Novels like A Brief Marriage
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as A Brief Marriage, best match first.
- 1 I Love You, and My Crimes Run Deep 爱你，我罪至深 From the day Shu Mingyu married Chu Xuefei, he had only one goal: to force her to confess to the bloody crime of murder! He tortured and hurt her like a madman, even accidentally killing the child in her womb. At last, Chu Xuefei “confessed.” Her confession was resolute, and her death was horrific. It left him with no way back from his remorse... 68Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 I Once Loved You, and I’ll Forget You Too 我曾爱过你，也会忘记你 She loved him for years, nearly driving herself mad, but that man didn't love her. Fu Hanchu, I once loved you, and I will forget you. You'll never know how much I sacrificed for you. 34Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 I'll Spend the Rest of My Life Loving You 我用余生来爱你 After two years of marriage, her mother-in-law’s repeated urging finally gave her the courage to say, “Shao Ting, let’s have a child.” But he didn’t respond. More than once, she asked him, “Do you love me?” He laughed scornfully, and she understood. Still, a little hope lingered. “Why can’t you love me?” “Because you’re not worthy.” She cried, and at last, in the depths of despair, gave his heart back to him. 38Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 4 I Love You, Unrepentant and Obsessed 我爱你，执迷不悔 One glance bound them for life, and their entanglement lasted a full ten years. She loved him, and everyone in Nancheng knew it. She even forged a death certificate for the woman he loved, doing everything in her own way to protect him. But a misunderstanding led him to believe she was a murderer, and he made her suffer terribly. After two years of marriage, she was forced out, watching with her own eyes as the man she loved married another woman. Heartbroken, she left, only to be imprisoned by 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 My Sky Turned Black 我的天空成了黑色 Gu Zhi spent eight years loving someone, just as stubbornly and humbly as her name suggested. Zhi Zhuo thought life would be wonderful without her. Later, he realized it was a complete mess! But by the time he came to his senses, all she had left him was a cold, resolute silhouette walking away… 14Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 6 The Love You Give Is Like a Poison, Like an Addiction 你给的爱，似毒似瘾 Chu Qing said Qu Hengfeng was her poison, her addiction, woven into her blood and buried in her bones. If she stopped loving him, she would die. But she became the hatred Qu Hengfeng could never erase in this lifetime. So she chose to die, taking his love with her. At last, he was free. But when the whole bloody truth was laid bare, he finally understood. The girl who had loved him with her life was gone forever. The words “Brother Hengfeng” became the greatest thing he longed for in all his rem 92Reads5.2Score—Shelves
- 7 I’ll Wait for You at the End of Time 时光尽头我等你 She loved him for ten years, but he personally sent her to prison. 43Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 8 He Is More Absurd Than the World 他比世界更荒谬 Before he left the country. He grabbed her by the hair and pressed his face against hers, gritting his teeth as he warned her, “You are not marrying Lin Yutang. If you dare marry him, I’ll destroy you.” Seven years later. She had forgotten his warning and walked down the aisle with the man she loved deeply. That night, she was so happy. But when she woke in the morning, the person lying beside her was... him. 1.6kReads8.3Score175Shelves
- 9 Maybe It’s for the Best That Love Is Gone 爱失去了也好 A business marriage made Lu Zhengnan hate Xia Wanqing. For three years of marriage, he came home only once a month. After learning she was terminally ill, Xia Wanqing intended to leave quietly, but again and again she was brought back to his side... until she died in his arms. 4Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 10 Two Replacements: The Whole World Begs Me to Break Up with My Ex-Husband 双替身：全世界都在跪求我和前夫分手 Everyone knows that the Xia family’s little princess, Xia Tian, is stupid and clueless about romance. She’s also Gu Yucheng’s devoted simp, the kind you can’t get rid of no matter how hard you try. Gu Yucheng thought so too, until one day Xia Tian laid divorce papers in front of him. Gu Yucheng signed without a second thought, certain Xia Tian would regret it because she couldn’t live without him. But then she proved him spectacularly wrong. Not only could Xia Tian live without him, she was thri 22Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 11 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. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 The CEO's Wife-Chasing Crematorium: You're the Stand-In! 追妻火葬场，总裁你才是替身！ Everyone says Tian Rujin loves him more than life itself, and Qin Mo, spoiled by her affection, has always taken it for granted. But one day, someone tells him, “Did you know Rujin’s ex-boyfriend? He looks a lot like you.” The truth shatters his illusions. Telling her to get lost is the last scrap of pride he has left. But when he sees her smiling radiantly at a man who looks seven parts like him, he finally realizes that he is the one who was cruelly abandoned. “Rujin, please. Let’s start over. 15Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 13 Young Master Zhan, Have You Had Enough Kissing? 战少，亲够了没 At twenty, Song Niannian secretly married a mysterious man. She knew nothing about his name, his face, or his age. In the six months since their wedding, the only thing she'd learned was that her upstanding husband had incredibly long legs and a back that was irresistible! One day, someone close to her set her up, and by a twist of fate she woke up in the same room as a handsome older man with long legs. “Do you like men with long legs?” The next day, the handsome man asked her a question with a 102Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 14 The Little Lover Is Always Wiping Away Her Tears 小情人她总是在抹眼泪 “His little lover is absolutely crazy about him, as if she’d die without him!” Everyone laughed at her. Their families were worlds apart, and there was no way the young master of the Yan family would marry her. Yan Zeyuan had always done whatever he pleased. She was obedient, so keeping her around seemed harmless enough. Then news broke that he was about to get engaged. To his surprise, his little lover didn’t cry or make a scene. She left! All the clues he’d overlooked suddenly became crystal c 477Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 15 In My Next Life, I Won’t Love You Again! 下辈子，不再爱你！ Xiao Yi once promised me a home, but gave me the deepest pain instead. A year later, I became someone else's girlfriend, only to hear that he had endured every hardship I went through, all to win me back... 6Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 16 After the Divorce, CEO Gu Knocks on His Ex-Wife’s Door Every Night 离婚后，顾总夜夜敲响前妻房门 [She hurts her wife and enjoys it for a while, then chases her and suffers for it | Sweet and angsty | Everyday life | Raising a child] Su Tang married Gu Qingyu because of an absurd arranged marriage, and they had a son after they wed. At last, the young girl's secret crush seemed to have a chance to see the light of day. She thought she could melt the ice around his heart, but he had never shown her the slightest tenderness. When Su Tang finally gave up and handed Gu Qingyu the divorce papers, 641Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 17 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... 19Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 18 Just in Time to Say Goodbye 刚好就此再见 Xia Zinuo spent five years trying to warm the heart of the man she loved, but failed. Her leukemia returned, and her love rival came back. Qin Yihan would rather have died himself. Xia Zinuo was already in such a miserable state, and now things had become truly unbearable. “Qin Yihan, stay with me for three months. Let me know what it feels like to be loved, too.” At the end of her life, Xia Zinuo pleaded with him. “Keep dreaming,” Qin Yihan coldly refused. Qin Yihan had long looked forward to d 4Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 19 The Whole World Knows I Love You 全世界都知道我爱你 Everyone knew Gu Sihan loved Ye Nanfeng, and everyone knew Ye Nanfeng loved Tang Xuerou. But that did nothing to weaken Gu Sihan's resolve to love Ye Nanfeng. Loving him was like an addiction she couldn't kick. Gu Sihan screamed hysterically, “She's the one with a wicked heart! She got what she deserved!” Ye Nanfeng gripped her throat viciously. “A vicious woman like you being violated? Now that's what you... deserve!” That day, he pushed her into a hell from which there was no return. Later, sh 105Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 20 Never Forgotten 念念不忘 Never Forgotten —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 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 62Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 22 Mistaken Love: I Love You, but I Love Him More 误爱：我爱你，但我更爱他 Do you believe in love at first sight? Wen Wenran caressed his face. Fu Mingyu thought that three years of devotion, followed by three years of marriage, would be enough to make her love him. But when he saw her kissing another man on the street, he knew he’d lost, utterly and completely... The woman he’d schemed so hard to win would eventually leave. After six years away, Fu Ran returned and walked toward him without hesitation... 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 The Night I Gave Birth to Our Second Child, My Family Went to My Sister's Concert 二胎分娩夜，全家在看妹妹演奏会 (Overbearing CEO + taking down scumbags + the entire family, father and son included, begging for forgiveness) The Su family’s biological daughter has returned, and Su Li is told that she’s nothing more than an adopted daughter. From then on, her entire family, including her husband, firmly takes Su Wanwan’s side. Su Li goes into labor prematurely with her second child, but the whole family is attending Su Wanwan’s cello recital. Her mother-in-law, who has never liked her, says, “Su Li, don’t in 750Reads7.0Score104Shelves
- 24 After the Divorce, President Gu Realizes He Was His Own Stand-In 离婚后，顾总发现替身竟是他自己 [Both virgins + each is the other's stand-in + fleeing while pregnant + groveling chase + sweet and angsty] Everyone believed Jiang Yushi was madly in love with Gu Chenzhou, and Gu Chenzhou thought so too. Otherwise, she wouldn't have trusted him unconditionally, put up with his cherished first love's provocations, and had eyes only for him. So when she asked for a divorce, he agreed, certain she would come back within four days. He never imagined she would disappear for four years. * Four years 51Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 25 A Fleeting Marriage, a Deep Love: Ex-Husband, Get Lost 婚浅情深：前夫，请滚远点 A master once foretold that the second young master of the Huo family would be ruthless and cruel, and that the karmic retribution for his sins would one day fall upon the person he loved most. He sneered. “I never believed in fate.” That was until the day he saw the woman who loved him more than life itself cornered and screaming, “Do you know what it's like to lose a child?” Only then did he realize that karmic retribution really did exist... Shen Qingqing loved Huo Tingxiao for ten years an 276Reads8.4Score145Shelves
- 26 Reborn, I Became My Ex-Husband’s Unforgettable Love 重生后我成了前夫的朱砂痣 In her previous life, transmigrator Yin Zhiyi stood by Wei Nanfeng through every storm with all her heart, only to receive an edict deposing her as empress and die a miserable death in the harem. On the very day she died, Wei Nanfeng married a general’s widow and made her empress. After being reborn, Yin Zhiyi resolved to sever their ties and never get caught up in romance again. She would devote herself to protecting her country and pursuing great ambitions. Yet no matter how hard she tried to 22Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 27 On Our Wedding Night, His White Moonlight Died and the CEO Went Mad 新婚夜，白月光死了总裁疯了 Three years ago, Ye Wanwan sent Lin Mohan to prison. Three years later, he returns for revenge and tramples her underfoot. After hurting her so deeply, he still doesn’t know that the woman he hates is the very girl he once loved. 2.6kReads6.0Score163Shelves
- 28 Nothing Hurts More Than Loving You 最痛不过我爱你 Zhou Ansheng killed himself, just as she wished. He gave Mrs. Xiao's place to the woman he cherished most. She loved him for so many years, and lost everything: her self-respect and pride, her closest family, her family business, and even the child she had yet to carry to term... Blood from her wrists stained the flowers along the road to the underworld, and every blossom knew how deeply she had loved him! She said, “I hope there is no next life. I hope we never meet again. The most painful thin 25Reads5.4Score199Shelves
- 29 His Unhealthy Need to Control Me 他对我的病态掌控欲 Lu Mo was the love of her youth, but now he is the devil making her life a living hell. 282Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 30 A 999-Day Marriage Pact 妻约999天 Lu Yao spent three years trying to warm Shao Yunchen’s heart, but after catching him in the middle of something sordid, she resolutely chose to let go. She hands him the divorce papers. “If you don’t love me, let’s get divorced.” She never expected to find a baby growing in her belly after the divorce. Her ex-husband catches her throwing up and strides over to block her in the bathroom. “Whose is it?” “It’s not even a month along, so don’t worry. It’s definitely not yours, Mr. Shao.” Lu Yao 1.2kReads8.1Score124Shelves
- 31 Farewell, My Love. I Shall Yearn for You No More 与君别过，再不相思 It takes ten years to love someone, but only an instant to hate them... Song Lianxing watched helplessly as Murong Ze forced her to drink an abortion potion, killing their own child. He took the fetal remains to save the woman he loved... Song Lianxing said, “I hope you... don't regret this!” Murong Ze thought he would never regret it. But only when he watched Song Lianxing draw her last breath with his own eyes did he learn how to write the word “regret.” 242Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 32 Clouds Drift Away, Yet the Clear Evening Sky Remains 一云归去，不负晚晴 When he drove her to her death, he said, “I will never regret what I did to you!” So she fell from a high-rise, shattered beyond recognition. Yet he searched the whole world, desperate to find even a trace of her… 106Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 33 Chen Jinsheng and Ni Jia 陈劲生倪迦 Wearing a miniskirt and high heels, Ni Jia sauntered into the alley. Seeing Chen Jingsheng beaten to the ground, she curled her lips into a cold smile, lifted her foot, and stomped on his chest. 3.8kReads—Score231Shelves
- 34 I Borrowed the Campus Heartthrob as a Stand-In, but He Fell for Me Obsessively 借校草当替身，他偏执沦陷了 [Male Stand-in | Hopeless Romantic | Winning Himself Over | Only Her Will Do, A Little Angst for Him | Pure and Devoted Male Lead | Reunited After a Breakup | Happy Ending] Shen Jingwan has always carried a white moonlight in her heart. That boy was gentle and pure, an obsession she kept hidden deep inside and could never forget. After transferring schools, she met Lu Yanzhou. He had a face exactly like Lin Xu's, was the top student no one at school dared approach, the most handsome guy on camp 5.1kReads8.7Score488Shelves
- 35 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 454Reads6.9Score101Shelves
- 36 After Prison, My Billionaire Husband Pressures Me to Have Triplets 出狱后，首富老公逼我生三胎 Song Huan, the most admired heiress in Haicheng, has been sent to prison. Rumor has it that her beloved husband is responsible. Fu Chennian says she caused Chen Qiyue to lose her child, and deserves to die! She gave him a love that reached to her very bones, and he repaid her by sending her to prison. Three years of torment wore down every last bit of Song Huan’s pride. After her release, all she wants is to raise her child in peace, but Fu Chennian comes looking for her: “Qiyue can’t have any m 2.7kReads7.9Score450Shelves
- 37 Shocking! The Love-Brained Tyrant Mistook Someone Else for His Beloved 惊！恋爱脑暴君竟错认白月光 [The regretful chase + Angst + Substitute + Each other's one true love + Both are inexperienced] Cold-blooded, bloodthirsty, love-struck tyrant x bewitching, flirtatious beauty who knows how to play the game Eight years ago… he was a hostage, lowly as mud, and she was a cherished princess. Eight years later… he was a bloodthirsty tyrant feared by all, and she was a pitiful princess forced into a marriage in someone else's place. She had once been the light of his life, his only salvation in the 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 What More Do You Want from Me? 你还要我怎样 She loved him, and he tortured her. She had secretly loved him for over ten years, but their love gradually faded away in a marriage that lasted less than two years... 120Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 39 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 21Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 40 After His Marriage Partner Was Switched, President Bo Took a Devastating Blow 更换联姻对象后，薄总遭受了暴击 Bo Qing unilaterally announced that he was changing his marriage-alliance partner. A month later, a clever and capable Secretary Gu appeared by his side, while a dazzling, dashing beauty named Gigi showed up at a bar in Jing City. From then on, “accidents” kept cropping up in Bo Qing’s work and personal life. He thought he was imagining things. That was until he discovered that Secretary Gu, so respectful to him on the surface, had been secretly adding things to his meals, then cursing and beati 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Stop Torturing Me, You Possessive Daddy! Mommy's Pregnant and Has Run Away 偏执爹地别虐了！妈咪有孕出逃了 Six months into their marriage, an accident sent her straight to hell. The man who married her tormented, humiliated, and toyed with her, making her wish she were dead. When her heart had finally grown cold, she fled Jiangcheng at all costs, pregnant and all. Five years later, she made a stunning return with her twin sons. At the airport, the little darlings pointed at a man. “Mommy, that uncle looks just like me.” Before she could even turn around, a pair of strong arms yanked her into an embra 98Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 42 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 30Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 43 Meeting You at the End of the World 在世界尽头遇见你 If life is a fleeting bloom, if it is destined to be scattered by the wind, I still won't regret the moment it blossomed. If this flowing air is the measure of your love for me, then let it bury me. To You, Who Have a Story in Your Heart, from Meeting You at the End of the World If every encounter in this world is a reunion after a long separation, then she must have followed fate's design to meet him at the end of the world. At their first meeting, he said, “I won't let a face as breathtaking a 663Reads9.2Score109Shelves
- 44 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 21Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 45 There, the Lights Shine Bright 那里，灯火通明 The guests beneath the stage were buzzing with speculation, glancing around and trying to guess which table the apology was meant for. Liang Ziyou's seat, however, was hidden behind a screen, so no one noticed her... But now, the tears in Liang Ziyou's eyes could no longer be held back. The story goes back more than a decade... 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Madam, Stop Torturing Him. President Sheng Is Your True White Moonlight 夫人别虐了，盛总才是你的白月光 [Main story complete] [Male lead suffers] [They don’t get back together] [The husband’s pursuit of his wife after losing her] Many years later, she finally learned that the man she had treasured as her one true love had loved her desperately. Jiang Jianjian loved Sheng Chusheng for ten years, but he scorned her love. With her heart turned to ash, Jiang Jianjian decided to stop loving him and joined forces with the wealthy tycoon who had pursued her for years. But when news of her engagement arri 109Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 47 Spoiled Little Wife 蜜宠小萌妻 With nowhere else to turn, she reluctantly signed an agreement and gave birth to twins... Then she secretly hid one of them... Years later, by a strange twist of fate, she came across a boy who looked exactly like her son. And the boy's father turned out to be an immensely powerful man, wealthy enough to rival a nation! 408Reads8.7Score572Shelves
- 48 I Wish We'd Never Met 宁可不曾遇见你 Even as the bathwater turned completely red with blood, he never came. 844Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 49 Possessive Desire 占欲 [Two Stand-ins + Wife-Chasing Inferno + Mostly Sweet with a Little Angst + Ultra-Sexy + Ultra-Flirtatious + Extreme Push and Pull] Shi Lu, the eldest son of the Shi family, is cold and desireless, lofty and aloof, a Buddha among men in his utter detachment. Shen Yu knows even before she flirts with him that a man like him won’t be satisfied until he stirs up a storm of bloodshed in the human world. But for that one obsession in her heart, she still lures him in and makes her move. She provokes h 532Reads6.7Score106Shelves
- 50 My Boyfriend Is Emotionally Blind, and I’m Blind 男友心盲，我眼瞎 My boyfriend is emotionally blind, and I’m literally blind. 31Reads—Score—Shelves
