Novels like A Winding Road to Marriage
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- 1 The Road to a Comeback: Get Lost, Ex-Husband CEO 逆袭之路，总裁前夫你滚开 Li Ruoning had loved Chu Yi through all her youth, only to be betrayed when disaster struck her family! Li Ruoning cursed him in fury: “Chu Yi, you're such a jerk!” Chu Yi had hated Li Ruoning throughout his youth, yet on the day she left, he chased her across the world like a madman. “Woman, you'll never escape my grasp!” Five years later, Li Ruoning appeared out of nowhere, holding a little bundle by the hand! The little bundle asked, “Mommy, is that the jerk you were talking about?” Li Ruonin 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Qin Can't Help It 秦非得已 Do childhood sweethearts always have to love each other? These two are a classic case of mutual dislike. Ever since they were little, she has delighted in picking on him! He is an aloof, cold, sacred, untouchable pretty boy, and she loves nothing more than watching him lose his temper! But what goes around comes around… Years later, he has become the lofty young master of a powerful corporation, a man who commands influence and holds extraordinary power! He targets her at every turn and constant 4Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 3 After Falling Into the Abyss 坠入深渊后 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Mr. Yan, We've Found the Woman Who Abandoned You 颜先生，那个抛弃你的女人找到了 She was the moonlight in his heart, and the wound that would never heal. By the time he had succeeded in his career and become a man capable of giving her everything she wanted, there was already another man by her side. “You left me to marry into a wealthy family, and now you're only a rich man's mistress. Looks like you haven't tried hard enough all these years.” He used the cruelest words to humiliate the woman he had once loved most. “Just as you can see. I haven't tried hard enough. I'm —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 No More Years to Look Back On 再无岁月可回首 To save him, Sheng Qiao had nearly drained every last drop of blood from her body. But in the end, for the sake of another woman, he wanted to drain her blood, take her kidney, and torture her until she was covered in wounds. “Sheng Qiao, you’re so vicious that even touching you disgusts me,” Li Chenlan said. Three years ago, Li Chenlan pinned the cold-faced young woman against the wall. “Qiaoqiao, can I sleep in our bed tonight instead of on the washboard?” Three years ago, he treated her like 576Reads6.6Score10214d adds
- 6 The Far-Off Vega 迢迢织女星 How could you love someone at first sight only once...? Their love gilded each other in gold, yet the one you hold in your heart will always be irreplaceable. Two stubborn, conflicted young people spent eight years entangled with each other, never reaching an ending, and became the ones each would always hold in their heart... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Ten Thousand Years from the Moonlight of That Year 我离那年的月光一万年 “I thought that childhood sweethearts who grew up together, innocent and carefree, could live a peaceful life by each other's side. Lu Jinqi, it seems our ending was written in the stars, but there's nowhere left for us to go.” A happy ending is the best ending. They were never meant to have one. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Untamed Bones 野骨 [Obsessive love, unhinged, both leads are each other’s only love, the husband’s groveling redemption arc] After an accident left Huo Hongchu’s beloved unconscious, everyone believed Shen Ranran had caused the car crash. Huo Hongchu had her forcibly committed to a psychiatric hospital, where she suffered inhuman treatment and torment day and night. To stay alive, she had no choice but to endure it all. After finally holding out until his beloved woke up, she thought she would regain her freedom. 70Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 9 The Crazy CEO's Captive Beauty 疯批霸总之冷艳美人圈养记 [Angst and sweetness, intense heartbreak, doting romance] They say Third Young Master Leng wiped out the entire Li family to get the Li estate. They say Third Young Master Leng built a garden and kept a pet there. Later, Leng Xiehan married the eldest daughter of the Li family, Li Mo. He said, “Baby, I'll build a garden and keep you in it.” He said, “Baby, I'll build you a little villa and fill it with qipaos.” 28Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 10 After Losing Her Family, She Married a Scumbag CEO 家破人亡后她嫁给了渣总 [A passionate, tortured romance: body, heart, and soul all put through the wringer, with a desperate quest to win her back! Everyone is a villain + dark themes + plot-driven, brutal angst, read at your own risk.] After a murder robs him of his fiancée, he meticulously builds a prison of revenge, dragging her from heaven into hell. Huo Chenyuan always thought An Weilai was his to control. He never imagined that in this game, she would escape the prison and trap him in a prison of the heart, one t 23Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 11 The Alarm Clock Hasn’t Stopped Yet 闹钟还没停 The Alarm Hasn't Stopped Yet 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 I Love You Like My Life: The Domineering CEO's Kiss 爱你如命：霸道总裁吻上瘾 After suffering her mother's brutal death, her father's selfishness, her stepmother's abuse, and her sister's jealousy, Rong Xi keeps fighting against fate. When she returns after completing her studies, she breaks free from her prison-like shackles, only for her best friend's teasing to plunge her heart into an icy abyss once more... An elevator malfunction leaves her locked in a passionate embrace with Shao Nan. From then on, she cannot escape his clutches, yet he is surrounded by beautiful wo 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 You Left Me Drenched in Storms 你赐我满身风雨 They say the Third Madam of the Lu family is generous and gracious. She's the ideal wife every man dreams of. After three years of marriage, just as Lin Wennuan thought she could make it through the rest of her life in peace, her mother-in-law suddenly sprang up and pressured her to have a child. Lu Zhengshen said, “Have a child, and I'll reward you handsomely.” She sneered and threw a splash of hot water in his face. There went the perfect-wife image. … After that, Lin Wennuan used every trick 527Reads8.7Score11114d adds
- 14 President Gu Kneels to Apologize, but His Wife Is Already Reduced to Ashes 顾总屈膝认错，夫人已挫骨扬灰 At twenty, Luo Wan declared that she would marry Gu Anchen, the only man in all of Lincheng she wanted. From then on, she became a thorn in Gu Anchen's heart. Gu Anchen said, "If you can make me marry you, Luo Wan, then let's see if you can make me fall in love with you." While she loved him, he trampled on her feelings for the sake of another woman... Until her heart turned cold and her love was gone, she finally turned around and let him have what he wanted. But he turned his love into a threa 49Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 15 You, Traveler Through Time 时光行者的你 A brand-new healing story from popular writer Mu Fusheng, capturing a love that breaks the ice after a chance meeting in the flow of time! From the Sahara Desert to the pyramids to the Temple of Abu Simbel, time spent with you can thaw old grudges and make the rest of life something to look forward to. Before meeting Xing Chongning, she never knew that a man could have a reading disorder and still be extraordinarily talented. And after Ye Jianan entered his life, he never imagined that this woma 370Reads9.3Score3714d adds
- 16 I Earn 130,000 a Year, Yet I Signed My Son Up for a 70,000-Yuan Course 年入13万，我给儿子报了7万的班 I Earn 130,000 a Year, Yet I Signed My Son Up for a 70,000 Class 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 I Drove the Cold, Handsome Older Man Wild with My Flirting 高冷大叔被我撩疯了 [A cool, calculating CEO and a faux-refined little temptress push each other to the limit] Mu An'an was rescued twice from the brink of death by the cold and domineering Li Jingchen. From then on, they embarked on an intense game of mutual seduction. The one who does the flirting is always the first to give in. “My heart's door is locked. Remember to unlock it,” Mu An'an said angrily. “I'll take responsibility for unlocking it,” Li Jingchen replied with a wicked smile. “Mr. Li, could you make 32Reads8.9Score11914d adds
- 18 A Tormented Love Affair: My Lady Says There's No Going Back 虐恋情深，夫人她说回不去了 [Angst All the Way + Male Lead Gets Hurt + From Weak to Strong Female Lead + No Getting Back Together] Her parents’ favoritism and lack of understanding pushed her step by step into the abyss. “Isn’t it just one kidney? Are you really so heartless that you’d let your sister die?” Shen Qian Ci heard those words of emotional blackmail, and her heart grew cold, on the verge of breaking. But her fiancé, Shi Nanchen, was the very person who had pushed her onto the operating table. Horror! Disbelief! 72Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 19 I Made Myself a Boyfriend, and Somehow I Fell for Him Despite My Alexithymia 亲手造了个男友，患述情障碍的我竟动了心 I made myself a boyfriend, and somehow, despite my alexithymia, I fell for him. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 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
- 21 Love in Longcheng: Young Master Fu's Bride of Atonement 龙城囚爱：傅少的赎罪新娘 “Both reborn” + “gut-wrenching angst” + “chasing his wife to the crematorium” + “substitute” + “imprisonment and miscarriage” + “happy ending.” When Su Nuan was ten, she saved Fu Hanchuan. But Fu Hanchuan mistook her for someone else, and for ten years, he gave all his tenderness to another woman. By a twist of fate, Su Nuan and Fu Hanchuan married ten years later, only for him to send her to prison, where she suffered three miscarriages. When Fu Hanchuan learned the truth, he knelt at Su Nuan’s 203Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 When We Meet Again, Our Son Will Be a Big Shot 再遇见，儿子都成大佬了 (The main story is complete.) The heroine is talented, and the hero is wealthy! Devoted to each other + slow burn + genius son + mostly sweet with a touch of angst This novel is for entertainment only. If you take everything seriously or just want to argue, please move along. Eight years ago, a chance encounter in Liangcheng brought Gu Nansheng and Qiao Niannian twin sons and a genius son they had “picked up.” Eight years later, fate is still there. It was just running late… Qiao Niannian said, 704Reads8.8Score10514d adds
- 23 After Prison, Mr. Fu Pursues Me to Torture Me Relentlessly 出狱后，被傅总追着疯狂虐 [Angst and heartbreak + replacement romance + dual personalities + the second male lead takes the lead + no getting back together] On the very day Mu Ran married Fu Xiuyun, he personally sent her to prison. That year, Mu Ran's older sister died saving her. Her sister's only wish was for Mu Ran to love Fu Xiuyun on her behalf. “Fu Xiuyun, I told you, I never wanted to marry you!” To Fu Xiuyun, Mu Ran's feeble defense was nothing but a dishonest excuse. [The male lead is extremely obsessive, unhin 512Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 24 Captive Phoenix in His Arms: The Ruthless Emperor's Prisoner 俘凰入罗帷，狠戾帝君掌心囚 When the Cangxuan Kingdom fell, its legitimate eldest princess, once revered and surrounded by every luxury, was cast from her heavenly heights into the deepest hell. Chu Yan had once been held hostage in Cangxuan. When he was being humiliated, the kingdom’s eldest princess, Fan Hua, came to his rescue. They grew up together and fell in love, but a conspiracy made Chu Yan hate the entire Cangxuan royal family. After years of plotting, he destroyed her kingdom, trampled on her dignity, and forced 273Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 25 Tortured Love: His Love Is Suffocating 虐恋：他的爱很窒息 After the chairman of Longcheng Group dies in an accident, eldest son Li Sijue inherits the position of CEO. He keeps Mu Qingwan, the daughter of the suspected culprit, imprisoned at his side and abuses her relentlessly to satisfy his hatred. But as time passes and the truth slowly comes to light, he realizes he has been tormenting the wrong person. When he finally lets her go, he discovers that he has fallen deeply in love with her. Faced with Li Sijue’s suffocating love, will Mu Qingwan stay, 1.5kReads6.7Score11014d adds
- 26 After He Died, He Sent Me Forty-Seven Love Letters 他死后，给我寄来四十七封情书 After He Died, He Sent Me Forty-Seven Love Letters 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Love So Deep, Desolation to the Bone 用情至深，刺骨荒凉 To save the woman he loved, she lay on the operating table and endured the agony of having her kidney removed. But she never imagined he could be cruel enough to have their child taken from her with his own hands, cause her parents’ deaths, and finally drive her to the end of her rope… 86Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 28 Kept 豢养 Huo Li and Gu Shixiao. They were two parallel lines that should never have crossed. But when Gu Shixiao was at her lowest, a contract in black and white bound them together. Ten years of her youth, signed away. He saved her from the hardships of reality, only to push her into hell with his own hands. Gu Shixiao: “Huo Li, did you ever have any genuine feelings for me?” Huo Li smiled. “What we have is just a transaction.” Gu Shixiao: “Huo Li, was there ever a moment when you...” Huo Li cut her off 122Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 29 The Chief's Rise to Power (Complete in Two Volumes) 首席风云（全二册） When a genius pianist meets a genius violinist, will they fall in love at first sight, admire one another as kindred spirits, or be caught in pride and prejudice, misunderstanding and hostility? Lin Die'er has crafted a passionate novel about classical music. Music and you are the blazing light in my dark world. Amber, a world-famous Chinese violinist, suddenly heads to Huacheng Conservatory of Music in China to study music history. Not only do her fans think she has gone crazy, but the faculty 556Reads9.5Score9814d adds
- 30 When Our Daughter Died, My Husband Was Paying Off His First Love’s Debts 女儿惨死时，老公正替白月光还债 When our daughter died a tragic death, my husband was paying off his first love’s debts —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Reborn, I Tear Apart the Fake Heiress Who Stole My Husband 重生后我手撕抢我老公的假千金 Reborn, I tore apart the fake heiress who tried to steal my husband 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Cold-Blooded CEO, I Can Never Love You Again 嗜血冷总，再也爱不起你 After going to prison, she never loved Leng Qianhan again. The man knelt before her, weeping and pleading. “Qingqian, for the sake of our child, give me a chance. Could you love me one more time? Our child has grown up without a father or mother. He needs a father's love and a mother's love. Let's give him a complete family. We can all be happy...” The woman immediately recoiled. “I don't have a child! My baby is dead. He died as soon as he was born. You cut him out of me and threw him in the tr 335Reads5.9Score1314d adds
- 33 Longing for Our Reunion Day After Day, Forgetting Each Other Year After Year 朝朝盼重逢，念念总相忘 [Angst, angst, angst! Extremely angsty, proceed with caution!] Five years ago The golden boy Ji Lingchuan knelt on the ground, desperately begging Xia Zhiyi not to leave him. But she coldly told him to get lost, then turned around and married someone else. Five years later The bar hostess Xia Zhiyi knelt before the untouchable Mr. Ji, fawning over him. He shoved her away, saying she was filthy. He hated her, bullied her, and was consumed by the desire to take revenge on her. But when he saw a li 673Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 34 A Cool Breeze Rises 萧萧凉风生 I love the wind! The wind is free, boundless, and unfettered. It can turn the leaves, lift a skirt, and travel the world. But I’m trapped in my own endless darkness, locked inside a prison of my own making. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 A Marriage That Eats Away at the Bones 蚀骨囚婚 Fang Yuanshuang chased Duan Hancheng for years, throwing herself into the flames like a moth, only to be utterly destroyed. Not only was she branded jealous and murderous, she also lost her status as everyone’s darling. After leaving for three years, she endured every hardship and lost the right to look up to him. - But when she got engaged to someone else and was about to walk down the aisle, Duan Hancheng finally came to his senses. He used every means at his disposal to force a ring onto 155Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 36 Late at Night, I Fell into the Cold Abyss of Your Heart 深夜，堕入你凉薄的深渊 Three years ago, their marriage was a cruel act of coercion and conquest. After losing her child and being torn from the one she loved, Su Liyue learned that she was merely a dead woman’s substitute. She burned their ill-fated relationship to the ground. Only after losing her did Qin Yanfeng realize that he loved her to the depths of his soul. He was consumed by regret and went mad with grief. Three years later, the familiar woman returned, but she was no longer his Yue’er... 81Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 37 President Fan, Stop Tormenting Me. Your Wife Is Already Married 繁总别虐了，夫人已嫁人 [Angsty Romance + CEO + Dark Obsession + Everyone Chases Their Wife Into the Crematorium] Three years ago, she fell in love at first sight with the refined and mature Fan Ye. She gave him her whole heart and doggedly pursued him, until at last they were married. She thought she had found her happily ever after. Three years later, the Yu family went bankrupt, her mother died and her father was gone, her brother was badly injured, and Fan Ye forced her to leave with nothing. She finally understood 1.2kReads8.7Score10514d adds
- 38 After Prison, I Became the Lifelong Incurable Disease of President Fu 出狱后，成了傅总终生难愈的绝症 **Tortured Romance · The Chase After She Leaves · Physical and Emotional Abuse · A Truth-Fueled Counterattack** She was South City’s proudest red rose, and once saw him as the only light in her life. But that love became a hell he built for her with his own hands. Fu Sinian was convinced she had grievously harmed his “beloved,” and forged evidence dragged her into the abyss. Torture in prison, humiliating words carved into her skin, a forced kidney donation... He watched coldly, even helping it 1.6kReads—Score10414d adds
- 39 Half-Summer Blossoms, Half-Summer Sorrow 半夏花开半夏殇 Xu Xiruo had given Gao Jinzhi her whole heart, yet in the end she still wound up giving up half her life for someone else. Later, whenever she heard the name Gao Jinzhi, her heart remained as still as water, not stirring in the slightest. 5Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 40 After My Husband and His First Love Drove Our Son to His Death, I Went on a Rampage 老公和初恋逼死儿子后，我杀疯了 After my husband and his first love drove our son to his death, I went on a killing spree 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Strangers for the Rest of Our Lives 此生陌路不复 When Chu Junmo forcibly tears open her wound, leaving it drenched in blood, Li Fuyi knows she must pay for the crime she committed at eighteen. Because of him, she found the light; because of him, she descended into eternal night. There are no winners in this battle. There are only two people doomed to endless ruin. 606Reads8.2Score10214d adds
- 42 Together in Death 同归 (This is the second story in the Friends of Jian Yao series. The first story, Making Do, is complete.) Fourteen years ago, she saved him and became his salvation. Fourteen years later, he wants to find her and give her everything good in the world... They belong to two different worlds: one is a hugely popular Best Actor, while the other is a nobody struggling at the very bottom of society. Who will save whom, and who will be willing to face everything together? 178Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 43 I’ll Have My Way 偏要 Chu Yi spent eight years with Yan Beiqing without a name or status, and bore him two children. When she was so sick she was close to death, she asked Yan Beiqing if he could perform surgery on her just once. All she got in reply was, “Do you think you’re worthy?” Then he turned around and arranged a hospital bed for his beloved first love. This man’s heart was cold and hard. The agony of facing death finally opened her eyes. She left the Yan household penniless, thinking she had nowhere to go. B 457Reads6.9Score10114d adds
- 44 After Giving His Wife Away, Mr. Fu Goes Completely Mad 把夫人送人后，傅总彻底疯了 He said that from then on, I was fit only to be a dog, that it was the only place I deserved. He took me by force, cruelly, saying it was the penance I owed. He watched wickedly as one after another came forward, then looked at me with amusement and asked, “He Yitao, do you regret it?” Later, I got pregnant. His eyes bloodshot, he asked in panic, yet with a glimmer of hope, “Is it my child?” I simply looked at him coldly and replied with a scornful smile, “No.” I watched him fly into a rage. I w 1.4kReads—Score10214d adds
- 45 The Second Abyss 第二次深渊 [Younger man × suspense × deliberate approach × groveling pursuit × story within a story] Female investor × male university student at a film academy Xin Yuan is the woman in the film and television industry who knows best how to work a room. She wears red dresses, drinks hard liquor, negotiates projects, and controls capital. People call her irresistibly alluring, and they also call her ruthless. She never explains herself, because she knows that in this world of fame and fortune, no one is wil 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 CEO, Your Wife Says She'll Pay with Her Life 总裁，夫人说她以命相抵了 [Physical and emotional torment + a repentant husband chasing his wife + younger, possessive obsessive love + tragic ending, no reconciliation] After a car accident, he lost the child he had with his lover. Grieving the loss of his child, Gong Yin blamed it all on Weisheng Luobai. He destroyed her family, crippled her right hand, and ended her path to becoming a champion. Weisheng Luobai, once a gifted young woman who had made a name for herself in the capital, became a servant to his lover. 241Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Spring Banquet 宴春 Fu Chi wants to give Chen Luo everything good in the world: an open and acknowledged relationship, freedom without restraints, and love with no reservations. The moment he sees Chen Luo's tears, he knows. In this life, he, Fu Chi, has completely fallen into Chen Luo's hands, with no way back. 152Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 48 The Secret of Awakening 苏醒的秘密 A hugely popular romance by Yuewen Group great author Sui Houzhu, topping romance charts across the board! A bold, domineering goddess of vengeance VS a cold, restrained, and overbearing professor. Only later does she realize that falling in love with him is the secret she's hidden most deeply. Twenty-five years ago, Li Luo fell into a deep sleep with a grudge in her heart. Now she awakens with a secret, bold and willful, returning for revenge and to save the helpless girl she once was. Xie Yunn 722Reads9.5Score11514d adds
- 49 Mr. Ji's Innocent Convict Wife 际总的无辜罪妻 Nan Haojing asked her, “Do you still love Ji Yunzhou?” Love??? How could she! She hated him! Hated him so much... Just when everyone thought she would put the past behind her and spend the rest of her life with Ji Yunzhou, Bai Yuqiao left him for good... 68Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Wrongfully Married to the Wealthiest CEO, I Can't Get Him to Let Go 错嫁第一豪门霸总天天抱着不撒手 [Angsty romance + marriage first, love later + groveling pursuit + happy ending] After her fiancé cheats on her, Ye Xixi gets drunk and marries her best friend. When she sobers up, she discovers that she actually married her best friend’s third uncle, Gu Jingting. Gu Jingting is the most powerful man in the Gu family, a man of noble status and immense influence. They come from completely different worlds. But from the moment she first saw him three years ago, she fell hopelessly in love with him 28Reads5.4Score—14d adds
