Who Gets Female and Male Leads on Opposing Sides? Especially When Neither Is a Soft Touch! 对抗路男女主谁懂？特别还是俩个都非善茬的那种！

1. 1 当 When a Witch and an Immortal Master Marry in the New Era 当魔女与仙长在新时代结为夫妻 Riding the Wind, Cleaving the Waves御风斩浪Ancient Romance752k WordsCompleted A foul-tempered, lustful Western fantasy witch × an irrational, desireless Eastern immortal In the year 317 of the New Era, the witch Silu traveled east to the Myriad Phenomena Academy to find her immortal husband, Lin Yujie. On their first day together, they crossed swords and stabbed right through each other, discovering that one of them had a heart of stone and the other was hollow inside. Silu: Devastated. Lin Yujie: Disappointed. After muddling along together for a while, Silu discovered t 3.5kReads9.2Score491Shelves

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   ① The two blew a hole in each other's chests on their first meeting, showing they were evenly matched in strength. Because of their different views on love, they were always arguing, making it a perfect rivalry. The author is very good at writing about the emotional turmoil during their arguments, which is very enjoyable. ② The romance is unbeatable, completely hitting my sweet spot. They just hate each other so intensely, loving each other painfully, yet hating each other without being able to completely let go (*^ω^*) ③ The two are soulmates, but they argue every time they meet because of their different personalities and work philosophies. However, they're a perfect match. After transmigrating to the apocalypse, they get to know and fall in love with each other through their daily interactions. The author's world-building is incredibly impressive; they even explain transmigration scientifically. I give them a thumbs up for their logic! ④ The male lead is strong, and the female lead is even stronger! Both are sharp-tongued, and watching them bicker is hilarious. The male lead is a bit arrogant in the beginning but becomes very clingy later. The female lead is purely arrogant; she only has two options: no or yes. If she really refuses, she'll firmly reject him, so the male lead is incredibly eager to win her over. The romance is fantastic! These are all treasure books on my reading list; you can tell by how long I've read them (*˘˘*). .:*♡

2. 2 我 I'm a Spy, and I Switched Bodies with an Enemy Officer 我，奸细，和敌方军官互换身体了 Stealing Cables in the Dead of Night半夜三更偷电缆Modern Romance269k WordsCompleted [Soul swap + faked death + mild coercion + push and pull + groveling pursuit + romance-focused] Xu Lian, a conscientious spy, is diagnosed with a terminal illness and callously abandoned by her organization. To take revenge, she uncovers a secret family technique and swaps bodies with an enemy officer that very night. Song Jinze, a top commander who stands above everyone else, wakes up one morning in the body of a lowly slum dweller. After the swap, they begin a battle of wits. Xu Lian has forg 28.6kReads9.4Score4.2kShelves

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   I'm falling in love with this author's second book! It's so good!!! The first one was a million-word novel with a gripping and bittersweet plot. The male and female leads were both fiercely competitive and never backed down. You could say that all the books I recommended had this kind of character. The first three books all featured insecure male leads who were extremely sensitive. [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration] Hmm… The third book was a short story, "Pure Hatred Couple," which was incredibly satisfying, and the writing was super strong!!!

3. 3 抓 I Caught My Boyfriend Coming Out, So We Broke Up, But He Came Crawling Back 抓到男友出柜，分手后勾勾手他又爬墙回来了 Gardenia Berry栀子莓莓13k WordsCompleted After catching her boyfriend cheating with a man, she breaks up with him. But all it takes is a beckoning finger for him to come crawling back to her. 10.1kReads—Score102Shelves

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   The male lead is a cold, arrogant, and academically gifted god-like figure who only has a physical reaction to the female lead. When the female lead has a kissing urge, she just beckons him back to her, right? [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Add to bookshelf][Add to bookshelf][Add to bookshelf][KISS][KISS][KISS]

4. 4 救 Help! In the Apocalypse, I’m Bound to My Mortal Enemy for Life and Death 救命，在末世和死对头绑定了生死 An Old Crab一只老螃蟹Sci-Fi & Apocalypse569k WordsCompleted [No Superpowers, System, or Spatial Dimension + Plot-Driven + One True Couple + Archrivals + Angsty, Sweet, Sweet, Sweet] [Mean Woman X Sharp-Tongued Man] [Content warning: Both leads have flaws and complex personalities. This story doesn’t reflect universal values, so please don’t read if you disagree with the idea that survival comes first in the apocalypse. Aside from the resurrection mechanic, there are no golden fingers in this novel. It’s not a one-person slaughterfest, nor is it a sweet r 373Reads8.7Score104Shelves
5. 5 偏 Obsessive Madmen Fight to Claim Me, and the Reborn Scumbag Ends Up on His Knees 偏执疯批又挣又抢，重生渣男全跪 Gaze at the Golden Mountain照照金山Modern Romance210k WordsCompleted 388Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I don't recommend books easily, but when I do, it's always one of my own. [Admiration][Admiration]

6. 6 与 Regretting Breaking Up with the Campus Heartthrob, We Keep Getting Divorced and Remarried for Three Days Straight 与校草分手后悔，三天反复结离婚 Tangerine Sand桔沙8k WordsCompleted Regretting the breakup with the campus heartthrob, they go through three rounds of divorce in three days 400Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The male and female leads in this story are not exactly kind characters. Early on, they break up during graduation season; he goes abroad for further studies, while she searches for him for years, leading to a forced marriage between two powerful people. She has affairs both inside and outside of marriage, while simultaneously pursuing her husband through a tumultuous process, unable to let him go.

7. 7 温 Tenderness on the Left, Deep Love on the Right 温柔在左，情深在右 Gardenia Berry栀子莓莓16k WordsCompleted Tenderness on the Left, Deep Love on the Right 68Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 8 世 The Birth of the World's First Reptile Petting Zoo 世界第一爬宠馆诞生记 Riding the Wind, Cleaving the Waves御风斩浪Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Originally titled The Amazing Reptile House. Slice of life + semi-fictional setting + 1v1 snake couple + a little golden finger (The protagonist is based on a real person, with some fictional details. See the end of Chapter 1 for content warnings.) Lin Ai has loved fluffy animals since she was little, but every pet she got would run away. Then, after her family went bankrupt, someone gave her a “little pet” that wouldn’t run off. Her great-aunt’s aunt’s sworn elder sister gave her a long, smooth 13.1kReads9.6Score1.8kShelves
9. 9 神 A Guide to Leveling Up the Twin Prodigies of Shenzhou 神州双骄升级指南 The Sound of Scorched Fish灼鱼之音Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Signed for publication] (Many personal interpretations; do not apply a formula) [Teaming up with my nemesis to carve through the cultivation world + a couple with incredible chemistry and real personality + two powerful genius leads growing together + grand overarching plot + explosive tension + a touch of ensemble cast + Jiang Lang Cai Jin HE] A violent, arrogant woman vs. a sharp-tongued, scheming man Fiery! Battle-focused! A cultivation novel driven by plot and brains, with a hero and heroin 34.7kReads9.4Score4.2kShelves

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   You mentioned the top lane, right?

10. 10 禁 No Trespassing 禁止侵入 Tong Si橦肆Modern Romance267k WordsCompleted 1v1, both leads are sexually inexperienced. A roguish, shameless [mafia heir] vs. a domineering, proud [crime lord’s daughter] A couple at war, united by pure hatred; a fake-to-the-bitter-end loyal puppy; tailbones that just want to kill each other; and a push-and-pull so intense it feels like their tendons might snap. In public, they act like a loving couple. In private, they point guns at each other. She pressed a gun to his suit pants and pulled the trigger without hesitation. He dragged her 33kReads9.3Score4kShelves

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    How could the top lane be complete without my number one pick?

11. 11 撕 Tear It to Shreds 撕烂 Tong Si橦肆Modern Romance254k WordsCompleted [Two unhinged leads] [She lures him in, then dumps him] [Marriage before love] [The aloof, untouchable man loses his mind for love] Everyone at school knows Fu Mingshuang likes Lu Shiyu, just as everyone knows Lu Shiyu can't stand Fu Mingshuang. But someone saw Fu Mingshuang use a practice sheet to wipe the hand Lu Shiyu had touched, then step on the sheet as if it were trash... Someone else saw Lu Shiyu, the school's golden boy, with silver hair, standing before all the students and teachers an 26.7kReads9.0Score2.8kShelves

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    Both of these are really good! The couple on the opposing lane, the intense back-and-forth, it's so exciting! Everyone should watch them! Ahhh! ✧٩(ˊωˋ*)و✧

12. 12 我 My Wife Doesn't Love Me 我太太不爱我 Wawa Is Not a Cabbage Heart娃娃不是菜心Modern Romance365k WordsOngoing Story highlights: A whirlwind marriage without love, a real married couple who don't sleep in separate rooms. Neither gives an inch. Their lives are a chaotic mess, and being married feels like a constant battle. It's utterly exhausting. The male lead seems gentle, mild-mannered, and refined, but he's actually scheming and full of tricks. The female lead is a bad-tempered young lady. She may lose when it comes to scheming, but she can win in a fight. Her combat skills are off the charts. When sh 55.4kReads8.4Score3.9kShelves

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    The show "Little Lion on the Road ✋ Princess vs. Lotus Root Slice Shower Guy" is super good! The male lead can't beat the female lead at first, but it gets more and more addictive later on. [Laughing]

13. 13 反 The Villainous Couple Are Both Unhinged, So Stop Acting Crazy and Stay Away 反派夫妻皆疯批，少发癫，莫沾边 If I Don't Write, I'll Have to Live on the Northwest Wind不码字就喝西北风Ancient Romance559k WordsCompleted [Powerhouse from the Start] [Imaginative Fantasy] [Strong Male Lead, Even Stronger Female Lead] [Two Unhinged Villain Protagonists] [Feel-Good, No Angst] [Love and Hate] [Saving Each Other] [Invincible] [Plot-Focused] Female lead: A lunatic who wants to slack off but keeps getting pushed into doing anything but. Male lead: A smiling snake, a refined young noble who hides a blade behind his smile in public, and a completely deranged villain in private. (Content warning: Neither lead is a good per 3.3kReads9.3Score388Shelves
14. 14 逆 Rebellious Bones Set My Heart Ablaze 逆骨燎心 Qianqian Ruanran浅浅软珃Modern Romance287k WordsCompleted [Top-Tier Romantic Tension x True Enemies x A Tense, Fierce Battle of Wills] [Arrogant, Proud Illegitimate Daughter vs. Arrogant, Wild Illegitimate Son] Zhuo Jinxu inherited her mother's self-interest. As a girl, she was labeled a spoiled princess, pampered and indulged. She was used to being haughty and never cared about the whispers around her. Except for one person's. It all began with childish pride. Their inexplicable stubbornness and arrogance brought them together. As the saying goes, 3.2kReads8.8Score341Shelves

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    This is the true nature of the competitive lane, not your so-called mortal enemies. Their actions are merely flirting; this is a genuine attempt to destroy the other.

15. 15 女 After Disguising Herself as a Man and Attending Court, Her Rival Falls Deeply in Love 女扮男装上朝后，死对头暗恋成疾 Want Some Noodle Soup?吃不吃汤面Ancient Romance541k WordsOngoing [Woman disguised as a man] [Her nemesis is her wife] [A couple who are always at odds] [Both are virgins, one-on-one romance] Early on: a rebellious, brazen woman versus a scheming man who is not what he seems. Later: a domineering, impossibly cool empress versus the greatest treacherous minister, loyal only to the ruler and not necessarily to the country. Shen Qiao thought she and Su Yan were a match made in heaven. During their most bitter years, he schemed to have her imprisoned, nearly costi 127.6kReads9.3Score28.1kShelves

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    I've recently become obsessed with the top lane; it's addictive.

16. 16 穿 I Became an Upward-Climbing Maid, but My Nemesis Is My Husband 穿成上位女佣，但死对头是老公 This Is Shuangshuang这是双双Modern Romance281k WordsCompleted [Both transmigrate into a book / everyday life / missions / career-focused leads / always crossing paths] An obsessive, calculating, jealous male lead VS an insecure, stubborn, resilient female lead. Good news: Fang Li transmigrated into a book as the young madam of a wealthy family. Bad news: Zhou Yunhe became her rich husband. They were sworn enemies throughout high school, and after eight years apart, they reunited in the most unusual way. They hated each other more than anyone else did, 345Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    This one! It's a pure-hearted couple on the opposing lane; they're constantly thinking about taking down each other while doing missions.

17. 17 死 Archrival, Catch Me If You Can. Don't Chicken Out 死对头，有本事抓住我，别怂 A Book Worth a Fortune一本千万利Modern Romance86k WordsOngoing Cunning, evenly matched leads | Hong Kong business circle, childhood friends turned sworn enemies | Sex first, love later | Intense push and pull | Lighthearted business battles She stole a two-billion-yuan deal from him, sent him herbal tea, made a money plant curse him, and used durian to smoke him out. She thought she could make him furious. Instead, the bastard turned the tables and quietly made a fortune. The whole of Hong Kong thought they were at each other's throats. No one knew that t 325Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I loved the fight scenes, they were hilarious!

18. 18 京 The Tide Between Beijing and Hong Kong 京港澜渡 A Book Worth a Fortune一本千万利Modern Romance631k WordsOngoing [The rating just opened, slowly climbing] [Hong Kong old-money style vs. Beijing political circles] [Intrigue and covert battles among the wealthy] [High-IQ business and romance] [Slow burn, not a fast-paced power fantasy; feel free to skip chapters] Four pairs of hunters, four hunts. The rain pours over Hong Kong. Come enjoy a TVB-style romance, business-war, and suspense drama! Sweet nothings go beyond “Stay a little longer” and “I adore you” to include “I’m crazy about you.” Duplicity is the 8.1kReads8.9Score740Shelves

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    I really love this setting.

19. 19 糟 Oh No! The Horror Boss Is Both Fierce and Clingy 糟糕！惊悚boss又凶又黏人 Wandering Burdock流浪苍耳Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted The print edition has been published under the title Beneath the Mask, Lost Without End [Infinite Flow + Multiple Instances + Mystery + Devoted Couple + Rivals-to-Lovers] [The male lead is a horror boss disguised as a player. At first, both leads want to kill each other. The story mainly follows the infinite-flow instances.] Jiang Lian is dragged into a horror game. While everyone else avoids it at all costs, she has spent three years painstakingly searching for it. On her first instance, she l 69.4kReads9.3Score8.9kShelves

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    This book is pretty good. The female lead is truly resilient and cunning from beginning to end. She initially clashes with the male lead, using him ruthlessly; it's a very compelling and engaging storyline. I really enjoyed it!

20. 20 在 Scheming Against a Villainous NPC in a Survival Game 在求生游戏和反派NPC互相算计 Cactus Heart仙人掌心Modern Romance562k WordsCompleted [A couple with 800 wits between them] [They scheme against each other] [The heroine is resilient, a master of changing faces, and a Black Lotus] [The hero is a scheming, deep-thinking bastard] After being killed by a bicycle, Jiang Qi'an entered a bizarre game. Completing each game earned her points that she could exchange for a chance to keep living in the real world. In every game, Jiang Qi'an encountered the same NPC. At first, she paid him little attention, using her in-game identity to clin 2.8kReads8.7Score341Shelves

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    These are all very good. The first one is about interstellar travel, where the male and female leads swap souls, and the female lead uses the male lead's body to do bad things... The next four are about the infinite flow genre, where the male lead is a game boss and the female lead is a player, and they have a love-hate relationship. The fifth one, despite being on hiatus, has a 9.2 Rating and is quite good.

21. 21 被 After a Mad NPC Set Its Sights on Me, I Took Control 被疯批NPC盯上后，我直接拿捏 Cactus Heart仙人掌心Mystery813k WordsCompleted [Female lead grows over time] [Male lead is thoroughly rotten] [One-and-only relationships] [Games include survival, horror, and rule-based mysteries…] A strange bus travels through time and space, crossing into another dimension… Jiang Song never imagined that her life as an overworked office drone would end on the day she finally clocked out. To survive the terrifying games, she must complete every mission without making a single mistake. The games are already perilous, but then an NPC s 35.1kReads9.3Score4.5kShelves

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    In the beginning, the male and female leads don't get along, but the female lead can control the male lead! The male lead is initially very unhappy, but he gets jealous when he sees the female lead controlling others. Later in the story, there's a "wife-chasing-back" scenario, and it has a happy ending.

22. 22 我 I’m Really at My Wit’s End: The Black Lotus NPC Keeps Trying to Kill Me 我真的会谢黑莲花NPC总想嘎我 Yu Chunhan于春寒Mystery529k WordsOngoing Main characters: Lin Lianzhi x Li Ye (Everyone else puts this line in, so I will too. The rating just came out; it’ll go up later.) [The female lead is full of schemes] [The male lead is an NPC whose mission is to lure players to their deaths] [The male lead is a master of disguise and acting] [The male lead is a scheming black lotus; the female lead goes with anything, like lotus-flavored seasoning] [Heh, you want to kill me? I’ll hide in the bathroom. When you knock, I’ll say someone’s in here 12.7kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves
23. 23 金 Rules for a Caged Canary: Don't Expose the Powerful Man's Fake Blindness 金丝雀守则，别拆穿大佬装瞎 Tong Si橦肆Modern Romance232k WordsCompleted [Print edition in the works] [Physiological obsession] [Mild yandere male lead] [Both leads are inexperienced in body and heart] The male lead is not a criminal. A tribute to every unsung hero who bears the burden and keeps going. When Li Yang is expelled from the police academy, she is recruited for an undercover mission. Li Yang: “Do I need to seduce him?” Officer: “No. You’ll just be making tea.” Li Yang: “Who is the target?” Officer: “The most doted-on son of a prominent Southeast Asian 69.5kReads9.3Score7.5kShelves

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    How could we forget Tong Si's two books for the top lane? [Shy] The first one: "My world is inherently dark, it doesn't need light, but you're different, you shouldn't stay in the darkness with me." The second one: "As long as you choose Han Jiu, Han Jiu won't die." "I hope it can protect you. The road ahead will only be harder than in Myanmar." Both are great! 1V1, top lane couple, no villainous female supporting characters!

24. 24 弑 After Killing the Emperor, My Archenemy and I Are Bound Together for Good 弑君后，我和死对头锁死了 Two Times Four Means Prosperity二四得发Ancient Romance438k WordsCompleted [Mutual Purity] [Uncle and Sister-in-Law] [Emotional Push and Pull] [Mind Games and Steamy Romance] [Bickering Couple] [Two Strong Leads] [Happy Ending] The comic is now available. Search Tomato Novel for "After Killing the Emperor, My Archenemy and I Were Bound Together" to read it. -- Empress Su Li had a dream. In it, Emperor Jingchang took her on a trip south of the Yangtze, then poisoned her at an inn and made it look like suicide. After her death, Emperor Jingchang also schemed to have her 20.6kReads9.2Score3kShelves

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    The female lead, as the empress, starts by killing the emperor. Then, the male lead, the emperor's twin brother, impersonates the emperor, and from then on, they begin to distrust each other but develop feelings for one another.

25. 25 温 A Stain on Wen Ye 温夜有染 The Fish Learning to Fly学飞行的鱼Modern Romance392k WordsCompleted The live-action mini-series and animated drama are now available on Red Apple. [One-on-one, both leads are each other's first and only, happy ending, modern-day sweet romance.] Wen Yu, twenty-two, is rich, beautiful, and well-connected, with a fiancé she is perfectly happy with. Her future is dazzling. Then one day, a five-year-old child appears and claims to be her son. When the paternity test results come back, Wen Yu is stunned. The little guy really is her son! Can anyone tell her how she co 23.1kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves

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    This book seems to have a bit of a rivalry between the male and female leads.

26. 26 救 Help! I Teased the Brooding Crown Prince, and Now He’s Forcing Me to Love Him 救命！玩弄阴湿太子后被强制爱了 Qiao Yiqian乔亦浅Ancient Romance323k WordsCompleted [Manhua drama/short drama now available] [Both leads are devoted to each other + equally powerful + both unhinged + yandere + darkening + villains + sworn enemies + sweet on the outside, ruthless underneath + possessive love] Reborn in the womb as the legitimate daughter of the prime minister, Wen Shuyu is notorious in the capital for her arrogance and high-handedness. Meanwhile, Crown Prince Xiao Jingchen is as pure and gentle as the spring breeze, with the compassionate heart of a bodhisattva. 16.8kReads9.0Score2.9kShelves

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    This is completely against the road.

27. 27 瘾 Addicted to the Sting 瘾刺 Listening to Snow Beneath the Veranda廊下听雪Modern Romance838k WordsCompleted [Delicate, selfish, high-maintenance heiress + ruthless, obsessive, unhinged tycoon] When Zhou Xubai was young, she had a “first love” that tore her apart, body and soul. From then on, she became a thorn rooted deep in his heart. Years later, with death between them, he looked at the beautiful woman asleep in his arms. Only then did he dare admit it. She was a thorn, but she was also an addiction. Neither the male nor female lead is a good person. The heroine is self-serving, polished, and trea 5.8kReads7.9Score475Shelves
28. 28 不 Didn't You Say You'd Kill Me? So Why Did You Fall for Me First? 不是说要杀我？你怎么还先爱上了 Stealing Cables in the Dead of Night半夜三更偷电缆Modern Romance189k WordsCompleted [Love and hate, possessiveness, jealousy, push and pull, pure romance] (Fast-paced: they kiss, fall in love, and sleep together within 20 chapters. Not recommended to skip chapters.) One-line summary: The male lead lies to the female lead, and somewhere along the way, ends up deceiving himself too. Synopsis: When Chen Xu was nine, a little demon girl kidnapped him. They relied on each other and stuck together through thick and thin. But while he thought they'd formed a bond, she saw him as a bur 7.1kReads9.1Score943Shelves
29. 29 毁 Destroying the Evidence 毁尸灭迹 Thousand-Year Pea Pod千年豌豆荚Modern Romance26k WordsCompleted [Sickly beauty who’s afraid of dying × psychopathic murderer with a touch of a romantic streak] [Heartbreaking, tragic love, madmen, mutual destruction, dark, villains] Shang Wang came across a murderer. Beneath the heavy curtain of rain, she had just finished an IV drip at the hospital. Wandering idly, she came to a secluded corner and looked up. In the distance, in an abandoned garden, a pitch-black figure like a ghost was bent over, digging at something again and again. Suddenly, a flash o 3.1kReads8.2Score335Shelves
30. 30 金 A Game in the Golden Boudoir 金闺戏 Jing Mo旌墨Ancient Romance680k WordsCompleted [A snake-hearted heroine who lies through her teeth vs. a beautiful, tragic heir with a scheming heart] [Pure historical romance + love and hate + excruciating tension + an epic showdown between two liars + a couple doomed to clash] Ming Xian forged her identity to marry, then made a living by killing her husbands and taking their money. Beautiful enough to inspire pity, yet ruthless in her methods, she had married and murdered six men without ever slipping up, earning the nickname Crimson Ser 6.5kReads8.8Score918Shelves

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    They are completely opposing couples.

31. 31 零 Zero-Degree Intimacy 零度暧昧 Lan Sheng澜笙Modern Romance335k WordsCompleted [The print edition goes on sale across all platforms on August 1] [Short drama now streaming] Previously titled: Zero-Degree Intimacy [One-on-one romance + both leads’ first love + happy ending + secret marriage + sweet romance ♥ Double-layer milk foam, 70% sugar!] (Rich, sharp-tongued, scheming investor Jian Yuchen VS money-loving, mischievous young designer Wen Ni) In a nutshell: She married her nemesis. In physics, zero degrees is the point where ice and water coexist. Zero-degree intimacy is 79.2kReads9.5Score9.5kShelves

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    The male and female leads are a bickering couple, with the male secretly in love with the female!

32. 32 死 The Dead Bride 死去的新娘 Sister Corpse尸姐Mystery163k WordsCompleted At the lavish wedding between my boyfriend and me, a strange man pushes open the doors and walks elegantly into the hall. Who is he? What does he want? Is he here to wish me well, or destroy me? When the man smiles and casually pushes me off the rooftop, I finally remember who he is. After destroying my life, fate grants me the chance to be reborn. If that's the case, I've decided never to bow my head and never to give up. Even if I have to fall into the deepest pits of hell, I won't hesitate. 38.4kReads9.5Score6.1kShelves

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    This book... Is a story of complete conflict between the male and female protagonists.

33. 33 捞 Gold Digger's Guide to Marrying Up 捞女高嫁手册 Pea Diary豌豆日记Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [A Scheming, Irresistible Heroine ✖️ Powerful Men of Every Kind] Wan Li hated poverty more than anything and loved wealthy men above all else. They say, “Marriage is a woman’s second chance at life.” So she turned her beauty and ambition into bargaining chips, navigating her way among all kinds of men. Clever and calculating, she planned her every move and finally married into a wealthy family. Luxury became part of her daily life, and she had every fine thing she could want. Yet one night, she 114.7kReads9.2Score16.4kShelves

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    Multiple male leads, Siri and Xi Rui on the opposing side [sending hearts][sending hearts][sending hearts][sending hearts][sending hearts][sending hearts][sending hearts][sending hearts][sending hearts][sending hearts] If I had read this book earlier, my life would definitely be different, but I'm only 20 years old this year. The upgraded version of Meteor Garden in 2026, the kids from back then finally understand the charm of this book.

34. 34 港 Trouble in Hong Kong Nights 港夜有惑 Bai Che白澈Modern Romance225k WordsCompleted [Bickering Couple + Devoted to Each Other + Lighthearted and Cozy + Slow-Burning Romance + Pure Sweetness, No Angst] When Qiao Zhiyu and Chi Shuli first met, they fought over a steak. After all that commotion, she thought he was a scammer, and he thought she was scary. Neither made a good first impression. Qiao Zhiyu got a new boss. She smiled brightly at him on the surface, but secretly wanted to kick him over. If murder weren't against the law, Chi Shuli would be her first victim! They bicker 394Reads—Score109Shelves

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    The first book, "Pure Hatred," is absolutely amazing! The second book is a bit more comedic.

35. 35 日 Day and Night, I Obsess Over You 日夜妄想 Fish Doesn't Speak鱼不语Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [Marriage before love + two powerful leads taking down scumbags + mutual secret crushes + world-class stubbornness + two scene-stealing power players] He’s a cold-blooded business tycoon, with enough rumored girlfriends to fill ten mahjong tables. She’s a ruthless heiress from a prominent family, with admirers and followers lined up all the way to Paris. A marriage of convenience, with each side keeping their distance. On the rooftop, they smoked side by side. Jiang Chenglin asked, “Ever conside 7.9kReads9.5Score1.1kShelves

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    A couple on the opposing side, utterly estranged!

36. 36 溶 North and South of Rongcheng 溶城南北 Unsweetened Tangyuan不甜的汤圆Modern Romance410k WordsCompleted [Older man who takes the initiative and guides the romance x younger woman focused on her career and tangled up in love | equally matched leads | both sexually inexperienced | HE] Two years ago, Huo Xuchuan, head of the Huo family, died at sea in a plane crash. At just twenty-four, Huo Zhaoning seized power with an iron fist and firmly took the top seat. From north to south in Rongcheng, almost everyone was waiting to see the Huo family become a laughingstock, to watch the once-mighty family fal 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Amidst mutual scheming, family infighting, and life-or-death struggles, when women sit at the poker table, who will be the ultimate winner?

37. 37 反 A Miserable Life for Villainous Spouses: Where Should We Cause Trouble Today? 反派夫妻百事哀，今天在哪搞破坏 King of Cuteness勾锥大王Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Troublemaking drama queen heroine vs. villainous big shot who cleans up after her] Su Zhi became the newlywed wife of the villainous big shot Huo Wujiao. In the story, she was a wealthy family's fake heiress who had done every kind of evil. One day, she was thrown out of the house, and on the street she found the “fallen and powerless” villain Huo Wujiao. Each had something the other wanted, so they got married. To earn enough life points to survive, she joined forces with the big shot and they 30.6kReads9.1Score3.9kShelves

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    How could we forget the rival couple, Su Zhi? The female lead, Su Zhi, transmigrates into the body of a villainous supporting character with the same name as herself. Their relationship is initially very adversarial, but as the main couple gradually falls for each other, it's incredibly sweet! Who remembers they're rivals? Our male lead, Huo Wujiu, grew up abroad and is a gluttonous, illiterate boy. His interactions with him are hilarious; he's nothing like a villain. The two "demon pills" (a slang term for two people with similar traits) return to the Huo family, and their interactions with their relatives are truly hilarious. The relatives themselves provide many laughs, which speaks volumes about the Huo family's reputation and genes.

38. 38 偏 Drawn to Danger: My Finance Whiz Husband from Our Whirlwind Wedding Is a Robber 偏惹危情：闪婚金融精英是抢劫犯 The Sea Is Full of Water大海里全是水Modern Romance329k WordsCompleted [Mystery Romance + Marriage First, Love Later + A Strong Heroine's Awakening + International Manhunt + Love Triangle] I'm a jewelry expert and the daughter of a wealthy Zhejiang family whose property was demolished. Forced into marriage, I travel from Xingzhou to Haishi on a business trip and impulsively marry a handsome, aloof stranger. He claims to be a finance whiz, but the day after our wedding, he lands in prison for “robbery,” forcing me to fly to Southeast Asia to visit him. To get back 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    They set traps for each other, a scheme within a scheme; the male and female protagonists are in a fake marriage from the very beginning, and they still haven't fully reconciled by the third volume.

39. 39 今 Did the Male and Female Leads Fight Today? 今天男女主干架了吗？ Wielding a Brush, Its Yao执笔其夭Ancient Romance352k WordsCompleted [Dual quick transmigration + both devoted to each other + both powerful + they try to kill each other at first + they dote on each other later] Rong Jiuching came to three thousand worlds to mend her soul. She only wanted to complete her missions and recover her strength as soon as possible. But why was there a man opposing her in every world? Pei Qi, former head of the Temporal Administration’s Field Operations Department, came to the three thousand worlds intending to enjoy his retirement. But 676Reads8.3Score119Shelves

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    This one meets the requirements!

40. 40 她 The Third Day After She Disappeared 她消失的第三天 Jin Er斤二Modern Romance345k WordsCompleted Delicate darling x rugged man Substitute x crematorium x happy ending - When Zhao Haitang was eighteen, she became a blood bank for the Qin family’s young lady. Everyone said Miss Qin’s older brother was a ruthless man who had fought his way out of the slums alone while caring for his sickly little sister. He had risen from the dregs of society to become one of Dongzhou’s new elite. Cross him, and he’d make you suffer for it. Zhao Haitang paid no attention to the rumors. She was madly in love wi 157.1kReads9.1Score22.8kShelves

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    A different kind of confrontation, the male and female leads get along in a funny and intimate way.

41. 41 我 The Crown Prince I Toyed with Has Fallen Head Over Heels in Love 我狠狠玩弄过的太子长出恋爱脑了 Ana Bao阿娜宝Ancient Romance695k WordsCompleted Several short dramas are now streaming (country widow VS abstinent crown prince) The entire village of Fangniu was massacred. Jiang Buxi lay on the ground, covered in blood and at death’s door. Hearing the black-clad men’s words, her dying eyes flew open. What? The young master she had saved was actually the crown prince, and he was the one who had ordered the massacre of the village!!! What happened to the fifty head of cattle he promised as thanks? Damn it! What a terrible deal! She had fed hi 10kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves

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    The female lead and male lead in this story are really something else. In the beginning, the female lead calls the male lead crippled and a slut, while the male lead calls the female lead a poisonous woman. Even later, when the female lead is constantly bothering the male lead and he's slapping her every day, he's still being questioned about what happened during court. It's hilarious! Highly recommended.

42. 42 丰 After a Curvy Beauty Transmigrates as a Villainess, She Goes Off the Rails 丰腴美人穿成恶毒女配后，发疯了 Jiu Zhiwei九栀娓Modern Romance614k WordsOngoing [Vicious Beauty vs. Feudal Patriarch] [System-induced electric shocks + combative married couple + male lead’s instinctive attraction] Ji Qingran transmigrates into a book and becomes its wicked supporting female character. The System tells her she’ll get one hundred million after completing her mission. All she has to do is follow the plot. Easy enough. She schemes to trap the male lead into marrying her, calls him a rooster who can’t lay eggs, slaps him, and hurts his nephew… She can’t stray f 72.4kReads8.3Score6.9kShelves

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    The male and female leads both have extremely sharp tongues and seem to want to drive each other crazy.

43. 43 乖 The Good Girl Leaves the Scene, So Why Is the Capital's Playboy Jealous? 乖乖女退场，京圈浪子怎么眼红了 The Cat Boss Who Can Never Wake Up喵总睡不醒Modern Romance443k WordsCompleted [Playboy with a carefree attitude × sensible, obedient woman + powerful man lowering his head + winning her back after losing her + both sexually inexperienced] Ling Jue is a wind you can never catch. Qin Shuyi is a willow, quiet and at ease. One is free-spirited and unrestrained; the other follows the rules. These two, so utterly different, began with an offhand “let’s have some fun” and ended with an ordinary “I’m bored.” In this game of a playboy turning over a new leaf, everyone involved onl 102.2kReads9.2Score12.2kShelves

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    Seriously! The character development is superb, the theme is very fresh, and there are quite a few couples. The female lead is the kind who doesn't cause trouble but is definitely not afraid of it. The male lead is a bit annoying at first, but he becomes really good later on.

44. 44 杀 Kill That Spring Night 杀死那个春夜 Er Shui i二水iModern Romance291k WordsCompleted [Bittersweet healing|Forbidden love and betrayal|From pure hatred to true love|A couple always at odds|A school-life ensemble|Small town|One-on-one, both untouched] [Two-faced poser ✖️ prickly, stubborn troublemaker] At first, she hated his fake sincerity, and he hated how nothing could sway her. In public, they acted like the best of siblings. In private, they were constantly at each other's throats. Later, real feelings took root in their pretense. They clung to each other's fragile backs as t 27kReads9.4Score4.2kShelves

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    You tell me, isn't that right?

45. 45 都 Kill Them All. There's No Need to Act Normal 都杀了，做人没必要太正常 The Round-Headed, Round-Brained, Round-Bellied Tangerine圆头圆脑圆肚皮的橘子Ancient Romance339k WordsCompleted [Now being published; a motion comic is out. The heroine is invincible, no romance, no nation-building, plot-focused, with male characters who may die.] Guan Zhiwei is forced to transmigrate. Countless Systems bind themselves to her, promising to send her home once she completes their missions. They all turn out to be liars. Our unlucky heroine decides to take down this world. Starting with killing the male lead. As she takes out one romantic male lead after another, she leads her neighbors 57kReads9.6Score10kShelves

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    Strictly speaking, there is no male lead, but the female lead is extremely intelligent.

46. 46 婚 He Gave the Wedding Ring to a Dog! She Joined a Hate-Fest Show and Punched the Internet in the Face 婚戒送狗！她转头上恨综肘击全网 Little Salt小盐子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Super-sweet 1v1 + silly humor and memes + variety show] A variety show called The Haters Rule the World appears out of nowhere. It invites three celebrities hated across the internet, along with their haters, to take part. Any celebrity who fails on the show will be blacklisted for three years. The director calls this test of pure hatred between celebrities and their haters the Hate Show. - Chi Qiuli is the adopted daughter of the wealthy Huo family. Everyone thinks she's a resource-backed 75.9kReads9.3Score8.7kShelves
47. 47 破 Solving Cases Takes Someone Like Me [Criminal Investigation] 破案需要我这样的人才【刑侦】 Never Imagined未曾设想Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted When it comes to Ling Wuyou, even an ant passing by would turn to its companion and say, “Don't mess with that lunatic!” Say a couple of words to her and she'll blow up like a firecracker. She doesn't care one bit about acting like a respectable adult. While she was studying at the police academy, she taught quite a few classmates a lesson more than once. It's because she's not very strong, but her dirty tricks are endless. Later, the lunatic became a proud police officer. She'd say, “Who wants 106kReads9.4Score16.7kShelves
48. 48 身 You Can Steal My Identity, But What About My Mental Illness? 身份可以偷走，那我的精神病呢？ Flickering Candle Stub残烛跳荡Modern Romance484k WordsCompleted [Publication rights signed ✚ Absurd memes ✚ Chaotic variety show ✚ Animal mind reading] Ming Li wakes up in the body of a celebrity who was sent to a psychiatric hospital by her family. From the start, she’s mocked by the entire internet, saddled with a family that leeches off her, and called mentally ill! Ming Li: Whatever. The things that don’t kill her will only make her even crazier! When a sharp-tongued entertainment reporter comes after her, she says, “A tadpole with a frog tattoo, and you 55.5kReads9.6Score7.7kShelves
49. 49 病 The Sickly Beauty Flirts with BOSSes in an Infinite Game 病美人在无限游戏撩BOSS Anzhi in October十月安之Mystery377k WordsCompleted [A seemingly frail but secretly powerful heroine VS a genuinely sinister instance boss] Content warning: The heroine has a golden finger. Gu Shian enters an escape game and becomes a “frail young woman” who coughs up blood every few steps and has to rest at the slightest exertion. Whenever Gu Shian is in an instance, she always seems to run into the most terrifying figure there... Someone saw the sickly beauty plunge a knife into the boss’s heart. After quick transmigrating through ten worlds 6.9kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves

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    This is also an infinite flow novel; the male and female leads start fighting each other right from the beginning—a pure top-lane couple. The female lead is very strong, go try it out! [Eating melon emoji]

50. 50 婚 The Engagement Is Off 婚约不作数 Coconut Before the Flowers淋花前椰Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing (Sultry and alluring vs. dull and humorless / both virgins / three-year age gap / marriage first, love later / a long road to winning her back / unhinged) When the Xie family suddenly brought up a forgotten marriage arrangement from years ago, Ji Shuyun thought it over carefully before agreeing to Xie Chengheng's proposal of a one-year marriage of convenience. In their first month of marriage, he wanted to sleep with her. She turned him down. In their second month of marriage, they slept togethe 1.6kReads6.0Score112Shelves

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    "Hate and Love in the Sea" is a story of mutual destruction, where the male lead kisses the female lead, and the female lead stabs him in the back. The male and female leads were previously engaged and had a sweet relationship, but then the male lead fell for the second female lead, and the female lead also got a boyfriend. The second male lead and the second female lead went abroad, forcing their families into an arranged marriage. The female lead is now filled with hatred for the male lead.

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