Novels like Under the Surface, Things Spiral Out of Control
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- 1 A Forced Romance with the Campus Heartthrob Isn’t Sweet, So She Stops Chasing Him After Being Reborn 强扭的校草不甜，重生后她不追了 [Reborn + one-on-one romance + both leads devoted only to each other + a regretful ex chasing his wife] Everyone in their circle knew that Su Yanxi loved Shen Yuan'an so much that she resorted to despicable methods to force him to marry her. But after the wedding, he was cold and heartless, turning a blind eye to the sincere love she practically placed at his feet. The day his first love brought him home, Su Yanxi heard his drunken murmurs and finally gave up. She signed the divorce papers and l 830Reads—Score10714d adds
- 2 The Frail Beauty Is Coddled by a Possessive Big Shot Every Night 病弱美人，偏执大佬夜夜哄 [Delicate, fragile yet stubborn beauty X arrogant, sharp-tongued man in power] [Both virgins, 1v1 + love at first sight + powerful man pursues his wife + sweet romance in a wealthy family] At the engagement ceremony, the arrogant, sharp-tongued eldest son of the Fu family, a man who thought far too highly of himself, casually pointed. “Her, then.” Wen Nianqin thought he was joking. After all, she was so sickly she could stop breathing at any moment. She refused the marriage, expecting him to ret 12.4kReads8.5Score1.6k14d adds
- 3 Reborn: The Prince Knows He Was Wrong 重生之王爷他知道错了 Regretting Losing His Wife In her previous life, Shen Jinzhao was bedridden with illness, yet Yan Rong never came to see her, not even as she lay dying. At last, she saw the truth: getting close to men only brought misery. Full of resentment, she wrote four big characters for the scumbag before breathing her last. Reborn, Shen Jinzhao learned her lesson. This time, she would stay away from the scumbag and live a happy life. She would even pair him up with the white-lotus woman and begin her own 56Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 4 Reborn: I'm Done Loving the Second Male Lead 重生之这个男二我不爱了 A refined, aloof hero × a gentle, witty beauty of a heroine Shi Qingye was reborn, inside a novel. In her previous life, she had transmigrated into this novel, hoping to change the fate of Song Shiyue, the second male lead. But Song Shiyue's actions broke her heart. One rainy night, she was hit by a car. She thought this absurd life was finally going to end. But she never expected to return to the beginning. This time, she didn't want to get involved in anything. After all, it's better to respe 131Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Scheming Mr. Lu’s Frail White Moonlight 腹黑陆总的病弱白月光 [A Frail Artist vs. A Cunning CEO | Contract & Healing] To pay for a prohibitively expensive operation, Su Nian, who was born with a heart condition, signed a contract and became the “contract girlfriend” of the cunning CEO Lu Hanchen. He showered her with care, but warned her to stay in her place, not to fall for him, and never to set foot in his study. Su Nian thought it was nothing but a cold transaction, until she discovered that... His study held the drawings she had made as a teenager. 162Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Double Rebirth: This Time, Mad Young Master Bo Won’t Let Go 双重生：疯批薄少这次不放手了 [Sweet Romance] [Both Reborn] [Reborn heroine vs. Love-struck CEO] - Bo Xiao suppresses his love as he watches the woman he adores marry someone else. In the end, he can only helplessly watch her die in his arms. Reborn once more, he will never let her go this time! 880Reads6.0Score11714d adds
- 7 He Was Cold When I Chased Him, but Now That I'm Over Him, He's the One Begging for Love 追你时无情，不爱了你反变舔狗 [Both reborn | Win-her-back-at-all-costs | School life | College entrance exams | Secret crush] For ten years, Wen Nanchu loved Shen Che passionately. After finally marrying him, she naively thought she could melt the ice if only she loved him enough. Then she died in an accident, while he sweetly posted photos with his beloved first love. In that moment, Wen Nanchu regretted everything! Reborn before the college entrance exams, she no longer clung to Shen Che or followed in his footsteps. She w 765Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 8 You Are My Little Moment of Joy 你是我的一寸欢喜 [Both leads are pure and devoted] A commanding, deep-hearted, handsome special forces soldier and a frail, innocent, sweet student girl When Yuan Lang was 29, he met 17-year-old Lu Yunnuan and fell in love at first sight... Three years later, she followed him to that city. He had built towering walls around his heart, but fell for her all the same... Her background repeatedly puts her in danger, and he follows her everywhere, wanting only to be the knight who protects her. Holding her in his arm 171Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Resentment Runs Deep in Spring 怨春深 [Faithful to each other | Both reborn | He pursues her and begs forgiveness | Happy ending | Torment before rebirth, devotion after] Xu Rongrong, daughter of a sixth-rank court official in the Ministry of Works of the Great Zhou dynasty, was reborn after her death. Before she was reborn, her own father showed her no affection and her stepmother abused her. She nearly gave her life just to marry the man she loved, Mu Rong, the Marquis of Weiyuan, only to suffer endless humiliation in his househol 995Reads7.3Score11914d adds
- 10 Back to High School Before the Divorce, She Won't Be a Love-Brained Fool Anymore 离婚前重回高中，恋爱脑她不当了 [Staying Under One Roof + The Second Male Lead Takes the Lead + Reborn at School + Pure Love + Heroine’s Comeback + No Forgiveness + The Long Road to Winning Her Back] In her previous life, Yan Qingman spent years pursuing Song Haoxuan, and they finally got together. Then Song Haoxuan’s cherished first love suddenly returned from abroad with a terminal illness. Without telling Yan Qingman, he gave his first love a lavish wedding. She finally gave up on him and asked for a divorce, only to be r 671Reads8.7Score11214d adds
- 11 In My Eighth Life, I'll Stay Away from Lord Xiao 第八世，我要远离萧侍郎 After seven lifetimes of longing without fulfillment and love that was never returned, Zi Ning is utterly disillusioned. At last, she resolves to sever ties with Yuan Jin and become a stranger to him forever. But in her eighth life, Xiao Yuan Jin forcefully enters her world, using every bit of his power and influence to ruin her engagement and take her as his wife... 60Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 12 Abandoned by Father and Son, I Return to High School, but This Time I Won't Fall for Anyone 被父子抛弃重回高中，这次不心动 [Reborn in high school + ex-husband’s regret + second male lead takes the lead + career-focused heroine] When they were young, Lu Huaichen asked her, “Xia Wanqing, do you want to marry me?” She was overjoyed, thinking the man she had secretly loved loved her too. After years of marriage and a son together, she was horrified to discover that both her husband and her son loved their “white moonlight,” Jiang Tong. They trampled on her sincere feelings without mercy. Even as she lay dying, the fathe 101Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Bewitching Yulang: The Cold, Powerful Official's Quest for Love 惹玉郎：清冷权臣追妻记 The rating just came out, so it might be pretty low ⑉꒦ິ^꒦ິ⑉꧞ [Both leads are reborn. They gradually come to understand each other and fall in love; a slice-of-life romance where the aloof, untouchable beauty falls from her pedestal and goes mad for love. Set in an imaginary world.] A gentle, beautiful, well-bred young lady × a cool, taciturn powerbroker In her previous life, Xie Wanmian married the man she loved, Meng Heqing. After the wedding, she devoted herself to serving her husband and his 605Reads7.3Score10114d adds
- 14 After I Was Reborn and Fell Out of Love, the Heir Apparent Started to Panic 重生不爱后，世子开始慌了 [Not a Tragedy + Lots of Twists + Yandere + Coming-of-Age Romance + Past and Present Lives] Lin Shu and Su Muzhe grew up together. Su Muzhe treated Lin Shu like a younger sister and was always kind to her, never realizing that she had long since fallen in love with him. She knew he was a favored child of heaven, with a noble background. She also knew that she was ordinary in family and appearance, just one face in the crowd, so she never dared to hope for anything. On his wedding day, she hid 1.6kReads8.1Score—14d adds
- 15 Forced to Marry the Top Scholar, I Reborn and My Ex-Husband Went Mad with Love 强嫁状元郎，重生后，前夫疯狂爱 [Both reborn + historical romance + one-on-one, devoted couple and each other’s first love + groveling chase] In her previous life, Mu Yunyao fell in love at first sight with the top scholar, Ziyu. Through underhanded means, she finally became his wife. She thought that after years of devotion, she would eventually earn his love. Only in the end did she realize it had all been a fantasy of her own making. She was reborn, back to the time before he passed the imperial examinations. She resolved n 310Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 16 After Being Reborn Twice, the Cold CEO Turns Into a Lovesick Puppy to Win His Wife Back 双重生后：高冷霸总爆改舔狗追妻 [Both leads reborn] + [wife-chasing crematorium] + [different timelines after rebirth] + [both leads are each other's only one] + [fictional character backgrounds] The story has just begun and its rating is still rising. Please don't leave malicious bad reviews. [Heroine determined to make him give up on her] VS [crazed yet restrained hero] In her previous life, Feng Zheng had secretly loved Chi Luli for years, but even after they married, she could never warm his heart. She opened her eyes and 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 After She Stopped Loving Him, the Coldhearted Minister Knelt and Begged for Mercy 不爱后，冷冰冰权臣跪地求饶 [Reborn and building a career + female friendship + a remorseful husband’s long road to redemption + the second female lead transmigrates] In her previous life, Cui Lingyi stayed by Shen Du’s side for eighteen years. From her first babbling words to the bloom of youth, her heart and mind were filled with him. Thanks to their childhood friendship, she finally became his wife. She had always thought Shen Du was simply cold and aloof by nature, treating everyone indifferently, including her. Until 378Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 18 Reborn, the Capital’s Top Heir Won’t Stop Spoiling Me 重生后，被京圈太子爷追着宠 [Both leads are reborn + ex-wife-chasing crematorium + one-on-one romance, devoted couple] In her past life: Shi Luokui got her wish and married Jiang Yufeng, whom she had pursued for two years, only to die on their second wedding anniversary. That was the day Jiang Yufeng’s one true love returned. In this life: When Shi Luokui opened her eyes again, she was back at the dinner table where their families were discussing the marriage. In front of everyone, she said, “I’m sorry, but I won’t marry h 541Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 19 The Frail, Delicate Wife: She Uses Her Acting Skills to Get Everything 病弱娇妻：她靠演技谋夺一切 [Devoted CEO who falls for his wife step by step × frail, reborn, secretly ruthless sweetheart] [Thirteen-year age gap, fatherly male lead × white-lotus female lead] In her previous life, Lin Yutang was just an ordinary intern. But after the richest man in the country, Fu Yuchuan, glanced at her, she drew Gu Mingzhu’s jealous hatred and died full of resentment, locked inside a secret room. When she opened her eyes again, she was seventeen, three days before the car accident. In her previous life 51.5kReads7.0Score8k14d adds
- 20 Back to My Senior Year Before the Divorce, and This Time I Won't Fall for Him 离婚前重回高三，这次我不心动了 [Past and Present Lives + Mild Angst + Regretful Ex Chases His Wife] (This is a mildly angsty story, so read with caution if that's not your thing.) In her previous life, Jiang Wanwan's maternal grandmother died when she was seventeen, and she was taken in by the Lu family. There she met Pei Ye and fell in love with him. They had been married for three years when she finally learned that he had always had a moonlight he loved but could never have. That was when she realized he loved someone else 455Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 21 I Was Reborn, and So Was My Husband 我重生后，夫君也重生了 On their wedding night, Liushuang solemnly held up three fingers and said to the man who had been her husband in her previous life, “Starting today, we have three rules. First, I can be your wife in name, but you must treat me with the respect I deserve. Second, if either of us falls for someone, we have to tell the other, and the other person must graciously step aside. Third, we can't let our personal affairs turn into a feud between our families.” Gu Yanling was expressionless, his reply flat 173Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 22 Help! Mr. Fu's Frail Wife Has Gone on a Rampage 救命！傅总家的病秧子夫人杀疯了 [Marriage first, love later + one-on-one, both devoted to each other + sweet romance] [Beautiful, powerful, tragic, and dangerously unhinged sickly girl vs. noble, devoted, top-tier powerful man] The Shen family has a second daughter with a short life expectancy, Shen Qingyao. Born sickly, she is timid and weak. The first time they meet, Fu Shisi sees the supposedly timid, weak invalid smiling as she plunges a knife into someone's chest. Then she looks at him with her big, pretty eyes and asks t 1.4kReads7.2Score10214d adds
- 23 The Porcelain Doll Beneath a Clear Sky 晴空瓷娃娃 [A mogul in the Republican-era food industry + secret identities vs. an abandoned, pitiful little girl with osteogenesis imperfecta + crybaby + soft and sweet. The leads are devoted only to each other!!!] Scene One: “Chenchen, go. Please, we can't afford to raise you anymore.” “Okay...” Scene Two: “You've got all sorts of problems. You tear up if someone so much as bumps you.” “I'm fine...” Scene Three: “Your name is Chen Chen? Your parents must hope you'll stay untouched by the dust of the worl 570Reads8.8Score10414d adds
- 24 Awakened! I’m Leaving the Main Plot Behind, I Don’t Want This Male Lead 觉醒！逃离主线，这男主我不要了 [Both leads are reborn + regretful pursuit + rekindled love + he pursues her + both leads are sexually inexperienced] [There was a misunderstanding in their past lives, which will be explained later. The male lead loves only the female lead from beginning to end and has never been involved with anyone else.] Zhu Wanyu awakens to the truth and discovers that she's a cannon-fodder supporting female character in an entertainment-industry subplot of a male-oriented detective novel. The male lead is 371Reads5.0Score—14d adds
- 25 Aww! He's So Good at Sweet-Talking, I'm Falling for Him! 呜！他好会哄，我沦陷了！ [Redemption and healing + devoted, exclusive romance + love at first sight + a male lead who knows how to speak up and really delivers] (Gentle lawyer vs. delicate, soft-spoken girl) “Mmm, ” “Good girl. Big brother will be gentle. I’ll cherish you for the rest of my life.” A young and accomplished senior lawyer specializing in international affairs is refined and elegant. During a business trip, a young woman threw herself at him... Afterward, he chased her down, demanding that she take responsi 1.1kReads9.1Score11314d adds
- 26 The Frail Beauty Is Spoiled Rotten by Master Ci 病弱小美人儿被辞爷宠坏了 [Both leads have only ever been with each other + six-year age gap + sweet romance] Delicate, sickly beauty vs. cool, laid-back, secretly cunning man The year both her parents died, an accident brought her to Ji Wen Ci. She thought she would have to live under someone else’s roof, but instead, Ji Wen Ci spoiled her like a princess. Everyone said Gu Zhixi was Ji Wen Ci’s plaything, never knowing that he gladly bowed to her and surrendered to her completely. A little scene The mischievous little t 1.2kReads8.2Score10114d adds
- 27 Reborn with My Ex-Husband: I Run, He Chases, and I Can't Get Away 和前夫重生后，我逃他追插翅难飞 [Not a wish-fulfillment novel + quiet everyday life + first person + full-length pursuit of his wife + both reborn] In her previous life, Xia Nanqing loved Bai Haozong with all her heart. To live in the same city as him, she gave up the major and university she wanted. She got pregnant before they were married, then willingly put her studies on hold to have their child. Everyone said Xia Nanqing brought her husband good fortune. Bai Haozong’s company grew bigger and bigger, and he made more and 39Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 28 When He Arrived, the Stars and Moon Fell Into My Arms 他来时星月落怀 Xu Dongxing is in a car accident and dies on her way to attend her ex-boyfriend Lu Qing's wedding. When she wakes up, she discovers she's reborn in the year she first met him. She made too many mistakes in her previous life, and now she swears to make them all right. Her first priority is to stay away from Lu Qing, the man who ruined her family. But that's much harder than it sounds. She steps out to get some water, and Lu Qing breaks her cup. She changes seats, and ends up sitting in front of h 226Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 29 After Transmigrating into a Book, the Sweet Beauty Becomes the Male Lead's Cherished Love 娇软美人穿书后，成了男主心尖宠 [Not a Strong Female Lead! Devoted Couple + Light, Sweet Romance] [Delicate, sickly beauty x fatherly general] After transmigrating into a book, Song Zhaotang finds herself as the cannon-fodder ex-wife in a male-lead-centered novel. She is destined to die miserably not long after divorcing him, and she panics. Especially since her original self was born without a wealthy fate but had all the ailments of the rich: she fell ill easily, and every bout left her miserable. To stay alive and enjoy a g 3.7kReads7.6Score32314d adds
- 30 Spring Breeze Brushes the Lattice, Dew Reveals Deep Affection 春风拂槛露情浓 Zhou Yunyi couldn’t understand it. In her previous life, the woman who had resorted to every trick to marry him had taken a sword meant for him. As she lay dying, she said, “Seventh Young Master, I have no regrets, since I was able to marry you in this life. But if there is another life, I don’t want to meet you again.” Lu Xiangrong was reborn. In this life, she had no intention of marrying Zhou Taifu, the powerful official who held the court in his sway. But as she set about choosing a suitable 1.6kReads8.8Score10614d adds
- 31 After They Both Reincarnate, He Wants to Marry, but She Refuses 双重生后，他想结婚，她偏不嫁 [Both leads are reborn + broken engagement + intense romantic tension + mutual flirting + secret identities + groveling pursuit + golden finger] Three years of marriage couldn’t compete with his first love. Jiang Wantong died with regrets and was reborn on her wedding day. Fine! He loves his first love, so she’ll let him have her! She’ll break off the engagement! What Jiang Wantong doesn’t know is that Huo Nantu has also been reborn. He refuses to break off the engagement and buzzes around her l 1.2kReads7.0Score10614d adds
- 32 Reborn to Marry My Scumbag Ex, the Princess Consort Wants to Climb the Wall Every Day 重生再嫁渣夫，王妃每日都想爬墙 [Reborn + Transmigration + Medical Princess + Crushing Scum + Sweet Romance + Two Strong Leads + Feel-Good Story + Devoted Couple + Bickering Couple] Yun Ruochu transmigrated into another world, then was reborn. Wounded by love, she swore to stay far away from the nemesis from her past life and never get tangled up with him again. But fate seemed determined to play a joke on her. No matter how desperately she tried to keep her distance, it kept pulling them together again and again. She wanted t 222Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 33 Ugh, My Cool Ex Keeps Flirting with Me After Being Reborn 烦人，清冷前男友重生后总是撩我 [Both leads are reborn, he pursues her, and she makes him pay later] A blunt man chases his wife to win her back: Everyone knows Jian Simin loves Jiang Yueliang. They’ve known each other for ten years and been together for four. Even a stone would have warmed up by now, right? Whether Jiang Yueliang warmed up, she doesn’t know, but Jian Simin’s heart certainly grew cold. After their last argument, Jian Simin slammed the door and left. I’m tired of loving you. I’m done with this man. Reborn as a 139Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 34 After Being Reborn, My Wealthy Ex-Husband Pins Me Against the Wall and Kisses Me 重生后，豪门前夫把我摁墙上吻 [Unhinged obsession + mutual devotion + melodrama + groveling redemption + reborn] In her previous life, Fu Xiuyan blamed Shen Tingnuo for the death of the woman he loved. He used her younger brother as leverage to force her to divorce him. After three years of marriage, he threw her out with nothing. Following their divorce, Fu Xiuyan ruthlessly took revenge on her. Destitute and on the verge of death in a rented room, she wanted to see him one last time. A cold sneer came through the phone: “I 249Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 35 The Ascetic Emperor Could Never Warm to Her, So After Being Reborn, She Walked Away 禁欲皇帝捂不热，重生后她不要了 [One-on-one romance + both leads are pure + first love for both + happy ending + court intrigue + business and farming + husband pursues his wife after losing her] Everyone knows that Crown Prince Zhao Che is aloof and abstinent, patient and calculating, ruthless in his decisions, and utterly devoted to one woman. He seized the throne while still young and became emperor. In her previous life, Zhou Yan fell deeply in love with Zhao Che. He left her neglected in the imperial palace for years, an 2.1kReads7.1Score15014d adds
- 36 The Reborn Tyrant from a Tragic Romance Spoils Me Rotten 虐文霸总重生后把我宠上天 He abused his wife and enjoyed it for a while, then chased her like a man on the road to ruin. At last, in an endless expanse of snow, Leng Ming held Nuan Yao’s cold, lifeless body, feeling his heart tear apart with pain. Reborn in the present, he won’t let Nuan Yao slip away again. He’ll cherish her in the palm of his hand and never let her suffer the slightest harm! The story of him doting on the heroine beyond measure begins! 291Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 37 When the Delicate Madam Arrives, the Chaste War God Loses Control 娇滴滴夫人一来，禁欲战神失控了 [Reborn + System + face-slapping the scum + sweet romance. No pirated copies: the official version is on Fanqie, and the whole novel is free!] Note: One man and one woman, both devoted only to each other, mutually doting, no love rivals or misunderstandings. The heroine is reborn. The System exists only to serve the face-slapping and romance, and is just a background element! There's lots of romance. The author can't write palace intrigue, household scheming, or political machinations, and only 499Reads9.1Score10114d adds
- 38 Reborn, the Scorned Canary Finally Lets Go 重生后，被嫌弃的金丝雀放手了 (But some people went crazy.) (Wealthy families + both leads reborn + both leads romantically inexperienced + showbiz + a touch of the everyone-loves-her trope + the male lead's groveling redemption + deliciously melodramatic angst) A sharp-tongued actress vs. a mad-dog heir Before she was reborn, Zhu Yu was a poor soul kicked out onto the street, a canary toyed with at will by Meng Wang, the Crown Prince of Mianjing. Everyone in high society knew that Meng Wang didn't care much about the littl 844Reads5.0Score—14d adds
- 39 A Marriage Forced on Her Was Like Being Widowed. Reborn, She Won't Chase Him Again 强求的婚姻如丧偶，重生她不追了 [Reborn + devoted one-on-one romance + groveling to win her back + campus + sweet romance] He was the older boy next door. The first time she saw him, at the age of twelve, she decided he was the man she would marry. She was beaten so badly while saving him that she ended up in the ICU, where he promised to marry her. She got her wish and married him, but after the wedding, it was like she had become a widow. He was always coming home late and leaving early. They were practically strangers. At l 529Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 How Heartbreaking! Sir, Your Sheng Bao Is a Tear Gas Bomb 揪心！先生您的笙宝是催泪瓦斯 [Sweet Romance, Mutual Devotion and Strength, Reincarnation into Another Body, Secret Identity, Healing] Two years ago, she stopped his car, covered in wounds. Two years later, she climbed over his wall and through his window. Once he realized who she was, he could no longer hold back. Holding his precious darling close, he murmured, “Shengsheng, I’ve missed you so much~” “Sunshine, give me a hug~” “Sunshine, come cuddle~” He hadn’t spoiled her for long before a whole string of powerful figures 134Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 41 Moonlight Stirs the Swan’s Grace 明月别枝惊鸿 [Historical romance + angsty love + winning back his wife after driving her away] Princess Anping Murong Huaiyue of Prince Yuan's residence was spoiled and willful from childhood. In her seventeen years, no one had ever dared defy her, until General of the Cavalry Yin Huai'an appeared. Murong Huaiyue fell in love with Yin Huai'an at first sight and took the initiative to confess her feelings. But Yin Huai'an didn't return them. To humiliate her, he even married her friend Qiu Yueming. Having 1.9kReads5.8Score10114d adds
- 42 A Young Dream in the Capital at Night 京夜稚梦 * A powerful man from one of the capital's great families X a female star who rose to fame for her beauty and traditional crafts * A refined, devoted, fatherly man X a pure, alluring, proud beauty from Jiangnan * “The Capital's Tyrant King” X “Jiangnan's Daji” [Ten-year age gap, fatherly male lead, warm family life among powerful clans, top-tier wealthy families, devoted to each other, sweet romance, traditional crafts, Eastern aesthetics, younger uncle, ensemble cast from the capital's elite ci 4.2kReads8.1Score60414d adds
- 43 The Reborn Empress Doesn't Play Along, and the Obsessive Emperor Has Lost His Mind 重生皇后不走心，偏执帝王红了眼 [Both leads are reborn + devoted to each other in body and heart + exclusive devotion + winning back his wife + rekindled love] Xie Yaoqing was reborn, returning to a time before she lost herself and spiraled into madness over Xiao Chengxu. In her previous life, Xie Yaoqing was willing to become the wicked empress hated by everyone, as long as she could have Xiao Chengxu's true love. But he betrayed her feelings. Heartbroken and disillusioned, Xie Yaoqing set fire to the Cold Palace and ended 2.7kReads6.6Score15014d adds
- 44 Be Good, Love Me One More Time 乖，再爱我一次 [Reborn + school life + sweet romance + both leads are each other’s only one] After falling in love at first sight as a girl, Lin Xinyu resorted to any means necessary to become Mrs. Shen. Even knowing Shen Yanchuan didn’t love her, she stayed tangled up with him for ten years. Despite all her efforts, she ended up overworked, ill, and miserable. Reborn, Lin Xinyu returns to her second year of high school, a turning point in her life. She picks up her dreams again and stops pursuing Shen Yanchua 1kReads8.0Score10514d adds
- 45 A Sweet Tooth's Patient 嗜甜患者 At the first exam after National Day, a prodigy suddenly appeared at No. 3 High School. She was unnaturally pale and drifted along when she walked, so the second-year science students privately called her “the female ghost.” At first, Pei Ji thought it was terribly rude to call a girl that. Then one night, after partying late, he ran into her on his way home. She was wearing a long Republican-era dress, her hair loose over her shoulders, holding a burner full of incense ash. She turned her eyes 516Reads9.3Score11314d adds
- 46 Reborn, I’m Done Chasing This Heartbreak of a Man! 重生后，这个酸涩男神我不追了！ [Reborn + sweet romance + angst + the male lead chases his wife to the crematorium] In her previous life, Jiang Ansheng and Lu Yichen entered into a marriage of convenience. She fell for him at first sight, and loved him even more the second time they met. She thought that if she tried hard enough after they married, he would eventually love her too. During their three years of marriage, she did everything she could to make him love her, but he never did. On the day of her prenatal checkup, she 996Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 47 I’m Done Chasing You, Senior: The Lovesick Girl Is Reborn 不追了学长，恋爱脑她重生了 [Reborn + a long road to winning his wife back + both leads are each other's one and only] [Young journalist x tennis player] [The male lead has his reasons; he's not a scumbag] In her previous life, Zhou Yan fell for her senior, Mu Shen, at first sight. After pursuing him for three years, she finally “took advantage of his vulnerability” when the Mu family fell on hard times. Not long after they married, his childhood sweetheart returned from abroad, and he often stayed out all night. She final 84Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 48 Your Majesty, I’ll Conquer the World to Take Care of You 陛下，我打个天下养你啊 An alternate-world setting inspired by the Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern dynasties. A serious period romance, with two formidable leads, political intrigue, and love. [A sickly marquis plots to conquer the realm, while a ruthless emperor bows to love] The story of a demon who kills people in the human world to atone for his sins. Driven by selfish desire and consumed by inner demons, her father kills his wife and daughter. Shen Yanqi is raised as a boy from childhood. An edict seeking tale 407Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Possessive to the Extreme! My Crazy Ex-Husband Was Reborn Too 病态占有！疯批前夫也重生了 Fu Nanyu tormented her mercilessly, and she died without ever receiving his help. Fortunately, she was reborn. This time, she would live for herself and stop relying on that scumbag. Divorce! Divorce right now! Now it was Fu Nanyu's turn to panic. “Wife, I was wrong. Can you please forgive me this once?” “Sorry, I'm your ex-wife, not your wife!” 947Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 50 We’re All Reborn, So Who’d Still Marry Into Your Family? 都重生了，谁还和你联姻啊！ [Cool guy × heiress, mostly set at school, with twists, a lighthearted style, and a bit of comedy] In her previous life, Jiang Yun unexpectedly entered an arranged marriage with the school bully she had had a crush on in high school. After the wedding, Fu Qingyin was cold and abstinent. She spent three years in a marriage that left her as good as a widow, and eventually died onstage. Back in high school, Jiang Yun refuses to repeat the past. She stops tending to his wounds and keeps her distance 445Reads8.2Score—14d adds
