Yep, I know it sounds like a mentally retard request but I seriously demand novels with abused MCs. Those MCs are usually cold and detached emotionally with a warm attitude on the surface but once attached they wouldn’t let go and become extremely precious.
maybe I Never Want to be a Younger Brother Again? this was the first one I thought of after reading your post but I'm having plot amnesia at the moment (wheeze) edit: and also Transmigrating into the Reborn Male Lead’s Ex-Boyfriend???
Reborn as a Good Child I woke up and Was Pregnant Spring Trees and Sunset Clouds This one seems right on, mc personality wise: When the count's Illegitimate Daughter Gets Married Beloved marriage in High Society Also, this rec list: MC/ML that need our hug Might also try the tag Tragic Past
Aren’t there more ones with female MCs? Preferably not dull because usually author makes them boring or passive when they have a bad past. Not like those cute children from Korean manhua, as much as I love them a new troupe is highly desirable!
ohhhhhhh this makes things easier haha there are a few that come to mind but I'll have to dig my reading lists for the titles similar concept (fmc, multiple reincarnations/second chances) so maybe? The Villain Daughter Enjoys Her Seventh Life as a Free-Spirited Bride (Hostage) in a Former Enemy Country The Villainess Reverses the Hourglass Death Is The Only Ending For The Villain - this one is quite lengthy Dear My Friend Rebirth of the Film Emperor’s Beloved Wife - kind of slow but surprisingly easy to binge lol Reborn to Love Lord Qiansui - not really abused MC but she fits this in my mind:
Death Is The Only Ending For The Villain had been my favorite so far, if possible I would like MCs who give themselves a second chance not wait for their time to rewind.