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. 401 养 The Son I Raised for Five Years Isn’t Mine, and His Birth Mother Secretly Switched Our Babies 养5年的儿子不是亲生，亲妈竟偷偷换走我的娃 Yun Chuyin云楚吟12k WordsCompleted The son I raised for five years isn’t mine, and his biological mother secretly switched him with my baby 165Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 402 昆 Kunlun's Black Ice: Polar Files of Bureau 749 昆仑玄冰：749局极地档案 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼7k WordsCompleted Kunlun Black Ice: The 749 Bureau’s Polar Files 1Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 403 她 She Used My Money to Keep Him, So I'll Make Her Repay Me for the Rest of Her Life 她用我的钱养他，我让她用余生还债 King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted She used my money to support him. I'll make her spend the rest of her life paying me back. 65Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 404 成 Why Should Adults Have to Choose? You Wouldn’t Understand How I Have Fun 成年人做什么选择，姐的快乐你不懂 Yun Chuyin云楚吟17k WordsCompleted Why should grown women have to choose? You wouldn't understand what makes me happy. 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves
5. 405 天 The Heavenly Dao Has Its Cycles: Who Can Escape Heaven's Retribution? 天道有轮回、苍天饶过谁 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼7k WordsCompleted What Goes Around Comes Around, Even Heaven Spares No One 2Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 406 惊 A Stunning Figure Appears in the Inkstone 惊鸿入砚来 Late Branches at Dawn杳杳枝晚Ancient Romance336k WordsCompleted *The comic adaptation of the same name, “Jinghong Enters the Inkstone,” is now available [The beloved little terror of the General’s Manor vs. the cool, gentle Seventh Prince] (Childhood sweethearts, older man, sweet at first then angsty, one-on-one romance, multiple perspectives) When they were childhood sweethearts, he promised her they would be together for life, each the other’s one and only. She believed him. With joy in her heart, she donned her wedding robes and married him. But on the da 2.5kReads8.1Score172Shelves

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   "She was my sun, yet I extinguished her light with my own hands." — Ancient Chinese romance novel with a tragic ending. Childhood sweethearts, tragic ending, sweet at first, then agonizing. The heroine dies with resentment, and the hero commits suicide for love. Published from three different perspectives, all three main characters are pitiful.

7. 407 老 My Wife’s Deadly Perfume 老婆的致命香水 King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance15k WordsCompleted My Wife’s Deadly Perfume 30Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 408 被 Beautiful and Bold After Being Cast Aside, Four Top-Tier Stars Pursue Me 被休弃妇美又飒，四个顶流追着嫁 Yun Chuyin云楚吟Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted The Beautiful, Cast-Off Wife Has Four Top-Tier Stars Chasing After Her 449Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 409 雪 The Snow Fox Repays a Debt of Gratitude 雪狐衔恩 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼9k WordsCompleted The Snow Fox Repays a Kindness 1Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 410 送 The Handsome Boy Band Came Right to My Door, So Come On, Boys, Into My Arms 送上门的顶帅男团，都到姐的碗里来 Yun Chuyin云楚吟13k WordsCompleted All These Drop-Dead Gorgeous Guys Are Throwing Themselves at Me, So I’m Claiming Them All 248Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 411 他 He Forgot Our Agreement, but He Still Remembers Loving Me 他忘了协议，只记得爱我 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊13k WordsCompleted He Forgot Our Agreement and Remembered Only That He Loved Me 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Lu Jingshen navigates between documents and drinking parties, yet he cannot untangle the knot between two women. Lin Wan'er is his wife, calm and composed, her wedding ring gleaming softly on her ring finger; Su Qing is his childhood sweetheart, obsessive and passionate, his name etched beneath her collarbone. A merger unveils a web of lies. He believes he controls everything, unaware that he himself is merely a pawn on the chessboard.

12. 412 索 The Lone Wolf Who Comes for Your Life 索命的孤狼 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼7k WordsCompleted The Lone Wolf Who Comes for Your Life —Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 413 我 After I Offered Myself to the State, the Beijing Heir Was Driven to Regret 我把自己上交国家后，京圈太子悔疯了 Yun Chuyin云楚吟6k WordsCompleted After I turned myself over to the state, the capital’s spoiled young heir was consumed with regret 330Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 414 离 When He Handed Me the Divorce Papers, He Tore Up Appendix Three 离婚协议递来时，他撕了附录三 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊11k WordsCompleted When the divorce papers arrived, he tore up Appendix Three 41Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 415 黑 The Dragon's Lair Beneath Blackwater River 黑水河龙窟 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼12k WordsCompleted Dragon Cavern in the Blackwater River 2Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 416 白 I Scammed Free Care from a Psychiatric Hospital and Brought Down Its Insurance Fraud Ring 白嫖精神病院，我把骗保黑窝掀了 Yun Chuyin云楚吟7k WordsCompleted I Took Advantage of a Psychiatric Hospital and Exposed Its Insurance Scam 2Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 417 她 She’s Back to Make the Tyrant CEO’s Entire Family Pay 她归来，要整个霸总家陪葬 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance16k WordsCompleted She’s Back, and the Entire Overbearing CEO’s Family Will Pay for It 119Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 418 道 Only When the Dao Heart Shatters Can I See My True Self 道心破碎，方见真我 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼8k WordsCompleted Only When the Dao Heart Shatters Can One Find the True Self —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 419 踹 I Kicked the Scumbag to the Curb! On New Year’s Day, I Reclaimed an Entire Mountain 踹飞渣男！我在大年初一收回了整座山 Yun Chuyin云楚吟13k WordsCompleted I Kicked the Scumbag to the Curb! On New Year’s Day, I Reclaimed the Entire Mountain 20Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 420 红 The Oath in the Red Book 红皮书的誓言 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance17k WordsCompleted The Oath in the Red Book 1Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 421 砥 Through Every Trial, At Last, the Flowers Bloom 砥砺前行，终得繁花 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼7k WordsCompleted Press On Through Hardship, and Blossoms Will Bloom 5Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 422 丈 After My Husband Died, His Younger Brother Took Over My Home. The Demolition Notice Drove Him Mad 丈夫死后小叔霸占我家，拆迁公告让他疯了 Yun Chuyin云楚吟10k WordsCompleted After My Husband Died, His Younger Brother Took Over My Home. The Demolition Notice Drove Him Mad 4Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 423 暗 I Loved Him in Secret for Six Years. The Day We Divorced, I Was Diagnosed with Leukemia 暗恋他六年，离婚那天我确诊白血病 Jiangnan Yidao江南易道Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted I Had a Crush on Him for Six Years. On the Day We Divorced, I Was Diagnosed with Leukemia 28Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 424 深 Together in the Abyss 深渊同归 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼6k WordsCompleted Together in the Abyss —Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 425 阿 A Shao, Don't Cry 阿邵，不要哭 Jiangnan Yidao江南易道Modern Romance237k WordsCompleted [Boys’ love + utterly tragic ending + 1v1 + emotion-focused + slow and steady] A gentle neurosurgeon and a sensitive underage litigation lawyer We always thought we had plenty of time and could wait a little longer. Until we finished our college entrance exams, until we grew up, until we found jobs... Never realizing that no one knows whether tomorrow or an accident will come first. … “I was too busy studying at seventeen. What about when I’m twenty-seven?” “Dr. Shao, I want to pursue you.” Fr 2kReads—Score360Shelves
26. 426 我 I Was Reborn as a Good-for-Nothing Immortal Stripped of My Immortal Bones, and the God of War Went on a Killing Spree for Me 我穿成被剔仙骨的废柴仙，战神为我杀疯了 Yun Chuyin云楚吟13k WordsCompleted I Reincarnated as a Good-for-Nothing Immortal Whose Immortal Bones Were Stripped Away, and the God of War Went on a Killing Spree for Me 204Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 427 乘 Braving the Waves: Warriors of the Deep 乘风破浪，深海勇士 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼7k WordsCompleted Braving Wind and Waves, Warriors of the Deep Sea 1Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 428 打 I Lost a Fight, So I Deserved to Become a Peerless Fairy Monster 打架输了活该穿成绝世大妖精 Big Dragon Fruit大那火龙果Ancient Romance566k WordsCompleted [Male-to-female transformation, gender-bender, exclusive romance, brainless fun, thrilling throughout with a touch of angst.] [Fantasy immortal-demon world meets ancient reality] [forced love + sweet romance + no saintly heroine] [Insight + bewitching charm + dazzling beauty + demonic physician + lightning-fast makeovers] Before transmigrating, he was a ruthless demon lord. Afterward, she became an ordinary young woman. The original owner was the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister's house 459Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend a book written by my roommate. Yes, this is it. He writes it every day in the dorm, and it's quite good.

29. 429 霸 The CEO Went Mad After Reading My Mind, So I Was Reborn to Destroy My Stepmother and Bring Down the Black Market 霸总读心后疯了，带重生的我，反杀继母，掀了黑市 Yun Chuyin云楚吟10k WordsCompleted The CEO Went Mad After Reading My Mind. I Was Reborn, Took Down My Stepmother, and Turned the Black Market Upside Down 33Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 430 烬 Ashes of the World: Devoted Until Death 烬世卿尘：至死不渝 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼7k WordsCompleted Ashen Dust of a Fallen World: Faithful Until Death 1Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 431 我 My Best Friend Is Such a Stud, and She Hits So Hard 我闺蜜超man，她打人老疼了 Big Dragon Fruit大那火龙果Urban619k WordsOngoing [Man transmigrates into a woman] [Strong heroine] [Decisive and ruthless] [Gender-bending romance] An ace agent's soul transmigrates into a young girl. She doesn't shrink back or lose heart, but calmly accepts reality. Let's stick to one principle: The strong never complain about their circumstances. Even if I've become a woman, I'm going to be the female lead of a male-oriented power fantasy! When it's time to be decisive, she's decisive. When it's time to take down scum, she does so without me 245Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 432 团 Someone Groped My Thigh at the Company Retreat, and the Whole Office Accused Me of Seducing the Director 团建被摸大腿，全公司反说我勾引总监 Yun Chuyin云楚吟10k WordsCompleted Someone Groped My Thigh at the Company Retreat, and the Whole Company Claimed I Was Seducing the Director 152Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 433 碎 Shattered Jade, A Broken Mirror Never Reunites 碎玉，破镜难圆 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼7k WordsCompleted Shattered Jade, A Broken Mirror Is Hard to Mend —Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 434 邻 My Neighbor Says My Red Wine-Colored Slip Dress Is Distracting Her Son from His Graduate Exams 邻居说我晒酒红色吊带裙影响她儿子考研 Yun Chuyin云楚吟9k WordsCompleted My Neighbor Says Hanging Out My Wine-Red Slip Dress Is Distracting Her Son from His Grad School Entrance Exams 55Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 435 知 Admitting Your Mistakes Is the Greatest Virtue 知错能改善莫大焉 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼8k WordsCompleted There’s No Greater Good Than Correcting Your Mistakes —Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 436 霍 Mr. Huo, Please Behave. I'm a Fortune-Teller, Not for Sale 霍总请自重，我是算命的，不卖身 Yun Chuyin云楚吟15k WordsCompleted Mr. Huo, Please Behave. I'm a Fortune-Teller, Not for Sale 2Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 437 婚 After We Married, Pei Heng Kept Demanding a Divorce, Until I Finally Stopped Caring About Him 婚后，裴珩一直嚷着要离婚，直到我真的不管他了 The Pretentious Fox爱装的狐狸11k WordsCompleted After We Married, Pei Heng kept clamoring for a divorce, until I finally stopped caring about him 8.1kReads—Score101Shelves
38. 438 万 All Paths Return to One, the Great Dao Flourishes Forever 万法归宗，大道永昌 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼8k WordsCompleted All Techniques Return to the Origin, The Great Dao Flourishes Forever —Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 439 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 9Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 440 与 We Corresponded for Two Months, but the Crown Prince Said He Had Mistaken Me for Someone Else? 与太子通信两个月，他却说认错了人？ The Pretentious Fox爱装的狐狸21k WordsCompleted After two months of exchanging letters with the crown prince, he said he had mistaken me for someone else? 305Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 441 拾 The Timeworn Classics Restoration Studio 拾光古籍修复馆 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼9k WordsCompleted Shiguang Antique Book Restoration Studio —Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 442 日 Day and Night, I Obsess Over You 日夜妄想 Fish Doesn't Speak鱼不语Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [Marriage before love + two powerful leads taking down scumbags + mutual secret crushes + world-class stubbornness + two scene-stealing power players] He’s a cold-blooded business tycoon, with enough rumored girlfriends to fill ten mahjong tables. She’s a ruthless heiress from a prominent family, with admirers and followers lined up all the way to Paris. A marriage of convenience, with each side keeping their distance. On the rooftop, they smoked side by side. Jiang Chenglin asked, “Ever conside 7.9kReads9.5Score1.1kShelves

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    Most of them are about the female lead going through a "wife-chasing-after-the-cremation" scenario where she never looks back. I still can't quite accept the female lead being constantly abused and said to hurtful things in the early stages, only for the male and female leads to reconcile later. Such harsh words are like a chill in June. Besides, the female lead isn't a robot; she gets tired and sad too.

43. 443 收 After Taking In My Divorced Best Friend, I Was Kicked Out of My Own Home 收留离婚闺蜜后，我被赶出了自己家 Yun Chuyin云楚吟7k WordsCompleted After Taking In My Divorced Best Friend, I Was Kicked Out of My Own Home 15Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 444 中 Pillar of Strength: Flames Over Taihang 中流砥柱：太行烽火 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼8k WordsCompleted Pillar of Strength: Flames of War in the Taihang Mountains —Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 445 强 I Force-Kissed the Campus Heartthrob, and He Blocked Me 强吻校草后，他拉黑了我 The Pretentious Fox爱装的狐狸10k WordsCompleted After I kissed the campus heartthrob by force, he blocked me 524Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 446 你 You Kissed the Wrong Place 你亲错地方了 A Fa阿法Modern Romance337k WordsCompleted The print edition of A Glimmer Against the Cold Wind is now available nationwide. [Each other's first love + rekindled romance + the hero wins himself over + happy ending] For the first sixteen years of his life, Xie Chen had never thought about dating. When Jiang Yuan wrote him a love letter and was publicly criticized by the whole school, Xie Chen rejected her without mercy. “I have no plans to date.” Jiang Yuan neither cried nor made a scene. She gave him an appraising look, even smiling a li 63.8kReads9.5Score8kShelves
47. 447 冷 Three Years of a Cold Marriage: After Our Divorce, My Ex-Husband Clings to Me Every Night 冷婚三年，离婚后前夫夜夜痴缠 Nine and Si九与思Modern Romance319k WordsCompleted [Powerful insider in government + cool, aloof beauty + both virgins + winning back his wife + the powerful man bows his head] Wen Yici never imagined she would see Shen Huaijin again under these circumstances. On the first day after they got their divorce papers, her ex-husband came to inspect her school. Standing in front of her, he introduced himself: “Hello, my name is Shen Huaijin.” Wen Yici smiled bitterly. If he had put even a little effort into their marriage, he would have known the wom 287Reads6.4Score104Shelves

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    The story begins by torturing the male protagonist, creating a bittersweet and agonizing atmosphere. Recommended by a seasoned bookworm.

48. 448 把 I Forced Myself on My Fiancé’s Twin Brother 把未婚夫双生子哥哥给强制了 Bubu Xing咘咘行Modern Romance475k WordsCompleted (Short drama adaptation now available) [Black Lotus vs. Icy Beauty, Second Male Lead Chases His Wife to the Crematorium, Brothers' Love Triangle] “Since we look exactly alike, will you take my place tonight?” On the night of her engagement, Yu Zheng overheard her boyfriend talking with his older brother at the doorway. After they left, she pretended not to know the difference, calling out her boyfriend's name as she drunkenly hooked her arms around the neck of his aloof, restrained older bro 3.2kReads8.2Score438Shelves

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    First: The two are entangled in a love-hate relationship. The female assistant's line seems to capture the essence: the female lead is likened to a dodder vine, seemingly weak but already ensnaring her prey in a web. The male and female leads have distinct personalities; the male lead exudes a yandere, melancholic, and slightly gloomy vibe, and has a daddy-like personality. Second: The second male lead takes over, but the ex-husband is indeed quite something. Third: This ex-fiancé is hard to judge, but very enjoyable to watch. The female lead's personality is quite different; the ex-husband awkwardly likes her while deliberately suppressing her. The female lead makes a bold move by replacing him, emphasizing the "if the younger brother won't give it to her, she'll take it from the older brother" dynamic. The older brother has always secretly loved the female lead, and after being seduced, he plays hard to get. There's a scene where the female lead goes blind and says, "Sister-in-law, open the door, I'm the younger brother!" Now the plot has developed to the point where the younger brother is desperately trying to steal his older brother's fatherly authority to regain his position.

49. 449 渣 A Scumbag Wants to Marry for My Money? I’ll Leave Him Penniless! 渣男想吃绝户？我让他倾家荡产！ Yun Chuyin云楚吟7k WordsCompleted That scumbag wants to marry into my family and take everything? I’ll leave him penniless! 14Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 450 盘 Pan Snake Hollow 盘蛇坳 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼6k WordsCompleted Snake Pass 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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