The Female Lead Is Clear-Headed, Not Love-Brained; the Male Lead Has to Grovel to Win Her Back, With Lots of Tears 女主清醒不恋爱脑，男主追妻火葬场，掉小珍珠

1. 1 那 So What? It's Not Like I Did Anything Worse Than Dump the Crown Prince 那咋了，不就是渣了太子爷吗 Xu Tu许涂Modern Romance392k WordsCompleted [Sharp, clear-eyed beauty with a sly, flirtatious streak × Tsundere young master who talks big but is pure-hearted] Lin Yu is the unrequited-love female supporting character in a CEO romance novel. After her confession is rejected, she awakens to her own free will without warning. Realizing how foolish she’s been all these years, she immediately decides to stay away from the male lead. She has no intention of getting involved in the main couple’s affairs, but accidentally overhears Young Master 2.7kReads8.6Score190Shelves

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   A black-faced sober beauty VS a arrogant and innocent young man. Lin Yu, as the beloved female partner in the story of the Overlord, awakens her sense of autonomy without warning after her confession fails. Thinking of the absurdity of the year, she immediately leaves the hero. She does not interfere with the male and female protagonists, but she unconsciously hears the arrogant speech of Young Master Lu. She only listens to him say: "Within less than a month for this kind of girl who lacks love, I will win her." Unexpectedly, he has already entered the game, and everything is lost.

2. 2 重 After Being Reborn, the Demon Venerable Chases His Wife to the Crematorium 重生后魔尊追妻火葬场 Licorice甘草Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Ling Xinyue loved her master, Mu Yuan, for 36,567 years before learning she was only a substitute. She used her pure yin body to help heal his wounds, only to receive a cold “Shameless.” Reborn, she wants nothing to do with romance. All she wants is to cultivate the Great Dao and roam freely between heaven and earth. Yet he insists on pursuing her. “Would you be willing to become my disciple?” “No.” He gave her a wicked smile. “Then how about becoming my Dao companion?” In 3.4kReads8.2Score167Shelves

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   In her previous life, she loved him very much, but it didn't end well. In this life, she just wanted to stay away from him, but in the end, he was like a dog-skin plaster that she couldn't get rid of.

3. 3 不 I Won’t Be a Noble Consort! I’m Set on Finding a Husband, and Now the Emperor Is Jealous 不做贵妃！一心招婿后皇帝红了眼 Yun Wan Cai Cai云挽财财Ancient Romance418k WordsCompleted [Devoted 1v1 romance + his pursuit of her + childhood sweethearts + pampered by all + noblewoman vs. transmigrator] (Awakening, not reborn, no palace harem, no previous life) Lin Zhuyun was born into a distinguished family of meritorious officials. Raised in comfort, she is radiant and refined, frail yet carefree and composed. She was granted the title of commandery princess at a young age, cherished by the Empress Dowager, and grew up with the emperor like a childhood sweetheart. Later, the emp 17.3kReads7.4Score929Shelves
4. 4 他 His Bones Were Cold as Ice, Yet He Was Undone by Her Slender Waist 他一身冷骨，败给一把软腰 Jie Jie芥婕Modern Romance344k WordsCompleted (Two powerful families + marriage first, love later + a formidable team: a seemingly sweet but secretly cunning heroine vs. a devoted CEO) Rumor has it that the third young lady of the Nan family trapped Second Master Fu into marriage by getting pregnant. Unwilling to be manipulated, Second Master Fu planned to keep the child and get rid of the mother. Little did he know, the third young lady of the Nan family had exactly the same idea. Second Master Fu, sharp-edged and stern, stormed her hom 6.1kReads9.1Score526Shelves
5. 5 犟 Stubborn Bones 犟骨 One Big Fish Head一条大鱼头Modern Romance519k WordsCompleted [Reunion After Years Apart + The Chase to Win Her Back + Two Cool, Distant Personalities + Eight-Year Age Gap] (Not a pure one-to-one romance. Please read the blurb before starting!!!! If it’s not your cup of tea, don’t read!!!! Malicious ratings will lower your luck!) “Arrogant and refined, stern and composed, a CEO from the elite” Zhou Congjin vs. “Cool and stubborn, worldly-wise, an ordinary-class beauty from a scholarly family” Shen Yi Shen Yi had always known that someone like Zhou Congjin 49.3kReads9.0Score18.4kShelves

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   "Strong Bones" is an urban romance novel that tells the intricate emotional entanglement between two characters with very different personalities, Shen Yi and Zhou Congjin. Shen Yi, a cold and stubborn ordinary class woman, and Zhou Congjin, the noble and arrogant CEO of Tianlong people, their relationship was destined to be full of conflicts and challenges from the beginning. When Shen Yi took the only thing in his life When her father, who had been living for only three months, met Zhou Congjin, he heard that he derogated her as a "cheap girl", and the relationship fell into a deeper rift. If you want to know how people in two worlds find a balance between love and arrogance, then this book will take you into a story full of emotional ups and downs. Read it and feel the power of humanity and love behind the extreme pull.

6. 6 太 Lord Tutor, Stop Pretending. Everyone Knows You’re Head Over Heels 太傅大人别装了，都知道你爱惨了 Wuyou Li乌有理Ancient Romance434k WordsCompleted [Reborn] [One-on-one romance, devoted couple, happy ending] Original title: The Zither and Flute Went Astray [Devoted, restrained aloof beauty of a powerful minister ✖️ resilient, brave heiress known as the Phoenix] *** *** The Zhu family has lost all its sons, but still has more money than it could ever spend. Their prominence makes them a target, and with no allies to turn to, the entire family was executed by the crown prince in her previous life. Reborn, Zhu Zheng agrees to her grandmother's 7.8kReads9.1Score856Shelves

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   On a snowy night in the deep mountains, under the moonlight in front of the plum trees. Rong Yan told Zhu Zheng a story. The infatuated demon king made a deal with the mountain god in exchange for the resurrection of his princess. Zhu Zheng frowned: "What did he trade?" Rong Yan: "It's not important." Zhu Zheng: "Why isn't it important?" "The princess doesn't know, so it's not important." He looked calmly and said calmly, "The Demon Lord doesn't care, so it's not important." "Then what is important?" Rong Yan raised his eyes, his eyes were like the cold moon shrouding Zhu Zheng, and for a long time, he said two words. "Reunion."

7. 7 穿 After I Transmigrate into a Book, I Marry the Villain 穿书后我嫁给了反派 Snow in Winter冬有雪Modern Romance210k WordsCompleted Jiang Tang transmigrated into a book. As luck would have it, she became the innocent, sweet heroine of the original story. Just thinking about the way the original plot put its leads through emotional and physical torment gave Jiang Tang a stomachache. Fortunately, the story had only just begun, and the leads hadn’t met yet. Jiang Tang figured she could still salvage things. But could someone tell her why the villain had shown up here ahead of schedule? This made no sense! 35Reads6.6Score—Shelves
8. 8 等 She Broke Up with Him a Long Time Ago 等她分手很久了 The Wandering Cormorant流浪的鸬鹚Modern Romance317k WordsCompleted [Airline Captain/CEO, Second Male Lead Takes the Crown, Gentle Persuasion, Seeking an Official Relationship] Everyone knew Doctor Nan had been in love with Zhou Jili for years. Until one day, she saw photos of him tangled up with his first love in a hotel. * Later, Zhou Jili, frantic with anxiety, appeared at the Nan family home bearing flowers and diamonds, pleading earnestly, “Uncle Nan, I'm here to propose to Zhizhi. Please let me see her.” Nan Lingyang was uncharacteristically cold. With bot 5.4kReads9.1Score594Shelves
9. 9 闪 My Flash-Marriage Partner Is a Fire Chief 闪婚对象是消防队长 Hu Xiao Liu虎小遛Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted [Gentle, Devoted Fire Captain vs. Cheerful, Sensitive Designer] The heroine falls in love after marriage / The hero's secret crush comes true + Extra Sweet + Five-Year Age Gap + Devoted Love + Both Pure Two years ago, a fire destroyed Jiang Chi's home, leaving only ruins. A firefighter carried her out through the thick smoke. She never got a clear look at his face, but engraved his kindness in her heart. Having studied design, she went on to become an interior designer. Every home she carefully 862Reads8.8Score140Shelves
10. 10 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 19.8kReads8.4Score1.5kShelves
11. 11 一 A Lifetime Facing the Evening 一生向晚 Yun Xi l云曦lModern Romance39k WordsCompleted Lin Weiran once loved someone so deeply that she was left with nothing and her heart turned to ashes. Only on the day she finally became his wife did Lin Weiran fully understand that she had already lost this marriage before it even began. Later, Qi Xiangwan drove her family to ruin and left her with nothing. To win back the woman he loved, Lin Weiran was treated as a bargaining chip and handed over to another man. But only when she vanished from his world completely did Qi Xiangwan finally wake 52Reads5.6Score—Shelves
12. 12 陆 Mr. Lu, Stop Hurting Her. Your Wife Is Getting Married 陆总别虐了，夫人要嫁人了 Little White Gets Whiter小白了又白Modern Romance272k WordsCompleted “Shen Muqing, if you want the title of Mrs. Lu, it's yours. I don't care. But if you want my heart...” “Maybe in your next life.” Throughout her three-year marriage to Lu Jingshen, Shen Muqing kept giving in, kept getting hurt, and kept loving him. Lu Jingshen thought he had never loved Shen Muqing. Lu Jingshen thought Shen Muqing loved him so much that she could never bear to leave. Lu Jingshen didn't know that at the end of humility comes acceptance. No matter how deep the love, it will eventu 429Reads8.4Score—Shelves
13. 13 王 My Lord, the Princess Consort Says She’ll Never See You Again 王爷，王妃说此生不复相见 Jing Mo旌墨Ancient Romance421k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance Tragedy + No Getting Back Together + Second Male Lead Takes the Lead] A tragic romance! A tragic romance! A tragic romance! Ye Chuyan loved Pei Xiuyan for twelve years, but never moved him in the slightest. All she got in return was Pei Xiuyan wiping out the Ye family and having her father and brothers tortured to death over three days in the snow. At last, she understood: for the rest of her life, there would be no love between her and Pei Xiuyan, only hatred, until one o 19.8kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
14. 14 医 A Lady Doctor’s Adventures in the Tang Dynasty 医女闯唐记 Good Times Make a Home良辰为家Ancient Romance242k WordsOngoing Lin Xiao is a medical student who transmigrates to the Tang dynasty. After waking up, she begins adapting to her new surroundings, treating ordinary people and showing both her medical skill and kindness. A wealthy merchant recognizes her talents and helps her establish a clinic. As her reputation spreads, it catches the attention of the imperial court. She continues practicing medicine at court and offers advice to advance the field, while using her wits and courage to overcome jealousy, schemi —Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 15 事 Things Don't Go as Planned 事与愿违 White Horse白马Modern Romance205k WordsCompleted Rising business star James meets seasoned accountant Tian Shiyu through a dating app. Just as sparks begin to fly between them, their moment is interrupted when Tian Shiyu’s son, Tian Jiawen, comes home early. Awkwardly caught in the situation, James is forced to spend the whole night helping him with middle-school math problems... After his friends make fun of him, playboy James takes things in his own peculiar way, deciding Tian Shiyu was mocking him and swearing to get his revenge on her. As 1.8kReads9.4Score163Shelves
16. 16 皇 The Empress Is Peerlessly Beautiful 皇后绝世倾城 Zhong Zhizhong钟之中Ancient Romance563k WordsCompleted [Empress + sweet romance + redemption + healing smiles + devoted, fatherly hero + skip if you mind these tropes] She is the Duke's legitimate daughter, breathtakingly beautiful and yearning for freedom. All she wants is to find one person to share her whole life with. He is the emperor of Dongsheng, renowned since his youth and ruthless in his methods. Wherever he goes, bones are left strewn across the land. To him, women are nothing but pieces on a chessboard. He ascended the throne at 6.6kReads8.9Score570Shelves
17. 17 庶 The Concubine-Born Daughter Holds Power 庶女权相 A Pot of Joys and Sorrows一壶悲欢Ancient Romance664k WordsCompleted (Scheming concubine-born daughter x loyal guard) After being forced to bear a child for her sister and having the baby cut from her body, she dies full of hatred and is reborn. She takes one careful step after another, becoming a prince’s strategist. When her evil father and poisonous mother are executed, she plays celebratory music at the execution ground. When someone tries to poison her, she has them tortured with four thousand cuts. Everyone calls her a vicious demoness, yet she alone cannot 202Reads8.8Score—Shelves
18. 18 皇 The Empress’s Survival Diary 皇后生存日记 Sword Bean刀豆Historical422k WordsCompleted [The prickly Emperor Tuoba Rui x the loyal-dog Empress Feng Ping] [Historical romance + power couple + palace intrigue + strong heroine + childhood sweethearts + marriage before love + heartbreaking + bad ending + coercive love] A bloody rule has long been passed down in the harem of Wei: when an heir is appointed, his mother must die. Whenever a prince is named crown prince, his birth mother is sentenced to death to prevent the empress from monopolizing power. Every emperor of the Tuoba clan wa 372Reads8.7Score—Shelves
19. 19 暮 Beneath the Dusk 暮色之下 Vast浩瀚Mystery265k WordsCompleted She is a rookie reporter who is determined to expose evil and root out darkness. No matter how many obstacles stand in her way, no matter how close she comes to death, she never stops. He is the most dangerous undercover agent behind enemy lines in the borderlands. Though surrounded by desire and sin, he stays true to himself, all for the day he can clear away the clouds and bring the criminal syndicate's many crimes into the open. Driven by their convictions, they set out along the same road, w 1.6kReads9.3Score209Shelves
20. 20 全 Everyone Knows President He Likes Secretary Lin 全世界都知道贺总喜欢林秘书 Qu Buzhi曲不知Modern Romance299k WordsCompleted [Devoted couple, sweet romance, love at first sight, CEO and secretary] After dismissing three secretaries in six months, He Yuan was thoroughly pleased with Lin Yue, his fourth. But this secretary kept going on blind dates, giving He Yuan the impression that she was desperate to get married. However... Lin Yue seemed to be cursed with bad luck. She kept running into either mama's boys or weirdos. And then... Secretary Lin cried. Seven blind dates in six months, and seven times in tears. He Yuan 14.9kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves
21. 21 宋 Mr. Song, Secretary Xia Has Made You Another Appointment 宋总，夏秘书又给你去挂号了 Milk Tea with Sugar Substitute奶茶放代糖Modern Romance312k WordsCompleted #Click to watch: An old-money romance in Hong Kong City, where an old flame catches fire [Both virgins + simmering tension + desperate pursuit and regret + rekindled romance] Song Qimo never imagined he would become addicted to a secretary for five years. By day, she was Secretary Xia, brilliant at her job. By night, she was the sweet and seductive woman in his bed. Until one day, Song Qimo announced his engagement, and Secretary Xia quit! She handed in her resignation and left Hong Kong City al 457Reads9.1Score—Shelves
22. 22 缚 Bound by Spring 缚春情 Ren Huanyou任欢游Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [The print edition is available on the homepage; film and television rights have been sold] The Jiang and Song families have been close for generations, and Song Wan was betrothed to Jiang Xingjian before she was even born. They grew up together, but she was confined to the inner quarters, where everything she learned was meant to prepare her to become a Jiang family wife. The young man was dashing and ambitious. Before he had even turned twenty, he went off to the frontier to make his name. Bef 111.7kReads9.6Score15.5kShelves
23. 23 蚀 A Love That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨危情 Qi Lao You淇老游Modern Romance753k WordsCompleted Xia Weiming died, and Shen Xiujin personally sent Jian Tong to a women’s prison. During her three years behind bars, Shen Xiujin’s order to “take good care of her” changed Jian Tong beyond recognition. She was even “persuaded to donate a kidney” while in prison. Before she went in, Jian Tong said, “I didn’t kill her.” Shen Xiujin remained unmoved. After her release, Jian Tong said, “I killed Xia Weiming. I’m guilty.” Shen Xiujin’s face turned livid. “Shut up! Don’t let me hear you say that again 90.1kReads9.2Score6.4kShelves

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    Once the female protagonist is in jail, she falls in love with the male protagonist and kills her after she is released. She becomes sober and independent, making her tearful. She will not lose money if she invests in it! This is my favorite!!

24. 24 厉 The Young Lady of the Li Family Is Reborn! 厉爷家的小祖宗重生了！ Seven O'Clock七点钟Two Male Leads421k WordsCompleted [Dominant, overbearing, possessive top x spoiled, willful, dramatic bottom] Reborn + flirting and pampering + devoted to each other + sweet and angsty + happy ending Duan Zhining wanted nothing more than to escape from the man with obsessive tendencies, but the man refused to let him go. He even confined him to a villa, forbidding him from stepping outside. Later, Duan Zhining pressed a knife to his own throat and threatened to take his life. Only then did the man let him go. Duan Zhining though 23.5kReads9.4Score2.9kShelves

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    This book is really good-looking, ⚠️it's a story about two male protagonists

25. 25 当 Years After Becoming a Stepmom, I Realized I Had Transmigrated into a Book 当后妈几年后才发现自己穿书了 An Old Friend of Ten Years十年旧人Modern Romance517k WordsCompleted Wang Qingyao dies suddenly on her way to work overtime and becomes a third-year university student in the 1980s. She is quite pleased with this wonderful era: university graduates are assigned jobs, with secure positions and generous pensions after retirement. After all, Wang Qingyao had died on her way to work. Unfortunately, before she can enjoy herself for two days, her new body's father falls off a mountain and lapses into a coma. The hospital can't treat him, but recommends a renowned doct 2.5kReads7.9Score158Shelves

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    The female protagonist chose to marry the male protagonist because of his kindness. The male protagonist had two one-year-old sons from his second marriage, and the female protagonist became a stepmother. During the process, the male protagonist wanted the female protagonist to have a daughter out of his own selfishness, but the female protagonist did not agree. The two were together for ten years, and finally the female protagonist filed for divorce. The male protagonist also always wanted to get back together with the female protagonist, but the female protagonist never agreed.

26. 26 春 Spring Banquet 春日宴 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance664k WordsCompleted She kept male favorites and toyed with powerful ministers! For eight years, the arrogant and tyrannical Princess Danyang, Li Huaiyu, wreaked havoc across the court and country. She died on the day the new emperor ascended the throne, bleeding from every orifice in a truly gruesome death. The officials celebrated and the people rejoiced: Evil gets what it deserves! Good riddance! Yet on the seventh day after her death, Princess Danyang returned to life in the body of the Bai family’s Fourth Mis 16kReads9.4Score2.9kShelves

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    This is the book. The female protagonist is very smart and has no love-mindedness at all. The male protagonist is arrogant and pretends to be cold every day. In the end, he follows the female protagonist and begs for forgiveness. The female protagonist is very domineering and tells the male protagonist that she doesn't want him anymore!! Nice!! Highly recommended!!!!!!

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