Novels like A Brief Marriage
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as A Brief Marriage, best match first.
- 101 My Childhood Sweetheart Died in Battle, and the Enemy Prince Forced Me to Bear His Child 竹马战死，敌国王爷逼我生子 [Female general + God of War prince + Powerful rivals + Imprisonment and torment + Angsty romance + Subjugation and counterattack + Revenge and corruption + Silver dragon awakening + Childbirth] “Chu Yuan, if you don’t kill me, one day I’ll kill you!” Jiang Li is a battle-hardened female general of Liang, but after her fiancé dies in battle, she becomes a prisoner of Chu Yuan, the enemy nation’s God of War. He breaks her proud spirit, shackles her hands and feet in iron chains, and even erases h 133Reads—Score—Shelves
- 102 On Our Wedding Day, I Gave My Wife a Grand Surprise 婚礼当天，我送老婆一份大礼 On our wedding day, I gave my wife a very special gift. 36Reads—Score—Shelves
- 103 I Just Want to See You Again, in Heaven or Hell 只想再见你，天堂或地狱 Sui Ning’an loved Feng Yunze with a surging tide of passion she kept hidden, but he loved her younger sister. After an accident left no trace of Sui Ning’an, Feng Yunze finally lost the wife he had treated like dirt. In his grief and madness, he announced to the world that there would only ever be one Mrs. Feng. When news of her surfaced again, Feng Yunze was overjoyed. He smashed open the door in the dead of night, his bloodshot eyes glaring at the man in her bed as he demanded, “Are you really 33Reads5.7Score—Shelves
- 104 A Wedding in the Capital on a Snowy Night 雪夜京婚 Completed | Marriage First, Love Later | Five-Year Age Gap, He’s Older | Both Chaste, One-on-One Romance | Powerful Man Bows His Head Su Li and Zhou Sichen had a whirlwind wedding. On the day they registered their marriage, Zhou Sichen flew to New York to take care of business and was gone for a whole month. Their backgrounds were worlds apart, and no one believed their marriage would work. Zhou Sichen was the man Old Master Zhou had chosen to lead the family next. Disciplined and abstinent, 20.6kReads8.7Score2.6kShelves
- 105 A Love for a Lifetime 执爱一生 The heroine has more than one man. Don’t read this if that bothers you. The writing is average, so feel free to drop it if it’s not to your taste. An Siyue goes to the capital of H Country to seek refuge and meets three men who will be entangled with her for the rest of her life. One is gentle and refined, yet goes mad for her. One is domineering and forceful, yet becomes obsessed with her. One is carefree and flirtatious, yet devoted to her alone. After loving, hating, and suffering, where shou 59Reads—Score—Shelves
- 106 Three Years Later, the CEO Goes Along with the Mistake 三年后，总裁将错就错 Three days and three nights of torment weren’t enough. On their wedding night, he walks into the bridal chamber and destroys everything she once held dear. Mo Liancheng loathes Luo Shenshen to the core, all because of a woman who died. Three years after their separation, Master Mo returns. In the name of hatred, he weaves a carefully crafted web of love, only to get hopelessly trapped in it himself! Little does he know that he fell in love with Luo Shenshen three years ago... 2.1kReads8.4Score153Shelves
- 107 Sour Tears 酸眼泪 It’s just started, so I don’t know if it’ll gain traction. [Obsessive, unhinged male lead x clever, patient female lead + reunion and forced romance + intense push and pull] Qiu Jin was helping a friend teach someone a lesson when he ran into that person’s friend. Looking at the girl in front of him, he suddenly wanted to see what she looked like when she cried. * Qiu Jin took the cigarette from his lips. His eyes were as cold as a deep pool, and his expression brimmed with menace. “You’re her 9.1kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves
- 108 The Evening Breeze Won’t See Him Home, and the Departed Will Not Return 晚风不渡他，不见离人归 [Ex-Wife-Chasing-to-the-Crematorium + Second Male Lead Takes the Lead + No Reconciliation After the Breakup + Feuds Among the Wealthy + Male Lead Suffers + Male Lead Is Chaste, Female Lead Is Not + Evenly Matched Leads + Strong Female Lead + A Touch of Workplace Drama] *Stoic male lead *Gentle second male lead *Female lead’s growth It was an undeniable fact that Nan Yunqian had once loved Song Ning deeply. He had nearly given his life for her, and Song Ning had never doubted his feelings for a m 2.7kReads6.8Score106Shelves
- 109 Mr. Gu, Your Wife Sent You These Divorce Papers 顾总，这是太太给您的离婚协议 (The male lead loves his first love without realizing it. After she dies, her replacement takes her place. The heroine leaves without looking back, while the second male lead quietly stands by her. In the end, the lovers are together.) The day Shen Zhiqiu found out she was pregnant with twins, her husband, Gu Qingyan, brazenly moved his first love, Xiao Wanqing, into their marital home. Heartbroken, she hid her pregnancy and asked for a divorce! “I am officially separated from Gu Qingyan, presi 137Reads8.3Score103Shelves
- 110 My Wife Brought Home a Male Dog and Won’t Let Me Get Rid of It. Then I Discovered Her Secret 老婆捡回家一只公狗不让我送走，我发现了她的秘密 My wife brought home a male dog and wouldn’t let me get rid of it. Then I discovered her secret. 25Reads—Score—Shelves
- 111 The Distinguished Big Shot Is Obsessed with His Wife and Spoils Her Rotten 矜贵大佬嗜妻如命，还宠妻成瘾 Pu Tao was born into a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, but her medical skills were nothing special. She mostly enjoyed tinkering with medicinal herbs. By a stroke of luck, she somehow ended up married. In Shi Jingci's eyes, Pu Tao was a blind date his grandmother had set him up with. As it happened, he was rather interested in this cheerful, straightforward little sweetheart. Only after they married did he realize she was no sweetheart at all. His wife was a shameless littl 499Reads9.0Score100Shelves
- 112 I Divorced My Husband to Set Him Free for His First Love, but He Refused 离婚成全丈夫和白月光，他却不干了 I divorced my husband to reunite him with his first love, but he refused to go along with it. 83Reads—Score—Shelves
- 113 The Day We Broke Up, I Married My Ex-Boyfriend's Uncle 分手当天，我嫁给了前男友的小叔 Rumor has it that the Shen family's stepdaughter would stop at nothing to marry into the Lin family. The moment Lin Yifan dumped her, she turned around and latched onto Lin Yansheng, the next big catch. But no one knew just how ruthlessly Lin Yansheng had schemed against Beilin before their marriage. Pregnant when she became Mrs. Lin, Beilin wanted only to give birth to her child safely, but somehow her heart still gave way... After an accident took her beloved child, she finally learned that th 312Reads8.9Score101Shelves
- 114 Addicted to a Beijing Marriage: The Abstinent Tycoon Treats Me Like His Treasure 京婚成瘾，禁欲系大佬宠我如宝 [A striking, bookish heiress who never second-guesses herself and is a brilliant artist VS a refined, self-disciplined, by-the-book older official] [Marriage before love, nine-year age gap, an old flame rekindled, a powerful man obsessed with love, one-on-one and both devoted to each other] After being cheated on, Su Su agrees in a fit of anger to her family's arranged marriage and marries Zhou Pingjin, a dignified older official with an unmistakable government air. Zhou Pingjin is widely known 898Reads5.9Score251Shelves
- 115 My Dearest, on the Seventh Day of the Seventh Month 七月七日卿 Huo Shaoqing hated Qiyue and wanted nothing more than for her to disappear from his world. Qiyue loved Huo Shaoqing. After loving him for seven years, she finally understood that some kinds of love mean letting go. When death came calling, Huo Shaoqing finally realized that he had fallen deeply in love with her long ago. 281Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 116 Taking the Vows 受戒 From the very first day she met Pei Zhi, she wanted to dirty him. Every inch of him, inside and out. “A story about a serial heartbreaker who decides to go straight” 2.2kReads8.6Score115Shelves
- 117 Miss Ruan's Ex-Husband Is Back to Propose Again 阮小姐的前夫又来求婚了 Before the divorce In Zhou Cishen's eyes, Ruan Xingwan was a vicious, unscrupulous woman who would stop at nothing to get what she wanted. After the divorce Zhou Cishen said calmly, “If you've changed your mind, I can consider giving you another chance.” Ruan Xingwan: “?” “No, thank you.” 1.9kReads8.9Score210Shelves
- 118 Deep Love, Fated to Part: I Turned Around to Find Everything Changed 情深缘浅，转身已是物是人非 [An intensely angsty tearjerker + the aesthetics of a tragic ending + love and hate intertwined + the second male lead wins + a devoted male lead who doesn’t understand love] “Mo, why are you taking her as your concubine?” “Rou’er is the one I love most. You’re nothing but a plaything to amuse me!” So it had all been a lie! But he didn’t know she was already carrying his child. In her previous life, she was Lin Jingxi, the noble princess of the peerless Wushuang Kingdom. When a treacherous minis 87Reads—Score—Shelves
- 119 I Won't Chase After Him or Debase Myself: To Hell With Your White Moonlight 不倒贴不犯贱，我去你丫的白月光 [Both leads are each other’s first and only] [Heroine: She never throws herself at a man or debases herself; her heart is harder than iron] [Hero: A misunderstanding leads him to desperately chase his wife]] [Male lead gets put through the wringer] Yin Muxue’s motto on love: When I like you, I can follow you without hesitation. But I won’t debase myself, compete with other women, or go back to an ex. Because of a promise she made as a child, Yin Muxue chose to attend the same university as Chu R 124Reads—Score—Shelves
- 120 Two Years Alone After Getting Our Marriage License, I Came Back to Divorce Him 领证后独守空房两年，归来就离婚 [Both the hero and heroine are rather slow to recognize their feelings] [Both are devoted to one partner] [Both are strong] [The hero must win back his wife] [Reunited after a breakup] Because of a marriage promise made by their elders, the two each with their own agenda went and got legally married. Qin Wan only wanted to have a child while her grandmother was still alive and fulfill her wish. Who could have known that the day after they got their marriage certificate, her husband in name only 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
- 121 The Happy Life of a Hopeless Romantic 恋爱脑的幸福生活 Divorced and faked her death from the start. Su Xinglan admits she’s a hopeless romantic. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have gone to Huaguo without telling her family, all for him, and sacrificed her marriage in the process. It was only after Su Xinglan “died” that Qin Chu realized what he’d lost. When they finally reconciled, he learned that she had spent those two years pursuing another man. Still, he spent his whole life waiting for the girl who could never return to him, becoming a hopeless romant 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 122 The South Wind Passes Through, and You and I Are Both Guests 南风过境，你我皆客 Shen Shu always thought she had been dealt a winning hand, but she couldn’t understand how she’d ended up playing it so badly. An abortion, her looks ruined, her career in shambles, and her reputation in tatters. She didn’t know how she’d wound up like this. Maybe it was because Fu Shenyan had come into her life. After all, love really can destroy a woman’s life. 698Reads8.7Score325Shelves
- 123 Young Master Lu’s Overwhelming Love: His Substitute Wife Won’t Put Up with It 陆少强宠：替身娇妻不干了 Everyone in City A thought Su Tangtang was Lu Huaijin's darling, the apple of his eye. Only Su Tangtang knew she was nothing but a substitute. He hated her, and everything he did was meant to get revenge. The day before Su Tangtang and Lu Huaijin were supposed to get engaged, the woman he had loved and lost returned. At that moment, she made up her mind. She would stop trying to warm a heart that couldn't be warmed, and she would leave the man who didn't love her. Lu Huaijin had always known Su 1.8kReads8.7Score125Shelves
- 124 Passion on the Pillow: A Trial of Love 枕上欢：情字劫 Do you believe the person you love most could personally send you plunging into hell? I was once the wildest girl in the mountain stronghold, until that scholar entered my life. He taught me passion and promised to marry me, but on our wedding night, he slaughtered my entire clan. “I can't bring myself to kill you,” he said, then imprisoned me deep in the palace and let his concubines torment me. That night, I faked my death and escaped, only to discover a blood-written letter in his secret pass 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 125 The Nine-Lived Cat Girl 九命猫女 I'm a nine-lived cat woman, and the people of my clan were slaughtered to the last by the Kingdom of Shuo. After being reborn several times, the King of Shuo came to cherish me above all else. But he doesn't know that our love across three lifetimes is all for the sake of settling one lifetime's score. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 126 Jade in Error 错玉 After transmigrating into a book for seven years, I married the second male lead, Pei Yue, and had his child. We lived in perfect harmony, and I thought my life was complete. Then I was kidnapped, and Prince Jun whispered mockingly in my ear, “Do you know it was your beloved husband who sent you to my bed?” I refused to believe him. But when I fought my way home, I found Pei Yue had married my divorced half-sister. His once-cold eyes now brimmed with tenderness, as if a dream he'd cherished for 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 127 Lotus Ashes: Blood on the Emperor's Pillow 芙蓉烬：帝王枕上血 That year, the flames of Longhu Stronghold lit up half the sky. He stood amid mountains of corpses and rivers of blood, clad in a dragon robe stained red. I wore my phoenix crown and bridal robes, only to become a caged bird in his palace. “Have you ever hated me?” he asked, stroking my face, his eyes filled with an obsession that would not fade. I laughed through my tears. I only hated myself. He killed my entire family, yet I couldn't bring myself to take revenge. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 128 The Ashes of Passion: A Calamity of Mortal Life 骄欢烬浮生劫 “You once picked a spring blossom for me, then pushed me into the flames with your own hands.” I was the most spoiled legitimate daughter of the Zhao family in the capital. The day we first met, he was dressed in white as pristine as snow, his sword flashing like moonlight as he rescued me from danger in the streets. At his words, “I love you,” I starved myself to resist an arranged marriage, insisting I would marry no one else. But on our wedding night, he coldly left me alone, then gripped my —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 129 I Gave the Demon Lord My Whole Heart, but One Tear from His White Moonlight Means More 我对魔尊掏心掏肺，不如白月光一滴眼泪 I stood by Xie Yan through the hardest time of his life. Yet he repeatedly disregarded my feelings for the sake of his first love. I endured it because I loved him. Until he cut the vine core from my little brother to save her life. Only when my little brother’s soul was utterly destroyed in my arms did I realize I had been wrong. But I couldn’t avenge him. Because I was dying. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 130 After Being Reborn, I Ditched My Love-Brained Self 重生后我丢掉了恋爱脑 While gathering herbs in the mountains, I saved a handsome young man who was on the brink of death. He said the only way to repay me for saving his life was to give himself to me, so he became my husband. But less than half a month after our wedding, he disappeared. Later, my village was destroyed, and I was imprisoned, tortured, and killed. When I opened my eyes again, I had returned to the moment just before I was about to leave to gather herbs. I promptly set down my basket, but I never expec 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 131 If We Meet Again as We Were, We Should Be Strangers 若如初见应不识 I am Zhu Qingzhao, the most honored empress of the Great Yin dynasty, and the most ridiculous laughingstock in all the land. My childhood sweetheart, the emperor, treated me like dirt. He personally banished me to the Cold Palace and allowed his new empress to carve out my heart and lungs. Yet the chief minister, the man I called “Elder Brother,” had hidden his feelings for me for twenty years. As I lay dying, he murmured, “Qingzhao, let me take you away.” The world calls me a wicked woman who m —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 132 After the Divorce, the Stand-In Wife Goes on a Rampage 离婚后，替身太太杀疯了 [Modern wealthy-family angst]+ [The ex regrets it too late]+ [A career comeback led by a strong female lead]+ [Sweet romance with the second male lead]+ [The beloved first love faces payback]+ [The male lead’s lifelong regret] Shen Zhiyi loved Fu Chenzhou for three years. She wore white dresses for him, grew her hair long, and gave up her dream of becoming a designer, content to be a quiet, understanding Mrs. Fu. It wasn’t until his beloved first love returned from abroad that she learned she ha 41Reads—Score113Shelves
- 133 When the Pear Blossoms Fall, Longing Turns to Ash 梨花落，相思烬 A misunderstanding in their youth made Bai Jinhan hate Chu Lihua to the core. When he returns, he forcefully keeps her by his side, all so he can get even. What he doesn’t know is that she has already given everything for their love... Later, when every pear blossom has fallen and longing turns to sorrow, Chu Lihua slips away without a sound, while Bai Jinhan goes mad in a way that shakes the world... 114Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 134 Love Has No Return 爱无归期 When Yun Sheng married Li Xijue, she was determined to keep trying until she hit a brick wall. She couldn't believe he could simply forget her completely. Later, the wall crumbled, and her heart died. The three-year marriage she had staked everything on fell apart. When she woke from her dream, her family was ruined and she had lost spectacularly. Only then did she finally understand: the man who never once looked her way, even when she was terminally ill, had always wanted to send her to her de 175Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 135 The Adorable Baby Is Here: CEO Daddy, You’re Such a Handful 萌宝来袭：总裁爹地太难缠 “Woman, you spent five years in prison. Why are you still so ruthless?” Bo Ye grips her by the throat. “Why wouldn’t I be?” Tang Shi smiles, her eyes reddening. “If I weren’t ruthless, how would I have survived those five years in prison?” Only later does he realize that he owes her an apology. But she is already gone… 4Reads8.8Score114Shelves
- 136 By Any Means Necessary 不择手段 Aside from power and wealth, very little in this world could interest Gu Nanqiao. That was until one day, when she met her younger sister’s boyfriend, Xie Yanci. With Xie Yanci, Gu Nanqiao took the meaning of “by any means necessary” to its absolute limit. -- Every character is unhinged. 2.1kReads9.0Score145Shelves
- 137 I Finally Lost You 我终于失去了你 When Xu Nuo was ten, she caught her father cheating. Her parents’ failed marriage turned her into a porcupine, pushing away anyone who tried to get close. One day after the college entrance exams, she met Mo Cheng, a carefree boy who fell for her at first sight. They came from completely different worlds: he was passionate as fire, while she was consumed by insecurity. Yet before she knew it, Xu Nuo began to fall for him. But after a drunken night of reckless indulgence at a birthday party, Mo C 38Reads9.2Score—Shelves
- 138 Love's Ashes 相思烬 On my wedding day, I poisoned the nuptial wine. The Crown Prince drained his cup with a smile, then suddenly grabbed me by the nape. “So even the Shen family's legitimate daughter resorts to such despicable tricks?” I looked at the black blood trickling from the corner of his mouth and smiled. “Your Highness is mistaken. I'm treating the poison. What you have is ‘Love's End,’ from the Western Regions.” 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 139 I Courted the Sixth Prince Nine Times, and Died Tragically Every Time 我攻略六皇子九次，九次惨死 To awaken the Seventh Prince, the one I love, I stood atop the highest watchtower in the imperial city. The Sixth Prince told me his shadow guards had secured the area, so I had nothing to worry about. But he didn’t know that moments later, the rebels would set fire to the powder magazine beneath the tower, turning this magnificent palace into a sea of flames... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 140 The Bright Day in the Capital 京时明昼 [Six-year age gap · Both devoted only to each other · A true marriage-first, love-later romance] To secure a connection to the top-tier Jing family, Yun Zhou is pressured by her family to marry the Jing family’s notorious Fourth Young Master. With nowhere else to turn, Yun Zhou gets courage from alcohol and goes to face his older brother. “Big brother… would you marry me?” He is stern and imposing, aloof and refined, with the calm authority of someone born to rule in every gesture. At first, Yun 32.1kReads8.9Score4.3kShelves
- 141 Pursuing My Wife 逐妻 [One-on-one romance, both leads are virgins, adorable child, husband chases his wife after losing her] Their relationship began with a deal, but they stayed together because they couldn't resist each other. A year into their marriage, his first love returned, and he forced her to abort their baby and get a divorce. She vanished without a trace. Four years later, when they met again, they were strangers. She was no longer the timid, insecure girl who'd walked on eggshells around him. Now she shon 1.4kReads8.4Score101Shelves
- 142 The Earl Went to Propose Again Today 爵爷今天又去求婚了 [Sweet Romance + Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Face-Slapping and Punishing Scumbags] A scheme brought her and the Qin family’s fool together in bed. She became a laughingstock among high society, and both of them were kicked out of their homes. Feeling sorry for the fool, she took him home. “From now on, I’ll take care of you!” she declared. But a month later, the fool disappeared, and she lost her heart along with him. Two years later, billions in assets suddenly appeared under her name. A ma 417Reads8.9Score112Shelves
- 143 You Are the Only Light in My Life 你是我生命里唯一的光 You are the only light in my life 40Reads5.1Score—Shelves
- 144 Mr. Mo, Stop Torturing Her. Your Wife Is Dying 墨总别虐了，夫人她快死了 She loved him until she had no dignity left. He made her deaf, then personally sent her to prison. Jian Xi swore she would never make the same mistake again. So why was the man kneeling before her, begging for forgiveness? Jian Xi smiled sweetly. “You can have my forgiveness, but only if you die.” 386Reads6.9Score102Shelves
- 145 Paradise in Flames: I Returned from Hell 失火的天堂，我从地狱归来 [Not a pure couple] [Undercover] [Mutual salvation] [Primarily romance] [The hero says one thing but means another] Qin Mian was orphaned at the age of ten. In hopes of having a family, she spent over a decade living under the roof of the Qi family. After she graduated from college, Qi Anming asked Qin Mian to marry his son, Qi Haoyuan. She accepted. A month after the wedding, Qi Anming’s younger brother, Qi Anchen, came back. Caught in a tangled relationship with the two men, Qin Mian chose to 25Reads—Score—Shelves
- 146 My Childhood Sweetheart, the Crown Prince, Was Lured Away by an Enemy Princess 青梅竹马的太子夫君，被敌国公主勾跑了 My childhood sweetheart, Crown Prince husband Rong Yu, knocked me off my horse with a spear, its sharp tip aimed at my throat. He used that familiar red-tasseled spear to warn me to stay away from the exotic beauty he had just brought back. Only then did I understand the saying from those romance stories: a beautiful beginning can end in heartbreak. But I'm no delicate young lady who'll hide in her room and cry. I'll return the favor with that spear, then go back to the frontier where I belong. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 147 After Five Years of Love, I Finally Let Go of the Quagmire 耗尽五年情深，终是放过泥沼 After five years of pouring my heart into love, I finally walked away from the mire. 68Reads—Score—Shelves
- 148 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 178Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 149 Forget Longing, Forget You 忘了相思忘了你 Qian Rong's love for Jin Hengbei is a conviction that even illness cannot destroy. 107Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 150 Love Makes You Even More Kind 情因你更慈 Volume One: What’s Past Is Past After Lin Shenshen’s background came to light, the relationships among the three of them changed dramatically. Mo Yuanxi went blind saving her, An Yiheng painfully accepted the divorce, and he watched as she was proposed to, became pregnant, and died... Volume Two: The Future Is Yet to Come Twenty years later, Mo Nian had grown up, and An Yiheng increasingly felt that she looked exactly like Lin Shenshen. He was 45, and she was 20: he had spent twenty years by her 241Reads—Score—Shelves
