Novels like A Second Marriage Story
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as A Second Marriage Story, best match first.
- 101 A Marriage Full of Secrets 婚心叵测 I suspect my husband is drugging me. My child isn’t mine, and our nanny is here to spy on me! This is a dead end. The only way to save myself is to burn my bridges and fight to the death! 40.6kReads9.4Score3.7kShelves
- 102 In the Name of the Rose 以玫瑰之名 [The regretful ex’s arduous pursuit + the second male lead steadily claims the top spot + putting the scheming ex in her place] When she married him, she knew there was someone else in his heart. But lovers rarely get their happy ending, and he and that person could never be together. Then that person came back. Later, she met a man with captivating, peach-blossom eyes. Their encounter began with a little temptation and a little revenge... This is a story of a promise: the distance between him a 4.9kReads9.5Score563Shelves
- 103 A Review of This Life 复盘今生 Wang Yuhan once had a happy family. He and his wife, Yu Meixia, were both teachers. They excelled at their jobs, had a son and a daughter, and were the envy of everyone. But then, one day, it all vanished. If you were the protagonist, how would you react? How would you face betrayal by the person you love and trust most? Drawing on a deep understanding of life, the author tells a moving, vivid story of love and loss, life and death, and tangled passions in plain, flowing prose. The story also ra 750Reads8.8Score101Shelves
- 104 After My Jerk Boyfriend Cheated, I Impulsively Married a Special Forces Soldier 被渣男劈腿后我闪婚特种兵王 Her cheating boyfriend gets exposed by the heroine during a live broadcast of their wedding! The male lead seizes his chance! She swaps grooms on the spot, then enlists, and the two grow together through thick and thin in a military romance that is both hilarious and moving! 184Reads9.2Score102Shelves
- 105 Let Me Build You a Home 我来给你装个家 Who would lose the house they worked so hard to earn just because they fell in love? Jiang Ning. Who would scrimp on everything, from food and clothes to housing and travel, just because they fell in love? Yang Wu. They were both willing to do it for each other. The road may have been hard, but together they were always happy. In the end, they found a home and a life together, sharing three meals a day through all four seasons. 1.5kReads9.4Score149Shelves
- 106 A Romance at a Shenzhen Factory 深圳工厂情缘 My new story is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 3kReads8.9Score217Shelves
- 107 After Being Driven Mad, She Took Revenge on Her Whole Family 被逼成疯批后,她报复了全家 [Revenge] [Both Leads Are Each Other's First] [Redemption] [Feel-Good Story] [Happy Ending] To seize the Su family's wealth, Chen Wei, a man who married into the family for money, plotted to kill his father-in-law and mother-in-law, then pushed his wife down the stairs. His daughter, Su Ying, had the surname Su, not Chen. To him, that was a disgrace. Her very existence constantly reminded him of the humiliating days he had spent in the Su family. So he wanted to get rid of her as soon as possibl 7.8kReads8.3Score495Shelves
- 108 After the Divorce, Her Springtime Begins 离婚后,她的春天来了 After Tang Ning got pregnant, she quit her job and became a full-time housewife. She thought she would live an ordinary life, but a single condom shattered her peaceful existence. Faced with her husband's affair and his mistress pressuring him to marry her, should Tang Ning stay in a loveless marriage for the sake of her child, or divorce her husband for her own sake? 2.5kReads8.9Score257Shelves
- 109 A Whirlwind Wedding in Beijing 京婚靡靡 [A Scion Who Left Politics for Business] [A Gentle and Serene Beauty of a Department Chief] [Military and Political Family Background] [Marriage Before Love] [A Husband's Long Road to Redemption] [Humorous and Funny] Original Title: A Marriage in the Capital, Wild and Unrestrained Test Title: Endless Nights in the Capital An arranged marriage began a union with no talk of love. Xu Nanjing had in-laws everyone envied. Her father-in-law and mother-in-law held high positions and treated her li 14.1kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves
- 110 Honey on a Needle’s Point (Xin Yiwu’s Latest Contemporary Romance) 针尖蜜(辛夷坞最新现言) The first time Chen Xi saw Wei Jia, she saw blue skies, white clouds, green grass, wildflowers, a gentle breeze, and a young man on horseback, straight and slender as a white poplar. Later, according to Wei Jia, all he could remember was the blazing sun, the scorching heat, horse manure, feed costs, a drunken companion causing trouble, and an annoying off-road vehicle rumbling past, kicking up dust that covered him from head to toe. Seventeen-year-old Chen Xi and Sun Jianchuan were inside. Love 1.2kReads9.6Score281Shelves
- 111 A Novelist Becomes a Housekeeper 女作家去做保姆 This is a story about a housekeeper in Northeast China. A female writer can’t write anything new, and her pension is meager, so she applies for a part-time housekeeping job at an employer’s home. She works there nervously and carefully, afraid of making a mistake and getting scolded by her employer. At the employer’s home, she meets all kinds of people, different housekeepers and all sorts of employers. Her employer is chivalrous and generous, but also gets caught up in petty everyday matter 34.8kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves
- 112 The Pain of a Second Marriage 二婚之痒 At the lowest point in her life, Shen Yu met Xue Duyun. He gave her the most tender affection, and also caused her the deepest pain. Through one ordeal after another, she grew stronger, but uncovered a truth she couldn't bear to face. Only later did she finally understand: his every act of mercy toward her wasn't the result of a long-laid plan, but a reunion after years apart. 12.8kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
- 113 I Refuse to Marry into a Wealthy Family. I'll Take My Child and Marry a Country Man 拒入豪门,我带娃嫁给乡下人 An IT engineer from a small town studies hard, works diligently, turns down a wealthy family’s marriage proposal, and goes abroad to study. Even after unexpectedly becoming a single mother, she never stops growing. She makes a dazzling transformation into an investment banking star… The only thing that drives her crazy is the child’s father, a young man from a small town who’s two years younger than her. He pursues her relentlessly, but what can she do? Love isn’t something you can achieve just 910Reads8.9Score103Shelves
- 114 Paper Rose 纸玫瑰 [Bai Yan and Kang Jian | Marriage First, Love Later + Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium + Revenge + Powerful Families + Angst Before Sweetness] Lin Die'er's most iconic work in her Marriage First, Love Later Rose series! Bai Yan, a young nurse, impulsively marries the talented young Kang Jian, only to suddenly realize this isn't a Cinderella-and-prince story. He already has another woman in his heart, his mother treats Bai Yan like a thorn in her side, and her father-in-law and Bai Yan's mothe 11.1kReads9.6Score944Shelves
- 115 I Became a Billionaire, but They Sent Me to a Mental Hospital 成了亿万富翁,我却被送进精神病 In the early 1980s, Dugu Feng's father lost his iron rice bowl, and the family was so poor they could barely put food on the table. With no other choice, Dugu Feng gritted his teeth and took his whole family out to do backbreaking labor, starting by taking on the small construction jobs no one else wanted from contractors. He was an honest man who never cut corners, and his work was excellent. Little by little, he made a name for himself in the trade. From a small-time contractor to founding a 253Reads7.7Score124Shelves
- 116 Stubborn as a Mule 硬颈种 [Not a Power Fantasy, No Cliches, No Stupid Characters, Mutual Devotion, Striving for a Better Life, Realistic Growth] In Hakka, someone stubborn to the core is called a "hard-necked sort." When Wang Lili was ten, she snatched a big chicken leg at the dinner table. Her father ordered her to give it to her younger brother. She said, "I won't." When Zhao Ruxun was ten, he was forced to let his mother beat him fifteen times in public for protecting his younger brother. He gritted his teeth and didn 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 117 A Whirlwind Wedding: I Married My Divorced Classmate 闪婚:嫁给二婚男同学 [Sweet Romance + Strong Female Lead + Mutual Devotion + Healing] After ten years in the workforce, Bei Xiao finally saved enough money to quit her job. At a class reunion, she and Zhang Yi hit it off. Zhang Yi is divorced and has a son who is old enough for kindergarten, so he needs to find the boy a mother. Taken with Bei Xiao, he proposes to her on WeChat. She readily agrees, bluntly saying that the main reason she wants to marry him is that she likes his son and can avoid having a child herse 3.7kReads9.3Score334Shelves
- 118 Those Years I Was the Big Brother 我当的哥那些年 Yang Rui, a struggling online novelist, applied to become a Didi rideshare driver so he could make ends meet and stop sponging off his parents. He thought it would just be a way to earn some extra money, but he never imagined that over the years he spent behind the wheel, he'd enjoy one stroke of good luck after another and meet benefactors who would help him rise... 210Reads9.3Score—Shelves
- 119 My Father 我的爸爸 My Dad 118Reads—Score—Shelves
- 120 Mistakenly Climbing into a Life of Luxury 误攀浮华 I just got a notification from the platform that this is being adapted into a comic drama! This is not the same old story!!! You'll be captivated by the protagonists' charm, especially the male lead! [Guiding male lead | Not a domineering CEO | Realistic | Down-to-earth | Not over-the-top | Slow burn | No angst | Funny] [Sharp-dressed, devilishly handsome boss with a thousand schemes & pure, obedient girl who refuses to cling to the powerful] Original title: Mistakenly Climbing into the World of 33.6kReads9.1Score4.2kShelves
- 121 Captain Tan and I Ran Toward Each Other 我与谭队长双向奔赴 Original title: Love at First Sight, Love Returned [Beautiful, captivating high school English teacher Xia Yan x wealthy, handsome criminal police captain Tan Zhengdong] [Modern romance + love at first sight + mutual devotion] Xia Yan had always longed for a love that went both ways. At a blind date she had only agreed to out of politeness, she fell for the dashing criminal police captain Tan Zhengdong at first sight. Their relationship quickly grew closer, and they began a sweet, inseparable ro 8.5kReads9.2Score911Shelves
- 122 The Bride's Secret Identity Can No Longer Stay Hidden 替嫁新娘的马甲偷偷藏不住 [Underdog comeback + adored by everyone + domineering CEO + married first, fall in love later + livestreaming + secret identities] [Pure-hearted beauty with both brains and looks VS a cold yet devoted domineering CEO] As an adopted daughter, she was forced by her mother and elder sister to marry into the Huo family as a stand-in bride. A lonely orphan with no one to rely on and a comatose man who’d suffered a terrible accident: they really were a perfect match! But she never expected that... Aft 1.2kReads9.2Score340Shelves
- 123 Thirty and Radiant 三十而骊 [Women’s Fiction + Personal Growth + Comeback + Healing + Inspirational + Strong Female Lead + Married Life] At thirty, she’s done with her sham marriage. Time to become a bold, dazzling queen of the single life! When a freak accident tore the wrapping off her seemingly perfect marriage overnight, Mi Xiaobai, who had always seemed blessed by fortune, hit the first major setback of her life behind the walls of marriage: A mother-in-law with a knife behind her smile, a two-faced husband, a critica 17.4kReads9.6Score2.5kShelves
- 124 Sixty-Year-Old Lovers: The Past of Maitreya 60岁恋人:弥勒往事 At the age of sixty, he jumped into a shallow pool where the water barely reached his thighs. The water was shallow, but he didn't know that. Just as he didn't know that this jump would bring him together with a thirty-seven-year-old divorced woman, that they would have a child, and that he would pursue her from Hefei to Nanjing, then on to Shenzhen. Later, someone asked him, "Why jump when the water was so shallow?" He said, "Because that person was about to fall in." What matters isn't how d 1.1kReads—Score103Shelves
- 125 I Went to Prison for You, and You Asked for a Divorce 为你入狱,你却提离婚 For the man I loved, I spent three years in prison. But after I got out, a lawyer handed me divorce papers. The reason? Simply because I was too ordinary and no longer worthy of someone as lofty as you. But when you see me, now beyond your reach, will you regret it? Will you cry? 22.9kReads7.9Score2.6kShelves
- 126 After Three Years in Retirement Back in the Village, I Lost but Was Not Defeated 退休回村三年,我输了但没有败 After retiring, I was sent back to my hometown to serve as the village's First Secretary. I had barely reached the village entrance when someone smashed a jar at me: “Huai Shu Village doesn't welcome you!” An old flame brought me a bowl of fish soup, with a letter at the bottom that had never been sent, forty years ago. Someone sent an anonymous report to the disciplinary inspection committee, accusing me of misconduct. Three months on the clock. Nobody believes me. Three years later, the person 97Reads—Score—Shelves
- 127 Qi, Are You Really Giving Up on Pursuing Me? 祁同学,真的不继续追了吗 An utterly unremarkable boy writes the girl he's secretly loved for three years into an essay for a mock exam, letting everyone know how much he favors her. But in real life, he's never had the courage to say a single word to her. He's too ordinary, while she's far too outstanding. Years later, at a blind date arranged by his friends, his heart recognizes her before he does. But when a sudden crisis hits his family, his insecurity and sensitivity make him avoid her at every turn. Yet she's like 4.4kReads8.9Score528Shelves
- 128 Love Among the Mountains and Rivers 山水情 (Urban slice of life, inspirational growth, a nostalgic era, rich in detail) The beauty of mountains and rivers, the many faces of humanity, the fickleness of the world. The protagonist, Jiang Nan, knows right from wrong and values loyalty and affection. He grows from a poor boy who suffers humiliation into a fine young man admired by everyone. This story is grounded in real life, with family bonds, friendship, romance, and a deep love for his hometown. He leads the villagers to prosperity, ris 13.7kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
- 129 My Past, Like Water Through the Years 我的过往,似水流年 The five-year-old heroine’s mother was often ill and hospitalized, leaving no one to look after her. So she and her three-year-old brother repeatedly crossed mountains to beg relatives for food. After their mother recovered, her relationship with her mother-in-law turned sour. Unable to cope, she drank pesticide in an attempted suicide. She was saved, but her personality became domineering and her temper erratic. She beat the heroine and her brother for no reason on multiple occasions. Trying to 63Reads—Score—Shelves
- 130 A Writer’s Brush Meets the Political Arena 笔尖遇政途 A promising 29-year-old district Party committee secretary-general × a freshly graduated intern reporter When they first meet, she looks at the man in the administrative jacket. He seems only twenty-five or twenty-six, young enough to be a generation below the bureau chiefs standing nearby. Yet his manner is perfectly composed, and he has a steadiness and wisdom beyond his years. With the air of someone accustomed to authority, he asks her supervisor, “What’s this young colleague’s name?” He tea 2.3kReads—Score232Shelves
- 131 We Said We'd Be Bros, So Why Are You Crossing the Line? 说好铁哥们,你怎么越界了? [Hot-tempered, cool top × gentle beauty bottom] Wen Xu and Lou Yue met in high school and became each other’s best friends. If nothing unexpected had happened, this sincere friendship should have lasted their whole lives. But then something did happen One day, Wen Xu realized he’d started having erotic dreams, and the other person in them was none other than his best buddy! Panicked, he kept trying to prove that it was only a temporary aberration. But by the time he was done testing himself, his 4.8kReads8.6Score612Shelves
- 132 My Man Cheated with My Best Friend, and Now He’s Desperate to Win Me Back 男人出轨闺蜜,我转身他追疯了 My Man Cheated with My Best Friend. I Walked Away, and Now He’s Desperate to Get Me Back 275Reads—Score—Shelves
- 133 A Marriage of Convenience with Extra-Sweet Romance 凑合夫妻,糖分超标 Originally titled The Secretary’s Little Lamb [Clearheaded, sensitive saleswoman X composed, divorced male official] [Heroine: 28, hero: 35, seven-year age gap, flash marriage, lightly sweet] Yang Mian & Xie You’an What is love? Yang Mian didn’t understand it, nor did she expect it. With thirty fast approaching, at an age when even friends, family, and dogs were sick of her, she hurriedly got married. Love was nothing at all. Xie You’an had seen through it. At an age when he still had ne 3.8kReads8.9Score354Shelves
- 134 My Wife's Secret Past 妻子的秘密往事 Zhang Xixi, the wife of Chen Sijie, worked late into the night, then came home drunk with a hickey on her back. Was she cheating, or was there another explanation? As Chen Sijie investigated, he uncovered a shocking secret… 5.1kReads8.6Score306Shelves
- 135 Where Can I Find a Beauty? 何处有佳人 Hao Jia is an ordinary girl, living an ordinary life and following the expected path. She’s just one step away from completing the usual milestones of blind dates, marriage, and having a child when an unexpected accident disrupts her plans and sends her life down a different track. Ye Yiheng is a brilliant scholar pursuing both a master’s and a doctorate, and a gentle, refined practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine. He and his girlfriend were together from school uniforms to wedding gowns, 25.6kReads9.0Score3kShelves
- 136 Reborn, I Tear Apart My Vicious Brother-in-Law's Family 重生后,手撕恶毒弟媳一家 After Being Reborn, I Tear Apart My Vicious Younger Brother's Family 58Reads—Score—Shelves
- 137 Critical Deal 临界交易 [Career growth + supportive lover + older man + carefully laid plans] (Not a story about saints, so please skip it if that bothers you.) At Anding Capital, two things were always said about Cheng Lizhou: First, none of the projects he signed ever fell through before the roadshow. Second, the Chinese partner who had returned from London led an almost absurdly clean private life. His calendar showed nothing but flight numbers and meeting times. Only later did Ye Shuwan learn that neither of thos 31.1kReads9.2Score4.1kShelves
- 138 Love, Hate, and Old Feuds Between Two Generations 两代人的爱恨情仇恩怨 She is determined to uncover the truth behind her mother’s death, but her stepmother and stepsister frame her, plunging her into danger time and again! She escapes certain doom, and is fortunate to meet business tycoon Qin Haonan, who falls for her at first sight and pursues her… People reveal different sides of themselves when it comes to love and family, and a single thought can lead to heaven or hell! Good and evil both get what they deserve, and fate always comes full circle! Those who commi 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 139 Middle-Aged and Infatuated with the Campus Belle Girlfriend 人到中年,迷上校花小女友 In middle age, after his divorce, Zhou Pinxu meets the gorgeous Tan Yufan. She is radiant, bold, daring, and passionate, always affectionate and alluring, gentle and tender as she tells him: “Mr. Zhou, I don’t want to be just your little sailboat.” 31.4kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves
- 140 A Spring Rainy Night Like the Sound of Mountains 一夜春雨似山鸣 [A devoted, restrained media mogul vs. a cool, distant career queen] [Fated connection | Emotional growth | Love that grows over time | A slow and steady romance | Sweet yet heartbreaking | A realistic slow burn] A year ago, two people who had each lost the one they loved met by chance in the drizzle after a funeral. He saw the desolate fragments in her eyes. She saw the icy lake in his. A borrowed flame warmed them for a brief moment. She thought it was nothing more than a fleeting encounter 90Reads9.3Score—Shelves
- 141 Love with All Your Heart 尽情去爱吧 Based on a true story, newly rated. A literary gem, finely written, not a web novel. When desire and morality collide, human weakness becomes a blade that wounds others. The Peking University campus is merely the story’s starting point. The Beijing financial world is where the real story unfolds. The author graduated with an undergraduate degree from Peking University’s Department of Physics. 33.1kReads8.7Score1.9kShelves
- 142 A Way Forward Through Mountains and Rivers 出路之山重水复 [Period setting + Family + Women + Career + Workplace business battles + No romance + Society + An exploration of human nature] No cheat powers, no dramatic comeback. A deep look at the struggles and prospects of 99% of ordinary people! Wish-fulfillment stories are everywhere, but once the excitement fades, only emptiness remains. In the end, we all have to face the grind of daily life and the warmth or coldness of human relationships. This slow-burning work of realism offers no lucky breaks or 2.5kReads9.5Score354Shelves
- 143 My Heart Belongs to Tingting 汀汀我意 What would you do if you confessed to the wrong person, then fell into a hilariously auspicious pose for begging New Year’s money right in front of them?! Xu Ting, a freshman, covers her face and hurries off! But what if the person you accidentally confessed to lives right next door, has been “shaken down” by you, and has “cruelly” recorded your hilariously awkward square-dance moment, when you kept stepping with the same foot?! Xu Ting, the popular pink-and-cute pastry blogger, hides for as lon 1.1kReads9.5Score185Shelves
- 144 She Works as a Maid for a Shenzhen Tycoon 她在深圳豪门做保姆 After her husband divorces her, a nurse from a small county town heads south to Shenzhen to support her child and put her younger brother through school. After losing her job, she is hired as a nanny by Miss Chen, a wealthy heiress. She goes through being framed, misunderstood, dismissed, earning her first savings, suffering a miscarriage after being beaten, and heartbreak. In the end, she marries a local bachelor and becomes the leading lady of a wealthy family. As Miss Chen’s nanny, she witnes 6.3kReads9.2Score754Shelves
- 145 Bullying Me? You're Still Wet Behind the Ears! Your Punches Aren't Hard Enough! 欺凌?对我?还是嫩了点!你的拳头不够硬! Bullying me? You’re a little too green for that! Your fists aren’t hard enough! 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 146 The Way of Heaven Is Strong 天行健 In his early thirties, he was betrayed by his wife and left his hometown in a rage. After enduring the hardships of survival and facing the harsh realities of society, he made a comeback and became a legendary business magnate. Through countless rises and falls, love and heartbreak, he ultimately became a king who could shape the course of the world. 13.2kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
- 147 I Kissed the Blossoms in Paris 我在巴黎吻过繁花 [Older Woman-Younger Man Romance + Cross-Cultural Love + Reunion After Years Apart] Gentle, adorable heroine vs. scheming, sharp-tongued hero. A new contemporary romance from popular Jinjiang author Xixi Dongdong! After a long run of bad luck, Cheng Xiwei finally catches a break and finds a job that lets her trade work for a place to stay. But it turns out there’s another freeloader in the house: a debt-collecting nightmare! And so begins their noisy life under one roof. Cheng Xiwei follows her 2.3kReads9.5Score323Shelves
- 148 Drifting North for Love? Holding Someone Else’s Hand? Turning Around to Say Goodbye? 为爱北漂?牵别人的手?转身说再见? Drift north for love? Take someone else's hand? Turn around and say goodbye? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 149 Bad Girl 坏女孩 Six years ago, she was abducted and taken to a remote village. Six years later, she nearly found herself forced into marriage. With her life on the line, she risked everything to escape the countryside and make it back to the city. But waiting for her were the cold-blooded parents who had sent her away with their own hands, and an adopted younger sister with no blood ties to the family. After enduring six years of captivity and being abandoned by her own parents, she fights alone to reclaim ever 19.6kReads9.4Score2.8kShelves
- 150 I Hear the Study Abroad Crowd Is a Mess 听说留学圈很乱 [The leads are not each other’s firsts] While studying abroad, Fu Fan and Jing An were worlds apart, two people who should never have crossed paths. He was the campus king, adored by everyone; she was an unassuming girl, quiet and independent. Jing An accidentally caught Fu Fan flirting with someone else, and had also witnessed his reckless affairs with women. She looked down on him, but he was determined to have her. In the end, she fell into his arms, and together they spent a period of wild, 9.3kReads8.9Score751Shelves

















































