Reborn Period Story Where the Male Lead Reluctantly Marries the Female Lead 重生年代文，男主无奈娶女主

1. 1 穿 I Schemed to Marry My Brother's Comrade-in-Arms in the 1970s, but It Backfired 穿七零算计嫁给哥哥战友后翻车了 March Shadow三月影Modern Romance633k WordsCompleted [Transmigration] [Both Pure] [Modern-Era Female Lead: Idle Rich Third-Generation Heiress] [Male Lead: A Blunt, Straight-Talking Military Officer from the 1970s] When Li Xi woke up, her whole world came crashing down! Where was this strange woman, and what was this earthen house? When she woke up again, she finally realized she had probably transmigrated. Sure, she liked reading transmigration novels, but she'd never thought she'd transmigrate herself! What had she ever done to deserve this? Her 2.6kReads7.7Score25414d adds

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   After joining her brother's unit, she successfully drugged and became his comrade-in-arms. The officer, however, thought she was too scheming and wouldn't allow her to join him, but he slowly began to miss her. The female lead longed for a free life in Kyoto, but her police officer husband increasingly missed her. Soon after, he contacted her to come back and join her, despite his rigid and serious demeanor.

2. 2 穿 Reborn as an Eighties Child Bride, I Flee My Wedding and the Officer Falls for Me 穿成八零童养媳，逃婚军官沦陷了 Tea Tea Lemon茶茶柠檬Modern Romance227k WordsCompleted [Military marriage + 1980s + sweet romance + business] Wen Qingtong's soul transmigrates into the body of a child bride, and her older brother, unable to accept her, flew into a rage and enlisted. He has been away for ten years. As soon as she wakes up, she finds that Mother Wen has sent a letter claiming to be bedridden and near death, forcing Wen Zhanting to come home and get married. But the moment Wen Zhanting gets home, he catches Mother Wen digging in the vegetable garden. Faced with her r 3.4kReads8.2Score26714d adds

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   ① The male protagonist was tricked by his mother into returning home to marry his childhood sweetheart, who was the younger sister he had raised. He wasn't a beast! He would never marry her! When he got home and saw the girl he'd only met twice on the street walking out of the house, he wanted to slap himself! Serves you right for being so quick-tongued! Couldn't you have looked carefully before you spoke? ② The male protagonist married the female protagonist for the sake of national scientific research, and she even brought a nephew with her! The man had no feelings for her and was indifferent, agreeing that they would leave each other alone! However, what the man didn't expect was that his wife was even more indifferent than him after marriage! She would kick him out of the house at the drop of a hat, and it was too late for regrets.

3. 3 重 Back to the 1970s: The Cannon-Fodder Army Wife Pursues Science to Strengthen the Nation 重回七零：炮灰军嫂励志科研强国 Traditional Chinese Text繁体文Modern Romance601k WordsCompleted [Stationed on a remote island + marriage first, love later + scientific research for the nation + husband’s groveling pursuit after marriage] Content warning: The hero is a real jerk at first. The heroine focuses on settling in before turning to research. There are plenty of awful people, plenty of awful people, plenty of awful people!!! Professor Su, a pillar of the nation, transmigrates into a period novel as the female lead’s cannon-fodder foil. In the original story, the female lead is confi 8.1kReads9.2Score66914d adds
4. 4 军 A Sweet Military Marriage: The True Heiress Is Spoiled by the Coldhearted Soldier King 军婚超甜：真千金被高冷兵王宠哭 Qian Yu黔渔Modern Romance623k WordsCompleted [Historical Era + Military Marriage + Fake and Real Heiresses + Pocket-Space Farm + Marriage Before Love + Wife-Chasing Funeral + Triplets + Transmigrate Into a Book] [The leads divorce and then remarry. They really do get divorced.] Yu Beibei transmigrated into the real heiress and troublesome supporting female character in a period novel about a real and fake heiress. Yu Beibei existed solely to make the “heroine,” the fake heiress, look kind and virtuous. Yu Beibei: “...” Whoever wants this j 12.7kReads9.3Score1.5k14d adds

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   The first book features a female protagonist who was switched at birth and became a wealthy heiress who suffered hardship from a young age. Returning home, she falls for the male protagonist and uses every means to marry him. The second book tells of a female protagonist who saved the male protagonist in her past life, demanding he marry her in return. She wants a large sum of money to repay the life-saving debt and then leave him behind. The third book features a female protagonist who transmigrates to a highly educated family in the countryside. Her family is going to do scientific research, and to avoid leaving her alone in the village, the male protagonist arranges a marriage and marries her to accompany her to the military. The fourth book features a female protagonist suspected of being a spy (and mentally challenged). The male protagonist marries her only to rescue her.

5. 5 强 The Officer I Begged to Marry Was Cold as Ice. Reborn, I Want Nothing to Do With Him 强求的军官冷冰冰，重生后不要了 Fei Duojin肥多金Modern Romance2.5M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Ye Qiaoxi saved a man and demanded that he marry her as payment. A powerful, wealthy officer was forced to marry an illiterate village woman. After the wedding, he treated her coldly and looked down on her. Even their daughter thought she was crazy and unworthy of their family. When Ye Qiaoxi opened her eyes again, she had returned to her youth. This time, she still saved that aloof, ascetic officer, but the price she asked for had changed. Instead of saying, “Give yourself 3.2kReads8.4Score27514d adds
6. 6 刚 I Transmigrated and Got Arrested? The Scientist's Army Wife Turns the Tables 刚穿越就被抓？科研军嫂逆风翻盘 Mr. Zhongli钟离先生Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + 1970s era + period setting + advancing the nation through research + military marriage + alternate history + slow burn (not a power fantasy, includes awful characters)] // Twilight shines over the nine provinces, stars settle in my arms // A genius inventor from the interstellar era unexpectedly reborn in the year 1975 of the Xiazhou calendar. She opens her eyes in an interrogation room, in a dire situation, on the verge of being sentenced to death. Ye Mu is just about to show 31.8kReads8.9Score3.8k14d adds
7. 7 和 Traveling to the 1970s with My Best Friend, Bringing My Mother-in-Law Along 和闺蜜穿七零，带着婆婆一起离 Little A Yao小阿瑶Modern Romance626k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + Sweet Romance + Everyday Life + Military Marriage + Lighthearted] Two female leads + two male leads They were only taking a vacation by the sea, but one massive wave swept Xia Xiaoqi and Qiao Ran back to 1978. They opened their eyes, exchanged a secret code, and went from best friends to sisters-in-law. Since they were already here, they decided to make the best of it, but they would never live miserably like the original owners of their bodies. The two daughters-in-law, who had 212.3kReads9.0Score26.8k14d adds

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   🔥🔥🔥A huge wave swept Xia Xiaoqi and Qiao Ran back to 1978. They opened their eyes and exchanged secret codes, going from best friends to sisters-in-law. The older brother was a high school teacher, calm, reserved, and gentle as jade; the younger brother was a rogue military officer. Neither brother wanted to marry; they were both forced into it by their mothers.

8. 8 七 The 1970s Military Wife Who Traded Farming for High-Tech Innovation 七零军嫂不种田，硬核点科技树 Xiao Xiao Mingqiu小小明秋Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing [Soul Transmigration to a Past Life + Military Marriage + Career + Raising Kids + Everyday Life as an Army Wife + No System + No Pocket Dimension + Growth in Scientific Research + Rebuilding Family Ties + Slow-Paced Ensemble Story] [An alternate setting in the 1970s] Su Yingke, a top physicist, discovers that her research has been stolen. In a fit of anger, she destroys her experimental data, only to unexpectedly transmigrate into her own past life in the 1970s, becoming an army wife with two 18.3kReads8.9Score2.3k14d adds

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9. 9 八 The 1980s: My Husband Is Meeting His Beloved? Then We Have to Divorce 八零：丈夫约见白月光？离必须离 Flying Squirrel飞天鼠Modern Romance286k WordsCompleted [Sweet everyday romance + raising kids + family life + career] Everyone said Qi Huan had married into the Gu family in the city to marry up and live like a rich man's wife. Facing her powerful in-laws, Qi Huan always felt inferior. No matter how wealthy her husband was, she still felt like she was beneath them. She kept her head down and struggled to raise their children, but along the way, she left a lot undone. But after her parents-in-law passed away, Qi Huan was reborn. She returned to that 295Reads6.7Score10114d adds
10. 10 大 The Tycoon’s Cannon-Fodder Ex-Wife Awakens and Files for Divorce at Once 大佬的炮灰前妻觉醒后，火速离婚 Yi Shuoxuan亦妁宣Modern Romance648k WordsCompleted “Honey, it’s been five years. Can I sleep in the bed tonight?” [A Marriage in Name Only, Awakening, Face-Slapping, Abusing Scumbags. Marriage Before Love, The Ex-Wife-Chasing Crematorium] After five years of living like a widow, Tang Ruanruan learns that she’s the ill-fated supporting female character in a period novel, the male lead’s first wife, who dies young. In the book, she’s timid and downtrodden, abandoned in their hometown by her military-officer husband, who doesn’t contact her for fiv 518Reads7.6Score10214d adds
11. 11 丈 Her Husband Always Takes His Childhood Sweetheart’s Side, but He Panics When She Remarries a Commander 丈夫处处护青梅，改嫁首长他急了 Green Ink Song青墨歌Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Shen Youran wakes up to find that she has transmigrated into a novel set in a bygone era, where she has become a cannon-fodder supporting female character. Her husband is about to marry the goddess he has secretly loved for years after his wife dies, while the child the original owner had with an unknown man is destined to become a foil for comparison. The moment Shen Youran sees the adorable little dumpling of a child, her heart melts! Now that she has transmigrated here, this is her child. She 1.9kReads9.0Score32214d adds
12. 12 拒 After Rejecting the Cold-Faced Officer, My Fertile Constitution Is Exposed 拒嫁冷面军官后，易孕体质暴露了 Little Cat Guai猫小乖Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Farming + Military Marriage + Multiple Births + Chasing His Wife and Regretting It Too Late + Joining Her Husband on a Military Island] Reborn and returned, Qiao Jiuyue has some advice for her sisters: 1. Don’t let romance cloud your judgment. 2. Every pot needs a lid that fits. In her previous life, she fell for Lu Huai’an at first sight and latched on to him. After marrying him and following him to a military island, she still couldn’t make him love her, even after ten years. 642Reads8.7Score10014d adds

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    🔅✨️A military marriage reborn in the past. The female lead saved the male lead, forcing him to marry her. She's an illiterate village woman, unloved by the male lead and disliked by his daughter. Reborn, the female lead distances herself from the male lead, wanting to be beautiful on her own, while the male lead faces a tumultuous pursuit. ✨️Double rebirth. In his previous life, he was forced to marry her because of that incident, harboring resentment, and thus never touched her or reciprocated her passionate love. Reborn, she declares, "With no man in my heart, my sword will naturally be divine," while he says, "This time, I'll be swindled by my wife as soon as possible." And then the tumultuous pursuit begins.

13. 13 下 Sent to the Countryside: What Kind of Dad Do You Want, Son? I'll Pick One for You 下乡：儿砸想要啥样爹？娘给你挑 Huo Yan Le Lei火炎雷蕾Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted Su Yan has a miserable transmigration to the 1970s. Her husband returns to the city, but she is left behind in the countryside forever. A few years later, she becomes the richest person in the country, with her child by her side. A few years after that, he makes a name for himself on the battlefield and returns home in glory. The man waves a divorce agreement at her. She lifts her red lips into a smile and answers brightly, “We can divorce, but I want half your assets!” Later, he says, “We’ve be 672Reads7.7Score10414d adds

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    🌿🌿🌿The male lead is forced to register his marriage with the female lead and then goes to the countryside to become an educated youth. The female lead also goes to the countryside to follow him, but when they return to the city, the male lead gives her spot to someone else, leaving her stuck in the countryside. Several years later, the male lead returns home in triumph and immediately throws a divorce agreement at the female lead...

14. 14 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
15. 15 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
16. 16 抛 After Abandoning Her Husband and Child, She's Targeted Again by Her Officer Ex-Husband 抛夫弃子后，被军官前夫再次盯上 Yi Yi咿伊Modern Romance668k WordsCompleted [The 1960s + Spirit-Spring Space + Beautiful, Alluring Military Doctor + Love Grows Over Time + The Ex-Wife Chase] After her memories awakened, Jiang Wan discovered she'd become the male lead's tragic first wife. According to the plot, she would have to deal with a troublemaking mother-in-law, a husband whose heart belonged to someone else, a son who wanted another woman to be his mother, and a delicate widowed foster sister who was pregnant with her husband's child. They would all keep bullying 14.9kReads8.4Score1.4k14d adds
17. 17 重 Reborn in 1980: Li Laifu 重生八零李来福 Lightly Broken Flowers浅碎花Modern Romance312k WordsCompleted Although Li Laifu's name means “Good Fortune,” she never enjoyed a single day of good fortune in her life. Because of a mistake she made years ago, her son grew distant from her in her final years, and her husband came to resent her. Their marriage stumbled along through this strained relationship for over a decade. Since they were in a military marriage, they couldn't divorce; otherwise, she would have left her husband long ago. When she was dying, she finally understood: she had been too fooli 431Reads8.8Score—14d adds
18. 18 七 A Warm Marriage in the 1970s: She Marries a Rough Rascal and Is Spoiled Like a Treasure 七零暖婚：嫁给痞气糙汉被宠成宝 Sunflower Ah Hua向日葵啊花Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Everyone says the bad-tempered rascal from the Xie family is a shameless layabout. How on earth did he get so lucky as to marry Jiang He, the woman everyone in the surrounding villages wants for a wife? The young men who have a crush on Jiang He are all so jealous they could grind their teeth over Xie Shenqing. And yet, despite having such a kind and lovely wife, Xie Shenqing is always shouting at and scolding her. Even the neighborhood aunties whisper that it's a shame and that Jiang He has had 5.8kReads8.9Score35914d adds

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    ☁️The female lead is forced to marry a "hooligan" in the village. The male lead outwardly seems reluctant to marry her, but secretly he grows to love her deeply later on. [Smirk] A period drama about marriage of convenience that blossoms into love! The female lead is very gentle, and the male lead appears roguish but is actually very thoughtful.

19. 19 七 A Sweet and Tender Bride on Her Wedding Night in the Seventies 七零新婚夜，知青娇妻身软体甜 Yao Minxi瑶皿夕Modern Romance663k WordsCompleted [Military-marriage romance + both leads reborn + educated-youth era + mutual devotion + feel-good face-slapping + cloyingly sweet + fake white moonlight] At eighteen, Gu Qijiao was smitten with educated youths, so she threw herself at the drunk Zheng Yunsheng and married him. They eventually got married and had a child, but Zheng Yunsheng's white moonlight provoked Gu Qijiao into miscarrying. After losing the baby, Gu Qijiao decided to give up on the man she'd seduced into marrying her. Gu Qijia 8.2kReads9.1Score64514d adds
20. 20 九 The 1990s: The Gruff Factory Director Begs for Love with Red Eyes 九零年代，糙汉厂长红眼求爱 Gu Yin En顾寅恩Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Cool and aloof top female student × clingy, rugged veteran officer] Lin Lu: a promising student at a prestigious university in the capital. Song Chen: a promising officer with a bright future in the military. After he saves her life, the two are forced into marriage and have a child. Lin Lu assumes Song Chen is just as unwilling as she is, so once the baby is born, she leaves without a second thought. After being harmed and confined to her bed for seven years, Lin Lu wakes up and finally realiz 6.7kReads8.8Score41414d adds

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    The male lead fell into the water as a child and was saved by the female lead's older brother, but the brother died as a result. Therefore, the male lead knew from a young age that he was destined to marry into the Lin family. He appeared to be forced into it, but he deeply loved the female lead; he was just being stubborn, and that was all he could say—his actions spoke louder than words.

21. 21 穿 I Transmigrate into a Book Set in the 1970s and Claim the Fiercest Educated Youth 穿书七零我霸了最猛知青 Qing Yun Lian Yue倾云恋月Modern Romance625k WordsCompleted [Transmigrates into a book + calculating, possessive male lead + cherished wife + spatial dimension + adored by everyone + strengthening the nation] Content warning: fictional setting with lots of original worldbuilding. If that’s not your thing, don’t read! Ye Zhenzhen transmigrated into a book as the beloved daughter of the Ye family, where girls were valued over boys. Unfortunately, she was destined to be cannon fodder, and she’d even married the second male lead! Chu Siyuan, the most handsom 2.7kReads8.0Score12114d adds

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    👏👏👏He was forced to marry this cannon fodder woman for the sake of his ideal woman, and she even had to use a drug to consummate their marriage on their wedding night. He loathed her and only wanted a divorce. 🌈🌈Later, she hid her pregnancy to fulfill his wish, and they got divorced as she wanted. But he tried every means to remarry her…

22. 22 病 After the Obsessed Emperor Cast Me Aside, He Begged Me to Come Back 病娇帝尊被休后追妻火葬场了 He An Tangerine鹤安橘子Ancient Romance468k WordsCompleted [Male Lead’s Regret Arc + Female Lead Thriving on Her Own] Bai Susu loved Feng Qingyue for a hundred thousand years. Only after her immortal bones were shattered and her soul scattered did she learn that she was the heroine of a tragic romance. Once she came to her senses, she stayed diligently in her role as a national treasure, under the protection of the Heavenly Dao. When she looked back again, all the gods who had bullied and humiliated her were now begging on their knees for her to return 10Reads—Score—14d adds
23. 23 裴 President Pei's Little Movie Queen 裴总的小影后 Zeshan Di泽山地Modern Romance275k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, rekindled love, the CEO's regretful pursuit, male lead takes the initiative, not both characters' first relationship, a playboy who becomes deeply devoted only after falling in love] Cold-hearted, calculating, domineering CEO: Pei Yan vs. cool-headed, rational actress: Jiang Chu Jiang Chu knew that loving Pei Yan was like making a high-stakes gamble. She mistakenly thought Pei Yan might like her a little, too. If it was too hard to love each other, then a little affection wo 14Reads—Score—14d adds
24. 24 被 Driven to Death by Her Cultivator Mistress? I Take Up My Sword and Storm the Ninth Heaven 被修仙外室逼死？我提剑杀上九霄 Bian Lu边鹿Ancient Romance710k WordsCompleted [Power fantasy, a female lead who begins as a villain and turns righteous, no transmigration, no rebirth] Only when she was dying did Li Fu learn why she could never defeat her husband's mistress, Huayue. It turned out that beyond this world lay a realm of cultivation. Huayue had come from that realm. With Taoist magic at her command, there was no way Li Fu could ever beat her. Tortured, skinned, and dismembered, Li Fu was abandoned by everyone and died after enduring every kind of suffering. Ho 78.3kReads9.6Score10.3k14d adds
25. 25 穿 Reborn as the Cannon-Fodder Wife, I Stole the Show in the Military Compound 穿成炮灰原配后，我惊艳军区大院 Moon Rising over the Blue Sea苍海升月Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Also known as: Before I Lost My Virtue, I Rewrote the Life of the Cannon-Fodder First Wife [Period setting + military marriage + face-slapping + no golden finger + sweet romance + devoted couple] Xia Qingning unexpectedly transmigrates into a period romance novel written by a classmate who envies her. She becomes the original wife, who shares her name and is framed into losing her virtue, then jumps into a lake and dies tragically. The moment she opens her eyes, she’s at the scene of her violati 51.5kReads9.2Score5.2k14d adds

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    The female protagonist is tricked by her fiancé into marrying his younger brother, thus beginning her daily life of marriage first, then love.

26. 26 七 The Lovely Military Wife of the 1970s 七零年代俏军嫂 Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut栗子栗子栗栗子Modern Romance398k WordsCompleted [No Golden Finger + No Business Ventures + No Buying a Courtyard House] Wen Yu and Shao Wen Ye are complete opposites: one is a pampered young woman from Shanghai, the other a soldier stationed at the border. They have nothing in common, yet their parents' arranged marriage binds them together. Little do they know, this is exactly what Wen Yu wants. To marry the man she's been dreaming about, Wen Yu travels thousands of miles to the southwestern border. At first, Shao Wen Ye takes things as they 8.5kReads8.9Score48914d adds

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    🍳🍳🍳 Forced into a choice, he was always left behind. His marriage was arranged by his parents, and the male lead even left the wedding because of his so-called responsibility. Later, deeply hurt, the female lead chose to leave, and the wedding became an irreparable wound for him. 🌶️🌶️🌶️

27. 27 和 After Eloping with Her Childhood Friend, Her Rugged Commander Husband Went Crazy 和竹马私奔后，糙汉首长急疯了 Cen Shinian岑十年Modern Romance864k WordsCompleted [Short drama adaptation now streaming] [Period setting + military marriage + sweet, satisfying romance + married first, love later + winning back his wife!] Song Shengsheng had a nightmare and discovered that she was the cannon-fodder villainess in a period novel: the male lead’s first wife, who died young. In the book, beauty was her only asset. To escape her husband, she wrote a letter reporting that her military officer husband came from a politically suspect background. That wasn’t all. When 33kReads8.8Score2.9k14d adds

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    In this book, the female protagonist believes the male protagonist is forced to marry her, but that's not the case; the plot isn't cliché.

28. 28 冷 I Couldn’t Warm the Coldhearted Officer, So I Quit Chasing Him in the 1970s 冷情军官捂不热，重生七零不追了 Tea Tea Lemon茶茶柠檬Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Second male lead takes the spotlight + military marriage + female lead is a traditional Chinese medicine doctor] Liu Shengsheng was reborn. In her previous life, she watched her husband time and again grant every request from Wang Aiyun and her daughter. He handed over fifty yuan of his 120-yuan monthly salary to Wang Aiyun, and personally escorted the mother and daughter to and from work and school. When Shengsheng came home in the rain, developed a high fever, and finally broke down and confr 4kReads7.2Score40314d adds

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    The male lead married the female lead because he saved her life. Later, the female lead was reborn. In her previous life, she repeatedly witnessed her husband readily granting requests to the wives and daughters of his fallen comrades. The male lead refused to have children with her, and his parents even said she couldn't have kids. Aside from his grandfather, no one else treated her well.

29. 29 八 In the 1980s, the Commander Stopped Pursuing Me, and I Found Happiness Divorcing with My Child 八零，首长不追了，带崽离婚真香 Spicy Strips That Aren't Spicy辣条不辣Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Completed, with bonus chapters. A short drama adaptation is now online. (Rebirth, comeback, ex-husband begs for her back, second male lead wins) In her previous life, her son and the son of her husband's fallen comrade's widow fell into the water at the same time. Her husband saved the widow's son. After suffering the loss of her child, Jiang Yi spent thirty years in a miserable marriage, then died of grief. Reborn in a single moment, she returns to the time before her son falls into the water. 35.8kReads8.7Score3.6k14d adds

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    🔥🔥🔥She knew Lu Yunxiao didn't love her. Apart from their wedding night, he hadn't touched her since. Her son and the son of her husband's comrade's widow both fell into the water; her husband saved the widow's son. Jiang Yi endured the pain of losing her son, spent thirty years with her husband, and finally died in despair.

30. 30 军 Military Marriage, Cherished by the Hawk: The Eighties Wife Is Too Alluring 军婚枭宠：八零娇妻太撩人 Fan Jing繁璟Modern Romance517k WordsCompleted [Military marriage + devoted to each other + no pocket space or System + cozy, sweet everyday life] On the first night after being reborn, Su Yunzhou knocks out the little villain, then packs her bags and prepares to run away. Her soldier husband panics! To fulfill his great dream of keeping the whole family together, Shen Zhanye worries himself sick. Before marriage, Shen Zhanye says, “Ha! My knees are harder than my skull. Begging on my knees? Not a chance!” After marriage, Su Yunzhou tosses 1.1kReads8.9Score10114d adds

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    The male lead reluctantly married the female lead, and for five years they never even treated each other with the respect due to a guest. He earned 250 yuan a month, giving 80 yuan to the female lead and 100 yuan to his "white moonlight" (his first love). What kind of male lead is that?! Luckily, the female lead was reborn and divorced, and then the second male lead took her place.

31. 31 天EN OMG! What Nobody Actor Kisses the Unhinged Villain Right Away? 天！谁家糊咖上来就亲疯批反派 Mountain Mist Courtyard山有茫庭Two Male Leads579k WordsCompleted Highlight: The secondary couple's story is concentrated in the extras. If they appear in the main story, it is only to serve the plot, and they occupy very little space. Readers who dislike this should proceed with caution. [Double male leads + entertainment industry + face-slapping + a vicious, ruthless, indulgent top with a hidden perverted side versus an all-around, dazzlingly talented bottom who openly flirts] Shen Lian was a top-tier star, but when he opened his eyes, he had become a nobody 134kReads9.7Score15.5k14d adds
32. 32 穿 The Pregnant Wife of an 80s Male Supporting Character 穿成八零年代男配的怀孕妻 Kind as Water, Dreamlike善若水如梦Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted Xu Mo was an overworked office drone from the twenty-first century, and she happened to get swept up in the transmigration wave. She transmigrated into the body of the villainess in an eighties novel. Not only is she the heroine's younger sister, she's also the tragic male lead's ex-wife. She stole the heroine's first love, the male lead, and even took the heroine's child. In the end, she even tried to steal the male lead. She's truly a shameless villainess! Xu Mo throws down the book!!! And she 3.2kReads8.0Score17414d adds

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    🌸① The female lead is pregnant, and her parents take her to a former educated youth settlement to look for someone. The male lead reluctantly marries her. It's a period drama about redemption, highly recommended! 🌸 The male lead saves her life, and she thought he would just leave, but he's drugged at a clinic, forcing them to marry. Their married life is incredibly sweet, and the plot is very original. 🍀 A post-apocalyptic tycoon and her sweet little husband, the female lead is the breadwinner, the male lead manages the household—truly amazing! 🌻 All of these are highly recommended! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

33. 33 被 Sold Off, the Fake Heiress Is Taken to an Island to Be a Soldier's Wife 被卖后假千金被叼回海岛当军嫂 Socially Anxious Tomboy社恐女汉子Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted Period setting + parallel world + devoted couples + space + sweet romance + adorable children + cute pets + a few rotten characters The whole story is lighthearted and cheerful, with a slow pace. Other heroines are out conquering the world, while all she wants is a pot of braised goose. (There are cute pets, so don't read if that's not your thing.) Song Chucheng had just bought the first seaside home of her life. She hadn't even started enjoying her retirement yet! Then, to her dismay, she trans 14.6kReads9.2Score1.4k14d adds
34. 34 末 The Apocalypse Big Shot in the 1970s, with a Devoted Male Lead at Her Door 末世大佬在七零，贤夫男主送上门 Yan Jiuqing颜玖卿Modern Romance475k WordsCompleted [1v1 + period setting + sweet romance + 1970s + hero with a leg condition + System] Su Jiujiu was a powerhouse in the apocalypse, where all she knew was killing zombies. She transmigrated into a 1970s romance novel, and the original Su Jiujiu's lovesick nature activated a Lovesick System! She was good at beating people up and killing them. But being lovesick? Her? As if! Let somebody else fall in love instead! “520, you think you can make me lovesick? In your dreams! Either you die, or you make 3kReads9.1Score30514d adds
35. 35 美 A Beautiful Bad Woman’s Quick Transmigration Journey Through the Eras 美丽坏女人的年代快穿之旅 Yaoyao Not Bewitching a夭夭不妖aModern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration through different eras + self-serving heroine + a touch of outlaw spirit + flower-soul dimension + Heavenly Secrets Mirror (damaged)] Note: The heroine is stunningly beautiful, but she is NOT universally adored! Xia Zhizhi comes from another world where men are beastmen whose true forms are wild animals, women are called Rui, and their souls take the form of flowers and trees. The Rui, who are responsible for reproduction in that world, are extremely rare and delicate, so b 33.5kReads8.5Score1.9k14d adds

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    🌿A transmigration novel set in a different era. In the first world, the male lead is forced to marry the female lead. The female lead is an egoist who is attracted to the male lead's identity. She schemes to marry him and successfully gives birth to his child. In the early stages, the child is raised by the parents, in the middle stages by the husband, and in the later stages by the son.

36. 36 娇 The Sweet Military Wife Is on Top, and Her Officer Husband Can't Take It 娇娇军嫂在上，军官老公顶不住 First Frost霜初Modern Romance381k WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation, Sweet Years, is now streaming~ The second short drama adaptation, Let Me Dwell in Your Heart, is now streaming~ [Military marriage + food + supermarket space + devoted couple + everyday life + love after marriage] Ye Muqi had just become a seven-star chef when a car accident transported her to the 1980s. From the start, she was married, and her husband was a soldier with a slim waist and long legs. For Ye Muqi, who had been single for 29 years, that was a huge plus! T 9.3kReads9.1Score82714d adds
37. 37 七 The 1970s Cannon Fodder Wife Wants to Run Away, and Her Officer Husband Panics 七零炮灰原配要跑，军官老公慌了 Jiu Cheng酒澄Modern Romance491k WordsCompleted Timid Lin Suisui's boldest and most regrettable act in life was provoking Huo Changzheng and forcing him to marry her. To punish her, he returned to his military unit the very next day after their wedding. Over the next five years, he came home only three times in brief visits, leaving her alone to endure pregnancy, childbirth, and raising their child. When their son was four, she heard that Huo had gotten close to a superior's daughter and was so furious that she wanted a divorce. That night, s 799Reads6.9Score10014d adds

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    Both of these are period dramas, featuring a female protagonist who is reborn, and the male protagonist who didn't like her before marrying her. I personally think they're quite good. [Shy][shy]

38. 38 结 Four Years of Marriage Without Seeing Her, Then the Soldier King Sees Red When She Asks for a Divorce 结婚四年不见，提离婚兵王急红眼 Li Susu黎苏苏Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1970s + raising kids + period setting + farming + pocket dimension + marriage first, love later + military marriage] Jiang Xinyue transmigrated, but she wasn’t the heroine. She was the fat, ugly, and notorious cannon-fodder ex-wife in a period novel about a stepmother raising children, whose husband was the male lead. What? The heroine was reborn and deliberately stole her man and her kids? Jiang Xinyue rolled up her sleeves and refused to take it lying down. A cannon-fodder who doesn’t want to 4.5kReads8.9Score54214d adds
39. 39 七 The Seventies: After My Divorce, the Strongest Officer Clings to Me for Dear Life 七零，离婚后被最强军官死命缠 Tong Xinyuan同心元Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted [Alternate-history 1970s + devoted couple + military marriage + regretful husband chasing his wife + food] After dying tragically in a car accident, Mu Wanwan is reborn on the very day of her wedding night. In her previous life, she was infatuated with Wen Lin. Repaying a debt of gratitude, she married into the Wen family, going from a village girl to the wife of an officer living in a military compound. Everyone thought she had married above her station. Mu Wanwan knew perfectly well that Wen L 4.7kReads7.6Score24814d adds

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    🌿In her past life, she married into the Wen family out of gratitude, rising from a village girl to become the wife of a regimental commander in the compound. Wen Lin was cold-hearted and didn't like her. After three years of marriage, she was abandoned time and time again, her heart riddled with holes, ultimately leading to a tragic death. Reborn, she wants to stay far away from him...

40. 40 穿 After I Transmigrated, I Somehow Had a Baby in My Belly 穿越后，我的肚子里竟然有崽了 Bo Yu泊雨Modern Romance898k WordsCompleted There was no hospital dispute, no car accident, and no self-sacrificing rescue. She simply took a nap and somehow woke up in a strange era, where she went and did something huge. The man was handsome, but cold, and exactly her type. Since she'd already done the unspeakable with him, she intended to see things through. He had to be hers, at least in name. What? He's a soldier, and he has to pass a background check before he can get a marriage certificate? So what? I'm a proper, upstanding girl fr 3.1kReads9.0Score30714d adds

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    🌿①The female lead wakes up one day to find herself in a cave with the male lead. In that era, the only solution was marriage. The male lead married the female lead, obtained their marriage certificate, and then left. The female lead gave birth to and raised the child alone, and the male lead only reappears later in the story.

41. 41 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Village Girl Bride Has a Bit of Sass 重生七零：村姑媳妇有点茶！ Gu Jinmo古堇末Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + twins + devoted couple + no golden finger] Su Dongnuan wakes up in a dilapidated cave dwelling on the Loess Plateau, lying beside a handsome, cold intellectual sent down to the countryside, who is now her husband. She looks at the pitch-black cave, the earthen kang bed, and the clay stove, and her vision goes black. What should she do? Since she's here, she might as well make the best of it. But she has no golden finger, no pocket dimension, and her husband 19.7kReads9.2Score2k14d adds
42. 42 说 We Agreed to Divorce, but the Chaste Commander from the 1980s Changed His Mind 说好的离婚，八零禁欲首长反悔了 Six Colors六个颜色Modern Romance331k WordsCompleted [Set in a bygone era + putting scumbags in their place + marriage first, love later] Gorgeous fox spirit vs. cold, chaste man [Second male lead: Hong Kong businessman] My new story is out! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 991Reads8.0Score10214d adds
43. 43 七 Back to 1970 Before I Lost My Chastity: Husband, I Was Wrong 七零回到失去清白前，老公我错了 Shameless Young Master公子无耻Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Everyone in Yonggan Village knew that the newly arrived Shen Jiaojiao was a little temptress. She dressed in flashy clothes every day and chased after men. Later, a scumbag chopped off Shen Jiaojiao's legs, threw her in a basement, and tortured her until she wished she were dead. When she was critically ill, the man she'd personally sent to prison, Xu Mo, bought her for a million. Shen Jiaojiao thought Xu Mo had bought her to humiliate and torment her. But he put their past behind them, marri 15.1kReads9.2Score1.7k14d adds

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    The plot is alright; you can check it out when you're looking for something to read.

44. 44 军 The Sweet, Alluring Military Wife and Her Devoted Rough-Hewn Soldier 军嫂娇，军嫂媚，糙汉军爷宠上天 Sweet Tofu Pudding甜甜豆腐花Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Rugged military officer + sweet, gentle beauty] (Fictional military marriage + marriage before love + daily life with the troops + stepmother and adorable kids + food) When Jiang Rou opens her eyes, she's become the fake heiress in a period novel. Not only is she a pitiful cannon-fodder supporting character, but the real heiress has knocked her unconscious and made her marry an older man in her place. Rumor has it that the man is disfigured and lame, with two burdens to care for, one big and on 16.2kReads9.1Score1.5k14d adds

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    ① A period drama, military marriage, arranged marriage to love, sweet and heartwarming, depicting daily life with a military spouse. From strangers to acquaintances, and finally to lifelong companionship, it tells a heartwarming and healing love story. ② A period drama, time travel, food, farming, arranged marriage to love, sweet and heartwarming. A cold and aloof diplomat transforms into a doting husband after marriage, and the two join forces to slap their awful husbands in the face, achieving a sweet comeback!

45. 45 七 The Plump Wife of the 1970s and the Reserved Educated Youth Tycoon 七零肥妻，禁欲知青是大佬 Man Qin满沁Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Su Xunwei is a renowned master chef, yet somehow she ends up in the body of a chubby village girl who was tricked by a scumbag in the 1970s. The moment she opens her eyes, she pins down a young educated man who has just been sent to the countryside and has her way with him. The scumbag breaks off their engagement, and the whole village insists she force the young educated man to marry her? No problem. That’s a piece of cake! With a spatula in her left hand and seasonings in her right, she’ll coo 7.6kReads9.1Score89914d adds
46. 46 七 The 1970s: I'm a Laid-Back Slacker Who Refuses to Compete 七零之我是咸鱼不内卷 Ziqi Youran子棋悠然Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + sweet romance + devoted couple + no personal space] Wen Shu closed her eyes and opened them to find herself the early-death ex-wife of a ruthless villain from the seventies! She'd not only thrown her weight around, taking advantage of her status as the beloved daughter of the team leader, but had also sent him straight to prison with a single accusation... Remembering the gruesome ending in the book, she shuddered. Then she waved her hand and decided to keep her head 8.8kReads8.4Score76114d adds

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    The first book! Liu Shengsheng is reborn! In her previous life, she could only watch helplessly as her husband indulged Wang Aiyun and her daughter in everything. Every month, he would give Wang Aiyun 50 yuan of his 120 yuan salary without reservation. Not only that, he personally picked them up from get off work and school – he was incredibly considerate. But what about her? She got soaked in the rain and developed a high fever after returning home. Her long-suppressed emotions finally broke down, and she couldn't help but argue with him. Knowing that she was seriously ill and in dire need of care, Wang Aiyun heartlessly called Zhou Mingyuan away. Poor him, he actually went with her. She, with a persistent high fever and a heart attack from anger, left this world forever. Five years of marriage, seemingly perfect, were in reality an empty dream. There was no domestic violence or infidelity, no humiliation or arguments, just repeated neglect and indifference that sank her deeper and deeper into a vortex of self-doubt.

47. 47 七 In the Seventies, the Roughneck Was Swept Off His Feet by His Sweet Young Educated Wife 七零糙汉被知青娇妻撩得心花怒放 Watching the Moon on a Sunny Day晴天看月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Rebirth, sweet romance, adorable baby, pocket dimension] In her previous life, she was misled by a scumbag man and a vicious woman. She turned her back on her upright, handsome, and capable husband, and ended up abandoned by everyone. Reborn on her wedding night, Xia Siyue uses every trick she knows to set the rugged man’s heart ablaze. Xia Siyue grabs the front of his shirt and boldly provokes him: “You’re taking forever just to climb into bed. Are you even a man?” The once-obsessive man’s eye 6.5kReads9.2Score68814d adds

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    Although the male lead was initially forced to marry the female lead, he fell in love with her at first sight [laughing][laughing]. The male lead is a soldier, and the female lead comes from a very powerful family. It's a great story!!!!!

48. 48 重 Back to the Nineties: My Wife Is a Little Fierce 重返九零：娇妻有点狠 Leisurely悠悠哉Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted After being reborn, Tao Rong wants nothing to do with fake, malicious relatives, a husband whose heart belongs to his first love, or friends who stab her in the back. All she wants is the daughter she most wronged in her previous life. She can take her revenge slowly, but she needs to hurry up and have her daughter… So why won’t her husband let her leave in the end? 70Reads9.0Score3914d adds

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    This is my absolute favorite type of writing!

49. 49 藏 Hiding My Pregnancy and Getting Divorced, My Military Officer Husband Begs Me to Remarry Every Day in the Seventies 藏孕肚离婚，七零军官天天求复婚 Young Master An安小爷Modern Romance530k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 567Reads7.0Score—14d adds

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    The male lead reluctantly marries the female lead; their relationship develops from marriage to love. The female lead is ruthless and taciturn.

50. 50 军 Three Years of Military Marriage Without Seeing Him, Now He's Desperate to Stop the Divorce 军婚三年未见，离婚他急红眼 Yan Mo颜墨Modern Romance5.4M WordsOngoing [Historical military marriage + devoted 1v1 + medical skills and a pocket dimension + adorable baby + sweet romance + face-slapping] After her family tricks Lin Chuhe into hitting her head and becoming mentally impaired, they steal her future and her life, then make her take her sister’s place in an arranged marriage to a military officer. For the three years after their wedding, her husband sends money home from the army but never once comes to see her. By chance, Lin Chuhe awakens the pocket d 21.6kReads9.0Score1.8k14d adds

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    [Shocked] The male protagonist reluctantly married a substitute bride, then went to the army the next day and didn't return for three years, not even remembering what his wife looked like. Later, he finally got a divorce, only to discover that the woman he fell in love with was his ex-wife. [Facepalm]

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