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- 101 The Middle Child 排行中间的孩子 The Middle Child 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 Reborn, I Became an Enslaved Robot with No Freedom 重生后，我变成无自由的程序奴隶机器人 Reborn, I Became an Unfree Robot Slave to Programming 8Reads—Score114d adds
- 103 So Love Has an Expiration Date 原来爱有期限 Shao Ning: Everyone says love can overcome any obstacle. It’s not that I don’t believe in love, but love can change in an instant. The only thing that lasts is... a 15-year limit... Maybe Mom, you and Dad were right. In the end, a man and a man just can’t be together. 1.8kReads—Score19314d adds
- 104 Begging for Love 乞欢 [Heartbreak]+ [Unrequited Love]+ [School Romance, Bad Ending] [Redemption × Quirky, Spirited Girl × Aloof, Cold, Introverted Boy] Xia Wei was a beautiful girl who had just transferred into the class. Wild-tempered, impatient, and bold, she soon became famous throughout No. 14 High School. A gorgeous top student, she was both beautiful and formidable. People nicknamed her the Queen of Thorns. At eighteen, Xia Wei was bright and sunny, warming everyone around her like a little sun. So many student 45Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 105 It's Snowing Again, Hold Me Tight 又下雪了，抱紧我吧 Completed [Secret crush] [Bad ending] Tang Nian was taken in by the Si family as a child, and spent more than a decade in love with Si Yanshen, the family's only heir. At eighteen, Tang Nian was confident and radiant, standing proudly onstage as she smiled sweetly at him. At twenty-four, Tang Nian was arrogant and spoiled, unable to get past the technical terminology of psychology. At twenty-seven, Tang Nian was mature and reserved, an outstanding business partner. Si Yanshen, meanwhile, had bee 213Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 106 I'm Already a God, Why Be Your Brain-Dead Fan? 我已是神明何必做你的脑残粉 Original title: I'm Already a God, Why Be Your Brain-Dead Fan? (Complete, enjoy without worry) This is an angst-filled story! Don't be fooled by the title! Kind, sincere, and beautiful sickly angel bottom x emotionally oblivious domineering CEO top Two male leads, each other's first love, equally matched, devoted to each other, one-on-one romance. Two dreams in one life, one pair destined for each other. [Physical and emotional suffering + a mountain of personal worldbuilding + nothing beats bei 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 You Said You Wanted Me Dead, but Now You’re Upset That I’m Really Dead 说想让我死，真死了你又不高兴 [A principled, magnanimous hero of a crown prince × a ruthless, scheming crown princess] [Two male leads + both virgins + love after an arranged marriage + the husband’s desperate pursuit + older man + tragic romance + happy ending] [Two male leads!! Two male leads!! Two male leads!!] The day Xiao Junyi learned that he was to marry Jiang Qingyan, he was disgusted. He cut off the medicinal herbs Jiang Qingyan needed, leaving him to cling to life in misery. It was the least he deserved for his s 1.2kReads8.0Score10014d adds
- 108 After the Snow Falls, the Face of Guanyin 白雪落尽观音面 [ALS + mental illness + the whole family wiped out + dying with hatred. The first part is a heartbreaking tragedy. The bonus story then brings back the second-generation heroine for revenge.] She was hailed as the goddess of Rongcheng's medical community, with the face of Guanyin. After believing slanderous rumors, he personally crushed her wings and took away her surgical scalpel, locking her in a cramped attic where he abused her day and night. He destroyed the Tong family, killed her father a 281Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 Mr. Ji, Stop Torturing Me. Your Wife Has Divorced and Remarried 季总别虐了，夫人已离婚改嫁了 [Strong female lead and satisfying revenge + remorseful husband’s pursuit + revenge + angst before the payoff + marriage by contract + punishing scumbags and face-slapping] Wealthy CEO × ruthless, vengeful designer For three years of marriage, I was as lowly as dust, while he treated me like an enemy. He let his first love move into our home, forced me to kneel and donate blood, and while I was miscarrying, he held someone else and said, “Filthy.” Everyone said Wen Li loved Ji Beichen so much sh 71Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 A Mole's Redemption 卧底者的救赎 A Spy’s Redemption 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 She Went Mad With Regret After I Was Diagnosed With Late-Stage Stomach Cancer 我胃癌晚期后，她悔疯了 My girlfriend said she wanted to know what it felt like to be a female boss. Without a second thought, I transferred the company into her name. A reporter asked who she was most grateful to on her journey, but she nestled in the arms of a sweet-talking man and smiled coyly. “Big sister, of course I had to help you. It hurts my heart to see you struggle~” I curled up in my hospital bed, the diagnosis of stomach cancer glaring in my hands. Only later did I learn that the sweet-talking man had appr 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 Unrequited Love Is a Poem That Never Ends 暗恋是一首写不尽的诗 Shen Qianqian is a new first-year high school student, gentle and lovely, youthful and beautiful, and an undisputed top student and goddess of the school. She befriends Meng Xiaotian, a girl with a strong artistic streak who is quirky, lively, and warmhearted. One chance encounter brings her face-to-face with the handsome, sunny Fu Su, and she begins a long journey of secret admiration. Like cherry blossoms drifting through the school, her feelings reach every corner of campus. A secret crush is —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 Mr. Su, Your Deep Love Came Too Late 苏先生，深情已迟暮 Some things seem like they’re yours by right when you have them. Only after losing them do you realize you never deserved them. Su Chenyu, there is someone in this world who loves you simply because you are Su Chenyu. That person is Feng Yue. “Su Chenyu, I once loved you with single-minded devotion. I was hurt, I lost, and I accepted it. Can’t you let me go…?” “Feng Yue, even in death, you can only be buried in my Su family’s grave…” 236Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 114 I Was Diagnosed With Stomach Cancer, but My Husband Abandoned Me to Pick Up His First Love 我确诊胃癌，老公抛下我去接白月光 His first love kept texting him, telling him to hurry up and divorce me. At first, even though we were married by contract, we were deeply in love. But after his first love returned to the country, he abandoned me again and again. I was already in the final stages of cancer, and when I died, he still didn’t make it in time to see me. I never expected the System to give me another chance at life. Given another chance, I made a different choice. 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 The Rich Young Masters' Plaything 贵少爷们的玩物 [Angsty Romance] [Multiple Male Leads] [Not a Clean Romance] [Exes Begging for Forgiveness] Have you ever loved someone like this? Loved every strand of his hair, every glance he gave you, so that even the most insignificant thing he said could make you feel giddy with happiness. Knowing full well he wasn't the right person, yet still throwing yourself into the flames like a moth, with no regrets even as you burned. When Cheng Xiaoxiao was eighteen, she loved someone just like that. I'm too laz 41.2kReads—Score4.2k14d adds
- 116 Love Broken at Quicksand River 情断流沙河 Love Ends at Quicksand River 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 The Final Greed of Mortal Ties 尘缘最后的贪婪 After that person died a cruel death, she abandoned her path to immortality and plunged headlong into the demonic abyss. From that day onward, the pure-hearted cultivator of old was gone, replaced by a fiend with blood on her hands whom everyone feared. She had killed too many people and borne too many sins. Everyone in the world cursed her behind her back, saying she had gone mad and was beyond saving. Her trail of blood stretched to the very edge of the cultivation world. No one knew that the 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 The Girl Who Sat Beside Me at Seventeen 我的17岁同桌姑娘 "The Tenant"- "Youthful Bad Ending"- "Realistic Romance"- [Pure Love, Bad Ending] A down-on-his-luck young man whose life isn’t going well unexpectedly receives a wedding invitation from his first love. The moment he sees her name, the youth he thought long dead comes alive again in his memories. That summer, she suddenly burst into his lush, innocent youth, leaving behind a vivid, colorful scar and making the boy’s entire adolescence unforgettable. 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 The Heir Was Betrothed Away, and His Pride Was Shattered 世子被配，傲骨尽碎 Angst first, sweetness later / Strong leads / Tragic romance / Court intrigue / Historical setting / Forced love / Unhinged top / Sense of destiny / The top's long road to winning back his love [Cold, proud heir who refuses to bend x Scheming, possessive puppy-like top] Jiang Hanqing was the heir to the Eastern Qi throne, a proud young man who rode fine horses in fine clothes. But a single imperial decree arranging his marriage forced him to become the male wife of the Shen family. Shen Duo lov 2.5kReads8.2Score21614d adds
- 120 Desire Sets the City Ablaze: His Obsession Spirals Out of Control, Keeping Her in His Arms 爱欲焚城：失控占有囚她入怀 At the summit of Haicheng, Teng Ci is the law. He thought he controlled everything, including the woman he hated to the bone: An Ran. When it came to An Ran, Teng Ci had always been ruthless and decisive. From the pinnacle of power, he coolly watched her struggle within the rules of his game, convinced that this was the price she paid for betraying him. He sent her to prison, forced her into servitude, and made her atone with her body. Then he discovered the truth. In that moment, the dignified 921Reads8.0Score10214d adds
- 121 The Day His White Moonlight Returned, the Substitute Died in the Downpour 白月光回国那天，替身死在了那场暴雨里 The day his first love returned home, his stand-in died in the torrential rain 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 After He Broke Her Body and Heart, President Gu Gets His Comeuppance 虐身虐心后，顾总火葬场了 Shen Zhao loves Gu Chengyuan with all his heart. He never expects Gu Chengyuan to love him just as much. All he wants is a quiet, peaceful life. Even when he is misunderstood and hurt, he cannot forget the boy who once smiled at him. But when Gu Chengyuan destroys his father’s company, gets engaged to someone else right in front of him, and even punishes him with his mother’s life, Shen Zhao can no longer love him. In the end, he smiles and says, “Chengyuan, life should be as it was when we firs 423Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 Warning! The Stand-In Doesn't Love Him Anymore 警告！是替身不爱了 [Dual male leads + wealthy-family CEO + contract lover + older man/younger man + substitute + groveling to win back the lover + angst] [Light angst] [Light melodrama] [Groveling to win back the lover, with a tragic ending in the literal sense] Love rises with the wind, and it can also scatter with the wind. Wan Jincheng thought he would never leave, until Mo Yunle said, “Let's break up.” Now Wan Jincheng is panicking. Six years ago. They stood on the stone bridge in Fenghuang Ancient Town. The t 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 I Will Not Save a Mad Dog 不渡恶犬 [A seemingly loyal hound of the imperial court whose heart belongs only to his master x a red-clad beauty bent on revenge; the pursuer faces a long road to win him back x two male leads; both are each other's first] Five years ago, Chu Huaixu was the beloved heir to a prince's household, riding fine horses in splendid clothes and brimming with confidence. Song Ting, meanwhile, was a little beggar by the roadside who could have frozen to death at any moment. After the beggar stole the heir's meat 337Reads8.2Score10114d adds
- 125 Jinli: The Gardenias Haven't Fallen Asleep 烬璃：栀子未眠 Jin Li: The Gardenia Has Yet to Sleep 24Reads—Score114d adds
- 126 A Dream Buried for Ten Years 十年沉梦 A twenty-six-year-old soul lives inside a sixteen-year-old body. Su Wan returns reborn to her high school years, carrying the exhaustion, trauma, and regret of the decade to come. Before her are her living, breathing father and her radiant, smiling older sister: the warmth she once longed so desperately to reclaim. The ancient ring from that snowy night is her only link to the past, and it holds all the riddles behind her rebirth. She thinks this will be a lonely journey, until she meets a boy n 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 My Love Is Real, and So Is My Desire to Kill You 爱是真的，想杀你也是真的 My Love Is Real, and So Is My Desire to Kill You 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 My Own Little Sister Tricked Me into Losing Everything 被亲妹妹骗得倾家荡产 His younger sister tricked him out of every last penny. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 After I Faked My Death, My Cold Fiancé Went Mad 我死遁后，那个冷漠的未婚夫疯了 After I Faked My Death, My Cold Fiancé Went Mad 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 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 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 Tortured by Love: The CEO’s Enchantress 虐宠，总裁的尤物 [Tragic Romance + Yandere + Obsessive Possessiveness] “Bai Shengsheng, there's nowhere in this world you can go except the palm of my hand...” It's all fun to torment your wife until it's time to chase her back! 20Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 132 After a Transmigrator Took Over My Body, They Drove My Beloved Insane 被穿越者夺舍后，逼疯了我的爱人 [Dual male leads + extreme physical and emotional angst + proceed with caution + mutually exclusive first times + first life has a bad ending + second life has a happy ending + sweet romance in the second life + equally matched leads] Jiang Yuci is the leader of the Demonic Cult, a proud man who rules the world. He and a young Sword God fall in love and vow to spend their lives together. But their happiness doesn't last. A System claiming to be the fated ultimate villain brings a transmigrator w 279Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 The Whole World Knows I Love You 全世界都知道我爱你 Everyone knew Gu Sihan loved Ye Nanfeng, and everyone knew Ye Nanfeng loved Tang Xuerou. But that did nothing to weaken Gu Sihan's resolve to love Ye Nanfeng. Loving him was like an addiction she couldn't kick. Gu Sihan screamed hysterically, “She's the one with a wicked heart! She got what she deserved!” Ye Nanfeng gripped her throat viciously. “A vicious woman like you being violated? Now that's what you... deserve!” That day, he pushed her into a hell from which there was no return. Later, sh 104Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 134 Mad Cage 疯狂囚笼 [Forced love | Extreme control | No redemption | Dark Southeast Asian aesthetic | Post-traumatic trauma] A rainy night on the Chao Phraya River marks the beginning of Su Wan's descent into the abyss. What she thinks is a miraculous escape from danger is merely a hunting ground carefully laid by Lu Zhuo. This man, who rules the roost across Southeast Asia, binds her to him with fabricated debts, puts a diamond-studded electronic collar around her neck, chains her ankles, and burns the word “Priso 56Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 Twin Demon Lotuses 并蒂妖莲 People say that deep in Lotus Lake grows a demonic lotus with twin blossoms, two flowers on one stem, sharing a single life. Qing Ning is gentle and serene as water, while Liu Hua is fierce and blazing as fire. One is good and one is evil, yet both are trapped by the curse of the twin lotus. He is Ying Zhaoli, the Heaven-appointed “Demon Slayer,” whose sword can end a demon’s life, but cannot sever the love in his heart. He is Mei Chi, king of the fox clan and master of bewitching hearts, who fa 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 He Said He Cheated on Me 他说他出轨了 He Said He Cheated 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 The Thirteenth Day After My Death 我死后的第十三天 The Thirteenth Day After I Died 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 The Broken String 断掉的弦 Content warning: Extremely melodramatic, with a plot that goes wherever it wants. Reconciliation after a breakup, the ex’s desperate pursuit, angst for angst’s sake, and lots of descriptions of the love interest’s frail health. Avoid if that’s not for you… Lin Xian was once the purest note in Lu Yanshen’s dazzling youth, a light he pursued with all his talent and fervor. When they reunite five years later, Lu Yanshen has achieved both fame and fortune, while Lin Xian is a destitute pianist ravag 1kReads8.1Score10714d adds
- 139 Behind the Will 遗嘱背后 What Lies Behind the Will 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 Spoiled and Swayed: I’m Determined to Win Over My Bankrupt Ex-Wife! 豢养诱哄：破产前妻我宠定你了！ [Cool-Tempered, Wealthy-Heir Surgeon × Sweet, Down-and-Out Heiress from a Bankrupt Family] + [Both Chaste + Mild Angst + Second-Chance Romance + Intense Push and Pull + The Ex-Husband's Regret Comes Too Late] Yin Xi Yan never imagined that on the very first day she returned to China, she would be abducted and forced to repay her bankrupt father's debts after he took his own life, delivered straight to her ex-husband Jin Yan Lun's bed. “Since I've bought you, do your duty tonight.” She trembled a 962Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 141 Block Me, Then Hold Me Close 拉黑我，抱紧我 #UnhingedAndPerverse Everyone knows Lu Chenzhou is the ruthless, heartless king of the business world. Nobody knows he’s been my secret boyfriend for five years, so humble that he doesn’t even dare post about me on social media. Until that day, when he personally signed the contract to acquire my father’s company and watched my entire family, with nowhere else to turn, kneel before him. “Shi Nian, beg me.” He gripped my chin, not a trace of warmth in his eyes. I smiled. Right in front of him 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 Two Branches 两枝桠头 [Two male leads + salvation + tragic romance + tragic ending] Before meeting Li Chu, Jiang Ge planned to live until he was twenty, then end his own life. They were each other's only reason to keep living. From a narrow crack, they fought desperately to catch a glimpse of the light. But just as their lives were getting back on track, the arrival of their adoptive father shattered their fragile peace. The night Jiang Ge was struck in a vital spot, he whispered in Li Chu's right ear, “Chuchu, I 142Reads8.0Score10014d adds
- 143 After Being Forced into Love by a Madman 被疯子强制爱后 Probably best not to read this one early on [forced love + two male leads + benefactor + bad ending + amnesia] Heaven relentlessly beats me down, so I bow my head and go along with it. There’s no way out. There’s no escape. Mo Yeqin didn’t understand love, so he worked hard to learn what it meant. It wasn’t until the day Xie Cheng died that he finally understood. Love means respect, understanding, acceptance, and wanting the other person to be happy. 534Reads8.0Score10014d adds
- 144 The Light of the Thirteenth Month 第十三月的光明 Hello, my name is Ji Xiaochuan! Hello, my name is Su Li! From now on, I'll call you Su Pear, sweet and juicy! Ji Xiaochuan, look! The light is here. My light is here! Little Pear, if there's another life, I'll spend it making it up to you! Ji Xiaochuan, if I could do it all over again, maybe I'd choose never to meet you! I walked through a dark abyss, and seemed to smell something rotten. Instinctively, I looked back. Countless wolves and tigers charged toward me, their sharp fangs 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 My Childhood Friend Ascended the Throne 我的竹马登基了 [Comedy + Zhihu-style storytelling + Ridiculous antics + Strong Male and Female Leads + Childhood Sweethearts + A Little Angst] My name is Gu Xiang, and I’m a celebrated female general. Qi Yan and I have been at odds since we were children. He’s a petty man who loves to kick people when they’re down. As for why Qi Yan loves picking on me so much, it’s because he’s jealous of me. Jealous because everyone loves me and even the flowers bloom when they see me. Chapter excerpt: “Qi Yan, what do you 853Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 146 The War of the Apocalypse: Project Phoenix 末世之战·凤凰计划 Apocalypse War: Project Phoenix —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 The Divine Mage of Another World 异世法神 The protagonist's soul transmigrates into a world of magic and battle qi, only to find himself possessing a corpse that has been dead for three days… Many people know that the body is dead, so someone immediately informs on him… News that the dead body of the Farah family's genius young master has come back to life quickly spreads across the world… The protagonist, possessing this corpse, must keep the truth hidden. Otherwise, his family, his country, and the Church will all burn him alive as a 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 The Second-Born 排行老二 Second in birth order —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 The CEO's Sunshine Is Covered in Wounds 总裁的骄阳遍体鳞伤 [Angst and abuse + chasing his wife + unhinged obsession + coercive love: possessive CEO and resilient ray of sunshine] She was Q University’s ray of sunshine, forever searching for the moonlight that would illuminate her life. At eighteen, she ran away from her wedding to take the college entrance exam, driving her grandfather, her only family, to his death. At twenty-five, she was framed for murder and tortured and imprisoned by Lin Chen for eight years. … She found her only sister, but every 240Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 150 I Forgot You, and Learned to Let Myself Go 我忘了你，也放过我自己 I forgot you, and let myself move on. 654Reads—Score1314d adds
