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- 1 The Second-Time-Around Little Wife 二婚小娇妻 She was a housewife who gave up everything for her family. With no particular skills of her own, she thought her husband would be moved by all she had done, but in the end, all she got was betrayal and another woman. After divorcing him, she returned to society, found a job, and learned to stand on her own two feet. She even found happiness of her own again. Who says a housewife can’t do anything? Lin Ruolan: “Mr. Huo, I’m divorced.” Huo Ting: “I don’t mind.” Lin Ruolan: “All right, then. Let’s 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 The Second Wife Takes Charge 继室当道 Word around Shengjing is that Yan Chen, the Ninth Master of the Duke of Yan's household and the city's most notorious playboy, has turned over a new leaf. The reason is simple: he married a gentle, virtuous second wife. Just as everyone is applauding Ninth Master and praising him for mending his ways, they see him run out of the house in tears. Second wife: "Did you sleep with the concubine I arranged for you yesterday?" Ninth Master: "My dear, the cinnabar mark you gave me is still there..." 71Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Clever and Wise, I Am the Marquis's Wife 聪明，睿智我是侯府大娘子 You stole my husband, so I’ll become your stepmother! Before Lu Jingwan’s mother died, she arranged a marriage for her. Her stepmother and elder half-sister joined forces to steal the match. To honor her mother’s final wish, and to give herself and her younger brother a chance to survive, Lu Jingwan relied on her maternal grandfather’s past accomplishments to gain entry to the imperial palace and petition the emperor for a marriage decree! The man in question was none other than Xiao Yuanbo, the 105Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 4 Reborn and Breaking Off the Engagement, I Married My Ex’s Father as His Principal Wife 重生退婚，嫁给前夫他爹当主母 In her previous life, she was the legitimate daughter of the Shen family. When the entire Shen family was convicted of crimes, the Xie family broke off her engagement overnight. She was thrown into the entertainment quarter, suffered humiliation after humiliation, and died full of hatred. That cool and upright assistant minister of the Xie family, the father of her former fiancé, was someone she had never truly grown close to in her previous life. He was the one who gathered her remains and laid 85Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 The Marquis's Second Wife 侯门继室 Gu Siwan transmigrates to ancient times and becomes an unfavored concubine-born daughter of the Prime Minister's household. She has tried her best to keep a low profile and stay out of trouble. But her legitimate older sister keeps bullying her, and her aunt still can't stand her, so she's determined to marry her off as the Marquis's heir's second wife. Could there be something wrong with the heir? She has to find out. Otherwise, if she marries him without knowing the truth, a hard life will be 207Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 6 The Empress’s Greatest Acting Moments 皇后的演技大赏 [Historical rebirth + household and palace intrigue + sweet romance + age gap, fast-paced, the leads kiss by 50,000 words and marry by 100,000] Xu Mingzhu was the brightest jewel in the capital. When Li Jue's position as Crown Prince was in jeopardy, she resolutely married him. After their wedding, Li Jue treated her differently than before, and she simply assumed he was exhausted from court affairs. She thought they still had a long life ahead of them, so she pleaded with her father and brother 37Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Vova, The One I Can't Help Loving 2 瓦洛佳，非爱不可的人2 They say the stars in the night sky shine the brightest, but she must never have seen those icy blue eyes. This is a continuation of the story in "Valoja, the One I Must Love". (The content is entirely fictional.) 10Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 8 When Brain Fog Meets a Second Marriage 当头昏遇上二婚 Shen Ningxue, who was “lazy and spoiled” at home, met a super handsome, wealthy, and talented man on a blind date. She was still wondering what she’d done to get so lucky when she finally understood why. How could such a handsome, well-rounded man just fall into her lap? It turned out he was divorced and had an adorable little tagalong. But he was so handsome, and she was so into his looks. What was she supposed to do? Meng Zhu, who’d already been blind once, never expected she’d end up falling 1.1kReads6.4Score103Shelves
- 9 I Divorced with a Child, Then My Second Husband Spoiled Me Rotten 带娃离婚后被二婚老公宠上天 Her mother-in-law made things difficult for her, her parents bullied her, and her younger brother took everything from her as if he were entitled to it. Even the family dog ignored her. A few years later, after divorcing, she borrowed money from a male classmate to escape her parasitic in-laws. Her former classmate was a CEO and a bachelor. His ex-wife had died in a car accident after cheating on him, and he had a daughter almost a year younger than hers. It turned out the CEO had long been secr 93Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 My Second-Husband Husband 我的二婚老公 How long has it been since my husband touched me? Six months? A year? Maybe even longer... After the divorce, I kept asking myself what had gone wrong in our failed marriage. I thought it would be difficult to open my heart to someone new, but then I met Mr. Cheng. He said that even though he wouldn’t be my first, he would be my last. 123Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 The Second Wife 继室 Fragrant grass fills the courtyard as swallows flit past; in the cool evening, rain falls upon the parasol trees. In her later years, Wutong looks back on this life. Orphaned young, she lived with her maternal relatives, and it was only thanks to her wet nurse’s support that she grew up, stumbling through hardship. At fifteen, with no choice in the matter, she became the second wife of her eldest cousin’s husband. Her life rose and fell, bringing both joy and sorrow; she had fought, and she had 53Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 The Second-Time-Around Young Husband's Wife Is Irresistible 二婚男青年的娇妻太迷人 After Su Yinzhuang dies, she opens her eyes to find herself transmigrated into the body of a woman with the same name in the 1970s. She also gets a five-year-old sister. But things are not looking good. At home, there's a selfish uncle and an aunt who seems kind on the surface but is cruel underneath, as well as a step-cousin with no blood relation. Outside, a lecherous thug is pursuing her. She's beset by troubles on all sides. She can't just give up, so she has to get it together. She decides 83Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 After Marrying a Powerful Official, I Found My Stepson Was My First Love 嫁给权臣后发现继子是我白月光 Shen Zhiwei marries the Marquis of the day, Gu Yuan, as his second wife to save her stepfather’s entire family. Though he is over ten years older than her and already has a child, she still marries him without hesitation. On their wedding night, the red candles burn bright as Gu Yuan brushes her red lips. “If you’re doing this to repay a debt, then remember this: once you enter the Gu family, you belong to us for life. In life, you’re a member of the Gu family; in death, you’ll be one of its gho 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 The Cherished Second Wife 娇宠继室 Reborn into a new life, Gui Qingrou refuses to be a caged bird in the inner quarters. But on one side, the Earl of Qingchang clings to her like a dog-skin plaster, refusing to leave her alone. On the other, her betrothed, chosen for her by the matchmakers, is forcing her into a bridal sedan. * At first, Xiao Zhixian thinks Gui Qingrou is a shallow woman with no ambition. Later, he discovers she's not nearly as bad as the rumors make her out to be. As he watches over her, he grows protective 318Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 15 I Won After Becoming a Stepmother and Raising Seven Kids 穿成继室养七崽后我躺赢了 Qin Youyou had transmigrated while still in the womb. As a concubine-born daughter, when her no-good father asked if she was willing to become a widower's new wife, she readily agreed. It was better than becoming someone's concubine. On their wedding night, she got a good look at her husband, the General and Marquis of Weiyuan, and decided she'd gotten a pretty good deal. But who could explain why the Emperor sent her new husband to the border to quell a rebellion on their very wedding night, le 81Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 16 The Marquis's Estate: A Stepmother's Daily Life of Doing Nothing 侯府继母摆烂日常 [Transmigrated heroine versus reborn noblewoman + Domestic power struggles + Clearing her name + Mutual healing] After transmigrating, Yun Zhirou, a single woman, finds herself the second wife of a marquis: her husband doesn't love her, her mother-in-law despises her, and she's saddled with a stepson left behind by the late first wife. At first, Yun Zhirou only wants to change her husband, Gu Yixuan, the Marquis of Zhenyuan's opinion of her, so she can enjoy a quiet life in peace. A highly educa 33Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 17 Tempting Desire: His Lordship Only Wants to Keep a Beauty Hidden Away 撩欲：大人只想金屋藏娇 [Also known as: Temptation: My Lord Only Wants to Keep His Beauty Hidden Away] [Marriage first, love later + husband’s long road to winning her back + sweet and angsty] “That young lady from the Wen family is eighteen, gentle and charming, poised and virtuous, well-read and gracious! She and Lord Shen would be a match made in heaven, a pair of birds in the sky and entwined branches on earth, devoted to each other and growing old hand in hand!” Shen Heng'an stared in disbelief at Wen Xiaowan, who 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Xiata 夏塔 A policewoman vs. a CEO who isn’t domineering | Age gap | Happy ending | Supporting couple Beneath the snow-capped peaks, Ou Xiachu accidentally wanders into Yan Shuo’s camera frame. In the little city of Shengcheng, the two keep running into each other. In Yancheng, Ou Xiachu meets Yan Shuo again. Seeing him raising an illegitimate daughter while going on blind dates with women, she stamps him with the label “scumbag.” Xiachu can’t let that stand. Who would have thought that the “scumbag” would 56Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 19 After My Childhood Sweetheart Stabbed Me in the Back, I Married His Father 被竹马背刺后我嫁给了他爹 [A charming, clever, martial heroine X a gentle, calculating, protective father-figure hero] Yan Minghua was said to be impossible to marry off in the city of Mobei. But when she arrived in the capital, she became a hot commodity, with every man eager to pursue her. Yan Minghua thought a few men were manageable, but too many were exhausting. She’d be better off finding someone reliable and marrying him. There were plenty of men in the capital, but every one of them had an ulterior motive. Aft 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 The Difficult Life of a Second Wife 继室难为 A single marriage ceremony mistakenly pairs Pei Xiurong with Gu Yuanqing. But standing between them are more than just a disapproving, difficult mother-in-law, a scheming stepmother and stepsister, and the intrigues of the inner household. There is also the cold distance of the children from the first wife. Amid the deep courtyards and layers of conspiracy, the legitimate daughter becomes a second wife for the first time and carefully schemes her way to a bright future! 413Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 21 The CEO's Little Darling: An Age-Gap Romance 总裁的小宝贝之老夫少妻 The first time they met, she was five and he was twenty-three. She had just started kindergarten, and he had just graduated from college. She got separated from her parents on the street and, not knowing how to find them, crouched by the roadside and cried silently. He came over, asked what had happened, then picked her up and helped her find her parents. The second time they met, she was nine and he was twenty-seven. Her father was away on a business trip and her mother had fallen ill. When the 285Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 22 After Becoming the Second Wife, I Took It Easy and Raised the Kids with a Carefree Heart 穿成继室摆烂后，佛系养娃成团宠 [Medical Skills + Pocket Dimension + Beloved by All + Comedy + Adorable Kids + Strong Female Lead] A superpowered military doctor has her body stolen and her soul sent to another world. Three years later, she returns, only to open her eyes in a plain white wedding dress, married off as a replacement bride to the General’s Estate and saddled with two stepsons strong enough to lift anything. Rumor has it that the Marquis’s legitimate daughter is a spoiled, useless fool who knows nothing about embr 1.4kReads9.2Score191Shelves
- 23 When the Duke's Second Wife Stopped Causing Trouble 当国公府继室不再作妖 Zhong Xiuran takes a nap and wakes up as the widowed second wife of a Duke's household from a novel she read the night before, a character who shares her name. Remembering the original owner's habit of stirring up trouble, she worries deeply about her future. Luckily, she can use the novel's plot to change the fate of herself and her loved ones. But she never expected that this world of the book held secrets even its author didn't know about! 11Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 24 Being a Stepmother Is Hard: After the Marquess’s Wife Was Reborn, She Gave Up Trying 继室难当，侯门主母重生后摆烂了 In her previous life, the concubine-born Shen Qiao married into the Yongning Marquis’s household and became the Marchioness of Yongning. The Yongning household was full of scheming people and troublemakers. She and her husband were distant despite keeping up appearances, and after he died young, she struggled to raise their child alone. She thought her suffering would finally be over, but her son forgot his mother as soon as he married. In the end, she met a miserable death... Reborn, she didn’t 61Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 25 A Tale of the Consorts of Nanyu 南煜后妃传 In 786 AD, only three powers remained on the Jiuzhou Continent: the Southern Yu Kingdom, the Northern Lin Kingdom, and the Chuyun Tribe. The Northern Lin Kingdom was bent on taking the Southern Yu Kingdom's place, while the Chuyun Tribe planned to stay out of the conflict. As for the Southern Yu Kingdom, it naturally sought to unify all of Jiuzhou. The newly enthroned ruler of the Southern Yu Kingdom, Nangong Lie, was also expanding his harem for the sake of politics and imperial power... 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 A Second Wife's Survival Guide 继室生存手册 She thought she'd grow old and die in the palace, but even after leaving and getting married, she was still destined for a life of toil. On their wedding night, her husband eloped with a widow, leaving his new bride a pile of debts and a household full of elderly and children to care for. There were several generations of in-laws above her, cheap children below, and concubines by the dozen. The moment she opened her eyes, dozens of mouths were waiting for her to earn money and feed them. Just wh 40Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 27 I’m Already a Concubine, So Who Dares Talk About Love? 都做妾了，谁还敢谈情说爱啊 [Household intrigue + clear-headed heroine + devoted love later on] (Also known as: As a concubine, all she wants is to keep her head down and live a healthy life) Song Chenchen, born to a farming family, suddenly becomes the lowest-ranking concubine in Prince Chen’s household. The secondary consort makes things difficult for her, the concubines trip her up, and the other maids are jealous. With no powerful family to back her, Song Chenchen knows that to get by in the inner court, she must keep 343Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 28 Everyone Is Searching for the Woman His Majesty Hid Outside the Palace 都在找陛下藏宫外的女人 (An old flame reignited # A powerful man humbly begging for love # Age gap # Palace and household intrigue # After getting together with the heroine, the hero never touches the other women in his harem) In the twentieth year of the Zhaoqing era, Empress Jiang died of illness at Changle Palace. With her dying breath, she took Jiang Zhi's hand and told her to marry the emperor, so she would be protected by imperial power. The girl, not yet fifteen, shrank back like a frightened bird and stared in 18.1kReads7.3Score2kShelves
- 29 The Prince’s Favorite Concubine Does as She Pleases, and Who Dares Oppose Her with Prince Jin at Her Back? 王府宠妾横着走，晋王撑腰谁敢抖 [A Beautiful, Brazen Favorite Concubine × The Prince of Jin With Eight Hundred Schemes] Liu Zhiyi, the Prince of Jin’s favorite concubine, does whatever she likes and makes trouble for everyone around her. The other women in the prince’s household are mad with envy, while the principal consort can only suffer in silence. Liu Zhiyi, however, knows exactly how a favorite concubine survives: accept the pampering, pass the blame when trouble comes, and let the prince deal with anything that falls fr 10.1kReads8.4Score990Shelves
- 30 Joy Before the Palace 殿前欢 At a single glance, she saw in his eyes how deeply he loved her. Somehow, she let him take her hand and refuse to let go; somehow, he kept her hidden away in his golden house. Qi Yaoyao thought that Lord Pei, the austere and untouchable powerbroker in public, was nothing more than a phony prude and a libertine in private! Lord Pei’s scandalous past: He never married, yet had an affair with Princess Tan Xuan. Shameless beyond belief, they hooked up everywhere from city walls and hot springs to me 30Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 A Calamity Too Hard to Resist 祸水难为 Gu Mingtang spent her life treading carefully, devoting herself to the affairs of state. The only thing she ever did that crossed the line was fall helplessly in love with Xie Lin, the Imperial Tutor, despite being the Empress Dowager. Only when the man she loved was framed by treacherous officials and his entire family was wiped out, and the emperor she had raised from childhood pointed at her and called her a calamity who had brought ruin with her beauty, did she realize the depth of her guilt 104Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 32 Divorced and Caught in Love: Daddy's Sweet Trap 失婚情陷，daddy甜蜜陷阱 [Age gap + forbidden romance + older man and younger woman in a push-and-pull relationship] [He's a distinguished professor, yet he plays dirty games with me] I don't truly like the state of growing old. I'm simply intoxicated by his tenderness and the echo that reaches into my soul. You once said, wouldn't it have been wonderful if we'd met at the right age? But I like you just as you are, at this age. I simply like Zhou Qingyun at forty-seven. (A little sincerity mixed in with all the fal 12.4kReads8.3Score1.6kShelves
- 33 The Concubine Turns Her Luck Around? Now She’s the Most Favored Woman in the Capital! 妾室咸鱼翻身？她宠冠京城了！ The rating is low because it was only just added and there aren't many reviews yet. That's how Tomato's rating system works: books start out with low scores, everyone~ In the spring of the seventeenth year of Yuanfeng, Yu Qingshu married into the marquis's household as the concubine of Marquis Wuyang, Helian Zheng. Having read too many romance stories, Yu Qingshu had figured out one thing: as a concubine, she only needed to be a well-behaved freeloader, with food and drink provided and no worrie 13Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 34 The Scumbag Drugged Me, and I Wound Up in the Arms of His Powerful Father 渣男下药害我误入他的权相爹怀里 Tags: transmigration + sweet romance + age gap + refined, steady older man vs. passionate, headstrong young woman The Jin family has a daughter, Jin Canyue, renowned for her breathtaking beauty and graceful figure. But after her father dies, the main branch takes control of the family, and the marriage alliance that had been arranged for her falls through. Her future in-laws want her to be replaced by her cousin from the main branch. However, her fiancé can't bear to give up her beauty and refus 1.3kReads8.7Score142Shelves
- 35 The Duke's Second Wife Wins People Over with Food 国公爷的继室以食服人 [Transmigration + Gourmet Food + Pocket Dimension + Marriage Before Love] Su Ruyi, a top-tier star among food bloggers on a popular platform, unexpectedly transmigrates to another world after a gas leak! On the very day of her wedding, Su Ruyi, the only legitimate daughter of the Minister's household, accidentally bumps her head and passes out! She is a brilliant cook, fair-skinned and beautiful, an outstanding modern woman. The other her has skin like ice and bones like jade, is charming and li 219Reads6.2Score103Shelves
- 36 A Match Made in Heaven: A Second Chance at Love for a Widower and a Widow 官配之鳏夫寡妇二婚姻缘 Feel-good fiction + no saintly heroine + farming + hunting + family life + reborn + taking down scumbags + transmigrate Gu Tianwu wants to avenge his father, and his reborn son comes to help. Gu Tianwu wants to save his clan nephew, and his second wife, Mu Yushu, comes up with a plan. Gu Tianwu wants to change the fate of his brothers, who died tragically in his previous life. The emperor himself steps in, and they fight their way through every obstacle. Gu Tianwu wants to live out his days in p 821Reads9.1Score102Shelves
- 37 A Match Too Close to Call 势均难敌 [Twelve-Year Age Gap / Government Workplace / Easygoing, Blunt Heroine × Steady, Reserved Hero / Happy Ending] Ye Zhengqing lives a pleasant, peaceful life in a small coastal city. But the arrival of her new boss, Chen Jun, not only disrupts that calm, it also takes her back five years. Along with the memories come the flutter of a budding romance and an abrupt ending. After years apart, their story is only just beginning. Note: Both leads have exes, and the male lead is divorced and has a 882Reads7.3Score103Shelves
- 38 The Alluring Concubine and Her Possessive, Chaste Lord 腰软侍妾超会撩，禁欲王爷掌中娇 In her previous life, Feng Mingxian used her beauty to get her way, battling concubines and princess consorts, and bewitching the prince to squeeze money out of him for her family. But she went too far. Though she basked in unrivaled glory, she met a gruesome end on the prince’s bed. Her mother was bled dry by her uncle and aunt before they drove her from their home. Feng Mingxian was tossed onto a mass grave wrapped in a broken mat. When she opened her eyes again, Feng Mingxian knew her place a 73Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 39 This Online Romance Feels a Little Too Real 这个网恋有点真 A chance encounter during an art livestream brought twenty-year-old Qiao Ling and forty-six-year-old Lin Guang together, spanning a twenty-six-year age gap as they entered each other’s lives. Their shared hometown became the bond between them. The old neighborhood’s sugar-painting stall and the winter snow by the moat witnessed their deepening affection, from being on opposite sides of a screen to sharing every day together. Keeping her company late into the night as she studied for the civil se —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 The Prince’s Adored Little Palace Maid 王爷的团宠小宫婢甜软撩人 My new story is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 57Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 41 After the General Went to War, His Second Wife Had Three Children 将军去了战场后，续弦妻生了三娃 Sun Shuzhen married General Song Yi when she was just fifteen. Song Yi had a first wife before her, but she died in childbirth. Although his late wife had been dead for three years, he still couldn’t forget her. If not for the emperor’s decree, he would never have married a young girl as his second wife. Not long after Sun Shuzhen entered the family, war broke out again on the border. Before leaving, Song’s mother tearfully begged him to leave an heir for the Song family. That was the only reaso 3.8kReads7.6Score272Shelves
- 42 Fish in the Mood 鱼色 The rating just came in, but it’ll go up (also known as: After Being Forced into the Palace as a Consort, I Became the Emperor’s Personal Family Counselor) [Large Age Gap + Love Grows Over Time + Slow-Burn Romance] Synopsis One: At the beginning: “Hah. Women are nothing but gifts sent by the Empress.” Midway through: “You are still in the prime of your life. You should live as freely as you wish. When I am gone, I will set you free.” The night before the final chapter: “You’re just hoping I’ll d 2.7kReads8.1Score186Shelves
- 43 The Pampered Noble Concubine 娇养贵妾 Zhong Wen was a country girl who had spent eight years working as an embroiderer in a workshop. She thought she'd be quite content if life simply carried on, quiet and uneventful. But her uncle was a cruel man. Not only did he pocket the money she sent every month for her mother's medicine and her younger brother's schooling, he also abused her brother and neglected her mother's illness. When Zhong Wen learned the truth about her uncle, she had a huge confrontation with them and brought her moth 1.6kReads8.8Score124Shelves
- 44 Pampered by a Sickly, Wealthy Tycoon in Front of My Ex-Husband 当着前夫面，被病娇老富豪宠上天 (A writing exercise) [Pure feel-good story + age gap + devoted husband + wealthy family + healing] He was a titan of the business world, nearing fifty and divorced for years. She married and had a child while in college. Her husband was the campus heartthrob, and after four years as a housewife, he suddenly asked for a divorce. She had thought they would never see each other again after the divorce. But after a whirlwind remarriage, she discovered she had become her ex-husband's mother-in-law. T 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Yifang Ci 宜芳辞 [Serious Drama] [No Mindless, Clichéd Angst] [Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story] [Carefully Crafted] [Slow Burn] She is the widowed daughter-in-law of the prestigious Pingchang Marquis household. Brought into the family with a marriage contract, she suffers neglect and scorn. Though skilled at arranging flowers and as lovely as a pearl or jade, she becomes a stepping stone for the Marquis household's second young lady to win a reputation for herself. He is nearly thirty and holds the highest minister 3.8kReads—Score365Shelves
- 46 The Noblewoman's Three Marriages 贵女三嫁 An Chuoying, a noblewoman raised by foster parents, weathered three broken engagements before finally marrying Su Xuanqiu. She managed the household and ultimately found fulfillment for the rest of her life. 647Reads7.9Score116Shelves
- 47 A Young Official’s Daughter Is Sent to the Prince’s Manor as a Concubine 小官女被指进王府做侍妾 [Palace and household intrigue + raising children + foodie heroine + everyday family life + heartwarming] Shen Wanyi, the daughter of a minor sixth-rank official, is suddenly assigned as a concubine to the Third Prince, Yuchi Heng, who is barely noticed at the royal court. She wants no part in the power struggles and seeks only a peaceful life. But her master dotes on her more and more, until there's no turning back. She doesn't mind being spoiled, but she's even had his child, and the gifts kee 2.1kReads8.7Score170Shelves
- 48 The Retired Emperor’s Old Flame Rekindles 太上皇他老房子着火了 [Age Gap / The Powerful One Begs for Love / Taking by Force] At first, Li Yun sent a humble, unremarkable young woman to his younger brother, Li Jing, to keep him company, acting as a good elder brother and helping the two rekindle their childhood bond. Yet one afternoon, he held her captive in his arms, and the door remained shut for a long, long time. * One day, Li Jing finally made up his mind and went all the way to the library in the imperial retreat. Through the vermilion doors, he said ge 10.3kReads6.8Score1.3kShelves
- 49 Back to the 1990s: The Security Chief Dotes on His Second Wife 穿到九零，保卫科长娇宠二婚妻 [Nineties setting + rugged man + devoted husband + personal space + raising children + sweet romance + aloof male lead + multiple births] After somehow transmigrating to 1990, Lu Shishi became a divorced woman while still young. The original owner had been forced into divorce because she couldn’t get pregnant. Her trashy ex-husband was about to marry someone else, and, afraid she’d get in the way, he sent her off to another man! Luckily, by a twist of fate, she was matched with the factory’s liv 137Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 50 Years Pass, Stars and Frosts Gather 岁月稔星霜 [Age gap, fictional setting, forbidden romance, long-laid plans, powerful minister x heroine who grows into her own] Content warning: The male lead is not chaste and is not a good person. Shi Hua lost both her parents when she was young. With no one to rely on, she could only turn to her elder sister, finding shelter under her brother-in-law Shen Xun's protection. Back then, Shen Xun was both a teacher and a friend to her. But Shen Xun's old flame ate away at him like poison, eventually breaking 5.8kReads8.9Score690Shelves
