Regret and Revenge Stories With Satisfying Payback 后悔流 爽文

1. 51 你 Your Man Cheated. What Does That Have to Do With Me? 你男人出轨，与我何干？ The Lonely City Watcher孤城守望者Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Urban · Wild Imagination · Reborn · Cutting Ties with Family] In his previous life, he was driven out of his home and endured endless scorn. Reborn, Zhu Mo cuts ties with his family on the spot and walks away, tossing out one parting line: “Your man cheated on you. What’s that got to do with me?” He buys up land, bets on soccer, snaps up undervalued stocks, and acquires blockbuster copyrights, using his knowledge of the future to leverage a fortune worth billions. An older sister unrelated by b 4.6kReads8.0Score341Shelves

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   A lighthearted novel about regretting severing ties with family, and short drama adaptations of it.

2. 52 开 A Dad from the Start: My Wife Betrayed Me, So I Fought Back 开局当奶爸，妻子背叛我强势逆袭 Qilin Beast麒麟兽Urban180k WordsOngoing Lin Chen is a devoted dad. He and his wife went from college sweethearts to a married couple, and she’s a venture-banking executive. They have a house and a car. But once their life improved, he discovered that his wife had been refusing to let him touch her for years. Whenever she returned from a business trip, her shirt often carried another man’s cigarette smell, and she would bring home a bottle of premium ginseng liquor, a supposed tonic for men. It all hinted that she was seeing someone el 3.4kReads5.9Score239Shelves

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   This 9.9-Rated novel! My cheeks are practically frozen from laughing so much 😂, it's so good, so funny 😂, I was laughing the whole time I was reading it, I couldn't stop. Words can't express how much I love this novel 🥰 [making faces][making faces][making faces]

3. 53 婚 A Turbulent Marriage 婚乱流年 Three Potatoes土豆三颗Urban344k WordsCompleted [No Cheating] + [One Female Lead] + [Not a Power Fantasy] + [Light Mystery] + [A Touch of Angst] Bai Yu had just finished his work presentation at the company headquarters and returned home three days early. Hoping to surprise his wife, he instead found that she had mysteriously disappeared. As he searched everywhere, he unexpectedly found her phone in the car, and the chat history on it hit him like a bolt of lightning. She had gone out after receiving that message. She'd gone to meet that man 3kReads5.2Score157Shelves

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   I remember staying up for two nights to finish reading this novel.

4. 54 逐 Cast Out of the Sect, I Make the Beautiful Sect Master Beg to Become My Dao Partner and Apologize 逐我出宗，美宗主跪求结道侣赔罪 Plain Oysters原味生蚝Xianxia610k WordsOngoing [The husband-chasing crematorium | regret arc | revenge and comeback against the sect] The female sect leader torments her husband for half a chapter, then spends dozens of chapters chasing after him, all while the other female characters keep twisting the knife. There's crying, collapse, and a descent into madness! 594Reads—Score105Shelves

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   The female sect leader tormented the male lead for half a chapter, and after dozens of chapters, he was constantly being hurt by the female supporting character, crying and going crazy!! It gets better and better as it goes on!

5. 55 契 A Contract Boyfriend? You're Not the Only One 契约男友？又不只跟你一个人 Twelve sed十二sedUrban241k WordsCompleted [Urban slice of life + multiple love triangles + sweet romance + multiple heroines] A pandemic caused the global male population to shrink by a quarter. In an age when women are desperate for romantic companionship, a new service industry has emerged: “contract boyfriends,” available at fixed rates and billed by the hour. Xu Yuan, the down-on-his-luck protagonist, somehow finds himself joining their ranks. From then on, he helps female clients whose lives have gone off track or who struggle wi 75Reads5.4Score104Shelves

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   Romantic and delicate, a "husband-chasing-after-the-cremation" scenario.

6. 56 谁 Who Says the Villainous Second Male Lead Can't Be Reborn? 谁说恶毒男二不重生？ Twelve sed十二sedUrban405k WordsOngoing [No System + Scumbag Male Lead and Multiple Heroines + Sweet Punishment Mechanism + Regret + Everyday Life] In his past life, he was the devil who drove her to her death. Reborn at seventeen, Qin Ze looks at the trembling Yu Xi before him and decides to live differently. “Yu Xi, what do you wish for?” “To stay, stay away from you...” “Rejected. Pick another.” “...Then I want to go home.” “Fine.” He carries her on his back after she twists her ankle. “I’ll take you, but before that, how about hav 899Reads7.0Score102Shelves
7. 57 替 The First Night After Breaking Free: I Meet a Cold CEO! 替身解放第一夜，遇见高冷总裁！ Twelve sed十二sedUrban389k WordsCompleted [Romance, gaming streamer, chasing his husband, love triangle, everyday romance, two female leads] This story features a variety of games and gaming references, including League of Legends, Minecraft, Black Myth: Wukong, It Takes Two, and many more... Synopsis: Zhou Chen spent two years as Mu Wanqing’s stand-in boyfriend, perfectly recreating everything about the man she secretly loved: his gentle smile, his thoughtful gestures, even that taro paste macchiato that was always 70% sweet. The day S 2.8kReads8.4Score114Shelves
8. 58 婚 Picking a Male Escort the Night Before Our Wedding? Cancel the Wedding, Then! 婚礼前夜点男模？取消婚礼你哭啥 Wang Yasi王雅思Urban309k WordsCompleted [Maximum regret + satisfying tycoon story + no back-and-forth, face-slapping revenge + total domination] Ye Dong’s beautiful wife, whom he had adored, went to spend the night with male escorts on the eve of their wedding. Ye Dong, CEO of Jiangcheng Ye Group, immediately called off the wedding and demanded a divorce, taking back every gift he had given her with marriage in mind. But his wife, Su Ruxue, assumed he was only trying to make her angry. It wasn’t until she received the divorce papers a 112Reads5.5Score—Shelves

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   A story of regret and catharsis, highly recommended.

9. 59 离 You Forced Me to Leave the Marriage With Nothing. Why Are You Panicking About My Revenge? 离婚逼我净身出户，复仇你慌什么 Wang Yasi王雅思Urban476k WordsCompleted [System + Invincible + 10,000 Words Daily + Tycoon + Revenge + Show No Mercy + Never Forgive a Grudge] This book is also known as Divorce Me and Leave Me Penniless? Now You're Afraid of My Revenge? Its short-drama title is Give Up on Marriage: The System Grants Me a Cheat-Filled Life. After building a successful business, Ye Qiu steps behind the scenes and lets his wife, Su Wanqing, take over the company. Unexpectedly, he is diagnosed with cancer. When he tells his wife the truth, she coldly as 932Reads7.2Score105Shelves
10. 60 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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    New story, a satisfying "chasing-back-to-her-husband" trope. The wife's heart and eyes are still set on her "white moonlight" (her first love), the male lead gives up and leaves, and the female lead regrets it. [Eating popcorn][Eating popcorn][Eating popcorn]

11. 61 门 Between the Door and the World Outside, My Fiancée Regrets It Like Crazy! 门里门外，未婚妻她悔疯了！ King Revolver左轮王10k WordsCompleted Inside and outside the door, my fiancée is consumed with regret! 6.9kReads—Score—Shelves
12. 62 发 After I Discovered My Wife Was Cheating 发现妻子出墙后 King Revolver左轮王13k WordsCompleted After discovering his wife was cheating on him 5kReads—Score106Shelves
13. 63 妻 My Wife Insisted on Staying with Her First Love, So I Buried Our Marriage with My Own Hands 妻子执意陪白月光，我亲手埋葬了婚姻 King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted My wife insisted on staying by her first love's side, so I buried our marriage with my own hands. 6.5kReads—Score122Shelves
14. 64 妻 My Wife's Secret Text Messages 妻子的秘密短信 King Revolver左轮王11k WordsCompleted My Wife's Secret Text Messages 2.1kReads—Score—Shelves

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    With over 100,000 readers, highly recommended! [Flying kiss][flying kiss][flying kiss]

15. 65 既 If You Love Your First Love So Much, Why Are You Crying Now That I'm Gone? 既爱白月光，我走了你哭啥？ King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance15k WordsCompleted If you love your first love so much, why are you crying now that I've left? 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
16. 66 婚 Marriage Is a Shattered Reflection 婚姻如破碎的镜像 King Revolver左轮王Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted Marriage is like a shattered mirror 3.1kReads—Score—Shelves
17. 67 你 You Chose Your First Love, So I Let You Go on the Spot (Late Love Won't Save You) 你选白月光，我当场成全（晚情不渡） King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted You chose your first love, so I let you have him right then and there (Late Love Finds No Ferry). 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
18. 68 她 After She Cheated, She Lost the Love of Her Life Forever 她出轨后永失所爱 King Revolver左轮王10k WordsCompleted After She Cheated, She Lost the One She Loved Forever 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
19. 69 他 He Actually Stole My Wife 他竟偷走我的妻 King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance13k WordsCompleted He Actually Stole My Wife 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
20. 70 妻 The Hell My Wife Hid in the Receipts 妻子藏在收据里的地狱 King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance13k WordsCompleted The Hell My Wife Hid in the Receipts 519Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 71 爱 Love Isn't Gentle, and I Won't Lick My Wounds 爱不温柔，我不舔舐伤口 King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted Love isn't gentle, and I won't lick my wounds. 449Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 72 你 You Turned Away, So I Learned Not to Love You! 你选择转身，我学会不爱！ King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance13k WordsCompleted You chose to walk away, so I learned how not to love you! 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
23. 73 中 After I Won the Lottery, My Wife and Daughter Forced Me to Leave with Nothing! 中奖后，妻女逼我净身出户！ King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted After I Won the Lottery, My Wife and Daughter Forced Me to Leave With Nothing! 241Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 74 备 A Backup Plan? I'm Done Putting Up with This! 备胎？老子不伺候了！ King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted A Backup Plan? I'm Done Putting Up With This! 366Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 75 智 Outsmarting My Wife's First Love: Father and Son Join Forces 智斗老婆白月光，我们父子齐上阵 King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted Outsmarting My Wife's First Love: Father and Son Join Forces 199Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 76 无 Betrayed Without Mercy, I Tore Apart the Illusion of Happiness with My Own Hands 无情背叛，我亲手撕碎幸福假象 King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted Betrayed without mercy, I tore apart the illusion of happiness with my own hands. 283Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A short story with over 200,000 readers, a classic "chasing-back-to-husband" trope. [Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

27. 77 婚 She Ran After Her First Love at Our Wedding 婚礼上她追着白月光跑了 King Revolver左轮王8k WordsCompleted She ran after her first love at our wedding. 188Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 78 分 You Want to Split 60,000 with Me? I Started Out Worth 50 Million! 分我六万？我开局身价五千万！ King Revolver左轮王13k WordsCompleted You Only Want to Give Me Sixty Thousand? I'm Worth Fifty Million from the Start! 509Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 79 爱 Love Makes No Promises, and My Beloved Never Comes Home 爱不期许，良人不归 King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted Love Makes No Promises, and My Beloved Never Came Back 165Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 80 惊 The Horror Realm: Entering the Strange World from a Psychiatric Hospital 惊悚领域：从精神病院进入诡世界 Tender Little Puppy香嫩的小狗Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing (The hardcover edition has been published!) [Infinite Flow] [Original Horror Instances] [Mild Horror] “Chen Ji murdered his mother a week ago and spent three days with her corpse before he was arrested.” “You have been diagnosed with schizophrenia and are about to be transferred to a psychiatric hospital for supervision.” “Do you have anything to say?” The black-haired boy before them slowly raised his head, his expression calm. “I’ll say it again.” “The thing I killed wasn’t my mother...” “It w 349.6kReads9.5Score70.9kShelves
31. 81 替 I Took My Brother's College Entrance Exam and Became an Academician; Now He's Back Asking Me to Give Up My Identity 替弟高考成院士，归来问我要身份 Li Ju Loves Potatoes An李巨爱吃土豆安Urban249k WordsCompleted “A person should know their place. All of this belongs to your younger brother. Don't try to pull off a sparrow swallowing a dragon, and don't covet what isn't yours.” In his senior year of high school, Li Wubing's biased father and stepmother made him take the college entrance exam in place of his good-for-nothing younger brother, Li Tai. When the results came out, Li Wubing had scored the highest in the country. Because so much attention was focused on him, the family had no choice but to let 369Reads5.4Score—Shelves

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    The parents favored the younger brother, unaware that the protagonist had quietly become an academician.

32. 82 打 A Working-Class Packhorse and His Cheating Wife 打工牛马，劈腿妻 A Heart Dancing in the Wind随风飘舞的心Urban1.2M WordsOngoing Chen Yu never imagined that coming home without warning would lead him to find another man in his own house. After seven years together, just as they were about to get married, his fiancée, Ning Feifei, had cheated on him. While he was away, she had let another man move into his home. Ning Feifei said the man was her close male friend, someone who understood her deeply. He had filled the loneliness in her heart while Chen Yu was gone. Chen Yu was furious. They had to break up, no question. Witho 17.8kReads6.5Score927Shelves

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    Chen Yu and Ning Feifei had been in a relationship for seven years, and just as their love was about to blossom into marriage, Chen Yu returned home to find Ning Feifei had brought a man home. Ning Feifei explained that the man was her best male friend, that he was just staying at her place, and that there was nothing between them. Faced with this unsavory situation, what should Chen Yu do?

33. 83 五 After Five Years, I Secretly Ran Away 五年期满，我偷偷跑路。 Jinkui Zhiwan金匮直万14k WordsCompleted After my five-year term was up, I slipped away in secret. 5kReads—Score100Shelves

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34. 84 穿 I Transmigrated as a Female CEO's Adopted Brother, Then Ran for the Hills! 穿越成女总裁的干弟弟，我提桶跑路！ Jinkui Zhiwan金匮直万13k WordsCompleted I Transmigrated as the Female CEO’s Adoptive Younger Brother, So I Grabbed My Bucket and Ran! 2.5kReads—Score—Shelves
35. 85 五 Five Years in Hell, and I'll Never Forgive Them 五年地狱生活，我绝不原谅 Jinkui Zhiwan金匮直万12k WordsCompleted After five years of hell, I will never forgive them. 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
36. 86 未 One Slap From My Fiancée Shattered All My Hopes 未婚妻的一巴掌，击碎我的期待 Jinkui Zhiwan金匮直万11k WordsCompleted One slap from my fiancée shattered all my hopes. 5kReads—Score—Shelves
37. 87 未 My Fiancée Went Abroad for Five Years. When She Returned, I Had a Son and a Daughter 未婚妻出国五年，回来后我已儿女双全 Jinkui Zhiwan金匮直万12k WordsCompleted My Fiancée Went Abroad for Five Years. By the Time She Returned, I Already Had a Son and a Daughter 3.9kReads—Score—Shelves
38. 88 五 After Five Years, I Repaid My Debt of Gratitude. In This Life, I Have Neither Love Nor Resentment 五年还完恩情，此生无爱亦无怨 Jinkui Zhiwan金匮直万13k WordsCompleted After Five Years, I’ve Repaid My Debt of Gratitude. In This Life, I Have Neither Love Nor Regrets 633Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 89 第 After My Third Divorce, I Chose to Let Go 第三次离婚后，我选择放手 Jinkui Zhiwan金匮直万10k WordsCompleted After My Third Divorce, I Chose to Let Go 31Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 90 五 After Five Years of Caring for Her, She Said She Only Saw Me as a Brother 五年的陪伴和照顾，她却说只把我当哥哥 Jinkui Zhiwan金匮直万11k WordsCompleted After five years of being there for her and taking care of her, she said she only saw me as a brother. 315Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 91 妻 My Wife Found a Substitute for Her One True Love and Asked Me for a Divorce 妻子找到白月光替身，直接向我提离婚 Jinkui Zhiwan金匮直万11k WordsCompleted My wife found a stand-in for her first love and immediately asked me for a divorce 3Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 92 拒 After I Refused to Be a Doormat, the System Broke Down 拒当舔狗后，系统崩了 Jinkui Zhiwan金匮直万15k WordsCompleted After I Refused to Be a Simp, the System Broke Down 153Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 93 五 Five Years of Marriage, Yet I Never Won Her Heart 五年的婚姻，终没赢得她的心 Jinkui Zhiwan金匮直万10k WordsCompleted After five years of marriage, I still couldn't win her heart. 24Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 94 三 Three Years of Marriage, All to Repay a Debt of Gratitude 三年婚姻只为报恩 Jinkui Zhiwan金匮直万11k WordsCompleted Three years of marriage, all to repay a debt of gratitude. 193Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 95 外 On the Day of My Granddaughter’s 100-Day Celebration, I Cut Ties With My Daughter 外孙女百日宴当天，我和女儿断绝关系 Jinkui Zhiwan金匮直万10k WordsCompleted On the day of my granddaughter's hundred-day celebration, I cut ties with my daughter. 10Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 96 娇 After My Wife Cheated, I Began My Hunt and Revenge 娇妻出轨后，我的狩猎和报复 A Breeze Rising Again再起的微风7k WordsCompleted After My Wife Cheated, I Began My Hunt for Revenge 4.3kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Haha, it's too late to regret it now. Let's see how a real man takes revenge.

47. 97 女 After My Girlfriend Betrayed Me, Revenge Was a Long Road 女友背叛后，报复路漫漫 A Breeze Rising Again再起的微风Marriage & Romance13k WordsCompleted After My Girlfriend Betrayed Me, the Road to Revenge Was Long 328Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 98 离 On the Day We Divorced, the Love System Made the Goddess Spoil Me 离婚当天，恋爱系统让女神宠疯我 Qilin Beast麒麟兽Urban170k WordsCompleted A little note: The protagonist is somewhat lustful, but that doesn't stop him from being a man of honor and loyalty!! On the day of his divorce, Lin Chen activated the [Romance System]! His first mission: Confess to the campus beauty. "Wanqiu, I've loved you for seven years." Lin Chen stared at the divorce certificate in his hand, completely dumbfounded. "System, she's already my ex-wife." [Urban + System + wish fulfillment + multiple heroines + romantic rivalry + love-triangle drama + everyone 944Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Trying to cheat on me? It's no use regretting it after the divorce..." [Multiple female leads + chasing after her husband + jealousy], Lin Chen still got divorced. The seven-year itch proved true for him. Walking out of the Civil Affairs Bureau, a sudden thought popped into his mind: [Love System Activated]. [Host, little brother, mwah! Please loudly proclaim to your best friend, the university beauty Su Wanqiu, "Wanqiu! I want to tell you, I... Have loved you for seven years."] Lin Chen was stunned, frozen for a full ten minutes. He immediately unfolded the green marriage certificate in his hand and said timidly, "System, the university beauty Su Wanqiu you mentioned is already my ex-wife."

49. 99 我 I Was Just Messing Around, So How Did I Become Their Moonlight? 我就浪一下，怎么成她们白月光了 Southern V Chili Pepper南方v小辣椒Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Multiple Heroines] + [Invincible] + [Laid-Back Retirement] + [No NTR] + [Comedy] + [Literary Plagiarism] + [Sword Twenty-Three] Su Huan, who has memories of his previous life, is reborn in a world remarkably similar to Earth. By chance, he saves several little girls who are being hunted. He does it on a whim, thinking he’ll never see them again. But ten years later…! 17.2kReads6.7Score1.3kShelves

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    Unbeatable! Hilarious! Regretful!

50. 100 单 After Twenty Years of Being Single, I Became a Beautiful Girl 单身二十年的我变成了美少女 Su Yueyue苏越月Urban528k WordsCompleted [Everyday life + gender transformation + sweet romance + campus] Unable to find a girlfriend because he was too good-looking, Su Mo received the legendary System. Luxury cars? A villa? A harem? None of that. Instead, after one night’s sleep, the System turned him into a beautiful girl. From then on, his dormmates were all over him: “Xiao Mo, you smell so good! Xiao Mo, could you wear women’s clothes for us?” Are you guys serious? I’m your bro, remember?! [The multiple-heroines tag was a System e 12kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves

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