Her Husband Fakes His Death to Keep a Mistress, So She Is Reborn, Divorces Him, and Marries Someone Else 夫君假死养外室，重生和离嫁别人

1. 51 另 Seeking a Better Match: I Won’t Be the Madam of This Marquis’s Manor! 另谋高嫁：这侯府夫人我不做了！ Egret Under Clear Skies晴天白鹭Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Original title: Finding a Better Match: I’m Done Being the Marquess’s Wife! Regarding plagiarism, don’t make baseless accusations. The publication dates are there for all to see. [Traditional historical romance and household intrigue + strong heroine and hero + mutual devotion + a prince who cherishes his wife] A merchant’s daughter marries into a marquess’s household, becoming the laughingstock of the capital. For six years, Jiang Shu lives alone and supports the entire household without compla 24.1kReads9.2Score4.8k14d adds

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   🍃①②The first two books are very similar, even more tragic. The protagonist raises someone else's son and is eventually poisoned to death😡, but after being reborn, she gets her revenge.🍃③The female protagonist lives alone in an empty room, supporting the Marquis's mansion for six years without complaint, but her husband, whom she has waited for for many years, returns from the border with a wife and two children😡

2. 52 踹 After Dumping the Jerk, the Whole Capital Lines Up to Marry Me 踹翻渣男后，全京城排队求娶 Moonlight Falling on Branches明月落枝Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Audio edition available. Search for it to listen] In her previous life, for Jiang Yin's sake, Gu Ying cast aside the dignity of being the legitimate daughter of the Earl of Dongping's household, pursuing him relentlessly until she finally became his wife. Later, Jiang Yin rose to the highest ranks of the court. First he plotted against the country, then he killed her father and wiped out her family. Her scoundrel of a husband and her treacherous sister plotted together to break both her legs an 2.5kReads8.9Score69714d adds
3. 53 重 The Reborn Wise Wife Woke Up and Abandoned Her Husband and Children to Start a Rebellion 重生贤妻一睁眼，抛夫弃子要造反 Little Ice Pear冰梨崽崽Ancient Romance756k WordsCompleted Synopsis [Exile + farming + infrastructure development + no romance] Gu Niannong transmigrates into a world where she’s been exiled, with an absent husband whose whereabouts are unknown and three troublesome children in tow. The eldest is lovesick, the second is rebellious, and the youngest is withdrawn. Wicked children? Not a chance! As long as I don’t take it to heart, I can handle anything. Gu Niannong sorts out her troublemaking kids, kicks out her husband, and charges ahead. She develops n 365Reads9.2Score13314d adds

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   [Heart] The first book: The female lead faces exile right from the start. She knows early on that the scumbag has a true love and abandons everything for him, but he disappears. When he returns, she dumps him, and her whole family supports her! A strong female lead story; the female lead is the pillar of her family! [Heart] The second book: The female lead only discovers on her deathbed that the scumbag's family conspired to deceive her. After being reborn, she slowly plots to thwart his plans, exposing his family's evil intentions to the light of day, determined to get a divorce! But unexpectedly, the scumbag refuses to let go. Ultimately, with the male lead's help, she fakes her death, changes her identity, and remarries him. The scumbag's entire family finally reaps the consequences of their actions!

4. 54 全 The Whole Family Is Insanely Eavesdropping on My Thoughts 全家偷听我心声杀疯了，我负责吃奶 Xia Shengsheng夏声声Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted The Red Fruit short drama adaptation of My Whole Family Hears My Thoughts: Fu Bao Chaochao is now open for reservations! Please show it lots of support and give it a follow! [Whole-family mind reading + cannon fodder + beloved by the whole family + powerful figure transmigrates into a book + play the pig to eat the tiger + feel-good story] Lu Zhaozhao transmigrated into a book. She became a cannon-fodder character who was drowned at birth, while the heroine stole her identity. The heroine turned 14.9kReads9.6Score3.2k14d adds

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   [KISS] In her past life, she was deceived by her husband and in-laws, believing she was loved by her husband, cherished by her mother-in-law and sister-in-law, and had a filial adopted daughter. She died of illness. Her younger daughter, after transmigrating into the book, discovered it was all an illusion; her adopted daughter was born to a concubine, and her husband's family, in collusion with the concubine, plotted to kill her and her children. She divorced, raising her children alone. Her eldest son became a top scholar, her younger daughter gained the emperor's favor, and with her daughter's help, she ended up with the general who had secretly loved her for over a decade. [KISS] In her second life, her husband died in battle, and she devoted herself to supporting her family. Only when she was terminally ill did she discover that her husband was alive and happily living with his concubine. Reborn, she became the Black Chain, seeking revenge, and was even pursued by a powerful and treacherous official.

5. 55 重 Reborn, I Find Myself Carrying a Traitor's Child and Shaking the Imperial Court 重生后我揣了奸臣的崽，叱咤皇朝了 Gentle Breeze凉风袅袅Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Su Nianyun always believed her husband cherished her deeply and that her mother-in-law treated her like a daughter. After her husband was supposedly killed in battle, she spent all her dowry and family inheritance, and devoted thirty years to helping his family regain its former glory. Only when she was gravely ill did she discover that her husband hadn't died at all. He had spent his life happily with his mistress, while hers had become a joke: a lifetime of being used from beginning to end! 32Reads6.9Score—14d adds
6. 56 主 Being the Mistress of the House Is Hard: Reborn, I Bring Ruin to the Marquis’s Entire Family 主母难当，重生让侯府全家遭殃 Yi Fan Shunshun伊帆顺顺Ancient Romance619k WordsCompleted Traditional historical romance + scheming household intrigue + reborn revenge against scum + powerful heroine and hero + secret identities In her previous life, Mu Ziyue was blind and loved the wrong man. Her in-laws deliberately plotted against her: Her husband pretended every day to suffer from an ailment that made him incapable of sharing her bed, yet secretly had two sons with the Marquis’s adopted daughter. Her mother-in-law always spoke kindly, but secretly ordered the servants to strip th 1.3kReads9.1Score18014d adds

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   It looks nice, I can keep it for now.

7. 57 重 Reborn as the Villainess, I Run Away Pregnant, and the Cold, Powerful Official Pursues Me to the Ends of the Earth 重生女配带球跑，清冷权臣追断腿 Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut栗子栗子栗栗子Ancient Romance301k WordsCompleted [The Wife-Chasing Crematorium, the Second Male Lead Takes the Crown] On the day Fu Ci married, Jiang Wan went into a difficult labor. As she lay at death’s door, she thought back on her brief life and could only feel that it had all been absurd and laughable. Her father was a treacherous minister. After his crimes were exposed, his entire clan was sentenced to execution. Fu Ci was a brilliant prodigy, the youngest prime minister in the realm. For her sake, he set aside his pride and knelt in the 10.1kReads8.9Score57714d adds

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   Push, push, push [making a face] Reborn to punish scumbags and slap their faces, husband fakes his death and keeps a mistress

8. 58 黑 The Black Lotus Is Reborn, and She Slaughters Her Way Through with the Ailing Young Lord 黑莲花重生，和病弱小公爷杀疯了 A Drunken Glance at the Glazed Moon一醉琉月Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted Shen Wan is the model of an aristocratic young lady: equally skilled in the literary and martial arts, and a peerless physician. Her parents and five older brothers adore her and treat her like the apple of their eye. Before these very relatives hunt her down and kill her, she too believes she is the beloved young lady everyone dotes on, and the Crown Prince’s sweetheart. Only as she lies dying does she learn the truth: she is not the legitimate daughter of the Shen family at all. The true daugh 28.8kReads8.7Score2k14d adds

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   🌟①In her previous life, the female lead only realized at the end that she had raised the male lead's concubine's son, essentially becoming a stepping stone for the concubine. In this life, she lives only for herself. ❤️❤️ ✨②A rebirth story. In her first life, the female lead only realized at the end that she wasn't the real heiress, and that the Shen family had only raised her to pave the way for the real heiress. In this life, she directly confronts the fact that she is an imposter. ③☀️In her previous life, the female lead was the adopted son of a concubine, raising three children to be successful, only to be killed by her own well-raised children. In this life, she finds her two children abandoned by her husband and brings ruin to her husband's family. Highly recommended! 👍

9. 59 君 The Emperor Claims His Minister's Wife? After Our Divorce, I Take the Empress's Seat 君夺臣妻？和离后我入主中宫 Huang Dandan黄蛋蛋Ancient Romance503k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, devoted couple, palace and household intrigue, reborn male lead, heroine who grows stronger over time, gentle heroine in the early stages who rises to power later, male rival gets the girl] In accordance with her father's dying wish, Yi Huan married the young general Lin Qingpei. She was cautious at every turn, but her husband doted on his concubines and neglected his wife, making her the laughingstock of the capital. Yi Huan thought this was how her life would go, until she 4.7kReads9.2Score59014d adds

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   The female lead is cunning and shrewd; she breaks free from her constraints and starts anew. [Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

10. 60 穿 A Famine, Three Kids in Tow: This Tough Farmwife Strikes It Rich 穿到荒年一拖三，飒爽农妇血赚了 A Cool Moonlight月光微凉Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Modern military doctor Xie Yushu dies suddenly on the job and wakes up as an ancient peasant bride, also named Xie Yushu. Her husband is a rough-hewn cripple, and neither of her two children is her own. Above her is a sharp-tongued, biased mother-in-law; below her, selfish and greedy sisters-in-law. She has three ramshackle rooms, not an inch of farmland, and famine has struck. Xie Yushu grits her teeth and decides she can still play this awful hand! She rolls up her sleeves, hunts and gathers m 5.3kReads9.3Score85514d adds
11. 61 你 Let Them Fight! The Matriarch Just Wants to Lie Flat and Slack Off 你们争吧！主母负责躺平摆烂 Lin Guo'er林果儿Ancient Romance288k WordsCompleted Six years ago, Shen Yu'an married into the impoverished Ping'an Marquis household. She used her dowry to pay off her in-laws' debts and exhausted herself keeping the entire family afloat. She honored her parents-in-law, cherished her husband, and bore children for the marquis household. But just after she gave birth to a daughter, while she was still in confinement, her mother-in-law claimed that the birth had ruined her health and she could no longer conceive, then hurried to take three concub 967Reads8.9Score11114d adds
12. 62 主 The Legal Wife Is in a Hurry to Divorce. Please Welcome the Next Concubine 主母和离挺急的，有请下一位小妾 Yin Li音鲤Ancient Romance333k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s a Lunatic, and They Get Crazier as the Story Goes] [Clear-Headed Mistress + Epic Comeuppance for Concubines + Watching the Drama Unfold + Getting Revenge on the Spot + Jealous King with Multiple Secret Identities Begging for a Divorce + The Second Male Lead Takes the Lead] Su Li transmigrates into a book. To survive, she has to go up against ten lunatic concubines. A hellish start, but she goes crazy and becomes the ultimate mistress. Mother-in-law? Died young. Younger half-sister? I 6Reads6.5Score—14d adds
13. 63 太 The Crown Princess Is So Alluring, the Crown Prince Wants Her All to Himself 太子妃娇艳动人，殿下想占为己有 Luring the Fox引狸Ancient Romance228k WordsCompleted [Compulsive love + twisted, unhinged obsession + male rivalry + beauty] A radiant beauty with irresistible allure vs. a wolfish general with an overwhelming possessive streak Also known as: My Overbearing Younger Brother-in-Law Falls for His Pure Yet Sultry Sister-in-Law The two luckiest things in Duan Baiwei’s life were: First, marrying His Highness the Crown Prince, who was so ill he was practically on his deathbed. Second, the Crown Prince dying on the day of her wedding, leaving her a widow 922Reads8.8Score10214d adds

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    🔔Ding dong~ Your new book list is here~🥳 ☘️: Jiang Shu and Shen Changze have been married for 6 years, and she has been living alone for 6 years. Shen Changze returned after 6 years away with a woman who had two children and even requested to be made a concubine. However, the male lead's family is really too bullying. After figuring things out, the female lead is very resolute and decisive, and quickly escapes from this bloodsucking family~ ☘️: Jiang and Song have been good friends since childhood. Song Wan was 12 years old when she married Jiang Xingjian. After 6 years, due to an imperial decree, Jiang Xingjian and his father were escorting grain when they were ambushed by a neighboring country's army. Both father and son died. Later, Jiang Xingjian brought a woman with him, and Song Wan resolutely chose to divorce him~ A thousand mountains and rivers can never change feelings, please follow and like [Please follow]

14. 64 贪 You Want My Dowry and My Life? Reborn, I'll Slaughter My Way Through Them 贪我嫁妆要我死？重生后大杀四方 Green Ink Song青墨歌Ancient Romance447k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Liu Mingyue was made to marry the crippled heir to the Marquis of Dingbei in place of her adoptive father's daughter. He despised her for the birthmark on her face, and no matter how hard she worked to manage the entire household, she never earned the slightest respect from her husband's family. Only on her deathbed did she learn why her husband had never touched her all these years: not only did he find her ugly, he had also been carrying on an affair with her adoptive fat 173Reads9.0Score10214d adds
15. 65 剖 After Dying Horribly in Childbirth, I Remarried the Powerful Regent 剖腹惨死后，改嫁权倾朝野摄政王 Green Ink Song青墨歌Ancient Romance436k WordsCompleted The short drama “The Moon Comes Chasing” is complete. In her past life, she helped him ascend the throne, but after becoming emperor, he married her half-sister and made her Imperial Noble Consort. When her half-sister’s child needed a newborn’s heart blood as a medicinal ingredient, he ordered someone to cut the baby from her womb and take the blood from her newborn child! Only as she lay dying did she learn that the child’s father 7.2kReads9.3Score86014d adds
16. 66 和 After Their Divorce, Her Stand-In Ex-Husband Cried Himself to Death at the Crematorium 和离后，替身前夫哭死在火葬场 Beauty Zhang Sanfeng美女张三疯Ancient Romance279k WordsCompleted [A double-substitute story where “you think I'm your substitute, but you're actually the real substitute.” The ex-husband chases his wife, but this time he truly gets his comeuppance. Both leads are first-timers. An obsessive, possessive heroine x a flirtatious, self-destructive hero. Older woman/younger man romance.] Ye Qingying fell in love with Shen Xu at first sight and did everything for him. She even emptied the Ye family coffers to shower the Shen family with gifts. Everyone in the capita 567Reads8.5Score10314d adds
17. 67 前 Her Ex-Husband Doted on His Concubine and Cast Her Aside! The Princess Remarries a Mad, Crippled Prince! 前夫宠妾灭妻！公主转身改嫁疯批残王！ Xueshan Lan雪山岚Ancient Romance784k WordsCompleted [Reborn + revenge on scumbags + mutual redemption + relentless flirting + adored by everyone + exhilarating revenge] In her previous life, Princess Qin Shuhuang loved Gu Hongchao with all her heart. She forced him to marry her and devoted herself to helping him and supporting his family. The Gu family rose from a declining noble house to a powerful clan second only to The Outcast, while Gu Hongchao climbed to the highest ranks of the court. But Gu Hongchao only had eyes for his transmigrated fir 295Reads8.8Score10114d adds
18. 68 嫡 Reborn as the Legitimate Daughter! The Whole General’s Household Kneels 嫡女重生！将军府全跪下 I Smile at the Bright Moon我笑明月Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Lin Jinglan married the disabled heir in her younger sister's place. She worked herself to the bone for years to keep his crumbling manor afloat, until she was covered in injuries and illness. She thought the worst was over. But once Xu Huaian had regained his former glory, he held her younger sister in his arms and said, “How could a vicious woman like you ever deserve to be my princess consort?” While she lay helpless in bed, her husband had been carrying on with her youn 2.4kReads8.4Score38714d adds
19. 69 大 How Dare You Dote on Your Concubine and Neglect Your Wife? I’ll Scatter Your Ashes! 大胆驸马宠妾灭妻？骨灰扬了！ Young Master Xian弦公子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The unmatched prestige of a Grand Princess × a powerful, corrupt minister who rules the court; inner-household battles + face-slapping + satisfying revenge + super sweet romance + the whole family gets their comeuppance + adopted son regrets it + absolutely no forgiveness] In her previous life, Leng Lanzhi thought she had found the right man. She gave everything to love Shen Yizhi, raised his adopted son for him, and helped turn the Marquis of Pingnan’s household into the most prestigious famil 617Reads8.0Score10114d adds

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    💖①The first book is about a husband faking his death to wait for his mistress to return. The heroine's years of sacrifice become a joke. She is reborn, takes revenge on the scumbag husband, and marries a good man.🌿②The heroine, born into a prestigious family, willingly married into a declining general's mansion in her previous life to help the male lead. Unexpectedly, her years of sacrifice were rewarded with her husband returning with his mistress and two children. His entire family even plotted to kill her family. The heroine is reborn, takes revenge on the scumbag husband and his entire family, and marries a good man. The rest are all stories about the male lead keeping a mistress in his previous life, and the heroine being reborn to take revenge on the scumbag husband and marry a good man.

20. 70 前 Her Ex-Husband Was Heartless, So After Their Divorce, She Married a Tyrant in a Rage 前夫无情，和离后她怒嫁暴君 Lin Yin, Who Loves Rock Ferns喜欢地卷柏的林音Ancient Romance207k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + The Second Male Lead Wins Her Heart + The Husband Begs for Her Back + Cathartic Revenge] Yu Yue waited eight long years for her husband to return from war. But when he finally came home, he brought a young woman with him, and his heart changed from that moment on. Facing her faithless husband, Yu Yue stays cool and unhurried. She decides to find herself a more powerful protector and give her husband a taste of his own medicine. In pursuit of that goal, Yu Yue sets her sights on 57Reads8.7Score—14d adds
21. 71 重 Reborn and Doted On: The War God's Brilliant Physician Wife 重生娇宠，战神王爷的医品悍妃 Jade Ink, Sparse Shadows锦墨疏影Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Super sweet, no angst + Reborn for revenge + Decisive and ruthless + Two strong leads, neither saintly] In her previous life, the Crown Prince schemed against her. On her wedding day, she went from being the legitimate princess consort of Prince Li to the Crown Prince’s secondary consort. She did everything she could to help him take the throne, only to see her entire family wiped out and die pierced by a rain of arrows. Reborn on the eve of her wedding, she won’t give the Crown Prince another 2.7kReads9.3Score44614d adds
22. 72 外 The Concubine Takes Her Place? One Divorce Decree, and I Destroy My Scumbag Husband! 外室上位？我一纸和离虐翻渣夫！ Bai Juanjuan白卷卷Ancient Romance289k WordsOngoing Widowed just after her wedding, Gu Yingrong adopted a son and daughter to save the crumbling Marquis Gu’s household. She kept collateral relatives coveting the title and political rivals at bay, then asked the Emperor to personally bestow a chaste widow’s archway upon her, vowing never to remarry and silencing the rumors. She devoted herself to the household for fifty years. As she lay dying, her husband, missing for years, returned with his beloved wife. The adopted children she had carefully r 4Reads5.2Score—14d adds

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    Some of them remarried after their divorce.

23. 73 宠 Doting on a Concubine and Neglecting His Wife? She Divorced Him and Got Rich Overnight 宠妾灭妻？霸气休夫后她一夜暴富 Sweet and Sour Tangerine酸甜橘子Ancient Romance373k WordsCompleted In her previous life, she gave everything for the Lu family, only to be left with a lifetime of illness. Her body was dumped in the wilderness and devoured by wolves. Reborn with a burning hatred, she proceeds with caution and plans every step, vowing to make everyone who ever hurt her pay dearly! When the time is right, she proudly divorces her husband. With money, beauty, and a gorgeous figure, she’s living the good life! She thought she’d spend the rest of her life alone, but then a puppy-eye 5Reads—Score—14d adds
24. 74 妻 A Wife Is Better Than a Concubine? I'm Done Being This Prince's Consort 妻不如妾？这个王妃我不做了 Joy in the Clouds云上之欢Ancient Romance335k WordsCompleted Two years into their marriage, he was already planning to take a secondary princess consort. The new consort was beautiful, delicate, and a master of false innocence. He repeatedly took her side, doting on his concubine while neglecting his wife. Faced with his reproaches again and again, she silently endured it all, wanting nothing more than a quiet life. But a single bowl of abortion medicine cut the last thread of affection between them. She faked her death and left, beginning a new l 887Reads8.5Score10114d adds
25. 75 宠 He Dotes on His Concubine and Casts Aside His Wife? I’ll Marry the Crown Prince over My Ex-Husband’s Ashes 宠妾灭妻？踩着前夫骨灰嫁太子 A Spring Day of Clear Skies春和景明Ancient Romance494k WordsOngoing [Palace and Household Intrigue + Strong Female Lead + Reborn + Revenge Fantasy + Punish Scumbags and Make Them Eat Their Words + Sweet Romance] Sheng Qinghuan showed respect to her parents-in-law, managed the household, and single-handedly held together the declining marquis's estate. She waited five long years for An Mingfeng. At last, An Mingfeng returned in triumph, full of pride, with her cousin in his arms. He coldly told her, “Sheng Qinghuan, Ruyi is the one I truly love. I'm divorcing you —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    3️⃣ This one's interesting. The female lead faked her death in her past life, and her scumbag husband kept her as a mistress. She's reborn and wants a divorce. There's even a mistress's perspective, and she's a transmigrated mistress. Why hasn't the original wife died yet this time? 1️⃣ The female lead respects her in-laws and manages the household affairs, single-handedly saving the declining marquis's mansion. Meanwhile, the scumbag husband returns triumphantly, embracing someone else and saying, "This is my true love." The female lead boldly declares, "Either divorce or I lose my husband!" 2️⃣ In her past life, the female lead was obsessed with love, but ended up with many illnesses. She was driven out of the marquis's mansion and died in the freezing cold. A cheap mistress…

26. 76 分 After Five Years Apart, My Husband Brought Another Woman Home 分别五年，夫君从外面带回来一个女子 Qi Miao琦喵Ancient Romance6k WordsCompleted My husband returned after five years apart, bringing with him a beautiful young woman. —Reads—Score—14d adds
27. 77 宠 He Dotes on His Concubine and Casts Aside His Wife, So I Tore Down the Marquis's Estate 宠妾灭妻，我一把掀了这侯府 Moon Over Guazhou月上瓜州Ancient Romance148k WordsOngoing (Traditional historical romance and household intrigue + reborn revenge and face-slapping + a remorseful husband chasing his wife + the second male lead wins. PS: This is an ensemble story with many other characters' perspectives, so please keep that in mind before reading.) Yu Youwei is the legitimate eldest daughter of the Great General Zhenyuan. Bound by an agreement between their fathers, she marries Wen Shiyan, the childhood friend and son of the Marquis of Boyuan. Unexpectedly, on their we —Reads—Score—14d adds
28. 78 我 After I Discovered My Husband Had a Mistress 我发现夫君有外室后 Cherry Little Maru樱桃小丸Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted Everyone knows that the young Duke Qi Yan loves his wife more than life itself. He is cruel and arrogant, with no regard for anyone. But whenever he is with me, he becomes the very picture of a gentle, refined young man. When I want a peach, he peels and washes it before bringing it to my lips. When I am tired, he immediately brings a cushioned chair to my side. Even if I want the stars in the sky, he will pray to the gods to give them to me. I never expected him to keep a mistress behind my bac 35Reads—Score—14d adds
29. 79 盛 Beloved Divine Physician, the Marquis's Legitimate Daughter Is the Fairest in the Land 盛宠医妃，侯府嫡女艳绝天下 Li Huohuo历火火Ancient Romance647k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, powerful hero and heroine, palace and household intrigue.] In her previous life, she was deceived by a scumbag and a scheming woman working together, and her family was destroyed. When she opens her eyes again, she has returned to a time before it all happened. She is the marquis’s legitimate daughter, who grew up away from home, but the scheming woman has stolen her place. Everyone in the capital mocks her for growing up in the countryside, having no manners, being timid an 1.8kReads8.9Score26614d adds

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    [Heart] In her previous life, the female protagonist, He Tang, was the legitimate daughter of a marquis's family, but her position was stolen by a scheming woman. People in the capital mocked her for growing up in the mountains, being unruly, clumsy, and naive. Her entire family was wiped out by a scumbag and the scheming woman. The female protagonist, with her superb medical skills, is reborn and seeks revenge. [Heart] A fantastic domestic drama; it almost overheated my CPU while reading it [facepalm].

30. 80 锁 Locked in the Spring Night 锁春宵 Banana Pizza香蕉披萨Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Traditional historical romance + reborn + revenge on scum + sweet romance + mutually faithful] In her previous life, Su Qingyu had been married for three years without ever consummating the marriage. Then her cousin suddenly appeared before her with a child, and Su Qingyu finally learned that the man wasn't impotent. He just couldn't perform with her. Her cousin stripped off Su Qingyu's face, took her place as the legitimate daughter of the marquis's household, and became the matriarch of the S 32.8kReads9.3Score5.5k14d adds

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    The first book is about a reborn protagonist who marries his scumbag uncle and wreaks havoc on everyone. The male and female leads have a large age difference, but it doesn't hinder the exciting plot. Most importantly, the male lead has a sharp tongue! [Laughs][laughs] The second book is not a rebirth novel. It's about revenge in this life, and the writing is smooth and not childish. Those who like this kind of reading should definitely not miss it!

31. 81 玄 The Metaphysics Taoist Nun Has Sealed Off Her Heart, Leaving Her Brothers in Tears 玄学道姑水泥封心，哥哥们哭惨了 Rong Zhenzhen容真真Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + sweet romance + exes groveling for her] The animated adaptation, “The Little Taoist Sister Comes Down the Mountain: The Real and Fake Heiresses,” is available on the Hongguo app. The little Taoist Lingya had lived deep in a temple for eighteen years. One day, after rescuing someone, she went viral online. The whole internet mistakenly became convinced she lived in a doghouse, which even brought her a billionaire father! Her billionaire father was heartbroken: “The Su family has we 24.7kReads9.2Score3.1k14d adds
32. 82 捡 After Taking in Five Brothers, No One in the Capital Dares Cross Me 捡了五个哥哥后，京城无人敢惹 Mo Yuzhi陌于之Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After fifteen years on the streets, Jiang Sheng had found herself five older brothers. For their sake, little Jiang Sheng braved every danger and worked herself to the bone to earn money. Her brothers never let her down, either, giving everything for their little sister. Then the General’s Mansion discovered that its legitimate daughter had been switched at birth and hurried to find her. But they didn’t treat her well, either. Some mocked her as uncouth, some laughed at her ignorance, and others 43.8kReads9.5Score3.9k14d adds
33. 83 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: From the Start, I Sponsored Grandpa's Underworld Startup 直播算命：开局赞助爷爷地府创业 Osmanthus of August, Gui'an八月桂安Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [No Romance + Livestreaming + Fortune-Telling + Metaphysics + Showbiz] A metaphysical master fails her tribulation and wakes up in the body of a universally hated, C-list villainess. To pay off her breach-of-contract fees, Ji He starts livestreaming fortune-telling. A viewer with dark circles under his eyes calls in: “Streamer, why do I dream every night that my grandpa is telling me to burn joss paper?” Ji He: “Your grandpa's starting a business down below. He's short on cash.” Viewer: “...” On 44kReads9.3Score7.8k14d adds
34. 84 五 Five Years of Waiting Came to Nothing: My Husband Brings His New Love to Demand a Divorce 五年痴等成空，夫君带女逼我和离 Cang Yuesheng仓月生Ancient Romance604k WordsCompleted [Both Chaste] [Romance with His Older Brother's Wife] [Male-Male Story] [The Male Lead is repeatedly seen completely naked but stays faithful. Later, what looks like infidelity is actually a guard in disguise; the male lead remains devoted to the female lead throughout.] [Dear readers, we're very sorry! When you reach Chapter 139, please skip straight to Chapter 146. Chapters 140 to 145 are inconsistent and can be ignored.] On their wedding night, unrest broke out at the border, and her husband 5.8kReads9.3Score43414d adds

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    A historical romance novel about the eldest daughter of a duke's family who changes her life. [Thumbs up][Drooling]

35. 85 宠 Favoring a Concubine and Cast Aside His Wife? The Marquis's First Lady Takes Her Child and Marries the Tyrant 宠妾灭妻？侯门主母携崽二嫁暴君 Remember These Fine Days好景君须记Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Historical romance and household intrigue + punishing scoundrels and face-slapping + a tyrant pursues his wife + wish fulfillment + sweet romance + devoted to one another] In her previous life, Shen Qing spent three years alone after marrying the Marquis of Guangping. After she was violated in the marquis's household, guilt drove her to devote herself to the family... In the end, she was abandoned by everyone, bedridden with illness, and left to die a lonely, miserable death... Only after dying 248Reads6.8Score10114d adds

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    In this book, the scumbag male lead didn't fake his death, but he openly used the female lead's money to support his mistress. To control her, he orchestrated her loss of virginity. After being reborn, the female lead clings to the tyrant's coattails, reclaims everything that belongs to her, and brings about the downfall of the Marquis's mansion.

36. 86 渣 My Scumbag Husband Faked His Death to Keep a Mistress? I’ll Make Sure the Grass on Your Graves Grows Two Feet Taller! 渣夫假死养外室？我让你们坟头草再高两丈！ Chen Weiweiwei沉薇薇薇Ancient Romance997k WordsCompleted [Historical household intrigue + reborn, angst, and face-slapping + a playboy young marquis pursues his wife] Yun Muqing was the daughter of an Imperial Tutor and a descendant of a distinguished family. When the Marquis of Anshun was on the verge of losing his title, she followed her elders' wishes and married the marquis, Song Bingran. On their wedding night, her husband wouldn't even go through the motions. A little over three months later, he insisted on taking a transmigrator as his wife. Sh 21Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I really dislike stories about husbands faking their deaths.

37. 87 夫 My Husband Poisoned Me for His Mistress. Reborn, I Wiped Out His Entire Family 夫君为外室毒杀我，重生噶他全家 Xiao Ye's Late-Night Snack吃宵夜的小叶Ancient Romance240k WordsCompleted [Reborn, revenge against scumbags, heroine with a slightly villainous streak, multiple male supporting characters, heroine plays the field but never gives her heart, struggles for power] Lin Xi obeyed her parents and married Shen Huaishu, the second son of the Duke of Jun’s family, a match suited to their status. But Shen Huaishu was already in love with someone else. The woman had come from a brothel and was not even qualified to become a concubine, so he could only keep her outside the househ 106Reads6.0Score—14d adds

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    My husband faked his death!

38. 88 夫 After Her Husband Faked His Death, the Princess Fully Embraced Her Curse of Widowhood 夫君假死后，公主把克夫贯彻到底 Known in My Heart寸心知Ancient Romance160k WordsOngoing After ten years as a widow, she finally discovered that her husband had faked his death to escape. In truth, he had been living it up in Jiangnan with his beloved confidante. Everyone in the Duke's mansion knew, and they often sent money to Jiangnan to fund their lavish lifestyle. She was the only one kept in the dark. For ten years, she worked herself to the bone, serving her parents-in-law, caring for her younger siblings-in-law, and struggling to run the Duke's mansion, which was constantly i —Reads—Score114d adds
39. 89 入 The One Who Enters the Bedchamber 入幕之臣 Adorable Cat猫可爱Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Lin Qiuwan devoted herself to the Earl of Ning'an's household for twenty-one years. Only on her deathbed did she discover that her husband had long kept a mistress, her mother-in-law was all smiles on the outside and venomous within, and even the son she raised wasn't her own! Reborn into a new life, Lin Qiuwan will make everyone who deceived and mistreated her pay! Later, nine out of ten households in the Earl of Ning'an's family will be empty. Everyone says that Lin Qiuwa 2kReads9.1Score25614d adds

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    ✨① In her past life, the female lead endured ten years of widowhood while her husband brought back a mistress from the battlefield and conspired to drown her. 🌿 After being reborn, she annuls the engagement and sends that family as far away as possible. 💘 The male lead is a down-on-his-luck young master who is sent to the female lead's household as a servant, eventually becoming a notorious traitor. 🥰 ✨② The female lead's husband secretly conceived a child with another woman and plotted to poison her. 🍀 Reborn, she punishes the scumbag and the scheming woman, and marries someone else. 💞💞

40. 90 嫡 The Legitimate Daughter Is Reborn: Uncle, You Spoil Me to Death! 嫡女重生：皇叔，你宠死我算了！ Yuan Ai Sheng袁爱生Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn + Strong heroine and hero + Satisfying romance with lots of sweetness] In her previous life, Gu Yuechao was framed by her scumbag husband and his mistress. She watched her son torn apart by chariots, her family executed, and her personal maid mutilated into a human stump. She was reduced to living like an animal, eating alongside pigs and dogs, and wishing she were dead. But her scumbag husband’s uncle defied public condemnation and an imperial edict to take her in, a woman whose reputat 3.4kReads9.0Score65614d adds

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    This book doesn't have any fake female characters, but it's very exciting! 👍🏻 Reborn at the age of marriage, she stays away from scumbags, thwarts all the schemes of the scheming woman, destroys the scumbag, protects her family, has powerful bodyguards by her side, and rekindles her romance with the Imperial Uncle. 🙈

41. 91 腹 The Scheming Prince Visits My Dreams, Helping Me Plot My Divorce Day After Day 腹黑王爷入梦来，日日助我谋和离 Fish Heading South鱼南下Ancient Romance303k WordsCompleted [Reborn, clear-headed sweetheart X abstinent, aggressively flirtatious, scheming prince] [Both virgins] + [Reborn] + [Only dotes on her] + [Scheming] + [Happy ending] In her previous life, merchant’s daughter Luo Yunlan married into the Changping Marquis household. She never imagined the marquis’s household was nothing but an empty shell, and that they had only married her for her family’s money. Reborn, Luo Yunlan has figured out many things. As long as you can face yourself with a clear consci 89Reads8.8Score—14d adds

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    As long as you have a clear conscience, leave the rest to karma. The female protagonist is reborn and vows to make the scumbag's family pay the price, but unexpectedly she meets a prince who is skilled at flirting and willing to help her get a divorce.

42. 92 独 He Dotes on His Concubine? I'll Enter the Eastern Palace and Marry the Ailing Crown Prince Instead 独宠外室？我入东宫转嫁病弱太子 Writer's Block文荒Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Published as "Love Takes You into His Heart", available on Taobao, Douyin, and Pinduoduo] [Palace and household intrigue + reborn revenge + devoted husband] In her previous life, Shen Ruoxi devoted herself to marrying Prince Qi, Murong Yu. At home, she exhausted herself managing his household; outside, she knelt and begged her father and brothers to help him ascend the throne. She even gave up her place as his princess consort to please him, willingly becoming a concubine. She gave him everythi 21kReads9.3Score4.5k14d adds

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    These are some books! Palace intrigue and domestic power struggles! You keep your mistress, I'll marry my prince 😎

43. 93 嫁 Marrying a Treacherous Minister: I Slaughter My Ex-Husband's Family 嫁奸臣：前夫一家被我嘎嘎乱杀 Jin Yunli锦云鲤Ancient Romance571k WordsCompleted [A lovesick, unhinged power minister + a reborn, darkened heroine + a touch of ensemble cast later on, with every character having their own growth arc] Shen Nanshi spent her whole life as the virtuous, gracious wife of a marquis, until her husband, who had faked his death decades ago, returned with his wife and children, insisting on reclaiming his place in the family. Only then did she realize that her entire life had been one absurd joke! When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to th 3Reads6.4Score—14d adds

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    The female protagonist remained a widow for many years, unaware that her husband was not dead at all. Her entire family knew he was alive and had married and had children outside the marriage, only harming the female protagonist. Reborn, she returned to the time when her husband had just risen to power. The people of the Marquis's mansion wanted to offer her to a powerful nobleman, and the female protagonist, seeking revenge, readily complied.

44. 94 侯 The Marquis Wants a Divorce? Fine, Have You Picked Out Your Grave? 侯爷要休妻？无妨，墓地选好了吗 Song Jiujiu宋玖玖Ancient Romance546k WordsCompleted In her previous life, she was the real daughter of an Imperial Censor’s family. But her birth parents abandoned her, her legitimate elder brother hated her, and her husband schemed against her. They drugged her and made her conceive another man’s child, then cut open her pregnant belly and took her life, all to make their fake daughter happy. Reborn, she drove a wedge between her birth parents, exposed the fake daughter, sent her legitimate elder brother to the imperial prison, then burned the s 1.1kReads9.2Score18914d adds
45. 95 随 After Her Mother Remarried, the Metaphysical Princess Took the Capital by Storm 随母改嫁后，玄学王妃火爆京城 Xuan Bao暄宝Ancient Romance623k WordsCompleted A powerful cultivator from the Mystic Sect failed her tribulation and was reborn as a country girl in a remote mountain village! Her father was dead, and her mother was about to remarry! Her stepfather was so weak he couldn’t lift a finger. Other than his looks, he had nothing going for him. He was penniless, a criminal exiled from the capital, and would have to depend on her and her mother to support him. Jiang Xianya resisted the urge to toss him to the wolves and did a quick reading of his fa 12.9kReads9.2Score1.9k14d adds

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    I've recently developed a liking for these kinds of metaphysical articles.

46. 96 重 Reborn, I Refuse to Be the Marquess's Principal Wife 重生后，侯门主母我不当了 Hand-Squeezed Lemon手捣柠檬Ancient Romance213k WordsCompleted Shen Nian was born into wealth and pampered from childhood, until she became hopelessly love-struck. She was determined to marry the heir of a marquis whose family was about to be confiscated. The day after their wedding, her husband abandoned her to join the army, leaving her to become a laughingstock. Three years later, he returned in glory, bringing his “true love” with him and demanding to take her as a secondary wife. Brainwashed by her mother-in-law, she clung to the foolish hope that her 186Reads6.4Score—14d adds
47. 97 退 Step Aside, Let the Mistress of the Marquis's Household Enjoy Life 退下，让侯门主母开始享受人生 Journey Through Cangshan苍山行Ancient Romance112k WordsOngoing (Revenge after being reborn, with household intrigue early on and sweet romance later) In her previous life, Jiang Qingyin, the legitimate daughter of the Duke's household, married the wrong man. She devoted herself heart and soul to managing the Marquis of Zhongyi's household as its mistress, but never won even a sliver of her husband's affection. In their previous life, her husband fell in love with her at first sight and swore he would marry her. Yet on their wedding day, he was sent to the b —Reads—Score—14d adds
48. 98 夫 My Husband Dotes on His Concubine and Neglects Me, So I Marry a Powerful Minister Instead 夫君宠妾灭妻，我转头嫁权臣 Zhu Shiqi竹十七Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Reborn, inner-family scheming + punishing scumbags and humiliating them + powerful official dotes on his wife] Shen Qiongzhi devoted her whole life to the Sun family, enduring hardship and making sacrifices, only to end up paving the way for someone else. She thought she and her husband were deeply in love, but his claim that he was impotent was a lie. She spent her entire life in a marriage that was never consummated. The adopted son she had raised as her own cast her aside as soon as he came 150Reads8.9Score—14d adds
49. 99 首 The Chief Minister Begged to Marry the Marquis's Widow 首辅跪求迎娶侯门寡妇 Love at First Sight, Starstruck一见倾星Ancient Romance81k WordsOngoing Lin Qianyue only found out when she was on the brink of death. Her husband had faked his death. The absurd part was that everyone in the world knew the truth except her! She had secured a chastity arch for her husband's family and lived alone in misery for the rest of her life. Meanwhile, her husband had settled down with his mistress in the outskirts of the capital. They stayed together until their hair turned white and had a house full of children and grandchildren! Her in-laws had even stolen —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    #Husband faked his death to keep a mistress, ruining her life; reborn to seek revenge and divorce, and incidentally remarry# 🌱🌱①: Xie Yunyu's husband died shortly after she married into the Marquis's mansion. She single-handedly supported the entire family, [smile][smile] but was ultimately murdered, only to learn on her deathbed that her husband had faked his death. ☘️☘️②: Her husband faked his death and schemed, leaving Xia Lanzhi a widow for eight years, supporting the vast General's mansion with her dowry, [stunned][stunned] but ultimately meeting a tragic end. Reborn, since she wanted to die, she'll reunite her whole family! 🍀🍀③: A scumbag husband faked his death to keep a mistress, causing her to suffer a miserable death after a lifetime of hard work. Reborn, Yun Muqing is determined to stop it, [what][what] no one can trample on her head! 🌿🌿④: Lin Qianyue only found out on her deathbed that her husband had faked his death and was living a happy life with his mistress, with children. [Vomit][vomit] Everyone knew, but they were just keeping it from her, using her, and exploiting her! 🌴🌴 In her second life, she went back to the day her husband faked his death and made him really die. 😤😤

50. 100 炮 Scapegoat Matriarch? After Slaughtering Her Way Through, She Buries the Whole Household 炮灰主母？杀疯后给全府上坟 Fish Without Words鱼非语Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Lin Wanyi comes from a family of physicians, yet on her wedding night, her husband sends her to another man’s bed! Her mother-in-law, uncles and aunts by marriage, and sister-in-law all look down on her, while her husband takes one concubine after another to humiliate her. In the end, he has her legs broken and her tongue cut out. Then he sets the courtyard on fire, and she burns to death! Reborn, she vows that this time she won’t take things lying down. Everyone who hurt, harmed, or humiliated 6.4kReads9.4Score1k14d adds

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    That's how it is.

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