Looking for Period-Era Stories Where the Male Lead Rejects the Female Lead at First, Then Pursues Her Later 求年代文 前期嫌弃女主后期追妻的

1. 1 七 In the 1970s, the Sweet Little Darling Was Spoiled by a Fierce, Wild Man 七零，小娇娇被疯批糙汉宠翻天了 Spirit Dove灵鸽Modern Romance550k WordsCompleted (Complete) [Transmigrates into a book + period setting + sweet romance + heroine pursues hero + beautiful, fair-skinned, timid drama queen x villainous, short-tempered country boy] When Shen Yingying wakes up, she has become the villain's wicked little wife in a period novel. She wakes to find herself caught in the act of running away with another man by her villainous husband. She is so terrified she nearly dies on the spot. After all, the villain in the original novel is a violent, rough-he 59kReads9.3Score8.8k14d adds

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   ① Early stages of the male lead's speech: "I'm going to break her legs! I'm going to make her wish she were dead!" Later stages of the male lead's speech: "Damn, she's so beautiful! I'm going to spoil her for life!" ② The female lead transmigrates into the body of a lazy, good-for-nothing original owner. She becomes a mother of two, experiencing motherhood without pain, and vows to raise her children well. As for the male lead who never comes home? What's better than making money? But why does this man start coming home more and more often afterward? ③ Early stages of the male lead's speech: "Don't try anything funny, we'll get a divorce later. You said you'd be my cousin, and you have to be my cousin!" Later stages of the male lead's speech: (Pinching the female lead's waist) "Good girl, cousin, tell them you're my wife."

2. 2 八 A Sweet, Gentle Stepmom in the 1980s Flirts with the Fiercest Officer and Slays Them All 八零娇软后妈，撩最猛军官嘎嘎乱杀 Wan Xixi万喜喜Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Twins in One Birth + Marriage Before Love + Both Chaste] A car accident sends her transmigrating into the 1980s. One piece of good news: her husband is 188 centimeters tall, with broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and an eight-pack. Another: she becomes a mother without the pain of childbirth, with both a son and a daughter. The bad news: she has transmigrated into the middle of the original owner's attempt to force herself on her husband. Worse still, she has arrived on the v 1.2kReads8.7Score13614d adds
3. 3 七 The 1970s: After Our Secret Marriage, My Officer Husband Gets Green-Eyed with Jealousy 七零：隐婚后军官大人被醋红了眼 Wild Radish狂野萝卜Modern Romance312k WordsCompleted “Fair-skinned, beautiful, and flirtatious without realizing it, like a little white rabbit” x “a cool, aloof, proud, and abstinent officer who says one thing and means another” Wei Zhaozhao transmigrated into a book and became Ji You’s villainous ex-wife in a period romance. She arrived on their wedding night, just as Ji You was giving her a stern list of rules. In the original story, Wei Zhaozhao was Ji You’s childhood friend and fiancée. When he ran into trouble, she cruelly broke off their en 2.3kReads8.5Score21514d adds
4. 4 年 Period: The Capitalist's Plump Young Lady Latches Onto a Rugged Worker 年代：资本家胖小姐赖上糙汉工人 Frost Contends with Snow's Shadow霜争雪影Modern Romance464k WordsCompleted Dear readers, the rights to this book have been sold for a comic adaptation, which will be coming soon. Be sure to watch it when it does! Rugged Man x Fair-Skinned Heiress x One-on-One, Both Pure x Bickering Couple x Love Grows Over Time x Sweet Romance x Rekindled Love Million-follower influencer Xu Yanyan transmigrates into an extra in a period novel. The original owner was a pampered young lady from a capitalist family, with skin as fair as jade and a voluptuous, glamorous figure. But becau 2.2kReads7.1Score18914d adds

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   Initially disliked, later pursued.

5. 5 穿 Transmigrated Into a Book in the 1980s: I Start Dating a Bad-Boy Hunk 穿书八零，开头和痞坏糙汉处对象 Frost Contends with Snow's Shadow霜争雪影Modern Romance571k WordsOngoing [1980s book transmigration + rugged man + sweet, delicate beauty + healing romance + devoted, fatherly boyfriend] A two-way healing romance between a tough man with a soft heart and a sincere, stubborn girl Zhong Ling transmigrated into a book and landed in a deadly predicament from the start! The rugged man next door, freshly released from prison, tall and long-legged with a body full of muscle, was being framed by a widow in the courtyard. Knowing the plot, Zhong Ling was terrified. She knew t 472kReads8.9Score58.7k14d adds
6. 6 哥 Bro, Keep Simping for That Fake Sweetheart and I'll Go After Your Nemesis 哥，你再舔白莲花我就舔你死对头 The Wilderness and the Wind Conspire Together山野与风同谋Modern Romance422k WordsCompleted [Training Her Brother + Training Her Husband + Girl Pursues Guy (Gives Up Halfway) + Guy Pursues Girl (Face-Slapping Comeuppance)] Sharp-tongued military rogue male lead vs. spoiled, rebellious female lead. They come from equally matched families. A hilarious, satisfying period romp where everyone is crazy! The female lead is a little selfish and morally dubious! In her previous life, her hopelessly lovesick older brother devoted himself to fawning over a fake innocent, only to meet a tragic end 19.9kReads8.1Score1.9k14d adds

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   In the beginning, the girl pursues the boy, but the boy doesn't like her. Later, the boy pursues the girl, and he suddenly falls for her, gets jealous, and even tries desperately to marry into her family.

7. 7 退 Five Years After Breaking Off the Engagement, a Powerful Man from the Seventies Begs for a Title and Coaxes Me into Having His Child 退婚五年，七零大佬求名分哄生崽 Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut栗子栗子栗栗子Modern Romance319k WordsOngoing [Period setting + raising a child + slice of life + reunion after a long separation + groveling ex] [Stunning interpreter vs. genius engineer and former soldier] At eighteen, Song Lingzhen met her arranged-marriage match, Liang Qi, for the first time. Back then, she was a country bumpkin from the countryside. Liang Qi, meanwhile, was the most unruly troublemaker in the residential compound. At their first meeting, Song Lingzhen didn't dare look at him for long. She only blushed in secret. Their 56.6kReads6.4Score6.5k14d adds

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   After five years of not seeing each other after their engagement was called off, they reunited, and the male protagonist faced a nightmare of trying to win back his wife.

8. 8 说 You Said You Didn’t Love Me, So Why Are You Crying After the Divorce? 说好的不爱，怎么离婚后又哭红眼 Zhao Tianleng, Who Loves Zunyi Tea爱吃遵义茶的赵天冷Modern Romance593k WordsCompleted Lu Tingzhou had never believed in fate. A bullet pierced his chest on the battlefield. He still didn’t believe. His critically ill mother pressured him to marry for good luck. He didn’t believe then, either. On their wedding night, he saw the meek country girl and believed it even less. Someone like her could never be worthy of him. “Lin Wanxing, there’s someone else in my heart. Behave yourself, and I’ll make sure you have everything you need.” She nodded and said yes. Then she did the laun 519Reads—Score—14d adds

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   "Lu Tingzhou, once your heart turns cold, it can never be brought back to its former self." I stayed up all night reading this, crying through half a pack of tissues. The female lead's three years of devotion only earned her his tenderness towards his unrequited love. She slept in a side room without a stove, her fingers cracked from the cold, yet she still washed his military uniform. When he was seriously injured, she didn't sleep for seven days and seven nights—but he never saw her. Only when the divorce papers were slammed on the table did this man frantically kneel in the snow and smash his pocket watch. Too late! When he saw her again, she was smiling at someone else. It's a brutally honest and heart-wrenching story, but the female lead is clear-headed, decisive, and not love-struck. Sisters, go for it!

9. 9 躲 So What If You Hid for Five Years? The Commander Still Has You Wrapped Around His Finger 躲了五年又如何，首长又被拿捏了 Flowing Clouds, Purple Journey流云行紫Modern Romance557k WordsCompleted [Period setting + fake siblings + the hero is a stubborn coward at first + Marriage Before Love + groveling chase + a straight man's change of heart] Fu Chenzhou is the feared devil of the military camp in the Northwest, impervious to bullets and blades, cold-hearted and emotionless. Except when it comes to Qin Moyu, for whom he falls completely and utterly. She is the “younger sister” he has raised and doted on, but when she turns fifteen, he develops feelings for her that he shouldn't have. He 3.3kReads—Score27714d adds

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   The female lead, carrying an urn of ashes, tries to force him into marriage. The male lead, though outwardly tsundere, is actually quite persistent; he verbally tells her to leave, but in his dreams, he clings to her relentlessly.

10. 10 晨 Light at Dawn 晨曦予光 Nuannuan of Xingzhou星洲的暖暖Modern Romance183k WordsCompleted [Love at first sight + angst before sweetness + a long road to winning her back + marriage by contract] [Heroine: sweet and docile early on + moderately darkens later + independent and strong-willed + a powerful female lead] [Hero: poor young man + self-made entrepreneur + gentle and refined + upright gentleman + secretly passionate + shrewd] The hero is a self-made entrepreneur, and the heroine transforms from a meek lamb into a strong woman. The hero is the heroine's colleague, and he falls fo 44Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This one! This one! It's great!

11. 11 恶 The Vicious Ex-Wife Won't Divorce, and the Research Tycoon Spoils Her Rotten 恶毒前妻不离婚，科研大佬宠疯了 Man Xixi漫溪溪Modern Romance102k WordsOngoing [Villainess] [1980s] [Awakens Memories] [Face-Slapping and Crushing Scumbags] [Love-Struck Male Lead] [Heroine Builds a Business and Becomes the Richest Woman] [Sweet and Satisfying] Help! After recklessly courting death, she finds out that the wicked ex-wife who despised the male lead for being disabled, constantly humiliated and beat him, fed him scraps fit for pigs, then ran off with her childhood sweetheart after taking all his compensation money, was actually her! Damn it! Running away toge 5Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Help! After recklessly courting death, she discovered that her vicious ex-wife—who had humiliated and abused the male lead because of his disability, fed him only pig feed, and then absconded with all the compensation money to elope with her childhood sweetheart—was actually herself?! Damn it, eloping was one thing, but why did the male lead end up as the youngest research professor of his generation? And she, swindled out of her savings by her scumbag childhood sweetheart, ended up starving to death on the streets. Thinking of her own miserable end, Jiang Wanqiu grabbed the divorce papers and tore them to shreds. Elopement? Running away with the money? To hell with it! She changed her lazy and vicious ways, cooking delicious meals for him, finding a miracle doctor to heal his leg, and tearing apart the childhood sweetheart who had tricked her into running away with the money. Just as things were starting to get better, the reborn female lead showed up at her door!

12. 12 资 The Capitalist Heiress Is Reborn, Takes Down Villains, and Charms the Village Tyrant 资本家千金重生，虐渣下乡撩村霸 Luan Jing峦镜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1970s, Sent to the Countryside, Rebirth, Revenge Against Scum] Qin Shuiyan had been beautiful since childhood, with a delicate, soft figure. She had a pretty face but no way to protect herself. After her family fell into ruin, her stepmother sold her to an old man to keep as a canary. Just as she could no longer endure the humiliation, Xu Mo, the man she had always looked down on, burst in with a hunting rifle, fighting his way through a hail of bullets to save her. “Xu Mo, I’m sorry. If there’ 9.7kReads8.1Score99114d adds

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    In her past life, he was her savior, but he couldn't save her life. In this life, it's her turn to carefully plan and weave a web for him. Xu Mo said coldly, "I don't need your sympathy." Qin Shuiyan chuckled, "I'm not here to pity you, I'm here to marry you."

13. 13 8 The 1983 Bride Who Turned Nan Family Village Upside Down by Solving Cases 83年冲喜媳妇靠查案掀了南家村 Nantian Film and Television南天影视Modern Romance70k WordsOngoing In 1983, in Nanjia Village, Shuyang, Jiangsu. One pond claimed the lives of woman after woman. When Zhang Xiulian's body was pulled from the water, the whole village insisted she had drowned herself because she couldn't bear her hardships. But Wang Sisi, an outsider who had been bought as a bride to bring good fortune, noticed a ring of bruises on the dead woman's wrist, as if someone had forcibly held her down. This was no suicide. She had married into this feudal, insular village as a bride 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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    [Heart][Heart][Heart][Heart][Heart]

14. 14 穿 Transmigrate into a Book and Refuse to Be the Childhood Friend Who Dies Young: A Mistaken Marriage to the Villain 穿书拒当早死青梅之错嫁反派 Good Little Nuobao乖乖诺宝Modern Romance186k WordsCompleted He Xu transmigrates into an unfinished period novel and becomes the childhood sweetheart who dies young in the male lead's story. The original plot: She graduates from vocational school and gets married, then dies in childbirth while carrying her fourth child. The heroine adopts the children, and the male lead lives out his days alone. He Xu: Whoever wants to follow that ridiculous plot can do it! Staying alive comes first. Keep away from the male lead and don't die young! She takes her young 55Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The male and female leads initially disliked each other, but later the male lead fell madly in love with the female lead.

15. 15 错 After Mistaking the Wrong Person for His White Moonlight: The 1980s Commander Has No Hope of Winning His Wife Back 错认白月光后：八零首长追妻无望 Good Harvest丰年Modern Romance611k WordsCompleted [Military Romance in the 1970s] [Winning His Wife Back] [No Forgiveness] On the day Jian Sining was getting married, her grandmother was killed by her cousin, who had been driving without a license. Jian Sining wanted to make her cousin pay, but her childhood sweetheart and fiancé threatened to call off their engagement unless she dropped the matter. Jian Sining insisted on suing her cousin. Her fiancé switched brides on the spot and married the cousin instead. Just as Jian Sining was becoming a 12.8kReads8.3Score1.2k14d adds

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    🔥🔥🔥When Jian Sining is reborn and returns with a face-slapping system, the most heartbreaking part is the revelation of the truth that the male lead gave his own flesh and blood to his white moonlight. And the line "The child is really yours" in the wife-chasing crematorium is a critical hit.

16. 16 妹 The Little Darling Comes to Find Her Family and Mistakes Her Brother, Then the Cold-Faced Commander Kisses Her to Tears 妹宝投亲认错哥，被冷面首长亲哭 The Domineering God of Wealth's Darling Wife霸道财神爷的小娇妻Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing The animated series My Little Sister Slept in the Wrong Room and Ran into the Demon King from the Start is now available. Search for it on Tomato Redfruit to watch. Qiao Xinxin was the real daughter the Qiao family had only just brought home. To avoid marrying her fiancé, who had been disabled during a mission, the fake heiress Qiao Mingzhu got her drunk at the family reunion banquet and sent her to her own fiancé's bed. But she went to the wrong room and spent a wild night with the outstanding 33.2kReads8.2Score2.7k14d adds

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    These are all so beautiful!

17. 17 社 The Sociable Little Kid Takes Her Capitalist Mom Along with the Army 社牛崽崽带资本小姐亲妈随军了 Su Ranjiu酥染玖Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Bai Yaoyao transmigrates into a period novel as a cannon-fodder supporting character. In the story, the heroine, her older sister, is about to ruin her reputation, allowing her fiancé to escape unscathed and get together with her sister. Her sister rides on Bai Yaoyao’s ruined reputation to take all the dowry her mother left behind, then thrives in the years to come. Now that she’s transmigrated here, she won’t let them get away with it! First, she binds herself to the pocket dimension her origi 4.1kReads6.2Score44814d adds
18. 18 带 She Took the Two Mini Versions and Divorced Him, Leaving the Only Son in Five Generations in a Panic 带俩缩小版离婚五代单传首长急疯 Little Demon of the Mo Clan墨家小妖Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Lu Nianyao married the man she loved most. But after they wed, her husband’s comrade died saving him, so her husband took on the responsibility of looking after his comrade’s wife and child. The widow constantly overstepped her bounds, calling her husband away in the middle of the night. Lu Nianyao suffered one indignity after another while pregnant, and people in the compound even accused her of being the one who didn’t know her place. Though she knew the widow was in love 34.4kReads8.3Score2.5k14d adds
19. 19 月 Yueyue Keeps Marrying the Wrong Husband 月月嫁错老公 Sheng Yumu盛雨木Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted The short drama The Amnesiac, Clumsy Wife of the Drill Instructor is available to watch by searching for it on Fanqie Hongguo! On the night she married her husband, he left. For three years, Su Yueya dutifully cared for her mother-in-law. At last, her husband was promoted and came back to take the two of them away to enjoy a better life. Just as everything seemed about to work out, she woke one morning to find that her husband and mother-in-law had run off overnight, leaving her behind. After se 8kReads9.0Score1.6k14d adds
20. 20 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
21. 21 重 Reborn in the 80s: My Husband Loves His First Love, So I Don't Want Him Anymore 重生80：老公爱白月光，我不要了 Bring Me a Vat of Luosifen来一缸螺蛳粉Female-Channel Fanfiction6k WordsCompleted Reborn in the 80s: My Husband Loves His White Moonlight, So I Don't Want Him Anymore 259Reads—Score—14d adds

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22. 22 8 Eighty: After Leaving the Commander, I Dedicated Myself to the Motherland 80：放弃首长后，我献给了祖国 Bring Me a Vat of Luosifen来一缸螺蛳粉6k WordsCompleted 1980: After Giving Up the Commander, I Devoted Myself to My Country 154Reads—Score—14d adds
23. 23 骗 A Gold-Digging Marriage Scammer? The 90s Tycoon Dotes Exclusively on His Curvy Chef 骗婚捞女？九零大佬独宠丰腴厨娘 Su Ranjiu酥染玖Modern Romance335k WordsCompleted Ning Xiaoruan wakes up to discover that she's transmigrated. Last night's steamy dream wasn't a dream at all: she'd forced herself on the powerful villain from a novel set in the past! In the original story, the woman used her cousin's photo to trick the villain into marrying her. Last night, she tried to take advantage of the darkness and consummate the marriage, forcing him to wed her. In the end, the villain would kill her and keep their child. Ning Xiaoruan decides to run away at once. She r 25.8kReads—Score3.7k14d adds

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    This is a super sweet and heartwarming historical romance novel; I highly recommend checking it out!

24. 24 退 After Breaking Off the Engagement, the Foolish Princess Marries the Ninth Lord with Her Four Maids 退婚后，傻妃携四大丫鬟嫁九千岁 Clingy Little Tomato粘人小番茄Ancient Romance1.8M WordsOngoing [Palace Intrigue + Household Intrigue + Historical Romance + Princess Consort + Legitimate Daughter + Medical Skills + Two Powerful Leads + Cunning + Playing the Fool + Reborn + Fiercely Protective + Political Scheming] 99% of the comments are positive! Read with confidence! Su Qian, once the leader of a special forces unit in the apocalypse, died unexpectedly while carrying out a mission. With her portable medical space, she transmigrated to ancient times and into the residence of a great gener 23.3kReads8.1Score3.8k14d adds

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    The male and female leads team up: a pure battle of wits where misunderstandings are avoided, only tacit understandings of mutual exploitation prevail. The female lead's cheat ability is captivating: her medical space grants her modern-day superpowers, allowing her to heal and save lives while simultaneously committing murder and robbery. [Add to bookshelf]

25. 25 预 Foreknowledge and Transmigration: Hoarding Ten Million Supplies to Steal the Heroine's Fortune 预知穿越，囤千万物资抢女主机缘 Su Ranjiu酥染玖Modern Romance445k WordsCompleted While reading a book, Lu Ruanruan realizes that she shares a name with one of its cannon-fodder supporting characters, and even their appearances and figures are described similarly. After that, she starts dreaming about the book’s plot. She suspects it’s a sign that she’s about to transmigrate into a book, so she stockpiles a huge amount of supplies in advance. Sure enough, she later transmigrates into the book’s world and becomes a pitiful girl her family doesn’t care for. Her older sister has 22.2kReads8.3Score2.3k14d adds

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    The female protagonist foresaw her transmigration and stocked up on supplies beforehand. After transmigrating into the book, she saved a disabled soldier king, slapped the faces of villains, and reached the pinnacle of life.

26. 26 七 In the 1970s, I Took Down the Cold-Faced Commander of the Family Compound, and He Became Mine 七零，干翻家属院冷面首长归我了 Loves Colorful Peanut Candy爱吃多彩花生豆Modern Romance536k WordsCompleted [Soul transmigration + power fantasy + period setting + pocket dimension + laugh-out-loud comedy + scheming + 1v1 + little tricks + making money] A parallel-world period story. It's all fictional, so don't take it too seriously. The heroine is a goofy, hilarious girl. After joining the military, she's forced into a battle to “win the battalion commander.” She defeats thirteen rivals single-handedly and catches the special attention of the young, handsome, promising Battalion Commander Lu. What t 15.7kReads8.4Score2.1k14d adds

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    A humorous and lighthearted historical novel about military marriages, featuring a funny and witty female lead who makes money through humor, and a male lead who is a high-ranking officer and his brothers. No substitutes.

27. 27 钟 I Love Older Men! The Heiress Whips the Capital's Elite Circle into Shape 钟爱年上男！大小姐铁拳整顿京圈 Zhao Hong照红Modern Romance222k WordsOngoing [Period transmigration, two couples, antagonistic romance, a long road to winning her back, alternate universe] When Shen's father learns his daughter is just one step away from dating his old enemy, Liang Xuan, he rushes over and beats the other man so badly he's left with serious injuries. On a stormy night, Shen Miaoyin climbs over the wall to run away and find the man she loves, only to accidentally transmigrate back to 2005. - In Beijing in 2005, everything is absurd: She has become her own 95Reads—Score—14d adds

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    In 2005, a rural woman named Pu and Su Tianlong were together. Later, Pu's wife was cremated.

28. 28 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: I Win Over the Soldier With My Inner Voice 穿越七零：我靠心声撩爆兵哥哥 Not a Clockwork Springing Into Overdrive不是猛卷奋进的发条Modern Romance137k WordsOngoing 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    He pretended not to see Jiang Wan's outstretched hand. He had intended to maintain basic manners, but the thought of all the unspoken thoughts he had overheard gave him a headache. This girl was one to forget past mistakes, and her talk was far too frequent and unpleasant to hear. Her gaze towards him also carried a hint of… well, a lecherous, determined look? It was best to minimize physical contact; he already had enough women trying to entangle him, and he didn't want another one. But after the female lead touched him, the male lead didn't push her away; instead, he shamelessly wanted her to rub against him again.

29. 29 漂 The Beautiful Girl Next Door Wakes Up and Joins the Army. Officers Fight Over Her 漂亮白月光觉醒随军，首长争又抢 Nan Wanwan南绾绾Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted “Second Chance at Love, Spatial Ability, Everyone’s Favorite, Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium, Adorable Baby, Military Marriage” In the third year of living apart from He Shaoyan and fighting over a divorce, Ye Qingzhi began having prophetic dreams. At first, they were just trivial things, until one day she dreamed that her brother-in-law imprisoned her, while her sister became his accomplice and drove her insane before she died a gruesome death. After she died, the man who had repeatedly cl 27.7kReads7.0Score2.5k14d adds

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    😏 "That's my wife! Look at her again and I'll gouge your eyes out!" Three years after their separation, she came to find him, and He Shaoyan initially called her a liar. Later, she became pregnant and was pampered by everyone in the compound; even his subordinates called her sister-in-law. He was incredibly jealous and chased them all away. The others complained: "Didn't you say she was your cousin?" He exploded: "I say it, and that's it!" Precognitive dreams + space + military marriage + wife-chasing drama—it's too addictive!

30. 30 八 A Farmer's Wife in 1983: I Won't Be My In-Laws' Punching Bag 八三农家媳，不做婆家受气包 Nantian Film and Television南天影视Modern Romance69k WordsOngoing In 1983, in Zhaojia Village, northern Jiangsu. Nan Sisi has been married into the Zhao family for three years. She rises early, works late, and endures endless mistreatment from her mother-in-law, Liu Guixiang. According to the fate laid out for her, she will be exploited by her husband's family for the rest of her life, publicly humiliated by a hooligan, and forced to endure a miserable existence in silence. When she wakes, the Fate-Prediction System activates! [Tragic fate detected. Change the —Reads—Score—14d adds
31. 31 随 After Her Mother Remarries, the Little Sweetheart Becomes the Beloved of the Whole Compound 随母改嫁后，小甜宝被家属院团宠 Green Ink Song青墨歌Modern Romance658k WordsCompleted Original title: “After Her Mother Remarried, the Sweetheart Became the Darling of the Family Compound” In her previous life, Huang Tiantian followed her father when he was sent down to the countryside. Using her space, she struggled to survive in the northwest with her father and younger brothers, enduring the hardest years. After returning to the capital, her two younger brothers became successful with her help, and her father followed her advice to become a renowned businessman. She also becam 11.2kReads7.1Score1.1k14d adds

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    Completed♥ In my past life, I was sent to the countryside and became a big shot by relying on my space. My sister thought I relied entirely on my family. The two sisters were reborn, and in this life, my sister is fighting to be sent to the countryside?

32. 32 娇 The Sweet, Delicate Beauty Is Spoiled Rotten in a Period Novel 娇软美人在年代文里被宠翻了 Ran Ning1冉宁1Modern Romance94k WordsOngoing [Radiant, clearheaded heiress from a distinguished family × cold, fierce, unruly military commander] [Devoted couple, 1v1, happy ending; could also be a Republican-era romance] Lu Qingyan, the eldest legitimate daughter of the Lu family in the capital, is strikingly beautiful, clearheaded, and decisive. She is the brightest star in Beijing’s elite circles, a precious jewel doted on by everyone. All hope she will find a suitable match, but a sudden turn of events forces her family to move to a mi 42Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This novel is truly excellent, highly recommended!

33. 33 冷 The Cold-Faced Commander Gently Caresses His Pregnant Wife's Belly, Hoping for a Daughter 冷面首长轻抚娇娇孕肚，想要女儿 Sheng Yumu盛雨木Modern Romance275k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Bai Jiaojiao and her twin sister both took the exam to become herbal medicine therapists for a military district chief. But after Bai Jiaojiao was accepted, her sister stole her identity and took the space that belonged to her. She went to the military to serve as the old chief’s herbal medicine therapist, seduced a married man, and became a wealthy man’s wife by breaking up his marriage. When she returned home in glory, the original wife came looking for her and killed the 923Reads8.0Score10514d adds

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    In my past life, my sister became a chief therapist thanks to my spatial ability. In this life, I laugh and take back my cheat code: "A fake is still a fake."

34. 34 滑 Mr. Waterloo 滑铁卢先生 Aman阿蛮Modern Romance209k WordsCompleted [Modern Romance] [Urban] [The Wife-Chasing Crematorium] [The Untouchable Goddess Descends from Her Pedestal] [Getting Back Together After a Breakup] [Cold, Reserved, and Secretly Passionate CEO Luo Liangxi x Gorgeous, Unhinged "Little Witch" Ke Shan] Whether it was five years later or the long stretch of time five years before, this man, Luo Liangxi, was destined to be the greatest defeat of her life. Ke Shan was in a wretched state, so she could only choose to bare her edge, fighting as she fel 179Reads8.9Score—14d adds

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    The aloof and domineering CEO falls from grace, while a crazed and eccentric woman stages an extreme reconciliation.

35. 35 重 Reborn, I Tear Up the Divorce Papers and Find Love in the Army 重生撕毁离婚申请，随军夜被宠哭 Xiao Shijiu萧十九Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing [Rekindled love + reborn + both untouched + personal space + sweet romance + family life + sworn enemies + one-on-one] In her previous life, Jiang Shengsheng was sold to the Lu family by her stepmother and eldest brother, and became the wife of her sworn enemy, Lu Hanyan. She hated arranged marriages and wanted Lu Hanyan to cheat or make a mistake so she could divorce him. But after she gave him a bowl of nourishing tonic, Lu Hanyan pounced on her instead. Furious, she ran south to seek refuge w 7.7kReads7.2Score67614d adds

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    I'm devastated! This rebirth military marriage novel is so heart-wrenching! In her previous life, the female lead was sold into prostitution and then divorced, only to witness the tragic deaths of her family and her husband's suicide for her. After being reborn, she experiences a heart-wrenching chase after her husband, a sweet and angsty story that's incredibly addictive!

36. 36 去 I Went Looking for My Family and Mistook the Wrong Guy for My Brother, While My Amnesiac Ex Loses His Cool Every Night 去寻亲认错哥，失忆前任夜夜红温 Luan Jing峦镜Modern Romance537k WordsCompleted [Beloved by everyone + spatial powers + adorable baby + military marriage + rekindled love + reunion after years apart + supernatural abilities] In the third year after Jiang Xuxue retired from the Supernatural Abilities Bureau and returned to the village to farm, her biological parents came looking for her. “Darling, someone deliberately switched you back then. We never abandoned you!” Unfortunately, just after finding her, her biological parents were sent to the far northwest. Her mother press 12.5kReads6.8Score1.4k14d adds

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    🍇Hahaha, I can't stop laughing! The female lead goes to the military corps with a letter of introduction, and the cold-faced commander treats her like his fiancée from the first meeting. He arranges her job and prepares their wedding home—everything is taken care of. Just as she's feeling touched by the miracle of their bloodline, she suddenly realizes he seems to be preparing for a wedding? And the bride is herself?!

37. 37 随 After My Father Married into Her Family, the Fake Sweetheart Became the Compound's Favorite 随父入赘后，假娇软成家属院团宠 Green Ink Song青墨歌Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing Ning Ruanruan is reborn, back to the time before her family is sent away to the countryside. In her previous life, she followed her mother into a new marriage with a family of doctors. Their life looked good on the surface, but she was abused for years. Just when she was finally old enough to marry and leave, they married her off to an old man to keep her quiet. He kept a close eye on her and wouldn’t let her talk about what happened. Reborn before the family is sent away, she decides, when her 32kReads7.3Score2.6k14d adds

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    While others are reborn to seek revenge and punish scum, the female protagonist is reborn to send her father into a marriage alliance, directly reaching the pinnacle of life.

38. 38 高 The Matriarch of a Powerful Family Reborn as a Wicked Cannon Fodder in a Period Novel 高门主母穿成年代文中恶毒炮灰 The Light of Fuguang扶光的光Modern Romance249k WordsCompleted (1980s setting + transmigrate into a book + everyday life + sweet romance + feel-good story) Just after Su Ke became a First-Rank Lady of Imperial Decree, she transmigrated into a vicious cannon-fodder female character in an 1980s romance novel. The original character worked as a nanny in the male lead's home. Just as the leads were about to confess their feelings, she barged in, only to accidentally help them make up and get together sooner. As a disposable side character, the original woman's 13Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Is this considered a semi-chasing story? The male lead is always suspicious of the female lead's ulterior motives in the early stages, but later he just begs her not to leave. The male lead appears less often, and it's more of a slice-of-life story.

39. 39 丰 When the Voluptuous Beauty Pouts, the Stern Officer Blushes 丰腴美人一撒娇，冷面军官脸红了 Luan Jing峦镜Modern Romance691k WordsOngoing [Period setting, marriage first and love later, following the army, adorable kids, husband’s road to winning his wife back] The day after Shen Qingshu mailed a divorce agreement to Rong Jingshi, she began having one prophetic dream after another. She dreamed that her hypocritical, ungrateful stepsister stole the family heirloom from her, schemed to have her sent to the countryside, and tortured her to death in Heilongjiang, leaving her family ruined and slaughtered. When she woke, she heard her 15.6kReads6.0Score1k14d adds

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    Lin Shengsheng thought she could reach the pinnacle of life with the help of the system. She wanted a cheat system, and the system gave her one; she wanted plot points, and the system gave her one; she wanted aphrodisiacs, and the system gave her one too. She was incredibly arrogant: I am the god of this world. Until the system coldly announced, "Battery exhausted, shut down." She was stunned, secretly calling out in her mind, when Shen Qingshu sneered beside her: "Little sister, your cheat system ran out of money and shut down. Now it's my turn to perform!"

40. 40 清 A Gentle Breeze Meets the White Dew 清风遇白露 Honey Baby哈尼宝宝Modern Romance453k WordsCompleted In their previous lives, three people laid the groundwork for an entanglement that would continue into the next... One defied the will of Heaven and feared no karmic retribution, forcibly changing her fate for her; One was destined to be bound to her, their names written side by side on the Three Lives Stone; And one, after her death, set up a memorial tablet for her and built a shrine in her honor, keeping her soul from dispersing and giving it a place to return to. In this life, all three are 294Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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    This novel is adorable! [Flying kiss][Flying kiss]

41. 41 重 Reborn as a Top-Tier Star Heiress: The Rich Fight Over Me 重生商界顶流千金：豪门疯抢 Light-Sugar Jinjin微糖金金Modern Romance581k WordsCompleted [Revenge against scumbags + forced possession + reborn heroine + romantic rivals competing] [Sweet-faced, scheming seductress × unhinged heir / abstinent CEO / rugged military king / refined but depraved bureau chief / financial predator] [In her past life, she was abandoned by her own family, betrayed by the one she loved, and bullied and framed, until she lost her reputation and died with bitterness in her heart!] [Reborn in the year 2000, Li Muan returns from the ashes with memories steeped i 661Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Traffic may expire, but the craftsmanship she creates will not. In this fast-paced era, she chooses to become a timeless work of art.

42. 42 陷 Fallen Rose: The Dark Moon and Her Counterattack 陷落玫瑰：黑月光与她的反杀局 Light-Sugar Jinjin微糖金金Modern Romance508k WordsCompleted [Revenge Against Scum] [Forced Possession] [Awakening to Her True Identity] [Rivalry for Her Affections] [One Woman, Four Men] [Sweet on the Outside, Dark and Scheming on the Inside, a Seductive Strategist × Her Possessive Adoptive Brother / Abstinent CEO / Gentle Young Nobleman / Capitalist Predator] ▲ Her true identity awakens, and a bloody revenge begins Abandoned at an orphanage as a child, she was later molded by the Song family into a tool for a marriage alliance. She bides her time, turni 337Reads—Score—14d adds
43. 43 真 The Real Heiress Remarries with Her Mother, and Her Beast-Talking Shocks the Entire Army 真千金随母改嫁，通兽语震撼全军 Luan Jing峦镜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Space, stockpiling, period setting, building wealth, medicine, beloved by the whole family, heroine can speak with animals] Lu Yunsu was mistakenly summoned by an underworld intern and sent into a period novel, where she became a capitalist's daughter who had followed her mother into a new marriage and risen from rags to riches. The moment she opened her eyes, her spineless younger brother-in-law had brought a task force to raid their home. Stay calm, don't panic! This is nothing. Lu Yunsu open 29.1kReads8.1Score3.8k14d adds

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    The male and female protagonists had been separated for three years at the beginning. They had a misunderstanding, and the male protagonist went through a "wife-chasing-after-the-cremation" process, chasing after his wife for so long that he ended up reading a whole book.

44. 44 蝶 Butterfly Shadows Return to Dust: Sold into Prostitution by My Mother-in-Law, My Ex-Husband Searched for Me for Ten Years 蝶影归尘：被婆母卖入风尘，前夫寻了我整整十年 Ni Ah Ni Ge Ni氼啊氼个氼55k WordsCompleted The Butterfly’s Shadow Returns to Dust: Sold into a Life of Vice by My Mother-in-Law, My Ex-Husband Searched for Me for Ten Years 319Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead despises the male lead 🦋 The pinnacle of Republican-era angst | "Butterfly Shadow Returns to Dust" --- "She gave birth to his son, but the son wasn't his biological child." At fifteen, she was a scholarly heiress, pampered by her entire family. She wouldn't even glance at her dark-skinned, simple-minded, and clumsy husband. On their wedding night, she tearfully vowed: she would rather die than submit. He silently guarded her for four months, sleeping in the study every night, never crossing the line. Until that slap— Her older brother hit her, and he was the first to rush to her side, crouching down to gently stroke her swollen cheek with trembling fingertips, asking with red eyes: "Does it hurt?" At that moment, she lost her composure. --- "In her life, she changed identities six times and names three times." A noble heiress. A young woman from the Zhang family. A prisoner in a secluded mansion. A courtesan. A Japanese female spy. A soul who took a bullet for someone else. Only one name belonged to her until death—Lin Die'er. --- "Ten years later, they met again on the long street. She said in Japanese: 'You've mistaken me for someone else.'" "Sumimasen, anata wa... You've mistaken me for someone else." He froze. She turned and walked into the crowd, her back straight, without a trace of lingering affection. Turning the corner, she leaned against the cold wall, covered her mouth, and wept silently. He hadn't run away with anyone. She hadn't abandoned him. She simply couldn't acknowledge him. --- "He died without knowing that he had held his own son." The child, named Yi'an, looked exactly like him. He smiled and hugged him, saying, "This child is so beautiful." He didn't know that it was the child Die'er had risked her life to give birth to in the other courtyard. He also didn't know that the "father" the child recognized was the person he hated most. --- A pair of silver butterfly hairpins are separated, half a lifetime of love ended in separation. The butterfly enters the dust of the world, never to return. 📖 "Butterfly Shadow Returns to Dust"—Misaligned time difference, extreme tragic ending, the pinnacle of heart-wrenching romance in the Republican era.

45. 45 为 You Secretly Got a Vasectomy for Your First Love, So Why Panic When I Divorce You? 为白月光偷偷结扎，我离婚你急啥 Luan Jing峦镜Modern Romance351k WordsCompleted [Period setting, sent-down youth, taking down scumbags, rebirth] In her previous life, Lin Jianxue didn't learn until the day she died that she'd raised her husband's childhood crush's son for eighteen years. She also discovered that the reason she couldn't have children was that her husband had secretly given her sterilizing medicine! The moment she opened her eyes, she was reborn! Her husband was bringing her a bowl of chicken soup, speaking softly. “Jianxue, my mother made you this chicken s 6.2kReads8.3Score44914d adds

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    Both are very good period dramas; the female lead is immediately noticed by the male lead as soon as she gets off the train.

46. 46 七 The 1970s: I Faked a Pregnancy to Trap a Husband, but Snared a Hidden Big Shot 七零：假孕骗婚，骗到隐形大佬 A Smiling View笑着的风景Modern Romance766k WordsOngoing 10Reads6.3Score—14d adds

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    Sweet and heartwarming period dramas about everyday life

47. 47 丰 A Voluptuous Beauty in a Country Village, and the Amnesiac Officer Who Falls for Her 丰腴美人小村妇，失忆军官沦陷了 Nan Wanwan南绾绾Modern Romance102k WordsOngoing [Period Setting + Family Life + Adorable Kids + Reunion After Years Apart] Jiang Mingyue transmigrated into the body of a pushover everyone could bully in 1960. Her awful relatives wanted to push her around? Her ungrateful son smashed bowls and cursed at her? Jiang Mingyue answered with a whip, teaching them how to behave! On the streets of the county town, she spent her money to buy a handsome “idiot” who was paralyzed. The whole village laughed at her for going crazy. Raising a cripple would —Reads—Score114d adds

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    😭 "Auntie was the best to us! You're a bad woman!" Her twin sons ran off with their aunt for a few hard candies. She was heartless and severed all ties. It wasn't until their aunt tricked them into the black market, tied them to an operating table, and prepared to harvest their kidneys, that they heard her laughing as she counted her money! In the moment their faith crumbled, their despised mother, radiating murderous intent, kicked open the door and snatched them back from the clutches of death! The two children completely broke down, kneeling on the ground and clinging desperately to her legs: "Mom! We were wrong! Please don't abandon us!" She coldly pulled her legs away: "Too late." #MomChasingHell #AbuseOfScum #HistoricalFiction #AdorableChildTransformationToDestroyTheHeartOfKillersIsSoSatisfying!

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