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- 1 After Leaving with Nothing, Why Are You in Such a Hurry, Ex-Wife? 净身出户后，前妻你急什么 [Transmigration + Live-in Son-in-Law + Revenge + A Smart Protagonist] In ancient times, King You of Zhou lit the beacon fires to amuse the feudal lords and make a beauty smile. Today, Young Master Fu is trying the same old trick with a new twist, only to repeat history. A young heir from a wealthy family marries into his beloved’s family as a live-in son-in-law. His shrewish mother-in-law makes life difficult for him at every turn, while his wife’s childhood sweetheart swoops in to play the he 57Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 The Peak Son-in-Law 巅峰狂婿 His mother-in-law is always calling Huo Hai a good-for-nothing, completely unaware that her son-in-law has over a hundred billion in his account and is unmatched in the martial arts world. His cold-shouldered wife has no idea how many beautiful women want to throw themselves at her husband, or even pay him to be with them, when she doesn't want him at all. His wife's family, who mock Huo Hai, are just as clueless: everything they have comes from him. Huo Hai sneers. You'll never know just how in 94Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 3 The Ideal Billionaire Son-in-Law 最佳豪婿 Everyone thinks he's a useless live-in son-in-law, but they don't know he's the heir to a tycoon family worth trillions. He keeps his brilliance hidden, yet can turn the clouds with one hand and the rain with the other. Those who love and respect me will receive my gratitude many times over; those who bully and humiliate me will pay a hundredfold... 112Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 4 I’ve Been Awakened 我被唤醒了 Wu Liang, a live-in son-in-law, gets into a car accident while trying to save his wife. To his surprise, his mother-in-law's family treats him like this... When he opens his eyes again, he has been through 30,000 cycles of rebirth. He returns, reborn from the ashes, as a king! 30Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 5 Divorced and Fired From the Start, I Turn My Life Around and Become a Mogul 开局离婚又被炒，逆转人生当大佬 It seems ordinary at first glance, but the more you savor it, the more astonishing it becomes. A novel told in a modern style. Yang Ze, a middle-aged man, faces divorce and gets fired... He accepts reality and works hard to make money. All people and stories in this book are fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is a coincidence, and we deny everything, even under threat of death. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Spiritual Qi Revival: I, the Enemy Who Ends Past, Present, and Future 灵气复苏：我，终结古今未来敌 [One Female Lead, Invincible Protagonist, Authoritative and Iron-Fisted] The last New Year of Earth’s civilization, 2025. After ten years of resistance, Great Xia fell to an invasion from the Great Wilderness. Great Xia had no gods, and its legacy had been severed. In the end, Earth’s civilization was destroyed and reduced to cosmic dust, and the Seed Project began. Spiritual qi revives, the gods descend, and humanity on Earth awakens mysterious factors within their bodies. The Heavenly Empe 872Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 7 The Rise of a Live-In Son-in-Law 一个赘婿的逆袭 [Urban + satisfying read + miracle doctor + live-in son-in-law + overpowered son-in-law] After years as a live-in son-in-law, everyone thinks he's useless and tramples him underfoot. When he is forced to choose divorce, his ex-wife regrets it bitterly. It turns out he is a young master, wealthier than an entire nation! This is the legendary life of a useless son-in-law who turns his fortunes around and rises to kingship! 71Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 I Want a Divorce from My Wife from the Start 开局我要和老婆离婚 In his previous life, he was a son-in-law who was abused like a dog. After being reborn, the first thing he did was slap his detestable mother-in-law, then kick her. From that moment on, he rose to prominence. In the end, he left them with one last remark: “Tell her to be at the Civil Affairs Bureau at nine tomorrow morning so we can get divorced!” That’s right, he divorced his wife from the start. He was done being anyone’s son-in-law. 30Reads5.5Score121Shelves
- 9 The Tycoon System Arrives on the Day I Get Divorced 离婚当天神豪系统降临 Betrayal, divorce, and career setbacks: the hardships of life have nearly crushed Chen Youfu, who is already past middle age. But on the very day he receives his divorce papers, a golden finger falls from the sky. It may have come a little late, but it changes the life of Chen Youfu, who had long since lost faith in life, in a profound way. 3.6kReads8.8Score282Shelves
- 10 Urban: Picking Up a Yuan from the Start 都市：开局薅羊毛一块钱 [City life + tycoon + doting older brother] A business prodigy unexpectedly goes bankrupt and ends up deep in debt. After his phone falls into the water, it undergoes a strange transformation. And so begins his life as a tycoon. 1.1kReads7.9Score102Shelves
- 11 As the Villain, I Tormented the Protagonist 身为反派的我虐了主角 So what if you're the Child of Destiny? So what if the Heavenly Dao protects you? We villains aren't tools for you to show off and slap faces with. …Now die, Children of Destiny. 243Reads7.9Score—Shelves
- 12 The Live-In Son-in-Law 上门女婿 Other men become live-in sons-in-law for money, but Ren Zhengze did it for love. The eldest grandson of the Ren family, he was content to live an ordinary life, but reality forced him to return to his family and become a ruthless tycoon. When he came back, the wife who had once called him a good-for-nothing walked into his room of her own accord, as gentle as a kitten. But no matter what, he could no longer feel the way he once had. 569Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 13 The Live-In Son-in-Law 上门女婿 I was once the eldest young master of a wealthy family, but when my family fell into crisis, I had no choice but to become a live-in son-in-law to resolve it. My wife is beautiful, but married life has been like being a lovesick puppy: I have no dignity and no joy. My cousin, however, introduced me to beautiful women, promising it was safe and there’d be no trouble afterward. I didn’t turn him down, unaware that this was only a trap to awaken my desires... 102Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 After My Divorce, the System Gave Me Five Million 离婚后，系统给了我五百万 After transmigrating to a parallel world, Jiang Chen becomes the Lin family’s live-in son-in-law. He thought he’d won a beautiful wife from the start and would become someone important, but instead, his mother-in-law and wife treat him with contempt and abuse. Fortunately, he awakens the God-Tier Choices System. Choice One: Stay with the Lin family and endure his mother-in-law’s bullying. Reward: Business Prodigy skill. Choice Two: Divorce his wife and become a free man. Reward: five million yua 525Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 15 Unrivaled in Medicine and Martial Arts: The God of War Son-in-Law Is Invincible 医武无双：战神女婿无敌了 He is a peerless God of War, renowned for his extraordinary achievements. For his mother's sake, he willingly marries into his wife's family. Once the five-year term is up, he will take back everything that belongs to him... 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Entertainment in 2000: My Little Sister Is a Goddess 文娱2000，我的妹妹是天仙 Reborn in 2000, Yu An has only one thought: protect his family. Starting out by shorting the Nasdaq, he buys Marvel, invests in Penguin, and takes control of Netflix, building an empire worth hundreds of billions that spans entertainment and technology. Think he is merely a godfather of business? No. He also intends to put his father in the White House and become the man at the helm of the world’s most powerful private military conglomerate. When Jewish financiers ignite war in Africa and Wal 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 I Became an Invincible Cultivator After Being Forced to Divorce and Sell Barbecue 我，从被逼离婚卖烧烤开始无敌修仙 After Li Qingyang is rescued, he discovers that he has lost his memory and gained a beautiful wife. But his wife is passionately involved with her mysterious first love, and eventually she throws the male lead out of the house. With his memories restored, Li Qingyang returns in force. How will he turn the tables and forge ahead? 139Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 18 The Live-In Son-in-Law 上门女婿 The number one man of the Immortal Sect is reborn, only to become a live-in son-in-law… The great families and powerful clans are dogs at my feet, and the world's wealth and power are my vanguard! 2.2kReads—Score100Shelves
- 19 Just Retired, I Moved in with a Runaway Heiress 刚退役，就和逃婚大小姐同居 When Xiao Liang was eighteen, he was framed and resolutely joined the military, becoming a proud army medic. After six years of service, he had faced countless brushes with death, battling the enemy and snatching lives from the jaws of death. After a lifetime of ups and downs, his closest friends had one by one passed away. Dragging his weary, battered body, Xiao Liang returned to the city. Then one day, a girl knocked on his door... “Hello! I'm a runaway heiress. Please take me in!” 12.5kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
- 20 You Asked for a Divorce. Why Are You Crying Now That I'm Remarrying? 要离婚的是你，我再婚你哭什么？ Ye Ming, a hardworking live-in son-in-law, was schemed against by his ex-wife and her lover from the very start. Her lover coveted her younger aunt's heart and beat the woman nearly to death. In the depths of his humiliation, Ye Ming inherited the legacy of an ancient ancestor. With his mastery of medicine and martial arts, he crushed every obstacle and won the heart of a stunning heiress. On the day of his remarriage, his ex-wife showed up in tears, begging for his forgiveness and pleading with 69Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 21 You Were So Tough During the Divorce, So Why Are You Kneeling Now? 离婚时态度强硬，现在你跪什么？ To get his daughter into a good school, Ji Yuan agreed to a sham divorce so they could buy a home in the right school district. But overnight, the fake divorce became real, and his ex-wife took every last cent of the hundreds of millions he had spent years earning! Thrown out with nothing! He was branded a good-for-nothing, accused of cheating during the marriage, and denounced as scum and a degenerate! But no one knew he was an unrivaled sovereign. He would make everyone pay for every humiliati 41Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 22 After the Divorce, My Beautiful Wife Regretted It 离婚后，美娇妻后悔了 Three years ago, she was on the verge of bankruptcy. He stepped up and helped her rise to the top. Three years later, she is worth a billion and decides he is no longer good enough for her, so she hands him divorce papers. But after the divorce, she realizes she regrets it... 72Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 The Urban Villain Starts Out Penniless 都市反派从一贫如洗开始 After transmigrating, Mu Han, whose origins were shrouded in mystery, obtained the Villain System. With negative emotions as his foundation, Mu Han embarked on a path of overwhelming strength, crushing everything in his way until he reached the summit, stepping on every protagonist's head along the way. Mountains reach their peak, but I am the sky above the peaks. Lin Dong, who cultivated both medicine and martial arts, looked up at the sky. “Am I even the protagonist?” The Poison Lady of Yunjia 185Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 24 The Ultimate Live-In Son-in-Law Doctor 超级上门医婿 Ten years learning the arts, eight years lying low. I have peerless medical skills and unmatched martial prowess, yet in everyone else’s eyes, I’m nothing but a useless kept man! I may have married into your family, but you have no right to look down on me! Today, the seal is broken and the enraged dragon opens its eyes. The whole world trembles! 3.5kReads8.8Score467Shelves
- 25 The Unrivaled Live-In Son-in-Law 无双赘婿 Four years ago, flames consumed the capital. He married into another family, with no one in the world to depend on. Clad in plain robes, he fell far from home, with no way of knowing whether he would ever return alive. Four years later, a white horse rode across Jiangnan. In the prime of his life, he returned home in glory. Red wedding finery lined the road for miles, and she smiled at him, a peerless gentleman. 3.5kReads8.7Score357Shelves
- 26 The Hidden Dragon Son-in-Law: The CEO’s Wife Is My Contractual Nemesis 隐龙赘婿：总裁老婆的契约冤家 He is the hidden Dragon Emperor, who became a live-in son-in-law to honor a promise. He concealed his strength and endured endless scorn. She is a cold, aloof CEO, forced to sign a marriage contract for the sake of her family business and viewing him as a stain on her life. When her company teeters on the brink of collapse, her family falls apart, and old enemies come knocking one after another, he finally stops holding back. With one hand, he stirs up a storm in the city; with the other, he soo 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 My Son-in-Law Is the Peerless King of Medicine 女婿是绝世医王 He was once the Heavenly Doctor Sect’s most gifted successor in a thousand years, codenamed “Hell’s Bane.” His medical skills could bring the dead back to life and restore flesh to bare bones, while his poisons could make even gods and Buddhas tremble. Three years ago, he was betrayed by his closest friend and lover, his cultivation crippled, and his memories damaged. He drifted into the city and became a live-in son-in-law to the Su family, suffering every humiliation. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 The CEO Cried After She Signed the Divorce Papers 签字离婚后，总裁哭了 [Marriage]+ [Tortured Romance]+ [The Husband’s Long Road to Redemption]+ [Ex-Husband] Ye Siming had always believed he didn’t love Mu Mengfan. So when he learned she was pregnant, all he said was: “Get rid of it. You don’t deserve to have my child, and you have no right to give birth to one.” … Later, Mu Mengfan really did lose the baby. He held her in his arms as she lay in a pool of blood, panicked as if he’d lost his entire world. 4.3kReads8.8Score431Shelves
- 29 Live-In Son-in-Law 上门女婿 My family is poor, so I’ve ended up living under someone else’s roof as the live-in son-in-law of a beautiful model… 107Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Divine-Level Son-in-Law Doctor 神级医婿 Ye Chen, blessed with a Pure Yang constitution, slowly opens his eyes and realizes he's lying in his sister-in-law's room… 3kReads9.1Score444Shelves
- 31 The Truth Is Out: I’m a Young Master from a Wealthy Family 摊牌了，我是豪门阔少 Lu Yunzhou, the useless live-in son-in-law of the Su family, was looked down on by his wife. His mother-in-law beat and scolded him, and his brother-in-law bullied him. At last, he was forced to divorce and leave with nothing. Only after the divorce did his ex-wife discover that the useless husband she had despised was actually a young master from one of the capital's wealthiest families. Not only was he talented in both the literary and martial arts, but his influence reached across the entire 69Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 32 The Live-In Son-in-Law 上门女婿 Being a live-in son-in-law is hard, but being one who doesn't live with his wife's family isn't easy either. Zhao Yizhou is a low-paid office worker who faces setback after setback. His wife looks down on him, her family treats him with contempt, and even his own child acts the same way. Determined to reclaim his dignity as a man and escape this predicament once and for all, he begins to fight back against all odds… 324Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 After Our Divorce, My Ex-Wife Discovered Who I Really Was 离婚后，前妻发现了我的身份 Xu Ting: Lin Xuan, let's get a divorce. You're no longer good enough for me. Lin Xuan: Are you sure I'm the one who's not good enough for you? 4.9kReads8.6Score585Shelves
- 34 My Irresistible School Beauty 我的极品校花 A down-on-his-luck young man stumbles upon the Xuanyuan legacy and rises to greatness, face-slapping his fiancée and crushing rich second-generation heirs along the way! Ye Xuanyan: If you don’t mess with me, I won’t mess with you. But if you do, I’ll find a chance to finish you off! 898Reads9.0Score157Shelves
- 35 I'm Really the Big Bad 我真是大反派 I transmigrated, and got the villain-sacrifice script to boot. But I'm not worried in the slightest, because even the protagonist can't out-scheme me. War heroes, miracle doctors, god-of-war types, immortal venerables, demon emperors... I'll slaughter every last one of them. Note: Goody-two-shoes, living Buddhas, and old saintly ladies, stay away! 263Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 36 After the Divorce, I Dropped the Act and Started a Happy Life with My Best Friend 离婚后不装了，跟闺蜜幸福生活 [Miracle Doctor + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Decisive and Ruthless + Revenge] After years of marriage, everyone thinks Lin Yu is useless, but he has quietly become his wife’s steadfast support. One day, Lin Yu discovers that his wife has set a trap to kill him. He shows everyone what he can do: it was never that he was incapable. Now that he no longer wants to keep a low profile, the whole world will bow to Lin Yu. 12.1kReads8.3Score1.2kShelves
- 37 After Leaving with Nothing, I Inherited a Trillion-Yuan Conglomerate 净身出户后：我继承千亿集团 To force me to leave with nothing, my mother-in-law and wife actually set up this kind of scheme... For three years, you bullied and humiliated me, trampling me underfoot like a dog. But you never imagined that my true identity was... 2.2kReads8.6Score220Shelves
- 38 The Second-Rate Son-in-Law's Road to Success 二流女婿扶摇路 Ever since I was a kid, my teachers said I was a mediocre student. Put plainly, I was smart enough, but unwilling to work hard. My grades were average, and I was content with that, with no desire to improve. I thought my teachers were right, but I just couldn't change. Even after getting married, I was still the same. I even branded it as enlightenment, as having seen through the ways of the world. In truth, I could live so carefree because someone else was carrying the burden for me. Then one d —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 The Live-In Son-in-Law 上门女婿 He was born into a powerful reclusive family, but his father abandoned him. For years, his mother raised him and the little girl she had taken in, and the three of them relied on one another through endless scorn and abuse. To pay for his sister’s medical treatment, he was forced to sign a three-year marriage contract. Everyone saw him as a useless live-in son-in-law. His sister has vanished, his mother is seriously ill, and members of his family have come calling. What will he do? Yang Hao rise 6.3kReads8.7Score454Shelves
- 40 The City of the Dead Descends: I'm the Only One in the City Who Hasn't Been Forgotten 冥城降临：全城只有我没被遗忘 A strange knocking suddenly echoed from beneath the Dongzhuang antiques market. The streets cracked open, blood flowed backward, and armored ghosts crawled out from the depths of the city. A Western Regions royal city that had vanished more than two thousand years ago began to overlap with modern skyscrapers beneath the dark clouds. Ordinary young man Gu Chuan was trapped in the sealed-off zone. He joined forces with Wu Taifeng, a mysterious antiques dealer, to survive. They soon discovered that 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 On Our Divorce Day, My Sister-in-Law Saw the Billion Left in My Account 离婚当天，小姨子见我卡里剩十亿 [A son-in-law who defies the usual tropes] Once a mighty war god, he’s now a live-in son-in-law despised by everyone. His wife looks down on him, and his mother-in-law points at him and calls him a good-for-nothing! Think he’ll reveal his identity to win his wife’s heart and become a doormat for her and her whole family? No. He divorces her on the spot and marries someone else... (The ending has been revised. All-around high-octane thrills!) 3.5kReads8.5Score686Shelves
- 42 I Am a Cheat-Cleanser 我是外挂肃清者 The Source Lord is in a bad mood again. The worlds he created have been thrown into chaos by transmigrators, reborn people, and even those caught in cycles of reincarnation. He decides to fight poison with poison… “Lu Yuan, another Immortal Emperor has returned!” “No rush. Let me take down this guy with a System first.” [The End] 361Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 43 After the Divorce, the Richest Man Comes to Kneel, and His Ex-Wife Weeps with Regret 离婚后首富上门跪拜，前妻悔哭了 Ye Feng devoted himself in silence for three years, only to be scorned by his wife, who asked for a divorce. When his true identity came to light, his ex-wife’s whole family was consumed with regret and wept bitterly. 981Reads8.0Score100Shelves
- 44 Ye Fan, the Live-In Son-in-Law 上门女婿叶凡 Ye Fan, an ordinary dockworker, marries into the Tang family as a live-in son-in-law. Little does he know that his fiancée's family looks down on him, especially his fiancée, Tang Ruxue, who often insults and beats him. During the Qingming Festival, when he returns home to pay respects to his ancestors, his parents give him a jade pendant wrapped in a piece of rag and a book with blank pages. They tell him that a middle-aged Taoist left them when Ye Fan was born, instructing them to hand them ov 15.2kReads8.7Score1.2kShelves
- 45 Just Divorced, and My Ex-Wife's Goddess Best Friend Shows Up 刚离婚，前妻的女神闺蜜找上门 Top star and goddess Yang Mi'er has finally divorced her good-for-nothing husband. She thought her best friends would celebrate with her, but things took an unexpected turn! Her former goddess friends all fell for her ex-husband, Luo Chen. Yang Mi'er was dumbfounded when she discovered that her ex-husband was actually an award-winning actor, a top film director, a leading TV producer, a superstar singer, and the richest man in the world. “Honey, I was wrong. Is it too late for us to get back tog 1.9kReads7.8Score188Shelves
- 46 Ex-Wife, Please Behave Yourself 前妻请自重 The man who had been a live-in son-in-law for five years got divorced. Less than three months later, she regretted it... Woman, keep a safe social distance from me at all times, or you'll face the consequences... 2.6kReads7.9Score140Shelves
- 47 On Our Divorce Day, the Stunning CEO Said I Was Too Much for Her 离婚当天，绝美总裁说我太猛了 [Beautiful women and x-ray vision + miracle doctor + fiery battles and ruthless killing + a satisfying power fantasy] By chance, Chu Xuan inherits the legacy of the Evil Emperor. He can see through things, practice medicine, and read feng shui, and the powerful scramble to befriend him! With peerless cultivation techniques and astonishing medical skills, he begins his path to invincibility, shaking the world. “No one, not even the Ten Halls of Yama, can take away someone I want to save!” “No one 12.7kReads8.9Score841Shelves
- 48 Living with the Campus Belle After Divorce: Why Are You in Such a Hurry, Ex-Wife? 离婚后和校花同居，前妻你急什么 [Urban fantasy + power fantasy + light pacing + live-in son-in-law + campus life + divine doctor + campus belle + complete, high-quality novel] The complete audiobook version, narrated by real people, is now available. Three years ago, my master sealed my strength and memories, then tossed me into the Xia family as their live-in son-in-law. For three years, the Xia family bullied and humiliated me, never treating me like a human being. Three years later, the Xia family finally kicked me out. But 4.4kReads8.5Score555Shelves
- 49 Code Name: Shura 代号修罗 A long blade, one strike to kill one man. A warship, one vessel to intimidate one city. And he, one man, could hold an entire continent in check. His title was forbidden in this age! 1.3kReads7.7Score126Shelves
- 50 The Goddess's Live-in Son-in-Law 女神的上门贵婿 On the surface, he’s a notorious live-in son-in-law. But behind the scenes, his true identity is shrouded in mystery. All it takes is a word from him, and even Linjiang City’s richest man is willing to work for him. He meant to keep a low profile, but there’s always some fool who tries to bully his family. To keep his wife and daughter from being wronged, he’s done pretending. Time to lay it all out: “Uncle Chen, I want my share of the billions. My wife and daughter deserve a better life!” 33.7kReads9.2Score592Shelves
