A Little Angst Is Good for the Soul, but Too Much Takes Its Toll 小虐怡情 大虐伤身

1. 1 小 The Young Master Is Reborn and Wants Nothing but to Wait for Death 小少爷重生后一心等死 Startled Bird Enters a Dream惊鸟入梦Two Male Leads485k WordsCompleted [Reborn + one-on-one romance + sweet and doting + happy ending][Goofy, fatherly big shot x sickly young master] When Wen Yinuo was five, he got lost while out on a family trip. He wasn’t found until he was sixteen. But in the second year after he went missing, his family had adopted another child to take his place. Even after Wen Yinuo returned, his parents and relatives gave all their tenderness and love to the adopted child, without sparing a bit for him. Everything Wen Yinuo did was even bran 21.6kReads9.0Score2kShelves

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   Wen Yinuo was lost when he was 5 years old. The family adopted a boy to replace him the next year. When he was 16 years old, he was forced to take him home until he was 20 years old. From full of expectations to despair, he jumped into the sea and committed suicide. It only took 4 years. After being reborn, he no longer wanted to have anything to do with the Gu family. Fortunately, his brother came back...

2. 2 京 The Capital's Crown Prince Lowers His Head for Love, Crying and Clinging to Her. It's Unbearable to Watch 京圈太子为爱低头又哭又舔没法看 Fragrant Bones白骨留香Two Male Leads334k WordsCompleted [Sickly beauty and powerful bottom x capital-circle prince turned devoted team captain top] [Two male leads + esports + both sexually pure + equally matched + one-on-one] Sang Ye has known since childhood that he was kidnapped. After going through every hardship to return to the Zhou family, he becomes the one everyone despises. His biological parents look down on him for having no degree and being sickly. The fake young master resents his return as an inconvenience and makes trouble, spreading 8kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves

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   Story summary: Shou knew that he was an abducted child since he was a child. After going through all kinds of hardships to return to the Zhou family, he became the target of millions of people. His biological father and mother thought he had no education and was still a sick boy. The fake young master thought that his coming back would be a nuisance, so he spread rumors about him in various ways. In the end, Shou was kicked out of the Zhou family and became a complete orphan. On the night when Shou was kicked out of Zhou's house, he fell ill and fainted in the heavy rain. Gong happened to be passing by. He glanced at it lightly: If a man doesn't look like a man, he might as well just die. But he didn't expect this scene to become a nightmare that he would have in his midnight dreams. He turned around and hugged Shou, regretting it so much that his eyes were red. Gong turned around and hugged Shou, his eyes were red with regret. Said: "Ah Ye, I'm sorry, how could I leave you? Ah Ye, you have to live well. If you live, I will live."

3. 3 病 Spring Returns to the Branches of a Sick Tree 病树枝头又逢春 Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] Sang Nian accidentally climbs into the world of cultivation and becomes the vicious supporting female character who meets a tragic end in the book. System: Your mission is to marry the male supporting character, Xie Chenzhou, abuse him, humiliate him, and then get killed by him. Sang Nian: OK (brandishes little whip) (hits herself) (collapses with a thud) System: (silence) (stares at the sky) System: Mission changed. Win him over, or go mine coal. Sang Nian: (smiles 237.6kReads9.5Score34.2kShelves

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   It's so beautiful, and it's so sad. Just when you think you won't be tortured anymore, the author will hit you hard, which makes you feel sad. The author's writing is also very good, and the ending is he

4. 4 当 What Happens When the Male Lead of a Sweet Romance Falls in Love at First Sight with the Male Supporting Character! 当甜宠文男主对男配一见钟情后！ Two Drunk, Three Liang二醉三两Two Male Leads543k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + two male leads + evenly matched leads + love at first sight + cross-dressing in some worlds + melodrama + seductive teasing + 1v1, devoted in every world] Chen Xi was reduced to a pile of ash after the Heavenly Dao struck him with 99,999… divine thunderbolts, and he was not having it. System: The protagonists blessed with fortune in every world are the Heavenly Dao’s sons. Isn’t bullying them the same as bullying the Heavenly Dao? Chen Xi: Mm-hmm, that makes sense. Then 1.2kReads8.2Score104Shelves

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   It's really good-looking, sweet and cruel, basically be

5. 5 顶 The Ultimate Torment! The Tsundere Heiress Kidnaps Me and Takes Me Home 顶级折磨！被傲娇大小姐强掳回家 A Ji阿祭Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [The short drama and animated series are both out!!!] [Heiress of a prestigious family + unstable, lovesick obsessive + possessive, devoted husband-lover] [Detailed everyday life] [Regret story + no forgiveness] [No System + no rebirth] [Single heroine] [A daily romance built on coercion] [Chasing his husband through the fire of regret] After Xu Jie, the Xu family's real young master who had been missing for years, was brought home, their adopted son, Lin Feng, was driven out by his three older 67.2kReads8.9Score5.6kShelves

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   Taking you into a dramatic emotional whirlpool, the love-hate entanglement between Lin Feng and the Xu family is as confusing as a rainy night. Every detail is tugging at your heartstrings, making you want to get lost in it and feel the unforgettable obsession. 🌧️

6. 6 命 With Only Two Months to Live, They Finally Break Down and Repent 命剩最后两月，他们终于崩溃忏悔 Xiao Baihu筱白狐Urban224k WordsCompleted [Tearjerker]+ [Heartbreaking]+ [Bad Ending]+ [No Clichés, Realistic Story] The world beneath the neon lights is dazzling, but it has never shone for just one person. Lonely souls are always searching for comfort, but the medicine that could heal their wounds died long ago in childhood. When the stories they left behind finally become known, all that awaits them is a corpse that has long since grown cold. His parents spend their entire lives mired in a failed marriage, treating Bai Mo like a garb 13kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves

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   A profound and touching novel that reveals the complex relationship between loneliness and love. Everyone pursues the light under the neon lights, but often ignores the haze inside. In the story, Bai Mo's tragedy is heartbreaking, and it also triggers a rethinking of love. 💔

7. 7 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 89.5kReads9.7Score14.9kShelves

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   From the name, you can tell that it is a little sadistic novel, with a two-way secret love, a handsome boy and a beautiful girl, and a school sweetheart.

8. 8 快 Quick Transmigration: After I Wronged the Big Shot, He Went Mad and Obsessive 快穿：渣了大佬后他又疯又宠 A Little Ying一个小莹Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1v1 + devoted couple + obsessive love + sweet romance] Complete Shen Yuan is dying, and her last wish is to sleep with a man. To make that wish come true, she binds herself to a quick transmigration System and must transmigrate through countless small worlds to complete missions. She gets close to the top power players in each world, falls in love with them, and says goodbye once she has collected enough affection points! Shen Yuan says she can handle that! But after she unilaterally breaks up 20.5kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves

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   It's a bit rough in the early stages, but sweet in the middle.

9. 9 吻 Kiss Me, Darling, Your Lips Are So Sweet! The Mad Villain Teases and Clings to Me 吻卿卿，唇微甜！疯批反派撩欲缠 A Piece of Candy in My Palm掌心有颗糖Ancient Romance541k WordsCompleted What, the villain will stop turning evil if I just kiss him? (We're super sweet~) Shen Xin transmigrated into a cannon-fodder supporting character in an over-the-top Mary Sue world, where she had to fulfill the dead character's wishes. First, she had to make the villainous male lead, the Monarch Qin Weiji, fall in love with her. Second, she had to help the male lead become a demon, unite the Six Realms, and exact his revenge. The System said: “As long as the villain's emotions fluctuate, he'll t 1.3kReads9.2Score206Shelves
10. 10 快 Quick Transmigration: The Sickly Big Shot Has Fallen to Darkness Again 快穿：病娇大佬他又黑化了 Xian Lan仙蓝Modern Romance652k WordsCompleted Over the long years, Nan Yin would always remember the aloof god clad in armor atop the Heavenly Mountains. His face made her heart flutter and kept her awake at night. The long saber in her hand would have been the perfect tool for opening his battle robes, but her status kept her from unleashing her wicked side. She never imagined that one day the god would fall. A young male servant would whisper softly in Nan Yin’s ear like a lover. An obsessive emperor would pin her to the bed, breathing he 2.1kReads9.2Score227Shelves
11. 11 快 Quick Transmigration: The Divine Lord's Fragments Keep Trying to Make Me Their Own 快穿：神君碎片总想将我占为己有 Lovers in Pink桃色恋人Modern Romance580k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + one-on-one, both leads pure + irresistible flirtation + devoted love + multiple versions] This book is complete. Warning: There are male side characters in the first four worlds. If you don’t like the heroine interacting with male side characters, you can skip them or leave the book. The heroine is gentle and timid, but only around the male lead. Readers who prioritize strict logic, beware. This is primarily a romance, with a fast pace and short length. Wen Yu was originally a 222Reads8.9Score—Shelves
12. 12 快 Quick Transmigration: The Yandere Big Shot Has Fallen to the Dark Side Again 快穿攻略之病娇大佬又黑化了 Seventh Lane on Moon Street月街七巷Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + devoted couple with mutual fidelity + lovesick obsession] Shi Yao dies suddenly after staying up all night reading a novel. Luckily, she encounters System Xiao Liu. If she completes the missions in each world, she can come back to life on the spot. But the missions gradually take a strange turn: in every world, a lovesick obsessive starts clinging to her! A possessive tyrant does her laundry and cooks for her, then offers to warm her bed? A wild and mysterious young man from Mia 73kReads9.5Score10.3kShelves
13. 13 渣 After He Dumped the Pure-Hearted System, He Turned Dark 渣了纯情系统后，他黑化了 RMB.Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete | One-on-one romance, both are each other's first and only | Yandere | Obsessive, possessive, and corrupted | Sweet, soft, airheaded beauty] Chai Xiqi is an intern at the Time Management Bureau. To secure a permanent position, she flirts with a pure-hearted advanced System named 520, breezes through every task, and finally makes it. But after getting drunk, sleeping with him, and refusing to take responsibility, she unilaterally terminates her System contract and runs away. The 520 Sys 3.7kReads9.3Score302Shelves
14. 14 嫡 The Reborn Legitimate Daughter: The Poisonous Consort's Daring Comeback 嫡女重生，毒妃飒爆了 Second Miss of the Su Family苏家二小姐Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Reborn + Poison healer + Cathartic revenge] She schemed and plotted with meticulous care, personally placing the man she loved on the throne. In return, her family was destroyed, her entire household was executed, and even her child was cut from her womb! Heaven had eyes: she was reborn and returned to take revenge, tormenting her half-sister and taking on the scumbag! She had stopped believing in love, but the man who had died for her in her previous life kept appearing before her. By day, she 2.2kReads5.2Score1.1kShelves
15. 15 傅 Mr. Fu, Your Wife Is Asking for a Divorce Again 傅总，夫人又闹离婚了 Red Little Fruit红小果Modern Romance3.3M WordsCompleted After six years of marriage, Rong Shu had become little more than a housekeeper, losing herself in the process. One thing her husband said finally woke her up. “Man Yin is coming back. Move out tomorrow.” “Fine. Let’s get divorced.” Rong Shu turned and walked away. When they met again, she was in another man’s arms. Fu Jingting’s face darkened, terrifyingly so. “We just got divorced, and you couldn’t wait to find another man?” “That’s my business, Mr. Fu. It has nothing to do with you.” The woma 143Reads8.5Score105Shelves
16. 16 权 The Powerful Prince’s Spoiled Princess: Proud, Wild, and Unruly 权王溺宠：狂傲王妃野又撩 Green Plums and Bamboo Wine青梅竹酒Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Court intrigue + feel-good power fantasy + ruthless decisiveness + an incredibly badass heroine + face-slapping + a heroine with her wits about her] Bai Xuan, commander-in-chief of the Huaxia Special Forces Training Camp, transmigrates to the Great Zhou. She is a peerless beauty with exceptional martial skills. As a woman, she carves her own path through force of arms, establishes herself at court, and wields enormous influence. With a deft hand, she turns the tide of both schemes and open stra 16.8kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves
17. 17 红 Grievance Beneath the Red Wedding Stars 红鸾怨 Watermelon-Flavored Sparkling Water西瓜味的气泡水Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her past life, Bai Manxue was blind to the truth and foolishly devoted, doing everything in her power to help Gong Shengyu ascend the throne. But after he became emperor, he seemed like a completely different person. He made her empress, yet also elevated Consort Yun to a powerful position to keep her in check. Behind their backs, he fanned the flames and watched them fight to the death. In the end, their child became a sacrifice to secure his throne. Bai Manxue was utterly disillusioned. For 3.8kReads9.2Score608Shelves
18. 18 从 The Regent's Consort, Pulled from a Tomb 从坟墓里扒出来的摄政王妃 I'm Your Qian Qian我是你的浅浅Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Everyone, the web drama based on this novel is now complete. You can watch it on Tomato Short Dramas. Search for The Princess Consort of the Regent, Unmatched in Medicine and Poison, and enjoy! Love you all, mwah~~ Mu Fengyan, born into a family of ancient martial artists, had her soul blasted by her enemies' modern firearms into a parallel world, in an era never recorded in history. A master of both medicine and poison, she never expected that after she'd sent every last one of her enemies to 80.2kReads9.4Score8.5kShelves
19. 19 女 The Female Lead Keeps Rewinding? This Is Just a Wife-Chasing Hell 女主无限回档？追妻火葬场罢了 A Maozi一只maoziUrban731k WordsCompleted [Yandere protagonist + gender-bending GL 1v1 + role-playing + behind-the-scenes + plot-driven + some angst (mild) (the protagonist is safe) + regretful pursuit] Lin Niannian transmigrates into the role of a scheming fake heiress. She thinks it’s just an ordinary story about a real and fake heiress, but then the female lead, a powerful heroine, is reborn with a cheat that lets her rewind after death, and wants to kill her. What should she do? Luckily, she gets bound to a role-playing System. To 14.5kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves

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    You will witness the beautiful self-sacrifice of a terminally ill girl. Every word Lin Niannian said was like a sharp sword, piercing the heart of the reborn heroine. Can her love and vows break the shackles of hatred and gain a warm rebirth? 💖

20. 20 卷 Why Work Yourself to the Bone When You Can Work Your Husband? 卷自己不如卷老公 Cats Aren't Picky Eaters猫猫不挑食Modern Romance860k WordsCompleted [Not a feel-good power fantasy + sharp-tongued, irritable, paralyzed, bankrupt male lead + the leads support each other and build from nothing + cozy everyday life] The biggest dream of Ruan Ningxia's life was to marry a rich man, so she climbed into Fu Lincheng's bed, carried a child for ten months, gave birth to a son, and became a wealthy wife. After they married, Fu Lincheng treated her like a decoration and came home fewer than twice a year. Everyone said she had it rough. Ningxia, with her 29.4kReads8.8Score2.8kShelves

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    Really cruel!!! The male protagonist is mean-mouthed but actually cares about the female protagonist. The female protagonist is hard-mouthed and soft-hearted [snickering] [snickering] [smirking]

21. 21 痞 The Rogue War God Wang Yuxuan 痞子战神王雨轩 I Love Xinxin我爱芯芯Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsCompleted If you can win, fight. If you can't, run. Who cares about honor among martial artists? I'm just a ruffian king from a remote mountain village. Watch the protagonist turn his fortunes around and rise to the top of the world. 132Reads7.7Score—Shelves

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    "Xiaoyan, why are you so stupid? I really didn't expect you to risk your life to save me. Don't let anything happen to you!" My voice trembled. Looking at his miserable appearance, I couldn't hold back the tears anymore and flowed down my cheeks. "Who... Who the hell pushed me out?" Xiaoyan struggled to spit out these words.

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