Novels like A Cage of Desire
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as A Cage of Desire, best match first.
- 1 The White Moonlight’s Substitute Only Wants to Make Money 白月光替身她只想搞钱 Her Only Goal as the Stand-In for His First Love Is to Make Money Synopsis: Su Wu has just three goals: make money! Make money!! Make money!!! Young Master Sheng treats her as a stand-in for his first love, does he? Then she'll treat him as an ATM. It's anyone's guess who'll end up taking advantage of whom. Madam Sheng tossed her a check. "Ten million. Leave my son!" Su Wu smiled sweetly, filmed it on her phone, and sent the video to Sheng Mo. A transfer of thirty million landed on her phone mom 21Reads—Score214d adds
- 2 Mr. Zhou, Why Are You Being So Cruel? I’m Just a Stand-In 周总虐什么？你只是一个替身而已 [Two stand-ins + dead-and-returned first love + groveling redemption + love rivals + mutual salvation] I spent three years chasing after Zhou Shichen, and everyone called me crazy. But no one knew that the only thing I loved was the heart inside his body. Chang’an’s heart. Chang’an, the hero who died during an anti-drug operation, was the only one I would ever love. After he sacrificed himself, everyone around me told me Chang’an was dead. I was the only one who knew he wasn’t. As long as Chang’ 183Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 I Agreed to Be a Substitute, So Why Has the CEO Fallen for Me? 说好的做替身，总裁又沦陷了？ [Mutual chastity + happy ending + both have substitutes + yandere + forced love in confinement + groveling chase] Everyone knew Wen Shiyu loved Shen Tinglan desperately, willingly becoming a lowly stand-in for him. They all mocked her, saying an imitation like her was delusional to think she could marry into wealth and win the favor of a heaven-blessed prodigy. Later, when Shen Tinglan was about to get engaged to his “white moonlight,” who had just returned to the country, Wen Shiyu decisively w 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Fine, I'll Be the Substitute 替身就替身吧 “B University is in the south, and the campus is full of kapok trees. They'll be in bloom when the new term starts.” Shen Mohe gazed into the distance, as if he could already see the campus covered in blossoms. “Little A Ruo loves kapok flowers most, doesn't she? I'll go see the beautiful view for you first.” “Then I'll apply to B University too. You can meet me at the gate when I arrive.” They smiled at each other, dreaming of the future together. Du Ruo tenderly cupped Su Mu's face. “B 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Substitute Is Actually His One True Love! 替身竟是白月光！ [Marriage First, Love Later + Two Stand-Ins + The One Who Got Away] Content warning: stand-ins, stand-ins, two stand-ins. We’re saying it three times because it matters. Lu You’an, the heir apparent of A City, had a widely known romance in his youth. Even his breakup was public knowledge. Later, a woman joined his side whose face bore not the slightest resemblance to the one who got away. Feng Xitang was born at the very top of the social pyramid, and excelled at everything. But in high school —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Tugging 拨弄 Jiang Yang was a delicate flower Ye Tushen had personally nurtured, one taste of her and he was hooked. She grew arrogant with his favor, banking on her face bearing some resemblance to the woman he had always loved from afar. Ye Tushen hooked a finger under Jiang Yang’s chin and studied her closely. His voice was teasing. “You love me that much?” Enough to give up your self-respect? Jiang Yang’s fingertips brushed his face as she nestled against him, their cheeks and necks entwined. “Brother Sh 10Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 7 Grant Her the Stars of Last Night 许她昨夜星辰 A car accident three years ago changed everyone's fate. Lu Jinzhou's first love went abroad, while he lay unconscious, hovering between life and death. When he woke, Su Yan was by his side, caring for him in every way. The usually arrogant and unruly Lu Jinzhou accepted a stranger for the first time. Later, he took her home to the Lu family, but they remained polite and distant, each hiding secrets in their heart. Then, three years later, Su Yan saw him accompanying his first love to a prenatal 182Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 8 Double Substitutes: After the Divorce, His Wife Is the Real Powerhouse 双向替身：离婚后夫人才是真大佬 After two years of marriage, Lu Jiangchu had been endlessly obedient and gentle toward Yan Ji, willingly serving as his stand-in. When Yan Ji’s one true love returned from abroad, Lu Jiangchu asked for a divorce. Yan Ji didn’t care in the slightest. “Have you made up your mind? If you regret it later, you can get on your knees and beg me, and it still won’t happen.” Lu Jiangchu was resolute. “Divorce.” Yan Ji looked at her with cold disdain. He was sure she’d come crawling back to him in no time 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 After the Divorce: The General Discovers He's a Substitute 和离后：将军发现自己是替身 They had been married for three years, but he had never touched her. He stayed out all night, brought new women into his household, and demoted his wife to a concubine. None of it had ever mattered to her. One day, an assassin broke into the general’s residence. To save him, Xie Zhiyi was struck by a poisoned arrow and left on the brink of death. When she woke, the first thing Xie Zhiyi did was demand a divorce! Wei Chao’s eyes turned red, but then he noticed that the jade pendant Xie Zhiyi had 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 The Beauty and Chaos of Chu Palace 楚宮倾城乱 On the day her nation fell and its palace was captured, she was merely a lowly consort from a conquered kingdom. But because of a misunderstanding, she was pushed into the arms of the man who had destroyed her homeland and held all the power in the world... The downfall of a kingdom has never been caused by beauty alone. In a single night, her nation was destroyed and her child taken away. Where could she go from here? Why fight for a thousandfold favor? As a powerless consort from a conquered n 89Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 11 My Moonlight Returns, So I Choose to Fake My Death 白月光归来，我选择假死 I was his stand-in for three years, until his first love came back. “I only left because I was afraid he’d go bankrupt. Now’s the perfect time to return.” I was pushed down the stairs and lost my baby, but he believed her. Then a fire gave me the chance to fake my death and disappear. Five years later, we meet again. “Mr. Huo, I don’t love you anymore.” 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Just for Fun 只是玩玩 I pursued my senior with all my heart, thinking we would get married after graduation. But then I heard him lazily tell his roommate, “As if she deserves to marry me. I was just having fun.” Later, I interacted with male guests on a variety show. His face darkened, his eyes red as he cornered me against the wall. “I haven’t broken up with you yet!” Who was it that said he was only having fun with me? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 After His Stand-In Disappears, the CEO Goes Out of His Mind Looking for Her 替身她消失后，总裁找疯了 [Sweet Romance + Healing + Ex-Chasing-His-Wife-to-the-Crematorium] Shen Weiqing, a genius at Beicheng University, had no choice but to seek out her biological father, who had abandoned her and her mother, to pay for her mother’s medical treatment. Instead, her own father drugged her and sent her to another man’s bed. On a rainy night, covered in blood, she finally escaped the tiger’s jaws and was taken in by Ling Yuzheng. To save her mother, she signed an agreement with him: three years as his k 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 The Courtesan Is Irresistible, and the Mad Young Lord Takes Her by Force 花魁太勾人，疯批世子强取豪夺 [Chaste male lead, sexually experienced female lead + no idiotic decisions + domineering possession + unhinged male lead + forced love + clever heroine] A mad, possessive male lead who forces his love on her vs. a sweet, beautiful heroine who keeps her love in check Setting: A fictional, imaginary dynasty. Please do not compare it to real Chinese history. Jiang Wanxin was born the daughter of a wealthy merchant, but after her own uncle framed her, her family was destroyed and she was sold to a 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 After the Little Mute Girl Became a Cool Beauty, Her Scumbag Ex Regretted It 小哑巴变清冷美人后，渣男后悔了 Childhood-friend CEO scumbag x adorable mute young master The mute Shen Xia had eagerly looked forward to marrying Qin Yanqian, never imagining that his childhood friend would betray him. The man he had loved for years brought someone else home after their wedding and told him that this was the person he truly loved. That man was gentle and obedient in front of Qin Yanqian, but behind his back he insulted and berated Shen Xia at every turn. The mute was heartbroken, but when he heard that Qi 555Reads—Score3214d adds
- 16 The CEO’s Stand-In Wife 总裁的替身老婆 She was a rich heiress fallen on hard times. He rescued her from a nightclub, and she saw him as the salvation of her life, pouring all her tenderness into him. She never imagined she was only a substitute. When the woman he truly loved returned, she realized he had never had feelings for her. Her pride wouldn't let her keep clinging to him, so in the end, she chose to leave. Years later, she returned with an adorable child. This time, she would take everything back for the sake of her precious 8Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 17 Lord Fu's Substitute Wife 傅爷的替身暖妻 The first time they met, she was sleeping beside him, but he had no idea who she was. The second time, he held her in his arms, only to turn around and apologize, saying he'd mistaken her for someone else. Jiang Nuan felt humiliated and hurt. But whenever she found herself in danger, this man always stood up for her. “Lord Fu, why are you helping me?” “Maybe you smell nice.” And so Jiang Nuan became Fu Siyan's little secretary. She helped with his work and took care of his daily needs. In the en 26Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 18 Overlapping Stand-Ins 替身重叠 Overlapping Substitutes —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 I’m a Professional Substitute. Five Powerful Men Held My Ashes and Wept 我，职业替身，五个大佬抱我骨灰哭 [Everyone’s groveling arc + transmigrate into a book + face-slapping and tormenting scumbags + beautiful madwoman] After Yan Lu died of a terminal illness, she discovered that she had transmigrated, not just into another world, but into a world where all five male leads existed at once! The world was packed with popular tropes: stand-ins, fake heiresses, beloved first loves, and more. She was left dumbfounded. Yan Lu: “Seriously? They can do that?!” But when the System tempted her with a million 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 The Unhinged Beauty: Mr. Fu, You're the Substitute 疯批美人：傅总您才是替身 [Unhinged beauty × scheming stand-in] Secret identities + strong female lead + a touch of wild imagination + two stand-ins (This is a fictional setting. The female lead becomes unhinged later on.) Everyone in the capital knew that Mrs. Fu, Ji Siqing, was merely a substitute for Fu Yanshen’s first love. Everyone treated their marriage as a joke, but for two years, she alone refused to leave. Everyone knew that Ji Siqing was just a stand-in for Fu Yanshen’s first love. What they didn’t know was th 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 After the Divorce, the CEO Realized He Was Just a Stand-In 离婚后，总裁发现自己是替身 Su Nianxi, the only daughter of the Su family in Kyoto, married into the Gu family despite her family’s objections. She was even willing to be a stand-in, becoming a laughingstock to everyone. When the woman he loved returns from overseas, Gu Jingxing coldly throws a divorce agreement at her. “Let’s get divorced. A Nian is back.” A family of miracle-working doctors, a pharmaceutical prodigy with a doctorate... Su Nianxi’s secret identities are revealed one by one as she delivers face-slapping pa 47Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 22 After the Divorce, President Gu Realizes He Was His Own Stand-In 离婚后，顾总发现替身竟是他自己 [Both virgins + each is the other's stand-in + fleeing while pregnant + groveling chase + sweet and angsty] Everyone believed Jiang Yushi was madly in love with Gu Chenzhou, and Gu Chenzhou thought so too. Otherwise, she wouldn't have trusted him unconditionally, put up with his cherished first love's provocations, and had eyes only for him. So when she asked for a divorce, he agreed, certain she would come back within four days. He never imagined she would disappear for four years. * Four years 54Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 23 The Capital's Big Shot Is Desperate to Be a Stand-In 京圈大佬他想当替身想疯了 (A powerful Beijing socialite and the little canary he thinks he owns, a melodramatic groveling redemption arc, and the twist that I'm my own replacement) Everyone in Beicheng said Jian Yao had hit the jackpot by looking just like the actress who was Chi Tingzhou's first love. For three years, Jian Yao followed Chi Tingzhou meekly and obediently, loving him with all her heart and willingly serving as his replacement lover. First friend of his first love: “Some people can spend their whole liv 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Back at Eighteen: Brother Pei, You’re the Stand-In! 重回十八岁：裴哥，您才是替身！ [Groveling after losing her + second male lead takes the girl + two endings + sweet romance + face-slapping + mistaken identity and misunderstandings + low-angst melodrama] Lu Ling is reborn at eighteen. As a girl, she saw Pei Wenyu as her beautiful first love: the young heir of Beijing's elite, as lovely as jade, just like his name. After a chance encounter in the rain, she fell for Pei Wenyu and followed him to the capital. In the end, she finally married the man she loved. Only after four yea 22Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 25 Young Master Gu Has Been Lured by His Beautiful Little Stand-In Again 顾少他又被貌美小替身诱哄了 At nineteen, Su Mianmian’s life fell apart. Her eldest brother, hailed as a business legend, disappeared after an agonizing pursuit of his wife. Her second brother, who tried and failed to follow in his footsteps, was left an idiot after a car accident. Her illegitimate younger brother, never taken seriously by the family, seized power with ruthless efficiency and promptly handed Su Mianmian over to another man... Holding a cigarette after sex, Gu Jingyan looked at the beautiful, charming woman 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Before the Confession, the CEO Realizes His Substitute Is Me 告白前，总裁发现替身竟是我自己 [Two stand-ins, angst before sweetness, the scumbag chases his wife to the crematorium, a story of redemption] Everyone in Jiancheng knows that Shen Yijun and Yan Zhi are married by contract. Shen Yijun chose Yan Zhi only because she looks like He Wanqing. After they married, Yan Zhi took meticulous care of Shen Yijun, always looking after him. One day she gave him gardenias; the next, she painted his portrait. She came up with all kinds of ways to win his favor. But Shen Yijun remained cold and 113Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 27 I’m Done Being a Stand-In in a Wealthy Family 豪门替身我不当了 Ruan Rou loved Gu Tingyan without dignity for five years, but her love went unanswered. One day, she finally came to her senses and decided to reclaim her self-respect and leave the Gu family. Gu Tingyan didn’t care at all. He declared arrogantly, “Let her go. She’ll come crawling back and beg me soon enough.” But a month passed… Ruan Rou not only failed to come back begging, she vanished without a trace. Everyone was stunned to see Ruan Rou dazzling at a party after leaving Young Master Gu. Rua 27Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 28 The CEO’s Perfect Substitute 总裁大人的完美替身 [The male lead is getting tortured right now!!! Happy ending! Happy ending!] Han Li had loved someone he could never have for ten years. Su Sheng had always known about the love of his life, but so what? Su Sheng was hopelessly in love with him anyway, so much so that he would do anything for him. He never imagined that Han Li’s beloved was his own younger brother. Even more absurdly, he found out because that beloved needed his heart. Su Sheng signed the agreement and died on the operating tabl 131Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 A Rotten Man's Sincere Heart 烂人真心 A lot of the time, Wen Geshu manages to accept it. She thinks that if she and Xu Yang break up, then they break up. What’s the point of letting it eat away at her life like this? But sometimes she wonders: if they really do split up, how will she manage the days ahead without him? 987Reads8.0Score10614d adds
- 30 After the Stand-In Author Faked Her Death, the Male Lead Went Mad 替身作者死遁后，男主杀疯了 [On the Art of Repeatedly Switching Sides to Tame a Mad Dog!] [Transmigrate into a book + pure love on both sides + redemption + fake substitute trope + face-slapping + descent into darkness] Shen Quanquan wrote a romance novel with a domineering male lead for a female audience, only to be scolded by countless authors for being worse than a dry ledger. Readers everywhere: [A love story without twists is more lifeless than scattered sand!] [Way too male-centered. I can't even.] So Shen Quanquan r —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 The CEO's Wife-Chasing Crematorium: You're the Stand-In! 追妻火葬场，总裁你才是替身！ Everyone says Tian Rujin loves him more than life itself, and Qin Mo, spoiled by her affection, has always taken it for granted. But one day, someone tells him, “Did you know Rujin’s ex-boyfriend? He looks a lot like you.” The truth shatters his illusions. Telling her to get lost is the last scrap of pride he has left. But when he sees her smiling radiantly at a man who looks seven parts like him, he finally realizes that he is the one who was cruelly abandoned. “Rujin, please. Let’s start over. 14Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 32 The Substitute Left, but the Capital's Powerful Big Shot Regretted It Until His Eyes Went Red! 替身退场，京圈大佬却悔红了眼！ [One-on-One, Both Have Only Ever Been With Each Other + Putting Scumbags in Their Place + The Man Begs His Wife to Come Back] Everyone knows that Zhou Shiyan, the big shot of Beijing's elite circle, is famously picky about women. He Wanwan became his lover because her face bore some resemblance to the woman he had always cherished. Hoping that love would grow over time, He Wanwan spent three years with him, always ready to answer his calls and satisfy his desires. She thought things would go on 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 She Makes Him Surrender 向她臣服 Qin Xi has buried a boy in her heart. His youthful spirit once illuminated her dark past. He became the unspoken secret she would keep buried for the rest of her life. After two years as a stand-in, the man finally got the return he had longed for from his true love. With little time left to live, she made a graceful exit, only for him to pin her against the wall, his eyes bloodshot. “Qin Xi, did you ever love me during these two years?” “Never.” Later, the once-arrogant man fell to his knees, h 42Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 34 Mr. Qin, Stop This: Your Wife Thinks You're Her Stand-In 秦总别作了，夫人把你当替身 Everyone said Su Qi'an had hit the jackpot: thanks to a face that resembled someone else's, she had managed to marry Qin Yiming. For two years of marriage, Su Qi'an did everything Qin Yiming asked, until his first love returned from overseas and they divorced. A month later, Qin Yiming found a portrait in his villa. The face in it looked eighty percent like his, and it had been drawn ten years ago, when he and Su Qi'an hadn't even met! Qin Yiming was so furious he nearly spat blood. So he was th 78Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Sickly Sweet Obsession: Lord Fu's Little Canary 病态诱宠，傅爷的小金丝雀 [Sweet Romance, Flirty Seduction, Feel-Good Revenge] Su Nianhe is the beauty of the imperial capital. With her slender waist, soft figure, and sweet voice, one breathless plea of “Brother, love me” made her the object of every man’s fantasies. Rumor had it that Fifth Master Fu, Fu Yuchen, wanted nothing to do with women and desired nothing at all. Ruthless and decisive, with blood on his hands, he had nevertheless spent five years at Changning Temple, praying and eating vegetarian meals. His loo 192Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 The Substitute Game 替身游戏 [Mutual stand-ins + heroine with a secret identity + hero willing to be a stand-in for love] [Cold, proud CEO x forthright, unhinged heiress] “Shen Yan, Xixi is back. This is over between us.” “No, we can’t get divorced. A Sheng, I can’t live without you!” “You should be grateful for that face of yours!” “You should be too.” Who would have thought that when Shen Yan said she couldn’t live without Gu Shengting, she meant she couldn’t live without his face? As for what came later, Gu Shengting rea 77Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 37 Aren't I Just a Canary? Why Are We Doing a Crematorium Romance? 不是金丝雀吗？玩什么火葬场文学 [Just started, so nobody's reading it. It probably won't get any more ratings either.] [Arrogant, aloof CEO from Beijing's elite circles X cool, resilient beauty from Jiangnan + regret and redemption + melodrama] After being Lu Shijin's kept lover for two years, Shen Nanzhi steps aside when he is set to marry for the sake of an alliance. Later, at a pool hall frequented by the children of elite families, Shen Nanzhi bends over in a Suzhou-style qipao and makes a flawless break. All at once, she 1.3kReads8.4Score10614d adds
- 38 Xiaoyang Warms a Cold Heart 晓阳暖寒心 Jiang Han always knew he was just a stand-in, and he played the other man’s role to perfection. But one day, with a custom-made diamond ring in hand and ninety-nine roses held hopefully in his arms, he went to propose to her, only to see her locked in an embrace with that man… His expression crumpled. He could no longer keep up the gentle, considerate persona he had played all along… * After a raging fire, Su Xiao was reborn in her senior year of high school. Her best friend told her, “That Jian 213Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 39 Springtime Can't Be Hidden 春光藏不住 [Proud, flamboyant classical dance goddess x possessive, obsessive CEO] Shen Mingjiao was once Chen Li’s treasured canary, pampered and cherished for over a decade until she grew into a bold, spoiled young woman. As an innocent girl, she had loved Chen Li too, but all her affection ended with his words: “I only brought her back because I felt sorry for her.” From then on, Shen Mingjiao buried her feelings and never spoke of love again. She remained his caged bird, repaying his kindness. Later, 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Divorce After Three Years, and the Mad CEO's Eyes Turn Red 三年后离婚，疯批总裁红了眼 Huo Ming is Huai City's richest man. His business spans countless fields. He is decisive and unpredictable, and sometimes downright unhinged, but his abilities are undeniable. In just two years abroad, he built his company into the world's largest multinational corporation. Everyone in both the underworld and the legitimate world has to bow and greet him: “Greetings, Mr. Huo!” Su Luoli is quiet and sweet, a woman blessed with both beauty and intelligence. She has loved Huo Ming for eight years. 80Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 41 The Stand-In Steps Aside for the White Moonlight, and the CEO Regrets It 替身给白月光让位，总裁他反悔了 Shen Nanfeng was switched at birth and, through a twist of fate, became an orphan. She was taken in and raised by the Song family. Along the way, someone set her up, and she ended up marrying Song Qi'an. Shen Nanfeng had a gentle temperament. When Song Qi'an found the woman he had long yearned for, his first love, he told Shen Nanfeng, “Know your place. Don't get any foolish ideas.” She realized that Song Qi'an still couldn't forget his first love, who was already pregnant, and that her mothe 44Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 The Top-Tier Gaming Companion 顶级陪玩 I’ll fall in love with you, again and again~ [Not a one-to-one romance! Angst ahead! A playboy finally settling down vs. a pure-hearted girl tainted by the world vs. a dangerously unhinged second male lead vs. a vicious second female lead] [Everyone fails to get what they want vs. grown-up love] [But the first half is sweet and romantic, hahaha...] The lovely young woman who turned down a man’s advances at a party turns around and heads to a club to find a man? How could Meng, the young master w 85Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 The One Before My Eyes Is the One in My Heart 眼前的人是心上人 You are my first love, and you are the mark on my heart. After five years together, Wen Yao realized Lu Nanxi’s biggest flaw was that he couldn’t remember her name. Wen Yao told him, “My Yao is the one with the roof radical, as in ‘a graceful young woman.’” Yet Lu Nanxi still had her saved in his phone as Yao, with the wrong character. Later, Wen Yao learned about another woman. She was talented, with long flowing hair, and liked to wear white dresses. She loved to smile. And she had a name: Lin 855Reads6.9Score3914d adds
- 44 Mr. Fu, Mistaken for a Stand-In, Wants to Rise Above His Station Every Day 被当做替身的傅先生每天都想上位 “Is that all I am to you? Just a bodyguard, huh?” When she became the fiancée of a powerful heir to a top-tier wealthy family, he never thought of making her his. But as their wedding drew near, jealousy consumed him. After one reckless night, he vanished without a trace. Three years later, she never expected that the bodyguard who once protected her would have become a major player in his own right! When they meet again, he has a new identity and no memory. “Don’t think I don’t know you’re gett 58Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 45 I Won by Playing the Big Shot’s White Moonlight Substitute 成为大佬的白月光替身后我躺赢了 Shen Zhiyi caught Ye Yiyan’s eye because she looked just like Su Ying, and became his exclusive stand-in for the woman he could never forget. All she had to do was look after an employer who didn’t care about performance targets, and she got paid handsomely. Where else could she find a deal like that? As long as she didn’t catch feelings, nobody could stop her from making a fortune. * In the eyes of outsiders, Shen Zhiyi had loved Ye Yiyan for five years. No matter when or where he called, she w —Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 46 After She Jumped into the Sea on Divorce Night, the Unhinged CEO Panicked 离婚夜跳海后，疯批总裁他急了 [The Ex-Wife Chase from Hell + Deeply Painful Romance + One Couple + Substitute Romance] It was a marriage planned from the start: he wanted her money and her face, while she wanted power and freedom. Lu Jinze: “Be good, obey me, and remember your place.” For twenty-three hours a day, they try to kill each other. For the remaining hour, they flirt. Later, his first love returns. Jiang Sui smiles. “Mr. Lu, please sign the divorce papers.” After the divorce, Lu Jinze starts seeing a therapist, los 263Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 47 The Capital’s Crown Prince Regrets It 京圈太子爷他后悔了 The Capital's Young Master Regrets It 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Matriarchy: My Boyfriend in Name Only Begs Me to Love Him Again 女尊：替身男友求我再爱他一次 [Devoted, obsessive Doctor Lin & a pitiful girl willing to be a substitute, substitute romance + the male lead grovels + a little angst + she runs away while pregnant later on + willingly becomes a substitute + angst for her first, then for him] Song Liangqiu was Lin Li’s childhood friend and his short-lived white moonlight. After Song Liangqiu died of illness, Lin Li gave up the family business to become a doctor, until he met Meng Yizhu, who looked like Song Liangqiu... When Lin Li discovered 27Reads—Score314d adds
- 49 After Ten Years of Taking Me for Granted, Why Cry When I Finally Break Up? 十年爱答不理，真分手你哭什么？ Just because he said he liked obedient girls, Chi Feiwan spent ten years pretending to be one. Everyone in the capital knew that Chi Feiwan was Mo Jingyuan's most devoted fangirl. She had the title of girlfriend, but nothing to show for it. The only person Mo Jingyuan truly loved was his white moonlight. On her birthday, Mo Jingyuan was with his white moonlight. When she was sick, Mo Jingyuan was with his white moonlight. Even when her life was in danger, Mo Jingyuan's first instinct was to save —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 A Professional People-Pleaser Never Falls in Love, Not Even When a Tycoon Pursues Him Relentlessly 职业舔狗不动情，大佬狂追也不行 [The heroine shines on her own + role-playing + everyone has a one-sided crush on the heroine + regret and rivalry + cares only about making money, not romance + comedy + maximum wish fulfillment!] Jiang Ning was the real heiress who'd been displaced by an impostor, but she was awkward and unpopular, and relentlessly pursued the campus heartthrob Fu Jingchuan. She was an expert-level clingy fangirl, impossible to stand. To get rid of her, Fu Jingchuan secured admission to a top university overse 31Reads7.5Score—14d adds
