Shitty MLs/Families regret (Shoujo)

I love reading egoist MLs suffer when the FL moves on from loving them, apologising & regretting. 

Ratings /10 on how satisfying the angst is:

》9 - 10: Will make you both angry+satisfied.
》6 - 8: Good, but doesn't DELIVER angst
》4 - 5: Disappointing. Scum didn't suffer enough.
》1 - 3: Cancerous material. Will lose brain cells.

Added really good "haha suffer more you piece of shit" novels with novelupdate links. Highly recommend u read them.
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The Way That Knight Lives As a Lady

 9.3(172 voted)
Ongoing
Author(s): Sung Hyerim,Seong hye-rim,Seong Hyeon
Genre(s): Fantasy / Romance / Webtoons

Second ML in here PERSONALLY BEHEADED the FL and betrayed the country they fought for.

FL died, but her soul woke up in the noble's daughter living in the enemy country.

There's some complicated reason why he betrayed, but how does one even come back from your killer to a potential partner?

4/10

SPOILER: imagine hyping up revenge the whole series only for FL to later say *oh im better than getting revenge*. No girlie, kill that sonnovabich.

05 09,2021

What It Means to be You

 9.1(179 voted)
Ongoing
Author(s): Lee Bora,Ranyong, Ocean
Genre(s): Webtoons / Drama / Historical / Romance

ML is insecure about his own commoner/mixed-blood origins. He's good at making $ so noble house adopted him. FL is a royalty used by her own brother. Her family, in-laws and her husband are all shit. FL finally suicides, finds herself waking up in ML body.
The chemistry should improve from here, right? NO. FUCKER KEEPS DISAPPOINTING.

Spoilers:

He regrets when he finALLY realises, but FL was done with his shit. But they kinda got back tgt in the end *fuck*

9/10

30 05,2021

Title: Never Saved You (KR)
[ONGOING]

Little Mermaid Story, but our FL is the person who was mistaken for Ariel and married to prince bc he saw FL as his savior. She was happily in love, but when it got exposed that she wasn't the one who saved him, the as*hole starts ignoring FL. The 5 year marriage was full of anguish and tears, FL decided it was enough and decided to suicide.But she turned back time. And this time she vows she won't fall in love.

10/10 ex is not ML

04 07,2022

On the Emperor's Lap

 8.2(476 voted)
Ongoing
Author(s):
Genre(s): Drama / Fantasy / romance / webtoons

Toxicity level here's higher than chernobyl. ML *SOLD* FL to slavery because "he can't be distracted from his goals". Later regrets when he finds FL and decides he wants to make it up to her, even at the cost of the country he's ruling. FL was like no FUCK YOU, bye. But she's conflicted bout her own feelings. :)

9/10 Just as a warning, you'll get the urge to throw your phone at a wall. Will give u cancer along the way.

31 05,2021

I am a child of this house

 9.2(230 voted)
Ongoing
Author(s): Shiya,Cotun
Genre(s): Webtoons / Drama / Fantasy / Romance

A more detailed review later.

Mixed opinions on this one. The ML regrets, but idk if you'd call him trash cuz his shitty actions are justified (?questionable, but his justifications is that *he did it for FL in good faith*)

5/10

30 05,2021

The Abandoned Empress

 8.5(300 voted)
Complete
Author(s): Ina, yuna
Genre(s): Webtoons / Josei / Drama / Fantasy / Romance / Tragedy Psychological

Abandoned empress turns back in time, decides to never cross paths with the emperor. Picked up a few subMLs along the journey only to end up with the same fucking asshole who killed her.

Some readers will argue till their face go blue that *the emperor wasn't as fault, he was also manipulated, he hasn't committed crime this life* blhblah— listen, I DON'T CARE. The romance is shit. Imagine getting back together with your abuser.

2/10

30 05,2021

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Candied April 26, 2025 9:56 pm

The tone shift of the "(More detailed review later)" after that yelling had me ugly cackling alone in my room midnight


forever thankful for this list and i respect you suffering through these

Nyah nyah mf- March 3, 2025 11:50 am

I'M IN DIRE NEED OF MORE STORIES LIKE "Our Second Master" PSLPLSPLSPLS I CRIED READING AT 4AM Preferably short novels, but itcs ok as long as they have same plot/vibe

Colorful_Lemon February 4, 2025 11:34 am

YAAAAAMMMM! PLEASE MAKE A NEW READING LIST OR AT LEAST AND NEW HERE. HUHUHU! YOUR LIST IS REALLY WORTH READING

Yam February 22, 2025 6:41 pm

Ive been preserving my sanity by not finding more cancer to read hahahha. If you find any by chance, let me know and I can add them to the list

KpopHoe January 2, 2025 5:45 am

Can someone add more lists like this pretty please ╥﹏╥

Pika December 31, 2024 8:27 am

Uhhh this might be a very dumb question but how do I read the novels that are linked? I can’t find the right thing to click but that might be because it’s like 3 am and I’m sleep deprived

Yam December 31, 2024 6:46 pm

Click on the blue "NOVEL LIST" which is listed 2nd

im not creative for nicknames November 24, 2024 6:13 am

*sees fav light novel*
"Only for masochistic dogs"
Yea that checks out


Spoiler tho:
Idk if the manga is diff but in the light novel the 1st ML isn't being controlled or anything, he's just a douch (tho he does have a dream when he remembers a "past cycle" where he himself is like "wtf bro" but then wakes up remembering nothing)

im not creative for nicknames November 24, 2024 6:15 am

Ps LOVE the list ε=ε=(ノ≧∇≦)ノ

Eisen⋆ November 3, 2024 1:26 pm

I love this list please don’t die

morir.de.amor October 3, 2024 4:34 am

My favorite list

JustUWU October 1, 2024 10:17 pm

I'm confused on how is "I’m Divorcing My Tyrant Husband" is popular when the ml is straight up garbage.

Yam November 3, 2024 12:37 am

Ive dropped it after some time cuz honestly it became so boring and predictable after a certain point. I stopped checking in regularly for updates and skip 5 chapters to see how plot is going (guess what it hasn't progressed at all/went exactly the way i predicted).

I deffo need to change the rating on that one. ML didn't repent much tbh.

JustUWU November 3, 2024 1:08 am
Ive dropped it after some time cuz honestly it became so boring and predictable after a certain point. I stopped checking in regularly for updates and skip 5 chapters to see how plot is going (guess what it has... Yam

True, it wasnt satisfying at all

JustUWU November 3, 2024 1:09 am
Ive dropped it after some time cuz honestly it became so boring and predictable after a certain point. I stopped checking in regularly for updates and skip 5 chapters to see how plot is going (guess what it has... Yam

True, it wasnt satisfying at all

mangalover July 29, 2024 7:41 am

I saw this and thought of this list! https://www.novelupdates.com/series/pearl-light/

Yam November 3, 2024 12:43 am

Just read that novel, it's prtty good and sentimental! I love how the FL actually gets a loving ML. Author did good by developing main focus of the story with FL's new rs and making the bastard repenting a sideplot (cuz i want dogfood but also i wanna see idiots grovel)

Yiki chan June 8, 2024 4:29 pm

Was out on a hunt for read ml regrets and found thus list