Normal Love Is Fine, But There’s Something About the Twisted Kind... 正常的爱情固然好但畸形....

1. 1 向 Offering a Salted Fish to the Patriarch 向师祖献上咸鱼 Fu Hua扶华Romance324k WordsCompleted Liao Tingyan, a newly initiated disciple with the lowest seniority, has actually subdued the terrifying, peerlessly powerful demon patriarch of the Gengchen Immortal Mansion, stirring up a heated discussion. Junior Sister Liao, how did you manage that? Liao Tingyan: …By relying on my natural talent for doing nothing? This novel has been published in print under the title Offering the Fish. It is available at Dangdang and the Tmall Yueduji flagship store. Theme: 923.5kFavorites1.8MClicks/ch760.3kGifts

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   Classic poems are recited and passed down through generations. I hope Fu Hua gets well soon. I'll always be cheering you on! I'm waiting for you.

2. 2 为 To Win Over a Yandere, I Keep Teetering on the Edge of Death (Transmigrate into a Book) 为了攻略病娇在死亡边缘反复横跳（穿书） Shu Ning黍宁Romance468k WordsCompleted The print edition has been published under the title Ananda, and is available on Taobao, JD.com, and Pinduoduo. She transmigrates into a book, and does not vilify the original male and female leads. To get home, Wu Xicui must win over Wei Tansheng, a sickly love-interest villain known as the “Little Bodhisattva,” who is actually a complete lunatic. In her attempts to win o 345.6kFavorites411.5kClicks/ch153.4kGifts

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   The first novel I read that was incredibly popular. The author is really good at writing male leads like this. The female lead is just a normal person; she can be seduced by appearances, fall into the trap, but then wakes up. The increased drama after marriage is something I've never seen before. [Five stars]

3. 3 当 When the Villain Is Bound to the Female Lead System 当反派绑定了女主系统 Day After Day日日复日日Romance526k WordsCompleted [Publication title: Bound by Light. Preorders open July 24 at 20:00. Follow @JinjiangRifuri] Yu Yi transmigrates into a xianxia novel as its heroine, who suffers both physical and emotional abuse. The story is 800,000 characters long. She's tormented for 700,000 of them, and in the final 100,000, the heroine reconciles with her past, stays true to love, and gets a happy ending with the male lead. Yu Yi absolutely refuses to be a sucker like that. To avoid the main plot, she sticks to the prin 251.8kFavorites409.6kClicks/ch115.1kGifts

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   I love how clear-headed the female lead is! The male lead is a tentacle monster, a spoiled brat, a crybaby, and has some weird quirks. Meeting the female lead is his greatest blessing. This puppy wants to be her best friend, sob sob sob.

4. 4 穿 Transmigrated as the Cannon-Fodder Female Lead in a Danmei Novel 穿成耽美文炮灰女配 Shu Ning黍宁Romance496k WordsCompleted Jin Xianyu transmigrated into an angsty, melodramatic danmei novel. The bottom in the secondary couple, Yu Longyao, was lowborn, beautiful enough to pass for a woman, calculating and slick. He was the novel’s big bad, the kind of villain who would smile as he destroyed you. The top, Xie Fuwei, was a distant and aloof immortal, lofty and untouchable, with a heart of c 207.2kFavorites409.3kClicks/ch127.2kGifts

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   The name is explosive. I held my nose and took a look, and wow, it's a feast! Author, go to hell! None of the men are normal. But my ideal type is that little white guy surnamed Xie. I'm lucky enough to have read the author's stewed meat, which is incredibly delicious. The female lead's lack of romantic brain is great for my breasts.

5. 5 将 The General Is Always Bullied to Tears 将军总被欺负哭 Gong Xinwen龚心文Romance380k WordsCompleted [Currently serializing] "The Lizard Man Outside the Window": Unable to bear seeing him covered in scars, she fled far from the mortal world. [Blurb] Male lead: “My lord has been kind to me beyond measure. Whether she wants my heart, my life, or any part of me, I’ll give it without hesitation. But deep down, I still like women.” My lord: “What a coincidence. I’m a woman.” Enemy troops: “Mo Qiaosheng is here again! He’s a ruthless god of death. Run!” Officials: “The great general is truly a wea 193.2kFavorites436.1kClicks/ch164.4kGifts

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   It's definitely GB, right? The general is rough on the outside but incredibly soft on the inside! The female lead is so cool! You two are a perfect match! Highlight: The female lead is the lord and the male lead is the general, but their identities seem to be revealed later.

6. 6 真 [Titanic] True Love Lasts Forever [泰坦尼克]真爱永恒 Sky Full of Vines漫空Romance318k WordsCompleted The unluckiest thing in life isn’t transmigrating a hundred years into the past and becoming a penniless homeless man on the streets of England. It’s knowing that ship is called the Titanic and still having to board it. This is a story about setting out to save the protagonist for the sake of a blanket, only to end up on an irreversible path of love and mutual destruction with the second male lead. Main characters: Emily and Cal Hockley I’m going premium on Saturday, so don’t wait for an upda 96.9kFavorites153.8kClicks/ch28.8kGifts

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   God. No need to say more. I've watched it three times already.

7. 7 渣 I Dumped the Tyrant, Then Faked My Death 渣了暴君后我死遁了 Shu Ning黍宁Romance446k WordsCompleted Lu Fufu, a girl from a poor mountain village, transmigrates into a book. Her mission is to turn the villainous tyrant in the story into a wise ruler. Mu Linchuan is a tyrant through and through: narrow-minded, gloomy, petty, and quick to turn against people. After rebels seize the capital, he loses the use of both legs. Lu Fufu, a discarded concubine living in the Cold Palace, carries him out of a heap of corpses. A Son of Heaven brought low: o 92.5kFavorites109.8kClicks/ch53.6kGifts

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   I've read another story written by an old friend. The female lead is a very practical and down-to-earth girl; I'd really like to rely on her. Unfortunately, she's unlucky enough to meet the male lead, a complete lunatic. He's the number one person to claim he's impotent, the number one person to claim he's impotent, physically disabled but determined, but I'm a devil. I hope it stays at the point of feigning death. The male lead is just as insane. Are they like a sunny, resilient, and down-to-earth younger sister and a sinister, violent younger brother? He also has a mother complex and a sister-in-law complex (although it's supposed to be family, he's the number one person with a deformed personality).

8. 8 长 Am I Not Allowed to Woo a Yandere Just Because I'm Ugly? [Book Transmigration] 长得丑就不配攻略病娇了吗[穿书] Xun Huan荀欢Romance997k WordsCompleted [Originally titled The Cold Crow Falls Short] [An alternate-world, jiangshi supernatural anthology with a large cast] Li Xiuse transmigrates into a book. She becomes the famously ugly female extra who dies horribly in a novel about hunting jiangshi. To survive, she has to complete the System's mission: "Throw yourself at the target one hundred times." Li Xiuse: "...How many times?" System: "The number isn't important. You should be worrying about who you're throwing yourself at." Li Xiuse: "?" S 78.8kFavorites81.1kClicks/ch87.8kGifts

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   I haven't finished reading it yet; I'll read it after it's finished. Honestly, I don't want the female lead to agree when I got to the part where the male lead confesses to her.

9. 9 少 The Judgment of a Maiden 少女的审判 Jiu Qing酒青Romance383k WordsCompleted Xu Shan is the goddess of Deya High School. She's from a good family, with fair skin and striking beauty. But no one knows she's already died once. She died at the hands of arrogant bullies, of bystanders who turned a cold eye, and of parents who ignored her suffering. Given another chance, she'll judge these people herself. Here, "judge" means to examine and assess whether someone's actions are right or wrong. New novel: This Heroine's a Keeper. If There's 70.5kFavorites145.9kClicks/ch38.1kGifts

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   The beginning of my ill-fated relationship with Jiu Qing. I'll remember your name for life. I won't be like other women, smiling and washing your underwear for you. I'll be the woman you can't have! Oh, by the way, the novel's plot: A South Korean chaebol is full of villains, and the female protagonist is reborn to take revenge on everyone, wishing them all a terrible death! Lee Won, you're a truly rotten person, you deserve it. Xu Shan, the number one villainous female protagonist [in my heart].

10. 10 被 After the Obsessive Male Lead Started Clinging to Me 被偏执男主缠上以后 Xili Beibei西梨贝贝Romance274k WordsCompleted Xu Zhizhi transmigrated into a book and got entangled with a lunatic. Half a year ago, Xu Zhizhi transmigrated into a sweet romance novel set in the entertainment industry. She wasn't the heroine or a supporting female character, but a despised, brainless cannon-fodder supporting character, the third female lead. She played an infatuated supporting female character opposite the mal 32.8kFavorites73.7kClicks/ch9.3kGifts

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    The male lead is a psychopath, it's suffocating, the female lead is so pitiful, I just want to rush in and beat that bastard to a pulp. I added this because the madman vibe is spot on...

11. 11 我 I Became the Crown Prince's Stand-In in the Eastern Palace 我在东宫做太子替身gb Hidden Pearl藏珠Romance400k WordsCompleted [The companion novel, She and a Strange Being, is now out! Don't miss it if you're interested~] . Here comes the blurb~ . Ji Yu grew up in a brothel, learning all the tricks of a coquettish, cutesy, fake-innocent, scheming little minx. . One day, the Crown Prince bought her freedom because she looked like him. He brought her back to the Eastern Palace, dressed her in men's clothes, and made her his stand-in. She thought she would be taking his place in life-or-death situations, but instead she h 27.9kFavorites49.4kClicks/ch10.8kGifts

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    Yeah, it has that vibe. The spoiled brat is real, and the female lead is great too, though sometimes she spoils him. Both of them are pretty smart, I love watching it.

12. 12 女 The Villainess Holds the Script for Tormenting Men (Quick Transmigration) 女配手拿虐男剧本（快穿） Ruan Ruan Ruan Yanluo阮阮阮烟罗Romance308k WordsCompleted [Blurb] The cover of this story is by a wonderful artist from the forum. Thank you! Rong Yan transmigrates into the role of a supporting female character in every world, always handed the script of a heartless woman and devoted to tormenting men. In the first world, she becomes a beautiful and powerful princess. At a grand banquet, she spots the handsome young top scholar and, smitten at first sight, plucks a peony from her hair and gives it to him, intending to make him her newest lover. The 19.1kFavorites35.6kClicks/ch3kGifts

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    Oh dear, that was a long time ago. I only remember being incredibly anxious waiting for updates when I was watching it. The first two worlds were great, but then it seemed like it suddenly got worse, which was strange.

13. 13 夺 Stealing the Sickly Runaway Wife [Book Transmigration] 夺娶病弱小逃妻[穿书] Qi Miao祁妙Romance207k WordsCompleted Delicate beauty VS a real mad dog Blurb In the novel Snatching a Bride: Chen Xi is an utterly ordinary passerby. She was plain, lived an ordinary life, and reached middle age with her in-laws hating her, her husband cheating on her, and her life in total disarray. She only gets one chance to change her fate. That chance comes a month before her wedding: Her coworker Su Yanyan, who seems just a 7.5kFavorites15.5kClicks/ch3.4kGifts

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    A delicate and beautiful female lead, once you chase her, he can't escape. Oh, and by the way, a highlight is the delicious mixed-race aristocratic twins. Their father, in his youth, also used the same tricks and schemes to seize power, but unlike them, their mother was deceived and compromised, while the female lead didn't. The female lead never loved either of them; she loved someone else—her white moonlight. She escaped, reclaimed them, and kissed her brother in the room while her younger brother knocked on the door telepathically. [????????????????]

14. 14 慕 Yearning for the Morning 慕朝游 Shu Ning黍宁Romance617k WordsCompleted [Main story complete. The happy ending will be updated from time to time.] The first time Mu Chaoyou met Wang Daorong, she had just transmigrated into this strange ancient world. Ghosts and monsters ran rampant, and life was as fragile as a candle in the wind. She could never have imagined that the gentle, aloof young noble before her, so refined and bright, was actually a frighteningly obsessive madman. He was the cage she would spend her whole life doing everything she could to escape. * 114.1kFavorites122.3kClicks/ch72.2kGifts

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    I just love Shu Ning's writing so much... Unsurprisingly, it's another yandere novel. The female lead has her own growth arc and storyline, as well as her own bottom line, but unfortunately, she encounters the incarnation of a demon. The story is set in the Wei-Jin period, and the background is very well integrated—it's so flavorful... I love the writing style. After finishing this novel, I really couldn't concentrate for a day (I'm known for having a weak constitution, so I had a fever for three days after reading it). I really like the female lead's vengeful spirit and tenacious attitude towards life—so cool! I also like the second male lead (who seems to have the surname Xie again). Mu Chaoyou is both the female lead's name and a reflection of her personality: living for today, with tomorrow's prospects, not bound by the past, and always moving forward!

15. 15 折 After Humiliating the Male Lead with the Bewitching Fragrance 折辱身有媚香的男主后 Enchanting Consort Xi妖妃兮Romance480k WordsCompleted (Next book: After Ordinary Me Got a Special Bewitching Fragrance) Gu Xingzhi is the heir of the Marquis of Beiding, a noble beyond Xueling’s reach in this lifetime. She never imagined that someone as ordinary as herself would become entangled with Gu Xingzhi. Not long ago, while making her rounds to sound the night watch, she had knelt humbly before his sedan chair and begged him to forgive her unintentional offense. Then, on the night she returned from her rounds, she pushed open her courtyard 113kFavorites92.2kClicks/ch86.2kGifts

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    I really liked the portrayal of the female lead, a dark, rat-like person who is both bold and fearless yet humble and resentful, and her relationship with her mother was quite original. The male lead is a bit of a yandere; in the early stages, the female lead is a kept man, but after he regains power, he relentlessly pursues her like a ghost, impossible to shake off! It's so annoying!!! It has everything: S, M, dog, dog collar, you name it!

16. 16 朝 The Morning Sun Never Sets 朝日不沉 A Ming Jue Shu一明觉书Romance140k WordsCompleted (Please stop raising your hands. I'm really out of ideas. This is already a niche pairing, so why bother?) Jiang Chao x Zhou Dingshen Childhood friends, older brother and younger sister, GB. If a girl falls for her older brother, obviously it's the brother's fault. Most likely a sweet story. Written in snippets, very fragmented, and probably only about 100,000 words. The entire story is free, so I hope you have fun reading. Starting in mid-October, updates will be two or three times a week, w 10.6kFavorites13kClicks/ch7.8kGifts

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    Falling in love with my brother is his fault... He exudes a strong sense of being a married man. The female lead is a ***, lively, active, and has a vibrant and diverse social life. Now I've seen the quote, "Sex is fine even without love."

17. 17 如 How to Stop the Male Lead from Going Mad 如何阻止男主发疯 Stir-Fried Cucumber爆炒小黄瓜Romance352k WordsCompleted The print edition has been retitled How to Stop Him from Falling. Presales begin on February 24, 2026 (the eighth day of the Lunar New Year) at 7:00 p.m. [This story is based on the original work’s characterizations, but does not use its plot. You can read it as an original story.] [This is a derivative work, but the characterizations, plot, and backstories contain a great deal of personal interpretation and transformative writing, with a very distinctive personal style. Please do not treat the 593.4kFavorites573.3kClicks/ch503kGifts

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    A story about a yandere, possessive male lead—it's good! The female lead is calm, collected, and intelligent; thankfully, the male lead met her!

18. 18 同 Dust of the Same World 同尘 Mountain Deer山鹿Romance240k WordsCompleted I'm not very good at writing blurbs, so just bear with me! A refined-looking but rotten-to-the-core male lead × a pitiful female lead The early chapters involve school bullying. Please stop reading if that's uncomfortable for you. The male lead isn't a good person. He's a bit yandere. He looks like the campus heartthrob, but that's all an act. He's actually full of bad intentions. There's probably no sweet romance between the leads, just unscrupulous methods and taking what he wants by force. Th 11kFavorites35.5kClicks/ch2kGifts

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    A contemporary campus romance novel featuring a seemingly refined but actually wicked and obsessive male lead. This guy is such a good actor! The female lead is also a bit of a dark and innocent type. The male lead is a bit repressive to watch. There's a lot of sex scenes, but unfortunately, they were all cut (smile).

19. 19 将 Making the Best of a Mistake 将错就错 Red Thorn North红刺北Romance363k WordsCompleted Half a year ago, Cheng Liu started dating someone. Unfortunately, she was so busy with work and constantly on the go that, apart from giving him money, she had no time for her boyfriend. He complained over the phone that their relationship had grown distant. Cheng Liu: Was it ever that passionate to begin with? Still, for the sake of nurturi 295kFavorites489.6kClicks/ch284kGifts

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    A story of a domineering female lead and a delicate male lead, perfectly matching my tastes. The female lead is absolutely dominant, and the male lead doesn't retaliate later on. [Five stars]

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