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1. 1 以 I Offer My Devotion to the Passing Years 以我深情祭岁月 Er Qiao二乔Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted [The physical book with the same title is now available] “I hesitated once. I turned back to face the slightest glimmer of hope, yet no one cared.” “Later, a thick fog rolled in. You said you loved me so much, but why was your love thinner than the fog, so faint I could barely see it?” Shen Nian 74.3kReads9.4Score6.7k14d adds

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   The kind of torture where you cry until your eyes are swollen.

2. 2 扳 A Signet Ring Seals Young Master Huo's Contractual Love 扳指为证霍少的契约挚爱 Tea Talk Yuewei茶语悦薇Modern Romance139k WordsCompleted An accident brings the desperate Xie Wenyun into Huo Sichen’s world. To save her gravely ill mother, she signs an agreement and becomes the “personal maid” to this cold, noble young master confined to a wheelchair. She has no idea that family secrets and conspiracies have long been entangled behind this transaction. Huo Sichen, head of the Huo Group, lost the use of his legs in an “accident.” The jade thumb ring on his left hand is not only a symbol of his status, but also conceals a shocking se —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   A warm spring breeze swept in from outside, ruffling Xie Wenyun's hair. From then on, her path would be smooth...

3. 3 姐 Be Good, Big Sister, Give Me Your Waist 姐姐乖腰给我 Mi Xiaoxi咪小汐Modern Romance255k WordsCompleted [Short drama now available] [Print edition signed; publication forthcoming] [Modern romance + wealthy CEO + younger man + sweet romance + entertainment industry + celebrity + powerful figure + unhinged + scheming + roguishly handsome + devoted couple + happy ending] [Reckless, lustful, unhinged younger wolf-dog VS gorgeous, confident beauty with a soft waist and wild-rose charm] While on vacation, Cen Ruan slept with a younger male model. She spent all ten days of the trip in bed with him, but i 117.9kReads9.3Score11.3k14d adds
4. 4 重 Reborn on the Eve of Our Marriage Registration, the Hong Kong Tycoon's Heir Kneels to Win Me Back 重生领证前夕，港圈太子跪着追妻 Meat Bun Auntie肉包小姨Modern Romance511k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication; short-form drama episodes are being released] [Both leads are faithful to each other + face-slapping + pregnancy before love + reborn, sweet and satisfying, with no angst] [She pursues her husband during the marriage, driving the arrogant, cold-hearted crown prince to the brink] A gentle woman who handles things ruthlessly, a delicate beauty in poor health VS a sharp-tongued but henpecked ice prince - Shu Hui got pregnant after a one-night stand with the heir to a powerf 42kReads9.2Score4.2k14d adds
5. 5 蛇 Wrapped in a Serpent's Bones, Kissed by a Sweet Peach 蛇骨绕，吻娇桃 Shui Chunshu水春树Modern Romance677k WordsCompleted Zhou Tingyan was a top warship magnate, devastatingly handsome and utterly untouchable. With three coils of cold snake bones wrapped around his wrist, he was devoid of desire and emotion. Nothing in the world could catch his eye. Wen Qinyi was as fair and delicate as ice and jade, a graceful young maiden. Like a little fairy who had only just taken human form. - As it happened, her uncle was busy lately, and she accidentally ended up on Zhou Tingyan's private island. Her uncle was frantic, 26.7kReads9.4Score4k14d adds

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   So good! Super good, I highly recommend Shubao's books! Once you start reading, you can't stop! [Requesting more updates!][Requesting more updates!][Requesting more updates!][Requesting more updates!]

6. 6 乖 Be Good, Don't Hold Me So Tight 乖，别抱这么紧 Shui Chunshu水春树Modern Romance345k WordsCompleted [A noble-born, strikingly handsome officer (a general in his past life) & a tender, talented beauty (an herbalist in her past life)] Liang Wenyi once went with her grandmother to a grand courtyard house, where she made an eighteenth-birthday outfit for the eldest son of the Zhou family. He was as cold as frost toward everything, and didn’t spare her a glance. Yet he kept the photo she had secretly taken of him for many years. On a snowy night, they secretly shared a passionate embrace, both cryi 2.9kReads9.0Score35214d adds
7. 7 顶 Over-the-Top Devotion: I'm Just His Plaything 顶级狂爱：我只是他的掌中玩物 Yin Shuyi尹姝伊Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing A godlike Western male lead × a resilient, delicate Chinese heroine The main story is complete. [Dominant daddy type + transnational forced romance + wild and unhinged + mature man who takes the lead + devoted husband + jealous of everything + height and build difference + eight-year age gap + heroine is vulnerable early on] A carefully planned scheme gets Qiao Yimo kidnapped and sold on the black market. She can't speak the language, has no one to rely on, and is put through hell. Only one for 132.5kReads9.0Score12.8k14d adds

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   It's incredibly addictive!!! The male lead initially hates you but later truly loves you, and the plot is thrilling!!

8. 8 阁 The Sickly Obsessive Tycoon's Canary Is Imprisoned in the Attic 阁楼里囚着病娇大佬的金丝雀 Eating Meat Every Day每天吃肉肉Modern Romance416k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + seriously lovesick, obsessive male lead + soft, sweet Barbie-like heroine] This story features a possessive, unhealthy love. The heroine is not strong-willed. Don’t read if that’s not your thing!!! Ye Hanshen, the most powerful man in Yongcheng, fell for Ning Sang Sang at first sight. To get his hands on the young woman, he made her parents’ business go bankrupt with a single sentence. He forced Ning Sang Sang’s parents to hand their daughter over to him. He successfully cl 8.4kReads9.0Score71914d adds

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   This book is especially good.

9. 9 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 6.5kReads9.1Score69814d adds
10. 10 困 Imprisoned by Love 困爱成囚 Flowers Along the Way一路笙花Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Rumor has it that Gu Yansheng, the adopted daughter of the Gu family, had loved the Ninth Master of the Lu family in the imperial capital for years. He couldn't stand her, and for the sake of the woman he cherished, he sent her to prison and had her tortured for five whole years. But no one expected that when the Ninth Master eventually married, his bride would be none other than Gu Yansheng, the woman with a prison record! Everyone eagerly awaited the spectacle, expecting to see how the Ninth M 15.1kReads9.0Score1.5k14d adds

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    It's incredibly heart-wrenching. The female lead is forced into prison for five years, and the worst part is that as soon as she's released, the male lead arrests her again. What follows is a relentless torment of the female lead. After learning the truth, the male lead embarks on a tumultuous journey of trying to win her back. Although the plot is a bit cliché, it's still quite enjoyable to watch.

11. 11 轻 Go Easy on Me! The Brooding Tycoon Kneels and Begs His Sister to Treat Him Tenderly 轻点训！阴湿大佬跪求姐姐疼疼他 A Big Barley一颗大麦Modern Romance247k WordsCompleted [Reunion after years apart + ex chases his wife + aloof beauty goes mad with love and turns into a possessive, gloomy puppy + both are each other’s one and only!] At a carefully planned proposal, someone else took the heroine’s place. With a severe aversion to anything unclean, Zhu Jiu’an immediately chose to break up. She thought they would be strangers from then on. But after her elder sister was brutally murdered, she returned as a member of the investigation team to solve the case, only to f 1.7kReads7.1Score12914d adds
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 66.2kReads9.2Score5k14d adds

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    These are angst-filled novels; one book a night, super heart-wrenching, I couldn't stop crying 😢😢 If you want to read angst, you should try this.

13. 13 出 After Her Release From Prison, Her Childhood Friend Leaves Her Mute and Mindless 出狱后，她被竹马虐得又傻又哑 Cheng Zhi城稚Modern Romance166k WordsCompleted [Angst, childhood sweethearts, physical torment, heartbreak, groveling for a second chance] As the saying goes, “Fools are blessed.” But Yuan Xi, this little fool, had no such luck. That little fool never had a blessed day in her life. In the end, she was left with nothing. She didn’t know how things had ended up this way. They weren’t supposed to be like this. It was cold, so terribly cold. Why didn’t anyone care? In the corner of a dark room, the girl trembled silently. “Please don’t abandon m 32.4kReads8.2Score1.5k14d adds
14. 14 假 If Only You'd Let Me Be Young Again 假如许我再少年 Forest Bath森之汤Modern Romance268k WordsCompleted Ye Qingchen’s despair: She didn’t dare tell him she loved him. Zhou Shi’s grief: He didn’t have time to tell her he loved her. The phrase “if only” describes the overwhelming regret one feels over something that has already happened, and the futile fantasy of trying to change it. [The first time they met, he was twenty-five and she was twenty. He didn’t trust her and missed his chance to save her from despair, sealing her fate. The second time they met, he was thirty and she was twenty-five. The 5.1kReads9.1Score36114d adds

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    It is indeed quite different.

15. 15 北 The Heiress of Beicheng Goes Wherever She Pleases 北城千金她横着走 Ling Miaoyan凌妙烟Modern Romance233k WordsCompleted Gorgeous young heiress × childhood friend and one of North City’s overlords As the heiress of North City, Shu Mu had been the darling of the whole family since childhood. The phrase she heard most often was: “Do whatever you want. Your brother’s one of North City’s overlords, after all…” Then Shu Mu finally realized that her brother’s best friend, the other overlord of North City, was the best of the best. When he once again cleaned up a mess she’d made on her brother’s behalf, she threw herself 2.5kReads9.2Score25014d adds

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    The later parts of this story are really angsty 😢 Not the kind of angst where the male lead is a jerk.

16. 16 刮 Scraping Gold from the Buddha's Face 刮金佛面 Keep It Down小声点Modern Romance169k WordsCompleted [Wealthy Family + Obsessive Devotion + Obsession + Redemption + Sweet HE] [Bewitching, Clear-Eyed Canary × Ascetic, Obsessive CEO Who Pretends to Be a Buddha] Everyone says Qi Mengnian is a cold, detached Buddha among men, prayer beads around his wrist and no interest in women. But no one knows he has long kept the world’s most dazzling treasure locked away in his golden mansion, all to himself for seven years. She is the delusion he worships like incense, the craving his rules and precepts cann 3.3kReads9.1Score33014d adds
17. 17 蚀 A Love That Eats to the Bone: She Came from Hell 蚀骨危情：她从地狱来 Qi Lao You淇老游Modern Romance825k WordsOngoing Shen Xiujin personally sent Jian Tong to prison. For three years, deprivation became the daily theme of her life. What was taken from her was no longer just the things on the surface. The day Jian Tong walked out of prison... She said, “When Shen Xiujin became my nightmare, I’d rather never sleep again, and stay exhausted until I drop dead.” 5kReads7.1Score23014d adds

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    Highly recommend!!! 🥺

18. 18 难 Hard to Handle: The Wild Crown Prince Is About to Cry 难哄，野痞太子爷要哭了 Donghua's Seven Disciples, Who Love Stewed Meat爱吃炖肉的东华七子Modern Romance613k WordsCompleted [Wealthy families x forced possession x groveling pursuit x happy ending] [Sweet girl x wild, unruly heir x one-on-one romance] The first time Xu Zhiqiao saw Zhou Cong was in the courtyard of her new home. The man lounged in a rattan chair with his legs crossed and drawled, “Such a cute little sweetheart. How about calling me big brother?” The bone cuff on his ear glinted coldly. Xu Zhiqiao kept her distance, terrified of this devil who could turn the world upside down and control everything. On 51.1kReads9.2Score5.4k14d adds

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    This is alright. I bought it based on a novel recommendation and can start reading from chapter 100 onwards. I didn't read the beginning, but the later chapters are a bit of a "wife-chasing-after-the-fire" drama, and it's not too heart-wrenching for the male lead. The female lead isn't too badly abused later on. The female lead's relationship with her brother is very good. It's worth buying.

19. 19 心 Cherished Darling 心肝宠 Jiu Ling九棂Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted (Top-tier wealthy family, a modern Jiangnan beauty as the heroine, an obsessive male lead, the heroine pursues him at first, then he spoils her relentlessly, devoted to each other, happy ending) For the sake of the child in her belly, Lu Zhiling was forced to marry an obsessive tycoon. Everyone thought she wouldn’t live long enough to give birth. To stay alive, she began winning him over. Before she knew it, she had become the apple of his eye. Later, she prepared to run away. His car was perche 79.5kReads9.5Score8.2k14d adds

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    Especially the second book, where the system punishes the male protagonist!!!

20. 20 拒 What If She Refuses to Conquer Him? She Still Falls Deep into the Shura Field 拒绝攻略又怎样？她仍深陷修罗场 Gazing at the Moon朔望见月Modern Romance275k WordsCompleted Animated comic adaptation coming soon [Multiple Male Leads + Transmigrate into a Book + Everyone’s Favorite + Ultimate Male Rivalry Showdown + All Male Leads Are Chaste + System Binds the Male Leads + Emotionally Dominant Heroine + No Female Rivalry] - Ji Tingshuang transmigrates into a novel as its heroine. From the start, she is bound to a System and told to win over several male leads and follow the plot. Ji Tingshuang: “I refuse. Do they even deserve to be won over by me?” System: “True. How 5kReads8.6Score75714d adds
21. 21 深 A Deeply Devoted Temptation 深情诱引 Bird Pine Rice鸟松米Modern Romance676k WordsCompleted A novel in the Niaosongmi Universe: Deep Affection and Allure. The short drama The Height of Summer, a special story about the eldest brother and sister-in-law, is now online. [Love after an arranged marriage, a regretful husband’s pursuit of his wife, one-on-one romance, both devoted only to each other] [Gentle, cool-headed ophthalmologist vs. devoted, wayward young master] Lin Yuxi used to think Zhou Yanjing was a carefree playboy with a fickle heart. Only after they married did she learn just 90.9kReads9.2Score7.8k14d adds

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    (Be sure to check this out; you might just like it. You can forward it to yourself for easy access. Adding it to your bookshelf is a bit of a hassle; for example, I added it a month ago and forgot to read it, and even forgot why I read it in the first place.) The first book, really, He Tingzhou and He Tingting, is my absolute favorite. The second book, I personally think, is pretty good. Some people might not like the beginning, so read the synopsis first before choosing; it's still very enjoyable later on.

22. 22 软 The Sweet-Talking Little Healer Is Doted on by a Doomsday Big Shot 软撩小毒奶被末世大佬娇宠了 Nine Heavens Cloud九霄云Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as Sweet Spoiling: The Little Monster of the Apocalypse Wants Kisses and Cuddles [One-on-One Romance, Two Powerful Leads, A Real Little Monster, Sweet Apocalypse Romance, No Angst] A little monster from the mountains finds herself in the apocalypse. To become a diligent little monster who cultivates hard and dreams of becoming an immortal, Gu Yu searches everywhere for spiritual energy. By chance, she meets Shang Mo, the captain of a special forces squad who is steeped in good karma. 43.9kReads9.5Score6.2k14d adds

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    Good read, a story of rebirth in the apocalypse.

23. 23 穿 I Became an Assistant NPC, and the CEO Can Read My Mind 穿成助理NPC，竟被霸总读心了 Qiqi Is Right七七是也Modern Romance184k WordsOngoing The fresh rating is out, and it'll go up later~ [Transmigrate into a book + inner thoughts + devoted couples + a CEO with a genuine stomach condition + someone else's System + the big shot turns out to be me] [A delicate CEO with a real stomach condition who loves hot water * a money-loving assistant who wears many hats and secretly complains] Sheng Tang transmigrated into a book, becoming a CEO's assistant in a romance novel she'd read before. After waking up as a CEO's assistant, she planned t 46Reads6.8Score—14d adds

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    They're all pretty.

24. 24 我 The System Punished Me by Making Me Bleed. Why Are You Crying? 我被系统惩罚流血，你们哭什么 Jie Ni Bai杰尼白Modern Romance600k WordsCompleted The Villainess System had never encountered such a difficult tasker. Every time, she chose to reject the task and accept the punishment of bleeding. But can someone explain why this woman has maxed out the male lead’s affection by bleeding from all sorts of places? System: Host, please choose whether to accept the Level Two task: [Steal the original heroine’s scenes]. Failure will result in coughing up blood. Lin Zhumian: I choose to refuse. Then, while acting, she spat out a mouthful of blood. 10.8kReads9.4Score1.6k14d adds
25. 25 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Became the CEO's White Moonlight 穿书后我成了霸总的白月光 Crow Sitting on a Bear's Back乌鸦坐在熊背上Modern Romance248k WordsCompleted A tsundere, cocky, fiercely loyal CEO who occasionally throws unreasonable tantrums + an unlucky, reluctant comedian of a gorgeous girl who isn’t the brightest. Su Wanli transmigrates into a book and becomes the villainous unrequited-love rival in the old-school romance novel The Domineering CEO’s Substitute Darling. Following the System’s instructions, she begins a first-love romance with the male lead. Fu Yi cuddles up to her and asks, “Want to go see the cat at my apartment tomorrow night?” S 5.7kReads9.2Score36414d adds
26. 26 恶 After the Villainess's Heart Died, Everyone Faced Their Comeuppance 恶毒女配心死后，全员火葬场 A Scoundrel Who Just Eats and Drinks混吃混喝的小混子Modern Romance567k WordsCompleted [The brothers chase their sister after losing her and regret it + devoted couple + SC + beloved by the whole family + never forgiving them + face-slapping + finding a new family] The short drama is now streaming: The Moonlight That Ran Backward Yue Shengge is the youngest daughter of the Yue family, with four older brothers who dote on their little sister. All four are famous for spoiling their sister, but everyone in high society knows that the Yue family dotes not on Yue Shengge, but on anothe 6.7kReads9.2Score55114d adds
27. 27 安 An’an Never Grows Up 安安长不大 Yan Xiaojiu盐小玖Modern Romance163k WordsCompleted He was Xu Shuyan, the top student in his year and the school’s untouchable heartthrob. He was naturally aloof, wanted nothing to do with people, and always kept to himself. One day, in a torrential downpour, with lights blazing all around, he sat quietly on a stool outside the door, drenched to the skin. She couldn’t understand why, so she held an umbrella over him and took him somewhere out of the rain. After that day, she began bringing him breakfast, walking to and from school with him, and d 990Reads9.0Score19914d adds
28. 28 全 Everyone's Into BL, So Please Spare the Female Lead! 全员耽美，女配求放过！ Yue Bie Shi月别矢Modern Romance426k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Darling + Turning a Straight Guy Gay + Male Rivalry + Dark Obsession] When Zheng Xihe wakes up, she discovers she’s become a wealthy, powerful, beautiful young woman in a danmei novel: the male lead’s lovesick, wicked heiress sidekick. Her job is to come up with all sorts of terrible schemes to torment the male lead’s love interest. In the end, she’s expelled and disgraced. She decides to stay out of the plot and focus on her own quiet life. But fate loves a joke. After school, she g 1.1kReads6.3Score10414d adds
29. 29 于 Under Her Control 于她掌控 Yun Zijin妘子衿Modern Romance225k WordsCompleted [The Capital's Living Yama: A Sick, Mad Hound! Skin-Hunger Disorder + Extreme 1v1 Control! Sweet! Devoted! A Madman × A Qipao Beauty Who Can't Stop Crying] “Xu Ting, I'll try to pretend to be normal for you.” After a long-awaited reunion, Xu Ting accidentally flirts with her ex-boyfriend Fu Yu while abroad. She thought she had escaped her cage, only to turn around and fall into another pit of fire. “Fu Yu, you can't just mess around and then walk away!” “I offer after-sales service. Satisfied?” 5kReads9.0Score14k14d adds

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    This book is absolutely amazing and incredibly captivating! If you're looking for a story about a domineering CEO and a yandere protagonist, this is the one for you.

30. 30 真 The Real Heiress Drops the Act! The Unhinged Girl Offends the Whole World! 真千金不装了！疯批得罪全世界！ Endless Sky长空万里Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted [Top-Tier Wealthy Family + Sharp-Tongued, Unhinged Heroine + Dark, Powerful Hero + Plenty of Secret Identities + Sweet Romance, One-on-One] Ye Kong grew up an orphan and turned twenty. Then she was suddenly told that she was the real daughter of the wealthy Ye family of Huaichuan. But when she returned home, she was greeted not by a heartwarming reunion, but by a family who doted on their fake heiress and an unwanted, disabled fiancé. Ye Kong had a lot to say. But before she left, the orphanage 49.4kReads9.4Score5.6k14d adds

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    There's a tragic element: the male lead's mother was an exceptionally talented woman, but she was murdered by his father. The male lead endured many years of hardship to seek revenge on his father.

31. 31 军 Spoiled on Our Wedding Night: Young Master Fu's Sweet Runaway Bride 军婚夜宠：傅少的甜诱小逃妻 Lin Buzhou林补昼Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [The aloof, scheming military heir × the sweet, easily placated little bunny. Marriage first, love later + a twist of fate + indulgent romance!] The boldest thing An Zhirou ever did was get drunk at a bar and give her first time to a stranger. Even more absurdly, she couldn't remember what he looked like! To fend off her parents' pressure to get married, she reluctantly went on a blind date, only to end up marrying Fu Qingyan, the youngest and most aloof commander in the military district. Sh 516Reads7.3Score10214d adds
32. 32 偏 Obsessive Devotion! The Bloodthirsty Master Feng Gently Kisses and Comforts Her 偏执溺宠！嗜血封少轻轻吻她哄她 Cassava Cake木薯粿Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted The first time Feng Yu met him, he trapped her on the balcony and threatened her, forbidding her from seducing any of the Feng family's men! The second time they met, he pinned her against the corridor wall and took what he wanted with domineering force! Lin Yue thought coming to the Feng family meant a fresh start. She had no idea that, as the daughter of his enemy, every step she took would lead deeper into a devil's trap! And countless times after that... “Yueyue, come here and let me hold yo 151Reads5.7Score10114d adds

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    The story is quite absurd. At the beginning, the male lead both loves and hates the female lead, but later he forces himself on her. The plot is very chaotic, and the female lead is constantly in the hospital, making it a pure torture for her.

33. 33 暗 The Eleventh Spring of My Secret Love 暗恋他的第十一年春 Don't Call Me Beautiful别叫我美丽Modern Romance327k WordsCompleted 51.3kReads9.6Score7.5k14d adds

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    Romance novels, both featuring two male leads, are all quite good.

34. 34 玫 Roses and Mojitos 玫瑰与Mojito Frosty Moon at Jiuxi九溪霜月Two Male Leads258k WordsCompleted [Male-male ABO + both leads’ first time + bittersweet secret love + flirtatious and messy melodrama + healing + older man-younger man] (A small setting detail: the receptive partner has an oral rut.) A sharp-tongued, calculating, falsely aloof but genuinely princely top x a ruthless, seemingly obedient but genuinely unhinged bottom Jiang Zhao x Pei Yu When Jiang Zhao was twenty-one, he was suddenly told he had an omega fiancée with a 99% compatibility rating. They claimed it was an arranged marr 154Reads8.4Score—14d adds
35. 35 老 After His Wife Left, the Disabled Tycoon Stood Up 老婆走后，残疾大佬他站起来了 Red Bull Sweet Potato红牛地瓜Two Male Leads416k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication. Check the author’s profile for updates] [Hong Kong-style high-society romance + male lead pursues his ex at all costs + melodrama + rekindled love + slight everyone-loves-the-protagonist vibe + class difference + bittersweet + both virgins + happy ending] [Sharp-tongued, disabled top (faking it) VS proud CEO bottom] Hong Kong media reports: Shen Changting, a calligraphy master with disabled legs, the heir to Hong Kong City, a man of immense power, refined and prope 34.1kReads9.2Score3.9k14d adds
36. 36 要 Help! Assistant Pei Is Cold and Chaste, but the Boss Keeps Sneaking Looks 要命！裴助禁欲高冷，老板又偷看 Mountain Mist Courtyard山有茫庭Two Male Leads343k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads + ABO + intense push and pull + arrogant, picky, razor-tongued Alpha top who’s a top expert versus a brilliant, highly capable, superb cook who’s the perfect homemaker bottom] When Pei Wu first joined the company, everyone thought he wouldn’t last three months. President Lu was strict, picky, and a nitpicker. He shouldn’t even be allowed to live among ordinary people. He was the hardest boss to deal with. With documents in one hand and a spatula in the other, Pei Wu diligently s 67.2kReads9.5Score11k14d adds
37. 37 预 The Precognition Paradox 预知悖论 Shi Yan施琂Modern Romance530k WordsCompleted [He keeps pursuing her, keeps failing, and keeps trying again] Wen Shixi awakened her ability to foresee the future at sixteen. She can predict an emergency that will happen three days later. As a VIP guest coordinator at a five-star hotel, her foresight helps her plan ahead at work and come up with the best solution at the first opportunity. Her repeated displays of “uncanny foresight” catch the attention of the group’s CEO, Jiang Huoyu. He sets a trap to lure her in, hoping to uncover her secr 3.3kReads9.2Score51714d adds
38. 38 京 Spring Tide over Beijing and Macau 京澳春潮 Midsummer Rain仲夏雨Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Print edition preorders open August 7, 2026, at 7 p.m.] [Heiress vs. Men from All Walks of Life] Also known as Spring Tide in Jing'ao The first time Wen Ning saw Xie Zhiyu on Aodao, she knew he was a dangerous man. Even though he was merely sitting quietly in a dessert shop, eating a bowl of mung bean soup. The little shop was packed and noisy, yet no one dared share a table with him. A few meters around him, an island of solitude had been deliberately carved out. “Who is he?” “Xie Zhiyu. No on 178.3kReads9.6Score27.8k14d adds
39. 39 总 CEO, Don't Get Hooked on Me. I'm Not Your Sweetheart 总裁别上瘾，我不做你娇妻 Star Sea Moon Goddess星海月神Modern Romance359k WordsCompleted [Forced Love + Good Girl + Domineering CEO + Age Gap + Size Difference + Cruelty Before Affection + Happy Ending] Lin Man'er was sent to a powerful man's bed by her own father. The first time, he complained that she had no flavor. “Go take a training course. Next time, show me what you can do!” Man'er froze in embarrassment. “A training course? Oh! So I need to learn a few things...” Lin Man'er thought she had no chance, but who knew this powerful man would cling to her? Now the fun was just beg 633Reads—Score11514d adds
40. 40 暗 Stealing Kisses in the Dead of Night 暗夜偷欢 Young Master Ximen西门少爷Modern Romance840k WordsCompleted [One-on-one, angst before sweetness, a mad and obsessive domineering CEO] In her previous life, she did everything she could to escape Nanchuan and marry his uncle, Gong Ye. In the end, her heart and eyes were cut out, and she died a gruesome death. Reborn on the night they broke up, she vows never to leave him again in this life, and to make him pay! But Gong Ye suddenly falls hopelessly in love with her. The more she hurts him, the more he loves her... Nanchuan: “You're mine. Let him die!” Gon 21.5kReads9.0Score1.6k14d adds

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    Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful

41. 41 不 Naughty 不乖 Success Is Certain一定成功Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted The first time she saw him, at eighteen, she was destitute and down on her luck, while he was incomparably noble, as if a god had descended. She thought she had found salvation, only to realize later that she had walked straight into hell. Huo Yuan thought Jiang Xin was too soft, always accepting whatever came her way. He believed he could keep her under his thumb forever, never imagining that one day she would dare to turn around and leave without a second thought. 8.1kReads8.6Score86614d adds

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    It's incredibly heart-wrenching; every time it hits you right in the heart.

42. 42 疯 After Being Reborn, the Mad Beauty Crushes the Powerful and Claims the Throne 疯批美人重生后，脚踩资本成王 Rainbow Bunny Paper彩兔纸Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [A subtle entertainment-industry backdrop + spy games and mind games] [Reborn | Unhinged beauty | Strong heroine | Love triangle | Revenge | Extreme push and pull | Polite scoundrel | Top-tier star actor | Love triangle | Possessive] In her previous life, the polished scoundrel of an actor treated her like a doll, personally raising her to the heights of fame before brutally casting her down. He used her, drained her dry, and finally sent her to her death with his own hands. Reborn, she return 12Reads—Score—14d adds

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    [Declaration of War: Gods are Dead, Queens Rise] ◆ New Queen (She): "I was his most perfect creation; now, I will hold his grandest funeral." —Don't mess with her; this mad beauty is here to take your life. ◆ Old God (He): "Come back to me. No one but me can give you everything you want." —He was once her faith; now, he is the throne she must crush with her own hands. ◆ Wildfire (He): "If you want to win, I'll help you. If you want to go mad, I'll go with you. If you want to die… I'll collect your corpse." —He is a wildfire that will either burn everything with her or burn a path to survival for her. [War Precautions: Fragile Hearts Beware] This is not revenge, it's usurpation. She doesn't want fairness; she wants the right to set the rules. This is not love, it's a game of strategy. Sincerity, lies, tests, betrayals—every sweetness can be fatal. This is not a wish-fulfillment story; it's purgatory before the ultimate thrill. You will be crushed repeatedly alongside her, and then together, you will fight your way through hell! 👍🏻 This challenge is only written for truly ruthless people.

43. 43 月 Moonlight No Longer Shines on Dreams of the Past 月光不照昔时梦 Xu Zhimeng许织梦Modern Romance189k WordsCompleted [Angst Warning] Qu Zhao: “Are you afraid…” “Afraid of what?” “That someday, your daughter will meet a man like you, just as I did.” Even the sun will one day die. The Milky Way and Andromeda are expected to collide in three billion years. Everything has an end. What about her and Fu Zongxian? Surely this madness would end someday. In his thirty years of life, Fu Zongxian had never asked for anything for himself. But at that moment, gazing at the photograph of his mother, he couldn’t help praying 2.8kReads8.9Score20214d adds

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    A Different Kind of CEO, the second book offers a respite from the angst of a romance.

44. 44 癫EN Unhinged? We're All Unhinged—and That's a Good Thing! 癫，都癫，癫点好啊 Little Salt小盐子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Super-Sweet 1v1]+ [Silly Humor and Memes]+ [Showbiz]+ [Dating Variety Show]+ [Face-Slapping] [Unhinged Actress vs. CEO with a Mind of His Own] Betrayed by her scumbag boyfriend, she transmigrated into a book and was immediately stabbed and sent to the hospital by an extremist shipper. Xie Mi went berserk on the spot, spouting wild claims in the livestream. “Come on! Stab me! All of you, stab me! I'll blow up the Earth!” A passerby who had wandered into the livestream nearly fainted. Okay, okay. 335.5kReads9.8Score46.5k14d adds
45. 45 我 I'm Getting Close to You So I Can Have a Baby 我接近你是为了生小孩 Firework Gauze Shasha烟花纱纱Modern Romance268k WordsCompleted [Raising a child + running away while pregnant + age-gap romance] [A rich heiress who loves to lie flat vs. a carefree, hopeless romantic] Theme: Mothers are born knowing how to love! Though there are always a few exceptions. (They’re one year apart.) After an argument with her mom, Ruan Qiao declared, “I’ll prove to you that not every mother in the world is like you!” She decided to raise a child of her own just to show her mom! At a banquet, she met a man who took her breath away. On the spot, 380Reads7.4Score10114d adds

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    The first book features a female protagonist who is reborn and no longer loves the male protagonist, but he remains in love with her, constantly tormenting him. The second book has a female protagonist who doesn't understand relationships and only dates the male protagonist to have a child. She leaves him after becoming pregnant, and the male protagonist frantically searches for her. It's a story of initial torment followed by sweetness. The third book features a very capable female protagonist, and the male protagonist sacrifices everything for her, even abandoning his family. The female protagonist also suffers greatly, as does the male protagonist.

46. 46 他 From the Start, He's Hopelessly in Love! 他，开局恋爱脑晚期！ Starry Crocodile星星鳄鱼Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Cool, alluring beauty undercover in a criminal syndicate × mad capital-circle crown prince who searched for her for years without success] Shen Rao was the most notorious playboy among the capital's top elite families. Aside from keeping his distance from women, was there anything in his circle he couldn't handle? Some people said his womanizing was awfully tame. The handsome man held a wineglass between his fingers, radiating careless swagger. “Men and women in love? What a hassle.” But later, 1.7kReads8.9Score15414d adds
47. 47 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 5.9kReads9.1Score50214d adds
48. 48 劣 Inferior Believer 劣等信徒 Only for You独予卿Modern Romance634k WordsCompleted Mutual devotion + happy ending + possessive love + sweet and angsty He was the rebellious young heir burdened with his family's hopes in Southeast Asia. She was the secret crush of a young master from the capital's elite circle in Huaguo. One twist of fate placed that secret crush in the heir's heart. From then on, he would never let her go, even in death... She said, “You don't love me. Why won't you let me go?” He said, “Only the hundred thousand mountains of northern Myanmar know how much I l 16kReads9.1Score2k14d adds
49. 49 我EN After I Died, the Scumbag Went Mad 我死后，渣男疯了 July Chestnut七月栗子Modern Romance998k WordsCompleted I loved Fu Mingyu for ten years, but he made me lure a deranged serial killer out for the sake of his unattainable first love, determined to see me dead. In the end, I really did die at the killer's hands... But when he saw my corpse, he went mad. When I woke again, I had been reborn in the body of a strange woman, and the husband lying beside me looked exactly like the killer who had brutally murdered me... 6kReads8.8Score62914d adds
50. 50 捡 How Could the Wild, Lustful Slave I Picked Up Be a Mad God of Slaughter? 捡来的野欲奴隶怎么会是疯批杀神 He Xu Bai鹤虚白Ancient Romance452k WordsCompleted The best bargain Cui Ling ever made was saving a beast slave with a jade hairpin in the fighting arena. The man was chained up and covered in blood, but nothing could hide his untamed, savage ferocity. When he looked up at her, licking the blood from the corner of his mouth, his dark eyes glinted like a wolf’s. Cui Ling’s eyes lit up. “Now that’s a good one! He looks really strong!” After she brought him home, the man proved skilled at everything from washing clothes and cooking to hauling wa 2.5kReads8.5Score36714d adds

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    Beautiful, beautiful!

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