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  1. 51 After Being Forcefully Taken by the Male Lead in Every Quick Transmigration World 每次快穿都被男主强取豪夺之后 Ancient Romance256k WordsCompleted To take human form, Lu Zhixia chooses to transmigrate into various small worlds and steer their plots. But she never expected that after every transmigration, the male lead would... Decisive, ruthless prince × frail young lady Overbearing CEO × substitute Noble young gentleman × gold-digging girl Research professor × mermaid 240Reads—Score—Shelves
  2. 52 The Courtesan's Abandoned Concubine: Her Second Marriage to a Duke 花魁弃妾,二嫁国公 Ancient Romance436k WordsCompleted A true celestial beauty pretending to be a delicate courtesan VS a fake playboy who is actually a powerful duke She is a breathtaking courtesan whom everyone pities, as fragile as a willow in the wind. But that delicate act is all carefully staged! Born under the stigma of having caused her mother’s death, she suffers under her stepmother’s cruelty and is sold into a brothel at the age of ten. At fifteen, she is bought out for a fortune by Marquis Cheng’en Mu Shiyong, who keeps her in a gilded c 112Reads—Score—Shelves
  3. 53 My Alluring Cousin Turns the Mad Young Lord into a Puppy! 表妹娇媚,把疯批世子调成修勾! Ancient Romance236k WordsCompleted [Possessive love + lofty beauty brought down from her pedestal + both virgins + forced love] Mad, powerful minister × pure, innocent sweetheart A great fire took Qifu’s happy family from her. With her dying breath, her mother told her to seek refuge with her aunt, who had married into the Duke’s household. After Qifu arrives at the Duke’s estate, she is drawn into the world of this aristocratic family. Her aunt’s death and her desire for bloody revenge leave her no choice but to approach Xie Jin 1.8kReads6.4Score118Shelves
  4. 54 The Number One Courtesan 第一家伎 Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Ling Niang was a courtesan owned by a noble household. From the very first day she was sent to the estate, she knew her life and death depended on her master's mood. Everyone wanted to become a favorite, but all she wanted was to survive, to live long enough to see her mother again. The nobles of the capital were all so proper that even after Hong Xiu died, they had her corpse whipped. And Ling Niang endured it all, day after day, amid the nobles' show of propriety. She watched the wealthy noble 53.4kReads9.1Score7.2kShelves
  5. 55 The Fate of the Green Hairpin 青簪缘 Ancient Romance782k WordsCompleted [Unhinged Male Lead + Forced Love + Fleeing Heroine] Shi Muqing was originally just a modern woman who had transmigrated into another world. Because of the Shi family’s standing at court, she was inexplicably noticed by the Third Prince, Murong Yuan, and drawn into the struggle for the throne among the three princes of Great Qi. She had once sincerely fallen for his tenderness, but she refused to become just one of his many women. When she first entered the palace, she kept making mistakes, hopi 914Reads9.3Score105Shelves
  6. 56 Still Won’t Behave? Run Again and I’ll Lock You Up 学不乖?再跑关起来 Modern Romance474k WordsCompleted [Possessiveness + Coercive Love + Pure Love on Both Sides + HE] [Fake Gentle, Actually a Sick, Twisted, Obsessive Mad Dog × Soft, Beautiful Amnesiac Darling] After a car accident, Shi Ling lost her memory, forgetting every last thing about her past. She woke up in a hospital. The man sitting beside her bed wore a finely tailored suit and had a handsome face. Half of his striking features were hidden in shadow. "You're awake." Shi Ling stared at his handsome, refined face, her mind completely bla 99.1kReads8.8Score11.9kShelves
  7. 57 A Powerful Minister's Rise to Power 权臣强势上位手札 Ancient Romance506k WordsCompleted [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 5.9kReads8.5Score427Shelves
  8. 58 The Chaste Marquis Dotes on Her Every Day: Her Bewitching Beauty Is the Cure in His Palm 禁欲侯爷日日宠,媚骨生香掌心药 Ancient Romance333k WordsCompleted [Historical romance + pregnancy before marriage + both leads are chaste + coercive possession + threats and inducements + extreme possessiveness] [Beautiful and sweet-natured heroine X scheming marquis] Wen Ning was only gathering herbs in the mountains when a poisoned man grabbed her around the waist and pinned her beneath him. Xie Jinglan: “Can you help me cure this poison?” Wen Ning: “Please don’t kill me...” Xie Jinglan: “Fine. The red line ends where life does. Beyond that, I’ll roam wherev 10.8kReads8.6Score889Shelves
  9. 59 The Mad Crown Prince’s Cherished Captive 疯批皇兄的掌中娇 Ancient Romance38k WordsCompleted [A possessive, obsessive Crown Prince X a beautiful, delicate Princess] [The male lead is unhinged, obsessive, and fiercely controlling + the Princess is as sweet and delicate as her name suggests + she can never escape his grasp + both are virgins] Zhao Jiaojiao’s father was the top candidate in the palace examinations, and her mother was the daughter of a Minister of the Court of Justice. But before Zhao Jiaojiao was born, her father was framed by a villain and died in prison. The entire Zhao 162Reads8.1Score—Shelves
  10. 60 She Surrenders to the Mad Heir After Days and Nights of His Caresses 日日承欢,疯批世子迫她臣服 Ancient Romance368k WordsCompleted [Cruel and unhinged heir × resilient concubine-born daughter & dark themes & obsessive love & forced romance & imprisonment & devoted to each other & immense power & all-controlling] Su Muchi was hit by a car and killed in her previous life. In a dizzying whirl, she arrived in this man-dominated world where people devoured one another without a trace, where husbands ruled over wives, women had no rights, and freedom was out of the question. She became Xiao Yin's concubine, forced to serve him da 2.3kReads6.6Score103Shelves
  11. 61 A Bewitching Eunuch 宦中娇 Ancient Romance440k WordsCompleted Yun Tang was the most esteemed young lady in the capital. When her family fell into ruin, she entered the imperial palace, where she was forced to endure humiliation after humiliation... The Ninth Duke, cold-hearted and merciless in the eyes of the world, seemed to reveal his true nature in front of her, tormenting and humiliating her at will. Yun Tang endured it all, until she suddenly realized that the demon who had destroyed her was the very young man she had always held dear. "A Li, when we 1.1kReads6.3Score153Shelves
  12. 62 You Want to Marry Someone Else, So I Ran Away to Make Room. Why Are You Chasing Me? 你要娶别人,我逃跑让位你追什么 Ancient Romance419k WordsCompleted (A clear-eyed beauty who loves money and handsome men X a cold, ruthless regent with a hidden dark side) *Both leads are inexperienced; sweet romance After transmigrating to ancient times, Jiang Yu takes a fancy to a handsome tutor and flirts her way into making him her husband. He is refined and noble, gentle and considerate, the sort of good husband everyone envies and praises. Jiang Yu wholeheartedly agrees. One night, after an intimate encounter, Jiang Yu wakes to find her husband gone. She 15.3kReads8.2Score1.8kShelves
  13. 63 She Ran Away Pregnant, Only to Be Dragged Back by Her Obsessive Adoptive Brother for a Forced Romance 她带球跑,被偏执养兄抓回强制爱 Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted [The Rating Just Opened and Is Very Low, But It Will Gradually Rise] [Fake Relationship + Mutually Faithful + Runaway While Pregnant + Forced Love + Chasing Her to the Crematorium] Everyone said Pei Changyuan was as pristine as the moon and had impeccable character. Yu Wanqiao was adopted into the Pei family as a child and grew up alongside him. For a time, she believed all the praise people heaped on Pei Changyuan. Until one unusual, rainy night, Yu Wanqiao was pinned to the bed by him, torment 710Reads8.7Score103Shelves
  14. 64 As Though I Have Powerful Backing 好似有靠山 Ancient Romance445k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + healing + age gap + coming-of-age + a touch of possessive romance] After both her parents died, Gu Xixi had no choice but to rely on her only remaining relative, her maternal uncle. Though he was ruthless and calculating, he did take reasonably good care of her. But could someone explain why this uncle of hers was getting stranger and stranger? Who was it that tore away the facade of family affection, wanting more? Who fell without realizing it? And who walked into the gate 218Reads—Score107Shelves
  15. 65 I Refuse to Be a Concubine 拒为妾 Ancient Romance631k WordsCompleted (Originally titled “Pursuing Her”) Sixteen years after transmigrating, Xu Luan has spent every day being careful and cautious as a hereditary servant of the Liang family. Hereditary servants have little chance of buying their freedom unless their masters grant them permission, so even after saving enough money to redeem herself, she keeps waiting for an opportunity. One day, she accompanies the Old Madam to a temple to pray for blessings. When bandits attack, she knows her chance has come. Xu Lu 22kReads8.6Score2.7kShelves
  16. 66 After the Roguish, Untamed General Took Me by Force 被又痞又野的将军强取豪夺后 Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted [Wild and lovesick mad general VS clear-headed, glamorous actress with an older-sister vibe] [One-on-one romance, transmigration, sweet romance, wish fulfillment, mutual salvation] [Warnings: The female lead is a flirtatious, alluring beauty and an actress, so she's very clear-headed early on and is always acting. She only starts doting on her husband later, so don't criticize her early on~~ The male lead is a clear-headed hopeless romantic. He knows she's using him and deliberately plays along. 1kReads9.2Score128Shelves
  17. 67 Battling the Vermilion Gates 斗朱门 Ancient Romance719k WordsCompleted Yin Xuesu never imagined that one day she would become a surrogate, carrying a child for someone else. * “Just give my husband and me an heir. Don't entertain any improper thoughts. Remember, my husband isn't yours, and neither is the child...” But, Madam, you never told me you'd take my life from me, too. Heaven has given me another chance to live. The child was mine all along. Now your husband, your place as mistress of the household, and everything you have will soon be mine. * Primar 55.5kReads9.0Score8.4kShelves
  18. 68 The Little Brother-in-Law I Raised Became a Powerful Official 我养大的小叔子,竟成了一代权臣 Ancient Romance556k WordsCompleted Cheng Li opened her eyes and found herself transported to an unfamiliar dynasty, where she had become a young widow. She couldn't do a day's work and knew nothing about farming. Her survival skills were practically nonexistent. She'd planned to lie flat and rely on her younger brother-in-law, but she was so beautiful that men of all kinds kept coveting her... 2.9kReads8.9Score248Shelves
  19. 69 The More Jiao Jiao Runs, the More Insane and Ruthless the Obsessive Crown Prince Gets 娇娇越逃,偏执太子他越疯越狠 Ancient Romance271k WordsCompleted [Mutual Devotion + Taking Her by Force + Groveling to Win Her Back] In the eyes of the court, the Crown Prince is like an immortal descended from heaven, noble and peerless. The most outrageous thing this usually self-disciplined and proper Crown Prince has ever done is to defy every rule of propriety and seize the young woman from the Chancellor's household, even though she had just become engaged. Wan Xunnan once thought the Crown Prince was a bright moon hanging high in the heavens. But that 3.4kReads8.8Score311Shelves
  20. 70 After Marrying the Heir, the Mad Emperor Seized Her as His Wife 嫁给世子后,疯批帝王强夺她为妻 Ancient Romance309k WordsCompleted [The rating just came in, so it will go up] [Abduction and domination + the emperor takes his minister's wife + palace intrigue and political scheming + both leads have past relationships + the heroine is doted on after entering the palace + a powerful man humbles himself for love] [Clear-headed heroine who takes life as it comes × ruthless, devoted hero] She was selected as a commoner girl to serve in the palace. Hoping to keep her head down until she could leave, she never expected the Crown 1.8kReads8.1Score112Shelves
  21. 71 Has the Duke's Heir Been Cremated Today? 国公爷今日火葬场了吗 Ancient Romance559k WordsCompleted [Woman with a secret crush + marriage before love + no golden finger + all characters are from ancient times] Shen Mingyue has a beloved as bright as the moon. One glimpse of him at the Lantern Festival was enough to make her heart flutter, and she fell in love at first sight. But she knows their families are worlds apart. She also knows he has a cousin on his maternal uncle's side, his childhood sweetheart, and everyone in Chang'an knows the two are a perfect match. So she never dared to dream 28.3kReads8.5Score3.3kShelves
  22. 72 The Pitiful Princess Is Stolen Away by a Mad, Powerful Minister 公主小可怜,被疯批权臣强取豪夺 Ancient Romance548k WordsOngoing “Husband…” Gu Cici glanced at the man before her. He was elegant and handsome, with a refined, aloof air. “What, you want more?” “You wake up and immediately try to seduce me.” Qin Xiaochen’s lips curled in a mocking sneer. Hmph. Men are heartless as soon as they’re done. Gu Cici felt utterly exhausted, body and soul, weary without end! She had been about to get up, but immediately let the bed curtains fall again, hoping to go back to sleep. But then… feeling the woman in his arms tremble, he as 3.8kReads7.0Score372Shelves
  23. 73 After the Cool Beauty Ran Away, Her Crazed Younger Brother Regretted It 清冷美人逃走后,疯批弟弟后悔了 Modern Romance371k WordsCompleted Mad Dog and the Moon Possessive love + devoted couple + older woman/younger man romance + male supporting character just as unhinged as the male lead + a little angst to sweeten the romance Main couple: Unhinged tycoon x cool, refined beauty Side couple: Scheming gentleman x radiant beauty Huo Jiuyuan grew up in the Cheng household, where the children of prominent families bullied him relentlessly because of his striking looks. He hated Cheng Yuan and thought she was in league with them. One day 1.1kReads8.8Score101Shelves
  24. 74 I Transmigrated to Ancient Times and Tore My Ex's White Moonlight to Shreds! 穿越古代手撕白月光前夫! Ancient Romance310k WordsCompleted [Ruthless villainess heroine who acts first and never wastes words × madly devoted male lead who chases his wife to the crematorium + cold-faced, scheming prince] [Ancient political intrigue + a family of three transmigrates + the whole family faces the consequences + a power-fantasy heroine goes on a rampage] After a car accident, modern actress Jiang Yuan unexpectedly transmigrates to ancient times. She becomes Jiang Si, a disposable widow in Muchuan Prefecture, and from the start, she’s hande 214Reads—Score—Shelves
  25. 75 Jinnan Spring 晋南春 Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted The heroine is a 21st-century office worker who accidentally transmigrates by soul into ancient times. Unfortunately, she catches the hero's eye, and he sets his sights on her. She is then forced to marry him. But in this era, she has always believed she should be free. With the mindset of someone from the 21st century, she refuses to be his caged bird. She tries to escape again and again, only to be caught and brought back each time. He forces her to submit and uses every means at his disposal 2kReads6.7Score108Shelves
  26. 76 My Imperial Brother Imprisoned Me, So I Captured His Heart 皇兄囚我,我囚帝心 Ancient Romance517k WordsCompleted Just started posting, hope the numbers go up [Ancient Romance, Both Pure + Forcible Possession + Fake Siblings + The Emperor Takes His Minister's Wife + Hero Deeply Ensnared by Love] The first thing the new emperor did after ascending the throne was seize his royal sister's husband, then wait for her to come to the palace and beg him. Domineering, obsessive, devoted emperor × beautiful, scheming, delicate princess On the broad imperial bed, the woman is forced into the farthest corner. The emper 3.7kReads7.5Score243Shelves
  27. 77 Spring in the Brocade Tent: The Rebellious Young General Takes the Cool and Composed Heiress by Force 锦帐春:桀骜小将军强娶清冷千金 Ancient Romance331k WordsCompleted [Marriage before love + Mildly coercive romance + Older sister and younger puppy-dog romance] [A rebellious, wolfish young marquis]& [A cool, reserved, gentle heroine] [Both leads are chaste] At the New Year’s palace banquet, Bai Youhe, the Chancellor’s daughter, stood out in a water-red palace gown, her beauty unmatched and every gesture as graceful as an immortal descending to earth. Han Qing took one look and thought about her for three years. During those three years of war on the northern 1.3kReads8.5Score100Shelves
  28. 78 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 Ancient Romance415k WordsCompleted 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 942Reads8.0Score—Shelves
  29. 79 You Were Cold as Ice in My Last Life, So Why Are You Crying Now? 前世冷冰冰,这辈子你哭什么? Ancient Romance470k WordsCompleted [Reborn + bittersweet push and pull + the hero regains his memories later] A calculating, dignified, aloof statesman with the bearing of a noble flower VS a radiant, passionate noblewoman who loves fiercely and hates fiercely Xi Lingxian was born into a family of military officers. Her mother died young, but her father treasured her and raised her to be carefree and innocent, making sure she was happy in every way, even when it came to her marriage. The legitimate son of the Langya Wang clan was 21.2kReads7.0Score2.1kShelves
  30. 80 The Captive Beauty of the Golden Hall 金殿囚娇 Ancient Romance222k WordsCompleted 1V1 + dual purity Li Jingsheng is a pampered, beloved princess of Great Yan. She has heard that a hostage prince is locked away deep in the palace, but paid it no mind. Then one day, she accidentally wanders into a dilapidated hall and discovers that the prisoner is her fourth elder brother, whom she has never met, and whose family has been at odds with hers for generations. His white cat is so adorable that she casually asks her father to let him out. She never expects that she has just release 1.2kReads8.7Score100Shelves
  31. 81 Back in the Modern World, My Chief Minister Husband Is a Powerful Figure in the Capital 穿回现代,首辅夫君成了京圈大佬 Modern Romance246k WordsCompleted [CEO of a wealthy family + return to the modern era + forced love + the whole family gets its comeuppance] Wen Fu sees with her own eyes the warm family scene of her husband with his first love and their child. After an unexpected car accident, she transmigrates to ancient times and becomes the daughter of a merchant family. Later, while trying to save her father and brother, who are trapped in a desperate situation, she turns to the minister of the Court of Judicial Review for help and is force 607Reads6.1Score—Shelves
  32. 82 The Tyrant's Beloved Is the Enemy Kingdom's Princess 暴君的心尖宠是敌国公主 Ancient Romance16k WordsCompleted The Tyrant's Beloved Is the Princess of an Enemy Kingdom 2Reads—Score—Shelves
  33. 83 The Stolen Bride: The Obsessive Emperor’s Darling 劫娶:偏执帝王的掌中娇 Ancient Romance355k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, both leads pure; The Emperor Steals His Minister's Wife; childhood sweethearts; second chance romance; palace intrigue early on; romance-focused] Lu Wan and Xie Zhan grew up together. Just as Lu Wan happily prepared for her wedding, Xie Zhan became the Crown Prince overnight. The very next day, he came to break off their engagement and marry someone else. After Xie Zhan ascended the throne, the noblewomen all lamented that Lu Wan had been unlucky and missed her chance to bec 1.4kReads8.4Score101Shelves
  34. 84 After My Husband Died, the Unhinged Crown Prince Lured Me into the Eastern Palace! 夫君死后,疯批太子诱我入东宫! Ancient Romance309k WordsCompleted [Strong, gentle blind woman X crazed, brutal crown prince] Everyone knew that Wei Jingshen, the crown prince, was learned and cultured, but also cruel, brooding, and cold as ice. No one dared approach him. During an assassination attempt, he ended up in a mountain village, where a country doctor saved him. By chance, his eyes met those of his benefactor's wife. Her pupils were pitch-black, her gaze unfocused and empty. Wei Jingshen lowered his eyes, his expression indifferent. What a pity, she w 2.2kReads8.2Score183Shelves
  35. 85 After Learning the Marquis Was a Woman, His Majesty Climbed the Wall to Visit Her Every Night 得知侯爷是女儿身陛下夜夜来翻墙 Ancient Romance613k WordsCompleted [Mutual Firsts + They Choose Each Other + Satisfying Payback + Sweet Romance + 1v1 + Strong Heroine and Hero + Her Only Love] In the spring of the third year of Jingyang, Shen Zhao receives a secret report that her father and elder brother have died in battle. She assumes her brother's identity, takes command of the Shen family army, and shoulders the burden of the marquis's household. She marries her brother's childhood sweetheart into the family in his place. On their wedding night, the empero 3.8kReads8.5Score551Shelves
  36. 86 May You Journey Through Every Dawn and Dusk, While I Rest My Head by Your Side 愿卿度朝暮,为君枕山河 Ancient Romance544k WordsCompleted [Court intrigue + devoted to each other + doting love + possessiveness + ruthless pursuit] A shameful spring dream... Gu Yunke dreamed of a handsome man, as beautiful as an immortal, pinning her to a grand chair and lavishing her with affection. Her hair was disheveled, her body slick with sweat, and in the dream he took her completely... But the man wasn't her husband. He was her husband's fourth uncle, Shen Beixiao! - In her previous life, Gu Yunke had admired the heir apparent, Shen Jingyan. 352Reads8.8Score102Shelves
  37. 87 The Princess Is So Irresistible, the God of War Willingly Bows to Her 郡主如此多娇,战神王爷甘愿折腰 Ancient Romance306k WordsCompleted [Brilliant Beauty with a Double Identity × Devoted, Powerful God of War Who Guards the North] [One-on-One Romance, Reborn, Sweet Romance, Love of Country and Family] In her previous life, Fu Yuetan was pushed into the water and lost her memories of the most important person in her life. Deceived by villains, the loyal Fu family was branded traitorous. Fu Yuetan, the Princess of Miaoqiong, became known as a demoness and died upon the sacrificial altar. When the man returned victorious from war, h 782Reads8.8Score136Shelves
  38. 88 The Third Spring of Captive Love: After Being Forced to Marry a Powerful Official 强制囚爱:被权臣强娶的第三年春 Ancient Romance296k WordsCompleted [Possessive pursuit + both are virgins + groveling pursuit + palace and household intrigue] A youthful crush became a calamity for Ruan Shuhe. Her former best friend stole the man she loved, and her brother, Huo Zheng, used his power to force her into marriage. On their wedding day, Huo Zheng left for war, leaving her imprisoned in the Marquis’s estate for two whole years. She endured cold treatment there until the spring of the third year, when Huo Zheng returned from war. She thought she woul 4.1kReads8.1Score172Shelves
  39. 89 Captive Love: The Possessive Prince’s Beloved 掠夺囚爱:偏执王爷心尖宠 Ancient Romance470k WordsCompleted [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 5.4kReads8.7Score445Shelves
  40. 90 Stand by the Perilous Wall 立危墙 Ancient Romance243k WordsCompleted [Stealing the One You Love + Coercive Possession] In one sentence: The powerful one bows to love, while the weaker one goes through life without loving. Cui Nian: “If it's mine, no one else is allowed to covet it. Not even you.” Lu Qiong: “Even death would be better than living like the dead by your side.” Bonus chapters are being updated and will appear from time to time... Content warnings: 1. Romance-focused, with less emphasis on plot. 2. The plot moves at a slow pace. 3. The male lead is no 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
  41. 91 On Our Wedding Night, the Mad Crown Prince Imprisoned Me in the Eastern Palace 新婚夜,疯批太子囚我入东宫 Ancient Romance689k WordsCompleted He is a cold-palace boy, low as dirt and treated as worthless as grass. She is a charming, scatterbrained little ray of sunshine. Ignoring everyone’s stares, she teaches him to read and instructs him in proper etiquette. In time, the sinister boy climbs step by step to the position of Crown Prince. War breaks out at the border. Clad in iron armor, the young man holds her frail body tight. “My lady, wait for me!” But when he returns covered in blood, she is dressed in a red bridal gown from head 112Reads8.1Score126Shelves
  42. 92 In Ancient Times, the Powerful Keep Taking What They Want 人在古代,权贵步步强夺 Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted In her third year in the ancient world, the person who had sheltered Zhu Qingyu became embroiled in a legal case. Gu Zhao, heir to the Duke of Dingguo, offered his help. “Just this once,” he said. A fleeting night of passion was an ending for her, but only the beginning for him. Gu Zhao lived by the principles of self-restraint and keeping his heart in check. He was upright and proper in all things, except that he couldn’t suppress his endless greed, anger, and desire for a married woman. He 62.4kReads9.0Score9.6kShelves
  43. 93 Stealing My Brother's Wife 夺兄妻 Ancient Romance388k WordsCompleted A gentle, refined young lady of a distinguished family × a powerful official who seems noble and impeccable but is actually a deranged schemer Cui Fu was born into the prestigious Qinghe Cui clan. A refined and gentle noblewoman, she had been childhood friends with the eldest son of the Xie family since they were young. But fate had other plans. In the second year of their marriage, the eldest son of the Xie family was ambushed by bandits in the mountains and killed by their blades. Having lo 4.7kReads8.2Score524Shelves
  44. 94 Empress for Three Reigns 三朝为后 Ancient Romance555k WordsOngoing Su Qihe, daughter of the Vice Minister of Personnel, was meant to marry Lin Jinyan, the top graduate in the palace examinations and her childhood sweetheart. But Crown Prince Xiao Jin, traveling incognito, met her in the hills. At a banquet, the emperor caught one dazzling glimpse of her, and from then on Su Qihe appeared in his dreams night after night. A cup of fruit wine arranged by the eldest princess cost her her chastity to the emperor. Her reputation ruined, her engagement annulled, and h 57Reads5.2Score—Shelves
  45. 95 Married into the Grasslands: The Wolf King Forces Me to Be His Darling 嫁入草原:被狼王强制娇养了 Ancient Romance629k WordsCompleted A spoiled little princess who bullies the weak and fears the strong x a proud, brooding, scheming, wild Wolf King [Pure historical romance, marriage before love, both leads are virgins, age gap of about ten years, happy ending, sweet romance, includes a male-male couple unrelated to the main couple or side couples 1, 2, and 3] Ning An is as beautiful as a celestial enchantress and adores all things beautiful. She falls for Su Zimo, the new top graduate of the imperial examinations, whose looks r 12.9kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves
  46. 96 Help! What Kind of Empress Dowager Hangs Herself Every Day? 救命啊,谁家好太后天天上吊啊 Ancient Romance735k WordsCompleted Liu Ruxu is the Empress Dowager of Great Qi. Ever since the late emperor died, she's been living without a care in the world. “Let's see any of you dare harm my son! Would you rather I hang myself outside your door, or have my father come knocking with his spear?” “There's no food for disaster relief? I'll take care of it!” “Great Jin wants a war? I'll lead my best friend and drive them back!” “Peace talks? A marriage alliance? The women of Great Qi will never be married off for an alliance!” Wi 585Reads8.7Score112Shelves
  47. 97 Can't Escape! The Obsessive Prince Claims Me by Force 难逃!偏执殿下对我强取豪夺 Ancient Romance494k WordsCompleted [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 973Reads9.0Score103Shelves
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