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- 1 My Cousin Cried as the Powerful Minister Pinned Her to the Wall and Coaxed Her to Call Him Husband 表妹哭唧唧，被权臣抵墙诱叫夫君 [The ex-husband's road to redemption / a sweet but scatterbrained beauty / My cousins are all in love with me] Meng Fuyu, the Lu family's young female cousin, was as lovely as a lotus, soft and delicate as a flower. She had admired the eldest young master, Lu Ji, for years. Her cousin Lu Ji was the legitimate grandson of a distinguished family, cold and restrained. Even though he treated her indifferently, she was content with her quiet, comfortable life in the household. That is, until she came 2.9kReads6.4Score35214d adds
- 2 The Cousin Who Became a Dependent 穿成寄人篱下的表姑娘 Reborn as a Cousin Who Has to Depend on Others 363Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Cousin Young Lady Is Sweet as Jade, and the Third Prince Is Deliberately Pursuing Her 表姑娘娇香如玉，三皇子蓄意招惹 On the first day Lin Yunyan entered the household, her refined and gentle cousin warned her not to covet what wasn’t hers. Her haughty cousin treated her like a lowly weed, bullying and humiliating her day after day. Her uncle acted as if she didn’t exist. Her aunt secretly plotted to marry her off to an old widower whose three previous wives had died. They all saw her as a prized piece of meat, rubbing their hands together as they prepared to sell her for a good price. A country girl like her w 721Reads—Score11214d adds
- 4 My Cousin Seems Gentle, but He's a Psycho Behind Closed Doors 表兄他表面温顺，背地里是个疯批 (The animated drama is now online) A pampered, sweet girl x her sickly obsessive, unhinged, wolf-in-sheep's-clothing cousin Both virgins + a sweet, slow-burn everyday romance The male lead is possessive and obsessive, a gloomy, ghostly man who kills at the slightest disagreement. If this type isn't for you, don't read! When Shen Zhishui was seven, both her parents died. Her maternal grandparents brought her back to the Lu residence. At fifteen, her mother's adoptive older brother, who was also h 16.7kReads8.4Score3.4k14d adds
- 5 I Won't Be a Concubine for My Cousin. Handle the Household Schemes Yourselves 表妹不为妾，宅斗你们自己玩吧 Su Yurou was the young lady of the Marquis's household, adopted as a child by her maternal aunt, the Marchioness. She and her cousin grew up together, childhood sweethearts. She thought she would naturally marry her cousin, but to her surprise, he married someone else. Heartbroken but unable to let go, Su Yurou had no choice but to become his concubine. People's hearts can change. Her cousin gradually fell in love with Lin Ciwan, his perfectly matched wife, and Su Yurou became invisible in the h 1.9kReads5.4Score20014d adds
- 6 Sickly Devotion 病态宠爱 [Delicate little white flower x mad young master + both devoted to each other + fake siblings + coercive love + the male lead pursues her after losing her] From the day she moved into the Xiang household, Ruan Xuning knew that Xiang Yunsheng was someone she couldn't afford to provoke. As heir to a top tycoon family, he did as he pleased and was cold and heartless. But to save her grandmother, Ruan Xuning had no choice but to turn to him and become his secret mistress. * Xiang Yunsheng was a comp 24.1kReads8.8Score2.8k14d adds
- 7 After I Ran Away, the Unhinged Powerful Official's Eyes Turned Red with Rage 私逃后，疯批权臣怒红了眼 Traditional historical romance, both leads are chaste, face-slapping, possessive love Xie Mingyi, the young marquis of the Dingyuan Marquis’s household, became one of the emperor’s most trusted confidants at a young age. Everyone said he was graceful and refined, steady and easygoing. That was until a beautiful young cousin arrived at the marquis’s residence, looking so delicate and pitiful that she seemed afraid of him at first sight. Jiang Rong had come to the capital to seek out her relatives 499Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 8 We Agreed to Be Siblings, So Why Is the Crown Prince Raising Me All Wrong? 说好是兄妹，太子怎把我越养越歪 [Happy Ending + Devoted to Each Other + Mutual Healing + Sweet Romance] The rating is low since the novel just launched, but it will go up. Lighthearted and sweet, with cozy everyday moments and no angst. This isn’t a serious palace-intrigue story; the focus is on romance. Aloof Crown Prince × Lively Commandery Princess He is the Crown Prince, above all others; she is a commandery princess raised deep within the palace. Everyone says they share a deep sibling bond. But one glimpse of a man and 823Reads8.3Score10514d adds
- 9 I Pretended to Seduce a Psycho Big Shot, and He Became a Lovesick Fool 假装勾引疯批大佬，他秒变恋爱脑 [Top-Tier Wealthy Family + Male Lead: Unhinged Powerful Tycoon / Capital City's Crown Prince / Hopeless Romantic + Female Lead: Flirtatious Beauty / Always Says It Straight + Flash Marriage + Monogamous, Devoted Couple] Love you? No, I'm just working through a strategy. This is the story of a woman who seduces an unhinged tycoon, fakes her death, and leaves him obsessively pining for her every day. Song Yushi, the crown prince of the capital's elite circle, is an unhinged, twisted, sinister, 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Forced into the Eastern Palace, the Liangdi Only Wants to Escape 逼她入东宫，良娣只想逃离 (Just received its rating) [Historical romance, coercive possession, political intrigue and revenge, both leads are each other’s first and only] She lay on the ground, letting the muddy water stain her skirt. A man’s cold voice came from above her. “Wanwan, he’s dead. Come back to the capital with me.” // Yu Wanyan followed Zhou Yuci to the capital. When she witnessed an illicit affair in his room, she was ultimately persecuted. Reborn, Yu Wanyan swore that she would never go to the capital in t 404Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 11 The Fierce Cousin 表妹凶猛 A century later, Yu Qingyi awakens as a pitiful young cousin fostered in a nunnery. She has a betrothal in place. Her fiancé is handsome and accomplished, having placed first in all three levels of the imperial examinations. A true paragon of a man, he could hardly be a better choice for a husband. But when she arrives, full of sincerity and carrying the token of their engagement, her fiancé already has another beauty by his side. Well, this is a problem. It seems this marriage is not going to h 1.5kReads8.5Score20514d adds
- 12 A Spring Nap Beneath the Begonia Blossoms 娇棠春睡 Original Title: A Spring Slumber in the Jade Hall "Delicate Beauty × Duke’s Heir" The male lead fights tooth and nail for her A delicate cousin with nowhere else to turn vs. a noble gentleman as bright and unblemished as the moon The heroine hides her true personality at first, playing the fool to outwit her enemies. As the story progresses, the male lead gradually discovers her true nature. The male lead, at first: My frail cousin who can’t even look after herself. The male lead, later: My del 10kReads8.5Score1.1k14d adds
- 13 After I Transmigrated as the Duke’s Cousin, I Started Taking It Easy 穿越成国公府表姑娘后开始摆烂了 [Romance included, with a personal space. Read with caution if that's not your thing] Jiang Ruowan transmigrates into a book, becoming the pretty, innocent cousin in the Duke's mansion who is desperate to attach herself to her cousin, the heir. The heir's fiancée is reborn. The first thing she does after returning is insist on a dignified broken engagement. Better to end it now than wait for the Duke's mansion to fall. Jiang Ruowan, who depends on the Duke's mansion to get by, is panicking. It d 4.5kReads8.1Score40214d adds
- 14 Transmigrated as the Heroine's Cousin, She Writes Books in High Society 穿成女主表妹，她在上流社会写书 Ordinary college student Shen Liuli transmigrates to another world. It's full of prodigies born into wealthy families and even royalty, though most people are ordinary folks like her. When the heroine of a Mary Sue novel, Lin Niannian, also known as her cousin, shows up, Shen Liuli realizes that this other world is based on a Mary Sue novel she gave a bad review to years ago. So when her Mary Sue cousin Lin Niannian gets married and brings Shen Liuli into high society, what is an ordinary modern 962Reads7.2Score10314d adds
- 15 Baby, Please, Won't You Let Me Play With You? 宝宝，求你，玩我好不好 Roguish, devilishly handsome young master vs. clear-headed, sweet and gentle good girl Powerful man bows his head + groveling to win her back + both leads are faithful Xie Wang, head of the Xie family, is a notorious playboy. Shen Tingwan, the beloved young lady of the Shen family, is known by everyone as a well-behaved girl. They were worlds apart, until Shen Tingwan caught him dealing with a lover. Xie Wang said, “I just dumped a woman, and now you've walked right into my arms. You can be 1.5kReads8.8Score15314d adds
- 16 My Sweet-Talking Cousin Has the Lovesick Heir Wrapped Around Her Finger 表妹软诱，病娇世子恋爱脑上头了 [Mutual Firsts + Possessive Love + The Husband’s Groveling Pursuit + Faking Her Death to Escape] The rating has just come out and will gradually rise. The male lead is a bit of a jerk at first. The female lead doesn’t love him at the beginning and is only pretending. Later, he pursues her relentlessly. By a chance encounter that was anything but accidental, the young lady cousin of the Duke’s household climbed into the heir’s bed. Song Wanyu figured that since she’d already done that, she might 153Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 17 Her Highness the Princess: The Right Chancellor Has Secretly Loved Her for Ages 公主殿下：右相他暗恋已久 [Alternate setting x both leads' first love. The heroine is no pushover, and the hero is a master strategist. She is always one step behind him. They spar like an argumentative couple; she thinks he doesn't like her, but he fell for her at first sight.] {One couple throughout} Xia Luo became a Grand Princess at ten, led troops against the northern frontier at twelve, and returned to court at sixteen to hand back her military command and assist in governing the country. She moved into the Prince 408Reads6.8Score10014d adds
- 18 The Concubine Who Slipped Away 娇妾出墙 Gu Jue, prefect of Langzhou, comes from a distinguished family, with a powerful father and a doting mother. Upright and composed, he is a gentleman praised by everyone in the capital. Yet on the day the two families are to be joined in marriage, this very man is caught in an intimate embrace with a beautiful young woman. Caressing the face of the woman in his arms, the man asks in a low, husky voice, “What do you call me, hmm?” “Big brother...” On the day of the marriage alliance, how could his 27Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 19 After Being Reborn, I Refused the Marriage, but My Tutor Cousin Could No Longer Hide His Love 重生拒嫁后，太傅表哥藏不住深情 [Mutually Faithful Couple] [No Blood Relation] [Reborn] [Fake White Lotus] [Face-Slapping] [Patient, Direct Pursuit] [Long-Standing Scheme] [Overbearing Possession] The gentle and refined imperial tutor cousin in public × a reborn fake little white rabbit Jiang Qiubai lives alone in the Duke’s residence. At long last, she marries a young general, only for him to leave for the battlefield before they can even drink their wedding wine. Who could have guessed that when he returns victorious, anoth 60Reads—Score11614d adds
- 20 Everyone Says the Beauty Is a Menace to the Nation 都说美人她祸国殃民 [Forced marriage and ruthless pursuit + groveling to win her back] Beauty vs. power The male lead isn’t a perfect person at first. He’ll dote on her, but he’ll also force her. The female lead disguises herself as a man. It’s not pure angst, and the later chapters get more comedic. She holds a grudge and will get back at him for everything. Su Muning, a captive from a fallen kingdom, spent six careful years in the enemy country’s cold palace, thinking that simply staying alive was good enough. Bu 771Reads8.4Score10314d adds
- 21 The Delicate Escape 娇逃 Fang Zhi met a handsome young man with a gentle, refined air at the lowest point in her life. He was like a ray of light descending from the heavens. He held out his hand and softly asked, “Would you like to come with me?” As if under a spell, she nodded. From then on, her life improved dramatically. She went from a destitute Cinderella to a pampered little princess. She thought she had caught an angel. Only later did she realize he was a greedy demon, determined to control every part of her lif 44Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 22 Quick Transmigration: The Fragile Cousin Trope 快穿：柔弱表妹文学 [Scheming + everyone’s favorite + love rivalry + unhinged villain + yandere + cousin-girl romance] Furong is the delicate, beautiful cousin from a storybook. World One: Born into a merchant family, she eloped with an opera performer, was caught, and sent to Chang’an to be brought up properly. The young masters of the great clans are mine to choose from. World Two: Mistaken for a noblewoman because of her looks, she was taken by a young marquis to impersonate his cousin. Being a proper young lady 157Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 The Young Lady Won't Marry? The Aloof Marquis Bows to Love 表姑娘不嫁了？清冷侯爷为爱折腰 [Reborn + Devoted Couple + Mind Reading + Hero Chases His Wife + Heroine Doesn’t Let Anyone Push Her Around] (The ex-husband finally gets a clue and starts showing off like crazy) Sheng Xianyue was bound to a System and forced to help Nan Zetian seize the throne. She deliberately sabotaged him, and Nan Zetian died in his rebellion. The System made her reborn, but after returning to life, she promptly killed the System. But her husband from her previous life, Xie Heci, and his family gained the a 373Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 24 The Mad Young Lord, Embracing a Delicate Beauty 疯批世子，娇软美人拥入怀 The rating’s been up for ages, so it probably won’t go any higher (｡ ˇ‸ˇ ｡) “Traditional historical romance, faithful couple, possessive love” Xiao Heng, heir to the Duke of Dingguo, is as refined as the moonlight and elegant as a jade tree. Yet Su Yao has always felt an inexplicable sense of dread around him. Whenever his dark eyes settle on her, a chill creeps up her back. An orphan, Su Yao came to seek refuge with her aunt. She lives cautiously in the Duke’s residence, afraid to offend anyone —Reads—Score40414d adds
- 25 After Marrying a Wicked Minister, All of the Capital Chases Me for the Gossip 嫁给大奸臣后，全京城追着吃瓜 [The male lead is ruthless, vicious, and sharp-tongued + utterly devoted to his wife + strong female lead] Su Huai is the most powerful minister at court, and everyone fears him. He enjoys nothing but playing power games and scheming. He has no interest in women. Then one day, a young woman shows up at his door, claiming to be his fiancée. Su Huai: Want to date me? Lu Yao: What kind of date? Su Huai: The kind that'll cost you your life. Lu Yao: ... Later, Lu Yao deeply regretted impulsively show —Reads—Score22014d adds
- 26 The Real and Fake Heiresses Go on a Rampage, Each Wilder Than the Last 真假千金杀疯了，一个更比一个狂 [Real and Fake Heiresses + Mutual Secret Crushes + Household Intrigue + Sweet Romance] [Not your typical real-and-fake heiress story! The two young women won't fight over men; they'll become sisters.] Heroine = a seemingly delicate, pitiful little rabbit, but actually a sharp-tongued black lotus Hero = a refined scholar who follows every rule in public, but turns into a clingy cuddle addict in private [PS] The early story focuses on the real and fake heiresses joining forces and fighting hous 3.2kReads7.6Score36914d adds
- 27 This Frail Young Lady Has 108 Tricks Up Her Sleeve 这病秧子表小姐，有108个心眼子 [Both leads are devoted to each other + comedy + transmigrate into a book + sickly beauty + satisfying romance] Everyone in the capital said the Ye family’s cousin, Miss Jiang, must be blind to have fallen for that wicked man who had angered his mother and killed his younger brother. She was already frail and sickly, and now she’d lost the Ye family’s protection. Her life was as good as ruined. But Jiang Lili, the Ye family’s cousin and the subject of all those rumors, scoffed. What do you know? 1.1kReads8.3Score17814d adds
- 28 The Alluring Cousin Comes to the Capital, and the Cool, Aloof Heir Can't Get Enough 娇媚表妹入京，清冷世子不知餍足 The story has only just received its first rating, and it will gradually go up [A little cousin with a white rabbit's face and wolf's fangs vs. her calm, self-controlled older cousin, the heir to a noble house] On his way back to the capital, Gu Qingyuan happened upon a woman who had been drugged and rescued her. The woman was strikingly beautiful, as if she had descended from the heavens. With a pair of fox-like eyes, she looked pure and innocent, yet alluring without realizing it. After tha 5.4kReads6.5Score66514d adds
- 29 The Cage: The Obsessive General 囚笼：偏执的将军 [Pure madness, obsessive forced love + falling in love for no reason + groveling after the fact + BE | Set aside modern thinking: in a world where the upper classes decide who lives and dies, there is no way to turn the tide] A male lead who is like a madman, and a female lead driven mad by him. Read with caution. He Qiu struggled as if making one last stand against the vulgarity of feudal traditions, but she could not break free. She could only let this cruel era devour her. But who can say wha 515Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 30 A Cousin Miss Arrives at the Marquis's Residence 侯府来了个表姑娘 A young lady from another branch of the family has arrived at the Changning Marquis household. Her skin is as smooth as jade, and her beauty could topple a kingdom. Everyone sees her as a celestial maiden, with the gentlest, most compassionate heart and disposition. Only Wang Xiyue knows the truth: she's nothing of the sort. Ten years were but a dream, a dream of fleeting splendor. She never imagined that waking from sleep would bring her back to where it all began. In the past, she curried favo 9kReads6.4Score70914d adds
- 31 You Tried to Make Her Bow, So Why Did the Crown Prince Lose His Cool First? 逼她低头，太子爷怎么先破防？ Broken relationship healed x reunion after a long separation x both leads are each other's only ones Easygoing, obedient girl x B-king young master - Lin Mufan asked for a divorce when Zhou Jiuci loved her most. She dumped Zhou Jiuci twice. The first time, Zhou Jiuci held her hand and wouldn’t let go. “I’m not breaking up with you, babe. You can’t leave me.” The second time, Zhou Jiuci’s veins bulged with rage. “Get lost! Don’t let me see you again for the rest of my life!” Lin Mufan left. She s 28.7kReads8.8Score2.8k14d adds
- 32 Transmigrated as the Villainess, I Tricked the Amnesiac Crown Prince and It Backfired 穿成恶毒女配，哄骗失忆太子翻车了 [Both leads are each other's only partner + possessive pursuit + forced love + she runs, he chases + he suffers to win her back] One day, Lan Zhengyin transmigrates into a book and becomes the vicious supporting female character who shares her name. She is now the amnesiac Crown Prince Xu Chengyin’s commoner wife. Only after inheriting the original owner's memories does she realize that the reason the fallen prince ended up in the countryside and lost his memory has everything to do with the ori 131Reads5.4Score10214d adds
- 33 Transmigrating, But I Can’t Escape My Cousin’s Clutches 穿越之难逃表哥缠 Le Yao transmigrated into the body of a down-on-her-luck young lady whose birth mother had died of illness, whose father was unkind, and whose cruel stepmother made her life miserable. Fortunately, she could rely on her maternal grandmother's powerful family. This was a much better life than the one she'd had before, so Le Yao happily accepted the reality of her transmigration. After all, she was an easygoing optimist who could adapt to anything! All she had to do was win her grandmother's favor 2kReads8.9Score21114d adds
- 34 The Feng Family’s Cousin 冯家表姑娘 “Fifth Cousin…” “Don’t call me Cousin. We’re not close.” … “Cousin Ying…” “Don’t call me Cousin. We’re not close.” What’s it like for Feng Ying to date a high school student? “Mm, not bad.” 2.4kReads8.8Score29114d adds
- 35 My Cousin Is a Beauty, and the Dark-Hearted Heir Has Gone Mad for Her 表妹倾城，腹黑世子疯魔了 [Possessive pursuit + Secret romance + Physical first, emotional later (both virgins) + A groveling pursuit] [Cunning, clear-headed beauty + Scheming, domineering heir] Everyone said that Pei, heir to the Duke of Weiguo's residence in the capital, was handsome and accomplished for his age. Su Xiangwan had thought so too. That is, until she met him for the first time. His eyes were full of mockery, and she guessed he must despise her. After her family fell into decline, she had no choice but to 4.1kReads8.5Score40214d adds
- 36 Spoiled: Scheming to Marry My Cousin 纵宠：谋娶表妹 [Mutual devotion + doting romance + not a strong female lead] Shen Wu is descended from a daughter of the Xie family who married out. Her family was once distinguished but has since fallen into decline, and her mother, born into a noble family, worked herself to death at an early age. As he lay gravely ill and near death, her father entrusted her marriage to relatives in the clan. They coveted her beauty and planned to marry her off to one of their own sons’ superiors as a pawn to curry favor. U 2.6kReads8.8Score36914d adds
- 37 Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu 顾先生和顾太太 [Proud, aloof tycoon × resilient, spirited songbird] Rumor had it that Gu Zhengze had everything, except a weakness. But later, he gave in, took a knife for her, fell deep into love, and kept her tucked away in his gilded cage. The year Gu Kou turned nineteen, her parents died in a car accident, and her younger brother suffered liver damage, leaving him at death’s door. The enormous cost of surgery made her pick up the business card she had once torn to shreds. She thought she was just a little 1.6kReads9.4Score13114d adds
- 38 Marriage Addiction 婚，瘾 A marriage-free, carefree rich girl who treats love as a game x a respectable young man from a strict, upright family [She pursues him, then runs as soon as she has him! Both are inexperienced in love] Fang Youxi is firmly against marriage and having children. Her father has been married and divorced three times, and her mother has just gotten married for the third time. As the accidental product of her parents' whirlwind marriage and equally swift divorce, she has not the slightest hope for m 14.8kReads8.9Score1.6k14d adds
- 39 My Childhood Sweetheart Is Hard to Coax, but My Boyfriend Spoils Me Every Day 青梅难哄，竹马折腰日日宠 [Traditional historical romance + slow and steady love + early Tang setting] As soon as Yu Nianqiu finishes her mourning period, the Ji family comes to break off the engagement. Yu Nianqiu turns away and bursts out laughing. That means I don't have to get married! Unfortunately, the emperor issues an edict requiring her to marry, so she has no choice but to recruit an honest, easy-to-manage live-in husband. As soon as the news gets out, talented young men come flocking. The scholar: “I am gentle 1kReads9.0Score18514d adds
- 40 A Book by Chu Mo Hua He 楮墨画鹤的一本书 [Both leads are inexperienced + sweet romance + household intrigue + historical setting + mutual secret crush + rekindled love + groveling to win her back] When Shen Yunwan first arrives in the capital, all she wants is to live quietly as a cousin in the Marquis of Zhenbei’s household. Through a twist of fate, she spends a passionate night with her older male cousin, Wei Hanzhou, even though they’ve barely exchanged a few words. If this scandal gets out, her reputation will be ruined and she’ll 46Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 41 The Maid Just Wants to Run Away, but Her Mad Dog of a Lord Keeps Kissing Her 丫环只想跑路，疯犬郎君按着亲 (The main story is complete. Extra chapters may come whenever.) Unhinged male lead × clear-headed female lead, both smart throughout Abduction and domination + escape + groveling to win her back (sort of) Plenty of STEM golden fingers, ancient technology and ingenious inventions One couple, both virgins, happy ending (maybe) Reborn as a disposable extra in the world of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai? Qi Weiyang refuses to suffer through a tragic romance! She builds up the infrastructure with one h 1kReads7.3Score10214d adds
- 42 A Palace Maid’s Life as the Emperor’s Favorite 宫女承宠日常 Wei Rongxiang was a palace maid who served tea before the emperor. One day, she was abducted and dragged onto the imperial bed, where the emperor forced himself on her. Everyone called her Aunt Rongxiang, yet treated her like a mistress of the palace. Wei Rongxiang entered the imperial harem, where the emperor favored her every night, but she always kept a clear head. She watched him favor his concubines, watched him surround himself with wives and concubines, watched his children dote on him, w 8.7kReads7.8Score53814d adds
- 43 A Captive in His Clutches! After the Young Lady Is Seized by Her Mad Young Master 娇囚！表小姐被疯批少爷强夺后 [Taking by force + the chase after the breakup + a battlefield of rival men] After both her parents died one after the other and her only older brother went missing, the beautiful Shen Qingli became an orphan with no one to rely on. With no other choice, she traveled alone to the capital to seek refuge with her maternal aunt, the legitimate wife of the Duke of Wei. Her aunt was old and past her prime, but at least she had children to support her, and she took in her poor young niece. And so the 8.3kReads8.3Score71814d adds
- 44 Stealing the Consort’s Heart: Longing Trapped in the Imperial Palace 谋窃妃心：帝阙锁相思 [Angst-filled romance | devoted to each other | coercive love] Seizing power, stealing her heart. Xiao Jingheng, Prince of Jing'an, hides his ambition and plots at every turn. After disaster strikes the Ye family, Ye Qianluo, daughter of a disgraced official, enters his household under a contract and becomes his prisoner. A dazzling glimpse of her in their youth was the last glimmer of light in his heart, but family feuds and political power struggles ground it to pieces. Schemes and love intert 105Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 The Delicate Cousin, Loved by the Heir Apparent Against Her Will 娇软表姑娘，世子强制爱 A beautiful, delicate young cousin vs. a cool, domineering heir (both leads are each other's first) Her story: Shen Shu is breathtakingly beautiful, with skin like ice and bones like jade. She's known as the greatest beauty in Huaizhou. But her mother died young, her father doesn't love her, and her background is full of hardship. With no choice, she fled to another place and sought refuge at the Duke of Dingguo's estate. An orphan living under someone else's roof, she only wanted to keep her h 3.5kReads8.8Score34414d adds
- 46 Transmigrate as a Laid-Back Concubine, Uninterested in Fighting for Favor 穿越之咸鱼妾侍不争宠 [Easygoing + carefree daily life + household intrigue + mind reading] After transmigrating, modern girl Yun Qiao becomes a pitiful orphan in ancient times, living with her maternal aunt's family. Her striking looks catch the eye of the grandmother of the powerful Marquis of Zhennan, who lives in the capital. The old lady takes her in as a favored concubine. The marquis has few heirs, so the old lady keeps sending women into his chambers, one after another. Yun Qiao is one of them. The marquis is 1.7kReads8.7Score18814d adds
- 47 After Becoming the Heroine's Sickly Cousin, I Gave Up Completely 穿成女主的病弱表妹后彻底摆烂 [The low rating is only because the book just came out. It might go up later ₍˄·͈༝·͈˄*₎◞ ̑̑] About the story: The male lead has two sides and two identities, one aloof and one wickedly charming. The heroine has a bad-luck System, a frail constitution, and a rebellious heart. The original heroine isn’t villainized. She shines on her own as a clear-headed beauty (no official romance), and is the leading lady of a dark novel. The only light in her heart is her younger cousin, the current heroine. [ 3.7kReads7.4Score36514d adds
- 48 When the Wind Rises, I Think of Your Peace 风起思君安 A frail young lady bravely fights back, winning the favor of a proud commander with her intelligence, independence, and courage. With her country in her heart, she travels a thousand miles to help him defeat his enemies. He is cold and merciless to everyone else, yet dotes on her alone. When their homeland and the fate of the realm are at stake, what choices will they make? 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 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 3.4kReads8.4Score17514d adds
- 50 He Broke Off the Engagement and Told Her to Die, but the Ruthless Prince Went Mad and Stole Her Away 退婚让她去死，狠戾王爷发疯夺妻 Possessive pursuit + forced love + groveling for forgiveness - The year Yu Wan came of age, she was betrothed to the disabled heir of a marquis. With the wedding approaching, the heir held an umbrella in the rain and said coldly, “I never wanted this marriage. Let's call it off.” She knew his heart belonged to someone else, but with her mother gravely ill, she begged him to postpone the wedding. Instead, he coldly and cruelly told her and her mother to go die together. Her mother eventually pass 894Reads8.0Score—14d adds
