Novels like Startling Heron
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- 51 Even a Human Shield Can't Escape the Crown Prince's Clutches 死盾也逃不出太子的手掌心 [Forced marriage and taking by force + tension after marrying first + both pure + a groveling pursuit] Gorgeous, money-loving beauty × obsessive, aloof Crown Prince The aloof beauty comes down from his pedestal. Pretend play turns real. Jiang Lishu gets caught up in a conspiracy. To stay alive, protect her family, and keep her dream of getting rich from falling apart… She has no choice but to face the deadly test fate has set for her: the Crown Prince, who is skilled at pretending to be an innoc 329Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 52 Warmly Falling into Love’s Abyss 暖暖入情渊 [Both leads are virgins + Sweet Romance] The soul of a wealthy young woman transmigrates into Wen Nuannuan, a stunning beauty from the merchant Wen family. She unexpectedly saves the Fourth Prince, the War King Qin Yuan, who falls for her at first sight. “Your merchant status won’t do. Think about becoming this prince’s secondary consort.” “Are you sick? You’d turn down your childhood sweetheart, the head wife of your household, just to make me your concubine? What’s wrong with you?” Faced with 167Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 53 Stream Through the Mountains 满山溪 Fiction should not be taken as reality. The author has normal values, I promise. When they first met, she thought it was just an accident. She never expected it to be a fateful mistake. During summer break, Lin Xi went on a trip with her roommates and happened to see Xiao Yunfeng… “I was supposed to be the one in control. So why am I getting more and more entangled in this?” Xiao Yunfeng looked utterly dejected. “You made your bed, now lie in it.” Lin Xi’s expression was icy. “If I hadn’t hurt y 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 Mad Love 疯爱 He said, “The princess must be punished in the castle...” By day, she was Su Yixin, a beautiful singer with a voice to match, the queen of hit songs. By night, she was forced to sing for one man alone, until her voice gave out. And the man who had cast her into hell was the very one who had supported her for ten years, and whom she had admired for just as long! - The head of the Ye family was a philanthropist in public and an executioner in private. He also had a secret no one knew... He built a 78Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 55 After Using Him and Abandoning Him, the Mad Crown Prince Forces Me to Love Him 始乱终弃后，疯批太子强制爱 The rating has only just come out; it’ll go up later! If you love coercive romance, don’t hesitate to dive in! [Decisive, powerful crown prince VS delicate, beautiful rookie spy + coercive love + domination + off-the-charts sexual tension + possessiveness + fleeing while pregnant + HE + 1v1 + groveling chase + angst before payoff + slightly kinky] [The heroine is stunningly beautiful; the hero takes her by force and wields overwhelming power] He is the crown prince of Liang, a battle-hardened ma 22Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 56 After Breaking Off Her Engagement to the Mad Crown Prince, He Spoils Her Again 与疯批太子退亲后，又被他娇养了 [Reborn + both virgins + one-on-one] Abduction and possession + a long road to winning his wife back A ruthless, unstable crown prince who hides his dark side × a resilient, morally upright commandery princess who never holds back In her previous life, Xiao Yuexian disregarded Lu Huaixi’s wishes and got what he wanted, keeping her confined at his side until he had smoothed away every rough edge. Every night, as they lay entwined, Lu Huaixi felt nothing but disgust and couldn’t even bring herself 406Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 57 He Was Crushed: His Little Mad Dog Never Loved Him 破防了，他的小疯狗，从未爱过他 [Chasing her after the breakup, a real scorched-earth pursuit + forced love + contrasting personas + both leads are devoted only to each other] [A wicked, irresistibly compelling man and a clear-eyed heroine who holds a grudge] Lu Jingyi was born into one of the capital's prominent families, but he drove recklessly, gambled with his life, and was violent and unruly. Starved of love, he awkwardly searched for a sense of significance, only to be sent to Nanchuan to take part in a “rural transforma 1.4kReads8.3Score12114d adds
- 58 A Forced Romance With a Climb to the Top 越上枝头强制爱 Transmigrated into the Captivity of a Mad Prince. Transmigration, madness, obsession, confinement, doting, a mischievous little troublemaker, unrequited love, BE fiction. This is a transmigration story, quite different from other quick transmigration novels. Everything is written according to my own ideas. Each story stands alone, and they don't share the same heroine. The heroine is always rational and clear-headed, and knows who she loves and hates. She's no lovesick fool, and she won't go loo 69Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 59 Madam Yan Rui 嫣蕊夫人 [Coercive Love + Male Lead Is Pure + Female Lead Is Not + Obsessive Possessiveness + Domineering Forced Romance] A blood-red peony blooms upon the dragon bed. She is the tale of beauty and slaughter that the history books dare not look upon. In her past life, she was Consort Qin, reviled as the wicked beauty who brought a kingdom to ruin. A raging fire became the final chapter of her life. Reborn at sixteen, she returns to the time when she was forcibly taken into the palace and endured one humi 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 My Ex-Husband Seizes Me by Force 前夫对我强娶豪夺 Seven years ago, on their wedding day, he lifted her veil and warned her: “Su Qingqing, I thought you were some peerless beauty! You're nothing special… Know your place. If my mother hadn't made me marry you, you wouldn't even be fit to wash my and Xiaoxiao's feet.” In the end, they divorced… Later, when disaster struck the Prince Yun's household, Su Qingqing put the past aside and saved Song Yuanjing. When they met again, she was happily in love with another man and already had an adorable daug 3.4kReads8.1Score14214d adds
- 61 The Cage: The Obsessive General 囚笼：偏执的将军 [Pure madness, obsessive forced love + falling in love for no reason + groveling after the fact + BE | Set aside modern thinking: in a world where the upper classes decide who lives and dies, there is no way to turn the tide] A male lead who is like a madman, and a female lead driven mad by him. Read with caution. He Qiu struggled as if making one last stand against the vulgarity of feudal traditions, but she could not break free. She could only let this cruel era devour her. But who can say wha 515Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 62 Betrothed to the Young Marquis, the Mad Crown Prince Takes Me by Force 赐婚小侯爷，疯批太子强取豪夺 [The refined, aloof crown prince VS the radiant legitimate daughter of a military family] [Male lead is reborn + both leads are inexperienced in love + coercive love + possessiveness + fated bond + past and present lives] The Crown Prince of Eastern Wei was a gentle, refined gentleman. On the battlefield, he was a decisive young commander whose fearsome reputation preceded him; at court, he was a crown prince with power over all. He treated others with warmth and carried himself with noble elega 547Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 63 After Becoming a Marquis's Concubine, I Spend Every Day Trying to Escape 穿成侯府小妾后，每天都在逃 (A transmigration romance full of angst: first the heroine suffers, then the arrogant male lead gets tormented mercilessly, insanely, and obsessively.) (A calm, clever transmigrator who always keeps a clear head + a male lead who's cold and restrained at first, then desperately tries to win her back and turns into a shameless simp.) Wei Heng, Marquis of Ningyuan, passed the imperial examinations in his youth and now commands the Wude Bureau, earning the emperor's favor. Hated by his father and 283Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 64 Desperate to Transmigrate Back Home, She Is Imprisoned in the Deep Palace by the Heir Apparent 一心想穿越回家，世子囚她在深宫 [Possessive pursuit + melodramatic angst + love steeped in hatred + a terrible male lead who resents that the moon won’t hang high in the sky vs. a steadfast heroine who only wants to go home but becomes the object of his obsession] [Both are virgins!] Ning Qi transmigrates to ancient times after a car accident. She only needs to stay for three years before she can return to the modern world. With no legal identity in this ancient world, she becomes a maid in the Duke of Zhenguo’s residence to 4.8kReads6.9Score34214d adds
- 65 Reborn: The Powerful Man's Cage 重生之权贵的囚笼 Reborn in an instant, she found herself in the warm bedchamber of her former enemy's son. From then on, Lu Zhiyu became Jiang Yibai's possession. Through countless days and nights entwined beneath the mandarin-duck quilt, the man fell in love, while she only wanted to escape. “The hatred of my family's massacre can never be forgiven. Even if I die, I will never marry you!” But she never imagined that a man so powerful, arrogant, and cold toward women would one day kneel before her and beg her to 70Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 66 Imprisoned by Love: I Took My Bride by Force, but She Can’t Escape 囚爱，强娶娇妻别逃了 [A possessive, relentless pursuit + love after marriage + forced romance + groveling and winning her back + both leads have only ever been with each other + happy ending] Ji Shi couldn’t understand why Lin Wanchen, who could have any woman he wanted, had set his sights on her. From that moment on, she could never escape him. When he caught her for the third time, she finally snapped and cried, “Can’t you just leave me alone?” The man smiled faintly. “Be good. The baby’s waiting for you at home. 45Reads8.2Score314d adds
- 67 Claiming Her for His Tent 夺她入帐 A story of forced marriage and ruthless possession (read with care if this isn't your thing; a Mary Sue, intense push and pull, and a lighthearted style.) + A heroine who is good at putting on an act, optimistic and quick-witted + She transmigrates and is determined to get home + The hero is pure in body and heart, but still a terrible person + He pursues his wife after driving her away + The heroine doesn't love the hero + The hero loses his mind When Qi Yan first proposed taking Shen Wan as h 2.7kReads8.8Score20714d adds
- 68 He Broke Off the Engagement and Told Her to Die, but the Ruthless Prince Went Mad and Stole Her Away 退婚让她去死，狠戾王爷发疯夺妻 Possessive pursuit + forced love + groveling for forgiveness - The year Yu Wan came of age, she was betrothed to the disabled heir of a marquis. With the wedding approaching, the heir held an umbrella in the rain and said coldly, “I never wanted this marriage. Let's call it off.” She knew his heart belonged to someone else, but with her mother gravely ill, she begged him to postpone the wedding. Instead, he coldly and cruelly told her and her mother to go die together. Her mother eventually pass 894Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 69 After Transmigrating into a Slave, I Became the Mad Prince's Demon 穿越成奴后，疯批王爷为她成魔 [Possessive pursuit + forced love + transmigration + palace intrigue and power struggles + old-school melodrama + tragic love + chaste male lead] After an accident, Shen Nanzhi transmigrates to the Great Yong Dynasty. She devotes herself to finding a way home, but is set up and sold into slavery. Sent to the palace, she becomes the personal maid of Prince Yan, Mu Linyuan. He makes exception after exception for her, but she betrays him and escapes again and again. He grows more and more obsessed 1.6kReads8.0Score10314d adds
- 70 After I Accidentally Offended the Crown Prince 误惹太子后 (Complete) Clear-headed, rational transmigrated heroine VS a cold-hearted, merciless emperor (coercive pursuit + groveling redemption + sexually experienced heroine, inexperienced hero. Love triangle.) The ship capsized, and the people who fell into the water struggled to survive. Sitting in a small boat, Ning Lan reached down and pulled a demon from the water. Ning Lan transmigrated and accidentally attracted the attention of a madman. He wielded immense power and, ignoring her wishes, used eve 2.4kReads8.7Score20114d adds
- 71 After I Left with My Childhood Friend, the Sickly Tyrant Went Mad Searching for Me 和竹马离开后，病娇暴君疯了寻我 (The main story is complete) Coercive possession, a sweet and sheltered little princess, a wolf in sheep's clothing, an unhinged hostage prince, imprisonment, growing obsession, lots of foreshadowing Unhappy ending, very angsty later on, readers who are protective of the heroine should beware! Wu Xiaxia was the youngest princess of the Jin Kingdom, born radiant and full of passion, with great hopes placed upon her. There was a man she had secretly loved for many years: Shen Yan. But one day, by 702Reads8.2Score10414d adds
- 72 The Golden Temple Hairpin Ballad 金鬓谣 [Gorgeous heroine, a story of taking what you want by force] The realm is fractured, Hanzhong is in decline, and conflict rages across the land. When Yan Province's cavalry breaks through Chong Province, Ji Shu flees with her maid and encounters Pei Yanzhi, the powerful lord of the region. After the city falls, the young heir says, “Shu'er, I wish to take you as my concubine. What do you say?” Ji Shu shakes her head and refuses. In the governor's mansion, Pei Yanzhi closes in on her step by 3.8kReads7.9Score34014d adds
- 73 Taken by a Mad, Obsessive Lover 被疯批病娇强取豪夺了 [Yandere] + [Corruption] + [Forced Love] + [Locked Away] [Priceless Treasures, Hopeless Love] What the ghost orchid loves is the nightmare of yearning for a love that can never be yours. It also loves the various despicable things people do to lock away their treasures because they cannot bear to lose them. A quick transmigration story of possessive love and taking by force Story One: Aloof Goddess vs. Mad Demon Lord Story Two: Cowardly Young Lady vs. Reborn, Corrupted Loyal Dog Selfish, Clear-E 233Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 74 A Powerful Minister's Rise to Power 权臣强势上位手札 [Strong male lead + calculating and devious + possessive pursuit + doting romance] The male lead is not a virgin. Read with caution if that bothers you. Willows sway beside the flowing river, but youth waits for no one. Yang Qingshao never expected to open her eyes and find herself transformed into a beautiful young girl in the bloom of youth. Her parents arranged a match for her with the Zhao family, whose head was a vice minister of the Ministry of Justice. Everyone praised Zhao Lingyun, the l 5.4kReads8.5Score39614d adds
- 75 Entangled in His Charm 缠娇 [Pure historical romance + coercive possession + strong male lead, weak female lead + unhinged hero + groveling pursuit + sweet and angsty + devoted to each other] Content warnings: The male lead is strong and the female lead is weak. This is not a strong-female-lead story! If you like strong heroines, turn back now! The male lead is extremely twisted. If you need your characters to have sound values, turn back now! The male lead is an unhinged man with a split personality. When he's in a good m 546Reads8.8Score10114d adds
- 76 The Legend of Doctor Zhi 芷医传 Bai Zhi only wanted to be an ordinary doctor, but fate had other plans: she met Xie Heng, heir to a duke's estate. Xie Heng, heir to a duke's estate and a Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, had never failed to get anything he wanted since childhood. This is a story about a man falling in love at first sight, being captivated by a woman's beauty, and taking her by force. More than that, it is the story of a woman growing through adversity and striving to live for herself. Bai Zhi: “W 6.1kReads8.6Score67614d adds
- 77 Captive Heart, All I Want Is Her 囚心，只要她 The male lead is possessive by nature, and gradually reveals it as he and the heroine become entangled. At first, he still respects her, hoping to make her fall in love with him. But as time goes by, she still doesn’t love him and tries to escape. He drops the act completely, becoming as obsessively possessive as he can be. The first time Sang Wan went to her boyfriend’s house, she felt his older brother was looking at her strangely, which frightened her a little. But when her boyfriend told her 771Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 78 Relentless Entanglement 执缠 [Modern Woman in Ancient Times + Not Both Pure + Take by Force + Possessive Obsession + Farming in the Beginning + Many Male Side Characters Like the Heroine, Enter with Caution if That Bothers You…] Before setting out on his campaign, Xiao Gongtai repeatedly made Ji Yin promise she would wait for him to return, and wait for him to come back to Qingshi County and marry her. Ji Yin agreed to everything. Half a year later, Xiao Gongtai returned victorious. Instead of going to the capital to rep 5.1kReads8.8Score32514d adds
- 79 She Refuses to Be a Concubine 她不想做妾 In her previous life, Lu Rong was chosen at fourteen to become the second wife of Xie Xuanlin, head of the Xie family, and was brought to the Xie residence to be raised. Her three stepsons, all around her age, greeted her and called her Mother. Lu Rong faced their three pairs of dark eyes, full of loathing for her, with trepidation, her hands clenched beneath her sleeves. The Xie family had chosen to continue its marriage alliance with the Lu family solely to consolidate its power. After enterin 602Reads8.8Score10914d adds
- 80 Stealing the Consort’s Heart: Longing Trapped in the Imperial Palace 谋窃妃心：帝阙锁相思 [Angst-filled romance | devoted to each other | coercive love] Seizing power, stealing her heart. Xiao Jingheng, Prince of Jing'an, hides his ambition and plots at every turn. After disaster strikes the Ye family, Ye Qianluo, daughter of a disgraced official, enters his household under a contract and becomes his prisoner. A dazzling glimpse of her in their youth was the last glimmer of light in his heart, but family feuds and political power struggles ground it to pieces. Schemes and love intert 105Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 Imprisoned in a Passionate Embrace 强囚娇色 [Possessive pursuit + regretful chase + the powerful one humbles himself + both leads are virgins] The dazzlingly handsome He Yanqing, heir to the title of heir apparent, had been away from the prince’s estate for ten years. When he finally returned, he discovered that he had acquired a fake younger sister. The heir was refined, noble, reserved, and self-possessed. He offered her help with false kindness and pampered her, and she believed she had gained a wonderful big brother. One day, the s 783Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 82 The Noble Consort Crooks a Finger, and the Tyrant Keeps Her in the Palm of His Hand 贵妃勾勾手，暴君囚在掌心宠 [Both leads are devoted only to each other]+ [Rekindled Romance]+ [Possessive Love]+ [Sweet and Angsty] A historical version of “she runs, he chases, and she can never escape.” The male lead is a stubborn romantic, and the heroine suffers a little at the start. On the day of her wedding, he launched a rebellion. From then on, he kept her imprisoned in the palm of his hand, determined to make the most beautiful woman in the land his caged bird, his treasured flower. He was possessive and overbear 982Reads5.7Score10914d adds
- 83 Escape from Jiana Island 逃离迦那岛 [Taking by force + coercive love + wealthy-family feuds] This is Jiana Island, where he holds sway over everything and where her misfortune begins. She wakes from a coma with no identity and no memories, mistaking him for the man from her dreams. He gives her a name and claims to be her boyfriend. He treats her well, but she gradually realizes that his words are full of lies. Her name is fake, and so is his claim to be her boyfriend. She begins searching for her memories and identity, hoping to 890Reads8.5Score10414d adds
- 84 After She Ran Away, the Mad Crown Prince Forced Her to Submit 逃跑后，疯批太子迫她臣服 [Devoted couple + possessive love + melodrama + bittersweet romance] The Jiang clan, the Dukes of Zhenguo, were falsely accused of treason. On the day the entire family was imprisoned, the legitimate daughter, Jiang Yanhe, vanished without a trace. Overnight, the most beautiful woman in the capital became a wanted criminal with a bounty on her head. The authorities searched for days, but no one caught sight of the Jiang daughter. Some said the pampered Jiang girl had died while fleeing. Only the 1.1kReads6.1Score10814d adds
- 85 After Provoking a Madman, the Healer Fled with His Child 误惹疯子后，医女带球跑 [Coercive Pursuit + Runaway Romance] [Newly Rated] Chang Xi is a physician whose greatest wish is to have a small clinic of her own. Xue Zhuo was ordered to travel south of the Yangtze to investigate a corruption case. One moment of carelessness, and he was dosed with Spring Breeze Entwined, an aphrodisiac. That day, Chang Xi went to a pleasure house to treat one of the women there, and by a twist of fate, the two spent a night together. When he came to, the man wanted to give her a title and ta 657Reads8.2Score10114d adds
- 86 Reverse Domestication 反向驯化 [Possessive pursuit] + [groveling redemption arc]~ At the beginning, Shen Qingye said: “Meng Wanning, in this world, there’s nothing I can’t get if I want it.” “There was no road until I made one. You’ll walk whichever road I give you.” Back then, he never imagined that one day he would bow his proud head and kneel humbly before Meng Wanning. “I’m the one who hurt you, not the baby. Ningning, if you hate someone, hate me. Don’t abort the child.” Much later, someone asked Shen Qingye, “When 1.3kReads7.9Score10014d adds
- 87 She Ran Away 她逃之夭夭 My new work is here! You can find it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 180Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 88 The Springtime Bureau 春日局 (Gentle, sweet former princess × cold, unhinged rebel powerbroker; forced marriage; the hero knowingly uses her at first, then falls for her despite himself; later he pays dearly for it; both are each other's only one; happy ending) Lin Xi was a princess of the former dynasty. When the new emperor ascended the throne, she became a prisoner. She was only seventeen. When the court lady brought her a white silk cord, she wasn't afraid. Everyone had to die someday, she thought. But when she was sen 1.6kReads8.5Score12914d adds
- 89 Seized by Force 横夺 No one could have imagined that the most powerful minister in the Great Zhou dynasty would fall for a woman. And Zhang Zhiman could never have guessed that woman would be herself. The first twenty years of her life had been peaceful and fortunate, free of worry. Then, in a single day, the tides turned, and she was crushed into the dirt. The name Lai Xunyu made anyone who heard it shudder with fear. With a beautiful, smiling woman by his side, precious as a jewel, he thought that spending the res 3.5kReads—Score26014d adds
- 90 You’re Mine Now, Sweetheart. You Can’t Escape 强行霸占，乖乖，你逃不掉的 A fictional historical setting, one-on-one romance between two virgins, sweet and angsty, with more suffering for the male lead. Ever since Lord Yan discovered Bai Xi’s beauty at the Martyrs’ Memorial Garden, he had secretly been harboring designs on her. In less than three days, he began forcibly taking her for himself, using both threats and blandishments, with no restraint day after day. So Bai Xi seized an opportunity to run away with her mother. But Lord Yan would never let her get away so 4.1kReads9.0Score26614d adds
- 91 Can't Escape! The Obsessive Prince Claims Me by Force 难逃！偏执殿下对我强取豪夺 [Forced Possession + Both Pure + Sweet Romance + He Chases His Wife: Rough, Overbearing Man vs. Delicate Beauty] After being reborn, Fang Weimo, who had died miserably in a life of household intrigue, wanted nothing more than to live out her days in quiet simplicity and ensure that the aunt who had raised her had enough to eat and wear. But she unexpectedly returned to the capital, where the Fifth Prince, a meticulous man who was always off fighting on the battlefield, forcibly took her into his 957Reads9.0Score10314d adds
- 92 A Captor's Obsession: The Delicate Beauty Just Wants to Run 强取豪夺，娇软美人只想跑路 [Quick transmigration System + dramatic love entanglements + peerless beauty + yandere + sweet romance] Nian Ning is a newcomer to the Quick Transmigration Bureau, a beautiful fool blessed with top-tier looks. She is dedicated to fulfilling the original hosts' wishes and hopes to retire early and live a lazy life. But why is everything getting so far off track? Nian Ning: Is it still too late to run? One of the male leads in the first world is not a virgin. If that bothers you, skip straight to 59Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 The White Moonlight Refuses to Fall for Him 白月光她死不动心 [Taking by Force + Clear-Headed Heroine + Canary + A Story About Not Falling in Love + Both Leads' First Love] A clear-headed dance department campus beauty versus an unhinged heir to a wealthy family. In Xu Qing's eyes, he is Madman Yu, a demon, someone she dreams of escaping. "Xu Qing, do you have no heart?" She does have a heart. Her dreams simply matter more. That day, she crawled forward on her knees, kowtowing to beg the Buddha, nearly ruining the leg she danced with. She said, "If I don't 94Reads—Score414d adds
- 94 Captive Love: The Possessive Prince’s Beloved 掠夺囚爱：偏执王爷心尖宠 [Completed + devoted 1v1 + transmigration + possessive romance + powerful man and vulnerable woman + sweet and angsty + happy ending] One day, with no warning, Si Yao transmigrated to another world and found herself collapsed in a wilderness, still wearing her dress. She’d stumbled into a melodramatic TV plot: she rescued an injured man, and from then on was pursued by a sinister, ruthless viper. Coercion, yearning, a horrifying love and desire, and terrifying possessiveness. Si Yao had given in 5.3kReads8.7Score44614d adds
- 95 After I Became a Widow, the Emperor Spoiled Me Rotten 穿成寡妇后，我被皇帝狠狠宠了 Shen Ning transmigrates to ancient times. She has been married and fought in wars, and when rewards are handed out for her achievements, all she wants is a chastity memorial arch. Never in a million years did she expect the emperor to fall for her, a widow. 786Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 96 Transmigrated to Ancient Times: The Orphan Girl Cuts Ties and Makes a Fortune! 魂穿古代：孤女断亲搞大钱！ Completed novel. The author is devoted to the heroine: whoever she chooses is the male lead. At thirteen, Xu Yunling lost both parents and became an orphan. Her step-grandmother forced her into marriage, and she died by accident. A modern woman named Xu Yun transmigrates into her body and protects the family business, making her way in the world with a bowl of rice dumplings and a batch of candied fruit. At fifteen, a young herb gatherer meets a sun-bright orphan. He is an insecure, sensitive bo 73Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 A Calculated Courtship: The Blue Gum Has Found Its Mistletoe Bird 步步为营之蓝桉已遇释槐鸟 [Anti-Stockholm syndrome + Golden Triangle + Both leads devoted and strong + Military doctor undercover + Narcotics officer + Coercive love + Long-planned scheme + Heroine gets her revenge] The powerful Shengda Group suddenly fell apart. News of Fu Jing’s suicide, the man who controlled the group, shot to the top of the trending charts. When the truth came out, the world learned of the identity hidden beneath business tycoon Fu Jing’s illustrious public image, and of the sordid deeds he had comm 215Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 98 Huan Boqing 欢薄情 [Completed] [Traditional Historical Romance + One-on-One Romance + Both Leads Are Faithful + Coercive Possession + Finding Sweetness Amid the Angst + Reconciliation + Happy Ending] [Anxious, Possessive Rich Young Master × Cool-Headed Legitimate Daughter Who Endures] [Content note: The male lead is not a deranged psychopath. They are mutually in love from beginning to end.] After losing her memory, Rong Mingyue was rescued by the refined young gentleman Qin Cheng. The two should have followed the 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 I Faked My Death and Vanished for Three Years, Now My Mad Ex-Husband Has Dragged Me Into His Tent 死遁三年，疯批前夫夺我入帐 A resilient, clear-eyed fake heiress versus a mad ex-husband who takes what he wants by force After faking her death and disappearing for three years, You Nian’s former husband came looking for her. He said he’d slept with a woman at the estate the night before and wanted them to find out who she was. The unmarried young women in the household were all thrilled, the matriarch dreamed of what lay ahead, and her husband treated her with gentle concern. Only You Nian knew Wei Jinxian had come for 709Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 The Silent Tears of the Stars 星辰泪无言 The day I awoke, all I could see was a barren, desolate wasteland. I had forgotten who I was. I told myself I had to get out of this wasteland and live a story of my own. The stars said nothing as they hung high in the sky, watching us coldly. They told us we could escape neither the stars overhead nor the person we were destined to meet. I suppose that’s fate. 57Reads—Score—14d adds
