Novels like The Heat That Lingers
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Heat That Lingers, best match first.
- 1 My Ex-Wife Is Hard to Win Back: Mr. Shang’s Pursuit Goes Up in Flames 前妻难哄，商总追妻火葬场了 Seven years ago, with death staring her in the face, Shang Yunzheng chose his first love, and Su Qin threw herself into the sea. Seven years later, her own child is seriously ill, and she has no choice but to swallow her pride and come back to get pregnant by him! Drugging him, knocking him out, Su Qin will stop at nothing. In the middle of the night, she sneaks in and has her way with the man. The next day, the man grabs Su Qin by the chin. “Qinqin, you finally came back.” The little one jumps 150Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 This Heiress's Doormat Wife Has Had Enough 这豪门受气包太太她不当了 (Completed) [Regretful pursuit + marriage first, love later + angst first, sweetness later + 1v1, both leads are each other’s only ones + happy ending] Content warning: The female lead is a bit of a pushover at first, but later fights back without hesitation and gets divorced successfully. The male lead’s nominal beloved is a minor character. The male lead never cheats.] Blurb: After three years of marriage to Jiang Qi, the wealthy young master of Haicheng, Song Xinyuan had endured endless griev 161Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 3 How Shameless! You Asked to Break Up, Now You Want to Get Back Together? 贱不贱！你提的分手你又要求复合 [Ex-girlfriend regret and groveling + face-slapping power fantasy] Xu Yi spent seven years by the side of Huo Tingyu, the crown prince of Beijing’s elite circle. He doted on her and indulged her, turning her from a D-list actress into a hugely popular movie star. Everyone thought Huo Tingyu would never marry anyone but Xu Yi. Then, after a night of passion, he tossed her a check and broke things off. “I’m getting engaged. Don’t contact me again.” She quietly took the check, sold the villa he’d 3kReads7.3Score170Shelves
- 4 Has Young Master Huo Finally Gotten His Proposal Accepted? 霍少今天求婚成功了吗？ This is the story of a jerk’s long road to winning back his wife. At the 22nd Golden Shadow Awards ceremony Onstage, Sheng Yiyi held up her trophy. “Huo Shaoqing, will you let me be your wife?” The man below the stage glowered. “Who would marry an actress? Have I spoiled you so much that you’ve gotten the wrong idea? Hmm?” “Then let’s break up,” Sheng Yiyi said coldly. “Sheng Yiyi, don’t you dare regret this!” Huo Shaoqing stormed off. Six months later, at the Huo family’s old residence Huo Sha 196Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 5 Three Years of Secret Marriage, and Now the Storm Has Passed 隐婚三年风波尽 The short drama of the same name, Love Beyond the Past [All sweetness, no angst + the groveling door is too narrow + every villain gets toppled] Three years of marriage. Three miscarriages. On the day of Lou Xingyin’s third miscarriage, Yan Feifan was at the hospital with his sister-in-law as she gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl. After leaving the hospital, Lou Xingyin finally made up her mind and tossed her soon-to-be ex-husband a divorce agreement. “Let’s get divorced. It’s for your own g 28.4kReads7.7Score2.7kShelves
- 6 The Evening Breeze Won’t See Him Home, and the Departed Will Not Return 晚风不渡他，不见离人归 [Ex-Wife-Chasing-to-the-Crematorium + Second Male Lead Takes the Lead + No Reconciliation After the Breakup + Feuds Among the Wealthy + Male Lead Suffers + Male Lead Is Chaste, Female Lead Is Not + Evenly Matched Leads + Strong Female Lead + A Touch of Workplace Drama] *Stoic male lead *Gentle second male lead *Female lead’s growth It was an undeniable fact that Nan Yunqian had once loved Song Ning deeply. He had nearly given his life for her, and Song Ning had never doubted his feelings for a m 2.7kReads6.8Score106Shelves
- 7 After the Divorce, Mr. Gu Keeps Watch Outside His Ex-Wife's Home Every Night 离婚后，顾总夜夜守在前妻家门前 [Completed. Two rounds of chasing his wife to the crematorium. The male lead is gentle but distant toward the heroine at first, then turns into a shamelessly flirtatious wife-chaser. Angsty before sweet; the first 20% mixes sweetness and angst, while the remaining 80% is him chasing her and suffering for it. Both leads are each other’s first and only; no changing male leads; happy ending. Be sure to read the author’s note in Chapter 1 for content warnings.] From dating to marriage, Ji Lanyu alw 206Reads5.7Score—Shelves
- 8 His Wild Rose: Mrs. Fu Wants a Divorce Again 独占野玫瑰，傅太太又提离婚了 [The Ex-Chasing Crematorium | The Powerful One Bows His Head | Five-Year Age Gap | Married Couple’s Everyday Romance | Slow-Burn Love | Every Couple Is 1v1] In their fifth year of marriage, Fu Jingming secretly went to see his unattainable first love again, without telling Ji Zhusheng. The next day, Ji Zhusheng asked for a divorce. Everyone said Ji Zhusheng was a rose Fu Jingming kept sheltered in a greenhouse. She was determined to prove she could withstand sun and rain alike. At first, Fu 62Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 After His Wife Left, the CEO Broke Down in Tears 老婆走后，霸总哭了 [Gorgeous, fiery rock drummer × calm, rational, cold-hearted CEO] (A little melodramatic. The leads are both physically and emotionally faithful, and it has a happy ending!) If you don’t like groveling-for-forgiveness stories, please steer clear. If you give it one star after reading for less than thirty minutes, I’ll seriously cry for you to see! * Tao Jiang had been dating Lu Qize for a year before she learned he had a childhood sweetheart who was also his fiancée, the woman he could never for 1.3kReads6.8Score100Shelves
- 10 An Oxygen-Rich Military Marriage 军婚有氧 [Military marriage + reunion after years apart + rekindled love + groveling to win her back + both virgins + 1v1] Jing Zhi never dreamed that the parent of the transfer student she was visiting would be Fu Yuzheng, her ex, whom she had broken up with eight years ago. When she saw Fu Yuzheng again, Jing Zhi had long since walled off her heart. She felt nothing. Fu Yuzheng was a heaven-blessed prodigy, a powerful and formidable young military officer in the capital. Yet he willingly traveled thous 4.4kReads7.3Score233Shelves
- 11 Come With Me to Pluck the Moon 陪我摘月 [Content warning: The plot and details may be poorly handled; expect melodrama and a lack of logic. Read at your own risk. Run, run, run! Please don't flame or curse me. You've been warned, so don't say you weren't warned.] As she grew up, Yu Liansi's happiest moments were the boy's daily companionship and the way he had always protected her. At last, their feelings deepened and they fell in love. She dreamed of a future with him, but one comment from the boy shattered all her hopes. “Jin, look 84Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 12 A Cooling-Off Period After Divorce? Miss Lu Appeals to Leave With Nothing 离婚冷静期？鹿小姐上诉净身出户 [Love after marriage + the ex chases his wife to the crematorium + both devoted and inexperienced] [Domineering, sharp-tongued tycoon heir vs. clear-headed, independent heiress] After Ji Siyu was seriously injured in a car accident, he became an idiot. Lu Wanxing stood up to the pressure, married him, and stayed by his side for three years. Lu Wanxing had always thought Ji Siyu loved her more than anything. But once he recovered, she finally understood that the only person he had ever cherished 2.9kReads7.9Score221Shelves
- 13 A Crash Landing on Her Heart 在她心上迫降 [Reformed Playboy + Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium + Mutual First Love + Rekindled Romance] Proud, sharp-tongued heir × cool, resilient cultural relic restorer Four years of marriage showed Meng Yanqi how cold and heartless Shen Yu was, forcing her to face the truth: he had never loved her. She had thought she had found salvation, never realizing she had stepped into another abyss. His passionate declarations of love were nothing but an act put on for his own purposes. From beginning to end 3kReads8.7Score182Shelves
- 14 I Want Her 馋上她了 [Reunion after years apart + win-her-back heartbreak + rekindled love + both leads are each other’s firsts + intense romantic tension] At a senior-year pep rally, Ling Jie falls for the model student Sang Jin. She’s as pure as a swan, and he wickedly wants to corrupt her. After the college entrance exams, they date for a while. Before leaving the country, Ling Jie gives Sang Jin an apartment as compensation. “So much for being a model student. We were only playing around.” When they meet again, 1.4kReads7.0Score101Shelves
- 15 You Asked to Break Up, So Why Are You Still Clinging to Me? 分手你提的，那还纠缠我干嘛 Ji Yunhuai broke up with Jiang Yuexi. She tried to win him back, only to hear him say, “Could you please have some self-respect?” Later, she did just that, leaving Ji Yunhuai out of her plans. But Ji Yunhuai watched her every move like a stalker. He was the one who had lost all self-respect. He tried everything to win her hand in marriage, but her suitors were all so exceptional that he grew afraid. He cornered her in the hallway and said miserably, “Qiqi, even if you don’t love me anymore, t 2.7kReads8.2Score104Shelves
- 16 I Was a Good Man 吾本良人 A dashing, carefree CEO vs. a beautiful, independent heiress "Arranged marriage from childhood, reunion after years apart, a little groveling, sweet romance" During college, Cheng Youqing thought her dashing, carefree childhood fiancé might have feelings for her. She even imagined all sorts of futures with him. Then, on his birthday, someone humiliated her and he did nothing. Cheng Youqing came to her senses in an instant and decisively cut off her feelings. Years later, they meet again. Cheng Y 2.2kReads8.8Score135Shelves
- 17 President Mu, Secretary Shen Says You've Crossed the Line 慕总，沈秘书说你越界了 [Flirtatious Tension + Love That Grows Over Time + Slow-Burning Romance] [Powerful Man Bows His Head + Mutual Firsts + The Long Road to Winning Her Back + Happy Ending] Mu Beilin was born with everything. He was heir to a top conglomerate, possessed business acumen that left his peers in the dust, and wielded power enough to control everything. But he had a condition that made his skin reject contact with women. Whenever he touched one, his whole body broke out in red rashes. He thought he would 2kReads8.6Score140Shelves
- 18 His Wife Wants a Divorce, and President Xie Begs for Her Love 太太要离婚，谢总卑微求爱 [Just launched, so the rating is low for now, but it’ll go up] [Divorce from the Start]+ [Relentless Pursuit of His Wife]+ [Fake White Moonlight]+ [Rekindled Romance]+ [Running Away While Pregnant] During their three years of marriage, Lin Qiao always thought Xie Zhinan was just like that. Calm and rational, with the same cool, unruffled demeanor about everything. But after seeing what he was like when he truly loved someone, Lin Qiao realized he simply hadn’t met anyone who could stir his emoti 2.9kReads6.6Score117Shelves
- 19 Deliberately Teasing You 刻意撩惹 [College Campus + Reunited After Years Apart + Flirting and Pampering + Second Chance Romance + Mutual Healing + Both Leads Are Each Other’s First] Rumor has it that the proud, aloof eldest son of the Song family, Song Cian, has always had a beloved woman he can’t forget. He even knelt three times and kowtowed nine times to personally ask for a string of prayer beads to keep her safe. Later, at a gathering, everyone witnessed the usually arrogant Song Cian kneeling on the floor, eyes bloodshot, 1.4kReads6.8Score101Shelves
- 20 After I Let Go, Mr. Fu Started Chasing Me Relentlessly 放手后，傅总开始穷追不舍 [Just rated, rating will rise] [Love at first sight + winning her back + CEO + possessive + devoted to one person] When Jian Yunxi transferred schools in her second year of high school, she met an exceptional, aloof boy. Everyone knew she liked him. But in her second year of college, Fu Liangzhou dashed her hopes with a single remark made behind her back: he had never liked her. So Jian Yunxi left the country without looking back. She never expected that when they met again three years later, sh 1.1kReads5.7Score100Shelves
- 21 No Rules in the Capital at Night 京夜不轨 A short drama adaptation with the same title is available for licensing. Reunited after years apart + mending a broken relationship + a groveling ex-husband + both leads are faithful, with a child Six years later, Chi Ran, holding her daughter’s hand, runs into Zhou Qiyu and his family of three at the hospital. As they pass, the woman beside him asks, “Qiyu, what are you looking at?” She hears his cold reply: “Someone who means nothing to me.” - Zhou Qiyu is the future heir to the Zhou family. 9kReads7.8Score689Shelves
- 22 I Burn Brighter Than the Sun 我比骄阳炙热 [Youth + redemption + obsession + pure love + winning her back + happy ending] She poured out all her passion and all her pride, only to get one answer from Zhou Jiaze: “I’m sorry. I can’t leave her alone.” She pulled him out of the mire, only to fall into an abyss from which there was no escape. Nian Cen: “This was never a love that could come true. I crossed ten countries and flew over 19.88 million feet of oceans and mountains, all because I wanted to forget. It took me a long time to underst 54Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 23 Mr. You, Stop Torturing Me. Your Wife Has Signed the Divorce Papers 游总别虐了，太太离婚协议签字了 [A groveling ex who wins her back + rekindled love after heartbreak + both inexperienced + 1v1] [Cool, beautiful female hacker × devoted, brooding heir] * Lin Yin once thought herself lucky. Just when she wanted marriage more than anything, she met You Heye. Who could have known that on their wedding day, he would suddenly change his tune... After the wedding He stayed out all night, insulted her, and even used her as a bargaining chip... It turned out that everything was part of a carefully lai 2.7kReads5.5Score100Shelves
- 24 Mr. Ji, Have You Begun Your Wife-Chasing Hell Today? 纪先生今天追妻火葬场了吗 “Breaking off the engagement feels great for a moment, then comes the hellish pursuit of your wife!” That’s how Ji Mubei’s friends described him: cold, aloof, and no fun at all, with a strikingly handsome face wasted on him. But Song Cha knew that he reserved all the warmth in his heart for just one person. Ji Mubei stared at the medical report on the table. After a long while, he looked up, his expression unreadable. “Song Cha, the thing I hate most in this life is being manipulated.” Song Cha 1.5kReads7.8Score—Shelves
- 25 After Three Years of Cold War, President An Wept When I Left 冷战三年，离开时安总哭红了眼 [Ex-wife-chasing crematorium + the male lead suffers throughout + Open Chapter 14 for the start of his frantic pursuit] Jing Yu had been dating An Baiyu for three years. She thought he was just a clueless straight guy who didn’t know how to date, and that was why he treated her so coldly. Then, on May 20, An Baiyu gave his dream girl a bouquet of blue roses and treated her with endless warmth and tenderness. Only then did Jing Yu realize that he wasn’t cold-hearted. He simply didn’t love her. Wi 448Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 26 The Abstinent CEO Lost His Memory, Then Chased His Wife All the Way to the Crematorium 禁欲霸总失忆后，狠狠追妻火葬场 [One Devoted Couple] + [Rekindled Romance] + [Face-Slapping and Falling in Love] + [Regret and Redemption] + [Adorable Twins] The thing Ye Tangning regretted most in her life was giving in to a moment of weakness and bringing home a handsome man covered in blood. He had the face of a cold, abstinent CEO, but once he woke up, he turned into a clingy puppy, following Ye Tangning around every day and constantly saying, “A Ning, I want a hug.” “A Ning, give me a kiss.” “A Ning, I want to sleep with 3.8kReads8.4Score211Shelves
- 27 The Sweet, Gentle Secretary Is Actually the CEO's Uncontrollable Obsession 乖软秘书，竟是总裁的失控偏爱 (Both leads are inexperienced, ex-lover regret, contractual lover, rekindled romance) By day, Anna is Gu Chen's capable secretary. By night, she's his irresistible bedmate. A humiliating contract is all that stands between her and the debt she must repay to save her comatose mother. After two years of passion, he thinks it's nothing but a transaction, yet he falls deeper and deeper for her sweet but stubborn ways. When he coldly ends their “nighttime services” and his first love, Xia Ran, makes 2.7kReads7.7Score229Shelves
- 28 My Childhood Friend Misunderstood Me, So Now He’ll Have to Win Me Back 青梅竹马误会我，让他追妻火葬场 [One-on-one romance, with both angst and sweetness + devoted male lead + showbiz + childhood friends + winning back his wife after she leaves] Ye Xinwei seemed to have been handed a winning script: wealthy parents who adored her, a handsome and talented childhood friend who was also her fiancé, and an extraordinary gift for dance. She thought she'd be like a fairy-tale princess, marrying the man she loved and living happily ever after. But disaster never gives warning. In a single night, she los 120Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Reborn Before the Wedding: This Time, I Won't Fall in Love 重生结婚前，这次我不入爱河 [Push and pull + devoted to each other + groveling redemption + powerful man humbles himself] Clear-headed, resilient shooting champion + reserved, old-fashioned gentleman with a fatherly streak In her previous life, Jiang Yan fell for Gu Yancheng at first sight and chased him for three years, even drugging him to force a marriage. In the end, she became Mrs. Gu! She thought she had gotten what she wanted, only to discover… The medicine he coaxed her into taking to improve her health was all bir 647Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 30 The Bride in My Place: Cold and Calculating Young Master Jin, Let’s Get a Divorce 替嫁娇妻：腹黑靳少请和离 [Love after marriage × Rekindled romance × The husband chases his wife to the crematorium] To pay her mother’s exorbitant medical bills, Lu Anran treats marriage as a business deal and marries Jin Hanyuan, the most privileged young master in T City. But once she moves in, he makes things difficult for her at every turn. She sighs, telling herself she’ll endure it until her mother recovers, then escape. But just as she starts drafting the divorce papers, he pins her firmly against the wall, hi 10.9kReads9.1Score1kShelves
- 31 Uncle Xie’s Apple of His Eye 谢叔叔的心尖宠 [Possessive devotion + both leads are each other’s first + eight-year age gap + a little angst] Xie Zhiyan doted on Jian Yunhe for three years. Jian Yunhe thought they would stay together forever. Until one day, she heard him casually tell someone else, “She’s a friend’s little niece. I was just humoring her for fun. Don’t take it seriously.” Then she left for another country and vanished without a trace. When they meet again, Xie Zhiyan is still the same rebellious, untouchable head of the Xie 1.6kReads8.4Score119Shelves
- 32 Forget Your Dignity! Come Home with Your Husband, Sweetheart 脸，不要了！乖，跟老公回家 [The husband chases his wife to the crematorium + devoted to each other + angst first, then affection] [The heroine is sensitive and meek at first, then takes down scumbags and repays every grievance] [There is no first love, aaaaaah] In three years of marriage, Jiang Sheng had been dutiful, obedient, and accommodating, yet she still couldn’t warm his heart. He was a ray of light in her life! But in Lu Qichen’s eyes, she was a scheming woman who cared only about money and power. Everyone knew th 2.3kReads7.7Score183Shelves
- 33 Burning Bright Today 今朝炽热 (Malicious ratings are not what good kids do~) [Stubborn, Well-Behaved College Student vs. Unrestrained Rich Playboy] [Reformed Playboy + Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium] Lu Yun Zhao has always despised those playboy heirs, but then she met Jin Yue, and somehow he became the exception. He brought her into his circle, caught her in front of everyone when she fell, and knelt down to tie her shoelaces on a busy campus... Everyone thought the playboy had turned over a new leaf. Even she almost b 5.9kReads—Score267Shelves
- 34 She Plays Innocent, He Coaxes Her, and They Fall Deeply in Love! 她装乖，他诱哄，深情沦陷！ [A little angst + both leads are inexperienced + groveling pursuit] Xie Zeyu was the very picture of nobility, distant and unattainable. Women eager to climb into his good graces were as numerous as carp crossing a river. Yet he never wavered, always maintaining the bearing of a gentleman. Only Ji Qinghuan knew that beneath his poised, aloof exterior lurked a reckless, ruthless streak. She knew their relationship was a secret, thrilling game, yet Ji Qinghuan was hopelessly caught up in it. Then 1.9kReads6.6Score114Shelves
- 35 CEO Zhou, Your Wife's Got You Wrapped Around Her Finger: Darling, Don't Leave Me! 周总老婆脑，夫人你不要离开我啊 Xu Wenyi had kept a secret in her heart for a long, long time: she liked Zhou Yanye, the proud and reckless boy who burned as brightly as a flame. She had loved him from high school through college and planned to bury the secret forever. She never expected Zhou Yanye to confess to her. “Xu Wenyi, I like you. Will you be my girlfriend?” “Yes.” Her secret crush had come true, and Xu Wenyi gave Zhou Yanye all the love she had. “I don't know how to love someone, but I'll try my best to learn how to 4.1kReads8.0Score228Shelves
- 36 Three Years of Cold War: After the Divorce, He Kneels and Cries His Eyes Red 冷战三年，离婚后他跪地哭红眼 [The regretful chase + rekindled love + devoted to each other + one-on-one romance] [Just started getting ratings, so the score will rise!] Before their wedding, Su Yuwei was completely taken in by the man's devotion. Only after they married did she learn how cold and heartless he could be. His eyes held his career, his friends, and his family, but never her. After a year of marriage, heartbroken and disappointed, she packed her suitcase and left the country. Zhou Yanshen ground his teeth, prete 4.3kReads7.0Score148Shelves
- 37 Pursuing My Wife 逐妻 [One-on-one romance, both leads are virgins, adorable child, husband chases his wife after losing her] Their relationship began with a deal, but they stayed together because they couldn't resist each other. A year into their marriage, his first love returned, and he forced her to abort their baby and get a divorce. She vanished without a trace. Four years later, when they met again, they were strangers. She was no longer the timid, insecure girl who'd walked on eggshells around him. Now she shon 1.4kReads8.4Score101Shelves
- 38 Sweet Romance: The Cold, Stoic Man Is Absolutely Smitten 甜宠：冷面冰山他超爱的 [Sweet romance + devoted one-on-one couple + face-slapping comeuppance + winning her back + happy ending] A scheming, sharp-tongued male lead who doesn’t mean what he says VS a sweet, innocent, delicate-flower heroine When they first met, Wen Yuning fell for the cool, handsome Lu Yanzhou. Lu Yanzhou told her, “It’s not like I’m into you.” Later, when Wen Yuning disappeared, he searched for her like a madman. Once he found her, he carefully drew her into his arms and said, eyes red, “I love y 1.8kReads8.0Score102Shelves
- 39 After the Divorce, Young Master Bo Starts His Wife-Winning-Back Campaign 离婚后，薄少开启追妻火葬场 “Let's get a divorce.” When Chu Qing said those words, she felt her world collapse. She had been the one to start this, so she should be the one to end this absurd three-year marriage. “Bo Yan, in these three years, did you ever... feel even a moment of affection for me?” The man before her was utterly cold. There wasn't the slightest trace of her in his eyes. A flash of mockery crossed his deep, callous gaze. “Never.” Later, the CEO of the Bo Group humbled himself and begged her. He regr 2.1kReads8.2Score118Shelves
- 40 Mr. Lu's Long Road to Winning His Wife Back 陆先生追妻火葬场 After five years together, Wen Yao discovered that Lu Nanxi’s biggest flaw was that he could never remember her name. Wen Yao told him, “The Yao in my name has the roof radical, like in ‘a graceful lady.’” But in Lu Nanxi’s phone, her name was still saved as Yao, using a different character. Later, Wen Yao learned about another woman. She was talented, with long, flowing hair. She liked wearing white dresses and loved to smile. Her name was Lin Yao. Wen Yao’s eyes reddened with pain. So she was 6.2kReads6.9Score240Shelves
- 41 After Breaking Off the Engagement, My Obsessed Younger Brother Won't Leave Me Alone 退婚后，疯执弟弟缠上瘾 [Older woman-younger man romance + groveling chase + bad boy turns over a new leaf + second chance] [Madly possessive bad-boy younger man vs. capable, clear-headed older woman] Lu Weixi loves deeply, but she can also cut someone out of her life without hesitation. When she was young and had no one to turn to, Chen Yanze was willing to protect her with nothing but his bare hands, giving everything he had. From then on, she secretly fell for him. The girls by his side came and went, each one resem 684Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 42 On Our Wedding Day, Mr. Gu Ran Off, Then Began His Desperate Quest to Win Me Back 结婚当天，顾总落跑后追妻火葬场 [Marriage First, Love Later + Sweet Romance + Power Couple + Wealthy Family + 1v1 + Devoted to Each Other] At her family’s arrangement, Yan Xiluo married Gu Yunshen, the head of the Gu family. After the wedding, she remained calm and composed, while he was aloof and abstinent. Each had their own agenda, and they fought openly and behind the scenes. An accident brought them closer, and from then on, Gu Yunshen showered her with sweet nothings. Misunderstandings and confinement led Yan Xiluo to re 46Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 43 Mr. Huo, Stop Hurting Me. Your Wife Is Getting Married 霍总别虐了，夫人要嫁人 [Marriage first, love later + cherished first love + CEO’s secretary + his regret arc] As Huo Qiyan’s personal secretary for three years, Shi Xi managed every aspect of his life and work with meticulous care. She even kept their secret marriage hidden from everyone at the company. But when Huo Qiyan’s cherished first love returned to the country, Shi Xi knew that her secret love was destined to come to an end. She sensibly stepped aside, preserving both their dignity. But, President Huo, why are 635Reads6.7Score102Shelves
- 44 Three Years as Strangers in Marriage, Now My Ex Regrets It After Our Divorce 婚内陌路三年，离婚后前夫悔红眼 [The husband’s redemption, domineering CEO, love after marriage, stand-in, workplace] Three couples are here to sweep you off your feet. This million-word epic tells three very different stories of men trying to win back their wives. [Lin Keli and Zhao Muling] Four years of secret love and three years of marriage. Seven years of devotion end with divorce papers. Three years later, he returns home. How can he win her heart back? [Qiao Yuexin and Tang Shiyan] A fresh college graduate meets a big b 1kReads7.7Score100Shelves
- 45 We Broke Up, I Got Pregnant, and Secretly Had a Baby 分手怀孕，悄悄生个宝宝 [She runs away while pregnant ➕ He desperately tries to win her back ➕ Flirty tension ➕ Adorable child plays matchmaker] [Both devoted only to each other ➕ First love; Volume One: rekindling an old flame, Volume Two: sweet memories] A little tip: Read Volume Two first, then Volume One for chronological order. Read Volume One first, then Volume Two for the events in reverse order. A cozy, sweet slice-of-life romance. If you like stories full of twists and turns, this one may not be for you. Bore 3kReads7.2Score209Shelves
- 46 He Married Me to Make His One True Love Jealous 他娶我，是为了让白月光吃醋 Three years of marriage couldn't compete with his first love returning from abroad. After making a scene, Lin Shu took the enormous divorce settlement and decisively left, pregnant with his child. She vanished for five years. He searched the world for her in a frenzy for five years. Then one day, she finally appeared. Huo Beichen's eyes reddened as he cornered her. “How long are you going to keep acting like this?” Lin Shu replied coolly, “Sorry, who are you?” Huo Beichen's voice was hoarse. “Li 1.4kReads6.9Score100Shelves
- 47 I Came Back for a Divorce, but the Abstinent Tycoon Begged His Wife to Come Home 归来离婚，禁欲大佬跪求太太回家 CEO Romance + Marriage First, Love Later + Two Strong Leads + Rekindled Love + The Long Road to Winning Her Back + Adorable Child Everyone in Jiangcheng knows that Bo Yan, the decisive, disciplined business magnate who keeps his private life strictly controlled, calls the same person three times every day, without fail. For 732 consecutive days, every call has gone unanswered. Two years ago, his wife, Shen Ling, left everything behind and went abroad. She even left their son behind. Everyone tho 442Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 After the Farm Girl Left, the Chancellor Began His Wife-Chasing Hell 农家女走后，相爷追妻火葬场了 {The husband chases his wife to win her back + rekindled romance + country girl reborn in the flames} When Shen Yaoyao entered the prime minister’s residence, she was merely a timid country girl. Other people looked down on her, and the prime minister’s wife humiliated her. It didn’t matter, as long as Pei Yizhi loved her. Until he plunged a long sword into her chest for another woman, unwilling even to hear her explain. “I only believe what I see. Shen Yaoyao, you’re a snake in the grass, full 924Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 49 Summer Night, Wild Desire 夏夜情靡 [Rekindled Romance, Regretful Pursuit, Devoted 1v1 Romance] [Cool-headed, stubborn actress / Deeply devoted, sharp-tongued heir] When Chi Sheng was in college, she “bought” herself a boyfriend. Their young, heart-fluttering love was intense and unrestrained. Back then, she thought he liked her too. Only after they broke up did she learn that he had someone else in his heart, and that she had come between him and his unrequited first love. When they meet again, he’s a rising star in the business 4.3kReads8.6Score289Shelves
- 50 The CEO's Long Road to Winning His Wife Back 纪总的追妻火葬场 [Ex-husband's redemption arc + rekindled romance] Ji Jing'an was forced to marry Jiang Nanjü. He was absent-minded, while she patiently accepted him. When the woman he loved returned, Ji Jing'an threw a divorce agreement at Jiang Nanjü without hesitation. It was a single, thin sheet of paper, plain and simple, leaving no room for discussion. Later, Jiang Nanjü really did leave, without looking back. For some reason, Ji Jing'an felt as though he had lost his soul. Every step she took away seemed 956Reads7.9Score—Shelves
