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- 1 Dangerous Trap: Young Master Mo, Go Easy on Me 危情陷阱：墨少你轻点宠 Su Lingyue thought her life had turned dark for good, until she found a little boy. He was well-behaved, sweet, and clever beyond his years. But... First, the handsome young master of the Lu family showed up at her door with 999 red roses. “Xiaoyue, let me be Ruirui’s dad!” Then her ex-husband, a CEO, refused to be outdone and booked an entire fireworks show to confess his love! And a mysterious big shot even sent her the world’s largest diamond, or so the legend went! Su Lingyue was stunned. “R 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 After I Got Out of Prison, They All Knelt and Begged for My Forgiveness 出狱后，他们都跪着求我原谅 No competing for a man, no tired tropes, no forgiveness. A heroine who only wants to use men to build her career and has no interest in romance vs. a hopeless romantic male supporting character who rises to become the hero. At her engagement ceremony, Su Xianjun is beaten by her younger brother. Her fiancé, who should have been standing by her side, merely says, “You’re truly wicked.” Later, their beloved first love dies, and Su Xianjun is sent to prison by the older brother who doted on her and 3Reads—Score114d adds
- 3 After Tormenting Me, Mr. Fu Regrets It Too Late 虐完我，傅总悔不当初 In Baidu, everyone knows that Lin Qingqian, the Lin family heiress, used underhanded tricks to steal Fu Yusheng from her best friend, Wei Xiaoxiao, and marry him as she had always hoped. Unfortunately, she didn’t get to enjoy her victory for long... A year later, Fu Yusheng personally sent Lin Qingqian to prison... Three years later, when Lin Qingqian returned from prison, she had only one thought: stay away from Fu Yusheng! Stay away from Fu Yusheng! Stay away from Fu Yusheng! But fate made her 39Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 4 Get Lost, Mr. Bo! I Want Nothing to Do With You! 薄少滚蛋，余生无爱！ A story of physical and emotional torment. Have tissues ready. A groveling-after-the-breakup story. If it’s not to your taste, please forgive me! ╥﹏╥ A trip to a mental hospital makes her grow old before her time... Her wrists are broken and her heart is replaced, all because the woman he loves fell from a building and was left disabled. “Brother Han!” The man frowns in displeasure. “I’m your sister’s fiancé. What should you call me?” “B... brother-in-law...” “Hah! You don’t deserve to! 133Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Bone-Deep Regret: Mr. Li, Your Wife Has Been Laid to Rest on Green Mountain 蚀骨悔：厉总，夫人已葬青山 [Terminal illness + faked death + a groveling quest to win her back + substitute for his first love] Lin Zhaozhao stayed by Li Chengzhou’s side for five years to atone for causing his sister’s death five years earlier. Over those five years, she endured torment while he watched with cold indifference, even wishing she would die. Only when she really died did Li Chengzhou realize that the woman he had hated with all his heart had long since become part of his very being. He searched for her frant 16Reads—Score414d adds
- 6 She Is Like Moonlight, and Will Not Yield 她似月光不肯降 A sickly, possessive nobleman with an old, lingering ailment × a fallen heiress whose family has been ruined [Chaste and restrained + An old connection + An older man who keeps his feelings hidden + He falls for her on his own + Awakening and changing her fate + Two strong leads saving each other] A short-term contract binds two people reunited after years apart. He hides the regrets of the love they missed when they were young, and the feelings that never faded over the years. She hides a shock 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Young Master Mo, You’re Tormenting the Wrong Woman. Your Wife Is the One You’ve Always Loved 莫少你虐错了，夫人才是你的白月光 She rescued that man from a fire and loved him for over a decade. But after she became pregnant, he personally sent her to prison. With her heart reduced to ashes, she forced herself to give birth to their child. She endured endless torment in prison and was released early, but left the country immediately afterward, never once looking back at the homeland she had left behind. Years later, she returned. The Luo Jinxi who once loved him no longer existed. In her place was the ruthless CEO of H Gr 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Mercy and Hatred 慈悲恨 87Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 9 After Her Release from Prison, Young Master Mu Makes Her His Precious Darling 出狱后，她被穆少宠成心头宝 She was Luocheng's most celebrated socialite, yet he personally sent her to prison for three years. Three years later, her heart dead, she agreed to marry someone else. On the eve of her wedding, he pinned her against the bathroom vanity, pressed close to her as he whispered a desperate plea in her ear. “Ranran, I was wrong. Please don't marry him, all right?” 400Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Mr. Mo, Stop Torturing Me. Your Wife Doesn’t Deserve This 墨总别虐了，夫人她罪不至死 [Modern romance + tragic love + a husband chasing his wife after losing her + wealthy family] All because she loved him so much that she had no dignity left. He left her deaf and personally sent her to prison. Jian Xi swore she would never make the same mistake again. But what was this man, kneeling before her and begging for forgiveness? Jian Xi smiled radiantly. “I'll forgive you only when you're dead.” 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Cinnabar Cleanses Evil, Yan Ci Guides Me Through Two Lifetimes 朱砂洗邪，砚辞渡我两世 Cinnabar Cleanses Evil, Yan Ci Guides Me Through Two Lifetimes 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 A Lifetime of Karmic Tribulations 一世劫缘 Zhang Wanrou, the only daughter of Master Zhang, is a skilled martial artist with a bold, straightforward temperament. For miles around, she has the final say. Unfortunately, she cannot escape her fated romantic tribulation. No matter how impressive her martial skills, she cannot repay the debt of love she incurred in her past life! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 After Prison, I Struggle to Raise My Child While Evading a Worldwide Manhunt 出狱后，我艰难带娃躲避全球通缉 A conspiracy led Jin Yeze to torment Lan Rou in every way. In unbearable pain, Lan Rou vowed never to have anything to do with Jin Yeze again. Five years later, Lan Rou was released from prison and returned with her child. Fate seemed to be playing a cruel joke on her. Though she hated Jin Yeze, she seemed unable to escape the trap he had laid for her, and finally understood what it meant to imprison yourself. One day, Jin Yeze strode over on his long legs and blocked her way, looking utterly ce 53Reads6.2Score514d adds
- 14 Sickening Devotion 病态深情 [1v1/SC/physical and emotional angst/the heroine never takes back an ex] [Cold-blooded, ruthless heir x proud young lady who never bends] When Chi Mu was sixteen, she fell in love with someone. They were inseparable, their love sweet and tender, and they were the perfect couple everyone envied. Later, he became a rabid dog. He personally sent her to prison, leaving her family in ruins and separating her from her loved ones. Later still, everyone in Jingzhou knew that the cold-blooded, ruthless r 223Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Mr. Li, Stop Tormenting Her. Your Wife Is Innocent 黎总别虐了，夫人她无罪 [Angst-filled romance + groveling pursuit + physical and emotional torment] “Li Yuchen, did you ever love me at all?” “No.” A conspiracy made Shen Jiaojiao the scapegoat, and she was sent to prison. By the time she was released, everything had changed. The Shen family was gone, but he still had no intention of letting her go. Li Yuchen imprisoned her, and Shi Jiao ruined her hands. Her living nightmare had begun. After years of torment, the day she was diagnosed with severe depression, Shen Jiao 499Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Cold-Hearted Love: Mr. Fu’s First Guilty Wife 冷情虐爱：傅先生的第一罪妻 On their wedding night, Fu Hanjun grabbed her by the throat. “Jiang Yihuan, congratulations. From now on, you'll be trapped in hell!” He was convinced she had caused his elder brother's death. He married her but never touched her, condemning her to a lifetime of loneliness! But after an accident, Jiang Yihuan was forced to save Fu Hanjun with her own body, and ended up pregnant with his child. She hid her pregnancy and lived cautiously under Fu Hanjun's watchful eye. Fu Hanjun hated her and torm 1.1kReads7.3Score10114d adds
- 17 The Hunt 物色 Song Qitang searched high and low before choosing her bodyguard, Jiang Yanxing, to be her lover. People teased that Jiang Yanxing was a dog kept by Miss Song, obeying her every command. But beneath that dog’s face was a wolf. He brought down the Song family and personally sent Song Qitang, the woman who had caused his childhood friend’s death, to court. From then on, Star City’s brightest jewel was ground into the dirt. * Later, with Jiang Yanxing surrounded on all sides, the mastermind behind i 162Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 18 Love on a Countdown: The Belated Proposal Finally Ends It All 倒计时爱恋：迟来的求婚终落幕 Love on a Countdown: The Belated Proposal Brings It All to an End —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Mr. Huo, Your Wife Wants a Divorce 霍总，夫人她要离婚 Song Ruan once thought that if she treated Huo Jinyan well enough, she could win his sincere love. But she never imagined that some people’s hearts simply weren’t meant to be hers. So Song Ruan grew tired, afraid, and stopped daring to hope. What she never expected was that Huo Jinyan would use their child to save the woman he loved! When Song Ruan’s heart was finally dead, the once cold man changed completely, imprisoning her by his side with an iron grip. “A Ruan, even if you die, you must die 66Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 20 The Dopey Rouge Shopkeeper and the Foolish Bookshop Owner 胭脂铺的憨憨和书肆的傻子 The dimwit from the rouge shop and the fool from the bookshop 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 After Learning My Boyfriend Bought Labubu for His Female Boss, I Arranged Dates with Three Blind Dates That Very Night 得知男友送女上司拉布布后，我连夜约会三个相亲对象 After I Found Out My Boyfriend Had Bought His Female Boss a Labubu, I Went on Dates with Three Blind Dates That Very Night 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 After Sending His Wife to Prison, Young Master Li Went Mad 把夫人送到监狱后，厉少疯了 She thought she’d met the best man in the world. She never expected him to send her to prison on their very first day of marriage. “Lin Tong, you’re not worthy of marrying me!” “Li Tingzhi, I’ll never love you again!” [Love and hate + domineering + possessive + scheming + reborn] Reborn, Lin Tong still loves Li Tingzhi. This time, I’ll make you love me, and keep loving me forever. At first, the male lead abandons her after seducing her. Later, the female lead is reborn. In her third life, I’ll m 60Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 The Spoiled Son of Chang’an 长安败家子 Chang’an’s Spoiled Young Master —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 CEO, Your Wife Loves You Deeply 总裁，夫人用情至深 “You think going to prison will make up for it? You killed Qianyi. I’m going to make you spend the rest of your life in this living hell, wishing you were dead but unable to die!” “No, that’s not what happened…” A carefully plotted frame-up. A revenge that brought the world crashing down. Leng Qianjue had always thought Su An would remain in the palm of his hand. Until the truth finally came out, and he searched the entire world for her, only to find she was gone. The last time she saw him, 109Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 25 A Bone-Deep Temptation: The CEO’s Guilty Bride 蚀骨诱情：总裁的有罪新娘 [Devoted couple, angsty romance, groveling to win her back, adorable child] Qin Lincheng didn’t love Ji Ran. He sent her to prison with his own hands and clipped her wings. She held her dying child in her arms and knelt at his feet. Through tears, she begged him to donate bone marrow and save the child’s life. “That bastard child deserves to die!” At last, the child died, and Ji Ran went mad. But Qin Lincheng regretted it. “Ranran, I was wrong. Don’t leave me!” “I’ll do anything you ask, just do 1.1kReads7.3Score10114d adds
- 26 I Brewed Sour Wine for Eight Years, and She Smashed It 我酿了八年酸酒，她替我砸了 I Fermented Sour Wine for Eight Years, and She Smashed It for Me —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 The Nice Guy Card: A Collection of Tragic Romance Short Stories 好人卡——虐文短篇合集 The Good Person Card: A Collection of Angsty Short Stories 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Divorced While Pregnant, the CEO Panics 带球离婚，总裁他慌了 After two years of marriage, Lin Sheng thought her devotion would win her husband’s heart. Instead, all she got was divorce papers. Unable to bear dragging things out, she took the generous compensation and left. Not long afterward, a culinary genius from the imperial palace burst onto the scene. With long-lost cooking skills, she launched her own brand and acquired shares worth billions. Then rumors spread that the CEO of a certain company was desperately pursuing a woman he couldn’t have. “Hon 33Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 29 The First Criminal Wife: Mr. Huo, Your Wife Has Run Away 第一罪妻：霍少，夫人逃了 Mu Chuxia chose to give herself to Huo Tingyu as a birthday present on his special day. She never expected that after one night together, he would turn on her, accuse her of setting fire to the woman he cherished, and personally send her to prison! He is the all-powerful CEO of an empire, a man who can make or break fortunes with a wave of his hand. Noble and mysterious, he nevertheless cannot stop pursuing the former fiancée he personally sent to prison. In the dimly lit presidential suite, he 4.8kReads7.7Score34014d adds
- 30 I Drowned in the Deep Sea for One Word from You: That You Once Loved Me 我溺深海，换你一句爱过 I drowned in the depths, just to hear you say you once loved me. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 After Sending Me to Prison, He Begged for My Forgiveness 送我入狱后，他跪求我原谅 I pursued He Yuan for three years. When people heard I liked men, they all treated me like a monster. He Yuan thought the same, so he personally sent me to prison. He thought that would teach me to behave and stop pestering him. And he got his wish: after five years of a living hell, I no longer loved him. But He Yuan regretted it. He knelt before me and begged for my forgiveness. 716Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 How Did Things Come to This Between Us? 你我何至于此啊 How Did It Come to This Between Us? 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Those Ten Years of Ours 我们那十年 Song Yanzhi had quietly loved Xu Yuanzhou for ten years. Throughout those years, she followed closely in his footsteps and worked hard, even changing the course of her life for him. After a twist of fate brought them together, she ultimately left covered in wounds. Xu Yuanzhou always thought his feelings for Song Yanzhi came from a sense of responsibility. It wasn't until she quietly disappeared from his world that he realized that, through all their time together, this girl had already made her 9Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 34 Mrs. Bo Says They’ll Never Meet Again, in Life or Death 薄总夫人说死生不复相见 [Angsty romance, marriage first, love later] After five years of marriage, all the love she'd given him over more than a decade still couldn't warm his heart. He hated her with every fiber of his being, blaming her for the death of his child with the woman he loved. He destroyed her family and sent her to prison. When she got out, he handed her divorce papers. After she signed them, he regretted it... 1.4kReads6.8Score—14d adds
- 35 Love Has No End 爱，没有终点 Love Has No End —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 I’m the Real Heiress, and Everyone Wants Me Dead 我是真千金，所有人都要我死 I'm the Real Heiress, and Everyone Wants Me Dead 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 One-Sided Love 单方面爱恋 Blurb: What is love? Giving without expecting anything in return, wanting only for the other person to be happy, even if they don't love you at all, and having no regrets. If one day she has to leave, she won't just be leaving his side, she'll be leaving this world, too. Will this one-sided love end in heartbreak, or mark the beginning of a love shared by both? 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Cotton Tree Beneath the Stars 星辰下的木棉 A pure-love romance between a university couple who reunite years later. Also known as "Don't Love Someone as Distant as Me." In a reality where people generally don't know how to love and don't think they need love, how should we regard our own feelings? A gloomy, cunning CEO and a distant, guarded, stubborn realist of a black rabbit go through a journey from angst to sweetness. 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Young Master Zhan’s Bride in Chains 占少的新婚罪妻 Her own younger sister identifies her to the police as the person who killed her best friend, and her husband is the only witness. Reality gives her a stinging slap: Zhan Li Chen personally sends her to prison. He leaves her with only one sentence: “You’re a criminal.” After three years in prison, suffering every kind of abuse, she meets him again, and he imprisons her by his side. “Please... let me go... please.” With a heart scarred beyond recognition, Jian Yan begs desperately. But Zhan Li Ch 132Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 40 Chang'an Sand: Lift the Lid Only When It Rattles 长安砂—盖子响了才掀 Chang'an Sha: Only Lift the Lid When It Starts to Rattle 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 The Old Robe in the Snow, Which I Wore for Sixteen Years 雪中那件旧袍子，我穿了十六年 That Old Robe in the Snow, I Wore It for Sixteen Years —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Mr. Li, This Is Where We Part Ways 李先生，我们就到这了 [Tragic romance] + [No getting back together after the breakup] A car accident changes the fate of two people. She is just about to achieve a fairy-tale romance, and his cold heart is just about to melt for her. Then, in an instant, everything returns to square one. They become enemies, and their love collapses in a moment. What twists of fate await them now… 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 After the Divorce, the Richest Man Begged to Become My Kept Husband 离婚后，首富跪求做赘婿 One-on-one romance, both leads are virgins, adorable kids, miracle doctor, and a long road to winning his wife back. If these tropes aren’t for you, proceed with caution. Is there a domineering CEO with a worse problem than being afflicted with a poison that makes him infertile? Yes. His wife is pregnant! But the very second after he signs the divorce papers, he regrets it. It’s not as if he can’t raise someone else’s child! He wants to remarry her, only to discover that she’s disappeared?! Five 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 The Night Hag's Ledger 母夜叉账本 The She-Devil's Ledger —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 After the Divorce, My Ex-Wife Became Everyone's Darling 离婚后，前妻成了团宠 Some Baby: Mom, there’s an uncle outside who keeps hanging around our door every day. Some Luo: Sweetie, he’s a child trafficker. Stay away from him from now on! Some Baby: Mom, he says he’s my dad. Some Luo: Sweetie, your dad died in a car accident before you were born. Xu Xiaobao is the apple of the Xu family’s eye. His uncles dote on him, and no matter how much trouble he causes, someone is always there to take the blame for him. The only person who can keep him in line is his mother. One day 159Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 46 Parting from You: A Sincere Wish for the Road in Our Next Life 与君绝：虔诚夙愿来世路 [Court Intrigue + Household Drama + Historical Romance + Past and Present Lives + Angst! Angst! Angst!] By a twist of fate, the least favored legitimate daughter of the General’s Residence was betrothed to Prince Chen, the most promising young noble in the court. When the many noble young ladies of the capital heard this “terrible news,” their hearts broke. Song Anqin gazed at the imperial decree in her hands, her thoughts in turmoil. “Father, can we return this decree?” General Song smiled 71Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 47 A Heart-Wrenching, Torturous Love 锥心虐宠 Seven years ago, Jiang Jianyu rescued Fu Xiucheng, the young master of the imperial capital’s Fu family, after he went missing at sea. When he woke, he was both paralyzed and suffering from amnesia. After two years of caring for him and two years of love, the man regained his memories and sent her to prison for five whole years on a baseless charge. When the woman begged him, Fu Xiucheng scoffed. “You really think I could love a low-class, despicable woman like you, with your dirty tricks and 239Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 48 The Girl Next Door Taught My Boyfriend How to Do Manicures 邻居姐姐教会了男友做美甲 The girl next door taught my boyfriend how to do manicures. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 After Prison, Mr. Fu Pursues Me to Torture Me Relentlessly 出狱后，被傅总追着疯狂虐 [Angst and heartbreak + replacement romance + dual personalities + the second male lead takes the lead + no getting back together] On the very day Mu Ran married Fu Xiuyun, he personally sent her to prison. That year, Mu Ran's older sister died saving her. Her sister's only wish was for Mu Ran to love Fu Xiuyun on her behalf. “Fu Xiuyun, I told you, I never wanted to marry you!” To Fu Xiuyun, Mu Ran's feeble defense was nothing but a dishonest excuse. [The male lead is extremely obsessive, unhin 529Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 50 The Stand-In Turns on the Charm, and President Lu Can't Get Enough of Her! 替身撩人，陆总缠她上瘾！ [Angst and abuse + substitute marriage + groveling chase + pain before payoff] Everyone said that President Lu was indifferent to women. Who could have guessed that he had spent years plotting, all so he could one day marry his beloved, A Li? A conspiracy forced Jiang Yi to take her older sister A Li’s place and marry President Lu, the ruthless man of the rumors. In her despair, she discovered that her new husband was Lu Sen, the man she had secretly loved for five years. She fell for him reckle 4Reads—Score—14d adds
