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1. 1 最 The Last Diary Entry 最后一篇日记 Sui Ying随楹Modern Romance13k WordsCompleted [Simplified Chinese edition signed for publication] I only used looking at the flowers as an excuse. All I really wanted was to see you once. 27.1kReads9.1Score4.8k14d adds

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   The third book really made me cry; it truly broke my heart.

2. 2 疯 The Mad CEO’s Substitute Bride 疯批总裁的替身新娘 Jinnian Ci烬念辞Modern Romance124k WordsOngoing At the engagement party, her ex-boyfriend snatched her away in front of everyone. “Su Tang is mine. She was five years ago, she is now, and she always will be.” She thought he had come back for revenge but she had no idea he had spent five whole years searching for her. She was forced to be a stand-in for his first love, pressured into donating bone marrow, and had her leg broken. She faked her death to escape, while he kept vigil at her “grave” for three years. When the truth came out, she f 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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   I highly recommend this book. There are very few angst-filled novels these days, and this one is really well-written. It's great at controlling the emotions. After eating so much sweet stuff, I really enjoy reading something that's both bittersweet. Highly recommended!

3. 3 快 Quick Transmigration: The White Moonlight Is Dead Again 快穿：白月光她又嘎了 Tremella Porridge Isn't Tasty银耳粥不好吃Modern Romance641k WordsCompleted Protagonist: Shi Qing This novel rejects brainless romantic rivalry and pointless melodrama that torments the heroine. The heroine immerses herself in each role, and the story has a gentle, slow-burn pace. The System says timidly, “Host, the higher-ups have ordered you to transmigrate to different worlds and play the male lead's first love. You must stay in character, keep 5kReads8.5Score34214d adds

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   Extremely good and incredibly heart-wrenching, with the female lead faking her death and causing immense emotional distress. Highly recommended! 👍👍👍👍👍👍

4. 4 快 Quick Transmigration: After Faking My Death, I Became His White Moonlight 快穿女配：死遁后我成了白月光 If Not for the Jade Maidens若非群玉Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Complete] [Characters Stay True] [A Touch of a Harem] [Heroine Is a Bit of a Heartbreaker] After transmigrating, Shen Yaoyao binds herself to a Supporting Female Character System. As a supporting character, she might be obsessive and deranged, spoiled and arrogant, or petty and scheming. No matter what, she always ends up hated by the male lead, crushed by the heroine, and meeting a miserable end. Shen Yaoyao: “...That sounds kind of interesting.” So she diligently played her original character 5.9kReads8.9Score30914d adds
5. 5 快 Quick Transmigration: After the Cannon Fodder Becomes Everyone's Crush 快穿：当炮灰成为万人迷之后 Huzi Ge's Huihui虎子哥的惠惠Modern Romance733k WordsCompleted [Love Rivalry + No Official Couple (Happy Reunion in the Extras) + Regretful Exes + Multiple Male Leads + Faking Her Death] [Complete, no loose ends. Dive in with confidence!] To recover her lost memories, Xiyue binds herself to a System and fulfills the wishes of downtrodden cannon-fodder characters whose fates have taken a turn for the worse... Wait! She’s just a minor cannon-fodder character, so why are all these male leads gathering around her??? ※ Warning: She fakes her death at the end! Ev 742Reads8.8Score10214d adds
6. 6 快 Quick Transmigration: I Became the Moonlight Who Made Powerful Men Weep 快穿：成了虐哭大佬的白月光 Jingchuan Yingnai井川樱奈Modern Romance676k WordsCompleted One-on-one ‖ Not a strong female lead ‖ Tragic ending (read with caution) The King of the Underworld had placed a restriction on Yunchu's body. Her daily entertainment was teasing the little ghosts on the River of Forgetfulness and collecting tolls from passersby. Then a System calling itself 007 found her. It promised to give her a body if she completed missions in various small worlds. In each small world, there's always a character who suffers early on but grows powerful later. Yunchu's missi 2.6kReads8.9Score18814d adds
7. 7 快 Quick Transmigration: The White Moonlight's Fake Death Plan! 快穿，白月光死遁计划！ Kiss Kiss Shao Chen吻吻绍琛Modern Romance409k WordsOngoing [Quick Transmigration + Fake Death + Angsty Romance + Mutual Devotion + System + Non-Immersive (the System gives reminders at any time)] “Become his one true love, then make a perfect escape by faking your death when he loves you most.” Ming Wanqin is bound to a strange System. Her mission is to become the irreplaceable love in the male lead’s heart in different worlds, then make a timely exit, “dying” in sorrow at the very moment they love her most, leaving behind eternal regret and memories. 30Reads—Score—14d adds
8. 8 白 Even in Death, She Is a Beautiful White Moonlight 白月光她连死都美 Grape Tea葡萄茶茶Ancient Romance618k WordsCompleted Ending: Bad Ending | No CP | Read with caution | Everyone has had a moonlight that belonged to them alone, lighting the path ahead. The scholar was adrift and disheartened; the prince was despondent and had given up on himself; the senior brother was down on his luck and had no one to rely on... Only after meeting her did they learn what true love and deep devotion meant. Wen Qing committed suicide, and the System found her because she could neither obtain a utopian love as everlasting as the fl 4.1kReads8.8Score25314d adds
9. 9 修 Love Triangle: The Sick, Obsessive Man Never Gets What He Wants 修罗场：病娇他永远求而不得 Pineapple One凤梨一Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No Romance + Punishing Scumbags + Love Triangle Showdowns + A Little Angst, Clear-Headed Female Lead Who Wins Them Over, Fakes Her Death in Every World, Enter at Your Own Risk] Yun Shu has a natural aura that attracts the obsessively possessive. In the real world, she resolutely threw herself into smaller worlds to escape Xu Xiuyuan’s control. But can someone tell her why the people in these worlds are even more possessive than Xu Xiuyuan? How is Yun Shu supposed to escape while surrounded by a 173Reads7.7Score—14d adds
10. 10 快 Quick Transmigration: The White Moonlight’s Guide to Tormenting Scum 快穿：白月光虐渣指南 Black Hair, White Snow青丝白雪Modern Romance568k WordsCompleted Punish scumbags + fake your death and disappear + love triangle drama + groveling to win her back + seduction, no male lead Zhisui governs the path to rebirth in the underworld, guiding those who died with grievances and vowing to make scumbag men suffer heartbreak and regret. You once treated me like I was worthless. Now I'll make you unable to live without me. I'll make you give up everything and come to me. I'll make you surrender to me willingly. I'll make you wager everything and lose it al 4.7kReads8.6Score33214d adds
11. 11 快 After Quick Transmigration, I Faked My Death and the Male Lead Went Mad, Forcing Me to Write Extra Chapters 快穿死遁后男主疯了，被迫填番外 Research Arbitration研究仲裁Ancient Romance251k WordsCompleted (Completed) [Quick transmigration + worlds + after winning them over + irresistible charmer + multiple male leads + punishing scumbags + faking death + resurrection of the white moonlight] Zhe Zhi binds herself to a quick-transmigration System, fulfilling the last wishes of heroines and villainesses from all walks of life, winning over powerful men and making them hers. Focused on efficiency, Zhe Zhi fakes her death and slips away as soon as she’s won over a target, moving on to the next missio 72Reads8.2Score—14d adds
12. 12 快 Quick Transmigration: The White Moonlight Dies After Maxing Out Affection 快穿：白月光她刷满好感就死遁 Holding Frost at Dusk暮夜执霜Ancient Romance752k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + outwardly warm, inwardly cold heroine + no fixed pairing + not fragments of one soul + redemption-focused + every small world ends in tragedy] How do you max out both your targets' love and heartbreak values? Yue Yuyi's answer is to choose the best possible target, become the moonlight in his heart, then fake her death when he loves her most. She edits each conquest into a polished video and earns points from the viewers. She enjoys every minute of it. System: Master, you 12.3kReads9.4Score1.3k14d adds
13. 13 快 Quick Transmigration: After Clearing My Name, I Fake My Death, and the Crematorium Follows Me Forever 快穿：洗白后死遁，火葬场永随 Daydreaming Disorder白日梦幻想症Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted [Complete] (The new book has just started getting ratings, so its score is a little low. It should rise later.) [Quick transmigration + comedy + angst + bad endings in small worlds + semi-immersive acting] As a worker for the Quick Transmigration Bureau, Ye Weiwan had always diligently played the supporting female role. That is, until all the male leads turned dark, forcing her to return and clear their corruption values. Thinking over all the “good deeds” she had done, Ye Weiwan gave a dry laug 12.4kReads8.7Score1.1k14d adds
14. 14 快 Quick Transmigration: After Faking My Death Due to a Terminal Illness, the Yandere Tycoon Went Mad 快穿：我靠绝症死遁后病娇大佬他疯了 Seagull Swimming沙鸥游泳Two Male Leads824k WordsCompleted [Yandere x obsessive, angst + catharsis, two power players putting on a show] [System: Host Yu Tang, a world’s main god is incredibly powerful and impossible to overthrow!] The tycoon who controlled the lifeblood of the economy: “Heh, you think you can escape my grasp?” Yu Tang: “Oh, really? I have late-stage stomach cancer, so I’ll die before you do.” The Federation’s celebrated war hero: “You’re nothing but my plaything. Be good and stay by my side!” Yu Tang: “But I have a serious heart con 12.4kReads9.5Score1.2k14d adds
15. 15 快 Quick Transmigration: The Male Lead Turned Evil After the Female Cannon Fodder Faked Her Death 快穿：女炮灰死遁后男主黑化了 Grape Tea, No Ice, 70% Sweet葡萄去冰七分甜Ancient Romance316k WordsCompleted (The rating will go up once more people rate it) [Quick transmigration + romance missions + universally adored, flirtatious beauty + scheming green tea with great acting skills] Lin Ting worked diligently on missions for the Cannon Fodder Wish-Fulfillment System. Just as she had finally accumulated enough points to come back to life, the System told her they had a serious problem: all the male leads she had won over had turned evil! - 1. The blind disciple of an aloof master (winning over an unt 3.1kReads9.1Score24614d adds
16. 16 小 The Little Troublemaker Doesn't Have Long to Live 小坏蛋他命不久矣 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads273k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + rekindled love + the pursuit of a former lover + happy ending] School bully, sickly bottom Academic superstar, top On Xiao Yu's birthday, his father locked him up in a conversion camp. From that day on, he lost Fu Zechen, the person who loved him most. By the time he escaped that living hell, battered and bruised, Fu Zechen had discarded him without a moment's hesitation. When they met again, his eyes held no trace of affection, only indifference and estrangement. “You're not w 15.5kReads9.2Score1.2k14d adds

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    I cried so much reading these two books, they were so heartbreaking.

17. 17 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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    It's a angst story; the beginning is incredibly tragic, but it becomes a sweet story all the way through!

18. 18 接 You Hit Me Just for a Kiss, So I’m Done with You. Why Are You Crying? 接个吻都揍我，不要你了你哭什么 Get-Rich Little Panda暴富小熊猫Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + equally strong leads + reborn + rekindled love + bittersweet + mutually devoted + happy ending] [Sharp-tongued, spoiled rich-boy bottom vs. restrained, stoic straight-man top] In college, Chu Feng used underhanded tactics to force the aloof campus heartthrob into a relationship. He thought they had both fallen in love over time, since the heartthrob indulged him in everything. After graduation, he boldly proposed, and the other man said yes. After they married, the heartthrob k 37.7kReads8.8Score4.6k14d adds

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    I personally found this book a little angsty, but more than that, it evoked a feeling of heartache and throbbing. Both characters were rather tight-lipped.

19. 19 快 Quick Transmigration: The Wife-Chasing Crematorium Burns Out of Control 快穿，追妻火葬场烧大了 vionoirModern Romance600k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration] [No CP] [A Real Regret-and-Redemption Arc] [Taking Down Scumbags] [Powerhouse] System 48: Host, the regret-and-redemption arc isn't an excuse to fan the flames and make things worse... We need a happy ending. An Yue: Heh. System 48: The mission! The mission comes first! An Yue: Heh. System 48: There'll be a punishment! An Yue: Go ahead and kill me. System 48: ... Note: The regret-and-redemption arcs end badly. Happy endings are practically nonexistent. [World One: A Love 295Reads—Score—14d adds

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    These are all angst-filled novels, and the authors' writing is quite good!

20. 20 长 The Princess’s Tactics Are Impeccable, but Her Little Slave Can’t Handle Her Flirting 长公主手段高，小奴隶他不经撩 Wei Xun唯寻Ancient Romance322k WordsCompleted [Master-servant romance + slight yandere elements + reborn revenge against scumbags + sweet romance + heroine spoils hero. A story about a princess who builds her power and takes revenge while doting on her little slave, then goes on to become emperor.] [Unhinged, dark princess vs. sweet, loyal puppy-like little slave] In her previous life, Gu Xun trusted the wrong people and watched her country fall and her family perish. Reborn, Gu Xun vows to protect her homeland and make the so-called destin 4kReads9.4Score46914d adds
21. 21 快 Quick Transmigration: The Mad Beauty Only Wants to Desecrate the Gods 快穿：疯批美人只想亵渎神明 Song Jiujiu宋玖玖Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + psycho vs. yandere + genuine groveling and reconciliation + all the scumbag men die] They are gods, high above all others. They trample on the women’s sincere feelings at will, treating them as nothing more than ants. So she came. She dragged them down from their pedestals, watched them fall into ruin, and made them kneel before her, begging her to come back again and again. [1] The monk called her a princess who would bring ruin to the kingdom, and said she must be sac 2.3kReads9.3Score24814d adds
22. 22 京 Rainy Nights in the Capital 京色夜雨 Su Qianli苏千黎Modern Romance335k WordsOngoing [Arrogant Heiress + Taming a Yandere + Reunion After Years Apart: A Poor Boy Becomes the Crown Prince of the Capital] Su Qianli was the domineering eldest daughter of the Su family. When she was ten, her mother chose a frail young boy to be her childhood companion, tasked with protecting and looking after her. The frail boy was cold and distant, keeping everyone at arm's length. He looked at the domineering young heiress with nothing but disgust, while he was devoted to her adopted sister. Unabl 362Reads6.5Score—14d adds

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    This book is really good, and also very heart-wrenching.

23. 23 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 84.2kReads9.6Score14.8k14d adds

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    Push push push っω<

24. 24 清 Qingqing: The Aesthetics of Unrequited Love Tragedies, Part 3 清清（暗恋BE美学三部曲03） Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Urban125k WordsCompleted Back in middle school, Xie Zeyang met Shen Bingqing. Their names were almost the opposite of their natures: he was as cold as ice, while she burned bright as the sun. He could still vaguely recall every time they parted when they were young. At thirteen, beneath the lights at the entrance to an alley. She waved with a radiant smile and said to him, “See you tomorrow, class monitor!” At seventeen, on the beach on a midsummer night. She poked her head out of the tent, eyes crinkling as she called 23.3kReads9.6Score5.8k14d adds
25. 25 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 81.1kReads9.7Score14.1k14d adds
26. 26 风 A Captivating Allure 风情摇曳 San Muli三慕里Modern Romance791k WordsCompleted Also known as “Swaying” Chen Luochen gave Jiang Yu her whole heart, but in the end, he still gave up half his life for someone else. Later, whenever she heard the name Jiang Yu, her heart remained as calm as still water, without the slightest ripple. 4.9kReads8.8Score1.1k14d adds

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    The most ruthless at the beginning is actually the most affectionate. The love story of the male and female protagonists is full of twists and turns. In the early part of the story, you might think the male protagonist is a scoundrel, but as you get to know him better, you can't help but feel sorry for him. The female protagonist is also very pitiful; she silently endures everything alone and finally brings the bad guys to justice. They face many problems and obstacles, but in the end, they have a great reconciliation.

27. 27 穿EN Trapped in a Novel: The Stunning Villain and the Darkened Hero's Obsessive Love 穿书：绝美反派被黑化男主强制爱 Cheng Nezha城哪吒Two Male Leads471k WordsCompleted (Complete) BL + both leads are chaste + transmigrate into a book + cultivation + confinement Straight man Ning Ke wakes up one day inside the cultivation novel written by his younger sister. From the start, he’s destined to be the villain, tortured and killed by the male lead! Fortunately, a System appears at the crucial moment and binds itself to him. It turns back time and sends him to the male lead’s past to fix plot holes and keep himself alive! So Ning Ke dons secret identities and, one aft 11.1kReads9.6Score1.7k14d adds

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    I highly recommend this book!!! It's bittersweet, with an open ending; the author has included several possible conclusions. It's incredibly good!!! The angst is so intense, it'll break your heart! Especially one ending—it's absolutely heartbreaking!

28. 28 前 Her Ex-Husband Became Emperor, and She Was Forced to Divorce Him 前夫君登基为帝，她被逼和离 Fortune-Bringing Senior Sister招财大师姐Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Soft on the outside, tough on the inside, a little bitter flower VS a mad dog of an emperor? Six years after their divorce, Sheng Wu’s former husband ascended the throne. The day the news reached her second husband’s family, her mother-in-law forced a divorce agreement into her hands. She said that Sheng Wu had once been the new emperor’s first wife, and the Jiang family dared not keep her. Sheng Wu thought her mother-in-law was worrying far too much! After their divorce, he married the woman he 16.7kReads6.7Score1k14d adds

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    The emperor's suffering was self-inflicted, while the female lead's suffering was indeed inflicted by him. So, how to put it... The male lead didn't consider the female lead's perspective, creating this tug-of-war situation. The emperor consolidated his throne with many concubines in his harem, but the female lead only had one, and that was a forced remarriage after their divorce. It's truly incomprehensible why the emperor would continue to torment the female lead like this. Besides, he already had a maidservant, and there was also the former empress, Shen Wei, whom the female lead still cared about. Before, when she was at the Second Master's house, she had someone to take care of her when she was sad, but now, filled with grievances, helplessness, and heartache, what normal female lead wouldn't want to escape?

29. 29 蚀 A Love That Cuts to the Bone: Lord Xiao's Burning Quest to Win Back His Wife 蚀骨情深：枭爷追妻火葬场 A Certain Jun君某某Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Su Wan was injured and had lost her memory when Huo Yunxiao saved her. She shamelessly clung to him until he agreed to marry her. But throughout their two years of marriage, Huo Yunxiao treated her with nothing but contempt. “You like me? You’re not worthy!” Su Wan finally came to her senses and decided to “turn over a new leaf” and be herself again. After their divorce, Huo Yunxiao discovered that the ex-wife he had once cast aside like trash had transformed into a dazzling powerhouse. The grea 901Reads7.2Score18514d adds

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    I found this book quite good; it made me cry a lot. If you like angst, you should definitely check this out—I guarantee you won't be able to put it down!

30. 30 今 Today Is Not a Good Day to Remarry 今日不宜复婚 Dongfang Cuihua东方翠花Modern Romance430k WordsCompleted [Clear-headed, rational surgeon heroine vs. heartless, clueless scumbag husband, who grovels to win her back] Fu Lingsheng makes a deal with Qiao Zhixu: A contract marriage for three years, then divorce when the term is up. Qiao Zhixu readily agrees. Fu Lingsheng doesn’t know that Qiao Zhixu has been secretly in love with him for ten whole years. When he asks her to marry him, she is secretly overjoyed. She thinks that after ten years of loving him, they’ll finally be together. Until that day… F 6.3kReads7.1Score35014d adds

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    This book is really good, super good. The beginning is about unrequited love, and then the end is a complete mess of chasing after the love interest.

31. 31 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 68.9kReads9.5Score12.5k14d adds

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    Highly rated novel, it brought tears to my eyes.

32. 32 七 The 1970s Book Transmigration: After Joining the Army, She Was Kissed Until She Cried Every Night 七零穿书：随军后她夜夜被亲哭 Sleepy Little Fish轻鱼鱼睡不醒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The new book has just received its first rating, and it will gradually rise] [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Taking on the Toxic Relatives + Family Life + Sweet Romance + Marriage First, Love Later] Yue Chuning transmigrates into a period novel as the real heiress. She was separated from her parents as a child, then abandoned by her scumbag educated-youth husband, who left her to toil like an ox her whole life until she died of overwork in the countryside. The first thing she does after t 10.4kReads7.6Score99214d adds

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    A female-centric drama!!! I'll stay up all night to watch it, highly, highly recommended!

33. 33 他 His Sunflower, Lost Forever in the Deep Sea 他的向日葵永坠深海 Tang Tang Shui Shui唐汤水水Modern Romance209k WordsCompleted [A fake playboy who craves love] Both leads are virgins Jiang Xun, the only son of the Jiang family, was a notorious playboy: arrogant, ruthless, and utterly indifferent to his own family. On the first day of the new semester at A University, a freshman transferred from B University slapped him in front of everyone. Jiang Xun was no pushover, and from then on, he began plotting his revenge. He bullied her. He broke her in. He imprisoned her. He made her his captive and dragged her into the circl 1.9kReads8.0Score10414d adds

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    The male lead initially bullies the female lead, but later falls in love with her, leading to a tragic love story!

34. 34 动 The Female Shadow Guard Who Fell in Love 动了心的女暗卫 Grapes That Won't Blow Away吹不散的葡萄Ancient Romance22k WordsCompleted The Female Shadow Guard Who Fell in Love 908Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Extremely angsty, it'll make your liver hurt!! Especially the first book, I'd give it a 10/10.

35. 35 我 The General Only Said He Loved Me After I Died 我死后将军才说爱我 Grapes That Won't Blow Away吹不散的葡萄Ancient Romance16k WordsCompleted The General Only Said He Loved Me After I Died 584Reads—Score1514d adds
36. 36 我 I Took a Concubine for My Husband 我为夫君纳妾 Grapes That Won't Blow Away吹不散的葡萄19k WordsCompleted I Took a Concubine for My Husband 1.1kReads—Score2514d adds
37. 37 阳 When the Sunflowers Fade 阳花落尽 Mu Fanzhi木繁之Modern Romance151k WordsCompleted [Possessive Love | Forced Romance | Both Leads Are Faithful | Angsty Romance | Heartbreak from Beginning to End] He said, “You’re mine. From the first day you saw me until the day you die, you’ll be mine. You can’t look at anyone else or talk to anyone else. Be good and do as I say, or I’ll make sure you regret it.” The male lead is unhinged at first, with a bit of a redemption arc later. Read with caution if that bothers you! 5.6kReads6.9Score21314d adds

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    Extremely angsty, but I suggest not looking at the ratings, as some people might not be able to handle it. The male lead is a very typical, realistic control freak. But don't worry, the female lead doesn't fall in love with him in the end. However, those who prefer female leads should be cautious. There's no forced happy ending. I found the aftertaste incredibly strong. [Forced love | Both characters are virgins | angst | angst from beginning to end] He said, "You are mine, from the first day you saw me until the day you die. You can't look at anyone else, and you can't talk to anyone else. Be good, you must listen to me, or you'll suffer the consequences." The male lead is not normal in the early stages, and there's a bit of a tragic backstory later on. If you mind that, proceed with caution!

38. 38 宝 Baby, You’re So Seductive, I Want to Kiss You: The Fake Heiress Is Forced to Fall in Love! 宝宝好欲想亲，假千金被强制爱！ A Wandering Little Cat辗转小猫Modern Romance207k WordsCompleted Fake heiress vs. possessive, unhinged brother | 1v1 forced romance | Love and hate intertwined She was the Zhou family’s fake heiress, raised by them for eighteen years, and she’d called him “Big Brother” countless times. He exposed her true identity and cast her into the abyss, then forcibly kept her by his side when she had nowhere else to turn, swearing he would lock her there for the rest of her life. Love was obsession, possession, and the stubborn resolve to never let go, even if she hat 1.1kReads—Score—14d adds

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    I finished this short, heart-wrenching story in just a few hours, and the ending was so painful.

39. 39 大EN The Tang Dynasty's Pearl-Dispelling Record (Original Novel of the TV Adaptation Starring Tian Xiwei and Song Weilong) 大唐辟珠记（田曦薇、宋威龙主演同名影视原著） Meal Card饭卡Martial Arts810k WordsCompleted [All-New Bonus Edition] [A Screen Adaptation with the Same Title Has Been Officially Announced, Starring Tian Xiwei and Song Weilong] [Beloved Princess Reborn: Looks Like a Delicate Crybaby, Actually a Well-Rounded Warrior] ✖ [Defiant, Doomed, Devoted, Pure-Hearted Top Jianghu Big Shot] [Their Romance Is So Sweet It Makes You Cry] Princess Wanshou, blessed with the Tang emperor's favor and love, died of an illness at just seventeen. A thief secretly opened the eerie underground palace, only to d 203.8kReads9.7Score25.2k14d adds

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    Earning money and having fun at the same time.

40. 40 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8k14d adds
41. 41 重 Reborn to Save My Gloomy Boyfriend, Only to Be Forced into Love 重生救赎阴郁男友，反被强制爱 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted “Spoiled, selfish heiress VS brooding, devoted campus heartthrob” “Mutual devotion + sweet and bittersweet angst + past and present lives” Only after Shen Xingchen died did she learn the truth: The brooding man she had feared and guarded against her whole life was the only person in the world who loved her with all his heart. He cleared every obstacle for her and gave her everything. Then, right in front of her, he leapt from the stage at a press conference. * Shen Xingchen opened her eyes and 3.9kReads6.5Score21514d adds

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    😚In this story, the female lead hurt the male lead in their past life, and his family suffered terribly! It's very heart-wrenching! They are both reborn. The woman chases after her husband, while the man runs away. She chases him, but he can't escape. He falls deeper and deeper into her trap.

42. 42 鲸 Whale Fall into the Abyss 鲸落深渊 The Evil Dragon Blows Bubbles恶龙吹泡泡Two Male Leads39k WordsCompleted Little fish, little fish, may you swim out of the abyss soon. His younger brother, whom he had raised by hand despite no blood relation, sent him to a detention center for two years to “set him straight” and told him to come out once he was normal. Those two years were a nightmare that devoured him, one he could never wake from. His body and mind were tormented, his feelings worn away, and he was trained into numb, hopeless submission. “Knowing you raised me makes me sick. Why don’t you just die 23kReads8.1Score4k14d adds
43. 43 怨 Haunted by a Vengeful Ghost 怨鬼疯缠 Potatoes Braised with Beef Brisket土豆烧牛腩Two Male Leads364k WordsCompleted A deadpan, top-of-the-class, gloomy ghost of a man, top vs. a two-faced, wicked lunatic, bottom College campus / forced guiding relationship / happy ending / both inexperienced / marriage before love / mildly scary and supernatural / two strong leads / intersex / older man / combative couple Whenever Chen Shen was around, Xie Weizhi was always second. He hated coming second, and he hated Chen Shen even more. You could call it jealousy, the kind that made him want to kill him. He schemed to make 3.5kReads9.1Score58014d adds
44. 44 说 I Was Supposed to Be the Top Sword Cultivator, So Why Is It the Sword of Being a Jerk? 说好第一剑修，怎么是犯贱的贱 Qi Yi Zi七一子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Physical edition preorder opens at 7:00 p.m. on the 22nd] [Hilarious, absurd, no-romance power fantasy + meme references + the female lead is the root of all evil] [One female lead corrupts every prodigy] At the sect entrance examination, everyone else was busy testing their spiritual roots. I was busy scamming people. Chi Miao transmigrated into the cultivation world ten years ago and got bound to a System that could only be unlocked after she committed a hundred scams. It promised she could b 106.3kReads9.5Score15.5k14d adds
45. 45 大 After the Senior Brother Was Reborn, His Junior Brother Pursued Him Relentlessly 大师兄重生后，师弟他疯狂追妻 Bestow赋予Two Male Leads556k WordsCompleted [Main story complete] [Master-brother who has lost all hope, the receiver x cold-hearted junior brother, the pursuer] - Love is the hardest thing to understand. Yan Jin used to think it was just an excuse made by people whose resolve in the Dao was weak. That was before he met his junior brother, Duan Weizhuo, a sword cultivator who followed the merciless path. They were entangled for years. Yan Jin even became obsessed, eventually falling into demonic cultivation. But in the end, it had all bee 7.4kReads9.0Score1.2k14d adds
46. 46 被 After His Disciple Turned Dark, He Defied His Master 被渣的徒弟黑化后以下犯上了 Bestow赋予Two Male Leads460k WordsCompleted - Huan Ji is one of the Chaos Gods of the Chaos Divine Realm. He descended to the mortal realm to undergo a thousand lifetimes of tribulation. In his final life, he remembered everything. Though he cultivated the Path of Ruthlessness, one saying was widespread in the cultivation world: those who cultivate the Path of Ruthlessness will eventually have their path broken. So everyone assumed Immortal Venerable Huan Ji would meet the same fate. No one expected the Immortal Venerable to treat his di 2.3kReads9.1Score32414d adds
47. 47 末 Apocalypse: After the Saintly Hero Turns Dark and Becomes the Villain 末世：圣母男主黑化成了反派后 Bestow赋予Two Male Leads503k WordsCompleted [Male lead top x System bottom] - 0329 was a System ordered to capture a fugitive System. But the fugitive was far too powerful. Not only did 0329 fail to catch it, it got beaten so badly that its energy was completely drained and its chip started smoking! With no energy left, it couldn't contact headquarters, so it had no choice but to crash-land in an unfamiliar world. It planned to form a contract with a male lead and absorb a little of his luck, which would let it recover enough energy to co 5.7kReads8.9Score66714d adds
48. 48 快 Quick Transmigration: Where’s the Male Lead’s Ambition? Why Is He All About Romance? 快穿：男主事业心呢，怎么全是恋爱脑 Bestow赋予Two Male Leads587k WordsCompleted [A diligent troublemaking villain x a ruthless male lead who turns dark after being stabbed in the back] 1v1, and the male lead is the same person every time. - Ji Yang is a villain. His mission is to serve as the male lead's whetstone, putting him through trials until he becomes a proper male lead. But every male lead he encounters has something wrong with him, so Ji Yang changes tactics. He works hard to become close friends with each male lead, then, once he has earned his trust and affection 5.7kReads8.6Score97714d adds
49. 49 我 Quick Transmigration: My Terrifying Ex-Boyfriend 【快穿】我那可怕的前男友 Bestow赋予Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [Abandonment System x Male Lead Out for Revenge] - A major incident recently rocked the System Department. Dozens of Hosts and Systems in a row had met their ends in mission worlds, dying gruesome deaths and having their souls wiped out. The Systems had suffered the same fate, leaving the entire Law Department in a state of panic. So the Law Department recalled the top Systems from every department and asked who would dare take on this mission. The final answer was: 007. As an all-around System 6.2kReads8.0Score60114d adds
50. 50 抛 Quick Transmigration: After I Dumped the Male Lead, He Hunted Me Across the World 【快穿】抛弃男主后，他满世界追杀我 Bestow赋予Two Male Leads780k WordsCompleted [The main story is complete] - Bai Ying died in an accident and was bound to a System. He had to travel to various mission worlds and fulfill the original owners’ wishes, collecting soul-fragment energy to earn a chance to live again. But he never expected the missions to be so difficult. Bai Ying failed in the first two worlds. After reviewing what went wrong, he changed his approach. In the third world, a cultivation realm, the original owner’s wish was to stop being the “overpowered protagoni 1.4kReads7.9Score20214d adds

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