Female-Oriented Historical Romance With the Feel of a Widow's Memoir, Highly Rated 亡妻回忆录那种感觉，女频古言，高分

1. 1 陛 After the Emperor Is Reborn, the Empress Becomes the Apple of His Eye 陛下重生后，娘娘成了掌中娇 Muzi Yingbao木子颖宝Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted “Your Majesty, if there is another life, I hope never to have known you, and never to meet you again in any lifetime.” Yujing Chen detested her. Yet the last thing she did before dying was take the fatal sword strike for him. She said, “Your Majesty, could my life leave a vivid mark in your heart?” Perhaps Heaven believed his task was unfinished and granted him a new life. After being reborn... he discovered that she had once been bright and beautiful, too... [No System + No transmigration + Mal 6.3kReads8.4Score39814d adds

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   The first book is incredibly heart-wrenching. The main story is the male lead's fantasy before he dies; he only admits his feelings for the female lead when he dies. The female lead dies protecting him from a sword right at the beginning. It's practically a memoir of a deceased wife. Even after the female lead is reborn in the epilogue, she doesn't end up with the male lead. [Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

2. 2 我 Six Years After I Died, He Knelt and Shattered the Bricks Before the Buddha 我死后第六年，他跪碎了佛前青砖 Er Fu二伏Ancient Romance455k WordsCompleted [His Child Wins Her Back + Taming the Husband + Hero Grovels to Win Back His Wife] The first year after Ji Anzhi died, Xie Tingchuan burned her a fortune. The third year after Ji Anzhi died, Xie Tingchuan burned her a prince’s mansion. The sixth year after Ji Anzhi died, she appeared in her brother’s dream and asked him to burn her a handsome husband. A mistake by the underworld messenger sent the dream to Xie Tingchuan instead. Just as she was about to sign for her husband, she received a fragm 2.7kReads7.2Score24114d adds
3. 3 快 Quick Transmigration: The Universally Disliked Fight to Become the No. 1 Fan Favorite 快穿：万人嫌争做人气角色No1 Han yuu寒yuuAncient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After Shi Wuqing died, someone claiming to be a System found her. If she collected enough “popularity points,” she could come back to life. Shi Wuqing agreed. Then she was sent into various novels, where she became the cannon-fodder character readers hated most. Her mission was to become the character readers loved most, with the highest popularity, by the end of each novel! World One: Shi Wuqing became the scheming younger sister who took the heroine's place and married the prince. At the begi 42.4kReads9.5Score5.1k14d adds

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   1. The villainous female supporting character, hated by everyone, is redeemed; 2. The Empress sacrifices herself for her country; 3. After "Forget-Me-Not" saves the world, she discovers there is no trace of her; 4. It is Xiao Zhuochen's "memoir"; 5. It is Qing Lin and Su Tansheng's "memoir".

4. 4 皇 The Empress Leaped to Her Death, and the Mad Tyrant Wept Until His Eyes Were Red 皇后纵身一跃，疯批暴君哭红了眼 Huang Dandan黄蛋蛋Ancient Romance635k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, devoted couple + palace intrigue + regretful pursuit, clear-headed heroine, everyone's unattainable ideal] Meng Tang is a gracious, gentle empress who never competes for favor. Everyone thinks she is a true white lotus standing tall in the harem, and even the tyrant believes it. He takes a new concubine, and she smiles, congratulates him, and arranges for the newcomer to spend the night with him. He sends her restorative medicine, and she obediently takes it, knowing full we 21.5kReads9.3Score2k14d adds
5. 5 穿 I Transmigrated Into a Book as the Villainous Ancestor, and My Junior Sister Gave Up on Me 穿书成反派老祖，师妹弃疗了 Ben Zhijie本止戒Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Qin Yuan, courtesy name Yanwan. You can tell from the name alone that this was a child nobody liked from the moment she was born. And... reality was exactly the same! There was no twist! The X-novel writer stared in despair at the reflection in the pool: a white-haired girl with scarlet eyes... That's right, she had transmigrated into a book, into the fantasy world of a novel she'd written called The Lost Immortal. Everyone except the protagonist met a bad end! The "lost" in The Lost Immortal me 23.6kReads9.5Score3.5k14d adds
6. 6 病 Spring Returns to the Branches of a Sick Tree 病树枝头又逢春 Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] Sang Nian accidentally climbs into the world of cultivation and becomes the vicious supporting female character who meets a tragic end in the book. System: Your mission is to marry the male supporting character, Xie Chenzhou, abuse him, humiliate him, and then get killed by him. Sang Nian: OK (brandishes little whip) (hits herself) (collapses with a thud) System: (silence) (stares at the sky) System: Mission changed. Win him over, or go mine coal. Sang Nian: (smiles 183.4kReads9.5Score25.3k14d adds
7. 7 弃 Abandoning the Blackened Dragon-Prince, Only to Be Brutally... 弃养黑化龙傲天，死遁是要被狠狠 Chicken Stewed with Fries小鸡炖薯条Two Male Leads517k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads + transmigrate into a book + Cultivation + younger love interest + a touch of ensemble cast + devoted to each other + two powerful leads] Evil black-and-white cat villain bottom Ning Henshui, with questionable mental health, x prickly, leveling-up-school overpowered male lead top Xie Zhizui In his hundredth year of struggling his way through the cultivation world and rising to the top of the demon realm, Ning Henshui transmigrated into a book, and the long-offline Villain Comeba 39.9kReads9.3Score6.6k14d adds
8. 8 回 Back Before My Wife Took Her Own Life 回到妻子自杀前 Gazing at Mountains and Seas见山海Modern Romance741k WordsOngoing [Male lead reborn + winning back his wife + gloomy, multifaceted heroine + unconventional redemption story] [The early synopsis is the male lead’s own self-delusion] [Starting in Volume Two, flashbacks to the past life run alongside the main narrative of his rebirth] Xu Dongmu is the long-lost daughter of the Shen family, missing for twenty-three years. Not long after they find her, she marries Qin Jiu, the heir to the Qin family. Naturally, there is no love between them. They are a couple in na 22kReads9.0Score2.3k14d adds

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   The first book has a brief introduction to the deceased wife's memoirs, but the male protagonist is reborn later. The second book is a combination of male-oriented and female-oriented stories, which I've been enjoying lately. The male protagonist is really crazy; as soon as he hears that the female protagonist is divorcing him, he immediately becomes a yandere.

9. 9 夫 My Husband Revived Me, But Found a New Love on the Way? 夫君复活我的路上有了心上人？ Running Peach奔跑的桃子Ancient Romance306k WordsCompleted Mu Ran had a nightmare. She was a supporting female character in a male-oriented novel, and the male lead’s beloved wife, the moonlight in his heart. In the second year of their marriage, she would die saving him. To bring her back to life, he searched everywhere from the celestial realms above to the underworld below, gathering countless rare treasures. Five hundred years later, he finally tore through the void, reached the pinnacle of cultivation, and successfully resurrected her. It seemed li 141.4kReads9.2Score18.2k14d adds
10. 10 爆 Spoiled Rotten: The Green Tea Chancellor's Beloved Comes Back to Life 爆宠，绿茶丞相的心上人复活后 Kelisiting克莉斯汀Ancient Romance151k WordsCompleted [Clever, kind, and resilient heroine VS proud, refined hero who's a humble, fake-sweet puppy] [One-on-one sweet romance, the hero suffers, time gap, raising a child] Xu Zhaozhao once transmigrated three thousand years into the past, to the Jin Dynasty, to complete a mission. But the mission failed, and she was forced to marry Xie Zhen, the eldest son of the Xie family. They had a daughter, Xie Yunlu. At last, her organization came to retrieve her and send her back to the modern world. Then she r 3.1kReads7.6Score20914d adds

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    He cried all afternoon; her three departures from him were his entire life. [Crying][crying][crying]

11. 11 我 My Foolish Husband Who Loves Reading Romance Stories 我那愚蠢又爱看话本子的夫君 Ouyang Muyang of Devil Mountain魔鬼山的欧阳穆阳Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted My Foolish Husband Who Loves Reading Romance Stories 238Reads—Score314d adds

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    The later part of the story, told from the male protagonist's perspective, depicts a typical widower raising a child while remembering his deceased wife. After raising the child, he goes to live with the female protagonist.

12. 12 攻 After Winning Over the Heartless Sword Cultivator, I Faked My Death and Lost My Memories 攻略无情道剑修后，我死遁失忆了 March Song三月歌Ancient Romance683k WordsCompleted (Complete, ensemble cast, devoted couple with a happy ending) After Wen Li died, she transmigrated into the world of cultivation and was bound to a System. Completing its tasks would grant her wish. System: First, win over Pei Xingzhi. Second, cultivate diligently and become a powerhouse. Wen Li: Go on, tell me. Is he an obsessive villain or a sickly, lovesick second male lead? System: Neither. He’s an upright disciple of a righteous sect, a pure-hearted sword cultivator of the Ruthless Dao. 5.1kReads9.3Score32314d adds
13. 13 亡 The Fifth Year Since My Wife's Death, She's Back! 亡妻的第五年，老婆她回来了！ Tang Ling sally棠泠sallyModern Romance279k WordsCompleted [Sweet, adorable dream girl x gloomy, sickly, despairing widower] Shi Ying entered a conquest game. On her first day doing a mission, she passed a pavilion in the middle of a park lake and saw a man standing on a bridge amid heavy snowfall. He wore a black coat, elegant and refined, snow covering his shoulders. His eyes were fixed on her, full of grief and bewilderment. Mom! There's a creep! * Shang Cheny an and his wife had been in love since their school days, all the way to their wedding 2.5kReads8.7Score1.2k14d adds
14. 14 夫 The Third Year After His Wife Left 夫人走的第三年 White Dog白白的狗Ancient Romance195k WordsCompleted Widower romance / bitter-sweet second chances / a touch of angst / bickering couple The heir to the Duke of Liang's household has been a widower for three years. Everyone in the capital says he has mourned his wife for three years, proof of how deeply he loved her. Only he knows the truth: he got promoted, got rich, and his wife died. What a wonderful life! From then on, he could indulge in cockfighting and dog racing, with no one to hold him back. But... the nights were cold, and strange things 13.5kReads9.1Score1.2k14d adds

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    Sweet and angsty

15. 15 全 Everyone in the Sect Is Love-Brained, Except Me, a True Lunatic 全宗门都是恋爱脑，唯我是真疯批 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou 234.9kReads9.7Score27.6k14d adds

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    "It is my choice to establish a heart for heaven and earth, and to secure a destiny for the people." "The seventh precept of the Supreme Sect states: If my fellow Daoists are in peril, disciples of the Supreme Sect shall sacrifice their lives for righteousness and save the world." I'm crying so hard! The scope is truly grand—an ensemble cast, cultivation, a strong female lead, numerous foreshadowing elements, and deeply buried plot points that will astound you later. It has a sense of strategic planning, and the writing is absolutely stunning. Azhi's writing is incredibly evocative and visually evocative, with beautiful and delicate diction. The characters are vividly portrayed, their lives are incredibly nuanced, and her writing on both heart-wrenching and sweet moments is superb. I'm crying so much! In the previous timeline, those once dazzling and spirited young men—some died, some were wounded—whether due to their pure hearts or their misguided paths, it all became a source of deep regret. The young man in my heart amazed everyone, but he couldn't even amaze himself. In the later timeline, my beloved Duzai (Duzai's character) saves her closest friends and family, and all living beings, forgetting only herself. She sacrifices everything, hoping for a chance to cross the river and for barren trees to spring back to life. The characters in Azhi's writing are vivid and realistic, with flesh and blood, values, strengths, and weaknesses. There is no absolute good or evil, only different perspectives. After being saved by Duzai, they also saved her in return. Our Duzai isn't purely a masochist; she has the warmth of many people. The better they live in the later timeline, the more heartbreaking the earlier timeline becomes. Of course, our Duzai is a well-known sickly beauty, with a youthful charm, delicate features, and a touch of aloofness and fragility. The latter half is a treat for white-haired lovers. She may not be a heartbreaker for men, but she's definitely a heartbreaker for women. Moreover, the fellow cultivators of our Supreme Sect are all very good-looking, each with their own style. Azhi's writing is truly amazing. I have over 99 notes on the descriptions of the environment and characters alone (excerpt). Furthermore, please don't let the pairing influence you. As the author Azhi mentioned, the male lead can be seen as someone who drives the plot. Their relationship is more like a CP (couple pairing), with the male lead being a friend who goes crazy with her, and an accomplice in defying fate. Whether you choose to ship them or not is up to you. Dudu is a true female lead, not a typical melodramatic story of a strong woman and an even stronger man. Reading to the end gave me the feeling that she should be carefree and playful, living life to the fullest. In the male lead's heart, she should be a deity tainted by worldly affairs yet unbound, sacred yet not heartless or without desire.

16. 16 寒 Spring Comes Across the Cold Branches 寒枝渡春来 Tu Wan兔宛Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Max-level alchemy grandmaster enters the beginner village + slice of life + family bonds + a touch of ensemble cast] (There is a male lead: Shen Zhuochuan) What should you do when you transmigrate into the body of the frail, doomed-to-die-early older sister of a heroine? Everyone knows that protagonists like Long Aotian and Feng Aotian tend to have tragic backstories. Their families are wiped out, or their parents die. After reading the original story and learning that she was destined to di 69kReads9.4Score11.5k14d adds

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    [Heart][Heart] In a great battle, the female protagonist resurrected everyone, but she herself disappeared from this world, becoming everyone's white moonlight. In that great battle, only my lover and my sister died. [Almost crying][Almost crying] They desperately spread the female protagonist's story, just to preserve the last trace of her in this world.

17. 17 纨 The Spoiled Heir’s Devoted Pushover 纨绔世子的舔狗日常 Yi Lan苡澜Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Qin Qing falls into the water and loses consciousness. Xie Ce, the capital's number-one wastrel and heir to Prince Kang, rescues her. All the noble young ladies of the capital sit back, waiting for the drama to begin, only to get a reformed playboy who turns into a devoted husband, the best in the capital. Qin Qing has been frail since childhood, and the imperial physician predicts she'll live only until the age of twenty. All the noble young ladies of the capital wait for her to die young, only 17.3kReads8.3Score1.5k14d adds

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    My absolute favorite historical romance novel, bar none. [Sending heart] Real life doesn't offer preferences, but novels do.

18. 18 手 With the Notable Ministers System in Hand, I Disguise Myself as a Man in Ancient Times 手拿名臣系统，我在古代女扮男装 Tianyang Peak, Who Loves Handmade Wheat Dumplings爱吃手工麦饺的天阳峰Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xu Yue transmigrates into a book. She becomes the delicate, vulnerable cousin of the male lead in an examination-themed novel: her mother died young, she has no brothers and no one to rely on, and her family won't take her in, so she is awkwardly forced to live in the male lead's home. In her previous life, Xu Yue rose from being an orphan to earning a doctorate. She never believed in fate, and even though it was hard for women to get by in ancient times, she never stopped thinking about how to 119.8kReads9.6Score11.5k14d adds

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    The bright moon shines alone on the crabapple blossoms. Even after the crabapple blossoms wither, the moon remains the same, forever hanging high. No romantic pairing; the crabapple blossoms are just a system act, but it's truly touching. [Crying emoji]

19. 19 天 After the Sky Screen Appeared, Her Villainous Persona Completely Fell Apart 天幕出现后，恶毒人设彻底崩了 This Player Takes His Leave本玩家就此别过Ancient Romance344k WordsOngoing Everyone knew Yun Chuxiu was the most evil woman in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Relying on her status as the eldest princess, she indulged in debauchery, abducted men, slaughtered the innocent, and persecuted loyal officials. In the end, she managed to destroy her own country and became a princess of a fallen dynasty. Every minister serving the new emperor had suffered at her hands, and they hated her to the bone. As she awaited her execution, a sky screen appeared. [Let's take a look at history's f 4kReads8.7Score28114d adds

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    💜💜💜The only downside is that the female lead isn't dead yet🙈 Legend has it that she's arrogant and domineering, slaughtering entire families when she's unhappy, and she's too lazy to argue. No matter what she does, the plot always returns to normal; she'll just be a vicious supporting character. It's just a pity that Yuxiu is still steadfastly fighting against others. Just when everything should have settled down after the new emperor was chosen, a celestial screen suddenly appeared in the sky, revealing the future news anchor Jasmine narrating her life...

20. 20 快 Quick Transmigration: The White Moonlight Dies After Maxing Out Affection 快穿：白月光她刷满好感就死遁 Holding Frost at Dusk暮夜执霜Ancient Romance752k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + outwardly warm, inwardly cold heroine + no fixed pairing + not fragments of one soul + redemption-focused + every small world ends in tragedy] How do you max out both your targets' love and heartbreak values? Yue Yuyi's answer is to choose the best possible target, become the moonlight in his heart, then fake her death when he loves her most. She edits each conquest into a polished video and earns points from the viewers. She enjoys every minute of it. System: Master, you 12.2kReads9.4Score1.3k14d adds

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    This book is amazing! [Kissing emoji]

21. 21 暴 The Tyrant Tangled in My Silken Hair 暴君缠我绾青丝 Drunk on a Pot of Clear Wine Beneath the Moon一壶清酒月下醉Ancient Romance427k WordsCompleted [Physician vs. Tyrant + Reincarnation of His White-Moonlight + May-December Marriage + The Tyrant’s Long Road to Winning His Wife Back + A Major Secret Identity Reveal] The Not-So-Serious Blurb: According to unofficial histories: Consort 1: Your Majesty, the empress dowager is sticking pins into a doll of you! The Emperor: Let her. Consort 2: Your Majesty, the empress dowager is wearing the late empress’s old clothes! The Emperor: Let her. Eunuch: Your Majesty, the empress dowager… The Emperor ( 181Reads6.2Score—14d adds

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    [Female Physician vs. Tyrant + Reincarnated White Moonlight + Older Man, Younger Woman + Wife-Chasing Hell + Massive Identity Reveal]... On the night the late emperor passed away, Crown Princess Lin Wanqing died vomiting blood, unaware that Crown Prince Xiao Jinye had sat in the rain for three days and three nights, holding her body. Reincarnated, Lin Wanqing changed her name to Ye Yunheng, vowing to practice medicine and never marry. But fate intervened; sixteen years later, Xiao Jinye, now emperor, personally investigated their past in Jiangnan, leading to their reunion. "From today onward, you will stay by my side as my female physician, to atone for your grandfather's past mistakes." The writing is good, and the female lead isn't naive; she has her own ideals. It's speculated that there was a misunderstanding in their past lives.

22. 22 论 How to Become the Mad Tyrant’s White Moonlight 论如何成为疯批暴君的白月光 Little Sheep Cheese小羊奶酪Ancient Romance900k WordsCompleted [Delicate, stunning noblewoman * mad, twisted boy-emperor] (Complete) [Both leads are each other’s first and only + System + redemption + heroine fakes her death and loses her memory later + hero is genuinely insane] The first time Meng Yuan met Xie Hui, she saw him order someone to feed a young palace maid to a horse. When he turned to look at her, his voice was so excited it frightened her. “You have lovely eyes. Let’s have someone dig them out and turn them into glass marbles.” Meng Yuan felt 77.9kReads9.2Score9.2k14d adds

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    It's a great show. Although the male lead did many bad things, he was incredibly good to the female lead.

23. 23 摄 Your Highness the Regent, Is Your Assassin Missing a Few Marbles? 摄政王殿下，你家杀手缺根筋！ Little Iron Leftover小铁剩Ancient Romance559k WordsCompleted After Jiu Yue died, the System told her that once she completed her mission, she could return to the real world with a reward of ten billion. Jiu Yue, who had been grumbling about her identity as an assassin, smiled sweetly. “Who says transmigrating is a bad thing? This is amazing!” However, a time-space delay kept the System from transmigrating with her, and it hadn't had time to explain the mission in full. But Jiu Yue didn't think that mattered. She was an assassin, after all. How hard could 38.6kReads9.4Score4.9k14d adds

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    This is supposed to be a comedy... But I was genuinely a little sad when the female lead faked her death [almost crying].

24. 24 成 What on Earth Is This? Complete in Two Volumes (The Original Novel Behind the Hit Drama Starring Wang Churan and Cheng Lei) 成何体统：全二册（王楚然、丞磊主演热播影视剧原著） Qi Yingjun七英俊Anime Fanfiction314k WordsCompleted What is it like to transmigrate into a web novel and become the tyrant's bedmate? After a few simple calculations, Yu Wanyin reached a conclusion: she would have to find another way. In this story full of villains, if she wanted to carve out a path to survival, she had to become the biggest villain of all. First, help the tyrant take down Prince Duan, then take down the tyrant and become empress herself. But when she met the tyrant and carefully considered the strange sense of familiarity in his 40kReads9.7Score6.1k14d adds

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    "My wife, Wanyin, my name is Zhang San." Sister Yu and Boss Dan, looking forward to your meeting next year! [Heart emoji] Beizhou and Abai, may you both be yourself in this life and the next, and find kindred spirits! [Heart emoji] Yong'er and Tiancai, may you meet again someday! [Kiss emoji] Erlan and Jintian, may you meet again in the next life! [Smirk emoji] Mute Girl, may you be happy and carefree in the next life, with family by your side, and forever kind! [Thumbs up emoji] Twelve and Forty-Seven, may you have real names in the next life! [Almost crying emoji] Finally, I wish all the nameless characters can be who they want to be! [Cool emoji] You are not just characters in the book, but also the unfulfilled feelings of all of us—July 27, 2025

25. 25 和 Honkai: Star Rail: Growing Up with Jing Yuan as Childhood Friends 【崩铁】和景元青梅竹马后 Chi Yu Jing Huai Ying You Fei池鱼景怀应有翡Anime Fanfiction421k WordsOngoing [1v1 childhood sweethearts, pure love, some original setting details, happy ending, sweet little romance] Also known as The Entire Xianzhou Has No Idea General Jing Yuan Is Married. Not a self-insert romance, and no character skins. Pairing: Jing Yuan x original female lead You Fei. Xianzhou Luofu has an unsolved mystery: Why has General Jing Yuan been single as a rock for eight hundred years? His colleagues at the Divine Foresight Mansion guess he’s devoted to his work. Rumors around town say h 1.6kReads8.7Score17314d adds

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    You might also like to read: "Perfectly fills the gap in Honkai Impact 3rd fanfiction where there's no memoir of a deceased wife," "A life story from Jingyuan's perspective," "Lao Da's deceptive 'Nine-Turned Intestine' trick," and "Jingyuan's lack of male offspring is all thanks to the author's 'stress resistance' and the author's leniency"—[Honkai Impact 3rd] and Jingyuan's childhood sweetheart sequel. The plot flows smoothly, the writing style is gentle and healing, there's no OOC, and it's mostly original content. Even those who haven't played Honkai Impact 3rd can understand it. It doesn't drastically change the game's main storyline (supposedly because of Eriol), so it can be considered a prequel to Honkai Impact 3rd. Lao Da even writes poetry and draws. The only downside is that she likes to read comments, so you need to give her plenty of emotional value (comments and rants), otherwise she might just run away (she used to be on Lofter, her main account was deleted and she reincarnated as a secondary account, which I found and kept praising. Later, she wrote on the secondary account for a while without deleting it, but deleted all her stories, and then came to Tomato. Who understands? I just love her style).

26. 26 乱 Beauty in a Chaotic Age: A Brutal Warlord Claims Her, Step by Step 乱世美人：被粗莽枭雄步步豪夺 Baiyun Yeye白云耶耶Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Bodhisattva-like beauty × ambitious hero of a chaotic age, with an obsessive, possessive love (The rating is low because it just came out, but it should rise.) Rong Ci spent ten years with Zhao Chu as a hostage in the State of Qi. The year he returned to Qin and was made a prince, she died in childbirth, leaving him twins before she could finally rest. Who could have guessed that before long, the System would summon her back in a frenzy? This tyrant has scoured the world for your remains and pla 22kReads9.1Score2.2k14d adds

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    This one, the female lead faked her death for several years, it's worth reading, quite good. The female lead is a heartthrob.

27. 27 死 After I Died, He Began to Love Me 死后，他开始爱我 Mu Shuilin木水林Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted Sang Yuan never expected that, after an accident, her husband Gu Yuhui would have his memories sent back to when he was eighteen, a time when he loved someone else. Every night, Gu Yuhui would regain a month’s worth of memories. In those dreams, he fell in love with his unrequited love all over again. He was convinced there was no love in his marriage to Sang Yuan. Then Sang Yuan died, and his memories returned to the moment they first met. She had been a ray of light that illuminated his world 5.9kReads9.1Score40014d adds

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    🌹①Memoirs of a Deceased Wife: The female lead dies, and only then does the male lead realize that she was his ideal woman. He meticulously imitates and transforms into the image she loved, scheming to appear before her, until… he wakes up… and she dies in the year he loved her most…

28. 28 死 After Faking My Death, I Became the Most Dangerous Mad Villain 死遁后，疯批反派危险系数No1 Zhi Zhi and Yu Yu之之与与Modern Romance415k WordsCompleted [Dark transformation + yandere + villain + faking death + System + adorable child] Ye Shizhi transmigrates into a book, becoming the wife of the great villain who opposes the heroine, and a reckless wife who runs away while pregnant. To return home, she must complete her mission: help the little villain, Jiang Suian, grow up in a happy family until the age of three, keep him from being kidnapped, and earn 100 points. Ye Shizhi takes her time completing the mission. But when it really is done and 3.1kReads8.5Score20314d adds
29. 29 死 Ten Years After Faking My Death, My Redemption Nurtured a Monster 死遁十年，我的救赎喂出疯骨 Yan Qing延青Ancient Romance202k WordsCompleted Historical romance / Raising a child / Faked death and a regretful chase The first time Su Su saw her target, it was in an arena where the crowd was restless. The boy was covered in wounds as he was hauled onto the fighting platform. With his mind gone, all he could do was let out animalistic growls. The System whispered a warning in her ear: the boy was about to bite through someone’s neck in the fight. From then on, he would be infamous for that battle. So she paid a hundred taels of gold and 6.2kReads8.9Score84614d adds

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    1️⃣ She rescued a wolf child in the arena, nurtured him for ten years, and gradually developed feelings for him. At eighteen, he passed the imperial examination with top honors and was sent to the battlefield. When the young man returned, he was told that she was dead… When they met again, the young man had become a monster. He went mad and clung to her tightly, refusing to let go for a moment.

30. 30 成 After Becoming an Immortal, the Male Leads from Tragic Romance Novels Beg Me to Forgive Them 成仙后，虐文男主们跪求我原谅 Chu Shimei楚诗魅Ancient Romance684k WordsCompleted [Content warning: old-school angst. If you like feel-good stories, stay away!] [Content warning: old-school angst] [Content warning: old-school angst] Shen Qingzi is the fated heroine in the Cycle Envoy's stories. Over eighty lifetimes, she helps eighty immortals who have descended to the mortal world overcome their trials. In every life, she suffers through tragic love and endures every kind of torture the mortal world has to offer. In her eighty-first life, she meets Wen Ting, the Crown Prince 211Reads8.7Score—14d adds
31. 31 拯 After Saving the Blind Little Darling, I Faked My Death and He Went Mad 拯救瞎眼小可怜后死遁他发疯了 Sparrow in the Clouds云中雀林Ancient Romance385k WordsCompleted [Female-oriented transmigration into a book, bold and cheerful martial-world heroine × cold, humble, blind prince, faked death, intense angst for the male lead, sweet and angsty romance, winning her back] “I’ve been abandoned by the light twice. What right do I have to hope?” The male lead is extremely humble and pitiful. This is not a feel-good power fantasy. The story is bittersweet, with plenty of sorrow. That’s its flavor. The romance is swoon-worthy, and the angst is intense. The Sixth Pri 3.8kReads8.9Score40514d adds
32. 32 逆 The Rebellious Little Demon Consort 逆世小邪妃 Kazama Xuewu风间雪舞Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted “Little thing, you’ve piqued my interest. You think you can just run away?” He looked at her with a wicked, cold gaze, his voice icy and domineering. “Sorry, I’m not interested in old men.” With that, she turned and walked away. After transmigrating, the greatest assassin became a ten-year-old child hunted by demons and monsters, and ended up as the Demon Lord’s pet. Wait, what?! It’s one thing for the big bad to hunt and torture her, but why does he like her? 5Reads7.2Score414d adds
33. 33 女 After Faking Her Death in Disguise as a Man, She Starts Playing the Frail, Scheming Green Tea 女扮男装死后，她开始演柔弱绿茶 Ye Buhong叶不鸿Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The print edition of [Playing Coy] is available on all platforms. [The heroine is everyone’s beloved, with maximum “moonlight in the heart” appeal + doted on by all + universally adored + strong female lead] Qin Buwen disguised herself as a man and played the part of a treacherous official for sixteen years. At the height of her infamy, everyone in Chang’an, even the dogs, would go out of their way to avoid her. Then she was betrayed and abandoned by everyone. She leapt from a tall building, onl 36.7kReads9.4Score5.9k14d adds

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    In the most glorious year of Qin Buwen's reign, she traveled to Chang'an with three thousand soldiers clearing the way for her. All the civil and military officials bowed down to her and paid homage. She commanded an army of three hundred thousand and entered the court with a sword in hand. Even the one sitting high in the Mingtang Hall was still somewhat wary of her.

34. 34 在 A Tenant of the Underworld 在地府做钉子户 May My Wishes Never Be Forsaken但使愿无违Ancient Romance20k WordsCompleted To sever a doomed bond, Xie Lingzhi hid in the Underworld for a hundred years, even declaring that she wouldn’t leave until she’d stayed for five hundred. The King of Hell couldn’t meet his KPI, so he came over in a huff, then left again. He found her even more troublesome than the Great Sage Sun, who had destroyed the Book of Life and Death. In a fit of anger, he cut off her provisions. With no other choice, Xie Lingzhi set up a stall on Ghost Street, but wound up bringing Liang Chuanhui back w 69Reads8.1Score—14d adds
35. 35 病 The Frail Villainess Is a Master of Self-Destruction 病弱女配是作死小能手 Feng Su枫粟Ancient Romance350k WordsCompleted When I woke up, I found I’d become a frail supporting heroine. That’s right, not a lovesick heroine, but a sickly one, the kind who was on the verge of death. As someone weak and frequently ill, I tried to end my life several times, but nothing worked. Either someone happened to catch me, or the method failed: the rope snapped, the dagger broke, and the poison was fake. 862Reads7.9Score—14d adds
36. 36 穿 After Becoming the Villainess, the Princess Gives Up! 穿成恶毒女配后，公主她摆烂了！ Cen Shinian岑十年Modern Romance677k WordsCompleted [Short drama now streaming] [Showbiz + CEO + Secret Crush + Married First, Love Later + Face-Slapping Everyone + Sweet and Satisfying] Jiang Yue transmigrated into a book. She became the villainess in a CEO romance novel. In the original story, she did every evil thing imaginable: drugging the male lead, abusing her biological son, who would grow up to become the villain, bullying the female lead, whom everyone adored, and tormenting the male supporting characters, who would all go on to become 37.5kReads9.2Score3k14d adds

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    The female lead is an ancient princess who believes she has transmigrated into a book after her death. In reality, she has returned to a modern body. There's no question of her trying to please the male lead or her son; a princess will not bow her head! (The extra chapters are angsty!)

37. 37 藏 Hidden in Midsummer 藏于盛夏 Autumn Chill秋日凉Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted A heads-up before you start ❗️: One of the side couples is a gay couple, so please skip this if that bothers you. [The print edition under the same title is now available] [Healing × Love that grows over time × Angsty school romance] Sweet, gentle, well-behaved student × rebellious, handsome bad boy That midsummer seemed hotter than any before. The girl in the graduation photo smiled sweetly, with a boy in a white shirt grinning boldly behind her. They met in midsummer, and parted in midsummer t 84.2kReads9.6Score14.8k14d adds

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    Those who are easily moved to tears should not attempt this lightly [smirk]

38. 38 重 Reborn as a Concubine in the Su Household 重生之我在苏府当小妾 Shangguan Loves to Drink Water上官爱喝水Ancient Romance377k WordsCompleted Nontraditional rebirth + women's self-rescue + psychological healing + original poetry + metafiction Don't let the title fool you. The original title was Dawn's Clear Light. Rebirth is the ultimate act of self-rescue. A profound story that is both heartbreaking and healing. Zheng Ming awoke after transmigrating, only to become the concubine of a powerful minister. She navigated the storms of political rivalries and stirred the winds of change across the realm, believing she was carefully plan 261Reads8.8Score—14d adds

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    Don't be put off by the cheesy title. This book has just been released, but it's definitely a niche gem. The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of a concubine, but instead of engaging in palace intrigue, she chooses to establish a girls' school and fight against societal ills, carving out a path for women to survive in a cutthroat world. The scope is grand. The writing style has the elegance of *Dream of the Red Chamber*, and the original poetry isn't just embellishment, but a vital element. The political intrigue is solid and mind-bending, with foreshadowing everywhere. Romance is subtly portrayed, yet every word carries immense weight. It will leave you with a profound sense of unease and something to savor repeatedly. If you enjoy this kind of reading, grab it now!

39. 39 对 After I Was Utterly Cruel to the Powerful, I Somehow Survived 对大佬们丧尽天良后我没死成 Jian Tang见糖Ancient Romance446k WordsCompleted [Multiple male leads, all male leads are faithful, not one-on-one, romantic rivalry, competition for the heroine, a little melodrama] #What do you do when you finally graduate from being the big shots’ whetstone, only to get thrown back in? Asking online, pretty urgent!# * Jiang Lueying is terribly, terribly worried. She had wanted to return to the modern world by coming back to life, so for thirty years in this small cultivation world, she served as the big shots’ whetstone. Under the System’s 1.7kReads8.9Score19814d adds

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    [Crying][crying] It's really good!

40. 40 佞 The Treacherous Minister's Doomed White Moonlight: Reborn, She Wants Only to Escape 佞臣早死白月光，重生后她只想逃 Zhang Ru涨汝Ancient Romance333k WordsCompleted She was reborn five years after her death, and her husband from her past life was going mad searching for her! [Mad power-hungry official X timid dead wife] [Extremely melodramatic! Don't read if that's not your thing! A husband pursues his wife into the crematorium] Changshan was timid. On the day government officials took her father away, she met a strange man. Feeling sorry for him, she gave him a few silver coins. She never imagined that this would draw the attention of a madman. With no oth 2kReads8.4Score17414d adds

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    ✌First Book🍀 The timid girl once gave a stranger some silver coins out of kindness, only to attract a mad and powerful minister and be forced into marriage. Six months after the marriage, she was abandoned and tragically killed by her enemy. Five years later, she was reborn as a maid, while her former husband, who had abandoned her, searched tirelessly for her for the past five years, finding himself in a "wife-chasing-after-the-cremation" ordeal.

41. 41 引 Kindling a Passion 引火撩心 Shen Xingxu沈星许Modern Romance446k WordsCompleted [The aloof beauty falls from her pedestal + tantalizing tension + the heroine stops pursuing him halfway, driving the male lead to go mad with love, lurk in the shadows, and completely lose it] Shen Zhinian had been secretly in love with Xiao Hechuan for years, and the two had been dancing around each other for a long time. But just as she was preparing to confess, she caught him rekindling things with his ex-girlfriend. She heard him say: “I was drawn to her because she reminded me of you.” Fur 10.4kReads8.9Score99114d adds
42. 42 公 The Princess Sneaks Out on the Eve of Her Wedding, and the Crown Prince Comes to Catch Her Himself 公主婚前趁夜出逃，储君亲自抓人 Wuxi巫溪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Forceful Possession + Wife-Chasing Crematorium + Devoted Couple + Male Lead with a Black Heart Beneath His Gentle Exterior] Prince Xie Linheng was famous for having no interest in women. For years, he had never been close to a single woman. In the second year of Jian’an, the emperor fell gravely ill, and the crown prince took power. Desperate to see her mother, Yu Tingwan had no choice but to seek Xie Linheng’s help. Everyone said the crown prince was as noble and graceful as a pine tree, peerl 28.1kReads9.2Score2.6k14d adds
43. 43 噬 Tears of the Gu 噬蛊泪 Jiang Chan, Who Loves Thai Lions喜欢泰狮的江蝉Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted After transmigrating, a brain surgeon saves a sickly, sweet-on-the-outside, dark-on-the-inside patient, only to get herself caught up in the mess too. The male lead is ill from the start, but he’s no pushover. The female lead soon cures him, and then he takes on the whole world. The Ci’en Clinic has been practicing medicine for generations. To inherit the family business and investigate the deaths of her father and brother, Lin Yun has long disguised herself as a man while treating patients. O 36Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female protagonist disguises herself as a man to practice medicine. It's not the exaggerated style of Tomato (a popular Chinese writer), but rather written with delicate prose. The female protagonist is extremely clear-headed and calm, while the male protagonist is a seemingly innocent but actually cunning and manipulative character.

44. 44 四 Four Journeys Through the Qin Dynasty: Who Gave Birth to Fusu? Why Are You Pinning It on Me? 四穿大秦：扶苏谁生哒？咋赖给我 Big Wine Cup酒杯大Ancient Romance155k WordsCompleted (Complete and ready to read) Rong Zhi transmigrated. She transmigrated back two thousand years, to the Qin Dynasty. But this Qin Dynasty seemed a little... off the rails. Looking at the white paper in Xianyang Palace, Rong Zhi was puzzled. “Paper hasn’t been invented in the Qin Dynasty yet, has it?” Zhao Gao smiled and pointed at Rong Zhi. “You invented it.” Rong Zhi: “Who, me?” Looking at the triple-cropping rice the Qin army brought back from the south, Rong Zhi was dumbfounded. “How did you 9.9kReads9.4Score1.7k14d adds

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    Absolutely!!

45. 45 你 You Broke Your Promise 你失信了 Shi Qingyao十清杳Modern Romance138k WordsCompleted The acclaimed signature work You Broke Your Promise by popular author Shi Qingyao, now with 40,000 new words of never-before-published content! Sensitive girl Xiang Yu VS golden boy Song Huaishi. I had to play out the whole secret-crush story, so I loved him year after year. It was an ordinary day. Just as she closed her eyes, Xiang Yu suddenly thought of Song Huaishi: Song Huaishi, neat in his clothes and radiating warmth. Song Huaishi at seventeen. Still in his school uniform, he leaned lazily 68.9kReads9.5Score12.5k14d adds
46. 46 潇 The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain 潇潇雨声迟 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted Years after graduation, a gossip post begins circulating on the message board for City Experimental School. The school's 2011 beauty, Ye Xiao, and its most handsome boy from the same year, Ruan Yusheng, are a couple. Their classmates, who know them well, rush over to set the record straight: it's pure rumor. There was never any spark between the two of them. Ye Xiao's profile even says, “Person I hate most: Ruan Yusheng.” People in the know go so far as to say, “Ye Xiao feels nothing but hatred 81.1kReads9.7Score14.1k14d adds
47. 47 赤 Scarlet Farewell 赤别 Shi Qingyao十清杳Modern Romance138k WordsCompleted The signature youth BE romance by popular author Shi Qingyao. Sincere young Bei Jiang × cool, distant dream girl Nan Zhi. From the south to the north, one glance lasts a lifetime. Between her and her boy lie countless mountains they can never cross. When they first met, she smiled brightly. “My name is Nan Zhi. Nan as in south.” The boy looked up and gripped the hem of his shirt. “My name is Bei Jiang. Bei as in north.” They met for the first time in summer. The air was sultry, stirring the brig 2kReads9.4Score60114d adds
48. 48 死 After Faking My Death, My Obsessive Brother Turns Dark and Goes Completely Mad 死遁后，偏执兄长黑化发大疯 Springtime Sweetheart春日娇娇Ancient Romance326k WordsCompleted (Classic historical romance + heroine’s redemption + faked death + possessive pursuit later on) Song Li was the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Loyalty and Righteousness’s household. After her father and elder brother chose the wrong side, they were imprisoned and executed. She went from an exalted noblewoman to a lowly concubine, and eventually died young and miserable. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the age of thirteen. The lowborn boy kneeling in the courtyard wou 787Reads7.5Score10014d adds

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    🌻Perfectly fits the "escape" trope~ The female lead's family fell into ruin and she died young in her previous life. Reborn, she tries to please the male lead to survive 🍎 and even takes a sword for him in an escape. The male lead, filled with remorse, discovers her true identity and corners her against a wall. In the ambiguous atmosphere, he's already driven mad by her. [Laughing and crying emoji]

49. 49 我 After Faking My Death Once I’d Finished Spreading Warmth, the Villain Fell Apart Again 我送完温暖死遁后反派他又崩坏了 Silent Sparrow麻雀无声Ancient Romance229k WordsCompleted [Redemption × Mutual Devotion × Love Triangle × System × Faked Death × A Touch of Angst] [Mad, ruthless, tragic villain × A sunny girl with a rich inner world who’s slow on the uptake] [Warning: The author is a sucker for cheesy tropes and loves them] Li Hua is a key member of the Transmigration Bureau, with a stellar record in the Villain Purification Program. After completing the ultimate mission, rated SSS in difficulty, Li Hua retires in triumph, ready to enjoy a well-earned life of leisure 1.6kReads8.8Score10714d adds
50. 50 攻 After Winning Over a Yandere, I Faked My Death 攻略病娇后，我死遁了 Little Ke Doesn't Sleep小柯不睡觉Ancient Romance209k WordsCompleted [Faked Death + Redemption + Beautiful but Tragic Hero + Dark, Unhinged Yandere | One-on-One, Happy Ending, Both Leads Are Each Other's First and Only] When Song Qingqing first meets her mission target, Li Zhiwei, he smiles like a flower in full bloom and presses a sharp sword to her throat. “I'll try to make sure you don't suffer more than necessary.” Song Qingqing: Thanks, I guess. With no other choice, she kisses the villain by force, and their lives become bound together. She diligently w 1.6kReads8.6Score15314d adds

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