Substitutes, Angsty Romance, and the Male Lead Desperately Trying to Win Her Back! 替身，虐恋，追妻火葬场！

1. 1 藏 Hidden in Midsummer 藏于盛夏 Autumn Chill秋日凉Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted A heads-up before you start ❗️: One of the side couples is a gay couple, so please skip this if that bothers you. [The print edition under the same title is now available] [Healing × Love that grows over time × Angsty school romance] Sweet, gentle, well-behaved student × rebellious, handsome bad boy That midsummer seemed hotter than any before. The girl in the graduation photo smiled sweetly, with a boy in a white shirt grinning boldly behind her. They met in midsummer, and parted in midsummer t 84.8kReads9.6Score14.8kShelves

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   The work centers on the dual redemption of "Jiang Qiao, a girl with gastric cancer" and Xu Si, a traumatized boy from his original family, and constructs a story framework in which two souls abandoned by fate meet in midsummer. During the countdown to life, Jiang Qiao chose to transfer to another school to fulfill his wish list, while Xu Si became a "problem boy" who was rebellious on the surface but kind-hearted due to family problems. ‌‌

2. 2 谁 What Kind of Master Chases After His Disciple? 谁家师尊追着徒弟跑啊 Twelfth Month 23腊月23Two Male Leads534k WordsCompleted Try the new novel, If I Weren't So Insecure When I Was Young, I'd Have a Whole Harem of Husbands [Mutually devoted couple; carefree, clueless bottom × seemingly aloof but actually unhinged, scheming top] Driven by his own selfish desires, Shen Xuhuai broke his master's pure-yang constitution and forced him into marriage. His master lost all his cultivation and died when his body exploded. Shen Xuhuai himself met a gruesome end. Reborn, he knew his master, Cheng Sangxiu, hated him to the core, so 2.9kReads8.2Score363Shelves

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   Misunderstanding, rebirth as group favorite, chasing wife

3. 3 沈 President Shen, Stop Hurting Her. Your Wife Is Really Dead This Time 沈总别虐了，夫人这次真的死了 Flame Color焰色Modern Romance608k WordsCompleted “Take off one pant leg and spread your legs.” On the cold operating table, Su Yu killed her own child with her own hands... But all she got in return was Shen Anzhou saying, “It was just a bastard. So what if it died!” The man who once treasured her above all else now wanted to tear her apart and drink her blood. Su Yu was finally tired. “Shen Anzhou, let me go. I’ll let you go too...” Only now did Shen Anzhou realize that his heart could hurt this much. “Xiaoyu, give me one more chance.” His vo 5.2kReads5.4Score299Shelves

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   We are so close, but separated by thousands of mountains and seas! He put the shackles on her with his own hands, and regretted it after losing her. The sadomasochistic love was so deep that it made me emo after watching the whole scene!

4. 4 巨 Heartbreaking! The Madam Has No Vital Signs in the Resuscitation Room 巨虐！抢救室里夫人已无生命体征 Laughing at Your Single-Minded Love笑你情有独钟Modern Romance522k WordsCompleted [Angst novel + physical and emotional abuse + win-back-the-wife funeral pyre + body swap + obsessive love] Lu Jingchen would never know that Shen Ning’s heart first died when his beloved’s call came out of nowhere, then fell into despair when he personally handed her over to kidnappers just to trade her for the woman in his heart. He also never knew how furious, hysterical, and utterly broken she felt when his beloved appeared before her with a pregnant belly the same size as hers. And when she 8.2kReads8.5Score740Shelves
5. 5 虐 Abusing Your Husband Feels Good for a While, Then Your Wife and Daughter Send You to the Crematorium 虐夫一时爽，妻女火葬场 Low-Key Shu Chi低调书迟Urban818k WordsCompleted They were Huacheng's most famous golden couple, the perfect pair everyone envied! But she couldn't stop thinking about her first love. She even cheated on him with their daughter in tow! She played both victim and villain, convinced he had no idea. Little did she know, he knew everything... For seventeen days, she and their daughter brought her first love home, tormenting him and leaving his heart in tatters. Then one day, he suddenly disappeared and exposed their affair to the world. Aband 145Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 6 看 Look Down on the Driver’s Daughter? The Capital’s Young Heir Is Crazy About Her 看不起司机女儿？京圈太子爱疯了 Yan He闫河Modern Romance379k WordsCompleted Rebirth + Second Male Lead Wins + First Male Lead’s Groveling Redemption Well-Behaved Girl & Scheming, Flirtatious Man Shen Qingli was the daughter of the Jiang family’s driver. At eighteen, she enrolled at A University and moved to Haicheng. There, she met Jiang Junwen, the young master of the Jiang family. One day, Jiang Junwen took her hand. “A-Li, be my girlfriend. I’ll protect you.” Those words kept her by his side for five years. Over those five years, people mocked her father, saying he w 12.9kReads8.6Score1.4kShelves
7. 7 京 A Young Love Returned to the Capital by Night 京夜归稚 White Jade Robe白玉衫Modern Romance401k WordsCompleted *A top Beijing family’s tyrannical king of a man X a popular actress famous for her beauty and mastery of traditional crafts *A refined, devoted Chinese-style CEO X a charming, proud beauty from Jiangnan [Ten-year age gap, daddy-type hero, kept woman rises to the top, both leads are each other’s first and only, sweet romance, traditional crafts, younger uncle, ensemble cast of Beijing society] Jing Zhi grew up poor, but had glossy black hair, snow-white skin, and a tall, curvy figure. At twenty- 43.8kReads9.2Score5.6kShelves

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   Really sad [crying]

8. 8 被 My Husband, Whom I Mistreated, Turns His Life Around, and I'm in Trouble 被我作践的老公翻身后，我惨了 Worry-Free Other Shore彼岸无忧Modern Romance3.2M WordsOngoing “I've been wanting you for so long...” In the darkness of night, the man kisses me without restraint. He's my live-in husband. One drunken night, I slept with him, and the scandal caused a huge stir. So I, a pampered heiress, had no choice but to make this down-and-out young man marry into my family and become my husband. Bitterly resentful, I repeatedly humiliated and abused him, beating and berating him at every turn. But he never got angry, always behaving like a gentle, virtuous man. Just as 9.8kReads8.0Score705Shelves
9. 9 我 I Died in the Year He Hated Me Most 我死在了他最恨我的那一年 He Sees Qingmuchuan他见青木川11k WordsCompleted I died the year he hated me most. Unable to bear his hatred any longer, I chose to take my own life. When the funeral home handed my ashes to Nan Heting, he patted the urn and smiled for the first time that day. “It's too dirty. She should have been reduced to dust!” He swept his hand, and the urn crashed to the floor. That's right. He thought I had caused the death of the woman he loved most. He had stayed by my side for years, all for this moment. He walked away, trampling my ashes, but before 22.1kReads—Score692Shelves
10. 10 冷 The Cold and Proud Crown Prince Is Finally Smitten with Me 冷傲皇太子对我真香了 Too Drunk to Sleep大醉无眠Two Male Leads158k WordsCompleted “Sign this marriage contract and become my imperial consort.” Lu Ziyun went from an ordinary college student to the imperial consort of T Country, the center of everyone's attention. Rumors claimed that the crown prince was an ugly cripple, but in truth he was tall and handsome. Overnight, Lu Ziyun became the enemy of every noble family's daughter. A duke's daughter: “Your Highness, I heard the imperial consort climbed over the wall again last night. The surveillance footage is all over the inte —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Take it, this one meets all your requirements.

11. 11 你 You Broke Your Promise 你失信了 Shi Qingyao十清杳Modern Romance138k WordsCompleted The acclaimed signature work You Broke Your Promise by popular author Shi Qingyao, now with 40,000 new words of never-before-published content! Sensitive girl Xiang Yu VS golden boy Song Huaishi. I had to play out the whole secret-crush story, so I loved him year after year. It was an ordinary day. Just as she closed her eyes, Xiang Yu suddenly thought of Song Huaishi: Song Huaishi, neat in his clothes and radiating warmth. Song Huaishi at seventeen. Still in his school uniform, he leaned lazily 63.3kReads9.5Score12kShelves

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    She thought she had given up long ago. After all, over the years, she had learned to remain calm and hide her emotions well. But it turns out that some people can easily overturn the calm she carefully maintained with just one name. This long-delayed farewell finally crashed into her life in such an unexpected way. Xiang Yu slowly squatted down and buried his face in his arms. It turns out that I have some regrets. It's not that I forgot about it, but I just didn't have the chance to mention it again. Do you want to take a look at this story about secret love, miss and ultimate relief? Perhaps, you can also see the unspoken version of yourself in her.

12. 12 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 100.2kReads9.2Score6.7kShelves

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    Xia Weiming is dead. Shen Xiujin thought that Jian Tong killed him, so he was sent to a women's prison for three years to take good care of her. Let Jian Tong suffer in the women's prison. After pouring it out, Chen Xiujin found out the truth and wanted Jian Tong to forgive him. Belated affection is cheaper than grass

13. 13 老 After His Wife Left, the CEO Broke Down in Tears 老婆走后，霸总哭了 Dumb as Can Be笨到家吖Modern Romance223k WordsCompleted [Gorgeous, fiery rock drummer × calm, rational, cold-hearted CEO] (A little melodramatic. The leads are both physically and emotionally faithful, and it has a happy ending!) If you don’t like groveling-for-forgiveness stories, please steer clear. If you give it one star after reading for less than thirty minutes, I’ll seriously cry for you to see! * Tao Jiang had been dating Lu Qize for a year before she learned he had a childhood sweetheart who was also his fiancée, the woman he could never for 1.4kReads6.8Score100Shelves

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    [Meisa's violent rock drummer × calm, rational and ruthless boss] (It's a bit of a joke, the male and female protagonists are both physically and mentally clean, the ending is hey!) Babies who don't like crematoriums must avoid it. If you give it one star after watching for less than thirty minutes, I will really cry for you! * Tao Jiang and Lu Qize had been dating for a year before they learned that he had a childhood sweetheart, Bai Yueguang, his fiancée. "She is going back to China, you should move out." Lu Qize's cold words gave Tao Jiang a blow to the head, which made her heart hurt. "Are you engaged to another woman?" "She is not another woman, she is my fiancée." Lu Qize's defense of Bai Yueguang made Tao Jiang smile sarcastically. With red eyes, she asked relentlessly, "What about me? In your heart, I am nothing." "You're not here." You're not here. Lu Qize used three extremely ruthless words to embarrass Tao Jiang to the extreme. She doesn't want this trash man anymore. ... Later, Lu Qize regretted it. The aloof young master of the Lu family shattered his pride and humbled himself into dust in order to pursue his wife. He said, "I was wrong. Please forgive me and give me another chance." She said, "Mr. Lu, please kneel down for three days to let me calm down, and then I will consider what I will not forgive." - The male protagonist was in a state of confusion and chased his wife in the crematorium. The calm and rational young master of a wealthy family went mad step by step, losing control time and time again, and finally turned into a top-notch ginger!

14. 14 陆 President Lu, Stop Tormenting Her! Your Wife Is the One You’ve Always Loved 陆总别虐了，夫人才是你的白月光 Double Happiness双喜喜Modern Romance589k WordsCompleted [The Regretful Ex Tries to Win Her Back + Obsessive] After being framed, Mu Qiuyan became a criminal in the eyes of the law for causing the death of her husband's true love. When she got out of prison, her husband treated her even more cruelly than before. The day she was diagnosed with stomach cancer, she humbly begged him for one last bit of comfort. Lu Zhiyan said, “I'll use the bastard in your belly to pay tribute to Qingqing!” At that moment, Mu Qiuyan's heart died. She leapt into the sea, 5kReads8.9Score539Shelves

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    🔥 **[Substitute sadomasochism + wife chasing crematorium] Hot copywriting** 🔥 ⚠️ **[High energy early warning]** ▫️ Abuse of women in the early stage (heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys all hurt) ▫️ Abuse of men in the later stage (Ashes level crematorium)

15. 15 步 I’m Done Playing the Substitute – No More Falling for You 步步沦陷，这替身我不当了 Bright, Gentle Laughter笑语晏晏Modern Romance404k WordsCompleted The Shen family’s heir is notorious for being picky about women, but Xiang Nuan got picked thanks to a face that bore a passing resemblance to his ideal woman. She played the sweet, sensible, innocent girl to perfection, doing her best to fulfill her role as a substitute. Shen Yanshi treated her generously, too. In the two years they were together, she landed plenty of great opportunities, going from an unknown extra to a fairly well-known second-tier actress. Then his one true love came back. X 35.8kReads9.1Score3.6kShelves
16. 16 蚀 Love That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨虐情 Hua Baoyue花抱月Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted [Tragic Romance]+ [The Husband’s Long Road to Redemption] Ruan Yunzheng loved Fu Yinghan deeply. But when his only sister was harmed and all fingers pointed at her, he sentenced her to death without hesitation! He tormented her relentlessly, body and soul, but she never gave in! Only when she was on the brink of death and explained one last time that she hadn’t done it, and he still refused to believe her, did she finally give up on him! So this man’s heart really was made of stone! When news ca 19.2kReads8.3Score1.4kShelves

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    You will not be punished until you die. Warm reminder, prepare tissues and ice hehe😀😀😀😀

17. 17 短 A Collection of Short, Tragic Bad-End Stories 短篇be虐文合集 J Le JiangJ乐姜Ancient Romance101k WordsCompleted I originally wanted to write a collection of angsty stories, but in the end I decided to write just one and bring it to a close. I can't change the title now, so come on in and have a look. Legend has it that the Demon God was gravely wounded by the Divine Clan and suffers excruciating pain every night, teetering on the brink of death. Only one thing can ease his suffering: the inner core of a Divine Fox. For hundreds of years, the Demon God has repeated the same words in his mind: I must take 711Reads8.0Score—Shelves
18. 18 偏 The Cage of Obsession 偏执的囚笼 First-Rate Sweet Romance Writer甜文一级选手Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted A Cage of Obsession 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Family members [shy]! This is in line with the stand-in meme [flying kiss]. The male protagonist regards the female protagonist as Bai Yueguang's stand-in [smile], but the female protagonist also has a first love in her heart and doesn't like the male protagonist [smile]. After being forced to love her by the male protagonist, she has a bit of Stockholm syndrome [awkward laugh] [awkward laugh] [awkward laugh] embarrassed [awkward laugh] If you like it, go and see it, and you won't say a word after watching it.

19. 19 总 The CEO’s Long Road to Winning Back His Wife 总裁追妻路很长 Am BeierAm蓓儿Two Male Leads205k WordsCompleted (The hero's long road to win back his love ✘ revenge on scoundrels ✘ first-love steals the lover ✘ substitute trope ✘ amnesia trope) In Volume One, the protagonist is constantly pushed around. In Volume Two, he starts standing up for himself, so if you don't want to read about him being mistreated, you can jump straight to Volume Two. There's a bit of business warfare later on. The relationship between the top and the bottom develops gradually: at first, the top only sees the bottom as someone t 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Body double, sadomasochism, chasing wife in crematorium

20. 20 附 Additional Inheritance 附加遗产 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Two Male Leads467k WordsCompleted Yaya was gone. She had killed herself. Though they weren't related by blood, she had been his older sister for over ten years. Now she had vanished just like that, leaving him a sizable inheritance and... a child. He was only nineteen that year, still a child himself, yet somehow he had to look after a teenager. The kid wasn't difficult to care for. The moodiness and rebelliousness of adolescence were nowhere to be seen. He was brilliant, far more mature and levelheaded than his age suggested, a 56.5kReads9.5Score16.7kShelves

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    Just watch it, it's sweet in the early stage without saying anything, but in the later stage it gives you a protagonist chasing his wife in the crematorium, it's really hateful in the later stage. The abuse suffered in the early stage is made up for in the later stage. In other words, girls with poor mental ability must not watch it!

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