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- 101 Year After Year, May We Always Be Safe and Sound 年年岁岁，岁岁平安 [Childhood Sweethearts + Love Triangle + Long-Planned Scheme + Tragic Romance + Mutual Salvation + Coercive Love Triangle] Warning: Angst! Not for fans of the female lead! Jiang Niánsui and Jiang Yian were childhood sweethearts, close as could be, until the arrival of the Song family’s young master forced them apart. Behind his gloomy, scheming exterior lay a deep love for her. Song Jinian’s exclusive devotion and affection gradually drew Jiang Niánsui into his tender embrace. Her childhood swee 600Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 102 From Now On, You Belong to Me 从现在起，你属于我 [Both leads are sexually inexperienced | Coercive romance | Possessiveness | He pursues her after mistreating her | Happy ending] Ji Yueyue got involved with the one man she should never have crossed. Unfortunately, it was already too late to escape. “Tonight, you belong to me.” She froze. “Sir, what did you say?” Lu Tingheng tossed a document in front of her. “Sign this contract, and from now on, you’ll be my exclusive lover.” From then on, Ji Yueyue became his private “pet.” - By a twist of fa 18.7kReads7.1Score1.1k14d adds
- 103 Mr. Lu, Stop Hurting Her. Your Wife Is Getting Married 陆总别虐了，夫人要嫁人了 “Shen Muqing, if you want the title of Mrs. Lu, it's yours. I don't care. But if you want my heart...” “Maybe in your next life.” Throughout her three-year marriage to Lu Jingshen, Shen Muqing kept giving in, kept getting hurt, and kept loving him. Lu Jingshen thought he had never loved Shen Muqing. Lu Jingshen thought Shen Muqing loved him so much that she could never bear to leave. Lu Jingshen didn't know that at the end of humility comes acceptance. No matter how deep the love, it will eventu 337Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 104 Abducted by a Brutal Warlord, Imprisoned and Cherished 被暴戾军阀强抢后囚宠入骨 [Forced love + possessive pursuit + ruthless warlord hero + delicate beauty heroine + size difference + both virgins + childbirth + desperate pursuit to win her back] Shen Jingshu once saved a young man who was on the brink of death. She saved his life, and he repaid her with a cage. He was cruel and cold-blooded, yet doted on her with all his heart and willingly bowed at her feet. When the truth came out, he begged her humbly: “Qiqi, please, don’t leave...” 11.5kReads8.7Score76414d adds
- 105 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
- 106 The Harem Favorite Is Forced into Passionate Love by a Bunch of Lunatics! 万人迷被疯批们强制爱强取豪夺！ [Everyone's favorite + rivalry for the heroine + forced love + taking by force + messy love triangle + every character is obsessive + everyone is crazy + Mary Sue + no cheating] [Lots of male side characters, all top-quality men. The heroine is surrounded by unrequited admirers. She's no domineering female lead, and takes things easy.] What's it like to be coveted and forcibly claimed by a bunch of crazies? Zhou Yunchu was bound to a System on her twentieth birthday. It turned out she was a fict 21Reads7.3Score714d adds
- 107 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
- 108 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
- 109 Why Are You Crying After I Leave? 我走后，你们哭什么？ [Regret] [No Cultivation] [Daily Life] [No System] Lin Jiu wakes up in the hospital after collapsing. Unfortunately, the doctor tells him he has brain cancer and at most six months left to live. His eldest sister, Lin Qingyun, wastes no time kicking him out of the Lin family that very day, claiming that Lin Jiu was adopted and isn't their biological younger brother. She leaves him 20,000 yuan and walks away. Lin Jiu suddenly understands. Because he isn't their real brother, his sisters have trea 117Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 110 Trapped in a Cage: Obsessive Hunt 画地为牢：偏执狩猎 [Possessive Love | Forced Romance | Angst | Devoted to Each Other | Obsessive | BE] A tough heroine who runs away again and again x an obsessive hero who pursues her relentlessly. One-on-one romance, no third party. She was like the cool, clear moonlight; he was a beast who loved to tame. He wanted to pluck the pure, bright moon from the sky and make her shine for him alone. He would defile her, too, training the spotless jade rabbit into a bewitching fox. Qi Ming kept his promise and made her a 3.4kReads8.3Score17414d adds
- 111 When the Golden Rain Trees Bloom 栾树花开 Campus tragedy × mutual healing An ordinary girl with heart disease × a dazzling young artist In 2014, during high school, an ordinary girl who had been abandoned by her parents and suffered from heart disease since childhood met Li Yi’an beneath a golden rain tree at a bus stop. He was eighteen, full of youthful spirit, and dazzling with his sketchpad. After all our twists and turns, you had already taken root and blossomed in my life, 97Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 Stand by the Perilous Wall 立危墙 [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—14d adds
- 113 Dark Clouds, Dark Clouds 乌云，乌云 [Taking what he wants by force, imprisonment, groveling for love, more suffering for the heroine and even more for the hero, love at first sight, she runs and he chases, a crazy psychopath] [The hero pretends to be gentle at first, then reveals his true nature] “She was born to be my wife.” Everyone in Qingcheng knew the Wu family's precious daughter would marry the Cheng family's only son. The two families were not formally engaged, but every family in Qingcheng took it as a given: Cheng Duy 1.8kReads8.5Score10414d adds
- 114 Belated Love Is Worth Less Than Grass~ 迟来的深情比草都贱~ Late-arriving love is cheaper than grass~ 188Reads—Score114d adds
- 115 Prisoner of Love: The Duke's Cherished Darling 囚爱成瘾，公爵的掌心宠 [Forced love + obsessive, lovesick male lead + both leads are each other's first and only + she runs, he pursues + the powerful one bows his head + doting husband + sweetness and angst + happy ending] At an art auction in Paris, one glance was all it took to fall in love. Asmodeus, a European duke, imprisons Su Wan, a gifted young oil painter, as the one and only treasure of his life. Locked away in an ancient castle, she is smothered by his love. She runs, he pursues, and the whole world become 3.4kReads5.7Score17614d adds
- 116 Keep Her as Your Captive, You Madman, and Torment Her Night After Night 囚宠她，疯批大佬夜夜欺 [Possessive pursuit + angst before sweetness + groveling ex + forced love + old-school melodrama + powerful man humbled by love + both inexperienced + sugar daddy + kept woman] [Cold-blooded, domineering bastard x soft-hearted but resilient sweetheart] With her mother gravely ill, Xu Zhizhi took a job at a private club, hoping to earn more money for her treatment. She never expected to accidentally damage a jade pendant belonging to a powerful man. The pendant was worth 20 million, far more than 5.5kReads—Score24714d adds
- 117 A Bone-Deep Seduction 蚀骨诱哄 “Big brother, could you be gentle with me just once...” “Sure. How would you like that? Cut off a finger, pull out your nails, or roll across a bed of nails? If you hurt someone, you have to pay the price!” Shen Changmu looked with utter disgust at the woman writhing on the floor, her whole body trembling with pain. She was the wife his grandfather had forced him to marry. He didn't love her, though he couldn't deny that she knew exactly how to seduce him, tempting him again and again until he 1.9kReads6.0Score10214d adds
- 118 Her Captor 禁锢她 She is Le An, the beloved youngest daughter of the Great Yu emperor. Before she turned sixteen, she could have anything she wanted. After she turned sixteen, the father who loved her most passed away. Once her older brother ascended the throne, the first thing he did was send her to Northern Di as a hostage. Even the young general of Great Yu, the man her father had chosen as her betrothed, approved of this decision. All because the one who was supposed to be sent as a hostage was her brother's 7.4kReads8.1Score30414d adds
- 119 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 698Reads7.7Score10014d adds
- 120 Lost in a Sea of Stars 陷入星辰大海 (Childhood friends + wealthy-family angsty romance + contract marriage + no falling in love after marriage + the whole family pays the price) A chaste, possessive young master Jiang VS the eldest daughter of the Chi family, who lives for the sun The eldest daughter of the Chi family has a love story everyone knows about. Everyone knows their passionate romance ended in tragedy. That’s because Miss Chi will only marry a man from a family of equal standing. In both Jingcheng and Haicheng, people h 511Reads7.8Score10214d adds
- 121 Tender Love, A Promise of Forever 温情许白头 [A practice story. The plot may be disjointed because the book has been ordered to undergo revisions and cuts several times. Read at your own risk.] Emotionally deprived, troubled male lead + Anti-school bullying + BE + He Chases His Wife to the Crematorium + A Broken Relationship That Can't Be Mended + A Touch of Bittersweetness + Old-School, Over-the-Top Drama (Do not read if these themes bother you. Don't take it too seriously, and please don't leave hate comments.) (The male lead is sexually 1.2kReads8.7Score10314d adds
- 122 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 838Reads8.5Score10414d adds
- 123 A Forced Marriage: The Sickly Seventh Master Spoils His Wife to Death 强娶豪夺：病娇七爷狂宠妻要命！ Forced Possession + Overbearing CEO + Yandere + Beloved Wife + Irresistible + Scheming + Secret Crush Possessive fatherly tycoon vs. sweet, delicate white flower P.S. The male lead is a madman: kinky and obsessive. The female lead is gentle and fragile, not a strong heroine. There’s a little angst later on! A story about a wealthy family in the last century. At a birthday banquet, Luo Wanning glanced back with her beautiful eyes, and left him unable to forget her. From that moment, a seed was pl 654Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 Obsessively Pursued: After Faking My Death, I Rented a Place from My Ex 顶级疯缠，死遁后租到前夫哥的房 [Complete novel] A timid heroine with plenty of schemes (though none of them are any use) | I’ll just sit back and watch you perform (everything my wife does is adorable), a dangerously obsessive hero Theatrical heroine | Winning her back | Coercion | Eight-year age gap - Wanyi is disobedient. Feng Huanjing wants to lock her up until she learns to behave. But every time he locks her up, Wanyi cries, and every time she cries, Feng Huanjing’s heart softens. After this happens two or three times, h 32kReads8.3Score4.3k14d adds
- 125 My Younger Brother Actually Followed Me Here 我的弟弟竟然跟过来了 Two male leads, brothers who live next door. They meet by chance on a wall, and together see things through to the end. If lots of people want to read it, I'll write my next book from the younger brother's perspective. This one is mainly told from the older brother's perspective, with him as the pursuer. 4Reads—Score114d adds
- 126 Blind Love~ 盲爱~ Blind Love~ 233Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 The Devil's Plaything 恶魔的掌中玩物 [Unhinged, obsessive CEO × pure country girl|Captivity|Substitute|Obsessive love|Revenge|Dark themes|Taking by force|Wealthy CEO|Tortured romance|Generational feud|Old-school flavor|A groveling pursuit of his wife|Both virgins|Love triangle] Country girl Lin Xiao Xun heads to the city for work, only to be deceived by her uncle. On a rainy night, she has a chance encounter with Ji Yun Shu, a powerful man at the very top. She thinks she has found salvation, but because her face resembles that of t 526Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 A Love That Never Fades: Mr. Gu's Beloved 情深不悔：顾总的心尖宠 [Obsessive love | Coercive possession | Pregnancy and childbirth | The male lead loves only the heroine] On her deathbed, Lin Manqing's mother entrusted her to Gu Haoxuan, her first love. Little did she know she was pushing Lin Manqing into a huge conspiracy. Gu Haoxuan's only son was Gu Sibai. His mother died after giving birth to him, following a difficult labor. At first, Gu Sibai was hostile toward Lin Manqing. But as they spent time together, he came to see her innocence and goodness. Grad 847Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 The Book Between Two Worlds: The Emperor’s Caged Phoenix Breaks Its Neck at Last 两界书：帝王囚凰终折颈 [Both virgins + groveling redemption + palace and household intrigue + tragic romance] On my first day as a princess sent off for a political marriage, he made me drink poisoned wine. What he didn’t know was that I was a modern-day expert in pharmacology and toxicology, a veritable King of Hell. He suspected me, despised me, and abandoned me. At every turn between life and death, he chose someone else. He thought he loved his unattainable first love, so he protected her and trusted her. He had 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 Coerced into Submission 强取豪夺，被迫臣服 [Transmigration + possessive love + both pure + groveling pursuit + tragic ending] Lin Xi transmigrated to ancient times and made a modest living with her medical skills. By chance, she saved Xiao Muyang twice, and he set his sights on her. She only wanted a quiet life in the Northern Frontier, but someone schemed to bring her to the capital. There, she became trapped in the imperial palace, where he took her by force and kept her confined. Xiao Muyang was a decisive general who had clawed his w 3.1kReads8.4Score15914d adds
- 131 Captive Love with My Younger Uncle: I Became the Caged Bird of President Sheng 小叔囚宠：我成了盛总的笼中雀 [Coercive pursuit + absolute control + powerful man, weaker woman + 20-year age gap + slow-burn romance + he has a past, she’s pure] Soft, stubborn little white flower × powerful business mogul who’s two-faced I’m leaving out the blurb. If you’re interested, just read the story. 57.8kReads8.8Score4.5k14d adds
- 132 Steal Her Heart, Become the Mad Crown Prince's Captive 夺她诱心，沦为疯批太子掌中囚 Completed! Mad, obsessive prince of an enemy kingdom + stunning, radiant daughter of a duke [Devoted to each other + taking by force + forced love + instant attraction + angst before sweetness + fleeing while pregnant + imprisonment + powerful male lead and weak female lead] Yun Chuning, the cherished pearl of the Duke of Xiyou, was already engaged to Fu Anche, the legitimate son of the prime minister. With her wedding fast approaching, Yun Chuning accidentally caught the eye of Yin Peiming, the 2.1kReads7.0Score11214d adds
- 133 A Lovesick Playboy Meets a Heartless Good Girl 痴情浪子遇见绝情乖乖女 A Lovestruck Rogue Meets an Ice-Cold Good Girl 3.9kReads—Score7914d adds
- 134 A Love That Cuts to the Bone: The Emperor’s Billion-Dollar Lover 蚀骨危情：帝少的亿万情人 His deep-set eyes were sharp and wild as he said, “One transaction in exchange for his life.” The Yu family went bankrupt, and her father killed himself after racking up enormous debts. To pay them off, she was forced to sell herself to the shadowy owner of the Taihua City Club, becoming a canary for him to toy with at will. He was immensely powerful, bloodthirsty, and ruthless. One dance from her was all it took to begin his nightly obsession with her, from which he could not let go. He kissed 527Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 135 Bound in Love's Abyss 缚爱深渊 Forced love + possessive, unstable male lead + strong male lead and weak female lead + both leads are each other’s first and only + male-perspective happy ending P.S. The male lead is completely unhinged and will stop at nothing. This is not a strong-female-lead story. The heroine is weak and unable to resist. The happy ending is from the male lead’s perspective. If that bothers you, proceed with caution. If it bothers you, don’t read. On the day new students started school, Xiang Nuan simply ga 8.3kReads7.3Score28514d adds
- 136 No Love, Just Forced Love 不爱，强制爱 A sheltered princess with a happy family and a perfect romance encounters a ruthless, unhinged male lead. She runs, he pursues. The female lead’s perspective is a BE, while the male lead’s perspective is an HE. A story of possessive pursuit and taking by force. 13.6kReads8.6Score51114d adds
- 137 My Secret Beloved 私藏挚爱 Their relationship began without love, only tormenting one another. “If you’re tired of me, why do you keep coming back?” The man smiled. “Because I can’t find anyone to replace you. I’m tired of all those who throw themselves at me. I’ve missed you.” In this game of love, he was the conqueror, a ruthless predator. But when he finally met his match, he was destined to lose everything. 1.5kReads8.8Score14214d adds
- 138 Entwined in Golden Chains: The Sick Big Shot's Captive Darling 金丝情缠：病态大佬的掌心囚娇 [Physical and emotional torment] [Mad male lead] [Late-stage groveling] [Powerful figures who never bow] [Power imbalance] She is his red rose, and his blood pearl. Everyone says he is as noble as a god, but only before her is he as cruel as a devil. “Weiwei, you owe me. You'll spend your whole life paying me back.” [Content warning: The heroine is tormented badly in the early chapters. If you can't handle a heroine being abused, please spare us both.] [Original title: The Golden Canary: The Si 32kReads7.8Score1.9k14d adds
- 139 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
- 140 His Love Is Fierce Yet Tender 他的爱，是铁血柔情 His love is tender as steel. 32Reads—Score114d adds
- 141 The Day I Tried to Run, Mr. Shen the Mad Dog Stole a Kiss and Took Me by Force 逃跑当天，被疯狗沈总欺吻强夺了 My new work is out! 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! 2.6kReads—Score11314d adds
- 142 Forced to Bloom: The Yandere Top-Tier Star Lures Me Back into His Cage 强制绽放：病娇顶流再诱我入笼 Just opened for submissions, climbing the charts [Forced love + possessive confinement + controlling obsession + ruthless pursuit + reunion after years apart + devoted couple, happy ending] Unhinged, dark-hearted top-tier star × stubborn, resilient yet soft-hearted canary A top-tier star with a double identity, a man of power who occasionally pretends to humble himself. * Two years after escaping her cage, Lu Ming happily pushed open the door to the script meeting, only to find the man who haunt 12kReads6.9Score70514d adds
- 143 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
- 144 The Tyrannosaur’s White Moonlight Is So Pitiful 暴龙的白月光惨兮兮 In his previous life, Yun Chi stole Ning Changsheng's body to save the one he loved and crushed his soul. Reborn, Changsheng saved Yun Chi with the blood from his heart, but Yun Chi knew nothing of it and wished Changsheng would die. Changsheng used his blood to help Yun Chi recover his cultivation and took a sword for him with his own body. Only then did Yun Chi realize that the person who had always treated him well was Changsheng, and that he had been blind and mistaken someone else for him. 40Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 145 Golden Branch in a Cage 笼中金枝 Love at first sight + melodrama + angst. The heroine is a stunning beauty, but she has no golden finger, only her looks. The story puts her through the wringer. The hero wields immense power and is domineering, ruthless, and unhinged. He has a checkered past, while she is pure. A story of taking what he wants by force, between a noble young lady and a powerful marquis. Xiao Beihuai fell for Song Qingruo at first sight, simply because she was beautiful. The second time they met, he had already de 7kReads8.4Score39714d adds
- 146 Choking Love, Relentless Spoiling 窒爱强宠 (Physical and emotional torment, forced marriage and possession, the male lead is a deranged villain. Readers who insist on both leads being sexually inexperienced, beware: they are not in the first life, but are in the second.) Lu Jinzhi set his sights on a girl, but she wouldn’t behave. So he waved his hand and broke her wings, destroyed her faith, and imprisoned her by his side in the cruelest way, building a cage just for her. In the end, he leaned close to her ear and whispered tenderly tha 2.1kReads8.7Score10214d adds
- 147 Basang 巴桑 (Warning: obsessive, coercive romance. The male lead is not a good person, the male lead is not a good person, the male lead is not a good person!!! He’s seriously obsessive!! If you’re unfamiliar with Xuan Jia Muyan, don’t read this! The romance is strictly one-on-one, with both leads inexperienced. The setting is fictional, so please don’t overanalyze it. I love the customs and scenery of Tibet, which inspired this obsessive, coercive romance . A delicate Han Chinese girl on vacation x a tall, 5.6kReads8.2Score38514d adds
- 148 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 525Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 149 Be Good, Don't Leave Me 听话，别离开我 [Obsessive, unhinged man × delicate but resilient beauty, possessive love, devoted 1v1 couple, forced romance at first, then he grovels to win her back, melodrama.] In a nutshell: A domineering, fatherly CEO goes crazy for love. Ning Rou always believed that Qiu Yinze had married her as part of a deal. Her three-year prison of a marriage in exchange for the specialized technology her dying father had entrusted to him. It wasn't until she found a broken cufflink in the study that she realized 923Reads8.6Score10514d adds
- 150 The Day She Ran, the Aloof Heir Went Completely Mad 逃跑当日，高岭之花世子发大疯 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support gives me the motivation to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 658Reads8.7Score—14d adds
