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Any Books Where the Second Male Lead Gets the Girl? 有没有关于男二上位的书

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I've recently seen some stories where both leads are supposedly each other's first love, but the hero is such a clueless mess. He gets involved with his first love, divorces the heroine, and then won't let anyone else pursue her after the divorce. It really gets to me, so I want stories where the second male lead ends up with the heroine.

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1 A Wanton Kiss of Passion 肆意吻情 Heng Ye恒叶Modern Romance362k WordsCompleted [Love after marriage + the second male lead takes the lead + long-laid plans + devoted couple + three-year age gap + the second male lead and heroine reunite after a long separation] [A stunningly beautiful, sweet-natured heroine + a devoted, flirtatious young tea tycoon] (Note: this is not a strong-woman story, and the heroine does not dominate the narrative.) She used to hear her mother say that once she graduated from college, she and Jiang Wang would get engaged and then married. She waited 12.2kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
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The second male lead has taken over! How could we forget Shi Chacha!
2 Love Hasn't Fallen Asleep Tonight 今夜爱未眠 Little Tangyuan2019小汤团2019Modern Romance60k WordsCompleted Fifteen years ago, Lu Xiaozhen risked her life to save Huo Heng. Fifteen years later, she got her wish and married him, only to suffer his coldness and humiliation after their wedding. Two years later, he asked for a divorce and went to another woman. Lu Xiaozhen didn't cry or make a scene. She gave up on him and left with her head held high. Only after the truth came to light did Huo Heng try to win her back, but by then, it was too late. 118Reads8.1Score—Shelves
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In the case of the second male lead who eventually becomes the main character, all second male leads are actually the male lead who arrives late! If you love her, let go and let her be.
3 She Seduces Him, and the Hong Kong District's Little Tyrant Turns into a Lovable Goofball 诱她，港区小霸王秒变二哈 Not So Dark Under the Lamp灯下不黑黑Modern Romance644k WordsCompleted [Secret crush x sweet romance x the second male lead wins] [Can be both cool and sweet x the little tyrant of Hong Kong] That July, Feng Wu climbed a tree to rescue a cat. Xu Xingchi happened to pass by and pulled up the hem of his T-shirt. “Awu, toss the cat down. Your big brother will catch it.” In the blink of an eye, Xu Xingchi had grown up. He gave her a cold smile. “Feng Wu, eat the mango for her, and I’ll agree to get engaged to you.” With everyone watching, Feng Wu ate the mango bite by 27kReads9.2Score3.6kShelves
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The second male lead rises to power and cruelly mistreats the male lead. They grew up together as childhood sweethearts, and for eight or nine years, he had bossed her around. Knowing she was allergic to mangoes, he still told her, "If you eat the mango for her, I'll agree to get engaged to you." She obediently ate the mango, bite by bite, touching the bumps that quickly rose on the back of her hand due to her allergy, and said, "Brother Xingchi, we're even." However, he didn't expect that her "even" meant truly nothing. The day she drank herself into a stupor, he begged her on the phone, "Awu, please come see me, okay?"
4 Reborn, I Remarried, and My Ex-Husband Panicked 重生后改嫁，前夫急了 Two Pigs and a Mouse两只猪一只鼠Ancient Romance100k WordsCompleted [Both protagonists are reborn] [The husband chases his wife, but never wins her back] The key point: the heroine has given up on her former husband * In her previous life, Xie Zhuxin's father accidentally saved Yi Yunxiao, the badly wounded Marquis of Zhenbei. They married, but three years later she overheard her drunken husband speaking the truth: in his eyes, their marriage had been nothing more than “repaying a favor by taking advantage of it.” That very night, Xie Zhuxin wrote a divorce agr 1kReads8.6Score104Shelves
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In his past life, the male lead had a white moonlight (a term of endearment for a past love), but after marriage, he was indifferent to the female lead. He began to regret his actions after her death. He's reborn twice, experiencing a "wife-chasing-after-the-cremation" scenario, but the female lead, having regained her senses, refuses to turn back and marries the second male lead!
5 A Gardenia Kiss on a Silken Waist 栀吻软腰 Blue Cabbage蓝色卷心菜Modern Romance298k WordsCompleted [The second male lead wins her heart × 1v1, devoted to each other, sweet romance × childhood sweetheart gets a proper funeral] [Proud, slow-to-warm financial journalist × devoted, cunning male fox] They’d been childhood sweethearts for over a decade. Everyone thought Wen Zhi would do anything Zhou Ziyi asked and would never leave, no matter how far he went. So when she walked away, Zhou Ziyi scoffed. “She’s just throwing a tantrum. A few days to cool off and she’ll be fine.” But when he stopped 3.7kReads8.4Score395Shelves
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❤️Rose doesn't need to grow tall; the sunset will bend it low. The childhood sweetheart didn't cherish her, but the female lead, clear-headed and decisive, dumped him and left. The second male lead seizes every opportunity for a series of chance encounters~ Go, second male lead!!
6 After Becoming the Heroine of an Angsty Novel, I Cling to the Second Male Lead 穿成虐文女主后抱紧男二大腿 Sugar, No Spice加糖不放辣Modern Romance478k WordsCompleted After the little princess of the Lan family, Lan Xingyou, died suddenly, she transmigrated into a tragic novel she had just finished reading. The original heroine shared her name, and the story followed the same old plot: “They mistreat me a thousand times, yet I still love them as if nothing happened.” But after transmigrating into the book, Lan Xingyou rewrote the story with one hand and wrapped her arms around a man with the other. What did she care about the male lead? Get lost! Wouldn’t it 313Reads8.9Score—Shelves
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I can't believe anyone hasn't seen this! It's absolutely amazing!
7 After He Cheated, I Married My Ex's Uncle 被出轨后，嫁给前任他小叔 Eight Strips八条Modern Romance320k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other’s first and only + second male lead takes the lead + mutual healing + long-planned romance + partly set in the entertainment industry + eight-year age gap] [Spoiled, unhinged princess and singer-songwriter vs. bloodthirsty, calculating big boss and hopeless romantic] Fu Chenxuan is photographed kissing and checking into a hotel with a rising star. At the same time, the young heiress of the Ruan family, Ruan Tang, is at Lingyin Temple, bowing nine times with a prayer br 758Reads7.5Score—Shelves
8 Possessing the Rose 占有蔷薇 May the Finest Years Not Let You Down韶华不负Modern Romance241k WordsCompleted [Hero Chases His Wife to Win Her Back + Second Male Lead Takes the Lead] Zhou Jingsu, head of the Zhou family in City A, agrees when the little model he has kept for four years asks to break up. “If the little thing I keep is getting difficult, I’ll just have to tame her a little.” That very night. His good half brother, Shen Jingsi, offers himself to her. “Sister-in-law, I’ve always known how to treat a beautiful woman. Want to give me a try?” Later. Zhou Jingsu arrives to catch them in the act 4.8kReads8.8Score426Shelves
9 Passionate Love in the Capital and Hong Kong 京港浓情 Soft Sheng软笙Modern Romance401k WordsCompleted [He secretly loved her + both leads are each other’s first, one-on-one romance + age gap, powerful man from the Hong Kong, Macau, and capital social circles x delicate college student] Chu Zhi had been adrift since the day she was born, until the Bo family took her in. To survive in the Bo household, she had no choice but to spend every day currying favor with the young master of the Bo family. The young master was handsome, but a little mean. He was always picking on her for the sake of another 2.8kReads8.3Score285Shelves
10 Tenderly Coaxed and Seduced 深情哄诱 Full-Mark Candy满分糖Modern Romance320k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + long-planned romance + the second male lead gets the girl + the ex regrets it and tries to win her back, but she never turns back + both leads are each other's only partner] [Shrewd business tycoon × sweet, energetic jewelry designer] - Shen Tingyue has loved Song Wenjing since childhood. She is the Song family's adopted daughter and his childhood sweetheart, promised to him in marriage long ago. Then, the day before they were supposed to register their marriage, 20.3kReads9.3Score2.9kShelves
11 Scumbag Ex and Mistress, Stay Together Forever. I Remarry a Tycoon and Get Spoiled Rotten 渣夫小三请锁死，二嫁大佬被宠疯 A Long Time with You漫长与你Modern Romance455k WordsCompleted [Broken relationship, no getting back together + both leads' first love + second male lead rises to the top + heroine's growth + face-slapping + punishing scumbags] A dazzling financial journalist × a restrained, deeply devoted big shot After three years of marriage, her husband's first love, the woman he'd mourned as dead, came back to life. Ji Wanying was crushed. At last, she realized she'd wasted all those years giving her sincere love to a man who didn't deserve it. “Ji Wanying, your family 5.5kReads9.3Score808Shelves
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Late-blooming affection is cheap as grass; after the female lead dumped the scumbag, no amount of regret from him could undo the damage. The second male lead patiently waited, and once the female lead divorced, he decisively coaxed her to the marriage registry office – the sweetness level was off the charts! (Face-slapping, revenge on the scumbag husband, second male lead takes the lead) Completed novel!!!
12 You Stood Me Up at the Courthouse? I'll Marry Your Uncle Instead 领证爽约？我嫁你小叔疯什么 A Long Time with You漫长与你Modern Romance532k WordsCompleted [Broken Relationship That Stays Broken] [The Second Male Lead Comes Out on Top] [Seven-Year Age Gap] [Uncle Steals His Nephew’s Wife] [Putting Trashy Exes in Their Place] On the day Shen Shuning and Lu Tingxuan were supposed to register their marriage, he stood her up. It turned out his adoptive sister, who shared neither parent with him, had returned from abroad. Only then did she see clearly that she had never been the most important person in his heart. That place had always belonged to the a 13.1kReads8.2Score2.2kShelves
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An uncle steals his nephew's wife! After the engagement is called off, the female lead flirts with her ex-uncle! Super sweet!
13 A Gentle Seduction 软诱 Jiujiu Qi久久萋Modern Romance454k WordsCompleted The print edition of Rose Crown goes on sale August 10. Available on all platforms. [Married First, Love Later + Secret Crush + He Chases His Wife After Losing Her, But She Never Looks Back + Both Are Each Other’s First] She was the Xu family’s adopted daughter, and Zhou Yuetian’s little shadow. She had followed him everywhere since childhood, until she heard him say this at the age of twenty-four: “She’s just the Xu family’s adopted daughter. Why would I actually care about her? People like us 72.2kReads9.6Score8.7kShelves
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Lou Ruan was Zhou Yuetian's little shadow. She had followed him since childhood, until she was 24. Zhou Yuetian thought: "She's just an adopted daughter of the Xu family, how could I really care about her?" Lou Ruan disappeared for a night, waking up next to Xie Yanli.
14 My Scumbag Husband Gets His Marriage License with His True Love, So I Marry a Powerful Man 渣夫领证白月光，我转身嫁给大佬 Ri Qing518日晴518Modern Romance409k WordsCompleted [Clear-Headed Female Lead + Cheating Husband Begs for Her Back + Cold, Powerful Tycoon Dotes Only on His Wife] One-Sentence Summary: On their wedding night, her cheating husband marries his first love, so she marries a tycoon. He ends up kneeling and begging her to take him back. Everyone in their circle knew Lin Xi had loved Mu Sihua for seven years, only to be humiliated with his demand that she bear him a son before he would register their marriage. On their wedding night, her scumbag husband 680Reads—Score—Shelves
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In this book, the second male lead rises to power.
15 You Forced Me to Marry the Regent, So Why Are You Crying Now That I'm Pregnant? 逼我嫁摄政王，我有孕你哭什么 Four Crescent Moons四弯月Ancient Romance384k WordsCompleted The short drama “Where the Mountain Has Trees, the Trees Have Branches” is now available. [Publication deal signed + male lead fights to claim her + second male lead begs for her back + marriage before love] Jiang Chuyue has been in love with Xiao Ji for ten years. As his nominal “younger sister,” all she can do is watch him take one concubine after another. At a palace banquet, Xiao Ji protects his beloved concubine by forcing Jiang Chuyue to marry the regent. Xiao Ji tells her, “The regent is 24.6kReads8.7Score1.9kShelves
16 Back to High School Before the Divorce: This Time, I Won't Fall for You 离婚前重回高中，这次我不心动了 Xun Can旬灿Modern Romance429k WordsCompleted (Print edition signed) [Campus rebirth + regretful pursuit + bad-boy wins her heart + living-under-one-roof romance] [Slightly rebellious good girl x laid-back, aloof bad boy] After her grandmother passes away, both the Tan and Lu families feel sorry for Xu Entang, who has no family left, and want to take her in. When she arrives in Beicheng, she sees again the boy she never forgot after meeting him once. Lu Jin is brazen and unruly. Over the years they grow up together, she watches one woman af 99.3kReads9.4Score10.7kShelves
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The female lead is reborn after seeing through the scumbag boyfriend and ends up with the second male lead, who is a noble young master with a bit of arrogance and is very good at acting cute.
17 The 1970s Military Marriage: The Charming Army Wife Raises Kids and Wins Her Husband's Heart 七零军婚：俏军嫂养崽撩夫日常 Dawn Breaks in the East东方既白Modern Romance369k WordsCompleted [No golden finger + second male lead takes the lead + fictional period setting] [Short drama now streaming] Xiao Qingru doesn't want to raise someone else's child, so she breaks off her engagement to her childhood sweetheart. Just as she's getting ready to focus on her career, she's targeted by a hothead from the capital. Xu Muzhou is the youngest and most promising pilot. The first time he meets her, he falls in love at first sight with his good friend's younger sister. When he hears she's alre 15.6kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
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Not wanting to raise someone else's child, the female lead breaks off her engagement with her fiancé to focus on her career. However, she attracts the attention of a troublemaker in Beijing. Xu Muzhou, the youngest pilot, falls in love at first sight with his best friend's sister. Hearing that she's already engaged, he has to suppress his feelings. Then one day, the person he loves breaks off her engagement. Having planned this all along, Xu Muzhou takes the initiative and finally marries the female lead.
18 The Second Male Lead Must Fight! 21 Heart-Pounding Love Rivalry Showdowns 男二要战斗！21个超带感雄竞修罗场 Read a Little Editorial Team读点编辑部Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted [The Second Male Lead Takes Center Stage + Men Competing for Her + Romantic Partner-Switching + Mild Angst + Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium + Face-Slapping and Taking Down Scumbags + Long-Laid Plans] I loved Pei Che for ten years and was his secret lover for three. But for the sake of his first love, he dumped me without a second thought. On the day I left, Pei Che held his first love in his arms, looking like he had finally gotten everything he wanted. I took the breakup money he gave me a 165Reads9.1Score—Shelves
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I highly recommend this!!! 😎😎😎
19 Let Big Brother Kiss You 让哥哥亲一下 An Jiuling安九凌Modern Romance263k WordsCompleted [A sweet, soft, adorable girl × her carefree older neighbor] [Mutually faithful + a fake playboy + age gap + sweet romance] When Yun Li was sixteen, she fell for a man four years older than her. He was her next-door neighbor. He had a handsome face and cool, fair skin. When he smiled, his lovely, captivating eyes seemed full of passion, making him look almost like a demon. That day, Yun Li was stuck on the balcony. The man rested both hands on the railing opposite her, smiling as he asked, “L 2.8kReads9.3Score344Shelves
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The second male lead takes over, but the female lead never forgives the male lead and cruelly mistreats him. She then lives a sweet life with the second male lead. The plot is fast-paced, and the story is sweet and exciting.
20 President Li, Your Wife Doesn’t Deserve to Die 厉总，夫人她罪不至死 The Music Never Ceases笙笙不息Modern Romance3.4M WordsCompleted Shen Zhichu had given him her whole heart for sixteen years, only to be told to leave with nothing, just so he could make room for the woman he had always loved. Li Jingshen thought he would be happy once that woman was gone, until he received her diagnosis... He rushed over in a panic, only to find her holding someone else’s hand. “Why didn’t you tell me you had stomach cancer?” “Weren’t you hoping I’d die sooner?” Shen Zhichu laughed scornfully. “Li Jingshen, I don’t want to spend the last of 8.9kReads8.7Score1.8kShelves
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Later, the second male lead and the female lead got together.
21 The Crematorium Is No Use: This Life, She'll Choose a Different Lover 火葬场没用了，今生她要换个爱人 Extra Milk and Sugar加奶加糖Modern Romance672k WordsOngoing [The Second Male Lead Gets His Chance, and They Choose Each Other + A Regretful Ex Chases His Wife but They Never Reconcile] [Both Pure] Bai Xuezhong died, and it was Sicheng who signed the papers. She was done with the man she’d loved for eighteen years. The one who had stood by her for eighteen years was far more appealing. After being reborn, Bai Xuezhong went to Guan Xian for comfort, never expecting his background to be shrouded in mystery or his love for her to be far deeper than she’d ima 8Reads—Score—Shelves
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The title itself tells you it's a story about the second male lead winning over the female lead, who is reborn and ends up with him. The male lead then goes through a tumultuous process of trying to win her back.
22 I'm the Female Lead's Foil, Playing Three Male Foils at Once 我，女配，同时扮演三个男配 Li Duping李渡平Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [System + Transmigrate Into a Book + Face-Slapping and Punishing Scum + Irresistible Female Lead + Gossip + Disguised as a Man] I'm a woman, but I'm playing male supporting characters in three different books at once? Zhao Ruoming died, and the System told her to play three roles across three books. If she completed the missions, she could come back to life. Zhao Ruoming: “Oh, quick transmigration? Aren't three worlds a bit too few?” System: “Not three worlds. There's only one world. You have to 8.4kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
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You should check this out; the main character is very charismatic and amazing! 😄😄
23 At Night, I Embrace a River of Falling Stars 夜揽沉星河 Blossoms in Ink's Shadow茉影繁花Modern Romance327k WordsCompleted [Price just dropped, but it’ll go up later] Fatherly, secretly passionate, guiding, celibate CEO vs. sweet, clearheaded beauty who doesn’t overthink [Physical first, love later + Mature romance + Intense push and pull + Stealing someone’s wife + Seven-year age gap] Xu Zhiye has been married for three years, but her husband has been absent from her bed the entire time. To get back at him for cheating, she turns around and sleeps with his direct superior, Gu Chenxiao. She thought it would be a mut 923Reads8.3Score—Shelves
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😘😘😘
24 A Doomsday Powerhouse in the 1970s: Married to an Officer Who Spoils Her Rotten 末世大佬穿七零：联姻军官宠疯了 Blossoms in Ink's Shadow茉影繁花Modern Romance306k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Two Strong Leads + Arranged Marriage + Transmigration + Sweet Romance] Jiang Shaozhi, a powerful figure from the apocalypse, opens her eyes to find that she has transmigrated to 1976. Even more astonishing, she has become the original owner of the same name, who died by accident after her scheming cousin stirred up trouble. When her arranged-marriage match shows up at her door, she’s immediately smitten: broad shoulders, a trim waist, long legs, thick brows, 225Reads—Score—Shelves
25 Mr. Fu's Exclusive Love 傅先生的独家宠爱 Loves Sour Pears爱吃酸梨Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Completed. The short drama Night's Gentle Embrace is now available. [Marry first, fall in love later + reunion after a long separation + long-planned romance + the second male lead wins + unrequited love becomes mutual + chasing his wife to the crematorium, but she never looks back + both leads are each other's first] (P.S. All sweetness, no angst.) Everyone in their circle knows Wen Yan is a servant in the Chu household and Chu Shiyu's nanny. She's been by his side since childhood, taking care 4.1kReads9.2Score437Shelves
26 Claiming Her as My Wife 夺她为妻 Sweet Knife with Fire Wheels带风火轮的甜刀Modern Romance480k WordsCompleted [The male lead’s desperate pursuit to win her back + the second male lead takes his place] Yu Sheng was the heir to a prestigious family with a century of history. His secret wife was an obscure hand model. When his wife asked for a divorce, he readily agreed. He chatted over drinks with his friends. “I’m just trying to teach her a lesson. Give it some time, and she’ll come back on her own.” But when Yu Sheng finally turned back, his eyes red, she had already become someone else’s wife. Yu Sheng 12.1kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves
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[The Second Male Lead Takes Over] The second male lead has been plotting for a long time, step by step. 🍂 The male lead's pursuit of his wife is a nightmare. Male lead: Either give her up, or die. No one can go against the Yu family. Second male lead: The mere Yu family...
27 Captive Wild Rose 囚禁野玫瑰 Corn Cake苞米糕糕Modern Romance281k WordsCompleted Angsty romance + unhinged male lead (if you dislike this, don’t read) + no reconciliation Another warning: the male lead is obsessive and unhinged. If you dislike that, don’t read. Aloof, noble doctor Shi Yi VS gentle, well-behaved teacher Yu Huan From the moment the first rose bloomed, the Creator had been plotting this encounter, one called redemption. Shi Yi was like the moon reflected on water. Yu Huan had gazed up at him for five whole years, loving him humbly as her bright, clear white ros 2.7kReads8.7Score133Shelves
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The second male lead takes over 🌷 Lou Ruan has been pursuing Zhou Yuetian for over a decade, loving him for just as long. He remains blind to her love, mocking her in public. She completely disappears from his life, driving him crazy with worry. 🎈 When they meet again, she's standing beside an even more outstanding man, her smile radiant. 💞 The second male lead's unrequited love comes true. 💫
28 After I Stopped Loving You 当我不爱你后 Autumn Colors Leave No Leisure秋色不暇Modern Romance206k WordsCompleted When Li Yao was fifteen, she fell for her best friend's older brother, a notorious playboy in Beijing's elite circles. The man had cool, pale skin and a face of breathtaking beauty. His smile was carefree and flirtatious, making him seem almost otherworldly. Everyone thought a playboy like him would never settle down. Li Yao thought so too. So, the day she decided to stop liking him, she sent Xu Yun a message and deleted every way of contacting him. Xu Yun received a text from an unknown number. 461Reads8.9Score247Shelves
29 Don't Try to Sweet-Talk Me 别对我撒娇 Cherry Jam厘子酱Modern Romance332k WordsCompleted [The Playboy Turns Over a New Leaf & Both Leads Are Sexually Inexperienced & The Chase After the Breakup & Two Top Students] “Back then, the wind stirred. Now, my heart does.” 1. With his handsome face and incredible driving skills, Chen Ye made a name for himself in the racing world. On the track, he was the wildest king, and everyone respectfully called him “God Ye.” Plenty of beautiful women were eager to throw themselves at him. Off the track, he was the carefree, unruly young master of the 1.3kReads7.0Score101Shelves
30 Quick Transmigration: The Second Male Lead Is My First Choice in Love 快穿：恋爱首选男二 Six Times 7六乘7Modern Romance484k WordsCompleted A word of warning: amateur writing, mindless sweetness, and cringe. [1v1 quick transmigration + happy ending + sweet romance + no bashing the original protagonists] [Raise the second male lead’s happiness level through romance, not his affection level] I woke up and found myself inside a novel. I’m here to love the devoted second male lead! Campus heartthrob: “Yinyin, shall we get engaged as soon as we graduate?” Evil dream spirit: “Yinyin, I only want to weave sweet dreams for you.” Devoted CEO 2.6kReads9.1Score159Shelves
31 No Reconciliation, No Forgiveness: Madam Has Remarried 不复合，不原谅，夫人已改嫁 Jiu Naisheng九奈生Modern Romance249k WordsCompleted For three years of marriage, Gu Mingzhu dutifully played the role of Fu Shiyan's devoted wife, all she wanted was to give him a child. Who could have guessed that when his first love returned, her devotion and sacrifices would count for nothing, and she would even be blamed for framing someone else? Gu Mingzhu was done putting up with it. She sent over divorce papers and walked away without hesitation. Only after the divorce did Fu Shiyan realize that his once dull and unremarkable ex-wife had c 11Reads—Score—Shelves
32 I Remarried a Gentle Man, and My Ex Came Crawling Back With Our Child! 改嫁温柔现任，前夫携子跪地舔！ Mo Siha莫思哈Modern Romance125k WordsCompleted (The ex-husband begs for her back, the son begs for his mom back, and the second male lead takes his long-planned chance to win her over. The heroine stands on her own, loves herself, and turns the tables against all odds.) After five years of marriage, her husband showed no affection for her, and her son loved her no more. His first love had taken over her home. “I want Auntie Tang to be my mom!” “All right.” After enduring her husband and son’s endless disdain, she resolutely divorced him and 41Reads—Score—Shelves
33 Only After Our Divorce Did I Learn I Was His One True Love 离婚后才知，我竟是他的白月光 Loves Sour Pears爱吃酸梨Modern Romance360k WordsCompleted Completed (Second Male Lead Takes the Lead + Long-Planned Scheme + Relentless Pursuit of His Wife, But She Never Turns Back + Secret Love + Marriage Before Love) Su Wan had loved Zhou Qiyan for years. Thanks to an agreement between their elders, she got her wish and married him. But two months into their marriage, they still hadn’t even held hands. She thought Zhou Qiyan was cold toward everyone, but she never expected him to get involved with her half-sister. Heartbroken, Su Wan decisively divo 5.4kReads8.8Score212Shelves
34 After My Husband Cheated, I Left Him Without Hesitation and Married a Divorcé 老公出轨后，果断离开嫁二婚 It's Yangyang是羊羊呦Modern Romance270k WordsCompleted [Second male lead wins her heart + husband’s pursuit and regret + male lead is chaste, female lead is not + taking down scumbags] After He Wan died, she transmigrated. She spent eight years redeeming this world’s great villain, and eventually married him. She thought that was the happy ending, but in their third year of marriage, the villain cheated on her. Only later did she learn that the other woman had also transmigrated here. She was a player on a mission to win him over. “Mu Huaian, I want 216Reads6.4Score—Shelves
35 Back to High School Before the Divorce, She Won't Be a Love-Brained Fool Anymore 离婚前重回高中，恋爱脑她不当了 Yun Shenlan云深澜Modern Romance256k WordsCompleted [Staying Under One Roof + The Second Male Lead Takes the Lead + Reborn at School + Pure Love + Heroine’s Comeback + No Forgiveness + The Long Road to Winning Her Back] In her previous life, Yan Qingman spent years pursuing Song Haoxuan, and they finally got together. Then Song Haoxuan’s cherished first love suddenly returned from abroad with a terminal illness. Without telling Yan Qingman, he gave his first love a lavish wedding. She finally gave up on him and asked for a divorce, only to be r 680Reads8.7Score102Shelves
36 Let’s Get a Divorce. I’m Going Home to Inherit Billions 离婚吧，我要回家继承亿万家产 Little Uncle小叔叔Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted After three years of marriage, Shen Chu thought even Bo Munian's heart could be warmed by her. But when he forced her to kneel in the Bo family ancestral hall, Shen Chu realized that Bo Munian had no heart at all. What was the point of staying with a man who had no heart? So when Bo Munian made her choose between kneeling and getting a divorce, Shen Chu chose divorce without hesitation. Why should she waste the best years of her life on a jerk like Bo Munian? Wouldn't it be better to go home, in 2.6kReads8.3Score382Shelves
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Both of these books feature a second male lead who wins over the female lead, and the female lead has strong moral principles, so no matter how much the male lead pursues her, it's futile.
37 From Ancient Times to the Present: The Reborn Lady Takes the Entertainment World by Storm 古穿今：闺秀重生娱乐圈后爆红了 Yan Hui胭回Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Gu Chaoxi, the legitimate daughter of the Duke Who Guards the Nation, was raised from childhood to become the Crown Princess. She mastered every art, from music and chess to calligraphy and painting. But when the battle for the throne ended in her family being wiped out, she opened her eyes again in the body of a streamer everyone loved to hate. Her new self's parents are both dead, and she has a little brother to raise. Gu Chaoxi can only pull herself together. Making money comes first. One by 16.4kReads9.5Score2.5kShelves
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This book will definitely sell to you.
38 My Heart Races! A Secret Crush! My Childhood Friend Is Beautiful and Sweet-Voiced 心动！暗恋！小青梅她人美声甜 Moonfield Mountain Fox月野山狐Modern Romance303k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Heart-Throbbing Secret Love: My Childhood Friend Is Beautiful and Sweet is now available] [Sweet Campus Romance | Childhood Friend Takes the Lead | Groveling to Win Her Back | Secret Love] Qiao Zhen dreamed of fragments of memories from her past life: "For seven years, she followed the aloof campus heartthrob Ji Xian, obedient and gentle, offering him her whole heart, only to be casually cast aside." After finally coming to her senses, Qiao Zhen was crushed and left without 33.5kReads9.5Score4kShelves
39 Out of the Fire Pit, Miss Jian's Happy Life Begins 出火坑，简小姐要开始幸福了 Big Shunzi大顺子Modern Romance313k WordsOngoing [Modern romance + sweet and angsty + second male lead takes the lead + male lead grovels to win her back + healing + mutual devotion. Note: The heroine may frustrate you a little at first, but she changes later.] Jian An loves Fu Mingchen wholeheartedly. For him, she willingly leaves her family and friends behind, confining herself to a small world of their own. She thought she had found a beautiful love, until another woman came along and shattered everything. As she teeters between life and 22Reads—Score—Shelves
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This was originally supposed to be a story where the second male lead wins over, but he's already confirmed his relationship with the female lead 🤤🤤🤤
40 She's So Disobedient 她这么不乖 A Little Peach一只桃Modern Romance227k WordsCompleted [Redemption + healing + the second male lead takes the lead + marriage before love] “She keeps clinging to me, and it’s so annoying. People have misunderstood us for more than ten years. If I don’t marry her, how will she ever get married?” The boy’s frivolous smile meets a pair of clear, bright eyes. Su You and Shen Qi have been childhood friends for more than ten years. She thought she could never leave him, but it turns out no one is truly indispensable. When they meet again, she is Mrs. Fu. 472Reads9.1Score104Shelves
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The second male lead wins, and they have a sweet romance.
41 The Delicate Beauty’s Tears 折娇啼 Jing Mo旌墨Ancient Romance573k WordsCompleted [The hero regrets everything to the point of madness + the leads torment each other + a friend steals the heroine away + the second male lead gets the girl + no reconciliation after a breakup + pure historical angst + the heroine ends up with the second male lead] Shen Yanzhi, heir to the Marquis of Jinghai in the Great Chu Kingdom, had just come third in the palace examination when he was unexpectedly captured by the Eastern Qiang Kingdom and married off to Qin Guiwan, a woman of Eastern Qiang 8.2kReads9.3Score871Shelves
42 Love at First Sight, Thank You for Loving Me 一见卿心，承蒙你喜欢 Han Xiaowuli含小乌力Modern Romance191k WordsCompleted Tearjerker: [The Second Male Lead Wins] “Our hands will never let go. If one of us lets go, the other has to hold on tight.” That beautiful promise vanished after his car accident. He fell for another woman and no longer remembered Shi Qing, the one who had made that promise with him. Even after they married, the only thing he ever did for her was fulfill his duties as a husband. After falling into despair, she ended things with a divorce. “Mr. President, Miss Shi's flight to Switzerland is at t 57Reads8.2Score—Shelves
43 You Are All I See 目光所至都是你 Mu Han慕寒Modern Romance49k WordsCompleted After three years of marriage, Huo Mingxuan repeatedly hurt Qin Qianmo, the woman who truly loved him, for the sake of the woman he held dear in his heart. It wasn't until someone cut out her heart that he suddenly realized his own heart had gone empty too. Years after their separation, at a grand banquet hosted by the He family of the imperial capital, the woman he couldn't bear to see even in his dreams arrives beneath the starlight. Huo Mingxuan loses control on the spot and rushes to her lik 301Reads8.3Score—Shelves
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This is unbelievable! I thought the female lead broke off all ties with the male lead completely later on, but then she got pregnant with his child. 🙈
44 After Landing in a Reborn Novel, She Sets Her Sights on the Second Male Lead 穿到重生文后，她看上男二了 A Fish Enters the Boat有鱼入舟Ancient Romance200k WordsCompleted Content warning: the heroine is a hopeless romantic. This is a sweet little love story. Xi Nianqing transmigrates into a book as a cannon-fodder character engaged to the male lead. The female lead has a script from her past life, and Xi Nianqing has the female lead’s script. Is this some kind of nesting-doll situation? To escape the original owner’s tragic fate, she decides to stay away from the male lead and cling to the second male lead instead. Xi Nianqing gets kidnapped as soon as she arriv 754Reads8.7Score108Shelves
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🍉The first book is about palace intrigue and the second male lead rising to power; the second book is also a historical romance where the second male lead transmigrates into a novel and rises to power.
45 Transmigrate into a Book: The Sickly Prince’s Rescue Plan 穿书之病娇男二拯救计划 A Grain of Summer Sleep一粒夏眠Ancient Romance567k WordsCompleted Cute, lively beauty + slightly yandere fox boy Yu Mianmian transmigrates into a book, landing in an immortal fantasy novel about hunting demons. Unfortunately, she isn't the cool, flawless heroine, as pristine as moonlight. She's the wicked supporting character who loves the hero in vain and only dares to stir up trouble behind the scenes! Yu Mianmian: Am I supposed to steal him away from the heroine?! System: No, the hero belongs to the heroine. The second male lead is yours. Yu Mianmian: I don 189Reads9.1Score—Shelves
46 I Don’t Want to Like Him 我才不要喜欢他呢 Paint a Touch of Wood and Fire画点木火Modern Romance428k WordsCompleted [Second Male Lead Takes the Lead + Reborn in School Days + Both Reborn + Healing and Redemption + Foreshadowing + A Little Melodramatic + Sweet Romance + Heartwarming] Everyone knows that the proud Jiang Yuan is hopelessly in love with Song Yanzhi. Only Song Yanzhi pretends not to notice. Childhood friends from middle school through university graduation, Jiang Yuan spent eleven whole years chasing after him. Then, one day in the future, Jiang Yuan's health began to fail. All she wanted was for 4kReads8.5Score297Shelves
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The female lead had loved the male lead for eleven years! Before she died, she wanted him to be with her, but he only sent her a wedding invitation. The bride was her best friend from college. At that moment, she finally gave up.
47 My Ex-Wife’s Sweet and Obedient Persona Crumbled 前妻乖巧人设崩了 Lu Xiaoce鹿小策Modern Romance3.5M WordsCompleted Nan Song was a dutiful, obedient wife for three years, but she still couldn’t make Yu Jinwen fall in love with her... Fine, if he wants a divorce, then they’ll get divorced. She’s done putting up with him. She erased every trace of herself and vanished from his world without a trace. Then she made a dazzling comeback as the business partner he had always dreamed of. Nan Song stared coldly down at her ex-husband. “Want to work with me? And who are you?” What does a woman need a man for? She’s goi 2.9kReads8.7Score575Shelves
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The first book features the second male lead who rises to power; I'm not sure about the second one, but it's also very good.
48 An Anonymous Confession 不具名告白 Biting Fish咬魚Modern Romance296k WordsCompleted [Reborn on Campus + The Second Male Lead Takes the Lead + Mind Reading + The Chase After the Breakup + Both Leads Are Sexually Inexperienced] At seventeen, Yin Heyue was forced to live under someone else's roof, where she unexpectedly gained a brother with no blood relation to her: Song Yuzhou. Yin Heyue had hoped they would get along, but then she heard him say, “I don't have a sister.” In her second year of high school, a distant light shone into her bleak youth: Wen Shu, the top student in th 2.9kReads9.3Score642Shelves
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The male and female leads have been classmates since high school 😏 The female lead always revolved around the male lead, even after they got married 😄 Later, the male lead had an affair with a new intern at the hospital, and the female lead decided to divorce him 😏 When she was heartbroken about the divorce, she was reborn back to her high school days 🤔 Suddenly, she discovered that she could hear the second male lead's inner thoughts 🥰
49 After the Divorce, She Stuns the World 离婚后，她惊艳全球 The Big Orange of the Big Orange Cat大橘猫的大橘Modern Romance378k WordsCompleted When he hears that his first love is injured, he ignores his pregnant wife and tells the doctor, “Draw her blood!” She has the baby aborted and decisively divorces him. From then on, they cut all ties and go their separate ways, but he regrets it. A rare female billionaire on the rich list, heir to the Ji family, one of Jiangnan’s eight great clans, and the most promising young painter: just how much is there about her that he doesn’t know...? 35Reads7.2Score—Shelves
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It should be about right.
50 I Eloped With My Ex’s Archrival 我和前任的死对头闪婚了 Screw Pepper螺丝椒Modern Romance286k WordsOngoing Yu Yao devoted herself wholeheartedly to Lu Xingchen for six whole years. She was even willing to sacrifice her life for him. She always believed he loved her, until a woman returned from abroad and she gradually uncovered the truth about why he had dated her in the first place… She saw Lu Xingchen as a ray of light illuminating her life, never realizing that another man saw her as the sun in his. Only after marrying Cheng Xiao did she finally understand what it truly meant for a man to love you 34Reads9.0Score—Shelves
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I think this counts, anyway, I absolutely love this book. The female lead is generous, straightforward, and not at all coy!

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