The First Male Lead Doesn't Cherish Her, So the Second Male Lead Takes His Place!!! 男一不珍惜，男二上位！！！

1. 151 不 I’m Done Chasing Him. I’m Turning Around to Marry My Childhood Friend 不舔了，转身就和竹马领婚书 A Whole Basket of Sweet Buns甜饼一大筐Ancient Romance255k WordsCompleted [Childhood sweethearts + the second male lead's unrequited love comes true + scumbag chases his ex in a groveling arc + devoted 1v1] After four years of pursuing him, the orphan Zhen Bao thinks she's finally won the heart of her fiance, Zhou Jinnian, only to witness him get engaged to Liu Ruyan, the daughter of a powerful minister. The Liu family's legitimate daughter confronts him in the street. “I hear there's a Miss Zhen at your residence?” Zhou Jinnian sneers. “She's just a bedchamber maid.” 464Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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   The scumbag got engaged in the morning, and the woman got married to her childhood sweetheart after a long separation in the afternoon.

2. 152 肆 Recklessly Tender: President Zhou Is Flirtatious and Full of Tricks 肆意温柔，周总他又撩又茶 A Spring一个泉Modern Romance222k WordsCompleted Everyone says Zhou of Hengyan Group is so refined and dignified that he’s beyond reproach. Then someone overhears his friends teasing him for being whipped. He curls his lips into a smile and casually takes a jab at everyone present. “Still drinking? I’ll pass. My wife would worry about me.” “Quiet, everyone. I need to call and check in with her!” “Wait, you guys don’t have wives keeping tabs on you? How pitiful.” Everyone else: ... After finally marrying the woman he’d had a crush on throughou 35.6kReads9.4Score3.5k14d adds

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   The first book is mindless and incredibly good; the second one, after you finish reading it, you'll realize the male lead deserved his position—it's really great, and the younger brother and mother in it are also incredibly touching… The third book has a male lead who has had a crush on the female lead for a long time.

3. 153 青 After Losing Her Memory, the Childhood Sweetheart Became the Young General's Cherished Love 青梅失忆后成了少年将军掌中娇 Kelisiting克莉斯汀Ancient Romance223k WordsCompleted [Clever, Cunning Foxlike Heroine VS Steady, Stern, Humble Hero] [One-on-One Romance, Sweet Pampering, Adorable Child, Childhood Sweethearts] [The Hero Suffers] The night before, Shen Zuihuan was still preparing for her engagement ceremony. The next morning, she woke up in shock to discover she had been married for five years already! Her fiancé was nowhere to be found, and her current husband was the childhood friend she had hated most of all. He was even holding a child who looked exactly like 26.1kReads9.3Score2.4k14d adds

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   The second male lead rises to power through force and dominance, falling in love at first sight: "Forced Marriage and Domination by the Childhood Sweetheart General: The Emperor's Favor in the Capital"—The male lead is very humble; he believes the female lead likes the second male lead, so he imitates his clothing style. Due to an accident, the male and female leads have a child. The male lead, thinking the female lead doesn't like him and the child, raises the child himself, afraid to bring it to the female lead. Later, the female lead loses her memory and wakes up to find herself at her fiancé's engagement party, now the wife of her mortal enemy, the male lead, and pregnant with his child.

4. 154 我 I've Been Waiting for You to Break Up for Ages 我等你分手很久了 June Qianqian六月浅浅Modern Romance170k WordsCompleted [The Darling of High Society x A Powerful Scion of the Capital] [Unrequited Love Turns Mutual + Extremely Sweet Romance] Before her wedding, Qin Yi, the cherished daughter of the Qin family, is abandoned by her fiancé and disgraced, becoming the laughingstock of the entire city of Jing. People mock her behind her back: “Qin Yi's reputation is ruined. Which prominent man in Jing would want a woman who's been abandoned?” However, before long, Huo Xuxing, the sole head of the Huo family in Jing, an 1.2kReads9.0Score18014d adds

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   ✨The male lead didn't appreciate her, so the second male lead took his place! Before her wedding, the female lead was abandoned by her fiancé, making her a laughingstock in Beijing. Everyone mocked her, saying no one wanted her, but unexpectedly, she married the head of the powerful Huo family in Beijing.

5. 155 再 Remarriage 再婚 Shui Yanluo水烟萝Modern Romance909k WordsCompleted At her lowest point, Shen Yu met Xue Duyun. He gave her the greatest tenderness and brought her the most searing pain. She grew stronger through every trial, only to uncover a truth too painful for her to bear. In the end, she finally understood that his kindness toward her hadn't been a long-planned scheme. It was a reunion after a long separation. 610Reads9.3Score38614d adds

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   So good! It's all premeditated, a whirlwind marriage. In the first book, the female lead's husband cheats on her, but she ends up marrying the male lead in a flash. Turns out, the male lead is a narcotics officer who arrests the female lead's best friend's husband! [Smirk][smirk][smirk] The second and third books are by the same author and are also very good. In both, the second male lead wins over the female lead, haha, a classic "wife-chasing-after-the-incense-in-the-fire" scenario—you can't win her back! Highly recommended!

6. 156 夺 Claiming Her as My Wife 夺她为妻 Sweet Knife with Fire Wheels带风火轮的甜刀Modern Romance480k WordsCompleted [The male lead’s desperate pursuit to win her back + the second male lead takes his place] Yu Sheng was the heir to a prestigious family with a century of history. His secret wife was an obscure hand model. When his wife asked for a divorce, he readily agreed. He chatted over drinks with his friends. “I’m just trying to teach her a lesson. Give it some time, and she’ll come back on her own.” But when Yu Sheng finally turned back, his eyes red, she had already become someone else’s wife. Yu Sheng 12.1kReads9.0Score1.1k14d adds
7. 157 她 She Set Her Sights on Someone Better 她另攀高枝 Sweet Knife with Fire Wheels带风火轮的甜刀Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted [The male lead’s desperate pursuit of his wife ✚ the second male lead takes his place] Huo Xiao, Fourth Master Huo, was the unattainable heartthrob of Rongcheng. He kept a sweet, obedient substitute by his side, but when his true love returned, the little substitute was forced to give way, crying until her eyes were swollen. His friend felt sorry for her. “She’s crying so pitifully. Aren’t you going to comfort her?” Huo Xiao: “She’s just a substitute. Why should I comfort her?” Later, Huo Xiao k 8.9kReads9.0Score1.2k14d adds
8. 158 霍 Young Master Huo, Stop Torturing Her! Miss Ji Was Kidnapped by Human Traffickers 霍少别虐了，季小姐被人贩子拐了 Sweet Rice Wine Egg甜酒酿蛋Modern Romance293k WordsCompleted [No getting back together after a breakup + Second male lead takes the lead + Secret identity] [ Scheming, sweet-and-satisfying female lead VS devoted top-tier star, the second male lead ] Ji Yu's life fell into two distinct halves. Before she turned fifteen, she was the Ji family's most cherished youngest daughter. Her parents were devoted to each other, and she had two older brothers. After she turned fifteen, her parents and brothers died in a plane crash. Her grandmother marked her with a c 38Reads6.6Score—14d adds

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   A broken mirror can never be mended; regrets for past naiveté: ① After his divorce, Gu San Shao realized that without his little girl, his life plummeted, leading to a lonely old age. ② Huo Shao, in his sentimental quest for affection, discovered his lover had been kidnapped by human traffickers; upon their reunion, she was the object of his lifelong unrequited love.

9. 159 他 His Iris 他的鸢尾 Sweet Peach Yaoyao甜桃夭夭Modern Romance377k WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love] [Long-planned scheme] [Secret crush] [Sweet romance] [Devoted one-on-one couple] Pei Chi was a notorious playboy in the capital, a real ladies' man. Then, quite out of character, he agreed to the arranged marriage that the other privileged young heirs looked down on most. After the wedding, he came home late and left early every day, as if marriage had completely chained his freedom. The privileged young heirs were in an uproar. Ruan Yuan must be a tyrant! They had thought 36.5kReads9.2Score2.8k14d adds

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   ① Fu Sijiu let out a long sigh, half gentle and half helpless: "After all these years, you've finally held my hand. How can you not be nervous?" "Oh!" Song Erjun exclaimed, "You held hands! That's incredibly fast!" Hearing his teasing, Fu Sijiu laughed and cursed, "Go to hell!" ② Yu Zhiwan looked at Xie Jingmo, who had his marriage certificate hanging around his neck, and was completely dumbfounded. How could he actually hang it around his neck?! ③ Old Master Pei clicked his tongue, speaking with the air of an experienced man: "What does chasing a man like that for over ten years mean? It's hopeless. Even if you get together, it's just a reluctant effort." As soon as he finished speaking, Pei Chi said quietly, "Grandma said she didn't like you back then." Old Master Pei: "..." He didn't know which sentence had touched a sore spot for his precious grandson. Before he could say anything, he heard him say again, "Is it considered reluctant now?" Old Master Pei: "..." The national elite wisely remained silent. He knew his son's character best. If he wasn't happy, no one else would be happy either. Old Master Pei, having found the easy target, kicked the national elite and shifted the focus, saying, "Back then, your wife didn't even fancy you." The national elite: "..." He replied matter-of-factly, "It's genetic." Old Master Pei: "..."

10. 160 偏 The Possessive Heiress Is the Little Ancestor 偏执大小姐她是小祖宗 Painting Souls in the Orchid Night兰夜唱墨魂Modern Romance595k WordsCompleted [Long-form entry for the campus fiction contest] Before she was reborn, she was an obsessive madwoman, infatuated with Si Junmo. Even though he never returned her feelings, she worshiped him like a lovesick puppy, hanging on his every passing mood. “I’m morally bankrupt and ethically depraved!” “Si Junmo! Choose me or her?” “If you don’t like me, why do you keep leading me on?” After being reborn, she became a normal person with a cold heart. She stopped acting like an idiot and chasing after so 501Reads9.1Score10314d adds

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    🍬Before her rebirth, she was a paranoid lunatic who was crazy about Si Junmo, but never got a response from him. When the kidnapper asked him for help, he felt that she was acting as a monster and wanted to disrupt the engagement party at all costs. After hanging up the phone, he was heartbroken. 🍬🍬After rebirth, she no longer loved him, he was just her brother, but Si Junmo panicked and thought he was playing hard to get... Later, she held the hand of the person she loved and smiled only at the person who warmed her. Then when she turned her head, she turned calm, "You said back then that I only liked you because I was young and ignorant. I think you are right, and now I give you 32 likes." "Thank you for not delaying my meeting the right person."

11. 161 栀 A Gardenia Kiss on a Silken Waist 栀吻软腰 Blue Cabbage蓝色卷心菜Modern Romance298k WordsCompleted [The second male lead wins her heart × 1v1, devoted to each other, sweet romance × childhood sweetheart gets a proper funeral] [Proud, slow-to-warm financial journalist × devoted, cunning male fox] They’d been childhood sweethearts for over a decade. Everyone thought Wen Zhi would do anything Zhou Ziyi asked and would never leave, no matter how far he went. So when she walked away, Zhou Ziyi scoffed. “She’s just throwing a tantrum. A few days to cool off and she’ll be fine.” But when he stopped 3.7kReads8.4Score38814d adds

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    ❤️Rose doesn't need to grow tall; the sunset will bend it low. The childhood sweetheart didn't cherish her, so the female lead, clear-headed and decisive, dumped him and left. The second male lead seizes every opportunity for a series of chance encounters! Go, second male lead!

12. 162 不 Wasn’t This an Arranged Marriage? Why Is Lord Pei So in Love with Me? 不是联姻吗？裴大人怎么这么爱 Deep-Fried Ice Cream油炸冰激凌Ancient Romance275k WordsCompleted Jiang Shiyuan spent ten years pursuing Shen Lüchu, only to receive four words on her eighteenth birthday: “You make me sick.” So Jiang Shiyuan, the girl who made Shen Lüchu sick, turned around and agreed to her family’s arranged marriage, preparing to marry into the Pei family. The Pei family was the most powerful clan in the capital, with influence that reached the heavens, far beyond what Jiang Shiyuan could aspire to. Fortunately, the family was full of talented men, but one grandson, Pei 50.3kReads9.1Score6.5k14d adds

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    Jiang Shiyuan, rejected by Shen Luchu, unexpectedly marries into the Pei family. Instead of meeting the idle Pei Ziye, she encounters the powerful and influential Pei Che. His love is the support that makes her shine.

13. 163 你 You Don't Want Her? The Daddy-Type Tycoon Is Thrilled: I Do! 你不要她？爹系大佬狂喜，我要！ Honorary Staff of the Tongfu Inn同福客栈编外人员Modern Romance460k WordsCompleted The rating was just released and will rise [Gentle, calculating older man with a fatherly vibe + Powerful men fighting over her + Eight-year age gap + Scumbag regrets it bitterly] A guileless, soft-hearted beauty who dances classical ballet × A powerful man who seems gentle and refined but is actually calculating and possessive. Rong Zhen had been with her boyfriend for ten years. He didn't like her being in the spotlight, so she gave up her position as the dance troupe's lead. He casually menti 4.2kReads8.0Score53414d adds

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    The scumbag thought the female lead would be devoted to him after getting engaged, but she turned around and threw herself into the arms of a powerful tycoon! With a powerful tycoon doting on her, who would want a scumbag?

14. 164 不 I'm Done Chasing Her. She's Marrying Another Tycoon 不追了，她和别的大佬联姻了 Super Nice超奈丝Modern Romance541k WordsCompleted (The short drama based on this book, He Came from the Other Shore, is now streaming.) [Sweet, gentle young Chinese medicine practitioner vs. devoted, free-spirited young heir. One-on-one romance, both virgins, sweet and healing] [A marriage that turns to love from the heroine’s perspective, unrequited love that becomes mutual from the hero’s perspective, and the second male lead chases his ex until he’s left in ashes] Si Xian had pursued Bo Yan without a title or commitment for seven years. At l 13.4kReads8.3Score1.3k14d adds

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    The second male lead rises to power; a secret crush, met at eight, a seventeen-year-long unrequited love, finally culminating in marriage at twenty-five. The female lead suffers from an unhappy family background, but also finds her soulmate. Now, someone understands her grievances, knows her sorrows, patiently prepares armor for her, and silently beats the drum for her. Those helpless, adrift winds have finally crashed into that welcoming valley. No longer dormant.

15. 165 醉 A Drunken Nighttime Kiss! One Flirt from Her, and the Arrogant Big Shot’s Heart Races 醉吻夜！她一撩，桀骜大佬心狂跳 A Crescent Moon一剪月Modern Romance539k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Climbing the Capital’s Family Tree is now available on all platforms.] [Top Capital City Tycoon · Rebellious, Devoted Suit-Wearing Bad Boy vs. Ballet Princess · Radiant, Proud Little Swan] Li Zhi and Fu Yanze grew up together, but Li Zhi turned out to be the fake heiress. For the sake of his own interests, Fu Yanze chose to get engaged to the real heiress, a leading actress in the entertainment industry. He hoped Li Zhi would understand and said he would come back to marr 59.5kReads9.5Score7.3k14d adds

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    A sweet romance novel featuring a rebellious, suit-wearing thug versus a proud little princess. The female lead initially believes she loves the male lead because of a childhood betrothal, but he doesn't reciprocate her affections. The second male lead, thinking he has no chance, goes abroad, but later discovers the male lead's infidelity and immediately returns to the female lead's side, gradually helping her understand what true love is. A short story, sweet and misunderstanding-free from beginning to end. [Top Post]

16. 166 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book as the Female Supporting Character: All to Woo the Second Male Lead 穿书成女配：只为泡男二 Just One壹只只Modern Romance521k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Wealthy Family + Top-Tier Star + HE] Everyone knows: the male lead belongs to the female lead, but the second male lead belongs to everyone! By chance, she transmigrated into a novel she had recently been reading. It was originally a domineering CEO story about the male and female leads loving and hurting each other, but the second male lead became the character she could never let go of. Ji Yan, the second male lead, was a top-tier star with an incomparable face. Dev 3.2kReads8.2Score29914d adds

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    ☘️☘️① The second male lead has risen to power! Hua Yan enters the novel's world, giving the devoted second male lead a perfect ending. From a passerby to a supporting female character to the white moonlight, the second male lead in every world falls for her! ② She unexpectedly transmigrates into the book, and the second male lead, Ji Yan, becomes the one she can't let go of. As a top celebrity in the entertainment industry with unparalleled good looks, he silently sacrifices for the female lead, which is so heartbreaking. She vows to cherish him and understand his hidden feelings!

17. 167 快 Quick Transmigration: Seducing My Way to the Top 快穿之勾引上位 Fatty Loves Lamb肥肥爱吃羊Ancient Romance451k WordsCompleted [Delicate beauty + calculated seduction + scheming green tea + stealing someone’s love + interconnected stories] There are always delicate, innocent beauties in this world. They are the incarnations of spirits, naive and ignorant when they first enter the mortal realm, yet irresistibly captivating. Every glance and smile can ensnare the heart and soul. To survive in this world, they act helpless and cling to the most powerful men like parasitic vines. Even if those men already belong to someone 14.2kReads8.9Score69614d adds
18. 168 凭 The Lady I Won Fair and Square: The Marquis Loves Her to Bits! 凭本事抢来的夫人，侯爷他超爱！ Xi Han习含Ancient Romance454k WordsCompleted “A guaranteed sweet romance + delicate noblewoman vs. rough marquis + marriage first, love later + secret crush becomes mutual + the hero fights to win her back + the second male lead chases his wife to the crematorium.” Her first marriage ended in tragedy. When Lin Yueming married into the marquis’s household, she had little hope for married life. But once she entered the Marquis of Wu’an’s residence, she found a kind mother-in-law, a loving husband, and an affectionate sister-in-law. Her days 18.5kReads8.9Score2k14d adds

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    This book is really good, it's still being serialized.

19. 169 看 Look Down on the Driver’s Daughter? The Capital’s Young Heir Is Crazy About Her 看不起司机女儿？京圈太子爱疯了 Yan He闫河Modern Romance379k WordsCompleted Rebirth + Second Male Lead Wins + First Male Lead’s Groveling Redemption Well-Behaved Girl & Scheming, Flirtatious Man Shen Qingli was the daughter of the Jiang family’s driver. At eighteen, she enrolled at A University and moved to Haicheng. There, she met Jiang Junwen, the young master of the Jiang family. One day, Jiang Junwen took her hand. “A-Li, be my girlfriend. I’ll protect you.” Those words kept her by his side for five years. Over those five years, people mocked her father, saying he w 13.4kReads8.6Score1.4k14d adds

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    The second male lead takes over, the plot is fast-paced and very engaging; you definitely should watch it! [KISS][KISS]

20. 170 男 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 Peach Mimi蜜桃咪Modern Romance356k WordsCompleted [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 1kReads8.7Score10014d adds
21. 171 不 An Anonymous Confession 不具名告白 Biting Fish咬魚Modern Romance296k WordsCompleted [Reborn on Campus + The Second Male Lead Takes the Lead + Mind Reading + The Chase After the Breakup + Both Leads Are Sexually Inexperienced] At seventeen, Yin Heyue was forced to live under someone else's roof, where she unexpectedly gained a brother with no blood relation to her: Song Yuzhou. Yin Heyue had hoped they would get along, but then she heard him say, “I don't have a sister.” In her second year of high school, a distant light shone into her bleak youth: Wen Shu, the top student in th 2.9kReads9.3Score64214d adds

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    In this book, the second male lead wasn't the one to advance his career before simply because he was stubborn. But it doesn't matter, in this life, the female lead has heard all his true feelings! [Cool][Cool]

22. 172 穿 After Landing in a Reborn Novel, She Sets Her Sights on the Second Male Lead 穿到重生文后，她看上男二了 A Fish Enters the Boat有鱼入舟Ancient Romance200k WordsCompleted Content warning: the heroine is a hopeless romantic. This is a sweet little love story. Xi Nianqing transmigrates into a book as a cannon-fodder character engaged to the male lead. The female lead has a script from her past life, and Xi Nianqing has the female lead’s script. Is this some kind of nesting-doll situation? To escape the original owner’s tragic fate, she decides to stay away from the male lead and cling to the second male lead instead. Xi Nianqing gets kidnapped as soon as she arriv 739Reads8.7Score10814d adds
23. 173 灿 Brilliant in the Wild 灿烂于野 Half a Watermelon半颗西瓜Modern Romance383k WordsCompleted [Childhood sweetheart regrets arc + newcomer takes the lead + happy ending + sweet romance with a little angst] [Thirty percent sweet, gentle heroine & seventy percent untamed, free-spirited hero] Part One When Liu Mian first appeared between Jiang Can and Li Jingchu, people said childhood sweethearts couldn’t compete with someone who came along later. Jiang Can didn’t take it to heart. There were always exceptions, and she believed she was one. After Liu Mian left, Jiang Can and Li Jingchu got 3.4kReads8.2Score32614d adds

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    ①: Childhood sweetheart doesn't cherish her! When the transfer student appeared, his heart was completely attracted to her. In the end, the transfer student left without saying goodbye and abandoned him. Only then did he get together with the female lead. They dated for many years, but he never married her.

24. 174 要 Want Her to Admit She Was Wrong? Miss Qiao’s White Moonlight Has Come to Her Rescue 要她认错？乔小姐的白月光杀来了 Fan Hua Shi Jiu梵花十酒Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [No Rekindled Love + Everyone Faces the Consequences + A Black-and-White Power Player in the Making + A Rising Mogul] The day Qiao Xingye was born, the family's nanny abandoned her so her own daughter could live a better life. Eighteen years later, her family finds her, but there is no guilt or compensation waiting for her. Her fiancé betrays her, and her biological parents take the nanny's daughter's side. Qiao Xingye fights them tooth and nail, but they only go further and further. They cut of 27.2kReads8.8Score2.7k14d adds

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    All three of these books are excellent; they're all in my collection, and they all feature the second male lead rising to power.

25. 175 锁 A Kiss Beneath the Collarbone 锁骨生欢 Snow Firefirefire雪火火火Modern Romance331k WordsCompleted 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 2.1kReads8.8Score21614d adds

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    The female lead has loved the male lead for six years, only to be told that the marriage agreement was just a joke. She then turns around and marries the second male lead. The first male lead doesn't cherish her and faces a nightmare of chasing after her, while the second male lead has been plotting to take her place.

26. 176 婚 Cheating During Marriage! I Got Involved with a Top Warlord 婚内越轨！我招惹了顶级军阀大佬 Liu Qingci柳清辞Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Main story complete] She’s been married to the capital’s young master for three years under a contract. He’s remained chaste for the woman he’s always loved, yet demands she give him a child to make his grandfather happy. He threatens her: “I don’t care what it takes. If you can’t get pregnant within three months, I’ll arrange a different man for you every day until you do!” But when she really does get pregnant by another man, he regrets it and insists, “Get rid of the baby. We can start over. 12.4kReads8.6Score1.9k14d adds
27. 177 夏 The Summer Breeze Kisses the Roses 夏风吻玫瑰 A Little White Poplar一颗小白杨Modern Romance368k WordsCompleted [The male lead chases his wife after losing her + the second male lead takes his place + both leads are single + fiery beauty VS charming playboy with no heart] The boldest thing Shen Jin ever did was pursue Xie Qinghuai. On their wedding day, Xie Qinghuai's first love returned from abroad and crashed the wedding. He chose his first love without hesitation. And so, their six-year romance came to an end. * The night her wedding was stolen, Xie Qinghuai's best friend came to see her. He said, “I d 4.6kReads8.3Score40314d adds

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    The male lead's wedding was disrupted by his "white moonlight" (his first love), leading him to elope with her. Later, the second male lead, a close friend of the male lead, seized the opportunity to take his place (though it was all premeditated). They later fell out because of the female lead. In the end, the male lead faced a tumultuous journey to win her back. However, the female lead didn't reciprocate and ended up with the second male lead.

28. 178 甜 Sweet Temptation, Tender Spoiling! Mr. Gu Has Been Plotting This for a Long Time 甜诱，撩宠！顾先生蓄谋已久 Yu Yang鱼漾Modern Romance404k WordsCompleted [Ice-cold beauty and top jewelry designer × scheming, theatrically devoted husband | One-on-one romance | Both leads are each other's first and only | Sweet romance | Love-triangle drama] Wen Nian, known as an “ice-cold beauty,” returned to the country for Pei Jinyi, only to discover that the movie star had spent five years carefully weaving a tender trap for her. She said, “Pei Jinyi, don't worry. I, Wen Nian, can take whatever you dish out. From now on, we have nothing to do with each other.” 504Reads9.0Score10014d adds

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    I'm here to recommend some books! ✨✨✨ They're all about the second male lead winning over the female lead, all meticulously planned and painstakingly pampered. Super sweet! "Since he doesn't know how to cherish you, then I will!" The second male lead warms the female lead's heart little by little with his actions! "One day, your heart will beat for me!" 🌟🌟

29. 179 枕 Pillowed in Spring's Embrace 枕春色 Sweet and Sour World糖醋人间Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Signed for publication; print edition on sale July 31] [Hero fights to win her back + Second male lead faces a long road to reconciliation + Powerful man bends for love] Clear-headed, resilient tofu-seller heroine vs. devoted prince with a secret sorrow When Chun Zhi was nine, Lu Jingyun took her in after she was left homeless, and she became his child bride. Lu Jingyun promised, “If I pass the imperial exams one day, I'll make you my wife.” For ten years, she supported him with all her strengt 53.1kReads8.8Score4k14d adds

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    The male lead doesn't appreciate it, so the second male lead takes his place. Wow, the first book is absolutely amazing! The male lead fights and snatches away all the scumbags, giving them a real beating. The second book features both the male and female leads being reborn. The male lead is a time traveler. He's incredibly clever, a master of playing dumb to outsmart the female lead, and his love for her is truly impressive. The third book is interesting; the female lead's advances are unsettling, but after conquering other men, she goes completely insane! The female lead is determined never to look back—a good horse doesn't eat the grass it already grazed! The second male lead successfully takes his place.

30. 180 顾 Mrs. Gu Tosses Down Divorce Papers, and Mr. Gu Kisses Her Furiously with Red Eyes 顾太太甩离婚书，顾总红眼狠吻 Qing Qing Ci轻卿辞Modern Romance609k WordsCompleted Gu Jinchuan is famous for his self-control and restraint, and for never getting involved with women. His sudden whirlwind marriage to the eldest daughter of the Li family, Li Shuyao, shocked everyone. Some said that Li Shuyao was exceptionally beautiful, a rare beauty in this world, and that Gu Jinchuan, the head of Guqing Group, was only marrying her for fun. They’d soon get divorced. Others said their sudden marriage was closely tied to power struggles and self-interest hidden beneath the g 4.8kReads9.3Score37014d adds
31. 181 岁 Spring's Joy, Year After Year 岁岁春欢 I Really Love Little Crabs超爱小螃蟹Ancient Romance669k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Years of Spring Joy is now available on all platforms] [Heroine and scumbag reborn + male lead transmigrates + mutual salvation + play the pig to eat the tiger] At seventeen, Shen Jiasui married Lu Yunzheng. The Shen and Lu families were both military dynasties, making them a formidable match. Two years into their marriage, Lu Yunzheng defeated the enemy kingdom and won renown across the land. But the Shen family was condemned for treason and executed to the last member. On 265.2kReads9.6Score31k14d adds

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    Reborn twice, the female lead decisively leaves the scumbag, and the original second male lead takes her place.

32. 182 穿 Transmigrated as the Powerful Minister's Wife Who Died Young, I Read Minds and Went on a Killing Spree 穿成权臣早死妻，我靠读心杀疯了 Woof Woof Sweetheart汪汪充甜宝Ancient Romance347k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + 11-year age gap + both leads are each other's one and only + heroine can read minds] After transmigrating, Shen Wangshu became the legitimate youngest daughter of the fallen Yongning Marquis's household. The moment she opened her eyes, she was told she had to marry Chen Ting, the General Who Pacifies the Nation, who was rumored to have had seven wives die before him. They said Chen Ting was eccentric and reclusive, a much older man who rarely came home. Plenty of pe 7.1kReads9.2Score99814d adds
33. 183 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 26.7kReads9.3Score1.7k14d adds

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    🍭The female lead falls in love with the male lead at first sight, but no matter what she does, she can't warm his heart. Her unborn child also dies in the womb because of the male lead. After the death of her loved ones, she chooses to take revenge herself. The affectionate second male lead falls in love with her again even though he has amnesia.

34. 184 诱 Tempting Kisses for a Sweet Little Fruit 诱吻小甜果 Ni Xing霓星Modern Romance230k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + secret crush comes true + mutual redemption + both virgins + the second male lead desperately pursues his wife] (Not a strong heroine! A slightly spicy, sweet romance!) [Sweet, gentle little darling vs. bold young master] During the six years she was taken in, Wen You regarded Mr. Feng as the ultimate authority, working tirelessly and obeying his every word. Who could have guessed that after she graduated from university, he would coldly toss out, “I only ever saw h 1.4kReads9.2Score20114d adds

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    These two books are especially good. In the first one, the female lead decisively gives up on the scumbag, and it's incredibly sweet.

35. 185 肆 A Wanton Kiss Beneath the Camellias 肆吻山茶 Liujin Mountain鎏金山Modern Romance475k WordsCompleted [Married first, fall in love later + secret love + second male lead takes the lead + the heroine’s regretful ex gets no second chance] Shen Xingzhi is a noble young master from a prestigious family. Everyone in their social circle knows Jiang Wan has loved him for ten years, but it never crossed his mind to marry her. When they broke up, Shen Xingzhi laughed. “I’m just making her suffer a little. She can’t live without me anyway.” Later, Shen Xingzhi begged her to come back, eyes red with tears, 251Reads6.7Score—14d adds

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

36. 186 占 Possessing the Rose 占有蔷薇 May the Finest Years Not Let You Down韶华不负Modern Romance241k WordsCompleted [Hero Chases His Wife to Win Her Back + Second Male Lead Takes the Lead] Zhou Jingsu, head of the Zhou family in City A, agrees when the little model he has kept for four years asks to break up. “If the little thing I keep is getting difficult, I’ll just have to tame her a little.” That very night. His good half brother, Shen Jingsi, offers himself to her. “Sister-in-law, I’ve always known how to treat a beautiful woman. Want to give me a try?” Later. Zhou Jingsu arrives to catch them in the act 4.7kReads8.8Score39814d adds

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    The first and second male leads are brothers. One second the female lead is humiliated and dumped by the first male lead, and the next second male lead chases after her to propose.

37. 187 轰 Causing a Stir in the Capital: Mrs. Gu Has Cheated on President Gu Again! 轰动京圈：顾太太她又绿了顾总！ Xia Zhixing夏栀杏Modern Romance369k WordsCompleted [Capital circle + feel-good face-slapping and scumbag takedowns + one woman, multiple male leads + possessive love + a groveling ex + a playboy reforms + the aloof beauty humbles himself for love] Shen Ningzhi was kidnapped and sold to a mountain village as a child. After she was found and brought back by the Shen family, one of the capital's four great families, the entire capital circle ostracized her... In college, she secretly loved her dream guy, Fu Yize, but he humiliated her in public. 301Reads6.1Score10114d adds

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    The first book features a female protagonist who is in a one-on-many relationship, and later on, she slaps down and punishes the scumbag men.

38. 188 很 So Wild, So Steamy! This Is What Adult Romance Looks Like 很野很欲！这才是成年人谈的恋爱 Inkblade Swordsman墨刀客Modern Romance614k WordsCompleted [Marriage before love + fourteen-year secret crush comes true + sweet romance + both are each other's first and only love + intense mutual flirting] [Sensual and untamed bank president × gentle, radiant qipao-clad beauty] Gu Qingcheng meets Fu Xiaochen in a hotel bed. He's wild and seductive, crazy and bad. She thinks it'll be a one-night stand, but instead, he clings to her relentlessly. He pins her against the hotel's floor-to-ceiling window, refusing to let up, coaxing and tempting her as he 16.4kReads9.2Score2.4k14d adds

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    Hahaha, the male lead successfully won over the other woman, showering her with affection, while the second male lead went through a nightmare of trying to win her back... Sigh... He couldn't catch up.

39. 189 大 The Big Shot Returns: Lawyer Pei Starts as His Wife’s Lover 大佬归来，裴律师追妻从情人做起 Mu Yin Zi木音子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The short drama “The Dashing Wife Returns, and Her Ex's Whole Family Regrets Everything” is now streaming. Song Ran devoted herself to her husband's family. She found a renowned doctor for his grandfather, made beauty cream for his mother, and bought luxury gifts for his younger sister. When the group's stock price plunged, she invested 500 million and gave everything she had to help them weather the crisis and recover. Two years later, her husband returned from abroad with a new lover and asked 3.9kReads8.6Score77614d adds
40. 190 快 Quick Transmigration: The Amnesiac Supporting Character Is So Happy 快穿失忆女配很幸福 Red Leaf Momo红叶沫沫Modern Romance4.8M WordsOngoing It is a ji, born of nature and raised by nature, stubborn by temperament, and nourished by human memories. After overeating and suffering retribution, it lost its fleshly body and became a spirit. Being bodiless is wonderful! Now it can travel through time and between worlds, feeding on the memories of lovesick men and women. There's no denying that the memories of hopeless romantics are delicious! Sweet, sour, bitter, and spicy, they have every flavor. But one day, the ji discovered that when p 8.9kReads8.1Score46514d adds

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    🌺🌺This quick transmigration novel is quite unique. There's a beast that can eat people's memories. It transmigrates to different small worlds and eats the memories of girls who encounter a scumbag (male lead). Moreover, the girls only forget their memories of the scumbag and never remember them again. The girls will then meet someone better (male second lead).

41. 191 追 You Didn't Love Me After Eight Years of Pursuit, So Reborn, I Put the Second Male Lead on Top 追你八年不爱我，重生让男二上位 A Visit to the Human World来人间一趟Modern Romance143k WordsCompleted [Secret crush + reborn + one-on-one, both leads are inexperienced + the previous life's second male lead becomes the endgame + no making up after the groveling] In her past life, Su Qiaoqiao pursued Qi Shen for eight years, only to look back and find no one by her side. When his first love returned to the country, she realized that some people were stones that could never be warmed. Then she was unexpectedly reborn. This time, she would cut off this ill-fated relationship herself. But then a tra 332Reads8.6Score—14d adds

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    In the first book, the female lead pursued the male lead for eight years, only to have him return to his former glory after his white moonlight returned to China. An accident led to her rebirth, and the second male lead eventually took her place. In the second book, the female lead discovered the male lead's infidelity the day before their wedding and learned he was only marrying her out of guilt. The next day, she refused to marry him. The male lead, fearing embarrassment, wouldn't let her leave. During the struggle, she was reborn, and the second male lead took her place.

42. 192 执 Rose with a Blade 执刃玫瑰 Heaven Opens to Delusions天开妄想Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted Print edition on sale June 20 [The Second Male Lead Takes the Spotlight + Crime Mystery + Marriage Before Love + Age Gap] [Cool, aloof high-ranking official with a fatherly streak + elegant, reserved beauty who works as a mortician] After the Nan family went bankrupt, Nan Qing was raised in the Gu household for decades. She and Gu Zhun were childhood sweethearts, with their wedding date fast approaching. But on the eve of their engagement party, a scandal involving Gu Zhun broke. In a video, Gu 38.6kReads9.4Score5.8k14d adds

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    This was a classic case of the male lead not appreciating the woman, who desperately needed to get married to claim her parents' inheritance, and the second male lead taking advantage of the situation. On the day they registered their marriage, the male lead gave the woman a document bag containing all his assets, which she didn't even open because she was in a hurry to leave the country. Later, when the woman asked the male lead if he felt he had fallen into a trap, his mother said he only knew how to manipulate himself and thought he was useful.

43. 193 人 Strangers in Public? The Heir’s Spoiled, Vicious Ex-Girlfriend 人前不熟？太子爷娇纵恶毒前女友 Chen Damiao0陈大喵0Modern Romance412k WordsCompleted 4.1kReads8.2Score51914d adds

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    This one!!!

44. 194 通 The Bedchamber Maid 通房丫鬟 Snow on the Cold River寒江雪Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted As a bedchamber maid, Hua Rong has always remembered her place. She mustn't fall in love with her master, let him become addicted to women, or compete with his future young madam for his affections. After finally enduring until age and fading looks let her buy back her freedom, Hua Rong sets her sights on an honest, decent widower and plans to share a simple life with him. But her highborn master pins her to the wall, eyes red, and asks, “You'd rather have that old man than me?” Hua Rong: “...” 2.6kReads9.2Score67414d adds

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    ❤️After successfully seducing her, she changed her mind in less than three years! So, a clean divorce is the best solution, and the second male lead secretly takes her place! 🧡The female lead is a maid, forced into a relationship by the third young master. She endures humiliation because she has no rights, and I really felt sorry for her in the early stages. Thankfully, the eldest young master is there for her.

45. 195 我 I Gaze at the Moonlight, with a Glimmer of My Own Behind Me 我望向月光，身后自有微光 Someone Who Loves Sweet and Sour Ribs爱吃糖醋排骨的某Modern Romance299k WordsCompleted Mutual salvation, happy ending / Bittersweet, misplaced secret crushes / Shy heroine's transformation and growth / A second male lead who leaves you with regrets The world only sees the dazzling young man. Few understand the feelings hidden away in someone's heart. Jiang Yuan'an is sensitive and timid, used to shrinking away amid cold stares and criticism. From afar, she keeps her eyes fixed on that unattainable moonlight, chasing after it with all her heart. "You're the person I don't dare look 13Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The male lead initially had no idea the female lead liked him, or rather, he didn't care at all. The second male lead had been silently by his side since childhood. After the second male lead successfully won her heart, the male lead deeply regretted his actions.

46. 196 偷 Stealing Kisses! Losing Control! The Puppy-Like Guy Can't Hide His Grin 偷亲！失控！小狼狗他爽翘嘴 Hua Mu Rong花木容Modern Romance242k WordsCompleted [Radiant heiress with long legs and a slim waist & loyal wolf-dog younger man in a ruthless suit] [Younger man + childhood friends + secret crush + long-planned pursuit + romantic tension] At her engagement party, her fiancé abandoned her to save the woman he loved. Jiang Wu acted decisively and turned around to get engaged to her fiancé's younger brother! After three years studying abroad, she returned. When Jiang Wu opened her eyes after a drunken night, she found herself staring into Shen Zhi 1.3kReads8.4Score22514d adds

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    The second male lead is the younger brother of the first male lead. He has liked the female lead since childhood. The first male lead and the female lead are engaged. The second male lead deliberately asks the female supporting character to ruin their engagement. The female lead chooses to get engaged to the second male lead on the spot. The second male lead is clingy and has a sister complex. It's a sweet little story.

47. 197 大 The Big Shot Can’t Have Children, So I Show Up with Twins and Turn Beijing North Upside Down 大佬绝嗣，我踹双胎上门炸翻京北 Watermelon-Flavored Gummy西瓜味的软糖Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted At the hotel, Su Zhiyi looked at her husband of five years and her former friend, her expression utterly calm. The mistress was brazen and arrogant. Su Zhiyi tossed down a stack of cash and said coolly, "This is for all your hard work servicing my husband. What rich young master doesn't keep a few low-class mistresses? If we were in ancient times, I'd have to arrange concubines for him myself. All right, you can go now." The mistress fled in a panic. Su Zhiyi tossed down the divorce papers. "Let 3.9kReads8.7Score53914d adds

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    In the hotel, Su Zhiyi looked at her husband of five years and her former friend, her expression utterly indifferent. The mistress was arrogant and overbearing. Su Zhiyi tossed down a wad of cash and said calmly, "This is your fee for serving my husband. Which rich young master doesn't keep a few mistresses? If this were ancient times, I'd be arranging to take a concubine. Alright, you can leave now!" The mistress fled in panic. Su Zhiyi threw down divorce papers. "Let's get a divorce. I'm pregnant, and the child isn't yours!" Mu Yunchao was furious and tried to hit her, but Su Zhiyi kicked him away. Later, the child's biological father came knocking. The man lifted her chin and said coldly, "Where are you planning to take my child?"

48. 198 夜 At Night, I Embrace a River of Falling Stars 夜揽沉星河 Blossoms in Ink's Shadow茉影繁花Modern Romance327k WordsCompleted [Price just dropped, but it’ll go up later] Fatherly, secretly passionate, guiding, celibate CEO vs. sweet, clearheaded beauty who doesn’t overthink [Physical first, love later + Mature romance + Intense push and pull + Stealing someone’s wife + Seven-year age gap] Xu Zhiye has been married for three years, but her husband has been absent from her bed the entire time. To get back at him for cheating, she turns around and sleeps with his direct superior, Gu Chenxiao. She thought it would be a mut 963Reads8.3Score—14d adds

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    The second male lead is a crushing force against the male lead!

49. 199 末 A Doomsday Powerhouse in the 1970s: Married to an Officer Who Spoils Her Rotten 末世大佬穿七零：联姻军官宠疯了 Blossoms in Ink's Shadow茉影繁花Modern Romance306k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Two Strong Leads + Arranged Marriage + Transmigration + Sweet Romance] Jiang Shaozhi, a powerful figure from the apocalypse, opens her eyes to find that she has transmigrated to 1976. Even more astonishing, she has become the original owner of the same name, who died by accident after her scheming cousin stirred up trouble. When her arranged-marriage match shows up at her door, she’s immediately smitten: broad shoulders, a trim waist, long legs, thick brows, 209Reads—Score2014d adds
50. 200 陆 Mr. Lu, Your Little Rose Is Flipping Tables Again 陆先生，你捡的小玫瑰又掀桌了 The Cat Boss Who Can Never Wake Up喵总睡不醒Modern Romance450k WordsCompleted [Sweet, wealthy-family romance + direct approach + both leads are crazy + second male lead’s regretful pursuit + mutual salvation] Before she turned six, Lu Yaoyao was doted on by everyone, bright and lively, the most dazzling little princess in the Lu family. After she turned six, Lu Yaoyao grew sullen and silent. Nobody loved her, and everyone knew her as a sinner. They told her, “Lu Yaoyao, you’ll spend the rest of your life making it up to Wen Ling.” Little Lu Yaoyao didn’t know what she’d d 50.1kReads8.7Score5.7k14d adds

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    The male lead is crazy, it's a two-way street, and the female lead isn't love-struck.

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