and possessiveness] [Su Ruan (Jiang Luyi) × Yan Chen] Jiang Luyi transmigrated into the vicious supporting character Su Ruan, who was doomed to die by the third episode. It was hell mode from the very beginning. Not only had she ended up in the wrong bed, she'd also cracked open the head of the deranged villain. Su Ruan 493.2kReads9.3Score67.2k14d adds
50. 300 更 After I Changed Targets, the Cool and Collected Chief Secretary Turned Dark 更换攻略对象后，清冷首辅黑化了 Hidden for a Month藏一月Ancient Romance378k WordsCompleted [Dark Pursuit After Betrayal + No Getting Back Together + Rivalry Between Men for the Heroine + Second Male Lead Wins] Thirty days remained on the conquest countdown when Shen Lanyin decided to replace her with the real heiress as his betrothed. Unwilling to be erased, she drugged Shen Lanyin. At the height of their passion, she wrapped her arms around his neck. “Lanyin, you’ll marry me, won’t you?” He said nothing. She settled for less. “Would you take Zhu Yue as your second wife?” Shen Lanyin’ 11kReads8.8Score80814d adds

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    🍙🍤🍤The female lead fails to win over the male lead (there's a misunderstanding). After being reborn, she tries to win over a different man. The male lead is a cold and stoic powerful minister, while the second male lead is an arrogant and innocent young general. The second male lead eventually takes over. It's a sweet and fluffy story!

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