Novels like Keeping Watch Over Our Marriage
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- 1 A Dazzling Transformation 华丽蜕变 Kindness needs an edge, and tolerance needs limits! Liu Xia, who grew up in the countryside, was too kind and always gave in. She missed two chances at true love, then stumbled into the wrong marriage and was tormented in a miserable relationship. Fortunately, the college sweetheart who had always loved her reappears, helping her see the error of her ways, escape her unhappy marriage, and open up a whole new chapter in her life! 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Reborn and Rising: I Refuse to Be a Doormat 重生逆袭：拒做受气包 Lin Wan is reborn and returns, casting off the patience she showed in her past life and vowing to escape her fate as a doormat. As she turns her career around and fights back against the Zhang family’s bullying, she awakens her husband Zhang Lei’s sense of responsibility. But the shadows of tragedy from her past life have yet to fade, and the Zhang family’s hidden schemes still lurk in the dark. Can the love Lin Wan and Zhang Lei share, each reaching for the other, withstand the unknown storms a 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Escape from Marriage 逃离婚姻 With both parents dead and no family left, she thought she had found a man she could depend on. But he turned out to be a scoundrel after her inheritance. Her best friend and husband conspired behind her back, while her in-laws treated her like a servant. Even after giving birth to a son, she continued to live humbly in a marriage worse than death. It wasn't until he appeared that her inner world was turned upside down and the course of her life changed! 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Turning the Tables on Marriage 反制婚姻 Her husband cheats, and her in-laws bully her. What path lies ahead for a woman struggling in her marriage? Should she keep suffering through it, or fight back and build a brilliant life of her own? The novel will reveal the answer... 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Su Chen's Rise from the Ashes 苏辰的逆袭人生 A betrayal drove him and his mother to the brink of despair, making survival his sole obsession. He lay low in the dust, hiding every trace of his misery, and relied on sheer determination to push through every shadow in his path. The struggles no one knew about and the unexpected glimmers of light eventually helped him break free from the shackles of fate. His rise to power conceals too many untold stories. 88Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Wronged Beloved Finally Finds Kindness in the Passing Years 被辜负的良人，终得岁月温柔 The One Who Was Let Down Finally Finds Tenderness in the Years Ahead 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Ashen Marriage: Everyone Strikes Back, So Quit Pretending, Scumbag 烬婚：全员反杀，渣男别装了 Ashes of Marriage: Everyone Strikes Back, Scumbag, Stop Pretending —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The Journey 走过 Walking Through is a poignant romance novel. The carefree days of youth are beautiful, but they can also be painful. Everyone’s growth is its own story of youth, and every story is different. Some lives are smooth sailing, filled with happiness and joy; others are quiet and ordinary, with gentle days; still others are passionate and dramatic, full of fervor and determination... Chunyan’s youth was full of twists and hardships. Yet, in the face of one trial after another, she never gave in. She c 528Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 9 Let Me Love You Until Death 让我爱你至死 In her previous life, she loved him with all her heart and eventually took her own life. After she died, he searched for her constantly, only to learn in the end that she was dead. In this life, he is determined to keep her from being hurt again and to cherish her for the rest of her life. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 He Doesn't Love Me, Yet He Married Me 他不爱我，却娶了我 On the day Ye Zimo and I got married, my cousin Wendy took her own life. Ye Zimo hated me for it. Throughout our eight-year marriage, he took pleasure in tormenting me. He partied every night and kept more mistresses than anyone could count. Even when I was pregnant, he brought a woman who looked just like Wendy to put on a sex show in front of me. I did as he wished and threw myself down the stairs, killing both myself and the baby. Given another chance, I let Ye Zimo and Wendy be together. But —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 The Marriage We Missed 错过的婚姻 The wave of educated youths returning to the cities tore two people in love apart. Liu Yumei, a country girl, became pregnant before marriage and tried to hang herself, but survived. Her sister-in-law then sold her to human traffickers, who married her off to a man in the mountains. The educated youth Fang Shengqiang lost his memory in a car accident and missed his chance to be with Yumei. He married a rich woman and, with his wife’s support, became a corporate highflier. Liu Yumei became the w 236Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Breaking Through a Troubled Marriage 婚姻突围 Written for men and women suffering in their marriages. Should a marriage without love or sex be maintained, or should they seek a way out, follow their hearts, and unleash their “true selves”? This novel will give you the answer! 82Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 The Tsundere Big Shot Is a Handful 傲娇大佬很难缠 Pei Yu’s peaceful life was shattered by Si Qingxuan, all because of the upheaval four years ago that brought two people with nothing in common together. In his eyes, she is the daughter of his enemy, and he treats her with cool indifference. But to her, all the wonderful things people would praise in the years to come could never compare to their first meeting. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Remember, Beneath the Blossoms That Year 记得，那年花下 It was a sunny afternoon, like a gentle stream softly brushing against my face. I was lost in the bliss of the moment... Then, for the second time in my life, I met a man who made my heart flutter... Ever since that meeting, his face had been etched into my heart... The story takes place in a city called Huawan. Song Siyi meets Liu Yanping in a car accident. He is a successful businessman and entrepreneur, one of Huawan's most respected figures, with a status far beyond hers, and he has made gr 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Song of Chaoge 朝歌辞 [Heartbreaking historical romance + love at first sight + powerful hero and heroine + separation and death + hidden identities] Everyone knows a bitter pill wrapped in sugar still tastes sweet! So let's say the important thing three times: sweet romance, sweet romance, sweet romance! A handsome young man rides home, only to stumble upon an assassination attempt. He casually saves a man in red, so why can't he get rid of him afterward? The man takes his hairpin and steals his Lovebug. When they m 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 The Clouds Could Never Match Your Love 云端不及你情深 Yun Duan always believed the man she loved was a peerless hero, and that one day he would come to marry her, clad in golden armor and riding on auspicious clouds of every color. But it wasn't until he personally sent her to prison for another woman that she realized how foolish she'd been! He said she had set a fire that killed the woman he loved. He refused to listen to a single word of explanation... She endured every humiliation and fought to stay strong, all to prove her innocence! Only when 19Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 17 Happiness Is Just Out of Reach 幸福触手不可及 Three years of marriage couldn’t compete with one month after his first love came back... It wasn’t until Qiao Ran was forcibly dragged onto the operating table that she realized she didn’t even measure up to one of his first love’s fingers in his heart... When a man doesn’t love you, even your breathing is wrong, let alone clinging to him. She knew she had made a terrible mistake... But only when she raised the knife in her hand and plunged it into her own chest did he realize who he truly love 63Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 18 The Song Never Became a Hill 歌未成丘 “Little girl, don’t touch that vinyl. Li Zongsheng will cry.” When Lu Chenzhou took the album The Elves in My Life from her hands, the scent of pinewood at his cuff mingled with the smell of medicine. The twenty-five-year age gap was an uncrossable chasm. He taught her how to brew tea: “Love is like pu’er. The third steep is when the true flavor comes out.” But on the night he coughed up blood, she kissed his cool lips. “What if there’s only one steep left?” The night they eloped, an old-fashion —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 The Magic Lamp Goes Out, and So Does My Heart 神灯灭，心亦碎 [Xuanhuan + cultivation + historical romance + tragic love + satisfying revenge] Yuxin Cui is the princess of Xinglan City and a sacred maiden of the Divine Lamp, blessed with divine power capable of making a city flourish. Yet she falls in love with Mo Chenglun, lord of Yunjin City, who is bent on revenge. On their wedding day, he massacres the city. Yuxin Cui tries to kill herself in her grief, but fails and loses her memory. After waking, she saves the fallen Mo Chenglun. He deceives her, cla 2Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 20 Song of the Sorrowful Flower 悲花鸣 Wen Xinlan and Mo Wan Feng were childhood sweethearts who grew up together, playing side by side and sharing countless happy moments. But fate had other plans, and they were forced to part, each going their own way. Years later, they unexpectedly met again in a bustling crowd. Their old affection rekindled like a spark, and the longing they had buried in their hearts surged back to the surface. Having endured the pain of separation, they rekindle their love, and a poignant romance begins... 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Obsessive, Toxic Love: After His Wife Goes Mad, Mr. Fu Dies 偏执毒爱：夫人疯后傅总他死了 [Both Have Past Relationships + Captivity + A Chasing-His-Wife-to-the-Crematorium Arc + Both Die] Original title: Burning My Life to Love You “Please, let me go.” After an accident led her into his territory, she humbly begged him to spare her, but he threw her into the mountains, where she endured every kind of hardship and cruelty. Three months later, she escaped and sent them all to prison in one fell swoop. Two years later, he returned to his homeland and dragged her from her peaceful life i 2Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 22 Love's Agonizing Torment 蚀骨情殇 She is a fallen princess of a conquered kingdom, captured time and again. He is a blood-soaked God of War who holds sway over the court. He seeks revenge for his elder sister! She atones for her lover’s crimes! She helps him ascend the throne, and he tortures her until she wishes she were dead. He loses her. When they meet again, she has become the empress of another country. He destroys that country and takes his cruel vengeance to new extremes. Driven to the end of her rope, she can only die w 2Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 23 A Decade After Her Death, I Followed Her in Death 在她死后的第十年殉情 She took her own life for love ten years after the day she died. 71Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 He Gave Me a Season of Blue Flowers 他赠我蓝色花期 [Youthful campus life + a touch of angst + tearjerker fiction + told in first person] Unlucky girl Sang Yu & righteous boy Jin Jin “Sang Yu, you're the star in my dark night, lighting up the bleak road ahead of me. I used to think all I wanted was to gaze at you. Then I finally understood. I like you. I like you from the bottom of my heart.”, Jin Jin “No matter how long I struggle, I will save you.”, Sang Yu That wild, carefree boy from that year eventually shattered high above into a sky full o 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Wicked Love and Cockroaches 孽爱蟑螂 Wretched Love and Cockroaches —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 The White Pig Beauty 白猪美人 The Beautiful White Pig —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Closest Yet Most Distant: You and Me 至近至疏【你我】 How did the confident and lovable Huo Qingqing go from a cheerful, optimistic, sincere, and self-assured girl to a pessimistic, dispirited woman? For her, this marriage has offered a little uncertain love, but far more exhaustion and suffering. She doesn’t regret not calling off the wedding while she was in the bridal car, but she is increasingly convinced of one thing: a lack of affection can perhaps be overcome, a lack of money can be remedied, incompatible looks can be ignored, and excessive 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Restarting Life as a Tycoon 重启人生当富豪 He hurried home, bursting with excitement, only for a pleasant surprise to turn into a nightmare in an instant! His wife had betrayed him, and the child wasn’t his. For a time, he became a miserable, browbeaten cuckold who could only grin and bear it. After divorcing, he returned to his hometown to start a business. By a stroke of luck, one good thing after another came his way, along with plenty of romantic opportunities, and all sorts of stories unfolded. Later, he succeeded in animal husbandr 27Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 29 The Runaway Princess Is No Easy Target: The Prince Is Green with Jealousy 逃跑王妃不好惹，王爷醋坛子翻了 The Fake Princess Consort Is on the Run Again! Liu Mengmeng, a skilled pickpocket from the pleasure quarter, broke into the Prince Regent's manor and was caught. To her shock, Xiao Zixuan, a powerful figure who held sway over the court, forced her to become his fake princess consort! All she wanted was to escape, but she got caught up in a political power struggle and attracted the attention of the Seventh Prince and the chancellor's son. The jealous Prince Regent went all out to win his wife b 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 My Wife's Revenge Diary 妻子的复仇日记 She endured a man’s schemes to frame her, his transfer of their assets, his mistress’s demands, being treated like a free nanny by her mother-in-law, and even the man taking out an exorbitantly expensive insurance policy on her! She could take no more and decided to reclaim everything that belonged to her! Faced with the youth she had lost, she decided to take up arms, fight back, and find the happiness that was hers! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 The System Forces Me to Win Over the Cold Male Lead: The Villainess Strikes Back 系统逼我攻略冷酷男主：恶女逆袭 After Reincarnating as a Villainess, the Immortal Venerable Dotes on Me Reborn as the villainess in a xianxia novel, she binds herself to a comeback System and must win over the Immortal Venerable or die! Disarming formations, provoking him, and identifying herbs to poison him all turn out to be tests of intelligence. After being reborn and getting herself killed time and again, she somehow makes the icy Immortal Venerable secretly fall for her, while the Crown Prince frantically tries to win h 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Last Night's Stars, Last Night's Breeze 昨夜星辰昨夜风 After a car accident, I somehow became the culprit who killed my younger sister! To avenge her, Ji Sichen cruelly took the baby I'd carried for ten months and imprisoned me! “Please, let me see my baby, even just once...” His cold, curt reply struck like a slap: “You're nothing but a murderer. You don't deserve to be his mother!” 7Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 33 Years Have Passed, and Our Happy Ending Is Gone 至此经年，佳期永别 On the day Qiu Xueke married Qin Zichuan, she was overjoyed, thinking the happiness she had waited so long for had finally arrived. But who could have guessed that what knocked at her door wasn't happiness, but a nightmare? In that marriage, she lost her soul and her heart, and in the end, she lost everything... 22Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 34 A Grave in the Heart 心坟 A city of the heart, a grave, and in that grave lies a widow. Heart’s Grave In a fairy tale, the mermaid princess turns into foam and disappears into the sea, while the prince and princess live happily ever after.[1] In reality, the prince only thinks of the mermaid princess’s tears, shed beneath the moonlight, while the princess spends the rest of her life entombed in marriage. But Song Yu brought this grave upon herself. So even if she has to fight her way through every thorn and thistle, —Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 35 Mr. Fu, We’ll Never Meet Again in This Life or the Next 傅先生 死生不复相见 A carefully plotted scheme destroyed Fu Lixuan’s love life and career, all at Zheng Weiwei’s hands. For three years, Zheng Weiwei took every blow and every insult without complaint, making herself a doormat to atone for her sins. When the truth comes out, Fu Lixuan regrets everything, but Zheng Weiwei has already been tormented beyond recognition... Zheng Weiwei says, “Fu Lixuan, may we never meet again, in this life or the next.” When they meet again, Fu Lixuan says, “Zheng Weiwei, I’ll die s 177Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 36 My Wife’s Close Male Friend Sent Me Her Intimate Photos in the Middle of the Night, So I Exposed Him to the Whole Internet 男闺蜜深夜发来妻子私密照，我反手送他全网社死 My wife’s male best friend sent me her intimate photos in the middle of the night, so I made him a laughingstock across the entire internet 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Loving You, Even If It Was Only a Fleeting Splendor 爱你纵使繁华一场 After five years of marriage, Mo Sheng still hadn't made Li Yunan fall in love with her. When she learned she had a terminal illness, all she asked for was ten months. “After ten months, I can divorce you. Please, don't hate me.” “What are you playing at?” “I'm tired. I want to be free.” Childhood sweethearts may grow apart as time goes by. Mo Sheng had loved Li Yunan for thirteen years, while he gave all his love to another woman. As she suffered through a pain unlike anything she had ever endu 23Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 38 A Marriage Plot Gone Awry 婚图不轨 A Marriage Plot Gone Awry 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 My Daughter Scored Zero on Her College Entrance Exam to Get Back at Me, So I Cut Her Off and Moved Abroad: I Owe You Nothing, Child 女儿高考0分报复我，我断供去国外：孩子，我不欠你的 My daughter scored zero on the college entrance exam to get back at me, so I cut off her support and moved abroad: Kid, I don’t owe you anything 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 The Green Hills Can’t Match the Length of Your Brows 青山不及你眉长 Five years of marriage, five years of coldness. Yan Shuya loved completely and loved humbly. She never regretted loving a man named Han Chenyang, not even in the final second of her life... 30Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 41 My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Definitely Wrong 我的青春恋爱物语绝对有问题 [Urban Sweet-and-Bitter Romance] · She is your childhood sweetheart, the girl you fell for when you were young and still figuring out your feelings. She loves you deeply, and the bond in her heart means more than anything. . The other is a perfect campus beauty, elegant and wealthy. She is the moonlight in your heart, and more than that, she supports your dream of living off a woman. . Life is one battlefield after another. How will you fend them off? . What should I do? This is so hard to choos 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 If I Had Never Loved You 若我不曾爱过你 The new book, Love's Lies, is now available. Please show it your support. Thank you so much. Qin Ke once loved Ye Ling as much as life itself, but Ye Ling grew tired of their eight years together and found someone new. Heartbroken, she walked away with nothing, leaving cleanly and decisively. Ye Ling came to regret it and always thought Qin Ke would come back, but he never imagined he would spend the rest of his life waiting in vain for the two of them to be together. Once some hearts have died, 33Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 43 Her Heat 她的潮热 This is Li Xiaowen's story. A slow-paced slice-of-life novel with an ensemble cast, about women's growth and empowerment. It has family, friendship, and romance, and most importantly, trauma from one's family of origin. If that's not your thing, just quietly move on. Please don't leave a bad review, thank you. 229Reads6.5Score10814d adds
- 44 White Hair Before Our Time 白首未当年 In this life, Ye Anyan has only one wish: to wait for Gu Qingze to come back and stay by his side until they grow old together. But she never imagined she would lose her child, her heart, and her life for him. Only at the very end did she think in despair: If there is another life, I never want to meet him again. 16Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 45 While Buying My Wife Lipstick, I Saw Her Wearing Another Man’s Ring 给老婆买口红时，我看见她戴着别人的戒指 While Buying My Wife Lipstick, I Saw Her Wearing Someone Else’s Ring 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 The Eighth Prince's Beloved Concubine 八贤王的爱妾 Though she was the heroine, she was terribly unlucky. She was injured and lost her memory during the Lantern Festival, then abducted and sold. She gloomily thought, I was supposed to be a daughter of a powerful family and a candidate for empress. How did I end up as a lowly concubine in the residence of the Eighth Prince? He was the most handsome man in the empire, the center of every conversation in the capital. He was also the embodiment of justice and a powerful figure at court! But jus 8Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 47 The Divine Doctor Consort Rises to Power in the Harem 神医弃妃在后宫乘风破浪 Yuan Qi roared in fury, “Su Yingxue, you are my consort. You are not to flirt with other men. That is my bottom line.” Su Yingxue wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, put her hands on her hips, and smiled sweetly. Her voice was gentle and alluring. “However many women the emperor has, I should have just as many beloved men. Isn’t that only fair?” Yuan Qi pointed angrily at Su Yingxue and roared, “How dare you...” “I could always try...” Su Yingxue held her head high and spoke defiantly. —Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 48 Love Is the Eighty-One Trials: Ten Stories of Love-Struck Souls 爱情就是「九九八十一难」：十个为爱痴狂的故事 [Anthology stories + women's psychology + women's growth] A woman's world isn't made up of love alone, but the ups and downs of love and relationships between men and women have never left women alone. It's like a nightmare, laying traps along every path that doesn't go smoothly, waiting for those consumed by love to step into thin air and fall. Every time a foolish woman wakes from a nightmare, she realizes that life is short, and loving too deeply hurts the most. When all is said and done, a w —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Building a House in the Countryside 农村自建房 A super-angsty tragedy based on real events. My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 The Final Greed of Mortal Ties 尘缘最后的贪婪 After that person died a cruel death, she abandoned her path to immortality and plunged headlong into the demonic abyss. From that day onward, the pure-hearted cultivator of old was gone, replaced by a fiend with blood on her hands whom everyone feared. She had killed too many people and borne too many sins. Everyone in the world cursed her behind her back, saying she had gone mad and was beyond saving. Her trail of blood stretched to the very edge of the cultivation world. No one knew that the 8Reads—Score—14d adds
