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1. 551 小 Little White Poplar 小白杨 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Modern Romance438k WordsCompleted Bai Xinyu, a rich second-generation kid, is thrown into the army by his family for "reform." Young Master Bai tearfully accepts his fate, and, as luck would have it, runs into Yu Fengcheng, who makes trouble for him at every turn. As Bai Xinyu struggles through army life alongside Yu Fengcheng, he gradually grows into a sturdy, resilient "little white poplar." 21.5kReads9.3Score4.8kShelves
2. 552 全 The Orphan Girl Bullied by the Whole Village, Yet Cherished by Every Court Official 全村欺辱的孤女，竟得朝臣满心偏爱 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮7k WordsCompleted The orphan girl bullied by the whole village unexpectedly wins the wholehearted affection of the court officials. 9Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 553 恶 The Vicious Bad Boy Is Imprisoned by His Nemesis and Forced to Raise a Child 恶毒酷哥被死对头囚禁带娃 Clear Broth清水锅Two Male Leads233k WordsCompleted [Audio drama now available, come give it a listen] [Two male leads + equally matched + vicious, wicked, handsome bottom + younger, handsome, trashy top + both are virgins + plenty of melodrama + satisfying face-slapping] [Side couple + beautiful and strong + refined older top + straightforward, loyal bottom + see extra chapters] To avenge his mother, Qin Xibei personally sends his own father to prison. Then, just as he is about to wipe out the son his father had with his mistress, his younger br 9.4kReads8.6Score707Shelves

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4. 554 你 You Get Engaged, I Jump into the Sea: The Demon CEO Is Drowning in Regret 你联姻我跳海，大魔王总裁悔疯了 See the Foothills Deep in the Woods林深见麓Two Male Leads400k WordsCompleted Arrogant, refined CEO top x down-on-his-luck, resilient beauty assistant bottom Dual male leads * wealthy CEO * groveling chase * reunion after years apart * 1v1 * both virgins After his family falls on hard times, Shen Yi keeps a secret. By day, he’s a polished executive assistant. By night, he’s the CEO’s secret “bed partner.” He’s long since prepared himself for the inevitable: Huo Boze is powerful, wealthy, refined, and handsome. Money practically burns a hole in his pocket, and his f 7.7kReads8.4Score878Shelves
5. 555 渣 The Scumbag Ran from the Wedding, Then Came Crawling Back to Win Her Back 渣男逃婚，回头追妻悔断肠 Li Jiuyue's Cat李九月的猫Modern Romance343k WordsCompleted The rating is low because there aren’t many readers. (~￣▽￣)~ [Gentle, clearheaded heroine + devoted, doting hero] [Childhood sweethearts + second male lead rises to the top + heroine is utterly adored + male lead regrets losing her and tries to win her back] Su Ling loved Lu Yanqing like crazy for four years, eleven months, and twenty-one days. She gave everything to help him start a company, win clients, and work through the night as a matter of course. Whatever Lu Yanqing wanted, she did ever 770Reads8.7Score106Shelves
6. 556 退 After I Broke Off the Engagement, Both My Ex-Fiancé and His Archenemy Came After Me 退婚后，未婚夫和他的死对头都来追我 Lettuce Berry Cake生菜莓莓饼15k WordsCompleted After I broke off the engagement, both my fiancé and his sworn enemy came after me. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Short story of chasing after a wife in a crematorium, real and fake heiresses

7. 557 又 So Sweet, So Alluring! The Tipsy Young Master Held Her Close and Coaxed Her All Night 又乖又欲！太子爷醉酒夜抱她轻哄 Tan Qingzhu檀青竹Modern Romance512k WordsCompleted [Print edition available] The deeply devoted, dangerously unhinged scion of a powerful family × the cool, fallen heiress [Originally titled "A Night of Desire in the Capital"] A pure-hearted socialite from Beijing's elite circle + a rekindled romance + an ex who will do anything to win her back + an older lover who takes the lead + falling for him all over again Jiang Wanzhi comes from a prestigious family and is known throughout the capital as a pure, well-behaved young woman. Few people know 132.6kReads9.4Score278.7kShelves

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   The first book features a broken mirror mended, an older man/younger woman relationship, a "wife-chasing-after-the-cremation" scenario, and a self-guided pursuit. The second book is set in a wealthy Beijing social circle, with a slight "wife-chasing-after-the-cremation" element; the female lead is a pianist, and the male lead is a business tycoon. The third book features both leads as virgins; the female lead is pregnant before her divorce, but she remains clear-headed and resolutely chooses to divorce, leading to the male lead's "wife-chasing-after-the-cremation" journey. The fourth book is about a subordinate training a dog; the male lead is a stubbornly arrogant person. The fifth book features a Hong Kong socialite and a Beijing socialite, respectively, with an age gap. The last book features a playboy and a sensible, obedient woman; both leads are virgins, and the superior bows down for love.

8. 558 明EN Flirting Openly, Coaxing Loudly, This Unpopular Cannon Fodder Celebrity Is Too Sought-After 明着撩，大声哄，炮灰糊咖太抢手 Six-Six Fruit六六果Two Male Leads491k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + one-on-one romance + showbiz + face-slapping revenge + a hint of regretful groveling + goofy, hilarious, and sweet romance] [Flirtatious, clear-headed beauty VS cool, domineering superstar] [What you think is love at first sight was built up over years of forgotten memories. From beginning to end, it was always that same person.] Jiang Mingxi transmigrates into a book as the real young master, a cannon-fodder character, and from the start he's set up as a foil to the fake young 5.7kReads9.2Score869Shelves
9. 559 强 Forced Captivity 强制圈养 Clear Broth清水锅Two Male Leads103k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + younger love interest raised by the other + beautiful top, strong bottom + two strong leads + rugged, cool-guy bottom + refined but depraved top + rekindled romance] Jiang Lie beat up a homewrecker and was forced into prison. He never expected that as soon as he got inside, a mysterious man in a suit would force himself on him. Looking at the handsome man with his fair skin and beautiful face, Jiang Lie remembered the boy he had once taken in, who had been just as good-looking. 1.8kReads8.7Score152Shelves

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10. 560 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 Romance553k WordsOngoing Powerful, ruthless military, political, and business tycoon + delicate beauty in frail health + both partners are each other's first and only Jiang Qingwu was born with a rare constitution. After marrying Gu Yunzhou, she was gentle and well-behaved, yet she alone refused to get close to him. The mighty Gu Yunzhou held power over the military, politics, and business, yet after marrying his little wife, all they could manage was icy politeness. At last, pushed to his limit, he made arrangements 25.6kReads5.5Score1.2kShelves

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    A powerful figure in the military, politics, and business world, driven by lust; a beautiful but frail woman! Jiang Qingwu followed Gu Yunzhou from her small town back to Z City. Due to her sensitive body, she refused his touch, and the two were unable to consummate 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...

11. 561 替 The Stand-In's Guide to Winning Themself Over 替身的自我攻略 Er Li二厘Modern Romance268k WordsCompleted [Male substitute + obsessive love + male lead suffers + second chance at love + later, possessive pursuit by force. The male lead is arrogant, domineering, obsessive, and calculating, with extremely strong controlling and possessive tendencies] Delicate, frail female lead X obsessive, calculating male lead At Jingbei High School, Wen Li met a boy who looked a lot like Pei Yang. One glance was all it took for her to be drawn to him. He’d look even more like Pei Yang if he had a mole at the corner 7.9kReads8.4Score462Shelves

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    A heart-wrenching novel about a wife-chasing tragedy, especially for the male lead. 🍃 ① The female lead was once the male lead's "bandit wife," and also the second male lead's savior. Due to a misunderstanding, in a kidnapping case where they had to choose between two options, the male lead saved his "white moonlight" (his wife's love interest) and abandoned his wife. The second male lead caused her death by refusing to help. Later, he realized his mistake, but his wife was gone forever. There was no "wife-chasing tragedy"... The female lead is already dead at the beginning; there's no resurrection or rebirth. [Eating melon emoji]

12. 562 快 Quick Transmigration: Shh! Be Good! The Yandere Has Chains 快穿：嘘！要乖！疯批手里有锁链 Sui Wang随望Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + flirtatious seduction + sweet, swoony romance + the pursuer's road to redemption] Jiang Nonglian was originally the System of the Main God. After finally winning his freedom and obtaining a body, he was dragged off by the Main God to get married. Then the Main God blew himself up, shattering his divine soul into pieces. Main God: “Lianlian, if you don't go down to the mortal world and find my soul fragments, you'll be a widow.” Jiang Nonglian: “???” With no other choice, Jian 6.5kReads9.5Score872Shelves
13. 563 月 Moonlight Kiss 月光热吻 Zero Zero Milk Green Tea零零奶绿Modern Romance389k WordsCompleted [Wealthy-family romance, sweet flirtation, Beijing social circles, and a touch of groveling] [Cool, elegant heiress and piano goddess]& [A calculating, cold-faced business tycoon] Everyone in the capital knew the Lin and Lu families, both old and distinguished houses. Rumor had it that the Lin heiress was breathtakingly beautiful and a gifted pianist. The young master of the Lu family was noble and aloof, cold by nature, and adored by countless heiresses in the capital. Lin Wan fell for Lu Zeche 953Reads8.6Score100Shelves
14. 564 庸 Vulgar Desires 庸俗欲望 Clear Broth清水锅Two Male Leads182k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + handsome pursuer and strong pursued + prickly, straight-laced, cool guy on the receiving end + refined, gentle, domestic pursuer + forced love + angst for the pursued early on + angst for the pursuer later + a long road to winning his wife back] Si E discovered that a new young man had appeared at his father’s side. He was refined-looking and wore gold-rimmed glasses. His father said he was his personal secretary. Watching the bespectacled man make himself at home, Si E thought 1.5kReads8.4Score154Shelves
15. 565 玩 After I Toyed with the Brooding Villain, He Couldn't Stay Away from Me 玩弄阴湿反派后，他离不开我了 Lazy Yeye混子耶耶Modern Romance353k WordsCompleted (Contains original worldbuilding. Please don't apply it to other works.) [Insecure, brooding male lead × female lead with bipolar disorder, all sweetness, no angst + reborn redemption, one-on-one romance, happy ending] In her previous life, to ease her manic episodes, Jiang Xu offered Lu Zhi, who was down on his luck, a hundred thousand yuan to spend one night with her. Years later, Jiang Xu's family went bankrupt. Debt collectors dragged her to a red-light district in Southeast Asia, where she 7.5kReads9.0Score939Shelves

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    These stories take "torture" to a whole new level—there's the agonizing struggle between two people who toy with the villain and then fall into despair, the suffocating despair of suicide after years of scheming, and the heart-wrenching pain of having the substitute trope exposed... From wealthy families to fantasy, from short stories to long novels, they maximize the bittersweet feeling of "you only appreciate what you have after you lose it," making you tremble with rage and completely hooked. You'll love reading about the male lead's deep regret!

16. 566 1 The Sissy of the 188 Club 188男团娘娘腔 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Two Male Leads365k WordsCompleted Li Chengxiu was timid and taciturn, and ostracized throughout his school years. Shao Qun’s passing whim gave him the only warmth he had ever known, but it also pushed him, while still young, into even deeper darkness. More than a decade later, they meet again. To Shao Qun, Li Chengxiu is a sweet treat he never dared taste back then, so he deliberately draws close. Will this be a chance to redeem the past, or the beginning of another disaster? 28.8kReads9.3Score5.8kShelves
17. 567 反 The Villainous Junior Sister and the Dragon-Ao-Tian Male Lead Got Their Happy Ending 反派小师妹与龙傲天男主HE了 Little Lin the Perch鲈鱼小小琳Ancient Romance782k WordsCompleted [Tsundere sweetness x deadpan cuteness, main story and bonus chapters complete] Hating Lin Huan was as easy as breathing for Mu Yaoguang. When the on-screen comments appeared, she discovered that the Lin Huan she had bullied all along was actually the legendary, all-conquering Dragon Aotian. Not only did she need to apologize and suck up to him now, she would also have to rely on him in the future. So, like every villainess, after testing the waters in every way, she chose to be a woman who c 8.3kReads8.1Score1kShelves
18. 568 处 Addicted at Every Turn 处处瘾 Sweet Woodruff繁缕花Modern Romance302k WordsCompleted Original title: Addicted at Every Turn [Powerful Hong Kong elite + heiress from a top Beijing family × semi-raising × fatherly boyfriend × groveling pursuit × age gap × both virgins] [One-line summary: Making an untouchable heartthrob break his rules] At a coffee shop, Jian Wanyin wore a sexy swimsuit and a sultry, mature makeup look so bold even her own father wouldn’t recognize her. She sat beside a cool, refined man with a sharp presence and said coyly, “Hey, handsome, are you here alone?” As 5.9kReads9.2Score676Shelves
19. 569 反 The Villain Stole My Wits, So I Stole His Underwear 反派偷我心眼子，我偷反派裤衩子 Xi Qianqian囍千千Ancient Romance591k WordsCompleted [Multiple male leads competing for the heroine + everyone is faithful to their partners + everyone can hear the heroine’s thoughts + irresistible heroine] “Sleep with me!” “Or I’ll blow you all up!” Shen Zhiyi transmigrated into a novel as a female hooligan. She stole five fiancés, swiped their underwear, and even forced them into bed. In the end, Shen Zhiyi accidentally blew herself up. After dying, Shen Zhiyi regained her memories and awareness. Then Shen Zhiyi came back to life. Shen Zhiyi fl 1.5kReads8.8Score230Shelves

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    ②: In the game, Tang Yu (Xiao Bai) and Gong Shen are ranked as two top gods, with Gong Shen confessing his love but being rejected. In reality, Tang Yu is in love with the gentle Gong Ting, but her bold pursuit is also rejected. Relaxed after being rejected by Gong Ting, Tang Yu turns to her best friend to introduce her to someone, and even posts in the game declaring that she has been rejected by Gong Ting ten times and is determined never to like him again, her intense words showing her stubbornness and free spirit.

20. 570 让 Let Big Brother Kiss You 让哥哥亲一下 An Jiuling安九凌Modern Romance263k WordsCompleted [A sweet, soft, adorable girl × her carefree older neighbor] [Mutually faithful + a fake playboy + age gap + sweet romance] When Yun Li was sixteen, she fell for a man four years older than her. He was her next-door neighbor. He had a handsome face and cool, fair skin. When he smiled, his lovely, captivating eyes seemed full of passion, making him look almost like a demon. That day, Yun Li was stuck on the balcony. The man rested both hands on the railing opposite her, smiling as he asked, “L 2.8kReads9.3Score332Shelves
21. 571 一 Drunk for a Hundred Years 一醉经年 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Two Male Leads349k WordsCompleted A secret crush is like a flask of strong liquor. You know that drinking it will leave you dizzy, make you lose control, and bring you pain, yet you still throw yourself into it like a moth to a flame, all too happy to suffer. You only take a sip, while I drink until I’m drunk. But everyone who drinks has to sober up one day. A calm, aloof engineer bottom VS a selfish, cold-hearted celebrity top 20.4kReads9.4Score6.3kShelves
22. 572 攻 I Killed Myself in the Eighteenth Year of Winning Over the Male Leads 攻略男主们的第十八年，我自杀了 Qiao Doesn't Eat乔不吃11k WordsCompleted In my eighteenth year after transmigrating with a mission to win people over, I chose to kill myself. I'm so useless that I failed to win over even one of the three male leads. They all fell in love with the heroine instead. Now I just want to get back to my original world as soon as possible, so I can die alongside my parents. But they thought I was putting on an act to make them feel sorry for me. In the end, I died just as they wanted, without a body left intact. But they went mad with grief 333Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 573 折 The Delicate Beauty’s Tears 折娇啼 Jing Mo旌墨Ancient Romance573k WordsCompleted [The hero regrets everything to the point of madness + the leads torment each other + a friend steals the heroine away + the second male lead gets the girl + no reconciliation after a breakup + pure historical angst + the heroine ends up with the second male lead] Shen Yanzhi, heir to the Marquis of Jinghai in the Great Chu Kingdom, had just come third in the palace examination when he was unexpectedly captured by the Eastern Qiang Kingdom and married off to Qin Guiwan, a woman of Eastern Qiang 8.3kReads9.3Score887Shelves

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    This is amazing! Not a single person uttered a sound.

24. 574 模 The Template Was Bound Wrong, and the Male Lead Will Die If He Doesn't Conquest Me 模板绑错后，男主不攻略我就会死 Meizi Baby Ya梅子宝贝丫Ancient Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [Male Rivals Competing for Her] [Love Triangle Drama] [Female Lead Fakes Her Death] [Redemption] [All Male Leads Are Virgins] [Content Warnings: The female lead will fall in love, and romance takes center stage. Her goal is to go home, not to become a cultivation powerhouse who cares about nothing else. She is not kind to the male leads. If you get emotionally invested and feel bad for them easily, this may not be for you. The story has one couple at a time, and the love-triangle drama comes lat 18.4kReads9.2Score2.1kShelves
25. 575 附 Additional Inheritance 附加遗产 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Two Male Leads470k WordsCompleted Yaya was gone. She had killed herself. Though they weren't related by blood, she had been his older sister for over ten years. Now she had vanished just like that, leaving him a sizable inheritance and... a child. He was only nineteen that year, still a child himself, yet somehow he had to look after a teenager. The kid wasn't difficult to care for. The moodiness and rebelliousness of adolescence were nowhere to be seen. He was brilliant, far more mature and levelheaded than his age suggested, a 56.5kReads9.5Score16.7kShelves
26. 576 兔 Miss Rabbit and Mr. Scoundrel 兔子小姐的败类先生 Baby Ditou呆头宝宝Modern Romance178k WordsCompleted [Short story + sweet and fluffy] In the game, Xiaobai and God Gong were both ranked among the top players. God Gong confessed to Xiaobai that very day, only to be rejected. Shortly after rejecting God Gong, Xiaobai (Tang Yu) fell in love at first sight with a gentle, refined man in real life. Raised by her flirtatious father, Tang Yu has an open-minded outlook and is straightforward and bold about flirting. The man has a longtime crush on his in-game dream girl. When Tang Yu pursues him, he 455Reads8.9Score106Shelves
27. 577 误 Lost in the Beast World, the Brooding Snake King Drops His Mask and Stops Pretending 误入兽世，阴湿蛇王掉马摊牌不演 Can You Draw a Sheep?能画只羊吗Modern Romance221k WordsCompleted [Obsessive, deranged snake king + Secret identity revealed + Beast form is prettier and longer-lived] Lin Xi thought she was going to die in the deep forest, but to her surprise, she was rescued by an obsessive, deranged snake king. The snake king asked Lin Xi for a reward, and she agreed without hesitation. Later, when the master of snake-like seduction coiled his tail around Lin Xi and flicked his forked tongue at her with a hiss, she panicked. When he rescued her, he hadn’t said that the rew 733Reads8.1Score100Shelves

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    They're good at sweet romance, and they can also torture the male lead, and they'll torture the second male lead along with him.

28. 578 她 She's a Brat, He's Happy to Be Played, and He Spoils Her Relentlessly 她不乖，他甘愿被玩，死命哄着 Er Li二厘Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted [He secretly loves her + she’s only having fun + after years apart, a poor boy returns as a Southeast Asian power broker] [Carefree, spoiled heiress X cold on the outside, wild and passionate poor boy] A bet gives Cen Wan one month to make Shen Qingci, the aloof campus heartthrob, fall for her. He is the untouchable flower no girl has ever managed to win over. She gets him in just three days. Cen Wan has never cared much for anything that comes too easily. Once she gets bored, she plans to dump 10.6kReads8.5Score881Shelves

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    After torturing the female lead, the male lead suffers too. The female lead is clear-headed and decisive, seizing every opportunity even in dire straits. The male lead is gentle and provides proper guidance, possessing a high moral compass and unable to accept falling in love with the female lead he raised from childhood. Be sure to prepare tissues before reading! [Crying] The second book features a male lead who is extremely submissive in the beginning, but becomes a gloomy ghost after the breakup. You can think of it as an early version of a angst novel where the male and female leads switch roles. The female lead only falls for the male lead in the near-ending. The early part is entirely about torturing the male lead. If you prefer male characters, don't click on this.

29. 579 针 Locked in a Deadly Match 针锋对决 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Two Male Leads319k WordsCompleted Yuan Yang is forced by his father to learn business management under Gu Qingpei, a newly hired commercial star. One is a wild, unruly rich young master, while the other is a cautious, shrewd industry leader. They take an instant dislike to each other, and whenever they meet, sparks fly as neither is willing to back down. By chance, Yuan Yang discovers Gu Qingpei’s secret and sets a scheme in motion against him. He never expects strange feelings to gradually take root in his heart. With their cla 33.6kReads9.5Score9.8kShelves
30. 580 苏 Miss Su Divorces and Thrives Alone, While the General Enters His Own Hell with Their Child 苏小姐和离独美，将军携崽火葬场 Branches of Years Past故年枝Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The scumbag chases his wife into the crematorium + metaphysics + face-slapping the scumbags + father and son chase her into the crematorium + strong heroine + no forgiveness] After five years of marriage, Su Tan used her accumulated merit to protect the Northern Pacification General's household. She gave up half her cultivation to change Song Tingchen's fate, guarded him, cared for his parents, and bore him children. In return, he wanted to take a second wife. On the day they divorced, Song Tin 111Reads6.1Score—Shelves
31. 581 他 He's a Yandere Villain? Then Who's That Sniveling One? 他是病娇反派？那哭唧唧的是谁 A Few Dreams Become a Boat几梦成舟Modern Romance254k WordsCompleted Faithful couples, healing, sweet romance, and punishing scumbags A sunny, fiercely protective, sharp-tongued heroine VS a disabled, pure-hearted, insecure hero. The second male lead can chase her until the whole world burns, and it still won’t help! 1 Su Beizhi spends nearly three years pursuing Lu Wen before the System tells her she’s got the wrong target. Su Beizhi: ...Take his clothes off me. I paid for them, so I’m selling them online! Lu Wen: Playing hard to get? That trick won’t work on me 5.4kReads9.3Score621Shelves

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    It's good, no doubt. The poor, pitiful male lead (a black-hearted bastard) is adorable and easily embarrassed in front of the female lead. The female lead has no sense of direction and is a bit dim-witted, but she's very protective of her own. She's like a little baby in front of the male lead. Xiao Ming is well-behaved and sweet, calling him "sister." Dr. Wen is a total fangirl in front of Xiao Ran, but he also has two faces. Xiao Ran is aloof and handsome. And the female lead's father is simply doting...

32. 582 你 Yet You Love Someone Else 你却爱着一个他 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Two Male Leads339k WordsCompleted Proud and self-assured, Jian Suiying loves fiercely and hates fiercely. He relentlessly pursues Li Yu, his younger brother Jian Suilin's classmate. But his arrogant, domineering attitude makes Li Yu feel deeply humiliated and provoked, awakening the beastly, frenzied side of this pampered young heir. Desire and affection become hopelessly entangled, impossible to separate. What seems to be nothing more than a pursuit and contest between the two gradually spirals out of control because of Jian Su 88.6kReads9.4Score16.5kShelves
33. 583 团 The Whole Family Gets Rich After Their Beloved Ordinary Big Sister Comes Home! 团宠路人姐姐后全家暴富啦！ Eastern Egret东方白鹭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The main story is complete] This novel is also known as “Just Fifteen Fiancés” [A forgettable nobody who attracts everyone + supporting characters reborn + healing + hilarious + a battle royale of rival suitors + ensemble cast] After her startup fails, Jin Miao transmigrates into a beloved-by-all novel she once read, becoming the male lead’s… second older sister from a branch family? A completely minor character. The branch family is a mess. Her mother died young, her father disappeared, and th 1.7kReads9.1Score220Shelves

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    The first book with an incredibly satisfying "wife-chasing crematorium" plot, hahaha!

34. 584 G The Reborn Empress: The Grand Tutor Is Crying After I Torment Him Again GB重生女帝：太傅又被朕虐哭了 Zhuo Hua琢华Ancient Romance206k WordsCompleted Torture the male lead! Torture the male lead! Torture the male lead! Both are virgins! Both are virgins! [Cold, cruel, violent yandere empress VS aloof, broken, frail imperial tutor] [Reborn + empress + torturing the male lead + both are virgins + female lead forces the male lead + love and hate + chasing her husband] She tortures the male lead in the first half, then chases after her husband in the second. 5.2kReads8.2Score386Shelves

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    The story begins with the male protagonist being humiliated.

35. 585 心 Cherished Darling 心肝宠 Jiu Ling九棂Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted (Top-tier wealthy family, a modern Jiangnan beauty as the heroine, an obsessive male lead, the heroine pursues him at first, then he spoils her relentlessly, devoted to each other, happy ending) For the sake of the child in her belly, Lu Zhiling was forced to marry an obsessive tycoon. Everyone thought she wouldn’t live long enough to give birth. To stay alive, she began winning him over. Before she knew it, she had become the apple of his eye. Later, she prepared to run away. His car was perche 80.4kReads9.5Score8.2kShelves

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    This is amazing!! The male and female leads are so well-developed!! It's the first time I've seen a domineering CEO with rheumatism who's practically illiterate, haha! He's incredibly intelligent; the female lead knows exactly what she wants, and the male lead is a character who grows from being obsessive to learning to love. Both leads are so admirable—a classic "chasing-after-the-wife" trope with mutual redemption, it's so satisfying!! The jokes aren't meant to make you laugh, but the characters are truly hilarious. Wang Ge is a real man! 👍🏻

36. 586 谁 Who Takes Whom Seriously? 谁把谁当真 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Two Male Leads363k WordsCompleted One is a fickle playboy who lives life as he pleases. The other has been through countless trials and puts reason before emotion. A relationship that began with “living in the moment” gradually turned into a bloodless battle of wits, where each tried to win the other’s heart. They distrust each other, yet feel drawn to one another, constantly testing each other’s limits with suspicion and probing. They knowingly fall into the trap, surrendering to feelings in confusion, until they’re caught in a 39.6kReads9.5Score8.1kShelves
37. 587 舔 One Hundred Rules for Survival: From Doormat to Everyone's Favorite 舔狗到团宠的一百个生存法则 Eastern Egret东方白鹭Ancient Romance656k WordsOngoing The rating just came in! It’ll rise later! [One heroine adored by thirty men, all the men are pure, cultivation ensemble cast, black-hearted heroine in disguise, romantic rivalry, abundant widower romance, tragic love and hatred with the older brother] Xia Fanxin transmigrates into a cultivation harem novel called My Senior Brothers Spoil Me Rotten, where she becomes... the male lead’s devoted admirer. In the story, she focuses all her attention on him, does plenty of awful things to target the 1.1kReads8.1Score172Shelves
38. 588 八 In the 1980s, the Commander Stopped Pursuing Me, and I Found Happiness Divorcing with My Child 八零，首长不追了，带崽离婚真香 Spicy Strips That Aren't Spicy辣条不辣Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Completed, with bonus chapters. A short drama adaptation is now online. (Rebirth, comeback, ex-husband begs for her back, second male lead wins) In her previous life, her son and the son of her husband's fallen comrade's widow fell into the water at the same time. Her husband saved the widow's son. After suffering the loss of her child, Jiang Yi spent thirty years in a miserable marriage, then died of grief. Reborn in a single moment, she returns to the time before her son falls into the water. 35.7kReads8.7Score3.5kShelves

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    😫🍉 "Su Wanqing! Su Wanqing!" It's that woman again, it's that woman again! In her past life, because Lu Yunqi was saved by his comrade, he took it upon himself to care for his comrade's widow, Su Wanqing, and her son! Not only did he give her a portion of his monthly salary, but he was also always there for her, big or small, and even gave her the house allocated to his family! In the end, when his own son and Su Wanqing's son both fell into the water, he chose one and saved Su Wanqing's son, while her son died! Reborn, all she wants to do is divorce him immediately and take her son far away...

39. 589 离 After the Divorce, the Beijing Circle's Sidekick Is Blushing Red at the Men Fighting Over Her 离婚后，京圈跟班被雄竞吓红温 Eastern Egret东方白鹭Modern Romance238k WordsCompleted The rating may rise once it opens. (Complete. Love rivals fighting over her + one woman with multiple men + hilarious adored-by-everyone heroine + devoted pursuer, but she pursues lots of people + brothers competing for the same wife + no women fighting each other.) Fake universally disliked drama queen and devoted pursuer vs. a volatile, devilish troublemaker. Jin Yuan is the most famous devoted pursuer in all of the capital. After chasing Fu Changjin for seven years, she finally married him. B 3.3kReads8.4Score455Shelves
40. 590 还 Still Pretending? Our Sect Doesn’t Even Call Dao Companions Mortal Enemies 还装？反正宗门不管道侣叫宿敌 A Guest Who Awakens the World醒世客Two Male Leads337k WordsOngoing [Mutual devotion + Supernatural Mystery + Regretful Pursuit + Episodic Story + Ensemble Cast] Sickly bottom x gloomy top The entire cultivation world knew that Lord Zeyan, Yan Sui'an, and the Ghost King, Fu Qingcheng, were sworn enemies. The thing Fu Qingcheng regretted most in his life was looking at Yan Sui'an one extra time three hundred years ago. That one glance made him mistake Yan Sui'an for a candidate to become the Ghost King's consort. Before the three-bow wedding ceremony was complete 106Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The later parts are incredibly angsty, absolutely angsty beyond belief. It's a classic, slightly angsty style, and the angst will all come together later.

41. 591 我 I’m a Red-Clad Female Ghost, So Why Have You All Fallen for Me? 我红衣女鬼，你们怎么都爱上我了 Eastern Egret东方白鹭Modern Romance169k WordsOngoing [Win over the heroine|Infinite-flow powerhouse|rival suitors and a battlefield of love|healing|boss becomes everyone’s darling|hilarious crowd-pleaser] Jinzhi, the ultimate boss of an SSS+ infinite-flow dungeon, commands all who behold her to bow when she appears in red. Just as she is preparing to retire and enjoy a quiet life, a jade bangle forcibly summons her, turning her into the “guardian deity” of the modern-day wealthy Yu family. In truth, she’s supposed to guard four unlucky young maste 170Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 592 综 Across Film and TV: Who's in the Crematorium Today? 综影视之今天火葬场了吗？ Marry the East Wind嫁东风Female-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted [Winning Back Your Wife: Ashes-to-Ashes Series, Book One] Shen Qingyao is bound to a “life winner” System that requires her to build a fortune from nothing and reach the pinnacle of success. From then on, in world after world, she leaves behind unforgettable legends. [Volume One: A Transmigrated Life] Eternal Love: Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms: You ignore me today, and tomorrow you'll be out of my league. Ashes of Love: What do you do when the second male lead turns evil? The Mystic Nine: I'm ev 3.8kReads8.4Score137Shelves

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    Various TV dramas featuring wife-chasing crematoriums

43. 593 总 The CEO’s First Love Returns, So I Leave. Then He Goes Insane! 总裁老公白月光归来，我退场，他却疯了！ King Revolver左轮王12k WordsCompleted My CEO Husband’s First Love Is Back, So I Step Aside, but He Goes Crazy! 187Reads—Score—Shelves

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    With over 100,000 readers, highly recommended! [Eating melon emoji] [eating melon emoji] [eating melon emoji]

44. 594 潇 The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain 潇潇雨声迟 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted Years after graduation, a gossip post begins circulating on the message board for City Experimental School. The school's 2011 beauty, Ye Xiao, and its most handsome boy from the same year, Ruan Yusheng, are a couple. Their classmates, who know them well, rush over to set the record straight: it's pure rumor. There was never any spark between the two of them. Ye Xiao's profile even says, “Person I hate most: Ruan Yusheng.” People in the know go so far as to say, “Ye Xiao feels nothing but hatred 81.1kReads9.7Score14.1kShelves

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    [Frustrated][Eating popcorn] "Su Wanqing! Su Wanqing!" It's that woman again, it's that woman again! In her past life, because Lu Yunqi was saved by his comrade, he took it upon himself to care for his comrade's widow, Su Wanqing, and her son! Not only did he give her a portion of his monthly salary, but he was also always there for her, big or small, and even gave her the house allocated to his family! In the end, when his own son and Su Wanqing's son fell into the water at the same time, he chose one and saved Su Wanqing's son, while her son died! Reborn, all she wants to do is divorce her immediately and take her son far away...

45. 595 白 The White Moonlight Returns to the Capital, and the Crown Prince Kisses Her Until She Blushes Every Night 白月光回京，夜夜被太子爷亲红温 Wildfire Never Dies野火不熄Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Sweet! Doting! Steamy! Flirty! Satisfying! Both are inexperienced! Strong possessive streak!] He Yutang is pure and obedient; Zhou Yanze is wild and uninhibited. They were like two parallel lines, destined never to meet. In a dimly lit bar, she pretended to stumble and felt his chest muscles. She flirted and ran, but his powerful hand, veins bulging, clamped around her slender waist. “Just one little touch was enough for you? Want to play something more exciting with me?” They fell passionately 36.7kReads9.2Score4.1kShelves

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    This book is amazing! Sweet! Pampering! Seductive! Flirting! Exhilarating! Male lead: Tall, incredibly handsome, super rich, sexy and wild, a prince of Beijing's elite circles. Female lead: Fair-skinned, beautiful, stunningly charming, both delicate and sassy, ​​a rich heiress. Very wild! Very seductive! Very exhilarating! Life should be exciting! Chinese people don't lie to Chinese people, you absolutely have to read this.

46. 596 夏 Summer Night, Wild Desire 夏夜情靡 Radiant Smile笑欢颜Modern Romance320k WordsCompleted [Rekindled Romance, Regretful Pursuit, Devoted 1v1 Romance] [Cool-headed, stubborn actress / Deeply devoted, sharp-tongued heir] When Chi Sheng was in college, she “bought” herself a boyfriend. Their young, heart-fluttering love was intense and unrestrained. Back then, she thought he liked her too. Only after they broke up did she learn that he had someone else in his heart, and that she had come between him and his unrequited first love. When they meet again, he’s a rising star in the business 4.3kReads8.6Score283Shelves

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    You can take a look at this.

47. 597 嫁 After She Married, the Mad Emperor Seized Her by Force 嫁人后，被疯批皇帝强取豪夺了 A Penguin Who Has to Write Every Day每天都要码字的企鹅Ancient Romance320k WordsCompleted [Coercive Possession + Later Revenge on the Scoundrels + Obsessive, Unhinged Hero + Groveling Chase + No Reconciliation + Second Male Lead Wins] Chu Huaiyu personally offered Lu Zhaoxue to the Crown Prince, using her as bait to frame Chu Siheng. After ascending the throne, Chu Huaiyu imprisoned Lu Zhaoxue deep in the palace, using his favor as a pair of shackles. Night after night, they were entangled in the palace. Biting her earlobe, Chu Huaiyu whispered, “Zhaoxue, do you hate me? Hate me if y 12.5kReads8.1Score602Shelves

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    Directly chasing after his wife to the crematorium

48. 598 男 After My Boyfriend Lost His Memory, I Turned Around and Became the Devoted Dog of My First Loves 男友失忆后，我转头当白月光们的舔狗 Eastern Egret东方白鹭Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted After My Boyfriend Lost His Memory, I Turned Around and Became a Devoted Fan of His White-Moonlight Loves 210Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 599 离 Five Years After I Quit, My Former Colleague Became My Boss 离职五年后，同事成了我的老板 Greedy Dudu贪吃嘟嘟Modern Romance438k WordsCompleted [Aloof Venture Capital CEO vs. Gorgeous Medical School Top Student: They’re Both Fighting to Win Each Other!] [Sweet Modern Romance × Workplace Growth × Guiding Lover × Second Chance at Love, with a Sweet HE] Years after they last saw each other, her former startup partner has become a venture capital mogul. His life is going swimmingly, and he hasn’t forgotten to give her a hand. She thinks she’ll be living the high life by sticking with him, but in the end, he’s the one who gets her complete 1.2kReads—Score161Shelves

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    The male lead knew the second female lead had feelings for him, yet he still kept her by his side as a capable work partner, believing he wouldn't cross any lines. He ignored the female lead's grievances, leading to their eventual breakup. The female lead went straight back to her hometown and got together with the second male lead, even reaching the point of discussing marriage… When it came to pursuing his wife, the male lead was truly relentless and persistent. After the female lead and the second male lead broke up due to family pressure, the male lead immediately took her home and married her, not daring to stop for a moment! [Bookmark][Bookmark]

50. 600 病 After Her Sickly Husband Died, the Crown Prince Took Her into the Eastern Palace 病弱夫君去世后，太子夺我入东宫 Fei Nongmo妃弄墨Ancient Romance581k WordsCompleted [The short drama of the same name, Marry into the Eastern Palace, is now available] Three years ago, at the Eastern Palace’s consort selection banquet, the Crown Prince scolded her: “The Shen girl is coquettish and ingratiating, and her conduct is outrageous.” His words made Shen Lizhu the laughingstock of the capital’s noblewomen, forcing her to retreat to her maternal grandparents’ home in Jiangnan. Three years later, the Crown Prince is ordered to leave the capital and tour Jiangnan. Shen Liz 24.9kReads8.4Score2.2kShelves

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    That's really chasing after them.

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