Recommendations for a Sunny Female Lead and a Brooding, Ghostlike Male Lead!!! 小太阳女主&阴湿男鬼型男主求推荐！！！

1. 101 玩 After I Toyed with the Brooding Villain, He Couldn't Stay Away from Me 玩弄阴湿反派后，他离不开我了 Lazy Yeye混子耶耶Modern Romance353k WordsCompleted (Contains original worldbuilding. Please don't apply it to other works.) [Insecure, brooding male lead × female lead with bipolar disorder, all sweetness, no angst + reborn redemption, one-on-one romance, happy ending] In her previous life, to ease her manic episodes, Jiang Xu offered Lu Zhi, who was down on his luck, a hundred thousand yuan to spend one night with her. Years later, Jiang Xu's family went bankrupt. Debt collectors dragged her to a red-light district in Southeast Asia, where she 7.3kReads9.0Score930Shelves
2. 102 白 After My White Moonlight Faked Her Death, the Yandere Big Shot Wouldn't Leave Her Alone 白月光死遁后，病娇大佬穷追不舍 Clear Dreams in March三月清梦Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted Su Meng transmigrated into a book as a sickly, ill-fated supporting woman who coughed up blood every few steps and tormented the villain early in the story. The System told her that if she helped the villain grow up, she could be reborn, so she began diligently raising him. At first, he looked distant and gloomy, like a fierce wolf cub, claws bared. “Don’t come near me.” Later, he began hoping for more and more affection. He reined in his dark, terrifying possessiveness and obsession, acted obed 17.6kReads9.5Score2kShelves
3. 103 病 My Yandere Little Brother Tries to Seduce Me, Then Wraps His Fox Tail Around My Waist 病娇弟弟欲诱撩，又用狐尾缠她腰 Bei Cangwei北藏尾Modern Romance522k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s darling and a total heartthrob + dating-show love polygon + school life + a little goofy; sweet, airheaded heiress X outwardly sweet, inwardly twisted yandere younger brother, who gets seriously crazy when the yandere side comes out •᷄ࡇ•᷅] In her previous life, You Tao raised a pitiful little brother, only to be stabbed to death by his so-called fiancée. After being reborn, she swears: “Being a flirt can get you killed. I’m never going near another man again!” She joins a dating show 5.9kReads9.3Score922Shelves
4. 104 论 How a Fish Conquers the Sick Villain in an Infinite-Flow World 论一条鱼如何攻略无限流病娇反派 Qi Guang祁光Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Sunny, quirky heroine + yandere villain hero + chasing-wife-to-the-crematorium + infinite worlds] Yu Youyou is pulled into a novel that has gone off the rails. The second male lead, who was supposed to fall in love with the heroine, kills both the male and female leads and destroys the world. Yu Youyou: “So the second male lead is a dragon, and I’m the knight protecting the leads?” System: “No, you’re not a knight. You’re a powerless, foolish cannon-fodder character who causes trouble at every 19.2kReads9.5Score3kShelves
5. 105 给 After I Started Treating Him Nicely 给他一些好脸色之后 Summer Night Fireflies夏夜萤萤Modern Romance237k WordsCompleted [Female-led story] [The male lead secretly tries to seduce her, while she makes her feelings plain] [Fierce-looking but adorable little sunshine × gentle, insecure housework guy] [Both reborn] Overnight, Jin Siyue goes from a headstrong 23-year-old woman back to the age of 17, becoming an underage girl who can only get her living expenses by asking her deadbeat father for money. The good news: she can keep fleecing him. The bad news: someone she bullied for years is still living in the house. Th 2.8kReads8.8Score508Shelves

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   Rebirth novel, the male lead has a crush on the female lead, it's super good!!!

6. 106 邪 Evil Spirits 邪祟 Romantic Mountain浪漫山Ancient Romance245k WordsCompleted [Not a mutually exclusive pairing. Read at your own risk.] Li Jiaojiao transmigrated into a book, but her mission wasn’t to win over the male lead or his love interests. Instead, she had to straighten out the twisted worldview and gloomy personality of a male supporting character. Looking at the man who had been sliced up by sword energy and was barely alive, then at Duan Qinglian, whose eyes sparkled with excitement even as he smiled warmly, Li Jiaojiao asked the System, Is he going to enjoy ki 6.2kReads9.2Score663Shelves
7. 107 腿 My Legs Turned to Jelly When My Sickly Horse Slave Became a Mad Regent 腿软，病娇马奴成了疯批摄政王 Wei Liao苿燎Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Soft, Clear-Headed, Alluring Beauty x Sickly, Ruthless, Obsessive Regent] One-on-one, both leads are each other's first and only, happy ending, forceful possession + salvation and healing "My life is yours. Are you sure you want to marry someone else?" On the day of Shen Nannan's wedding, the mad Regent pressed a sharp sword to his own throat and let beads of blood trickle down, then asked with a smile, "Then why not use my life to add a little excitement to your wedding feast?" Several months 60.4kReads9.0Score8.1kShelves
8. 108 什 What Do You Mean, Villain? He's My Clingy, Loyal Puppy! 什么大反派，那是我的粘人忠犬！ Ling Huanhuan铃欢欢Ancient Romance349k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Redemption + System + Both Leads Are Each Other's First and Only + Mild Forced Romance + Bickering Couple + Happy Ending] (BG) You make me transmigrate into this story when his corruption level is at 99.9%. Are you trying to destroy me? System: We detected that in your original world, you loved reading novels featuring terms like “forced romance,” “yandere villain,” “marriage by force,” and “loyal puppy.” So we thoughtfully selected you to redeem the villain. Luo Zhao 177Reads8.1Score100Shelves

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   Female lead: A little sun, but stubborn version; Male lead: A gloomy, ghostly man with impeccable morals, capable of chopping down trees.

9. 109 竹 Childhood Sweetheart Turned Husband 竹马变老公 The Cat in the Stars星星的猫Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted [Childhood sweethearts] [Mutual secret crush] [Growth and healing] Jiang Tingbai was quiet and reserved, while Shu Li was quirky and mischievous. Despite having completely different personalities, the two spent fifteen years side by side. Shu Li’s friend once grabbed her and exclaimed, “How have you managed to survive so many years next to Jiang Tingbai?” Shu Li looked puzzled. “Isn’t Xiao Jiang really easy to get along with?” Her friend stared at her in horror. Jiang Tingbai knew he was autis 15.6kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves

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   Childhood sweethearts, the male lead is only kind to the female lead (the male lead has a bit of autism), the girl is truly a godsend.

10. 110 校 The Campus Heartthrob Is Going Crazy? Don’t Worry, One Cuddle from His Little Sis and He’ll Behave 校草疯？别怕，妹宝哄一下就乖 October Down十月下Modern Romance362k WordsCompleted Complete [Reborn + school life + healing + sweet romance + secret crush] Radiant, flirtatious little princess × brooding, possessive young heir The company went bankrupt, her parents went to prison, and her childhood sweetheart and fiancé fell in love with her nemesis. Only in the final moments before her death did Jiang Zhitang realize she’d been set up. When she opened her eyes again, she had been reborn six years earlier, on the very day she transferred schools. Looking at the familiar, you 21.2kReads8.9Score3.2kShelves

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    ① The first book is so good! The female lead is reborn and falls in love with the male lead, while the male lead falls in love with her at first sight. At first, the female lead is very proactive, and the male lead is very passive, but later he accepts everything and loves the female lead even more. He's definitely a cunning and scheming guy. ② The second book is super, super, super good! The female lead is reborn and launches a crazy pursuit of the male lead. Who understands me, someone who always finishes a novel halfway through? [Crying] I almost cried at the end. How can it be so touching? I cried and was moved while reading. Both of them are such good guys!

11. 111 穿 Trapped in an Abusive Novel, I Keep Myself Alive by Winning Over the Unhinged Crown Prince 穿进虐文，我靠攻略疯批太子续命 So Tired Zzz好累ZzzAncient Romance342k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate Into a Book, 1v1, Both Leads Are Each Other's Only Partner + Regretful Pursuit + Bittersweet, Angsty Romance + System] (The rating just came out, so it’ll rise later) When Li Sui'an, who was terminally ill, closed and opened her eyes, she somehow found herself pulled by a conquest System into the world of a novel about a tyrannical love affair. The good news: If she completes her mission, she can go home in a healthy body. The bad news: The person she has to win over is the derange 11.5kReads8.5Score1.4kShelves

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    The female lead is a little sunshine, the male lead is a madman.

12. 112 夏 Summer Kisses and Wildfire 夏吻野火 Wang Xiaotiao旺小跳Modern Romance319k WordsCompleted Radiant, pampered heiress x ruthless, brooding man in power Both devoted only to each other | Sweet, flirtatious tension | Long in the making | Utterly doting Xia Xingmi is an heiress with a massive fortune, engaged through an alliance between her family and the top-tier Shen clan. But someone drugs her as part of a setup, and her fiancé announces, “The engagement is off!” The man who comes to discuss the breakup is cold, abstinent, and stunningly handsome. Rumor has it he's the most powerful me 37.6kReads9.4Score6.1kShelves
13. 113 一 A Heart Full of Tenderness 一腔温柔 Lie He劣鹤Modern Romance343k WordsCompleted [Suited-up ruthless tycoon, lovesick big shot x teary little bunny with a tendency to cry, both virgins, he’s a lone wolf around everyone else but a silly puppy around her, an old flame reignited beyond saving~] [He dotes on her + married first, love later + seven-year age gap + size difference + she’ll always be the exception and his favorite~] Better to offend a gentleman than a scoundrel, and better to offend a scoundrel than Yan Zhao! Who in the capital doesn’t know Yan Zhao’s infamous reput 5.2kReads9.0Score547Shelves
14. 114 饲 The Right Way to Care for a Frail Young Master 饲养小病秧子的正确方式 One-Day Radish一日萝Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted A sweet bedtime story with a happy ending [Pure-hearted, gloomy puppy-like boy × pretty, laid-back little fairy] The sanatorium where Nan Qi works is a little strange. A patient who never sees the light of day keeps the curtains drawn from morning to night. Nan Qi has never seen him, and her coworkers at the sanatorium are all strangely wary of him. She finds it odd, but the generous salary means she has to stay. Then, on a night of heavy snow, a strange noise comes from the patient’s room. Nan 20kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves

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    No need for further explanation, just trust me.

15. 115 怎 How Did I Become the White Moonlight of an Apocalyptic Evil Spirit? 怎么就成了灭世邪祟的白月光 Sipping the Moon酌酌不月Fantastical Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [A Couple Pretending to Be in Love + Sweet 1v1 Romance + Light Ensemble Cast + Cultivation + Mystery-of-the-Week] [A mischievous, thrill-seeking evil spirit boy and a seemingly sweet but secretly wicked drama queen] Qiao Ying transmigrates into a cultivation novel, becoming the ghost-bride killed by Cen Yunyu in the backstory of the story’s world-ending villain. From the start, it’s a ghost marriage. The evil spirit boy climbs out of his coffin, his long sword stained with blood, and slaughters 30.6kReads9.1Score4.2kShelves

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    Both female leads are sunny and cheerful, while the male leads are somewhat gloomy and withdrawn.

16. 116 追 Pursuing You Is Like Taming a Hawk 追你跟熬鹰似的 I Took Great Pains我煞费苦心Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted [Sweet and Satisfying] [Brooding Boy x Martial Arts Girl] [Happy Ending] [Male Lead Is Crazy and Possessive] [Original title: Chasing You Is Like Taming a Wild Falcon] Quan Zhishui couldn’t understand why people from other schools beat up Wei Shixu every day, forcing her to rush in and save him from danger time and again. Later, she discovered that those people were being paid to do it. By Wei Shixu. “I’m done with you!” she said sternly, drawing a clear line between them. Wei Shixu grinned, utt 49.9kReads9.5Score7.5kShelves
17. 117 招 After Provoking a Dark, Possessive Man, She Can't Escape 招惹上阴湿病娇后，她逃不掉 Coconut and Taro Cream Pie奶椰香芋派Modern Romance343k WordsCompleted [Both leads are pure + love at first sight + romantic rivals compete + dark and obsessive + yandere + imprisonment + forced love] #The powerful one begs for love A sweet, delicate, beautiful, resilient crybaby heroine / a dark, obsessive, possessive yandere hero Ever since Su Nuonuo became the object of Li Chengyan's love at first sight, her life changed completely. She became his treasured possession. She had to come whenever he called. His possessiveness was twisted: he liked keeping her curle 16.4kReads8.4Score1.5kShelves

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    This is really beautiful.

18. 118 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. 335kReads9.8Score46.9kShelves

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    Electronic pickled vegetables: If you're feeling bitter about life, you can check this out; it has quite a few laughs.

19. 119 离 On the Night of the Divorce, My Obsessive Husband Wants to Be the Third Wheel 离婚当夜，偏执老公要当三 Sichuan Pepper Wine and Star Anise Cake花椒酒与八角糕Modern Romance466k WordsCompleted [Sweet little mute × humble (green tea ✅) dark, obsessive male ghost] Stealing someone else's partner · Secret love comes true · Marriage first, love later · SC · HE · She regains her voice later The Xu family found the biological daughter they'd lost many years ago, and their adopted daughter, Xu Sui, plunged into misery overnight. Her fiancé announced, “Xu Sui? She's mute. I'm just having a little fun with her.” After her engagement was called off, she met her ex-fiancé's older brother, Huo Yi 73.4kReads8.9Score9.7kShelves

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    My fiancé called me mute, then his brother knelt down to wipe my shoes – this story was so satisfying, it made me both angry and exhilarated. The female lead, Xu Sui, is an adopted daughter of the Xu family, used as a tool for "soul swapping" with the missing heiress. She was confined to a Buddhist hall copying scriptures from a young age, and her voice was even damaged by fire. She finally gets a fiancé, Huo Jingchen, but he's out drinking with his friends, calling her "mute," "an imposter," and saying he's "just playing with her." The female lead hears everything from outside, goes in, gives him the middle finger, and leaves. Cool! Then she bumps into her fiancé's older brother – Huo Yin, the head of the Huo family – who immediately kneels down to wipe the red wine stains from her shoes. Seriously… who can understand the impact of that scene?! Later, the male lead starts stealing her away, saying things like, "I'll talk to him for you," while simultaneously throwing his brother into a terrible project and using him like a machine, not even giving him time to look at his phone for half a month. A seemingly gentle elder, but actually a sinister and scheming man, exuding a chilling aura. If you enjoy stories of stealing someone else's partner, unrequited love turning into love, arranged marriages followed by romance, and scheming male leads, this is for you. The female lead is initially mute but regains her speech later. It's a single-character story with a happy ending. The fiancé, Huo Jingchen, is incredibly annoying in the beginning—he's sarcastic, arrogant, and thinks no one would want the female lead without him. But it's precisely this "the more pathetic he is in the beginning, the more miserable he becomes later" trope that makes watching him get thoroughly humiliated by his older brother so satisfying.

20. 120 可 Poor Little Sis, She's Been Targeted by a Pervert 可怜的妹宝，被变态男盯上了 Whale in the Mist雾时鲸Modern Romance619k WordsCompleted A collection of short stories, written on a whim with no restraints. All sorts of adorable girls paired with obsessive, possessive, yandere male leads fixated on them in every possible way. Warning: The male leads are all genuine perverts. In some stories, the heroines fight back and train them like dogs; in others, they don't and simply put up with everything. Story One: My Secret Crush Is a Pervert (Complete) Story Two: The Kitten Offers Herself to the Demon (Complete) Story Three: My Uncle In 24.2kReads7.0Score1.8kShelves

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    Unlike typical female lead tropes, no matter what, the male lead will always fall in love with her in a dark way. The poor little sister has nowhere to escape and is destined for happiness forever.

21. 121 绑 The Villain Bound to a Conquest System Keeps Trying to Kill Me 绑定攻略系统的反派总想杀了我 How Am I Supposed to Live Without Money?没钱我可怎么活Ancient Romance375k WordsCompleted Ye Mo has the ability to read minds. After entering a cultivation novel, she keeps her head down and focuses on staying alive. Until one day, she runs into the novel’s most prominent unhinged villain, and a lively mechanical voice rings out. [See that female supporting character over there?! Get close to her! Win her over!] [Ding! Strategy Mission One triggered: Meet your target.] The next second, the villain’s cool, beautiful eyes turn toward her. His thoughts: [Win her over? What a hassle. I’d 4.7kReads9.0Score718Shelves

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    The male protagonist in this story has a built-in system, but it's a counter-strategy. He needs to conquer the female protagonist to complete his missions. The male protagonist has a volatile temper 😡, is a madman, and is a villain who just wants to destroy the world. The female protagonist has mind-reading abilities 💖 (she can hear everyone, including the male protagonist and the system), and knows that the male protagonist is trying to conquer her and doesn't want to get involved, so she kills herself. She then begins her counter-strategy tutorial (conquering herself). Later, the male protagonist falls in love with the female protagonist, becoming a jealous, gloomy, and somewhat scheming little ghost. The female protagonist gradually accepts this, and they eventually get together.

22. 122 顾 Mr. Gu, You’ve Mistaken Me for Your White Moonlight 顾总，你认错白月光了 Flower Flower Flower Flower Isn't a Flower花花花花不是花Modern Romance179k WordsCompleted [Possessive, brooding controller x chatty sunshine girl in disguise x marriage before love x love that grows over time x love at first sight x groveling pursuit of his wife x one-on-one, both leads are pure] “Mr. Gu, I’m here to discuss a business partnership.” He fastens his buttons unhurriedly and says coldly, “Disgusting.” Their eyes meet across a matchmaking dinner. “Now that I see it’s Miss Li, everything makes sense.” “I like someone else.” With one sentence, he cuts off every possibility 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Here they come! The female leads are all very lively and cute!

23. 123 予 Yuan Yuan Imprisons Huai 予渊囚槐 Flower Flower Flower Flower Isn't a Flower花花花花不是花Modern Romance295k WordsCompleted [Obsessive, unhinged King of Hell × stubborn, tsundere little white rabbit × marriage before love × love grows with time × 1v1, each other’s only love × groveling to win her back × mild forced romance × intense push and pull] To save her studio, Lin Huai publicly “confesses” to the living King of Hell of Harbor City: “Mr. Ji, I like you! I really do!!” Ji Yuyuan, head of the Ji family and a smiling devil: “Prove your love, or you and your studio will disappear together.” Every day of the three-m 16Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 124 初 First Love Syndrome 初恋症候群 EdensevenModern Romance65k WordsOngoing Uh, jawi, oh, I realized... f-fei ji ah eh, people just fa fa shi da fa... eh, breaking the rules, fa er ga er fa ah fa... eh wai rang ge ge dong ji fa... i oh de fan ji ah e oh ri [fa ren hao ji ge ru guo ah eh fei jiu ah ri oh gan jue a ge i oh 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Cold sun and damp male ghost

25. 125 攻 The Boy I'm Wooing Is a Yandere, Fuertai 攻略的少年是病娇福尔泰 One Three Four Seven一三四七Female-Channel Fanfiction445k WordsCompleted (Transmigration + romance missions + ensemble cast + yandere + everyone's favorite + mind-reading) Chen Yu died young in a car accident. When she opened her eyes, she was in the imperial palace of the Qing Dynasty, as a lowly palace maid. Thanks to her mind-reading ability, she lived peacefully for a few years. Then Princess Huanzhu entered the palace, and Chen Yu realized she had transmigrated into the TV drama Princess Huanzhu. A voice suddenly rang out in her mind: Win over any man in the m 9.3kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves

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    These are all exceptionally good yandere (obsessive/obsessive) novels, highly recommended!

26. 126 漂 The Beautiful System Is Spoiled by Powerful Big Shots in an Infinite World 漂亮系统在无限世界被大佬强宠了 A Diligent Little Dog Who Digs Pits一只勤奋的挖坑小狗Mystery343k WordsOngoing [Beautiful Sweetheart + Possessive, Obsessive Male Lead + Healing + Mutual First Love + Unconventional Infinite Flow] Mu Zhao, a good-for-nothing comeback System, was forced to bind herself to Wen Yi, a good-for-nothing male lead with an F-grade potential in an Infinite Flow world. Mu Zhao’s beautiful face was full of worry. It was her first time working as a System, and she’d already run into such a terrifying mission world. Summoning her courage, she pretended to be a powerful System and promi 8.7kReads8.9Score974Shelves

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    I highly recommend it!!!

27. 127 被 The Abandoned Monster Boss Has Its Eye on Me 被弃养的怪物boss盯上了 Zhe Zhe Du者者都Modern Romance374k WordsCompleted [A timid, death-fearing, cautious transmigrated woman X a blank-slate monster with superhuman strength] [Both leads are each other's only partners. The male lead starts out blank and childlike, dependent on the female lead. Later, he becomes a devoted, shameless cling-on.] I summoned a monster. He was my bargaining chip for surviving after I transmigrated into this absurd game. I gave him a place to stay and food to eat. In return, he killed people and protected me in this world, full of dangers 55.2kReads9.3Score11.8kShelves

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    This is a must-do!

28. 128 魔 The Magic School Junior Who Can Do Anything, from Pranks to Making Trouble 魔法学校小学妹，沙雕搞事啥都会 Ghost Denier无鬼论者Modern Romance2.9M WordsOngoing [Not Western fantasy: a Chinese-style magic academy, absurd comedy + ensemble cast + hilarious daily life, with romance] [A ridiculous heroine causes trouble and leads everyone astray: a bunch of lunatic students hilariously learning magic] Li Wenyin woke up in a magical world and struggled to survive at a top-tier Chinese-style magic academy. She cut up the school flags to make uniforms, stole textbooks and sprinted for her life, and made the deans so furious their eyes nearly popped out. She w 117kReads9.6Score13kShelves

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    It has a good plot and good emotions; the romance is never boring.

29. 129 小 A Timid Girl Transmigrates into a Brooding Female Side Character and Catches the Male Lead's Eye 小怂包穿成阴湿女配被男主盯上了 Wen Yanjiu温言久Modern Romance457k WordsCompleted (Under contract for publication. A manhua adaptation is available.) [One True Pairing + Female Lead Returns + Online Romance Goes Wrong + Cat-and-Mouse Game] [Timid, Self-Obsessed Sunshine Girl vs. Scheming, Truly Twisted, Skin-Hungry Male Lead] Wen Mian was a timid little thing. After dying, she transmigrated into a college campus novel as the gloomy female supporting character who was hopelessly in love with the male lead. In the original story, she stalked and spied on him, collected his clot 28kReads9.2Score4.4kShelves
30. 130 和 After Sharing Dreams With My Chaste Older Brother, He Couldn’t Keep Up the Act 和禁欲哥哥共梦后，他装不下去了 A Circle With One Finger一指圈圈Modern Romance218k WordsOngoing (Just got a rating, and it’s going up) Celibate neuroscience genius VS bright, flirtatious wild girl [No blood relation | The aloof beauty comes down from her pedestal | Shared dreams | 8-year age gap | One-on-one, both leads are romantically inexperienced] In everyone else’s eyes, Shen Yu was always cool and celibate, never cracking a smile. For seven years, he had looked after Jiang Li, the orphan of his mentor, as if she were his own little sister. Only he knew how out of control he was in hi 8kReads8.2Score1kShelves

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    Check this out! A genius professor of biological neuroscience x a bright and charming younger sister – an unexpected shared dream, a crazy test of their limits. The aloof older brother is cold and reserved by day, but at night he takes off his glasses and kisses you until you're breathless. The unattainable beauty descends from her pedestal.

31. 131 竹 Childhood Sweethearts' Inferno, as They Fight Over the One Who Appeared Out of Nowhere 竹马火葬场，因为天降又争又抢 Roar, Roar, Garlic啸一啸蒜了Modern Romance450k WordsCompleted [Dark, Unhinged Childhood Friends + Childhood Friend Gets His Comeuppance + Newcomer Steals Her Away + True and Fake Young Master Trope + Love Triangle + Both Leads Are Inexperienced] [Pretends to Be Sunny, Actually a Yandere Childhood Friend × Pretends to Be Frail, Actually an Unhinged Childhood Friend × Pretends to Be Rebellious, Actually a Devoted Newcomer] Xia Han was about to confess to her childhood friend, but Song Xiangqiu only wanted them to remain friends. Their entanglements and push- 7.2kReads9.0Score683Shelves

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    The only true god who has played it N times.

32. 132 妹 Sweetheart! Don't Divorce Me! Your Husband Is a Brooding, Obsessive Yandere 妹宝！别离婚！你老公是阴湿病娇 Koi Gold Coin锦鲤钢镚Modern Romance397k WordsCompleted [Short drama adaptation released] [Six-year age gap + spoiler comments + marriage by contract + sweet and steamy + both leads are virgins + secret crush becomes mutual] [Brooding, yandere CEO × catlike, adorably clueless girl] Wen Duo has a strange condition called “skin hunger.” When it flares up, only cuddling can ease it. A year into their arranged marriage, her cold contract husband will only hold her when her condition acts up, and even a kiss has to be initiated by her! Wen Duo feels terri 11.8kReads8.3Score1.5kShelves
33. 133 劣 Breaking Free from a Toxic Addiction 劣性戒断 Forgotten in the State忘在州Modern Romance155k WordsOngoing [Puppy-like girl × Fox-like man] [Open and honest coward ✘ gloomy, sharp-tongued man] The Ji family goes bankrupt, and Ji Yun becomes a corporate wage slave. Now the husband she was forced to secretly marry two years ago has come to claim her life! The Chi Fu Ji Yun imagines: cold-blooded and cruel, preparing a ten-foot length of white silk every day so she can hang herself. The real Chi Fu: doesn’t kill her, won’t divorce her, shamelessly moves into her home, and makes eight hundred passive-ag 60Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male lead is a sticky, damp ghost who likes to cling to the female lead, acting as her human pillow, and often stares at her. The female lead is approachable and down-to-earth.

34. 134 女 The Female Side Character Is Too Radiant, and the Villain Can't Stop Kissing Her 女配太明媚，会被黑化大佬亲上瘾 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance383k WordsCompleted I got a low score because someone sabotaged me. Kids, don’t read this. “Bright, charming, and bold villainess × a gloomy, unhinged big shot who pretends to be deaf” The moment Song Chuntian opened her eyes, she found herself in the role of the vicious female supporting character who tormented the future big shot. The original owner of her body had committed countless evil deeds. Now reborn, Fu Shen had fallen completely into darkness. He locked her away in a private sanatorium and tortured her 13kReads5.8Score709Shelves

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    He's physically attracted to the female lead and can't help but want to be close to her, but he's too shy to admit it and tries very hard to control himself. The female lead is a bright and cheerful person who's always teasing him! It's so sweet! 😝

35. 135 东 The Southeast Asian Tycoon's Exclusive Temperature Gap 东南亚大佬的专属温差 Apple Americano i苹果美式iModern Romance209k WordsOngoing A new novel, just launched and not yet rated. Signed with a publishing contract. Forced love / eight-year age gap / size difference / both leads are each other's first love / happy ending. Reading note: The romance develops slowly at first, with plenty of everyday moments. The male lead is no stereotypical domineering CEO: he's quiet and restrained, but tender in the little things. The female lead is no typical sweet, helpless girl: she's soft and adorable, but clear-headed about what's right a 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A sweet and fast-paced romance novel featuring a gentle and doting Southeast Asian tycoon and a cute girl who has been tricked in another country. The story revolves around mutual redemption, with the male lead being incredibly doting!

36. 136 拥 She Fell into His Abyss 拥她入深渊 Ying Xi赢兮Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted [A seemingly fragile girl who’s secretly a ruthless schemer × a gentle, doting, fatherly tycoon] [Devoted husband, age gap, love at first sight, both leads are pure and devoted, romance across borders] Everyone knows Jiang Xu, head of the Jiang family in Southeast Asia, is refined and handsome, but also cold, restrained, and uninterested in women. But one night, as the tension between them grows without restraint, the girl, bullied until her eyes are red, uses the last of her strength to prop he 11.4kReads9.2Score877Shelves
37. 137 穿 I Became the Male Lead's Scheming Ex-Girlfriend 穿成男主的心机前女友 Trade Flower Branches for Wine Money折花枝换酒钱Modern Romance322k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + System + the most beautiful woman in the story + devoted to each other] Tang Zhen transmigrates into a campus novel as the male lead’s gorgeous but shallow and vulgar ex-girlfriend. The male lead is a brilliant academic and research prodigy with ideals and ambition, and everyone has high hopes for him. But his ex-girlfriend not only fails to understand him, she doesn’t support him either. Every day, she acts coquettish and clingy, demanding kisses and cuddles and hold 89.7kReads9.1Score10.2kShelves
38. 138 变 After I Turned into a Beagle, My Cool Childhood Friend Went Crazy 变成比格后清冷竹马疯了 Keep the Lamps Burning Through the Day mio烧灯续昼mioModern Romance209k WordsCompleted [Childhood sweethearts + rekindled love + sweet romance + a genuinely deranged, surprisingly contrasting male ghost + mature adults with an intensely innocent yet fiery romance + one-on-one, both leads inexperienced] [Cool, devoted, healing male ghost & lively, brave, adorable puppy girl] Wei Miao accidentally turns into a beagle that goes “werwer,” and is hunted down to be spayed. Her childhood rival, Si Shaoqing, takes her home after they have fallen out. Ignoring her barking, he becomes her 59Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one, "Childhood Sweetheart, Come On the Table!", Features a male lead who is an incredibly protective and loving, gentle yet possessive type who lives solely to love the female lead. When he's with her, he exudes a strong older, aloof husband vibe, never letting her suffer any hardship and showering her with affection. He's like a father figure to her, but actually a mother figure (the female lead calls him "Mom").

39. 139 都 Everyone Says the Campus Heartthrob Is Hard to Pursue, but He Calls Me Baby! 都说校草难追，可他叫我宝宝耶！ Zhi Zhi Doesn't Chirp枝枝不吱Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted Multiple comic adaptations are now available! [University] [Mutual Secret Crushes] [Super Sweet and Addictive] Liking Zhou Qingyan was the only act of rebellion in Wen Li's youth. Wen Li's affection was always restrained. She never argued, never made a fuss, and never bothered him. She only secretly watched him, again and again, from corners where Zhou Qingyan would never notice. * Zhou Qingyan was a famous figure at Nanda University, ranked number one on the list of guys who were hardest t 21.8kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves
40. 140 穿 After I Transmigrate into a Book, I Surrender to the System's Yandere Villain 穿书后，带着系统向病娇反派投降 A Few Dreams Become a Boat几梦成舟Ancient Romance329k WordsCompleted A fragile, volatile hostage prince vs. a sunny, outspoken princess Redemption, opposites attract, fate, happy ending Before falling in love: I'm sick? I should save her? After falling in love: I'm sick, and I love her. 1. Zhou Buli transmigrated into a book and landed in a deadly predicament: she was already pinning the villain to the bed and having her way with him. System: Go on, Host. Kill the villain, that unhinged, lovesick lunatic. Zhou Buli: But I'm useless! System: Either you kill him, o 23.1kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves

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    Highly recommend!!!

41. 141 新 Wedding-Night Joy: The Sweet Princess Consort Can't Stop Throwing Up 新婚夜有喜，娇娇王妃孕吐不止 Deng Feng灯枫Eastern Fantasy370k WordsCompleted (The manhua adaptation is out. Search "My Fake-Dead Prince" for stunning character models and atmosphere.) [Redemption + Yandere + Secret Obsession + Extra Sweet Romance + Both Pure, Happy Ending] Yun Jiao transmigrated, arriving at a feast during Prince Yan's third funeral. The man in the ice coffin slowly sat up. Yun Jiao (chewing away): "What a coincidence. Did you fake your death too?" "Mm." "I've been dead for half a year. How about you?" "Hah. I die whenever I'm in a bad mood." Rumor had i 13kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
42. 142 他 He Stood in the Damp, Rainy Night 他站在潮湿阴雨里 The Peerless Landlady绝世包租婆Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted The first time Xia Sheng saw Chen Siyu, he was solving problems in an empty classroom, the entire blackboard covered in mathematical formulas she couldn't understand. Chen Siyu was long-legged and broad-shouldered, leaning against the desk in the center of the front row with half a stick of white chalk in his left hand. Cool and mysterious, he seemed like a god beyond anyone's reach, and he was irresistibly captivating. Xia Sheng stared, forgetting to leave, until he spoke without warning: “How 5.5kReads8.9Score624Shelves

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    Both of these are books I highly recommend; they're redemption stories, and the female protagonists feel very real!

43. 143 再 Move Again and I'll Kiss You 再动就亲你 Extra-Large Soup Dumpling超大小笼包Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available, published under the title He's So Sweet] A new neighbor moves in upstairs, and she's a transfer student in the same year as him. What a coincidence: this devastatingly handsome guy ends up sitting next to her. He's gorgeous, but dangerous. One little touch and she might not make it out alive. “Big bro, don't move. I'll stay away from you. Please don't hit me!” To her surprise, her usually cold desk mate frowns, looks at her, grabs her retreating hand, and holds it i 21.8kReads9.5Score3.6kShelves
44. 144 睁 Open Your Eyes! Back to the Years My Brooding Ex-Husband Imprisoned Me 睁眼！重回阴湿前夫囚禁我那些年 Cang Nai仓乃Modern Romance116k WordsOngoing [Reborn twice + devoted to each other + no rivalry between women + sweet romance + happy ending + powerful man humbles himself + forced love + mutual salvation] Urban + school life First life: wealthy heiress × poor boy Second life: forced love with a powerful man Third life: sunny girl × brooding, obsessive man (opening arc) Xia Xichen grew up in a wealthy, happy family, but it all vanished after her father was imprisoned and took his own life. She was forced to marry Si Bolin. She tried every —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Dear readers, this story is pretty good. The female lead is a cheerful and optimistic person who teaches the male lead how to love step by step. The male lead is a nymphomaniac and possessive character.

45. 145 仰 Looking Up at the Roses 仰玫 Cha Xin Ya搽心呀Modern Romance217k WordsCompleted [Spoiled Princess ✖️ Humble Puppy Top Student] Chen Jinyu first met Yu Jibai when she was thirteen. Her parents told her he would be living with them from now on, and Jinyu instantly bristled. The boy looked gentle and refined, but the girl, who had always been utterly doted on by her parents, could not stand this outsider. On his very first day, she ordered Yu Jibai to call her “Princess” every time he spoke to her. * “Puppy, wipe my shoes.” Chen Jinyu folded her arms and looked down in annoyan 307Reads—Score103Shelves

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    The story revolves around a spoiled rich girl and a self-conscious, manipulative academic genius. The girl's family adopted the boy, and she constantly orders him around, demanding that he call her "princess." She also calls him "little dog." The boy appears gentle on the surface, but he secretly tries to seduce her, especially after chapter 50 when he becomes completely unrestrained and lovesick. Later, when the girl deliberately "trains" him like a dog, he becomes even more provocative.

46. 146 糟 Oh No! How Did the Yandere Male Lead I Was Conquering Become Real? 糟糕！攻略的病娇男主怎么成真了 Cheng Jin澄瑾Modern Romance606k WordsCompleted (The short drama is now available. You can follow both versions.) A bright, scatterbrained little ray of sunshine × a gloomy, lovesick, beautiful ghost of a man [Virtual invasion of reality + intense push and pull + forced love + healing + devoted couple + ultra-sweet happy ending] Si Huan is the male lead in a 19+ full-dive otome game, and the submissive boyfriend of the game’s players. But during the testing phase, the testers always fail, and the game crashes. This time, a new tester arrives. 21.2kReads8.6Score2.6kShelves

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    It's super good, the kind of show you can binge-watch all night.

47. 147 正 How Can a Righteous Cultivator Be a Psycho?! 正道修士怎么是变态！ Xi Mengni西萌匿Fantastical Romance424k WordsCompleted [Female Lead: Lustful, Freedom-Loving Fish Demon] vs. [Male Lead: Feigned Aloofness, Genuine Dark Obsession, Sect Prodigy] [Content Warning: Male Lead has a twisted moral compass and is no good person] One-on-one romance, both leads are virgins. Recently, Yunshan Temple had become a sensation among pilgrims, all because of a fish in its pond. Just how could someone be so shameless? Tiaozhu thought in astonishment. It turned out that all these people were waiting for her to slap them. Li Nu h 14.2kReads8.7Score1.8kShelves

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    The story revolves around a male cultivator and a female fish demon. The female protagonist is somewhat single-minded and initially attracted to the male protagonist's face. The male protagonist develops possessiveness while caring for her and gradually seduces her throughout their time together. However, the female protagonist is quite independent and tries to escape when she gets bored, resulting in a love-hate relationship of chase and avoidance.

48. 148 势 A Marriage of Equals 势均婚敌 Xiao Erduo Tutu晓耳朵图图Modern Romance233k WordsOngoing [Two equally formidable leads, married first and fell in love later, long-planned romance, both pure, intertwined with campus life] Wen Ying and Lu Yishu are married. They were once deskmates, the top two students in their grade at Elite High School, and alumni and outstanding graduates of Jinghua University. Now they’ve paired off with each other and begun a secret married life. Because of her mother’s insistence, Wen Ying feels she has no choice. Fine, she’ll get married. After all, this sworn 414Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A gentle yet resilient female lead, and a self-conscious yet clingy male lead.

49. 149 死 A Shut-In and a Yandere 死宅与病娇 Want to Grow a Brain想长脑袋Modern Romance340k WordsCompleted Qiao Nuan, an unemployed shut-in living in a rental, meets Wen Zhao, a yandere CEO. She's a shut-in and he's a yandere. In a way, aren't they made for each other? One hates going out, and the other likes keeping people locked indoors. [This story is entirely fictional. Please don't apply it to real life. If you ever meet someone like the male lead in real life, make sure to protect yourself and report him to the police immediately.] 3.2kReads8.8Score410Shelves
50. 150 大 On My Wedding Night: My Concubine-Born Husband Is a Transmigrator 大婚夜：庶子夫君是穿越的 Beer Egg Fried Rice啤酒蛋炒饭Ancient Romance725k WordsCompleted [Female-audience novel + Male Lead’s Perspective + One-on-One Romance] [The female lead is extremely possessive, spoiled, and willful. Please don’t read if that bothers you.] After a stroke of luck, Wen Zongji transmigrated into the body of a marquis’s illegitimate son. The story opened on his wedding night with a county princess. The original owner had married Anhe, the princess and daughter of the eldest princess, despite being only an illegitimate son of a marquis, entirely thanks to an incre 102.4kReads8.3Score11.3kShelves

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    It's so beautiful!

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