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- 51 Childhood Sweethearts Are Hard to Woo: After Mr. Bo Returns, He Coaxes Her Every Night 青梅难哄，薄总回国后夜夜哄 A seemingly obedient, neglected heiress VS a cool, sharp-tongued young heir [Childhood Sweethearts + Marriage First, Love Later + Extreme Possessiveness + Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium + Refreshing Romance] Bo Jinzhou’s return to the country caused a sensation throughout Yanjing. Countless people wanted to win over the Bo family’s heir, but his aloof, handsome demeanor kept everyone at a distance. Rumors had it that the heir and Miss Lu were already engaged and would soon marry. They had g 8.6kReads7.4Score44214d adds
- 52 Crimson Flames Split the Heavens 赤焰裂穹 Crimson Flames Split the Heavens 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 The Cursed Mausoleum in the Shifting Sands 流沙诡陵 The Cursed Tomb in the Quicksand —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 After Quick Transmigration, I Faked My Death and the Male Lead Went Mad, Forcing Me to Write Extra Chapters 快穿死遁后男主疯了，被迫填番外 (Completed) [Quick transmigration + worlds + after winning them over + irresistible charmer + multiple male leads + punishing scumbags + faking death + resurrection of the white moonlight] Zhe Zhi binds herself to a quick-transmigration System, fulfilling the last wishes of heroines and villainesses from all walks of life, winning over powerful men and making them hers. Focused on efficiency, Zhe Zhi fakes her death and slips away as soon as she’s won over a target, moving on to the next missio 72Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 55 Forging My Bones to Ascend: The Road to a Comeback Through Beatings 锻骨升仙：挨打的逆袭之路 Forge Your Bones and Ascend to Immortality: The Comeback of a Beaten Underdog —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 Drunk in Jiangnan 醉里江南 Drunk in Jiangnan —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 Boundless Blackstone 黑石无界 The Boundless Blackstone —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 First Snow on the River 江行初雪图 A Painting of First Snow on the River —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 My Son’s College Entrance Exam Countdown Begins the Day He First Urges Me to Divorce 儿子高考倒计时，却是儿子第一次劝我离婚开始之时 With the countdown to my son’s college entrance exams underway, the moment he first urged me to get a divorce arrived too. 225Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 I Can’t Carry On Anymore. I’m Calling Off the Wedding 背不动了，不结了 I Can't Carry This Burden Anymore. I'm Calling Off the Wedding 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 Winds Rise over Nanbin, Reborn from the Ashes 风起南滨，涅槃重生 Winds Rise over Nanbin, Reborn —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 My Amnesiac Fiancé Married Someone Else, So I Married His Younger Brother 未婚夫失忆另娶他人，我闪婚他弟 [Substitute romance, marriage first and love later, the second male lead pursues his wife after losing her, one-on-one] [Gorgeous beauty vs. wild CEO] The good news: Li Su’s fiancé, Huo Zhenzhou, has returned after going missing for three months. The bad news: He brought another woman back with him. Even worse: They’re already married! Huo Zhenzhou told Li Su, “I’m sorry. I lost my memory, and I don’t remember having a fiancée. I’m married now. Please forget about me.” Heartbroken, Li Su went to 15.9kReads8.2Score2.8k14d adds
- 63 Reborn and Keeping My Distance! The Possessive Crown Prince Is Obsessed with Me Again 重生远离！禁欲太子爷又疯批来缠 [Reborn after a misunderstanding, a powerful man brought low to the point of humiliation, an out-of-control, obsessive and possessive forced love, extreme push and pull, the male lead regains memories of his previous life much later] Lin Qiuzhi thought her unhappy life had been saved by marriage. Her husband was the crown prince of the capital's most powerful family, a refined, aloof heartthrob who kept his distance from everyone. With her, however, his love was intensely passionate, making it s 2.9kReads6.8Score10814d adds
- 64 I Hid My Divorce from My Trash Husband, Then Reunited with a Powerful Man from Beijing’s Elite Circle 瞒渣夫离婚，转身和京圈大佬重逢 [Double stand-ins + the second male lead’s redemption chase + reunion after a long separation with the male lead + angst first, then catharsis] After three years of a secret marriage, Gu Qingyan finally agrees to hold a wedding for Yan Ning. But at the wedding, he abandons Yan Ning and runs off after getting a phone call from his late best friend’s widow, turning Yan Ning into a laughingstock in front of all the guests. That night, 39kReads8.5Score3.1k14d adds
- 65 Solo Raid on Black Wind Stronghold 独闯黑风寨 Taking on Blackwind Stronghold Alone 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Madam He Won't Coddle Anyone Anymore: Whoever Wants This Nanny Job Can Have It 鹤太太她不哄了，这保姆谁爱谁当 [The Ex-Wife Chase from Hell + The One on Top Trains the One Below Like a Dog + Humble Pursuit of His Wife] A proud jerk who'd die without his wife × A beautiful, stubborn wife with a backbone Also known as: Irresistible Addiction At twenty, Dai Xingyang married He Yunheng, the man everyone admired. For three years, she was the perfect wife, more obedient and considerate than a housekeeper, but she never got so much as an “I love you” from him. The day she moved out of Liyuan, he stood upstairs 19.6kReads8.8Score1.2k14d adds
- 67 Reborn as a Cannon Fodder: The Female Lead Gives Up Fighting Back 炮灰重生：女配放弃挣扎以后 In her previous life, Shen Qingluo had been a textbook cannon-fodder supporting female character, always serving as a foil to her legitimate older sister. Her older sister was graceful and accomplished, beautiful and talented. Shen Qingluo was quiet, timid, and useless. Her older sister was loved by everyone, while Shen Qingluo was always ignored and overlooked. Her father treated her older sister like the apple of his eye, while even sparing Shen Qingluo a glance seemed like too much trouble. T 4.2kReads8.6Score26514d adds
- 68 The Day He Died, She Put on Her School Uniform 他死的那天，她穿上了校服 The Day He Died, She Put on Her School Uniform 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 The Treacherous One’s Bones Sink Into the Sands 佞骨沉沙 Bones of Treachery, Buried in Quicksand 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Secretly Keeping Her Wild Bones 私藏野骨 [Sharp-Tongued Uncle × Cool, Foxlike Beauty | Mild Yandere | The Long Road to Winning Her Back | Longtime Secret Crush] One-line summary: Falling in love with her best friend's uncle. Starting at eighteen, Song Xuye began weaving a net, a net of love meant to ensnare Gu Ting. She thought no one knew about her secret feelings, but Gu Ting bluntly told her, “Don't get any ideas about me. There are plenty of men out there.” But when she really started seeing another man, Gu Ting went mad with j 2.4kReads7.5Score10314d adds
- 71 Shizi Shen, Didn’t You Hate Me? Why Are You in Such a Hurry Now That I’ve Given Up? 沈世子不是厌嫌我嘛，不追了急啥 [A lofty, aloof man lowers his head for love + devoted couple + heroine runs away + winning her back + coercive love + the leads are not close relatives] When Song Yaochu transmigrated into a book, she hit her head and mistook herself for the original heroine, following the plot as the persistent cannon-fodder supporting actress. She pursued the male lead, Shen Huaixu, for three whole years! In the end, all she got was: “I despise women who throw themselves at men.” Heartbroken, Song Yaochu made 13kReads7.0Score65814d adds
- 72 The Primordial Force Never Ceases, Nor Do Yin and Yang 玄黄不息，阴阳不止 The Primordial Forces Never Cease, Yin and Yang Never Rest —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 After the Rain, the Sky Clears; The Future Is Bright 雨过天晴，未来可期 After the Rain, the Sky Clears; the Future Looks Bright 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 Whispers of Wind in a Quiet Home 静宅风吟 Wind Whispers Through the Quiet House 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 Falling Together into Ruin 共坠沉沦 [Mature, steady, wealthy daddy x resilient, tough country girl] [Eleven-year age gap, one-on-one, both leads have no romantic history, groveling romance, love at first sight] Orphan Xu Tao was sponsored by the wealthy Jiang Bowen. During her senior year of high school, she moved into his estate. On that night, thick with desire, Jiang Bowen, the financial magnate she had only ever seen on TV, stared at her for a long time, his eyes coolly assessing the risks and rewards. Only after the crimson c 4.4kReads8.9Score49914d adds
- 76 Trying to Drain My Essence? You Just Lost Your Cultivation 采补我？你修为没了 Trying to drain my energy? You’ve lost your cultivation now. 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 After Driving His Wife Away, the Crown Prince Begs for a Slap, Eyes Red 气跑老婆后，太子爷红着眼求扇 The rating is low because it was just released, but it’ll go up later. [One-on-one, both leads have only ever loved each other, a long road to winning her back, happy ending, alternate history] [The male lead is a lovesick pushover who’ll get on his knees in a heartbeat. The first dozen chapters are melodramatic, but things settle down later. The male lead is very insecure from then on!] [Talented director who leaves her lovesick ways behind × powerful man who is cold to outsiders but clingy and 9.6kReads6.9Score33014d adds
- 78 Sunshine for Miles 晴光万里 Sunshine for Miles —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 When You've Had Enough, You Don't Have to Put Up With It Anymore 忍无可忍则无需再忍 When You Can’t Take It Anymore, There’s No Need to Keep Enduring —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 Mr. Lu, Stop Being So Full of Yourself. Your Wife Has Already Remarried 陆总别自恋了，夫人她已经改嫁了 [A Daring Heiress Who Loves and Hates Fiercely x A Play-the-Pig-to-Eat-the-Tiger Young Master] [Devoted Husband + Face-Slapping and Trash-Taking-Down + Growing Heroine + The Capital's Top Young Master Rises to Power + Ex-Husband's Long Road to Win Her Back] Just before her wedding anniversary, Wen Yining was full of anticipation. She held the peace jade charm she had carefully designed, eager to surprise her husband, Lu Yuanshen. But outside the study, she overheard him say: “Once Yining finds o 2.4kReads7.3Score13214d adds
- 81 My Husband Spent Five Years of Our Military Marriage with His First Love, So I Left with Our Child 军婚五年都陪白月光，我带崽离了 [Military marriage + 1980s + rebirth power fantasy + strong heroine + winning his wife back] Jiang Jin’s five years of love had gone to waste. Jiang Yue sacrificed their child for the sake of his first love’s son and daughter, then sacrificed her for his first love. Reborn, the first thing Jiang Jin did was take her daughter and get a divorce! Jiang Yue, thinking Jiang Jin was just playing hard to get, said, “Do whatever you want. If you want a divorce, then let’s get divorced.” Everyone bet tha 2.7kReads8.8Score21614d adds
- 82 The Rouge-Hued Soul on the Bluestone Street 青石板上的胭脂魂 The Rouge Spirit on the Blue Stone Path 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 Back in the Country with a Child, and My Abstinent Uncle Is Losing It 带崽回国后，禁欲小叔急疯了 Reunion after years apart + living under one roof + fleeing while pregnant + powerful man chasing his wife + 10-year age gap Cool, reserved female director VS abstinent CEO After five years apart, Wen Ci never imagined that when she saw her best friend’s uncle, Xie Peizhou, again, she would throw herself into his arms without thinking. “Please, help me find a decent man...” She could feel Xie Peizhou’s body stiffen. He was like a lone boat caught in the nightmare of that stormy night years a 11kReads5.4Score47614d adds
- 84 They All Love the White Moonlight, So After Being Reborn, I Stopped Chasing Them 他们都爱白月光，重生后我不追了 [This story would be perfect for a short drama. Screenwriters, take note!] [Reborn at school] + [Ex chasing his wife to the crematorium] + [Villain takes the lead] + [Real and fake heiresses] On her wedding day, Qin Xiang’s fiancé left her behind to visit his first love at the hospital. Heartbroken, Qin Xiang married Lu Chiye, her childhood friend who had pursued her for years. After they married, Lu Chiye’s tenderness gradually melted her heart. But one day, Qin Xiang happened to hear him say, 5.4kReads8.3Score39114d adds
- 85 After His Wife Dies in a Fire With Their Child in Her Arms, Mr. Lu Goes Mad 夫人抱崽葬身火海后，陆总他疯了 [Angsty romance] + [win-her-back-at-all-costs] + [never forgive] + [no getting back together] + [obsessive] + [second male lead wins] Lu Hengnian hates Fu Xingran so much that he forces her to donate skin without anesthesia, slaps her, pushes her in front of a knife, and makes her give birth prematurely… When he has to choose between two lives at death’s door, he doesn’t hesitate to save his first love, abandoning her and their child to die. At last, he drives her to the brink. Yet through the v 1.1kReads8.5Score10114d adds
- 86 On Our Wedding Night, He Was Called Away by a Phone Call 洞房花烛夜，他被一个电话叫走 [Reborn, 1v1, both leads devoted only to each other: fierce heroine x restrained, long-suffering hero] When Mu Silian opened her eyes again, she was back on the day of her wedding to Chu Qingwang. On their wedding night, he was called away by a phone call. He never came home, and she spent the whole night alone. She wasn’t angry or upset. She no longer cared about this man. Whoever wanted him could have him! She turned around and hired a hundred college guys. Later, she put a sign on her bedroom 6.5kReads7.3Score21214d adds
- 87 The Years I Spent Looking for a Wife 我找老婆这些年 All These Years, I’ve Been Looking for a Wife 76Reads—Score114d adds
- 88 After She Changed Her College Entrance Exam Choices in Secret, the School Hunk Went Red-Eyed with Rage 她偷改高考志愿后，校草急红了眼 The rating was just posted, so it may not be accurate. It’ll go up later ❤️ [The male lead pursues his wife through fire and water + the heroine, a hopeless romantic, suddenly wakes up + both leads are each other’s one and only + sweet romance + happy ending] [Gentle yet resilient beauty of Nanda University × aloof, noble heartthrob of Jingda University] Xu Huan loved He Qingchen for ten whole years! From the start of high school until she graduated from university, he never returned her feel 6.5kReads7.0Score28314d adds
- 89 The Father and Son I Won Over Could Never Be Warmed, but Now That I've Let Go, He's Panicking 舔来的父子捂不热，放手后他慌了 At twenty-one, Jing Yan married Huo Shiyan. At twenty-two, Jing Yan gave birth to Huo Xinglin. Huo Xinglin was a lot like Huo Shiyan: cold and taciturn, not very close to her, but in constant contact with a woman named Fang Ziyu. Every day, she used to get up early to stew a pot of soup for her husband and son. But today, Huo Xinglin drugged the water she was drinking so Fang Ziyu could attend the parent-teacher meeting instead. The restorative soup simmering on the stove put out the flame, caus 2.3kReads5.4Score10014d adds
- 90 Under the Shadow of Demolition 拆迁之下 Under the Shadow of Demolition —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 After I Died, I Became the Villain's Beloved Cinnabar Mark 我死后，就成了反派心头朱砂痣 [The angst-filled plot exists only to serve the romance. Don't overthink the logic; there are lots of holes. Check the reviews and author notes for warnings.] [Modern romance-addicted girl reader + obsessive, love-starved, romance-addicted villain + accessory System + breaking the fourth wall + mutual salvation] Sheng Wanying had only stepped out to buy some soy sauce. Some heartless bastard had pried open the manhole cover downstairs. So she fell into the sewer and transmigrated into a book, b 7.4kReads9.1Score1.1k14d adds
- 92 After Losing Her Memory, She Falls into Another Man’s Arms, and the Crown Prince Goes Mad with Jealousy 失忆改投他人怀，太子疯魔红了眼 [The wife-pursuing crematorium turns to ashes + the second male lead takes the crown.] [Warning!! One-on-one romance, both leads are chaste, but the heroine has kissed the first male lead many times!] An Qi transmigrated to a feudal dynasty and fell in love with the crown prince. For his sake, she gave up her only chance to return to modern times. … “An Qi, what more do you want? I’m the crown prince of a nation. How could I possibly have only one woman? This idea of being together for a lifetim 1.5kReads8.1Score14214d adds
- 93 The Day He Knelt Before Me, I Discovered His Secret 他跪在我面前那天，我发现了他的秘密 The Day He Knelt Before Me, I Discovered His Secret 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 After Faking My Death, I Found True Love 死遁后我遇到了真爱 [New male lead, sweet and satisfying, doting romance, older woman/younger man, heroine has experience while hero is inexperienced] [Before faking her death, the heroine had a son with her ex-husband. Afterward, she and the male lead are both romantically inexperienced. They fall in love first, then deal with the scumbags. This is not a story about an invincible heroine. She does get clingy and affectionate, so please steer clear if that’s not for you. Thank you.] A deceptively clever pastry chef 2.4kReads8.9Score15514d adds
- 95 The Class Belle's Secret Video 班花的秘密录像 The Class Beauty's Secret Video 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 From the Start, One Pot of Brine Took Out Five Demons 开局一锅卤水灭了五只妖 From the Start, One Pot of Brine Wiped Out Five Demons 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 After the Frail Darling Gave Up, Everyone Begged for Forgiveness 病弱团宠死心后，全员火葬场了 Jiang Yuan used to think she had the best parents in the world. Her proud, prickly older brother cared about her in his own awkward way, and the childhood sweetheart who had grown up with her was always eager to protect her... Though she was frail, Jiang Yuan still felt like the happiest girl in the world. That was until Qiao Zhenzhen appeared... Everyone who had doted on her changed. When they looked at her, their eyes gradually filled with indifference, then disgust. In the end, they even drov 3.5kReads8.5Score19214d adds
- 98 After Our Political Marriage, the Sect Master Began His Wife-Chasing Road to Ruin 联姻后，宗主他追妻火葬场 After Their Political Marriage, the Sect Master Chases His Wife to the Crematorium 68Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 President Lu Kneels to Win Back His Darling, Then Spoils Her Gently 陆总跪地哄，追回掌中娇后轻轻宠 [Heroine stops pursuing him halfway + reunion after a long separation + he chases her to win her back + lovesick hero + sweet romance + both leads are virgins + cold, blunt hero at first, clingy and devoted puppy later] High school: Quirky, sweet girl VS serious, taciturn, icy boy Reunion: Cold, distant ice beauty VS clingy, devoted puppy of a man At first, Yan Yushu thought Lu Jingchen only seemed cold. Surely she could warm him up if she kept trying. It took her a year to realize he wasn’t c 19.9kReads8.8Score1.5k14d adds
- 100 Quick Transmigration: The Male Lead Turned Evil After the Female Cannon Fodder Faked Her Death 快穿：女炮灰死遁后男主黑化了 (The rating will go up once more people rate it) [Quick transmigration + romance missions + universally adored, flirtatious beauty + scheming green tea with great acting skills] Lin Ting worked diligently on missions for the Cannon Fodder Wish-Fulfillment System. Just as she had finally accumulated enough points to come back to life, the System told her they had a serious problem: all the male leads she had won over had turned evil! - 1. The blind disciple of an aloof master (winning over an unt 3.1kReads9.1Score24614d adds
