Novels like The Elusive Wife: After the Princess Consort Turns Dark
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- 101 After I Gave Up Winning Him Over, My Deranged Disciple Suddenly Turned Yandere 放弃攻略后，疯批孽徒突然病娇了 [Female Master and Male Disciple + Falling for Her on His Own + Transmigrate into a Book + Everyone's Favorite + Lighthearted + Meme References + Slightly Unhinged Plot] [Cool and aloof on the outside, a hammy goofball on the inside: a female master VS. a sweet-looking-but-dark, arrogant, crazy, lovesick ghost-master disciple] Bai Yuan transmigrated into the male-oriented cultivation power fantasy she had written herself. She had even become the hapless villainous master, at the very moment th 52Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 102 Things Got Out of Hand: Mr. Lu, Your Wife's Gone on Another Blind Date 玩脱了，陆总你老婆又跑去相亲了 [Complete + a little angst + the husband chases his wife] They were secretly married for three years, but her husband never once touched her. Both families kept finding new ways to pressure her to have a baby, and she silently took it all on for his sake. But then he had a child with the woman he could never forget! And now he wanted to use her as a blood bank?! Unable to take it any longer, Jian Xi left a divorce agreement behind and threw herself into her career, transforming into a top fashio 6.2kReads8.7Score84514d adds
- 103 Forced Captivity and Love: After the Breakup, the Sick, Obsessive Man Goes Mad with Red Eyes 强制囚宠：分手后病娇红着眼发疯 [Childhood friends + yandere + unhinged beauty + revenge + groveling pursuit] Refined, cold-hearted tycoon vs. radiant, spoiled, unhinged beauty A melodramatic story that puts the hero through the wringer. The heroine may turn into a heartbreaker later on. In Kyoto, people say the Ye family's princess is dazzling and spoiled, and looks down on everyone. Ye Si pursues Fu Yanchi for years, and successfully turns herself into Mrs. Fu. Fu Yanchi has always cherished his beloved first love. Ye Si for 1.8kReads6.3Score10014d adds
- 104 The Arrogant Young Lord's Everyday Face-Slapping 傲娇世子的打脸日常 Gu Li, master of the Yushui Manor, was famous throughout Jiangnan for his cold, striking beauty. Even more renowned than his looks was his love of beautiful things. He frequented brothels and pleasure houses, where renowned musicians played and famous composers performed. He would see anyone, regardless of status, and in time his reputation as a womanizer only grew. At first, Gu Li paid it no mind, until he took in a little girl whose eyes were full of nothing but him. Gu Li chuckled. “There are 429Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 105 My Brother Wants Me to Treat His Entire Class for His Birthday 弟弟生日，让我请全班吃饭 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 After Five Years Together, My Boyfriend Became a Gigolo to Earn My Bride Price 恋爱五年，男友当鸭挣彩礼钱 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 My Husband Faked an Illness and Vanished, Then Took Another Woman to Antarctica 老公装病失联，转头带妹游南极 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 Our Daughter's Fever Won't Break, but My Husband Only Cares About Mahjong 女儿高烧不退，老公只顾着打麻将 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 The General’s Wife Is No Damsel 将军夫人不安分 [Devoted husband + possessive + domineering + sweet and heartbreaking + understanding confidante] [A heroine who is sometimes gentle and graceful, sometimes imperious × a domineering, devoted, and obsessive hero] The Shen family estate is ransacked by bandits, leaving the family destitute. Shen Xinyu brings her family's ancestral incense-making skills to seek refuge with her cousin Ning Zhenyuan at the Duke's estate. Everyone laughs at her, calling her a fallen merchant's daughter who clings to 125Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 After the Divorce, Mr. Shen Regretted It 离婚后，沈总他后悔了 To put her grandfather’s mind at ease, Gu Ziyao brings her engagement agreement and asks Shen Junyan to marry her. He agrees coldly, but insists they keep the marriage secret for three years and stay out of each other’s business. For three years, she shoulders the family business alone, facing difficulties, being plied with alcohol, and having rumors spread about her, yet never once asking him for help. On the eve of their three-year agreement’s end, fate plays a trick on them 1.6kReads6.8Score11714d adds
- 111 After the Divorce, the Stand-In Wife Goes on a Rampage 离婚后，替身太太杀疯了 [Modern wealthy-family angst]+ [The ex regrets it too late]+ [A career comeback led by a strong female lead]+ [Sweet romance with the second male lead]+ [The beloved first love faces payback]+ [The male lead’s lifelong regret] Shen Zhiyi loved Fu Chenzhou for three years. She wore white dresses for him, grew her hair long, and gave up her dream of becoming a designer, content to be a quiet, understanding Mrs. Fu. It wasn’t until his beloved first love returned from abroad that she learned she ha 41Reads—Score1414d adds
- 112 The Fox Demon Wiped Out My Family, Yet My Husband Asked Me to Spare Her 狐妖灭我满门，夫君却让我饶了她 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 The Sun Shines Just Right 此时骄阳正正好 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 Love and Hate Drift Away, Deep Feelings Fade 爱恨随风，深情已逝 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 After the Substitute Bride, Lord Fu's Cold Facade Crumbles 替嫁后，冷面傅爷人设崩了 [Powerful CEO of a wealthy family + chasing his wife to the crematorium + married first, love later + secret identities + identities exposed + face-slapping + feel-good read + equally matched leads] Also known as The Substitute Bride Is Gorgeous and Fierce and Mr. Fu, Your Wife Has 108 Secret Identities On the night I became his substitute bride, the devil incarnate gripped my chin and warned me, “Remember, you’re just a tool.” I lowered my head, feigned tears, and obediently played the country —Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 116 Quit Being Spoiled, Quit Being Restless 戒娇戒燥 [Just rated, score may rise] [Female Lead Is Not a Virgin | Male Lead Gets Tormented | Forbidden Love | Goes Dark] At 23, Ji Qing fell into a passionate affair, damp and suffocating. From then on, his life was beset by endless gloom. Ji Yan watched coldly as Ji Qing slowly grew gravely ill, until one day, he fell ill too. [The female lead is flawed. If you expect high standards from her, don't read this.] The male lead gets tormented. The female lead always has the upper hand in the relationshi 11.2kReads6.7Score1.5k14d adds
- 117 Now This Is How You Write a Tragic Romance 姐这操作才叫虐文 [The brainless heroine is the best in the world, no logic needed, she has to be number one]+ [All male leads are chaste]+ [Multiple male leads] Everyone in the cultivation world knows Ming Yuan is a lunatic. She kills at the slightest provocation and picks fights for no reason. When this lunatic is struck dead by lightning, the whole world celebrates! Then the lunatic gets bound to the Tragic Romance System 001. 001 needs to collect angst points. Ming Yuan takes one look at the script and decide 281Reads8.3Score11314d adds
- 118 Crush the Wild Rose 揉碎野玫瑰 [Reunion After Years Apart + Unrequited Love + Fake Playboy + Mending a Broken Relationship + Sweet, Satisfying, and Angsty + Both Chaste, Happy Ending] Popular Saleswoman vs. Handsome, Bad-Boy CEO with a Devoted Heart Jiang Beiheng and Lin Suhang were two people whose paths were never supposed to cross. One was a bona fide playboy; the other was the well-behaved girl every parent loved. But no one knew that the unruly, arrogant boy had already become an obsession, deeply engraved in the girl's 51Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 119 Fine, I Admit It: Mr. Gu Begs Me to Get Back Together Every Day 不装了，顾总每天都在求复合 [Low initial rating + Fallen Ice Queen + The Husband’s Long Road to Redemption + Cold, Abstinent, Unhinged Hero + First She Suffers, Then He Does] Wen Ruan had loved Gu Qingshi for years. She loved him so much that she plotted to seduce him into bed, and in the end, she got what she wanted and became the woman by his side. Then one day, Wen Ruan dreamed that the world she lived in was just a novel, and Gu Qingshi was its male lead. She was nothing more than a scheming, white-lotus supporting cha 390Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 120 For Whom Do the Apricot Blossoms Bloom in Solitude? 杏花寂寂为谁开 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 Jujubes Fall Softly Onto My Clothes 簌簌枣花落衣襟 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 Heartbound Ashes: The Poison Doctor’s Ex-Wife Has a Thousand Layers of Schemes 连心烬：毒医前妻的千层套路 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 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 27.4kReads7.7Score2.6k14d adds
- 124 She Never Meant to Be Reborn 她没想重生啊 Shen Qingyao died by her husband Xiao Lin's sword, a single thrust through the heart. She felt neither resentment nor hatred. She had been caught in bed with another man, albeit by accident, and accepted her fate. This ill-fated relationship should have ended there. But she never expected several obsessive, deranged men to drag her bodily back from the underworld. When she opened her eyes, she was reborn at the beginning of the tragedy, back at the starting point of this ill-fated marriage. 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 I Sold Paintings to Put My Husband Through School 我靠卖画供夫君读书 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 Mistaken Love: I Love You, but I Love Him More 误爱：我爱你，但我更爱他 Do you believe in love at first sight? Wen Wenran caressed his face. Fu Mingyu thought that three years of devotion, followed by three years of marriage, would be enough to make her love him. But when he saw her kissing another man on the street, he knew he’d lost, utterly and completely... The woman he’d schemed so hard to win would eventually leave. After six years away, Fu Ran returned and walked toward him without hesitation... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 After I Ran Away from My Wedding, the Whole World Fell in Love with Me 逃婚后，全世界都爱上我 60Reads—Score114d adds
- 128 Love's Haven 栖爱 [Chasing your wife to the crematorium] [Rekindled love] He chases her to the crematorium and wins her back! That's right, he wins her back! If this isn't your kind of story, please don't read it! Just move on instead of making yourself suffer! CEO male lead x female lead, a senior executive from investment banking An evenly matched couple The female lead falls in love at first sight. The male lead is slow to realize his feelings, and later humbles himself to win her back. Four years ago, Lu Ming 371Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 129 After One Letter of Farewell, the Aloof Heir Stormed Through Imperial Power to Marry Me 一纸诀别，清冷世子踏破皇权来娶我 117Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 Just for Fun? When I Really Walked Away, Why Did Young Master Jiang Lose Control First? 玩玩而已？真退场蒋少怎先失控了 The Ex-Wife Chase, The Powerful Man Bows His Head, Both Pure, One-on-One Arrogant, carefree young heir * cool, resilient ballerina Everyone in Beijing's elite circles knows that Jiang Songzhou keeps a docile canary by his side: Tan Nian. She is sensible and well-behaved, always there whenever he calls. Everyone says she is nothing but a passing amusement for Jiang Songzhou. Jiang Songzhou himself believes their relationship has nothing to do with marriage. They are just having fun. Until one 4.3kReads6.7Score27314d adds
- 131 Addictive: After I Tortured Him, the Cold and Ruthless Young Master Ling Went Crazy for Me! 上瘾：虐他后，冷酷凌少爱疯了！ [Strong heroine, regretful pursuit, childhood sweethearts, face-changing, devoted male lead] He was too young to know how to love. After his countless provocations and abuses, her heart turned to stone. She thought she'd finally escaped, but was tricked and ended up in a foreign country. When she returned home, all she wanted was revenge. They meet again after she's changed her face. He goes mad with jealousy when he sees her find someone new, but all he can do is kneel before her with red-rimm 150Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 Shocking! The Gods Are at Her Feet 惊！神明为她裙下臣 ♡ To everyone else, he's impossibly distinguished, but all she can picture is him kneeling at the hem of her skirt, having cast aside his dignity to beg for her affection. ♡ [Cool human girl assassin vs. devoted, crazed god from the Nine Heavens; physical torment + both are Alphas + beautiful yet tragic + aesthetics of villainy] 1. Though he is the supreme ruler, he willingly loses himself in love and bows his head in submission. “A Si, I was wrong. If you'll let me stay by your side, I'll leave 84Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 133 After Giving Birth to the Heir, I Divorced Him and Fled with Our Child and the Money 生下继承人后，我离婚带崽携款逃 [Ex-Husband's Redemption · Bitter Regret · Clear-Eyed, Strong Heroine] The night she gave birth to an heir, Lin Rong'er finally woke up. Her husband was looking after his childhood sweetheart's sprained ankle, while her mother-in-law schemed to use her womb. She was done being a puppet in this wealthy family. After disappearing with her son, the whole family laughed, convinced she couldn't survive without the Pei family. But with her talent and a sudden influx of capital, she defied fate and mad 1.4kReads7.3Score18014d adds
- 134 When Daylight First Breaks 乍破天光遇 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 At Our Engagement Party, My Fiancé Confessed His Love to His One True Love 订婚宴上，未婚夫示爱白月光 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 The Crematorium Is Headed for a Bad Ending, So What’s the Use of Regretting It? 火葬场就要be，你后悔有什么用 [Quick transmigration / wish fulfillment / chasing the wife to the crematorium / heroine doesn’t forgive him / male lead suffers] In worlds born from novels, the heroine is abused by the male lead and still chooses to forgive him. That isn’t what she wants; it’s a will imposed upon her. They sacrifice themselves in exchange for freedom. World One: The top student falls out of love “Stay away from me.” “You’re so annoying.” World Two: The wife in an arranged marriage wants a divorce “You’re n 848Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 137 Who Promised Her a Long and Lasting Chang'an? 谁许她长安长见 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 If We Could Share a Snowfall in This Life, We Should Grow Old Together in the Next 此生若能同淋雪，来世应当共白头 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 Only After the Divorce Did He Learn She Never Loved Him. Mr. Zhou Keeps Losing It! 离婚才知她不爱，周总又又又破防了！ There was a well-known secret in their circle: Zhou Jingyue loved a woman he could never have, but that woman was Zhou Zi, the adopted daughter listed in the Zhou family genealogy. Under pressure from his family, Zhou Jingyue married Su Qian Ci, whose features resembled Zhou Zi’s. When Zhou Zi returned to the country, he resolutely asked for a divorce. But he unexpectedly discovered that Su Qian Ci had married him and carefully nursed him back to health, and that she lay awake with insomnia afte 991Reads—Score10414d adds
- 140 The Prince Dotes on His Concubine and Neglects His Wife! The Furious Princess Consort Becomes Empress 王爷宠妾灭妻！狂妃一怒做女帝 [Medical heroine] [Transmigrated heroine takes on reborn heroine] [Dumps her original husband] [Second male lead’s road to winning back his wife] The legitimate eldest daughter of the Prime Minister’s family used shameful means to marry the least favored prince, becoming the laughingstock of the entire capital. On their wedding day, a side consort was brought into the household too. The prince doted on his side consort but treated her with icy indifference. When the side consort fell into the wa 2.4kReads8.5Score22914d adds
- 141 After Our Reunion, the Movie Emperor Won't Leave Me Alone 重逢后，影帝对我纠缠不休 To protect Yu Wangshu, Bai Jingyu crippled her bully and was forced to transfer schools. In the fourth year after they parted, Bai Jingyu made his debut. The moment Yu Wangshu followed him on Weibo, he found her. She ran. He chased. He pursued her until they “accidentally” met again. The poor student who had once been reduced to the dust, the teacher’s well-behaved girl, became a screenwriter. The delinquent, handsome spendthrift, the teacher’s little devil incarnate, became a top-tier star. Bai 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 The Sickly True Crown Prince Loves Waiting on the Troublemaking Fake Heiress 病娇真太子最爱伺候作精假千金了 [Yandere romance, face-slapping, sweet indulgence, forced love and a groveling chase, rivals competing for her] After Shen Qianxu discovered she was the fake heiress, she decided to break off her engagement to the second son of the Meng family. She planned to find herself a new lover. When she walked into a male escort club, she recognized its top attraction: campus heartthrob Yin Fengqi. “What are you doing working in a place like this?” “If you’re really that broke, why not be mine?” “Would a 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 An Qiao Heads North 安乔向北 From the moment Xiang Zhengbei was brought into the Song family, he knew that the girl he had just met would stay in his heart forever. As they grew up together, feelings blossomed between them, but an accident made Song Anqiao hate Xiang Zhengbei. Even so, that year she said to him, half-joking and half-serious, “Let’s get married.” He thought their marriage would eventually warm Song Anqiao’s heart, but another accident shattered all his hopes... When the truth about the past came to light and 347Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 144 She Is Like a Clear Sky on a Midsummer Day 她如盛夏挽晴天 Three years ago, Jiang Huai, the young heir to a powerful family in the capital, abruptly broke up with his first love, Lin Chuxia. One upheaval after another followed, and then the family members she depended on were struck by misfortune too. Only then did she suddenly realize that she needed money more than love. The girl who used to talk about her dreams disappeared. In her place stood a major celebrity who cared only about profit. When they met again three years later, he realized that the p 55Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 145 Third Young Master, Your Wife Would Rather Die Than Divorce You 三少，夫人她死也要和你离婚 Both leads are romantically inexperienced / One-on-one romance / He chases her after losing her / Marriage first, love later Before being reborn, the most outrageous thing Qiao Yu had ever done was get tricked into sleeping with Ye Zhihan. Ye Zhihan was the youngest head of a billionaire family in the capital, a man of impeccable character and great power. Without that scheme, Ye Zhihan would have been someone Qiao Yu could never reach in this lifetime. After one wild night, Ye Zhihan was forced 468Reads7.9Score11314d adds
- 146 Swan Meat 天鹅肉 Ji Chengxiao once had a sweet, clingy girlfriend. He was so sure she adored him that no matter what he did wrong, he could always coax her back. So, without hesitation, he got engaged to the daughter of another wealthy family to get what he wanted. He never imagined she would decisively disappear from his world. - Three years later, at an ordinary business dinner, he finally heard that familiar voice again. The famously unflappable Mr. Ji ignored everyone’s astonished stares and chased after som 3.4kReads8.1Score23314d adds
- 147 I Kneel Before the Crown, Yet My Sister Hates Me to the Bone 跪奉冠冕，姐姐恨我入骨 [Wealthy-family feuds + psychological control + unequal status + physical and emotional torment] When Jiang Yun was five, she watched with her own eyes as her mother was carried away. She saw her father holding Jiang Sheng, while the woman who had wrecked their family moved into the Jiang household. Her father felt guilty and tried to make it up to Jiang Yun in every possible way, but the good times didn't last. That woman got pregnant. Jiang Yun knew it. All that talk about having no choice, 2.8kReads6.4Score15514d adds
- 148 September Has No Thirty-First 九月没有三十一 [Second-chance romance + mutual devotion + love at first sight in their youth] [A gifted writer whose pride has been shattered to pieces] × [A rebellious, deeply devoted heir to a powerful Beijing family] Feng Lingwan and Xie An met because of a misunderstanding. On New Year’s Eve, she was pushed into playing the hero and, in a daze, sent a certain Xie she had never met to the police station. When they met again, the crabapple blossoms at Yanyuan witnessed their heart-stirring encounter, as love 422Reads—Score10014d adds
- 149 After His Wife Is Reborn and Gives Up on Him, the Heir Chases Her 夫人重生死心后，世子他追妻了 (Rebirth + historical household drama + regretful husband’s redemption + marriage before love + devoted to each other) Everyone envies Song Yun for marrying so well into the Duke of Ning’s household. Her husband is a refined nobleman, and he never takes concubines! Song Yun’s heart is bitter. The truth of this marriage is something only she can know. Her husband is always as cold as ice, and no matter how hard she tries, she can’t warm his heart. At first, Song Yun thinks her husband might be 366Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 150 I Can See How Much She Loves Me 我能看见她爱我的余额 13Reads—Score—14d adds
