Novels like My Wife Has a Mental Illness
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- 1 Reborn: I Protect My Wife's Honor and Cherish Her Like My Life 重生：护妻清白宠如命 He gambled away his wife and children, a regret that haunted him for the rest of his life. He tried to make it up to his daughter with a lifetime's worth of assets worth billions, but she refused. Reborn, he defended his wife's honor and cut off his opponent's toes. With his incredible salvage skills, he rose to the pinnacle of life. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Searching for Sunshine 寻找阳光 Life's road is long. As I kept walking, I became like a lone goose left behind by its flock, flying high in the sky, all by itself. This isn't the life I wanted. One bowl and one pair of chopsticks for every meal; at night, I sleep alone in a double bed with two pillows, one for me and the other also for me. This is a rambling monologue, like someone pouring their heart out to a hollow tree in the dead of night. Walking through the darkness, searching for light and trying to save myself: this is 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 A Viral Sensation Drops In: The Nation’s Queen of Cinema Wins Hearts 爆款空降：国民影后攻心为上 [Ridiculously Hilarious + Sweeter Than Sugar + Everyone’s Darling + Putting Scumbags in Their Place] Jun Qing was foolish for three years. When she finally came to her senses, she opened her eyes to find the entire internet hating her? That’s it? The badass queen is back, ready to flirt with everyone. She kicks things off by swinging a dog-beating staff, sets the crowd ablaze as drums summon the people’s spirit, and becomes the ultimate dream girl for women! The most powerful families come rushi 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 The Reborn Emperor: Queen, Get in My Bowl! 帝王重生：皇后快到碗里来！ Wei Ran went out one day and came back with a wolf cub, who spent every day thinking about devoting himself to her. Xiao Jue, the wolf cub, declared, “You escaped me in my past life. I won’t give you another chance to get away from me in this one, no matter who tries to stop me.” She said, “Xiao Jue, can you stay away from me? I’m not interested in becoming empress.” He replied, “Wei Ran, you escaped from me once. I won’t let you do it again. In this life, even if you die, you’ll die by my side. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 I Take Over a Desert from the Start, Turning Thousands of Acres of Sand into Fertile Fields 开局承包沙漠，万亩黄沙变良田 At their alma mater’s fifteenth anniversary celebration, classmates who had made a name for themselves out in the world were all invited back. They came to see how their hometown had transformed over the past three years from a poor and backward place into a paradise on earth. But at the airport, the old classmate there to greet them was Zhang Lan, dressed in grimy farm clothes. At that moment, everyone assumed he had done terribly for himself. They all hurried to introduce him to job opportunit 54Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 6 Back in 1983 as a Five-Guarantee Household Member 回到1983当五保户 [Reborn + no pocket dimension + no System + no golden finger + a romantic pairing. The main goal is to change the fate of a childless, unsupported man, giving him a wife, children, and descendants to carry on his family line] As a child, Jiang Shuanniu often bullied Bao Zili, a man with no family to support him. When the old man later heard that Bao had taken revenge on society, Jiang, who was working away from home, was consumed with guilt. He blamed himself for not showing the old man more war 516Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 7 No Looking Back on the Past, Meeting My Ex-Husband Again Thirty Years Later 往事不回首，三十年后再遇前夫 I won’t look back on the past. Thirty years later, I meet my ex-husband again. 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 The Female Property Manager 女房管 [Comedy + Inspiration + Self-Redemption + A Working Person's Handbook + Workplace] [Comedy + Inspiration + Self-Redemption + A Working Person's Handbook + Workplace + Career Advancement] Following a working girl from age twenty to fifty, this story reveals the hardships faced by ordinary workers. This novel gives working people a voice. If you love hardship, there will always be more hardship to bear. If you want to turn your life around, you can build a good life. Looking back on those years of 19Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 9 Happiness Is Coming Home to Farm 回家种地快乐无边 What kind of life I choose is my decision. Why should I need your approval? I’m Wei Junqing. Why should I have to explain my choices to anyone? Unable to make it in the big city, Wei Junqing returns to his hometown with 350,000 yuan. His parents look down on him, his siblings humiliate him, and he eventually heads to Zhongnan Mountain to live in isolation, away from the world. By chance, he gets a recycling System. Follow his life as he learns to survive on his own deep in the mountains: fightin 280Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 10 A Middle-Aged Man 中年男人 By middle age, there are some things you simply can't control. After my company went bankrupt, my wife's attitude and that of her family changed, and I felt the cruelty of the world. And that wasn't all. A strange text about my wife left me anxious and unsettled. Only later did I discover the terrible sin my wife had committed against me, all along! This is my second novel about the realities of married life, following A Middle-Aged Life. I hope you'll continue to support me. Thank you! 6.3kReads8.2Score343Shelves
- 11 Married into a Wealthy Family at Sixty, She Blossomed Back to Life on the Brink of Death 六十嫁入豪门，濒死生命从此绽放 [No transmigration, no rebirth, no golden finger + everyday life + family squabbles + the later years of an older person’s life + an inspiring tale of farming] Huang Huixin is a retired teacher. She raised a son, put him through college, and helped him start a family and buy a home. Her marriage had once come close to falling apart. For a time, her son believed she was unfaithful to her marriage, dishonest, unkind, and unloving, and that she was selfish. He grew to resent her. The two generation 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 After My Husband and Son Were Reborn, They Devoted Themselves to Loving Me 老公和儿子重生后一心爱我 In her previous life, Gu Chengze and her three sons loved Tang Ruoxi with all their hearts. Xia Yunluo was punished by her husband, Gu Chengze, simply for throwing away something Tang Ruoxi had given her. On a night when rain poured down outside the manor, Xia Yunluo knelt there for an entire night. When she returned to the villa, she had to watch Gu Chengze and the three sons she had given birth to lovingly cling to Tang Ruoxi and sweetly call her “Mom.” At last, Xia Yunluo was worn out. She ch 153Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Lost at Thirty 三十岁的迷途 People suffer because they are never satisfied. Why am I suffering? I don’t know. I have a beautiful wife, Zeng Rou, who works as a doctor in the hospital’s internal medicine department. We have a large house. My father-in-law is an executive at a steel mill, and my mother-in-law is a hospital vice president. Our family gets along well. What could I possibly be dissatisfied with? I run a trading company that supplies the steel mill. Thanks to my father-in-law, business is booming. Then, in 2008, 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 A Middle-Aged Man Loses His Way 中年迷途 My name is Zhang Hui. I own a trading company in Modu. Ever since the 2008 financial crisis, the company has been going downhill. My partner pulled out, several of our deals fell through one after another after competitors swooped in and stole them, and our bank loans are overdue. What should I do now? 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 A Withered Vine Across the Years 一越之枯藤 I didn't take it seriously, but you did. When I finally did, you turned away. I ran to you with all the passion I could muster, but you looked down on me. I stopped and turned back, never giving you another chance. Whether you were hurt or not no longer mattered to me. Every innocent love at first sight is a calamity the rest of your life can't escape. I wanted to run, but you clung to me like a vine. You said the world was wonderful, but that was your world. You knew nothing of whether mine was 59Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 The Wife's Deal 妻子的交易 My wife, Zhang Jing, is an incredibly beautiful woman. As people back in my hometown would say, for a wage-earning grunt like me to marry a wife like her, I must have accumulated eight lifetimes' worth of good karma. Today is our third anniversary. I planned to get home early and surprise her. But an "unexpected" company outing held me up. When I hurried home at last, I found my wife looking flustered, her eyes darting away from mine... 97Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 17 After Separating from Grandma, the Four of Us Made Our Fortune Farming 和奶奶分家后，母女四人种田发家 Wang Qiuyue transmigrated into the body of an eight-year-old country girl. Her father was gone, her grandmother didn’t love her, and her aunts and uncles schemed against her. She lived with her mother and two older sisters in a ramshackle house. Watch her work hard, earn silver, buy shops, marry off her sisters, and turn down princes. How rare are wealth and glory? If freedom is at stake, she can give them all up... 362Reads9.0Score104Shelves
- 18 Portable Ranch 随身牧场 After obtaining a pocket dimension, he begins to enjoy a leisurely life in the countryside. He uses the pocket dimension's ability to boost plants and animals to set up a small ranch, raising fish and growing vegetables, and of course, keeping animals too... Later, he returns to the military and becomes a pilot, where a whole series of events unfolds... 964Reads8.6Score104Shelves
- 19 Insurance Scams 保险套路 Also known as "The Days I Went Undercover at an Insurance Company". At a family gathering with friends, homemaker Lin Aijia was introduced to insurance for the first time. By buying insurance, canceling policies, studying insurance, and learning how it worked, she gradually lifted the veil of mystery surrounding it... 53Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 The Terrible Old Man of the 1960s: I Kicked Out Every Ungrateful Son 六零极品老头：我把不孝子全踢了 [Period setting] [Feel-good story] [Transmigration] [Everyday family life] “Dad, you're getting on in years. You should have retired ages ago!” Second son Zhang Jianguo puts on the air of a dutiful son. “Dad, there's not enough to eat at home. My daughter, Zhenzhu, and Jinsuo are so hungry they can barely stand,” says eldest daughter Zhang Mudan with heartfelt concern. “Dad! Where's the money?” Fourth son Zhang Jianjun demands without a hint of courtesy. “Dad, take a rest. I'll do it,” says thir 155Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 21 Reborn as a Farm Girl: No DINK Life This Time 重生农女：此生不丁克 Damn fate, I said I didn't want to be childless, not that I wanted to give birth myself in my next life. You turned a strapping man like me into a baby-making machine. How am I supposed to find time to farm and grow flowers? In this unfamiliar world, with a body of the opposite sex, how will Mu Shengnan live the life she wants, one step at a time? [Reborn] + [Farming] + [Getting Rich] + [Pocket Dimension] + [Childbirth] + [Rural Life] + [Adorable Husband] 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 King of Getting Roasted 挨骂之王 This is a book worth cursing out loud… Not surprising, is it? Just open your phone. Isn’t the world before your eyes already blanketed in insults? One person venting; two people trading barbs; three or more people filling the comments and bullet screens… Talking, joking, teasing, and cursing: it’s better to curse together than alone. Be the first to curse, and by the time everyone else joins in, all you can do is take the abuse… In such a turbulent world, where are truth, goodness, and beauty? T 34Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Women Go Bad After Thirty 女人变坏三十开外 Her marriage lies in ruins, yet fate has been so generous as to present her with a cruel choice. On one side is her ex-husband, who has finally come to his senses and is desperately trying to win her back; On another is the young man who calls her “Sister-in-law,” stayed by her through the darkness, and brought light into her life; And then there is the suitor who turned his back on his family for her and has silently waited for years. Standing at fate's three-way crossroads, she is lost and 367Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 The Obsessive Big Shot Has a Secret Crush on Me 偏执大佬暗恋我 [Sweet romance + satisfying revenge + secret crush] Every so-called chance encounter is the result of long-planned devotion. Song Xi is a notorious little tyrant in Jiangcheng, defying heaven and earth and throwing her weight around without fear of anyone, until this man appears. Rumor has it that the young master of the Fu family, Fu Jingchen, is vicious and coldhearted and keeps his distance from women. Yet someone witnesses this man, who supposedly wants nothing to do with women, pinning the 115Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 25 A Sleepless Night in Hangzhou 杭州夜未眠 After ten years of dating, seven years of marriage, and three years of failed IVF treatment, my wife, Lin Yue, took me to file for divorce on my thirtieth birthday. That day, I felt as though the whole world had abandoned me. But when I began to understand my ex-wife, Lin Yue, better, I realized things weren’t so simple. 1.7kReads8.9Score107Shelves
- 26 Married First, Fell in Love Later: I Picked Up an Emperor for a Husband! 先婚后爱，捡了个皇帝当老公！ [Female Lead Transmigrates]+ [Male Lead Is Reborn]+ [Both Leads Are Inexperienced]+ [Couch Potato]+ [Not a Strong Female Lead] (The female lead’s perspective is a marriage-first, love-later romance, while the male lead’s perspective is a second chance at love!) … Grand Empress Dowager: “Yan’er, you’re not getting any younger! It’s time you got married!” Emperor: “Grandmother…” Grand Empress Dowager: “I won’t hear it! You must marry this year!” Qin Shu: If I have to enter the palace, so be it! 48Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 My Fiancée's Lies 未婚妻的谎言 “Grandpa, I’ll take good care of Zhang Hui,” Zeng Rou said. Zhang Hui was the eldest grandson of the Zhang family of Modu. He and Zeng Rou were college classmates and a couple. They had agreed that after graduating, Zhang Hui would marry Zeng Rou, 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 The Prince Is Reborn: Princess, Don’t Run 王爷重生，王妃别跑 [Male lead reborn + female lead breaks off the engagement + gentle heroine + one-on-one romance + winning back his wife] Huo Xiyan is reborn from a dream and returns to the time of the hunt, even saving his romantic rival. Now, before he and she have ever met, before any of the hurt has happened, there is still time to make amends and win her back. He swears that in this life, they will be a loving couple. He will never hurt her again or repeat the mistake of treating each other with icy polit 366Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 The Five-Year Itch 五年之痒 The shop is losing money, and his wife has started acting differently. Facing these two blows, Song Yuan refuses to lose heart. He begins investigating the truth, only to discover that it is far more complicated than he imagined. With the help of a beautiful woman, he builds on his little shop, turns his life around, and creates one business legend after another! 3.1kReads8.0Score246Shelves
- 30 Rising to the Top in Midlife 人到中年之青云直上 Xiao Yi was middle-aged when he was sentenced to prison for an illegal loan. Three years later, when he walked out of the prison gates, everything he had once owned was gone. His career, family, and wife had all left him. Then one phone call completely changed his fate. He returned to his old workplace and carefully worked his way up, earning promotion after promotion. From then on, his fortunes turned around. He rode against the current and lived life on his own terms! 4.9kReads9.1Score611Shelves
- 31 My Girlfriend Is Eighteen Years Older, and She Spoils Me Rotten! 老阿姨大我十八岁，也太宠我了！ (Everyday romance with an older woman + no System + not reborn) I’m Gu Can, a recent college graduate with decent looks and excellent grades. I’m still single. In this age of cutthroat competition, I’m forced to join a lingerie company, only to discover that the beautiful boss is the older woman I accidentally married! When I think about it, maybe I should just go along with it... 87Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 32 Nothing Much Today: Zhou Yuan and Su Wan 今日无事，周远和苏晚 Multiverse theory. Zhou Yuan's character is modeled on Shen Congwen, while Su Wan's is modeled on Lin Huiyin. Most of Volumes One through Four are short stories, while Volume Five is a full-length novel about events in a parallel universe. 1Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 33 I’ve Always Convinced Ghosts with Reason 我向来以理服鬼 [Absurd comedy + Invincible protagonist + A protagonist who loves talking things out] Do you believe in ghosts? Well, I don't. Last time, some headless guy tried to take my head, so I buried it alive... My name is Qin Wang. By the time you read this, I might be trying to reason with them. The day my grandfather died, I... should still have been in my mother's womb! 8Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 34 The Fire Burns Bright 炉火正红 A person’s life is like a lump of coal. Only by resisting the lure of superficial pleasures, enduring crushing pressure, and quietly growing stronger can you kindle a bright, fiery tomorrow! This book faithfully records the rise of a coal-mining family worth tens of billions, giving readers a glimpse into how the first generation of wealthy entrepreneurs made their fortunes in the 1990s. The title itself is ironic: the wave of private appropriation back then made a great many well-connected peop 641Reads8.9Score100Shelves
- 35 The Live-In Son-in-Law's Revenge 上门女婿的复仇 Wang Hui fell gravely ill on the eve of the gaokao and failed to get into college. He stayed home to work the fields, while his family was left deeply in debt from paying for his treatment. To repay what they owed, his father planned to marry Wang Hui's younger sister off to Er Lazi, a good-for-nothing in their village. Left with no other choice, Wang Hui became a live-in son-in-law. His father-in-law's family was wealthy in town. Later, Wang Hui secretly checked his wife's WeChat and learned th 176Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 The Empress Is So Sweet and Gentle, She Captures the Cold Emperor's Heart 娘娘多娇软，入了冰冷帝王心 [Male lead reborn + Misunderstandings from a past life + Love at first sight + Devoted to each other, 1v1 + Only one beloved] Cold-blooded, bloodthirsty emperor × breathtakingly beautiful, gentle consort (Only the male lead remembers his past life. The female lead just needs to sit back and enjoy his boundless devotion. In his past life, he loved her but could never have her, and she died before his eyes!) Fate played a cruel trick on Su Yuluo and Jing Yunyin. In their past lives, she was alrea 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 A Blessed Bride Who Loves Farming 替嫁福妻喜种田 Mu Dongzhi takes her sister's place in marrying a man who is on the verge of death, hoping the wedding will bring him good fortune. She never expects her husband to wake up on the very day she arrives. From then on, the Shen family’s fortunes take off, and their lives grow better and better. Mu Dongzhi can stumble and end up clutching a pheasant, scoop up a handful of dirt on the mountain and uncover thousand-year-old fleeceflower root, or wash clothes by the river and find a priceless piece of 138Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 38 The One in Charge of Backing Village 靠山村主事人 This book is about the simple rhythms of rural life, the everyday squabbles of families, local legends, and regional customs. The novel is divided into two volumes. The first focuses on the daily lives of people in Northeast China, while the second focuses on local legends. There is no particularly clear main plot. The story unfolds through a series of episodes, and I'll do my best to make it entertaining. I hope you enjoy it. Dear readers, welcome to Kaoshan Village! Come see how the village ch 233Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 39 Look, Those Two Are Sharing Sweet Moments Again 快看，他俩又撒糖了 Before he was reborn, Lin Jinghuai couldn’t understand how anyone could be so disgusting and malicious. When Shen Qingbei pursued him, he said, “Get lost. Just looking at you disgusts me.” After being reborn, Lin Jinghuai changed his tune. Shen Qingbei wasn’t just sweet and adorable, she was also a completely unpretentious little temptress. “Baby, I want a hug~” “Get lost!” Watching Lin Jinghuai’s behavior get more and more out of character, Shen Qingbei sighed. “Didn’t you used to dislike me? L 50Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 40 Reborn in 2008: I Want Both a Startup and the Campus Beauty! 重生08年，创业和校花我都要！ [Lighthearted Wish Fulfillment]+ [Reborn Male Lead]+ [College Campus]+ [Campus Belle]+ [Realistic Entrepreneurship]+ [No System] Zhang Chen, a teacher at a training center, was reborn in 2008 and took to the new era like a fish to water. In college, he had entrepreneurship on one side and the campus belle on the other. A reborn man doesn't have to choose. I want it all! Starting with a business in a small city, he found the right partners at university and built an invincible tech empire. Once w 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 He Quit Being a Boss, and Mu Sheng Made Beitang Rich and Beautiful 老板不当，木生把北塘变富美 [Literary fiction + realistic themes + suitable for middle-aged and older readers] From humble beginnings as a carpenter, Zhao Musheng worked his way up to construction worker, business owner, village director, and then a town official, turning his life around. Thanks to him, backward Beitang Village was transformed into a prosperous new village with thriving industries. Our fate is in our own hands, not Heaven's. The fortunes of the Zhao family and Beitang Village are closely intertwined. These 73Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 42 I’m a Hundred-Year-Old Ascetic, and My Hike Stuns the World 我，百岁苦行僧，徒步震惊全世界 Lin Chuan transmigrates into the body of a nameless, hundred-year-old abbot at a monastery. After taking part in the Global Hiking Competition, his Hiking System activates. In this life, Buddhist culture has all but vanished from the world. More and more online scammers are posing as monks, causing people's regard for Buddhism to plummet. Taking on the life of an ascetic monk, Lin Chuan wanders the world, spreading Buddhist culture and redefining its schools for one person after another. [Host h 755Reads8.5Score106Shelves
- 43 I Flirted With a Stranger in a Game, Never Guessing He Was My Husband 我和游戏中陌生男人聊骚，没想到是老公 I Flirted With a Strange Man in a Game, Never Expecting Him to Be My Husband —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 The Family's Hidden Guards 家族暗卫 A story about rural revitalization, bringing a family back together and creating an ideal life. Before the Spring Festival in 2025, my second uncle asked me to return to the village to meet him. He handed me a black stone passed down through our family and told me to inherit the duty of the family’s secret guards, protecting our family’s development from the shadows. I also inherited a fortune passed down through the family, along with the friendship of eight families who had been close to o 9.2kReads—Score1.2kShelves
- 45 Flirting Every Day, He Treats Her Tenderly 日日撩欢，他温柔以待 After dying a horrific death in her previous life, she is pulled from the sea by a powerful man, only to be reborn as the ugliest woman in Jiangcheng. She is an unpopular young lady, as ugly as a pig, ill-tempered, busty but dim-witted, and obsessed with handsome men. Her nasty stepsister secretly sabotages her, and her fiancé breaks off their engagement, making her the laughingstock of everyone. But the powerful man has unusual tastes, and he constantly flirts with and spoils her. One pitch-bla 43Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 46 Reborn: The Domineering CEO Only Wants to Spoil His Wife 重生后霸总一心只想着宠妻 [Reborn + sweet romance + taking down scumbags + devoted to each other] He thought she would be the stain on his life, but she became his salvation. She was exactly the kind of person he hated most, yet he was powerless to resist her approaching him. It wasn't until he lost all trace of her that he realized how much she meant to him, but by then it was too late. They met again at his funeral. He was nothing but a wandering spirit, while she held a child in her arms, with a man by her side... Whe 174Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 The Lies Behind the Mask 面具后面的谎言 My name is Zhang Wei, and I run a brick-and-mortar hardware store. Once, after having dinner with a client, I went with him to a nightclub. There I noticed that one of the promotional posters looked like my wife: the woman in it was wearing a rose mask. 44Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 A Professional Organizer’s Case Files 整理师实录 The story of a professional home organizer. As she tidies up, she witnesses the joys and sorrows, happiness and heartache of the people whose lives she touches. Through her work, she also comes to understand herself anew, transforms, and sets off on a fresh start. 227Reads8.1Score100Shelves
- 49 A Marriage Shrouded in Mystery 扑朔迷离的婚姻 This is a sweeping novel that brings together marriage, love, and education. Originally titled The Rotten Chao Family, it is full of twists and turns, whether in Qin Qingqing's love life, the baffling marriages of Li Shunli and the others, Li Xiaolong's hilarious growing-up years, or the legendary experiences of Mayor Yang's family. Their joys and sorrows alike are deeply moving. 25Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 A Book from Guanbei 关北的一本书 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 68Reads8.6Score101Shelves
