The Second Male Lead Gets the Girl, No Getting Back Together 男二上位（破镜不重圆）

1. 51 末 A Doomsday Powerhouse in the 1970s: Married to an Officer Who Spoils Her Rotten 末世大佬穿七零：联姻军官宠疯了 Blossoms in Ink's Shadow茉影繁花Modern Romance306k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Two Strong Leads + Arranged Marriage + Transmigration + Sweet Romance] Jiang Shaozhi, a powerful figure from the apocalypse, opens her eyes to find that she has transmigrated to 1976. Even more astonishing, she has become the original owner of the same name, who died by accident after her scheming cousin stirred up trouble. When her arranged-marriage match shows up at her door, she’s immediately smitten: broad shoulders, a trim waist, long legs, thick brows, 225Reads—Score—14d adds
2. 52 时 Mr. Shi, You Can’t Hide Your Secret Crush Anymore 时先生，你的暗恋藏不住啦 Wu Jiu舞九Modern Romance504k WordsCompleted [An ultra-sweet romance!!] [No getting back together, the second male lead’s unrequited love takes center stage, whirlwind marriage, marriage first and love later, pure romance.] Qin Shuzhi stood by Shen Yichen through his darkest days and helped him rise again. Just as they were about to get married, his first love returned from overseas. She never could have imagined it: Shen Yichen would abandon her alone on a mountaintop on her birthday, all because of a phone call from Zhou Siyan. He said, 99.9kReads8.9Score5.4k14d adds

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   [Please follow][Please follow] The mountain wind, carrying the twilight, seeped into Qin Shuzhi's collar. She clutched the unlit birthday candle, her knuckles white. Half an hour earlier, Shen Yichen had received a call from Zhou Siyan, his voice urgent like a burning fuse. He only managed to say, "Something happened to her," before disappearing into the halo of his car headlights at the end of the winding mountain road. She waited a long time on the mountaintop, until the stars filled the night sky, her phone screen lit up and dimmed, until finally, all she received was a casual, "It's just a birthday, it happens every year. What's wrong with missing one?" The wind, carrying a chill, seeped into her heart. Looking at the empty mountain road, Qin Shuzhi finally realized that this companionship had been a misplaced investment. The words of parting rolled in her throat, but she finally whispered them out.

3. 53 告 After My Confession Failed, I Got Together with His Brother 告白失败后，我和他兄弟在一起了 Slightly So微微乎Modern Romance210k WordsCompleted [Second male lead takes the spotlight + both pure + the scumbag gets burned to ashes] Su Xiao liked Liang Qisheng for four years. She was always at his beck and call, sweet and considerate. If he called in the middle of the night, she would leap out of bed and head to a bar to pick him up. The next morning, she would even bring him hangover soup she had made herself. She knew his friends teased her for throwing herself at him, but she couldn’t forget the warmth Liang Qisheng had once shown her 628Reads8.8Score—14d adds
4. 54 做 Be His Heart's Darling: The Cool, Composed CEO Is Softly Wooing Me 做他心尖宠，清冷时总低声诱哄中 Frost and Snow Crossing South霜雪南渡Modern Romance322k WordsCompleted (One-on-One Romance + Sweet Devotion + Childhood Friend's Love-Chasing Redemption) Overnight, she goes from being the envy of everyone in the Jiang family to an orphan accused of usurping someone else's place. Jiang Suilan thinks that must be the biggest bug in life. Until she hears a friend ask her childhood sweetheart, “Young Master Chi, aren't you worried that little Suilan will get mad if you agree to marry Jiang Muyan?” Jiang Muyan is the Jiang family's biological daughter. And he answers w 34.4kReads9.3Score3.4k14d adds

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   You absolutely cannot miss out on such a fantastic book!!! It's absolutely amazing!! Over 500,000 people are reading it online, and it's incredibly addictive! The plot is rich and varied, with every twist and turn perfectly executed!! Bookworms, get ready to binge-read this all night!!!

5. 55 夏 The Summer Breeze Kisses the Roses 夏风吻玫瑰 A Little White Poplar一颗小白杨Modern Romance368k WordsCompleted [The male lead chases his wife after losing her + the second male lead takes his place + both leads are single + fiery beauty VS charming playboy with no heart] The boldest thing Shen Jin ever did was pursue Xie Qinghuai. On their wedding day, Xie Qinghuai's first love returned from abroad and crashed the wedding. He chose his first love without hesitation. And so, their six-year romance came to an end. * The night her wedding was stolen, Xie Qinghuai's best friend came to see her. He said, “I d 4.6kReads8.3Score40314d adds
6. 56 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book as the Female Supporting Character: All to Woo the Second Male Lead 穿书成女配：只为泡男二 Just One壹只只Modern Romance521k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Wealthy Family + Top-Tier Star + HE] Everyone knows: the male lead belongs to the female lead, but the second male lead belongs to everyone! By chance, she transmigrated into a novel she had recently been reading. It was originally a domineering CEO story about the male and female leads loving and hurting each other, but the second male lead became the character she could never let go of. Ji Yan, the second male lead, was a top-tier star with an incomparable face. Dev 3.2kReads8.2Score29914d adds
7. 57 渣 Scumbag Ex and Mistress, Stay Together Forever. I Remarry a Tycoon and Get Spoiled Rotten 渣夫小三请锁死，二嫁大佬被宠疯 A Long Time with You漫长与你Modern Romance455k WordsCompleted [Broken relationship, no getting back together + both leads' first love + second male lead rises to the top + heroine's growth + face-slapping + punishing scumbags] A dazzling financial journalist × a restrained, deeply devoted big shot After three years of marriage, her husband's first love, the woman he'd mourned as dead, came back to life. Ji Wanying was crushed. At last, she realized she'd wasted all those years giving her sincere love to a man who didn't deserve it. “Ji Wanying, your family 5.5kReads9.3Score78314d adds
8. 58 瞒 I Hid My Divorce from My Trash Husband, Then Reunited with a Powerful Man from Beijing’s Elite Circle 瞒渣夫离婚，转身和京圈大佬重逢 Support Frame支架Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [Double stand-ins + the second male lead’s redemption chase + reunion after a long separation with the male lead + angst first, then catharsis] After three years of a secret marriage, Gu Qingyan finally agrees to hold a wedding for Yan Ning. But at the wedding, he abandons Yan Ning and runs off after getting a phone call from his late best friend’s widow, turning Yan Ning into a laughingstock in front of all the guests. That night, 39kReads8.5Score3.1k14d adds

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   The female protagonist secretly divorced her cheating husband and returned to work, only to discover that the CEO of her client company was actually her childhood sweetheart and neighbor. The two cleared up their misunderstandings and got back together. The cheating husband, upon learning the truth, was filled with regret.

9. 59 许 I Wish You Were Braver 许你不勇敢 Zi Yanchen子彦沉Modern Romance368k WordsCompleted Ex-wife-chasing inferno + domineering CEO + wealthy heir + devoted second male lead takes the win + an adorable heroine! The heroine has a crush on the hero and boldly confesses her feelings, but he responds coldly and turns her down! Heartbroken, she finds comfort in the second male lead and starts to move on from her breakup! As she is moved by his care, she realizes she has fallen in love with him. The second male lead is a chief surgeon and a wealthy heir, a bona fide rich second-generation 44Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Here they are, these two books! The second male lead makes a comeback and becomes the male lead! A broken mirror can never be mended!

10. 60 当 When a Sweet, Soft Girl Falls for a Stoic Older Man 当软萌妹子恋上禁欲大叔 Zi Yanchen子彦沉Modern Romance263k WordsCompleted (Cold and aloof at first + later desperately trying to win her back + domineering CEO who cares for her tenderly; the ultimate showdown between a chaste older man and a domineering CEO!) The sweet, adorable Shu Jingjing falls in love with the chaste older man Jiang Lingyu. She finally manages to open his heart, only for him to back away because he can't defy his father's wishes! Heartbroken, Shu Jingjing gradually opens up to the attentive care of Doctor Lin, a domineering CEO! Just as she's rea 28Reads—Score—14d adds
11. 61 同 The Person I Lived With for Six Months Became Someone Else’s Bride 同居半年的人，成了别人的新娘 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊8k WordsCompleted The man she'd lived with for six months became someone else's groom 154Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I met a beautiful woman while carpooling, and we slept together that very night. We dated for six months, and I was planning to propose when I saw on her social media that she was engaged. The groom was none other than the carpool driver from that day. It turns out that from the very beginning, I was just a pawn in their game. But they all forgot that the car actually belonged to me.

12. 62 第 The Third Player 第三玩家 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance17k WordsCompleted The Third Player 266Reads—Score—14d adds
13. 63 兄 A Brotherhood Showdown? I Rely on On-Screen Comments to Stay Alive 兄弟修罗场？我靠弹幕保命 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊16k WordsCompleted A Love Triangle Between Brothers? I Rely on Bullet Comments to Stay Alive 457Reads—Score—14d adds
14. 64 婚 A Travel Companion Before the Wedding 婚前伴游 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊18k WordsCompleted A Pre-Wedding Travel Companion 235Reads—Score—14d adds
15. 65 心 Heartfelt Therapy 心动诊疗 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊24k WordsCompleted Heartfelt Therapy 131Reads—Score—14d adds
16. 66 仙 The Fairy Revealed 仙女现形记 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊11k WordsCompleted The Fairy Revealed —Reads—Score—14d adds
17. 67 离 Divorce? I Regret It 离婚，我后悔了 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊13k WordsCompleted Divorce? I Regret It 254Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 68 那 That 14,000-Yuan Fig Leaf 那一万四的遮羞布 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊14k WordsCompleted That 14,000-Yuan Fig Leaf 118Reads—Score114d adds
19. 69 他 His Gentle Seduction 他轻诱 Jie Jie芥婕Modern Romance345k WordsCompleted #A short drama adaptation under the same title is now streaming# [Love after marriage + he has been plotting this for years + slice of life + warm and sweet romance + the second male lead gets the girl] With her wedding day approaching, Jiang Nuanzhu runs into her fiancé at the hospital with his ex-girlfriend, whom he broke up with six years ago, as she undergoes a prenatal checkup. He claims he's only helping a widowed mother and her child. Jiang Nuanzhu refuses to raise someone else's child an 19.2kReads9.3Score1.9k14d adds

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    With their wedding approaching, the female lead catches her fiancé at the hospital taking her ex-girlfriend, whom she broke up with six years ago, for a pregnancy checkup, ostensibly to take care of a widow and her child. Faced with her fiancé's provocative behavior towards his ex-girlfriend, the female lead tries to get some answers and a comforting explanation, but her fiancé accuses her of being unreasonable and even invites his friends to celebrate his ex-girlfriend's birthday, keeping it a secret from her. The female lead immediately calls off the engagement. The very next morning, someone arrives at her door to propose marriage, and the second male lead takes her place…

20. 70 未 My Fiancé Cheated, and His Best Friend Had Been Plotting for a Long Time 未婚夫出轨，他兄弟蓄谋已久 Citron Coffee香橼咖啡Modern Romance345k WordsCompleted [Second male lead wins + no angst throughout + mutual pining + clear-headed, independent heroine + sharp-tongued, devoted hero + both chaste, one-on-one romance] The day Yan Yue found out that her fiancé, Xu Shaoyang, was cheating with her best friend, Yu Huanhuan, she went to see Su Jingnian. Su Jingnian had just finished showering and was wearing a bathrobe, looking both seductive and alluring. Yan Yue couldn’t swallow her anger. Just thinking about Xu Shaoyang kissing someone else, and that 10.7kReads7.4Score1.2k14d adds

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    Push, push, push! [Flying kiss]

21. 71 豪 Cast-Off Rich Wife? Sorry, She's a Beautiful Madwoman 豪门弃妇？抱歉，她是疯批美人 One Paycheck, One Hundred Trillion一薪一亿亿Modern Romance945k WordsOngoing [Pursuit of his wife + unhinged heroine + satisfying face-slapping + male rivals competing for her + revenge] This book is also known as Mr. Fu, Your Wife Is Acting Up Again. Three years into their marriage, Mo Lansheng suddenly discovered that her husband was keeping another woman on the side. An ex-girlfriend he still had a thing with, a first love he couldn't let go of, and a whole crowd of admirers. And she was nothing but a discarded rich man's wife in everyone else's eyes. But she wasn't d 23.1kReads8.4Score1.6k14d adds

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    The pursuit of his wife is a nightmare, a madwoman, ruthless, cunning, a fierce battleground, and he's not at all resentful.

22. 72 骗 Five Years of Marriage Fraud: I Married the Capital's Crown Prince, and I Won't Forgive Him 骗婚五年，我转嫁京圈太子不原谅 New Star at Sunset日落新星Modern Romance168k WordsOngoing [Angst before sweetness | The second male lead wins | Scumbag husband regrets losing his wife | No getting back together after a breakup] After five years of marriage, Ye Yunxi had given Gu Yanbei her whole heart and looked after his entire family like a housekeeper. Then, one day after work, she discovered that her husband of several years wasn’t frigid after all. He simply didn’t love her. He and his widowed sister-in-law had already made a home together behind her back. Even the son she had 20Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This book is super good!

23. 73 皇 The Emperor's Decree Is Hard to Defy! General, Don't Get Carried Away 皇命难违！将军别放肆 Jiang Wan Isn't Late姜晚不晚Ancient Romance18k WordsCompleted The Emperor’s Order Cannot Be Defied! General, Don’t Get Carried Away 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The first one, it's truly impossible for them to reunite. The beginning was unremarkable, but the details later on were truly remarkable, warming my heart. The second one features a proud and assertive female lead—yes, she's spoiled and arrogant, and she has the right to be—so satisfying! The second male lead is aloof in public, but a little stutterer in private.

24. 74 疯 The Mad Princess and the General Who Had Planned It All Along 疯批公主，将军蓄谋已久 Jiang Wan Isn't Late姜晚不晚Ancient Romance19k WordsCompleted A deranged princess and a general who's been plotting for a long time —Reads—Score—14d adds
25. 75 高 Marrying Up 高嫁 Dust and Ashes尘灰Ancient Romance755k WordsCompleted On the day Ning Wanqiao married Duan Yunzhou, he brought his white moonlight into the household as his concubine. On their wedding night, Ning Wanqiao spent the night alone, while Duan Yunzhou stayed in his white moonlight's courtyard night after night. Later, Ning Wanqiao learned that she was the wicked woman standing in the way of Duan Yunzhou and his white moonlight. She was neglected everywhere in the Marquis's household and was not allowed to live in the main courtyard reserved for the Marc 11.9kReads9.2Score1.4k14d adds

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    This is fantastic! It's an old-fashioned time-travel novel with a tight, fast-paced rhythm. Highly recommended!

26. 76 七 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 Dawn Breaks in the East东方既白Modern Romance369k WordsCompleted [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 15.6kReads9.0Score1.2k14d adds

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    🌅🌅After her fiancé abandoned her multiple times for the widow of his comrade, the female lead decisively broke off the engagement. The second male lead fell in love with the female lead at first sight and took the initiative after she broke off the engagement, eventually turning his secret love into a real one!

27. 77 被 After My Best Friend's Boyfriend Betrayed Me, I Inherited a Trillion-Dollar Fortune 被闺蜜男友背叛后，我继承了万亿家产 Bai Que Who Likes Jungle Cats喜欢丛林猫的白雀6k WordsCompleted After My Best Friend’s Boyfriend Betrayed Me, I Inherited a Trillion-Dollar Fortune 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The second male lead takes over, and then goes through a "wife-chasing hell" scenario.

28. 78 把 I Spoiled My Sister-in-Law, Then Remarried an Officer: Now He's Panicking 把大嫂宠上天，我改嫁军官他急了 Yi Xi亿溪Modern Romance247k WordsOngoing [Stunning, Career-Driven Heroine × Handsome, Cunning, Love-Brained Hero + Face-Slapping + Pocket Dimension + Marriage Before Love] In her previous life, Su Wanyin thought she had married a gentle, refined man who cherished, loved, and doted on her. After they married, she discovered that her husband, Xu Chengzhou, treated his widowed sister-in-law like a queen. In their daily lives, he was always at her beck and call, going everywhere with her. When Su Wanyin tried to get close, he said they had 469Reads—Score—14d adds

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    No feeling stifled, just pure enjoyment.

29. 79 老 My Husband Is Ice-Cold, but I'm a Clingy Sweetheart 老公冷冰冰，可我是粘人精 Jin Yuzhi今与紫Modern Romance311k WordsCompleted [Uncle-and-niece romance, mutual healing, one-on-one romance, no getting back together after a breakup, and a second male lead who chases his ex-wife only to get thoroughly humiliated] [Clingy heiress × powerful man who’s been through hell] Su Lingyu was kidnapped by bandits as a child and spent three days locked in a dark room. After she was rescued, she developed separation anxiety and became incredibly clingy. When she and Shen Qiao first started dating, he often checked in with her and liked 4.5kReads8.6Score47414d adds

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    Su Lingyu suffers from separation anxiety due to being tied up as a child, making her exceptionally clingy. Initially, Shen Qiao was tolerant of her clinginess, but later he found it annoying and abandoned her at the airport to his uncle, Jiang Yuli. Alone on a stormy night, Jiang Yuli took the initiative to propose, frankly stating he liked clingy people. After spending time together, Su Lingyu discovered that this seemingly aloof man actually thoroughly enjoyed her dependence. After marriage, she worried about the incurability of her condition, but Jiang Yuli doted on her, saying he hoped she would cling to him for life—Shen Qiao's disdain was precisely what he craved.

30. 80 诱 She Seduces Him, and the Hong Kong District's Little Tyrant Turns into a Lovable Goofball 诱她，港区小霸王秒变二哈 Not So Dark Under the Lamp灯下不黑黑Modern Romance644k WordsCompleted [Secret crush x sweet romance x the second male lead wins] [Can be both cool and sweet x the little tyrant of Hong Kong] That July, Feng Wu climbed a tree to rescue a cat. Xu Xingchi happened to pass by and pulled up the hem of his T-shirt. “Awu, toss the cat down. Your big brother will catch it.” In the blink of an eye, Xu Xingchi had grown up. He gave her a cold smile. “Feng Wu, eat the mango for her, and I’ll agree to get engaged to you.” With everyone watching, Feng Wu ate the mango bite by 27kReads9.2Score3.6k14d adds

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    The female lead returns to high school/at eighteen and decisively chooses the second male lead, dumping the scumbag and flirting with the Hong Kong entertainment circle's little tyrant. The more you watch, the more satisfying it becomes!

31. 81 重 Back at Eighteen, I Missed Every Chance to Meet Him 重回十八，错过与他的每一次相遇 Yu Nanting玉南廷Modern Romance384k WordsCompleted (Powerful CEO + both leads’ first love + sweet romance + second male lead chases his wife to the crematorium) Shi Yu fell in love with He Xizhou at eighteen. At twenty-two, she married him. But barely two years into their marriage, the strange feelings between He Xizhou and his widowed sister-in-law put their relationship on the rocks. One day, after an argument, she found his complaints about her on his old phone. [She’s turned into a shrew, always at home, suspicious of everything and conv 3.5kReads8.5Score39914d adds
32. 82 拒 I Refused to Be a Marquis's Concubine and Married a Prince Instead. The Heir Apparent Regrets It 拒做侯府妾，转身嫁皇子世子悔晕 Xiaoxiang Lady Traveler潇湘女客Ancient Romance263k WordsCompleted She is the legitimate daughter of the chancellor, famed throughout the capital and betrothed to her childhood sweetheart, the heir to a marquis’s household. She believes they will be together for life, just the two of them. He is the fourth prince, brilliant and gifted, but so reserved by nature that he keeps his love buried deep in his heart, silently protecting her for years. Then the political winds shift. He is framed and demoted, and her family is dragged down with him, falling into ruin. A 753Reads—Score—14d adds

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    "I, Wang Ruolan, would rather marry a rustic villager than be a concubine." She slapped her fiancé, broke off the engagement, left the capital, and went with her father to Yongzhou.

33. 83 穿 After Becoming the Female Lead Who Chases Men, I Tear the Trash Man and His Awful Mother-in-Law to Shreds 穿成舔狗女主后我手撕渣男恶婆婆 Hui Luoxi卉洛溪Modern Romance243k WordsOngoing I worked overtime all night and dropped dead, only to wake up as the most foolish, love-struck heroine in a domineering CEO romance. After three years of pining for a jerk, all I got was a marriage born of spite. His family looks down on me because I'm an orphan, and he only has eyes for his first love? Watch me turn things around! I'll tear that jerk and his whole family to shreds, then bring him down one step at a time… [Strong Heroine + Face-Slapping + Putting Jerks in Their Place + Comedy + 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The second male is on top.

34. 84 男 Why Does the Second Male Lead Get the Girl? Because He Fights for Her with Everything He's Got 男二凭什么上位？因为他又争又抢 Peach Mimi蜜桃咪Modern Romance356k WordsCompleted [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 1kReads8.7Score10014d adds
35. 85 快 Quick Transmigration: Saving the Devoted Second Male Lead 快穿：救赎痴情男二 Zhu Mu Xixi竹木兮兮Ancient Romance152k WordsCompleted Quick transmigration + devoted couples + sweet romance + the second male lead wins + varied settings Mu Xixi is obsessed with second male leads. She is always heartbroken watching the heroines of angsty novels get tormented over and over, only to treat the male lead like her first love. If it were up to her, she would choose the poor, pitiful second male lead instead: the refined gentleman, the obsessive one who turns dark, the seemingly innocent green tea schemer. Second male leads of every kin 131Reads—Score—14d adds
36. 86 心 My Heart Races! A Secret Crush! My Childhood Friend Is Beautiful and Sweet-Voiced 心动！暗恋！小青梅她人美声甜 Moonfield Mountain Fox月野山狐Modern Romance303k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Heart-Throbbing Secret Love: My Childhood Friend Is Beautiful and Sweet is now available] [Sweet Campus Romance | Childhood Friend Takes the Lead | Groveling to Win Her Back | Secret Love] Qiao Zhen dreamed of fragments of memories from her past life: "For seven years, she followed the aloof campus heartthrob Ji Xian, obedient and gentle, offering him her whole heart, only to be casually cast aside." After finally coming to her senses, Qiao Zhen was crushed and left without 33.5kReads9.5Score4k14d adds
37. 87 黑 The Crown of the Dark Moon 黑月光冠冕 Three Lives, Three Three叁生三三Modern Romance2.5M WordsCompleted [The first print volume is now available] [Sweet Romance in a Wealthy Family] + [A Forbidden Love Falls from Its Pedestal] + [Characters Awaken] + [A Chaotic Love Rival Showdown] “You are a cannon-fodder character in this world. Your character tags are: beautiful, vicious, and stupid. When you were eight, you were adopted by the Shen family, the most powerful family in Whale Harbor. The head of the family treasured you like a gem, but you joined forces with your villainous mother to scheme agai 305.9kReads9.5Score42.1k14d adds
38. 88 快 Quick Transmigration: After the Ex’s Crematorium, the Second Male Lead Takes the Throne 快穿：前任火葬场后，男二上位了 Three Bowls, Please吃三碗Modern Romance246k WordsCompleted [Character snapshots!] [Ex-husband’s redemption + Second Male Lead Takes the Lead] [The heroine has been married before; not both leads’ first time] [Both the male lead and second male lead involved with the heroine are inexperienced] [The ex-husband’s redemption, the male lead’s sweet romance] [Immersive quick transmigration, the heroine is the original character] [Character details are in the chapter titles] They were once abandoned, forgotten, and pushed aside. Shen Lian’s job is to give them 1.9kReads8.7Score11914d adds
39. 89 年 A Younger Boy Is More Obedient, So Who Needs the Cold Campus Prince? 年下弟弟更乖，谁还稀罕高冷校草 Qin Yanting芩雁听Modern Romance266k WordsCompleted [Both leads are inexperienced in love + sweet romance + the male lead fiercely competes to claim her] [Gentle, beautiful princess × younger, doting, powerful heir] In her past life, the campus heartthrob abandoned Jian Shuyan at their wedding to go after his first love, leaving her a laughingstock. Reborn, Jian Shuyan decides to stay away from the heartthrob she pursued for so long. At first, he doesn’t care at all, saying coldly and with certainty, “She’s just playing hard to get!” Then a tearf 285Reads8.7Score—14d adds
40. 90 偷 Stealing the Springtime of Day 偷揽昼春 A Piece of Sticky Rice Cake一块糖粘糕Modern Romance374k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other's only one + The second male lead takes the girl + Long-planned romance + Entertainment-industry dating show] [Rebellious, devoted wife-obsessed man x Cool-headed, rational beauty in a cheongsam] Yu Liao was Cen Chimo's ever-ready sidekick, docile and obedient, like a silent shadow. Cen Chimo shamelessly enjoyed her devotion and never imagined that one day she might leave. They met again on a dating show. Yu Liao wore a cheongsam, cool as snow, and didn't spare him 30.8kReads9.5Score4k14d adds
41. 91 重 After I Was Reborn, I Found Out the School Bully Had a Crush on Me, and My Childhood Friend Regretted It 重生发现校霸暗恋我，竹马后悔了 One Upright Heart竖一心Modern Romance268k WordsCompleted [Male Second Lead Takes the Lead + Secret Love Comes True + Both Reborn + Regretful Ex Pursues Her, But She Never Looks Back + Devoted to Each Other] From the age of six, Song Xingmin has been Xiao Jingchuan’s little shadow. Her love for him is passionate and unconcealed, and everyone knows it. On their wedding day, she sees him cheating with her own eyes. Only then does Song Xingmin learn that all his kindness over the years was simply because he owed her father a debt of gratitude. After an 2.6kReads9.3Score42114d adds
42. 92 分 After We Broke Up, I Went Wild in the Entertainment Industry 分手后我在娱乐圈杀疯了 Yang Ye央也Modern Romance349k WordsCompleted [Showbiz + the second male lead takes the lead + groveling-to-win-her-back arc + the heroine has experience, the hero doesn't] Wen Shiqing and Zhou Langxing were in love for five years, but on their fifth anniversary, she discovered he had cheated on her. When she confronted him, Zhou Langxing only said wearily, “We've grown too far apart.” Only then did Wen Shiqing realize that Zhou Langxing had gone from an unknown to a popular actor, while she was still a bottom-tier actress, stuck playing su 8.1kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds
43. 93 舔 I Fawned Over Him for Three Years While Acting Cold, Then the Second Male Lead Took the Lead and Behaved 舔他三年装高冷，男二上位老实了 Hui Shi卉诗Modern Romance46k WordsOngoing I’ve dropped this book!! Don’t read it!! If you’ve added it to your bookshelf, remove it!!!! Don’t read it, don’t read it, don’t read it, don’t read it!!!! The author has dropped it… —Reads—Score—14d adds
44. 94 快 Quick Transmigration: The Second Male Lead Is Hopelessly in Love 快穿：男二是个顶级恋爱脑 Pear Blossoms in Bloom梨花有华Modern Romance544k WordsCompleted (Complete, so enjoy!) [Quick transmigration + a new male lead in each world + sweet with a touch of angst + transmigrate into a book] The devoted second male leads in novels love in vain and die consumed by sorrow. Hua Yan enters these novels to give each second male lead the perfect ending. A clingy childhood friend, a beautiful older sister… From passerby to supporting female character to the girl of his dreams to heroine, the second male lead in every world falls helplessly in love with her. 7.5kReads8.9Score45214d adds
45. 95 分 After the Breakup, the Tsundere Male Supporting Lead Takes the Lead 分手后傲娇男配上位了 The Witch's Apple女巫的苹果Modern Romance246k WordsCompleted [Showbiz + Sweet Romance + Hilarious Shenanigans + The Second Male Lead Takes the Crown After a Long Road to Winning Her Back] Reborn at twenty-one, Xia Yu feels there’s still time to set everything right. Her sister is alive. She hasn’t been deceived and imprisoned by Lu Lin, and the tottering Xia family can still be saved. So she puts on the most innocent makeup, wears her most alluring outfit, and goes to see that man. Everyone says Xia Yu is getting in over her head. How could she dare go af 85Reads8.9Score—14d adds

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    🍁①She gave him her entire youth🎨In the last six months of her terminal cancer🎨she humbly begged him to give her a wedding🎨but the man still cruelly abandoned her·…(A broken mirror cannot be mended✚The second male lead takes over)

46. 96 竹 The Young Master Childhood Friend Searches the Internet for His One True Love, Who's Delivering His Takeout 竹马少爷全网找白月光，正在给他送外卖 Tangerine Sand桔沙8k WordsCompleted The young master is searching the entire internet for his childhood sweetheart, who's currently delivering food to him. 103Reads—Score314d adds

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    The second male lead takes over, and the broken relationship doesn't end there. In the beginning, the female lead is searched for by the male lead for years, but they never know she's just a delivery girl; they barely pass each other by. To save her mother, the female lead contacts the second male lead, who joins her in a "wife-chasing" frenzy. She marries the second male lead and learns the truth.

47. 97 二 Married Again, Falling Under Her Spell 二嫁，诱她沉沦 Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut栗子栗子栗栗子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Both leads are virgins + He pursues her after losing her + Second male lead wins her heart + Traditional historical romance + Fictional setting + Characters and story are entirely fictional] The Xie family’s cousin, Liu Wen Yin, was a stunning beauty, but she was also a fool. Because her birth chart was considered too auspicious, she was promised as a concubine to Xie An when she came of age. Unhappy with his elders’ arrangement, Xie An got engaged to a woman from a prominent family and pushed 2.4kReads8.9Score27014d adds

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    [Heart][Heart] Miss Xie was incredibly beautiful, a true beauty, but unfortunately, she was mentally challenged. Because of her exceptionally strong destiny, she was betrothed to Xie An as a concubine upon reaching marriageable age. Xie An, dissatisfied with his elders' arrangement, instead engaged to a noblewoman and pushed Liu Wenying towards another man. However, an unexpected turn of events led him to fall in love! Just as he was about to comply with the arrangement and take her as a concubine, Liu Wenying suddenly regained her senses! She refused to be a concubine and stopped trying to please Xie An! On the day he learned of Liu Wenying's impending marriage to Youzhou, Xie An rode a hundred miles to intercept the bridal sedan chair. "Wenying, I'm taking you home!" But the stunningly beautiful woman in her wedding dress only looked at him coldly. "Young Master Xie, have some self-respect."

48. 98 顾 Mr. Gu's Second Wife 顾先生的二婚妻子 How Clever是巧妙呀Modern Romance209k WordsCompleted The two-year marriage between Su Xi and Zhong Li finally came to an end. One was gentle and considerate, the other polite and refined. To outsiders, they seemed like a perfect match. But Su Xi eventually realized that the closer someone is to you, the less they care about your feelings. They save their pleasant smiles for others, while giving you only indifference and coldness. Zhong Li’s apathy was the final straw that broke their marriage. Later, Su Xi suddenly came to understand: she and Zhon 5.1kReads9.0Score43714d adds
49. 99 二 Marrying into a Powerful Family for the Second Time 二嫁进高门 M Auspicious Snow Heralds a Bountiful YearM瑞雪兆丰年Modern Romance211k WordsCompleted [Cool-headed, Clear-eyed Female Lead vs. Love-Struck Male Lead] [Second Marriage + First Love + Love That Grows Over Time] A wonderfully heartwarming novel. After Lin Nuan discovers her husband’s affair, she raises their son alone and meets Jin Yang, her ex-husband’s college classmate. Lin Nuan has no idea she is Jin Yang’s first love. He fell for her at first sight back when she was dating his classmate, and as soon as he learns she is single, he wastes no time launching a passionate pursuit. L 6.1kReads9.0Score64114d adds
50. 100 哥 Go Bass Fishing, Bro. I’ll Handle the Fussy Female Lead 哥们放心野钓吧，作精女主我来劝 Crayon Xiao Qing蜡笔小卿Modern Romance325k WordsCompleted [Fearless Flirt · Guiding Older Second Male Lead · True Playboy Hero Chases His Wife · Stealing Someone Else’s Partner] When Shu Yan unexpectedly found out that her husband, Yan Xu, had been putting off registering their marriage because he was cheating, she didn’t shed a single tear. Playing with her husband’s best friend Tang Yanzhou’s belt, she draped a green scarf over their wedding portrait. Then she threw herself into a passionate affair with him. Before Tang Yanzhou could leave, she lifte 142Reads—Score—14d adds

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    In this book, the male lead is a real playboy and the female lead is unrepentant.

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