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. 251 醉 A Drunken Kiss! A Bite on His Adam’s Apple! The Wild Mr. Bo Can’t Get Enough 醉酒吻！咬喉结！野欲薄总馋疯了 A Sin造孽Modern Romance520k WordsCompleted [Completed · Sweet Romance] [Delicate, soft-waisted little angel ✖️ Powerful, distinguished young master] [One-and-only romance ➕ Reunion after years apart ➕ Years of careful scheming ➕ Marriage before love ➕ Sweet with a bittersweet edge] Everyone knew that Bo Yanci, the current head of the Bo family, was arrogant, chaste, noble, and impossible to reach. Any heiress who went out of her way to curry favor with him was simply setting herself up for rejection. Little did they know that the rose ne 6kReads9.2Score58214d adds
2. 252 禁 The Chaste Mr. Lu Drops His Mask, Tenderly Grips Her Waist, and Coaxes Her into His Arms 禁欲陆爷撕下伪装，温柔掐腰诱宠 Picking Flowers in the Tenth Month繁花拾月Modern Romance377k WordsCompleted [Mutual Firsts + Married Before Falling in Love + Long-Running Scheme + Sweet Romance + Happy Ending] After Su Tang was exposed as a fake heiress, she was thrown out of the house. To repay her for saving her life, Grandma Fu had her grandson marry Su Tang and take her into the Fu family. Su Tang gave up her dignity and tried her hardest to please him, only to be met with Fu Jingqian's misunderstandings, hatred, and humiliation. Five years later, his first love returned from abroad. Su Tang's hea 142Reads7.1Score—14d adds

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   The male lead doesn't appreciate the second male lead's rise to power; he's been eyeing her for a long time. It's quite entertaining.

3. 253 明 Making Money in Plain Sight, Conning People in Secret: The Beautiful Cannon Fodder Is Ruthless 明捞金，暗忽悠，炮灰美丽却心狠 Ying Mufeng应沐风Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Career Arc] Four years ago, Gu Qingcheng awakened to her own consciousness and discovered that her father was the devoted male lead of a melodramatic romance novel, a man who failed to win back his wife and could never forget his ex. She herself was nothing but cannon fodder in a hundreds-of-thousands-of-words-long bonus chapter, where she caused trouble on purpose to show how doted on the heroine's daughter was. In the end, her own father cut off her allowance and sent her abroad, where she li 5.5kReads8.4Score44414d adds
4. 254 只 Just a Marriage Alliance? Sorry, Professor Qin Is Madly in Love 只是联姻？抱歉，秦教授他超爱 Fei Ran匪然Modern Romance315k WordsCompleted [Long-planned romance + marriage first, love later + age gap + devoted, fatherly type] [A restrained, scheming, gentle professor × a sweet, soft, adorable girl who wears her heart on her sleeve] When Liang Luosheng was twelve, she came to live with the Lu family. Everyone looked down on her as a “country bumpkin,” except Xu Mochen. The boy in a white school shirt bent down and crouched in front of her. “Your big brother will protect you.” From that day on, she spent ten years chasing after Xu Mo 2.4kReads8.3Score27514d adds

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   🍒✨If the male lead doesn't cherish her, the second male lead will take his place. ①Liang Luosheng and Xu Mochen were childhood sweethearts. She called him "Brother Mochen" for ten years and followed him around like a little shadow for ten years. "Brother Chen, women need to be coaxed when necessary. Someone like Liang Luosheng, if you just coax her a little, she'll be overjoyed." "Coax her?" Xu Mochen chuckled, his nonchalance obvious. "I keep her by my side only out of pity. After all, she's not the real heiress of the Lu family, so who would care about her?" Upon hearing this, Liang Luosheng seemed to wake up from a dream and turned to accept the marriage arrangement between the Lu and Qin families.

5. 255 我 The Eleventh Year After My Death 我死后的第十一年 Pika Black皮卡黑Modern Romance574k WordsCompleted [Reborn face-slapping + a beloved family reunited] [Brilliant, dazzling heiress vs. a powerful man who seems refined and radiant but is, in truth, a dark and obsessive ghost] Lin Mo opened her eyes to discover she had transmigrated to the eleventh year after her death. As she lay dying, she learned that this world was a novel, and all three of her younger brothers were villains. Her second brother was a ruthless CEO who wore Buddhist prayer beads and was in love with the heroine, making an enemy 22kReads9.1Score3.3k14d adds
6. 256 我 I Don’t Want to Like Him 我才不要喜欢他呢 Paint a Touch of Wood and Fire画点木火Modern Romance428k WordsCompleted [Second Male Lead Takes the Lead + Reborn in School Days + Both Reborn + Healing and Redemption + Foreshadowing + A Little Melodramatic + Sweet Romance + Heartwarming] Everyone knows that the proud Jiang Yuan is hopelessly in love with Song Yanzhi. Only Song Yanzhi pretends not to notice. Childhood friends from middle school through university graduation, Jiang Yuan spent eleven whole years chasing after him. Then, one day in the future, Jiang Yuan's health began to fail. All she wanted was for 4kReads8.5Score29714d adds

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   🍉✨If the male lead doesn't cherish her, the second male lead will take his place. ① Zhou Jingxu, the head of the Zhou family in City A, wants to break up with the young model he's been raising for four years, and he agrees. "If this little thing I've raised is disobedient, then I'll toughen her up." That night, his half-brother, Shen Jingsi, offers himself to her. "Sister-in-law, I know how to cherish women, why don't you give it a try with me?" Later, when Zhou Jingxu catches them in the presidential suite of a hotel, his eyes behind his gold-rimmed glasses reveal a bloodthirsty ruthlessness, "Shen Jingsi, you've got guts, trying to steal my girl."

7. 257 二 Marrying into a Powerful Family for the Second Time 二嫁进高门 M Auspicious Snow Heralds a Bountiful YearM瑞雪兆丰年Modern Romance211k WordsCompleted [Cool-headed, Clear-eyed Female Lead vs. Love-Struck Male Lead] [Second Marriage + First Love + Love That Grows Over Time] A wonderfully heartwarming novel. After Lin Nuan discovers her husband’s affair, she raises their son alone and meets Jin Yang, her ex-husband’s college classmate. Lin Nuan has no idea she is Jin Yang’s first love. He fell for her at first sight back when she was dating his classmate, and as soon as he learns she is single, he wastes no time launching a passionate pursuit. L 6.1kReads9.0Score64114d adds

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   [Heart][Heart][Heart][Heart][Heart] Super good-looking

8. 258 救 Help! The Pitiful One Is Reborn and Kissed to Tears by the Aloof Doctor 救命！小可怜重生被清冷医生亲哭 Hua Zhuozhuo华灼灼Modern Romance388k WordsCompleted [Reborn and leaving the scumbag behind + The second male lead gets the girl + Cool-headed doctor whose secret crush comes true, with healing + CEO chases his wife to the crematorium + Soft and sweet heroine, famous beauty of the capital's elite circle + Rivalry for her affection + One-on-one romance] She fell in love with Li Beixiao at first sight, then spent three years shamelessly pursuing him. She cast aside all feminine reserve and did every intimate thing imaginable with him, until she fina 118Reads8.7Score—14d adds

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   She fell in love with Li Beixiao at first sight and then relentlessly pursued him for three years. Later, his first love returned, they divorced, and she died along with her unborn child. After being reborn, she decisively distanced herself from him and turned to the second male lead.

9. 259 折 The Delicate Beauty’s Tears 折娇啼 Jing Mo旌墨Ancient Romance573k WordsCompleted [The hero regrets everything to the point of madness + the leads torment each other + a friend steals the heroine away + the second male lead gets the girl + no reconciliation after a breakup + pure historical angst + the heroine ends up with the second male lead] Shen Yanzhi, heir to the Marquis of Jinghai in the Great Chu Kingdom, had just come third in the palace examination when he was unexpectedly captured by the Eastern Qiang Kingdom and married off to Qin Guiwan, a woman of Eastern Qiang 8.2kReads9.3Score87514d adds

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   🪴In the first book, the female lead and the second male lead are childhood sweethearts. The female lead pursued the male lead for three years, thinking she had finally warmed his heart, but then his "white moonlight" returned, and everything was for naught. The second male lead then took her place. 🪴In the second book, the male lead was a hostage. The female lead risked her life for him, protecting him and waiting for his return, only to discover that he had been using her. The second male lead said, "If you don't care, I will." 🪴In the third book, the second male lead had a crush on the female lead for seven years, even waiting for a divorce after their marriage. The day after the divorce, the second male lead successfully took her place.

10. 260 傅 President Fu Gets His Marriage License with His White Moonlight, and Goes Crazy When I Marry Someone Else 傅总跟白月光领证，我嫁人他疯了 Xing Hui星茴Modern Romance266k WordsCompleted Everyone knows that Fu Tingshi, the young master of the Fu family, is Luo Jingxue’s boyfriend, the man she has pursued and loved with all her heart for years. Fu Tingshi treats her with cold indifference, but she is convinced he loves her. Until she sees him being gentle and attentive to another woman, caring for her tenderly. Worse, to give that woman respectability, he secretly registers their marriage, turning Luo Jingxue, his actual girlfriend, into the other woman. “She’s dying. This is her 7.5kReads6.6Score39314d adds
11. 261 重 Reborn! My Archenemy Has a Secret Crush on Me, and He Can't Hide It 重生！死对头他暗恋我，藏不住了 Lili Loves Meat礼礼爱吃肉Modern Romance333k WordsCompleted [Puppy-like devotion / obsessive sweet romance / possessiveness / sparring couple / rekindled love] | Delicate, sweet, radiant heiress x cool, sharp-tongued, brooding young master | In her previous life, Su Mu was murdered by her sweet-faced stepsister and her gold-digging husband, dying in a fire. The one who rushed into the flames to save her in her final moments was none other than Feng Qichi, her high school rival and ex-boyfriend, whom she had dumped. When Su Mu opened her eyes again, rebor 509Reads8.2Score10114d adds
12. 262 唯 Only Jing 唯京主义 Twelve Twelve十二点十二Modern Romance441k WordsCompleted The short drama is now streaming: The Spoiled Heiress of Hong Kong City x The Powerhouse of the Capital *One-on-one romance, both leads are each other’s one and only, push and pull with mutual flirting, happy ending &When they meet again, she is wearing a long black velvet dress with a thigh-high slit, leaning lazily against the railing on the bar’s second floor. Her eyes are lowered as she coolly watches the wild crowd dancing in the hall below. As if she spots someone, a playful smile curls h 39.9kReads9.2Score4.4k14d adds

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    Both cases involve the second male lead rising to power; the order is not important.

13. 263 隐 After Three Years of Secret Marriage, Mr. Lu Wants to Make It Official 隐婚三年，陆总开始要名分了 Warm Little Blossoms温暖朵朵Modern Romance433k WordsCompleted [Married First, Fall in Love Later + Love Grows with Time + One-on-One Romance] [Gentle, Cool, Slow-Burning Movie Queen & Devoted, Distinguished, Scheming CEO] After Shen Tingwan and Lu Yizhou impulsively married, the newlyweds saw each other only a handful of times over the next three years. Three years later, she was a famous actress whose career was soaring, while he had become the new president of the Lu Group, a man both distinguished and ruthless. By chance, they ran into each other at a b 1.2kReads7.6Score10814d adds
14. 264 不 No Forgiveness, No Turning Back! After the Divorce, She Marries a Dominant Officer 不原谅不回头！离婚后转身嫁霸道军官 Jiang Shiyi姜十一Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [The ex-wife-chasing reckoning + second male lead takes the throne + strong female lead + she won’t forgive or look back!] A secret mission requires Lin Zhi to fake a divorce so she can go undercover. But before she leaves, she sees her husband for who he really is, and the fake divorce becomes real! Her childhood-sweetheart romance couldn’t withstand the interference of her widowed sister-in-law. In her husband’s eyes, she became a woman who was narrow-minded, immature, and unkind. One hurt aft 6Reads6.3Score—14d adds
15. 265 孕 My Husband Wants a Divorce While I'm Pregnant? Fine, Whatever You Want! 孕期夫君要和离？随你都随你！ Fu Bao芙宝Ancient Romance331k WordsCompleted Shu Yuwan is the youngest legitimate daughter in her family. Her parents and elder brothers have cherished her since childhood, and her mother carefully chose a distinguished young gentleman from the capital to be her husband. After their wedding, the couple may not have been inseparable, but they treated each other with mutual respect. But while she was pregnant, her husband claimed he had met an extraordinary woman who had left him awestruck. He wanted a divorce so he could marry her. Shu Yuwa 11.1kReads8.9Score1.5k14d adds

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    What a rare find! A historical romance novel featuring a second male lead rising to power, palace intrigue, and domestic power struggles. The ex-husband's departure is incredibly quick and fast-paced. The battle between the time-traveling woman and the native-born woman is fierce 💪, with the native-born woman emerging victorious 🤙🤙🤙

16. 266 惊 What?! My Flirtatious Childhood Friend Has Been Secretly in Love with Me 惊！浪荡竹马竟然暗恋我 A Jiang Cabbage一颗江白菜Modern Romance402k WordsCompleted (Completed) [Marriage first, love later x secret crush comes true + childhood friends + bickering couple + both are each other's first] [Seemingly sweet, aloof beauty, florist VS seemingly playboy, refined young master, peacock] On her first love's birthday, Shen Youyi traveled abroad to surprise him, only to catch him passionately kissing another woman. And that woman was none other than her distant cousin, with whom she had a strained relationship. After smearing cake all over his face, she le 6.9kReads9.2Score77914d adds
17. 267 一 Love at First Sight! 一往情深！ Monica茉妮卡Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The short drama Green Tea Puppy Boy Makes Me Fall Deeply in Love (also known as Deeply in Love) is now streaming | [Green tea puppy boy + scheming + the other man steals the husband + scumbag ex chases his wife to the crematorium (but fails) + 1v1] On her wedding day, Nan Wan's fiancé fled the ceremony after getting a call from his ex-girlfriend, turning Nan Wan into the laughingstock of the whole city. The gorgeous Nan Wan turned around and started keeping a young, handsome puppy boy, joining h 12kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds

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    With enough effort, no corner is too big to dig down. The male lead, a cunning and manipulative young man, tricks the female lead into getting a marriage certificate. Shen Chubai and Jiang Tongfei are quite a good couple too.

18. 268 诱 Lure Her into the Wild 诱她赴野 Weaving a Cocoon织茧Modern Romance172k WordsCompleted [Capital's Young Master vs. Capital's Heiress] [Sly, wild, and hard-to-approach young master vs. dazzling, bold, and charming heiress] [Slowly drawing her in vs. boldly approaching him] Qi Yuye spent six years abroad. He returned quietly, yet remained the young master no one in the capital dared to provoke. Nan Yun Zhao grew up overseas with her maternal grandparents. Two years after returning to China, influenced by Western ideas, she had become known in their circle for her high standards and 13.8kReads9.1Score1.6k14d adds
19. 269 玫 Rose-Colored Desire 玫瑰欲色 Ten Miles of Endless Roads十里漫漫Modern Romance335k WordsCompleted [Beijing Socialite + Hong Kong Tycoon] [Two Powerful CEOs + Carefree Playboy + Love Grows Over Time + A Tense Push and Pull] [Clear-Eyed Rose vs. Love-Struck CEO] [Both Have a Colorful Past on the Surface + Grown-Up Games] * Zhu Man and Gu Xi crossed paths amid the lights and glamour, swept up in a dizzying romance. * She had been captivated by his devilishly handsome face and roguish charm. His bold, uninhibited nature had brought her plenty of pleasure. He was Hong Kong’s most notorious playbo 11.4kReads9.2Score1k14d adds
20. 270 黑 The Dark Moonlight Is Sweet and Tender 黑月光她又娇又软 Little Beast Ali小兽阿狸Modern Romance519k WordsCompleted [Tempting Black Baccarat Rose × bad-boy, unhinged heir to a powerful Beijing family] [Second male lead chases his wife and regrets it too late + male lead’s secret crush comes true + clear-eyed heroine + sweet, seductive flirting + utterly doting love] Everyone said Shen Qingwu was lucky. With her captivating face, she had managed to win over the powerful Lu family and become the apple of Lu Sui’s eye, the family’s eldest son. But on their wedding day, Lu Sui abandoned his bride and walked out 5.1kReads9.0Score69114d adds

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    ✨✨✨A seductive Black Buck Rose x A roguish, eccentric Beijing socialite. The male lead has loved the female lead since childhood, but becomes extremely eccentric after returning to China. The female lead is intelligent, beautiful, and possesses a clear head. The second male lead experiences a "wife-chasing" frenzy.

21. 271 明 Starting Tomorrow, I'll Stop Secretly Loving the Campus Heartthrob 明天开始不再暗恋校草 Took a Tumble摔了一跤Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted [Complete | College Campus + Energetic Girl + Cheerful, Outgoing Athlete + Second Male Lead Takes the Lead + Both Each Other’s First + Height Difference + Everyone’s Darling] (Serious Synopsis) Su Wanqiu has a crush on the campus heartthrob, but he has hated her since they were children. Fine. Starting tomorrow, she’s done crushing on him. So why is he upset? The big dog she keeps running into by the roadside always accepts everything about her with a smile. Before long, they can’t bear to be ap 844Reads9.3Score10914d adds

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    Who understands how incredibly wonderful "Sunny Puppy" is for the first time? Although the male lead (whom I used to adore as aloof male leads) could be considered a slightly better person due to his various actions towards the female lead, Sunny Puppy is so competitive and domineering! He treats her like a fairy, constantly praising her. The female lead's character is also super, super good—not insecure, positive and ambitious, and with a funny, earnest little girl vibe. Actually, I initially chose this story based on its rating, and since it's currently a bit low, I suspect it's just been released [almost crying].

22. 272 你 Won’t You Smile? 你笑一下呗 One Oreo at a Time一口一个奥利奥Modern Romance410k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available under the title You Should Smile Once] (Pure romance, one-on-one, two wealthy families, sweet romance, satisfying revenge, childhood friends, mutual pining) Xu Jingmo had been a notorious troublemaker since childhood. He had a great family, good looks, a knack for having fun, and excelled at school. With every advantage in his favor, he was surrounded by admirers, yet seemed determined to enjoy the company of countless women without ever giving his heart away. 28.4kReads9.3Score2.9k14d adds
23. 273 八 The 1980s: Raising the Villain's Son into a Well-Behaved Little Boy 八零之把反派儿子养成乖宝宝 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance567k WordsCompleted When Ban Xia woke from a dream, a flood of information suddenly filled her mind. She discovered that she was living in a book, and that she was the mother of the story’s great villain, a man who had secretly loved the heroine but could never have her. In the book, she was merely a passing character, mentioned in a single line when her grown son learned the truth. Yet that brief mention summed up her entire life of suffering. Her son was taken away, she miscarried and became infertile, her husban 3.1kReads9.1Score26414d adds

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    The female lead's husband only had eyes for his "white moonlight" (his first love), and even gave their son, whom she had endured so much to give birth to, to his comrade-in-arms. Ostensibly, it was for the comrade's sake, but the truth was that the comrade's wife was his "white moonlight," and he feared his comrade would blame him if he found out she couldn't have children. So, he gave the son to his "white moonlight." The female lead is reborn, finds her child, and even meets her childhood sweetheart. The two start a new life together, and the male lead's pursuit of his wife is a nightmare!

24. 274 萧 Mrs. Xiao, Mention Divorce Again and I'll Kiss You Until You Cry! 萧太太，再提离婚就亲哭你！ Qi Nanshu祁南书Modern Romance695k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Secret Crush Comes True + Sweet Romance + Regretful Chase + Both Leads Have Only Loved Each Other] The most absurd day of Su Yunge's life: Fu Linzhou dumped her in the morning, and that afternoon her grandfather dragged her to the marriage registry. Waiting for her there was Xiao Wang, the most untouchable young master in the capital's elite circles. Only after she had the marriage certificate in hand did she understand what “a business marriage with no choice in th 1.5kReads8.4Score13714d adds
25. 275 火 The Crematorium Is No Use: This Life, She'll Choose a Different Lover 火葬场没用了，今生她要换个爱人 Extra Milk and Sugar加奶加糖Modern Romance672k WordsOngoing [The Second Male Lead Gets His Chance, and They Choose Each Other + A Regretful Ex Chases His Wife but They Never Reconcile] [Both Pure] Bai Xuezhong died, and it was Sicheng who signed the papers. She was done with the man she’d loved for eighteen years. The one who had stood by her for eighteen years was far more appealing. After being reborn, Bai Xuezhong went to Guan Xian for comfort, never expecting his background to be shrouded in mystery or his love for her to be far deeper than she’d ima 11Reads—Score—14d adds

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    In her past life, the female lead was indirectly killed by the male lead. After being reborn, she went to live with the second male lead who had protected her for over a decade. Both the second male lead and the female lead were attracted to each other, but the second male lead eventually won her over, leading to a dramatic chase after the male lead.

26. 276 掌 The Darling in the Palm 掌上娇娇 Zhi Yun支云Ancient Romance907k WordsCompleted [Print edition preorder opens July 17] [Film and TV rights sold] [Reader's guide: sweet romance, devoted couple, feel-good wish fulfillment, with clever schemes and political intrigue, many clues and details, and a large cast of well-developed characters. The heroine never gets the short end of the stick; anything that doesn't make sense will be explained later] Prince Xuan, He Junting. In the novel Devoted to the Imperial Consort, the author wrote of how he slaughtered the entire Northern Di co 82.1kReads9.5Score9.3k14d adds

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    Haha, these are all books where the female lead is reborn and the male lead changes! [Laughing][laughing] In the first book, the female lead transmigrates into a book. The original owner loved her stepsister, who met a tragic end. The female lead, unwilling to marry another prince as her brother wished, falls for the young male lead and gradually uncovers the truth of what happened. The two are so sweet together! [Heart][heart] In the second book, the female lead married someone she didn't love in her past life and got involved with his cousin. She thought he was adopted, but it turned out to be her cousin's son, wasting her life. After being reborn, she latches onto the male lead, a prince she was close to in her youth who later becomes emperor. Many fun stories unfold, and they end up together! [Heart][heart] In the third book, the female lead's true love in her past life was unseen by her ex-husband. She was careful around her in-laws, but they still treated her badly, leading to a tragic end. After being reborn, she resolutely refuses to marry her ex-husband and meets the male lead, who treats her exceptionally well. The two support each other through thick and thin! [Shy][shy]

27. 277 重 Reborn: This Little Sister Won't Put Up with the Green Tea Girl 重生，小师妹不惯着绿茶 Stockpiling Little Mouse囤货鼠鼠Ancient Romance209k WordsCompleted Rich and pampered heroine + making a fortune + the second male lead gets the girl + sweet romance In her previous life, Su Luo was spoiled and willful. The childhood sweetheart she loved with all her heart fell for someone else, leading to her father's gruesome death and her sect's leadership changing hands. In the end, she was murdered by the green-tea schemer she'd brought home herself. Reborn, all she wants is to live to the happy ending as a lazy, pampered junior sister from a wealthy family 156Reads6.6Score—14d adds

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    Reborn, abandoning those she doesn't love, she gains the exclusive affection of her gentle senior brother.

28. 278 不 Infertile? She Remarried the Toughest Officer and Had Two Kids in Three Years 不孕？改嫁最猛军官三年抱俩 Hibiscus Flower City木槿花城Modern Romance506k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Secret Crush Comes True + Building a Fortune + Second Male Lead’s Wife-Chasing Inferno] When Su Mo said she wanted to divorce Lu Shen, nobody believed her. Everyone among their friends and relatives knew how deeply she loved him. Lu Shen thought so too. He’d always believed Su Mo was the one chasing after him. Divorce? Impossible. But when it became clear she really meant it, Lu Shen and his whole family were dumbfounded. Su Mo was actually going through with it? The worst part 689Reads9.0Score10614d adds

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    When Su Mo wanted a divorce from Lu Shen, no one believed it. Everyone, relatives and friends, knew how deeply she loved Lu Shen. Lu Shen himself thought so too; from the beginning, Su Mo had been throwing herself at him. Divorce? Impossible. But when the divorce was a stark reality, Lu Shen and his family were all dumbfounded. Was Su Mo serious? To make matters worse, after the divorce, the woman he married seemed completely different from what he had imagined. Not only did she cause his mother's death, but she also strained his siblings' relationship, and he was constantly being accused of infidelity…

29. 279 和 After My Divorce, a Powerful Sugar Daddy Won’t Leave Me Alone! 和离后，我被金大腿缠上了！ Light Glaze轻釉Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Gu Qingqiu, who had spent half her life swallowing her anger, was reborn on the most humiliating day of her life. She slapped the scumbag across the face several times, then quickly divorced him. Having finally been reborn, Gu Qingqiu swore she would never put up with anyone’s mistreatment again. But the capital was full of powerful nobles. To make sure she wouldn’t have to take abuse anymore, Gu Qingqiu decided to find herself a powerful patron, and set her sights on the Third Prince, Yan Li, w 1.2kReads8.5Score17614d adds
30. 280 天 A Match Made in Heaven, a Sweet and Adorable Wife 天赐良缘，甜宠小萌妻 Autumn-Knowing Bird知秋鸟Modern Romance837k WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love]* [Mutual Healing]* [Devoted Husband]* [Personal Growth]* [Mutual First Love]* [Brotherly Love Triangle] [Innocent, Sweet, Soft-Spoken Bride]* [Gentle, Scheming Winery Owner] An An is a little fool. That's what everyone calls her, but she's an optimist who greets everyone with a smile each day. Aunt Zhuang told her that only people who smile can be blessed by fortune. And sure enough, when she grew up, she married the person she loved most: her big brother Ye Wen. On their 1.8kReads8.6Score11914d adds

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    The second male lead and the female lead are childhood sweethearts. The female lead's entire family died because of the second male lead's father, and she also fell ill due to his neglect, leaving her with the mental capacity of an eight-year-old. The second male lead's father took the female lead home to raise her and arranged for the second male lead to marry her. On their wedding day, the second male lead plotted to have the female lead have a child with his half-brother, the male lead. The male lead then took the female lead home and doted on her. The second male lead regretted his actions.

31. 281 错 After Flirting with the Wrong Powerful Official, I Was Spoiled Rotten 错撩权臣后，我被娇养了 Puppet布偶Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The thing Bai Qingqing regretted most in her previous life was meeting Fu Yi at a flower-viewing banquet. After years of marriage, she knew he was cold-hearted, but never imagined that when the Bai family fell into trouble, he would poison his wife and marry his cousin! Her only comfort before she died was hearing that an upright and kindhearted Lord Ning had stood up for the Bai family and pleaded their case. Reborn, she went to find Lord Ning with a sachet, only to discover that he was anythin 1.5kReads8.9Score28714d adds
32. 282 分 After We Broke Up, My Ex's Uncle Kept Kissing Me and Spoiling Me 分手后，被前任小叔缠吻肆意宠 Cuihua Braised with Pickled Cabbage酸菜炖翠花Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Bewitchingly beautiful siren vs. aloof, abstinent heartthrob; one-on-one romance, both pure and devoted] One does the flirting, the other does the pampering. They fall for each other, save each other, and are so sweet it’ll blow your mind The author is hopeless at writing introductions. In one word, it’s sweet. High-octane sweetness from start to finish: sweet enough to make you roll around, pound the wall, and scream your lungs out to the heavens and earth. You can’t lose by investing, my d 13.3kReads9.4Score2.1k14d adds

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    These are all great books with super high ratings. The male lead is a suicidal character, and the second male lead is also a hot topic.

33. 283 震 Shocking! The Cast-Off Canary Is the Most Sought-After Woman in Beijing’s Elite Circle 震惊！被弃金丝雀竟是京圈万人迷 Old Wood on a Cold Mountain冷山旧木Modern Romance319k WordsCompleted [The groveling ex gets reduced to ashes + one devoted couple, both chaste + the second male lead wins + sweet and satisfying, no angst] [Clear-headed, sweet heroine × refined scoundrel whose secret crush comes true] To repay her father's debts, Shi Sheng willingly signed a contract to become the stand-in for rich playboy scumbag Qi Ye. The rich playboy was handsome, hot-tempered, and wild. Shi Sheng accepted it all. She was gentle, considerate, kind, and forgiving, playing both father and mother 1.5kReads9.0Score21514d adds

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    ❶ A shrewd, contract-bound canary 🐦, a rich second-generation heir who doesn't cherish the female lead 🥀, while her brother, who has long harbored feelings for her, decisively takes her place. ❷ The second male lead plots to become the female lead's fiancé's friend, secretly stealing her away 🛠️, and successfully steals her away 🌷 ❸ The male lead, who was thought to have died in battle seven years ago, returns with a woman 🔥 and indulges her in every way. Influenced by his sister's machinations, he causes the female lead to suffer constant grievances [almost crying]. You don't care about her, but plenty of others do 🌻

34. 284 甜 Sweetheart, the Flirtatious Darling Is Reborn and Becomes CEO Shen's Favorite 甜！小撩精重生了，成沈总心尖宠 Zhi Xiaoxiao知小晓Modern Romance167k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance, she pursues him, mutual devotion, lovesick hero, ultra-sweet] Gu Niannian is reborn. On her first night, she sneaks into Shen Ze's bedroom and tries to lure him with flowers! But when Shen Ze sees the red spider lilies she brought, he mistakes them for a curse wishing him dead. He throws her onto the sofa, and her seduction attempt fails. On the second night, Gu Niannian brings him a pair of gray pants and gets labeled a female pervert. Gu Niannian doesn't give up. She keeps tryi 10Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The second male lead's rise to power is a chaotic mess! Two incredibly sweet novels that will make even the most scumbag male lead regret his actions! These two novels, where the male lead causes trouble and loses his wife, while the second male lead takes advantage and spoils him rotten, are a phenomenal success. After reading them, you'll just want to shout, "It's an injustice if the second male lead doesn't rise to power!" 1. *Tempting Her, the Port Area Tyrant Turns into a Silly Husky* From white moonlight to mosquito bite? The Port Area Tyrant teaches you to redefine "favoritism." When Feng Wu was pursuing Xu Xingchi, she was humble to the point of being insignificant—climbing trees to catch cats so he would "kindly" take them back. Later, however, she was asked to "eat mangoes in exchange for an engagement," even doing so despite having an allergic reaction and a rash… She thought she could win his heart, but all she got was his indifference and ridicule. Until Fu Sijiu, the "Port Area Playboy Tyrant," made his move! Seeing Feng Wu pouring her heart out to Xu Xingchi, he was so angry he jumped up and down: "This girl is deaf and blind, and even her heart is blind!" But when Feng Wu drunkenly snuggled into his arms, he instantly became love-struck, shouting "I'm not that kind of person," but his body betrayed him, "My knees went weak, I just hugged her!" From "looking down on the female lead's cleverness" to "being manipulated by her cleverness," Fu Sijiu's pursuit of his wife was like a landslide: he brought her iced coffee and "established their relationship" in the process, and after being kissed, he immediately switched to "wife-protecting maniac" mode... Xu Xingchi drank until he vomited blood and begged to get back together? Too late! Fu Sijiu had already started a sweet new chapter with Feng Wu, making the scumbag understand: what's lost can never be regained, and the second male lead taking the lead is destiny! 2. "Sweet! The Little Flirt is Reborn, and the Male Lead Cries and Begs to Take His Place" Reborn and changing tracks! The scumbag deserves to be enshrined in the Imperial Ancestral Temple, while the second male lead is practically deified. In her previous life, Gu Niannian was killed at sea by the scumbag, and only Shen Ze avenged her. Reborn, she was shocked to discover that this seemingly cold-hearted man had secretly loved her for years! Thus began her "woman seduction" journey: sending flowers (though mistakenly interpreted as a curse, her intentions were impeccable), sending grey pants (unexpectedly becoming a famous "female pervert" scene)... Shen Ze outwardly "coldly rejects" her, but inwardly screams, "She's seducing me! She's really seducing me!" From "pretending to be cool and saying no while touching abs" to "secretly rejoicing at his wife's initiative," Shen Ze masterfully plays the "tsundere" card, aiming for a two-way pursuit of both physical attraction and emotional connection. Compared to the scumbag's "exploitation and betrayal" in her previous life, Shen Ze's "forbearance and favoritism" is a complete game-changer! Reborn, Gu Niannian is completely awake, throwing herself into the arms of the second male lead, leaving the scumbag kicking himself in regret—some people, once missed, can never be caught again, and the second male lead's rise to power is incredibly satisfying!

35. 285 诱 Luring Her to Fall from the Clouds 诱她向云端沦陷 Sleepy Little Fish轻鱼鱼睡不醒Modern Romance498k WordsCompleted [No Reconciliation After the Breakup + He Chases Her, but She Never Turns Back + Second Male Lead Wins + Unrequited Love Comes True] Xie Weiyi thought she had married for love after dating Sheng Shuran since college and eventually walking down the aisle with him. But on their wedding anniversary, she received a photo of Sheng Shuran having dinner with another woman. When Xie Weiyi confronted him, all she got was a dismissive reply: “I married you, didn't I? Can you stop being so sensitive?” “If 7.3kReads9.0Score73614d adds

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    Both of these books are very good, and the second male lead rises to power.

36. 286 蓄 A Long-Game Seduction: After the Engagement Is Called Off, My Ex’s Uncle Wants Me 蓄谋已久，退婚后前任小叔求上位 AN AnqiAN安琪Modern Romance302k WordsCompleted [Radiant, clear-headed beauty + scheming, devoted man in power] [Sweet romance + both leads have only ever been with each other + uncle and nephew compete for the same woman (maternal uncle) + scumbag pursues wife to win her back + marriage before love + face-slapping] On her fiancé’s birthday, he played a game with another woman and even kissed her. Meng Yuan picked up the cake and threw it in his face, then sneered. “Here’s one last birthday present: happy breakup!” Seeing Meng Yuan leave with 13.4kReads8.3Score2k14d adds

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    🌷🌷The male lead doesn't cherish what he has, so the second male lead takes his place. ① "Give me a kiss, give me a kiss..." Meng Wan, peeking through the crack in the door of the private room, was struck dumb when she saw the two kissing passionately. She had rushed back from abroad early that morning to give her fiancé, Lu Jinghuai, a birthday surprise. She never expected to be cheated on. Meng Wan threw the cake at the man's face and sneered, "Here's one last birthday present for you: Happy Breakup!" Seeing Meng Wan leave with a cold face, her friends urged him to chase after her. Lu Jinghuai's face was dark. "Chase her? She's really spoiled. Break up if you want. Who can't live without whom? She'll regret it." Years of affection wasted, and Meng Wan decisively broke off the engagement. Everyone waited to see Meng Wan make a fool of herself. Unexpectedly, she immediately married her ex-boyfriend's younger brother, He Tingyan, a business tycoon from a top-tier family in China.

37. 287 甩 I Dumped My Two-Timing Ex and Became the Apple of the Big Shots’ Eyes 甩了负心汉，成了大佬们的掌心宠 It's the Future是未来呀Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Multiple Male Leads + One Woman, Many Men + All Male Leads Are Virgins + CEO + Doctor + Rivalry Among Suitors + No System] Su Yue’s husband cheated on her. She sent his mistress to prison, took a share of the cheating jerk’s company, and divorced him. She had planned to swear off love for the rest of her life. Who knew that after the divorce, life would become even more exciting, with plenty of outstanding suitors appearing around her? The young heir of the capital’s elite circle, who had alway 5.6kReads9.0Score72314d adds

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    Ex-husband goes to the crematorium, can't get back together, broken mirror can't be mended, second male lead takes over, multiple male leads.

38. 288 深 Longing From the Deep Sea 深海想念 Li An v礼安vModern Romance160k WordsCompleted [Sweet girl and cool guy] [Mutually devoted] [Both leads are adults] Shu Nuo liked someone, someone very gentle. He was patient with her, and gentle with her. She thought she was the only one who received that tenderness. Then one day, she happened to hear someone ask him: “Who do you like more, your childhood friend or the girl next door?” There was a silence that lasted more than ten seconds. He replied calmly, “What do you think?” “Your childhood friend.” He gave a soft laugh. His answer was 3.5kReads8.8Score15714d adds
39. 289 老 My Husband Cheated with His Dream Girl? Turns Out She Has One Too! 老公出轨白月光？正巧她也有！ Jing Yu镜渔Modern Romance234k WordsOngoing [Angst Before the Payoff + Sweet Romance + Male Rivalry + Ex-Husband Begging for Her Back + Pure Wish Fulfillment] A lover whose feelings are impossible to read, an ex-husband with power at the very top, and a born playboy who lives for pleasure... Under everyone's watchful eyes, Tang Xi says coolly, “If he’s good in bed, I’m in.” She was once the most treasured of roses, only to be trapped within the confines of marriage. Her husband despised her, and her son resented her. Once she finally brok 21Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Chasing his wife at the crematorium, the heroine feels she will never look back. The second male lead is the twin brother of the male protagonist, and he comes as a dog. The night before, he said he didn't mind being a stand-in, but the next day he immediately changed his attitude and became confident. What stand-in wouldn't want to become a regular! Hostess: I can't stand up to my ex-husband's face. Second Man: Just change it. The heroine has a very strong character, she is a bit sadistic at the beginning, but within five chapters she starts to fight back, which is really fun. And there are a lot of foreshadowings, I really want to see the day when all the truth is revealed! The most important thing is that the title of the book is really touching!

40. 290 订 Taken Home and Spoiled by My Ex’s Uncle on the Eve of My Engagement 订婚前夕，被渣男小叔诱骗回家宠 The Little Black Ball Who Eats a Lot Without Gaining Weight狂吃不胖的小黑球Modern Romance215k WordsCompleted Title: On the Eve of Our Engagement, My Jerk Boyfriend’s Uncle Lured Me Home and Spoiled Me [The male lead chases his wife back after losing her + the heroine never looks back + the second male lead takes the lead + marriage before love + scheming for a long time + sweet romance + healing] [The cunning, reserved uncle, Bo Yancheng, vs. the sweet and adorable Chi Zaozao] Mr. Bo is aloof and abstinent in public, but in front of his wife, he turns into both a puppy and a little schemer, constantly 129Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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    A broken mirror cannot be mended; the female protagonist, clear-headed, refuses to look back.

41. 291 不 I Won't Marry You! The Chief Minister's Hair Turned White Overnight as He Begged for Forgiveness 不嫁了，首辅大人一夜白头求原谅 Clear Salt, Half-Summer清盐半夏Ancient Romance703k WordsCompleted [Fictional Historical Setting | Reborn and Refuses the Marriage | The Younger Brother Who Went on a Killing Spree in Her Past Life Takes the Throne | Sisterly Love | Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story | Chasing His Wife | Punishing Scum | Happy Ending] The Grand Princess Lin Qingyao died at twenty-eight, taking her own life in a dark private prison, full of hatred, after the Grand Secretary ordered, “Lock her up.” For fourteen years, she had been hopelessly devoted to the top scorer she had claimed fo 1.3kReads8.2Score10514d adds

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    🍁①The female lead is a princess who fell in love with the male lead at the age of thirteen. She went so far as to arrange a marriage for him, even going so far as to find him through a difficult exam. After their marriage, she used every means to help him ascend to the position of Grand Secretary… 🍰In return, she nearly died in childbirth, while he spent the entire night playing chess with his childhood sweetheart. Finally, after hearing his words, she committed suicide in prison at the age of twenty-eight… 🍰When she opened her eyes again, she was reborn at nineteen. She no longer wanted the person she could never warm up…

42. 292 肆 A Wanton Kiss of Passion 肆意吻情 Heng Ye恒叶Modern Romance362k WordsCompleted [Love after marriage + the second male lead takes the lead + long-laid plans + devoted couple + three-year age gap + the second male lead and heroine reunite after a long separation] [A stunningly beautiful, sweet-natured heroine + a devoted, flirtatious young tea tycoon] (Note: this is not a strong-woman story, and the heroine does not dominate the narrative.) She used to hear her mother say that once she graduated from college, she and Jiang Wang would get engaged and then married. She waited 12.3kReads9.1Score1.1k14d adds

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    [Sending a Heart] Xie Weiyi and Sheng Shuran went from a campus romance to marriage, and Xie Weiyi thought she had married for love. However, on their wedding anniversary, she received photos of Sheng Shuran having dinner with another woman. Xie Weiyi's questioning only earned her a dismissive reply: "I'm married to you, can you not be so sensitive?" "If there were really something, would you still be Mrs. Sheng?" The final straw broke her, and Xie Weiyi filed for divorce and left. Sheng Shuran thought she was playing hard to get, trying to gain his attention, and that if he let her cool off for a few days, she would obediently return. Little did he know that this cooling off would lead to a lifetime of loss.

43. 293 嫁 After She Married, the Mad Emperor Seized Her by Force 嫁人后，被疯批皇帝强取豪夺了 A Penguin Who Has to Write Every Day每天都要码字的企鹅Ancient Romance320k WordsCompleted [Coercive Possession + Later Revenge on the Scoundrels + Obsessive, Unhinged Hero + Groveling Chase + No Reconciliation + Second Male Lead Wins] Chu Huaiyu personally offered Lu Zhaoxue to the Crown Prince, using her as bait to frame Chu Siheng. After ascending the throne, Chu Huaiyu imprisoned Lu Zhaoxue deep in the palace, using his favor as a pair of shackles. Night after night, they were entangled in the palace. Biting her earlobe, Chu Huaiyu whispered, “Zhaoxue, do you hate me? Hate me if y 13.8kReads8.1Score63014d adds

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    The male lead's pursuit of his wife is fraught with peril; she refuses to turn back or forgive him, and the second male lead takes his place.

44. 294 我 After I Redeemed the General, the Powerful Chancellor Pursued His Wife to the Crematorium 我救赎将军后，权相追妻火葬场了 Red Tomato Stewed with Yellow Potatoes红番茄炖黄土豆Ancient Romance312k WordsCompleted [Beautiful Noblewoman vs. Devoted General + Female-Led Political Intrigue + Mutual Salvation + Second Male Lead’s Regretful Pursuit + Family and Country] The main couple: [When they were young] She was a radiant, passionate noblewoman; he was a handsome young general of noble bearing. [When their families arranged a match] She loved someone else and knew he did, too, so she asked him to refuse the marriage with her. [Later] She got her wish and became the envy of all as the mistress of the chanc 3.9kReads8.8Score39814d adds

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    Love it, love it, the ashes of chasing his wife in the crematorium, the heroine is horribly sober! Completed, feel free to eat! Male Chapter 2: The young Prime Minister did not know at that time: People will not step into the same river twice, just as no love will always wait in place. The gift of fate has already been marked with a secret price: I wish you power, and I wish you will never lose your love.

45. 295 玫 When the Roses Tremble 玫瑰轻颤时 Xi Gong Qingye西宫清野Modern Romance231k WordsCompleted [Long-planned love + love after marriage + an exemplary graduate of the gentleman's code + sweet, dazzling beauty + both leads are virgins] [Short drama now available] When Tang Ruo first meets Bo Yanting, he tells her to call him “big brother.” She keeps calling him that for more than a decade. But in their seventh year together, Bo Yanting falls for someone else. A stubborn, clumsy intern joins the company. He goes from calling her “that woman” and “idiot” to, eventually, “baby.” Later, the in 11.2kReads9.2Score93714d adds

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    I highly recommend these two books! [Shy][shy] Especially the second one, it's amazing!

46. 296 引 Luring Her into His Embrace 引她沉溺 Xiao Jin小今Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted [Gentle, classically elegant dancer vs. distinguished young master of the capital] [Ex-husband's regret arc, male lead has loved her for years and steps in, happy ending] As the most beautiful star of the capital's song and dance troupe, Shen Yao has no shortage of male admirers, yet she has loved Wen Qi for years. During the year she was secretly married to Wen Qi, he was always unsmiling and reserved around her, and never appeared in public with her. She strictly observed the terms of their ag 5.1kReads9.3Score62114d adds

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    I highly recommend this one. It's not about lust at first sight; it's actually a premeditated scheme. The male lead has a sharp tongue.

47. 297 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Dumping My Jerk Ex for a Handsome, Bad-Boy Soldier 重生七零：踹掉渣男改嫁痞帅军少 Slightly Sweet微恬Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + feel-good wish fulfillment + sweet romance + love at first sight + devoted husband + military marriage + System + ensemble cast + a touch of fantasy] [Obsessive, roguishly handsome young officer VS sweet, gentle college student from the countryside] In her previous life, after failing the college entrance exam, she married her childhood friend, the officer Gu Jingxing, and spent fifty years working hard to take care of him. But Gu Jingxing’s last words before he died were that he want 11.8kReads8.2Score1.7k14d adds

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    💥💥The male lead didn't appreciate her, so the second male lead took his place! Wen Mi entered Jiang Yanchen's university to pursue him, loving him for four years only to be met with, "Wen Mi? I find her quite annoying." Heartbroken, the female lead was reborn after a car accident, returning to her sophomore year of college. She stopped pursuing Jiang Yanchen. At school, she suddenly saw her childhood sweetheart, Juejue, who was a year older than her. She tearfully leaned on his shoulder, crying until she used up an entire pack of tissues.

48. 298 闪 Only After Our Flash Marriage Did I Learn the Capital’s Crown Prince Had a Crush on Me 闪婚后才知，京圈太子爷暗恋我 Qing Xiaoyaoyao晴小妖妖Modern Romance354k WordsCompleted [Second male lead takes the girl, scumbag regrets it but can't win her back, secret crush comes true, sweet romance, both virgins] At her birthday party, Shu Mo's fiancé is summoned away by his childhood sweetheart with a single phone call, turning Shu Mo into everyone's laughingstock. Lu Liting keeps up his ambiguous back-and-forth with his childhood sweetheart, finally making Shu Mo give up. She turns around, breaks up with him, and walks away without looking back. Lu Liting, however, thinks S 88Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The male lead didn't appreciate it, so the second male lead took his place. It's so sweet!

49. 299 贺 President He, Stop Tormenting Her. Your Wife Has Left 贺总别虐了，太太她走了 Naughty Little Deer小鹿不乖Modern Romance227k WordsCompleted [Taking down scumbags + regretful pursuit + love after marriage + secret crush + second male lead wins + sweet romance] He Jingxing stayed away from home for the sake of his first love, and Jiang Li could take no more. She stopped hoping for anything from him. When she saw her son call another woman Mom, she finally came to her senses and got a paternity test. Only then did she discover what a fine charade her husband had staged. Jiang Li left without hesitation. From then on, she stopped loving 300Reads6.7Score—14d adds

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    The male lead doesn't appreciate it, so the second male lead takes his place.

50. 300 甜 Sweet Romance! The Big Shot's Girl Is Reborn 甜宠！大佬的女孩重生了 Nan Yingluoning南婴落宁Modern Romance650k WordsCompleted [Capital's princely heir + sweet romance + utterly devoted husband + devoted one-on-one romance + capital's little princess + mutual devotion] Everyone in Jing City knows that Lu Nanying, eldest daughter of the Lu family, is the one love the Ji family's princely heir, Ji Chengzhou, can never have. Lu Nanying listens to her fake-sweet friends and falls out with her family for a scumbag. Her parents and brothers die, she is imprisoned, her family fortune is stolen, and she is tortured to death. Ji 19.3kReads9.3Score2.1k14d adds

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    The second male lead takes over, and the broken mirror is hard to mend.

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