🔥 Historical Romance With a Male Lead Who Holds Immense Power and Is Extremely Possessive 🔥男主权势滔天，佔有欲极强的古言

1. 51 成 On Our Wedding Night, the Obsessive Crown Prince Took Me to the Eastern Palace 成亲当晚，偏执太子夺我入东宫 Jiang Xiaoshi江小十Ancient Romance504k WordsCompleted The aloof, possessive Crown Prince × the dazzling beauty who loves money Everyone in the Eastern Palace knows that the Crown Princess was snatched away from someone else by the Crown Prince. Once the Crown Prince, as elegant as jade and as clear as moonlight, fell into the sea of love, there was no climbing back out. He Yue transmigrated to ancient times and became the owner of a rouge shop. She wasn’t rich or powerful, but her life was peaceful and carefree. Then one day, the woman she liv 35.3kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves
2. 52 说 Weren’t We Supposed to Divorce? So Why Am I Pregnant? 说好的和离呢，我怎么揣崽了？ Spring Knife Cold春刀寒Ancient Romance445k WordsCompleted Gu Mingzhu was a beautiful fool with nothing but looks. One day, she got into the wrong bridal sedan and married Xie Tingzhi, the famous Minister of the Court of Judicial Review in the capital. They said the heir was as gentle as jade, yet on their wedding night, he asked for a divorce? Clutching Xie Tingzhi's enormous compensation, Gu Mingzhu tearfully agreed. Her elder sister, Gu Mingyue, who was supposed to marry Xie Tingzhi, instead wed Xie Qingxiu, a notorious playboy. Everyone felt she 4.5kReads8.3Score305Shelves

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   🌺The female lead is beautiful but incredibly dense, a total pushover in the male lead's eyes at domestic power struggles. Her obliviousness is phenomenal. Initially, the male lead only wanted a marriage of convenience, but he unknowingly finds himself personally helping her overcome obstacles. Is it possible to catch a brain drain from being around a simpleton for too long? I find her so adorable, and I even want to use a child to tie her down…

3. 53 惊 Shocking! The Cruel Tyrant Begs Me Not to Fear Him 惊！狠戾暴君卑微求乖乖别怕他 An Muxi安穆希Ancient Romance527k WordsCompleted 895Reads9.0Score100Shelves

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   🍓① Both twins fell in love with the female lead at first sight. Later, they deliberately arranged her birthday to lure her to a private manor, where they attempted to force themselves on her. "Xiaxia, my brother and I are twins. You wouldn't... Mistake me for your brother, would you?" The female lead stared dumbfounded at the two identical people...

4. 54 抄 After the Confiscation, the Most Beautiful Woman Is Seized by a Powerful Minister 抄家后，第一美人被权臣强取豪夺 Yang Si Si杨姒姒Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted [Political Intrigue + Romance + Coercive Love + Powerful Male Lead and Vulnerable Female Lead + Obsessively Possessive Hero] A resilient, beautiful heroine versus a calculating, ruthless hero An imperial edict sends Chancellor Qing Heng to prison, where he dies by suicide, supposedly out of guilt. His entire family is executed, and his only daughter, Qing Yan, is forced into servitude and sent to the Entertainment Bureau. Those of servile status are made to serve and entertain others, as prostit 33.6kReads8.8Score4.5kShelves

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   The male protagonist wields immense, latent power and possessiveness, and he forces himself upon the female protagonist.

5. 55 生 Share a Bed in Life! Share a Grave in Death! She Can't Escape After Being Forced to Become His Wife 生同衾！死同穴！强夺为妻逃不掉 Round Little Egg圆滚滚蛋Ancient Romance373k WordsCompleted [Possessive love + classic melodrama + love that never comes with time] [A frail, beautiful woman who gives in after marriage VS a deeply devoted man with an overwhelming need for control] Everyone envies Lou Wantang. She’s only the daughter of a county magistrate, yet she gets to marry Prince Chen, a man of great power, and receive his undivided favor. But only she knows she was forced into it. In other people’s eyes, Pei Sijin is a man of noble status, handsome and strong, and a devoted, fa 27.3kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves

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   This one features a male lead who forcibly takes the female lead, forcing her to separate from her childhood sweetheart. It avoids the cliché of escape scenes and is definitely worth watching.

6. 56 正 After Raising My Child Properly for Four Years, His Rich Biological Father Came Knocking 正经养崽四年后，豪门亲爹找上门 Huang Bao黄宝Modern Romance416k WordsCompleted [A devoted couple] [Raising a wolf pup] In the fourth year of raising her child alone, the kid’s father finally came knocking. A well-dressed man stood by the door and asked her, “Are you Shang Xi?” “…Yes.” “I’m the pup’s father.” The man’s tone was domineering and forceful. “Come with me. Don’t even think about refusing or putting up a pointless fight.” Shang Xi stared at his face, so much like her son’s, and leisurely answered, “Oh.” The truth was, she hadn’t even been thinking about refusing 23.2kReads9.4Score1.7kShelves

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   🌷✨①The male protagonist is a werewolf🐺, possessiveness is in his nature. A wolf has only one mate in its lifetime, and he will not allow his mate to be tainted by any other person's scent. Four years ago, the male protagonist accidentally conceived with the female protagonist during his period. The female protagonist fled and gave birth to cubs. The male protagonist thought he had been cheated on and let the matter drop. Four years later, he heard the cubs calling and came to his door. The male protagonist is a henpecked husband who has conquered himself.

7. 57 被 The Fourth Year of Being Loved Against My Will 被强制爱的第四年 Crane Song yyyy鹤音yyyyModern Romance329k WordsCompleted [Short drama now streaming] [Forced Love + Both Leads Reborn + Obsessive Male Lead + Died for Love in Their Past Life + HE] In the fourth year of being effectively imprisoned by Shen Huaixu, Qiao Qiao asked him for a divorce. Shen Huaixu had quietly stripped her of every freedom, taken control of her entire life, and imprisoned her in a cage built in the name of love. Shen Huaixu was possessive, cool-headed, and fiercely jealous. He commanded the business world and built his own commercial empir 13.9kReads9.2Score1kShelves

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   "The mild-mannered Yu Shubao was assigned to sit next to the wicked and scheming top student Chen Jinnan. From being teased and bossed around to being forced into closeness, when she wanted to break up, Chen Jinnan bluntly declared, 'Unless I die,' displaying his possessiveness to the fullest while secretly showing his doting affection." Chen Jinnan's contrast is "obsessive doting beneath a wicked exterior": he verbally bosses her around and haggles over the "cost" of tutoring, but in reality, he's keeping her in his own territory—tutoring her is an exclusive perk, forced closeness is an undisguised possessiveness, and even "break up unless I die" is a bittersweet expression of his unwillingness to let go. Yu Shubao's journey from silently enduring to being enveloped by his obsessive doting is a sweet yet forceful tug-of-war, portraying the doting affection of a scheming man in a way that is both swoon-worthy and poignant.

8. 58 分 Break Up? Only If I'm Dead 分手？除非我死了 Which Star哪一颗星Modern Romance477k WordsCompleted A timid, sweet-tempered girl ✖️ a nasty, possessive, scheming guy [One-on-one, both are devoted to each other ➕ forced love ➕ sweet fluff] Because Yu Shubao's grades are poor, her homeroom teacher seats her next to Chen Jinnan, the top student in the year. But he's nasty and loves to tease her. Chen Jinnan is always ordering Yu Shubao around, whether it's to do his homework, fetch water, or buy food. Yu Shubao has always been obedient and never gets into arguments with anyone, so she just silent 56.2kReads8.2Score3.8kShelves
9. 59 傲 The Proud Imperial Uncle's Everyday Quest to Win His Bride 傲娇国舅的夺妻日常 Yi Lan苡澜Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The whole family’s redemption arc + taking down scumbags + devoted husband, well-behaved and timid fake heiress vs. reborn young uncle who steals her away, a heroine who grows over time + a hero who guides her] The day she was to be married off to a lame, dissolute man, Jiang Ying curled up in the bridal sedan and smiled bitterly. The Yong’an Marquis Household had raised her for ten years only so she could die in place of their real daughter. In that moment, her heart nearly died. Then a sword 11.2kReads8.0Score1.1kShelves

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   Both books feature male leads who are incredibly powerful and possessive! They fall in love with the female lead at first sight and have harbored a secret crush on her for two lifetimes. In their past lives, they missed their chance, but in their rebirth, the male lead forcefully takes her in, first by stealing her away in the street, then by demanding a marriage decree from the palace – a constant battle of wits and jealousy! He cherishes and protects the female lead deeply, making for incredibly sweet and doting stories. Highly recommended! [Heart emoji]

10. 60 纨 The Spoiled Heir’s Devoted Pushover 纨绔世子的舔狗日常 Yi Lan苡澜Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Qin Qing falls into the water and loses consciousness. Xie Ce, the capital's number-one wastrel and heir to Prince Kang, rescues her. All the noble young ladies of the capital sit back, waiting for the drama to begin, only to get a reformed playboy who turns into a devoted husband, the best in the capital. Qin Qing has been frail since childhood, and the imperial physician predicts she'll live only until the age of twenty. All the noble young ladies of the capital wait for her to die young, only 17.4kReads8.3Score1.4kShelves
11. 61 皇 The Emperor's Brother's Golden Canary 皇兄的金丝雀 Shiluo Niang什洛娘Ancient Romance265k WordsCompleted [The comic adaptation is coming soon] [Unhinged Crown Prince x sweet, adorable princess] (Not related by blood) Obsessive love story -- Everyone in the realm knows that His Highness the Crown Prince dotes on me. Only I know how twisted that “affection” really is. He controls every aspect of my life. He won’t let me speak to other men or take a single step beyond the palace walls. In the dead of night, he even barges into my bedchamber, grips my cheek, and kisses me senseless until I can barely b 41.6kReads7.8Score6.6kShelves

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    These four characters are powerful and possessive, almost like yanderes, and are willing to kill for the female lead [drooling]. They are only willing to love the female lead!

12. 62 甜 Sweet Temptation! The Sickly-Sweet Actor Has Me Blushing and Swooning 甜欲！被病娇影帝撩哄得脸红心跳 Pihei痞黑Modern Romance861k WordsCompleted [Dating-show livestream, married first and falling in love later, devoted sweet romance! Enchantress ✖ Buddhist monk! Extra sweet and heart-fluttering!] Lin Zhiyang, one of the entertainment industry's most stunning stars, has been blacklisted across the internet and has no work, so she can only join a dating show. To her surprise, she runs into the source of all the hate she's received: her husband in name only, Qi Yanchen! Qi Yanchen is a legendary, award-winning actor. With Buddhist prayer 26.3kReads9.3Score3.5kShelves

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    🔥🔥The male lead is incredibly powerful, and to suppress his insane possessiveness, he always wears a string of black Buddhist prayer beads on his wrist. What to do? She's so beautiful, she doesn't want anyone to see her at all. I really want to lock her up.

13. 63 你 The Abstinent, Powerful Official You Imagined Is a Mad Dog Beneath My Skirts 你以为的禁欲权臣，是我裙下疯狗 Listening to Snow Beneath the Veranda廊下听雪Ancient Romance494k WordsCompleted [A seductive, alluring, clear-eyed villainess + a male lead who seems abstinent but is actually possessive, obsessive, and completely unhinged] Torturing the aloof beauty and powerful minister male lead She seduces him, uses him, even kills him. She has no sincere feelings for him at all, yet he loves her. Winter snow, a plum grove, a stunningly beautiful young woman… When Lu Xuan first saw her, he took her for a demon or a spirit, and loathed and despised her. Later: Lu Xuan suddenly lifted 2.3kReads8.8Score207Shelves
14. 64 惑 Ensnaring the Eastern Palace: Tying the Mad Crown Prince to My Skirts 惑东宫，把疯批太子拴在裙带上 Ninefold Thousand Towers九方千阙Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted Originally titled Eastern Palace Erotic Picture. A madman and a madwoman, both clear-eyed about the world. [A delicate beauty with a ruthless streak × a deranged crown prince who takes what he wants, 1v1, both leads pure and Alpha] From the age of fourteen, when Ruan Qing arrived in the capital, she was hailed as the most beautiful woman in the city. Three years later, the unruly Sixth Prince had become the Crown Prince, while Ruan Qing had become a widow burdened with a monument to her chastity 33kReads9.3Score4.8kShelves
15. 65 快 Quick Transmigration: The Little Fox Bound to a Wife-Delivery System 快穿：绑定送妻系统的小狐狸 Fluffy Little Bug毛绒绒的小虫1.1M WordsOngoing [Quick Transmigration + Wife-Delivery System x Henpecked Husbands] Bound to the “Wife-Delivery System” on the brink of death, she travels between worlds to collect enough revival points. In the first world, she huddles by the roadside, her silvery-white fur stained with blood, until a handsome CEO in a wheelchair takes her home. At first, the CEO thinks he has simply adopted a pretty pet. Then one night, as moonlight spills across the room, a girl curls up on the sofa, her fox ears quivering. Sh 6.5kReads8.0Score445Shelves

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    💖"This weekend, stay obediently by my side. No running around, no smiling too sweetly at others, and definitely no turning into a little fox and letting anyone see you, okay?" His possessiveness extended not only to her human form but also to her little fox form, making it his absolute private domain.

16. 66 僵 The Zombie Queen Has Twins 僵尸皇后她一胎两宝 Two Hundred Thousand a Month月二十万Ancient Romance514k WordsCompleted [Adorable babies + raising children + fleeing while pregnant + male lead with two souls in one body + pure feel-good wish fulfillment + past and present lives + lighthearted comedy] A Zhu is a zombie. She’s harmless, loves beauty and herself, and basks in moonlight every night. Life is wonderful! But who could have imagined… One day, she would become pregnant with the Dog Emperor’s child and give birth to identical zombie twins, a boy and a girl, who bounce along behind her every day calling her 1.9kReads9.0Score279Shelves

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    🌷🌷The beautiful and shapely female lead unexpectedly ends up in a brothel. With nowhere else to turn, she seeks help from the male lead, only to discover he's the commander of the Imperial Guard, the infamous "Jade-Faced Yama," a figure usually begging for mercy. She's the first person to turn to him for help. The female lead is caught in a vicious cycle, falling into a trap set by the male lead who takes a liking to her and forces himself on her. His maneuvering is relentless, creating a truly enchanting and romantic atmosphere.

17. 67 东 A Battle for the Crown Prince's Favor 东宫夺娇 Endless Days and Nights朝暮漫漫Ancient Romance367k WordsCompleted [BG + Modern Woman in an Ancient World + Coercive Possession + Obsessive Yandere + Innocent on the Outside, Dark Within + A Long-Standing Plot] Jiang Shuyao had always believed that the young man she’d raised herself was a gentle, refined gentleman. Even when she had certain unmentionable dreams about him before her wedding, she thought the problem lay with her. Only when he forcibly abducted her to a villa on her wedding day, the same young man she had protected and raised, did she finally see 5.2kReads8.6Score404Shelves
18. 68 重 Reborn, I Dumped the Jerk and Married His Uncle 重生后我踹了渣男，嫁给了他小叔叔 Fluffy Little Bug毛绒绒的小虫10k WordsCompleted After being reborn, I dumped the scumbag and married his uncle 2.3kReads—Score—Shelves
19. 69 穿 After the Lazy Transmigrator in the Book Catches the Sickly, Yandere Regent's Eye 穿书咸鱼被病娇摄政王盯上后 Jade Beauty玉美人Ancient Romance317k WordsCompleted [A stunningly beautiful, rich heiress vs. a brooding, possessive tyrant] [Sweet and clingy vs. bold and domineering] [The heroine is a looks-obsessed, spoiled, funny scatterbrain with a bit of a wild streak. She starts off with a terrible hand and gets pretty frantic as everything goes haywire. Skip if that's not your thing.] [Mutual first love + transmigrate into a book and take down scumbags + feel-good comedy + obsessive male lead takes charge] [The male lead seems sweet and innocent but is a 6.9kReads9.3Score864Shelves

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    The female lead transmigrates into a cannon fodder character in a novel. For the sake of her future happiness, she decisively leaves the manor and divorces her current scumbag husband. On the way, she picks up the crazy male lead. Shen Rang calmly says, "She supported me for a month, I'll support her for life." The male lead is extremely possessive, a seemingly refined but actually wicked man. It's a really good read!!! 💕

20. 70 重 Reborn: I Raised My Villain Disciple into a Madman 重生之我把反派徒弟养成了疯批 Treeless White无树白Ancient Romance293k WordsCompleted [The male lead is obsessive and yandere. Read with caution! Read with caution! Read with caution! Not for the faint of heart!] In her previous life, because of her coldness and harsh teaching methods, Mo Changying was killed by her disciple, who became a Demon Venerable. This also led to the immortals' destruction and left all living beings suffering. Fortunately, the Heavenly Dao gave her another chance: she could be reborn a hundred years in the past. And so Mo Changying learned from her mista 6.6kReads8.5Score727Shelves

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    The male lead is extremely obsessive, yandere, and perverted. Enter at your own risk! Enter at your own risk! Enter at your own risk! (Not for the average reader) The male lead is incredibly perverted and obsessive!!! I never knew there was such a novel. I couldn't stop reading even late at night. The male lead completely sealed the female lead's spiritual power and locked her in a room. He couldn't get off the page and was constantly clinging to her. He would get jealous and go crazy if anyone else even glanced at her or touched her!

21. 71 快 Quick Transmigration: Your Heart Beats for Me 快穿：你的心在为我而动 Fluffy Little Bug毛绒绒的小虫Two Male Leads642k WordsCompleted [1v1 quick transmigration + two male leads + happy ending + both are each other's first and only + satisfying, sweet romance] • He gets the cold, domineering CEO Lu Ran's affection score to 100%, but the System suddenly flashes a warning: [Target's soul strength is abnormal! Departure failed!] • When he opens his eyes again, he's an unknown in the entertainment industry, while Lu Ran is a powerful investor who looks at him with cool indifference and unfamiliarity. Xie Jue: …? • He d 678Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 72 清 The Cool, Straight-Laced Man Is Forced into Love by a Mad Emperor 清冷直男，被疯批皇帝强制爱了 Cold Embroidered Spring Blade绣春刀寒Two Male Leads655k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + coercive romance + fake-death fiction] Spring, Year Thirteen of the Jinghe Era Dusk settled in. The trees and grass stood bleak, and the wind howled like a mournful cry. On an otherwise peaceful, even uneventful afternoon, the emperor had only just awoken when he received news that Chen Yuzhen had fallen into the great river. The Yishui flowed broad and fast. He had died so suddenly, so quickly, and so lightly. He had left not even a whole corpse behind. The emperor was still s 21.4kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves

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    This is a story of a cold and aloof, stunningly handsome scholar and an extremely powerful, possessive emperor.

23. 73 诱 Luring Her Into Bed: My Little Maid Is a Siren 诱她上榻，爷的小婢女是祸水 You Bao又宝Ancient Romance336k WordsCompleted [Beautiful little troublemaker x jade-faced demon] [Mutually devoted and faithful + sweet romance + unbelievably beautiful heroine] Nan Zhu is a maid serving Fourth Miss Shen of the Duke's household. Unfortunately, she is so stunningly beautiful that the young lady and her mother target her, even trying to marry her off to a short, lame servant. To avoid being forced into marriage, Nan Zhu has no choice but to climb into the bed of the much-feared eldest young master and offer herself to him. Th 6.9kReads8.3Score700Shelves

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    This person is really possessive.

24. 74 与 Bound to a Tyrant, I Won Without Lifting a Finger 与暴君绑定后我躺赢了 Ying Hanyi樱寒一Ancient Romance591k WordsCompleted (Original title: The Tyrant's Fish-Out-of-Water Empress Keeps Slacking Off) [Tyrant's exclusive devotion + laid-back empress + yandere emperor + lighthearted, sweet, and satisfying + both leads have no past relationships, 1v1 + utterly doting + easy, funny read + brainless indulgence] When the laziest noble consort in history meets a possessive tyrant... While the other women in the palace exhaust themselves scheming, she just wants to lie flat and live like a couch potato. Little does she know, 3.4kReads8.5Score404Shelves

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    • A Tyrant's Daily Life: "Feeding her, carrying her to court, personally drawing her eyebrows"—treating the imperial concubine like royalty and the court officials like air. • Classic Scene: The imperial concubine is eating snacks and dozing off in court, while the tyrant wipes her mouth while reviewing memorials. The officials' inner monologue: Shouldn't we be here?

25. 75 漂 The Beautiful Side Character Gives Up and Marries a Powerful Man to Have His Baby 漂亮女配摆烂了，嫁给大佬生崽崽 Sweet Xiaobei甜小贝Modern Romance405k WordsCompleted [Radiant, clear-headed beauty who loves to flirt x refined, abstinent tycoon who spoils his wife] After transmigrating into a book as the cannon-fodder wife of the male lead, Xie Siyan, Shu Huan decides to keep her head down until the divorce. Rumor has it that Xie Siyan is an ambitious man, ruthless and heartless. Shu Huan: “That’s exactly my type! I love it!” They’ll be divorced in a year anyway, so she says whatever she likes and does whatever she wants. When she learns Xie Siyan likes slende 8.8kReads8.9Score702Shelves

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    These are all stories featuring male protagonists with extremely strong possessiveness, and they include all sorts of male leads. The most extreme aspect is the clash between old and new ideas, with the modern female protagonist never yielding to old ways of thinking.

26. 76 天 The Host Who Thinks About the Target's 'Task' Every Day! 天天想着chi任务目标的宿主！ Gua Gua Is the Second Gourd呱呱是二瓜Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Love at First Sight + Quick Transmigration + Customizable Appearance + Many-Sided Personality + A Touch of Everyone's Favorite] After graduating, Liu Yunshu was abruptly taken offline on her way to a date and bound to System 787878. Having lost all will to live, she drooled over the various handsome men the System brought out, and set off on a journey of…(◔◡◔)…gogogo! 10.9kReads7.6Score705Shelves

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    These two transmigration novels on the track are simply amazing! They're incredibly good, once rated 9.9. [Facepalm] I can't read them while sleeping, I'm afraid you'll end up like me, suffering internal injuries from holding it in. This is worth reading five or six times; the jokes never feel dull no matter how many times you reread them. I love them so much!

27. 77 快 Quick Transmigration: The Vicious Fiancée Becomes Everyone’s Favorite 快穿：恶毒未婚妻成了万人迷 Gazing at the Spring Chill瞭春寒Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [Print edition signed] [Quick transmigration + mildly irresistible heroine + love at first sight + sweet romance + one-on-one + both leads are virgins + face-slapping] The main story is complete; bonus chapters are being updated. In every clichéd melodrama, once the male and female leads fall in love, the male lead’s perfectly legitimate fiancée is usually reduced to a vicious supporting character. She’s obsessed with him, jealous, and willing to do anything. In the end, everyone turns against 77.3kReads8.4Score4.7kShelves
28. 78 救 She Regretted Saving the Obsessive Emperor 救下偏执帝王后，她后悔了 Zhou Xiaoshan周小珊Ancient Romance366k WordsCompleted Emperor Tiansheng ruled for twelve years, diligently serving the people and governing with dedication, bringing the Great Xia Dynasty to the height of its prosperity. Yet when it came to this faultless and wise emperor, what people most loved to gossip about was not his civil or military achievements, but his first wife, Empress Zhensheng, for whom he had left the imperial harem empty. The history books described Empress Zhensheng's life in just eight words: A goddess descended, bringing blessin 5.5kReads8.6Score331Shelves
29. 79 岁 Spring's Joy, Year After Year 岁岁春欢 I Really Love Little Crabs超爱小螃蟹Ancient Romance669k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Years of Spring Joy is now available on all platforms] [Heroine and scumbag reborn + male lead transmigrates + mutual salvation + play the pig to eat the tiger] At seventeen, Shen Jiasui married Lu Yunzheng. The Shen and Lu families were both military dynasties, making them a formidable match. Two years into their marriage, Lu Yunzheng defeated the enemy kingdom and won renown across the land. But the Shen family was condemned for treason and executed to the last member. On 266.5kReads9.6Score31.1kShelves

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    I highly recommend these two books to fellow book lovers. After reading for twenty years, these are the two books I consider my best. They are truly amazing. The author's writing is superb, the whole story flows smoothly and tightly, with each part seamlessly connected to the next, making for a very engaging read.

30. 80 晋 Jinnan Spring 晋南春 Feng He楓和Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted The heroine is a 21st-century office worker who accidentally transmigrates by soul into ancient times. Unfortunately, she catches the hero's eye, and he sets his sights on her. She is then forced to marry him. But in this era, she has always believed she should be free. With the mindset of someone from the 21st century, she refuses to be his caged bird. She tries to escape again and again, only to be caught and brought back each time. He forces her to submit and uses every means at his disposal 2kReads6.7Score108Shelves
31. 81 满 My Whole Family Are Cannon Fodder, but After They Read My Mind, They Rebel 满门炮灰读我心后，全家造反了 I Really Love Little Crabs超爱小螃蟹Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Physical edition of "Claiming the Pearl 2" goes on presale October 17 at 7:30 p.m.] [Mind reading + System + adored by the whole family + transmigrate into a book + play the pig to eat the tiger] Qiao Jiaojiao had accumulated so much virtue in her past life that the Old King of Hell granted her a rebirth with all her memories intact, plus a golden finger: a Virtue Points Shop. Qiao Jiaojiao was thrilled to start her new life, only to discover she hadn't been reborn at all. She'd transmigrated i 124.4kReads9.7Score14.2kShelves
32. 82 帝 The Emperor's Captive 帝王囚宠 Liang Zhihe梁之鹤Ancient Romance142k WordsCompleted Dual purity / Forced love / Happy ending / Weak heroine (enter at your own risk if you dislike this) / Obsessive male lead A young woman had recently arrived at the Pei family academy. Her skin was snow-white and her figure graceful. But it was her smile, her sparkling eyes and beguiling, sweet expression, that made Pei Shen truly understand what it meant to be consumed by longing. The history books record that Emperor Jingwu, Pei Shen, governed with diligence and achieved great things during hi 3.9kReads8.7Score213Shelves
33. 83 重 Reborn and Keeping My Distance! The Possessive Crown Prince Is Obsessed with Me Again 重生远离！禁欲太子爷又疯批来缠 Eighty Degrees八十度Modern Romance575k WordsCompleted [Reborn after a misunderstanding, a powerful man brought low to the point of humiliation, an out-of-control, obsessive and possessive forced love, extreme push and pull, the male lead regains memories of his previous life much later] Lin Qiuzhi thought her unhappy life had been saved by marriage. Her husband was the crown prince of the capital's most powerful family, a refined, aloof heartthrob who kept his distance from everyone. With her, however, his love was intensely passionate, making it s 2.7kReads6.8Score108Shelves

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    The male lead is a privileged young master from a prominent Beijing social circle. The female lead is reborn and attends a military academy, where she earns merit. He tries to force himself on her, but she's equally capable, and he's humbled. The high-ranking man descends from his pedestal, and he pursues his wife with a pleading, almost begging, approach.

34. 84 丈 Widowed for Five Years, the Widow is Pregnant with the Emperor’s Child 丈夫去世五年，守寡怀了皇帝的崽 Salty Fish Boss咸鱼头子Ancient Romance502k WordsCompleted [Stunning widow vs. domineering emperor] [Not both virgins + forbidden tension + raising a child + old flames reignited] Everyone in the capital knows that the legitimate daughter of the Yun family and Third Young Master Lu are a loving couple, devoted to each other. But fate was cruel. Third Young Master Lu was cursed with a short life and died of a serious illness before reaching twenty, leaving behind a beautiful young widow and an unborn child. - Yun Wan has a secret she’s kept buried fo 28kReads9.1Score3.4kShelves

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    The male lead is incredibly powerful and possessive of the female lead. [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

35. 85 皇 Imperial Noble Consort 皇贵妃 Liang Zhihe梁之鹤Ancient Romance190k WordsCompleted Forced possession / the pursuit of a wife after losing her / angst (avoid if you dislike these) / avoid if you're a heroine stan / weak heroine / both leads are virgins According to the official history of Tianzhao, Noble Consort Chen, of the Jiang clan, shared a deep bond with Emperor Tianzhao and had once saved his life. She enjoyed his favor for many years without losing it. In the first year of Tianzhao, she was made Noble Consort Chen. The following year, she gave birth to the Crown Prince 18.7kReads8.9Score982Shelves
36. 86 娇 After a Frail Beauty Marries to Bring Good Fortune, She Becomes the Regent's Princess Consort 娇软美人冲喜后，成了摄政王妃 Flowers and Fruit有花有果Ancient Romance539k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance + No Rebirth or Transmigration + Marriage Before Love + Sweet, Devoted Romance + Putting Scoundrels in Their Place + Having a Baby + Growing Heroine] Jiang Yuanyi is peerlessly beautiful, soft and charming, but unfortunately, she is a lowborn concubine-born daughter. Her father dislikes her, her stepmother despises her, and her legitimate older siblings bully her. Despite her betrothal, they force her to bring good fortune to the dying heir of the Duke of Jingguo by marrying 11.5kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves

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    ### **Powerful Male Lead + Extreme Possessiveness: Ancient Romance Special** 1. **"The Arrogant and Domineering Regent, He Must Be Pampered"** 👑🔥 —The Regent is sickly and paranoid, yet he massacres the court for the sake of his bride who will bring him good fortune: "If you insult her, your entire family will be executed." 28,000 People witnessed the pampered concubine's daughter being transformed into the most arrogant princess! 2. **"My Delicate and Sour Husband is Strikingly Crazy"** 🍵⚔️ —The Crown Prince cries in public, "Please don't be mean to me, Madam," but in private, he wields his sword and slaughters the city: "Anyone who touches her clothes will die." 155,000 People are going crazy for this sickly-and-sour couple! 3. **"Forced Marriage and Crowning by the Childhood Sweetheart General"** 🏹💋 — A young general, renowned for his military exploits, locks her in his bridal sedan chair with red eyes: "From childhood, I've always wanted you to only look at me." 118,000 Readers are hooked on this childhood sweetheart-turned-forced-love story! **💎Core Highlights**: ▸ Male leads are all at the pinnacle of power/possessive/madly in love ▸ Arranged marriage to love + forceful acquisition + mutual redemption ▸ Completed with high praise; a must-read for fans of historical romance (🌙Friendly reminder: Read before bed, as it may cause insomnia).

37. 87 入 Into the Seductive Tent 入娇帐 Cloud Mountain Crow云山鸦Ancient Romance546k WordsCompleted (Original title: Stealing a Friend's Wife) Tao Heyi willingly married her frail husband to bring him good fortune. She had loved him since childhood, and knew that if he weren't so weak, his talent and temperament would have made him far too good a match for her. After their wedding, she carefully nursed him, hoping he would regain his health. In their second year of marriage, a guest came to their home. Her husband happily introduced him: “This is my former classmate, Zhao Jiyun.” Heyi glanced 13.3kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves
38. 88 疯 The Mad Tyrant Wants to Steal Her: You’re the One Who Tempted Me First! 疯批权臣夺她，是你先勾我的！ Bright, Gentle Laughter笑语晏晏Ancient Romance429k WordsCompleted [Possessive pursuit + Untouchable beauty brought down from her pedestal + Scheming heroine + Both leads are pure] The eldest son of the Xie family was as refined as a gentle breeze beneath a clear sky, as elegant as an orchid or jade tree, and, more unusually, possessed the heart of a bodhisattva. A year ago, he had taken charge of sheltering a destitute cousin who had come to seek refuge. The rescued Wanruo was deeply grateful, and looked up to and adored her cousin. Their story of a loving bro 249.8kReads9.2Score33.5kShelves

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    The male lead is incredibly powerful and possessive of the female lead. 🥰🥰🥰🥰

39. 89 浥 Yi Qiufeng 浥秋风 Yowling at Midnight午夜嗷嗷叫Ancient Romance471k WordsCompleted [Proper princess consort × shameless prince] [Both leads' first love + one-on-one + groveling to win her back + happy ending] (Content warning: Not a strong female lead or a wish-fulfillment story. There is angst, and the flashbacks involve coercion. Don't read if that's not for you.) Song Chengqiu has spent sixteen years in the Prince of Zhuang's household. She began as a concubine, became a secondary consort, and was gradually molded into the most virtuous Princess Consort of Zhuang in the Gre 16.3kReads8.6Score2.5kShelves

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    The male lead is forceful and possessive, a rash and irresponsible man versus a serious and upright female lead. The female lead is very ambitious, dedicated to saving lives, and is associated with a prince and princess.

40. 90 重 After Being Reborn, I Threw Myself into the Powerful Minister's Arms and Cried, and He Turned Red with Anger 重生后扑到权臣怀里哭，他红温了 Little Fish Learns to Swim小鱼学游泳Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted [Sweet and Gentle Girl VS Steady, Restrained Powerful Official] [Mutually devoted, childhood sweethearts, years of secret love finally returned] Shen Mingshu grew up cherished by Jiang Xun, but his stern, cold nature made her fear him more than anything. After someone drugged her, her childhood friend, a young general, took her away. When they were discovered, she had no choice but to marry him. But the young general loved someone else and took a concubine on their wedding day. He doted on his c 62.5kReads8.8Score8.9kShelves

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    This is so beautiful! 🤩

41. 91 出 The Night I Left the Palace, the Mad Emperor Took Me by Force 出宫当晚，被疯批帝王强取豪夺 Clashing Gold and Flying Jade铿金霏玉Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted [Beautiful, delicate palace maid vs. cold, ruthless, obsessive emperor] [Palace intrigue, neither lead is chaste + powerful male lead, weak female lead, and he’s completely unhinged + possessive love + a long road to winning her back] Yue Ling was a vain little palace maid. Hoping to enjoy a life of luxury and wealth, she seduced the emperor and worked tirelessly to win his favor, but still met a tragic end. After being reborn, Yue Ling saw things clearly. Rather than tread on thin ice in the de 26kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves

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    She fled, he chased, but she had no way to escape.

42. 92 逃 On the Day She Tried to Flee, the Mad Prince Imprisoned Her in the Eastern Palace 逃跑当日，疯批太子囚她入东宫 Let Me Have a Bottle of Ice-Cold Cola让我喝瓶冰阔乐Ancient Romance404k WordsCompleted [Step-by-step scheming + possessive pursuit + both leads are chaste + calculating heroine + she runs, he chases.] The low rating is only because the book has just started getting rated! Xuan Shu disguises herself as an ugly woman and designs gardens for a living. When she goes to deliver a set of designs to the Duke’s manor, she unexpectedly encounters the Crown Prince. Xuan Shu has heard that Crown Prince Pei Heng spent eight years as a hostage in his youth, yet remains gentle, modest, courteo 1.6kReads8.8Score141Shelves
43. 93 清 After the Cool Beauty Ran Away, the Mad Crown Prince Saw Red 清冷美人逃跑后，疯批太子急红眼 Shui Yangyang水央央Ancient Romance337k WordsCompleted A cool, gentle beauty X a possessive, deranged crown prince In her previous life, Nan Zhi was hit by a car while running away, then transmigrated to ancient times. She thought she’d live a peaceful life, but who could have known… The crown prince brought a beauty back with him. Everyone in the Eastern Palace said she’d climbed her way into his favor, but no one knew she didn’t want to climb that high. All she wanted was to escape. After her first escape attempt failed, the crown prince grabbed h 5.7kReads8.9Score377Shelves
44. 94 温 My Gentle Cousin Turned Into a Madman? Cancel the Wedding, Now! 温润表兄变疯批？退退退退婚！ Layer Upon Layer, Like a Painting重重似画Ancient Romance246k WordsCompleted [Possessive pursuit + male lead is reborn] When Shen Lichu first arrives in Yanjing, she falls at first sight for the brilliant, refined Heir Ning, a man as bright and aloof as the moon. She hears that he is disciplined and courteous, gentle yet distant, like snow atop a lofty mountain: beautiful to behold but impossible to reach. Fortunately, her aunt does everything she can to bring them together, and Shen Lichu makes a careful effort to win him over. She gets her wish: Lu Shiji falls for her, 29.9kReads8.1Score3.1kShelves
45. 95 夜 The Tyrant Uncle Who Visits My Dreams Every Night 夜夜梦见未婚夫的暴君叔叔 Oil-Run Salted Egg咸蛋流油Ancient Romance498k WordsCompleted (Both leads are chaste + she’s his one and only) Yun Si is the legitimate daughter of the prime minister, raised in seclusion. She is gentle, refined, reserved, and proper. After coming of age, she gets engaged. Her fiancé is her cousin, a gentle and refined gentleman, and the current emperor’s nephew. They are a perfect match in status, talent, and beauty. On the night of their engagement, Yun Si dreams of a man pinning her down on a mandarin-duck quilt. His gaze is burning and brazen, as thoug 9.4kReads9.0Score909Shelves
46. 96 折 Startling Heron 折惊鹭 Flying Grass会飞的草Ancient Romance206k WordsCompleted Zuo Yi thinks that if Ming Li were a white egret, then he would be the eagle that broke her wings. Ming Li saves a sick, domineering man, only to see her life plunge into its darkest days. Zuo Yi: “I've seen all kinds of wild women. I refuse to believe I can't tame you.” Ming Li: “Ha! You're good at daydreaming. Let me make this clear: in this life, there will only ever be one outcome for me, Ming Li, and you, Zuo Yi. We won't stop until one of us is dead.” She defies him, he forces her. She run 714Reads8.9Score—Shelves
47. 97 红 Within and Beyond the Red Walls, Spring Breeze Enters the Game 红墙内外，春风入局 Momo's Little Words墨墨小语Modern Romance521k WordsCompleted [Older, Powerful Man] [Age Gap] [Junior Clerk] [Career Growth] [Guiding Lover] [Sweet Romance] One chance encounter, one moment of curiosity, and one... At some point, everything began to change. 51.2kReads8.5Score3.8kShelves

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    Sweet and romantic with an intelligent love story! A stable, mature man, an age gap that creates a captivating atmosphere, a long-planned attraction, and blatant favoritism—it's a captivating and never-ending watch!

48. 98 囚 Imprisoned in Spring: The Cold, Aloof Powerful Official Breaks His Vows 囚春情：清冷权臣破戒后 Longevity Bell长生铃Ancient Romance399k WordsCompleted [Age gap + both are inexperienced + pregnant and on the run + an icy, powerful official brought low + she flees, he pursues] In the eighth year of Chengping, amid bitter cold and heavy snow, the entire Xie household was seized. Xie Jinhuai, the governor of Yangzhou, was sentenced to a brutal execution, and the rest of his family suffered as well. In the blink of an eye, Xie Zhi went from a governor’s daughter to a convicted slave. Just as she was about to be sold to a brothel, she summoned her c 7.1kReads9.1Score884Shelves
49. 99 禁 Her Captor 禁锢她 Yi Yi苡議Ancient Romance331k WordsCompleted She is Le An, the beloved youngest daughter of the Great Yu emperor. Before she turned sixteen, she could have anything she wanted. After she turned sixteen, the father who loved her most passed away. Once her older brother ascended the throne, the first thing he did was send her to Northern Di as a hostage. Even the young general of Great Yu, the man her father had chosen as her betrothed, approved of this decision. All because the one who was supposed to be sent as a hostage was her brother's 8kReads8.1Score325Shelves

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    The first book! This is the story of Princess Le'an: Her early life was filled with boundless love and affection, but her later years were marked by the harsh realities of life. Before the age of sixteen, she was the most beloved youngest daughter of the Emperor of Dayu; after sixteen, her father died, her elder brother ascended the throne, and she was immediately sent to the Northern Di as a political pawn. Even more cruelly, her fiancé—the young general—acquiesced to this arrangement, solely to protect his sister, the new emperor's beloved. In the Northern Di, Le'an not only bore the pain of double betrayal but also had to face the man who struck fear into the hearts of all...

50. 100 美 Three Escapes by a Beauty 美人三逃 Summer Cicada Song夏日鸣婵Ancient Romance213k WordsCompleted (Possessive love + unhinged male lead + transmigrated female lead) Mad dog male lead × female lead he gradually drives mad Jiang Yuan ran away three times. The first time was when she learned that Pei Jing only intended to take her as a concubine. The second was after she pretended to be docile and obedient, successfully earning Pei Jing’s trust. The third was on the eve of their wedding. Unfortunately, fate played cruel tricks on her. She failed all three times, and Pei Jing grew more and more 9.4kReads8.2Score488Shelves

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