The Second Male Lead Gets the Girl, and the Story Ends Without the Original Couple Getting Back Together 男二上位，不破镜重圆完结

1. 251 岁 Spring's Joy, Year After Year 岁岁春欢 I Really Love Little Crabs超爱小螃蟹Ancient Romance669k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Years of Spring Joy is now available on all platforms] [Heroine and scumbag reborn + male lead transmigrates + mutual salvation + play the pig to eat the tiger] At seventeen, Shen Jiasui married Lu Yunzheng. The Shen and Lu families were both military dynasties, making them a formidable match. Two years into their marriage, Lu Yunzheng defeated the enemy kingdom and won renown across the land. But the Shen family was condemned for treason and executed to the last member. On 265.2kReads9.6Score31k14d adds

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   Unlike other rebirth novels, "The Second Male Lead Takes Over" features a female lead who, before her death, fights and kills the original male lead (a scumbag). After their deaths, they are both reborn. The female lead knows the original male lead has been reborn, but he doesn't know she has. To find out the reason for the massacre of her family in their past life, the female lead doesn't kill the original male lead directly. The second male lead takes over, the female lead isn't a saint, she's cunning, and the author's writing is excellent. It's a very good read!

2. 252 陆 President Lu, Stop Tormenting Her! Your Wife Is the One You’ve Always Loved 陆总别虐了，夫人才是你的白月光 Double Happiness双喜喜Modern Romance589k WordsCompleted [The Regretful Ex Tries to Win Her Back + Obsessive] After being framed, Mu Qiuyan became a criminal in the eyes of the law for causing the death of her husband's true love. When she got out of prison, her husband treated her even more cruelly than before. The day she was diagnosed with stomach cancer, she humbly begged him for one last bit of comfort. Lu Zhiyan said, “I'll use the bastard in your belly to pay tribute to Qingqing!” At that moment, Mu Qiuyan's heart died. She leapt into the sea, 5.7kReads8.9Score59914d adds
3. 253 不 I'm Done Chasing! The World-Weary Tycoon Pulls Me Close and Kisses Me! 不追了！厌世大佬拦腰缠吻！ Ming Zhijiu明之九Modern Romance256k WordsCompleted [A true grovel-to-get-her-back story + the male lead takes his place + a bittersweet push and pull + both leads are each other's one and only] [The heroine loves fiercely and hates fiercely, and never looks back] Jiang Rong loved Qi Sheng throughout her entire student life. Everyone said she was Qi Sheng's pathetic puppy. Jiang Rong didn't care. She loved Qi Sheng. Until one day, she fell into the sea, and Qi Sheng saved another woman instead. Jiang Rong became a laughingstock throughout Beijing 5kReads8.3Score41014d adds

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   She had chased after others for so long, receiving no response, yet out of pity and compassion for him, she became his only salvation at that time. 🍅🍅 Qi Yu is truly wonderful, incredibly gentle with the female lead, and for him, he loves her, seeing her as his salvation. She doesn't need to know that for Jiang Rong, meeting Qi Yu was the greatest fortune of her life. He was also her salvation.

4. 254 沈 Mr. Shen, Stop Torturing Her. Your Wife Is Really Dead 沈总别虐了，夫人她真的死了 Yu Chuan Thirteen于川十三Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted [The Ex Wants Her Back and Suffers for It + Imprisonment + Physical and Emotional Abuse + No Getting Back Together] A business alliance marriage bound Shen Libai and Bai Ying together. Over three years of marriage, she went from a dazzling pearl to dust in the mud. The company went bankrupt, friends betrayed her, and her loved ones passed away... At last, their marriage reached its end amid pain and torment... Only when she died in front of him did the man finally come to his senses. It turned o 178Reads6.1Score—14d adds

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   Let me recommend my book. The second male lead takes over, the story doesn't end in a happy ending, and the male lead dies at the end. It's already finished.

5. 255 穿 As a Widow, I Struggled to Make It in the 1980s 穿成寡妇的我在八零奋斗 Ha Qiu哈湫Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted Li Miaomiao was a hard-working corporate drone, on the verge of a long-awaited promotion. But after falling asleep, she woke up back in the struggling 1980s, widowed and saddled with two children! Staring at the old woman weeping nonstop before her, the scrawny girl standing by her bed, and the baby still in swaddling clothes, Li Miaomiao felt that something was terribly wrong. What on earth had she done to deserve this? A major incident had recently shaken Xie Family Village: Wang, the old wom 74Reads9.1Score4114d adds

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   The female lead knew the male lead wasn't dead, but she had no feelings for him and didn't want to be with him, so she ended up marrying the man she loved.

6. 256 随 The Man Who Joined the Army Is Married, So I Turn Around and Marry His Commander 随军男人已结婚，转头嫁他首长 A Few Days of Spring Chill几日春寒Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted 1970s + period setting + substitute marriage + military marriage + devoted couple Qin Shu opened her eyes to find herself on a train, held hostage by a criminal with a gun pressed to her forehead. Her life was hanging by a thread. From the memories she inherited, she learned that the original owner had been sent to marry a soldier in someone else’s place. First, she beat the criminal senseless and secured herself a job at the Public Security Bureau. Then she went to the military base to find th 19.7kReads8.7Score2.3k14d adds
7. 257 假 The Fake Heiress Is Reborn and Embraces the Grind, Rising to the Top and Serving Up Face-Slapping 假千金重生搞内卷，一路逆袭打脸 Chubby Moon胖月半儿Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Reborn + taking down scumbags and scheming rivals + revenge and face-slapping + sweet romance A calculating, scheming male lead VS an independent, self-reliant female lead In her previous life, Lin Qingmeng was set up by her scumbag fiancé and her dear younger sister. She lost her virginity, was disfigured, and became lame, turning into a hideous laughingstock whom everyone in the capital called useless. In the end, she was sent back to the countryside, where she was framed and died a tragic de 20Reads8.6Score—14d adds

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   The female lead is reborn and decisively breaks off her engagement with her scumbag fiancé. The fiancé regrets it and tries to win her back, but the female lead, clear-headed and determined, refuses to look back—a broken relationship cannot be mended! The second male lead pretends to be a fool to win over the female lead, gradually capturing her heart! Super sweet!

8. 258 穿 I Became an Army Wife in the 1970s 穿到七零年代当军嫂 Shui Bo1984水波1984Modern Romance778k WordsCompleted [Period]+ [Space]+ [Family Life]+ [No Going to the Countryside] Xu Di was born in the 1980s. After graduating from high school and failing to get into college, she spent two years working a sewing machine in a clothing factory. At twenty, she found a match through a blind date, got married, and had a child. In 2020, Xu Di, who was always bottling up her anger, was diagnosed with late-stage breast cancer. She underwent surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy, and her short life came to an en 16.2kReads9.1Score1.4k14d adds
9. 259 惊 Shocking! The Cold Military Officer Is the Father of Her Child 惊！冰冷军官竟是孩子他爸 Salt Little Five盐小五Modern Romance362k WordsCompleted [Raising a child + military marriage + everyday life + first love for both] After waking up, wealthy beauty Xu Yao transmigrates once again to the 1970s, becoming the mother of the great villain in a small world! The original Xu Yao was busty but brainless. After failing to scheme her way into marrying the man she loved, she had a son with someone else. She blamed all her misfortunes on the boy, beating and cursing him until he grew up bitter and twisted. He eventually became the great villain, 2.4kReads8.9Score22014d adds
10. 260 快 Quick Transmigration: Spoiling the Obsessive Male Supporting Character 快穿：在偏执男配心尖肆意撒娇 Cloud Rabbit云兔子Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Sweet, flirtatious goddess of the worlds + mad, lovesick male supporting characters + love at first sight + sweet 1v1 romance] They say the male lead belongs to the heroine, while the second male lead belongs to everyone. Wen Xin, cast as the heroine of a tragic romance, threw herself into the arms of the devoted second male lead without hesitation. “Male lead over there, don’t come any closer!” Who needs sweet love when only an idiot would go looking for heartbreak! * The domineering, loyal yo 26kReads9.1Score2k14d adds

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    A quick transmigration novel where the protagonist transmigrates into the body of a tragic heroine, abandons and distances herself from the scumbag boyfriend, and embarks on a two-way journey with the real male lead. (Completed)

11. 261 穿 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 739Reads8.7Score10814d adds

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    This isn't the second male lead! This is the belated male lead! The writing is superb, I'm definitely going to read this!! [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration] First time reading it, and I was slightly amazed. Both characters are virgins! Sisters who like this genre, hurry up and read it!!! [Laughing][Laughing][Laughing]

12. 262 娇 Nurturing Delusions 娇养妄念 Pihei痞黑Modern Romance199k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Second Male Lead Takes the Lead + Secret Love + No Turning Back After the Ex’s Redemption Arc + Devoted to Each Other] Qin Nianyu has loved Lu Yinan for years, staying by his side as his assistant from his days as an unknown extra to his rise as a top actor with both fame and fortune. At a private celebration after he wins his first highly prestigious Best Actor award, someone asks, “When are you going to make your little assistant your girlfriend?” At the door, Qin 315Reads8.8Score—14d adds

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    It's really good! I stayed up all night to finish it. Highly recommend it!!! Everyone thought that Jiang Sichen, the head of the most powerful family in Haicheng, would marry the illegitimate daughter of a smaller wealthy family. It was entirely a forced move because he had unexpectedly gone blind and lost his voice. Later, Jiang Sichen announced that his eyesight had recovered. Everyone thought his first thing would be to divorce Qin Nianyu. But soon, someone saw the seemingly unapproachable head of the Jiang family kneel down to put shoes on Qin Nianyu, his expression one of reverence as if she were a priceless treasure.

13. 263 时 Mr. Shi, You Can’t Hide Your Secret Crush Anymore 时先生，你的暗恋藏不住啦 Wu Jiu舞九Modern Romance504k WordsCompleted [An ultra-sweet romance!!] [No getting back together, the second male lead’s unrequited love takes center stage, whirlwind marriage, marriage first and love later, pure romance.] Qin Shuzhi stood by Shen Yichen through his darkest days and helped him rise again. Just as they were about to get married, his first love returned from overseas. She never could have imagined it: Shen Yichen would abandon her alone on a mountaintop on her birthday, all because of a phone call from Zhou Siyan. He said, 99.9kReads8.9Score5.4k14d adds

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    ✨✨✨On her birthday, the female lead is abandoned on a mountain by her boyfriend to go find his ex-girlfriend, who seems to have sprained her ankle and brain. She encounters an accident while descending the mountain alone and is rescued by the male lead. He had met her before, and they get married on the third day after officially meeting. The story of marriage first, then love is incredibly sweet, except the ex-boyfriend appears too often.

14. 264 温 A Tender, Tempting Embrace 温柔缠诱 Chu Lanqi楚兰七Modern Romance293k WordsCompleted [Reunion after years apart + secret love becomes mutual + gentle, everyday romance + saving each other + one-on-one, both leads’ first and only love] [Unhinged, teasing young master of the capital’s most powerful family x beautiful, rebellious fashion designer] Five years ago. She was in her second year of high school. As she came out of the school dance studio, she collided with something solid. In an instant, a pair of strong hands wrapped around her waist. She looked up in surprise. “Senior… 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The second male lead takes over, clinging to her, spoiling her, protecting her—his affection is incredibly deep. Even though the male lead is a hundred times unwilling, he still has to call her "Little Aunt." (Complete version, darlings, hurry up and watch!)

15. 265 失 Out of Control! My Abstinent Boss Secretly Flirts with Me Every Day 失控！禁欲上司每天都在偷偷撩我 Ocean Blue海水蓝Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted Wen Qiao had been with Jin Pingzhou for six years before she learned she was nothing but a laughable stand-in. One word from him, “I’m bored,” was all it took for her to vanish from his life for good. After that, Wen Qiao impulsively married a stranger. A month after getting their marriage licenses, they still hadn’t met once. They ran into each other again at a company department gathering. Wen Qiao lost a game of Truth or Dare, and at her coworkers’ urging, was told to undo a man’s belt. Just 2.1kReads9.3Score30214d adds

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    ✨These are all stories I've compiled about the second male lead winning over the female lead! ❶✨She's an adopted daughter, he's a scion of a wealthy family; they're not a good match to begin with, yet she's pursued him since childhood. Then she disappears, and when she reappears, she's married to someone else. ❷✨Xu Meng, unable to win his heart, marries his arch-enemy. For her, it's an accident; for him, it's premeditated. ❸✨Marriage of convenience turns into love; the second male lead has been plotting this for a long time. He's also the older brother of her student. Now, the teacher has become the sister-in-law. ❹✨She disappears, the male lead (later the second male lead) frantically searches for her, marries Nan Er, and later discovers he's her boss. ❺✨Her boyfriend cheats on her, so she marries his brother. Little does she know, the second male lead only became friends with the male lead for her sake.

16. 266 惹 A Kiss That Stirs the Gardenia’s Desire 惹吻栀意 Hong Qianshan泓千山Modern Romance343k WordsCompleted [Radiant Classical Dance Prima Ballerina × Scheming Tech Tycoon from an Elite Family] [Long-Laid Plans + Married First, Love Later + Male Lead Uses Any Means to Rise to the Top + Second Male Lead Gets His Comeuppance, but She Never Turns Back + Both Leads’ First Love] It was no secret in their social circle that Sheng Zhi was openly in love with Shen Yu. Shen Yu’s usual flirtatious ambiguity toward her also convinced everyone they were a couple made to last. At a banquet where she was left out i 2.3kReads8.7Score21514d adds
17. 267 1 15 Hell-Level Bad Endings: You Stop at Flirting, While I’m In Too Deep 15个地狱级be：你点到为止，我泥足深陷 Drunk on Gold纸醉金靡Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted [Modern romance + domineering CEO + substitute + marriage + tragic love] Giving your whole heart in love will only leave you in pieces. Why do you think I’ll still be here just because you turn around? That if you crook your finger, I’ll make the same mistake all over again? I’m not the kind of person who forgets the pain once the wound heals. In love, the one who holds the power is never the one being loved. It’s the one brave enough to confess their feelings and brave enough to let go. I loved 786Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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    To win back the female lead, the male lead throws resources at her to get her on variety shows. But the female lead falls for the second male lead on the show, and the two beautiful girls end up getting married and having kids. Hahaha!

18. 268 外 Love Delivered with Your Takeout 外卖送来的爱情 Time to Sleep, Sleep, Sleep该睡觉了了了Modern Romance380k WordsCompleted [Rugged construction foreman x struggling livestreamer] [Strong leads x mutual healing x trashy boyfriend at first, doting romance later] Gu Yueji was so broke she livestreamed for over ten hours a day to sell goods and pay off her debts. Still, she felt sorry for the delivery guy whose shoes were worn out and clothes were shabby, and who had to squat by the roadside to eat every meal. So she provided him with food, clothes, and a place to stay. Later, Gu Yueji discovered that the delivery guy’s 3.1kReads9.0Score26914d adds

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    The second male lead takes over, or to put it another way, the male lead just appeared a little too late [rolls eyes]. It's a fairly realistic story, but it's quite interesting.

19. 269 周 Mr. Zhou Has Been Plotting This for a Long Time 周总他蓄谋已久 Midsummer Rain仲夏雨Modern Romance316k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + hero has been plotting for a long time + stealing her away] [Protective, husband-like CEO × outwardly gentle but inwardly strong livestreamer] Shen Yiqiao and Zhou Chen were widely regarded as a match made in heaven. From the day he learned that Shen Yiqiao’s first love was coming back to the country, the usually composed and self-controlled Zhou Chen became restless. His friends teased him: “You two are so loving. What’s there to worry about?” Zhou Chen smiled bitt 12.6kReads8.7Score1.4k14d adds

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    I'm not sure if this counts as the second male lead taking over, because the male lead was already eyeing the female lead when she had a boyfriend. According to the female lead's ex-boyfriend and people close to the male lead, he was a homewrecker who took advantage of the female lead's conflict with the second male lead. The female lead was already married to the male lead at the beginning. Hope this suits your taste!

20. 270 将 Cast-Off Daughter of a Military Family? I'm the Moon in His Heart 将门弃妇？她是本王的心上月 Song Jiujiu宋玖玖Ancient Romance683k WordsCompleted [Dual Rebirth] [The Ex-Wife Wants Him Back] The short drama adaptation is now online: The General’s Abandoned Consort Qu Jinshu married the great general He Xiujun at eighteen. To protect him, she became a prisoner of an enemy nation, her face disfigured and her martial arts skills destroyed. On the day the city fell, what awaited her was his arrow through her heart. He said “I married you only to take revenge.” “If you hadn’t refused to marry the foolish Prince Jing, your elder sister wouldn’t 11.6kReads9.1Score1.7k14d adds

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    I've been watching this recently. The female lead and her ex-husband are reborn simultaneously. The ex-husband regrets his actions, the female lead seeks revenge, and a new male lead takes over.

21. 271 退 After Breaking Off the Engagement, She Got Her Happy Ending with the Second Male Lead 退婚后，她和男二HE了 Hometown in the Shade林荫故里Ancient Romance76k WordsOngoing What? I transmigrated into a book and ended up in the body of a foolish, ugly cannon-fodder villainess with the same name as me? Transmigrating into a book would be one thing, but I have neither a System nor a golden finger. On top of that, the male lead will use me and even wipe out my entire family. Help! What kind of miserable novel is this? I finally transmigrated to ancient times and escaped my life as an overworked wage slave, only to be doomed to die anyway? No way. To change this tragic —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This isn't a story of a broken mirror being mended. The original male lead was too awful, so the second male lead became the male lead. We're currently in the banquet stage, and the female lead is rehearsing her dance for her driving test! Please support her!! I'm a newbie writer, so please support me. My writing isn't very good, so please be forgiving!

22. 272 别 Don't Give In Too Quickly, Don't Forgive Too Easily 别太快心软，别轻易原谅 Jiu Wan九绾Modern Romance482k WordsCompleted [Sharp-tongued, haughty heir × bright, vivacious princess, one-on-one romance, bickering lovers, groveling for her back, rekindled love, slow-burn everyday life] Tao Jingyan and Jiang Zhiyu had been together for two years. They had argued, fought, and truly loved each other. Until one day, she overheard Jiang Zhiyu talking with a friend. “Didn’t you keep Miss Tao around as a stand-in because her profile looked like Meng Tao’s? Now that Meng Tao’s back, what are you going to do?” “What do you 8.9kReads7.6Score36614d adds

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    Second male lead!

23. 273 前 After My Ex's Funeral, a Time-Traveling Big Shot from Ancient Times Clings to Me 前任火葬后古穿今大佬赖上我 Zhi Xia织夏Modern Romance421k WordsCompleted [The male lead gets the girl + long-laid plans + chasing his wife after she’s completely moved on] [Ballet beauty × devoted, aloof gentleman] Jiang Zhiying is a ballet student at Huada, graceful and cool as the moon. Everyone says she’s never had a boyfriend and has eyes only for ballet. He Yanchuan bets his buddies he can win her over in a month. They don’t believe him. He scoffs. “For starters, I saved her.” He Yanchuan drops his playboy act and treats Jiang Zhiying with the utmost tenderness, 41Reads8.5Score—14d adds

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    Qingyue recommends these books, so feel free to enjoy them if you're looking for something to read. They're all novels I've already finished reading. [Learned] ①💗The second male lead's rise to power is a long-planned, completed sweet story. Although the book's rating isn't very high, it's very enjoyable. The female lead is a beautiful ballerina, and the second male lead is a devoted and aloof beauty [admiration]. It's a classic "ex-husband chasing after wife" scenario, a complete and utter failure. They're so adorable, go read it! ②💗The second male lead's rise to power is a secret crush that comes true, a highly-rated completed novel. The female lead is a gentle and beautiful classical dancer, and the second male lead is a noble young master from the capital. It's a classic "ex-husband chasing after wife" scenario. The female lead always thought her feelings for the male lead developed over time. Until one day, she discovered his deepest secret. [Drooling] Only then did she realize that after the storm, the first glimpse of the Milky Way. Everything had a trace. —I buried this love deep within, waiting for spring's message, but thankfully it wasn't too late. [Sending heart]

24. 274 夏 The Summer Breeze Kisses the Roses 夏风吻玫瑰 A Little White Poplar一颗小白杨Modern Romance368k WordsCompleted [The male lead chases his wife after losing her + the second male lead takes his place + both leads are single + fiery beauty VS charming playboy with no heart] The boldest thing Shen Jin ever did was pursue Xie Qinghuai. On their wedding day, Xie Qinghuai's first love returned from abroad and crashed the wedding. He chose his first love without hesitation. And so, their six-year romance came to an end. * The night her wedding was stolen, Xie Qinghuai's best friend came to see her. He said, “I d 4.6kReads8.3Score40314d adds

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    ☘️① After six years of dating, on their wedding day, he stood her up to pick up his "white moonlight" (his first love)! 🕊️ The male lead's best friend seizes the opportunity to take her place! ☘️② After eight years of dating, he wants to marry her sister, and wants both! The male lead, who has secretly loved her for years, finally gets his way!

25. 275 和 After a Whirlwind Marriage to a Devout Monk, He Held Me Close and Loved Me Until I Cried 和佛子闪婚后，被抱进怀里宠到哭 Spring, Summer, Passing Light春夏流光Modern Romance342k WordsCompleted (The novel just received its first rating, so it will rise over time) [She falls in love after marriage + his secret love becomes reality + her ex begs her to take him back + sweet everyday romance + both leads are romantically inexperienced] [Gentle, beautiful composer vs. devoted, scheming business tycoon] Nan Chu loved Lu Si for nine years, but on the very day they went to register their marriage, she caught him flirting in bed with someone else. “She’s an orphan. She’s not good enough for me 818Reads9.2Score12614d adds

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    This isn't a case of the second male lead taking over; it's clearly the male lead who arrived late. There's no reconciliation, the female lead is very clear-headed, and both the male and female leads are basically talking, it's very sweet, and it's a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love from the female lead's perspective, while the male lead's unrequited love comes true.

26. 276 新 Reborn as a Newlywed, the Cold-Faced Officer Dotes on His Sweet Wife 新婚重生冷面长官超宠娇娇老婆 Little Treasure Pot聚宝盆儿Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Military romance in the old days + everyday life + romance + married first, love later + both leads are each other’s only partner Jiang Tingxia is tricked into becoming a replacement bride and marries an officer stationed in a remote, harsh region. Unable to bear the blow, she takes her own life. But after her death, the family she had yearned for refuses to let her remains through the door, leaving her utterly heartbroken. By contrast, her new husband, a cold and taciturn man, treats her with g 151Reads6.4Score—14d adds

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    When Xiao Changfeng heard that Song Zhiwan, that woman who pretended to be gentle, had finally divorced him, he was so happy that he took two jars of strong liquor and went to climb over the wall that very night to celebrate. After drinking, they had sex, and he slept soundly all night. Song Zhiwan denied it and kicked the scoundrel away. From then on, she lived a carefree and unrestrained life, drinking, playing cards, listening to music, and admiring handsome men. Xiao Changfeng had no choice but to lazily become her mistress. Later, pregnant with twins, she watched her ex-husband, so young, being pressured by his mother to have more children, his hair turning gray and his face looking old. She felt conflicted… Before she could even process it all, the jealous man, who had smashed the jar of liquor, elbowed her and dragged her back home.

27. 277 你 You Don't Want Her? The Daddy-Type Tycoon Is Thrilled: I Do! 你不要她？爹系大佬狂喜，我要！ Honorary Staff of the Tongfu Inn同福客栈编外人员Modern Romance460k WordsCompleted The rating was just released and will rise [Gentle, calculating older man with a fatherly vibe + Powerful men fighting over her + Eight-year age gap + Scumbag regrets it bitterly] A guileless, soft-hearted beauty who dances classical ballet × A powerful man who seems gentle and refined but is actually calculating and possessive. Rong Zhen had been with her boyfriend for ten years. He didn't like her being in the spotlight, so she gave up her position as the dance troupe's lead. He casually menti 4.2kReads8.0Score53414d adds

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    No one believed Rong Zhen would really leave Lu Zhan until she appeared arm in arm with the man whom the Lu family treated as an honored guest. Lu Zhan's eyes were bloodshot, as if he wanted to devour someone. "Rong Zhen, come here!" Heh heh, now you regret it, why didn't you think of that sooner!

28. 278 她 Her Soft Little Lips 她的小软唇 North and South of the River一江南北Modern Romance362k WordsCompleted [Marriage before love + secret crush becomes reality + second male lead wins her heart + no going back after the breakup + both leads are romantically inexperienced] Qi Haochuan was Su Mian's childhood sweetheart and boyfriend, but on his twenty-third birthday, she caught him cheating with her own eyes. Su Mian threw away the engagement ring and broke up with him on the spot. Lu Zheng, always refined and aloof, spoke up first. “Want to get back at your ex? Pick me. I'm very useful.” In a moment 5.2kReads9.3Score56714d adds

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    The story begins with the female lead's childhood sweetheart cheating on her. She catches him red-handed, yet he still wants her to forgive him and start over. Forgive him? Goodbye. The second male lead, who has secretly loved the female lead for years, uses this opportunity to climb the social ladder, and then gains power through his son.

29. 279 假 After Faking My Death to Escape, the Scumbag Emperor Cries in Secret Every Day 假死脱身后，渣皇帝每日偷偷的哭 Very Lucky Raccoon大吉大狸Ancient Romance511k WordsCompleted [Laid-Back Harem Schemes + Clear-Eyed Realism + The Emperor's Regret + No Forgiveness + Second Male Lead Wins] Shen Ning and Emperor Jing had been childhood sweethearts, bound by deep affection from a young age. He had once promised her that she would be the only woman he loved in this life, and his one and only empress. But even the deepest love of youth could not withstand the novelty of someone new. You always think the food you've never tried tastes better. In the third year of the Jingde er 1.3kReads7.5Score11114d adds

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    [The female lead is a scumbag and the male lead is reborn, and the male lead transmigrates] Jiang Xun: "My lifelong wish is for the vastness of the mountains and rivers, and for the peace and prosperity of the country. Now I add another wish, that the one I love may be safe and sound every year, and may Chang'an be filled with joy."

30. 280 离 After the Divorce, the Cheongsam Beauty Stuns the World 离婚后，旗袍美人艳惊全球 May Snow Pear五月雪梨Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted She worked herself to the bone for the Qi family for three years, only to be told in the end, “I was blind back then.” Yuan Lan smiled bitterly and withdrew all the love she had given them. From now on, she would return to being the Yuan family princess, cherished by everyone! Later on, her ex-husband and his entire family knelt and begged her to remarry him. Her eldest brother was a business magnate, her second brother a real estate tycoon, and her third brother a top movie star. Her parents we 169Reads8.3Score—14d adds

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    Well... I think it's alright. The first book got a bit off towards the end, but I personally think it's still okay. The second book is really angsty, proceed with caution!!! The others are so-so, but still readable.

31. 281 予 A City of Joy for You, a Long Song to Warm This Fleeting Life 予君欢喜城，长歌暖浮生 A Midsummer Night一夜盛夏Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Song Xiangsheng always seemed to get the second female lead’s role, yet she fell in love with a celestial being from a world far above her own. In Nan Fengjin’s eyes, Song Xiangsheng was someone he could toss a little sweetness to whenever she came to mind. Everyone could see that Nan Fengjin didn’t love her, but she always liked to play dumb. She thought even the coldest heart could eventually be warmed, but by the time her own heart had gone cold, she still hadn’t managed it. When her reputati 2.7kReads8.2Score10314d adds

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    This angst novel is amazing; the second male lead takes over and tortures the male lead to death.

32. 282 在 Ten Years After Dying in a Failed Romance 在攻略失败死亡十年以后 Jiang Yaoqing江遥青Modern Romance346k WordsCompleted It's a new book with few readers, and the rating is low for now. It'll gradually go up. (Not recommended for readers who are attached to the male lead. Groveling to win her back, a broken mirror that can't be mended, reborn, and putting scumbags in their place.) After dying, the female lead Lin Miao wakes up in another world, inhabiting someone else's body. But the System tells her she must win over this world's male lead before her time runs out if she wants to survive. In the end, she fails. Y 3.5kReads6.6Score11014d adds

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    Chasing after one's wife is like going through a crematorium; a broken mirror can never be mended.

33. 283 快 Quick Transmigration: Beauty Is Her Only Asset 快穿：她除了美貌一无是处 Gion of Flame City烈焰城的祗园Modern Romance503k WordsCompleted PS: [The first world has a bonus sequel! Don't pick the wrong male lead!] Han Chanyi drifted through the endless void, watching stars rise one by one, only to shatter and be destroyed again and again. She endured millions of years of solitude and eternal loneliness. One day, a System came to her and offered to take her into countless small worlds to play. The only condition was that she had to live out the entire life of the character she played. Han Chanyi agreed. From then on, guided by the S 5.8kReads8.3Score32914d adds

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    The first world perfectly meets your requirements: the second male lead takes over, and there's no angst.

34. 284 快 Quick Transmigration! The Cherished Beauty Keeps Having Babies 快穿！娇宠美人连连生子 Moonflower No. 1月见一号Fantastical Romance653k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration] [Stunning beauty] [Female-led romance] [Delicate] [Childbearing] [Sweet romance] [Male lead is inexperienced] [Multiple male leads] Content warning: The heroine is very, very weak. An honest heroine x obsessive male leads of all kinds who break into her home and strictly adhere to their code of conduct around women Ming Dai, who dies unexpectedly, binds herself to a Quick Transmigration System. She expects a difficult journey through the worlds, but instead, she's doted on 30.1kReads8.0Score1.9k14d adds

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    Highly recommend this; I've been watching it for ages.

35. 285 初 Young Master Chu, You’re Tormenting the Wrong Woman. Your Wife Is the One You Truly Love 初少你虐错了，夫人她才是白月光 Nighttime, Singing in Comfort夜亦舒歌Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted [Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium + Physical and Emotional Torture + Obsessive Possessiveness] After losing her memory, Chu Tang no longer recognizes anyone, but she remembers a voice in her mind: “A Tang, don't be afraid. I'll protect you with my life!” At last, she gets her wish and marries the man she loves most, Chu Yinmo. But he glares at her furiously. “You don't deserve to be Mrs. Chu! Chu Tang, you killed Zhi Yi. I'll make you wish you were dead and pay you back in blood!” After losin 244Reads8.4Score—14d adds
36. 286 七 In the Seventies, She Marries a Rugged Man Who Can’t Have Children, but the Spoiled Female Lead Sleeps In Again 七零嫁绝嗣糙汉，娇纵女配又起晚 Following Thoughts随念Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Wild Plot] [1970s] [Everyone's Darling] [Marriage Before Love] [Redemption] Jiang Nanxi grew up pampered and couldn't endure hardship. Who would have thought that when she opened her eyes, she would transmigrate into a book, becoming a vain, troublesome supporting character in a novel set in an era of poverty, beautiful but utterly stupid? In the original story, a forty-two-year-old woman stole her twenty-year-old fiancé, the male lead. In a fit of madness, she married Zhou Ji, the 3.6kReads8.8Score1.2k14d adds

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    Jiang Nanxi, pampered since childhood and unable to endure hardship, unexpectedly transmigrated into a novel set in a poor era, becoming a spoiled and scheming female supporting character with nothing but beauty and no brains. In the original story, her twenty-year-old fiancé, the male lead, was stolen away by a forty-two-year-old woman, leading her to marry the male lead's retired third brother, Zhou Ji, in a fit of madness. Zhou Ji was not only deaf but also impotent. After marriage, she despised Zhou Ji in every way, refusing to let him touch her, verbally abusing him, being lazy and gluttonous, not only having an affair with a wealthy young man but also maintaining an entanglement with the male lead at home, ultimately leading to their divorce. Years later, she was disfigured, scavenging for scraps and freezing to death under a bridge, while Zhou Ji became a business tycoon with businesses all over the country, only to die of illness in the end, leaving all his assets to be inherited by the male lead since he had no children. Determined not to suffer, the transmigrated Jiang Nanxi decided to be a good first wife and ultimately inherit Zhou Ji's estate. That night, Zhou Ji pulled back the covers. Jiang Nanxi was so exhausted she could barely straighten her back. She could only console herself, "It's okay, just bear with it a little longer and I'll inherit the estate." Later, Jiang Nanxi counted the family's assets, watching Zhou Ji's increasingly robust physique. Jiang Nanxi: "..." When will she inherit the estate?

37. 287 不 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 2.9kReads9.3Score64214d adds

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    The second male lead takes over, and the sweet romance is especially good. The first book was even adapted into several short dramas. The second book is about going from school uniforms to wedding dresses and using mind-reading techniques. The third book is a rebirth novel. Judging from the ratings, they are all very good.

38. 288 和 After Dumping My Scumbag Boyfriend, I Married His Childhood Friend 和渣男分手后，我嫁给了他发小 Jiu Li玖狸Modern Romance225k WordsCompleted [Long-Prepared Scheme + Mutual Devotion + Sweet Romance + Six-Year Age Gap] Qiao Nuannuan never imagined that after breaking up with her scumbag boyfriend, she would actually make a move on his childhood friend. She'd embarrassed herself beyond belief. What was she waiting for? Run! He chased, she fled, until he finally cornered her against a wall. “Qiao Nuannuan, let's get married!” When he met Qiao Nuannuan, she was already his childhood friend's girlfriend, yet he couldn't help falling for he 169Reads8.8Score—14d adds

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    This book is great! The female lead breaks up with her scumbag boyfriend and marries his childhood friend. Right after getting their marriage certificate, he hands over all the financial control, puts all the properties in his wife's name, and they endlessly show off their love every day. [Heart][heart][heart]

39. 289 死 My Archrival Died for Her. On the Night He Was Reborn, She Kissed Him Senseless 死对头为她而死，重生当晚亲懵他 Runze Linlin润泽霖霖Modern Romance246k WordsCompleted [Second male lead takes the spotlight + two CEOs + devoted couples + adorable baby + deliciously sweet romance] Qi Xi helped her childhood sweetheart and fiancé, Qin Xingzhou, rise to become the richest man, never realizing he had already fallen for someone else. To seize her fortune, he killed her on their wedding day! It was her sworn enemy, Mu Qixuan, who laid her to rest. He avenged her, then died of poison leaning against her gravestone. Reborn three years earlier, on the day of her engag 1.7kReads9.0Score17514d adds
40. 290 前 My Ex-Husband Always Protects His Childhood Sweetheart. I Remarried After Being Reborn, and Now He's Panicking 前夫处处护青梅，重生改嫁他急了 Shiitake Leaf香菰叶Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [1970s, reborn and getting revenge, educated youth sent to the countryside, pocket dimension with a spirit spring, building wealth] In her previous life, Su Qingran came from an educated family. When faced with being sent away or sent to the countryside, she chose to marry beneath her station. She thought she had found a lifeline, but instead faced endless grievances and had to keep giving in. Her husband outsourced his filial duties to her, her mother-in-law was constantly causing trouble, and 24.1kReads9.1Score2.8k14d adds
41. 291 重 After I Was Reborn, I Found Out the School Bully Had a Crush on Me, and My Childhood Friend Regretted It 重生发现校霸暗恋我，竹马后悔了 One Upright Heart竖一心Modern Romance268k WordsCompleted [Male Second Lead Takes the Lead + Secret Love Comes True + Both Reborn + Regretful Ex Pursues Her, But She Never Looks Back + Devoted to Each Other] From the age of six, Song Xingmin has been Xiao Jingchuan’s little shadow. Her love for him is passionate and unconcealed, and everyone knows it. On their wedding day, she sees him cheating with her own eyes. Only then does Song Xingmin learn that all his kindness over the years was simply because he owed her father a debt of gratitude. After an 2.6kReads9.3Score42114d adds
42. 292 和 After Divorcing His White Moonlight's Double, the Overbearing CEO Went Mad 和白月光替身离婚后，霸总他疯了 Ginger Ale姜汁可乐儿Modern Romance378k WordsCompleted Everyone said Ruan Qing loved Fu Jingshen to the bone, including Fu Jingshen himself. Why else would she follow him without hesitation, even knowing she was just a substitute? When Ruan Qing asked for a divorce, Fu Jingshen didn’t take her seriously. His expression turned cold. “Have you made up your mind?” “Yes. Let’s divorce.” After the divorce, Fu Jingshen kept waiting for Ruan Qing to make him eat his words. Instead, he saw her with red-rimmed eyes, clinging to a refined, elegant man. “Ashen 432Reads8.6Score10214d adds

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    🧸🧸①The male lead treats the female lead as a substitute for his white moonlight, believing that she is hopelessly in love with him. Little did he know that the female lead also treats the male lead as a substitute. Later, the female lead files for divorce, and the male lead agrees without taking it seriously, even waiting for the female lead to come back to him. However, he sees the female lead hugging someone else...

43. 293 养 Raising Kids Is Exhausting, Romance Is a Bust, but I'm Great at Crushing Scumbags 养崽累，恋爱废，还是虐渣我最会 It's Xinxin是鑫鑫吖Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Note: The author is terrible at writing blurbs. Most of the story happens after the blurb. Don’t call the author a liar: the author is terrible at naming things and writing blurbs. Anyone who insults me, may it bounce right back at you!) Orphan Yin Yue works as an off-the-books field operative by day and handles corpses at a funeral home on the side. At the age of twenty-eight, she sees the body of a woman with the same name and age as her. Since they’re both called Yin Yue, Yin Yue takes a clo 5kReads9.2Score64614d adds
44. 294 重 Reborn in 1990, I Traded My Ex-Husband for Eight Houses 重生九零，我用前夫换了八套房 Autumn Colors Crimson秋色绯绯Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Strong leads x no pocket dimension x no System x loving family x building wealth x career first, romance later] Bai Zhenzhu is reborn on the very day she divorces her scumbag husband. The mistress pulls out a stack of cash and asks her: “How much do you want to agree to the divorce?” Bai Zhenzhu replies, “One hundred thousand. Not a cent less.” One hundred thousand to get rid of the scumbag, twenty thousand in divorce compensation, and twenty-four thousand in child support. Bai Zhenzhu takes t 19.7kReads9.3Score2.7k14d adds
45. 295 强 The Domineering CEO I Forced Myself on Won't Warm Up, So Reborn, She Chooses Someone Else 强扭的霸总捂不热，重生她换一个 Three Thousand Lovestruck Entanglements三千痴缠Modern Romance228k WordsCompleted [Mutual salvation, the second male lead gets the girl, the male lead grovels while the heroine never looks back, love triangle drama] Chi Yan suffers from severe post-traumatic stress disorder and schizophrenia. During her freshman year of college, Qu Hua was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Two people who don't know how to love stumble forward together, learning how to bring warmth to each other and how to love. Qu Hua is reborn to the time before her engagement to Gu Huai. She doesn't want 6.6kReads9.2Score76914d adds

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    After her rebirth, she abandoned the man she had pursued for years without success and instead married the man who had rescued her in her most vulnerable moment in her past life. He told her his name was Chi Yan. She knew that Chi Yan suffered from severe post-traumatic stress disorder and schizophrenia, and would end his life at home after three years of suffering. To repay the kindness of her past life, she decided to save him. She took him jogging in the morning light, practicing Baduanjin (a form of traditional Chinese exercise) with him at dusk, and when it was cold, they would play Go and chess fiercely around the fire. What she believed to be redemption not only saved him but also healed herself. She was a ray of light shining into Chi Yan's life, as warm and dazzling as the sun.

46. 296 软 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 71.5kReads9.6Score8.6k14d adds

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    The male lead has been secretly in love with the female lead for years, and his relationship with her is incredibly sweet and he dotes on her immensely. From the female lead's perspective, it's a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love: "The one who truly loves you may be late, but they will definitely come!" Highly recommended!! With over 1000 hours of reading time on the homepage, it's guaranteed to be a worthwhile read.

47. 297 丫 Wait for Me, Girl, Our Future Is Bright! 丫头等我，未来可期！ Leng Ruochen冷若琛Modern Romance180k WordsOngoing A white funeral shroud at three, a great calamity at six? She fell into the water in a daze, then somehow ended up with a childhood betrothal. What looked like a string of accidents was actually hiding a deeper design. Ji'an would soon be anything but peaceful, and half the village was doomed to die without heirs. The village chief had an only son, handsome as Pan An. A girl before the Yin family's ancestral grave, with deep feelings but an ill-fated match. A snake-patterned Yin-Yang pendant, bi 11Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The second male lead, this charming young man, has won my heart. He always steps up for the female lead when she's hurt; even a stone would warm up by now! [Awkward laugh][awkward laugh][awkward laugh]

48. 298 都 Now That I’m Reborn, Who’d Raise the Scumbag Husband’s Illegitimate Child? 都重生了，谁还替渣夫外室养孩子 Morning Clouds Purple朝云紫Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Film and television rights sold] In her previous life, Yun Chu supported her husband, raised his son by a concubine, and helped the Xie family rise to greatness. In the end, she caused all one hundred members of the Yun family to be beheaded, then was forced to drink poison by the child she had raised with her own hands! As the poison burned through her entrails, she opened her eyes and found herself back at twenty. A line of Xie family children stood before her, each calling her “Mother” with 27.5kReads9.2Score4k14d adds

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    🌸A broken mirror cannot be mended, the second male lead takes over🌸 In her past life, Yun Chu assisted her husband, raised her illegitimate son, and helped the Xie family rise to prominence. Ultimately, she caused the execution of her entire family of over a hundred, and was poisoned by the child she had raised! The poison entered her intestines, and she opened her eyes to find herself back at twenty years old. A row of Xie family children stood before her, each affectionately calling her "Mother." She would not let any of the culprits who had wiped out the Yun family escape! Her eldest son loved studying, so she would cut off his path to officialdom! Her second son loved martial arts, so she would forever banish him from the military! Her eldest daughter aspired to power and wealth, so she would force her to marry a nobleman and live as a widow! Her youngest son was a good-for-nothing, so she would let him fend for himself! On the path of revenge, Yun Chu would show no mercy!

49. 299 分 After the Breakup, the Tsundere Male Supporting Lead Takes the Lead 分手后傲娇男配上位了 The Witch's Apple女巫的苹果Modern Romance246k WordsCompleted [Showbiz + Sweet Romance + Hilarious Shenanigans + The Second Male Lead Takes the Crown After a Long Road to Winning Her Back] Reborn at twenty-one, Xia Yu feels there’s still time to set everything right. Her sister is alive. She hasn’t been deceived and imprisoned by Lu Lin, and the tottering Xia family can still be saved. So she puts on the most innocent makeup, wears her most alluring outfit, and goes to see that man. Everyone says Xia Yu is getting in over her head. How could she dare go af 85Reads8.9Score—14d adds

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    🍓🍓A classic "wife-chasing-after-the-cremation" trope + the second male lead's rise to power✨✨ In her past life, after learning of her boyfriend's engagement, she decisively broke up with him, only to be coerced, seduced, imprisoned, and ultimately murdered. 🍁🍁Reborn, she resolutely chose to break up again. For the sake of her family business, she approached another top-tier heir (the second male lead). She initially thought it was just a transaction, but both developed genuine feelings for each other. 💐💐 (The second male lead is unaware of his feelings for the female lead; he seeks revenge after her death in her past life.)

50. 300 龙 The Dragon's Illusion 龙之幻 Zhang Xiaotu张小土Ancient Romance168k WordsCompleted [One heroine, multiple male leads + tragic family bonds + tortured romance + the second male lead wins + adorable pets] Sugar mixed with arsenic: sweet, but poisonous. She’s here, she’s here, and she’s brought her dog to cultivate immortality... The good-for-nothing heroine’s path to immortality is full of hardship... 5Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Haha, is this the one? The kind where the female lead runs away with the second male lead in the end, hilarious. A useless female lead cultivates immortality with her dog, a devoted male lead chases after her, a domineering second male lead provides heartwarming protection, and an adorable younger brother follows her through thick and thin—a tale of doting love and heart-wrenching romance: Before confessing his sins, just to see her once, he scanned the entire crowd. To see her, he descended to the mortal realm, reincarnating countless times just to see her in each life. To shorten the intervals between seeing her, he never lived past 18 in any of his lives. All because of the demon's curse and the destiny already written in the Book of Fate. "My older sister is the best person in the world. Although I know you are not her, but, but, you will always be my older sister," Shen Han said haltingly, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. "Older sister, I've come to take you back." His hand fell heavily to his sides, and there was no more breath in his nostrils. "What is a god? What is a demon? What does it matter if I can't protect the people I love? Nothing matters. What does the Great Dao and the common people have to do with me? What does it matter if demons run rampant? The ones who killed my family and friends were not demons, not monsters, but the so-called righteous path." "So, I was just a pawn."

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