A Love as Deep as the Sea, a Hate as Fierce as the Sky 恨海情天

1. 1 被21+ The Girl They’re Fighting Over 被争夺的她 Shen Fuyu沈浮玉Romance651k WordsOngoing 3.7kFavorites4.4kClicks/ch4.8kGifts

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   The female lead is a "thin horse" (a woman of low social standing), so she has a very low status and is often manipulated by men, but there is still a rivalry between them. / Currently on hiatus.

2. 2 强 After Forcibly Claiming the Male Lead 强取豪夺了男主之后 Looking Up at the Moon举头抬月Romance194k WordsCompleted Every world has a high-ranking, powerful female supporting character who's obsessed with someone. She can't have the one she wants, and her obsession drives her mad. You, Chu Yingyi, are that character. Chu Yingyi: I understand completely. The result: ... * The young general Feng Qian is dashing and full of spirit. One day, the passing Princess Royal Chu Yingyi takes a fancy to him, and his family is framed for treason and executed to the last member. He has no choice but to beg her for help, sw 3kFavorites11kClicks/ch991Gifts

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   The first one was the most ridiculous, the next two were better.

3. 3 始 After I Played with the Second Male Lead's Feelings and Dumped Him 始乱终弃了男二之后 Looking Up at the Moon举头抬月Romance163k WordsCompleted In every sweet romance written to suit the heroine, there's always a second male lead. Sometimes he's kind and gentle; sometimes he's strong but miserable. He keeps getting deceived, hurt, and abandoned. Then he meets the heroine and thinks he's been saved, only to end up abandoned all over again. At last, he turns completely dark and loses his mind. * Qing Tairong has just cleared the tragic-romance department's high-difficulty mission. Transferred to the sweet-romance department, she rece 1.1kFavorites2.2kClicks/ch843Gifts

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   Although the writing feels a bit messy, it's definitely heart-wrenching. The female leads all have poor health and die young, and even though they don't care about it, it's still a very old-fashioned trope of angst.

4. 4 出 The Fifth Year After Leaving the Palace 出宫后的第五年 The Pigeon Ascends to Immortality鸽子飞升Romance193k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication, with a new Crown Prince extra. Follow updates on Weibo: @JinjiangPigeonAscends] [The official pairing is Zhou Huailin, HE] Liang Ying, born a commoner, was fortunate enough to win the emperor’s favor and become the most beloved woman in his harem. She stood by Wei Yan as he went from a puppet to a true emperor. She took an arrow for him and tasted poison for him. She endured punishment because of him, and the officials called her a bewitching consort. She thought theirs 113.6kFavorites205.4kClicks/ch21.3kGifts

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   The author of "Pigeon Ascends" is very skilled at writing about the complexities of love and hate, and both the male lead and the supporting male characters are pure. However, there will be scenes of female character abuse, so please do not read if you mind this. The female lead in this story is resilient and kind, able to let go easily, and bravely leaves the second male lead who betrayed her, heading towards freedom and happiness.

5. 5 如 How to Divorce the Chancellor 如何与丞相和离 The Pigeon Ascends to Immortality鸽子飞升Romance448k WordsCompleted Main story: OE, extra story: IF-line HE [Content warning: coercive love, wife-stealing. Read with caution if these are dealbreakers for you.] Jiang Wu was Chu Ling's beloved's substitute for eighteen years. Eighteen years of being a devoted wife and raising children could not compare to a single letter from the woman he loved. "I'm not doing well." So Jiang Wu watched coldly as her husband did everything he could to bring back the woman he loved, who had been sent away for a political marriag 48kFavorites86.7kClicks/ch11.4kGifts

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   Ascending to heaven with pigeons, their love transcends the seas and the heavens. The male lead, Lei, erases the female lead's memories and pretends to be her true love.

6. 6 他 He Hates His Moonlight 他恨他的白月光 Sang Li桑狸Romance474k WordsCompleted [Complete] If you've bought the whole book, please help me rate it as completed. ^_^ Emperor Tianqi ascended the throne at twenty, ruthless and capricious, suspicious and cruel. He kept a woman locked away in the inner palace. She bore him the eldest prince and possessed peerless beauty, yet she never received a title. Everyone in the palace knew the emperor hated her to the bone. Whatever she liked, he destroyed. Whatever she cherished, he took away. After years of torment, the woman was tired. 36.9kFavorites55.9kClicks/ch6.3kGifts

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   Major plot hole: the female lead suffered a miscarriage because of the male lead. The second male lead in this book is really good, it's such a shame.

7. 7 心21+ The Scheming Beauty's Plan Backfires 心机美人翻车了 Ke Ran柯染Romance932k WordsCompleted 12.4kFavorites14.9kClicks/ch6.8kGifts

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   It fits the theme of "a sea of ​​hatred and a sky of love," but it's not a typical "feel-good" story. Overall, it gives the impression of an indomitable female protagonist being forced into accepting her fate by the author's manipulation.

8. 8 宠 Beloved Consort 宠妃 Xie Wantang谢晚棠Romance560k WordsCompleted [Obsessive, Unhinged Emperor x Alluring, Airheaded Beauty] The emperor is reborn, a love tangled in hatred, and maximum melodrama The heroine's side: Cui Mei is a singing and dancing girl kept by the Lu family. Her features are as lovely as a painting, and her slender waist sways like a willow branch. She is exceptionally 5.8kFavorites5.6kClicks/ch2.3kGifts

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   In his past life, the male protagonist was a tainted cucumber, causing the tragic deaths of the female protagonist and their daughter. In this life, he repents and reforms, while the female protagonist is clear-headed, resilient, and self-respecting.

9. 9 不 Don't Fall in Love with Him Again! 不要再爱上他！ Bamboo Eats Pandas竹子吃熊猫Romance558k WordsCompleted I've been reborn again. This is my third life. The bright moonlight before me, my senior brother, was the one I obsessed over in my first two lives. In my first life, he rejected me and brought back his fiancee. I schemed and did everything I could, killed his fiancee's entire family, and forced myself on my senior brother. But I still couldn't bring myself to be cruel, so I let him escape. He later fought me to the death. I went mad from practicing the wrong arts and died in his arms. In my sec 5.5kFavorites4.9kClicks/ch10.1kGifts

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   The second male lead, who was emotionally unfaithful, had a very strong presence. The female lead was obsessed with him, almost like she was addicted, until around chapter fifty when she finally came to her senses. However, in the end, she still ended up with her loyal junior brother. Overall, I feel sorry for the female lead; the second male lead didn't deserve her at all.

10. 10 始 After Abandoning Apollo [Greek Mythology] 始乱终弃阿波罗后[希腊神话] Xi Shu兮树Romance428k WordsCompleted New novel The Afterparty is ongoing. Preorder The Rival Who Brought Me Back to Life. · Cassandra dies in an accident. A fellow who claims to be the god of love tells her that if she'll help punish the arrogant Apollo, she can have a second life. How is she supposed to punish him? Why, by winning the heart of Olympus's most handsome god and mercilessly crushing it, making him suffer the agony of unrequited love and bow to the power of love. Cassandra: This sounds like a great deal for me. Yay! S 131.1kFavorites155.1kClicks/ch116.9kGifts

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    Among the top figures in Western mythology, I actually prefer Dionysus.

11. 11 媚21+ The Enchanting Concubine Becomes Empress 媚妾为后 The Queen Is Not Home女王不在家Romance660k WordsCompleted 108.8kFavorites158kClicks/ch122.5kGifts

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    It's a story of two people, neither male nor female, a melodramatic mess, but I think the author handled the details quite well. For example, the female lead wasn't troubled by childbirth, and Ye Han, her "white moonlight," was someone she truly and purely loved; in the end, she simply had no other choice.

12. 12 孩 The Emperor Is My Child's Father 孩子他爹是皇帝 The Pigeon Ascends to Immortality鸽子飞升Romance441k WordsCompleted Qi Yu has had terrible luck. She married a wastrel, and after the wedding her mother-in-law made life difficult for her while her husband's concubine framed her. Fortunately, the legitimate eldest grandson she bore for her husband's family is not her husband's child. Every day, she hopes her son will inherit everything from the family soon, so she can personally send them all to their graves. Until she meets again the man she spent one night with, who turns out to be the emperor himself. 14.8kFavorites19.7kClicks/ch11.9kGifts

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    To be honest, I was so angry at the second male lead and the male lead that I skipped through parts of the show. But it definitely fits this category: a melodramatic mess. Warning: Neither the male lead nor the second male lead is innocent.

13. 13 朕 His Majesty and His Consort 朕与夫人 Ruan Ruan Ruan Yanluo阮阮阮烟罗Romance338k WordsCompleted Mu Wan becomes a bride brought in to bring good fortune. To avoid being sold off by her husband's clan after he dies of illness, she needs an "unborn child" to inherit his estate. She secretly saves an injured man to carry out her plan, unaware that he is the Crown Prince, who has been living away from the palace... Years pass before they meet again. She is engaged to a minister's son, while he has become the emperor. The young emperor sits high above her. Beneath his faintly amused voice lie 9.6kFavorites13.4kClicks/ch2.7kGifts

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    Synopsis: The female lead initially imprisons and rapes the male lead to survive. The male lead finds someone and prepares to haunt her for life. Ending: 1v2. Male lead is completely virgin. Warning: The male lead imprisons the female lead. Another author skilled in male-centric, love-hate relationships; my favorite is "Your Majesty," but unfortunately, it has a bad ending and is locked. :)

14. 14 臣21+ The Minister's Wife 臣妻 Soft Persimmons Are Easy to Squeeze软柿子就是好捏Romance563k WordsCompleted 109.5kFavorites134.5kClicks/ch61.7kGifts

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    The male lead is completely chaste, and this is the best example of a forced marriage I've seen so far. Everyone in the story is flesh and blood, and the female lead possesses the values ​​of a truly modern person, and she is able to put her beliefs into practice while also having a compassionate heart.

15. 15 笼 The Blue Sparrow in the Cage (Reborn) 笼中青雀（重生） Ming Chun Yuan明春鸢Romance662k WordsCompleted #The End, thank you for supporting the official release~ Qing Que began as the young lady’s companion maid, then became her lady-in-waiting when she married. After the young lady remained childless for years, Qing Que was promoted to her husband’s concubine. The young lady clasped her hand and said, “Qing Que, trust me. One day, your children will be my children, and I will never treat you unfairly.” Qing Que believed her. She gave birth to a daughter and a son, both of whom were raised by th 59.2kFavorites72.1kClicks/ch60.6kGifts

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    Neither the male nor female lead is a virgin. The female lead was a maid who was used by a pair of treacherous in-laws to bear a child. In her past life, she and her child were plotted against and killed. In this life, she has no choice but to seek out the male lead to survive. The male lead is a hollow person; both are imperfect characters. It's essentially a story of a resilient female lead's struggle for survival.

16. 16 入 Lost in the Role 入戏里 Sang Li桑狸Romance191k WordsCompleted [Complete] Yinghui and Li Chongrun first met on the Spring Bathing Festival. She was supposed to marry Li Chongrun’s elder brother, the governor of Youzhou. But Li Chongrun tempted her into crossing the line. Yinghui had been distant from her family since childhood, and was lonely at heart. Though she saw through Li Chongrun’s attempts to use her, she craved his false tenderness and played along with him, each getting what they wanted. In secret, the two repeatedly did outrageous things, lin 11.7kFavorites8.5kClicks/ch2.4kGifts

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    Both are virgins. The female lead always had other things on her mind and didn't have the energy to love the male lead. Her choice to have sex with him was simply because she wanted some fun.

17. 17 原 So the Empress Doesn't Love Me 原来皇后不爱朕 Xie Wantang谢晚棠Romance638k WordsCompleted [Dual rebirth] [Groveling to win her back] [Coercive possession] [Romantic rivalry] A melodramatic tale of love and hate Main story complete. Bonus chapters updated regularly. Read with confidence. Happy New Year, everyone! Taking New Year's Eve off, my dears. Wishing you all the best in the coming year. My next novel is The Younger Brother's Wife, with the same style as this one: a bittersweet, melodramatic story about winning her back. Also, please add my new novels to your to-read lists: #8 15.6kFavorites16.5kClicks/ch5.8kGifts

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    It's alright. The ending is 1v2, but the female lead feels frustrated. You can check it out if you're looking for something to read. Warning: The male lead was impure in his past life, but is pure in this one. However, he relentlessly pursues the female lead, who doesn't want to be with him, but he's the emperor and can't refuse. In the end, he forces himself into a relationship with the female lead and the second male lead, making it a three-way marriage.

18. 18 逼 Forced into Marriage 逼嫁 Ruan Ruan Ruan Yanluo阮阮阮烟罗Romance345k WordsCompleted [Forced Possession + Groveling to Win Her Back + Rivalry Among Men] [Synopsis One] In this life, Xie Shu hates Ruan Wanwan more than anyone. She was engaged to his younger brother, but when the Xie family fell on hard times, she asked to break off the engagement. In a fit of rage, his brother went to war and died on the battlefield. Once Xie Shu had risen to the highest ranks of the court, he used his power to ruin the advantageous marriage Ruan Wanwan was about to receive, forcing her to ma 13kFavorites12.5kClicks/ch2.4kGifts

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    The ending is a story of brothers vying for the female lead's affections and using psychological manipulation. Although the female lead wasn't actually manipulated, her excessive self-reflection and kindness almost drove her to her death. Of course, the male lead was also brought down to the point of near death and suffering lifelong headaches and blindness, which was truly his own fault. In short, it's a classic tale of love and hate. The second male lead is the male lead's younger brother, which is quite good.

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