Looking for Stories Where the Male Lead Takes the Heroine for Granted, and the Second Male Lead's Long Game Pays Off 求男主不珍惜女主，男二蓄谋已久成功上位的
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My Heart Races! A Secret Crush! My Childhood Friend Is Beautiful and Sweet-Voiced 心动！暗恋！小青梅她人美声甜
[The print edition of Heart-Throbbing Secret Love: My Childhood Friend Is Beautiful and Sweet is now available] [Sweet Campus Romance | Childhood Friend Takes the Lead | Groveling to Win Her Back | Secret Love] Qiao Zhen dreamed of fragments of memories from her past life: "For seven years, she followed the aloof campus heartthrob Ji Xian, obedient and gentle, offering him her whole heart, only to be casually cast aside." After finally coming to her senses, Qiao Zhen was crushed and left without
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He Keeps Flirting and Playing Hard to Get! The Rebellious Tycoon Spoils Her Until She Gets Pregnant 他又撩又茶！被桀骜大佬宠到怀孕
[Marriage Before Love + The Second Male Lead Takes the Lead + Mutual Firsts + Secret Love Turns to Love + Redemption] [The Whole Family Gets Their Comeuppance, and She Won't Forgive Them] In the third week after agreeing to date Gu Chengfeng, Yu Zhiwan heard him say: “The Yu family’s real daughter they found isn’t even loved by them. I’m just playing around with her.” “Remember the first day Yu Zhiwan came back to the Yu family? She’s allergic to pineapple, and her two biological brothers delibe
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I Lost My Memory Before We Could Get Our Marriage License, and the Capital's Golden Boy Swept Me Into a Whirlwind Marriage 领证前失忆，京圈太子爷拐我闪婚
⭐️The short drama adaptation, Love Hidden in Time, is now streaming. Lots of sweet kissing scenes!⭐️ On the day they were supposed to register their marriage, Meng Zhi was framed and got into a car accident. Her fiancé rescued his adopted daughter right in front of her and left Meng Zhi behind. Meng Zhi was saved by her fiancé’s uncle. When she woke up, she had lost her memory. The first thing she saw was a mature, stern-looking man. His eyes were full of concern, and he was so handsome that she
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Nightfall's Plunder 夜色掠夺
[Possessive male lead, second male lead pursues his wife after losing her, both leads are chaste] [Sweet, gentle, pretty, well-behaved girl vs. proud, cold-hearted heir] Tao Ruan was brought to the Ji family when she was thirteen. At the darkest point in her life, Ji Huai burst into it like a ray of light. She once thought they would go from school uniforms to wedding gowns and stay together for life. But just as happiness seemed within reach, she was dealt a crushing blow. The man who had once
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After the Breakup, My Abstinent Younger Uncle Spoiled Me 分手后，被禁欲小叔宠上天
[Love at first sight + secret crush comes true + male lead has been plotting for a long time + female lead falls in love after marriage + both chaste + one-on-one + eight-year age gap] After three years of being engaged to Si Heng, she had put up with his refusal to marry her. She had put up with the fact that he didn’t love her. But she couldn’t put up with him rekindling an old flame during a secret rendezvous. To hell with the engagement, the Si family, and the alliance between their families
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The Scumbag Pretended to Have Amnesia, So I Turned and Fell into a Powerful Man's Arms 渣男装失忆，转身投入大佬怀抱
[Husband Pursues His Wife After Losing Her (And She's Not Coming Back) + Second Male Lead Takes the Lead + Secret Crush + Marriage First, Love Later + Long-Planned Romance + Sweet Pampering + Both Devoted Only to Each Other] Clear-headed heiress who loves boldly and fiercely × calm, restrained, gentle CEO Song Zhigeng pursued Fu Hui for two years, never imagining that a car accident would make those two years a complete waste. Outside the hospital room, she overheard Fu Hui had gone to great len
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I Don’t Want to Like Him 我才不要喜欢他呢
[Second Male Lead Takes the Lead + Reborn in School Days + Both Reborn + Healing and Redemption + Foreshadowing + A Little Melodramatic + Sweet Romance + Heartwarming] Everyone knows that the proud Jiang Yuan is hopelessly in love with Song Yanzhi. Only Song Yanzhi pretends not to notice. Childhood friends from middle school through university graduation, Jiang Yuan spent eleven whole years chasing after him. Then, one day in the future, Jiang Yuan's health began to fail. All she wanted was for
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After Losing Her Memory, She Falls into Another Man’s Arms, and the Crown Prince Goes Mad with Jealousy 失忆改投他人怀，太子疯魔红了眼
[The wife-pursuing crematorium turns to ashes + the second male lead takes the crown.] [Warning!! One-on-one romance, both leads are chaste, but the heroine has kissed the first male lead many times!] An Qi transmigrated to a feudal dynasty and fell in love with the crown prince. For his sake, she gave up her only chance to return to modern times. … “An Qi, what more do you want? I’m the crown prince of a nation. How could I possibly have only one woman? This idea of being together for a lifetim
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Longing From the Deep Sea 深海想念
[Sweet girl and cool guy] [Mutually devoted] [Both leads are adults] Shu Nuo liked someone, someone very gentle. He was patient with her, and gentle with her. She thought she was the only one who received that tenderness. Then one day, she happened to hear someone ask him: “Who do you like more, your childhood friend or the girl next door?” There was a silence that lasted more than ten seconds. He replied calmly, “What do you think?” “Your childhood friend.” He gave a soft laugh. His answer was
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After My Confession Failed, I Got Together with His Brother 告白失败后，我和他兄弟在一起了
[Second male lead takes the spotlight + both pure + the scumbag gets burned to ashes] Su Xiao liked Liang Qisheng for four years. She was always at his beck and call, sweet and considerate. If he called in the middle of the night, she would leap out of bed and head to a bar to pick him up. The next morning, she would even bring him hangover soup she had made herself. She knew his friends teased her for throwing herself at him, but she couldn’t forget the warmth Liang Qisheng had once shown her
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I'm Done Chasing! The World-Weary Tycoon Pulls Me Close and Kisses Me! 不追了！厌世大佬拦腰缠吻！
[A true grovel-to-get-her-back story + the male lead takes his place + a bittersweet push and pull + both leads are each other's one and only] [The heroine loves fiercely and hates fiercely, and never looks back] Jiang Rong loved Qi Sheng throughout her entire student life. Everyone said she was Qi Sheng's pathetic puppy. Jiang Rong didn't care. She loved Qi Sheng. Until one day, she fell into the sea, and Qi Sheng saved another woman instead. Jiang Rong became a laughingstock throughout Beijing
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Three and a Half Years as a Simp, Then the System Told Me I Had the Wrong Target 舔狗三年半，系统说我攻略错对象
[The physical edition of Abandon the Dark and Join Him, Volume One, is now available for purchase online] [The Second Male Lead's Redemption Arc] 1. Qiao Yin spent three years and eleven months fawning over Lu Jinzhi. Everyone in the capital knew she would marry no one but him, yet the System told her: She had pursued the wrong target. Qiao Yin: ... 2 Qiao Yin suddenly vanished from Lu Jinzhi's side. On the first day of her disappearance, Lu Jinzhi sneered: Just a little game of playing hard to
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Deep Love for Ci Yuan 辞鸢情深
[Rich Heir × Top-Tier Beauty and Designer] (Full-cast audio edition now available) "Love at first sight on both sides + Class difference + Winning her back + Rekindled romance + Both chaste" They were both struck by love at first sight! An irresistible physical attraction! Everyone says that the rich heir Ji Ke is only playing around with the student Ruan Yuan. Ruan Yuan gives him her whole heart, but... Ruan Yuan: “Let’s get married!” Ji Ke: “What are you thinking? You’re only 21.” Ruan Yuan: “
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A Summer Kiss 夏日热吻你
[Cool, roguish heartbreaker & sweet, well-behaved girl] The physical edition of Tenderness Is Only for You is now available [The playboy reforms + groveling pursuit + sweet romance + both leads are pure + happy ending + unrequited love comes true] When Sang Sui was fifteen, she came with her mother to the Sheng family in Yunjing City and met Lin Yi's son, Sheng Yize. Three years older than her and exceptionally handsome, he was just so cold that Sang Sui hid behind her mother and greeted him wit
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After We Broke Up, He Saw Her on a Blind Date and Rushed Straight to the Crematorium 分手后见她相亲，大佬秒到火葬场
[An Unconventional “Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium” Story + Reuniting After a Breakup] Tang Xi had a crush on Qu Jiangyan, a rakish orthopedic surgeon. After finally winning him over, she devoted herself to making their relationship work. They shared plenty of sweet moments, until her birthday. In a lively private room, Qu Jiangyan’s friends teased him: “Tang Xi used to chase after you like a lovesick puppy. You’ve been pretty into her this past year too. When are you making it official?”
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She's Such a Flirt 她那么撩
[Signed for publication] [Sweet romance + short story] Shen Xiao, renowned as a captivating beauty, pursued Han Ce for five years. Only after they married did she learn that he had fallen in love with her at first sight and had been secretly enjoying her pursuit all along. After an accident sends her back to the beginning, when she first met Han Ce, she hears the heir of the Han family sneer in front of his childhood friends: “Shen Xiao? A childhood betrothal? I'd rather stay single than marry h
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Why Are You Hiding? I Like You Too 躲什么，我也喜欢你
Reunion After Years Apart + Secret Crush + He Has to Win Her Back + Class Divide Aunt Sun, who works as a maid for the Gu family, often warns her daughter not to get involved with rich young men. She has her reasons: she is afraid her daughter will go astray, forget her place, and cost her her job. Wu Yunyun is a well-behaved girl who takes her mother's words to heart and never dares cross the line. Perhaps the thing you fear most is exactly what happens: she falls for the Gu family's young mast
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How Could Anyone Resist His Flirting? 怎敌他偏撩
[Signed for publication and awaiting release] [Unrequited love + devoted to each other + bold flirting and subtle advances + intense romantic tension + seizing the opportunity to take his place] [Elegant, roguish heir to a wealthy family VS aloof, gorgeous enchantress] Also known as "Swaying on the Pillow" Lin Shutong was abruptly dumped by her first love of eight years. In front of everyone in their circle, she asked her ex, “Are you sure you want to break up with me?” He gave her a firm two-wo
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Forced Spoiling! My New Husband Cherishes Me Above All Else 强制娇宠！被闪婚老公捧在心尖宠
Everyone in their circle knew that Su Wanci, hailed as a “fairy among mortals,” had been kept by Fu Jingzhou for eight years. People all thought they were about to get married, but overnight, Fu Jingzhou cruelly clipped all of Su Wanci’s wings. He thought he could finally control her completely, keep her as a canary in a gilded cage, and possess her for the rest of her life. He never expected that she would turn around and marry Lu Yu, heir to a powerful family with a century of history, the one
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You Ignored Me for Five Years of Marriage, but Now You Won’t Accept the Divorce 嫁你五年不看我，离婚你倒不愿意
My new work is here! You can read it 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!
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A Wanton Kiss of Passion 肆意吻情
[Love after marriage + the second male lead takes the lead + long-laid plans + devoted couple + three-year age gap + the second male lead and heroine reunite after a long separation] [A stunningly beautiful, sweet-natured heroine + a devoted, flirtatious young tea tycoon] (Note: this is not a strong-woman story, and the heroine does not dominate the narrative.) She used to hear her mother say that once she graduated from college, she and Jiang Wang would get engaged and then married. She waited
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Why Does the Second Male Lead Get the Girl? Because He Fights for Her with Everything He's Got 男二凭什么上位？因为他又争又抢
[Sweet Romance: A Story About Two Gentle People] Her boyfriend of two years suddenly started preparing a surprise for his ex-girlfriend. He even bought the flowers from You Qinghe's shop. You Qinghe: So the jerk my employee was talking about was my boyfriend. After she took the initiative to break up with him, he kept pestering her. Furious, he demanded over the phone, “Is it because Qi Huaixu is back that you want to break up with me?” You Qinghe: “Who?” - Before Qi Huaixu left the country, the
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After the Breakup, Mr. Wen Finally Came Out on Top 分手后，温总他上位成功
[Marriage first, love later; secret crush; not an overbearing CEO; second male lead wins] Gu Qinghan pursued Sheng Zijin from high school through college, and the two naturally got together. Then, at twenty-three, she received a picture from her best friend Su Qing, and everything finally made sense. Sheng Zijin disappeared from Gu Qinghan’s world. He searched for her everywhere, but couldn’t find her. * When they met again, Gu Qinghan saw Sheng Zijin leaning against the man beside her, his eyes
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Quick Transmigration: Delicate, Yet Adored by Powerful Men 快穿：娇气，但被大佬们追着宠
[No Fixed Couples + All Male Leads Are Chaste + Sweet Romance + Immersive Romantic Conquest + Coercive Love + Yandere Lunatics + Everyone's Favorite + Multiple Male Leads + Rivalry for the Female Lead + True Love + Not a Strong Female Lead + Soap Opera Drama] Wanwan transmigrates into the cannon-fodder female lead of each world, and conquers all kinds of male leads. She's only doing her mission, so why have all these men become so infatuated with her? 1. Sexy Little Wildcat Trains Her Dog Online
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The Harbor City Heir Has Wanted Her for Ages, Now He’s Winning Her Over 觊觎已久，港城太子爷诱妻上位
[Male Lead Takes Center Stage + Reunion After a Long Separation + Secret Love Comes True + Both Leads Have No Past Relationships + Marriage Before Love + Long-Planned Romance] [Tender, aloof heir of Harbor City VS clever, mischievous little darling] Si Yao poured money and effort into helping Lu Xiao take his company public, only to hear him say, “What’s wrong with getting engaged to her for the sake of our future?” “Once I succeed, do you really think you won’t be able to marry me?” She broke u
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A Long-Laid Plan: The Scheming Rise of the Capital’s Crown Prince 蓄谋已久，京圈太子心机上位史
[Long-planned scheme + the scheming hero's rise to the top + the second male lead's groveling pursuit + sweet romance + one-on-one] Shortly before her engagement, Chu Ci found out that her childhood sweetheart and fiancé-to-be had a little secretary on the side. Furious, she slept with her fiancé's best friend. She thought it was just a drunken one-night stand. She never expected the crown prince of Beijing's elite circle to be impossible to get rid of once he was involved. The first time Ye
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Sweetly Spoiled! The Capital's Crown Prince Has Been Plotting This for Ages 娇哄！京圈太子爷他蓄谋已久
[Sharp-tongued, arrogant heir to a powerful Beijing family × beautiful, brilliant doctor with a tender heart] [The male lead suffers the consequences of chasing his wife too late + second male lead wins her heart + secret crush comes true + long-planned romance + sweet doting love + both leads are each other’s only one] Wen Yaoyao was Shen Zhidu’s little shadow, and he was the secret she had kept in her heart for years. When she learned Shen Zhidu was engaged to Song Jiayi, his casual remark, “I
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The Capital's Young Master Is So Arrogant? One Kiss from His Wife and He Turns Bright Red 京圈太子很狂？老婆一亲就红温了
[Super Sweet, Heart-Fluttering Romance + Both Inexperienced in Love + Marriage First, Love Later + Male Lead Takes His Place + Long-Standing Scheme] [Roguish, arrogant young master × Cool-headed, rational medical beauty] Jin Wu had always seen Fu Yuchen as her salvation. She followed him quietly and finally got what she wanted. Until she saw him kissing someone else intimately with her own eyes. Fu Yuchen smiled smugly. “How would Jin Wu dare leave me? Without me, she's just a pitiful illegitima
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President Lu, Stop Acting So Arrogant. Miss Jian Is Engaged to President Gu 陆总别傲了，简小姐和顾总订婚了
[Love after marriage + regret and groveling + sweet romance + devoted to each other] Three days before their engagement, Lu Chengze leaves Jian Yao to visit a delicate beauty and announces he might not make it back in time for the ceremony. After drinking herself senseless for a night, Jian Yao stops the young heir of the capital’s most powerful family as he passes by. “Get engaged to me.” Everyone knows Lu Chengze means everything to Jian Yao. They assume she’s only acting out in a fit of anger
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After Breaking Up with the Movie Star, I Hid My Pregnancy and Thrived on My Own 和影帝分手后我藏起孕肚独美了
[Both Leads' First Love + Bittersweet and Sweet Romance, Breaking Free and Growing Strong, Proud Hero Chases His Wife, Mutual Redemption, Rekindled Romance, Adorable Child] Cui Tang once loved Gu Qiaoxi to the point of obsession. She faked a pregnancy to trick him into marriage and even threatened to die, but still couldn't make him stay. On the night before they broke up, they made love until they were spent. At dawn, Gu Qiaoxi said, “Cui Tang, you're disgusting!” That day, Cui Tang lay in the
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A Love That Lasts Day After Day 恋慕朝朝
[Reborn + sworn enemy becomes lover + secret crush comes true + a fluffy, angst-free romance] [Yuwei * Jiang Chao] Yuwei loved a scumbag for years, only to end up being pushed off a rooftop by his own hands. Jiang Chao held her dead body and wept until his eyes were red, then chose to die alongside the scumbag. When she opened her eyes, it seemed she hadn't quite died after all. * Back in their sophomore year of high school, Jiang Chao was still the top student, admired by everyone. Yuwei stared
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A Rose's Kiss 玫瑰吻合
(The rating is low because it just came out, but I promise it's a good read!) [Marriage Before Love + Long-Standing Plans + Age Gap + Mutual Firsts + Sweet Everyday Romance] At her engagement party, Ni Zhao got a call saying her boyfriend, Shen Jiaxuan, had been arrested in a vice crackdown. She dumped Shen Jiaxuan on the spot. He thought she was just throwing a tantrum and that a little coaxing would win her back. But by the time his detention ended, his former girlfriend had already registered
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She Seduces Him, and the Hong Kong District's Little Tyrant Turns into a Lovable Goofball 诱她，港区小霸王秒变二哈
[Secret crush x sweet romance x the second male lead wins] [Can be both cool and sweet x the little tyrant of Hong Kong] That July, Feng Wu climbed a tree to rescue a cat. Xu Xingchi happened to pass by and pulled up the hem of his T-shirt. “Awu, toss the cat down. Your big brother will catch it.” In the blink of an eye, Xu Xingchi had grown up. He gave her a cold smile. “Feng Wu, eat the mango for her, and I’ll agree to get engaged to you.” With everyone watching, Feng Wu ate the mango bite by
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Quick Transmigration: The Beloved Darling of Every World 快穿万人迷之万般娇宠
[Everyone's favorite + black-hearted schemer + one or more love interests + no fixed CP + pampered wish fulfillment + immersive + all male leads are virgins] World One: After Her Childhood Friend Boyfriend Cheated World Two: She Climbs to a Better Branch After Divorce World Three: The Doomed Background Character Becomes Everyone's Darling World Four: After Her Boyfriend Loses His Memory World Five: The Nobody Becomes Heaven's Favorite (or it's best to start reading here~) World Six: The Pitiful
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Whoa! I Got a Happy Ending With My Ex-Boyfriend’s Best Friend! 哇喔！和前男友的好兄弟HE啦！
[Warm, intelligent, bright-eyed sweetheart with a dazzling smile vs. graceful, devoted, and long-suffering CEO] [Second male lead takes the girl / Reunion after years apart / Love triangle / Ex-boyfriend's redemption arc / Both leads are inexperienced] The heroine is brave, resourceful, and strong-willed. The hero is hopelessly in love! 1. The first time Lin Jingning saw Cheng Qingxu, he was captivated by her dazzling beauty and gentle nature. After pursuing her for over six months, he finally w
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Only After Being Reborn Did I Learn I Was the Cool and Aloof Minister's White Moonlight 重生才知，我竟是清冷权臣白月光
[Revenge on scumbags + sweet romance + switched marriages + reborn heroine vs. transmigrated heroine + a seemingly aloof, secretly twisted beauty] In her previous life, Chu Mingyuan learned only as she lay dying that the younger sister who had secretly been sleeping with her husband was not born to her late mother. She was actually a concubine-born daughter who had been switched at birth by a concubine. Chu Mingyuan died with regrets. Thankfully, Heaven took pity on her, and after her death she
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Reborn in 1970, I Became the Beloved of a Disabled Military Officer 重生七零成了残疾军官的心尖宠
[Military marriage + sweet romance + both leads are devoted to each other] In her previous life, Xia Qingqing took meticulous care of the Du family, only to be framed by them and drowned in a river. She died heartbroken. When she awakens again, she leaves behind the scumbag and his parasitic family. She has medical skills, a clever mind, money, and beauty, and remarries. She never expected that the man who was supposed to be disabled would turn out to be a mysterious big shot... The heroine take
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In the 1980s, the Chaste Officer's Wife-Chasing Inferno 八零年代，禁欲军官追妻火葬场
In her previous life, Jiang Mo married into the Lu family, served her parents-in-law, raised their children, and kept the household running smoothly for her husband. But as she lay dying, her cold, military-officer husband of many years made a grand show of bringing home his first love to care for her. The adopted son and daughter she had raised for over twenty years even accepted the mistress as their mother. Her biological daughter, meanwhile, was married off by her in-laws to an old man who h
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After Five Years as a Wife in Name Only, I’m Reborn, Taking My Child, and Getting Divorced. It Feels So Good 守活寡五年，重生带崽离婚真香了
(Military romance + period setting + regretful pursuit + rival suitors, second male lead gets the girl. Come on in!) In her previous life, Jiang Suisui ignored everyone’s objections and married Song Yun’an, the aloof flower of the military. She always thought that falling in love after marriage could be lovely. After all, you had to take a bite to find out whether a forcibly picked melon was sweet. She never expected that some people were cold-hearted by nature, impossible to warm no matter what
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You Cheated First, So Why Are You Crying Now That I Married a Billionaire? 你出轨在先，我转嫁首富你哭啥？
Su Yuxi knows that Gu Jinyan has someone else in his heart, his white moonlight. No matter what she does, he sees her as nothing but a vicious, ruthless woman. If that’s how it is, she’ll give him what he wants! Su Yuxi cheerfully ends their engagement and walks away. But Gu Jinyan thinks Su Yuxi is madly in love with him. Break off the engagement? Ha, it’s just a ploy to play hard to get and manipulate him. But when he realizes he regrets it and wants to win her back, he discovers that the man
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Ultimate Seduction: President Gu Insists on a Flash Marriage 极致诱哄，顾总偏要闪婚
[Marry First, Love Later + Both Pure + Devoted Second Male Lead Takes the Lead] On their anniversary, Zhou Yingchen left Lin Yuxi behind to attend the birthday party of his “best buddy,” Jiang Yuqing. Even when Jiang Yuqing openly declared her love for him in her social media posts, Zhou Yingchen didn’t think much of it, insisting their relationship was nothing but pure friendship between a man and a woman. “Zhou Yingchen, let’s break up.” “Lin Yuxi, have you lost your mind? You think you can fi
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Dear Director Wen 亲爱的闻总监
[Strong female lead, feel-good revenge, humiliating scumbags and making them eat their words, rekindled romance, sweet indulgence, the male lead rises to the top, and a love triangle] [Devoted, puppy-like CEO boyfriend of many years × bold, decisive, stubborn director who refuses to back down] After dating for three years, Wen Ruan finally learned she had only ever been a stand-in. When they broke up, Wen Ruan said, “Jiang Qingyan, I hope you die alone.” After being unjustly fired, Wen Ruan join
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The Campus Heartthrob Doesn't Love Her? She Turns Around and Marries the Crown Prince of Beijing 校草不爱？她转身嫁给京圈太子爷
[A husband’s desperate pursuit after losing his wife # taking down scumbags # reunion after a long separation # marriage before love # secret crush # second male lead wins # childhood friends fighting over her] Xia Shiyu pursued the school heartthrob for five years. She heard he liked sweet, gentle women, so she wore white dresses and played the part for years. When she finally got what she wanted, she found Li Hanting with a close friend in his arms, smiling carelessly as he mocked her. “Like a
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Mrs. Ying, Mr. Ying Has a Secret Crush on You 应太太，应先生他暗恋你
[Substitute + unattainable first love + groveling arc + long-planned romance + second male lead takes the lead] The day Wen Yao caught Jiang Sihuai kissing the woman he had always loved, torrential rain was pouring down. She was soaked through, while the man behind her held an umbrella to shield her from the rain. His hand covered her eyes, warmth meeting cold. Wen Yao's lashes trembled despite herself. His cool, low voice sounded beside her ear. “Don't look. It'll hurt your eyes.” He never wast
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Scumbag Ex and Mistress, Stay Together Forever. I Remarry a Tycoon and Get Spoiled Rotten 渣夫小三请锁死，二嫁大佬被宠疯
[Broken relationship, no getting back together + both leads' first love + second male lead rises to the top + heroine's growth + face-slapping + punishing scumbags] A dazzling financial journalist × a restrained, deeply devoted big shot After three years of marriage, her husband's first love, the woman he'd mourned as dead, came back to life. Ji Wanying was crushed. At last, she realized she'd wasted all those years giving her sincere love to a man who didn't deserve it. “Ji Wanying, your family
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How Awful! I Got Pregnant with My Archenemy's Baby Right After Our Marriage Alliance 太坏了！刚联姻就怀了死对头的崽
[Pampered young heiress from Beijing’s elite circle X elegant, roguish young master, childhood friends, secret crush, marriage before love, both devoted to each other] Yin Huan is Beijing’s most beautiful, precious, spoiled, free-spirited wild rose. Every woman in Beijing envies her, and every man wants her. After twenty-two years of doing whatever she pleased, the news hits like a bolt from the blue: her family has arranged for her to marry into the Bo family, their sworn enemy! She hates Bo Xu
36.1kReads9.0Score4.5kShelves
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Weaving Whales 织鲸
Print edition signed [Reborn on campus * the second male lead gets the girl * wants to win his wife back but can't find the crematorium] [Clear-eyed, aloof heroine * sweet-on-the-inside hero pretending to be cool] The most rebellious and courageous thing Jiang Mingzhi ever did was marry Pei Jinyang, the son of Uncle Pei. In her pursuit of true love, she was shunned by everyone and despised. After marrying Pei Jinyang, she thought she was the heroine of a sweet romance. She never expected that af
26kReads9.1Score3.5kShelves
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Secret Tastes, Special Favor 私尝偏宠
[Flirty, heart-fluttering romance + The second male lead's groveling pursuit of his ex + Long-planned scheme + Devoted couple] Chi Zhiyan and Fu Xichen were childhood friends, promised to each other in an arranged marriage from a young age. Then, a sudden turn of events led the Chi and Fu families to announce that the engagement was off. Chi Zhiyan became the laughingstock of the entire capital. After decisively walking away, she met the man everyone spoke of as a god. Xie Jingyan, heir to the
2kReads9.0Score217Shelves
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A Kiss Beneath the Collarbone 锁骨生欢
Everyone in their circle knew Su Qingyun loved Lu Shuyan. She had waited for him for six years, never imagining that with their wedding day approaching, all she would get was a declaration from the Lu family: Their engagement had been nothing more than a joke between the older generation. And the man she was engaged to had never said a word about it, from beginning to end. Everyone was waiting to see the once-adored young heiress become a laughingstock. Su Qingyun simply turned away and, in no t
2.3kReads8.8Score238Shelves
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I'm Done For, the Top Host I Picked Is a Big Shot from the Capital 完蛋，我点的头牌是京圈大佬
The Jiang family’s illegitimate daughter, outwardly obedient but rebellious to the core, × the refined, cold, and proud Sixth Master Fu, feared by everyone in the capital’s elite circle “How are you going to thank me?” The man’s magnetic, seductive voice sounded by her ear once again. Jiang Liuli’s earlobes flushed warm. She knew she couldn’t escape. Every time he said that, she became a little rabbit completely at his mercy. What had she done to end up owing him so many favors? He was supposed
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