Shitty MLs regret (BG/Shoujo)

Shitty MLs regret (BG/Shoujo)
I absolutely love reading shitty egoist MLs suffer when the FL moves on from loving them, apologising and regretting.

This is not an exhaustive list, only ones I've read. Ratings /10

Comment if you have any recommendations to go in this list

Spoilers will be included in some descriptions (bc some stories needs explanation on why they turn angsty) but they will be in caps to warn you ahead.
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Created: Sep 25th, 2021, Updated: Jun 25th, 2024
Created Sep 25th, 2021
Updated Jun 25th, 2024
KR (3.8)
133 Chapters Every 80.4 Day(s) 8994 Readers 30 Reviews 06-01-2022
A tr*sh family (father and 2 brothers) treating FL like absolute sh*t just because the mother died during labour. ... more>>
CN (3.3)
19 Chapters Every 110.7 Day(s) 3800 Readers 107 Reviews 01-29-2021
Self-explanatory title. Ex-husband is not the ML, she ended up with someone else.... more>>
KR (3.8)
258 Chapters Every 22 Day(s) 3342 Readers 24 Reviews 11-10-2024
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KR (3.5)
75 Chapters Every 77.2 Day(s) 1326 Readers 4 Reviews 10-21-2022
FL got groomed by nasty duke bastard to seduce his half-brother (emperor) so he can get the throne. Then she died.... more>>
CN (4.3)
112 Chapters Every 28.7 Day(s) 3481 Readers 22 Reviews 09-22-2024
CN (4.1)
19 Chapters Every 161 Day(s) 2010 Readers 40 Reviews 01-31-2019
KR (2.8)
0 Chapters Every 155 Day(s) 2073 Readers 7 Reviews N/A
KR (2.8)
22 Chapters Every 72.1 Day(s) 828 Readers 3 Reviews 12-07-2022
KR (4)
67 Chapters Every 6.8 Day(s) 876 Readers 3 Reviews 07-30-2025
KR (2.9)
174 Chapters Every 1.7 Day(s) 1085 Readers 5 Reviews 03-08-2025
KR (4.1)
0 Chapters Every 508 Day(s) 5825 Readers 34 Reviews N/A
KR (4)
306 Chapters Every 16.2 Day(s) 6336 Readers 53 Reviews 12-28-2024
Family regrets treating her harshly.... more>>
KR (3.3)
111 Chapters Every 38.3 Day(s) 732 Readers 4 Reviews 01-25-2024
Honestly male lead can go f*ck himself and jump over a cliff for all I care, i refuse to accept this as*hole as a genuine male lead. I don't care what trauma he went through or what justifications he had for emotionally abusing and neglecting FL, but f*ck this dude and this dude in particular.... more>>
KR (3.3)
109 Chapters Every 77.2 Day(s) 2225 Readers 23 Reviews 07-28-2022
KR (3.2)
178 Chapters Every 3.1 Day(s) 1025 Readers 2 Reviews 07-29-2025
KR (3.9)
15 Chapters Every 82.1 Day(s) 1247 Readers 5 Reviews 07-19-2025
KR (3.3)
147 Chapters Every 41.1 Day(s) 1680 Readers 9 Reviews 01-10-2024
KR (3.3)
0 Chapters Every 40.5 Day(s) 2518 Readers 40 Reviews 05-20-2025
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  1. Nisera
    Nisera· Sep 25, 2021 04:38 PM
    (◍•ᴗ•◍)❤
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  2. Katielicious
    Katielicious· Nov 4, 2024 08:29 PM
    I stopped reading Korean novels because more often than not, they return to the beast of a ml. You invest all this emotion then realise the FL is s*upid. I'll take rebirth of the Malicious empress any day lol
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  3. Leah_146491
    Leah_146491· Feb 27, 2024 03:01 AM

    clear.pngtysm

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  4. CatCubed
    CatCubed· Dec 19, 2023 08:13 AM
    Thank you ❤️ I love a good “oh no, she stopped loving me after I treated her badly??!” revenge story, and I’m glad to see a list made by someone who also gets frustrated when the FL won’t dropkick the shitty ML into the burning sun.
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  5. Hell is boring
    Hell is boring· Jun 7, 2022 12:06 PM

    Idk if wife can't scape can actually be counted too...? I mean the ml did suffer but not nearly as much as the fl 

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    • maymthu
      maymthu· Author · Jun 7, 2022 11:50 PM

      Thanks for the rec! Haven't read that one but its been on my "To-read" list for a while. I'll have it a read and add it on the list later with my opinion review.

      The thing with these angst tropes is always ML's repent being nowhere near how FL suffered and the authors will have the audacity to give the ML and FL a happy ending cuz *ohh no cant u see the poor ML who cried and regretted* clear.png

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    • Hell is boring
      Hell is boring· Jun 8, 2022 09:24 AM

      @maymthu you're welcome. 

      Ikrrrr like ml regrets for 5 chapters after making fl go through hell for 50-100 chapters straight & then BOOM ML forgiven 'happy ending

      BTW your list is awesome idk why I forgot to mention in in my first comment :)

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    • maymthu
      maymthu· Author · Jun 8, 2022 08:57 PM

      @Hell is boring hehehe thank u i love sharing my passion for angsty novels cuz i guess i like to torture myself

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    • Hell is boring
      Hell is boring· Jun 8, 2022 09:33 PM
      @maymthu hahaha same here but I like to see characters getting tortured lolclear.png
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  6. angel23
    angel23· Jun 4, 2022 07:09 AM
    Awesome list ( ꈍᴗꈍ)clear.png
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