The Second Male Lead Takes the Crown!!! No Getting Back Together After a Breakup!! Most Important: It Has to Be Short!!! 男二上位！！！破镜不重圆！！重点是要短篇！！！

1. 151 我 My Life After Someone Took Over My Body 我被夺舍后的人生 Mu Yizi Jun木易子君Modern Romance140k WordsCompleted [Secret crush + sweet romance + intense push-and-pull between the leads + delicate heroine and powerful hero] Chen Rui'an was possessed by someone who turned her life into a complete mess: quitting the job at the company she had worked so hard to get into, divorcing her beloved husband, and getting dumped by a rich second-generation heir... By the time she got her body back, all that remained of her once enviable life was a total mess. She thought her life was over and that things could never ge 9.8kReads9.3Score925Shelves

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   [Thumbs up][Shy][Please update more!] I stayed up until 4 a. M. To read it; it's really good. Chen Ruian's life was smooth sailing; she and her husband had children and lived happily ever after. However, the river of fate is turbulent, and who knows which butterfly flapped its wings, causing her life to deviate from its course? After a car accident, when Ruian opened her eyes again, she found her life in complete disarray. She was divorced from her husband, quit the job she had worked so hard to get, had no contact with her family for years, had fallen out with her friends, chased after a rich second-generation heir, and was ultimately abandoned. Facing all of this, Ruian kept trying to cope. She painfully accepted all the unfair treatment, transforming herself step by step, striving to become a better version of herself. Ruian's 2023 was a miserable and painful year. She survived, but also lost everything. She struggled and torn between letting go and not letting go, between fighting and not fighting. She allowed herself to make mistakes, allowed herself to fail, allowed life to be imperfect, and allowed some people to leave. Then, slowly accept your ordinariness, accept the regrets in life, accept the loneliness, and accept your imperfections. This book doesn't offer a story of reconciliation. Some people, once missed, will never return. Ryan doesn't blame Fang Ze. Some people choose to turn away only because they've endured too much pain in the same place. Many people say Fang Ze is bad, failing to notice Ryan's unusual behavior. Actually, we're just using an omniscient perspective. I won't comment on Fang Ze. I prefer Ryan; even after everything, Ryan continues to strive in life. I hope that ordinary people like us, no matter how many setbacks we encounter, will not give up on ourselves. [Top Post][Shy][Request for More Updates]

2. 152 一 Love at First Sight! 一往情深！ Monica茉妮卡Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The short drama Green Tea Puppy Boy Makes Me Fall Deeply in Love (also known as Deeply in Love) is now streaming | [Green tea puppy boy + scheming + the other man steals the husband + scumbag ex chases his wife to the crematorium (but fails) + 1v1] On her wedding day, Nan Wan's fiancé fled the ceremony after getting a call from his ex-girlfriend, turning Nan Wan into the laughingstock of the whole city. The gorgeous Nan Wan turned around and started keeping a young, handsome puppy boy, joining h 12.4kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves

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   The second male lead takes over, and after the female lead is hurt, she takes the male lead as her sugar daddy. Unexpectedly, he's a wealthy heir in Beijing's elite circles; it was all premeditated. The male lead, a shy and manipulative woman, even stabs himself to gain the female lead's attention. The female lead is very clever and a strong, independent woman.

3. 153 巨 Heartbreaking! The Madam Has No Vital Signs in the Resuscitation Room 巨虐！抢救室里夫人已无生命体征 Laughing at Your Single-Minded Love笑你情有独钟Modern Romance522k WordsCompleted [Angst novel + physical and emotional abuse + win-back-the-wife funeral pyre + body swap + obsessive love] Lu Jingchen would never know that Shen Ning’s heart first died when his beloved’s call came out of nowhere, then fell into despair when he personally handed her over to kidnappers just to trade her for the woman in his heart. He also never knew how furious, hysterical, and utterly broken she felt when his beloved appeared before her with a pregnant belly the same size as hers. And when she 6.7kReads8.5Score653Shelves

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   This is the most disgusting thing I've ever read. He caused the female lead to miscarry and have her finger cut off. He imprisoned her. He abused the female lead for the sake of a scumbag woman. The funniest thing is that the author forcibly whitewashed the male lead and made him get together with the female lead. Poor second male lead. I hope everyone will give this a lot of one-star reviews and negative ratings.

4. 154 迟 Mr. Zhou, Better Late Than Never (Popular Short Drama Now Airing) 迟来的周先生《同名短剧热播中》 You Zhi Yu尤知遇Modern Romance565k WordsCompleted The published edition of Marrying Your Ex-Fiancé's Uncle! Childhood sweethearts who grew to loathe each other, Jian Cheng went from being Zhou Yufeng's cherished one to a mere inconvenience. In his story, she became a vicious, scheming woman, the villainess. Later, they broke off their engagement. Everyone waited for her to become a laughingstock, but she turned around and married her former fiancé's uncle: a noble, untouchable man no one dared lay a finger on. Jian Cheng once saved Zhou Tingyan 18.8kReads9.5Score3.3kShelves

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   🌱The shortest is ⑤ The female lead is dumped on her 29th birthday and kicked out of their soon-to-be-married home, and is taken home by the second male lead! 🌿① From childhood sweethearts to mutual loathing, from his rib to chicken rib, they break off their engagement. He thought she was just throwing a tantrum, but unexpectedly she married his uncle!

5. 155 竹 My Childhood Friend’s Uncle Has Been Secretly in Love with Me for Eight Years 竹马的小叔竟然暗恋我八年 Jiujiu Cat纠纠猫Modern Romance247k WordsCompleted [Previously titled: Incense and Longing] He falls for her first + age gap + simmering tension Intangible Cultural Heritage incense-maker × rising tech tycoon - Anyone with eyes could see that Lin Qitan liked Jin Jiahuai. To outsiders, it seemed only a matter of time before the longtime Jin and Lin family friends became one family. At the start of the new year, Lin Qitan finally broke the unspoken barrier between them, only to have cold water dumped over her head. Jin Jiahuai had a girlfriend. Th 5kReads9.2Score766Shelves

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   The real heiress is reunited with her family but is not well-received. She agrees to try dating the male lead, but three weeks later, she hears him say, "I was just playing around with her." She then marries the second male lead. When the male lead finds out, he tries to reconcile but is rejected. The second male lead declares domineeringly, "If you're not having a hard time, try bothering my wife again." The second male lead's unrequited love becomes real; he's love-struck (She only glares at me, she has me in her heart).

6. 156 分 The Day We Broke Up, Young Master Lu Took Me to Get Our Marriage License 分手当天，陆少拉我去领证 The Fox Who Loves Cats爱吃猫的狐狸Modern Romance410k WordsCompleted Qi Zhinuo, the little princess of the Qi family in Beicheng, fell for a boy named Wen Shaoyu when she was young and naive. From then on, she chased after him for three years, despite her family's objections. Wherever Wen Shaoyu went, Qi Zhinuo was sure to be there. Three months into their relationship, however, the young woman overheard Wen Shaoyu teasing someone else: “I only wanted her family's connections.” “She's so spoiled. Who could really like her?” That very afternoon, Qi Zhinuo left him 9.8kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves

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   The second male lead takes over! A broken mirror can't be mended, it's super good!!!

7. 157 与 Drowning in a Pink Sea with My Wolfish Boyfriend 与小狼狗溺于粉色的海 Jing Song景宋Modern Romance425k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Sweet Romance + Healing] [Younger wolf-boy boyfriend with a dad-like streak + a cool, aloof fairy who can be sweet or sassy] Jiang Si was born to shine, and he had liked one person for many years. Everyone at B University knew that Jiang Si, the handsome freshman, was in love with Wen Yu, a beautiful junior. But Wen Yu already liked someone else. Their pursuit was doomed from the start. Later, though, someone saw the usually cool and distant upperclasswoman curled up in the campus 548Reads9.2Score101Shelves

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   The female lead, because of her mother's wickedness, is forced to follow in the male lead's footsteps to survive, while the male lead despises her. In truth, he has long harbored feelings for her, but seeing the girl he secretly loves reciprocate his feelings only fuels his vanity. Because of his family background, he believes the kind of girlfriend he needs shouldn't be like the female lead. The second male lead silently follows the female lead; he sees her loneliness and wants to comfort her. He's a little arrogant, sarcastic, and quite adorable.

8. 158 引 Kindling a Passion 引火撩心 Shen Xingxu沈星许Modern Romance446k WordsCompleted [The aloof beauty falls from her pedestal + tantalizing tension + the heroine stops pursuing him halfway, driving the male lead to go mad with love, lurk in the shadows, and completely lose it] Shen Zhinian had been secretly in love with Xiao Hechuan for years, and the two had been dancing around each other for a long time. But just as she was preparing to confess, she caught him rekindling things with his ex-girlfriend. She heard him say: “I was drawn to her because she reminded me of you.” Fur 10.7kReads8.9Score1kShelves
9. 159 分 After the Breakup, I Kissed and Teased My Best Friend's Brother 分手后，和闺蜜哥哥缠吻诱宠 Schoolgirl女生徒Modern Romance372k WordsCompleted (Peerless sweet romance + glamorous beauty + aloof heartthrob) Everyone in Beijing’s social circle knew that Li Wan, hailed as the number-one beauty, had a sworn rival. The two had been at each other’s throats for years, but neither had ever come out on top. Her newly announced boyfriend was stolen away by her rival. Li Wan was just wondering how to get her revenge when she happened to learn that her rival’s dream man, Mo Shijin, had returned to the country... It was all or nothing. After dressi 2.9kReads9.2Score344Shelves
10. 160 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 2.9kReads9.3Score651Shelves

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    They're all around 100 chapters each, and they're super good!!!

11. 161 重 Back in High School, My Childhood Friend's Nemesis Made Me Blush 重回高中，被竹马的死对头撩红脸 Extra Salty Salted Fish咸鱼超级咸Modern Romance372k WordsCompleted [School-life rebirth + groveling for forgiveness + second male lead wins] [A well-behaved heiress vs. a handsome, hard-hitting cool guy] To outsiders, Zhu Zhixi and Gu Qishen were childhood sweethearts, a perfect match destined to be together. When he was a teenager, Gu Qishen treated Zhu Zhixi like a precious jewel. In his twenties, he kissed another woman, and Zhu Zhixi slapped him hard across the face. Zhu Zhixi couldn’t believe Gu Qishen would fall for someone else, just as Gu Qishen couldn’ 19.8kReads8.8Score2.5kShelves
12. 162 出 After Prison, I Got Heart Disease and Had Two Kids in Tow 出狱后，我得心脏病还揣着两个娃 So Delicious, So Delicious好吃好吃Modern Romance506k WordsCompleted Original title: On Our Wedding Night, General Lu Cried Over His Wife's Grave After Torturing Her to Death The humiliation of their three-year marriage wasn't enough. Now her beloved husband was going to send her to prison with his own hands. After getting out, Lin Miao was diagnosed with “end-stage heart disease.” Her heart throbbed with pain again and again. All she wanted was to live out the rest of her days in peace, but Lu Beixiao never stopped tormenting her. When the truth came to light, 726Reads8.1Score100Shelves

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    The second male lead has taken my place; you tormented me at first, but now you can't win me over.

13. 163 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 7.3kReads9.2Score747Shelves
14. 164 他 He Has Someone Else in His Heart, While She Just Wants a Divorce and to Strike Out on Her Own 他心里有白月光，她只想离婚单飞 Little Demon of the Big Dipper北斗小妖Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Complete] One is a medical doctorate who returned from studying in the United States; the other is an intern doctor. In her previous life, she chased after Xiao Mubai, bringing him flowers and chocolates. She pursued him for three years and was married to him for one, yet she couldn’t warm that cold stone of a heart. When she was two months pregnant, she received divorce papers. She went looking for him, papers in hand, hoping to get an explanation. Why did he want a divorce? As she searched th 1.3kReads8.9Score164Shelves

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    No longer is she a victim of her ex-husband's cruelty, yet she treats him like her first love. Her gentle and refined true love successfully ousts the scumbag and becomes the male lead. A broken mirror cannot be mended; the female lead doesn't go back to an ex. She endures much in the early stages, solely to obtain the divorce certificate, but later embraces her true self and finds sweet and loving love.

15. 165 难 So Hard to Win Over! The Little Rose Mr. Xie Raised Himself Is So Delicate 难哄！谢总亲手养大的小玫瑰超娇 Keep It Up, Mang Mang忙忙加油Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love] [Mutual devotion, sweet pampering] [The regretful chase ends in total failure] Everyone in Nancheng knows that Shen Rang has a beautiful, gentle fiancée. Her eyes curve when she smiles, her voice is soft, and she’s so good-natured she seems willing to be molded any which way. Most importantly, she has loved him for three years, looking up to him from afar. Shen Rang used to think so, too. So even after she caught him cheating, he placated her with casual indifference: “Don 20.8kReads9.2Score2.1kShelves

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    [Arranged marriage, love later] [Both are virgins, sweet and doting] [The wife-chasing process is a nightmare] He stumbled out of the room, grabbed the person he had been longing for, and pleaded humbly, "Susu, come home with me, please come home with me?" But the man beside her was aloof and noble. He kicked him over, and when he lowered his eyes, possessiveness surged in them: "I raised her myself, and no one can take her away."

16. 166 以 I Offer My Devotion to the Passing Years 以我深情祭岁月 Er Qiao二乔Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted [The physical book with the same title is now available] “I hesitated once. I turned back to face the slightest glimmer of hope, yet no one cared.” “Later, a thick fog rolled in. You said you loved me so much, but why was your love thinner than the fog, so faint I could barely see it?” Shen Nian 75.3kReads9.4Score6.7kShelves
17. 167 不 No Forgiveness, No Getting Back Together: Miss Su Is Thriving on Her Own 不原谅，不复合，苏小姐独美 Shi Yi拾一Modern Romance2.6M WordsOngoing After six years together, Jiang Yihuai puts an arm around his new flame and breaks up with her. Su Yumian makes no fuss. She packs her suitcase, takes the enormous breakup settlement, and moves out without hesitation. His friends all egg him on: “How long do you think Su Yumian will last this time?” Everyone in the capital knows she loves Jiang Yihuai desperately, so much that she has no pride or temper. She’ll come crawling back within three days, for sure. But three months pass… And she still 46.2kReads8.6Score4.4kShelves

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    On my birthday, I planned to propose again, but he embraced his new lover and said, feigning deep affection, "Let's break up. I want to give her a proper status."

18. 168 不 I’m Done Chasing Him. I’m Turning Around to Marry My Childhood Friend 不舔了，转身就和竹马领婚书 A Whole Basket of Sweet Buns甜饼一大筐Ancient Romance255k WordsCompleted [Childhood sweethearts + the second male lead's unrequited love comes true + scumbag chases his ex in a groveling arc + devoted 1v1] After four years of pursuing him, the orphan Zhen Bao thinks she's finally won the heart of her fiance, Zhou Jinnian, only to witness him get engaged to Liu Ruyan, the daughter of a powerful minister. The Liu family's legitimate daughter confronts him in the street. “I hear there's a Miss Zhen at your residence?” Zhou Jinnian sneers. “She's just a bedchamber maid.” 502Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    The scumbag got engaged in the morning, and the woman got married to her childhood sweetheart after a long separation in the afternoon. It's a very short story.

19. 169 寄 Sending My Longing to the Orange Tree 寄相思于枳 Don't Look for You勿寻妳Modern Romance153k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + secret crush + gentle second male lead takes the lead + groveling to win her back + heroine never looks back + long-planned love] She is the little princess of the Li family, and the beloved treasure A Xun has long yearned for. But she falls for Mu Huai, who is as cold and aloof as an iceberg. She thinks he's like that with everyone, until she witnesses the one exception with her own eyes. At a party, she also hears Mu Huai say of her, “All I want from her is the pr 48Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This only has 70 chapters! Not dragging at all! The second male lead is incredibly gentle and has secretly loved the female lead for years. It's a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love from the female lead's perspective. She's very clear-headed and it's super sweet.

20. 170 快 Quick Transmigration: The Amnesiac Supporting Character Is So Happy 快穿失忆女配很幸福 Red Leaf Momo红叶沫沫Modern Romance4.8M WordsOngoing It is a ji, born of nature and raised by nature, stubborn by temperament, and nourished by human memories. After overeating and suffering retribution, it lost its fleshly body and became a spirit. Being bodiless is wonderful! Now it can travel through time and between worlds, feeding on the memories of lovesick men and women. There's no denying that the memories of hopeless romantics are delicious! Sweet, sour, bitter, and spicy, they have every flavor. But one day, the ji discovered that when p 9.5kReads8.1Score478Shelves

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    After forgetting the scumbag, the female lead lives a good life and meets a wonderful person. Being such a radiant person, she naturally deserves a perfect husband who is completely devoted to her. The scumbag is truly pathetic; trying to win her back is like going through a nightmare – he won't even give you a chance. He's just fodder for our fangirling! The scumbag should live in the past; the female lead will have a wonderful and happy life. The premise is really novel; the female lead has absolutely no memories of the scumbag – fantastic!!! The male lead she meets is also completely devoted to her, treating her with utmost gentleness and care. I'm totally shipping them!

21. 171 男 The Second Male Lead Must Fight! 21 Heart-Pounding Love Rivalry Showdowns 男二要战斗！21个超带感雄竞修罗场 Read a Little Editorial Team读点编辑部Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted [The Second Male Lead Takes Center Stage + Men Competing for Her + Romantic Partner-Switching + Mild Angst + Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium + Face-Slapping and Taking Down Scumbags + Long-Laid Plans] I loved Pei Che for ten years and was his secret lover for three. But for the sake of his first love, he dumped me without a second thought. On the day I left, Pei Che held his first love in his arms, looking like he had finally gotten everything he wanted. I took the breakup money he gave me a 165Reads9.1Score—Shelves

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    21 Stories, incredibly exciting tales of the second male lead rising to power, full of competition and vying for attention! A battleground of rivals! [Admiration][Admiration]

22. 172 暗 Her Secret Crush Is Wicked and Flirtatious, and She Can't Handle Him 暗恋对象又坏又撩，她招架不住 Cranes Part from Green Mountains鹤别青山Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted Short drama now available A cash-strapped, gentle, resilient good girl × a rich, aloof, wicked young master [The heroine’s secret crush comes true + a fake playboy reforms + dating before falling in love] Lin Wu stumbled upon scenes she shouldn’t have seen, twice. The first time, in a torrential downpour, He Jingzhou sat in his car, watching indifferently as a bodyguard beat someone half to death. The second time was at a party, where she saw him get dumped on the spot as his White Moonlight ann 65.5kReads9.3Score7kShelves

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    A two-way journey, super entertaining, a worthwhile investment! (Short story)

23. 173 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 42.1kReads9.4Score5.2kShelves

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    It's just a personal preference, but they're all pretty good. Those looking for something to read can check them out; they're all super sweet!

24. 174 刺 Bone-Chilling 刺骨 Yan Han堰晗Modern Romance909k WordsCompleted Han Zhen is a thorn in Nan Qiao’s throat: pull it out and she bleeds; swallow it and she dies. When they were young, he deceived her. She thought he simply didn’t know how to love. Only later did she understand that when he loved deeply, he was more devoted than anyone. He simply didn’t want to love her. Later, she was stripped to the bone, lost everything, and painfully came back reborn, becoming someone who no longer loved him. 4.1kReads8.2Score318Shelves

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    This is really good, I've watched it several times. The male lead is such a jerk. I love the second male lead so much; in the end, the female lead and the second male lead get together and get married. The second male lead is the kind of guy you rarely meet. I'm watching it all! [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

25. 175 撩 After Flirting with the Wrong Big Shot, She Became the Top Lady of the Capital’s Elite Circle 撩错大佬后，她成京圈第一夫人了 In the Third Spring三春里Modern Romance353k WordsCompleted Fu Guidu, a giant in the medical world, was aloof by nature, like a lofty Buddhist saint. Cold and desireless, no one could drag him down to the mortal world. But Xu Ni refused to believe he was untouchable. She tried every trick in the book to tease him, stirring up trouble late at night in nothing but his white shirt. Fu Guidu simply tugged down the hem of her shirt. “Miss Xu, to me, your body is no different from a patient’s. I don’t see you as a woman.” But later... When Xu Ni was trapped in 22.9kReads9.4Score3.1kShelves

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    The second male lead takes over, it's incredibly good. It's a story from the male lead's perspective where his unrequited love becomes real, a classic tale of the ex-male lead's agonizing pursuit of his wife that never ends.

26. 176 相 We Got Our Marriage License on Our Blind Date, but President Gu Had Planned It All Along 相亲当天领证，顾总他蓄谋已久 Liang Chuyan梁初言Modern Romance398k WordsCompleted [Married first, love later + secret love becomes mutual + second male lead's regret + fake and real heiresses + mutual first love only] Shen Nian was the real heiress, but was treated as an adopted daughter and made to suffer. She mistakenly believed Pei Jin'an was the person who had once brought sunshine into her life, and pursued him for seventeen years. “She's just an adopted daughter, and she still thinks she can marry me? She's shameless!” Shen Nian turned around and disappeared from his li 325Reads7.6Score—Shelves

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    The second male lead takes over, the broken mirror cannot be mended, and the female lead comes to her senses.

27. 177 夜 Night Crossing, Warm Lips 夜渡唇温 Song Bu'er宋不二Modern Romance343k WordsCompleted 796Reads8.8Score113Shelves

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    🎋✨①Song Jingyu had always regarded Xu Zerui as the only light shining into her dark life. Until one day, she heard him say, "When you're playing with women, you have to play with someone like Song Jingyu. Girls from poor families all dream of being Cinderella. Give them a little sweetness and they'll give you their life." Song Jingyu finally woke up and stopped dreaming of love. Xu Zerui never expected that Song Jingyu could stop loving him so easily. He rushed to the door in a panic, only to be met by a man whose every feature exuded arrogance and unruliness. Ying Xingzhou was disheveled, with a bite mark on his Adam's apple, and he smiled smugly: "Your aunt doesn't have time, little nephew."

28. 178 炙 A Passionate Kiss on a Rose: The Chaste Buddhist Monk Descends from His Altar 炙吻玫瑰，禁欲佛子下神坛 The Playful Pepper Green逗乐的花椒菜Modern Romance230k WordsCompleted [Long-planned schemes + marriage before love + a slow-blooming married life + a husband’s desperate campaign to win back his wife] Before the wedding, her fiancé’s first love returned from abroad. A grand wedding without a groom. The bride must have been mortified. Shen Qingshuang was that bride. As luck would have it, the untouchable “Buddha” of Beijing’s elite circle volunteered to be her groom. She thought married life would be quiet and uneventful, with the two of them treating each other wi 289Reads8.7Score—Shelves
29. 179 甜 Sweet Temptation! The Campus Heartthrob Can’t Hide His Favoritism! 甜诱！校草的偏宠藏不住了！ Zhi Zhi Doesn't Chirp枝枝不吱Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted [The rating just came in, and it's sure to rise!] [Double Rebirth] [Sweet Campus Romance] [Both Pure] [Secret Crush Comes True] [College] [Sensitive, Resilient Sweetheart vs. Gentle, Tsundere Campus Heartthrob] Xu Zhizhi loved Shen Yu for eight whole years. All she got in return for her sincere devotion was Shen Yu saying, “It was just for fun.” Reborn, Xu Zhizhi resolved to cut ties with the past. She was no longer Shen Yu's shadow. She became independent, confident, and strong. But once S 3.9kReads8.8Score451Shelves
30. 180 春 Springtime Spreads 春光漫 Xu Qingbai叙卿白Modern Romance132k WordsCompleted “This book is unbelievably awful. Don't read it (=ω=;)” “I've loved you for a long time, and planned it all along,” said Li Jingmo. “Congratulations to me for making the right bet,” said Lin Zhaoqing. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Devoted to each other / equally strong leads / cool beauty x gentle, deceptively dark-hearted man / happy ending / sweet romance, no angst >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> “Miss Lin, I look forward to working with you from now on.” “Lin Zhaoqing is now, from this day forward, my wi 6Reads8.1Score—Shelves
31. 181 蓄 Deliberate Seduction: The Lovesick Emperor Is a Master Flirt 蓄意引诱，病娇陛下超会撩 Kumquat金橘子Ancient Romance338k WordsCompleted [Short dramas “Has the Chancellor Been Flirted With Today?” and “Has the Chancellor Broken His Vows Today?” are now available. Search Tomato to watch.] [One-on-one romance + both leads are each other’s first + heroine disguised as a man + adored by everyone + love rivals everywhere + male rivals competing for her + regretful pursuit + second male lead wins] Perpetually slacking off, with occasional bursts of ambition: Chancellor Jiang Qingci & dark, clingy, lovesick beauty of a young emperor: Sh 5.5kReads9.2Score673Shelves

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    These three books all feature the second male lead rising to power, and the broken relationship can never be mended! There are dramatic love triangles, and the competition is so satisfying! This is what our strong female leads should be reading! 🔥 🔥🔥🔥 These three are relatively short, all completed around 400,000 words. The first two are palace intrigue and domestic drama, while the third is a double rebirth and redemption story. All three are true male leads with the second male lead's script! The male leads are incredibly gentle 🌹 and deeply love the female leads, and the female leads are incredibly steadfast. The fake male leads regret it later and can't get back together!

32. 182 渣 The Scumbag Ran from the Wedding, Then Came Crawling Back to Win Her Back 渣男逃婚，回头追妻悔断肠 Li Jiuyue's Cat李九月的猫Modern Romance343k WordsCompleted The rating is low because there aren’t many readers. (~￣▽￣)~ [Gentle, clearheaded heroine + devoted, doting hero] [Childhood sweethearts + second male lead rises to the top + heroine is utterly adored + male lead regrets losing her and tries to win her back] Su Ling loved Lu Yanqing like crazy for four years, eleven months, and twenty-one days. She gave everything to help him start a company, win clients, and work through the night as a matter of course. Whatever Lu Yanqing wanted, she did ever 770Reads8.7Score106Shelves
33. 183 我 So What If I Like the Top Scholar? 我就喜欢状元怎么了 Millet Candy高粱饴Ancient Romance396k WordsCompleted Xiao Changying took a liking to a young man from a humble family. He certainly had some talent and passed the imperial examinations as the top scholar that year. But instead of relying on Xiao Changying’s influence, he wanted her to share a life of hardship with him. Naturally, she refused. She turned around and married the next year’s newly crowned top scholar. As it turned out, she had picked a winner: when she faced a fire, he risked his life to save her, and whenever she had something on her 55Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The "phoenix man" (a man from a poor background who achieves success by marrying a woman) couldn't handle the sudden wealth, and as a result, the woman turned her back on him, catching him completely off guard.

34. 184 看 Look Down on the Driver’s Daughter? The Capital’s Young Heir Is Crazy About Her 看不起司机女儿？京圈太子爱疯了 Yan He闫河Modern Romance379k WordsCompleted Rebirth + Second Male Lead Wins + First Male Lead’s Groveling Redemption Well-Behaved Girl & Scheming, Flirtatious Man Shen Qingli was the daughter of the Jiang family’s driver. At eighteen, she enrolled at A University and moved to Haicheng. There, she met Jiang Junwen, the young master of the Jiang family. One day, Jiang Junwen took her hand. “A-Li, be my girlfriend. I’ll protect you.” Those words kept her by his side for five years. Over those five years, people mocked her father, saying he w 13.9kReads8.6Score1.5kShelves

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    Both the male and female leads are reborn, back to the beginning of everything. The female lead doesn't give the male lead a chance to get close. The second male lead, Pei Songjiang, is just too adorable, a human teddy bear. Pei Songjiang falls in love with the female lead, Shen Qingli, at first sight on a bus. From then on, every day, Pei Songjiang tries to find ways to bump into her. What the female lead, Shen Qingli, thinks are coincidences are actually his elaborate schemes.

35. 185 翻 After Climbing the Wall, I Became the Villainous School Hunk’s Dark Moonlight 翻墙后，我成了反派校草的黑月光 I'm Really a Salted Fish真的是咸鱼Modern Romance333k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + sweet as lychees + well-rounded development in morals, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics, and labor] [School life, warm and adorable everyday moments, bickering couple] Mu Qiao is determined to become someone who saves the world, just like Ultraman. So she secretly applies to police academy, planning to graduate and fight evil, protect the weak, and make her mark on the world. Instead, she takes a nasty fall and transmigrates into a book, becoming the villain 8.1kReads9.5Score1.4kShelves

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    In this story, the female lead is replaced by a time-traveling woman to seduce the male lead, but later she returns and ends up with the second male lead. There's not much female-female competition, the female lead is straight, and it's a happy ending.

36. 186 惊 What a Shock! After a Blind Date, My Secret Crush Lured Me into a Whirlwind Marriage 惊！相亲后暗恋对象引诱我闪婚了 Shu Nian Is Susu舒念是苏苏Modern Romance632k WordsCompleted [Cool, aloof laboratory technician heroine x roguishly handsome firefighter hero, secret crush + sweet romance + healing + personal growth + reunion after years apart + mutual devotion] Xu Jialan might never forget that hot, bitter afternoon when she ran straight into Shen Xichuan and got a can of ice-cold cola from him. It was the only sweetness she tasted that day. Later, that little bit of sweetness helped her through many difficult times. When they met again, they turned out to be each other 2kReads9.3Score235Shelves
37. 187 备 Emergency Contact 备用联系人 Fluffy Winter Hibernation绒绒冬眠期Modern Romance196k WordsCompleted Song Huaiyu has always been the person Chi Mo fears most. During the ten years she was with Guan Yizhou, he saw nearly every moment of her embarrassment and distress. This is not a story about an ordinary girl who follows the person she loves to a big city and eventually gets her happy ending. Chi Mo and Guan Yizhou have always belonged to two different worlds. She spent ten years looking up and struggling to reach his world, then suddenly gave up one sunny morning. It’s easy to understand what 384.9kReads9.4Score54.6kShelves
38. 188 甩 I Dumped My Two-Timing Ex and Became the Apple of the Big Shots’ Eyes 甩了负心汉，成了大佬们的掌心宠 It's the Future是未来呀Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Multiple Male Leads + One Woman, Many Men + All Male Leads Are Virgins + CEO + Doctor + Rivalry Among Suitors + No System] Su Yue’s husband cheated on her. She sent his mistress to prison, took a share of the cheating jerk’s company, and divorced him. She had planned to swear off love for the rest of her life. Who knew that after the divorce, life would become even more exciting, with plenty of outstanding suitors appearing around her? The young heir of the capital’s elite circle, who had alway 5.8kReads9.0Score721Shelves

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    The ex-husband's cremation is not a chance for reconciliation; the second male lead is a brother; multiple male leads.

39. 189 肆 A Wanton Kiss Beneath the Camellias 肆吻山茶 Liujin Mountain鎏金山Modern Romance475k WordsCompleted [Married first, fall in love later + secret love + second male lead takes the lead + the heroine’s regretful ex gets no second chance] Shen Xingzhi is a noble young master from a prestigious family. Everyone in their social circle knows Jiang Wan has loved him for ten years, but it never crossed his mind to marry her. When they broke up, Shen Xingzhi laughed. “I’m just making her suffer a little. She can’t live without me anyway.” Later, Shen Xingzhi begged her to come back, eyes red with tears, 253Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    [Second Male Lead Takes Over + Double Rebirth + Redemption Theme + Foreshadowing + Slightly Melodramatic + Sweet Romance + Healing] Everyone knows that the proud Jiang Yuan is head over heels in love with Song Yanzhi, but Song Yanzhi pretends not to notice. Childhood sweethearts, from middle school to university graduation, Jiang Yuan chased after him for a full ten years. Until one day in the future, Jiang Yuan's health deteriorated, and she only asked that he be with her in her final moments. But what appeared before her was Song Yanzhi's cold wedding invitation; the bride was her best friend from university. Jiang Yuan went mad. She collapsed in a pool of blood, laughing wildly, "Song Yanzhi, do you think I've paid off all my debts of love in this life?" In an instant, she was back in high school. A spring breeze blew by, the temperature that night was low, and the boy, his back straight, knelt in the drizzle, soaked to the bone, begging her to see him.

40. 190 沈 Mr. Shen, Hurry and Win Her Back, Your White Moonlight Finally Broke Up 沈总快追，你的白月光终于分手了 Little White Isn't Afraid of the Dark小白不怕黑Modern Romance464k WordsCompleted [Secret crush and redemption + the aloof beauty falls from grace + the second male lead wins + he loves and spoils her to bits] Su Tiancheng sees her childhood sweetheart with a sexy woman on each arm and curses him. “Shen Jin'an, you're like a dog. Keep you on a leash and you're well-behaved. The second I let go, you go around eating shit.” Shen Jin'an looks both cowardly and fierce. “I didn't eat any.” Su Tiancheng is disheartened. “You didn't eat any, but you sniffed plenty. You stink already 494Reads5.9Score—Shelves

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    A sweet romance novel where the second male lead wins over the female lead and dotes on her immensely. Ten years of unrequited love, and he truly loves and spoils her.

41. 191 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 4kReads8.0Score488Shelves

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    I also hate it when women are abused and then they want to get back together! Why should you forgive someone for abusing them? You absolutely mustn't forgive! In this story, the scumbag guy thought the female lead would definitely come back and fawn over him, but then the super-powerful, fatherly male lead arrives and slaps him in the face repeatedly. Naturally, the female lead is pampered to the extreme by this powerful man~ Hehe

42. 192 顾 Gu Wei Loves An 顾唯爱安 Xiangli Xiaoxin香梨笑心Modern Romance889k WordsCompleted “An Ruoxi, you will repay the Gu family's blood debt on behalf of your parents from now on…” Because of those words, she shut her heart away, locking all her love for him in a safe and recording it in her diary. Because of those words, he too held back his feelings, turning all his love for her into cold indifference and hiding it deep inside. They say love is most beautiful when two people choose each other. But ever since I met you, there has been no room in my heart for anyone else. “Hey, Gu 31Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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    These three books are absolutely amazing! The first one is about the male lead marrying another woman, the second male lead getting together with the female lead, and the male lead eventually pursuing the female lead relentlessly. The second one is about the female lead getting together with the male lead's brother, the male lead getting insanely jealous, and the second male lead treating the female lead very well. The last one is about the male lead abusing the female lead, the female lead falling in love with the second male lead, the male lead eventually finding out and also pursuing the female lead relentlessly, and then the male lead dies. Basically, they're all feel-good stories!

43. 193 穿 After Becoming the Heroine of an Angsty Novel, I Cling to the Second Male Lead 穿成虐文女主后抱紧男二大腿 Sugar, No Spice加糖不放辣Modern Romance478k WordsCompleted After the little princess of the Lan family, Lan Xingyou, died suddenly, she transmigrated into a tragic novel she had just finished reading. The original heroine shared her name, and the story followed the same old plot: “They mistreat me a thousand times, yet I still love them as if nothing happened.” But after transmigrating into the book, Lan Xingyou rewrote the story with one hand and wrapped her arms around a man with the other. What did she care about the male lead? Get lost! Wouldn’t it 309Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    This book is really good. The female lead thinks she's transmigrated into a book, but it's actually her reincarnation. Her past life has a few angst-filled moments, but only in one or two chapters; the rest is sweet.

44. 194 重 Reborn, She Finally Stopped Going Crazy 重生后，她终于不疯了 9YanModern Romance210k WordsCompleted In her previous life, she spent every day fighting with her husband over his mistress, leaving their two children caught in the middle and miserable. In the end, she alone made both children's lives unbearable. Only when she was lying in a hospital bed did she finally come to her senses. When she opened her eyes again, Liu Xian'an had returned to the past. She could start all over! This time, she worked hard to make money. Her mother-in-law looked down on her? Then she'd send her a bastard-child 1.9kReads9.1Score186Shelves

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    They're all about the second male lead winning the heart of the woman or a reconciliation after a breakup.

45. 195 浮 Quicksand 浮沙 Hu Jiao Zai Mie胡椒仔咩Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted First, Zhou Yang always thought Zhou Yan loved her. They had been secretly dating for three years, until she saw him standing before her with his girlfriend, who was already pregnant. Only then did Zhou Yang finally realize that he had never loved her. All he had ever offered her was deceit... When they met again, she was married, and he was consumed with jealousy. The man grabbed her hand and refused to let go. “Yangyang, come home with me...” Second, Jiang Yan and Zhou Yang's marriage was not 1.1kReads8.4Score107Shelves
46. 196 从 I Missed You in Your World 从你的世界错过 Bai Zhuojun白濯君Modern Romance507k WordsCompleted Xia Qianya has blood cancer and doesn't have long to live, so Sheng Tingmo takes all his resentment out on An Yuexi. If An Yuexi hadn't driven Qianya away through underhanded means four years ago, Qianya would already be his wife. She stole the happiness that should have belonged to Qianya, leaving her to die with regrets, so Sheng Tingmo hates her! So he embarked on a series of acts of revenge: bankrupting her family, sending her father to prison, and tormenting her both physically and emotiona 54Reads8.2Score—Shelves
47. 197 我 I Gaze at the Moonlight, with a Glimmer of My Own Behind Me 我望向月光，身后自有微光 Someone Who Loves Sweet and Sour Ribs爱吃糖醋排骨的某Modern Romance299k WordsCompleted Mutual salvation, happy ending / Bittersweet, misplaced secret crushes / Shy heroine's transformation and growth / A second male lead who leaves you with regrets The world only sees the dazzling young man. Few understand the feelings hidden away in someone's heart. Jiang Yuan'an is sensitive and timid, used to shrinking away amid cold stares and criticism. From afar, she keeps her eyes fixed on that unattainable moonlight, chasing after it with all her heart. "You're the person I don't dare look 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The second male lead gets ahead of the female lead, and they end up together.

48. 198 娇 Addicted to Her Allure 娇瘾缠欢 Jun Buqi君不弃Modern Romance252k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed] [Flirting + possessiveness + reunion after a long separation + devoted couple, sweet and steamy + healing] Cool beauty in a qipao ✖️ Unhinged thug in a suit Qin Sang had always been a stickler for the rules, but she did two reckless things. First, before breaking up with Sheng Yu, she took the initiative and passionately lost herself in a night of intimacy with him. Second, after graduating from a prestigious university, she gave up a respectable, high-paying job and opene 33.8kReads9.3Score3.5kShelves
49. 199 攻 After My Failed Conquest, I Faked My Death, and the Big Shot Went into a Panic 攻略失败后我死遁了，大佬急疯了 Gale Egg Tart疾风蛋挞Modern Romance190k WordsCompleted [Regret and redemption + romantic rivalry + over-the-top drama] Qin Qianqian spent five years trying to win over Xiao Tingyun, but never managed to reach his heart. When she was lying in a hospital bed with her leg in a cast after a car accident, he was looking after his so-called “sworn sister,” not caring whether she lived or died. At that moment, Qin Qianqian knew her mission could never succeed. If she failed, the System would erase her, yet by some strange twist, she was given a second chan 1.6kReads6.6Score101Shelves

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    It's a melodramatic story. The second male lead becomes the heroine's love interest, and there's a 100% chance of survival. She has five years to win him over. The male lead was her first love interest, but she failed because he was too submissive. He claimed to love her and want to marry her, but then abandoned her when his stepsister got into trouble. The heroine changed her love interest a second time, and the second male lead became her love interest. The male lead then discovers she's still alive, leading to a dramatic "wife-chasing-after-the-crime" scenario.

50. 200 再 I'll Never Love You Again 再也不要爱你 Hard to Kill难杀Modern Romance132k WordsCompleted A short, heart-wrenching story. Extremely heartbreaking! So much melodrama and angst! Read with caution! Please ignore the extra chapter. The author wrote it while losing their mind, and sincerely apologizes! Jian Meng is dying, and Ji Jing’an doesn’t know. He’s busy worrying about his wedding to someone else, indifferent to the poor woman at home. He has always believed Jian Meng would wait for him forever, just as she has for the past ten years. It was the last winter, and Jian Meng’s last bir 16.9kReads8.2Score976Shelves

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