Novels like Longing to Be a Widow
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Longing to Be a Widow, best match first.
- 151 Sir, Please Stay 先生且留步 Sir, Please Wait 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 152 Spiritual Qi Revival: Bald, but Stronger! 灵气复苏：因为秃头，所以变强了！ [Invincible]+ [Comedy]+ [Pets] After the spiritual qi revival, all things begin to evolve, and humanity enters an age of the extraordinary. Ye Xiaofan has trained relentlessly to become a martial artist. In the end, he really did grow stronger, but he also went bald. That's right, he got stronger and went bald, yet still failed to become a martial artist. But that no longer matters. Because Ye Xiaofan has realized that no one in this world can match him. No matter who he fights, all he needs is 49Reads7.8Score152Shelves
- 153 The Easygoing Second Wife 佛系继室 From the moment Cui Jiangwan learns she’s to marry Marquis Wu’an Ji Huai, she knows the marquis still carries an irreplaceable first love in his heart. That woman was his late wife and his childhood sweetheart. So Cui Jiangwan plans to be a laid-back second wife and live with Ji Huai in mutual respect. 3kReads6.8Score215Shelves
- 154 A Brick for Dragons, a Fertilizer Sack for the Gods 板砖拍巨龙，尿素袋子套诸神 [Unconventional Cards + System + Comedy + Irreverence] When Jiang Chen wakes up, he has transmigrated to the Spirit Card World and gained the Infinite Enhancement System. Brick → Heaven-Flipping Seal, fertilizer sack → Cosmos Bag, slippers → Wind-and-Fire Wheels, straitjacket → Yin-Yang Daoist Robe, doll → Empress... One absurd spirit card after another is enhanced into a legendary existence. Dragons tremble beneath bricks, and gods bow to fertilizer sacks... Everyone who sees Jiang Chen wants t 792Reads7.5Score100Shelves
- 155 I’m Going Wild in the Update-Halt Management Bureau 我在断更管理局癫翻全世界 [Comedic Infinite-Flow + Unhinged Power Fantasy + Absurd Humor + Slow-Burn, Sweet 1v1 Romance] [Fill-In-the-Blanks Agent Who Goes Wild vs. Cross-Dimensional Sucker of a CEO] Jiang Mian transmigrates into an abruptly discontinued novel. The moment she opens her eyes, her own mother has her strapped to an operating table, ready to harvest her kidneys. The System pops up with an announcement: "Welcome to the Abruptly Discontinued Novel Management Bureau!" Job description: Become the heroine of an u 335Reads—Score—Shelves
- 156 The Legitimate Daughter's Cunning, and Her Way with Husbands 嫡女善谋，御夫有道 [Calculating Earl’s Legitimate Daughter vs. Cold and Ruthless Heir to the Duke] [Power Couple, Sweet Romance] Shen Yunshu, the eldest legitimate daughter of the Earl of Xiting, is the only legitimate heir of her generation. But her father, Lord Shen, favors a beautiful young concubine who has both a son and a daughter, while her domineering grandmother can’t stand her either. Always calm and unruffled, Shen Yunshu only wants to live a quiet life with her mother. Yet people keep trying to disrupt 9.5kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
- 157 High-born Matriarch’s Husband-Taming Manual 高门主母的驯夫手册 Cheng Zhao was granted in marriage to Zhou Yuanshen, the youngest duke in the realm. Zhou Yuanshen had a favored concubine with a powerful family backing her, and he was also entangled in an ambiguous relationship with his widowed sister-in-law. He despised the stiff, dull manner of noble-born ladies. And Cheng Zhao had received the most orthodox upbringing of all. Faced with the endless infighting in the Duke’s household, the concubine’s provocations, and her sister-in-law’s covert meddling, Ch 167.2kReads9.0Score25.4kShelves
- 158 Gold Grows from Fertile Soil: He Returns to the Countryside 沃土生金：禾归乡野 Golden Harvests from Fertile Soil: Grain Returns to the Countryside 25Reads—Score—Shelves
- 159 Love Rekindled: The General's Wife Taken Captive in Enemy Territory 再尝情：将军夫人在敌国做俘虏 “No rebirth or transmigration” “Both leads are virgins” “Happy ending” “Family and country” “Love amid chaos” Full-cast audio narration is now available [A note before you read: This is not a wish-fulfillment story. It takes place in a fictional feudal society modeled on the Southern Song dynasty, where the Three Bonds and Five Constant Virtues and the belief that a wife should regard her husband as heaven were the accepted moral standards. In powerful families, everyone prospered together and e 4.2kReads9.1Score535Shelves
- 160 Heir, Your Wife Says It’s Time to Come Home 世子，夫人喊你回家了 [Marriage First, Love Later; Devoted Couple; Sweet Romance] [Proud, Sharp-Tongued Heir vs. Beautiful, Cunning Young Madam] For generations, the Duke of Dingguo’s family has loyally guarded the frontier, keeping the realm at peace for decades. If you asked the women of the capital whom they most wanted to marry, the answer would be Ning Ye, the Duke of Dingguo’s heir. Noble by birth, handsome, and skilled in both letters and arms, he makes the hearts of young ladies from every family flutter. But 13.1kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
- 161 Online Romance Turns Real: Is the Rich Lady Actually a Male Streamer? 网恋奔现：富婆竟是男主播？ Qin Fei, a male college student majoring in broadcasting, eagerly went to meet the “rich older sister” he'd been dating online. But waiting at the bus stop was the washed-up, sleazy streamer Ju Huatai, driving a Ferrari and holding a bouquet. “I've already booked a room. Since we're here...” “Get lost, you disgusting pervert!!!” A chaotic, disastrous meet-up brought together two people who had nothing to do with each other. It also led Qin Fei into the world of livestreaming, where one hilarious 2.7kReads8.2Score179Shelves
- 162 After I Chose Divorce, My Wife Regretted It 我选择离婚后，老婆她悔疯了 After I Chose Divorce, My Wife Regretted It Too Late 290Reads—Score—Shelves
- 163 After Fawning Over Four Powerful Men, the Psycho Villain Could Read Minds 舔了四个大佬后疯批反派会读心了 [Transmigrate into a Book + System + Absurd Comedy + Hilarious + Love Rival Showdown + A Strong Female Lead + Mind Reading Spreads from Person to Person] Jiang Nanyue transmigrated into a book, becoming the sickly, disposable simp in a certain popular historical romance about a woman adored by everyone. While other people fawned over one person, she fawned over four. Don't ask. The answer is that she's fickle. The young heir, the Imperial Preceptor, the top scholar, and the young general were al 12.6kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves
- 164 Disguised as a Man in Court, I Became the Tyrant's Beloved 女扮男装上朝堂，成了暴君白月光 [Hilarious transmigration into a book] [Historical romance] [Woman disguised as a man] [Palace and household intrigue] [Imperial examinations and political strategy] [Sweet, doting, and satisfying] [A devoted, powerful couple] Modern-day genius physician Ye Wan transmigrates into a book, becoming the useless eldest legitimate son of the Ye family, a powerful minister. The original owner was raised as a boy, and the whole family are villains. In three months, the entire family will be executed. A 1.2kReads6.7Score151Shelves
- 165 Apricot Blossoms Fill the Air, I'll Snap That Scumbag's Neck 杏花吹满头，扭断渣男头 [There is a male lead!!!] [Currently being published. Mild horror and suspense. I didn’t add those tags because I don’t think the story is scary or suspenseful enough, but readers say it’s pretty frightening. Consider this a heads-up.] Ren Xin has been married into the General’s residence for two years. She manages the household, respects her in-laws, and treats the servants with consideration. No one can find fault with her. Guan Shanyue returns from the battlefield one day with a pregnant wom 23.2kReads9.2Score3.4kShelves
- 166 After I Danced with a Sword Under the Moon, the Prince Mistook Me for His White Moonlight 月下舞剑后，王爷认错白月光 She took beatings in her elder sister's place for seventeen years, then was sold into the prince's manor as a servant. The prince gazed at her face, longing for his unattainable beloved, never realizing that the woman who danced with a sword beneath the moon that night was her. 609Reads—Score—Shelves
- 167 The Emperor Has a Certain Affliction 寡人有疾 They say I’m a lecherous ruler. I ascended the throne at thirteen. That year, I held special imperial examinations to recruit scholars. At the Qionglin Banquet, the third-place graduate leaped into Taiqing Pool in grief and anger just because I had looked at him twice, declaring that he would rather die than suffer such humiliation. By the next day, rumors of my debauchery had spread throughout the court. By the time I was eighteen, no ambitious young talent in the realm dared share a room with 2.2kReads9.3Score314Shelves
- 168 I Am My Husband's Comeuppance 夫君的报应就是我 I Am My Husband's Comeuppance 899Reads—Score—Shelves
- 169 Lost in the Depths of Spring 误入春深 Prince Yu, Yu Huaiji, believed he had spent his life acting decisively, plotting every move, and leaving himself no weaknesses. He was sure he was invincible. But Heaven was about to show him that there was always someone greater! It sent him a delicate young lady from the Song family: Song Nao. She looked so fragile and soft that anyone could bully her, but in truth she was clever in her own way. After meeting him only twice, she had already found and firmly grasped his one fatal weakness. Yet 5.6kReads9.4Score609Shelves
- 170 A Match Made in Splendor, Her Beauty Rules the World 锦绣良缘之男颜倾天下 Shen Heng was an unremarkable young lady among the official families of Shangjing. Aside from her somewhat striking looks, the one thing that made people take notice was her “remarkable achievement” of being jilted by the Prime Minister’s legitimate son. 3.7kReads9.7Score586Shelves
- 171 Five Million to Buy Out a Tycoon Family: I'm the Queen of the Walled City 五百万买断豪门，姐在城寨当女王 Five Million to Buy Out the Rich Family, I'm Queen of the Walled City 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 172 Tale of a Forsaken Husband 弃夫记 Tale of a Cast-Off Husband 9.4kReads—Score102Shelves
- 173 The Young Master’s Bedchamber Maid Is Gorgeous and Sweet, but a Bit of a Goofball 少爷通房又美又娇，却有点沙雕 A hot-blooded, goofy maid VS a straight-laced, domineering young master. After being sold, Yang Liu became the lowest-ranking servant girl in the Marquis’s household. From then on, her life’s dream was to save enough money to buy back her freedom. But her monthly wages were pitifully small, and it seemed unlikely she’d ever be able to afford it. But Yang Liu wasn’t the type to sit around and wait for things to happen. One day, she happened to hear that a maid from the young master’s quarters had 316Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 174 Hilarious! I Mistook an Evil God's Curse for an Ultimate Move and Trained with It 搞笑！我把邪神诅咒误当大招练了 [Trope Subversion]+ [Invincible Unhinged Comedy]+ [Absolutely Hilarious]+ [A Mentally Ill Author’s Wild Imagination] What the heck? Zhang Yi'ang feels like the heavens are messing with him. He tried practicing a cultivation technique, only to accidentally learn an Evil God’s curse. First ultimate move: The Zhang family is stronger than the Li family, so you can only attack people surnamed Li. But how many people in the world are actually named Li? Second ultimate move: Stay completely still, but 5kReads8.2Score431Shelves
- 175 To Stay Alive, I Pretended to Be the Amnesiac Powerbroker's One True Love 为了苟命，我伪装失忆权臣白月光 [Comedy / Sweet Romance / Face-Slapping / Bickering Couple / Pretending Turns Real] Zhuang Wan transmigrated into a book and became the daughter of a disgraced official whose family was to be confiscated and executed. According to the plot, she would be sent to the Imperial Music Bureau and reduced to a plaything for the powerful, before meeting a tragic end. Zhuang Wan: What the hell did I do to offend the gods? TAT At that moment, her family was being stripped of its possessions, and she wa 8kReads8.9Score979Shelves
- 176 Breaking Your Heart 折君 (Serious drama + healing one another + marriage before love + one partner for life + revenge) After transmigrating fifteen years ago, Yan Hui thought she could live as a contented layabout in a world especially harsh toward women, then marry a good man, support him, and raise their children. But when her parents suddenly died, she and her younger brother became dependent on relatives. For her brother’s future, she had no choice but to make plans for herself while living under someone else’s ro 11.6kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
- 177 Leave Me Alone! I'm Just a Mosquito, and I'm Male! 放过我吧，我只是只蚊子，公的！ Give me a break! I’m just a mosquito, and a male one at that! 159Reads—Score—Shelves
- 178 EN My Prince, Be Gentle: Your Princess Is Delicate and Soft 王爷轻宠，王妃她身娇体软 [Historical romance + marriage first, love later + devoted couple + happy ending + sweet romance] Yan Wanning, the eldest daughter of the Duke's household, had lost both her parents. Beautiful and gentle by nature, she had spent her childhood treading carefully in the household. Later, the emperor arranged her marriage to Prince Anbei, who lived far away on the northern frontier, and made her his principal consort. According to the rumors, Prince Anbei was a battle-hardened giant with the build 6.8kReads9.0Score571Shelves
- 179 After Our Marriage by Proxy, the Ailing Young Lord Is So Furious He’s Bouncing with Energy 替嫁后病弱世子被气得活蹦乱跳 After transmigrating overnight, she woke up shoved into a bridal sedan, being sent to bring good fortune to a sickly man who had been poisoned with a rare toxin and was not expected to live long. Su Tang just wanted to make the best of her situation, but with so many people looking for trouble, she had no choice but to roll up her sleeves and protect her husband. Cure poison, crush scumbags, and take on the bizarre troublemakers! Her legitimate younger sister wanted to rekindle an old romance an 4.1kReads9.3Score786Shelves
- 180 The Tiger Wife 虎妻 The Great Qi Dynasty’s foremost God of War, the ruthless, hideous common-born general Yuchi Gui, was granted a marriage by the emperor to the capital’s greatest beauty, Princess Xu Xiyan. Then his high-born fiancée looked down on him, and the wedding was called off. Three years later, after suppressing a rebellion, the handsome and dashing general returned to the capital, becoming the hero every noblewoman in Great Qi wanted to marry. Then his former fiancée clung to him and forced him into marr 8.2kReads9.3Score1kShelves
- 181 BOSS Direct Hire? I’m the Heavenly Court’s BOSS BOSS直聘？我才是天庭的BOSS BOSS Wanted: I'm the Heavenly Court's BOSS 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 182 After the Whole Internet Turned Against Me, I Used My Sharp Tongue to Make the Movie Emperor Submit 全网黑后，我靠嘴炮让影帝跪服 (Mind-reading actor and domineering CEO + goofy heroine with tons of secret identities) (Livestreaming + variety shows + secret identities + from hated by everyone to adored by everyone) Three years of supertopic sign-ins. Xia Zhixing has finally waited for Lu Sinian’s white moonlight to return. She rubs her hands together in secret, spinning around with excitement. The plot is finally about to begin. As long as she follows the plot and gets Lu Sinian together with his white moonlight, she can d 273Reads8.9Score100Shelves
- 183 Come On, Surely the Whole Family Didn't Transmigrate 别闹，不会真有全家穿越这种事吧 The Xia family had been looking forward to their self-driving trip along the eastern coast for ages. They never expected a typhoon to sweep all four of them back a thousand years. When they opened their eyes, the people were still the same four, but... the era was completely different! Come on! How can a whole family transmigrate together? Even worse, as soon as they arrived, they found themselves facing poor harvests and one disaster after another. Fleeing? No way. They were just following the 16.1kReads9.2Score2kShelves
- 184 The Legend of Duoyi 朵依传 A girl who grew up in hardship is fortunate enough to be acknowledged by the Khan and become the flower of the grasslands. To protect her people, she is sent away as a princess to marry a Khitan king in his fifties, exiled to the desolate frontier. There, she struggles through hardship alongside A Yan, whose fate has been just as cruel. Together, they fight their way out of darkness and toward the dawn. Family, lovers, tribe, homeland: when looking back on the years gone by, which of these is th 277Reads9.4Score106Shelves
- 185 Pillow of Beauty 枕姝色 Now published under the title The Young Man in Fine Clothes and on Fine Horses [Stoic general x fallen noblewoman, mutual healing, traditional historical romance, with no rebirth, transmigration, or golden finger] She was a noblewoman from a powerful family, beautiful and radiant, but when her family fell into decline, she became an orphan everyone could bully. Gu Lin protected and pampered her, but refused to marry her. Later, when the young man went away and matchmakers crowded her doorstep, s 10.6kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves
- 186 Don’t Call Bajie a Lecher, I Just Want a Home 别骂八戒好色，我只是想有个家 Don’t Call Bajie a Lecher, I Just Want a Home 118Reads—Score—Shelves
- 187 Ah Li 阿漓 She was the eldest daughter of the Protector General’s household in Great Liang, yet she was born with the ability to understand the language of beasts… She should have enjoyed a life of luxury, but at the age of five she was sent away to face the world alone… She longed for the love of family, only to be abandoned by her relatives again and again… Time after time, hope was within reach, only for disappointment to follow! It turned out she had come into this world alone, and was destined to leav 16.2kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
- 188 Locked Glaze 锁琉璃 Locked Glaze 433Reads—Score—Shelves
- 189 Shock! After He Read Her Mind, Her Younger Uncle Started Making a Move on Her Man 惊！被读心后小叔他开始撬墙角啦 [Transmigrate into a book] [Mind-reading] [System] [Your Ex's Uncle] [Mutual Devotion] [A Useless System That Doesn't Follow the Plot] [Sweet Romance] [Comedy] Qu Xinning is punished by an OOC System after transmigrating into a book! Forced to play the lovesick fool for a scumbag for a whole month, she's finally reached the day she's been waiting for! She's going to secretly photograph the scumbag cheating with his unattainable first love! But she ends up hiding in the room of the scumbag's uncl 5.9kReads9.3Score839Shelves
- 190 A Zombie Transmigrates into the Cultivation World and Becomes the Pride of the Whole Sect 丧尸穿越修仙界，成了全宗门骄傲 [Sang Sang the Zombie: A Fresh Premise + Hilarious, Guaranteed to Cheer You Up + No Romance + Everyone's Favorite + Extraordinary Talent] (Note: The rating is very low because it just opened. This book has a great reputation, so enjoy!) Sang Sang is a genuine, bona fide zombie, but she transmigrates to the unfamiliar world of cultivation. In her eyes, cultivators' brains are the most delicious food. Master's brain is the tastiest. I'll have a bite first. Senior Brother's brain is pretty tasty to 4.1kReads8.7Score455Shelves
- 191 After I Transmigrate into a Book, I Become an Obsessive Man's KPI 穿书后我成了偏执男的KPI Also known as: Help! This System escaped from a mental hospital! Xu Ningjing transmigrated into a melodramatic Mary Sue and Gary Stu novel, becoming a cannon-fodder side character who shared her name. The original Xu Ningjing caused trouble at every turn and went crazy for love. In the end, the obsessive male side character, He Qilin, slowly killed her, step by step: sending her dead rats, psychologically terrorizing her, and gently describing how cold the water would feel when she drowned. Ca 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 192 The Jade Abyss Misstep: The Eldest Daughter’s Joyful Life 玉渊错:嫡女的快意人生 [Screen Adaptation Rights Sold] Xie Yuyuan had suffered a life so wretched it could move heaven and earth and make the gods weep. After she died, even the underworld refused to take her in. Now she was back. Those who had bullied her before would be repaid in kind, whether with gratitude or vengeance. No one was getting away. She never expected to lose her heart to a blind man. Blind or not, she accepted him! But who could have guessed that the blind man would suddenly transform into a handsome, 2.3kReads9.0Score721Shelves
- 193 The Wise Don't Fall in Love, and This Villainess Wants No Responsibility 智者不入爱河，女配她不想负责 (A heroine who just wants to stay alive x a deceptively sweet but actually very dark hero; happy ending; some wild, anything-goes writing; if anything doesn't make sense as you read, please be sure to read the last two chapters! You'll find the antidote there, hehe.) After dying, Zhao Mingzhu transmigrates into a book as the villainess. As the saying goes, there are countless novels, but every villainess meets the same fate. In the original story, Zhao Mingzhu was born into a noble family, bea 6.5kReads8.8Score732Shelves
- 194 The Happy Life of a Sweet Young Husband 小娇夫的幸福生活 Imperial Censor Lin was famous for his integrity and unyielding sense of justice, and he had made plenty of enemies. As a result, his daughter Lin Zhiyao was unwelcome among the capital’s noblewomen. Who could have guessed that the emperor and empress would take a liking to her and arrange for her to marry Gu Yuncheng, the heir to the Prince Ding’s household? The young lord declared that he didn’t want to marry, while Lin Zhiyao didn’t mind either way. All she asked was that he remember he belon 6.5kReads9.0Score577Shelves
- 195 Reborn to Become a Widow, but the Prince Can Read Minds 重生只想丧偶，王爷竟然会读心 The whole book is complete, everyone! Enjoy it without worry. Mwah mwah mwah (´ε` )♡ [Both reborn + mind-reading + absurd comedy + the husband’s long road to winning back his wife + male lead angst] (Cold-faced border prince vs. beloved legitimate daughter) Wei Yue: He thought he was the cinnabar mole in his wife’s heart in their previous life. He never expected someone else to be in her heart! Jiang Jianwei: [Heaven gave me another chance, so of course I’m going to let loose! To hell with his c 282Reads—Score106Shelves
- 196 I’ve Transmigrated to a Famine Year. If You Need Me, Burn Some Paper Offerings 本人已穿荒年，有事记得烧纸 Chen Dongyue transmigrated. The good news: She gained access to a strange pocket dimension. The catch was that the unreliable space only worked if her old friend You Sijia made daily “offerings” to it. The bad news: She had transmigrated into the body of a woman as burly as a mountain and as fierce as a tigress. Her family was poor, and on top of that, she had to deal with the “mess” her missing husband had left behind, as well as support her mother-in-law, brother-in-law, and sister-in-law. Luc 7.6kReads9.3Score809Shelves
- 197 After the Estate Was Confiscated 抄家以后 [A clever, levelheaded noblewoman vs. an honest, straightforward, fiercely loyal guard] [Historical Romance + Revenge + Healing + Political Intrigue + Love That Grows Over Time + Devoted Guard] Cheng Ming'an was the daughter of a general. On the eve of her wedding, the Cheng family was arrested and their assets confiscated for treason. Her father and brothers were executed, her eldest sister took her own life, and her married sisters were put through one hardship after another. Her fiancé change 11.5kReads9.5Score1.2kShelves
- 198 The True Vampire Son-in-Law 血族真婿 The Blood Clan's True Son-in-Law 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 199 You and I, Heart to Heart 你侬我侬 A hazy dream left Qiaoqiao unable to see things clearly, but one thing was certain: Mo Henghuan was a massive scumbag! So why wait? She should dump him! But why did trouble follow right on his heels, and why was it so hard to deal with? Well, having an ally was important, and the heir of the Bai family seemed like a good choice. But I’m only joining forces with you, not marrying you. How about we renegotiate the terms? The Bai heir: “Qiaoqiao, whether we’re cooperating or plotting together, you 1.9kReads9.5Score243Shelves
- 200 Slam Dunk: The Great Emperor Tsunoda 灌篮高手之角田大帝 If you don't read to the end, you'll never know what this book is about! It's definitely not just a story about leveling up with a System! [Comedy + Slam Dunk + Daily Life + School Life + City Life + Face-Slapping + Plot Twists + Romance + Transmigration + Rebirth + Weak System + Food + Suspense + Fan Fiction + Sports] These are the amusing exploits of the Great Emperor Kakuta. A comedic slice-of-life story disguised as Slam Dunk. In the Slam Dunk anime, Shohoku High School's basketball team has 931Reads8.1Score—Shelves
