Please Recommend Angsty Stories With a Groveling Male Lead, Preferably With Him Suffering From the Start 求追妻火葬场的虐文 直接开虐最好是虐男主

1. 501 替 After an Arranged Marriage, I Moved My Modern Apartment Onto an Ancient Battlefield 替嫁后，我把现代公寓搬进古战场 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮Ancient Romance109k WordsCompleted Yan Jingyao, a modern weapons designer, accidentally transmigrated to the Great Jing Dynasty when her laboratory exploded. Through a twist of fate, she became a substitute bride and married Wei Yanheng, a renowned God of War prince who had been gravely wounded. She carried a fully equipped modern apartment space with her, stocked with medicine, equipment, and all kinds of modern technical materials. When she first arrived at the prince's residence, she used modern medicine to save her badly inju 65Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I stumbled upon this "Seeking a Wife-Chasing Crematorium" topic late at night and couldn't resist clicking in. Just the title of "Exhausting Five Years of Deep Affection" in the list sounded like it would make my liver hurt; these kinds of short stories are the most tissue-consuming 😢. But then there was "Moving a Modern Apartment into an Ancient Battlefield After a Substitute Bride," which was a bit out of place and kind of funny amidst the pile of angst. Although they're all potentially good books, the atmosphere tonight is too heavy, so I'll bookmark them for now and challenge these "tearjerkers" when I'm in a better mood 📚.

2. 502 溺 Drowning in a Whirlpool of Tenderness 溺于温柔漩涡 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮Modern Romance87k WordsCompleted Yan Shumei: A freelance illustrator and a textbook drama queen. It's not that she's bad, she's just afraid. Afraid of being abandoned, she starts fights first, pushes people away first, and covers herself in thorns. Qi Yanxu: Three years younger, and a doctoral student. He seems gentle and easy to handle, but beneath that he's stubborn and passionate. When he's jealous, he goes quiet. When he's tired, he'll say so. But he has never once thought of letting go. They've weathered a smashed glass on 56Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 503 退 Five Years After Breaking Off the Engagement, a Powerful Man from the Seventies Begs for a Title and Coaxes Me into Having His Child 退婚五年，七零大佬求名分哄生崽 Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut栗子栗子栗栗子Modern Romance312k WordsOngoing [Period setting + raising a child + slice of life + reunion after a long separation + groveling ex] [Stunning interpreter vs. genius engineer and former soldier] At eighteen, Song Lingzhen met her arranged-marriage match, Liang Qi, for the first time. Back then, she was a country bumpkin from the countryside. Liang Qi, meanwhile, was the most unruly troublemaker in the residential compound. At their first meeting, Song Lingzhen didn't dare look at him for long. She only blushed in secret. Their 52kReads6.4Score6.1kShelves

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   Five years ago, the male lead wanted to break off the engagement. Five years later, they met again, and the female lead was now married with a child.

4. 504 女 The Villainess Wants a Divorce, and the Cold Male Lead Drops the Act 女配要离婚，高冷男主不装了 Yu Lili御梨梨Modern Romance303k WordsCompleted Lin Jianlu only found out after getting her marriage certificate that Shen Guanlan was the male lead. She was the vicious ex-wife who had clung to him for years, yet never won his true love. Jealous of the female lead, she constantly targeted and framed her, and met a miserable end. She immediately made up her mind: divorce! She thought it would be easy, but who could have guessed that the moment she mentioned divorce, the intensity of their bedroom activities would shoot through the roof? Lin J 3.2kReads5.5Score339Shelves

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   These are the books you can read. They all have happy endings, but the male lead suffers a lot – a "wife-chasing hell" scenario, and the misunderstandings are cleared up with tears in his eyes.

5. 505 若 If I Turn Away, We May Never Meet Again 若我转身，再会无期 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted A new work is out! You're welcome to read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 135Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 506 漂 The Pretty Little Airhead Caught the Brooding School Heartthrob's Eye 漂亮笨蛋她被偏执校草盯上了 Lin Qin林檎Modern Romance440k WordsCompleted [A possessive, jealous husband who’s all bark and no bite x a sweet, clingy, adorable heroine] [Mostly campus life x long-planned romance x doting boyfriend x pure sweetness, no angst] Pei Mian was chosen by the Jin family to be Jin Shichuan’s future fiancée and little study companion. Then she realized she was living inside a novel. The male lead was Jin Shichuan, and the female lead was his first love. As for Pei Mian, she had been cast as a doomed supporting character whose job was to bring t 11.6kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
7. 507 耗 After Five Years of Love, I Finally Let Go of the Quagmire 耗尽五年情深，终是放过泥沼 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮7k WordsCompleted After five years of pouring my heart into love, I finally walked away from the mire. 68Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 508 和 After Breaking Up with a Creep, I Forgot to Turn Off the Shared Payment App 和变态分手后，忘记关亲密付了 Little Duckling小鸭鸭Modern Romance466k WordsCompleted (Short drama now available) (Signed for publication, awaiting release) [Sensitive catlike, sweet-faced but secretly ruthless girl × gloomy, obsessive, pathological male lead] [Mutual identity reveals | Sweet romance, both devoted to each other | Pathological love | Flirtatious push and pull] After hearing the transmigrator and the System’s inner thoughts, Yang Ci Ci learns that she is living in a novel and that her boyfriend, Pei Yanchuan, is the male lead. As for her, she’s just cannon fodder. 133.8kReads8.8Score20.4kShelves
9. 509 车 After Dying in a Car Crash, I Became CEO Lu's Unforgettable Love 车祸死后，我成了陆总心头白月光 Fu Dachuan傅大川Modern Romance185k WordsCompleted Song Ci and Lu Jingnian have been married for five years, and everyone in their social circle considers them the perfect couple. They met at university. She helped him launch his business and stood by him as he rose from obscurity to become the head of a jewelry empire, a man everyone treated with respect. He loved and spoiled her, whispering her pet name, Shiqi, over and over every night. Lu Jingnian was very fond of that name. His social media handle was Shiqi, the passwords for all the locks 8.3kReads8.5Score521Shelves

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   I! Left! My! Tomato! For! Her!!!!!!

10. 510 旖 Alluring Obsession 旖迷 Yixi苡浠Modern Romance108k WordsCompleted [Rekindled romance + both leads have only ever been with each other + happy ending] At sixteen, I met that one-of-a-kind boy. At seventeen, I had the secret feelings unique to a girl in her youth. At eighteen, a thin sheet of paper was pierced, and I experienced my first love. … “Song Chenming, I'm sorry. Between my future and love, I choose my future…” … “Doctor, long time no see.” Night after night of drinking, again and again, I missed you… I can't forget you. “This time, I won't 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Sadomasochistic literature, fast-paced

11. 511 不 The Unnamed Kite 不知鸢 A Happy Little Edamame一只快乐的毛豆豆Ancient Romance13k WordsCompleted The Unknowing Kite 245Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend these books! [Admiration][Laughs]

12. 512 烬 Caged Gardenia Beneath the Ashen Moon 烬月囚栀 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮36k WordsCompleted Caged Gardenia Beneath the Ember Moon 34Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 513 快 Quick Transmigration: After Clearing My Name, I Fake My Death, and the Crematorium Follows Me Forever 快穿：洗白后死遁，火葬场永随 Daydreaming Disorder白日梦幻想症Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted [Complete] (The new book has just started getting ratings, so its score is a little low. It should rise later.) [Quick transmigration + comedy + angst + bad endings in small worlds + semi-immersive acting] As a worker for the Quick Transmigration Bureau, Ye Weiwan had always diligently played the supporting female role. That is, until all the male leads turned dark, forcing her to return and clear their corruption values. Thinking over all the “good deeds” she had done, Ye Weiwan gave a dry laug 12.4kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves

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    Perfectly matched 🍒Super good-looking🍒The female lead completes her mission and fakes her death🍒[Sparrow's Masterpiece] 💘The general takes her cold hand. "Sweetie, wake up, your husband will take you home." 💘After the female lead leaves, the self-made CEO says, "I've come to find you with a strawberry cake." 💘The cunning and handsome young man says, "I once reached out and grasped the moonlight."

14. 514 溺 Drowning in Deep Blue, I Met You 溺于深蓝遇见你 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮9k WordsCompleted Lost in the Deep Blue, I Found You 13Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 515 病 My Obsessive Husband Tied My Heartstrings, So I Turned Around and Married the Chief 病娇老公牵情丝，我转身嫁首领 A Happy Little Edamame一只快乐的毛豆豆Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted My Yandere Husband Tugs at My Heartstrings, So I Turn Around and Marry the Leader 33Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 516 燃 Burned to Ashes 燃烬 Yun Mofengxi云墨凤兮Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Six years later, Jiang Haiyin rode with her boyfriend to report for work at the law firm. Inside the office, a tall, handsome man was with his fiancée and son. The family of three looked perfectly happy. She put on the expression she had rehearsed hundreds of times and said respectfully, “Hello, Attorney Zou. I’m your new assistant.” The man glanced at her, cool and distant, with the look he might give a stranger. She breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed. But one night later, she awoke from a d 8kReads8.9Score920Shelves

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    It's super good-looking, melodramatic but addictive.

17. 517 大 The Young Lady's Seven Pure-Hearted Simps 大小姐的七个纯情舔狗 Nian Zhu念烛Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted [Top-tier heartbreaker | A battlefield of men competing for her | Taming men | All male leads are virgins | Everyone’s favorite | Maximum thrills, no angst] ﹉ Lin Xi is the heiress everyone looks up to. She loves the thrill of conquest, and especially enjoys watching the cream of the crop go crazy over her. Shen Ang, CEO of the Shen Group and a business tycoon, gives up everything for her and is happy to marry into her family: “I’m the only one who gets to be your official partner.” Gu Wenyuan, 325Reads—Score127Shelves
18. 518 只 I Only Want to Love You 只愿钟情与你 Always Twelve一直十二Modern Romance99k WordsCompleted Clear-headed beauty × calculating, controlling powerhouse (1v1 coercive romance, forced love, a tragic love story, not for everyone) The thing Xi Yuanwan regrets most in her life is marrying Jiang Chengshen. _ After her parents passed away, she inherited the company’s assets on her own. Her third uncle, the only elder in the family, looked after her devotedly. - Xi Yuanwan first met Jiang Chengshen at a dinner party, where she was taken in by his outward appearance. At the time, he was a promisi 3.6kReads—Score125Shelves

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    It's angsty right from the start, and the male lead is very cunning, so just start reading!

19. 519 分 Reunited After Five Years Apart, Mr. Huo Goes Mad and Forces a Marriage 分手五年再遇，霍总发疯逼婚 Little Red Ball红团团Modern Romance149k WordsCompleted [The pursuit-after-divorce arc + both leads' romantic purity + rekindled love + marriage before love + bad boy x good girl + coercive love + forced possession + rotten man with a sincere heart + bittersweet push and pull + emotional angst] Shen Wanqing has never forgotten what happened in her senior year of high school. She was just beginning to fall in love, secretly crushing on the school's most handsome boy, Huo Sicheng. Through incredible luck, she became his girlfriend. But after only a mon 6.7kReads—Score209Shelves

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    Highly recommend! Highly recommend! Highly recommend! Highly recommend! Highly recommend! [Admiration][Admiration]

20. 520 新 I Just Bought a New Car, and the Traffic Cop Is My Ex 新车刚提，交警是我前男友 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮22k WordsCompleted I Just Got a New Car, and the Traffic Cop Is My Ex-Boyfriend 20Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 521 朗 Bright Moon, Shining Stars, All for Nothing in the End 朗月星辰，终是一场空 A Happy Little Edamame一只快乐的毛豆豆Ancient Romance13k WordsCompleted Bright Moon and Stars, All for Nothing in the End 41Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 522 想 I Just Want to Lie Flat, but the Emperor Pushes Me into the Harem Battles 想躺平，皇上却push我宫斗 Wooden Raisin木提子Ancient Romance328k WordsCompleted [An unconventional palace-intrigue story + 1v1 later on + a love-triangle free-for-all] The emperor falls first, then turns dark later [A beautiful, easygoing sloth consort who just wants to lie flat x a hard-working emperor who is secretly scheming and potentially unhinged] “Me, Just Looking for a Basic Salary and Slacking Off, Got Promoted Thanks to the Emperor’s Help” / “The Emperor Fights Palace Battles for Me Behind My Back” / “Consort Yao Doesn’t Want His Favor or Love, She Just Wants to R 9.4kReads9.3Score797Shelves

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    These are some of my favorite stories about characters pursuing their wives that I've read. [Sending hearts]

23. 523 妻 The Elusive Wife: After the Princess Consort Turns Dark 妻难寻：王妃黑化后 Tangli Candy棠里糖Ancient Romance792k WordsCompleted [The Ex-Wife Chase from Hell + Rekindled Romance + Devoted 1v1 + Satisfying Revenge + A Glorious Mess of Melodrama] Gu Lingzhao met the capital's most unruly and unmanageable Ninth Prince when she was twelve. He was domineering and arrogant, but he never treated her cruelly. So she trusted him without hesitation, and through years of companionship and care, she never once doubted his sincerity. Until the night of their wedding, when disaster struck the Gu family. In the chaos, she accidentally 1.5kReads6.4Score105Shelves

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    I've been following this book for two years, and it's finally finished! It's an incredibly good "wife-chasing-after-the-wives-in-a-lifetime" story. The beginning is grueling for the female lead, probably around chapter 10, and then the rest of the book is pure torture for the male lead—both physically and emotionally. However, there aren't any overly cheesy plot points; it has a satisfying, darkly humorous feel to it. Definitely worth reading!

24. 524 他 He Can't Stop Spoiling the Green Tea Girl, So I Turn Around and Reclaim My Place at Home 他宠绿茶上瘾，我转身家门归位 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮Urban11k WordsCompleted He can't stop doting on his scheming sweetheart, so I turn around and reclaim my place in the family. 32Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 525 我 I Tormented the Lovesick Psycho a Thousand Times, and He Gave Me a Golden Chain 我虐病娇千百遍，病娇送我金锁链 Amidst Misty Rain on the Terrace楼台烟雨中Ancient Romance337k WordsCompleted A possessive, jealous, lovesick male lead × a gentle, sunny, principled female lead "Both virgins, confinement, mild coercion, a groveling chase for love + happy ending" Shen Wan transmigrated into The Sickly Lover's Handbook as the vicious supporting female character who brutally tormented the male lead, Xiao Yue, body and soul, only to be beheaded by him and fed to the dogs. Looking at the male lead before her, whom the original owner had seized as a slave and who had yet to conquer the world, 3.2kReads8.9Score356Shelves
26. 526 心 Reborn Before Confessing, I Got Flustered by the Campus Heartthrob 心死后重生告白前，被校草撩红温 Cloth Bag Qimu布袋七木Modern Romance343k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Male Lead Takes the Lead + Second Male Lead’s Groveling Redemption + College Campus] [Bright, Sweet, and Gentle Girl VS. Bold, Competitive, Straightforward Young Master] In her previous life, Ling Xi always believed that she and her childhood friend Gu Huaixu were made for each other, and that no one could ever tear them apart. So after the college entrance exams, she confessed to Gu Huaixu, and they got married as soon as they graduated from college. Many people opposed them, and she 1.2kReads7.5Score112Shelves

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    In her past life, the female lead died of a heart attack because of her childhood sweetheart. Reborn, she immediately distances herself from him and falls in love at first sight with the male lead. The female lead is the darling of the group, and it's super sweet!

27. 527 归 I Came Back for a Divorce, but the Abstinent Tycoon Begged His Wife to Come Home 归来离婚，禁欲大佬跪求太太回家 Three Claws三只爪Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted CEO Romance + Marriage First, Love Later + Two Strong Leads + Rekindled Love + The Long Road to Winning Her Back + Adorable Child Everyone in Jiangcheng knows that Bo Yan, the decisive, disciplined business magnate who keeps his private life strictly controlled, calls the same person three times every day, without fail. For 732 consecutive days, every call has gone unanswered. Two years ago, his wife, Shen Ling, left everything behind and went abroad. She even left their son behind. Everyone tho 407Reads—Score—Shelves

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    First angst, then sweetness; a wife-chasing-after-the-crime ordeal.

28. 528 穿 After I Transmigrated, My Best Friend and I Became the Richest Women in the Capital 穿越后，我和闺蜜卷成了京城首富 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮Ancient Romance6k WordsCompleted After I transmigrated, my best friend and I hustled our way to becoming the richest people in the capital. 10Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 529 替 The Runaway Stand-In Was Caught, and the Mad Emperor Coaxes Her Every Night 替身逃跑被抓回，疯批帝王夜夜哄 Yun Chuchuchu云初初初Ancient Romance373k WordsCompleted [The score is low because ratings have just opened. It will rise later.] [Both leads are faithful + clear-headed transmigrated heroine + sharp-tongued, scheming, lovesick hero + the hero grovels for love + a man in power bows his head for love] [Heroine's point of view]: When do I finally believe in an emperor's love? When I stabbed him, ran away twice, and was caught in the act the last time, just as I was preparing to marry someone else. When I thought I was done for, but he forgave me after s 4.1kReads9.2Score416Shelves
30. 530 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 19.5kReads8.4Score1.7kShelves

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    The "chasing-back-to-the-wife" scenario, but a little later...

31. 531 退 After Our Engagement Is Broken, CEO Li Chases His Wife to the Ends of the Earth 退婚后厉总追妻火葬场 Qiu Qiqi秋琪琪Modern Romance735k WordsCompleted Jing City is a bustling place where powerful families and political intrigue intertwine. The four great families of the capital, the Nan, Li, Jing, and Ye, each have their own influence. Nan Qiao was switched at birth and returned to the Nan family at eighteen. However, at her homecoming banquet, Li Mohan was attacked with a cold poison by a rival, and the evidence pointed straight to Nan Qiao. Furious, he smashed the token that symbolized their engagement and called it off. Nan Qiao was also in 3.3kReads8.4Score196Shelves

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    The story starts off heartbreakingly cruel.

32. 532 学 The Top Student Favors Me, as I Chase the Wind to the Summit 学神偏爱，等我追风登顶 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮8k WordsCompleted The Top Student Favors Me, So Watch Me Chase the Wind and Reach the Summit 12Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 533 衔 The Mirror Bearer 衔镜 Zonger纵尔Ancient Romance591k WordsCompleted [Complete; bonus chapters updated irregularly] Jiang Wan was expelled from her sect. On her way to take part in the sect selection, she accidentally crossed paths with a dangerous young man. Jiang Wan: “Are you going to kill me?” “I won’t kill you. At least, not right now.” Fine. So he might kill her later. From then on, she devoted herself to staying alive, diligently helping him conceal his identity. Everyone knew that ever since the battle between the immortals and demons a thousand years 5.9kReads9.1Score857Shelves
34. 534 联 Married for Three Years, Met Twice: The Tycoon Regrets It 联姻三年见面两次，大佬他后悔了 Mu Mu Yulin木木雨霖Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted The rating just came in and will rise [Married first, fell in love later + six-year age gap + powerful man lowering his head + a long road to winning his wife back, unconventional version + one-on-one, both leads sexually inexperienced] [Ice-cold, stern CEO with a wolfish edge x clearheaded, self-reliant heiress fallen on hard times] Bei Mengtian and Zhang Jiuxuan had been married for three years, but had met only once, when they went to register their marriage. Even though she was a daughter of 1.6kReads8.2Score134Shelves

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    This book! In the beginning, he almost couldn't win her over at the crematorium, but later he gave her money, power, companionship, love, paved the way, and shares. He's a CEO who'd give his entire fortune to win her over!

35. 535 枯 Fragrance from a Cold Hearth: The Abandoned Daughter Crowns the Capital with Her Beans 枯灶生香：弃女凭豆冠京华 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted Fragrance from a Cold Stove: The Cast-Off Daughter Claims the Capital with Her Beans 6Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 536 快 Quick Transmigration: After Torturing the Big Shot to Tears, I Faked My Death and Escaped 快穿：把大佬虐哭后我死遁了 Seagull Swimming沙鸥游泳Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Two male leads, scum gong regrets his actions, chases his wife to the crematorium, sickly, coughing blood, forced love, shou fakes his death and escapes, BE in the small worlds, HE in the end] [System: Reminder, Host Yun Chen, this is an S-rank conquest world. The principal gods of every plane are extremely powerful!] [Yun Chen: Oh.] - The domineering CEO, wealthy enough to rival a nation: You’re nothing but a substitute picked out of the mud. My one true love is the chosen one! Yun Chen fell i 21.2kReads9.5Score1.9kShelves

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    This book is both heart-wrenching and a little funny in each world [facepalm]

37. 537 错 Wrongfully Married to a Mama's Boy: The Years My In-Laws Tormented Me 错嫁妈宝男，被婆家磋磨的那些年 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted Wrongly Married to a Mama's Boy: The Years My In-Laws Made My Life Miserable 6Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 538 报 After My Revenge, President Shen Begged for Me to Remarry Him, Eyes Red 报复后，沈总跪红眼求复婚 Pancakes with Sauce煎饼蘸酱Modern Romance384k WordsCompleted Male Substitute / The Chase After the Divorce / Taking by Force / Both Pure, Happy Ending Shu Yu thought she'd found herself a sweet little puppy to use as a substitute. She never expected to raise a wolf. Using their marriage certificate as leverage, he sent her father to prison and climbed to the pinnacle of power, all for the sake of the car accident six months earlier. He had come for revenge. Using her, betraying her, imprisoning her: all the love he'd once professed turned into blades, sta 147Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male lead approaches the female lead to avenge his deceased brother, but deeply regrets it afterward. It's a classic "wife-chasing-after-her-heart" story. It's best to wait a bit before reading; it's very good! [Heart emoji]

39. 539 大 After the Senior Brother Was Reborn, His Junior Brother Pursued Him Relentlessly 大师兄重生后，师弟他疯狂追妻 Bestow赋予Two Male Leads556k WordsCompleted [Main story complete] [Master-brother who has lost all hope, the receiver x cold-hearted junior brother, the pursuer] - Love is the hardest thing to understand. Yan Jin used to think it was just an excuse made by people whose resolve in the Dao was weak. That was before he met his junior brother, Duan Weizhuo, a sword cultivator who followed the merciless path. They were entangled for years. Yan Jin even became obsessed, eventually falling into demonic cultivation. But in the end, it had all bee 7.4kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves

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    Yes, that's right, it's really good-looking!

40. 540 野 Wildfire Sweeps the Harbor 野火燎港 Jing Nuo景诺Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing [Daddy-type powerhouse + forbidden romance + older man + mutual firsts + powerful man bows his head] As the illegitimate daughter of the Jiang family, Jiang Wu married into the top-tier Pei family of Hong Kong City. On the very first day, she was already branded with shame. Her husband, Pei Muye, the Pei family's unruly second son, had a sordid past before marriage and partied night after night afterward. On her birthday, he even brought his illegitimate child before her, letting the second bran 33kReads8.4Score2.4kShelves

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    Here it comes, a heart-wrenching love story where even death is sacrificed for her; a Hong Kong entertainment mogul bows down for love; both are virgins, an extreme tug-of-war.

41. 541 婚 Matched with My Match 婚逢敌手 Men Xiaoxie门小协Modern Romance556k WordsOngoing Sheng Yao marries Liang Jinghao just to have a child. Once the baby is born, they’ll go their separate ways, owing each other nothing. Sheng Yao’s mother has cancer and only a year to live. Mrs. Sheng has been widowed for half her life and lived in luxury all the while, enjoying a good life with money but no man. Her one regret is that her son Sheng Yao is still unmarried and has no heir. Sheng Yao comforts her: “There are plenty of women willing to have my child. Just tell me, would you prefer 127.6kReads8.7Score11.4kShelves

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    It's really beautiful.

42. 542 快 Quick Transmigration: Let All the Impure Men Die 快穿之不洁男都去噶 The Moon Has No Eyebrows月亮没有眉毛Ancient Romance223k WordsOngoing [Female-led romance with a woman in the dominant role + strong female lead + taming men + torturing men + bad ending + men competing for her + male side characters for sex only + no fixed pairing] System mission: Transmigrate into a book and complete the mission to save unchaste men. Requirement: Turn an unchaste man into a suitable male lead for a women-oriented novel. Mission-taker Lu Zhan accepts the mission. Step one: While fulfilling the original host's goal, break the male lead's heart and 104Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If there's no crematorium, is it okay to just torture them directly?

43. 543 云 At Yunqi Mountain, I Happened to Meet You 云栖山野，恰逢君至 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮8k WordsCompleted In the Wilds of Yunqi Mountain, I Happened to Meet You 8Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 544 活 He Didn't Love Me Alive, but Now He's Chasing Me in Death 活着不爱死了倒来追 Hidden Waters in Green Mountains青山隐水Two Male Leads298k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Powerful Pairing + Angst + Rebirth + Mutual Firsts + Happy Ending] [Sunny, Wealthy Second-Generation Bottom + Cold-Hearted Top at First, Gentle Later] Back in college, Yu Jinzhou pursued Jin Hanqing relentlessly. In the end, Yu Jinzhou used the promise to pay for Jin Hanqing’s grandmother’s medical treatment to guilt him into a relationship. Even after they married, Jin Hanqing remained distant. Yu Jinzhou thought he could win his love over with enough affection and money, but 4.2kReads8.9Score465Shelves
45. 545 虐 Torture the CEO Until He Goes Mad 虐一虐，总裁变疯批 Just Kidding瞎扯呗Modern Romance186k WordsCompleted [Male-lead angst + groveling to win back his wife + love triangle showdown] Zhou He never thought she'd end up in a plot straight out of a novel. After she and her boyfriend break up, his mother comes to see her, hands her a check for five million as compensation for losing the baby after the breakup, and warns her to stay away from her son. Zhou He gives the wealthy woman a cold smile. “That's marital property, Auntie. If you're really sincere about giving it to me, call Uncle over so he can si 628Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    The story of a man chasing after his girlfriend is a hot topic, with the male lead suffering greatly. Right from the start, her boyfriend's mother shows up at her door, handing her a check and telling her to leave. Back home, she decisively breaks up with her boyfriend. The male lead tries to pretend he didn't hear, but she keeps nagging him. When he gets home and learns the truth, he throws a tantrum: "Mom, she was just waiting to break up with me!"

46. 546 相 Do We Really Hate Each Other? We're Secretly in Love 相看两厌？我们背地里双向暗恋 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮6k WordsCompleted Can't Stand the Sight of Each Other? We're Secretly in Love 10Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 547 这 This CEO Deserves to Suffer: 20 Epic Chases to Win Her Back 这届总裁真该虐：20场骨灰级追妻 Read a Little Editorial Team读点编辑部Modern Romance255k WordsCompleted [The husband-chasing crematorium + substitute + first love + domineering CEO + painful romance + reborn + marriage and love + face-slapping] I spent years by Zhong Ruokuang’s side. Our relationship went from boss and employee to lovers in bed, but I never had a proper title. I asked, “Why did you choose to be with me?” He gave me that perfunctory smile again. “Because you’re obedient.” Then I was attacked online, while he was busy spending Christmas with his childhood sweetheart, the one he’d al 223Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    This book is a must-read, ladies! 20 Masterful attempts to win back your wife—it's absolutely incredible!

48. 548 快 Quick Transmigration: This Heroine Is Not to Be Messed With 快穿：这个女主不好惹 Sleepy Island Diary眠岛日记Fantastical Romance10k WordsOngoing I love your absurdity, and the cold indifference you show when you're clear-headed; I love your despicable schemes, and your brazen hypocrisy; I love that you're nothing but an insignificant shell Yet somehow, I'm willing to lose myself beneath that shell, dancing a dance no one will applaud. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male lead forces the female lead into marriage, but it's actually a calculated scheme by the female lead. I love this book's pseudo-forced love; it's genuinely sweet. The author's writing style is elegant and subtle.

49. 549 玛 The Ultimate Mary Sue? Not So Fast, Let’s Take Another Look! 玛丽苏天花板？不确定再看看！ Mu Beichuan沐北川Modern Romance328k WordsCompleted Strong heroine + everyone’s favorite + Mary Sue + dog-taming romance (The short drama of the same name is now streaming) [You are an innocent, kind, gentle little white flower of a heroine. As the housekeeper at the F4 residence in an elite academy, you win all four F4 members over with your goodness and sincerity.] Selfish, lecherous, and cold Feng Qianqian: “Wait… me? You’ve got the wrong person bound to you, haven’t you? (¬_¬)” The System, refusing to admit it made a mistake: “I didn’t! Don’t 27.4kReads9.4Score4.1kShelves

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    The female lead never tolerates the male lead's abuse.

50. 550 虐 After Tormenting Me, the CEO Shamelessly Chases His Wife 虐完我，总裁追妻不要脸 The Proud Cat傲娇的猫儿Modern Romance633k WordsCompleted [Angsty, passionate romance] Forced into marriage, three years as husband and wife, and she was nothing but a stand-in for a living corpse. When the truth came out, Lin Qingwan’s heart turned to ash. After a car accident, Mo Zhen Ting finally understood his own heart: the one he had always loved was his wife. He enjoyed hurting his wife, but now he must chase her through hell. Can he still win back the woman he loves? “Take care, President Mo...” 240Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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