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- 101 A Warm Encounter with Sheng 暖笙肆遇 Zhao Nuansheng never imagined she'd run into Qi Yu in such a frantic situation. In her haste, she heard someone say, “Uncle, you're in such a hurry to leave. Are you going to see Auntie Xitang?” The cup of boiling water, a hundred degrees Celsius, on her desk spilled onto her fingertips, the pain cutting through the seven years of secret, hurried, unspoken love she had carried. A faint ache filled her chest. Bitter and excited, she replied, “Hello, I'm Zhao Nuansheng, Qi Siyi's homeroom teacher. 1.4kReads6.8Score13014d adds
- 102 Abyss of the Undying: You Can't Escape 不死深渊：你逃不掉的 [Imprisonment + two male leads + one-on-one + obsessive + pathological + forced love + mutual amnesia + prison + winning back the husband + physical and emotional torment] [Devoted, love-struck top + hot-tempered, irritable bottom] Mu Yan has been kidnapped, more than once. He's always believed Jiang Yuanyu is his nemesis, the culprit who ruined everything. He hates Jiang Yuanyu for destroying his life, and tries to destroy him in turn through abuse, games, torture, and suicide. But does he real 71Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 103 Who Am I, Really? 我，到底是谁 Who Am I, Really? 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 Madam, President Yan Deserves to Die a Thousand Deaths! 夫人，颜总罪该万死啊！ Bai Wanxi killed someone. Yan Qingyun personally sent her to a psychiatric hospital. When she got out, all she had left was a disabled body. Yan Qingyun still wouldn’t leave her alone. “I want you to live as a prisoner and spend the rest of your life atoning to me.” “I’m a murderer. I’m guilty, and I’m willing to accept my punishment,” she said indifferently. He flew into a rage. “Bai Wanxi, I’ll make your filthy soul burn in hell.” She thought the psychiatric hospital was the eighteenth level o 658Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 105 Sacrifice to Spring 祭春天 In the first spring after the college entrance exams, Yu Xiaoxiao is sitting in the library at Peking University when it suddenly dawns on her: that pitch-black night when he laughed until he couldn’t breathe, he was crying. [Love at first sight + mutual healing + angsty campus romance, tragic ending] Gentle boy who pretends to be a school bully × girl who pretends to be aloof but is really a top student [Boy pursues girl + devoted one-on-one romance + the clear-headed one falls hard + equal par 937Reads8.9Score19014d adds
- 106 On Our Fifth Wedding Anniversary, I Sent Her Straight to Prison 结婚五周年夜，我反手送她坐牢 On our fifth wedding anniversary, I turned around and sent her to prison. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 You Still Haven't Confessed to Me 你还没跟我告白 [Hot-tempered, possessive troubled boy & sweet, gentle girl] A tragic ending, an angsty campus romance. When they first met, Chi Wen was an exemplary student at No. 16 High School, excelling in both academics and conduct. Bian Qingye, meanwhile, was the fearsome “Ye-ge” from the vocational school next door. Everyone said he was exactly what his name suggested: wild, and wild in everything he did. He changed girlfriends faster than he changed clothes. At that age, what girl wouldn’t want to leav 62Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 108 The Way That Can Be Spoken: She Cultivates the Heartless Dao 道可道，她修无情道 The brokenhearted, devoted, beautiful-but-tragic police hero × the cold, detached, hollow data analyst heroine | She is his only painkiller They've only ever been with each other! They've only ever been with each other! They've only ever been with each other! Three times, because it's important. Gu Yinan is the youngest captain in the economic crimes squad. He has bipolar disorder and suffers from chronic stomach problems. When solving cases, he's decisive and ruthless, notorious throughout th 197Reads6.5Score13514d adds
- 109 Reborn a Hundred Times, I Tortured the Proud Phoenix Girl Until She Lost Her Mind 重生一百次，凤傲天被我虐傻了 Also known as "The Villainess Wants Me" [Two heroines, yuri, angsty story, nothing but heartbreak, the whole novel is heartbreaking. Love is only here to make the heartbreak worse. Please don't complain if it's not your thing.] Some parts early on may seem frustrating, so please bear with them. The loose ends will be tied up later. [Xia Qingchun's birth] Su Xiaojiu, a college student sent to another world by a car accident, unexpectedly meets a System. The System tells her that if she does her u 2kReads7.0Score19914d adds
- 110 You Partied in Sanya; I Was Buried Before Dawn 你三亚享乐，我葬于凌晨 You lived it up in Sanya. I was buried at dawn. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 The Second-Born 排行老二 Second in birth order —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 Jinli: The Gardenias Haven't Fallen Asleep 烬璃：栀子未眠 Jin Li: The Gardenia Has Yet to Sleep 24Reads—Score114d adds
- 113 Every Tree Has a Name 每棵树都有名字 Theme: Protect the environment and prevent pollution. Tags: mature leads // intense push and pull // reunion after a long separation Character setup: a taciturn, ruthless, rugged man who keeps his feelings bottled up VS a gentle, unassuming female artist Blurb 1: Among all the trees in the world, with their lush branches and leaves, there must be one that knows my name. I buried my ashes there, and it helped me grow strong, standing through scorching heat and wind. Blurb 2: "In this life, ever 71Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 Shedding the Big Brother Act, Falling into Captive Love 卸下兄长伪装，囚爱成瘾 (The rating just came out and will rise) [1v2 + taking by force + obsessive captivity + yandere + unhinged childhood friend + creepy, brooding man + extremely angsty and crazy + both male leads are pure] (If I can't have your heart, then every inch of your body will belong to me.) “You bastard! Have the guts to let me die!” “Die? Even if you die, it'll only be because I *killed you*.” For fifteen years, he had been her gentle neighbor and older brother figure. Then a mistake by the heroine's fa 5.2kReads8.5Score28614d adds
- 115 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
- 116 A Rose in Full Bloom 烂熟红玫瑰 After her father died a tragic death, her mother remarried, and her younger brother was saddled with enormous debts, Jiang Li had no choice but to climb into Xiao Yanzhi's car on that rainy night. She did everything she could to please him, thinking she could win his favor. Only later did she learn that Xiao Yanzhi was cold and heartless. In the blink of an eye, he had found someone new. That young girl was soft and sweet, just like Jiang Li used to be. So he liked innocent girls. Later, she wat 277Reads7.9Score10014d adds
- 117 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 711Reads7.7Score10014d adds
- 118 You Are the Only Light in My Life 你是我生命里唯一的光 You are the only light in my life 37Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 119 Mrs. Gong Has Long Since Given Up on You 宫太太早就不要你了 [Top-tier power and privilege + both leads have no past relationships + groveling pursuit + heroine's growth + powerful man humbles himself + one-on-one romance] At twenty, Di Xingran thought that liking someone, being liked in return, and naturally getting married and staying together was how life worked. Only later did she learn that marriage could have nothing to do with love, and happen simply because she “met the requirements.” She was a gifted engineer, but her talent was obscured by preju 179Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 After My Whole Family Could Hear My Thoughts, the Middle Child Became Everyone’s Darling 被全家读心后，中间崽成了团宠 After My Family Could Hear My Thoughts, the Middle Child Became Everyone's Favorite 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 The Mystery of My Parents' Fall into the Sea 双亲坠海之谜 The Mystery of Their Parents’ Disappearance at Sea 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 She Isn't Coming Back 她不再回来了 [Secret crush # campus angst # reunion after years apart # both are virgins # modern romance # tragic ending] [Animated comic coming soon] At the start of the school year that autumn, Lu Zhixia’s bright, starry eyes landed on him, and she froze. Was she really going to share a desk with Jiang Chiye, her longtime nemesis? And that wasn’t all. They were living under the same roof, too. She expected them to fight until the whole world shook, but instead, Lu Zhixia found that her nemesis seemed to d 5.1kReads8.7Score59814d adds
- 123 Red Roses in December 十二月的红玫瑰 (Dual male leads, angsty 1v1 romance, both devoted only to each other, bad ending, power couple, mutual salvation, pure love with plenty of heartbreak.) My dear Mr. Mo: I’m sorry. In the end, I failed to keep my promise to you and became a coward who fled this world. If you can forgive my selfishness and weakness, then when spring returns next year, please leave a bouquet of red roses at my grave. Choose the most beautiful one in the flower shop. I think I’ll be able to smell its fragrance. [Nei 70Reads8.6Score1214d adds
- 124 After Tormenting Me, the CEO Shamelessly Chases His Wife 虐完我，总裁追妻不要脸 [Angsty, passionate romance] Forced into marriage, three years as husband and wife, and she was nothing but a stand-in for a living corpse. When the truth came out, Lin Qingwan’s heart turned to ash. After a car accident, Mo Zhen Ting finally understood his own heart: the one he had always loved was his wife. He enjoyed hurting his wife, but now he must chase her through hell. Can he still win back the woman he loves? “Take care, President Mo...” 288Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 125 Fake Friends, Rumors Debunked Live 塑料队友，在线辟谣 [Unconventional Win-Back Romance + Rekindled Love + Comeback in the Entertainment Industry + Idol Survival Show + Boy Band + Rivals to Lovers] A sickly beauty with a dark side and a façade that doesn’t match his true self × A clueless, sheltered rich heir who’s as dumb as a puppy Visual vs. ACE “I didn’t! It wasn’t me! Don’t make things up!” At eighteen, Jin He became the visual of a hugely popular boy band and was suddenly living the high life. Wherever he went, he was surrounded by a whole cro 877Reads8.2Score11814d adds
- 126 A Glimmer in the Years 岁月里的微光 A Glimmer in the Years 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 I’d Rather Die So You Can Follow Me in Death 用死换你殉情也好 He was once the Supreme Emperor, yet he personally killed the only person he ever loved. There were no bones left at the mass grave. In the inner palace, he dreamed of her more than two thousand times over six years. His empire fell, and all its splendor came to nothing. He gave his life to atone, hoping only to reunite with her in another life. Dynasties changed and years passed. The world had long since become a different place. On a bustling street, two little children came hand in hand. The 779Reads—Score10214d adds
- 128 Holding a Wisp of Moonlight 捧一缕月光 [Fake sweet albino beauty × rebellious racer] [Passionate, pure-hearted girl with a short life × commitment-phobic auto mechanic] [1v1, both chaste, equally matched, half school life and half adult life, healing, angst] The rumors said Racer Fifth Brother was rebellious, ill-tempered, aloof, and never gave anyone the time of day. Boss Shen was the best-known mechanic on Huainan Road: skilled, handsome, and kindhearted. Wait, weren't they the same person?! Hold on, kindhearted? Wen Wan, who'd bee 382Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 129 A Tender Love, Etched Deep in Our School Days 校缘中，柔情刻骨 After returning to China, Bei Miao, a brilliant young man who graduated from a prestigious American university, meets Luo Xiaoxue, a beautiful and kind-hearted girl. They fall for each other at first sight. What kind of sparks will fly in their ordinary lives when they put their Armor Hero identities aside and reunite in a peaceful era, free of alien beasts causing trouble, in an entirely new way...? 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 She’s Not Easy to Win Over 她不好哄 The elegant young gentleman, gentle as jade: Qiao Shuyu The true “go-with-the-flow girl,” single-minded Xiao Qingqing Childhood sweethearts + mutual unrequited love + both devoted only to each other + one-on-one romance + older woman, younger man Their story began as childhood sweethearts, innocent and carefree. She would make a fuss while he laughed. She would call him “Monk Qiao” in her fierce little voice, and he would ask again and again, “Qingqing, when are you going to marry me?” Their sto 2.7kReads8.9Score10814d adds
- 131 Just a Toy 只是玩具而已 66Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 132 Love, Beyond Control 爱，无法克制 Love, Beyond Control 66Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 The One Thing I Wanted to Record Before I Died 死前，我唯一想记录的 I fell in love with my non-blood-related older brother, but he found me disgusting and sent me to a conversion therapy center. After I got out, my mental state deteriorated day by day, and in the end, before I died, I wrote this 3.1kReads8.1Score65614d adds
- 134 He Loves Me, Yet He Married Her 他爱我，却娶了她 He Loves Me, Yet He Married Her 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 Mr. Mo, Your Wife Says You're Crazy 墨总，夫人说你是疯子 After three years in prison, Lin Xiaohan finally sees daylight again. On her wedding night, she is humiliated in every way and vows to become the CEO's wife. Mo Zhan despises the Lin family, yet loves Lin Xiaohan desperately. “If loving you can't make you stay, then I'll make you hate me. Hate is better than leaving!” “You're insane!” “That's right. Loving you drove me completely mad.” They torment each other even as they fall in love, locked in a bitter romance for years. Will this ill-fated re 280Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 136 A Rose to Tease Them All 肆撩玫瑰 A clever, bold, and beautiful woman with a captivating presence & a scheming, brooding, unhinged CEO [Substitute for His Moonlight + Pursuing His Wife at the Crematorium + Marriage Before Love + Mending a Broken Relationship] Su Nian first confessed to Xiao Jingyu when she was eighteen. He rejected her bluntly and without mercy, but she still loved him wholeheartedly for seven years. When their families arranged their marriage, she finally got what she wanted: she married into the Xiao family an 312Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 Across the Stars and Moon, I Send My Love 星月渡相思 [Amnesiac innocent heroine] VS [possessive love] VS [devoted couple] Years ago, the Luo family was framed and ruined overnight. Unwilling to let Luo Mingyu be dragged down with her, Tang Xi cruelly dumped him and turned around to marry his sworn enemy. She said, “If I ever think of you, an old acquaintance, I’ll burn some spirit money for you during the holidays. Just remember to come collect it, Mr. Luo.” He replied, “There’s no need to trouble yourself, Miss Tang. I find what you burn filthy. 159Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 138 After I Got Out of Prison, My Mad Brother Begged Me to Come Back 出狱后，疯批哥哥跪求我回头 Gu Ran, the eldest daughter of the Gu family, is set up and spends one wild night with Gu Mochen, the man who is her brother in name only. Then he personally sends her to prison. She is sentenced to life, but the sentence changes when the woman he loves desperately needs a blood transfusion. “Trade your blood for your freedom. How about it?” So she agrees to donate blood in exchange for a reduced sentence. Three years behind bars bring the loss of her child, along with the wanton trampling of he 1.3kReads6.5Score10014d adds
- 139 She Died in Midsummer 她死在了盛夏 The contract was signed on February 20. The heroine, Murong Manxue, develops bipolar disorder because of her family of origin. Unable to bear the burden any longer, she eventually jumps to her death. The hero, Song Muci, dies in the snow after taking revenge for her. They are reborn in the depths of winter and save each other. 2.8kReads8.0Score54814d adds
- 140 After Rejecting the Abstinent, Brooding Man, the Beauty Was Kept as a Pet 拒绝禁欲阴湿男后，美人被圈养了 A stubborn, resilient heiress vs. a ruthless, violent man in power [Ruthless possession + Heroine runs away and gets caught + Both virgins + Groveling pursuit + Forced love + Unhinged hero] The night before leaving to study abroad, Shen Hening was drugged by her best friend and sent to her brother’s bed. Those three days and three nights cost her the chance to go abroad. Afterward, Yujing Lanting gained a new caged bird. The aloof beauty fell from her pedestal and went mad with love. “Meng Zechu 794Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 141 Beautiful Years 景年 [Angst! Angst! Angst! Angst!] My name is Jiang Nian. I was born in the height of summer and died in the depths of winter. Fate was always fleeting, and even meeting you was a blessing. We were destined to meet in this life, but not to be together. May we continue our bond in the next. The debts of this life must be repaid in this life. On the road to the afterlife, don’t look back. May we have a better fate and grow old together in the next life! I still remember the words Lin Anjing said to 511Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 142 A Tormented Love Beneath the Abyss 深渊下的虐恋 (Devoted couple + possessive love + angsty romance + secret love + domineering CEO + wealthy family) Male lead: Yan Shaoxing, 192 cm tall, a little unhinged, but not too bad. Female lead: Xia Wen, 165 cm tall, a delicate little rabbit. Naturally well-behaved and timid, her depression makes her seem even more vulnerable. Setting: Jinyang. It's been two years, but the nightmare of those four years still haunts Xia Wen. She thought she could recover and start over once she left school. Who knew tha 2.6kReads8.6Score10814d adds
- 143 Even a Broken-Winged Butterfly Wants to Kiss the Sea 残翅蝴蝶也想亲吻大海 “Sunny Boy with a Heart Condition, the Transfer Student × Kind Girl with Depression” [Mutual Devotion + Bad Ending + Willing to Die for Love + Tragedy + Vicious Supporting Female Character] The girl Ruodie suffers from depression. In her black-and-white world, there isn’t a glimmer of light. Her one and only wish is to see the real sea just once. Then transfer student Qi Hai enters her world, bringing her endless warmth and making her feel for the first time that the world has color. He is a boy 1kReads8.2Score33714d adds
- 144 Our Love Was Deep, Yet Never Reached Forever 情深未可到白头 [Two male leads | Bad ending] They met in the prime of their youth. Both hid their feelings, each thinking their love would last forever. It wasn't until Kong Huan met Lin Zhaonan that he believed the saying: “The first person you fall for is the one you'll love for your whole life!” He did just that. Sadly, his whole life lasted only a couple of decades... Lin Zhaonan cried as he told Kong Huan, “You have to come on my wedding day, promise me! I can only feel safe if you're there!” Kong Huan pl 55Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 145 After Torturing His Wife to Death, Young Master Chu Went Mad with Murderous Rage 虐死夫人后，楚少杀疯了 [Angsty romance + devoted couple + groveling for forgiveness + reborn]“I’m pregnant…” “Get rid of it!” Lu Yining thought she was marrying into happiness, but it turned out to be hell. One misunderstanding after another drove her into a corner. At last, she abandoned everything and left! When the conspiracy came to light, Chu Chenghao regretted everything. “I’ll make up for all the suffering you endured! I’ll protect you for the rest of your life!” Her gaze was icy. “Get lost!” This is the story 405Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 146 He Kisses Roses in the Northwest 他在西北吻玫瑰 Blurb: “Cang Ke, they all say roses can’t grow in the deserts of the northwest.” “Mm. You’re the only one.” Genre: Road novel, rough man and wild woman Tags: Human trafficking // Travel // Road trip // City romance Character setup: Sculpture restorer VS tavern owner BE 435Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 147 Deadly Love and Torment 致命虐恋 This is a coming-of-age story about Tong Zhiyan, Yun Xiaoxi, Li Qingwu, Yun Shunan, Bo Hanshen, Qu Nanzhi, and the others. Youth is beautiful, but brief. The people we once thought we would be with forever will one day go their separate ways, perhaps even forgetting one another amid the wider world. But no matter what happens, we once traveled the same road together. However we remember one another in the future, that will always be our youth! 74Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 148 Young Master Bo’s Second Wife, Bound by Guilt 薄少的二婚罪妻 After a setup, he believed she was a murderer and sent her to a year in hell: her fingers were severed, she lost her baby, and she suffered every kind of torment. She pleaded desperately, “Mr. Bo, please let me go. The Lu family and I have nothing left.” He gave a cold, scornful laugh. “Let you go? You wish.” Only after her family was destroyed and she leapt into the sea, leaving no body behind, did he sit for three nights in the pouring rain, clutching her ashes. Only then did he realize he lov 1.1kReads7.7Score10314d adds
- 149 Half a Letter in Winter 冬天的半封信 They met in winter, grew close, parted ways, and found each other again. “See you in winter.” I’ll see you in winter. It turned out to mean goodbye until winter comes again. 70Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 Stuck at Seventeen 停留十七岁那年 [Campus romance × Youth × Mutual unrequited love × Heartbreak] Cold, rebellious boy × Sweet, well-behaved honor student * [Xie Yixiao was born wild and unruly, proud and untamed. Yet somehow, this boy fell in love with a good student from a broken home, a quiet, sweet, and sensible girl.] * [Ye Mian came from an incomplete family. Her parents weren't around when she was growing up. Then, when she was six, she learned that both of them had died. She was raised by her grandmother.] * [To part beca 2.8kReads7.2Score26614d adds
