Novels like The Coldhearted Doctor and the Mermaid Desperately in Love
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Coldhearted Doctor and the Mermaid Desperately in Love, best match first.
- 1 I Kneel Before the Crown, Yet My Sister Hates Me to the Bone 跪奉冠冕，姐姐恨我入骨 [Wealthy-family feuds + psychological control + unequal status + physical and emotional torment] When Jiang Yun was five, she watched with her own eyes as her mother was carried away. She saw her father holding Jiang Sheng, while the woman who had wrecked their family moved into the Jiang household. Her father felt guilty and tried to make it up to Jiang Yun in every possible way, but the good times didn't last. That woman got pregnant. Jiang Yun knew it. All that talk about having no choice, 2.8kReads6.4Score15814d adds
- 2 Only You Are My Cure 唯有你，是我的解药 Original title: Addicted to Love [Toxic Female Lead + Male Lead Gets Hurt + Male Lead Is Devoted and Pathetic + Meek and Obsessive] Xu Yan has loved Lin Zhiran since they were children. Everyone can see how much he loves her. It seems she’s the only person in the world who has no idea. He’s willing to do anything for her… But she’s cruel. She has even given him mixed signals, leaving him adrift between sweetness and pain. In Paris, he thought his years of devotion had finally begun to pay off. 283Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 3 Sister, Don’t Go. I’ll Be Good 姐姐别走，我乖 Older woman-younger man + both each other's first and only + seductive male lead + possessive queen + sweet romance + happy ending To secure her family fortune, Wen Nian agrees to marry Ke Xun, a returnee five years her junior. On their wedding night, she sheds her gentle facade and backs him against the wall... She thinks she has tamed a shy, obedient puppy, delighting in his utter submission. But when a crisis hits the family, Ke Xun effortlessly clears every obstacle in her path, then pulls 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 After I Transmigrated into a Book, the Male Lead Who Couldn’t Have the One He Loved Went Mad 穿书后，爱而不得的男主成了疯批 [Transmigrate into a book + tormenting the male lead + genuinely mentally ill + obsessive and twisted] Female lead's perspective: A car accident sends Chao An into a brainless CEO romance novel, where she becomes an insignificant substitute cannon-fodder character who dies after ten chapters. To survive, she throws herself into the role, climbing higher and higher by leveraging the male lead. Just as she’s about to kick him to the curb, she loses her memory. Mu Chuan falls in love with a heartle 973Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 5 Empress, Stop Torturing Him. His Majesty Has Been Dead for Three Days 皇后娘娘别虐了，陛下他死三天了 [Male lead gets tortured + going crazy + meme humor + tragic love + rekindled love + mutual devotion + legitimate empress sells out her illegitimate emperor + substitute white moonlight + groveling pursuit] From an illegitimate prince to an illegitimate emperor, Xiao Yin loved his legitimate empress, Song Qingyao, with unshakable devotion. He knew she was cool and distant, like the moon in the sky. But he always thought that if he loved her fiercely enough, one day she would be willing to look h 37Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 6 Who Says a Mad Villain Doesn't Understand Love? 谁说疯批反派不懂爱 [The tags were entered incorrectly. It isn't pure love, it's romance. I can't change the tag back. I'm truly sorry; it wasn't intentional.] [Completed + comedy + transmigrate into a book + both the heroine and the second male lead transmigrate + quirky heroine + unhinged, possessive, obsessive hero + outspoken heroine + he refuses to believe her and keeps hurting himself, making himself cough blood and pass out time and again, yet still won't believe her + mutual devotion + angst and sweetness] 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 A Crown That Resounds Across the World 冠鸣天下 [Dashing heroine who saves the world X lovesick, powerful yet tragic leader of the Demon Cult] [She Chases Him to His Doom + Forceful Possession Later On + Three Men and One Woman + Chaste Men, Non-Chaste Woman + Martial Arts (Light Fantasy)] [Content warning: old-school angst! This is a story about driving a madman to fall for her, then killing him with her own hands to carve out his heart and save the man she loves. Expect physical and emotional torment!] Lu Guanming (the heroine) is forced in 105Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 8 I Never Meant to Drive You Crazy 我也没想把你逼疯啊 [Male lead abuse + dog training] Greedy and insatiable, hungry for fame, silver-tongued, two-faced, moody, and volatile. Beneath her skin, winding blue veins carried the blood of her despicable ancestors, every drop clamoring for money. Si Qiaoning turned her attention to He Yanci, a courteous, well-mannered man who lived in comfort and was known as the “Jade Bodhisattva.” She shamelessly flirted with him, lured him in, and used him, hoping to profit even more from him and seize the chance to 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Moonlight as a Prison: The Cold Young Lady Brings Her Bodyguard to Tears 折月为囚：清冷小姐虐哭暗卫 (The male lead suffers a lot. Read with caution if you're sensitive to angst.) (This is a fictional story set in an imaginary world.) Main couple: Xu Ruyan, a cool and ruthless daughter of the prime minister, and Song Zhiyu, a humble, devoted hidden guard. Secondary couple: Zhao Zhaoning, a beautiful and unpredictable princess, and Xu Qingfeng, a carefree young general. Xu Ruyan, the prime minister's legitimate daughter, grew up in a household rife with power struggles. She became cold and ruthl 1.3kReads8.2Score10014d adds
- 10 A Cross-Time Quest for Love: Prince, Your Princess Is Hauling Bricks 跨时空追妻：王爷，王妃在搬砖呢 [Fake sister-and-puppy dynamic + transmigration + green tea + school life + secret crush + older woman/younger man romance + both are each other’s one and only] [Green-tea, devoted-dog prince x outwardly cold, warm-hearted orphan] Su Ling’er is all alone, barely making ends meet with part-time jobs. After her parents passed away, she thought she would never find a sense of home again. Her days were numb and dull. Until one day. While working part-time at an amusement park, she accidentally knock 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Failed to Flee the Wedding: My Fussy, Tearful Husband Was Cruelly Tormented 逃婚失败，作精哭包娇夫被虐惨了 [Alternate-history historical romance + strong heroine + marriage before love + 1v1] A softhearted but ruthless, high-ranking female official VS a fair-skinned, scheming, weepy little husband who loves to make a fuss At first, the male lead is a calculating schemer, a master of playing innocent, and a clingy, affectionate brat. Later, he becomes the heroine’s devoted little husband. Bu Liyang, Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial, is the highest-ranking female official in the court. The emp 36Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 12 Interstellar Indulgence: The Top-Tier Star Beloved by an Alien Tycoon 星际宠溺：外星财阀的顶流娇夫 [The cold, ruthless empress x the patient, resilient movie star] [Contract + confrontation + mutual devotion] [Ultra-sweet husband pampering (even the sugar in the glass shards is sweet, really!)] [Content Warnings] 1. Male lead’s perspective, powerful heroine and weaker hero 2. Coercive pursuit + groveling chase 3. Contract romance: they gradually fall for each other despite their best judgment [One-Line Summary] An interstellar power romance between a “lion” empress and a “white rabbit” movie 153Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 The Two-Faced Cage: Where Can the Princess Escape? 双面囚笼之皇姐哪里逃 A soul from another world transmigrates. An older woman and younger man: the Grand Princess and the current emperor, with no blood relation. “Elder Sister, has Que'er been bad?” “Elder Sister, you promised Que'er. You can't break your word, or I can't promise what I'll do. It might not be what you want.” The young man's eyes were bewitching, filled with such possessiveness that it was suffocating. The young man was cunning and calculating. It seemed like she had him under her control, bu 359Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 The Young Master Always Wants to Be a Dog 少爷他总想当狗 [Female lead is not a virgin; male lead is! Self-interest above all, dog-training romance, irresistible heroine, male lead is hopelessly in love, men competing for her] The heroine is a warm, sunny girl in public, but moody and unpredictable in private. The male lead has a bit of a crush on her. The heroine will interact with different boys and men!!! Zhu Yuan came to Shanghai because her mother's employer's young master was there. Room and board were covered, and she would even be paid. All 2.7kReads8.6Score26714d adds
- 15 Tempt Her to Share the Guilt 诱她同罪 [World-weary, heartless player × gloomy, insecure husband] GB / male suffering Everyone in the city knows that the disabled young master of the Shen family loves his wife with all his heart. Everyone also knows that his dazzling wife hates him to the bone. She spends her nights at clubs, while he waits for her in the bitter wind until late at night. She throws a drink in his face in public. He silently wipes himself clean, then continues following her. Everyone calls her ungrateful and cruel. Bu 3.6kReads8.1Score31614d adds
- 16 Snow over Donglin: The Phoenix's Lingering Dream 东临雪·凤仪遗梦 Snow over Donglin: The Lost Dream of Fengyi 1.6kReads—Score2114d adds
- 17 Thirst Sickness 渴水症 [Fake siblings + no moral compass + all male leads are virgins + short story] Chi Lin watches her every day, waiting where she passes after work. Sometimes she's alone, sometimes she's with Xue Yue or someone else. He always follows quietly behind her, watching her be happy, sad, or angry, watching her joke around with others and kiss them. She's like the heroine in a movie, standing by the road waiting for the light to turn green. In the glow of the setting sun, she clings to her adorable shado 7.9kReads—Score1.1k14d adds
- 18 Falling Blossoms Sink into the Starry River: A Song of the Nine Heavens’ Endless Night 落红沉星河：九重天阙长夜歌 [Xianxia romance with angst + a husband-chasing-after-the-funeral story] Immortals and demons cannot coexist, yet the one the Heavenly Queen Yun Zhao has always loved is the Demon Lord Mo Zhuo. As long as she is by his side, he is willing to do anything for her, and considers it a joy. But when he risks death to bear her daughter, Yun Zhao is at another man’s side. Holding their daughter, Su Yan keeps watch beside the iron tree that has not bloomed in ten thousand years. At last, he understands 1.3kReads—Score10214d adds
- 19 Now This Is How You Write a Tragic Romance 姐这操作才叫虐文 [The brainless heroine is the best in the world, no logic needed, she has to be number one]+ [All male leads are chaste]+ [Multiple male leads] Everyone in the cultivation world knows Ming Yuan is a lunatic. She kills at the slightest provocation and picks fights for no reason. When this lunatic is struck dead by lightning, the whole world celebrates! Then the lunatic gets bound to the Tragic Romance System 001. 001 needs to collect angst points. Ming Yuan takes one look at the script and decide 281Reads8.3Score11314d adds
- 20 Mu Jinru Rufeng: General Mu Held Hostage in an Enemy Kingdom 沐瑾如枫之沐将军敌国为质 “A hostage general and the young lady of the Minister’s residence A princess and her devoted guard” Torture his body and break his heart! Whippings and imprisonment! After General Mu, victorious in a hundred battles, conquered thirty-two cities of Yan, the emperor of the Celestial Dynasty sealed his inner power and sent him to Gulan as a hostage. The extravagant, debauched princess had him forcibly dragged to her residence. She forced him into black iron shackles, locked him in a dungeon, made h 972Reads8.0Score10014d adds
- 21 The Puppy Doesn't Talk 小狗不说话 [Younger man + female dominant, male submissive + male angst + fickle woman comes around + unrequited love from him + five-year age gap] Lin Tingyun x Pei Qiyu Naturally heartless cardiothoracic surgeon x extraordinarily gifted, stunning composer #To her patients, Lin Tingyun is a good doctor with a strong sense of professional ethics. But to her ex-boyfriends, Lin Tingyun is a heartless woman. The medical school at Jingnan University has a famous figure: Lin Tingyun. Rumor has it she’s dated so 918Reads8.2Score10914d adds
- 22 After Getting Tangled Up with a Crazy Mermaid 被疯批人鱼缠上之后 Mad Merman ✕ Clear-Headed Researcher | Deep-Sea Captivity | Sweetness and Anguish Entwined | HE Shen Yan, a marine biologist, takes charge of the laboratory's highest-level hazardous specimen: the merman Se Lan. Ancient madness lurks beneath his dark scales, and his snow-white hair coils with lethal allure. Day after day, she records his pulse, his body temperature, and even his elusive emotions... Until one day, the steel cage proves no barrier at all. Shen Yan is dragged into the deep sea, and 3kReads8.6Score37414d adds
- 23 Shocking! The Gods Are at Her Feet 惊！神明为她裙下臣 ♡ To everyone else, he's impossibly distinguished, but all she can picture is him kneeling at the hem of her skirt, having cast aside his dignity to beg for her affection. ♡ [Cool human girl assassin vs. devoted, crazed god from the Nine Heavens; physical torment + both are Alphas + beautiful yet tragic + aesthetics of villainy] 1. Though he is the supreme ruler, he willingly loses himself in love and bows his head in submission. “A Si, I was wrong. If you'll let me stay by your side, I'll leave 84Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 24 After My Childhood Sweetheart Lost His Memory, I Married His Younger Brother! 竹马失忆后，我嫁给他弟了！ (Marriage first, love later + devoted to each other + stealing someone's wife + sweet romance + male lead suffers) The day before their wedding, Wen Sha's fiancé, Ji Mingshen, dies. Her parents force her to marry Ji Mingche instead. When she is six months pregnant, Ji Mingshen comes back from the dead. Wen Sha demands a divorce from Ji Mingche and wants an abortion. Ji Mingche: “Keep the baby. I'll raise it!” Wen Sha tries every way she can to get rid of the baby in her belly, convinced it will 732Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 25 My Husband Is Crazy. Is Yours? 我老公有病，你老公有吗 [Older sister-younger man romance + sweet one-on-one love + comedy + secret crush + slightly yandere + marriage first, love later + slow-burn romance + devoted couple] After a car accident, Mr. Lu, the powerful head of a prominent family, suffers unexpected brain damage. The entire upper crust is thrown into an uproar. At times, he becomes a cold, domineering CEO, his icy gaze forcing her into a passionate love-hate entanglement; At others, he turns into a poor college student, forced into an ob 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Reborn with a Pure-Love Script, I Tormented Myself Instead 重生之拿了纯情剧本虐惨自己 The rating just came out [GB Angst + Male Lead Gets Hurt + Read the Warnings! The Side Plot Has BL + HE Ending] This is an angst story! The male lead suffers! The supporting male characters suffer! At first, the male lead mainly hurts himself, and he is truly brutal about it! Kneeling, whipping, needle torture, bone carving... He begged for a full twenty years before he was granted a chance to be reborn! After he is reborn, the male lead remembers everything, but the heroine does not. He begs f 107Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 27 Shen, You Can't Get Away 沈主播，你跑不了 A gender-bender romance~ [Bright, domineering heiress x handsome, talented, tragic, aloof male streamer] At a pool party, wealthy heiress Jin Xuanyue fell in love at first sight with college student Shen Yuanchen. She took the initiative to flirt with and seduce him. As Shen Yuanchen fell deeper and deeper, he defied public opinion and finally mustered the courage to offer her his whole heart. That was when he discovered he was nothing but a plaything Jin Xuanyue used to amuse herself. He took t 787Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 28 He's the Best at Acting Sweet and Obedient 他最会装乖了 Fake confinement + younger man + sweet on the outside, dark underneath + one-on-one romance + happy ending + both chaste + long-planned scheme + love at first sight + secret marriage Sharp-tongued but soft-hearted beauty × innocent, sweet-talking puppy Years after their breakup, Ru Meng thought she’d completely erased Jin Chen from her heart, until they met again. The innocent boy from her memories, who would blush at one of her jokes, was gone. Now he approached her step by step in a maid outfi 97Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Quick Transmigration: Let All the Impure Men Die 快穿之不洁男都去噶 [Female-led romance with a woman in the dominant role + strong female lead + taming men + torturing men + bad ending + men competing for her + male side characters for sex only + no fixed pairing] System mission: Transmigrate into a book and complete the mission to save unchaste men. Requirement: Turn an unchaste man into a suitable male lead for a women-oriented novel. Mission-taker Lu Zhan accepts the mission. Step one: While fulfilling the original host's goal, break the male lead's heart and 107Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 The Obsessive Love Nut Turned Himself into a Good Dog 病娇他把自己调成乖狗了 "All it takes to drive an aloof, unattainable man mad is to fake your death after he falls in love with you. Time will give you back a lover who's turned dark, so remember to check in and take responsibility. If you leave him, he won't survive." [A bright, easygoing little ray of sunshine vs. a possessive, fragile, gloomy yandere at heart.] [Both virgins + sweet and angsty romance + yandere + light confinement] [Readers who are very protective of the male lead, proceed with caution] * After fail 2kReads8.7Score12314d adds
- 31 I Was Reborn After Taking His Demon Core 挖他妖丹后，我重生了 Female-led romance / GB / Male lead gets seriously hurt!! / Physical and emotional angst / Both leads are each other's only partners A personal fantasy, so please check the tags before reading. The male lead may suffer, but he is no pushover. A once-innocent, carefree heroine who becomes ruthless and merciless vs. a wild, roguish-looking hero who is loyal at heart -- After gouging out his demon core and torturing him to death with her own hands, Yu Yan thought she had avenged her family and coul 8.5kReads8.7Score69414d adds
- 32 After I Transmigrated Into a Book, I Stabbed the Male Lead 穿书后，给了男主一刀 [Transmigrate into a Book + Redemption + Heroine's Growth + Sweet, Satisfying Romance] The heroine is insecure at first, then becomes a total attention-seeker. Jin An is the unluckiest author in web fiction. Her million-word business-war masterpiece went viral overnight, only to be banned the next night, leaving her buried in debt. At her most desperate, she suddenly transmigrated into the world of her own novel. Of all people, she had to become the vicious supporting female character in the m —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Torture the CEO Until He Goes Mad 虐一虐，总裁变疯批 [Male-lead angst + groveling to win back his wife + love triangle showdown] Zhou He never thought she'd end up in a plot straight out of a novel. After she and her boyfriend break up, his mother comes to see her, hands her a check for five million as compensation for losing the baby after the breakup, and warns her to stay away from her son. Zhou He gives the wealthy woman a cold smile. “That's marital property, Auntie. If you're really sincere about giving it to me, call Uncle over so he can si 544Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 34 [GB] The Yandere Emperor Is a Pathetic Little Puppy 【GB】病娇皇帝是卑微小狗 [The male lead gets put through the wringer, body and soul. She toys with him, beats him, punishes him, in every way imaginable. He has a massive double standard: utterly humble and shamelessly devoted in front of the female lead, but cold and brutal toward everyone else.] After successfully putting Song Ci on the throne, Su Muqing prepared to fake her death. She downed a cup of poisoned wine, but when she opened her eyes, she was on a luxurious dragon bed. The young emperor had shed his former 7.5kReads8.8Score69514d adds
- 35 Take Her to Register the Marriage! The Abstinent CEO Begs Her for Affection, Eyes Red 拉她领证！禁欲霸总红着眼求她宠 [Male lead gets hurt + angst + reunion after years apart + rekindled love + love grows over time + painful romance + happy ending] A deeply devoted, self-effacing, love-struck male lead vs. a cold, stubborn, fiercely independent female lead Young Master Qi, a famous CEO in the business world, was strikingly handsome and came from a distinguished family. Five years ago, he knelt humbly for love, causing a sensation across the city. On the day of his engagement, he was cruelly dumped. She joined f 478Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 36 My Sickly Junior Brother Is Frail and Delicate 病娇师弟他弱不禁风 [Early: frail, possessive peacock of a male lead · proper, upright, wooden female lead] [Later: lovesick puppy of a male lead · bewitching, seductive female lead] The Jiao dragon’s nature was wicked. Yu Ningwu went to great lengths to suppress that nature in Yu Chenxin. With one of her natures suppressed, Yu Chenxin was slow to understand emotions. Yu Ningwu raised her to be proper and upright, disciplined and respectful of rules. One day, Yu Ningwu brought home a child, so fragile he seemed re 543Reads—Score10314d adds
- 37 She Plays With Him as She Pleases: The Sick, Toxic Woman Makes Her Devoted Puppy Weep 肆意玩弄，病娇渣女虐哭纯情忠犬 [Male lead gets tormented + lofty heartthrob is dragged off his pedestal by a wicked woman + faux siblings + male lead is submissive at first, then turns dark + female lead is a shameless flirt + multiple men compete for her + intense push and pull] [Beautiful, wicked, and unstable female lead × gentle, well-mannered, pure-hearted male lead] The first time Jiang Zhiyao saw He Yuqin, she was stunned. No wonder he was the unattainable ideal in the hearts of every socialite in Jiangcheng: noble an 2.8kReads8.8Score20114d adds
- 38 After I Cleared the Game, a Yandere NPC Haunted Me Like a Ghost 通关后病娇NPC像鬼一样缠着我 [Modern-day fantasy + transmigration to another world + adored by everyone + male lead starts as a loyal, beautiful puppy and gradually turns dark and yandere + mutual salvation | devoted, possessive love | devoted to each other, happy ending | time-travel paradoxes | an adventure collecting evil artifacts] Wen Zhuyue picks up a dying golden-haired boy at the execution grounds from the start. With a hairpin between his lips, he timidly calls her Master. He never fights back or talks back, and he 128Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Master-Level Dog Training! The Obsessive Psycho Is Sweet and Attentive 顶级训狗！病娇他乖巧又贴心 [A little angst for the male lead] [A crazy female lead] [Redemption] [Male lead is a little ray of sunshine at first, then a little yandere] [Female lead strings along four men] [An early work, unlike the style of the author's other stories. Read with caution. The male lead's suffering starts in Chapter 120.] Mo Mo refuses to give money to her gambling-addicted father, only for him to drug her. She thinks he is the buyer, but later realizes it was a misunderstanding. He gets attached to her and 803Reads7.0Score10214d adds
- 40 Secret Crush: The Obsessive Snake Beastman Begs the Gods for Mercy 暗恋：偏执蛇兽人他祈求神明垂怜 [Male lead gets put through the wringer, obsessive, healing story] [GB-leaning, includes being reborn, secret crush] A fickle playgirl who loves them and leaves them × An obsessive, gloomy, lovesick snake beastman Su Luo'an, a rich young lady who had never left a flower garden without brushing against every blossom, kept one lover longer than any of the others. She thought they would part on good terms, but the lover she'd kept by her side changed his tune and locked her in a cage, where she liv 992Reads8.7Score10114d adds
- 41 After My Husband Took His Own Life, I Spoiled Him Rotten! 夫君自尽后，我把他宠上了天！ [Female-led romance / male lead gets angst / reborn and spoils her husband / mutual salvation] (Cold poison, child forced to test medicines, blindness, torture, soul extraction... The male lead suffers terribly!) [Stoic healer heroine ✘ charming fox demon male lead] Falling in love is easy, staying together is hard In her previous life, Yan Qinghuan saved the little fox who had been abused and tormented as a child forced to test medicines. She protected him, loved him, married him, and said she 4kReads8.1Score31214d adds
- 42 Cuddle Me, Master! The Pathetic Puppy Begs for Kisses Every Day 主人贴贴，卑微小狗日日索吻 [An insecure, restrained, unhinged puppy × a gentle, beautiful, down-on-her-luck heiress] Su Yuan's first impression of Huo Xiu was that he was an aloof, refined man who stood head and shoulders above everyone else. Who could have guessed that night, Huo Xiu would kneel before her, gazing up at her with adoration and joy as he said, “Master, you've finally come to take your puppy home!” Su Yuan was so terrified she nearly thought Huo Xiu was a pervert. Thankfully, he was just “crazy.” When 1.4kReads8.5Score10614d adds
- 43 Caught in Her Trap of Passion 陷入她的深情陷阱 [Male lead angst | Pseudo-siblings | Both pure and each other’s first love | HE] [Spoiled heiress X devoted, self-effacing male lead] When Shen Jiazhi was ten, her parents brought home a boy from the mountains. Their adopted son, Shen Que, was only a year older than her. She resented this country boy for stealing her parents’ love, so she set a trap to make him fall for her. Shen Que fell into it easily, willingly becoming her captive. In public, they acted like strangers. In private, they kisse 2.9kReads—Score16914d adds
- 44 Reborn as a Demon Queen, I Will Turn the Tables 重生之妖后要翻天 [Rebirth and face-slapping, taking down scumbags] [Unhinged, mutually devoted, 1v1] The male lead gets the angst, with a focus on female dominance. (Paranoid, frail prince x cold-blooded, bold, and stunning legitimate daughter) Note: When the heroine's demonic power is weak, she's a delicate white lotus who stirs up trouble. At the peak of her power, she's a cool, seductive witch who always takes the initiative!!!! In her past life, Ye Yinli was blinded by false affection and gave everything to 153Reads8.0Score714d adds
- 45 After Tormenting My Husband, I Cried, and He Ran Off With Our Child! 虐完夫君我哭了，他带着崽跑了！ [Angst for both body and heart. For readers who love tragic stories. Female-led abuse of a man, gender-bender romance, mutually devoted, happy ending!] Seven years ago, she was a prodigy of the immortal path, but the person she loved pushed her into the abyss with his own hands, turning her into a demon lord! Seven years later, she returned with a boundless grudge, vowing to make that lofty Divine Sun Crow Prince pay for his crimes in blood! They signed a blood pact, and her former lover became 4.9kReads8.8Score42714d adds
- 46 Gloomy Top Student? I'll Turn Him into a Clingy, Loyal Puppy 阴郁学神？爆改粘人忠犬 [Both leads are each other’s only love. The heroine holds equal power in the relationship. Puppy-love romance, healing, and a scheming, gorgeous, green-tea puppy. All the sweetness.] (Plain-spoken girl × peacock-like guy) An imaginative, softhearted beauty-loving heiress × her initially innocent little sidekick, who becomes a scheming green tea who fights for her attention once he catches on, a clingy, pampered puppy who’s fiercely loyal There is a secondary couple, with no forced pairing: Bai S 58Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 The Moon Locks the Abyss 月锁渊 [Just got a rating: male protagonist suffering + angst + hatred + devoted to each other + tragic ending + strong female and male leads] Five years ago, on the day Lu Chengyuan and Shen Qingyue were betrothed, a great fire broke out at Qingfeng Pavilion. Everyone at the pavilion died or was gravely injured, except Qingyue. After five years of secluded cultivation, Shen Qingyue masters a divine art. The first thing she does is storm Jinghong Pavilion and capture Lu Chengyuan alive, determined to m 1.4kReads6.5Score12514d adds
- 48 Help! The Disabled Villain Is Both Clingy and Cunning 救命！残疾反派他又娇又茶 (The rating just came out and will rise later) [A warm, proud little-rose heroine × an insecure, sensitive crybaby villain] Jiang Ruan transmigrates into a book, and her first thought is to run! After she's caught and brought back, the mad villain from the original story, whose legs were crippled, whose love went unrequited, who was tormented by his own family, and who eventually dragged his entire clan down with him, is squeezing her throat and demanding a divorce! To stay alive, divorce is out 4.5kReads8.4Score59214d adds
- 49 President Song Is Critically Ill. Madam, Please Stop Torturing Him 宋总已病危，夫人别虐了 Gu Wanrou died, and Song Yichen told Wen Zhixi, “Let’s get divorced. The mistress of the Song family can’t have a single stain on her reputation. You’ve disgraced that position.” Wen Zhixi screamed herself hoarse trying to explain, but he said, “She harmed the Gu family’s daughter. That alone proves she’s deranged and deserves to die.” Yet, after being gravely wounded, he told Fu Xinian, “Yes, I love her. My feelings haven’t changed in all these years. What does Gu Wanrou amount to? She’s not wo 1.6kReads—Score10814d adds
- 50 A Darkened Villain? No, Sis, I'm Yours 黑化反派？不对姐姐，我是你的 [Spoiled, vicious heiress x aloof, insecure genius boy] [taming him + regret and redemption + mutual firsts] “Yu Ruichuan, you're nothing but a dog the Wen family took in.” “A dog can never turn its life around.” The first time Wen Ruo saw him, she was ten years old. He wore a white shirt, eyes lowered, quietly following behind her father. “Xiaoruo, from now on, he’ll be your little brother. You two should get along.” Wen Ruo watched coldly. After her father left, she kicked the boy hard. “Thin 4.1kReads7.6Score63614d adds
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