That Fake Marriage Certificate Eventually Became the Male Lead's Unattainable Desire 后来那张假结婚证,成了男主的求而不得

1. 51 暗 Unrequited Love Is an Inner Monologue 暗恋是一场内心的独白 Xi Muqing汐慕青Modern Romance938k WordsCompleted [Schoolyard secret crush + win-her-back redemption arc] Happy ending. A story about me secretly loving someone who falls for my best friend. The heroine suffers first, then the hero. Because of the wounds left by her family, she has been sensitive and insecure since childhood. He, meanwhile, is outstanding in every way, a talented and popular figure at school. Little by little, she is drawn to him, and by the time she realizes it, she has fallen deeply in love. In high school, she secretly lov 4.1kReads7.0Score159Shelves
2. 52 你 You Watch Her Perform, I’ll Announce Our Divorce 你看她表演，我公告离婚 Little Sister Won't Listen妹妹不听话Modern Romance453k WordsCompleted Tomatoes are the most satisfying! The hero and second male lead get divorced The male lead watches the green tea put on a show, while the heroine goes straight to the newspapers and announces their divorce! A powerful financial magnate * a young lady whose family has fallen on hard times Married first, love later * both leads are sexually inexperienced Every male character in the story is a virgin, whether he's the second or third male lead... Xu Qing'an married Shen Yuanyuan simply because he t 11kReads7.1Score322Shelves

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   Tomato is the most satisfying! The most cathartic! A story where the male lead and male supporting character are divorced! The female lead doesn't waste words; a divorce announcement keeps the news trending for three days! The opening chapter is agonizing for the female lead. The male lead hasn't touched the female lead in a year of marriage, then turns off his phone to watch a scheming woman's performance. The female lead is in a car accident, immediately announces the divorce, and then disappears without a trace. The male lead is heartbroken! A truly agonizing experience! A wife-chasing-after-the-cremation scenario.

3. 53 强 The God I Forced Myself to Love Isn't Sweet at All, and Now My Wife Doesn't Want Me 强扭的男神不甜，老婆不要他了 Fox Princess妖狐殿下Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [The husband chases his wife after losing her + marriage before love + secret crush becomes mutual + devoted to each other] - [A seemingly gentle good girl with a rebellious streak and thorns like a rose, a physics master’s student VS. the aloof and restrained campus heartthrob CEO who becomes a deeply devoted, possessive simp] - Everyone knows Bai Yingran is a simp. She pursued the campus heartthrob for eight years, from middle school through high school and university. An accident made her his 6.8kReads7.7Score302Shelves
4. 54 躲 Why Are You Hiding? I Like You Too 躲什么，我也喜欢你 Yi Bai Er亿佰贰Modern Romance117k WordsCompleted Reunion After Years Apart + Secret Crush + He Has to Win Her Back + Class Divide Aunt Sun, who works as a maid for the Gu family, often warns her daughter not to get involved with rich young men. She has her reasons: she is afraid her daughter will go astray, forget her place, and cost her her job. Wu Yunyun is a well-behaved girl who takes her mother's words to heart and never dares cross the line. Perhaps the thing you fear most is exactly what happens: she falls for the Gu family's young mast 4.4kReads6.3Score164Shelves
5. 55 穿 After Becoming the Military Officer Hero’s First Love, I Faked My Death and Disappeared 穿成军官男主的初恋后，我死遁了 Schoolgirl女生徒Modern Romance399k WordsCompleted 1980s + military marriage + personal space + supplies + adorable baby + reunion after years apart + the male lead is head over heels After Zhao Yunsheng died unexpectedly, she transmigrated into a book and became the first love of the male lead, Pei Hechuan. She followed the original story and did her best to play her role, staying by his side through his hardest times and dying in the year he loved her most. After completing the plot and faking her death, Zhao Yunsheng bowed out in triumph, onl 3.9kReads7.7Score168Shelves

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   She was pregnant? And with Pei Hechuan's child! Pei Hechuan was destined to be entangled with the female lead, so wouldn't she have to raise the child herself? What to do? To give birth or not to give birth, that is the question. Zhao Yunsheng thought about it for several days and decided to have the child. With a child, at least she would have a companion in this strange world. Besides, she had supplies; she wouldn't have to worry about raising the child. She had already checked inside; the reward space was larger than a football field, and the shelves were filled with supplies. Clothing, food, seasonings, medicine, skincare products, fruit, snacks… everything was available. Time was frozen inside; entering and exiting was instantaneous, making it extremely convenient. Having made up her mind, she didn't stay there long. After all, she was a 'dead person,' and if she were recognized by someone she knew, it wouldn't be easy to fool Pei Hechuan. She immediately packed her bags and fled.

6. 56 被 After My Educated Youth Husband Abandoned Me, I Stopped Being Foolish 被知青老公抛下后，不犯傻了 Sunflower Ah Hua向日葵啊花Modern Romance344k WordsCompleted [Rekindled love after a breakup, a scumbag man’s regret, an over-the-top pursuit of his wife, not a strong female lead, the heroine is emotionally fragile and needs time to grow, the hero is a two-faced piece of trash, happy ending. If you can’t stand seeing the heroine suffer, don’t read.] … Yu Yuan was a hardworking, honest young woman. When she reached the age to marry, her mother picked a decent-looking young intellectual sent down to the countryside and made him her husband. He didn’t refu 4.3kReads7.5Score127Shelves

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   ① Two years ago, the male lead tricked the female lead with a fake marriage certificate 😤. He said marrying her was just a temporary measure 🙄. After the college entrance exam was reinstated, he abandoned her 🚶‍♂️... Later, he became deeply involved 😖, and that marriage certificate that showed their marital relationship 💍 became something he deeply regretted 😫, something he could never obtain...

7. 57 八 In the 1980s, the Commander Stopped Pursuing Me, and I Found Happiness Divorcing with My Child 八零，首长不追了，带崽离婚真香 Spicy Strips That Aren't Spicy辣条不辣Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Completed, with bonus chapters. A short drama adaptation is now online. (Rebirth, comeback, ex-husband begs for her back, second male lead wins) In her previous life, her son and the son of her husband's fallen comrade's widow fell into the water at the same time. Her husband saved the widow's son. After suffering the loss of her child, Jiang Yi spent thirty years in a miserable marriage, then died of grief. Reborn in a single moment, she returns to the time before her son falls into the water. 35.8kReads8.7Score3.6kShelves
8. 58 重 Back in the 1980s, I Divorce and Build a Fortune While Raising My Child 重回八零，离婚后带崽发家致富 Zhimo芷沫Modern Romance624k WordsCompleted [Period setting + reborn + raising children + building wealth + everyday life + wife-chasing crematorium] Gu Mingyue fell in love with Shen Yanli at first sight when she met him at fifteen. At sixteen, she defied her parents and married him, then later followed him back to the city. Everyone said she was lucky to have married a city man and become a respectable wife, but only she knew the bitterness in her heart. Between her in-laws’ disdain and her sister-in-law’s provocations, she became sensi 11.2kReads7.8Score788Shelves

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   🌿✨The female lead fell in love with the male lead at first sight when she was fifteen🤷, and married him when she was sixteen and he was twenty-three. Later, she followed him back to the city despite her family's objections. She endured humiliation and tried her best to please everyone... If she could do it all over again, she would decide to let go of herself and him.

9. 59 重 Reborn, You Abandoned Me to Marry Someone Else. Why Are You Panicking Now That I've Remarried? 重生你弃我另娶，我改嫁你慌什么 Moon-Brewed Congee月酿粥Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Fictional historical era + Both leads are reborn + Military marriage + Regretful husband’s long road to winning his wife back] Everyone says Chief Ji Ze is an upright man who values loyalty and affection. It’s just a shame that his first marriage was to a shrewish country woman. She beat and berated her adopted son, mistreated her widowed sister-in-law and younger siblings, abused the elderly, and was unfaithful... She wasted the best years of Chief Ji’s youth. Fortunately, the two eventually d 9.1kReads7.5Score907Shelves
10. 60 温 Held Close in Tender Warmth 温软在怀 Zhou Jiayu周嘉渝Modern Romance144k WordsCompleted After a sudden upheaval, Wen Qian became a child with no one to care for her. Wen Siyu brought her home and spoiled her like a little princess. As they spent their days and nights together, he cared for her tenderly, and her girlish feelings began to bloom. One night, emboldened by wine, she kissed him. Crying, she clung to him and pleaded, “Uncle, please don’t get a girlfriend.” Wen Siyu remained calm and composed. “Xiaoqian, you’re drunk.” When they met again years later at a lavish banquet, W 1.2kReads6.5Score105Shelves

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    Spoiled by her parents, she recklessly vented her emotions under the influence of alcohol, "Uncle, please don't get a girlfriend, okay?" "How could you leave me all alone?" Wen Qian still remembers Wen Siyu's shocked expression. However, he only calmly said, "Xiao Qian, you're drunk." The naive girl possessed a reckless courage. The next day, after sobering up, she still wanted to find Wen Siyu and get to the bottom of things. The housekeeper said that Wen Siyu had gone to a young lady's birthday party. Wen Qian chased after him, only to see with her own eyes that noble and upright figure in a corner of the banquet hall, holding a soft, innocent, and beautiful woman in his arms. Heartbroken, Wen Qian couldn't accept it and fled abroad.

11. 61 陆 President Lu Kneels to Win Back His Darling, Then Spoils Her Gently 陆总跪地哄，追回掌中娇后轻轻宠 Bubble Meat布噜肉丝Modern Romance208k WordsCompleted [Heroine stops pursuing him halfway + reunion after a long separation + he chases her to win her back + lovesick hero + sweet romance + both leads are virgins + cold, blunt hero at first, clingy and devoted puppy later] High school: Quirky, sweet girl VS serious, taciturn, icy boy Reunion: Cold, distant ice beauty VS clingy, devoted puppy of a man At first, Yan Yushu thought Lu Jingchen only seemed cold. Surely she could warm him up if she kept trying. It took her a year to realize he wasn’t c 20.6kReads8.8Score1.6kShelves
12. 62 贺 Mr. He Canceled Our Engagement for His White Moonlight, So I'm Not Marrying Him 贺总为白月光取消订婚，我不嫁了 Xing Hui星茴Modern Romance646k WordsCompleted [Devoted Couple + The Ex Chases His Wife to the Crematorium + Sharp-Tongued Female Lead + Male Lead Turns Dark + Unhinged + Coercive Love] He Hansheng had a beloved first love whom he treasured like a jewel. On their anniversary, he had a candlelit dinner with her. On her birthday, he went for a walk with his first love. He even ditched the concert he’d promised to attend with her to spend time with his first love. Then, on the day of their engagement party, He Hansheng canceled it because of a 46.5kReads7.4Score2.6kShelves

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    1️⃣ At their engagement party, the male lead abandoned the female lead because of a phone call from his "white moonlight" (his first love). The female lead turned around and got married to the neighbor's brother the next day. Later, He Hansheng held a belated engagement party for her. She received a call from her husband and left He Hansheng without hesitation.

13. 63 被 Forced to Divorce, I Took the CEO's Child with Me 被迫离婚，我捡走了霸总的崽 He Lili何哩哩Modern Romance944k WordsCompleted Qiao Yi was forced to divorce her husband because she couldn't have children, bringing their four-year relationship to an end. Heartbroken, she went to a small town to recover, where she unexpectedly found a baby boy. Acting on a selfish impulse, Qiao Yi kept him and raised him. Four years later, a line of gleaming luxury cars pulled up outside Qiao Yi's apartment building. Gu Ce took out a bank card. “There's two million on this. Consider it payment for raising my son these past four years.” Qi 10.3kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves

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    The female protagonist goes to a small town to heal her wounds after her divorce. She accidentally finds a baby boy and adopts him because she cannot have children. The baby's father finds her and they take him back together. During their time together, the two develop feelings for each other, but they part ways for various reasons. The female protagonist then draws a marriage certificate, which becomes the male protagonist's keepsake. Fortunately, the lovers eventually get together.

14. 64 虐 After Tormenting His Wife, the Pious Prince of Beijing Weeps and Begs Her to Take Him Back! 虐妻火葬场，京圈佛子他哭着求复合！ Cooking Congee with a Broken Branch折枝煮粥Modern Romance902k WordsCompleted [Both virgins + aloof Buddhist heir of the capital's elite finally bows his head + groveling quest to win her back + countdown] For three years, Xu Fanyin is with the Buddhist heir of the capital's elite. Every night, she has to kneel naked in the meditation room while he practices his faith. Then she accidentally enters his private courtyard and finds the walls covered with nude paintings of herself. He had lured her into his trap to avenge his younger sister, Shen Jingshi. Xu Fanyin is devasta 5kReads6.2Score172Shelves

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    "I will avenge Jing Shi myself, and I will make Xu Jianfeng's sister suffer the same pain my sister endured." Shen Mingchen's voice was colder than Xu Fanyin had ever heard before. "What about these paintings on the wall?" "At the end of the month, after I finish the last one, it will be exhibited for free at the largest art museum in Beicheng." "That's how it should be! At that time, Xu Fanyin will be utterly disgraced, and her whole family will taste the pain we suffered back then!" Every word spoken in the secluded courtyard reached Xu Fanyin's ears clearly through the heavy wooden door. She covered her lips, suppressing her hidden sobs, but she couldn't stop her body from trembling.

15. 65 他 They All Love the White Moonlight, So After Being Reborn, I Stopped Chasing Them 他们都爱白月光，重生后我不追了 Two Crescent Moons二弯月Modern Romance259k WordsCompleted [This story would be perfect for a short drama. Screenwriters, take note!] [Reborn at school] + [Ex chasing his wife to the crematorium] + [Villain takes the lead] + [Real and fake heiresses] On her wedding day, Qin Xiang’s fiancé left her behind to visit his first love at the hospital. Heartbroken, Qin Xiang married Lu Chiye, her childhood friend who had pursued her for years. After they married, Lu Chiye’s tenderness gradually melted her heart. But one day, Qin Xiang happened to hear him say, 5.3kReads8.3Score395Shelves
16. 66 求 Beg Her 求她 Slacker Fish摆烂鱼鱼Modern Romance313k WordsCompleted Everyone in Jiangcheng knew Tang Chu was Fu Jinnian’s disgrace. He loathed this wife who was beneath his station. In less than two years, his revenge left Tang Chu’s family ruined and broken. Later, Tang Chu disappeared. Fu Jinnian was reduced to clutching her image in his dreams, eyes red as he murmured, each word full of wounded reproach: “Tang Chu, you just left without a word. You really have no heart...” 1.6kReads6.1Score102Shelves

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    🔥Later, that fake marriage certificate became something the male protagonist longed for but could never have. The male protagonist and the female protagonist were together for two years, and only after she died did he realize that they had no photos together. He could only hold that fake marriage certificate and remember her by its existence.

17. 67 极 So Utterly Humble: My Sweetheart Frowns, and I’m on My Knees 极致卑微，乖宝皱眉我下跪 Halfway Up the Mountain花半山Modern Romance458k WordsCompleted [Male lead is reborn and pursues his wife + rekindled love + sweet romance + mildly possessive + utterly humble + inherited fear of his wife] In his past life, he mistook someone else for his true love. His brother and that woman joined forces to kill him, but he never expected the person who would rescue him amid the flames to be the wife he had neglected for three years. Reborn, Shen Ze wants only to cherish her, love her, and give her his whole heart. He punishes the villains and takes his re 3.8kReads8.6Score172Shelves
18. 68 说 We Agreed to Divorce in Six Months: President Lu, Why Are You Crying? 说好半年后离婚：陆总你怎么哭了 Deer Sing as the Mist Rises雾起鹿鸣Modern Romance638k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + he falls first + clear-headed heroine + both leads have only ever been with each other] Bright and clear-headed × proud and secretly passionate The young Master Lu is proud, stubborn, and against marriage. He swore he would never spend his life orbiting a woman or become a henpecked husband. But his mother forced him to marry Xia Chuxin, shattering his dream of staying single. On the very first day of their marriage registration, Young Master Lu laid down the rules: 3.9kReads8.8Score345Shelves

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    The plot is phenomenal! It starts with a fake marriage, where Lu Shao is forced to marry Xia Chuxin, with an agreement to divorce her after six months! Who would have thought that the initial "unrelated certificate" would eventually become the treasure that the male lead protects with all his might, creating a huge contrast!

19. 69 前 Ex, Stop Kneeling! I'm Marrying Your Uncle, and I'm Starting to Show 前任别跪了！我嫁你小舅要显怀了 Long and Hope漫长与希Modern Romance302k WordsCompleted The story has only just been rated, so the score will rise later. [A breakup that stays broken + the whole family gets their comeuppance + the powerful man bows his head + long-laid plans + doting husband + punishing scumbags + face-slapping] [Clear-eyed, dazzling beauty × scheming, aloof, irresistibly alluring younger uncle who fights to claim her] A month before the wedding, Wen Yu found out her fiancé had given her wedding dress to the Wen family's fake heiress. The fake heiress, all sweetnes 15.4kReads8.5Score1.5kShelves

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    Wen Yu stared at Wen Ning and smiled, "Didn't you love wearing wedding dresses? I'll give you this one." Then her gaze finally settled on the man's face. She had once thought he was her light, but now... It turned out she had been blind and blind. "Sheng Yu'an, we're announcing the engagement. I don't need this wedding dress anymore." Sheng Yu'an released Wen Ning, strode closer to Wen Yu, his eyes filled with anger, "Wen Yu, do you know what you're saying? There's a limit to throwing a tantrum." Wen Yu raised her chin, extended her left hand, and under the man's gaze, removed the ring from her ring finger, slamming it heavily to the ground: "Didn't you like to snatch things? I'll give you this ring, Wen Ning, too." "And this trashy man, I don't want him anymore!"

20. 70 倒 I Pursued the Wild School Hunk for Six Years. When I Gave Up, He Panicked 倒追野戾校草六年，我放弃了他急了 Near-Blue-Cap Mushroom近蓝盖小菇Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After years of dogged pursuit, Xu Suili finally turned the campus heartthrob into her husband. But married life wasn’t the happiness she had imagined. While she was trying to get pregnant, her husband went on a business trip with the woman he’d always loved. He ignored her messages and wouldn’t answer her calls. Xu Suili asked for a divorce, but before it could happen, she was reborn six years earlier, just moments before she was supposed to confess her feelings to her campus-heartthrob husband. 6.4kReads6.6Score1.2kShelves
21. 71 伪 Five Years in a Sham Marriage, Then I Exposed the Scam and Married into a Powerful Family 伪婚五年，手撕骗局转嫁高门 A Nobody Who Believes Every Story Needs a Coincidence无巧不成书的渣渣Modern Romance363k WordsCompleted Fake marriage, no settling for less + waiting for the right moment to expose him + five-year age gap + punishing scumbags + face-slapping + comedy + taciturn, cunning CEO of a wealthy family Lin Qingyin goes to replace her marriage certificate, only to be told that the certificate she’s had for five years was forged. The authorities take her to the police station for a fine and a stern warning. She’s about to confront her husband, but then uncovers an even more shocking secret. Lin Qingyin colla 752Reads8.6Score103Shelves

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    🔥🔥When the female protagonist went to get a replacement marriage certificate, she discovered that her five-year marriage was based on forged documents, and even more surprisingly, the child she was carrying wasn't hers. The male protagonist's obsession with this "fake marriage" becomes the story's biggest emotional climax.

22. 72 胎 Born into the 1960s, I Was Tricked While Dating, So I Ran Off Pregnant 胎穿六零谈恋爱被骗，我带球跑了 A Glutinous Rice Sausage一根糯米肠Modern Romance679k WordsCompleted As Qing University’s heartthrob, Xiao Yichen is elegant and dazzling, and countless girls are infatuated with him. Lu Qingqian, an orphan of a fallen hero who lives with her grandfather, spends all day buried in her studies. The two have nothing in common, yet a bet turns them into a couple. Their relationship seems like a terrible match to everyone else, but Lu Qingqian has never been happier. One day, Lu Qingqian learns the truth about their relationship. Her friend Lin Yi says, “Brother Chen, 7.7kReads8.0Score473Shelves

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    "Brother Chen, now that you've won over that bookworm Lu Qingqian, you've won the bet, why haven't you broken up with her yet? You haven't really fallen for her, have you?" Xiao Yichen leaned back in his chair, looking languid, seemingly lost in thought. Before he could even reply to Lin Yi's words, his roommate Zhong Moyang said, "No way, Brother Chen, you really like that country bumpkin? We made a bet, but don't gamble your whole life on it!" Lin Yi added, "Yeah, Brother Chen, we'll buy you the new motorcycle today, don't get too caught up in love." Hearing these words outside the door, Lu Qingqian felt as if her heart was being torn apart, a piercing pain shooting through her. At the same time, her stomach ached slightly; she knew it was from anger. So, in their eyes, she, Lu Qingqian, wasn't Xiao Yichen's girlfriend, but a bookworm, a country bumpkin.

23. 73 嫁 After Marrying a Tycoon, I Can’t Stop Wearing Haute Couture 嫁给财阀掌舵人后，顶奢戴到手软 A Fa阿法Modern Romance412k WordsCompleted Also known as: After My Husband Cheated, I Slept with His Brother [Sweet Romance + The Ex Begs for Her Back + I Scattered His Ashes + The Second Male Lead Wins + Chaste Leads + Neither Has Been with Anyone Else] [Content warning: Early on, the heroine enters a marriage of convenience for business reasons, but the marriage is in name only.] Ruan Rong had been married to Ling Ye for two years when he asked for a divorce. She agreed without hesitation. With a vast fortune in hand, she decided to li 5.1kReads9.2Score694Shelves

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    1. **[Sister-Brother Romance + Family Feuds + Reconciliation + Pursuit of the Wife]** At 25, she marries a 23-year-old in a loveless arranged marriage. She carefully guards her heart, while he remains gentle and protective. Only when "Mrs. Xie" decides to leave does the man realize his mistake and embark on a tumultuous pursuit. 2. **Arrogant and Cold CEO × Spoiled and Unapproachable Heiress:** From mutual dislike to an inability to look directly at each other and a desire to kiss, who falls first in this vortex of desire? Watch as Pei Yanzhou proves himself wrong and relentlessly pursues his "desire for her." 3. **Gentle and Clear-headed Female Lead Breaks Free from the Shackles of a "Model Marriage": After her divorce, she lives for herself, moving next to a police station and meeting a sunny and sincere police officer. A sweet urban romance filled with healing and redemption; see how she lives a vibrant life. 4⃣️ A business marriage that exists in name only; after the divorce, she wields a huge fortune and lives life to the fullest. Her desperate attempt to have a child attracts a tycoon. Sweet romance + second male lead's rise to power + wife-chasing saga – a complete satisfying read, where ultimate luxury and freedom are within reach.

24. 74 不 Behave Yourself, Fourth Young Master, You're Out! 不乖，四少你出局了！ Not So Dark Under the Lamp灯下不黑黑Modern Romance354k WordsCompleted [Sweet and obedient heroine x spoiled rich heir] [Domineering pursuit x rekindled romance x groveling pursuit x happy ending] - The day she married into the Jiang family, the snow had just stopped. He Yang sat in the lounge while the makeup artists eyed her custom-made, outrageously expensive wedding dress and whispered, “Every stitch of this wedding is costly, except the bride.” The sky was clear blue, drones circled overhead, and a few words appeared: “Jiang Siye, I bet you’ll be divorced with 30.2kReads8.7Score2.7kShelves

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    Married for three years, she discovered her marriage certificate was fake; the person she actually married was her best friend! Why keep a man like that around? She then turned around and married a wealthy young man in Beijing's elite circles, giving birth to twins and stunning everyone! [Learned]

25. 75 蚀 Bone-Deep Regret After Breaking Off the Engagement: The Capital’s Elite Begs for Forgiveness 蚀骨悔婚：京圈大佬疯求原谅 It's a Quack, Not a Frog是呱不是蛙Modern Romance347k WordsCompleted [The Ex-Wife's Revenge + Unhinged Powerhouse + Stealing the Love Interest + Intellectual Romance] Everyone knew that Qi Jinhan, the golden boy of Beijing's elite, had been Lin Dai's intended marriage partner for years, despite her throwing herself at him shamelessly. He was arrogant and aloof, and his cold distance never wavered for ten years. Lin Dai's heart finally turned to ash. When she decided to call off the engagement, Qi Jinhan merely lowered his gaze. He thought she was throwing a tantr 22.9kReads7.2Score2.3kShelves
26. 76 死 After Faking My Death for Three Years, the Mad Tycoon Risks His Life to Win Me Back 死遁三年，疯批大佬拿命追妻 I Killed the Moon我杀死了月亮Modern Romance287k WordsCompleted [Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium + Over-the-Top Drama + Faking His Death + Desperate Pursuit + Happy Ending] “Even if she discovers the truth one day, so what? That woman loves me to the bone. She’s given me her whole heart. She won’t leave me. Anyway, I know what I’m doing with this marriage alliance.” - On the day Feng Mingzhou married someone else, Gu Manman’s name appeared on the passenger list of a flight that crashed into the sea. The man who had once been so young and full of promise 7.4kReads7.8Score406Shelves

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    He spoke into the microphone, his tone indifferent: "I'm going to have a marriage alliance with the Lin family..." "Then what about Gu Manman?" "For those three years you were blind, who stayed by your bedside day and night? Who gave up their career just to help you with your rehabilitation?" "She stayed by your side for three whole years! Hoping you'd get better every day!" "She loved you to the point of losing her soul! Couldn't you see that?" Feng Mingzhou's voice remained icy: "It doesn't matter, she won't know." "Even if she finds out the truth someday, so what? That woman loves me to the core, she's given me her heart. She won't leave me. In short, I know what I'm doing." Zhao Yang raised his voice: "Mingzhou, are you serious? How long do you plan to lie to her? Are you going to lie like this for the rest of your life?" Feng Mingzhou's irritation grew, his tone becoming urgent: "Shut up now, suppress the news of my marriage to Jinyun, don't let a single word get out." With that, he hung up the phone without waiting for Zhao Yang to speak again.

27. 77 和 After Breaking Up with the Movie Star, I Hid My Pregnancy and Thrived on My Own 和影帝分手后我藏起孕肚独美了 Lotus Root Slices藕片Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Both Leads' First Love + Bittersweet and Sweet Romance, Breaking Free and Growing Strong, Proud Hero Chases His Wife, Mutual Redemption, Rekindled Romance, Adorable Child] Cui Tang once loved Gu Qiaoxi to the point of obsession. She faked a pregnancy to trick him into marriage and even threatened to die, but still couldn't make him stay. On the night before they broke up, they made love until they were spent. At dawn, Gu Qiaoxi said, “Cui Tang, you're disgusting!” That day, Cui Tang lay in the 13.2kReads8.6Score957Shelves
28. 78 今 Today Is Not a Good Day to Remarry 今日不宜复婚 Dongfang Cuihua东方翠花Modern Romance430k WordsCompleted [Clear-headed, rational surgeon heroine vs. heartless, clueless scumbag husband, who grovels to win her back] Fu Lingsheng makes a deal with Qiao Zhixu: A contract marriage for three years, then divorce when the term is up. Qiao Zhixu readily agrees. Fu Lingsheng doesn’t know that Qiao Zhixu has been secretly in love with him for ten whole years. When he asks her to marry him, she is secretly overjoyed. She thinks that after ten years of loving him, they’ll finally be together. Until that day… F 6.7kReads7.1Score364Shelves

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    🌈① Qiao Zhixu had a crush on Fu Lingsheng for ten years. When he proposed, she was secretly overjoyed. She thought that after ten years of unrequited love, they would finally be together. Until… Fu Lingsheng received news that his childhood sweetheart had been kidnapped, but he abandoned her in a sudden avalanche. "Nono has been kidnapped, I have to go save her. Go see the aurora first, I'll come back to be with you after I save Nono." However, Fu Lingsheng did not return. During the avalanche, Qiao Zhixu was buried under the icy snow, and the intense love that had accumulated in her heart for ten years melted away with the snow at that moment… On the day the three-year term ended, he nervously handed her a new contract. "Xuxu, this new contract is for a hundred years, please sign it again." His eyes were burning with hope. He watched as Qiao Zhixu pushed the contract back, smiling as she refused him, "This contract will not be renewed when it expires."

29. 79 关 The Equation of You 关于你的方程式 A Promise Worth a Fortune一诺重金Modern Romance380k WordsCompleted [Devoted, restrained poor boy x smart, clear-headed rich beauty] Shu Qiao couldn't accept breaking up with Li Zheng, so she swallowed her pride and went to talk things through with him. Instead, she overheard him telling one of her classmates, “Shu Qiao and I have no future. I dated her because I didn't want to have any regrets about my college years.” Love is a multivariable linear equation. Li Zheng, who had always aced math, knew perfectly well that Shu Qiao wasn't his optimal solution, so he 10.8kReads8.9Score993Shelves
30. 80 草 Strawberry Fizz 草莓气泡 Qianyue Yu淺月雨Modern Romance198k WordsCompleted [The heiress's secret crush comes true] Xie Wanning is a lively, mischievous heiress who grew up surrounded by love. Her older brother, Xie Qi'an, has treated her like a princess since childhood. When she first discovered romance, she fell for Lu Yichen, her neighbor who was five years older, and secretly pined for him. At her coming-of-age party, Xie Wanning put on a beautiful dress, ready to confess her feelings to Lu Yichen, only to overhear him talking to another girl. The girl cried out exc 1.4kReads7.0Score106Shelves
31. 81 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 10.3kReads8.9Score595Shelves

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    She had been married to him for three years when, on their wedding anniversary, she discovered the marriage certificate was fake and the real Mrs. Song belonged to someone else. Unable to forgive him, she turned around and married a wealthy heir, eventually becoming the woman he had always longed for but could never have.

32. 82 母 Becoming Empress of the Realm by Pretending to Be the Chancellor's Widowed Sister-in-Law 母仪天下，从冒充丞相寡嫂开始 Luo Chunshui洛春水Ancient Romance630k WordsCompleted [Revenge + Face-Slapping the Scum + Lighthearted + Sweet Romance] When you’re out in the world, you can choose your own identity. To infiltrate high society and avenge the massacre of her sister’s family, Feng Qingsui decides to pose as the distant cousin of a prestigious household. But just as she’s about to seek their help, the household she picked is raided by the Imperial Guards. She tries another family. Raided. Then another. Raided again. At her wit’s end, she knocks on the door of the “Pr 23.9kReads9.4Score4kShelves
33. 83 未 My Amnesiac Fiancé Married Someone Else, So I Married His Younger Brother 未婚夫失忆另娶他人，我闪婚他弟 Jin Yuzhi今与紫Modern Romance260k WordsCompleted [Substitute romance, marriage first and love later, the second male lead pursues his wife after losing her, one-on-one] [Gorgeous beauty vs. wild CEO] The good news: Li Su’s fiancé, Huo Zhenzhou, has returned after going missing for three months. The bad news: He brought another woman back with him. Even worse: They’re already married! Huo Zhenzhou told Li Su, “I’m sorry. I lost my memory, and I don’t remember having a fiancée. I’m married now. Please forget about me.” Heartbroken, Li Su went to 15.6kReads8.1Score2.8kShelves
34. 84 离 After the Divorce, Miss Wen Fled Overnight with Her Child 离婚后，温小姐她连夜带娃跑路了 Half-Moon, Never Chubby月半不见胖Modern Romance365k WordsCompleted [A child on the run] [A little angst at first + groveling pursuit later + adorable baby] [Part ways in peace and wish each other well] When Fu Xingchuan was fifteen, he said to ten-year-old Wen Sijin, “Can you stop following me everywhere? You stutter when you talk, and it’s disgusting.” Perhaps Fu Xingchuan didn’t mean to hurt her. But Wen Sijin never spoke in front of him again. When Fu Xingchuan was twenty-five, he said to twenty-year-old Wen Sijin, “A mute like you thinks you’re worthy of be 1.9kReads6.9Score152Shelves

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    She was pregnant, carrying Fu Xingchuan's child. Even more miraculously, she was carrying twins. On the way here, Wen Sijin had secretly resolved that if she were truly pregnant, she would have to have an abortion, as she didn't want any further contact with Fu Xingchuan. But now, knowing she was pregnant with twins, and not yet knowing the genders, Wen Sijin felt a sense of déjà vu. Her initial resolve to have an abortion wavered because of the arrival of the twins. "Sister Man, please help me contact... Contact Fu Xingchuan." "Okay, are you going to tell Fu Xingchuan about the babies?" Lu Man thought Wen Sijin was going to let Fu Xingchuan decide whether to keep the babies, but if Fu Xingchuan found out, there would probably only be one outcome. Wen Sijin shook her head; she didn't intend to let Fu Xingchuan know. Contacting him was only to get the divorce certificate as soon as possible.

35. 85 对 I'm Sorry, I Once Loved You Deeply 对不起，我曾经深爱你 King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance19k WordsCompleted I’m Sorry, I Once Loved You Deeply 6.2kReads—Score—Shelves

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    These are great, satisfying reads, especially the first three books, which I've read multiple times! [Heart emojis]

36. 86 夫 His Wife’s Secret Identity, and Mr. Fu’s Crushing Regret 夫人藏马甲，傅总他后悔疯了 King Revolver左轮王12k WordsCompleted His Wife's Secret Identity: Mr. Fu Regrets It Like Crazy 17Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 87 闪 After Marrying the Richest Man Overnight, His Wife Went on a Killing Spree 闪婚首富后，夫人她杀疯了 King Revolver左轮王17k WordsCompleted After a Whirlwind Wedding to the Richest Man, His Wife Goes on a Killing Spree 27Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 88 替 After the Substitute Awakened, I Bankrupted the Overbearing CEO 替身觉醒后，我让霸总倾家荡产 King Revolver左轮王12k WordsCompleted After My Stand-In Awakens, I Drive the Overbearing CEO to Ruin 7Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 89 失 After Losing His Memory, My CEO Ex-Husband Begged for a Second Chance 失忆后，前夫总裁他跪求火葬场 King Revolver左轮王13k WordsCompleted After Losing His Memory, My Ex-Husband CEO Begged Me to Give Him Another Chance 5Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 90 七 Seven Years Couldn’t Warm Your Heart, So I’ll Burn This Marriage Down 七年暖不了你心，那我就烧了这婚姻 King Revolver左轮王10k WordsCompleted If seven years couldn’t warm your heart, then I’ll burn this marriage to the ground 8Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 91 离 After the Divorce, My CEO Ex-Wife Begged Me to Take Her Back 离婚后，总裁前妻哭求我复婚 King Revolver左轮王10k WordsCompleted After the Divorce, My CEO Ex-Wife Begged Me to Remarry Her 11Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 92 白 Cursed by His White Moonlight, I'm Just a Replacement 白月光的诅咒，我是他的替代品 King Revolver左轮王15k WordsCompleted The Curse of the White Moonlight: I'm His Substitute 4Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 93 试 A Trial Romance with My Contract Husband 试爱我的合约老公 King Revolver左轮王Modern Romance14k WordsCompleted Try Falling in Love with My Contract Husband 61Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 94 痛 A Kiss of Pain: Healing Your Revenge with My Life 痛吻：用命治愈你的仇 King Revolver左轮王Modern Romance7k WordsCompleted A Kiss of Pain: Healing Your Vengeance with My Life 13Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 95 离 After the Divorce, I Became the Light He Could Never Reach 离婚后，我成了他高攀不起的光 King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted After the Divorce, I Became the Light He Could Never Hope to Reach 5Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 96 求 Rejected After His Proposal? His Childhood Sweetheart Shoved Her Wedding Photo in My Face 求婚被甩？她青梅的结婚证照糊我脸上 King Revolver左轮王Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted Rejected After Proposing? Her Childhood Friend's Marriage Certificate Was Shoved in My Face 2Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 97 不 An Imperfect Crime 不完美作案 King Revolver左轮王11k WordsCompleted An Imperfect Crime 5Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 98 我 I'm a Night-Shift Nurse Hunting Down the Supernatural in the Mirror 我，夜班护士，在镜中追杀诡异 King Revolver左轮王10k WordsCompleted I'm a Night-Shift Nurse, Hunting the Uncanny in the Mirror 5Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 99 分 She Stole My Dog After We Broke Up, and the CEO Won't Let Go 分手偷我狗，总裁大人不放手 King Revolver左轮王11k WordsCompleted She stole my dog when we broke up, and now the CEO won't let go. 10Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 100 校 Summer Confession on Campus 校园青上之夏日告白 King Revolver左轮王Modern Romance20k WordsCompleted A Summer Confession on Campus 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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