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. 201 难 So Hard to Win Over! The Little Rose Mr. Xie Raised Himself Is So Delicate 难哄！谢总亲手养大的小玫瑰超娇 Keep It Up, Mang Mang忙忙加油Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love] [Mutual devotion, sweet pampering] [The regretful chase ends in total failure] Everyone in Nancheng knows that Shen Rang has a beautiful, gentle fiancée. Her eyes curve when she smiles, her voice is soft, and she’s so good-natured she seems willing to be molded any which way. Most importantly, she has loved him for three years, looking up to him from afar. Shen Rang used to think so, too. So even after she caught him cheating, he placated her with casual indifference: “Don 20.5kReads9.2Score2k14d adds

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   First book: Xie Qinghuai, the rose he raised is definitely his own; Second book: Fu Sijiu, the arrogant guy who also favors the female lead; Third book: Xie Yanli, spring tidings do not arrive, the nightingale does not come; Fourth book: Shi Yu, the older brother who tutored you in school, taught you math problems, and kept the female lead in his heart for many years; Fifth book: Fu Jinzhou, the president, a politician, fell deeply in love with the female lead at first sight when he was a teenager, secretly doing many things for her behind her back, his love arising without knowing why and growing deep.

2. 202 瞒 Behind My Ex-Husband's Back, I Marry the Crown Prince of Beijing's Elite Circle! 瞒着前夫，我二嫁京圈太子爷！ Sanyingli三樱里Modern Romance489k WordsCompleted Three months after Ruan Wan got married, a crowd of suitors suddenly appeared out of nowhere. A rich young heir confessed his love to her. A scheming pretty-boy was willing to be the other man for love. A top-tier star declared his love for her in public. But when she actually got divorced, all those men vanished. * At her ex-husband's wedding, Ruan Wan saw those “suitors” again. They discussed her casually: “Ruan Wan? We were just having a little fun with her.” “If it weren't for making things 22.9kReads8.9Score3.6k14d adds

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   Watching the female lead torment others. The male lead's brother rises to power. [Laughing]

3. 203 强 Bold Flirting! Secret Love! The President Is Gentle and Adoring 强撩！暗恋！总统阁下他温柔低哄 Flowers Along the Way一路笙花Modern Romance706k WordsCompleted [Secret crush + sweet whirlwind marriage + married first, love later + simmering tension] Rumor had it that the eldest daughter of the Ning family, who had gone missing as a child, grown up in the countryside, and become the butt of countless jokes, had been deeply in love with Shen Mubai, the most eligible bachelor in the capital, for years. But on the day the two families’ marriage alliance was to be sealed, Shen Mubai abandoned his bride in front of everyone and ran after the woman he had alw 7.7kReads8.6Score88214d adds
4. 204 顾 Mr. Gu, Please Stop Torturing Me. Your Wife Is Dying 顾总求你别虐，夫人她快死了 Watching the Stars望繁星Modern Romance615k WordsCompleted Complete [Angst and suffering + obsessive possessiveness + a groveling pursuit after the breakup] Su Jiameng saves Gu Chengli twice: first by carrying him out of a fire, then by donating bone marrow to cure his leukemia. In return, he tells her, “I'll make you wish you were dead!” Gu Chengli is convinced she killed the woman he loved. He hates the autistic son she gave birth to and resents her for taking the place of Mrs. Gu! Only when she jumps from a towering building does he realize that the 13.5kReads8.5Score1.1k14d adds

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   The female lead decided to marry the male lead since childhood, and he promised to do so. However, after a fire, he changed his mind, refusing to let her leave and even demanding her life to prolong the life of the second female lead. After the female lead jumped off a building, the male lead went insane, longing for her day and night but unable to find her. Reborn, the female lead decides to stop loving him and begins a sweet life with the second male lead.

5. 205 不 I Won't Save the Capital 不渡京华 Huohuo the Painter画画的火火Modern Romance305k WordsCompleted Just started posting, more chapters to come! [The regretful chase|An intense push and pull|Family feuds among the rich|A powerful man bows to love|High-ranking families|The second male lead wins] Xie Yin spent years by Shen Bingzhou’s side, giving him everything and loving him with all her heart. It wasn’t until her mother died in an accident and Shen Bingzhou threw her out while holding the fiancée of the woman responsible that she understood: all those years of love and devotion had been nothi 792Reads8.7Score10514d adds

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   The second male lead truly rose to power; his rise to the top in this book was voted on by us readers. If he hadn't, he was originally supposed to be killed off by the author. The second male lead and the female lead truly have a sense of destiny. While the second male lead redeems and protects the female lead in the novel, we outside the novel are giving him a second chance at life [crying]. There's a potential plot hole with the second male lead, a hole the author deliberately added to prevent him from rising to the top. Please ignore it while reading, please [crying].

6. 206 好 I'm Panicking! I Didn't Mean to Flirt That Much [Quick Transmigration] 好慌张，不小心撩过头了【快穿】 Cloud Rabbit云兔子Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Pretending-to-be-innocent seductress + Dark, scheming male lead + Best friend takes the place of the boyfriend + Sweet 1v1 romance] Hurting your wife feels good for a while, then comes the hellish chase to win her back. But if your buddy has his eye on your wife, he can scatter your ashes and step over your corpse to take your place. After accidentally binding to a win-back-your-wife System, Jiang Xin is forced to travel to different worlds, take the place of girls who have been hurt by scumbag 43.4kReads9.1Score3.1k14d adds

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   🎉The second male lead takes over🔥 After the marriage, the female lead overhears him telling his friend, "My family made me marry them, what else can I do?" Heartbroken, she decides to divorce. The night before the divorce, she is reborn back to the day she was taken back to Beicheng in her second year of high school. Both families still stay at her place. Later, she doesn't come home at night, and he searches for her frantically. "You're really in a relationship? With whom?" Xu Entang, blushing, is held in Tan Jili's arms on the other end of the phone. Tan Jili speaks, his voice coming through the phone, "Tell him, are you dating me?"

7. 207 情 Deep Love, Fated to Part: I Turned Around to Find Everything Changed 情深缘浅，转身已是物是人非 Your Highness, Bright Spring and White Snow阳春白雪殿下Ancient Romance685k WordsCompleted [An intensely angsty tearjerker + the aesthetics of a tragic ending + love and hate intertwined + the second male lead wins + a devoted male lead who doesn’t understand love] “Mo, why are you taking her as your concubine?” “Rou’er is the one I love most. You’re nothing but a plaything to amuse me!” So it had all been a lie! But he didn’t know she was already carrying his child. In her previous life, she was Lin Jingxi, the noble princess of the peerless Wushuang Kingdom. When a treacherous minis 88Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The male lead loves the female lead very much, but he doesn't understand love, causing her many misunderstandings. Through a series of coincidences, the female lead marries the second male lead, and they gradually fall in love. It's a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love. The second male lead is incredibly powerful and handsome—definitely a great couple! [Laughing emoji]

8. 208 夫 After His Wife Jumped into the Sea, the Coldhearted CEO Wept as He Held Their Baby 夫人跳海后，冷戾总裁抱娃哭疯了 Abandon the Dark and Join Me弃暗投我Modern Romance153k WordsCompleted [No getting back together after a breakup, second male lead takes the top spot + adorable kids + devoted husband + face-slapping the scum] Five years ago, Shen Yang was forced to sign divorce papers for the sake of his first love. Overcome with despair, she plunged into the depths of the sea. Five years later, she returned in dazzling fashion, appearing before him with her fiancé and a pair of little ones. He panicked and forcefully kept her by his side, spoiling her in every way. But then… “Pre 32Reads—Score—14d adds

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   [Gossip] The male lead doesn't appreciate her, but someone else will discover her radiant beauty.

9. 209 爽 So Satisfying! After Being Bullied, She Takes Out Everyone Equally 爽爆！被虐后她平等的创死每个人 Bright and Awkward灼灼囧华Modern Romance243k WordsCompleted [Absolutely No Forgiveness + Second Male Lead Takes the Lead + Male Lead's Redemption Arc] As Nan Zhi signed the divorce papers, she thought back on her seven years with Huo Shaoting and felt it had all been for nothing. When disaster struck the Huo family, she lived with him in a basement and collected bottles. She went through every hardship by his side. At the peak of her career, she chose to leave the entertainment industry and marry him. But after he became successful, he paraded one mistre 1kReads8.8Score10414d adds

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   After her divorce, she accidentally fell for Actor Ji, and she vowed never to forgive him. The second male lead took her place!

10. 210 温 A Tender Rose Becomes His Cherished Favorite in the Apocalypse 温软玫瑰沦为他心尖偏宠【末世】 Fallen Today落今朝Sci-Fi & Apocalypse360k WordsCompleted [A post-apocalyptic setting + a trash man’s regret + the arch-enemy villain takes the lead + love triangle drama + mutual salvation + swoony romance + romantic aesthetics + both leads are devoted to each other] [Gentle, steadfast beacon of righteousness x refined, unhinged smiling schemer (irresistibly wicked)] Even as she lay dying, Wen Yao couldn’t understand what she had ever liked about Shen Yichuan. Was it his coldheartedness, or his selfishness? As his partner, she had risked her life for 43.4kReads9.5Score5k14d adds

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    This one is finished, and it's seriously amazing! Hidden within the pristine white snow are the signals of my heart fluttering for you, and I look forward to and cherish every single moment we spend together! It's a super gentle second male lead story; the male lead (the second male lead) is incredibly gentle, managing to live like a refined gentleman even in the apocalypse. The apocalyptic plot is quite simple, but the emotions are incredibly delicate!!! [Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

11. 211 迟 Mr. Zhou, Too Late 迟来的周先生 By You Zhiyu尤知遇 著Modern Romance561k WordsCompleted [Bold and passionate heiress vs. taciturn, devoted, domineering CEO] Jian Cheng had spent all twenty-four years of her life entangled with Zhou Yufeng. But with only three months to go before their wedding, Jian Cheng suddenly called it off. The reason? Zhou Yufeng thought she was vicious and couldn’t tolerate his mistress. Everyone thought she was just making a scene and would come crawling back to beg for a reconciliation in a couple of days. Zhou Yufeng thought so too. Until, at the Zhou fami 63.9kReads9.3Score6.7k14d adds

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    A must-read!!! A textbook example of a second male lead's rise to power 📖 Jian Cheng had been unfaithful to her childhood sweetheart Zhou Yufeng for years. Just before their wedding, she was cheated on and subjected to constant slander. Everyone was waiting to see her pathetic attempt to win him back, but she refused to give in. She married her fiancé's powerful uncle, Zhou Tingyan, hoping to use his influence to escape the situation. Little did she know that the aloof Mr. Zhou had already been in love with her for a long time.

12. 212 男 The Second Male Lead Must Fight! 21 Heart-Pounding Love Rivalry Showdowns 男二要战斗！21个超带感雄竞修罗场 Read a Little Editorial Team读点编辑部Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted [The Second Male Lead Takes Center Stage + Men Competing for Her + Romantic Partner-Switching + Mild Angst + Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium + Face-Slapping and Taking Down Scumbags + Long-Laid Plans] I loved Pei Che for ten years and was his secret lover for three. But for the sake of his first love, he dumped me without a second thought. On the day I left, Pei Che held his first love in his arms, looking like he had finally gotten everything he wanted. I took the breakup money he gave me a 165Reads9.1Score—14d adds

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    😭Family, who can resist the charm attack of this second male lead?! After being betrayed by the scumbag male lead, the female lead secretly heals her wounds, but the second male lead comes against the light with a heart full of love. He breaks down her defenses with companionship and heals her wounds with his favoritism. The competition between the two male leads is fierce and full of tension. 20 Stories of the second male lead rising to the top, sweet and angsty, you won't regret watching!

13. 213 嫁 After Marrying a Tycoon, I Can’t Stop Wearing Haute Couture 嫁给财阀掌舵人后，顶奢戴到手软 A Fa阿法Modern Romance412k WordsCompleted Also known as: After My Husband Cheated, I Slept with His Brother [Sweet Romance + The Ex Begs for Her Back + I Scattered His Ashes + The Second Male Lead Wins + Chaste Leads + Neither Has Been with Anyone Else] [Content warning: Early on, the heroine enters a marriage of convenience for business reasons, but the marriage is in name only.] Ruan Rong had been married to Ling Ye for two years when he asked for a divorce. She agreed without hesitation. With a vast fortune in hand, she decided to li 5.5kReads9.3Score70714d adds

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    The male lead, arrogant and proud, suffers for his pride and divorces the female lead. The second male lead, who has secretly loved her for twelve years, seizes every opportunity to fight for her! In the end, he wins her heart! So good!

14. 214 小 Little Temptress, You Can't Escape! The Tyrant Is Obsessed with Me 小妖精逃不掉！暴君对我痴缠入骨 Round Little Egg圆滚滚蛋Ancient Romance333k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Shen Suisui was an innocent, naive little fox. After the tyrant Xiao Chen brought her back to the palace, he would go mad if anyone so much as looked at her for a moment too long. When she came back to life, she found herself back at the time she first met Xiao Chen! She failed to escape and was brought back to the palace again. To break free from Xiao Chen’s control, Shen Suisui could only save herself by acting cute and sweet-talking him from time to time. “Xiao Chen, I l 15.3kReads9.2Score1.6k14d adds
15. 215 不 I'm Done Being a Doormat: Reborn, I Marry a Rough-He​​wn Military Officer 不做冤种了，重生后转嫁糙汉军官 Yue Huasheng月桦笙Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Reborn face-slapping + military marriage + no golden finger + ensemble cast + sweet romance] [Delicate yet resilient sweetheart vs. devoted, lovesick warrior] After being reborn, the first thing she did was retrieve her marriage application, get the IOU from “Third Sister,” then go to the Lu family to break off her engagement with the scumbag. In her previous life, she married a scumbag and lived as if she were a servant in his family. She bore the entire burden of caring for her sickly fath 10.7kReads8.1Score1.2k14d adds

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    As long as you swing your hoe well, no corner is too big to dig down. The male lead is a pure, love-struck simp; she already has a fiancé, yet he starts secretly trying to steal her away.

16. 216 协 After Our Divorce by Agreement, I Hooked Up with a Tycoon from Beijing's Elite Circle 协议离婚后，我勾搭上了京圈大佬 Ten Miles of Quiet Joy清欢十里Modern Romance149k WordsCompleted Jiang Shinian has been married to Lu Tingchuan for three years, and he has never touched her once. All his attention is devoted to his calculating first love. They've been carrying on behind her back for three years, and she's put up with it time and again. Until Xiang Wanqing comes to see her and says she's already pregnant with Lu Tingchuan's child... Jiang Shinian's heart shatters. She finally sees everything for what it is. Three years of silently waiting have done nothing to bring Lu Tingch 11Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Push, push, push!!!

17. 217 退 After Breaking Off the Engagement, I Was Pulled into My Younger Uncle's Arms 退婚后，被小叔叔揽腰宠 Shu Zhi黍枝Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted Diva × Daddy-Type | Mutual Firsts / HE Ruan Li had been adopted and treated like a pampered young heiress for over a decade. Then one day, the real daughter was suddenly found. She took Ruan Li’s room, connections, and even her fiancé. When the real daughter persuaded their parents to marry her off to a middle-aged tycoon, Ruan Li turned to the one man no one dared offend: her former fiancé’s uncle. Late one night, she pretended to be scared and knocked on Fu Huaizhou’s door in her pajamas. “Unc 24.4kReads9.3Score2.7k14d adds

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    The first book is one I highly recommend! The female lead and the male lead were together for two years. The second male lead went abroad, and when he came back, he wanted to win her back. He tried to woo her during a camping trip, but they had already broken up. The second male lead was smug about it. The second book is a pure sweet romance! Super good!

18. 218 怎 How Can Anyone Resist His Bone-Deep Tenderness? 怎敌他温柔入骨 Ten Miles of Quiet Joy清欢十里Modern Romance383k WordsCompleted [Both leads are devoted only to each other + spoiled rotten + long-planned romance + healing + age gap] Shen Jiao loved Fu Jinchuan for seven years. In the end, she felt as if her love for him were a fist punching cotton. Her love surged like a tide, but he could never return her feelings. In his eyes, Shen Jiao was like a cheap doormat, throwing herself at him every day. In front of his friends, he sneered: [The most I can give Shen Jiao is the title of Mrs. Fu. Siying is the only one I love.] 50Reads6.8Score—14d adds
19. 219 救 Help! My Chaste Husband Has Me Blushing and Breathless 救命，被禁欲老公撩得脸红耳赤 Tea Brewed with Autumn Water秋水煎茶Modern Romance740k WordsCompleted "The print edition of Love You, Until I See the Light has been published, and a short drama adaptation is now available" [Married first, love later + long-planned scheme + covert flirting + off-the-charts chemistry] [Cool, elegant agent in a qipao (little bunny) vs. abstinent, secretly flirtatious Beijing big shot (big bad wolf)] Jiang Qinian is a movie star, and Jiang Zhi is his agent. Jiang Zhi thought he was her salvation, never realizing he was her nightmare. On his birthday, she planned to 23.8kReads9.4Score4.6k14d adds

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    These books are absolutely amazing! The second male lead is so fiercely competitive and he's practically fighting over them. Go read them, buy them without hesitation!!!

20. 220 先 Love After Marriage: Bound by a Military Wedding 先婚后爱之军婚锁爱 Coffee Without Salt咖啡不加盐Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Sheng Xinuo defied her parents and gave up everything to move to the city where the man she loved lived. But as soon as she got off the plane, she was greeted by the betrayal of her beloved and her cousin. Her world fell apart, and she left in despair... Little did she know that the moment she stepped off the plane, she had already entered another man’s heart... He was the youngest commanding officer in the military region, famous for having no interest in women. People around him had long wonde 8.8kReads8.7Score95414d adds

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    This is amazing! I really love stories with exclusive love, and this one is absolutely fantastic. The female lead goes to find her boyfriend but discovers he's with her sister. She breaks up with him decisively, and then the male lead lures her into his household registration.

21. 221 跟 After the Scumbag Rejected My Proposal, Young Master Pei Loved Me Like His Life Depended on It 跟渣男求婚被拒后，裴少嗜她如命 Red Umbrella红伞伞Modern Romance261k WordsCompleted When Fu Shengsheng was ten, she lost both her parents in a tragic car accident. From then on, she was an orphan with no mother or father. Later, the Lu couple and their eldest son, Lu Nanxiao, took her in, giving her a new family. Under the Lu family’s protection, Fu Shengsheng grew up day by day. When she first began to understand love, at fourteen, she fell for Lu Nanxiao and carried him in her heart for eight whole years. At twenty-two, on the day she graduated from university, she finally wo 44Reads6.4Score—14d adds
22. 222 入 Nightfall 入夜 Empty-Headed脑袋空空Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The door opened, and a tall, slender man stepped out. Lin Mian stared at him, dumbstruck, forgetting even to snap out of it. “What are you looking at, hmm?” 7kReads9.3Score2.5k14d adds
23. 223 被 After My Engagement Was Broken Off, the Wealthy Tycoon Went All In to Spoil Me 被退婚后，豪门大佬疯狂宠 Lulling the Stars to Sleep哄睡星星Modern Romance169k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + secret crush comes true + a long-planned romance] Su Youqing had been dating her boyfriend for two years and was joyfully preparing for their wedding. But on the day she went to try on her wedding dress, she received photos of him cheating. Before long, his mistress brazenly showed up with a wedding invitation and told Su Youqing that her engagement had been called off. Su Youqing refused to back down. “If you dare replace the bride, then I dare replace the groom 18Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The scumbag doesn't know how to cherish the person in front of him, so the second male lead takes his place.

24. 224 携 I Went on a Blind Date with My Daughter and Got Kissed Breathless by My New Husband 携女相亲，被闪婚大佬亲到腿软 Red Umbrella红伞伞Modern Romance377k WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love + flash marriage + secret identity + devoted husband + satisfying face-slapping + mutual devotion] Single mom Su Yan takes her daughter to a matchmaking date, planning to go through the motions so her mother will stop pressuring her to get married. Unexpectedly, she mistakes the powerful head of the Lu family in Haicheng for her date. She sits down in front of him and says, “Su Yan, 25, single mom, six-year-old daughter.” Then she waits to be rejected! Lu Yucheng gazes at h 33Reads6.9Score—14d adds
25. 225 惹 A Kiss That Stirs the Gardenia’s Desire 惹吻栀意 Hong Qianshan泓千山Modern Romance343k WordsCompleted [Radiant Classical Dance Prima Ballerina × Scheming Tech Tycoon from an Elite Family] [Long-Laid Plans + Married First, Love Later + Male Lead Uses Any Means to Rise to the Top + Second Male Lead Gets His Comeuppance, but She Never Turns Back + Both Leads’ First Love] It was no secret in their social circle that Sheng Zhi was openly in love with Shen Yu. Shen Yu’s usual flirtatious ambiguity toward her also convinced everyone they were a couple made to last. At a banquet where she was left out i 2.3kReads8.7Score21514d adds
26. 226 被 Jilted by a Cold, Stern Officer, the Sweet Young Wife Heads for the Battlefield 被冷阎军官退亲后软娇转投战场 Liqi's Autumn Foamflame荔彩柒的秋日沫炎Modern Romance485k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Ensemble Cast + Studying Abroad and Medicine + Sweet, Delicate Heroine Enlists + Storage Space + Two Strong Leads + Sweet Romance] She kills herself over unrequited love right from the start!!! Shen Xin had been fighting on an interstellar battlefield when her subordinate betrayed her and attacked her from behind, using an ice-cold bullet she had developed herself. The moment it pierced her heart, she knew she was dead. But what was going on now? Without a doubt, the next secon 4.1kReads8.0Score30514d adds

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    The male lead didn't appreciate her, and the female lead's biological father's adopted son successfully became the second male lead.

27. 227 诱 Lured into His Arms! After They Marry, Possessive Gu Is Utterly Smitten 诱她入怀！领证后偏执顾少苏爆了 October Blossoms十月芳菲Modern Romance160k WordsCompleted To escape an arranged marriage, Tang Yuxi hastily registered her marriage with the older man she'd just rescued. After their whirlwind wedding, she uncovered a shocking secret: the seemingly gentle, honest man was none other than Gu Chenze, president of the Gu Group, rumored to be short-tempered and uninterested in women. Violent-tempered? Uninterested in women? Tang Yuxi thought those rumors were completely false! “Uncle, don't people say you're not interested in women?” The man picked up his p 89Reads8.5Score—14d adds
28. 228 他 He Loves Me So Much: My Best Friend's Brother Won't Leave Me Alone 他超爱，被闺蜜哥哥痴缠 Creamy Little Lamb奶油小羊Modern Romance401k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Secret Crush + Mutual Firsts + Intense Chemistry + Size Difference] Everyone in Beijing’s elite circles knows that the wealthy Xia and He families have an arranged marriage. When Xia Zhiqing sees He Yichen again, the man she has secretly loved for years, she knows he doesn’t love her. He’s marrying her only to honor their engagement. Overwhelmed by disappointment, Xia Zhiqing lets her best friend take her on a cruise to drink her sorrows away. Drunk, she spots a fla 3.6kReads—Score31114d adds

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    You absolutely have to read this! It's amazing! The characters are great, and the plot is hilarious. Everyone should check it out!

29. 229 苏 The Whole City Is Swooning! The Obsessive Doctor Lulls Me to Sleep Every Night! 苏爆全城！偏执医生夜夜哄我睡！ October Blossoms十月芳菲Modern Romance412k WordsCompleted [Flirty and sweet + pampered romance + both leads are inexperienced + love grows over time] A sudden car accident leaves her on the brink of death! The moment she wakes, she sees the man’s incomparably refined face, and her heart is moved! “Doctor Lu, I want to date you!” Lu Jinchen glances at her and coldly refuses. “Sorry, I’m not looking to date anyone right now!” But in less than a month, why has the reserved, aloof Doctor Lu started acting so strangely?! With a gentle look on his face, he a 125Reads6.9Score—14d adds
30. 230 她 After She Ascends the Throne, She Takes a New Husband, Leaving Her Ex to Weep 她登基后换了夫，新夫不见旧夫哭 Rabbit Purple Moonrise兔紫月上Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Power! It's a woman's second face! She loves it!) (1V2 + advancing the nation through technology + two men competing for her, only to end up regretting it) Lu Jichen: He is an ill-omened man. On the day his elder brother got married, they smeared dog blood all over his face and locked him in a cellar. Later, she brought him out, washed his hands, let him sit at the table, fed him, and paid for his education. Wei Chiyuan: He is the young lord of an aristocratic clan; she is a young widow. One sc 17.1kReads9.3Score2.1k14d adds

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    Her husband, who had been dead for fifteen years, was alive—he had returned. But it wasn't that simple. Her brother-in-law, Lu Jichen, had already taken over two households, and another man could come and go freely in her courtyard.

31. 231 娇 Doting on My Rose, I Killed the Brooding Boy with a Kiss 娇宠玫瑰，阴郁少年被我亲懵了 Ten Miles of Quiet Joy清欢十里Modern Romance160k WordsCompleted (A short story! Reborn at school, swoony romance, mutual healing, devastatingly sweet devotion, and only ever loved each other) A gentle girl who is soft on the outside but strong within × a gloomy, possessive boy Su Wan was hunted down by her vicious stepmother's henchmen and died in the wilderness. After her death, vicious dogs dragged away her body... That night, the boy braved the storm and rushed into the wilderness. He fought the dogs and wrested her body from their jaws, keeping it comple 60Reads6.7Score—14d adds
32. 232 顾 Mr. Gu, Your Wife Sent You These Divorce Papers 顾总，这是太太给您的离婚协议 Sea of Blue Finds海拾蓝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (The male lead loves his first love without realizing it. After she dies, her replacement takes her place. The heroine leaves without looking back, while the second male lead quietly stands by her. In the end, the lovers are together.) The day Shen Zhiqiu found out she was pregnant with twins, her husband, Gu Qingyan, brazenly moved his first love, Xiao Wanqing, into their marital home. Heartbroken, she hid her pregnancy and asked for a divorce! “I am officially separated from Gu Qingyan, presi 134Reads8.3Score10314d adds

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    My absolute favorite story of a second male lead winning over the female lead! The "white moonlight" (idealized love interest) returns, and the male lead immediately lets her move into their marital home. The female lead, meanwhile, hides her pregnancy and disappears without a trace. By the time the male lead realizes his mistake, it's too late. The female lead is resolute and clear-headed; she resolutely divorces the male lead and gets together with the gentle second male lead. ❤️

33. 233 婚 After Marriage, the Aloof Beauty Is Held by the Weary Tycoon, Who Kisses and Clings to Her 婚后清冷美人被厌世大佬搂腰缠吻 Cranes Part from Green Mountains鹤别青山Modern Romance216k WordsCompleted [Short drama now available] [Both Pure + Marriage First, Love Later + Secretly Planned for a Long Time + Sweet Everyday Romance] A devoted-to-his-wife young master × a cool, aloof finance department beauty Gu Zhiyan confidently believes that with Shen Nanyin's family background, she'll come crawling back to him sooner or later. Until he sees her get into the Lu family's exclusive luxury car with his own eyes. One night, Gu Zhiyan gets blackout drunk and pounds on the door, his eyes red as he beg 42.1kReads9.4Score5.2k14d adds

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    It's really super beautiful.

34. 234 偷 She Got Pregnant by Her Boss and Was Doted On by Young Master Gu 偷怀上司崽后，她被顾少娇宠了 Ten Miles of Quiet Joy清欢十里Modern Romance137k WordsOngoing After being rejected in job interviews countless times, Shen Yi got drunk at a bar and, in a reckless fit, pounced on a strange man. The next morning, while he was taking a shower, she made a quick getaway. When she got home, her mother, who favored sons over daughters, pressured her to marry for the bride price so her younger brother could go to school, buy a house, and get married! Shen Yi shot back, “I’m not getting married! If you want someone to marry, do it yourself!” Smack! A hard slap la 20Reads—Score—14d adds
35. 235 七 The 1970s: The Abstinent Big Shot Is Head Over Heels for Her 七零，禁欲大佬超爱她 Begonias Before the Rain海棠未雨Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [1970s + born into a new life + memories of two lifetimes awakened + second male lead takes the heroine from the original male lead + spirit spring space] Jiang Zhaozhao had lived with the Yan family for ten years when her memories suddenly awakened. Only then did she learn that she was actually a cannon-fodder supporting female character in a book. When she was six, her father died in battle, her mother remarried, and her grandmother passed away. It was Yan Shuyu who took her in when no one els 3.9kReads8.4Score47914d adds

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    What's the point of not cherishing the female lead when she's chasing after you, and only regretting it when she turns around and runs to the second male lead? There's no going back in this world.

36. 236 上 Double Happiness 上上禧 Liu Qi鎏旗Modern Romance458k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Older Man + Secret Crush + Both Leads Are Inexperienced] Song Xi had a good friend. Her friend said her second brother was rich and handsome, tall with long legs, and urged Song Xi to go on a blind date and win him over. Then she could become her beloved second sister-in-law. Song Xi got carried away and agreed. The good news: They slept together. The bad news: She slept with the wrong person. The crazy news: She got a marriage certificate with the wrong person. Whe 52.2kReads9.0Score8.2k14d adds

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    These books are all alright.

37. 237 不 No Forgiveness, No Getting Back Together: Miss Su Is Thriving on Her Own 不原谅，不复合，苏小姐独美 Shi Yi拾一Modern Romance2.6M WordsOngoing After six years together, Jiang Yihuai puts an arm around his new flame and breaks up with her. Su Yumian makes no fuss. She packs her suitcase, takes the enormous breakup settlement, and moves out without hesitation. His friends all egg him on: “How long do you think Su Yumian will last this time?” Everyone in the capital knows she loves Jiang Yihuai desperately, so much that she has no pride or temper. She’ll come crawling back within three days, for sure. But three months pass… And she still 47.8kReads8.6Score4.4k14d adds
38. 238 虐 Heartbreak, Then More Heartbreak: This Time, He’s Desperate with Regret 虐，又虐，这次他悔疯了 Shallow and Unhurried浅漫不慢Modern Romance416k WordsCompleted [Second male lead takes center stage + regret and desperate pursuit + reunion after a long separation + mistaking someone for the woman he once loved] Shen Wanning is an AI prodigy with extraordinary talent, but she sets aside her brilliance for love and quietly stays by Meng Jinke's side for seven whole years. After seven years of devoted waiting, she finally gets his proposal. But at their grand wedding, instead of a promise to spend their lives together, she is publicly abandoned. Lu Senyu, h 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Shen Wanning must have been blind to love Meng Jinke for ten years. At their wedding, he destroyed everything for her, making her a laughingstock online, all for his white moonlight. Meanwhile, her senior brother Lu Senyu, who had always stood by her side, finally stopped hiding his love. Once abandoned, she received unparalleled favor; this time, she was pampered to the heavens by her senior brother!

39. 239 公 The Perfect Man's Physique 公狗腰 Yuran芋然Modern Romance290k WordsCompleted A money-minded livestream sales host vs. a real young master who plays the pig to eat the tiger while pretending to be poor - Xia Zhi opened an online store selling sexy lingerie for couples. To sell it better, she decided to hire a handsome guy and perform a couple's act during her livestreams. After failing to hire more than a dozen men, she ran into her high school classmate Xu Yiye at a coffee shop. Once the celebrated campus heartthrob, he had now fallen on hard times and become a barista. 24.9kReads9.3Score3.8k14d adds
40. 240 白 Daylight's Sweet Embrace 白日倾欢 Jiang Tang姜塘Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Top-Tier Family, Unhinged Powerful Male Lead, Rose-like Beauty Female Lead, He Spoils Her Fiercely, Both Untouched] What Jian Huan regretted most was provoking her fiancé’s older brother to get revenge on her fiancé. She meant to have her fun and run, but it turns out it’s easy to invite trouble and hard to get rid of it. One night of passion, and now they were tangled up in each other. “Second Master Lou, this sort of thing should be mutual.” Lou Xiao pressed closer, step by step. “That doesn’ 41.4kReads9.2Score5.3k14d adds

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    This book is invincible.

41. 241 不 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！ Ming Zhijiu明之九Modern Romance256k WordsCompleted [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 5kReads8.3Score41014d adds

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    This is a great read, not too angsty. The male lead has been secretly in love with the female lead for many years, and they redeem each other. It's super good and I highly recommend it!

42. 242 偏 The Possessive Power Broker Holds Her Close and Whispers Sweet Nothings 偏执权臣对她揽腰撩哄 Sheng Ruyi盛如意Ancient Romance183k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, secret crush, devoted husband, the second male lead’s pursuit ends in heartbreak because he never wins her back, substitute bride] Gu Zhou, the second son of the Prince of Ning’s household, loved a woman who became his friend’s wife. To hide his feelings for her, he proposed to Ye Yu’an, the younger sister of his beloved. Ye Yu’an was sweet and well-behaved. She thought Gu Zhou loved her, never realizing she had been kept in the dark: she was nothing but her sister’s substit 893Reads8.9Score10014d adds

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    This book is about the second male lead rising to power, and he's incredibly doting on the female lead. The female lead isn't a saint; she's bold and decisive, and knowing she's just a substitute, she leaves the male lead without hesitation. Read the synopsis for more details.

43. 243 缚 Bound by Spring 缚春情 Ren Huanyou任欢游Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [The print edition is available on the homepage; film and television rights have been sold] The Jiang and Song families have been close for generations, and Song Wan was betrothed to Jiang Xingjian before she was even born. They grew up together, but she was confined to the inner quarters, where everything she learned was meant to prepare her to become a Jiang family wife. The young man was dashing and ambitious. Before he had even turned twenty, he went off to the frontier to make his name. Bef 90.9kReads9.6Score12.1k14d adds

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    Childhood sweethearts can't compare to a sudden stroke of luck; the heroine marries into the palace for the second time.

44. 244 渣 The Scumbag Ran from the Wedding, Then Came Crawling Back to Win Her Back 渣男逃婚，回头追妻悔断肠 Li Jiuyue's Cat李九月的猫Modern Romance343k WordsCompleted The rating is low because there aren’t many readers. (~￣▽￣)~ [Gentle, clearheaded heroine + devoted, doting hero] [Childhood sweethearts + second male lead rises to the top + heroine is utterly adored + male lead regrets losing her and tries to win her back] Su Ling loved Lu Yanqing like crazy for four years, eleven months, and twenty-one days. She gave everything to help him start a company, win clients, and work through the night as a matter of course. Whatever Lu Yanqing wanted, she did ever 786Reads8.7Score10614d adds

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    🍁①The female lead chased after the male lead for five years, doing everything she could to help him succeed in his career, only to be abandoned by him for someone else on their wedding day… 🍁🍁The female lead finally lost heart and decided to break up with the male lead. After she disappeared, the male lead was still confident that she would come back to him, but all he saw was her with someone else… (The second male lead takes over)

45. 245 分 After the Breakup, Miss Shen Dropped the Act 分手之后，沈小姐她不装了 The Fox Who Loves Cats爱吃猫的狐狸Modern Romance323k WordsCompleted [One-on-one, both leads are devoted only to each other; no getting back together after a breakup. Marriage first, love later. The female lead falls in love after marriage, while the male lead’s secret crush finally comes true. Seven-year age gap.] Shen Nanqiao spent a year with Pei Yi in Nancheng. She was gentle and obedient, never made a fuss, and always played the perfect girlfriend. People around them laughed at her. “Little girl, stop dreaming. You have no family connections or influence, ye 1.4kReads8.9Score16714d adds

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    The broken mirror can never be mended. [Shy]

46. 246 酒 After a Drunken Night, a Powerful Tycoon Pays to Drag Me to the Marriage Registry 酒醒后！大佬用钱把我砸进民政局 Peachy Zhizhi桃气知知Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted [From the heroine’s perspective: marriage first, love later. From the hero’s perspective: his longtime crush comes true. Two powerful families + childhood sweethearts + doting romance + intense push and pull + both leads are faithful and devoted] [Distinguished business tycoon from a wealthy family x bright, bold, money-loving heiress] The tycoon helps me build my career, deal with my scumbag dad, trample my stepmother, slap my stepsister, then gradually lures me into falling for him. After a 340Reads9.1Score10214d adds

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    Please see the synopsis for details. [Sparrow Food Masterpiece] is a great watch!

47. 247 失 Blind, I Mistook Him for My Husband and Married the Scumbag’s Brother 失明后认错夫君，嫁给渣男他哥了 Little Good Fortune小福灵Ancient Romance176k WordsOngoing Gentle, frail blind woman * unhinged hypocrite crown prince Mistaken identity and unmasking / taboo / elder brother steals younger brother’s wife / marriage before love / second male lead’s groveling redemption / male lead planned everything in advance Shen Yunyi was born into a powerful marquis’s family, but every member of her household died in battle, leaving her an orphan, delicate and dazzling, with wolves circling around her. To marry the second prince, Xiao Yanzhou, whom she loved deeply, 4.4kReads—Score66114d adds

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    It's so good! It's a top-rated guide to love!

48. 248 高 That Aloof Beauty Was Bitter and Cold, So After Being Reborn, She Let Him Go 高岭之花苦又涩，重生她不要了 You Zhizi尤栀子Modern Romance325k WordsCompleted [Both leads are reborn + He chases her after losing her + Foster-family romance] [A cold, aloof beauty on a high pedestal × a reserved, sensitive, sweet girl] 1. When Wen Miao was fifteen, her mother passed away, leaving her an orphan. The Huo family took her in and cared for her. On her first day at the Huo home, she was raw with grief and sensitivity, at a loss for how to respond to the elders’ greetings. Then a handsome, refined young man descended the double staircase. With just a few words 7.6kReads6.7Score29114d adds

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    This is a new book, but I highly recommend it. The female protagonist is reborn and stays away from the male protagonist, but he catches up with her. He also soon regains his memories of his past life.

49. 249 甜 Sweet and Sizzling! Spoiled Rotten by My Ex's Uncle 甜撩！被前任小叔娇宠成瘾 Sui Shi You岁时柚Modern Romance343k WordsCompleted [Devoted to Each Other + Sweet Romance + Secret Crush Comes True + Marriage First, Love Later + Flirting and Playing Hard to Get] [Male Lead Bides His Time to Claim His Place + Second Male Lead Chases His Wife to the Crematorium] [Spoiled Heiress x Powerful, Protective Older Man] Pei Yuning, the youngest daughter of the prestigious Pei family, grew up adored by everyone, the recipient of boundless love. Shortly before her wedding, her fiancé, Shang Heng, was caught cheating with a celebrity, and 13.7kReads9.3Score1.9k14d adds
50. 250 快 Quick Transmigration: The Second Male Lead Is Hopelessly in Love 快穿：男二是个顶级恋爱脑 Pear Blossoms in Bloom梨花有华Modern Romance544k WordsCompleted (Complete, so enjoy!) [Quick transmigration + a new male lead in each world + sweet with a touch of angst + transmigrate into a book] The devoted second male leads in novels love in vain and die consumed by sorrow. Hua Yan enters these novels to give each second male lead the perfect ending. A clingy childhood friend, a beautiful older sister… From passerby to supporting female character to the girl of his dreams to heroine, the second male lead in every world falls helplessly in love with her. 7.5kReads8.9Score45214d adds

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    In the novel, the devoted second male lead suffers unrequited love and dies in despair. Hua Yan enters the novel to give the second male lead the most perfect ending. From clingy childhood sweetheart to beautiful older sister… from a passerby to a supporting female character to the white moonlight to the female lead, the second male lead in every world falls irrevocably in love with her. 1. The Dark Moonlight Supporting Female Character & The Unruly and Teasing Second Male Lead (Complete) 2. The Villainous Eldest Daughter & The Poor and Sickly Young Master (Complete) 3. A BL Novel: The Villainous Supporting Female Character & The Forced Love Second Male Lead (Complete)

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