The Second Male Lead Takes Over Right from the Start, After the Divorce 开篇就离婚男二上位

1. 351 我 I Was Kidnapped Back to My Own Village 我被拐回了自己村 Xiang Wuyu乡无语14k WordsCompleted I Was Kidnapped Back to My Own Village 1.2kReads—Score12414d adds
2. 352 婚 After Marriage, the Aloof Beauty Is Held by the Weary Tycoon, Who Kisses and Clings to Her 婚后清冷美人被厌世大佬搂腰缠吻 Cranes Part from Green Mountains鹤别青山Modern Romance216k WordsCompleted [Short drama now available] [Both Pure + Marriage First, Love Later + Secretly Planned for a Long Time + Sweet Everyday Romance] A devoted-to-his-wife young master × a cool, aloof finance department beauty Gu Zhiyan confidently believes that with Shen Nanyin's family background, she'll come crawling back to him sooner or later. Until he sees her get into the Lu family's exclusive luxury car with his own eyes. One night, Gu Zhiyan gets blackout drunk and pounds on the door, his eyes red as he beg 42.1kReads9.4Score5.2k14d adds

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   This book starts with her breaking up with the scumbag [laughs][laughs][laughs], and she falls in love with the second male lead after an arranged marriage + premeditated + wife-obsessed rich kid × aloof campus beauty.

3. 353 随 Divorced the Day I Joined the Army, So I Turned Around and Married His Commander 随军当天被离婚，我转头嫁他首长 Jiang Youchu江柚初Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted [Island military life + pregnant from the start and searching for the baby’s father + scumbag’s uncle takes his place + space + face-slapping + beloved by all, no rivalry between women + family life] After unexpectedly becoming pregnant, Wen Wan awakened to the fact that she was a cannon-fodder character in a novel. Her fate was to give birth to a “bastard” and die miserably, serving as a backdrop to the protagonists’ romance. But through the space inside her jade pendant, she foresaw the entire 605Reads8.7Score10014d adds

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   🌿①In her past life, the female protagonist raised her husband's adopted child and was a virtuous and capable homemaker, but was driven to despair by the father and son.💫Reborn, she gathers evidence and decides to divorce him right from the start. The second male lead helps provide the evidence, leading to a successful divorce, and he then takes over the role of the second male lead.

4. 354 穿 Transported to the Day I Humiliated the Male Lead, the Wicked Supporting Lady Panics 穿到折辱男主那天，恶毒女配慌了 Jiang Youchu江柚初Modern Romance619k WordsCompleted [Beautiful OB-GYN x dark, unhinged big shot, both untouched, face-slapping, sweet romance] Jiang Sui, a master OB-GYN, wakes up one day as a supporting female character in a Period novel, and from the start she's taking off the male lead's pants with his hands tied up! According to the plot, once the male lead returns to the city and regains his identity, she's the first person he'll deal with. Her ending is brutal! Luckily, she hasn't completely crossed him yet, so Jiang Sui decides to salvage 1.6kReads8.5Score15814d adds
5. 355 踹 I Ditch My Scumbag Dad to Marry a Commander, and the Pretty Army Wife Is Treasured 踹渣爹嫁首长，俏军嫂被捧在心尖 One Smile Captivates the Orange一笑倾橙Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [All-around rich beauty + no supporting deadbeats + no black-market dealings + no relocation to the countryside + spatial System with multiverse trading] Lin Siqiao transmigrated from a fabulously wealthy Shanghai socialite into a pitiful young woman in the 1970s, disliked by her own family. Less than a year after her birth mother died, her scumbag father brought home a stepmother. They say that once you have a stepmother, you get a stepfather too. But Lin Siqiao never imagined that, just to sei 28.6kReads9.5Score4.4k14d adds
6. 356 你 You’re Marrying a City Girl? Fine, I’ll Marry the Commander of the Military District 你娶城里姑娘？行，我嫁军区首长 Qiaoqiao Reads Without Her Brain看书不带脑子的乔乔Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Originally titled: “Divorced in the Sixties Without a Worry, My Ex-Husband Plays Matchmaker for Me” Career arc: From child bride to female military doctor [The Sixties + remarriage + joining the army + devoted husband + medical skills + cozy everyday life + no needless angst] Zhu Linlang woke up one day to find she had landed in the 1960s. The good news: the world was at peace, and she still had all her arms and legs. The bad news: her husband, who had just been promoted, wanted a divorce. Her b 16.5kReads8.9Score2.1k14d adds

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   This is a very novel period drama, starting with a divorce. The female lead is from interstellar time and has a special ability (a rare cheat code). The male lead is a captain who deeply respects women and has an eye for beauty. Even when the female lead is initially skin and bones and looks like a tomboy, he doesn't judge her by her appearance but instead uses his heart to understand her. He was forced into an arranged marriage by his mother after being injured and in a coma, and even after waking up, he didn't feel she was unworthy of him, promising to live a good life with her, which he truly kept. He's a very rare type of man who respects women even if he doesn't love them initially, and later, when he falls for her, he's willing to admit it.

7. 357 重 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 997Reads8.6Score10414d adds

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   Three years into their marriage, she discovered that her husband had only married her out of gratitude. Before they could even get a divorce, she tragically passed away. When she opened her eyes, she was back to the time before their marriage. Without hesitation, she refused to marry him again. He, who had also been reborn, was in a panic...

8. 358 军 A Military Marriage: My Blind Date Is My Special Forces Childhood Friend 军婚，相亲对象居然是特种兵竹马 Drunken Big Raccoon酒酿大狸子Modern Romance266k WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + space + dual transmigration + two couples + sweet romance + childhood sweethearts] Lin Momo, a shopping mall manager in the 21st century, never imagined she’d get caught in a fire while taking a nap at the office. Seeing the flames outside the office door, she knew she wouldn’t make it out. But why had her childhood friend, the special forces soldier, come here? “What are you doing here? Trying to get yourself killed?” “Momo, I...” Before Cheng Jinghao could 8.4kReads9.3Score94614d adds
9. 359 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
10. 360 半 Half a Ray of Sunlight 半片日光 Gu Changan顾长安Modern Romance205k WordsCompleted Some people leave so they can come back better than ever; others leave, and it’s goodbye forever. Only later did we understand that the best gift youth leaves us is the courage we once had to give everything without hesitation. Meeting is a kind of luck, and so is parting. We used to think that being brave meant never thinking of the past again. But really, it’s only when you’re no longer afraid to remember that you’ve truly moved on. Qiao Yu had always appeared in Tong Nana’s life as the villai 400Reads9.3Score—14d adds
11. 361 离 After the Divorce, Her Springtime Begins 离婚后，她的春天来了 Jia Qi嘉粸Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted After Tang Ning got pregnant, she quit her job and became a full-time housewife. She thought she would live an ordinary life, but a single condom shattered her peaceful existence. Faced with her husband's affair and his mistress pressuring him to marry her, should Tang Ning stay in a loveless marriage for the sake of her child, or divorce her husband for her own sake? 2.5kReads8.9Score25714d adds
12. 362 娘 The Empress Is Alluring and Bewitching, and the Emperor Gives In to Pleasure 娘娘撩人魅惑，帝王纵情堕落 You Gongyu尤宫羽Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The Tomato short drama Kun Yi is now streaming~ [Transmigrate into a book, male lead is not a virgin but female lead is, palace intrigue, psychological games, happy ending] The Crown Prince, Jun Zechen, has seen his fair share of calculating women, and loves only those who are pure and kind. While campaigning beyond the frontier, he meets Ling Yue and is captivated by her free-spirited kindness. He promises to spend his life with her alone. But two years pass, and the Crown Princess has yet to c 120.1kReads9.5Score11.3k14d adds

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    This book is absolutely amazing! I found it on Douyin (TikTok), and the later chapters are incredibly captivating. I didn't skip a single chapter. I really hope the author finishes it soon. The book mainly tells the story of a female protagonist who's somewhat of a "green tea" type (a manipulative woman), rising through the ranks in palace intrigue to become a powerful figure. It's truly a fantastic read!

13. 363 前 My Ex-Husband Faked His Death to Marry Someone Else? I'll Marry His Commander 前夫诈死娶新欢？我改嫁他首长 Ananke安娜可Modern Romance516k WordsCompleted 898Reads8.4Score14514d adds
14. 364 织 Weaving Whales 织鲸 Mimi Douman米米兜满Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted Print edition signed [Reborn on campus * the second male lead gets the girl * wants to win his wife back but can't find the crematorium] [Clear-eyed, aloof heroine * sweet-on-the-inside hero pretending to be cool] The most rebellious and courageous thing Jiang Mingzhi ever did was marry Pei Jinyang, the son of Uncle Pei. In her pursuit of true love, she was shunned by everyone and despised. After marrying Pei Jinyang, she thought she was the heroine of a sweet romance. She never expected that af 26.9kReads9.1Score3.9k14d adds

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    [Add one to the bookshelf] In her past life, Jiang Mingzhi was abandoned by everyone but still married Pei Jinyang, the son of Uncle Pei. Five years of dating and one year of marriage resulted in him complaining about his childhood sweetheart: "Maybe it was too passionate back then, and I used up all my feelings. Now I have absolutely no interest in Zhizhi." Heartbroken and drunk after the divorce, Jiang Mingzhi unexpectedly returns to her high school. "I'm not chasing Pei Jinyang anymore!" The male lead's pursuit of his wife is a nightmare, and the second male lead takes his place!

15. 365 顾 Mrs. Gu Tosses Down Divorce Papers, and Mr. Gu Kisses Her Furiously with Red Eyes 顾太太甩离婚书，顾总红眼狠吻 Qing Qing Ci轻卿辞Modern Romance609k WordsCompleted Gu Jinchuan is famous for his self-control and restraint, and for never getting involved with women. His sudden whirlwind marriage to the eldest daughter of the Li family, Li Shuyao, shocked everyone. Some said that Li Shuyao was exceptionally beautiful, a rare beauty in this world, and that Gu Jinchuan, the head of Guqing Group, was only marrying her for fun. They’d soon get divorced. Others said their sudden marriage was closely tied to power struggles and self-interest hidden beneath the g 4.8kReads9.3Score37014d adds

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    Both books are by the same author, and the plots are connected. Both feature the second male lead rising to power and starting with a marriage. They're both super good.

16. 366 以 In the Name of the Rose 以玫瑰之名 Lin Di'er林笛儿Modern Romance329k WordsCompleted [The regretful ex’s arduous pursuit + the second male lead steadily claims the top spot + putting the scheming ex in her place] When she married him, she knew there was someone else in his heart. But lovers rarely get their happy ending, and he and that person could never be together. Then that person came back. Later, she met a man with captivating, peach-blossom eyes. Their encounter began with a little temptation and a little revenge... This is a story of a promise: the distance between him a 4.9kReads9.5Score56314d adds
17. 367 炮 Scapegoat Matriarch? After Slaughtering Her Way Through, She Buries the Whole Household 炮灰主母？杀疯后给全府上坟 Fish Without Words鱼非语Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Lin Wanyi comes from a family of physicians, yet on her wedding night, her husband sends her to another man’s bed! Her mother-in-law, uncles and aunts by marriage, and sister-in-law all look down on her, while her husband takes one concubine after another to humiliate her. In the end, he has her legs broken and her tongue cut out. Then he sets the courtyard on fire, and she burns to death! Reborn, she vows that this time she won’t take things lying down. Everyone who hurt, harmed, or humiliated 6.4kReads9.4Score1k14d adds

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    ✨💞Switching Husbands on Wedding Night💞✨① Right after the wedding ceremony, she was sent to the bed of a powerful eunuch. Heartbroken, she buried her face in his arms. "Whoever sleeps next to me tonight will be my husband. Too bad, you're a eunuch." "Who said I'm a eunuch..." 🎉🎉

18. 368 二 A Second Military Marriage: Lucky to Meet, Perfectly in Sync 二度军婚，有幸遇见，恰好合拍 Sweet Rice Wine Egg甜酒酿蛋Modern Romance137k WordsCompleted [Short sweet romance, no getting back together after the breakup, long-planned pursuit, the second male lead wins] Li Li never imagined that one day Gu Sanshao, who had cherished her like a treasure, would bring another woman home and ask to end their marriage. How ridiculous. They’d already gotten divorced, yet still had to pretend to be a loving couple in front of his grandfather. So Li Li joined the military. “Gu Huai, you’re not the only one who can leave. I can disappear without a return 7.1kReads9.2Score77114d adds

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    🌿🌿Li Li never imagined that Gu Huai, who doted on her like a treasure, would one day bring a woman home and ask her to end their marriage. Li Li's attempts to persuade him were futile, and she readily accepted the divorce. 🌸🌸Li Li left, and Gu Huai's life was filled with her shadow, but Li Li's life began to be filled with the shadow of another person.

19. 369 离 Finding Love After Divorce 离婚后，找到爱 Mom of Two二胎妈妈Modern Romance256k WordsCompleted Also known as After My Divorce, I Married a Rugged Mechanic. A modern romance, one-on-one, between a flower shop owner and a rugged mechanic. The other man gets the girl? No, the second male lead does. Gu Mingzhu had been married to Xu Jianing for three years. They had dated since college, making it six years together in all. Everyone envied them, and she too thought they would grow old together. But who could have known that beneath their happy marriage lay nothing but devastation? Li Shao ran 11Reads9.0Score—14d adds
20. 370 八 Married to a Commander in the 1980s: The Infertile Army Wife Gets Pregnant 八零军婚嫁首长，不孕军嫂怀上了 Sour Tomato西红柿酸Modern Romance511k WordsCompleted [Military marriage + 1980s setting + daily life + sweet romance + satisfying revenge + farming + pocket dimension + raising children + building wealth] A pretty military wife in the 1980s begins her life with the army by getting divorced. She kicks her scumbag husband to the curb and marries an even higher-ranking officer. Hua Yuanyuan finds herself in the body of a woman with the same name. Her childhood sweetheart, the husband she had grown up with, has a second family on the side, because his 794Reads9.1Score10614d adds
21. 371 只 With Only Seven Days to Live, She Won’t Take It Anymore 只剩七天寿命她不忍了 Lu Minghuang鹿明凰Ancient Romance456k WordsCompleted The short drama based on this novel, “Seven Days Left to Live, and She’s Done Holding Back,” is now available. [Powerful heroine + nation and family + decisive and ruthless + punishing scumbags] She was the dynasty’s female war god, who fought for her country and won countless honors. Yet on her wedding night, her childhood sweetheart of a husband poisoned her? The husband who seemed deeply devoted was, in truth, a hypocritical and cruel villain. He already had a pregnant concubine in his househ 86.9kReads9.1Score3.3k14d adds

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    The story opens with a bang: the second male lead rises to power, and the female lead is ruthless and incredibly cool! She's a legendary female warrior, a decorated war heroine of the dynasty, yet on her wedding night, she's poisoned by her childhood sweetheart husband? Her seemingly devoted husband is actually a hypocritical and ruthless villain, already harboring a pregnant concubine. On their wedding day, he's ordered by the emperor to poison her, intending to kill his wife and favor his concubine? He says that if she surrenders her military seal and takes an antidote every seven days, her life will be safe. But Yan Donghuang knows there's no antidote for the Seven-Day Heartbreak Powder; her martial arts will gradually fade, her strength will slowly diminish, and after seven days, she'll die bleeding from all seven orifices. With only seven days left to live, what is there to hesitate about? Unleashing a bloodbath is her only option. She'll make the scumbag lose everything, turn the dynasty upside down, and make that high and mighty emperor pay the price for his foolishness and heartlessness.

22. 372 碧 Azure Waters, Mortal World 碧水红尘 Nan Yining南易浓Modern Romance137k WordsCompleted [A Note for Readers] Recommended for women over thirty, though men are welcome too. Married readers, come on in. Single and divorced readers are welcome as well. This is a short, realistic story, though entirely fictional. It has all the bittersweet flavors of life. [Inspiration] Many years ago, I heard a story about the ups and downs of family life. A middle-aged man who had done well in his career found a new girlfriend after his child had married. His ex-wife, a simple woman who earned her li 257Reads—Score—14d adds
23. 373 京 The Powerful Tycoon of Beijing Waited All Night at the Civil Affairs Bureau for Me, His Twice-Married Bride 京圈大佬在民政局等一夜二婚的我 Wu Ximo吾西墨Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After something terrible happened to her as a child, 26-year-old Jiang Wan Ning developed a fear of men. She didn't want her parents to worry, so she could only enter a marriage of convenience. After a year, she divorced and married up, and her fear of men was cured. Lu Jingshen, 35, was transferred to Wanan City to take up a leadership position. The youngest and most doted-on in his family, he had always made them worry about his marriage. They never expected him to marry a divorced woman! The 14kReads9.1Score1.5k14d adds

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    The male lead is essentially the second male lead who rose to power. The female lead suffered a traumatic childhood and is unable to be touched by men. She enters into a fake marriage with a man she likes, and later meets the domineering and assertive male lead.

24. 374 前 Ex-Wife, I’m Hungry. Let’s Remarry, Please 前妻，饿饿，复婚，求你 Miao Xin淼鑫Modern Romance145k WordsCompleted After their divorce, Jun Siyan and Ji Tang met again at a dinner party. Jun Siyan: “I heard you’ve been telling everyone I’m dead?” Ji Tang: “There’s a grave in my heart where my grieving widow lives.” Jun Siyan: “Let’s get remarried.” Ji Tang: “Born under the red flag, raised in the spring breeze. I don’t believe in superstition, and I won’t marry a ghost.” 1.7kReads7.7Score13414d adds

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    "The time's up. Sign the divorce papers." It was like saying a can of oranges had expired and should be thrown away. After three years of marriage, Ji Tang was probably less valuable than a can of oranges. "Can't... Can't I try one more time?" She lowered her dignity, her voice trembling as she pleaded one last time. Jun Siyan, his back to her, said, "I thought you had a clear enough understanding of your place." Without saying anything more, she picked up the divorce papers and returned to her second bedroom. As the mistress of the Haiyu Mansion, Jun Siyan's proper wife, for three whole years, she hadn't spent a night in the master bedroom. Only on the last day of each month was she allowed to enter the master bedroom to fulfill her duties as a wife. She told herself, "Forget it. A man I couldn't warm up in three years, don't demean yourself. It's better to divorce him, to let him go, and to give myself a way out."

25. 375 甜 So Sweet! After Her Divorce, the Young Lady Wins Big on a Dating Show 甜爆！离婚后大小姐在恋综赢麻了 The Alley Tavern小巷酒肆Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted Reading guide: One-on-one sweet romance + entertainment industry + two equally strong leads Gang heiress vs. a refined, wicked movie star Jing Yao transmigrates into a book, becoming the tragic female supporting character who turns evil for love. Divorce from the start? Sure! First, give me a hundred million in compensation. Bullied at school? How despicable! I'll make sure you pay back every last bit, twice over. Bullied by my stepmother and stepsister? Sorry! My fists are rock-hard. My “biolog 3kReads9.3Score36314d adds

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    1. Transmigrated into a book, the protagonist is about to get a divorce right from the start; the second male lead experiences a "wife-chasing-after-the-cremation" ordeal. 2. The female lead is reborn, with clear-cut love and hate. [Cool][Cool]

26. 376 丢 Dump the Love-Brain and Go Wild on Everyone 丢掉恋爱脑，发疯创飞所有人 Salty Fish Boss咸鱼头子Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted After three years of marriage, Yu He had revolved around Fu Siheng, with her whole heart and attention fixed on him. She thought that if she gave enough, one day he would finally see her. But it turned out that three years could warm a stone, yet still not warm Fu Siheng's heart. He stood her up for dinners, coldly watched as his mother mocked her for three years without a child, ignored her calls when she was sick, never explained his scandalous rumors, forgot her birthday, and gave her the sil 135Reads8.0Score—14d adds
27. 377 错 After Mistaking the Wrong Person for His White Moonlight: The 1980s Commander Has No Hope of Winning His Wife Back 错认白月光后：八零首长追妻无望 Good Harvest丰年Modern Romance611k WordsCompleted [Military Romance in the 1970s] [Winning His Wife Back] [No Forgiveness] On the day Jian Sining was getting married, her grandmother was killed by her cousin, who had been driving without a license. Jian Sining wanted to make her cousin pay, but her childhood sweetheart and fiancé threatened to call off their engagement unless she dropped the matter. Jian Sining insisted on suing her cousin. Her fiancé switched brides on the spot and married the cousin instead. Just as Jian Sining was becoming a 12.6kReads8.3Score1.2k14d adds
28. 378 校 The Campus Heartthrob Finally Speaks Up, but I Don’t Care Anymore 校草终于长嘴了，可是我不稀罕了 Qian Bao钱饱Modern Romance406k WordsCompleted [Reborn + comeback + feel-good revenge + face-slapping + ex-husband's desperate attempts to win her back + second male lead takes the lead + happy ending] In her previous life, Gu Jinyan was Shen Tang's light. She spent eleven years pursuing him, only to meet a tragic end. After being hit by a car, Shen Tang remembered the scandalous trending story just before she lost consciousness, and gave up on him completely. Reborn in her second year of high school, she stopped orbiting him and focused on 1.5kReads8.7Score13814d adds

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    In her past life, Gu Jinyan was Shen Tang's light, and she pursued him for eleven years. Later, Shen Tang regretted it, regretting that her youthful attempt at redemption had ruined her entire youth. 🌱🌱 It took her eleven years to wake up. Reborn back to her second year of high school, she no longer revolved around him, focusing solely on her studies. 🌴🌴

29. 379 卷 Back for Another Chance at Love 卷土重来再爱一次 Lin Tangjin林棠锦Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Shen Zongning, CEO of Jinghai Group, called off his engagement to his celebrity girlfriend and quietly married an unknown woman named Xu Wen. What looks like an improper romance in which the newcomer steals someone else’s place gradually reveals its true story. Life is so long that it took me twenty years to find you! Life is so short that when I look back, my youth is already gone... 24.5kReads9.0Score2k14d adds

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    The second male lead rises to power + marriage of convenience turns into love + reconciliation after a broken relationship 🌈🌈🌈

30. 380 把 I Spoiled My Sister-in-Law, Then Remarried an Officer: Now He's Panicking 把大嫂宠上天，我改嫁军官他急了 Yi Xi亿溪Modern Romance247k WordsOngoing [Stunning, Career-Driven Heroine × Handsome, Cunning, Love-Brained Hero + Face-Slapping + Pocket Dimension + Marriage Before Love] In her previous life, Su Wanyin thought she had married a gentle, refined man who cherished, loved, and doted on her. After they married, she discovered that her husband, Xu Chengzhou, treated his widowed sister-in-law like a queen. In their daily lives, he was always at her beck and call, going everywhere with her. When Su Wanyin tried to get close, he said they had 469Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A classic novel featuring rebirth, a spatial dimension, and an arranged marriage that blossoms into love! In her past life, Su Wanyin retreated again and again, driven to her death by her husband's favoritism towards his widowed sister-in-law. Reborn, she resolutely divorces, escapes her suffocating marriage, and enters into a marriage of convenience with Lu Jinchuan. A tough exterior hides a lovestruck heart—the contrast is striking, and the scumbag husband regrets his actions and chases after his wife!

31. 381 离 After the Divorce, I Called My Ex-Husband’s Nemesis “Husband” 离婚后，我对着前夫死对头喊老公 A Good-Looking Slacker一条好看的咸鱼Modern Romance365k WordsCompleted [The second male lead takes center stage + both are sexually inexperienced + mutual unrequited love + substitute romance + the one who got away] Everyone in Haicheng knows that the eldest daughter of the Shi family gave up her career just to marry Su Chen. But after five years of love and four years of marriage, her heart finally breaks when her husband abandons her for the woman he has always loved. Then, on the day of their divorce, she gets into a car accident. She forgets her ex-husband comp 21Reads7.1Score—14d adds

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    She transmigrated and immediately received a divorce agreement. Flipping through the thick stack of marital assets, she clicked her tongue twice—not too stingy, actually—and agreed, eagerly awaiting the day of the divorce. It all started. "Let's get a divorce." The man pushed the divorce agreement towards her with a helpless and distant air. "Fine." Deng Qianli glanced indifferently at the divorce agreement handed to her, her voice cold and calm, her eyes icy and indifferent, showing no regard whatsoever. She didn't pick up trash.

32. 382 离 On the Day of My Divorce, My Ex-Husband's Uncle Took Me to Get a Marriage License 离婚当天，我被前夫小叔拉去领证 Lan Miaomiao蓝淼淼Modern Romance186k WordsCompleted Xia Weihe and Pei Mu grew up together, but childhood sweethearts can’t compete with the one who comes along later. After witnessing her husband kiss the woman he had always loved, Xia Weihe finally gave up on him for good. She never expected that after her divorce, an even more terrifying man would become obsessed with her. Chu Yucang. He was the cold-blooded, ruthless head of a powerful family. And her ex-husband’s uncle. He said, “Marry me, Xia Weihe.” Xia Weihe thought he was acting on a whim 498Reads9.2Score10314d adds

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    The story begins with a decisive divorce, followed by the male lead forcefully forcing the female lead to marry him. After marriage, the male lead dotes on the female lead immensely; both are virgins! [Winking face]

33. 383 我 I Wish Us Joy Forever 我愿常欢喜 Wang Erqiao汪二峤Marriage & Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Women’s Growth + Romance and Marriage + Workplace + Relationships] Girls from different family backgrounds will all find their own happiness! A rose raised in a greenhouse will weather life’s storms, while a girl who grows like a weed will find her own spring. She is a rich girl from a big city, yet she falls prey to a gold-digging boyfriend, sexual harassment at work, and exclusion by her colleagues... She is a small-town academic who gets extorted by a fellow villager and drained by parents w 46.7kReads9.7Score5.9k14d adds
34. 384 舔 The Officer I Won Over Won't Warm to Me. I Let Go, So Why Is He Panicking? 舔来的军官捂不热，放手了他急啥 Yi Xi亿溪Modern Romance388k WordsCompleted [Stunning, powerful female army doctor x cold, devoted handsome officer + both leads are each other's first and only + two equally strong leads + face-slapping + the male lead's long road to winning her back] In her previous life, Su Xiannuan pursued Qin Mu relentlessly. She spent her whole life following him on missions, searching all over the world for the childhood sweetheart who had been kidnapped by bandits. Qin Mu said, “She was kidnapped by the bandits in your place. We have to find her a 4.8kReads8.8Score22614d adds

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    [Heart] My husband, who came from heaven, is unapproachable. Even after thirty years together, his heart still belongs only to his beloved 🍵. "She's no good. I've signed the divorce papers you put in the drawer. After I complete this mission, I'll grant you your wish!"

35. 385 肆 Spoiled by the Four 肆位偏宠 Yan Zhi Qiqi言之七七Modern Romance234k WordsCompleted [Eight-Year Age Gap + Marriage First, Love Later + Slow-Burn Romance + Devoted Couple + Happy Ending] **Charming, carefree fashion designer X Cold, chaste financial prodigy and fourth-generation heir to the Pei conglomerate Gu Xi got word that her fiancé, Pei Yan, the young master of the Pei conglomerate, had gone to a hotel room with her assistant. On her way there, she called the police and falsely reported them for prostitution. She waited anxiously outside the room, but the person who showe 519Reads8.9Score10314d adds
36. 386 就 Working at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative: My 1960s Buying Spree 就职供销社，我在60年代搞代购 Sauce-Fried Rice酱汁炒饭Modern Romance3.0M WordsCompleted With a loud crash, Xu Jiaojiao, from the twenty-second century, survives an air disaster and transmigrates to the resource-starved 1960s, with three years of famine looming. Luckily, she has the “Buy-It-All Shopping Group” golden finger. She lands a job through a supply-and-marketing cooperative recruitment drive and gets a secure government job for life. Brown sugar, meat buns, milk, chocolate... While everyone else chews grass, I snack on dates. I’ll stockpile the good stuff until the warehous 6.9kReads8.9Score74014d adds

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    Choosing to live for herself, she no longer cared about him! The male lead's pursuit of his wife was a nightmare, while the second male lead and the female lead's "white moonlight" returned home, making her realize that some people's hearts are made of ice and can never be warmed. Therefore, given a chance to start over, she decisively...

37. 387 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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    I especially love heroines who dump scumbag boyfriends and marry other men! Here are two examples, one modern, one ancient. 📚1: The heroine mustered the courage to marry the hero, and to her surprise, he immediately agreed! Because the hero is her boyfriend's uncle!!! 📚2: In her past life, she did everything she could to support the Xie family, only to be betrayed and have her entire family wiped out. In this life, she rebuilds herself, discovers many anomalies she missed in her past life, finds her children, and takes control of everything!

38. 388 重 Reborn as the Villainess, I Run Away Pregnant, and the Cold, Powerful Official Pursues Me to the Ends of the Earth 重生女配带球跑，清冷权臣追断腿 Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut栗子栗子栗栗子Ancient Romance301k WordsCompleted [The Wife-Chasing Crematorium, the Second Male Lead Takes the Crown] On the day Fu Ci married, Jiang Wan went into a difficult labor. As she lay at death’s door, she thought back on her brief life and could only feel that it had all been absurd and laughable. Her father was a treacherous minister. After his crimes were exposed, his entire clan was sentenced to execution. Fu Ci was a brilliant prodigy, the youngest prime minister in the realm. For her sake, he set aside his pride and knelt in the 10.1kReads8.9Score57714d adds

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    I'm not ignoring you, I'm just waiting for you to speak first.

39. 389 和 On the Day of Her Divorce, the Tragic Heroine Turned Around and Married the Tyrant 和离当天，虐文女主转身嫁暴君 Mu Xiaoyue木小玥Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The short drama is now online: [A laid-back, lie-flat, black-hearted legitimate daughter X a crazed, gloomy, pure-hearted tyrant] [The other man wins her over] [Original title: The Day We Divorced, the Tragic Novel's Heroine Turned Around and Married the Tyrant] At the royal autumn hunt, Song Yaozhi argues with the woman her husband brought back from the borderlands. Song Yaozhi scolds her, saying she's nothing but a concubine. Just then, her husband, Xiao Ziqian, kicks the door open and points 40.6kReads9.1Score4.2k14d adds
40. 390 八 The 1980s: Raising the Villain's Son into a Well-Behaved Little Boy 八零之把反派儿子养成乖宝宝 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance567k WordsCompleted When Ban Xia woke from a dream, a flood of information suddenly filled her mind. She discovered that she was living in a book, and that she was the mother of the story’s great villain, a man who had secretly loved the heroine but could never have her. In the book, she was merely a passing character, mentioned in a single line when her grown son learned the truth. Yet that brief mention summed up her entire life of suffering. Her son was taken away, she miscarried and became infertile, her husban 3.1kReads9.1Score26414d adds

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    Her son was given to a comrade-in-arms by her husband because the comrade had saved her life and injured him, rendering him infertile. After the comrade's death, his wife abandoned him, finding him a burden, which led to her son's later tragedy. In the book, she is merely a description given by someone else, yet those few words fully reveal her sorrowful life. 👀👀

41. 391 媳 After His Wife Ran Away, He Wept 媳妇跑后，他哭了 The Princess Has Run Away from Home格格离家出走了Modern Romance503k WordsCompleted [Younger man, obsessive, twisted, puppy-like wolf, told in reverse, one reborn couple, one-on-one, both leads have clean romantic pasts] She'd pin him down and beat him to a pulp. They'd scratch and claw at each other until the pampered young master bawled. She had no idea that when he grew up, she'd have to pay him emotional damages. She was mean, arrogant, and looked down on everyone. With a shamelessly pretty face, she could sweet-talk anyone. She knew how to pout and act cute, but her fists 2.2kReads9.1Score14714d adds

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    Three divorce agreements lay on the table. These were handwritten by Bo Qingyu. She slowly signed her name on the agreements: Bo Qingyu. Every stroke was her own; she had personally extinguished a ten-year-long, fruitless love, and slapped herself awake. Almost two years had passed. She had been married to Dai Xiao for over a year, almost two years since she graduated from university and entered the Dai family. That man rarely came home; he was almost never seen. "Hey, Uncle Lin, take this to him to sign, but don't let him know what the document is." "Get him drunk before he signs, use any method, don't let him know." "Tell him after the formalities are completed." "Okay, I've decided."

42. 392 渣 My Jerk Boyfriend Is Blindly Biased? I'll Turn Around and Marry a Billionaire Tycoon 渣男偏心眼瞎？我转身嫁千亿霸总 Crossing the River渡川Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Forced Love + The Husband Chases His Wife to Win Her Back + Age Gap + Second Male Lead Gets the Girl + No Forgiveness] After five years of marriage, Wen Ling discovers that her marriage certificate was fake. Her husband secretly married his widowed sister-in-law long ago. Fu Jinchen favors his sister-in-law and nephew to an absurd degree, yet has the nerve to demand that Wen Ling understand the sacrifices he’s made. She’s been made the other woman, and he still expects her to understand? Wen Li 6.4kReads7.4Score47314d adds

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    I will remarry after a divorce and never go back to my ex.

43. 393 渣 After My Scumbag Husband Let His Scholarship Student Stay the Night, I Knocked on the Civil Affairs Bureau’s Door 渣夫留宿资助生后，我扣响民政局的门 Black Cumin黑种草Modern Romance968k WordsOngoing In the fourth year of her marriage to Chen Yanyan, Tang Ning finally accepted the truth about his feelings. The night her family fell into trouble, Chen Yanyan put his arm around Song Zhi and firmly shielded her, refusing to let anyone give her a hard time. He didn’t care in the slightest that his wife was standing right beside him. Tang Ning had spent years pursuing Chen Yanyan before finally marrying him. Everyone in their circle called her a notorious lunatic. But even a lunatic like her had 1Reads—Score—14d adds
44. 394 亲 Dear Housewife 亲爱的主妇 Heartfelt at Midnight深夜走心Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted This is the story of four “desperate housewives” seeking redemption in their marriages. Four women living in a major city are each going through an emotional crisis: Zhu Tianlan’s nine-year marriage is shattered by a mysterious video of an affair. How will she save herself after uncovering the truth? Ji Lingyun, trapped in a sexless marriage, has a passionate encounter that stirs her heart. Will she give in, or find redemption? The domineering, mature beauty Mi Shu remains unmarried well into ad 7kReads9.4Score98714d adds
45. 395 换 They Hadn't Seen Each Other in Four Years Since Their Arranged Marriage, Then the Man Who Died in Battle Came Back 换亲四年未见，战死的男人回来了 Yi Yi咿伊Modern Romance504k WordsCompleted [1970s setting, military marriage, face-slapping, ex-husband's groveling redemption, second male lead wins, self-interest above all] Shen Man is a stunning, glamorous dancer with national-level status. The moment she transmigrates, she opens her eyes to a nightmare: she's about to be caught cheating, publicly humiliated, and die of shame. And now, after four years away, the man who was supposed to have died in battle has returned alive. Lu Zhengguo hates the original owner for drugging him and c 13.6kReads8.9Score1.2k14d adds

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    🎉Shen Man had just been drugged and was about to have her affair exposed when, after four years, the man she hadn't seen in battle returned alive. Lu Zhengguo despised her for breaking him up with his first love and was prejudiced against her, believing her to be restless and scheming. Only later, when she decided to divorce him, did Lu Zhengguo realize his own feelings and desperately tried to persuade her to stay, his eyes red with tears. Shen Man remained unmoved, "No, this divorce is final. The next one will be even better." After the divorce, Shen Man had a new child and a military officer husband. She chose to remarry and move to the military base, giving her child and husband a home. Her ex-husband, living in the neighboring family compound, watched other men embrace her every day, his eyes burning with jealousy.

46. 396 第 The Third Player 第三玩家 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance17k WordsCompleted The Third Player 266Reads—Score—14d adds

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    He only left me 500 yuan a month for living expenses, but gave me 10,000 yuan for spending money. I thought this was love, until that male classmate who always stayed up late playing games with me appeared. He praised my naivety, taught me to be rebellious, and when I was slightly drunk, he leaned close and said, "You're like a canary in a cage." The night my husband found out, he tore up the divorce papers and only asked me with a cold laugh, "Have you had enough fun?"

47. 397 分 Seven Years in Separate Bedrooms 分房七年 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊8k WordsCompleted Seven Years in Separate Rooms 52Reads—Score—14d adds
48. 398 那 That 14,000-Yuan Fig Leaf 那一万四的遮羞布 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊14k WordsCompleted That 14,000-Yuan Fig Leaf 118Reads—Score114d adds
49. 399 我 The Day I Died, the Mistress Cried Louder Than I Did 我死那天，小三哭得比我还大声 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊9k WordsCompleted The Day I Died, the Other Woman Cried Louder Than I Did 128Reads—Score—14d adds
50. 400 那 That Day, She Said: Get Down on Your Knees and Beg Me 那天，她说：跪下来求我 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊7k WordsCompleted That day, she said, “Get on your knees and beg me.” 19Reads—Score—14d adds

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