A Yandere, Insecure Male Lead 病娇自卑男主

1. 1 垃 The Villain I Found in a Trash Can Is Well-Behaved and Clingy 垃圾桶里捡的反派病娇又乖又黏人 Fireworks Marshland烟花沼泽Sci-Fi & Apocalypse312k WordsCompleted A redemption story [transmigrate into a book, apocalypse + obsessive, doting romance] [gentle, steadfast girl ✖️ deranged, scheming, love-struck villain] -❤️“That poor kitten you found in the trash is filthy? No problem. Just clean him up and he’ll be your boyfriend!”❤️- - After inexplicably transmigrating into a book, Nan Ye found a pitiful boy beside a garbage heap in the old district. He was pale and pretty, but filthy. Then she suddenly activated the System and discovered that Shen Qi was th 5.3kReads9.3Score693Shelves

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   The second and third books are absolutely amazing! The male lead is both possessive and submissive, feeling unworthy of the female lead. He believes she's the best person in the world and is willing to do anything for her. Oh my god! 🥰🥰🥰 [A masterpiece by Sparrow Eater]

2. 2 失 Out of Control! The Sickly, Clingy Husband Is Crying Again 失控！病娇小娇夫他又哭唧唧了 Xi Lin汐临Modern Romance291k WordsCompleted [The male lead is already an adult from the start] [Rebirth + older woman/younger man romance + devoted puppy love + secret crush + one-on-one romance + cunning male lead + strong female lead + six-month age gap] [An aloof, beautiful woman with a hidden dark side × a devoted, insecure, lovesick man] Everyone in Haicheng knows about the marriage alliance between the wealthy Tan and Yu families, and people envy the couple. But overnight, the Yu family goes bankrupt, and the eldest Yu daughter is s 4.7kReads8.7Score361Shelves
3. 3 妈 After Mom Died, a Twisted Man Who Wants to Be My Mom Clung to Me 妈妈死后，我被病态男妈妈缠上了 Starry Crocodile星星鳄鱼Modern Romance730k WordsCompleted [Wealthy, Low-Key, Contemporary Painter × Heiress to a Tycoon Family and Former Pro Skier] [Husband Material, Older Man + Devoted Dog + Mutual Healing + Both Chaste + One-on-One Romance + A Long-Held Wish Fulfilled + Healing + Everyday Life] A mysterious new neighbor recently moved in across from Qi Su. Apart from the takeout containers and empty beer bottles that often piled up outside the door, he never saw anyone. That is, until Qi Su's inspiration ran dry and he went door-to-door as a commun 5kReads9.0Score624Shelves
4. 4 用 I Risked My Life to Transmigrate into a Book, and the Whole Internet Begged Me Not to Die 用命穿书后，全网发弹幕求我别死 Bi Lian碧恋Two Male Leads448k WordsCompleted On-screen comments + System + true young master + sweet on the outside, dark on the inside + transmigrate into a book + everyone’s favorite + intense push and pull + seductive beauty A frail, ill, sweet-on-the-outside, dark-on-the-inside true young master VS the obsessive, volatile heir to a powerful Beijing family Xiao Qingye was a powerful young master with a terrible reputation. Almost nobody liked him, and his parents treated him like a thorn in their side. Everyone told him to be kind, but 12.2kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves

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   This book by Little Tomato is truly authoritative; the author writes exceptionally well. If you're looking for something to read, give it a try—it's not your average transmigration novel.

5. 5 升 Tempted as the Heat Rises 升温诱哄 Orange Jasmine九里香Modern Romance317k WordsCompleted [Older woman-younger man romance, five-year age gap + childhood sweethearts + rekindled love + sweet and angsty + one-on-one devoted couple] [Wealthy heiress x obsessive younger wolf cub] Ten years ago, Ming Xi, the eldest daughter of the Ming family, brought home a battered little wolf cub from a poor mountain village. Later, that wolf cub became the person she cherished most. Ming Xi had always thought Shang Ci was a good boy, like a big puppy: enthusiastic, sincere, and clingy. She adored 20.5kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves
6. 6 重 Reborn: The Cunning, Wolfish CEO Cries and Begs Me to Love Him 重生：腹黑狼系总裁哭着求我疼他 Exquisite Congee玲珑粥粥Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted [A gentle redemption story: a soft-hearted but ruthless coroner versus a ruthless, meek and obedient CEO who is completely henpecked] [Rebirth + older woman-younger man romance + sweet romance in a wealthy family + redemption for the strong yet tragic + face-slapping revenge + strong heroine + meek, wronged little wolf] In her previous life, her childhood sweetheart, a man who married into a wealthy family, pushed her into the sea, where she drowned. Her stepmother, scumbag father, and half-sibl 6.5kReads9.2Score467Shelves

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   In his previous life, the female lead was killed by the male lead's brother, driving him to madness. He ultimately committed suicide for her. Reborn, the female lead understands the male lead's feelings and constantly protects, tolerates, and pities his younger brother. In this life, the male lead is both obsessive and possessive towards the female lead, yet also cautious, always fearing she will abandon him. Fortunately, they are able to stay together in this life.

7. 7 隐 [ABO] Secret Delight 【ABO】隐愉 A Fish Enters the Boat有鱼入舟Two Male Leads368k WordsCompleted [ABO] Two male leads x mutual pining fulfilled + mutual healing + melodrama + happy ending. [Scheming seductress] x [obsessive man] S-rank Alpha Ren Congshu was reborn in the body of Cao Ye, the rich kid who had killed him, right in front of his own corpse. In an instant, he became the murderer. From poverty and desperation to assets worth tens of billions. From a high-ranking Alpha to a defective Omega. From the bottom of society, forever unable to stand before Chen Youjin, to someone of equal 14.1kReads9.5Score1.8kShelves

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   Ah Ye and Juan Juan truly deserve the best, I'm crying my eyes out 🥺🥺🥺 Ah Ye doesn't understand love, but he gave his whole world to Xie Nanzhou and Ren Juan Juan, and reserved his last shred of rationality for Chen Youjin.

8. 8 重 Reborn as the Obsessive Tycoon's Little Fairy 重生成了偏执大佬的小仙女 Autumn Colors Leave No Leisure秋色不暇Modern Romance238k WordsCompleted #Redemption and Sweet Romance# #Insecure Boy x Nation’s First Love# At eighteen, Wen Yue was everyone’s precious darling, cherished in the palms of their hands, like the moon in the sky: beautiful, but out of reach. At eighteen, Ji Yan had no one to care for or love him. He was gloomy and hard to get along with. That lonely, shadowy boy would one day become a big shot everyone dreaded crossing paths with. If she hadn’t been reborn, Wen Yue would never have imagined that the gloomy, cold boy woul 1.2kReads9.1Score128Shelves

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   1. This is a rebirth novel. Ji Yan really loves Wen Yue!!! It's a super good rebirth novel. The young man is insecure and sensitive, but slowly opens up his heart under the heroine's gentle advances! 2. Slightly yandere (obsessive and possessive).

9. 9 溺 Loved to the Bone: The Obsessive CEO Yu Has Fallen 溺爱入骨，偏执郁总他沦陷了 Swan Lake Beiyuan Road天鹅湖北苑路Modern Romance234k WordsCompleted [Both Devoted to Each Other + Both Reborn + Sweet and Heartbreaking Romance + Obsessive Love + Winning Her Back] [Possessive, Sweet-on-the-Outside-Black-on-the-Inside Male Lead] + [Female Lead Who'd Count the Money After Being Sold] The first thing Yu Junyan did after being reborn was slap herself hard across the face! In her arms was the person she had schemed for in her previous life, only to never win their heart. In this life, she was sweet and obedient, delivered right to his door. And he 130Reads8.9Score—Shelves
10. 10 模 The Template Was Bound Wrong, and the Male Lead Will Die If He Doesn't Conquest Me 模板绑错后，男主不攻略我就会死 Meizi Baby Ya梅子宝贝丫Ancient Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [Male Rivals Competing for Her] [Love Triangle Drama] [Female Lead Fakes Her Death] [Redemption] [All Male Leads Are Virgins] [Content Warnings: The female lead will fall in love, and romance takes center stage. Her goal is to go home, not to become a cultivation powerhouse who cares about nothing else. She is not kind to the male leads. If you get emotionally invested and feel bad for them easily, this may not be for you. The story has one couple at a time, and the love-triangle drama comes lat 18.5kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves

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    One of the four male leads is the one I searched for similar novels because of him. Every male lead is great. Even someone like me, who usually prefers novels without a romantic pairing, fell in love with this one.

11. 11 勾 Seduce Them 勾引ta Bald Yina Wen秃头的伊奈雯Modern Romance376k WordsCompleted Seduction [Flirtatious, calculating girl who’s bad at school vs. reserved, quiet, honest top student] Both are inexperienced in love. Happy ending. Ning Zhinan is beautiful. Lots of people like her, and she’s had plenty of boyfriends. She treats relationships carelessly and does whatever she wants. Then one day, a bet brings her together with Chen Yan, the quiet, taciturn top student in her class. She deliberately gets close to him and seduces him, watching his once calm, indifferent face slowly 2kReads8.9Score143Shelves
12. 12 甜 The Sweet and Gentle Boy Is Wild and Wicked 甜兮兮的温柔少年他很疯很坏 Mao Tutu猫屠屠Modern Romance520k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Darkening + Sickly Male Lead + Reconciliation After a Breakup + The Male Lead's Redemption] After living her life over again, Wen Yisheng swore she would stay far away from Wen Zhi! She'd rather sleep on the streets or under a bridge than live with the Wen family again! Because the Wen family's eldest son, who seemed gentle and refined to outsiders, never smoked or fought, studied hard, and loved helping people, was a mad and wicked monster underneath! He was cruel and obsessive. “You 20.8kReads9.3Score2.6kShelves

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    First Chapter: [Rebirth & Darkening & Yandere Male Lead & Broken Mirror Rebirth & Wife-Chasing Hell] To outsiders, the male lead is the gentle, refined, non-smoking, non-fighting, academically excellent, and helpful eldest son of the Wen family. But only the female lead knows that he is a crazy and wicked monster inside! He is wicked, obsessive, and yandere. The female lead doesn't know him well and is only afraid. The female lead is reborn, back to the time she first entered the Wen family, vowing never to repeat her mistakes and to stay away from perverts! But just three seconds after being reborn, she temporarily loses her memories of her past life. When she wakes up again, she has already formed a bond with the male lead. Second Chapter: Redemption Literature [Transmigrated into a Post-Apocalyptic Novel with Obsessive Yandere] [Gentle and Determined Girl X Crazy Green Tea Love-Brained Villain] The female lead inexplicably transmigrates into a book and picks up the pale, beautiful, but dirty and pitiful male lead from a garbage dump. But suddenly, she activates a system and discovers that the male lead is the villainous boss in this terrifying post-apocalyptic novel. The male lead is extremely handsome and captivating. He's incredibly crazy, but the crazier he gets, the more he laughs. The female lead's mission is to reduce the villain's corruption level, so she cautiously takes care of him. During this process, feelings slowly develop (after developing feelings, the male lead becomes incredibly obedient and gentle). Highly recommended!!! Third story: A redemption story! Healing a yandere, crazy villain + a seemingly innocent but actually cunning, love-struck villain + transmigrated female supporting character + double clean ending + campus setting [not attacking the original female lead] + low-profile system + both male and female leads and the main character have mouths + the entire main character group awakens. Gentle, roguish, handsome, yandere, loyal, strong, and tragically beautiful X quirky, silly, and arrogant young lady. The female lead transmigrates into a Mary Sue novel as a vicious female supporting character, with the mission of [saving the tragic novel] and turning a bad ending into a happy ending. The book features a mad villain named Li Chen, who holds Buddhist prayer beads but has his hands covered in blood. The female protagonist tries her best to complete her mission, but in the process, she gets entangled with this villain. The great demon wants to kiss and hug her, and even transforms into a spoiled brat, a kissing monster... [Sweet and doting, ambiguous entanglement, blatant favoritism and doting] Highly recommended!!!

13. 13 乖 Be Good, Don't Be Afraid! The Yandere Villain's Deadly Seduction of the Supporting Heroine 乖，别怕！病娇反派致命撩宠女配 Tao Beixia桃北夏Modern Romance346k WordsCompleted Redemption story! Healing a sick, obsessive lunatic + sweet romance + possessive love + a scheming, black-hearted villain who's all in on love + transmigrated female supporting character + everyone's favorite + devoted couple with no past lovers + happy ending + school life. The original female lead isn't vilified. The System has little presence. A youthful, passionate, sweet little romance. [The entire main cast awakens! The male lead is a pure-hearted boy, utterly devoted to his wife and crazy 20.1kReads9.5Score3.6kShelves
14. 14 死 After Faking My Death, the Villain Cubs I Raised Turned Dark 死遁后，我养的反派崽崽黑化了 Fantastic Beasts Are Here神奇动物在这里Modern Romance245k WordsCompleted (Sweet Romance, Both Pure, Healing, Beginner-Level Business Battles, A Touch of Coercive Possessiveness, Nurturing) After a car accident, eighteen-year-old Zhuang Keyan transmigrates into a book. To get home, she binds herself to a System and is tasked with raising Gu Peisi, the story’s future villain. Right now, he’s a feverish boy lying in a trash can, waiting to die. Zhuang Keyan has no choice but to raise him with loving care, turning Gu Peisi into a bright, upstanding model student. After h 2.9kReads8.9Score232Shelves

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    What did you think it was? Turns out it's a forced love-raising simulation game. Tsk tsk, keep your sharp edges in check.

15. 15 他 He Pleaded Softly, “Miss, Hurt Me One More Time” 他低声痴求，小姐，再疼我一次 The Twenty-First Day of the Eleventh Month冬月二十一Modern Romance232k WordsCompleted (Imperial Empire’s little villainess × obsessive, loyal dog) Yun Wange awakens to the truth: she’s merely the villainess in a book, destined to die horribly because her love goes unreturned. But even after learning the future, Yun Wange doesn’t try to redeem herself. She sneers dismissively. “What a bunch of blind men. This young lady won’t choose any of them.” A certain antagonist from the book, one of the people who would have harmed her, is still down on his luck. Unhappy with him, Yun Wange 417Reads8.9Score100Shelves

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    1. A self-conscious and possessive wild dog-like male protagonist meets his destined lady. When he says, with red eyes and a trembling voice, "Miss, you're only allowed to look at me," who wouldn't be moved? Under the pen of Dongyue Ershiyi, this intensely tug-of-war romance unfolds, overflowing with sweetness—dive right now! 2. While other male protagonists are domineering, this one is self-conscious and possessive! In "Her Wild Dog, Miss, You're Only Allowed to Look at Me," the male protagonist hides a hidden vulnerability, yet protects the female protagonist with the most fervent passion. Watch as he transforms from timid to resolute, winning her undivided affection. 3. Love takes many forms, but the couple in "Her Wild Dog, Miss, You're Only Allowed to Look at Me" is unique. The possessive and possessive male protagonist transforms into a chivalrous protector, his possessiveness towards the female protagonist overflowing. From cautious advances to a passionate confession, high sugar content throughout—a must-read for anyone looking for something to read!

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