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- 101 Lord Huo's Dearest, Tangtang Is Even More Beautiful Today 霍爷的小心肝，糖糖今天又变美了 (Audiobook now available) [Period drama comeback + everyone loves the heroine + powerful men bow to love + several men first despise her, then fall for her + groveling exes + romantic rivalry + adapting popular works + entertainment world in the early 2000s] “Tang Ying, are you really that desperate for a man? You shameless thing.” “Even if every other woman in the world died, I still wouldn't look at you.” Tang Ying, a superstar of her generation, transmigrates into a tragic female side charact 12.9kReads8.6Score1.4k14d adds
- 102 After the Divorce, My Bodyguard Ex-Husband Became a Tycoon 离婚后，保镖前夫他成了财阀大佬 [A spoiled heiress with nothing but money and beauty vs. an exceptionally capable bodyguard bent on revenge who gets tangled up in her instead (angsty romance, both leads have no other partners)] “I’m bleeding… Can you see? I’m bleeding.” He spent four years lying low by her side under the guise of her personal bodyguard. On the day his long-awaited revenge was complete, she collapsed, staining the snow white with blood. He hated her. From the very first day he came to work for her, he had wante 15.1kReads8.0Score85214d adds
- 103 He Was Never in My Destiny 命中无他 He hated the other person’s betrayal and hated how they kept running away from him, again and again. But he also loved them to the bone. He gave them his whole heart, only to have everything taken from him by the person he respected and cared about most. Everyone thinks a lifetime is long, but sometimes it’s too short to grasp. If I could live again, I hope I’d never have met you. 256Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 104 I Turned the Tables and PUA’d the CEO 我反向PUA了霸总 I turned the tables and PUAed the domineering CEO 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 On Our Wedding Night, My Husband Held Me and Cried All Night 新婚夜，丈夫抱着我哭了一整夜 On our wedding night, my husband held me and cried all night 32Reads—Score114d adds
- 106 The Husband-Killing Princess Becomes Queen of the Grasslands 克夫公主，草原称王 The Princess Who Brings Misfortune to Her Husband Becomes Queen of the Grasslands 39Reads—Score514d adds
- 107 The Madam Is Reborn, and the Marquis Gets His Comeuppance Chasing His Wife 夫人重生，侯爷他喜提追妻火葬场 [Revenge + reborn + two strong leads + chasing his wife to the crematorium] Liang Jinshu came from a distinguished family and was exceptionally handsome. He was the ideal husband every noble young lady in the capital wanted to marry. After a conspiracy ruined Yun Qingzhi's reputation, she became his wife. During their three years of marriage, Yun Qingzhi gave everything she had, yet couldn't warm Liang Jinshu's heart of stone. She became a laughingstock, as everyone joked that the noble Marquis 5.9kReads8.5Score33914d adds
- 108 Quick Transmigration: Has the Tragic Romance Hero Gone Mad Today? 快穿：虐文男主今天疯了吗 [Quick transmigration + no CP + angst + regret and groveling + faking death to escape + heroine stays in character] In every tragic romance novel, there's always a hapless heroine who gets tormented by the male lead, the second male lead, and the villainess. Even random passersby on the street get to kick her while she's down. Su Can is a top-tier quick transmigration Host. Her mission is to transmigrate into various tragic romance worlds and turn the tables on the scumbag men. At first: The co 888Reads8.3Score10814d adds
- 109 Strawberry Fizz 草莓气泡 [The heiress's secret crush comes true] Xie Wanning is a lively, mischievous heiress who grew up surrounded by love. Her older brother, Xie Qi'an, has treated her like a princess since childhood. When she first discovered romance, she fell for Lu Yichen, her neighbor who was five years older, and secretly pined for him. At her coming-of-age party, Xie Wanning put on a beautiful dress, ready to confess her feelings to Lu Yichen, only to overhear him talking to another girl. The girl cried out exc 1.4kReads7.0Score10614d adds
- 110 The Reborn Darling Seeks No Love, Yet the Chaste Imperial Uncle Falls from His Pedestal 娇娇重生不谋爱，禁欲皇叔落神坛 (Reborn + devoted couple + age gap + growing-up romance + chasing his wife to the crematorium + happy ending) (Restrained, fatherly Ninth Imperial Uncle vs. sweet, sharp-tongued young princess) In her previous life, eighteen-year-old Xu Jiaojiao was adopted by Xuan Yuan Hao when she was four. As she grew up, the young girl fell in love with him, but Xuan Yuan Hao was so cold and abstinent it bordered on the abnormal. She used despicable methods to rise in status, only to receive his cold indiffe 5.4kReads8.3Score41714d adds
- 111 He Signed the Agreement and Sneered! You'll Be Crawling Back in Three Months 签完协议他冷笑！不出三月爬回来 "Short drama now available" (Ambitious Heir x Arrogant, High-Maintenance Heiress) (Rebirth, 1v1, “Not angsty at all, very sweet,” possessive love, stealing someone’s beloved, groveling redemption, romance and marriage, both leads devoted only to each other) This is Jiang Hua’s ninety-ninth call to Pei Zhan. But every time, a little boy of about four or five answers. “…Daddy says you shouldn’t call anymore.” “Mommy’s angry, and Daddy’s trying to make her feel better.” After hearing those words, J 11.9kReads7.2Score1.2k14d adds
- 112 Don't Bully Me, School Hunk. She's Reborn and Won't Chase You Anymore 校草别虐了，重生她不追你了 In her previous life, Xia Qianqian was blinded by love. She took the place of Qin Wang's first love and married him, devoting herself to cooking and caring for him, only to end up dead along with her unborn child. Reborn back in her school days, she had lost all hope in Qin Wang. She had only two principles in life. 1. Study hard. 2. Stay away from Qin Wang. But the man who had treated her like she didn't exist in her past life shamelessly pinned her against a pool table. She ran, he chased, and 278Reads8.3Score17614d adds
- 113 The God I Forced Myself to Love Isn't Sweet at All, and Now My Wife Doesn't Want Me 强扭的男神不甜，老婆不要他了 [The husband chases his wife after losing her + marriage before love + secret crush becomes mutual + devoted to each other] - [A seemingly gentle good girl with a rebellious streak and thorns like a rose, a physics master’s student VS. the aloof and restrained campus heartthrob CEO who becomes a deeply devoted, possessive simp] - Everyone knows Bai Yingran is a simp. She pursued the campus heartthrob for eight years, from middle school through high school and university. An accident made her his 6.6kReads7.7Score29414d adds
- 114 Reborn: A Deal with My Campus Heartthrob Ex-Husband 重生：和校草前夫交易 [Both reborn at school + bittersweet past lives + a broken relationship mended + heartwarming + devoted couple] [Cold, calculating heartthrob + cute, scatterbrained sweetheart] Li Wan and Zhou Wang Jing’s marriage began with a night of intimacy brought on by a twist of fate. Zhou Wang Jing didn’t love her. He had someone he liked who’d been by his side throughout his youth. He married her out of a sense of responsibility. Li Wan had seen the way Zhou Wang Jing looked at that girl. At last, Li Wa 5.3kReads7.5Score36014d adds
- 115 Why Are You Hiding? I Like You Too 躲什么，我也喜欢你 Reunion After Years Apart + Secret Crush + He Has to Win Her Back + Class Divide Aunt Sun, who works as a maid for the Gu family, often warns her daughter not to get involved with rich young men. She has her reasons: she is afraid her daughter will go astray, forget her place, and cost her her job. Wu Yunyun is a well-behaved girl who takes her mother's words to heart and never dares cross the line. Perhaps the thing you fear most is exactly what happens: she falls for the Gu family's young mast 4.3kReads6.3Score15814d adds
- 116 That Aloof Beauty Was Bitter and Cold, So After Being Reborn, She Let Him Go 高岭之花苦又涩，重生她不要了 [Both leads are reborn + He chases her after losing her + Foster-family romance] [A cold, aloof beauty on a high pedestal × a reserved, sensitive, sweet girl] 1. When Wen Miao was fifteen, her mother passed away, leaving her an orphan. The Huo family took her in and cared for her. On her first day at the Huo home, she was raw with grief and sensitivity, at a loss for how to respond to the elders’ greetings. Then a handsome, refined young man descended the double staircase. With just a few words 7.6kReads6.7Score29114d adds
- 117 Flirting in the Rain 雨夜撩人 Flirting in the Rain at Night 118Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 Five Years After My Death, I Became the Tyrant's White Moonlight 死后第五年，我成了暴君白月光 [Resurrected first love VS ruthless emperor left a widower to raise a child alone | Devoted romance + Possessive love + Chasing his wife to the crematorium] Lan Shu was an orphan, living under someone else's roof. Just because Prince Yong looked at her twice, her uncle sent her to his bed, and she became a bird in his cage. After five years together, she heard him say, “She's only a kept woman. She's not worth the trouble.” Lan Shu's heart turned completely cold. When Prince Yong ascended the th 15.9kReads8.5Score1k14d adds
- 119 Don't Give In Too Quickly, Don't Forgive Too Easily 别太快心软，别轻易原谅 [Sharp-tongued, haughty heir × bright, vivacious princess, one-on-one romance, bickering lovers, groveling for her back, rekindled love, slow-burn everyday life] Tao Jingyan and Jiang Zhiyu had been together for two years. They had argued, fought, and truly loved each other. Until one day, she overheard Jiang Zhiyu talking with a friend. “Didn’t you keep Miss Tao around as a stand-in because her profile looked like Meng Tao’s? Now that Meng Tao’s back, what are you going to do?” “What do you 8.9kReads7.6Score36614d adds
- 120 Take His Moon, Destroy His White Moonlight 摘他月亮，废他白月光 Take His Moon, Destroy His White Moonlight 191Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 An’an Never Grows Up 安安长不大 He was Xu Shuyan, the top student in his year and the school’s untouchable heartthrob. He was naturally aloof, wanted nothing to do with people, and always kept to himself. One day, in a torrential downpour, with lights blazing all around, he sat quietly on a stool outside the door, drenched to the skin. She couldn’t understand why, so she held an umbrella over him and took him somewhere out of the rain. After that day, she began bringing him breakfast, walking to and from school with him, and d 990Reads9.0Score19914d adds
- 122 The Blue Gum Tree Waits in Vain for the Mistletoe Bird 蓝桉等不到释槐鸟 “If I loved you a little less, would I be able to say a little more to you?” The girl, Ru An, had a secret crush on Lin Fu, the brightest star in school. She loved writing in her diary. Over her three years of high school, she filled five diaries. Not once did she mention Lin Fu by name, yet every line was about him. She described Lin Fu as full of life and spirit, but couldn't find a single word that suited herself. She had always lived by the rules, following the same routine. The only courage 16.6kReads9.0Score3.1k14d adds
- 123 Heartbreaking! The Madam Has No Vital Signs in the Resuscitation Room 巨虐！抢救室里夫人已无生命体征 [Angst novel + physical and emotional abuse + win-back-the-wife funeral pyre + body swap + obsessive love] Lu Jingchen would never know that Shen Ning’s heart first died when his beloved’s call came out of nowhere, then fell into despair when he personally handed her over to kidnappers just to trade her for the woman in his heart. He also never knew how furious, hysterical, and utterly broken she felt when his beloved appeared before her with a pregnant belly the same size as hers. And when she 6.5kReads8.5Score63514d adds
- 124 Mad Empress, Please Marry Me 疯批女帝，请上嫁 Mad Empress, Please Marry Me 44Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 Choosing a Worthy Match 择膏粱 [Xianxia + Remarriage + Young Married Couple + Rekindled Love + Scumbag Chases His Wife to the Crematorium + Younger Pursuer] This is the story of a bad boy who tries every trick in the book to remarry his wife. Wei Zhi, the bad boy, looks down on the wife his parents “carefully chose” for him. Not only does she come from a poor family, she’s also delicate. The moment anyone picks on her, she bursts into tears. Just looking at her annoys him. Wei Zhi tries everything, from beating and berating h 603Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 126 Reborn to Win Back His Wife: Mr. He's Runaway Pregnant Treasure, Kiss Me 重生追妻，贺总的在逃孕宝乖乖吻 [Both reborn + win-her-back redemption + coercive love + the powerful one bows his head + rekindled romance] Do you believe that someone who once loved you deeply could suddenly become utterly cold toward you? In her previous life, she jumped from a high-rise right in front of He Yanting. Before jumping, Jiang Xu stroked her pregnant belly. “Actually, this child is yours.” “He Yanting, if there’s another life, I never want to marry you again.” Reborn, she did everything she could to stay away fr 14.2kReads6.9Score71514d adds
- 127 After a Thug Sets His Sights on the Swan, She Becomes a Caged Bird 暴徒盯上白天鹅后，她成了笼中雀 Top-Tier Thug × Resilient Ballerina [Forced Love + Cross-Cultural Romance + Taking by Force + Soft-Hearted Heroine + Male Lead Is No Good Man + Size Difference + Seven-Year Age Gap] With one breathtaking dance, she looked like a swan with a broken wing onstage, and a man took notice of her. That very night, she was being hunted. With nowhere else to go, she fled into his car, and he saved her. He rubbed the ring in his hand, his words cold and menacing. “Spend the night with me.” He never expect 8.4kReads6.5Score47914d adds
- 128 The Boy from the Mountain City 山城少年 In the mountain city, there are not only young men, but also big sisters. We were once each other's salvation. Watching the young man shine so brightly, I couldn't selfishly keep him trapped by my side. Without Big Sister in this world, that young man would be gone too. 48Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 129 Deliberately Doted On 刻意娇藏 Huo Jingyan, head of an eminent family, has been a devout Buddhist vegetarian for years. Noble and distinguished, detached from worldly desires, he never takes off the string of prayer beads around his wrist. No one expected this ascetic Buddhist to one day descend from his sacred pedestal and become entangled in worldly affairs. - Wen Li, the frail beauty of the Wen family in the south of the city, has been famous since childhood. She is a pure flower hidden atop a snowy peak. After a sudden up 4.6kReads9.1Score41014d adds
- 130 You Ignored Me in My Past Life, So After Being Reborn, I Stay Away From You 前世你爱答不理，重生后我远离你 [Reborn + devoted to one another + husband pursues wife to the crematorium + male lead suffers + healing] (The male lead becomes possessive, lovesick, and a little crazy later on. He'll even become the other man for love.) In her previous life, Jiang Yu loved Lu Yanci. She gave up the major she loved and all her social connections, doing whatever it took to become his wife, just as she wished. She thought she could eventually warm his heart. Then came a great fire. She watched him leap into th 7.9kReads7.8Score69414d adds
- 131 After Her Release From Prison, Her Childhood Friend Leaves Her Mute and Mindless 出狱后，她被竹马虐得又傻又哑 [Angst, childhood sweethearts, physical torment, heartbreak, groveling for a second chance] As the saying goes, “Fools are blessed.” But Yuan Xi, this little fool, had no such luck. That little fool never had a blessed day in her life. In the end, she was left with nothing. She didn’t know how things had ended up this way. They weren’t supposed to be like this. It was cold, so terribly cold. Why didn’t anyone care? In the corner of a dark room, the girl trembled silently. “Please don’t abandon m 32.4kReads8.2Score1.5k14d adds
- 132 Your Majesty, the Agreement Is Void 娘娘，协议作废 Your Majesty, the Agreement Is Void 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 Bloodstained, a Wild Rose with an Unyielding Spirit 血染，傲骨野玫瑰 [Women's Fiction] Important note: The heroine is not actually Xi Lianyue. This will be explained later. Because she looked like someone else, she was made to take the blame. Four years in prison were not enough. Even after her release, she still couldn't escape the mire of reality. She was forced into a pond of piranhas, used as a live test subject, made to fight Tibetan mastiffs, and had both legs broken. After all the persecution, the truth was finally revealed piece by piece. The men who had 4.4kReads9.0Score42314d adds
- 134 Mrs. Xie's Exit 谢太太的退场 Animated comic now available] Older woman-younger man romance + wealthy family feuds + rekindled love + regretful pursuit of his wife + mutual fidelity + male lead gets put through the wringer. She was 25 when she married him, who was 23, and became Mrs. Xie. In Lin Yao's eyes, Xie Jingchuan was always gentle and refined, as if everything were under his control, every inch the man in charge. She knew this marriage was nothing more than a loveless alliance between their families, so she guarde 114.8kReads7.3Score4.1k14d adds
- 135 My Stepsister Is a Psycho, and I Won't Save Her After Being Reborn 继妹是疯批，重生后我不救了 My Stepsister Is a Lunatic. After Being Reborn, I Won’t Save Her 153Reads—Score114d adds
- 136 An Uncureable Yearning 思春无解 [Both leads are virgins + living under the same roof + heroine is supported by the hero's family + mutual pining + reunited after a long separation] After her mother suddenly passed away, Chunxiang had no family left in the world. Her benefactor, Grandpa You, took her into his home, and from then on she had to live in the city. The towering buildings of the big city left her stunned. She didn't understand the rules here, and she kept running into obstacles. She wanted to make friends, but failed 15.7kReads8.8Score1.9k14d adds
- 137 The Crown Prince Takes Her as His Consort 太子夺她为妃 The Crown Prince Takes Her as His Consort 41Reads—Score114d adds
- 138 My Devotion Was Worthless to Her, So I Reborn and Dumped Her Without Hesitation 倒追的深情比草贱，重生果断分手 [Xu Zhiyu and Qin Yang, showbiz, a sweet and satisfying campus romance after rebirth, the campus heartthrob and top student, the young master, and a regretful chase to win her back.] Before her rebirth, everyone knew that Xu Zhiyu from Peking University’s finance department was the campus heartthrob Qin Yang’s devoted doormat. From her first year onward, she was at his beck and call, ready to be summoned and dismissed whenever he pleased. People mocked and ridiculed her, but she remained unmoved 3kReads6.8Score10514d adds
- 139 A Love for Springtime: Summer Trees, Heaven’s Hope (Complete Edition) 夏有乔木雅望天堂（全集） A heartbreaking coming-of-age legend that has moved hundreds of millions of readers for seven years! Qu Weiran is a good student, excelling in both character and academics. But when his adoptive father appears, his mask is shattered, and everyone learns that he is nothing but a pitiful victim of domestic abuse. Even a boy as dark and troubled as he is keeps a girl in his heart: Xia Tong, the gentle girl he loves. But Qu Ningyuan, a boy who shares his father but not his mother, has fallen for her 5.2kReads9.4Score1.2k14d adds
- 140 Five Join Forces to Win Back That Beijing Girl 五人成团，追回那个京城大妞 Five Form a Team to Win Back That City Girl 149Reads—Score214d adds
- 141 I've Suffered Enough in My Past Life, So This Time I'll Marry a Powerful Man from Beijing's Elite Circle 上一世苦够了，这一世嫁京圈大佬 An Nuan was reborn, and so was her husband. In her previous life, to help him get ahead as quickly as possible, An Nuan deliberately hid how well she had done on the college entrance exams and gave him her early admission spot at a world-renowned university. But on the day he finally achieved success, he killed her in the bridal suite she had lovingly prepared. In this new life, An Nuan swore she wouldn’t interfere in his life again. She would let him be with the woman he loved. An Nuan would at 30kReads8.6Score2.8k14d adds
- 142 Mr. Gu, Please Stop Torturing Me. Your Wife Is Dying 顾总求你别虐，夫人她快死了 Complete [Angst and suffering + obsessive possessiveness + a groveling pursuit after the breakup] Su Jiameng saves Gu Chengli twice: first by carrying him out of a fire, then by donating bone marrow to cure his leukemia. In return, he tells her, “I'll make you wish you were dead!” Gu Chengli is convinced she killed the woman he loved. He hates the autistic son she gave birth to and resents her for taking the place of Mrs. Gu! Only when she jumps from a towering building does he realize that the 13.5kReads8.5Score1.1k14d adds
- 143 A Cup of Poisoned Wine, and Drunk with You 鸩酒一杯与君醉 Blurb: When they first met, he was a subject, and he risked his life to take a sword meant for the other man. Later, that man became emperor, wiped out his entire family, stripped away his pride, and forcibly kept him by his side. He waited, full of hope, for his elder brother to return victorious, but all he received was a cold corpse. In the end, he drank poison in front of everyone, smiling like a spring breeze. “Your Majesty, I offer my life as the price of regicide. May you live for all ete 1kReads8.0Score12514d adds
- 144 He Said I Was Pure 他说我很干净 He Said I Was Pure 276Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 Always Coldhearted, How Could I Ever Speak of Deep Love? 向来凉薄，何言情深 The day Lu Yanqian jumped to her death, Huo Jincheng was lost in a world of wine and lights. She loved him, giving everything she had without hesitation. He hated her, destroying everything without hesitation. Later, in a life without her, he grew used to being alone. Through the long years, he had no one but himself to walk beside him. I once thought loving you was only an act, but it turned out I was already incurably ill, loving you to the bone. Lu Yanqian, I regret it. 2.7kReads8.2Score11514d adds
- 146 The Workaholic CEO Loves Overtime, So His Overworked Secretary Runs Off with the Desk 卷王总裁爱加班，牛马秘书扛桌跑 [Sweet, soft-hearted, adorable overworked secretary X ruthless, seductive, scheming CEO with a fragile side | HE + sweet romance + mutual devotion + funny and lighthearted + mutual healing + gentle comfort] At 10 p.m., in an office tower in Shanghai’s CBD, CEO’s secretary Li Li eats instant noodles and gnaws on a cold meat bun in front of her computer. She can’t take any more overtime at this lousy job. It just never ends! After losing her job, she gets referred by a relative and lands a positio 435Reads—Score3014d adds
- 147 Reborn, I Married My Scumbag Ex's Mortal Enemy 重生后我嫁给了渣男的死对头 Ten years of marriage! An Nuan thought she’d married the perfect man. Little did she know that he would personally drive her to her death! Under the guise of marriage, he tricked her into giving him her love and schemed to take her family’s fortune. He even wiped out the entire An family just to make his true love smile. After a carefully orchestrated murder, she is reborn ten years in the past! This time, she’ll ruin his reputation, destroy his family, and make sure he and his people meet a mis 2kReads8.2Score37914d adds
- 148 The Campus Heartthrob I Forced Myself on Was Bitter and Sour, So I Stopped Chasing Him After Rebirth 强扭的校草酸又涩，重生后不追了 [Devoted couple + reborn + the man chases his wife after losing her + campus] In her previous life, Su Mei had been infatuated with Chi Yan for ten years, yet he never once gave her so much as a glance of his own accord. Reborn into a new life, she would never cling to him again. * She thought that if she went to Hai University, far from Jing City, they’d never cross paths again. So why had Chi Yan transferred to her school too? And why was his gaze growing more and more heated whenever he looke 5.7kReads6.8Score19614d adds
- 149 No Escape: General Manager Shen's Canary Just Wants to Run 插翅难逃：沈总的金丝雀只想跑路 Stubborn Beauty x Obsessive CEO [The Husband's Groveling Era + Canary Romance + Obsessive, Unhinged Male Lead + Substitute + White Moonlight + Dead Lover Trope] On a stormy night, Wen Yang fled frantically in a raincoat, only to run straight into the headlights of Shen Yan's car. The man stood backlit, holding a black umbrella. He sneered, "Can't the iron gate at home keep you in? I should've locked you to the bed with a gold chain." She collapsed in the muddy water, trembling, her almond-sh 7.3kReads8.5Score42814d adds
- 150 After the Emperor Is Reborn, the Empress Becomes the Apple of His Eye 陛下重生后，娘娘成了掌中娇 “Your Majesty, if there is another life, I hope never to have known you, and never to meet you again in any lifetime.” Yujing Chen detested her. Yet the last thing she did before dying was take the fatal sword strike for him. She said, “Your Majesty, could my life leave a vivid mark in your heart?” Perhaps Heaven believed his task was unfinished and granted him a new life. After being reborn... he discovered that she had once been bright and beautiful, too... [No System + No transmigration + Mal 6.3kReads8.4Score39814d adds
