Novels Where the Male Lead Takes Her for Granted and the Second Male Lead Wins Her Over 有没有男主不知道珍惜，然后男二成功上位的
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Oh No! My Nemesis Only Wants to Make Our Relationship Official 糟糕！死对头他只想官宣
[Ex Who Wants Her Back Gets His Comeuppance, Childhood Sweethearts, Secret Crush, Second Male Lead Takes the Lead, A Touch of Showbiz, Sweet Romance] One-line pitch: [A childhood sweetheart who takes a bite and runs VS a lovestruck childhood friend who’s gotten a taste and wants more] Wen Ni had loved Jiang Xianbai for ten years. When her wish finally came true, she stumbled upon Jiang Xianbai teaching a rising star how to film a kissing scene in a secluded corner. Jiang Xianbai had never imagin
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Forced Spoiling! My New Husband Cherishes Me Above All Else 强制娇宠！被闪婚老公捧在心尖宠
Everyone in their circle knew that Su Wanci, hailed as a “fairy among mortals,” had been kept by Fu Jingzhou for eight years. People all thought they were about to get married, but overnight, Fu Jingzhou cruelly clipped all of Su Wanci’s wings. He thought he could finally control her completely, keep her as a canary in a gilded cage, and possess her for the rest of her life. He never expected that she would turn around and marry Lu Yu, heir to a powerful family with a century of history, the one
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A Wanton Kiss of Passion 肆意吻情
[Love after marriage + the second male lead takes the lead + long-laid plans + devoted couple + three-year age gap + the second male lead and heroine reunite after a long separation] [A stunningly beautiful, sweet-natured heroine + a devoted, flirtatious young tea tycoon] (Note: this is not a strong-woman story, and the heroine does not dominate the narrative.) She used to hear her mother say that once she graduated from college, she and Jiang Wang would get engaged and then married. She waited
9.7kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
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Falling Toward the Milky Way 向银河坠落
[Gentle Policewoman vs. Cool, Reserved Forensic Doctor] [Ex's Regret Arc + Marriage Before Love for the Heroine + Secret Crush Comes True for the Hero + Both Pure + Happy Ending] On the eve of meeting his parents, Jiang Jianyue noticed signs of another woman in Qi Sili's life. The girl was young and cute, like a delicate little white flower. - She sent him a breakup text, but he assumed she was just throwing a tantrum and replied, “Calm down.” She glanced at the message and blocked him without a
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Luring Her into His Embrace 引她沉溺
[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
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After Marrying a Tycoon, I Can’t Stop Wearing Haute Couture 嫁给财阀掌舵人后，顶奢戴到手软
Also known as: After My Husband Cheated, I Slept with His Brother [Sweet Romance + The Ex Begs for Her Back + I Scattered His Ashes + The Second Male Lead Wins + Chaste Leads + Neither Has Been with Anyone Else] [Content warning: Early on, the heroine enters a marriage of convenience for business reasons, but the marriage is in name only.] Ruan Rong had been married to Ling Ye for two years when he asked for a divorce. She agreed without hesitation. With a vast fortune in hand, she decided to li
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After I Remarried My Archrival 我和死对头二婚后
[The second male lead wins + marriage before love + shotgun wedding + sworn enemies] Cheongsam designer and sharp-tongued young CEO. On the day Jiang Wanyu registered her marriage, she discovered she was nothing but a stand-in. She saw her “wonderful husband” passionately kissing another woman in a hotel, and he rejected her calls. Jiang Wanyu’s heart sank into despair. But what plunged her into even deeper despair was the strange feeling surging through her body… Top floor suite at the
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A Wife Raised Like a Delicate Flower 如娇饲妻
[Radiant, captivating, and adorably spoiled young heiress x Gloomy, calculating, lovesick power player of the capital's elite] [Ex-Husband's Redemption][Not a strong female lead! Not a strong female lead!][A novice author's practice work and a cringey old project, so please go easy on me, dear readers.] [Content warnings: The heroine is not a virgin, while the hero is; a powerful, calculating man plays the role of a homewrecker][A shameless story about a man stealing someone else's partner and w
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A Wanton Kiss Beneath the Camellias 肆吻山茶
[Married first, fall in love later + secret love + second male lead takes the lead + the heroine’s regretful ex gets no second chance] Shen Xingzhi is a noble young master from a prestigious family. Everyone in their social circle knows Jiang Wan has loved him for ten years, but it never crossed his mind to marry her. When they broke up, Shen Xingzhi laughed. “I’m just making her suffer a little. She can’t live without me anyway.” Later, Shen Xingzhi begged her to come back, eyes red with tears,
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A Gardenia Kiss on a Silken Waist 栀吻软腰
[The second male lead wins her heart × 1v1, devoted to each other, sweet romance × childhood sweetheart gets a proper funeral] [Proud, slow-to-warm financial journalist × devoted, cunning male fox] They’d been childhood sweethearts for over a decade. Everyone thought Wen Zhi would do anything Zhou Ziyi asked and would never leave, no matter how far he went. So when she walked away, Zhou Ziyi scoffed. “She’s just throwing a tantrum. A few days to cool off and she’ll be fine.” But when he stopped
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Her Soft Little Lips 她的小软唇
[Marriage before love + secret crush becomes reality + second male lead wins her heart + no going back after the breakup + both leads are romantically inexperienced] Qi Haochuan was Su Mian's childhood sweetheart and boyfriend, but on his twenty-third birthday, she caught him cheating with her own eyes. Su Mian threw away the engagement ring and broke up with him on the spot. Lu Zheng, always refined and aloof, spoke up first. “Want to get back at your ex? Pick me. I'm very useful.” In a moment
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I Want Love to Surround You 我愿爱意围绕你
[Physical edition available for preorder on October 16 at 7 p.m.] Reunion after years apart + unrequited love fulfilled + marriage before love + both are each other's first Radiant violinist × devoted rising business tycoon Everyone in Haicheng knew that Xu Mei, the eldest daughter of the Xu family, had pursued Lu Zhiyan, the eldest son of the Lu family, for years without winning his heart. Later, Xu Mei finally got what she wanted, only to receive a photo of Lu Zhiyan kissing someone else on th
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Who Needs a Childhood Friend? Your Brother’s Buddy Is Better to Kiss 要什么竹马，哥哥的兄弟更好亲
[Childhood-Friend Regret Arc + Brother’s Best Friend Takes the Lead + Secret Crush + College Campus + Both Leads’ First Relationship] Gentle campus belle × Flirtatious rich young man * Ye Zhaoran and Fang Chi were childhood friends, and their families had even arranged a betrothal for them. Everyone said they were made for each other. Ye Zhaoran thought so too, her heart full of sweetness. A month into their relationship, she heard Fang Chi tell his friends, “What love? I only think of her as a
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The Gentle Second Male Lead Takes the Lead: My Wife Is Mine 温柔男二上位：老婆是我的
[Sweet Romance: A Story About Two Gentle People] Her boyfriend of two years suddenly started preparing a surprise for his ex-girlfriend. He even bought the flowers from You Qinghe's shop. You Qinghe: So the jerk my employee was talking about was my boyfriend. After she took the initiative to break up with him, he kept pestering her. Furious, he demanded over the phone, “Is it because Qi Huaixu is back that you want to break up with me?” You Qinghe: “Who?” - Before Qi Huaixu left the country, the
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I Don’t Want to Like Him 我才不要喜欢他呢
[Second Male Lead Takes the Lead + Reborn in School Days + Both Reborn + Healing and Redemption + Foreshadowing + A Little Melodramatic + Sweet Romance + Heartwarming] Everyone knows that the proud Jiang Yuan is hopelessly in love with Song Yanzhi. Only Song Yanzhi pretends not to notice. Childhood friends from middle school through university graduation, Jiang Yuan spent eleven whole years chasing after him. Then, one day in the future, Jiang Yuan's health began to fail. All she wanted was for
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Quick Transmigration: The Second Male Lead Is My First Choice in Love 快穿：恋爱首选男二
A word of warning: amateur writing, mindless sweetness, and cringe. [1v1 quick transmigration + happy ending + sweet romance + no bashing the original protagonists] [Raise the second male lead’s happiness level through romance, not his affection level] I woke up and found myself inside a novel. I’m here to love the devoted second male lead! Campus heartthrob: “Yinyin, shall we get engaged as soon as we graduate?” Evil dream spirit: “Yinyin, I only want to weave sweet dreams for you.” Devoted CEO
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Back in High School, My Childhood Friend's Nemesis Made Me Blush 重回高中，被竹马的死对头撩红脸
[School-life rebirth + groveling for forgiveness + second male lead wins] [A well-behaved heiress vs. a handsome, hard-hitting cool guy] To outsiders, Zhu Zhixi and Gu Qishen were childhood sweethearts, a perfect match destined to be together. When he was a teenager, Gu Qishen treated Zhu Zhixi like a precious jewel. In his twenties, he kissed another woman, and Zhu Zhixi slapped him hard across the face. Zhu Zhixi couldn’t believe Gu Qishen would fall for someone else, just as Gu Qishen couldn’
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My Heart Flutters! A Ray of Moonlight in the Dance Studio Next Door 心动！隔壁舞室里有一束月光
[Reborn + school life + healing + inspirational] Gu Hanzhang is reborn, returning to the beginning of her dark life. In her past life, a devil set his sights on her and locked her away in a gilded cage with no sunlight, making her his plaything. Back then, she thought trading her own freedom for the safety of those around her was worth it. But in the end, she never got to see her family again, her beloved teacher died of grief, her adopted brother had both legs crippled, and even her best friend
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Has Mr. Shen Finally Made It to the Top Today? 沈先生今天上位成功了吗
Teacher Zhou Wanyu is skilled at playing the guqin. Cool and beautiful, she seems almost otherworldly, and the parents of her students are always trying to set her up with someone. But in private, people say that Teacher Zhou has been dating someone for nearly four years without getting married. - Shen Qiannan, a powerful figure in the capital, is gentle and refined. But when he goes to pick up his little niece after school, he finds himself attracted to her teacher. From then on, Shen Qiannan b
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Claiming Her as My Wife 夺她为妻
[The male lead’s desperate pursuit to win her back + the second male lead takes his place] Yu Sheng was the heir to a prestigious family with a century of history. His secret wife was an obscure hand model. When his wife asked for a divorce, he readily agreed. He chatted over drinks with his friends. “I’m just trying to teach her a lesson. Give it some time, and she’ll come back on her own.” But when Yu Sheng finally turned back, his eyes red, she had already become someone else’s wife. Yu Sheng
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Possessing the Rose 占有蔷薇
[Hero Chases His Wife to Win Her Back + Second Male Lead Takes the Lead] Zhou Jingsu, head of the Zhou family in City A, agrees when the little model he has kept for four years asks to break up. “If the little thing I keep is getting difficult, I’ll just have to tame her a little.” That very night. His good half brother, Shen Jingsi, offers himself to her. “Sister-in-law, I’ve always known how to treat a beautiful woman. Want to give me a try?” Later. Zhou Jingsu arrives to catch them in the act
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I’m Done Chasing Him. I’m Turning Around to Marry My Childhood Friend 不舔了，转身就和竹马领婚书
[Childhood sweethearts + the second male lead's unrequited love comes true + scumbag chases his ex in a groveling arc + devoted 1v1] After four years of pursuing him, the orphan Zhen Bao thinks she's finally won the heart of her fiance, Zhou Jinnian, only to witness him get engaged to Liu Ruyan, the daughter of a powerful minister. The Liu family's legitimate daughter confronts him in the street. “I hear there's a Miss Zhen at your residence?” Zhou Jinnian sneers. “She's just a bedchamber maid.”
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The Rose Crown 玫瑰冠冕
The print edition of Rose Crown goes on sale August 10. Available on all platforms. [Married First, Love Later + Secret Crush + He Chases His Wife After Losing Her, But She Never Looks Back + Both Are Each Other’s First] She was the Xu family’s adopted daughter, and Zhou Yuetian’s little shadow. She had followed him everywhere since childhood, until she heard him say this at the age of twenty-four: “She’s just the Xu family’s adopted daughter. Why would I actually care about her? People like us
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Reborn, She No Longer Loves Him 重生后，她不再爱了
She had loved Gu Yanxiao for so long that she was almost beginning to forget herself. When she was ten, she went to Gu Yanxiao’s twelfth birthday party. Being playful, she ran off alone to the hills behind the Gu home. After playing to her heart’s content, she wanted to go back but couldn’t remember the way. Frightened, she began to cry. Just then, Gu Yanxiao, who had also sneaked out to play, appeared before her like a god. He not only led her back, but gave her a little flower, too. That was w
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Melody at My Fingertips 指尖笙欢
[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
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Ending My Secret Crush, I Became Someone Else's White Moonlight 暗恋终止，成为他人白月光
[Second male lead takes the lead + secret love + pursuing his wife after losing her, but she never turns back + reunion after years apart + sweet CEO romance] Xia Annuo fell in love with the man who was her brother in name only. She kept her girlish feelings hidden, never daring to reveal them, because she knew he didn’t love her. The things Lu Ziqi often said to Xia Annuo were, “Don’t follow me. Stop bothering me. Can’t you be quiet for once?” Just as he wished, Xia Annuo gradually drifted f
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My Ex's Uncle Is Not to Be Messed With 前任小叔他不好惹
An international romance + the second male lead gets the girl + possessive love + unrequited love from the male lead + both leads are each other’s first A devoted mixed-race hero × a gloomy heroine (He pursues her, seizing every chance to kiss her every day.) Xie Xing had loved Li Jingmo since high school. She stayed by his side through college, like an inseparable appendage. She thought they liked each other, until she heard him say, “How could I possibly like her?” “She’s just one of my admire
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The Big Shot Bent Down to Fix My Hem, and the Whole Internet Crashed 大佬弯腰给我提裙摆，全网瘫痪
Everyone in City A knew that Ji Qingtang, the eldest daughter of the Ji family, had been madly in love with Lu Xingye, the head of the Lu family, for years. After three years together, they got engaged without a hitch. But then Lu Xingye’s first love, the woman he had always cherished, suddenly returned from abroad. The night before the engagement, photos of the two of them embracing were leaked, and everyone waited to see Ji Qingtang become a laughingstock. Ji Qingtang wasted no time getting ma
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Quick Transmigration: The Tragic Heroine Lies in the Supporting Man's Arms and Does Whatever She Wants 快穿：虐文女主躺在男配怀里摆烂
[Sweet, flirtatious goddess of the worlds + mad, lovesick male supporting characters + love at first sight + sweet 1v1 romance] They say the male lead belongs to the heroine, while the second male lead belongs to everyone. Wen Xin, cast as the heroine of a tragic romance, threw herself into the arms of the devoted second male lead without hesitation. “Male lead over there, don’t come any closer!” Who needs sweet love when only an idiot would go looking for heartbreak! * The domineering, loyal yo
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I Forced the Heroine to Have My Child Before the Plot Began 趁剧情还没开启，逼迫女主生孩子
Villain | Invincible from the start | Build up the family | Decisive and ruthless | Mastermind behind the scenes | Build a power base After transmigrating as the rich, handsome villain of a novel, Xu Liang panicked when faced with the imminent destruction of his family. Luckily, the Family System activated: developing the family would make him stronger. So... before the story could even begin, Xu Liang made his preparations in advance and kicked off the hunt... By the time the plot began, he was
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Spring Blossoms Never Return 春华不归
I must have told you I loved you hundreds of years ago. But you forgot, and I never remembered., “Lovers Who Missed Each Other” Years of companionship made him take her for granted. He was so sure she would always be there waiting for him that he went about his own business, treating her with indifference, because she was always there. Her heart finally went cold, and she left. Even the most precious thing seems ordinary once you have it. Only after losing it do you realize what it meant. He
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The Delicate Beauty’s Tears 折娇啼
[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
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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
[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
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The Second Male Lead Who Came Out on Top 那个上位的男二
Tang Youning had loved Chen Yu for five years. She went from a sweet, innocent girl to a woman weighed down by worry, but all she got in return was Chen Yu’s indifference. To Chen Yu, Tang Youning was like a pet he’d play with whenever he remembered her and ignore whenever he didn’t. Tang Youning foolishly kept making excuses for him, until Chen Yu’s one true love returned from overseas. Only then did she realize how deeply he could care about someone. Five years of companionship couldn’t compar
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The Male Supporting Character Takes the Lead 这个男配他上位了
After three years together, Shen Yan still hadn’t warmed Fu Zhou’s heart. The appearance of his ex-girlfriend made her give up on the relationship completely. So he could be considerate after all. He just didn’t want to treat her well... It turned out that while she was chasing after him, she had once been someone else’s light. He said, “Nothing in this world shines as brightly as you.” He wanted to buy her a balloon and tie it to her hand, but she thought it was childish. “Then let’s get two, o
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After the Divorce, I Became the Chaste Male Lead's Favorite 离婚后！我成了禁欲男二的心尖宠
[Mutual devotion, sweet romance and feel-good revenge, the second male lead wins] Ruan Yitang transmigrates into a book, taking over the body of a heroine who is hopelessly lovestruck. Knowing how the story ends, she decisively sets out to change the heroine's fate. First, she kicks her scumbag ex to the curb. After all... scumbags and scheming women are a match made to last. Then she turns her charm on the devoted second male lead, Si Yunqian~ After the divorce, the scumbag regrets everything a
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The 1970s Military Marriage: The Charming Army Wife Raises Kids and Wins Her Husband's Heart 七零军婚：俏军嫂养崽撩夫日常
[No golden finger + second male lead takes the lead + fictional period setting] [Short drama now streaming] Xiao Qingru doesn't want to raise someone else's child, so she breaks off her engagement to her childhood sweetheart. Just as she's getting ready to focus on her career, she's targeted by a hothead from the capital. Xu Muzhou is the youngest and most promising pilot. The first time he meets her, he falls in love at first sight with his good friend's younger sister. When he hears she's alre
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Reborn, This Time I'm Dating Your Brother 重生之这次我和你兄弟谈恋爱
Reborn: This Time, I’m Dating Your Brother
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Reborn: The Superpowered Wife Goes Wild 重生之异能狂妻
After being reborn, she went from the top commander of the Eastern Military District in the apocalypse to a timid, useless heiress. The first time they met, she was covered in blood. Calmly striking a deal, she helped him win a street-racing championship with god-tier skills, then walked away without a backward glance. The second time, at a lavish family banquet, she kicked the younger sister who tried to humiliate her straight into the pool, shocking Kyoto's entire elite circle. The third time
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Who Has This Second Male Lead Fallen For? 这男二，他究竟对谁走心？
Is the male second lead, who keeps treating me like his adviser, suffering from a split personality? One moment, he has a serene, detached, otherworldly air. The next, he's an obnoxious, eccentric rascal. That sweet, innocent rascal act is fake, right? He seems like a top-tier scheming green tea man to me. After transmigrating into a male-oriented political intrigue novel, she wants to use her wits to build a prestigious clan from humble beginnings and become a noble.
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Why Doesn’t My Canary Love Me Anymore? 金丝雀她怎么不爱我了
Why Doesn't My Canary Love Me Anymore?
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