Novels like After I Agreed to Divorce, the Second Male Lead Cried, and the Villain Went Looking for a New Dad
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- 1 Heartbreak, Then More Heartbreak: This Time, He’s Desperate with Regret 虐，又虐，这次他悔疯了 [Second male lead takes center stage + regret and desperate pursuit + reunion after a long separation + mistaking someone for the woman he once loved] Shen Wanning is an AI prodigy with extraordinary talent, but she sets aside her brilliance for love and quietly stays by Meng Jinke's side for seven whole years. After seven years of devoted waiting, she finally gets his proposal. But at their grand wedding, instead of a promise to spend their lives together, she is publicly abandoned. Lu Senyu, h 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Secretly Keeping the Moonlight: The Ultimate Favorite, Reserved for Mrs. Pei 私藏月光：顶级偏宠只给裴太太 [Modern Romance, Both Leads’ First Love + Second Male Lead Takes the Lead + Secret Crush Comes True + Sweet, Flirty Romance] [Resilient, Gentle Rising Star Designer × Devoted, Slyly Charming Wife-Pampering Fanatic] Shen Qingyao was Fu Yanshen’s childhood sweetheart, as well as an unremarkable accessory who was always at his beck and call. When he announced his engagement, he watched Shen Qingyao leave the private room and said with certainty, “Leave her alone. Once she’s done throwing a tantru 283Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 3 If I’d Known My Sister Liked Wild Ones, I Wouldn’t Have Pretended 早知姐姐喜欢野的，我就不装了 [Sweet-on-the-outside, dark-within flirtatious wolfdog younger brother × clear-headed, rational, spirited older woman who slowly falls for him] Li Shuang’s marriage ended in a ridiculous and humiliating mess. A strange woman sent her photos of her husband in bed. It took her just three minutes to sign the papers and make that bastard her ex-husband for good. Drunk at a bar one night, she impulsively “picked up” the young man who often came in to buy water. His eyes were red at the corners, like 381Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Sweetest Love: Gentle President Jiang Loves Without Restraint! 极致甜宠，温柔蒋总放肆爱！ [Sweet Everyday Romance + Second Male Lead Takes the Lead + Brothers Turned Rivals + The Husband Chases His Wife to the Crematorium] Everyone envies Gu Nansheng. Not only does she come from a wealthy family, she also gets to marry her first love, a handsome, elegant man who has become a rising star in the business world. After the Gu family goes bankrupt and loses its reputation and status, Shen Yuanchen remains devoted to her as her husband. He even does everything he can to help the Gu family 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 My Fiancé Cheated, and His Best Friend Had Been Plotting for a Long Time 未婚夫出轨，他兄弟蓄谋已久 [Second male lead wins + no angst throughout + mutual pining + clear-headed, independent heroine + sharp-tongued, devoted hero + both chaste, one-on-one romance] The day Yan Yue found out that her fiancé, Xu Shaoyang, was cheating with her best friend, Yu Huanhuan, she went to see Su Jingnian. Su Jingnian had just finished showering and was wearing a bathrobe, looking both seductive and alluring. Yan Yue couldn’t swallow her anger. Just thinking about Xu Shaoyang kissing someone else, and that 10.7kReads7.4Score1.2k14d adds
- 6 After the Divorce, This Powerful Woman Refuses to Rekindle Their Love 离婚后，大佬她绝不破镜重圆 [One-on-one romance + both leads have no past relationships + secret identities + fake and real heiresses + face-slapping and punishing scumbags] [Astute female lead + second male lead takes the lead + ex-husband’s long road to winning back his wife] They say Shen Yinyin is hopelessly in love with Liao Beichen. If Liao Beichen says one, she would never say two. But... after Liao Beichen asked for a divorce for the sake of his true love, Shen Yinyin turned around and fell passionately for his nem 242Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 7 You Play Around, I Play Around. Puppy-Boy Lovers Are the Best 你玩我也玩，奶狗弟弟就是香 [Husband-and-son regret arc + seemingly sweet but secretly ruthless second male lead takes the crown + possessive older woman/younger man romance] In the ninth year of Rui Yufei and Pei Xingsi’s marriage, he tore away the last pretense between them and finally stopped pretending. He suggested they each see other people. “Go find yourself a lover too. Let someone out there teach you how to please your own husband!” Pei Yuran was still groggy from sleep, but when he saw her about to leave, he imme 175Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 After Failing to Win Over the Tyrant, I Became His Imperial Aunt 攻略暴君失败后，我成了他皇婶 [Dual Rebirth + The Second Male Lead Takes the Crown + Face-Slapping and Crushing Scumbags + Sweet Romance + Political Intrigue + The Male Lead's Groveling Pursuit] Su Nian transmigrated ten times and died nine. The first time, she was given poisoned wine. The second, she was pierced by a thousand arrows. The third, she was thrown off a cliff... Every time, it ended the same way: she fell in love with the tyrant Xiao Jinxuan, then he killed her with his own hands. When she opened her eyes for th 16Reads—Score10914d adds
- 9 My Childhood Friend Doesn't Know How to Keep His Distance, So I Impulsively Married a Powerful Newcomer 竹马不懂避嫌，闪婚天降大佬 [Second Male Lead Takes the Lead] [Ex-Fiancé's Regret and Pursuit] [Sweet Romance and Wish Fulfillment] [One-on-One, Female Lead Has Experience, Male Lead Is Pure] Note: The cover was purchased online. If you notice any issues, please tag the author so it can be changed. Wen Jinhe and He Shiyan were childhood sweethearts, the perfect couple in everyone's eyes. She thought she would spend her whole life with him, hand in hand. But one day, a girl from the neighborhood appeared at his side. He kep 258Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 10 Only After Our Flash Marriage Did I Learn the Capital’s Crown Prince Had a Crush on Me 闪婚后才知，京圈太子爷暗恋我 [Second male lead takes the girl, scumbag regrets it but can't win her back, secret crush comes true, sweet romance, both virgins] At her birthday party, Shu Mo's fiancé is summoned away by his childhood sweetheart with a single phone call, turning Shu Mo into everyone's laughingstock. Lu Liting keeps up his ambiguous back-and-forth with his childhood sweetheart, finally making Shu Mo give up. She turns around, breaks up with him, and walks away without looking back. Lu Liting, however, thinks S 88Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Five Years of Marriage Fraud: I Married the Capital's Crown Prince, and I Won't Forgive Him 骗婚五年，我转嫁京圈太子不原谅 [Angst before sweetness | The second male lead wins | Scumbag husband regrets losing his wife | No getting back together after a breakup] After five years of marriage, Ye Yunxi had given Gu Yanbei her whole heart and looked after his entire family like a housekeeper. Then, one day after work, she discovered that her husband of several years wasn’t frigid after all. He simply didn’t love her. He and his widowed sister-in-law had already made a home together behind her back. Even the son she had 14Reads—Score314d adds
- 12 We’re Divorced, So Why Are You Crying Now That I’m Marrying the Crown Prince? 婚都离了，我嫁太子爷你哭什么 (Reborn + infidelity + punishing scumbags + both leads sexually inexperienced + face-slapping + ex-husband’s desperate pursuit + second male lead becomes the male lead) (Bright, resilient PhD × scheming, reserved heir to a powerful family) Only when the flames engulfed her did Qiao Xitong see the true faces of her husband, Song Lingzhou, and his adopted sister. Reborn, she calmly laid her plans and tricked him into signing a divorce agreement. A month later, Song Lingzhou tore up the agreement, 81Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 My Husband Cheated with His Dream Girl? Turns Out She Has One Too! 老公出轨白月光？正巧她也有！ [Angst Before the Payoff + Sweet Romance + Male Rivalry + Ex-Husband Begging for Her Back + Pure Wish Fulfillment] A lover whose feelings are impossible to read, an ex-husband with power at the very top, and a born playboy who lives for pleasure... Under everyone's watchful eyes, Tang Xi says coolly, “If he’s good in bed, I’m in.” She was once the most treasured of roses, only to be trapped within the confines of marriage. Her husband despised her, and her son resented her. Once she finally brok 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 No Forgiveness, No Turning Back! After the Divorce, She Marries a Dominant Officer 不原谅不回头！离婚后转身嫁霸道军官 [The ex-wife-chasing reckoning + second male lead takes the throne + strong female lead + she won’t forgive or look back!] A secret mission requires Lin Zhi to fake a divorce so she can go undercover. But before she leaves, she sees her husband for who he really is, and the fake divorce becomes real! Her childhood-sweetheart romance couldn’t withstand the interference of her widowed sister-in-law. In her husband’s eyes, she became a woman who was narrow-minded, immature, and unkind. One hurt aft 5Reads6.3Score1314d adds
- 15 No Reconciliation, No Looking Back! Miss Gu Announces Her New Romance 不复合，不回头！顾小姐和别人官宣了 Gu Nian stayed by Huo Ze’s side for four years. In return, he put his arm around another woman and told her he wanted to give that woman a proper place in his life. Gu Nian’s heart died, and she turned and walked away without looking back. Everyone bet on how long she’d last this time. After all, the whole social circle knew Gu Nian was hopelessly in love with Huo Ze, a lovesick puppy he could summon or dismiss whenever he pleased. But day after day passed. When they met again, she appeared 136Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 16 Oh No, My Ex-Husband's Boss Is Flirting with Me Right in Front of Him 要命，前夫上司当前夫的面撩我 The year Ye Kui turned thirty, her life hit rock bottom. Lu Ye, who once loved her more than life itself, pressured her to divorce him for his mistress. On the day of the divorce, Ye Kui blocked both of them, then let her best friend drag her to a club to celebrate being single again. As soon as she walked in, she ran into her ex-husband's boss, Cheng Xubai. Cheng Xubai was notorious in the business world as a sharp-tongued devil. He'd made three executives cry in meetings. Ye Kui was about to p 1.7kReads—Score15114d adds
- 17 After the Divorce Cooling-Off Period, Whoever Regrets It First Is a Dog 熬过离婚冷静期，谁先后悔谁是狗 [Ex-Wife-Chasing Hell + Heroine Won’t Look Back + Second Male Lead Takes the Crown + Secret Identities] On their third wedding anniversary, Gu Yuyang put his arm around his mistress and blew out the candles, making his wife, the legal spouse, take their picture. Yan Qingran didn’t cry or make a scene. She signed the divorce papers, took the settlement, and walked out without hesitation. Their friends in the industry all teased them: “How many days do you think Yan Qingran will last this time?” G 58Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 18 After His Wife Jumped into the Sea, the Coldhearted CEO Wept as He Held Their Baby 夫人跳海后，冷戾总裁抱娃哭疯了 [No getting back together after a breakup, second male lead takes the top spot + adorable kids + devoted husband + face-slapping the scum] Five years ago, Shen Yang was forced to sign divorce papers for the sake of his first love. Overcome with despair, she plunged into the depths of the sea. Five years later, she returned in dazzling fashion, appearing before him with her fiancé and a pair of little ones. He panicked and forcefully kept her by his side, spoiling her in every way. But then… “Pre 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 After the Divorce, I Became the Chaste Male Lead's Favorite 离婚后！我成了禁欲男二的心尖宠 [Mutual devotion, sweet romance and feel-good revenge, the second male lead wins] Ruan Yitang transmigrates into a book, taking over the body of a heroine who is hopelessly lovestruck. Knowing how the story ends, she decisively sets out to change the heroine's fate. First, she kicks her scumbag ex to the curb. After all... scumbags and scheming women are a match made to last. Then she turns her charm on the devoted second male lead, Si Yunqian~ After the divorce, the scumbag regrets everything a 10Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 20 You Demoted Your Wife to a Concubine? My Ex-Husband Died of Anger on My Wedding Night 贬妻为妾？前夫气死在我新婚当夜 [Obsessive Pursuit and Regret + Both Leads Reborn + Second Male Lead Takes the Crown + Revenge] Also known as: The Prince Keeps Running His Mouth, but He Learns His Lesson Once He's Hung on the Wall What's the best way to make an arrogant prince suffer? Naturally, ruin his reputation, break his pride, make him bleed from the heart, and leave him regretting it for the rest of his life. The Empress Dowager wants to seize power? Scatter her ashes. The vile stepsister has harmed countless people? To 26Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 21 I Fawned Over Him for Three Years While Acting Cold, Then the Second Male Lead Took the Lead and Behaved 舔他三年装高冷，男二上位老实了 I’ve dropped this book!! Don’t read it!! If you’ve added it to your bookshelf, remove it!!!! Don’t read it, don’t read it, don’t read it, don’t read it!!!! The author has dropped it… —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 I Like You, but I Can’t Hide It 喜欢你，藏不住 [Secret Love Turns to Love + The Ex-Wife-Chasing Crematorium, The Scumbag Can Never Win His Wife Back + Devotion + Both Leads Have No Past Relationships + Warm and Healing] At university, Xia Ji was bullied online, and Zhao Ran stood up for her at any cost. She was grateful and deeply moved, and treasured those feelings for a long time. Then one day, six years later, she caught Zhao Ran cheating on her at a hotel. That was the end of those feelings. * After Xia Ji broke up with him, Zhao Ran tri 36Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 23 Mr. Gu, Your Wife Sent You These Divorce Papers 顾总，这是太太给您的离婚协议 (The male lead loves his first love without realizing it. After she dies, her replacement takes her place. The heroine leaves without looking back, while the second male lead quietly stands by her. In the end, the lovers are together.) The day Shen Zhiqiu found out she was pregnant with twins, her husband, Gu Qingyan, brazenly moved his first love, Xiao Wanqing, into their marital home. Heartbroken, she hid her pregnancy and asked for a divorce! “I am officially separated from Gu Qingyan, presi 134Reads8.3Score10314d adds
- 24 Lost in Tenderness 沉溺温柔 [Sweet romance + second male lead takes the lead + no rekindling after a breakup + the scumbag gets his comeuppance + both leads are inexperienced] [Cool beauty Shen Jin, eldest daughter of the Shen family, × gentle and cunning Master Jing] Shen Jin gave him six years of her youth, but never won his heart. She left without hesitation. She turned around and fell in love, never realizing that she was gradually stepping into one man’s trap. Who can tell me why the gentle big brother next door tu 115Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 25 Divorced and Thriving: My Ex and Son Regret It to the Core 离婚独美，前夫和儿子悔断肠 The short drama adaptation, A Road Through Life’s Quiet Joys, is currently a smash hit Her husband crashes his car while on his honeymoon with his mistress, and she, his lawful wife, is the doctor who treats him. The next day, she hands Lu Chengzhou the divorce papers. He frowns in confusion. “You want a divorce over something this trivial?” She looks him in the eye, perfectly serious. “Yes, over something this trivial.” On the day of the divorce, her own son clings to the mistress’s arm. “I don 1.5kReads9.0Score32214d adds
- 26 Seven Years of Loving the Wrong Man: Miss Gan Walks Away and Thrives Alone 错付七年，甘小姐果断放手独美 [Second male lead takes the girl + male lead’s best friend tries to win her back + no forgiveness + angst before sweet, satisfying romance + rivalry between men + both leads are inexperienced] (The author has started a new book. If you’re interested, check the pinned post on the author’s page.) They had been together for seven years, but Zhou Qinghan had never once said he loved her. Gantang thought he was simply born cold and distant, until his first love returned. He had promised Gantang the 6.5kReads8.3Score69314d adds
- 27 Only After Our Divorce Did I Learn I Was His One True Love 离婚后才知，我竟是他的白月光 Completed (Second Male Lead Takes the Lead + Long-Planned Scheme + Relentless Pursuit of His Wife, But She Never Turns Back + Secret Love + Marriage Before Love) Su Wan had loved Zhou Qiyan for years. Thanks to an agreement between their elders, she got her wish and married him. But two months into their marriage, they still hadn’t even held hands. She thought Zhou Qiyan was cold toward everyone, but she never expected him to get involved with her half-sister. Heartbroken, Su Wan decisively divo 5.5kReads8.8Score21114d adds
- 28 So Satisfying! After Being Bullied, She Takes Out Everyone Equally 爽爆！被虐后她平等的创死每个人 [Absolutely No Forgiveness + Second Male Lead Takes the Lead + Male Lead's Redemption Arc] As Nan Zhi signed the divorce papers, she thought back on her seven years with Huo Shaoting and felt it had all been for nothing. When disaster struck the Huo family, she lived with him in a basement and collected bottles. She went through every hardship by his side. At the peak of her career, she chose to leave the entertainment industry and marry him. But after he became successful, he paraded one mistre 1kReads8.8Score10414d adds
- 29 A Gardenia Kiss on a Silken Waist 栀吻软腰 [The second male lead wins her heart × 1v1, devoted to each other, sweet romance × childhood sweetheart gets a proper funeral] [Proud, slow-to-warm financial journalist × devoted, cunning male fox] They’d been childhood sweethearts for over a decade. Everyone thought Wen Zhi would do anything Zhou Ziyi asked and would never leave, no matter how far he went. So when she walked away, Zhou Ziyi scoffed. “She’s just throwing a tantrum. A few days to cool off and she’ll be fine.” But when he stopped 3.7kReads8.4Score38814d adds
- 30 I’m Done Chasing Him. I’m Turning Around to Marry My Childhood Friend 不舔了，转身就和竹马领婚书 [Childhood sweethearts + the second male lead's unrequited love comes true + scumbag chases his ex in a groveling arc + devoted 1v1] After four years of pursuing him, the orphan Zhen Bao thinks she's finally won the heart of her fiance, Zhou Jinnian, only to witness him get engaged to Liu Ruyan, the daughter of a powerful minister. The Liu family's legitimate daughter confronts him in the street. “I hear there's a Miss Zhen at your residence?” Zhou Jinnian sneers. “She's just a bedchamber maid.” 464Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 31 Conquest Failed: After the Second Male Lead Takes the Crown, the Jerk Regrets It 攻略失败：男二上位后渣男后悔了 I awakened a conquest System. But my conquest target loathed me, and my parents and friends looked at me with nothing but disappointment. They said, “Your little sister is so wonderful. You can't compare to her.” “Someone like you should just go die.” But when I really died after failing my conquest, they all went mad, begging me to come back... 37Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 32 She Hid Her Pregnancy and Broke Up, Now the CEO Is Panicking 她隐瞒怀孕分手后，总裁他慌了 [Domineering CEO + secret identity + beloved by all + crushing scumbags + gentle second male lead takes the lead] After three years together, Sheng Mian still hasn't warmed Chi Zheng's heart. But the moment his first love returns, the man can't wait to tell her, “She's back. Let's break up!” Sheng Mian doesn't cling to him for even a moment. She walks away, letting them have their so-called true love. Then one day, he sees her leaving the obstetrics and gynecology department, heavily pregnant an 94Reads6.2Score12014d adds
- 33 Lose First 先输 [Marriage First, Love Later + The Husband Chases His Wife to the Crematorium + Broken Mirror, Not Mended + Second Male Lead Takes the Crown] Ming Yan and Gu Siyuan parted ways because of a misunderstanding, and spent three years apart. When Gu Siyuan came back for her, Xie Nanci appeared… Xie Nanci said, “May my Yanyan have everything go her way, and be loved all her life! May Xie Nanci and Ming Yan walk together from dawn to dusk, all the way until daylight!” Ming Yan: You were not wrong, and n 50Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 34 You Take a Second Wife, I’ll Marry Into a Powerful Family. Why Are You Crying, Heir? 你娶平妻我嫁高门，世子哭什么？ The score just came out, but it’ll go up! This book got a push, but I had family matters to deal with and updated poorly, so it got no traffic. It’s a short, sweet and satisfying romance, guaranteed to be sweet, satisfying, and good for your health. {Transmigration + incredibly satisfying scumbag takedowns + protective face-slapping + two strong, devoted leads + a pocket dimension} Just after transmigrating into a book, Jiang Jiuning discovers that her fiancé of four years is cheating on her wi 293Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 35 Forget the Campus Heartthrob, the Abstinent Young Master Is So Devoted 谈什么校草，禁欲太子爷他超宠 [A husband’s desperate pursuit after losing his wife # taking down scumbags # reunion after a long separation # marriage before love # secret crush # second male lead wins # childhood friends fighting over her] Xia Shiyu pursued the school heartthrob for five years. She heard he liked sweet, gentle women, so she wore white dresses and played the part for years. When she finally got what she wanted, she found Li Hanting with a close friend in his arms, smiling carelessly as he mocked her. “Like a 237Reads6.2Score10314d adds
- 36 Quick Transmigration: Saving the Devoted Second Male Lead 快穿：救赎痴情男二 Quick transmigration + devoted couples + sweet romance + the second male lead wins + varied settings Mu Xixi is obsessed with second male leads. She is always heartbroken watching the heroines of angsty novels get tormented over and over, only to treat the male lead like her first love. If it were up to her, she would choose the poor, pitiful second male lead instead: the refined gentleman, the obsessive one who turns dark, the seemingly innocent green tea schemer. Second male leads of every kin 133Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 We Already Broke Off the Engagement. I Married the Crown Prince Instead. Why Are You Crying? 都退婚了，我闪婚太子爷你哭什么 [The heroine won’t look back after the ex’s desperate attempts to win her back + secret love comes true + sweet romance + both leads are virgins] After years together, her fiancé suddenly arranged an engagement alliance with the Song family, then declared righteously, “Miss Song and I are only pretending to be engaged. After everything I’ve done for you all these years, can’t you put up with this for my sake?” Mu Sheng’s heart died, and she instantly became the laughingstock of Yuncheng. She wen 1.8kReads8.8Score24714d adds
- 38 The Scumbag Ran from the Wedding, Then Came Crawling Back to Win Her Back 渣男逃婚，回头追妻悔断肠 The rating is low because there aren’t many readers. (~￣▽￣)~ [Gentle, clearheaded heroine + devoted, doting hero] [Childhood sweethearts + second male lead rises to the top + heroine is utterly adored + male lead regrets losing her and tries to win her back] Su Ling loved Lu Yanqing like crazy for four years, eleven months, and twenty-one days. She gave everything to help him start a company, win clients, and work through the night as a matter of course. Whatever Lu Yanqing wanted, she did ever 786Reads8.7Score10614d adds
- 39 President He, Stop Tormenting Her. Your Wife Has Left 贺总别虐了，太太她走了 [Taking down scumbags + regretful pursuit + love after marriage + secret crush + second male lead wins + sweet romance] He Jingxing stayed away from home for the sake of his first love, and Jiang Li could take no more. She stopped hoping for anything from him. When she saw her son call another woman Mom, she finally came to her senses and got a paternity test. Only then did she discover what a fine charade her husband had staged. Jiang Li left without hesitation. From then on, she stopped loving 300Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 40 Divorced and Remarried, I’ll Crush My Ex-Husband and His White Moonlight 离婚再嫁，卷死前夫和他的白月光 [Bickering couple + second male lead wins her over + heroine never looks back after he tries to win her back + both are inexperienced in love] [Brash and dazzling champion sister who can charm anyone vs. delicate, glass-hearted CEO] Her best friend returns from abroad after a year away. Liu Chichi meekly confesses first: “A little homewrecker came between us, so Liu Yuansong and I got divorced.” Her best friend erupts in an instant. “Where’s my nunchaku? I’m going to kill that bastard!” Quick as 68Reads7.8Score914d adds
- 41 After the Breakup, the Tsundere Male Supporting Lead Takes the Lead 分手后傲娇男配上位了 [Showbiz + Sweet Romance + Hilarious Shenanigans + The Second Male Lead Takes the Crown After a Long Road to Winning Her Back] Reborn at twenty-one, Xia Yu feels there’s still time to set everything right. Her sister is alive. She hasn’t been deceived and imprisoned by Lu Lin, and the tottering Xia family can still be saved. So she puts on the most innocent makeup, wears her most alluring outfit, and goes to see that man. Everyone says Xia Yu is getting in over her head. How could she dare go af 85Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 42 A Wanton Kiss Beneath the Camellias 肆吻山茶 [Married first, fall in love later + secret love + second male lead takes the lead + the heroine’s regretful ex gets no second chance] Shen Xingzhi is a noble young master from a prestigious family. Everyone in their social circle knows Jiang Wan has loved him for ten years, but it never crossed his mind to marry her. When they broke up, Shen Xingzhi laughed. “I’m just making her suffer a little. She can’t live without me anyway.” Later, Shen Xingzhi begged her to come back, eyes red with tears, 251Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 43 The Second Male Lead Takes the Crown: The Stand-In's Wrap Party 男二上位：替身杀青宴 [The path of death she chose for him / fulfilling a promise made in their youth] [What long-awaited reunions? They’re all just murder games.] [The male lead becomes a twisted pervert later on / proceed with caution] Many years ago, she and Xu Xiangbei lived in a dim little alley. When he was sick, she stayed by his bedside. One summer, a few unruly crickets slipped inside. The patient furrowed his brow slightly. So, to avoid waking him, she caught crickets in the hospital room, sweating profuse 15Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 44 Surrender to Your Tenderness 沦陷你温柔 [They don't get back together after breaking up + He grovels to win her back + The second male lead wins her heart + Sweet romance] Fang Yulan had secretly loved Lin Jingchuan for a year and dated him in secret for three. She spent four years on him, only to end up hearing him say, “I'm not interested in her. She's just a free maid. She did all this willingly. I never asked her to like me. She's the one who threw herself at me.” Heartbroken, Fang Yulan turned and walked away. Lin Jingchuan pan 65Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 45 Why Does the Second Male Lead Get the Girl? Because He Fights for Her with Everything He's Got 男二凭什么上位？因为他又争又抢 [Sweet Romance: A Story About Two Gentle People] Her boyfriend of two years suddenly started preparing a surprise for his ex-girlfriend. He even bought the flowers from You Qinghe's shop. You Qinghe: So the jerk my employee was talking about was my boyfriend. After she took the initiative to break up with him, he kept pestering her. Furious, he demanded over the phone, “Is it because Qi Huaixu is back that you want to break up with me?” You Qinghe: “Who?” - Before Qi Huaixu left the country, the 960Reads8.7Score10014d adds
- 46 I Transmigrated into a Book as the Female Supporting Character: All to Woo the Second Male Lead 穿书成女配：只为泡男二 [Transmigrate into a Book + Wealthy Family + Top-Tier Star + HE] Everyone knows: the male lead belongs to the female lead, but the second male lead belongs to everyone! By chance, she transmigrated into a novel she had recently been reading. It was originally a domineering CEO story about the male and female leads loving and hurting each other, but the second male lead became the character she could never let go of. Ji Yan, the second male lead, was a top-tier star with an incomparable face. Dev 3.2kReads8.2Score29914d adds
- 47 The Plot’s Gone Off the Rails: The Obsessive Second Male Lead Loves the Despicable Supporting Actress 崩了：偏执男二爱的是恶心女配 [Delusional, impoverished, miserable heroine who lives in her own head VS domineering, stubborn hero with a lovesick streak + goofy, sweet romance + adorable height difference] Hu Xingyu is obsessed with the campus heartthrob Lu Huaizhou, and everyone hates her for it. After she injures her head in a fall, she dreams she is the despicable supporting villainess in a novel. If she keeps pestering the aloof hero, Lu Huaizhou, the obsessive second male lead, Zhou Xu, will cruelly kill her. Once she 441Reads8.7Score11414d adds
- 48 The Crematorium Is No Use: This Life, She'll Choose a Different Lover 火葬场没用了，今生她要换个爱人 [The Second Male Lead Gets His Chance, and They Choose Each Other + A Regretful Ex Chases His Wife but They Never Reconcile] [Both Pure] Bai Xuezhong died, and it was Sicheng who signed the papers. She was done with the man she’d loved for eighteen years. The one who had stood by her for eighteen years was far more appealing. After being reborn, Bai Xuezhong went to Guan Xian for comfort, never expecting his background to be shrouded in mystery or his love for her to be far deeper than she’d ima 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Tides Over the Capital at Night 京夜潮渡 [She Won't Turn Back After He Comes Crawling Back + Second Male Lead Takes the Lead + Sweet 1v1 Romance + Powerful Beijing Socialite] At eighteen, Jin Ting was sincere and passionate. He got into fights and was injured protecting Wen Er. He ran three streets in the rain to buy the soy milk and fried dough sticks she liked. His friends described him as devoted and romantic. On the day he graduated from college, he wrote his wish at the graduation party: “Become a business leader and marry Wen 3.1kReads8.7Score29414d adds
- 50 After the Breakup, Mr. Wen Finally Came Out on Top 分手后，温总他上位成功 [Marriage first, love later; secret crush; not an overbearing CEO; second male lead wins] Gu Qinghan pursued Sheng Zijin from high school through college, and the two naturally got together. Then, at twenty-three, she received a picture from her best friend Su Qing, and everything finally made sense. Sheng Zijin disappeared from Gu Qinghan’s world. He searched for her everywhere, but couldn’t find her. * When they met again, Gu Qinghan saw Sheng Zijin leaning against the man beside her, his eyes 295Reads6.7Score—14d adds
