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 Villain Discovered My Identity

 9.5(225 voted)
Ongoing
Author(s): Cha sohee,Chara
Genre(s): Fantasy / Romance / Webtoons / gender bender

(Reincarnated) FL has a father who's on his death bed. Twin brother ran away. She disguised herself to go in his place to serve as a knight.
ML is a prince who took advantage of the fact that she needs an elf doc who serves the palace (to treat her dad) to keep her working for him. He lied saying it was hard to call the elf while it was easy.
FL found out, felt betrayed.

6/10

13 08,2021

Novel Title: I don't want to be loved (KR)
[COMPLETED]

ML (king) treated FL (queen) like shit, and cheated with FL's step-sister (ho). FL suicided with the poison given by Ho. Only then ML was like "i loved her all along". Time reversed for FL and she really hates his guts. ML went back in time too, he knows how hurt she was and regrets everything he did. He tries to break down the walls she built around herself.

10/10 - 0 communication skills

21 08,2021

Title: The day I disappeared (JP)
[COMPLETED]

FL's husband likes his brother's wife (Maria) & uses FL as a replacement. He calls out Maria while he has sex with FL, gives her presents that Maria would like. FL gets injured, has amnesia & wakes up thinking she's Maria. FL's family's livid, demands immediate divorce, but ML couldn't give FL up & goes to apologise everyday. Each time she corrects ML calling her name, his heart breaks

10/10

13 08,2021

Title: I will disappear, Grand Duke (KR)
[COMPLETED]

ML was forced into a marriage with FL because of her power-hungry dad. ML hates him & so he also hated FL. FL loved ML and she was genuinely happy. All she wanted was his affection, instead she got verbal abuse and neglect. FL finally decided 'fuck this shit' and nopes tf out of the marriage, Duke on his knees begging her not to leave.

9/10 - frustration > angst

15 09,2021

Title: One Night One Day One Year One Lifetime (CN)
[COMPLETED]

FL's obsession over ML and how she forced him into marriage made him loathe her. He treated her worse than a piece of trash. But he only realises his feelings when FL got diagnosed with terminal cancer... but he keeps denying his own feelings until it was too late.

9/10 - What they both need is therapy. Thats what they need. Goddammit.

17 09,2021

I don't want to be Empress!

 8.9(949 voted)
Ongoing
Author(s): Seong euntae,N',oah
Genre(s): Slice of life / webtoons / fantasy / romance

*Transmigrated* FL and ML (emperor) married under a condition that FL expects no love from the marriage. ML slowly starts finding FL interesting, but figured FL has been neglected for so long she doesn't expect anything from him. Regrets start rolling about how he treated her. (This phase only lasts for the first few chaps tho, so the overall angst is not too great)

4/10

27 09,2021

Title: Our Second Master (CN)
[COMPLETED]

Novel about a frivolous second master (ML) who only knew how to run amok with his pretty maids, and the only "ugly" maid servant (FL) in his manor who always held the brunt of his abuse. Tables turned his whole family went bankrupt and he got disabled. All his servants ran away while the ugly maid stayed beside him despite the troubles... but she wants to leave him once he gets better.

9/10 - short story

28 10,2021

The Flower Dances and the Wind Sings

 9.2(121 voted)
Ongoing
Author(s): 라넬라, 상행,상행
Genre(s): Webtoons / Drama / Romance

Typical "can't communicate but I love my wife" ML misunderstood by the FL, FL with post-partum depression who was trying to escape from her parenting responsibilities. Then FL got a terminal disease and realised she never spent time with her son.

Time rewinds and she decided to give all to her son, but her son is uncomfortable with the sudden change in his mother's behaviour. He keeps treating her wrong... then regrets when he learns of her illness

4/10

13 11,2021

The Three Are Living a Married Life

 8.8(963 voted)
Ongoing
Author(s): Muso 무소
Genre(s): Josei / Drama / Fantasy / webtoons

FL suffers under her husband and twin sister's schemes. Technically, the husband doesn't regret what he did (actually he doesn't even think he did anything wrong, that's the kinda asshole we're dealing with). Instead, FL got her revenge, trash suffered from her retaliation and went crazy.

So this aint for ppl who came for ML's tears, it just had similar premise of *abused FL got enough*.

3/10. Might remove from the list later

17 11,2021

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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