The Heroine Pursues the Hero at First, Then Gets Tired of It, and He Has to Win Her Back 前期女主追男主，后来女主累了，男主追妻火葬场

1. 101 摄 The Regent’s Cage 摄政王的囚笼 Snail Brain蜗牛大脑23k WordsCompleted The Regent's Cage 7.1kReads—Score7414d adds

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   He thought she would stay in the same place forever. But when she was actually getting married, he panicked and realized what it meant to "want what you can't have."

2. 102 摄 The Regent Keeps Deceiving the Emperor 摄政王他又欺君了 Snail Brain蜗牛大脑Ancient Romance16k WordsCompleted The Regent Is Once Again Deceiving His Sovereign 8Reads—Score—14d adds
3. 103 病 Pathological Possession: Mr. Qin’s Runaway Doll 病态占有：秦先生的逃跑玩偶 Snail Brain蜗牛大脑17k WordsCompleted Pathological Possession: Mr. Qin's Runaway Plaything 16Reads—Score—14d adds
4. 104 离 After the Divorce, My Ex-Husband Is as Merciless as a Blade 离婚后，前夫他绝情似刀 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊8k WordsCompleted After the Divorce, My Ex-Husband Was as Ruthless as a Blade 1.8kReads—Score1814d adds

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   [Regret, irony, betrayed affection, and a frantic chase after her husband] He was unromantic, only good at reasoning; he wasn't rich enough, nor handsome enough. I disliked his lack of charm and desperately wanted a divorce to find my other brothers, Zhang, Li, and Wang. After the divorce, I discovered—Zhang only wanted casual sex, Li just wanted to play around, and Wang was married with children. I owed over ten thousand yuan on my credit cards, and no one would bail me out. I went back to my ex-husband to remarry, thinking he was waiting for me. But he was holding another girl's hand and said calmly, "I just don't love you anymore." At that moment, I understood—the blessings I lost through my own actions couldn't be regained, no matter how much I begged.

5. 105 离 Divorce? I Regret It 离婚，我后悔了 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊13k WordsCompleted Divorce? I Regret It 305Reads—Score314d adds
6. 106 第 The Third Player 第三玩家 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance17k WordsCompleted The Third Player 266Reads—Score—14d adds
7. 107 那 That 14,000-Yuan Fig Leaf 那一万四的遮羞布 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊14k WordsCompleted That 14,000-Yuan Fig Leaf 118Reads—Score114d adds
8. 108 魔 The Demon Lord Begs Me Not to Run Away 魔尊求我别跑路 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊26k WordsCompleted The Demon Lord Begs Me Not to Run Away 5Reads—Score—14d adds
9. 109 婚 A Travel Companion Before the Wedding 婚前伴游 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊18k WordsCompleted A Pre-Wedding Travel Companion 239Reads—Score714d adds
10. 110 她 She Was Already Married When She Wed Me, Yet It Took Her Ten Years to Make Me Willingly Fall for Her Lies 她嫁给我时已是人妻，却用十年让我甘愿被骗 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊8k WordsCompleted She was already another man’s wife when she married me, yet it took her ten years to make me willingly accept the lie 63Reads—Score—14d adds
11. 111 裸 I Quit My Job on the Spot, Went Home, and Started Winning at Life in the Countryside 裸辞后回门，我在乡村躺赢了 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊11k WordsCompleted After quitting my job without notice, I returned to my family home and struck it rich living lazily in the countryside 4Reads—Score—14d adds
12. 112 我 The Day I Died, the Mistress Cried Louder Than I Did 我死那天，小三哭得比我还大声 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊9k WordsCompleted The Day I Died, the Other Woman Cried Louder Than I Did 128Reads—Score—14d adds
13. 113 姐 The 26 Years My Brother-in-Law Was Away: My Sister Fell for a Bad Man 姐夫缺席的26年，姐姐爱上了“坏男人” Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted The 26 Years Her Brother-in-Law Was Away, Her Sister Fell for a “Bad Man” 86Reads—Score414d adds
14. 114 三 Three Years Later, She Begged on Her Knees for Mercy 三年后，她跪着求饶 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Historical10k WordsCompleted Three years later, she knelt and begged for mercy 400Reads—Score1314d adds
15. 115 卿 My Love, Come Into My Arms: The Art of Winning Your Heart 卿卿入怀，我的攻心战役 Good Little Nuobao乖乖诺宝Modern Romance712k WordsCompleted One night of passion forces them into marriage. Amid her resentment, Zhixia discovers that she looks remarkably like the Fang family’s youngest daughter, who died on the battlefield. The family transforms their longing for their lost loved one into an overwhelming, misplaced affection for her. Her grandfather, Fang Yuzhao, presses a family heirloom jade pendant into her hand. “Fang Chu owes you. We’ll make it right.” Her father-in-law, Fang Zheng, uses every connection he has to get her trans 2.6kReads6.4Score20314d adds

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    The male lead deceived everyone he knew to finally marry the female lead. Later, fearing she would divorce him, he started sponging off his parents to support his wife.

16. 116 甩 After I Dumped the Capital's Golden Boy, He Landed in the ICU 甩了京圈太子爷后，他进ICU了 Nini Si妮妮思Modern Romance410k WordsCompleted [Love-struck, silly beauty X benefits-first young heir of the capital's elite / The heir acts like a dog early on / Later transforms into a love-struck heir of the capital's elite] [The wife-chasing crematorium + running away while pregnant + the powerful one bows his head + getting back together after a breakup + dual-purity romance] This is a story where the hero starts out with all the power in the family, and could have had a wife and children at home, but the young heir just had to mess e 6.7kReads—Score15914d adds
17. 117 佛 The Buddha’s Son Entered My Dreams for Three Hundred Years to Make Me Give Up. I Finally Did, and Then He Broke His Vows 佛子入梦三百年只为让我死心，我真死心了他却破戒了 When Flowers Fall, Summer Is Still Cool花落夏亦凉13k WordsCompleted The Buddhist monk entered my dreams for three hundred years, all to make me give up. I finally did, but then he broke his vows. 142Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Absolutely! This is the story. It's a new book. The female lead chased the male lead for 300 years, only to give up one day. The male lead regretted it and embarked on a journey to win her back. After 300 years of waiting, they finally reunited. There's a little angst in the middle, but a sweet ending. I love it!

18. 118 婚 The Night Before My Wedding, I Flew a Thousand Miles to Find the Man Who Hated Me 婚礼前夜，我飞千里去找那个恨我的男人 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊11k WordsCompleted On the Eve of My Wedding, I Flew a Thousand Miles to Find the Man Who Hated Me 3.7kReads—Score—14d adds

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    The night before the wedding, I flew a thousand kilometers and knocked on his door. "Just this once," I said, trembling, "to put an end to these ten years." He was the man I had loved for ten years, and hated for ten years. Chen Mo looked at me coldly, as if I were a stranger: "Lin Xiaowei, you're getting married, don't be pathetic." I wandered around his city for seven days, waiting for him at the same bookstore every day. On the sixth day, he finally came, wearing the ginkgo leaf necklace I had given him ten years ago...

19. 119 合 Contract Moonlight 合约月光 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊12k WordsCompleted Contract Moonlight 503Reads—Score1014d adds
20. 120 傲 The Proud Rich Heiress’s Husband-Chasing Road to Ruin 傲娇富婆的追夫火葬场 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊12k WordsCompleted The Tsundere Heiress’s Long Road to Winning Him Back 745Reads—Score414d adds
21. 121 缩 A Miniature Version of Him Calls Out “Daddy” in a Baby Voice 缩小版的他，奶声奶气喊爸爸 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊29k WordsCompleted A Miniature Version of Him Calls Out to Daddy in a Babyish Voice 810Reads—Score—14d adds
22. 122 绝 After Menopause, I Became an SSS-Rank Favorite 绝经后，我成了SSS级团宠 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊10k WordsCompleted After Menopause, I Became an SSS-Rank Favorite 299Reads—Score—14d adds
23. 123 他 The Day He Knelt Before Me, I Discovered His Secret 他跪在我面前那天，我发现了他的秘密 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊23k WordsCompleted The Day He Knelt Before Me, I Discovered His Secret 31Reads—Score—14d adds
24. 124 谁 Whoever Goes Back on Their Word Is a Dog 谁反悔谁是狗 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊35k WordsCompleted Whoever Goes Back on Their Word Is a Dog 4.7kReads—Score—14d adds
25. 125 她 She Thought She Had Married for Love 她以为她嫁给了爱情 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊27k WordsCompleted She Thought She Had Married for Love 525Reads—Score—14d adds
26. 126 他 He Pulled Me Back from the Abyss 他从深渊拽回我 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊18k WordsCompleted He Pulled Me Back from the Abyss 20Reads—Score—14d adds
27. 127 灰 The Gray Lotus 灰莲花 Clouds of Rough Noodles Again又见糙面云Modern Romance819k WordsCompleted [A textbook case of realist business warfare + a deeply romantic, top-tier intellectual romance] The world has gone mad. A top-tier rich, handsome young heir is forced to compete with his wealthy wife for a lover... “If she likes me and I like her too, then we’ll each have to prove ourselves.” The male lead is loaded with resources and comes with every advantage, while the female lead has brains and beauty and rises from humble beginnings. A textbook case of realist business warfare, arranged fa 37.7kReads9.4Score4.5k14d adds

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    The best-written contemporary romance novel? No substitutes, a true masterpiece. This is what you call a powerful, intelligent love story. The business battles are genuinely thrilling, the romance is incredibly nuanced, the male lead is deeply devoted, and the female lead is captivating. A divine book.

28. 128 全 The Whole Wealthy Family Calls Me Wicked, but I'm Just Starving! 全豪门都说我恶毒，其实我饿肚！ Meow Stick喵棍棍Modern Romance332k WordsCompleted She opens her eyes to find that a starving illegitimate daughter has transmigrated into the body of a wicked supporting character, a fake heiress. All she wants to do is eat. The crown prince, who had been set on breaking off their engagement, turns into a lovesick fool and launches a full-on forced romance! The real heiress is furious! She vows to bury this deranged couple, one at the South Pole and the other at the North Pole! [Comedy + Madness + Fake Heiress + Lighthearted + Everyday Life + F 856Reads—Score—14d adds

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    In the beginning, the female lead was kicked out along with the soup when she delivered it. Later, the male lead cooked soup every day, just hoping the female lead would glance at it. She did look at it, but she only wanted the soup, not him 🤭🤭 [Added to bookshelf][Already added to wishlist]

29. 129 就 Even as a Fake Heiress, I’ll Still Daringly Embrace Doing Nothing 就算是假千金也要勇敢摆烂 Ji Furan纪扶染Modern Romance659k WordsCompleted [Print edition launching across all platforms on August 9, 2025] When Shen Yue was twelve, she accidentally fell into a pond while feeding the fish. That was when she learned the truth: her parents weren’t her real parents, and her five older brothers weren’t really her brothers. She was the Mu family’s fake heiress! Faced with a future where she was destined to lose everything, Shen Yue decided to get ahead… by lying down. If she was going to lose it all anyway, she might as well lie back and 117kReads9.6Score13.7k14d adds
30. 130 假 Is the Fake Heiress Impressive Today? 假千金她今天优秀了吗 A Doe Named She一只佘鹿Modern Romance260k WordsCompleted [Two top students + childhood friends of sorts + heroine who grows over time] Lin Yuejiu was adopted at the age of seven, and in an instant became a little princess. She had loving parents, a doting older brother, and even gained a childhood friend. In her second year of high school, the Lin family's biological daughter was found and brought home. As her place in the family changed, Lin Yuejiu willingly stepped aside for the real heiress. After she left, Lin Yuejiu devoted herself to becoming a 1.5kReads9.3Score13114d adds
31. 131 作 The Spoiled Heiress Pretends to Be Sweet and Flirts, but the Chaste Young Master Truly Falls for Her 作精千金假软撩，禁欲少主真沦陷 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance433k WordsCompleted Older, abstinent, scheming man X spoiled, high-maintenance sweetheart | Pretending to please X Falling in love for real | Possessiveness | An intense game of push and pull On the first day after being reborn, to stay alive, Shentu Shu softened her waist and pressed close to the powerful man. "Young Master, keep me here. There are plenty of things I can do..." Tears clung to the corners of her eyes, making her look pitiful. After her father died of illness, her stepmother had banished her to thi 30.6kReads8.8Score1.6k14d adds

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    😊The powerful daddy is physically attracted to the delicate young lady at first sight. He seduces her step by step, forcibly taking her away and spoiling her rotten! The ambiguous and tumultuous relationship is incredibly captivating!

32. 132 穿 After I Transmigrated, I Gave Up, but My Target Started Pursuing Me Instead 穿越后摆烂我被攻略对象反攻略了 Jiang Li Jiang Li江黎姜离Two Male Leads1.4M WordsOngoing Dual male leads, everyone's favorite, cultivation, System, angst first and sweetness later, reincarnation, amnesia, twists. I transmigrated into a hidden extra, and not just any extra, but a crucial one! The original story never even mentioned me! The calamity that will destroy the world is fast approaching, yet the System's missions are utterly baffling. Am I supposed to form a friendship bond with the child of destiny? Or win over the world-ending villain? And there's more than one child of de 460Reads9.4Score11014d adds

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    Two books were pulled apart

33. 133 十 Ten Lifetimes of Entanglement, All Ending in Tragedy 十世纠缠皆成殇 Jiang Li Jiang Li江黎姜离Two Male Leads300k WordsOngoing Dual male leads, one-on-one romance, a love full of hatred, cultivation, transmigration, reincarnation, and heartbreak. He transmigrates in a dream, taking over someone else's identity. The moment he opens his eyes, he finds the original owner's enemy standing before him. And that enemy is none other than the supreme ruler of the Demon Realm! At first, Jiang Li thinks it's all a dream. Carefree and sharp-tongued, he eventually enrages Shang Ying and gets a thorough beating. Only then does he rea 147Reads8.9Score10114d adds
34. 134 替 After an Arranged Marriage, I Moved My Modern Apartment Onto an Ancient Battlefield 替嫁后，我把现代公寓搬进古战场 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮Ancient Romance109k WordsCompleted Yan Jingyao, a modern weapons designer, accidentally transmigrated to the Great Jing Dynasty when her laboratory exploded. Through a twist of fate, she became a substitute bride and married Wei Yanheng, a renowned God of War prince who had been gravely wounded. She carried a fully equipped modern apartment space with her, stocked with medicine, equipment, and all kinds of modern technical materials. When she first arrived at the prince's residence, she used modern medicine to save her badly inju 74Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I stumbled upon this "female lead pursuing male lead in the early stages" topic this morning and clicked to check out the recommendations. I was immediately drawn to *After the Substitute Bride, I Moved My Modern Apartment into the Ancient Battlefield* – the concept is incredible! 😂 Ancient romance novels can be like this? The following books, like *Exhausting Five Years of Deep Affection*, seem quite heart-wrenching, the kind that will make you cry buckets. I'm currently experiencing a reading slump, so I plan to stock up on that workplace romance novel and read it slowly, hoping to find a hidden gem. ✨

35. 135 若 If I Turn Away, We May Never Meet Again 若我转身，再会无期 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted A new work is out! You're welcome to read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 162Reads—Score—14d adds
36. 136 耗 After Five Years of Love, I Finally Let Go of the Quagmire 耗尽五年情深，终是放过泥沼 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮7k WordsCompleted After five years of pouring my heart into love, I finally walked away from the mire. 72Reads—Score214d adds
37. 137 溺 Drowning in a Whirlpool of Tenderness 溺于温柔漩涡 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮Modern Romance87k WordsCompleted Yan Shumei: A freelance illustrator and a textbook drama queen. It's not that she's bad, she's just afraid. Afraid of being abandoned, she starts fights first, pushes people away first, and covers herself in thorns. Qi Yanxu: Three years younger, and a doctoral student. He seems gentle and easy to handle, but beneath that he's stubborn and passionate. When he's jealous, he goes quiet. When he's tired, he'll say so. But he has never once thought of letting go. They've weathered a smashed glass on 59Reads—Score—14d adds
38. 138 烬 Caged Gardenia Beneath the Ashen Moon 烬月囚栀 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮36k WordsCompleted Caged Gardenia Beneath the Ember Moon 35Reads—Score214d adds
39. 139 溺 Drowning in Deep Blue, I Met You 溺于深蓝遇见你 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮9k WordsCompleted Lost in the Deep Blue, I Found You 17Reads—Score214d adds
40. 140 新 I Just Bought a New Car, and the Traffic Cop Is My Ex 新车刚提，交警是我前男友 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮22k WordsCompleted I Just Got a New Car, and the Traffic Cop Is My Ex-Boyfriend 28Reads—Score—14d adds
41. 141 他 He Can't Stop Spoiling the Green Tea Girl, So I Turn Around and Reclaim My Place at Home 他宠绿茶上瘾，我转身家门归位 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮Urban11k WordsCompleted He can't stop doting on his scheming sweetheart, so I turn around and reclaim my place in the family. 40Reads—Score214d adds
42. 142 穿 After I Transmigrated, My Best Friend and I Became the Richest Women in the Capital 穿越后，我和闺蜜卷成了京城首富 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮Ancient Romance6k WordsCompleted After I transmigrated, my best friend and I hustled our way to becoming the richest people in the capital. 11Reads—Score—14d adds
43. 143 学 The Top Student Favors Me, as I Chase the Wind to the Summit 学神偏爱，等我追风登顶 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮8k WordsCompleted The Top Student Favors Me, So Watch Me Chase the Wind and Reach the Summit 18Reads—Score—14d adds
44. 144 枯 Fragrance from a Cold Hearth: The Abandoned Daughter Crowns the Capital with Her Beans 枯灶生香：弃女凭豆冠京华 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted Fragrance from a Cold Stove: The Cast-Off Daughter Claims the Capital with Her Beans 8Reads—Score—14d adds
45. 145 错 Wrongfully Married to a Mama's Boy: The Years My In-Laws Tormented Me 错嫁妈宝男，被婆家磋磨的那些年 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted Wrongly Married to a Mama's Boy: The Years My In-Laws Made My Life Miserable 8Reads—Score—14d adds
46. 146 云 At Yunqi Mountain, I Happened to Meet You 云栖山野，恰逢君至 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮8k WordsCompleted In the Wilds of Yunqi Mountain, I Happened to Meet You 9Reads—Score—14d adds
47. 147 相 Do We Really Hate Each Other? We're Secretly in Love 相看两厌？我们背地里双向暗恋 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮6k WordsCompleted Can't Stand the Sight of Each Other? We're Secretly in Love 14Reads—Score—14d adds
48. 148 全 The Orphan Girl Bullied by the Whole Village, Yet Cherished by Every Court Official 全村欺辱的孤女，竟得朝臣满心偏爱 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮7k WordsCompleted The orphan girl bullied by the whole village unexpectedly wins the wholehearted affection of the court officials. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
49. 149 离 Divorce Papers, Please Approve 离婚报告，请批准 Cherry Thirteen车厘子十三Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Tough Hero Pursues His Wife in the 1970s + Marriage First, Love Later + The Long Road to Winning Her Back] In the third year of her marriage to Zhou Zhenbei, Song Wei finally faced reality. Their marriage had begun with their parents’ orders and ended with the return of his white moonlight. After one disappointment and blow after another, Song Wei finally gave up hope. If a forced melon doesn’t taste sweet, she didn’t want it. She calmly handed him a divorce petition. But he refused, no matter 13.3kReads7.1Score80014d adds

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    Initially, the male lead was indifferent to the female lead, and after her enthusiasm was exhausted, she decisively filed for divorce. When he finally realized his mistake, a long and heartbreaking journey of winning her back began.

50. 150 女 The Female Side Character Is Too Radiant, and the Villain Can't Stop Kissing Her 女配太明媚，会被黑化大佬亲上瘾 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance383k WordsCompleted I got a low score because someone sabotaged me. Kids, don’t read this. “Bright, charming, and bold villainess × a gloomy, unhinged big shot who pretends to be deaf” The moment Song Chuntian opened her eyes, she found herself in the role of the vicious female supporting character who tormented the future big shot. The original owner of her body had committed countless evil deeds. Now reborn, Fu Shen had fallen completely into darkness. He locked her away in a private sanatorium and tortured her 14.1kReads5.8Score79214d adds

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    He's physically attracted to the female lead and can't help but want to be close to her, but he's too shy to admit it and tries very hard to control himself. The female lead is a bright and cheerful person, constantly teasing him! It's so sweet! 😊

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