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1. 51 你 You Are the Springtime Within My Reach 你是我触手可及的春日 Liang Ranran梁苒苒Ancient Romance235k WordsCompleted Heroine: Shen Jianing, an unloved princess of Liang, sent to Chu to marry for political reasons. Hero: Jiang Yubai, a false prince of Chu who is actually the Crown Prince of Northern Wei. Background: Three years into their marriage, Shen Jianing overhears Jiang Yubai's secret. His concubine poisons her to death. After she is reborn, she returns to the eve of her wedding and gives them both another chance. If they love each other, they can let bygones be bygones; if not, they can part ways in pea 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I'm a country bumpkin, and I love watching! The male lead isn't that he doesn't love her, he just realizes it too late! A crazy guy chasing after his wife in a hellish situation! The female lead was accidentally killed by the male lead in her previous life; in this life, she runs, and he chases!

2. 52 傲 The Arrogant Prince Realizes His Mistake and Risks His Life to Win Her Back 傲娇王爷认错后，拿命追娇娇 Shanshan Really Does Shine闪闪真的会发光Ancient Romance160k WordsCompleted [Mutual devotion + reborn + marriage by contract + stand-in + groveling pursuit + the woman he loved all along is herself + a little angst + reconciliation + doted on exclusively + happy ending] “I will never marry you!” The man is elegant, his noble bearing towering over the woman before him as he looks down at her, seemingly certain of himself. The woman replies calmly, “That’s just fine.” Yet the threads tying them together have long been intertwined by the wheels of fate, binding them togeth 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This story is probably about the female lead and the woman he once thought was his white moonlight. In reality, the white moonlight is also the female lead, and the male lead knows this. However, he makes a mistake, and the female lead misunderstands that the male lead is not saving her. Before she faints, she says that she doesn't want to see him.

3. 53 合 After Our Divorce, I Married the Crown Prince. My General Ex-Husband Panicked 合离后，嫁太子将军前夫他慌了 Young Master Yun公子云Ancient Romance149k WordsOngoing A year ago, at the birthday banquet at the General Who Protects the Nation’s residence, her newlywed husband scolded her: “Viper!” That was how Lin Qingwan became known in the capital as a venomous beauty. Her husband cast the frail Lin Qingwan, who had just woken after three days unconscious, out of the capital for the sake of his beloved. As a result, she died young. Reborn, she swears to reclaim justice and make the unfaithful man and his mistress pay for their crimes. Lin Qingwan accidentall —Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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   Ancient Chinese romance novels often feature stories of wives being pursued relentlessly, broken relationships never being mended, scumbags being torn apart, the ideal woman being humiliated, and wives marrying princes while scumbags beg for forgiveness.

4. 54 权 The Powerful Minister Pursues His Wife: He Says He'd Even Accept Being Her Lover! 权臣追妻，他说外室他也愿意！ I Am the Blooming Prosperity花开富贵本花Ancient Romance339k WordsCompleted The rating has just come in, so it’ll go up later~ The male lead starts out on top, then turns into a devoted lapdog later. There’s a little political scheming and domestic drama. The satisfying face-slapping comes later. This isn’t a strong-female-lead story either, so don’t read it if that’s not your thing. "Beautiful, fair-skinned, voluptuous, innocent heroine vs. a man who doesn’t realize he’s in love until he’s on his knees pursuing his wife" "Powerful minister pursues his wife ➕ both leads 2.3kReads8.1Score217Shelves

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   It's a good read! A powerful minister pursuing his wife [I've learned something new]. What started as a marriage of convenience, she endured two years of humiliation to escape, but he suddenly realized his mistake after she lost her memory! He forbade her to take concubines, protected her completely, and spoiled her according to her whims. It turns out this powerful general had long since given his heart to the wife of a disgraced official.

5. 55 蓄 Long-Planned: The Chief Councilor’s Daily Devotion to His Wife 蓄谋已久：首辅大人的宠妻日常 I Am the Blooming Prosperity花开富贵本花Ancient Romance566k WordsCompleted “The rating just came out, so it’ll go up later.” Sweet, delicate beauty × scheming powerful official. A marriage that turns into tooth-achingly sweet love! “The aloof beauty comes down from her pedestal of her own accord.” A spring palace painting leads to “bedroom lessons,” and the heart-fluttering moments just won’t stop! Reading guide: Both leads are virgins, happy ending, sweet romance with no angst, sugar from beginning to end! Qin Nuan married Shen Yanqing, the Chief Minister who was the 30.9kReads8.9Score2.9kShelves
6. 56 雪 Prisoner of the Snowfall Palace 雪烬宫囚 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance939k WordsCompleted [Historical Fantasy] [Romance] [Revenge] [Angst] [Plot Twists] [Redemption] [Mutual Firsts] [Happy Ending] I am the most beloved Ninth Princess of Liang. The day the capital fell, my father, who had doted on me beyond measure, shoved me off the Star-Viewing Tower, hoping to trade my life for his own escape. Qin Yi, the rebel leader, caught me below. Emotions I couldn't understand surged in his bloodshot eyes. "Tell me, who threw you down?" I fainted in his arms, which reeked of blood. The man be 4.7kReads6.4Score297Shelves
7. 57 浮 Pagoda: The Lord Steals His Minister’s Wife 浮屠：君夺臣妻 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Historical15k WordsCompleted Futu: The Lord Takes His Minister's Wife 927Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 58 山 Where the Hills Are Green, the General Has a Heart 山有扶苏，将军有情 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted There Are Fusu Trees on the Mountain, and a General with a Heart 95Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 59 他 He Slaughtered My Entire Family, So I Stabbed Him Through the Heart 他屠戮我满门，我给他穿心一剑 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫37k WordsCompleted He Slaughtered My Entire Family, So I Stabbed Him Through the Heart 620Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 60 我 I Was His Blade, and He Shattered My Soul 我为他刃，他断我魂 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance7k WordsCompleted I Became His Blade, and He Shattered My Soul 89Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 61 剑 Sword Dance for the Demon-Subduing Consort 剑舞镇妖妃 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted The Sword-Dancing Demon Queen 24Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 62 断 A Grudge Written in Broken Bones 断骨之怨 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance48k WordsCompleted A Grudge Carved in Broken Bones 811Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 63 宠 He Doted on His Concubine and Neglected His Wife, So I Divorced the General 宠妾灭妻，我把将军给休了 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫26k WordsCompleted He Dotes on His Concubine and Neglects His Wife, So I Divorced the General 540Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 64 九 Nine Lifetimes of Reincarnation, A Love Begun and Lost 九世轮回，缘起缘灭 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫11k WordsCompleted Nine Lifetimes of Reincarnation, Fate Begins and Ends 590Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 65 暗 An Assassin’s Love and Revenge, Beyond Romance 暗卫情仇，无关风月 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance38k WordsCompleted A Dark Guard's Love and Grudge, Beyond Romance 127Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 66 囚 Kept as a Fox Concubine, I Ran Away 囚狐为妾，我直接逃了 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance40k WordsCompleted I Was Kept as a Fox Concubine, So I Ran Away 369Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 67 碎 Shatter the Inverted Qilin 碎逆麟 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance20k WordsCompleted Shattered Reversed Scale 192Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 68 暗 Dark Night Emperor 暗夜帝君 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫53k WordsCompleted The Dark Night Emperor 8Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 69 他 He Got Together with His "Buddy," So I Chose to Walk Away 他跟“哥们”好上了，我选择退出 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫9k WordsCompleted He Got Together with His "Buddy," So I Chose to Walk Away 38Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 70 穿 I Transmigrated Into My Own Fantasy Novel: I'm the Creator, What Do I Have to Fear? 穿进自己的玄幻小说：我是造物主我怕谁 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫74k WordsCompleted I Transmigrated Into My Own Xianxia Novel: I'm the Creator, Who Should I Fear? 3Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 71 宠 He Spoiled Her for Ten Years, Then Pushed Her into Hell with His Own Hands 宠她十年，却亲手将她推进地狱 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫27k WordsCompleted He Spoiled Her for Ten Years, Then Personally Pushed Her Into Hell 15Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 72 死 Having Died Once, I Am Reborn 死过一次，便是重生 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫24k WordsCompleted Having died once means being reborn. 19Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 73 去 Go Find Your White Moonlight. I Don't Want You Anymore 去找你的白月光吧，我不要你了 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫7k WordsCompleted Go Find Your Moonlight, I Don't Want You Anymore 12Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 74 七 A Seven-Year Dream, Ending Here 七年一梦，到此为止 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Marriage & Romance15k WordsCompleted Seven Years, a Dream, Now at an End 22Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 75 迫 Forced to Marry the Ninth Prince 迫嫁九王妃 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance49k WordsCompleted Forced to Marry the Ninth Prince 65Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 76 娇 The Delicate Beauty Is Hard for the Powerful Minister to Spoil 娇娇美人，权臣难宠 Flowers Fall Year After Year花落年年Ancient Romance435k WordsCompleted [Both leads are devoted to each other + sweet romance + household intrigue + pure historical romance + rekindled love after a breakup + the husband’s long road to winning his wife back] The wealthy Bai family of Yunzhou was wiped out overnight. When their only daughter, Bai Mengjiao, was abducted, she fell off a cliff and injured her head. When she awoke, she had forgotten everything about her past… Pei Huaizhi brought her back to the marquis’s residence, telling everyone she was his younger sis 94Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male lead broke off the engagement and didn't reciprocate the female lead's feelings in the early stages for various reasons, but later he went through a dramatic "wife-chasing" saga...

27. 77 贬 You Demoted Your Wife to a Concubine? My Ex-Husband Died of Anger on My Wedding Night 贬妻为妾？前夫气死在我新婚当夜 Is She Still in the Painting?画中是否还有她Ancient Romance229k WordsCompleted [Obsessive Pursuit and Regret + Both Leads Reborn + Second Male Lead Takes the Crown + Revenge] Also known as: The Prince Keeps Running His Mouth, but He Learns His Lesson Once He's Hung on the Wall What's the best way to make an arrogant prince suffer? Naturally, ruin his reputation, break his pride, make him bleed from the heart, and leave him regretting it for the rest of his life. The Empress Dowager wants to seize power? Scatter her ashes. The vile stepsister has harmed countless people? To 28Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    So satisfying! In the previous life, the garden flowers weren't as fragrant as the wildflowers; in this life, the belated affection is cheaper than weeds. The female lead isn't brainless, nor is she love-struck, and she's not soft-hearted! In the previous life, she was abused; in this life, she's being relentlessly abused by her.

28. 78 嫁 After She Married, the Mad Emperor Seized Her by Force 嫁人后，被疯批皇帝强取豪夺了 A Penguin Who Has to Write Every Day每天都要码字的企鹅Ancient Romance320k WordsCompleted [Coercive Possession + Later Revenge on the Scoundrels + Obsessive, Unhinged Hero + Groveling Chase + No Reconciliation + Second Male Lead Wins] Chu Huaiyu personally offered Lu Zhaoxue to the Crown Prince, using her as bait to frame Chu Siheng. After ascending the throne, Chu Huaiyu imprisoned Lu Zhaoxue deep in the palace, using his favor as a pair of shackles. Night after night, they were entangled in the palace. Biting her earlobe, Chu Huaiyu whispered, “Zhaoxue, do you hate me? Hate me if y 13kReads8.1Score609Shelves

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    The male protagonist's pursuit of his wife is a nightmare!

29. 79 蒙 The Tarnished Young Noble 蒙尘贵公子 Three Autumns, Looking North三秋北顾Ancient Romance297k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance + Sweet Romance + Winning Her Back + Happy Ending] Ming He thought her husband was the most remarkable man in the world. He could recite poems like the most learned teacher at the academy, lines she didn’t fully understand but found utterly lovely, and even his offhand references to old stories carried an elegant, literary charm. He could also move like the fleetest hunter in the mountains, leaping and climbing with astonishing skill, as if these towering peaks were his own 100Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    It's sweet and romantic at first, but turns into a tragic love story later on. It's very good.

30. 80 娘 The Consort Is All Charm and Cunning, Scheming Her Way to the Top 娘娘又茶又媚，一路宫斗上位 Tea Little Ink茶小墨Ancient Romance835k WordsCompleted Signed for print publication In the third year of the Yifeng era, a concubine-born daughter of the Ningyang Marquis’s household enters the palace. The palace is a vast, treacherous place, where the one thing you must never do is give your heart away. Ning Shuyan is clear-eyed: she wants wealth and prestige, along with the emperor’s favor. For three years, she carefully plots each step, wins the emperor’s attention, and rises from Talented Lady to Noble Consort. Rumor has it that the emperor only 56.9kReads9.5Score7.1kShelves

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    🌈Ancient Chinese romance + a "wife-chasing-after-the-cremation" story where the female lead is clear-headed and strong, and the male lead slowly falls in love with her, with some minor misunderstandings (most of the story is acted directly by the female lead).

31. 81 冷 The Deposed Empress Escapes the Cold Palace with Her Child, and the Emperor Goes Completely Mad 冷宫废后带娃出逃，皇帝彻底疯了 Sleepy Sheep眠绵羊Ancient Romance503k WordsCompleted Writing is no easy task. I hope this story can help you unwind, so please don't take it too seriously. Thank you! [Sweet romance + wife-chasing redemption + adorable kids + ambitious heroine] What? Bai Wanwan transmigrated with a pocket dimension? But she never expected that she would put horns on the emperor from the start, then be thrown into the Cold Palace with a baby on the way. No matter. With her pocket dimension, just watch her thrive in the Cold Palace with two servants and two children 5.5kReads9.1Score636Shelves
32. 82 傲 The Haughty Empress's Concubine Conquest 傲娇娘娘的宠妃攻略 Tea Little Ink茶小墨Ancient Romance437k WordsCompleted Palace intrigue + historical romance + not mutually chaste + marriage first, love later She is the general’s younger sister, with an excellent family background and beauty to match. After she transmigrates, she wakes up caught in the schemes and betrayals of the imperial palace. To protect herself, she resolves to become the emperor’s favorite consort. When they first meet, he tells her, “I will never like a woman like you in this life.” Gu Qingyan successfully presents herself as somewhat 1.6kReads8.9Score138Shelves
33. 83 娘 The Empress Is Sweet and Alluring, Winning Favor and Rising to Power 娘娘娇软妩媚，一路争宠上位 Bell Meow铃铛喵Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (A pure palace-intrigue story, not a one-on-one romance, and not a mutually faithful pairing. Proceed with caution!) Bai Ruotang is the legitimate daughter of the second branch of the Right Chancellor’s household. At fifteen, just after coming of age, she is sent into the palace to bear a child for her legitimate elder sister and help her secure the emperor’s favor. Unwilling to be reduced to someone else’s pawn, from the moment she steps through the palace gates, she decides she will carve out 10.3kReads8.9Score1kShelves
34. 84 殿 Your Highness, the Crown Princess Doesn't Deserve to Die 殿下，太子妃罪不至死 An Zhiyi安知意Ancient Romance338k WordsCompleted [Make the scumbag suffer + never look back] The Crown Prince's first love dies, and his Crown Princess is accused of murder. He personally shoves her into the depths of despair, where she endures humiliation and torment. Three years later, the truth is bitterly ironic: his first love never died. Not only has she become the old emperor's favorite concubine, she's even given the scumbag Crown Prince a younger brother? The Crown Prince has been cuckolded, and now he regrets everything! Holding the 468Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    This book is about a wife-chasing tragedy, but I don't recommend reading it. I (a plant) have never seen such a stupid and idiotic female lead, and most of the characters in this book are brainless. Sigh.

35. 85 公 After the Princess Gives Up, Her Tutor Wants a Happy Ending Again 公主放弃后太傅他又想he了 Winey Fish酒鱼鱼Ancient Romance339k WordsOngoing The day Fu Hanzhi gave up on Chi Wenyu, snow began to fall over Shengjing. The young Grand Tutor sat behind his desk, his expression as detached as the snowflakes drifting outside. His gaze was as cold as ice that would never melt, yet a rare smile tugged at his lips. It was a mocking smile. He said, “Princess Zhaorong is nothing special after all.” So, right in front of him, Fu Hanzhi pulled from her hair the jade hairpin she had once spent ages begging him to give her. Her black hair tumbled l 7.4kReads8.5Score615Shelves

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    💥The male lead's pursuit of his wife is a nightmare. The female lead relentlessly pursues him, hoping for a reciprocation.💗 The male lead remains unmoved, even cold towards her, and misunderstands her. 🥳 The female lead decides to stop loving him; there are plenty of fish in the sea. The male lead's pursuit of his wife is a nightmare.

36. 86 王 My Lord, the Princess Consort Says She’ll Never See You Again 王爷，王妃说此生不复相见 Jing Mo旌墨Ancient Romance421k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance Tragedy + No Getting Back Together + Second Male Lead Takes the Lead] A tragic romance! A tragic romance! A tragic romance! Ye Chuyan loved Pei Xiuyan for twelve years, but never moved him in the slightest. All she got in return was Pei Xiuyan wiping out the Ye family and having her father and brothers tortured to death over three days in the snow. At last, she understood: for the rest of her life, there would be no love between her and Pei Xiuyan, only hatred, until one o 27.1kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves

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    I'd like to recommend a completed, highly-rated ancient romance novel 🌷☘️. Once, Ye Chuyan's heart and eyes were only for Pei Xiuyan. However, it was Pei Xiuyan who ultimately extinguished Ye Chuyan's love… Only at the very end did Pei Xiuyan realize that some people, some loves, some things, once gone, are gone forever… 🌷☘️ It's a heart-wrenching story, a classic "wife-chasing-after-the-wisp" tale, where spilled water cannot be gathered up again, and a broken mirror cannot be mended. The plot is captivating and definitely worth reading.

37. 87 毒 The Poison Doctor's Madness: The God of War Prince Lets Her Run Wild 毒医狂妃，战神王爷放肆宠 Bright Moon, Clear Garments明月清衣Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A devoted couple, both with no past relationships + mutual doting + physician consort + one-on-one romance] She transmigrates into the body of a fool and wakes up in the middle of her wedding. When her half-sister tries to seize the throne, she sets the bridal sedan on fire and strips her in front of everyone! On their wedding night, she takes down the groom with a single silver needle, then makes her escape! The God of War prepares to divorce his wife and sets up an elaborate scene to catch he 289Reads9.1Score101Shelves

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    The crematorium has arrived.

38. 88 和 On the Day of Her Divorce, the Tragic Heroine Turned Around and Married the Tyrant 和离当天，虐文女主转身嫁暴君 Mu Xiaoyue木小玥Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The short drama is now online: [A laid-back, lie-flat, black-hearted legitimate daughter X a crazed, gloomy, pure-hearted tyrant] [The other man wins her over] [Original title: The Day We Divorced, the Tragic Novel's Heroine Turned Around and Married the Tyrant] At the royal autumn hunt, Song Yaozhi argues with the woman her husband brought back from the borderlands. Song Yaozhi scolds her, saying she's nothing but a concubine. Just then, her husband, Xiao Ziqian, kicks the door open and points 41.4kReads9.1Score4.4kShelves

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    Definitely a crematorium series, ancient style [Learned] 🌟First book🌟 My family was destroyed by that scoundrel, and all I want to do for the rest of my life is avenge them. Wait, why do these enemies always seem to come looking for me? [Heavy punch] Broken mirrors can't be mended. 🌟Second book🌟 I met that scoundrel who favored his concubine over his wife. I only wanted a divorce to end our ill-fated relationship, but he was always so self-righteous. I refuse to believe we can't get a divorce! [Heavy punch] Broken mirrors can't be mended. 🌟Third book🌟 I transmigrated into a book and unexpectedly became the Queen Consort of the King of Chu, but ended up taking the place of his beloved. From then on, I began a miserable life. After exposing the true face of the fake white moonlight, the prince finally fell for her. [Learned] Broken mirrors can be mended.

39. 89 权 The Power of the Imperial Favorite 权宠天下 June六月Ancient Romance4.1M WordsCompleted Live-action short-form drama: The Power and Privilege 4: Ruling the World is now streaming on Hongguo. A brilliant medical PhD transmigrates into the body of the Chu Prince’s discarded consort. As soon as she arrives, she encounters a critically injured patient. Guided by her medical ethics, she treats him, only to nearly be thrown into prison on false charges. When the Retired Emperor falls gravely ill, she finds a way to treat him, but that hateful Poison King misunderstands and berates her. I 10.3kReads9.4Score3.9kShelves
40. 90 二 Married Again, Falling Under Her Spell 二嫁，诱她沉沦 Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut栗子栗子栗栗子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Both leads are virgins + He pursues her after losing her + Second male lead wins her heart + Traditional historical romance + Fictional setting + Characters and story are entirely fictional] The Xie family’s cousin, Liu Wen Yin, was a stunning beauty, but she was also a fool. Because her birth chart was considered too auspicious, she was promised as a concubine to Xie An when she came of age. Unhappy with his elders’ arrangement, Xie An got engaged to a woman from a prominent family and pushed 2.6kReads8.9Score273Shelves

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    A broken mirror cannot be mended.

41. 91 快 Quick Transmigration: The Supporting Villainess Is on Her Knees Again 快穿：女配又跪了 This Palace Has No Shame本宫无耻Ancient Romance5.2M WordsCompleted Chi Yuan, a gold-medal plane-hopping tasker, was betrayed by the System and had no choice but to travel to different worlds to collect the scattered soul fragments of her boss, Shen Zhaomu, across three thousand planes. As an excellent tasker, Chi Yuan was a natural at winning people over. But this ridiculous setup, where she had to chase the same soul through three thousand worlds and win over the same person each time? No way was she agreeing to that! One moment he was a cold, aloof campus hea 11.4kReads9.2Score946Shelves

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    I absolutely loved the first book; President Shen ultimately paid the price for his "hehe" comment. The other two books are also super good; they're definitely stories of wives being pursued relentlessly.

42. 92 快 Quick Transmigration: After Faking My Death Due to a Terminal Illness, the Yandere Tycoon Went Mad 快穿：我靠绝症死遁后病娇大佬他疯了 Seagull Swimming沙鸥游泳Two Male Leads824k WordsCompleted [Yandere x obsessive, angst + catharsis, two power players putting on a show] [System: Host Yu Tang, a world’s main god is incredibly powerful and impossible to overthrow!] The tycoon who controlled the lifeblood of the economy: “Heh, you think you can escape my grasp?” Yu Tang: “Oh, really? I have late-stage stomach cancer, so I’ll die before you do.” The Federation’s celebrated war hero: “You’re nothing but my plaything. Be good and stay by my side!” Yu Tang: “But I have a serious heart con 12.4kReads9.5Score1.2kShelves
43. 93 春 Spring Banquet 春日宴 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance664k WordsCompleted She kept male favorites and toyed with powerful ministers! For eight years, the arrogant and tyrannical Princess Danyang, Li Huaiyu, wreaked havoc across the court and country. She died on the day the new emperor ascended the throne, bleeding from every orifice in a truly gruesome death. The officials celebrated and the people rejoiced: Evil gets what it deserves! Good riddance! Yet on the seventh day after her death, Princess Danyang returned to life in the body of the Bai family’s Fourth Mis 13.6kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves
44. 94 她 After She Stopped Loving Him, Wen Yanqi Regretted Everything and Begged to Get Back Together 她不爱后，温言祁疯狂后悔求复合 A Penguin Who Has to Write Every Day每天都要码字的企鹅Modern Romance220k WordsCompleted [Both Pure + Imprisonment + Forced Love + Amnesia + Woman Pursues Man + Coercive Possession + Scheming and Obsessive + Love Grows Over Time + Playing Hard to Get + Angst Before Sweetness + Relentless Pursuit] Between her and him, one of them is always forcing the issue. When Shen Shuhe loved Wen Yanqi, he brushed her off with contempt and cold indifference. After accumulating enough disappointment, Shen Shuhe finally signed the divorce papers on a sunny day. She thought it meant freedom, never r 13.1kReads8.0Score485Shelves

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    The male protagonist's pursuit of his wife is a nightmare.

45. 95 被 After Being Jilted Three Times, the Crown Prince Spoiled Her to Heaven 被退亲三次后，她被太子娇宠上天 Cold Fragrance Like a Dream冷香如梦Ancient Romance448k WordsCompleted [Dual Rebirth + Two Powerful Leads + Sweet Romance + Political Intrigue + Household Rivalry] A beautiful, bold, and calculating reborn legitimate daughter x a loyal, devoted, and domineering reborn crown prince Before she was reborn, she exhausted herself worrying over the Earl's household and her younger brother. In the end, she fell gravely ill and died young. Only after becoming a ghost did she realize that her entire life had been a joke. After being reborn, she refused to serve anyone anymo 55Reads9.1Score—Shelves

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    🌿In her past life, she worried and toiled until she fell seriously ill and died young. After death, she became a wandering ghost and realized that her life had been a joke. In this second life, she will live for herself...

46. 96 夫 The Reborn Madam Has the Chief Minister Anxious Every Day, Fearing She’ll Divorce Him 夫人重生首辅日日焦虑被和离 Ling Fei Yan凌菲烟Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Song Qinglan is reborn on the very day her mother-in-law forces her to find a concubine for her husband. It seems that every misfortune in her past life began that day. Because of this, she and her husband grew further and further apart, until he neglected her, her children felt no closeness to her, and she was almost abandoned by everyone. She stood by Xie Yunge as he rose from a down-and-out scholar to the most powerful grand secretary in the court. She spent her whole life enduring and holdin 3.2kReads8.7Score268Shelves
47. 97 蚀 Love That Cuts to the Bone: The Bloodthirsty Tyrant's Cherished One 蚀骨虐爱，嗜血暴君的心尖宠 A Snowflake一只雪Ancient Romance641k WordsCompleted [An unparalleled beauty of a heroine + tragic romance (BE) + not mutually devoted + scum male lead + second male lead takes over later] In the first half of her life, Su Li is tortured until she’s covered in scars. After having flesh cut from her, being drained of blood, and having her face disfigured, she’s thrown into a river in a pig cage. In the second half, she is reborn from the flames and returns to Ye Yihan’s side. She swears to become a clearheaded, independent woman. In his vast harem, 95Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Ancient romance and palace intrigue stories, with a focus on tragic endings!

48. 98 王 The Princess Consort Wants a Divorce Every Day 王妃日日想和离 Hot Palace Lady热宫娘娘Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Ye Feiwan was sent to a secluded courtyard by Feng Qing and died in despair. She never expected to be reborn after their marriage had already been arranged. Ye Feiwan refuses to fall in love again. She causes trouble, “flirts around,” finds concubines for Feng Qing, and keeps her distance from him, all for the sake of getting a divorce. She never expected that Feng Qing would finally be angered into agreeing to the divorce, only to mysteriously change his mind the next day 4.3kReads8.5Score405Shelves

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    All three are like that. 1. In the first book, the female lead initially thought that as long as she maxed out the male lead's affections, she could go home, but unexpectedly... (Those who like to skip ahead can start from chapter 64.) Don't criticize me if you don't like it! 🌱🌱🌱 2. It also has that. After the male lead learns the female lead's identity... The rivalry in the story is also very interesting, hahaha! It's like two people who seemed to have no connection suddenly got together, and the female lead kept flirting with them. 🌱🌱🌱 3. The male lead in the third book is a bit crazy. I suspect the author filled in some parts to pad the numbers, but the plot is very interesting. The second male lead is very likable but can't compete with the male lead, hahaha 🌱🌱🌱

49. 99 谋 Scheming for the Phoenix: The Empire as a Game, You as My Pawn 谋凰：江山为局，卿为子 Mo Bai Long Miao墨白陇喵Ancient Romance281k WordsOngoing [Reborn + political intrigue + palace and household drama + the hero's desperate pursuit of his ex + strong female lead] In her previous life, Shen Yu, an illegitimate daughter in the household of the Vice Minister of Personnel, suffered a cruel fate and watched her closest family die. She helped the Third Prince, Xiao Jue, ascend the throne, only for him to end her life with a bowl of lethal poison. Reborn with all her bitterness intact, she returns to three years earlier, when her adoptive mot 3Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    A story of chasing after one's wife, palace intrigue, domestic power struggles, political maneuvering, and a strong female lead [you can savor it]. Used and discarded as a pawn by a prince, she is reborn and only believes that "grain can save lives, and power can protect people!" She secretly communicates with Jishetang to deliver secret plans, teaching Xiao Jue to join forces with salt merchants to transport grain through abandoned canals. When the crisis in the northern border is resolved, Shen Jingyuan still wants to silence her, but she has already been protected by Xuan Ying and entered the Jingwang Mansion: "In this game, it's my turn to play the game."

50. 100 离 After the Divorce, I Cuddled Up to My Ex-Husband 离婚后在前夫的怀里撒个娇 Momo321陌陌321Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Yun Su had secretly loved Xu Zhouyuan for seven years. Then, by a twist of fate, she became Mrs. Xu, and everyone mocked her for reaching above her station, saying a country bumpkin had somehow turned into a phoenix. But she didn’t care. All that mattered was that Xu Zhouyuan was finally hers. When Yun Su first married Xu Zhouyuan, she thought it didn’t matter that he didn’t love her. He would love her eventually. But Xu Zhouyuan had no heart, and that made it pointless. She was rich, beautiful, 621Reads8.5Score103Shelves

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    This modern-day "wife-chasing-after-the-cremation" novel is incredibly popular right now. The female lead falls in love with the male lead at first sight and demands to marry him out of gratitude for saving her life. After his divorce, the male lead, seeing the female lead constantly surrounded by younger men, becomes jealous and embarks on a journey to win her back.

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