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- 51 When We Meet Again, We’ll Be Worlds Apart 再见已是天上人间 While Nan Sheng was still alive, she climbed the ninety-nine stone steps behind the Chenghuang Temple and prayed devoutly for Mo Beichen to return safely. But the day before she died, she fulfilled her vow. She said, “In my next life, I don’t want to meet him again.” After Nan Sheng died, Mo Beichen retraced the path she had taken, kneeling three times at every nine steps as he begged the gods to return his wife to him… He said, “If there is another life, may she live a carefree life, free from 205Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 52 The Road Ahead Is One of Heartbreak 此去离殇 “You never deserved to be my wife.” Once, she had loved him with all her heart, only to be met with his cold rejection. Time passed, and she died before his eyes. All the love she had never gotten to confess became a sharp sword plunging into his heart… 238Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 53 A Marriage That Eats Away at the Bones 蚀骨囚婚 Fang Yuanshuang chased Duan Hancheng for years, throwing herself into the flames like a moth, only to be utterly destroyed. Not only was she branded jealous and murderous, she also lost her status as everyone’s darling. After leaving for three years, she endured every hardship and lost the right to look up to him. - But when she got engaged to someone else and was about to walk down the aisle, Duan Hancheng finally came to his senses. He used every means at his disposal to force a ring onto 155Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 54 In Uniform, Yet Unable to Save the One Beside Me 一身警服，难渡枕边人 A police uniform, but he can’t bring the woman beside him to justice. 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 After Prison, I Became the Lifelong Incurable Disease of President Fu 出狱后，成了傅总终生难愈的绝症 **Tortured Romance · The Chase After She Leaves · Physical and Emotional Abuse · A Truth-Fueled Counterattack** She was South City’s proudest red rose, and once saw him as the only light in her life. But that love became a hell he built for her with his own hands. Fu Sinian was convinced she had grievously harmed his “beloved,” and forged evidence dragged her into the abyss. Torture in prison, humiliating words carved into her skin, a forced kidney donation... He watched coldly, even helping it 1.6kReads—Score10414d adds
- 56 The Inner Courtyard Guide to Male Virtue 内宅男德录 [Female-dominant world, women attracted to women + reversed gender roles + woman-centered language + men suffer + historical romance, a wife-chasing crematorium + mostly male POV + domestic family drama early on] Pei Qianhuo was born under an unlucky star: he reincarnated as a man. But he was also lucky, because he got to marry into Jiang Daoyi's family. The married couple were passionately in love for three years, but a poor couple has troubles at every turn, and having no daughter to carry on 260Reads8.3Score10914d adds
- 57 Forced Love: After He Abused the Wrong Woman, CEO Bo Went Truly Insane 强制囚爱，虐错人后薄总真疯批了 [She Pursues Him + Revenge + He Chases Her After Losing Her + Heiress + Two Unhinged Leads] (An extremely melodramatic story, so don't judge it by your usual standards. The male lead gets revenge first, then the female lead gets hers. She changes completely later on and becomes heartless. His punishment is the ultimate heartbreak, and he may not win her back!!! This may not have a happy ending.) Back then, Chi Su was the universally acknowledged princess of Jiangcheng, high above everyone else, 15Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 58 When the Stars Fall in Full Bloom 如遇满星落 As the stars fall, everything is full. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 After My Husband and His First Love Drove Our Son to His Death, I Went on a Rampage 老公和初恋逼死儿子后，我杀疯了 After my husband and his first love drove our son to his death, I went on a killing spree 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Late to Return, Late to Return, Nowhere to Call Home 迟归迟归无家可归 Ground down in the imperial palace, Xiao Chigui spends his life enduring hardship and drifting from place to place, never receiving even the slightest warmth. Xie Wangyan, whose power holds sway over an entire region, exhausts himself with longing, hoping only that his beloved will return. In the end, the promised day of return means never coming back at all. 339Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 Clouds Veil the Vermilion Tower 云锁朱楼 The second time Mu Yun embroidered her wedding dress, her husband, Zhu Lou, found her and demanded coldly, “Madam Mu, have you forgotten that you're a wife of the Zhu family?” “No! I'm not!” What did it mean to be a wife of the Zhu family? It was a death sentence! A story about the hardships of marriage, the struggles of life, and the pain of living. A thoroughly unhappy read. The male lead is not chaste, so proceed with caution if that bothers you! It's not a satisfying or empowering story. It' 677Reads8.8Score10014d adds
- 62 I Designed Your Bride's Wedding Dress with My Own Hands 我亲手为你的新娘设计了婚纱 Cover image source: XHS, Snowy Day Originally titled “Out of Focus” A secret crush is one person out of focus; loving someone you can’t have is two people on parallel lines. When you appeared, the whole world went out of focus. The first time we met, I tripped in front of you. From then on, I’ve always stumbled right where you are. Jian Lushun, goodbye forever. 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 At Thirty-One, I Pretend to Go to Work in Shenzhen 三十一岁，我在深圳假装上班 At Thirty-One, I'm Pretending to Have a Job in Shenzhen —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 Goodbye Forever, Brother Bo 薄哥哥，再也不见了 [Heartbreaking] When she learned she had only a year to live, Bo Qingyuan fled, escaping the hell Bo Muchao had kept her in for six years. She was an unwanted extra, taken in when the Bo family adopted Bo Yinyin. For five years, she served as a bone marrow donor for Bo Yinyin. After Yinyin died, everyone called her a murderer and said she had to atone. Six years imprisoned, six years tormented. Surely she had paid for even the gravest sin by now? At the end of her life, she said, “Brother Bo, le 3.1kReads6.7Score27214d adds
- 65 Loving You, Even If It Was Only a Fleeting Splendor 爱你纵使繁华一场 After five years of marriage, Mo Sheng still hadn't made Li Yunan fall in love with her. When she learned she had a terminal illness, all she asked for was ten months. “After ten months, I can divorce you. Please, don't hate me.” “What are you playing at?” “I'm tired. I want to be free.” Childhood sweethearts may grow apart as time goes by. Mo Sheng had loved Li Yunan for thirteen years, while he gave all his love to another woman. As she suffered through a pain unlike anything she had ever endu 23Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 66 Kim Eun-ning’s First Book 金恩宁的第一本书 Arrogant, unhinged wealthy heir + beautiful, strong, tragic top student + dog-training romance + chasing his wife to the crematorium Supporting couple: a rabid mad dog who refuses to let go + a delicate, graceful beauty like a white jade pearl The young master’s malice always comes out of nowhere, and his love is just a passing whim. He once lazily exhaled smoke and said, “It was just something stupid I said on a whim.” He also once stood there with red-rimmed eyes, using every means at his disp 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 Captive Phoenix in His Arms: The Ruthless Emperor's Prisoner 俘凰入罗帷，狠戾帝君掌心囚 When the Cangxuan Kingdom fell, its legitimate eldest princess, once revered and surrounded by every luxury, was cast from her heavenly heights into the deepest hell. Chu Yan had once been held hostage in Cangxuan. When he was being humiliated, the kingdom’s eldest princess, Fan Hua, came to his rescue. They grew up together and fell in love, but a conspiracy made Chu Yan hate the entire Cangxuan royal family. After years of plotting, he destroyed her kingdom, trampled on her dignity, and forced 285Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 68 President Lu, Miss Liang Has Disappeared 陆总，梁小姐消失了 Liang Ji never imagined that the one time she gave in to her own selfish impulse, she would take an innocent life. It brought her life back into contact with the boy she had secretly loved for years, but he was no longer the person who had lit up her bleak youth. Whenever he saw her, his face was full of disgust. Lu Huaijing’s beloved died in an accident caused by Liang Ji. Wanting to punish her in his own way, he agreed to a loveless marriage with her. A contractual relationship, brought about 125Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 She Died the Year She Still Loved Me 她死在还爱我那年 She Died the Year She Still Loved Me 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Bound by Cruelty, With No Escape 缚虐难逃 [Angsty romance] He tortured her for two whole years, all because of one plea. She went from someone hidden away from daylight in this villa to a canary in a gilded cage, glamorous on the surface. Later, he came to his senses, but it was too late to undo the damage. She could not forget, yet pretended she had moved on. They were each other’s salvation, but monsters in the eyes of the world. She was at her best back then. He was at his best later. But a whole youth lay between the best versions o 841Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 71 Her Fake Heiress Childhood Friend and His Family Have Her Back, but She'll Take Everything Back 假千金竹马全家护，她要夺回一切 Her childhood sweetheart and his whole family protect the fake heiress. Now she wants to take it all back. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 Kept 豢养 Huo Li and Gu Shixiao. They were two parallel lines that should never have crossed. But when Gu Shixiao was at her lowest, a contract in black and white bound them together. Ten years of her youth, signed away. He saved her from the hardships of reality, only to push her into hell with his own hands. Gu Shixiao: “Huo Li, did you ever have any genuine feelings for me?” Huo Li smiled. “What we have is just a transaction.” Gu Shixiao: “Huo Li, was there ever a moment when you...” Huo Li cut her off 122Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 73 After Breaking Off the Engagement, I Was Doted on by the Young Master of the Capital's Elite 退婚后，被京圈太子爷娇宠上天 After Calling Off the Engagement, I Was Spoiled Rotten by the Crown Prince of Beijing's Elite Circle 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 Didn't You Want to Break Up? 不是要分手吗 A rich, hot-tempered bully x a meek, gentle wife They say, “The Ji family's eldest young master is perfect in every way: good-looking, fit, and blessed with a nice voice. His only flaw is his temper. He likes beating people up.” They say, “The Ji family's eldest young master is a hopeless romantic. He's pursued a young model for years and never gives up.” They say, “The Ji family's eldest young master has stopped chasing the model. Now things are bad. Who knows who the unlucky one will be?” Wei 90Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 75 A Winding Road to Marriage 蔓蔓婚路 Have you ever woken up in an unfamiliar hotel room and found a stranger lying beside you? In the fifth year of her marriage, after her relationship fell apart, she was forced to attend a blind date dinner. For the first time in her life, she got drunk in front of a strange man. But they had only talked for ten minutes. How could there be any feelings between them? Wait a minute, wasn’t he the man she was supposed to meet on the blind date? With a face so devastatingly handsome, he made her wonde 846Reads9.0Score10014d adds
- 76 Tortured Love on Our Wedding Night: His Wife Deserves No Such Fate 新婚虐爱：夫人她罪不至死 Five years ago, Li Zhihan was convinced Wen Ke had killed someone, and tormented her day and night. Kneeling in the rain, Wen Ke sobbed until her voice was raw. “Li Zhihan, I didn’t do it!” The only answer was a slap across her face. “Shut up, murderer. You deserve to die on your knees here and atone for Xiao Luo.” Five years later, when Li Zhihan saw her again, her eyes were lifeless and her body was gaunt. She could only kowtow frantically. “I killed someone. I’m guilty. Please spare me...” “W 1.8kReads8.0Score10014d adds
- 77 After Tormenting Her, President Feng Regrets It 虐完她后封总后悔不已 To avenge himself, he married his enemy's daughter. For two years, he tormented the poor girl, who was both deaf and mute, as cruelly as he could. He knew that hurting her meant hurting himself, too, but he couldn't forget the blood feud. Only when she died in childbirth did he realize he had already fallen in love with her. Without her, he had lost his soul. His great revenge was complete, and his beloved was gone. He wanted to follow her, but she had left him a daughter. Five years later, when 673Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 78 Mr. Shen, Stop Tormenting Me. Please Let Me Go! 沈先生别虐了，请放我走！ A car accident changed both their fates. After humiliating her in every possible way, he finally realized that he was the biggest joke of all! Miss Qiao, is it too late for me to pursue you now? Mr. Shen, please let me go! 844Reads7.2Score10114d adds
- 79 My Best Friend Got Pregnant by a Black Man, Then Blamed Her Ex-Boyfriend 闺蜜与黑人交往意外怀孕，赖上了前男友 My Best Friend Accidentally Got Pregnant by a Black Man, Then Tried to Pin It on Her Ex —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 Searching a Thousand Miles for the Way 万里寻途 A Thousand Miles in Search of the Way —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 This Is Awkward: My Ex-Wife Is Getting Married, and I Still Have to Serve at the Wedding 尴尬，前妻结婚我还要去婚宴上端盘子 How awkward. My ex-wife is getting married, and I still have to go serve food at her wedding banquet. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 Bo Yu, I Don't Dare Love You Anymore 薄欲，我不敢再爱你了 Su Qingwu had been married to Bo Yu for five years, and he had trampled her sincere love until it was shattered to pieces. She thought he really was as cold as the rumors said, even in bed, utterly devoid of emotion. But after Bai Xiaoxiao returned, Su Qingwu realized that Bo Yu hadn’t been born cold and indifferent. He knew better than anyone how to treat someone with tenderness and affection. Su Qingwu was left battered and broken, eventually losing all feeling. When she returned in full fin 945Reads7.0Score10214d adds
- 83 Mr. Qi, Loving You Is a Living Hell 祁先生，爱你是人间炼狱 The story begins with the words, “This woman is yours.” Then Jiang Zhiyu is framed by Qi Han’s fiancée, who hires an assassin to kill him. Because of this, Qi Han destroys the Jiang family and sends her brother to prison. In the end, does he love her, or does he just feel guilty? Let’s find out. 178Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 84 Surrender 臣服 Shen Nian was brought back to the Shen family at the age of eight to reunite with her relatives. There, she met the older man who had saved her life, Third Master Fu. More than ten years later, Third Master Fu married someone, but the bride was burned at the wedding and left in a vegetative state. Shen Nian was framed for arson, and her biological mother forced her to take the blame in her younger sister’s place. After six years in prison, Shen Nian had been utterly changed by the torment. To ge 711Reads7.7Score10014d adds
- 85 The Strange Resurgence: While Others Fight to Survive, I Chase KPIs 诡异复苏，别人求生我冲KPI Reborn in a parallel world where the paranormal has descended, Chen Wei awakens the Paranormal Rules Repair System. A vengeful ghost coming to claim your life? That's an overloaded circuit. A curse contaminating the area? That's a missing ground wire. While everyone else fights for survival, he treats haunted domains like a workplace, fixing one job at a time. When the Investigation Bureau comes knocking, he holds up his electrician's pliers and says just one thing: Remember to pay me for overti —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 After He Tortured His Wife to Death, the Mad Young Master Bo Held a Funeral for the World 虐死夫人后，疯批薄少为天下办丧 Bo Muzhou was convinced that Tang Hua was the culprit behind the death of the woman he loved. He imprisoned her, tormented her, and humiliated her, using the cruelest, most brutal methods to break her pride and drive her into the mud. He said he could never love a sinner, and that sinners should have died long ago! The day she died, blood stained the snow. Holding her unrecognizable corpse in his arms, he went mad... Reborn, she returned with a cute younger boyfriend at her side and a billionair 529Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 87 President Fan, Stop Tormenting Me. Your Wife Is Already Married 繁总别虐了，夫人已嫁人 [Angsty Romance + CEO + Dark Obsession + Everyone Chases Their Wife Into the Crematorium] Three years ago, she fell in love at first sight with the refined and mature Fan Ye. She gave him her whole heart and doggedly pursued him, until at last they were married. She thought she had found her happily ever after. Three years later, the Yu family went bankrupt, her mother died and her father was gone, her brother was badly injured, and Fan Ye forced her to leave with nothing. She finally understood 1.2kReads8.7Score10514d adds
- 88 Don't Mess with the Little Snake Demon! A Horde of Crazy Gods Stands Behind Her 别惹小蛇妖！她身后一群疯批神 [Where the stars burn out lies the divine tomb | Only when love and desire are burned away can one attain the Dao] “The Great Dao is heartless, but those who love deeply make kindling of themselves, burn through karma, and light the way home.” She harbors baleful energy within her. She is a taboo of the Heavenly Dao! Through a twist of fate, she ends up in a snake’s body. With fifty thousand years of cultivation, she still gets bullied by a dog! Ruoni bears a Heavenly Tribulation “wanted post 8Reads—Score114d adds
- 89 After Torturing His Wife to Death, Young Master Yan Went Mad 虐死夫人后，言少疯魔了 [Angst + both leads are each other's only ones + strong heroine + she suffers first, then he does] The joy of young love was delayed until marriage. She thought she would finally get what she wanted, only to find it was all for nothing. Mu Ruyan had loved Yan Zhiting for years, but then her brother was imprisoned, her company went bankrupt, her father fell ill, and her mother passed away. His evidence against her and his coldness became the final straw that broke her. As she lay dying, she curse 119Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 90 After Tormenting Me, My Ex-Husband Remembered I Was His First Love 虐完我，前夫想起我是他的白月光 [Angst First, Then Sweetness + Each Other's One and Only + Multiple Couples] [Passionate, Domineering Jerk Turned Devoted Husband vs. Radiant, Resilient Beauty with a Tender Heart] Su Xingrou loved Ji Xuan with all her heart for eight years, but all she got in return was coldness and contempt. The moment Ji Xuan forced her onto the operating table to terminate her pregnancy, every bit of affection she had felt for him vanished. She left him behind and chose to live for herself. She would never m 746Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 91 Mr. Gu, You Tortured Your Wife to Death 顾总，夫人被你虐死了 Su Yaqi once thought Gu Jin would be the dazzling light of her life. But after they married, she realized he wasn’t a light at all. He was an endless abyss of torment. During their five years of marriage, he left her utterly broken. Losing their child was the final straw. On a snowy night, Su Yaqi jumped from the eighth floor without hesitation, ending her miserable life. Gu Jin, if there’s another life, I never want to fall in love with you again! Gu Jin, don’t come to my grave and cry after I’ 165Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 92 I Brought Him Back to Life, but He Called Me Selfish 我复活了他，他却说我自私 I Brought Him Back to Life, but He Called Me Selfish 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 Strolling Along With a Snail 牵着蜗牛去散步 Taking a Snail for a Walk 12Reads—Score214d adds
- 94 My Pure and Innocent Wife Cheated with a Foreigner. The Reason? Her Husband Was Too Gentle 清纯老婆出轨老外，原因竟是老公太温柔 My Pure and Innocent Wife Cheated with a Foreign Man. The Reason? Her Husband Was Too Gentle —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 Mr. He, Stop Torturing Me. Your Wife Is Really Dead This Time 贺总别虐了，夫人这次真的死了 Two years ago, she was found guilty of deliberately injuring the woman he loved. So he sent her to prison, crippled one of her legs, and crushed all her pride. Two years later, she believes she has escaped from hell and vows never to have anything to do with him again. But it turns out the Devil of Hell would never let her go so easily. 55Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 96 I Spent 100,000 on My Girlfriend, and She Went to School as a Study Companion 我给女友花了十万，她去学校做伴读 I Spent 100,000 on My Girlfriend, and She Became a School Companion Reader 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 At the Class Reunion, My Wife Sat on the Property Deputy Manager's Lap, and the Whole Class Called Me Cheap 同学聚会，老婆坐在物业副总腿上，全班说我小气 At the Class Reunion, My Wife Sat on the Property Management Deputy Director's Lap, and the Whole Class Called Me Stingy 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 Quick Transmigration: My Wild and Devoted Boyfriend from the Crematorium Is Back 快穿：我的火葬场男友又野又乖 [Quick Transmigration+System+Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium+Mutual Devotion+Sweet and Satisfying+Mending a Broken Relationship+Bottom Protagonist+HE] Shen Yutan did something absurd: he bound himself to a System called Cremation Kid and was forced to travel through a hundred worlds, playing the same person’s “ex” in every one. In the real world, that person was Fu Chengye, the race-car driver Shen Yutan had a crush on. In each new world, his name changed, but that same unruly streak remaine —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 When We Divorced, I Made Her Kneel and Pay Me Back 离婚时，我让她跪着还 When We Divorced, I Made Her Kneel to Pay Me Back 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 Mr. Li, Stop Torturing Her. Your Wife Wants Nothing More Than to Die 黎总别虐了，夫人她一心求死 [Angst + the regretful chase for a lost wife] Chu Sisi was wrongly imprisoned for three years before being released. She thought she could start her life over. But her parents abandoned her, her younger sister framed her, and her beloved fiancé made her, a murderer, atone for her crimes. She was no longer the lofty young lady of the Chu family. She had even become someone else’s plaything. After watching her best friend die right in front of her and losing her child, she jumped from the twenty-s 282Reads6.1Score—14d adds
