Rivals-to-Lovers Couple! The Male and Female Leads Both Start Out Wanting to Kill Each Other 对抗路夫妻！男女主开始都想杀对方的那种

1. 101 少 The Young Master Is Gravely Injured, and His Lady Wife Is Plumper Than a Chrysanthemum 少爷重伤，少夫人她人比黄花肥 Red Sugar红红糖Ancient Romance413k WordsCompleted In a nutshell: Three years after being forced into marriage, my husband is gravely injured and unconscious, and I want to become a widow whose husband died before we could consummate our marriage... Back then, Cui Yin fled her wedding and lasted only three days before Zhou Ling caught her. With nowhere left to turn, she tried to drop to her knees and beg Zhou Ling to let her go, but he grabbed her by the arm and hauled her up before her knees even touched the ground. Cui Yin tried to kneel again 14.4kReads7.9Score1.5k14d adds
2. 102 女 The Disguised Dragon's Scheme: My Rogue Disciple Courts Me in His Dreams 女扮男装潜龙计，逆徒梦里泡为师 Mu Yanfeifei沐妍菲菲Ancient Romance608k WordsOngoing [Historical Intrigue + Female Spy in Disguise + Ensemble Mind Games + Martial Arts Mystery] [Female Martial Arts Master Disguised as a Man × Rebellious Disciple Who Defies His Teacher] The world is the board, and all living things are its pieces. Thirty years ago, a copy of A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains turned the tide during a palace coup. From then on, victory made kings and defeat made corpses, and the throne changed hands. Thirty years later, talents emerge across the nine regions, a 318Reads8.9Score—14d adds

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   This is a must-read! It's a story of undercover intrigue and political maneuvering, featuring a woman disguised as a man. The female lead is incredibly capable and cunning, not only awesome and strong but also a master of acting, completely fooling the male lead. He suffers countless times throughout the book, yet still manages to win him back in a dramatic, heart-wrenching chase.

3. 103 扮 Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger, Then Lure Your Archenemy Home 扮猪吃虎，将死对头拐回家 His Highness Xuan Yin玄音殿下Modern Romance374k WordsCompleted [Secret Identities, Two Powerful Leads, Cunning, Double Lives, Sweet and Docile Yet Vicious] Qian Si is an ace assassin, codenamed Death, and the uncrowned king of the underworld. In public, she is a delicate heiress who can barely take care of herself. In secret, she can stir up the world all on her own. Yan Li’s influence reaches across both the underworld and the legitimate world. He has secretly crossed paths with Qian Si for years, and through a twist of fate, he snatched something she had 13.1kReads9.3Score1.6k14d adds
4. 104 天 Even the Best in the World Has to Feed the Chickens 天下第一，也要喂鸡 Tao Ajiu逃阿酒Ancient Romance570k WordsCompleted Tu Jing, who is both severely mentally ill and an incurable chuunibyou, transmigrates as an orphan taken in by the Fengdu Sect. She takes part in the martial world’s selection for the top disciple and wins a place by coming first in every test. With a yandere senior brother and an absentee master, she has a hundred percent survival rate: at night, her senior brother beats her up, and by day, she trains hard in martial arts. Before the age of twelve, Lou Cheng beat her senseless. After twelve, 3.6kReads7.6Score38114d adds
5. 105 上 The Ruthless Climb to the Top: A Wild Takeover 上位狂徒：狂肆掠夺 Lan Cangyao澜沧荛Modern Romance127k WordsCompleted A powerhouse black-market heiress with a sharp tongue vs. a genuinely twisted, sharp-tongued heir to power She’ll stop at nothing to climb the social ladder. He’ll lower his standards to cure his hidden ailment. That’s what they each believe about the other. Helian Qi: “Run? Even if you turn to ashes, I’ll scatter you across Zhaoyuan.” Chu Zhaoxi: “Give back what you took from my brother.” Helian Qi: “I’ll keep the second, third, and fourth mistresses for you. Don’t leave.” Chu Zhaoxi: “Give bac —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   There are no ancient romance novels, so let's get a modern romance novel!

6. 106 暴 The Hot-Tempered Female Officer: Nobody Tells Me What to Do 暴躁女官差：谁都别教我做事 The World Is Too Boring世界太无聊Ancient Romance257k WordsOngoing The number “1” is one of the most fundamental and important numbers in human civilization. It is simple, yet carries profound philosophical meaning, mathematical value, and cultural symbolism. Ever since people learned to count in ancient times, “1” has represented “singularity,” “beginning,” “uniqueness,” and “existence.” Though it is only the first number in the sequence of natural numbers, it holds an irreplaceable place in mathematics, science, religion, literature, and everyday life. In fr —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   In the first chapter, the male protagonist almost killed the female protagonist, then realized he had fallen in love with her, thus beginning a tumultuous journey of trying to win her back.

7. 107 穿 After I Transmigrate into a Book Set in a Male-Focused World: The Villainess Survives on Affection 穿书男频后：恶毒女配靠好感续命 Red-Rooted Cabbage红根圆白菜Modern Romance435k WordsOngoing #AnOrdinaryGirlInAMalePowerFantasy #ComingOfAge #GoofyHeroine [Chu Miaomiao's spiritual energy naturally attracts the protagonists of minor worlds. My girl is the most beautiful character in this book.] After dying of anger while gaming late into the night, Chu Miaomiao transmigrates into a supernatural male-power fantasy with no romance. She becomes the villainous, unpaired female character who stole someone else's place, only to be killed by the male lead from the start and used as a stepping 37Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The female lead is a fake heiress who is impersonating the male lead. The male lead tries to kill her from the very beginning, and they become a couple on the opposing side.

8. 108 重 Reborn, I Spend Every Day Fighting My Junior Brother 重生后每天都在和师弟互砍 Little Little Little Croak小小小呱呱Fantastical Romance289k WordsOngoing The rating just came in. It’ll go up later. [Content warning: In her previous life, the heroine slept with 80 men. In his previous life, the hero killed her.] At their sect, Jin Yang and Li Shengyu were infamous for being useless. One threw his weight around, backed by the senior brother, while the other had the senior sister’s protection, so no one dared mess with her. Everyone knew the two of them couldn’t stand each other. But no one knew that, in the year of their purest love, Jin Yang had d 26.7kReads8.4Score4.9k14d adds

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   Both sides in this double-resistance lane dislike each other, but the later parts are really interesting to watch.

9. 109 疯 The Reborn Vengeful Ghost Turns the Chaotic World Upside Down. Why Would You Mess With Her? 疯批厉鬼重生乱世，你惹她干嘛？ Making Money for Wontons赚钱吃馄饨Ancient Romance209k WordsOngoing [Star-crossed love + both reborn + disgraced wife + both untouched + contrasting couples] The winter Miss Shen, A Ci, died, the snow in the capital grew thicker with each passing day. The following spring, her childhood sweetheart and fiancé placed third in the imperial examinations. By the end of the next spring, the emperor issued an edict sending Miss Shen far away to the borderlands to marry. Her new husband tried several times to take her life, while her childhood sweetheart married another 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The male protagonist starts by stabbing the female protagonist, intending to kill her.

10. 110 撩 I Flirted Too Hard! The Broken Puppy Is Actually a Psycho Villain 撩过头！破碎小狗竟是疯批反派 Know the Mist, Don't Feel Like Talking知雾不想言Modern Romance387k WordsCompleted Top-tier flirtatious beauty x mad, sinister power player [Two strong leads flirting with each other | Yandere obsession | Rivals-to-lovers disguises | Forced relationship | Secret identities exposed | Devoted 1v1] ● My target is a madman, yet he's playing the fragile one with me. Shen Xi is an investigator for a covert organization. Her mission: “eliminate.” Wearing a gentle facade, she approaches her target, Lu Sichen, ready to strike a fatal blow at any moment. Lu Sichen goes along with her 128Reads7.2Score—14d adds

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    A top-tier, seductive beauty x a crazy, lewd tycoon 🧐 Early on, it's all about dog-training literature; later, they both reveal their true identities, leading to an extreme confrontation and tug-of-war~ [Double strength + crazy, yandere + evenly matched probing], hiss hiss~ [smirk]

11. 111 重 Reborn as a Top-Tier Star Heiress: The Rich Fight Over Me 重生商界顶流千金：豪门疯抢 Light-Sugar Jinjin微糖金金Modern Romance581k WordsCompleted [Revenge against scumbags + forced possession + reborn heroine + romantic rivals competing] [Sweet-faced, scheming seductress × unhinged heir / abstinent CEO / rugged military king / refined but depraved bureau chief / financial predator] [In her past life, she was abandoned by her own family, betrayed by the one she loved, and bullied and framed, until she lost her reputation and died with bitterness in her heart!] [Reborn in the year 2000, Li Muan returns from the ashes with memories steeped i 661Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I've discovered a masterpiece with a mind-blowing premise set in an amusement park! The career storyline is meticulously crafted like a textbook, the romance is sweeter than honey, and most importantly, the female lead always puts happiness first.

12. 112 陷 Fallen Rose: The Dark Moon and Her Counterattack 陷落玫瑰：黑月光与她的反杀局 Light-Sugar Jinjin微糖金金Modern Romance508k WordsCompleted [Revenge Against Scum] [Forced Possession] [Awakening to Her True Identity] [Rivalry for Her Affections] [One Woman, Four Men] [Sweet on the Outside, Dark and Scheming on the Inside, a Seductive Strategist × Her Possessive Adoptive Brother / Abstinent CEO / Gentle Young Nobleman / Capitalist Predator] ▲ Her true identity awakens, and a bloody revenge begins Abandoned at an orphanage as a child, she was later molded by the Song family into a tool for a marriage alliance. She bides her time, turni 337Reads—Score—14d adds
13. 113 妹 My Precious Little Sister Wants a Divorce and to Run Away While Pregnant, but She Won't Escape Her Captivity 妹宝想离婚带球跑，休想逃被囚禁 Tangerine Sand桔沙Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted The pampered girl wants to get a divorce and run away while pregnant. Dream on: she's going to be imprisoned. 334Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The couple, initially at odds, both wanted to kill each other. During their shared sleep, Mei Bao's words in his dream were initially dismissed as a dream. Forced into a marriage of convenience due to their sworn feud, their child was seen as a bargaining chip for inheritance. However, their loveless marriage blossomed into romance. She held a rope to measure her neck, which he discovered. She asked if he believed her when she bought her a necklace; he refused and tied her hands with the rope. Their child cried, and her tearful eyes stirred his pity. Yet, he stubbornly grabbed Mei Bao's chin, revealing their past as enemies. Seeing her packing, he assumed she was trying to escape and forcibly bound her to his arms, warning her again of their sworn enmity. He instructed the housekeeper to monitor her 24 hours a day. He treated the castle so well that she had no chance to escape. She asked him why he did this, but he only knew that he was doing it because he had feelings for her and didn't want her to leave. He was just trying to stop her from leaving. She pitifully begged him not to be angry, like a vixen. His father wanted him to divorce his wife, but he couldn't bear to hear the word "divorce." His grandfather had forced his father to divorce his mother, and now it was his father's turn to force him to divorce her. He still didn't know whether his mother was alive or dead. Her mother also wanted him to divorce her. He thought it was her family forcing him to divorce her, so he questioned her. She was unaware of what was going on and silently shed a tear. He asked her what she was pretending for, but then kissed her tear. He was a little confused. Why would a family feud do this? She said she wanted a divorce, and at that moment her family came to rescue her with weapons. He tried everything to stop them, injuring them all. He and she had always been mortal enemies, but she suddenly pulled out an art knife and tried to kill him. His eyes were bloodshot as he warned her not to divorce him, or she would die. She cried and asked him why he showed her any pity. He slapped her, trying to make her realize that they were enemies, but he killed her love for him. In disbelief and despair, she asked him if he had never loved her. He suddenly remembered his grandfather's words: "A man without love is carefree." She coldly suggested sleeping in separate rooms. The housekeeper asked him why he didn't kill her, and he told the housekeeper to shut up. She ran downstairs, and he thought she was trying to escape. Their conversations always seemed to have a chasm that love couldn't bridge, as if their entanglement was a deep-seated grudge. She asked where her family was, and he stubbornly insisted they were thrown up a mountain, threatening her to go with them. Heartbroken, she banged her head against a wall and lost her memory. He wept with heartache. The housekeeper asked him if he had fallen in love with her. She didn't know he was her husband. She hit him, and he saw it as a reward. He realized his true feelings and began a sweet, loving, and happy relationship with her. He fed her but not his son, and even when imprisoned, he thought it was a good thing that food and lodging were provided. Just as she was about to give birth to her daughter, she regained her memories. She asked him if she had fallen in love with him, listening to his heartbeat. He unconsciously and gently admitted it, but upon waking, he denied it, saying that he and she were sworn enemies. She asked him again, but he blushed and denied it. At the height of their love, his father made him divorce her. She heard him say he loved her, and he began to admit it, begging her not to leave. His father gave him 50 million to leave her, but she heard that he wanted more money and that the money was hers. She took 500 million as a breakup fee and went home. He started crying. He went back to her parents' home to chase after her, but her family said he was her savior. What was going on? His father, worried about his son, chased after him. Will this sworn enemy continue, or will they shake hands and make peace?

14. 114 陛 Your Majesty! The Caged Sparrow Is Carrying Someone Else’s Child! 陛下！笼中雀她怀了别人的种！ Wait Until the Eighth Day of the Ninth Month且待秋来九月八Ancient Romance222k WordsOngoing Resilient fallen white moonlight × mad emperor, her enemy #The moon shines high above, but never on him# #forced love# #the long road to winning back his wife# #a sun who lives in the face of death# #the emperor takes his minister’s wife# He tricked her into falling for him, then slaughtered her entire family on their wedding day! With red candles stained by blood, Xue Changyan gripped her face, his expression dark and deranged. “You’ll repay the Shen family’s debt with your body, in every life! 8Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Crazy girl + forced love [sends heart]

15. 115 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, the Villain I Wrote Turned Dark and Unhinged 穿书后笔下疯批黑化了 Yu Qianzhi喻千枳Ancient Romance156k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate into a book + dark, unhinged characters + adversarial dynamics + a slightly female-centric story + later love rivalry and a harem showdown + political intrigue + not a power fantasy] After transmigrating into her own book as a cannon-fodder character who dies early, Pei Lezhi can only curse her luck. A death countdown hangs over her head, her fiance is hunting her, and danger lurks at every turn in the plot. In desperation, she grabs the leg of Xie Jin, the most noble and spotless —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The confrontations in this book are absolutely brilliant! The female lead is constantly countering every move! The tension and suspense are also very strong!

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