Novels like My Ex-Wife Wants to Come Back, but I Just Want to Run
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- 1 My Life Is on a Countdown, and I'm Done Being a Simp 生命开启倒计时，我不想再做舔狗 Ye Qingfeng had pursued his girlfriend, Zhou Jinyu, for years, only to discover that she was a gold-digging, two-faced woman. He decisively broke things off with Zhou Jinyu, but never imagined he would become Chi Yutong's live-in son-in-law. Just as Ye Qingfeng fell in love with Chi Yutong, the man she had always cherished appeared, 186Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 2 Reborn: I Got Rich After the Divorce, and My Ex-Wife Begged Me to Take Her Back 重生：离婚后暴富，前妻哭着求复合 Given a second chance at life, he dotes on her and willingly becomes a househusband. A year later, when she has built a successful career, she sees him as a man with no ambition and calmly asks for a divorce, proposing they split their assets equally. But Zhou Jiang doesn't want a penny. He chooses to walk away with nothing, just to keep the promise he once made to her... Only then does she realize she may have lost the person who loved her most. When Zhou Jiang, once dismissed as a freeloade 45Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 3 We Met Through Transmigration, and I'll Stay by Your Side for Life 穿越遇到你，我愿伴你一生 Business magnate Lin Xuan is struck by lightning and suddenly transmigrates into the past. He now has a beautiful wife, an adorable daughter, and a large family. Life is difficult, but with the memories from his previous life, Lin Xuan has nothing to worry about. He's confident he can give his family a happy life. Before he knows it, Lin Xuan has built another business empire of his own. But in an era of unrest, plagued by war and banditry, money alone isn't enough. Lin Xuan builds an invincible 166Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The CEO's Wife's First Love Is Back 霸道总裁老婆的初恋回来了 His aloof wife has a longtime crush, and a beautiful wife is bound to attract trouble. Jiang Meng is exhausted by life as a live-in son-in-law. He has to chase away the lecherous men who covet his wife and compete with the man she holds dear. Jiang Meng has no standing in the family, but he refuses to accept it. So what if his wife has someone else in her heart? He can even stand up to his mother-in-law, so why should he fear some old flame? See how Jiang Meng, a live-in son-in-law, defeats the 1.6kReads5.8Score10614d adds
- 5 My Wife Doesn’t Love Me After All 我的老婆居然不爱我 Fang Yuan discovers that his wife has a lover on the side. If you don’t love someone, don’t hurt them, so Fang Yuan decisively divorces Xu Ya. Xu Ya soon announces that she’s marrying the man and invites Fang Yuan and their child to the wedding... Xu Ya’s lover keeps pushing Fang Yuan’s limits, until at last he can’t take it anymore. 1.7kReads6.2Score10014d adds
- 6 After the Divorce, the CEO Ex-Wife Regretted It 离婚后，总裁老婆后悔了 He went to prison for three years for his wife. But when he got out, all he received was a divorce agreement. The reason was simple: they no longer belonged to the same world. When he finally revealed his true identity, his stunning wife regretted everything... 65Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 7 From the Start, I Tore Up the Divorce Papers, and My Ex-Wife Regretted It 开局撕毁离婚协议，前妻后悔不已 [Entertainment industry + transmigration + music superstar + award-winning actor + bestselling author + airtight logic + no-brain fluff] Don’t ask. The answer is to dive right in without thinking. Special forces king Lin Yu transmigrates to a parallel world. Starting from the rock-bottom, he makes a stunning comeback and ultimately wins both wealth and beauty. 174Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 8 After the Divorce, My Ex-Wife Begged Me to Give Her a Second Child 离婚后，前妻求着给我生二胎 Jiang Feng, just sign this divorce agreement and the settlement money will be transferred to your account! Jiang Feng, if you'll just forgive me, you can have the living room or the bedroom! 323Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 9 After Our Divorce, I Spent Billions, and My Ex-Wife Begged for Forgiveness 离婚后豪掷千亿，前妻跪求我原谅 They’ve been married for three years. Everyone thinks he’s an idiot, his mother-in-law has never treated him kindly, and his wife has even thrown him out of the house! Little do they know that he wields immense power and is invincible in this world! The peerless War God has returned, looking down upon all living things! 2.4kReads8.1Score31314d adds
- 10 Lost in Marriage 婚姻迷途 Marriage is perhaps the most delicate relationship in the world. It can make you closer than anyone else, or leave you feeling more distant than strangers... 20Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 11 Marriage Scam: My Wife's Heart Is a Mystery 婚骗：妻心如迷 The day before the wedding, his future mother-in-law suddenly demands additional expenses. Furious, he immediately calls off the wedding and demands the bride price back. But during their negotiations, he unexpectedly discovers another secret about his fiancée, one he simply cannot accept. Then he makes a bold decision... 146Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 My Wife Came Clean After Our Divorce 离婚后妻子坦白了 Su Hao never expected the marriage he had worked so hard to build for five years to end in divorce. Only now did his wife finally admit the truth: she had never wanted an ordinary life. She had ambitions of her own. 2.3kReads5.0Score10014d adds
- 13 Lost in Marriage: The Stranger in My Bed 婚姻迷途，枕边的陌生人 It had started out as an ordinary day. After finishing his work at the office, he came home early. His wedding anniversary with his wife was just a few days away, and he planned to buy her some gifts and surprise her. Hehe... 158Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 14 Transmigrating, Starting in a Remote Village 穿越，从边远农村开始 He transmigrates into the Great Kang dynasty with no System, and ends up in the body of a wastrel who has just squandered the family fortune. He hasn't enjoyed a single perk of his new status, yet he's already saddled with the reputation of a good-for-nothing! Fine. Since he's here, he'll make the best of it. After all, he's a future communist leader who received nine years of compulsory education! He can't let the other transmigrators down, can he? Then he'll farm, do business, and steadily bui 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 After the Divorce, I Take Charge of a Billion-Dollar Empire, and My Ex-Wife's Family Is in Tears 离婚后，我执掌亿万豪门，前妻全家急哭了 Lin Feng gave up his former glory and kept a low profile in the Jiang household, hoping to spend his life with Jiang Youruo. Instead, three years later, he was kicked out with nothing to his name. But when he finally cast off the dust of the past and rose to power, his ex-wife’s entire family panicked, crying and begging him to come back. Jiang Youruo: “If you remarry me, I’ll make it worth your while tonight.” Brother-in-law: “Brother-in-law, I’ll be your dog from now on!” Mother-in-law: “I was 1.2kReads8.5Score15114d adds
- 16 After the Divorce, My Ex-Wife Regrets It 离婚后，前妻她悔不当初 His ex-wife made a name for herself and cast him aside like trash. Little did she know that she owed all her success to him! Now that they’re divorced, he’s making his comeback, and the whole world is stunned! 832Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 17 Reborn, I Refuse to Be a Simp, and the Ice-Cold Campus Belle's Family Panics 重生不当舔狗，清冷校花一家慌了 “Jiang Ping, I hate you. You keep me cooped up in this villa. All you do is buy me pretty clothes, expensive jewelry, and more money than I could ever spend... What else can you give me? But Zhijie is different. What we have is love...” The business Jiang Ping spent half his life building was caught in a trap and wiped out overnight. The masterminds turned out to be his wife, Ding Yao, and her lover. And that wasn’t all. When he suffered a heart attack, Ding Yao told him that none of their thre 3.7kReads7.5Score27914d adds
- 18 Only After I Died Did My Wife Begin to Regret It 我死后，妻子才开始后悔 [Angst + Tragic Literary Fiction + Rebirth + Redemption by Those Around Him + Slice of Life] Absolutely worth reading. You won’t regret diving in! We met when we were eighteen, got married at twenty-two, and when she was twenty-five, her childhood sweetheart returned to the country. I asked for a divorce. Someone asked if I was okay with it. I thought for a moment and said, “She never loved me in the first place. What is there to be okay or not okay with? In this story called redemption, I was a 138Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 19 The Body of Burning Glazed Glass 焚烬琉璃身 [Multiple female leads; every plot thread pays off. Join us and see it all unfold.] He was once the king of mercenaries. For her, he was willing to rein in his brilliance and marry her. A meticulously planned car crash left him on the brink of death and showed him his wife’s betrayal. At the decisive moment between life and death, she gave the chance to save him first to the person who had once saved her life. With his marriage shattered and his life hanging by a thread, Su Li, from a higher civ 588Reads8.0Score10814d adds
- 20 Six Years of Marriage 结婚六年 After six years of marriage, his wife betrays him and his child leaves him. With his life at rock bottom, he borrows schemes, luck, and momentum, striking back three times with overwhelming force. Everything that was taken from him, he’ll take back, every last bit. If fate treats you unfairly, defy heaven and change your destiny. Borrow life to forge your fortune. Those who obey heaven and accept their fate grieve. Those who defy heaven and fight their fate grow strong! 1.2kReads8.2Score10614d adds
- 21 After Our Divorce, the Ice-Cold CEO Kneels and Begs Me to Reconcile 离婚后，冰山女总裁跪下求复合 (Urban Divine Doctor + Feel-Good Read + Secret Identity) Qin Bei, also known as Long Tiance, was once a man who stood at the very pinnacle of the world. For the woman he loved, he gave everything up, married her, and silently protected her from behind the scenes. But after she rose to success, she decided he was useless and asked for a divorce. When Long Tiance's name once again spread far and wide, she would eventually fall to her knees in regret, weeping uncontrollably... This novel is also kn 4.3kReads8.1Score40914d adds
- 22 My Ex-Wife Looked Down on Me, Now She's Begging to Get Back Together 前妻鄙视我，现在又跪求复合 After two years of marriage, Li Xun gave his all and worked like a beast of burden, only to be met with his wife’s disdain and infidelity. He can’t swallow this insult. He’s the eldest young master of the Li family, after all. How could he put up with this kind of mistreatment? 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 After My Wife Betrayed Me, I Became the Biggest Winner in Life 妻子背叛后，我成为人生大赢家 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 7Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 24 Reborn to Remake Myself 重生之重塑 Carrying his regrets and reluctance with him, he suddenly came to his senses and was reborn! This time, he would never let the tragedy happen again. The debt of being born is great, but the debt of being raised is greater. See how he protects those who love him in this life. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Divorced from the Start: My Ex-Wife Can’t Reach Me Now 开局离婚：让前妻高攀不上 After three years of marriage, just as Lu Qingxuan helps the woman he loves take the position of CEO, she hands him a divorce agreement... 97Reads7.7Score7414d adds
- 26 After Divorcing My Ex-Wife, the Goddess CEO Pursues Me Like Crazy 和前妻离婚后，女神总裁疯狂追求 [Urban Slice of Life + Wife Chases Husband + No Rebirth + No System] Zhao Mu and his wife, Chen Ruyue, went from college sweethearts to a married couple, the golden pair that all their friends and relatives envied. Two years into their marriage, Zhao Mu quit his job to become a full-time househusband and raise their daughter, so he could fully support his wife’s career. But under the influence of those around her, Chen Ruyue gradually began to look down on her husband for not having a career. Sh 852Reads6.5Score10214d adds
- 27 A Man at Thirty: My Wife’s Troubles 男人三十：妻子的苦恼 This is the story of Peng Yigao and Qu Jinyu. Qu Jinyu had wanted to escape, but then she realized her husband, Peng Yigao, was no longer the man he used to be. That's right, he'd transmigrated into his body. Who would keep being a pushover after that? The blurb doesn't do it justice, but the story delivers. 1.5kReads7.5Score11014d adds
- 28 The Secrets of a Tycoon's Wife in the City 都市神豪妻子的秘密 Ling Feng, the sole heir to the capital's foremost family, once gave everything up for love. He concealed his identity and married the woman he loved, Nie Xiaoyu. Their once happy marriage now hangs by a thread after his wife is suspected of cheating. While investigating, Ling Feng realizes he must reclaim his identity to face the crises that could emerge at any moment... From then on, Ling Feng sets out on the road to the top, surrounded by the deep loyalty of brothers and the passionate devoti 622Reads7.0Score10214d adds
- 29 My Five Loves 我的五种爱情 A story about a tenant, one female lead, a tragic romance, and regrets. Ever since Mu Cheng took in a down-on-her-luck heiress, his life, once as still as dead water, began to burn with passion. A mature beauty, a domineering female CEO, a sweet little bunny, and a crazy girl all make their entrances one after another. In short, how could life get any more exhilarating? 925Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 30 I Want So Badly to Love This World 好想爱这个世界 (The style of The Tenants + urban tragic romance + realism + multiple female love interests + ensemble cast + bad ending + open ending) Life and death to the left, parting to the right. Gu Bei met several girls in his life. One clutched a marble for eight years, then crouched by a barbecue stall and grinned at him. “I was afraid you’d be lonely.” One left him a book before the train pulled away and said, “If one day you don’t want to wait anymore, you can come find me.” One stayed by his sid 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Housewife: My Husband Wants a Divorce 家庭主妇：老公想离婚 Chen Mofei is the head of the hospital's gynecology department, and Tao Yan is a housewife. They were once a harmonious couple, but Tao Yan has a sharp tongue and a kind heart. Her cutting, hurtful words repeatedly push her husband's patience to the limit... The messy, petty troubles of ordinary people! The story takes its time getting going. I hope you'll enjoy it! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Three Hundred Days After the Divorce, My Terrible Ex-Wife Came Back Pregnant 离婚三百天，极品前妻怀孕来找我 [No cheating, no transmigration, no System, and the chain reaction after divorce] They made it through the seven-year itch, but couldn’t keep their ten-year promise. Zhou Kun and his wife, Zhao Yajing, parted on peaceful terms. What he didn’t know was that a scheme was slowly unfolding around him. “You nitpick over every little thing. I’m busy enough as it is, and now I have to explain this and that to you. I’ve had enough.” “Fine. If you’re so busy, let’s leave it at that for today. There’s no 92Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 At Midlife, What Becomes of a Marriage Marred by Infidelity? 人到中年，出轨的婚姻何去何从 Li Feng and Lin Xiao had been married for years, and their life together was simple and happy. But Li Feng gradually noticed a change in Lin Xiao. She had become secretive and distant, and was often distracted. 437Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Divorce Made Me Rise, and Now the Ice-Cold CEO Regrets It Bitterly 离婚就崛起，冰山女总裁悔断肠 After two years of marriage, Xiao Tian secretly helped his wife rise to success, but she thought he was a good-for-nothing. He signed the divorce papers and stopped hiding his true abilities. With his peerless medical and martial skills, he made powerful figures bow before him, while wealthy heiresses threw themselves into his arms, all hoping to become his one true love… 6.4kReads8.8Score46214d adds
- 35 Espionage in Marriage 婚姻谍中谍 After speaking at his company’s annual gala, Ouyang Haotian realized his wife had been gone for a while. When he saw her return to the banquet hall, he noticed what looked like a hickey on her neck. From then on, a rift grew between the couple. But when Ouyang Haotian uncovered the truth, it was not at all what he expected… 4.7kReads7.2Score36614d adds
- 36 True Love Awaits Tomorrow 会有真爱在明天 Seven years into their marriage, his beloved leaves. Once you have seen the ocean, lesser waters pale in comparison. When fate runs its course, each goes their own way. The most magnificent sight in this world is a man finding his drive again, in his career, in politics, and in love. Should we ever look back...? 3.7kReads8.9Score28114d adds
- 37 After My Divorce, the System Gave Me Five Million 离婚后，系统给了我五百万 After transmigrating to a parallel world, Jiang Chen becomes the Lin family’s live-in son-in-law. He thought he’d won a beautiful wife from the start and would become someone important, but instead, his mother-in-law and wife treat him with contempt and abuse. Fortunately, he awakens the God-Tier Choices System. Choice One: Stay with the Lin family and endure his mother-in-law’s bullying. Reward: Business Prodigy skill. Choice Two: Divorce his wife and become a free man. Reward: five million yua 526Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 38 You Asked for a Divorce. Why Are You Crying Now That I'm Remarrying? 要离婚的是你，我再婚你哭什么？ Ye Ming, a hardworking live-in son-in-law, was schemed against by his ex-wife and her lover from the very start. Her lover coveted her younger aunt's heart and beat the woman nearly to death. In the depths of his humiliation, Ye Ming inherited the legacy of an ancient ancestor. With his mastery of medicine and martial arts, he crushed every obstacle and won the heart of a stunning heiress. On the day of his remarriage, his ex-wife showed up in tears, begging for his forgiveness and pleading with 68Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 39 You Were So Tough During the Divorce, So Why Are You Kneeling Now? 离婚时态度强硬，现在你跪什么？ To get his daughter into a good school, Ji Yuan agreed to a sham divorce so they could buy a home in the right school district. But overnight, the fake divorce became real, and his ex-wife took every last cent of the hundreds of millions he had spent years earning! Thrown out with nothing! He was branded a good-for-nothing, accused of cheating during the marriage, and denounced as scum and a degenerate! But no one knew he was an unrivaled sovereign. He would make everyone pay for every humiliati 45Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 40 After Making a Comeback, My Ex-Wife Wants to Remarry Me 成功逆袭后，前妻找我复婚 Ding Peng and Fang Jia graduated from the same ordinary university and were among countless ordinary wage earners. They fell in love in college. Ding Peng was handsome, tall, and strong, while Fang Jia was gentle and beautiful, with a stunning figure. They built a happy family that everyone envied. Wherever they went, people admired them as a couple. Ding Peng had always been very clever. As a child, he watched martial arts movies and took up martial arts because he wanted to become a great hero 161Reads5.0Score—14d adds
- 41 After the Divorce: The Cold CEO Regrets It 离婚后：高冷女总裁后悔了 [Also known as: My Ice-Cold CEO Wife] They were married for three years. After she made it big, she came to despise him for being lazy and useless, and eventually asked for a divorce. Little did she know that everything she had was thanks to him. 1.7kReads7.6Score19314d adds
- 42 My Wife's Secret: A Love I Can't Understand 娇妻的秘密，无法理解的爱 We had been married for two years, but my wife still wouldn't sleep with me. Then one day, I saw her go to a hotel alone while she was supposed to be at work, and discovered her shocking secret... 1.1kReads5.5Score10014d adds
- 43 On Our Anniversary, I Handed My Wife the Divorce Papers! 结婚纪念日，我把离婚协议送给妻子！ Nan Shengsheng is a wealthy heiress from Beijing’s elite circles, notorious for her promiscuous ways. But after she started dating me, she gave it all up. Everyone knows she loves me more than life itself. She dotes on me endlessly. Even I believed it. Until the day I saw her chat history with Chen Ziqi. “Shengsheng, will you always be this good to me?” “Of course, darling.” In that instant, my heart felt as if it had been cut to pieces. So, without my even realizing it, all that love had become 195Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 44 My Fiancée's Lies 未婚妻的谎言 “Grandpa, I’ll take good care of Zhang Hui,” Zeng Rou said. Zhang Hui was the eldest grandson of the Zhang family of Modu. He and Zeng Rou were college classmates and a couple. They had agreed that after graduating, Zhang Hui would marry Zeng Rou, 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 You Keep Your Guy Best Friend Company, So I Let Go. What Do You Have to Regret? 你陪男闺蜜，我放手你后悔什么？ On the tenth anniversary of their relationship, he asked his girlfriend to spend a romantic night together. He never imagined that she would spend the entire night with her male best friend... 818Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 46 After the Divorce, My Beautiful Wife Regretted It 离婚后，美娇妻后悔了 Three years ago, she was on the verge of bankruptcy. He stepped up and helped her rise to the top. Three years later, she is worth a billion and decides he is no longer good enough for her, so she hands him divorce papers. But after the divorce, she realizes she regrets it... 64Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 The Secrets of Marriage 婚姻密码 His wife's behavior keeps raising suspicions, and she may be cheating. Cao Ling is deeply conflicted. Swearing to uncover the mysterious mastermind behind it all, he stops hiding his true abilities... 277Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 48 The Lies Behind the Mask 面具后面的谎言 My name is Zhang Wei, and I run a brick-and-mortar hardware store. Once, after having dinner with a client, I went with him to a nightclub. There I noticed that one of the promotional posters looked like my wife: the woman in it was wearing a rose mask. 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 A Chaotic Era: I Have a Space-Time Warehouse 乱世开局：我有一座时空仓库 The Great Wu has suffered drought after drought. When Lin Zhuishan awakened a space-time warehouse, it came stocked with powerful crossbows, thunderbolts, building materials, and high-yield seeds. As war erupted and northern enemies invaded in force, he mass-produced firearms, opened up vast stretches of farmland, and gathered a million displaced people. Armed with powerful tools to protect the realm, he fought internal rebellion and foreign enemies, carving out a safe haven for ordinary people. 163Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 A Wife’s Heart Is a Sea of Sorrow 娇妻心似海之沉沦 A middle-aged man’s marital crisis. A torn stocking in the bathroom shatters Chen Fan’s happy life. Has his young, beautiful wife, Wang Bingyu, really betrayed him? Seeing the bald man standing beside his wife in a photo, Chen Fan decides to take furious revenge, only to fall into another carefully laid trap of hers... 269Reads5.4Score—14d adds
