The Second Male Lead Gets the Girl: A Secret Crush Comes True 男二上位暗恋成真

1. 1 蓄 The Ice-Cold Professor’s Secret Plan 蓄谋冰山教授 Expired Candy过期的糖Two Female Leads661k WordsCompleted Qiao Nongxi, who has been single since birth, is determined to have a passionate romance before graduating from college. But the boys at her university are either overconfident or greasy, and she has no interest in any of them. By the time she reaches her senior year, Qiao Nongxi finally meets a decent guy. He dresses simply and neatly, reads widely, knows how to respect women, and always smells fresh and clean. Qiao Nongxi thinks she likes him, but something is missing. Her heart just doesn't 44.5kReads9.5Score6.3k14d adds

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   "My parents passed away when I was very young. My older sister raised me; she's seven years older than me. Although she's a bit strict, she's incredibly kind to me and is my only family. If possible, I'd like to invite you to meet her." The phone displayed a heartfelt invitation from Crush. Qiao Nongxi stared at the screen, lost in thought. She was a senior in college, about to graduate, and had never been in a relationship. In this society dominated by average men, it wasn't easy to find a clean-cut, refreshing, and respectful man. She and Crush had been together for almost half a year, maintaining a friendly but not overly romantic relationship. Now, he was proposing something more, even formally introducing her to his sister. She should accept. But something felt off. There was no spark, no feeling of being irresistible. Unable to figure it out, Qiao Nongxi turned to her roommates for help. "Shu Ting asked me out to dinner, saying he'd introduce me to his sister. Should I go or not?" Hearing the name "Shu Ting," her roommates, who were watching dramas or playing games, immediately dropped what they were doing and swarmed over. "Go ahead, why not? You two have been dating for half a year, it's time to take things to the next level." "He's already introduced you to his sister, he must really like you, you have to go."

2. 2 舔 Three and a Half Years as a Simp, Then the System Told Me I Had the Wrong Target 舔狗三年半，系统说我攻略错对象 Beauty Zhang Sanfeng美女张三疯Ancient Romance386k WordsCompleted [The physical edition of Abandon the Dark and Join Him, Volume One, is now available for purchase online] [The Second Male Lead's Redemption Arc] 1. Qiao Yin spent three years and eleven months fawning over Lu Jinzhi. Everyone in the capital knew she would marry no one but him, yet the System told her: She had pursued the wrong target. Qiao Yin: ... 2 Qiao Yin suddenly vanished from Lu Jinzhi's side. On the first day of her disappearance, Lu Jinzhi sneered: Just a little game of playing hard to 48.4kReads9.4Score5.9k14d adds

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   The second male lead takes over in this time-travel novel. The premise is very novel, and the characters are vividly portrayed. The female lead, Qiao Yin, is clear-headed and decisively dumps her scumbag boyfriend to pursue her own happiness. The male lead, Xie Yu'an, is upright, gentle, affectionate, and devoted. The second male lead, Lu Jinzhi, only learns to cherish after losing her, which makes the reader both angry and relieved.

3. 3 天 A Sweet, Adoring New Arrival! Who Needs a Cold Childhood Sweetheart? 天降又甜又宠！谁还要高冷竹马 Zhuge Sweetheart诸葛甜心Modern Romance708k WordsCompleted [Brave, decisive little ray of sunshine x insecure, sensitive, touch-starved clingy boy] [Rebirth + sweet school romance + a newcomer’s secret crush takes the lead + childhood friend tries to win her back + both are each other’s one and only] Ye Qing and Lin Rang grew up together. Ye Qing loved Lin Rang and spent more than ten years chasing after him. She finally managed to melt the iceberg, only for Lin Rang to abandon her at their wedding and run off after the girl he had always loved. Back i 3.5kReads9.3Score60614d adds

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   Both books are great! 😘😘

4. 4 白 Daytime Daydreams 白日妄想 Ling Huan泠欢Modern Romance201k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Secret Crush + Healing + School Life + 1v1] [Top-tier Star Singer × Cool, Aloof Painter] After Rong Zhen dies, she suddenly transmigrates into a book as a disposable female supporting character. Forced to follow the plot, she trails after the male lead and watches him and the female lead live happily ever after. She was an orphan in her previous life, so transmigrating into a book feels like getting a second life. What’s so hard about playing a devoted childhood frie 5.8kReads9.3Score64814d adds
5. 5 你 You Kissed the Wrong Place 你亲错地方了 A Fa阿法Modern Romance337k WordsCompleted The print edition of A Glimmer Against the Cold Wind is now available nationwide. [Each other's first love + rekindled romance + the hero wins himself over + happy ending] For the first sixteen years of his life, Xie Chen had never thought about dating. When Jiang Yuan wrote him a love letter and was publicly criticized by the whole school, Xie Chen rejected her without mercy. “I have no plans to date.” Jiang Yuan neither cried nor made a scene. She gave him an appraising look, even smiling a li 61.4kReads9.5Score7.6k14d adds

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   The cherry blossom pink cover is absolutely irresistible! The story of a wealthy CEO and a cool, aloof beauty reuniting after a broken relationship, with both experiencing their first love and the self-control element, is incredibly captivating! Xie Chen's line, "I don't plan on dating," and Jiang Yuan's meaningful "Okay..." Create a lot of suspense.

6. 6 拯 Saving the Senior Brother of the Righteous Sect 拯救正道大师兄 Qin Xiaoniang秦小娘Two Male Leads702k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + transmigrate into a book + cultivation] Jiang Luwan transmigrates into a minor cannon-fodder character in his favorite novel, The Demon Lord's Beloved Immortal Wife. The original heroine and the villainous Demon Lord share a tragic romance spanning hundreds of chapters. Though the Demon Lord has killed countless people, she is determined to save him from the darkness. In the end, she reforms him, saves the world, and creates a celebrated love story. As for Jiang Luwan, he becom 9.5kReads8.9Score1.2k14d adds

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   I love this!

7. 7 软 A Gentle Seduction 软诱 Jiujiu Qi久久萋Modern Romance454k WordsCompleted The print edition of Rose Crown goes on sale August 10. Available on all platforms. [Married First, Love Later + Secret Crush + He Chases His Wife After Losing Her, But She Never Looks Back + Both Are Each Other’s First] She was the Xu family’s adopted daughter, and Zhou Yuetian’s little shadow. She had followed him everywhere since childhood, until she heard him say this at the age of twenty-four: “She’s just the Xu family’s adopted daughter. Why would I actually care about her? People like us 71.5kReads9.6Score8.6k14d adds

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   It's so good! I finished watching it a long time ago. It's a slow-burning love story, with love hidden in the little things. 🥰

8. 8 诱 Luring Her to Fall from the Clouds 诱她向云端沦陷 Sleepy Little Fish轻鱼鱼睡不醒Modern Romance498k WordsCompleted [No Reconciliation After the Breakup + He Chases Her, but She Never Turns Back + Second Male Lead Wins + Unrequited Love Comes True] Xie Weiyi thought she had married for love after dating Sheng Shuran since college and eventually walking down the aisle with him. But on their wedding anniversary, she received a photo of Sheng Shuran having dinner with another woman. When Xie Weiyi confronted him, all she got was a dismissive reply: “I married you, didn't I? Can you stop being so sensitive?” “If 7.3kReads9.0Score73614d adds

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   [Sparrow's Masterpiece] Xie Weiyi and Sheng Shuran went from a campus romance to marriage, only to receive photos of him having dinner with another woman on their wedding anniversary. Faced with her questioning, Sheng Shuran gave evasive answers, and a thoroughly disappointed Xie Weiyi filed for divorce. Sheng Shuran initially thought she was playing hard to get, but when he finally realized the truth, he discovered he had already lost the person who had waited for him forever.

9. 9 暗 Ending My Secret Crush, I Became Someone Else's White Moonlight 暗恋终止，成为他人白月光 Bei He Guanguan北荷琯琯Modern Romance468k WordsCompleted [Second male lead takes the lead + secret love + pursuing his wife after losing her, but she never turns back + reunion after years apart + sweet CEO romance] Xia Annuo fell in love with the man who was her brother in name only. She kept her girlish feelings hidden, never daring to reveal them, because she knew he didn’t love her. The things Lu Ziqi often said to Xia Annuo were, “Don’t follow me. Stop bothering me. Can’t you be quiet for once?” Just as he wished, Xia Annuo gradually drifted f 121Reads6.8Score—14d adds
10. 10 重 When We Reunited, the Powerful Man's Eyes Turned Red; He Kissed Her and Whispered Sweet Nothings 重逢大佬红了眼，吻缠她，说情话 Jiu Jinli九金梨Modern Romance447k WordsCompleted [The short drama “A Second Promise to Nanyin” is now streaming] (Reunion from the start + rekindled love + secret crush + devoted to each other + deeply devoted young heir fiercely spoils his wife as he wins her back) That year, Pei Jingmo swept into Xu Nanyin’s life like a sweet storm, conquering both her body and her heart. The wealthy young heir, a carefree playboy, lowered himself to dote on her endlessly, and she fell madly in love with him. When an engagement announcement for him and anoth 25.2kReads9.1Score2.2k14d adds

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    The embrace between the suit-wearing CEO Pei and the dress-clad Nan Yin is incredibly romantic, and the short drama "Nan Yin's Reunion" is currently airing! The premise of "a carefree young nobleman lowering his pride to pamper her to the bone" is so captivating! The opening scene features a kiss and sweet words upon their reunion, and the top-tier, deeply affectionate young nobleman is pursuing his wife with overwhelming pampering. This winter, you absolutely must watch how Pei Jingmo spoils his wife to the heavens!

11. 11 织 Weaving Whales 织鲸 Mimi Douman米米兜满Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted Print edition signed [Reborn on campus * the second male lead gets the girl * wants to win his wife back but can't find the crematorium] [Clear-eyed, aloof heroine * sweet-on-the-inside hero pretending to be cool] The most rebellious and courageous thing Jiang Mingzhi ever did was marry Pei Jinyang, the son of Uncle Pei. In her pursuit of true love, she was shunned by everyone and despised. After marrying Pei Jinyang, she thought she was the heroine of a sweet romance. She never expected that af 26.9kReads9.1Score3.9k14d adds

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    On their first wedding anniversary, she caught her husband intimately cuddling with a scheming woman at a bar: "My feelings for her have long been used up." Jiang Mingzhi used a silver spoon to cool her swollen eyes, her fingertips still trembling. Everything collapsed last night—she unlocked Pei Jinyang's phone, and the words "I have absolutely no interest in Zhizhi" pierced her heart like an ice pick, while Sheng Qiaoxi's "Then let's get a divorce" extinguished her last shred of hope. This man, whom she had pursued for five years despite the infamy, and married for a year, was laughing and joking with Sheng Qiaoxi and a strange woman at a bar on their anniversary. His white shirt was open at the collarbone, his wrist intimately touching the arm of the woman next to him; his slovenly appearance was more heart-wrenching than the words on his phone. "Why is my wife here?" Pei Jinyang called out sweetly, but none of the women around him offered him a seat. He thought she was there for an anniversary surprise, unaware that she had already seen through the truth of this marriage: from Sheng Qiaoxi to the beautiful assistant, from the innocent intern to the woman flanking him now, his world had never been just her. "We loved too intensely back then, we used up all our emotions." Pei Jinyang's words still echoed in her ears. Jiang Mingzhi looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar face before her and suddenly smiled. She had once thought she was special, the final destination of his dissolute life, but it turned out she was just a footnote to his "use and discard" mentality. When the lawyer's letter was thrown in front of Pei Jinyang, the man finally panicked. But Jiang Mingzhi just watched coldly—those wounds she licked alone, the nights she was called a "bitch" by her mother-in-law, the courage she showed fighting the whole world for him, all of them had become a joke. This passionate affair that began in the height of summer had finally rotted and stinked in the neon lights of their one-year anniversary. And she would personally tear apart this veneer of love, exposing all the unsavory aspects to the sunlight! Click to see how the clear-headed heroine tears apart the scumbag and the green tea bitch, starting a revenge drama!

12. 12 八 In the 1980s, the Commander Stopped Pursuing Me, and I Found Happiness Divorcing with My Child 八零，首长不追了，带崽离婚真香 Spicy Strips That Aren't Spicy辣条不辣Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Completed, with bonus chapters. A short drama adaptation is now online. (Rebirth, comeback, ex-husband begs for her back, second male lead wins) In her previous life, her son and the son of her husband's fallen comrade's widow fell into the water at the same time. Her husband saved the widow's son. After suffering the loss of her child, Jiang Yi spent thirty years in a miserable marriage, then died of grief. Reborn in a single moment, she returns to the time before her son falls into the water. 35.8kReads8.7Score3.6k14d adds

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    Spinning top, spinning top, the spinning top of fate begins to turn. Yunxiao, haven't you seen your own heart clearly yet?

13. 13 癫EN Unhinged? We're All Unhinged—and That's a Good Thing! 癫，都癫，癫点好啊 Little Salt小盐子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Super-Sweet 1v1]+ [Silly Humor and Memes]+ [Showbiz]+ [Dating Variety Show]+ [Face-Slapping] [Unhinged Actress vs. CEO with a Mind of His Own] Betrayed by her scumbag boyfriend, she transmigrated into a book and was immediately stabbed and sent to the hospital by an extremist shipper. Xie Mi went berserk on the spot, spouting wild claims in the livestream. “Come on! Stab me! All of you, stab me! I'll blow up the Earth!” A passerby who had wandered into the livestream nearly fainted. Okay, okay. 335.5kReads9.8Score46.5k14d adds

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    Help! This novel has mastered the art of "madness literature"! Help! Does anyone understand this?! I just stumbled upon an amazing transmigration novel set in the entertainment industry called "Crazy, All Crazy, Being a Little Crazy is Good!" It made me laugh until I was crowing, and it was so sweet it made my heart flutter. I devoured 20 chapters overnight and couldn't stop! The female lead, Xie Mi, is ridiculously tragic! She transmigrates into a book only to witness a scumbag betraying her, and is even stabbed into the hospital by an extreme CP fan. A normal person would have collapsed by now, right? But our female lead is possessed by "madness literature"—she spouts wild words on a live stream, shattering everyone's worldview! This unconventional, crazy character is incredibly satisfying. She criticizes everyone, including the scumbag, and I was slamming my fist on the table: "That's how crazy she should be!" The male lead is even more amazing! A CEO with a uniquely quirky thought process, while others watch the female lead's madness for entertainment, he sees it as a treasure trove, completely grasping her "crazy" side, making their CP chemistry off the charts! The interactions between the two are both sweet and hilarious. The CEO always catches the female lead's crazy ramblings perfectly, and every conversation is like a comedic duel. The sweetness is off the charts, and the laughs are non-stop—it's so sweet it's almost cloying, and you'll laugh until you're breathless! Plus, the plot is incredibly engaging! It combines transmigration into a novel, the entertainment industry, a romance reality show, and face-slapping moments. The romance reality show is a chaotic battleground, showering readers with sweetness, while scumbags and hypocritical women get their comeuppance. The female lead is both eccentric and cool, managing to balance career and love—it's incredibly satisfying! Xiao Yanzi's writing is superb, full of clever references and heartwarming sweetness. Every chapter has a new surprise, making it impossible to stop reading! If you like sweet romance in the entertainment industry, unconventional characters, and hilarious chaotic battlegrounds, hurry up and check it out!! This book, "Crazy, Let's All Be Crazy, Being a Little Crazy is Good," will definitely make you laugh until you're breathless and so sweet you can't sleep. After reading it, you'll be hooked on "crazy literature"—it's a must-read!!

14. 14 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

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    This is seriously, seriously, seriously beautiful! I first saw it on XHS and instantly fell in love with it.

15. 15 重 Reborn as the Poisonous Daughter of a Military Family 重生后之将门毒后 7654321 Luoluo7654321落落Ancient Romance240k WordsOngoing My new work is here! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 21Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It's really good-looking, and the second male lead is very promising.

16. 16 我 I've Been Waiting for You to Break Up for Ages 我等你分手很久了 June Qianqian六月浅浅Modern Romance170k WordsCompleted [The Darling of High Society x A Powerful Scion of the Capital] [Unrequited Love Turns Mutual + Extremely Sweet Romance] Before her wedding, Qin Yi, the cherished daughter of the Qin family, is abandoned by her fiancé and disgraced, becoming the laughingstock of the entire city of Jing. People mock her behind her back: “Qin Yi's reputation is ruined. Which prominent man in Jing would want a woman who's been abandoned?” However, before long, Huo Xuxing, the sole head of the Huo family in Jing, an 1.2kReads9.0Score18014d adds

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    Highly recommend! The second male lead's unrequited love comes true.

17. 17 她 Her Soft Little Lips 她的小软唇 North and South of the River一江南北Modern Romance362k WordsCompleted [Marriage before love + secret crush becomes reality + second male lead wins her heart + no going back after the breakup + both leads are romantically inexperienced] Qi Haochuan was Su Mian's childhood sweetheart and boyfriend, but on his twenty-third birthday, she caught him cheating with her own eyes. Su Mian threw away the engagement ring and broke up with him on the spot. Lu Zheng, always refined and aloof, spoke up first. “Want to get back at your ex? Pick me. I'm very useful.” In a moment 5.2kReads9.3Score56714d adds

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    After her childhood sweetheart boyfriend cheated on her, Su Mian had a ridiculous past with Lu Zheng, Qi Haochuan's boss and college roommate. Lu Zheng had been secretly in love with Su Mian for a long time and took the opportunity to propose marriage. Su Mian initially thought it was out of a sense of responsibility, but after the marriage, she found that Lu Zheng doted on her immensely, and her secret love eventually came true. The two lived happily ever after.

18. 18 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
19. 19 表 My Cousin Is a Blessing: The Marquis’s Heir Spoils His Wife Without Restraint 表妹万福：侯府世子宠妻无度 A Boat Gliding Through the Mist雾里一梭舟Ancient Romance351k WordsCompleted Xi Tingjun lost her mother at six and her father at twelve. Her relatives, as vicious as wolves and tigers, scrambled to divide up the family estate, then had a few matrons take her to the Wen residence, where she became a cousin who had to live under someone else's roof. After her coming-of-age ceremony, her beauty caught the eye of her second cousin, a womanizer. He took her virtue, forcing her to become his principal wife, then let his concubines torment her to death. As Xi Tingjun lost consc 215Reads—Score10214d adds

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    This is the most vibrant "anti-parasitic" heroine in Penglai Ke's novel, featuring the themes of #RebirthAndPowerStruggle #HeroineSoberAndAwakened #MutualRedemption #ClassicalAesthetics #Anti-TypicalDomesticStrife. She has no cheat codes, only a clear-headed understanding of the world. From a merchant's daughter sacrificed to the one wielding the chessboard, her blessings are not prayers, but the path to survival she forged with her own hands.

20. 20 错 A Mistaken Flirtation 错撩 Little Mao小毛11k WordsCompleted “My eighteenth birthday. My friends pooled their money to get me a coming-of-age gift. I asked them what it was. They just smiled mysteriously and slipped me a note, telling me to go to the address on it alone. It felt like playing a treasure hunt when I was a kid, exciting and nerve-racking. I found the place in no time. I knocked on the door. A seductive female voice came from inside: ‘Come in.’” 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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    👍👍Check this out: The female lead originally wanted to get revenge on the scumbag uncle, but mistakenly took the second male lead as her target. During their time together, the second male lead went from secretly liking her to taking the initiative and eventually succeeded in "becoming the real deal". The love story of turning a mistake into an opportunity is sweet and interesting. The female lead is straightforward and the male lead is affectionate. Their interactions are super sweet.

21. 21 离 Back to High School Before the Divorce: This Time, I Won't Fall for You 离婚前重回高中，这次我不心动了 Xun Can旬灿Modern Romance429k WordsCompleted (Print edition signed) [Campus rebirth + regretful pursuit + bad-boy wins her heart + living-under-one-roof romance] [Slightly rebellious good girl x laid-back, aloof bad boy] After her grandmother passes away, both the Tan and Lu families feel sorry for Xu Entang, who has no family left, and want to take her in. When she arrives in Beicheng, she sees again the boy she never forgot after meeting him once. Lu Jin is brazen and unruly. Over the years they grow up together, she watches one woman af 99.3kReads9.4Score10.7k14d adds

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    Reborn on campus, the arrogant guy rises to power. After being reborn, I dumped my scumbag ex-husband and got together with the devoted second male lead.

22. 22 纵 Indulge and Tempt: The Pampered Little Rose 纵情引诱：娇宠小玫瑰 Ruige瑞格Modern Romance252k WordsCompleted A secret crush comes true + The second male lead wins her heart + Older woman/younger man romance (three-year age gap) + He pursues her after losing her, but she never looks back + Both leads have no other romantic partners A sly, shameless younger man + A cool-headed, rational, no-nonsense older woman They were childhood friends, young lovers, and she was certain he would be her future husband. Even when she saw that scene, she wondered if she was just imagining things. "Shushu, I was just 138Reads8.2Score—14d adds
23. 23 娇 Sweetly Spoiled! The Capital's Crown Prince Has Been Plotting This for Ages 娇哄！京圈太子爷他蓄谋已久 Mu Wensheng木闻笙Modern Romance143k WordsCompleted [Sharp-tongued, arrogant heir to a powerful Beijing family × beautiful, brilliant doctor with a tender heart] [The male lead suffers the consequences of chasing his wife too late + second male lead wins her heart + secret crush comes true + long-planned romance + sweet doting love + both leads are each other’s only one] Wen Yaoyao was Shen Zhidu’s little shadow, and he was the secret she had kept in her heart for years. When she learned Shen Zhidu was engaged to Song Jiayi, his casual remark, “I 36Reads—Score—14d adds
24. 24 深 Tenderly Coaxed and Seduced 深情哄诱 Full-Mark Candy满分糖Modern Romance320k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + long-planned romance + the second male lead gets the girl + the ex regrets it and tries to win her back, but she never turns back + both leads are each other's only partner] [Shrewd business tycoon × sweet, energetic jewelry designer] - Shen Tingyue has loved Song Wenjing since childhood. She is the Song family's adopted daughter and his childhood sweetheart, promised to him in marriage long ago. Then, the day before they were supposed to register their marriage, 20.5kReads9.3Score2.9k14d adds

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    When the white moonlight returned home, everyone waited to see the substitute make a fool of herself—Shen Tingyue turned around and took off her wedding ring, but Song Wenjing went mad! 'He agreed to the engagement only because you look like her.' The wind on the terrace dispersed the rumors, but also chilled Shen Tingyue's heart. Ten years of childhood friendship couldn't compare to one night of first love, and even her clothing style became 'evidence of imitation.' But no one knew who the real mastermind was in this game of love—Song Wenjing was betting on her soft heart, but she had already prepared to leave. The author uses delicate strokes to tear away the cruel veil of substitute literature: when Liang Yuwei returned with the 'real person's halo,' even breathing became wrong for Shen Tingyue. But when everyone thought she would become hysterical, she simply walked calmly to the end of the corridor, too lazy to even question her. "Tomorrow is the day we get our marriage certificate"—this sentence cuts like a dull knife, causing excruciating pain. Who is imitating whom? And who can't live without whom? "Hot Seduction" tells you: when the substitute withdraws her love, even kneeling to beg for her back is a pipe dream for the aloof male lead!

25. 25 秦 Qin Yibo, Are You the Beloved Incubus Everyone Admires? 秦臆博，你是万人迷团宠魅魔吧 It's Me, Yanyan我颜颜啦Modern Romance170k WordsOngoing Cheated so badly on the class-placement exam that she got into the Olympiad class: a fanfic Ice-cold top student Zhou Huan vs. sunshine girl Qin Yibo, adored by everyone After transferring to the Olympiad class, Qin Yibo is as cheerful as sunshine, but she has no idea that everyone around her has started coveting her. After all, the sun is so dazzling that everyone wants its light shining on them alone. "A Brand-New Yibo" “Sun Yan, I got 150 because the test was out of 150. You got 146 because 1 28Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Whom did Qin Yibo's seemingly effortless brilliance illuminate, and who did it scorch? When scores on math competition papers become bargaining chips in a battle for love, when a careless laugh attracts a possessive gaze—behind Qin Yibo's smile lies a precarious abyss. The aloof academic genius Zhou Huan, with his absolute intelligence, sets a prison of love: "Perfect scores are mine, and so are yours." The rational queen Sun Yan reveals her gender: "Proximity makes the outcome uncertain." Straightforward loyalists, unexpected duty officers, and wealthy players all enter the fray, all vying for that unintentional ray of sunshine. Watch as this heartthrob finds his true self amidst lies and covetousness. The high-score battlefield, the heart-pounding game, officially begins! The quality of this fanfiction speaks for itself 😘😘

26. 26 穿 After Becoming the Heroine, I Got My Happy Ending with the Second Male Lead 穿成女主后我和男二he了 Bai Le Ge白了个鸽Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the female lead's body, I ended up with the second male lead 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Hey babe, check out this transmigration novel! It's super satisfying! 🔥 Actress Su Zhi transmigrates into a tragic novel's female lead, forced by a domineering CEO to "donate a kidney to save her white moonlight" right from the start? She slaps him and teaches him a lesson: "What breed of dog are you?" 👍 Riding a pathetic electric scooter down a mountain in a torrential downpour? Typical tragic novel female lead trope. But! Here's the key point! The female lead doesn't put up with the scumbag male lead; she turns around and gets a happy ending with the gentle second male lead! The second male lead's successful rise to power is so appealing! Watching the female lead beat up the scumbag male lead, dump the original male lead, and have a sweet romance with the second male lead is incredibly stress-relieving and addictive! Sisters, go for it! 💖 (Although it doesn't quite fit the requirement of the female lead having amnesia, I think this is really super good 🤩, and it's short, so it won't take up too much of your time.)

27. 27 刚 The Moment I Opened My Eyes, I Was Lying in a Pervert's Arms, Being Fed to My Heart's Content 刚睁眼，就躺在变态怀里被喂饱饱 Yun Jiujiu云九九Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Shi Ning and Qin Heyu had been married by contract for three years. On the day their marriage ended, she was ready to sign the divorce papers. Comments: If the villainess dares to sign the divorce papers, the dark villain who’s had a crush on her for ten years will chain her up in the attic and force her to love him! Comments: Villainess, all you have to do is give the villain a look that leaves him to figure it out for himself. You don’t even have to flirt with him or coax him. This lovesick vi 22.8kReads8.9Score2.7k14d adds

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    ## The Second Male Lead's Successful Crush > The night Shi Ning was drugged, I received her SOS call. > "Qin Heye has gone mad, save me..." Her voice was broken, choked with sobs. > When I kicked open the door, she was curled up in a corner, her dress torn. > Qin Heye sneered, loosening his tie: "My family affairs are none of your business." > I picked her up, her scalding tears burning my skin. > "Shen Xizhou," she whispered in my ear, "Don't go..." > That night, she scratched my back, like clinging to the last piece of driftwood. > At dawn, Qin Heye threw the divorce papers in her face. > Shi Ning wiped away her tears and signed her name. > Turning around, she stuffed the pregnancy test results into my pocket: > "The child needs a father, are you willing to be the one to take over?" --- Consciousness seemed to sink into the deep sea, slowly and laboriously rising to the surface. Shi Ning's eyelids were too heavy to lift, her bones felt like they had been taken apart and hastily put back together, every inch of her aching screaming. The lingering, ambiguous fragrance of the night still lingered in the air, seeping into her nostrils and causing fragmented images to flash uncontrollably through her muddled mind—burning lips, a forceful restraint, and her own hoarse, broken pleas and cries for mercy… She finally managed to lift her heavy eyelids. In her blurred vision, the first thing she saw was a naked, well-defined, tanned abdominal muscle. The lines were deep and beautiful, exuding the vibrant power unique to young men, but now they were covered with striking red scratches, crisscrossing like some wild and ambiguous totem, silently telling of the recklessness of the previous night. Her gaze unconsciously moved upwards. The man stood with his back to her by the bed, his figure as straight as a pine tree. Morning light slanted through the gap in the slightly open curtains, falling obliquely on his broad shoulders and back, illuminating his current movements—his long, slender fingers slowly and methodically fastening the metal buckle of his belt. A soft click echoed sharply in the excessively quiet room. Shi Ning's breath hitched inexplicably; the blurry yet burning fragments of last night instantly became crystal clear—how those hands had forcefully suppressed her resistance, how they had ignited a raging fire within her with undeniable strength… Her cheeks flushed uncontrollably, and she instinctively tried to look away. Just as she turned her head, the person beside the bed seemed to sense it and abruptly turned around. It was Shen Xizhou. Not Qin Heye. He was backlit, his young and handsome face expressionless, even somewhat indifferent. Those eyes, usually carrying a gentle smile, were now as dark as unyielding ink, churning with emotions she couldn't decipher, fixed directly on her face. That gaze sent a shiver down Shi Ning's spine, and she lowered her eyelashes somewhat flustered. Shen Xizhou's gaze lingered on her flushed cheeks for a brief moment before shifting away, his eyes seeming to darken even further. His face was expressionless, his thin lips pressed into a cold, hard line. He leaned down, his long, slender fingers coldly grabbing the printed A4 sheets of paper from the bedside table and handing them directly to Shi Ning. The edges of the papers almost touched her nose. Shi Ning took them somewhat blankly, the icy touch bringing her slightly awake. She looked down, her gaze focusing on the bold, black text at the top of the pages—**Divorce Agreement.** Just finished, and they're already divorced? This process… is just as cold and efficient as some people's. Shi Ning's fingers tightened slightly, her fingertips turning white. She raised an eyebrow, her voice slightly hoarse from just waking up, with a hint of barely perceptible mockery, and looked up at the man beside her, who had just been so close to her: "Divorce Agreement?" Her voice rose slightly at the end, as if confirming an absurd fact. Shen Xizhou didn't look at her, his gaze fixed on some unknown empty space outside the window, his profile taut. He silently picked up the expensive fountain pen beside him, removed the cap, and handed it to her, his movements swift and decisive, without a trace of hesitation or lingering affection. His voice was so low it betrayed no emotion: "Sign it. You brought it up last night; the three-year marriage contract is up." The cold metal of the pen pressed against Shi Ning's fingertips. Last night… Shen Xizhou's words were like a key, clicking open the door to Shi Ning's chaotic and lustful memories. Yesterday was the day her absurd contractual marriage with Qin Heye officially expired. For three whole years, she had played the role of a perfect Mrs. Qin, glamorous in public, but secretly suffering. She had long been fed up with this canary-like life. So, as soon as the divorce date arrived, she eagerly printed out the divorce agreement, personally handed it to Qin Heye, and decisively filed for divorce. And then? Then, feeling completely relieved, she invited a group of friends out for drinks and karaoke, celebrating her newfound freedom and rebirth. The private room was brightly lit, the music deafening, and champagne was poured out one after another. At first, it was a cathartic release, but gradually, an indescribable heat rose deep within her, like countless tiny flames leaping through her veins, burning her until her mouth was dry, her head was dizzy, and even her vision began to blur and distort. She suddenly realized something was wrong—the alcohol was poisoned! She had been drugged! A massive panic gripped her instantly. In the chaos, she only remembered her trembling hand reaching for her phone, and with the last vestige of her sanity, dialing that number she knew by heart. The moment the call connected, she almost cried, her voice broken beyond recognition: "Shen Xizhou…save me…Qin Heye has gone mad…come quickly…" The rest of her words were swallowed by the burning sensation and fear brought on by the drugs, leaving only helpless sobs. Her subsequent memories were a bizarre, chaotic fragment. She was pulled from the chaotic crowd by an irresistible force and then lifted up in a horizontal embrace. She remembered struggling, flailing about like a fish out of water, her nails scratching wildly at the hard, iron-like chest and arms that held her… But the embrace was too tight, too hot, carrying a possessiveness she had never felt with Shen Xizhou before, almost a violent one. No matter how she kicked, cried, or screamed, she couldn't budge it an inch. Like a helpless leaf, she was swept away by the scalding, raging waves, carried away from the clamor, and ultimately sank into a deeper, dark ocean woven with lust and pain. That man, Shen Xizhou, the childhood friend she thought would gently protect her as he had countless times before, had completely torn away his gentle facade. Like a beast whose scales had been touched, he took her back to his territory, and then, ignoring her tearful pleas for mercy, ignoring the bloody scratches she had left on his back, he forcefully possessed her in the most primal and direct way. Again and again, tirelessly. All her cries and struggles were crushed and swallowed by his increasingly brutal actions. Finally, as if all her strength had been completely drained, her vision went black, and she plunged into boundless darkness. Before she fainted, the only remaining images in her consciousness were his hot, sweat-drenched chest and the hoarse despair deep in her throat, unable to utter a sound. ... The tide of memories receded with a burning pain. Shi Ning gripped the cold divorce agreement, her knuckles white from the pressure. She took a deep breath, suppressing the complex emotions surging within her—humiliation, anger, and a trace of confusion about Shen Xizhou's unusual behavior last night, something she herself didn't want to delve into. She raised her eyes, her gaze falling on Shen Xizhou again. He remained in the position of handing her the pen, his profile turned towards her, his features cold and hard like a sculpture. The morning light outlined his taut jawline, radiating an aloofness and suppressed... Anger? A fleeting, swift calculation flashed deep within Shi Ning's eyes, too fast to be detected. She didn't take the pen, but instead casually tossed the divorce agreement onto the disheveled bedsheets, the papers rustling softly. "Sign it, of course I'll sign it." Her voice, still hoarse from the passion, was strangely calm, even carrying a subtle, almost languid quality. Shen Xizhou finally turned his head, his brows furrowing almost imperceptibly, seemingly surprised by her unusually calm reaction, his eyes scrutinizing. Shi Ning met his gaze, a faint yet meaningful smile curving her lips. She didn't look at him again, but slowly reached for the pocket of her silk nightgown, which had been torn and deformed the night before, lying beside her pillow. Her fingertips touched a neatly folded piece of paper with sharp edges. She pulled it out. Then, under Shen Xizhou's increasingly inquisitive and intense gaze, Shi Ning reached out, her movements deliberate and graceful. She didn't hand him the paper, nor did she unfold it. Instead, with two slender fingers, she pinched one corner and, with delicate yet precise movements, slipped it into the breast pocket of Shen Xizhou's shirt, which he hadn't yet buttoned. Through the thin fabric of the shirt, she could almost feel the warmth and strong heartbeat emanating from his chest. Shi Ning raised her face, finally meeting Shen Xizhou's unfathomable eyes. Her face was still flushed from their encounter, but her eyes were surprisingly clear, even carrying a cold, defiant smile of complete control. "Before you sign, take a look at this." Her voice was soft, yet sharp as ice needles, each word piercing Shen Xizhou's eardrums. "I'm giving up my position as Mrs. Qin." She paused, her gaze sweeping meaningfully over her flat stomach before settling on Shen Xizhou's suddenly constricted pupils. Her red lips parted slightly, the words carrying a chilling weight: "However, this child lacks a legitimate father. Shen Xizhou," she called his name, the last syllable rising slightly, like a hook, "are you willing to take this 'scapegoat' position?" The morning light froze on Shen Xizhou's suddenly stiff face. The piece of paper that Shi Ning had personally slipped into his pocket, through his thin shirt, felt like a red-hot iron, instantly searing through all his indifference and feigned aloofness. A storm raged in his eyes—shock, disbelief, and a hint of the humiliation of being outmaneuvered by his prey. He stared intently at Shi Ning, as if seeing the woman before him for the first time truly—no longer the gentle, weak girl he remembered who needed his protection, but a calm, even ruthlessly calculating hunter. The air was thick and still. Shi Ning met his storm-like gaze without flinching; the faint smile on her lips even deepened slightly. She clearly saw Shen Xizhou's Adam's apple bob violently, and the carefully maintained mask of coldness on his handsome face shattered, revealing a utterly thrown off balance of astonishment and… a subtle, hidden tremor that even he himself was unaware of.

28. 28 青 Slightly Tipsy in Blue 青色微醺 Jie Jie芥婕Modern Romance393k WordsCompleted Signed for publication, with a short drama adaptation now streaming (Arranged marriage to love + the second male lead takes the lead + long-planned romance + cozy, low-key sweet romance) The day Fu Qingyin finally gave up on Song Ziyan, she went to see his uncle, Song Zheng. Two wooden signs hung at the entrance to the teahouse, one higher than the other. Each bore a line of writing: A joyful reunion, a happy occasion. The man sat ramrod straight, his expression calm and composed, with the refin 23.8kReads9.2Score2.7k14d adds
29. 29 沈 Has Mr. Shen Finally Made It to the Top Today? 沈先生今天上位成功了吗 Like an Addiction似瘾Modern Romance104k WordsCompleted Teacher Zhou Wanyu is skilled at playing the guqin. Cool and beautiful, she seems almost otherworldly, and the parents of her students are always trying to set her up with someone. But in private, people say that Teacher Zhou has been dating someone for nearly four years without getting married. - Shen Qiannan, a powerful figure in the capital, is gentle and refined. But when he goes to pick up his little niece after school, he finds himself attracted to her teacher. From then on, Shen Qiannan b 960Reads8.7Score—14d adds
30. 30 周 Team Leader Zhou Is Secretly in Love with Me 周队竟然暗恋我 Qu Buzhi曲不知Modern Romance153k WordsCompleted [A tough, rugged firefighter and a sweet, gentle university lecturer] [His perspective: unrequited love comes true x her perspective: marriage first, love later] [Everyday life + both leads are each other’s first and only + slow-burn romance + short story] Fan Xing registered her marriage to a firefighter. Then she got trapped at the top of a ten-meter-tall tree. Zhou Ran never imagined that his first meeting with his wife after their wedding would be in a tree. After rescuing her, the firefight 7kReads9.3Score92614d adds
31. 31 誓 Swore She’d Never Be the Other Woman? The Mad Fu Boss Becomes Her Lover Every Night 誓不当三？疯批傅总夜夜当情夫 Sanyingli三樱里Modern Romance322k WordsCompleted [Wealthy families, second male lead pursues his wife to the crematorium, sweet and satisfying, twists, hero fights to win her] Ruan Li wanted to tell her fiancé that her face blindness had been cured. Instead, she overheard him making a bet with his friends: “Whoever can pretend to be me and sleep with Ruan Li, ruining the engagement, gets my sports car. Don't worry, she's face-blind.” Ruan Li: Is there really a deal this good? That night, she slept with Shi Yu, the poor but handsome top student 7kReads8.6Score93114d adds

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    "Don't Cry, Mr. Gu from the Beijing Circle, Your White Moonlight Has Arrived" tells the story of Shi Sang, who, after breaking up with her school sweetheart Qi Ji, is firmly chosen by Gu Moyan, who has secretly loved her for ten years. Gu Moyan appears to be a ruthless business tycoon, but in reality, he is deeply insecure about Shi Sang, even using separation anxiety as a trigger for his confession. The book's "broken mirror cannot be mended" premise directly showcases the second male lead's rise to power, with a ten-year-long, hidden love story running throughout. "My Childhood Sweetheart is More Pampered! Who Still Chases the Cold School Prince?" Unfolds the second male lead's comeback through a comparison of his past and present lives. Qin Yichi, as her childhood sweetheart, secretly collects all of the female lead's preferences, even calculating the number of times she talks to the school prince. When the female lead awakens, his long-suppressed possessiveness gradually releases, from preparing loving breakfasts to creating opportunities for them to be alone, every detail revealing the boy's hidden feelings. "My Boyfriend Hired the Prince of the Beijing Circle to Kiss Me, How Did He Regret It?" Uses a substitute-themed plot twist. Shi Yu approaches the female lead under someone else's identity, but gradually loses control during the process, turning a feigned chance encounter into a deliberate attempt to create physical contact. By the time the female lead discovers his true identity, Shi Yu has already woven a web of love with eight hundred schemes, turning the crisis of mistaken identity into an opportunity to rise in status. "Blazing Teasing" portrays a double-sided unrequited love. Fu Yanchu appears to be a restrained and proper arranged marriage partner, but in reality, his study is filled with photocopies of the female lead's design drafts. He is adept at business negotiations, but late at night, under the guise of handling documents, he secretly watches the sleeping female lead until dawn, his ten-year unrequited love culminating in a light kiss on her forehead in the morning. "Changing the Target, Being Kissed in the Arms of a Yandere" presents the obsessive backlash of an unrequited lover. Luo Yuhan follows the female lead from the laboratory to the art studio, collecting all her draft papers, even carefully preserving the coffee cup she casually throws away. When the female lead turned to choose him, this aloof academic genius in everyone's eyes immediately tore off his disguise, stuffed his secret love diary into her hand, and every word screamed the madness of getting what he wanted.

32. 32 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 32.9kReads9.5Score3.9k14d adds
33. 33 更 I Changed My Target, and the Aloof Campus Heartthrob Turned Yandere 更换攻略对象，清冷校草变病娇了 Little Sunshine, Write Faster小太阳快快写Modern Romance336k WordsCompleted [Reborn in School | Unrequited Love Comes True | Regret and Redemption | Male Rivals | 1v1] Just as her plan to win him over was about to succeed, Su Yin pushed her away for another woman, and she died. After being reborn, she returns to her school days. This time, she won't make the same mistake again. * Song Li stops pursuing Su Yin halfway through. She acts as if he doesn't exist. The morning porridge, the sincere, awkward love letters, her unabashed favoritism... None of it belongs to him an 1.2kReads8.4Score12614d adds
34. 34 等 She Broke Up with Him a Long Time Ago 等她分手很久了 The Wandering Cormorant流浪的鸬鹚Modern Romance317k WordsCompleted [Airline Captain/CEO, Second Male Lead Takes the Crown, Gentle Persuasion, Seeking an Official Relationship] Everyone knew Doctor Nan had been in love with Zhou Jili for years. Until one day, she saw photos of him tangled up with his first love in a hotel. * Later, Zhou Jili, frantic with anxiety, appeared at the Nan family home bearing flowers and diamonds, pleading earnestly, “Uncle Nan, I'm here to propose to Zhizhi. Please let me see her.” Nan Lingyang was uncharacteristically cold. With bot 5.1kReads9.1Score61914d adds

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    1. *Childhood Sweetheart is More Pampered! Who Still Chases the Cold School Prince?* 💘 A campus crush takes a dramatic turn, the childhood sweetheart second male lead wins, Ji Xian's emotional breakdown scene is incredibly satisfying, and the unrequited love coming true is so sweet it's almost sickening! 2. *Waiting for Her to Break Up for a Long Time* 🔥 A domineering CEO pursuing his wife + a deeply affectionate second male lead, Zhou Jili's attempt to reconcile is thwarted, Shang Chenyu's patient protection is incredibly touching, and the second male lead's rise to power is incredibly satisfying!

35. 35 拯 Saving the Blind Supporting Male Character 拯救那个失明男配 Little Duckling小鸭鸭Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted [The male lead is a psychological counselor, and blind people can do the job too! The female lead isn’t the clever, strong-willed type, so don’t read if that’s not your thing. The male lead will recover later. Both leads are virgins, and it has a happy ending.] [A warm and sweet little story about an ordinary person stumbling through the effort to save someone else. This isn’t a wish-fulfillment rescue story or a tightly plotted, logic-heavy novel, so don’t read if that’s not your thing.] After 16kReads9.4Score1.8k14d adds

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    These second male lead/second male lead romance novels are absolutely amazing! Watching the male lead's regretful actions, the second male lead seizing the opportunity, and the sweet romance unfolding is incredibly satisfying! Everyone who reads them will find them incredibly enjoyable! Here are a few superb second male lead/second male lead romance novels I highly recommend 🥰🥰🥰🥰

36. 36 快 Quick Transmigration: The Second Male Lead Is My First Choice in Love 快穿：恋爱首选男二 Six Times 7六乘7Modern Romance484k WordsCompleted A word of warning: amateur writing, mindless sweetness, and cringe. [1v1 quick transmigration + happy ending + sweet romance + no bashing the original protagonists] [Raise the second male lead’s happiness level through romance, not his affection level] I woke up and found myself inside a novel. I’m here to love the devoted second male lead! Campus heartthrob: “Yinyin, shall we get engaged as soon as we graduate?” Evil dream spirit: “Yinyin, I only want to weave sweet dreams for you.” Devoted CEO 2.6kReads9.1Score15914d adds
37. 37 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
38. 38 快 Quick Transmigration: The White Moonlight Enters a BE Script 快穿白月光穿进be剧本 Carefree Chatterbox佛系叽歪Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted #Shocking! The Dream Girl Meets a Love-Struck Hero in Every World!# [Dream Girl + Satisfying Romance + Healing and Redemption + No Fixed Couple] After Qing Dai’s fiftieth blind date ends in failure, she’s told it’s because the fragments of her soul scattered across different little worlds have left a trail of broken hearts: They were the CEO’s dream girl, the campus heartthrob’s secret wife, the regent’s cinnabar mole, the secretly adored imperial princess in a matriarchal world… As the dream gi 33kReads9.2Score2.1k14d adds
39. 39 我 [Quick Transmigration] After I Died, the Male Lead Regretted Everything 【快穿】我死后男主追悔莫及 Fu Shu伏菽Modern Romance746k WordsCompleted [BE aesthetic | tearjerking and cathartic | no melodramatic angst | immersive slow transmigration | flirtatious White Moonlight x gentle, obsessive man | sweet and bittersweet | 1v1, both leads’ firsts | parallel-world happy-ending bonus chapters] World 1: Villainous fake heiress x loyal true young master World 2: Canary x owner World 3: Arrogant princess x future tyrant World 4: Bright, beautiful school bully and underachiever x poor, handsome top student World 5: Black-lotus stepmother x true 9.4kReads9.3Score81214d adds
40. 40 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

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    This novel features a second male lead who rises to power!! It's a rebirth story!! It's incredibly good!!!

41. 41 我 My 26-Year-Old Female Tenant 我的26岁女房客 Super Big Tank Kobe超级大坦克科比Urban2.1M WordsCompleted After a wild night at a bar, a beautiful woman pinned him with a paternity claim, and the down-and-out young man suddenly became a father. As if things weren't bad enough, the owner of his rented home changed, and he was about to be kicked out. But his new landlady was beautiful! Should he ask to share the place? She coolly gave him a single word: “Get out!” A romantic entanglement sparked by a housing problem. 118.2kReads9.7Score13.7k14d adds

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    The evening rain was heavy and cold, the wind whipping fallen leaves against the hospital's glass doors with a soft, pattering sound. I stood at the entrance of the Municipal Women and Children's Hospital, holding an umbrella, looking at Le Yao, pale-faced, raindrops dripping from her hair, water droplets clinging to her eyelashes—I couldn't tell if it was rain or tears. "Zhaoyang, I'm pregnant." Her voice was soft, almost drowned out by the rain. I froze for a second, then my eyes widened, my voice filled with disbelief and a hint of annoyance: "Go find the person who got you pregnant! Why did you call me to come out?"

42. 42 学EN Don't Worry, Senior—I'll Protect You 学姐别怕，我来保护你 Gege Wuwu隔胳呜呜Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [Heart-Pounding Engine 2: Pure White Love Letter has been published] [Lighthearted daily life] + [Single female lead] + [No System] + [Not reborn] + [Sweet romance] In high school, Luo Ye had a secret crush on a girl for three years. He even got into the same university as her, and they agreed to start dating if they both got in. But the girl unexpectedly went back on her word. Heartbroken, Luo Ye became a romance novelist. Unexpectedly, before university even began, the novel he wrote shot to t 312.7kReads9.8Score31.4k14d adds

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    "Arrived at the Police Station? This is the Beginning of Fate!" My darlings, today I'm bringing you a super sweet and juicy modern urban story—"Arrived at the Police Station!" Our male lead, Luo Ye, is a gaming pro, always glued to his keyboard and mouse at home. Right now, while playing a game, he's suddenly "invited" to the police station. Anyone would be bewildered in this situation, but our male lead manages to charm the young police officers in the interrogation room with his innocent expression. Just when everyone thought things were about to escalate, the female lead appears! She's a super capable policewoman, usually incredibly efficient in handling cases, but when she looks at Luo Ye, her eyes reveal a hint of doting affection. It turns out, it was a misunderstanding; the female lead already knew Luo Ye was a good kid, but someone was deliberately framing him. She decides to personally help him clear his name, and during the investigation, their initial "cops and robbers" dynamic gradually transforms into "teammates fighting side-by-side." My darlings, isn't this a modern-day version of "love at first sight"? A gamer and a righteous policewoman—when they meet, sparks fly and it's so sweet it's almost sickening! I give this story a perfect score, no questions asked! Come check it out; maybe you can find your own "destiny" here too!

43. 43 渣 My Scumbag Fiancé Ran Away from Our Wedding, So I Married Someone Else on the Spot 渣男逃婚，我当场改嫁了 Mu Yun Cheng慕妘娍Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted On her wedding day, Meng Jinyao’s intended groom, Gu Xiuming, eloped with another woman, turning her into a laughingstock. She hardened her heart and changed grooms on the spot, marrying Gu Xiuming’s adoptive father, Gu Jingxi. After the wedding, Gu Xiuming sneered at her. “Meng Jinyao, have you no shame? You couldn’t become my bride, so now you want to become my mother?” Meng Jinyao looked at the man standing in the doorway and complained, “Husband, your son is being disrespectful and insulting 4kReads9.2Score1.6k14d adds

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    I was just casually flipping through it, but I found myself hooked... This book is addictive. "On my wedding day, the scumbag elopes? I immediately remarry his adoptive father! Gu Xiuming sneers: 'You're going to be my mother before you're even the bride?' Meng Jinyao smiles and delivers the family discipline: 'You unfilial son, call me mother!' A marriage of convenience that blossoms into love + sweet romance and revenge against the scumbag, watch the bride become her mother!"

44. 44 新 I Married My Groom’s Nemesis After He Ran Away 新郎逃婚后我和他的死对头闪婚了 Little Uncle小叔叔Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing Jiang Weiyi and Gu Yi’an had been childhood sweethearts for twelve years and a couple for three. The Jiang and Gu families’ marriage alliance was so grand that every socialite in City A envied them. But on their wedding day, with the guests filling the venue, one phone call was all it took for Gu Yi’an to abandon Jiang Weiyi, dressed in her wedding finery. Gu Yi’an’s flight from the wedding turned Jiang Weiyi into a laughingstock throughout City A. But before anyone had much time to laugh, they 316Reads6.8Score—14d adds

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    The first book features a reborn female protagonist who doesn't look back and begins a sweet romance with the second male lead. The second book has a fiancé who runs away on their wedding day, prompting the female protagonist to turn to her arch-nemesis, the second male lead, and propose a marriage of convenience. The second male lead uses the guise of "acting" to flaunt their love, secretly plotting for years to make the female protagonist fall in love with him. The plot is interesting, and the scumbag boyfriend is filled with regret.

45. 45 龙 Sword God of the Dragon Abyss 龙渊剑神 Ye Chenhan夜辰寒Eastern Fantasy7.9M WordsOngoing The greatest prodigy of the heavenly realm was betrayed by the one he loved and reborn as a worthless live-in son-in-law in a lower realm! His spiritual meridians stolen? His foundation destroyed? Reduced to an outcast of his family... Watch as I take Dragon Abyss as my meridian, forge an indestructible body, and temper a sword that kills! I wield a sword that can devour the sun and moon! Wherever it points, even ghosts and gods will be slain! 2.7kReads8.4Score21114d adds

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    My 26-year-old female tenant

46. 46 我 I Only Sneaked a Glance at Him 我只偷看他一眼 Zhi Jiu枝玖Anime Fanfiction188k WordsCompleted During the speech by the freshman class representative, Chen Nan fell for Lu Xu at first sight, and for the rest of her life. The pink sunset beyond the window filled the entire sky, like a beautiful landscape painting. The clouds looked drunk, their cheeks flushed with color. Chen Nan held her breath and stole a sidelong glance at Lu Xu. His profile was youthful and striking, and he held his book with perfect posture. A ray of light fell on the yellowed pages, and touched him as well. The dayli 16.8kReads9.6Score3.8k14d adds

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    [Unrequited Love Comes True] "I Only Sneaked a Glance at Him" - A Heart-Fluttering Moment! 🌙 Chen Nan, the quiet girl who always leaned against the window gazing at the stars, secretly drew Lu Ang a thousand times in her sketchbook. Until one rainstorm, soaking wet, she bumped into the boy's arms, only to find the school basketball captain already clutching her forgotten sketch: "Chen Nan, how much longer are you going to look at me?" The whole school remembers the moment Lu Ang shoved the championship trophy into Chen Nan's hands: "This prize is for you, in exchange for you looking at me openly." But no one knew that his phone's photo album was filled with pictures of her profile as she gazed at the stars. Years later, at the New York Museum of Art, an unfinished portrait of a young boy hangs in the center of an emerging painter's solo exhibition. Lu Ang pinned a hair clip to her hair from behind: "Can I be your lifelong model now?" 💫 [Highlighted Plot] ✨The "accidental" rainy day concealed his three years of deliberately orchestrated encounters✨She didn't know that the first row of seats in the stands was always empty at every basketball game✨The title page of the sketchbook reads "To my eyes, my Lu Ang" 🌠"Later, the stars in the sky all became your image" Bitter unrequited love × mutual devotion, a guaranteed happy ending!

47. 47 病 The Frail Beauty Is Being Fought Over by Noble F4 Again Today 病弱美人他今天也被贵族F4争抢 Cloud-Duck in Brine云朵咸水鸭Two Male Leads449k WordsCompleted (Two male leads / classic aristocratic academy story / fan-favorite System / everyone is evil / all of F4 face a long road to redemption) [Available as a full-cast audio drama] (A gentle, slow-witted, angelic sickly beauty shou x a scheming, ambitious, two-faced green-tea gong) (The story takes place at a university, and all the main characters are adults.) The eldest son of the Shen family, Shen Mingshu, was frail and sickly, spending much of his life bedridden. By chance, he became bound to th 8.2kReads9.1Score1.1k14d adds

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    Enough said, it's incredibly good!! The rise to power was very successful; it completely captivated me.

48. 48 亲 Dear Director Wen 亲爱的闻总监 You Zhi Yu尤知遇Modern Romance611k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead, feel-good revenge, humiliating scumbags and making them eat their words, rekindled romance, sweet indulgence, the male lead rises to the top, and a love triangle] [Devoted, puppy-like CEO boyfriend of many years × bold, decisive, stubborn director who refuses to back down] After dating for three years, Wen Ruan finally learned she had only ever been a stand-in. When they broke up, Wen Ruan said, “Jiang Qingyan, I hope you die alone.” After being unjustly fired, Wen Ruan join 23.6kReads9.3Score3k14d adds

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    A substitute retaliates! She was cheated on for three years before discovering she was a substitute, and then she turned around and made the scumbag cry for her mother! Three years of dating, and she turned out to be a substitute for the white moonlight? At the breakup, she sneered: "Jiang Qingyan, I wish you a lonely old age." Fired from her former employer? She immediately jumped ship to her arch-rival company, specifically to fight the scumbag! The battleground is incredibly satisfying! The scumbag wants to get back together, but her new boss, He Zheng, directly confronts her: "You have a white moonlight and you still mess with her? Get lost, you dog!" Even more unbelievable—the red string He Zheng has worn for over ten years was actually a gift from her! (The white moonlight is actually herself?!)

49. 49 暗 Her Secret Crush Is Wicked and Flirtatious, and She Can't Handle Him 暗恋对象又坏又撩，她招架不住 Cranes Part from Green Mountains鹤别青山Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted Short drama now available A cash-strapped, gentle, resilient good girl × a rich, aloof, wicked young master [The heroine’s secret crush comes true + a fake playboy reforms + dating before falling in love] Lin Wu stumbled upon scenes she shouldn’t have seen, twice. The first time, in a torrential downpour, He Jingzhou sat in his car, watching indifferently as a bodyguard beat someone half to death. The second time was at a party, where she saw him get dumped on the spot as his White Moonlight ann 63kReads9.3Score6.7k14d adds

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    Help! A female factory worker stumbled upon a tycoon assaulting her in a torrential downpour?! And that devilishly beautiful man with those alluring eyes from my nightmares is blocking my way at the convenience store—

50. 50 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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    Why did the second male lead succeed in getting the top spot? Because he was both competitive and eager to win it over. 😏😏😏

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