Looking for Stories with a Slow-Burning Romance Between the Female and Male Leads, Preferably with the Male Lead Chasing His Wife for a Long Time 要女主和男主感情漫长的书，最好是男主一直在追妻

1. 1 上 I've Suffered Enough in My Last Life. I'd Rather Die Than Marry Him Again 上辈子苦够了，打死她都不嫁了 Chang Qingqing常庆庆Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Shen An'an came from a distinguished family and was both talented and beautiful. As soon as she came of age, she was betrothed to the fourth prince, Xiao Yuan, a man of heavenly beauty and noble character, and the dream lover of every young lady in the capital. Heaven had dealt her a winning hand. Even she once believed she was blessed beyond measure, until her girlish heart was shattered into pieces. She suffered every kind of pain at the hands of that graceful, refined man, and paid a devastat 17kReads8.6Score2.5k14d adds

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   These books all feature female protagonists who, before their rebirth, believed the male protagonist didn't love them and died with resentment. After their rebirth, they avoid the male protagonist, leading to a tumultuous chase for him. Some are quite heart-wrenching, especially the third book where the pursuit of his wife is truly tragic.

2. 2 重 Reborn, Yaoyao, Love Me One More Time 重生之窈窈再爱我一次 Big Niu Bao大牛宝Ancient Romance307k WordsCompleted Xie Lingyao and Jiang Shiqi were married for ten years. It took just three years to go from treating each other with respect to being sick of the sight of one another. The remaining seven years were filled with nothing but coldness and neglect. After enduring her husband's betrayal, her son's estrangement, her mother-in-law's mistreatment, and the death of her loyal servant, her heart turned to ashes. She let the waters of a pond take her life. But when she woke again, she found herself back at 13kReads8.8Score1.3k14d adds
3. 3 强 You Can't Make a Melon Sweet by Force. Even Reborn, I Won't Chase Him Again 强扭的瓜不甜，重生再爱也不追了 I Really Love Big Tomatoes爱吃大番茄呀呀呀Modern Romance348k WordsCompleted (Reborn + 1v1, both leads are each other's only partners + a long, painful road to winning her back) In her previous life, Shen Moli pursued Fu Jin for seven years. When she graduated from college, she even pressured her parents to use their connections to make him marry her. But in the end, the boy she had loved throughout her youth cheated on her. She finally accepted that he had never loved her. Her heart was completely broken. She was reborn on the night she confessed to him during her first 1.8kReads6.7Score10314d adds
4. 4 不 I Will Never Leave the Green Mountains 不与青山辞 A Crescent Moon, Bright and Clear一弯皎皎Modern Romance245k WordsCompleted [Marry First, Love Later + Older Man + Guiding Lover + Both Pure] "A gentle, fatherly boyfriend and a bright little ray of sunshine" One moment, Jiang Tang thought she had finally made it through every hardship. The next, she was doing a full backflip and crashing into an iceberg. By a series of mishaps, she had managed to get involved with Mu Zhiqing. He was a mysterious businessman who stood alone atop a high tower, as unfathomable as a deep abyss. Rumor had it that he was upright and proper, 27.2kReads9.4Score2.9k14d adds

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   A marriage of convenience that blossomed into love, ten years apart in age, ten men with the charisma of husbands, ten men who only care for their wives—a refined and elegant businesswoman and a bold and unrestrained systems engineer, their love story as warm as spring sunshine ❤️

5. 5 痞 Roguish Seduction 痞诱 Twilight Glow暮熹Modern Romance354k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Flash Marriage into a Top-Tier Family + Rekindled Romance + Sweet Romance + Both Leads Are Each Other's Only One] [Rebellious Architectural Prodigy Who Can't Love × Scheming, Grudge-Holding Business Mogul] Rong Zhiyan went on a business trip to Denmark. When she came back, she had a fiancé, and even the wedding date had been set. Since it was a business alliance, she nodded and went back to work. She didn't even know what the other person looked like, and had no int 13.2kReads9.3Score1.7k14d adds

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   This book is highly recommended! If you enjoy stories about the tumultuous relationship between a male and female lead, this is a must-read. The two had a relationship when they were 18, but the female lead broke up with the male lead because she didn't believe in love. The male lead was heartbroken but still loved her, waiting until she needed to marry into a political alliance before agreeing to the marriage. Gradually, he won her over and made her believe in love again. This book is really good; I highly recommend it! 🥰🥰🥰

6. 6 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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   Well... The whole book features a powerful female lead and a smart, gentle male lead. I really liked a reader's comment: even knowing the female lead won't fall in love with any of the male supporting characters, I still get jealous. It's mostly lighthearted. To be honest, I didn't finish it; I only read up to the point where they returned to the modern world, and for me, that was the ending. It's quite good; everyone should check it out.

7. 7 不 Didn’t You Say I Was Ugly? Then Why Is Nezha Forcing His Love on Me? 不是说我丑？哪吒怎么还强制爱 Fusheng扶生Female-Channel Fanfiction352k WordsCompleted [Coercive Love, Yandere, Mutual First Love, The Heroine Chases the Hero] Content warning: This is very out of character. Nezha is a yandere who will stop at nothing to get the heroine. Don’t judge him by the standards of a normal person. The heroine has very little fighting ability. After dying, Chanchan came back to life in a mythological world. The price was that she had to stop Nezha from killing Ao Bing. Stop Nezha? What? Me? Nezha, the reincarnation of the Spirit Pearl, who only kills and 4.7kReads8.1Score54814d adds
8. 8 重 Reborn: The Easygoing Princess Only Wants to Become a Taoist Nun 重生之佛系王妃只想做道姑 Silu Honeysuckle肆绿忍冬Ancient Romance511k WordsCompleted [Reborn + princess consort + soul transmigration + substitute marriage + doted on by one man] The disgraced daughter of the Lin family becomes the Prince of Li’s consort through a substitute marriage. She plans to take life easy, laze around, and become a Daoist nun. Who could have imagined that after ten years of being ignored and unknown, her first public appearance would be celebrated across the land? Xiao Linfeng was once a god of death on the battlefield. Now, afflicted with a vicious il 1.1kReads—Score—14d adds

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   The male protagonist is constantly pursuing his wife. Every time he tries to get closer to her, she always comes up with some reason and runs away from him. The male protagonist can only chase after her desperately, determined to win her over!

9. 9 作 The Troublesome Female Side Character Wonders: Why Hasn’t the Male Lead Broken Up with Me Yet? 作精女配，男主怎么还不和我分手 La Lu La Lu啦噜啦噜Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted [Spoiled heiress + beloved by everyone + rekindled romance + sweet doting romance + going crazy for love + wealthy family] Ye Zhitang had a nightmare. In it, she was the troublesome first love who tormented the male lead, Gu Yanzhi. Because of her constant self-destructive antics, Gu Yanzhi was drawn to the gentle, considerate, kind female lead. Only belatedly did he realize that she was the one he loved! In the end, Gu Yanzhi succeeded in business and became a big shot. He and the female 7.7kReads7.8Score47014d adds

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   This is amazing! The female lead is doting, and the male lead spoils her! The male lead loves the female lead unconditionally.

10. 10 夫 Madam, Don't Marry Him! The Commander Is Infertile! 夫人别嫁了，主帅他不孕不育啊 Nine Numbers九数Modern Romance4.7M WordsCompleted Jiang Si, a powerhouse from the apocalypse, perished alongside the Zombie Emperor and found herself in the Abel star system. Its population had been declining, with no new births for over two hundred years. What’s more, Jiang Si, a newly arrived primitive species, had a 100% fertility rating. Naturally, she married the empire’s infertile prince, who was also a marshal. Since she wouldn’t have to bear children, she devoted herself to her career, becoming a master horticulturist, potion maker, and 68.3kReads8.9Score12.3k14d adds

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    The romance between the male and female leads in this book is quite long, as many comments and reviews have noted. While the progress is slow, the romance itself is well-developed, and the characters are vividly portrayed, such as the Imperial Marshal Agares and the supernatural female lead Jiang Si. However, two supporting characters feel superfluous. Overall, it's better than many books rated 9 to 9.5, and I highly recommend it.

11. 11 向 To Zhouzhou 向周舟 Yu Yezao俞叶早Modern Romance274k WordsCompleted [Short drama now streaming] [Gentle, composed top student VS warm, devoted tech expert] Some people are like rainbows: you only know they exist once you meet them. After a family upheaval, Zhou Zhou ends her overseas posting and returns to City H. The news reaches Cheng Yanran, now a partner at a high-tech company. After several sleepless nights, Cheng decides to take a chance and adds her on WeChat, using selling a car as an excuse! A decade-long unrequited love finally bears fruit in a story t 14.7kReads9.3Score1.4k14d adds

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    This is definitely it! The male lead has been secretly in love with the female lead for ten years. He finally mustered the courage and did it in a very ceremonial way, showing his pure and innocent determination to establish a relationship...

12. 12 和 I Got a Happy Ending with My Sharp-Tongued, Flirty Ex-Boyfriend 和我那嘴贱会撩的前男友HE了 Abyssal Imagination深渊脑洞Modern Romance255k WordsCompleted [A PE teacher with off-the-charts combat skills + A sharp-tongued orthopedic surgeon who knows how to flirt] [Lighthearted Comedy + Reunion After Years Apart + Everyday Life + Sweet Romance + Love-Hate Relationship + Getting Back Together] One bowl of pork intestine noodles was all it took for Qiu Y inong, usually strong and healthy, to be whisked away in an ambulance. After spending the night on an IV in the hospital emergency room, she walked out the front entrance, her body still weak. Beyond 6.8kReads9.0Score75314d adds

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    Absolutely amazing! Absolutely amazing!

13. 13 救 Help! My Aloof Disciple Turned Into a Yandere 救命，我的清冷徒儿黑化成病娇了 Ling Xiu铃岫Ancient Romance433k WordsCompleted [A beautiful, powerful, and chronically ill immortal master × a cold, gloomy demon snake disciple from Qishan] (One-on-one romance, happy ending, both leads pure, master-and-pet training romance) Her master told her that if Qi Suige ever met another person born with a sword bone, she must not let them go. They would cultivate together and attain great mastery. Qi Suige was ready to give up, but then she met Yan Lan. He had picture-perfect features, a detached temperament, and extraordinary talen 687Reads8.7Score11914d adds
14. 14 这 Mr. Ghost, Your Cold and Unhinged Persona Is Falling Apart 这位男鬼你的高冷疯批人设崩了 Eryu Mountain珥玉山Modern Romance468k WordsCompleted [Past and present lives|pseudo-siblings|brooding ghostly man (a real ghost)|forced possession in the past life|sweet romance and mutual flirting in this life|1v1|happy ending] [Quiet and reserved on the surface, but a top-tier complainer inside, female lead VS sickly and unhinged on the surface, but clingy and affectionate inside, male lead] (See the author’s note in Chapter One for details) Zhu Yu (Song Shiwei) × Song Shiye Zhu Yu had been having a lot of trouble lately. First, a fortune-telle 84Reads—Score—14d adds
15. 15 烟 The Misty River Road 烟水路 Xuanxi璇西Modern Romance252k WordsCompleted A sunny, cheerful, spirited heroine vs. a cold, untouchable, obsessive male lead who eventually loses control. “When you saved him, did you ever think he might be a devil?” Xiao Qingran fell in love with someone. His name was Duan Zhao. Cool and distant, he seemed refined and courteous. He never minded when she was rude or overstepped, and he was always there to help when she was in trouble. He had seen her cry and watched her lose her composure. “I know he doesn’t like me, but that doesn’t 41Reads8.1Score—14d adds
16. 16 真 A Fake-and-Real Young Masters Story: Two Mad Dogs for the Beautiful One 真假少爷文，漂亮美人的两只疯狗 Wind-Swept Little Padded Jacket窜风小棉袄Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted [One Woman, Two Men + Rivalry for Her Love + Men Get Hurt + Both Men Are Inexperienced] Song Qingling has a mad dog on her tail. Shen Wang comes from a privileged family and has an arrogant streak, but he falls for her at first sight and pursues her relentlessly for half a year before she finally agrees to date him. But after a few months together, Shen Wang grows more and more overbearing, his possessiveness getting out of hand. Song Qingling is fed up and wants to break up. But once a mad dog 3.7kReads8.8Score35214d adds
17. 17 疯 After the Mad Female Lead Takes the Male Lead by Force 疯批女主强取豪夺男主后 Eryu Mountain珥玉山Modern Romance437k WordsCompleted [The heroine forcibly claims the hero; the second male lead forcibly claims the heroine] [Ice-cold beauty descends from her pedestal for love + intense push and pull + broken up and reunited + healing] [A mentally ill heroine who seems passionately obsessive but is actually starved for love and afraid of loss × a considerate hero who seems emotionally distant but is actually possessive] Cheng Yuying was obsessive, passionate, wild, and resolute. She didn’t know how to love. To her, love meant d 155Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 18 被 An Obsessive Alpha Has Gotten His Claws Into Me 被阴湿Alpha缠上了 King V大王VModern Romance294k WordsCompleted [ABO Setting + Male Alpha, Female Beta + Childhood Sweethearts + He Has a Secret Crush + Both Leads Are Inexperienced] [Sharp-Tongued, Blunt Woman × Sweet-on-the-Outside, Dark and Twisted Man] Main characters: Lian Jin vs. Xie Shuyan Lian Jin is a Beta. In a world that exalts Alphas and prizes Omegas, she's destined to be the most ordinary of them all. Then one day, a difficult Alpha relentlessly pursues her, trapping her like a prisoner in a cage despite being the weaker one. It's rare to find 1.6kReads8.7Score13214d adds
19. 19 奸 The Treacherous Official's Wife: A Book-Transmigrated Heroine's Farming Life 奸臣之妻：书穿女配好种田 Youyou Doesn't Eat Spicy Food柚柚不吃辣Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Farming + sweet romance + family bonds + political intrigue + healing + comedy] Cui Wantang had lived with her old charlatan of a master, dependent on each other. After he died, she was left all alone. Then one day, she transmigrated into a book she hadn't finished reading, becoming the wife of the villainous minister. [The book said Song Yu was a smiling tiger, ruthless and cruel, a lackey and a weapon for the antagonist.] But at this point, Song Yu was only a poor young man who hadn't turned 25.6kReads9.4Score3.7k14d adds

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    The male lead in this story undergoes a transformation; you can give it a try if you're interested.

20. 20 快 Quick Transmigration! From the 1930s to the New Millennium, I Outdid Everyone 快穿！从三零到千禧我卷赢所有 July Sunrise七月朝阳Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period setting + devoted couples + sweet romance + no fixed pairing + pocket dimension + reborn + transmigration + revenge + face-slapping + comeback + calculated self-interest + fictional period setting + note that there are male supporting characters + tragic supporting characters] Note: This story is entirely fictional. In Star Calendar Year 3300, Jiang Qingqing was born in an interstellar orphanage and left unclaimed. To survive, Jiang Qingqing takes only an old, battered robot discarded by 5.8kReads8.4Score31814d adds

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    A period-travel novel with spatial abilities, no fixed romantic pairing, a cold-blooded and selfish female lead who isn't a saint, has a career, love, and children, and a male lead with a complex inner world.

21. 21 综 The Princes Born of Noble Blood All Fell for Her 综清穿天生贵胄的皇子都栽了 July Sunrise七月朝阳Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Completed novel [1.5 million words, alternate-history Qing transmigration + not historically accurate + angst and infidelity + one-on-one romance in the later stages + changing pairings + the Nine Princes + Kangxi] Qing transmigration compilation + alternate history + more children, more blessings + wild imagination + period setting + strong heroine + Dream of the Red Chamber Cultivation + transmigration space + comeback and face-slapping + pairing with one of the Nine Princes + Kangxi] Synopsis 7.2kReads8.7Score36714d adds
22. 22 年 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras: After the Broken Engagement, the Original Male Lead Trembles in Fear 年代快穿，退婚，原男主瑟瑟发抖 July Sunrise七月朝阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as: Quick Transmigration Through the Eras: After Breaking Off Her Engagement, the Cannon Fodder Heroine Has a Lucky Pregnancy Note: This story is entirely fictional. (Alternate history + Era-hopping + Devoted couples + Adorable children + Triplets + Farming + Transmigration + Intelligent brain pocket dimension + Interstellar + More children, more blessings + Cannon fodder fights back + Face-slapping scumbags + Strong heroine + Modern romance + Republican era + Showbiz) Synopsis: The a 6.8kReads9.0Score40014d adds
23. 23 我 My Mr. Lin Doesn’t Talk 我的林先生不说话 Xu Xiaoyu徐小雨Modern Romance203k WordsCompleted [One couple + first love + love at first sight + mutual devotion and affection] [Warm, attentive special education teacher ✖ insecure, sensitive full-time writer] * After moving into her new home, Lin Zhaozhao always assumed her neighbor was a beautiful, kind-hearted young woman who loved life, until one evening she saw the handsome Lin Xingye step out of the elevator. One day, Lin Zhaozhao announced to her parents, “You two are going to have a son-in-law!” Another day, faced with her editor’s r 22.9kReads9.5Score3.3k14d adds

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    The emotions are warm and gentle, and the story is beautiful.

24. 24 病 After the Frail CEO Moves to the Countryside, a Little Farm Girl Spoils Him Rotten 病弱霸总下乡后，被小农女娇宠了 Zhi Ying枝莺Modern Romance422k WordsCompleted Li Sui'an is a poor farm girl with no parents. All she wants is to find a husband willing to marry into her family and settle down to a cozy life with a man, children, and a warm bed. But every man she meets is a scumbag. Then one day, she sees the new neighbor. He has a slim waist and long legs, and he's delicate and handsome, a rare beauty among men. Li Sui'an falls for him at first sight. Smitten by his looks, she decides to marry him and bring him home. He can be the pretty one, while she ea 14.7kReads9.3Score1.9k14d adds
25. 25 恋 Love Begins Across Worlds 恋爱从综影开始 Jinenghua Is a Super Fangirl聚能花是超级女主控Fantastical Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Note: Revising this story is giving me a headache. Some parts are a little too stream-of-consciousness, and don't pick on the typos. They're intentional!) Nan Qiang, born alongside the Great Dao, is a demon who snacks on love and roams freely through countless little worlds! --Original female lead. Short stories. The heroine's strength fluctuates with her mood and the circumstances of her upbringing. No fixed male lead (some aren't human). Copying Gravestones (A-Ken) The Steel Behemoth of 1912 352Reads7.6Score—14d adds

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    The female lead is quite skilled in combat, but she likes to play dumb to outsmart others. Most of the time, men actively pursue her, and she loves herself the most.

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