Novels like The Elusive Wife: After the Princess Consort Turns Dark
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- 151 Moonlight as a Prison: The Cold Young Lady Brings Her Bodyguard to Tears 折月为囚：清冷小姐虐哭暗卫 (The male lead suffers a lot. Read with caution if you're sensitive to angst.) (This is a fictional story set in an imaginary world.) Main couple: Xu Ruyan, a cool and ruthless daughter of the prime minister, and Song Zhiyu, a humble, devoted hidden guard. Secondary couple: Zhao Zhaoning, a beautiful and unpredictable princess, and Xu Qingfeng, a carefree young general. Xu Ruyan, the prime minister's legitimate daughter, grew up in a household rife with power struggles. She became cold and ruthl 1.3kReads8.2Score10014d adds
- 152 Empress Weiyang 未央皇后 “Today, I’ll give the empress’s throne to the woman you love. Will you let me and my family go, then?” Driven into a corner, she gave a bitter smile and admitted defeat. “I don’t want anything anymore. I wish you both happiness!” Yin Wushang: “You’re unfaithful, cold, and calculating. Yan Weiyang, what makes you worthy of being my empress?” Yu Tianhuan: “You’d better kill me with one sword. Otherwise, as long as I’m alive, I’ll never let go. Yanyan, we’ll drag each other through hell on earth to 729Reads8.6Score10014d adds
- 153 Cherishing the Gloomy Cat-Beast Boy 疼爱那个阴戾的猫兽少年 [Female-led romance, male lead gets put through the wringer, healing, male lead has a secret crush, abandoned-cat syndrome, both are each other’s first, stand-in] A sweet-looking, scheming little princess with a dark heart × a volatile, possessive, gloomy cat-beast boy At seventeen, Wen Nian received a text message from the future. To save her future self, she took matters into her own hands. Stay away from scumbags and live an honest, respectable life. Following the messages’ instructions, she 58Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 154 Kneel and Kiss the Rose 跪吻玫瑰 [Fictional Matriarchy x Reunion After a Long Separation x Mending a Broken Relationship x Groveling Chase x 1v1, Both Leads Pure, Happy Ending x Hero Begs for Love on His Knees] Shock! My best friend's secret beloved is actually the neighboring country's crown princess! Heroine, descendant of an ancient divine clan x human hero - Xie Jingsi, young master of the Xie family, took power at a young age. Refined, free-spirited, and untouchable. After an accident, Yun Sheng was badly injured and lost 1.4kReads—Score10614d adds
- 155 Springtime Desire in the Courtyard 欲色春庭 A shamelessly classic romance: one-night stand + sugar daddy + running away with the baby + groveling to win his wife back + crushing the scumbag A sales office customer service representative at a new development effortlessly won over a business tycoon known for his abstinence, causing quite a stir in their circle. When his friends questioned him, he didn’t care. He just assumed his rivals had used a “honey trap” and treated her like a plaything. “How could I fall for a woman I’m just spending 80Reads—Score514d adds
- 156 Madam, the CEO Has Been Kneeling for Three Days and Nights. Won’t You Forgive Him? 夫人，总裁跪三天三夜了不原谅吗 [Angst romance, a groveling chase, the heroine takes revenge on her ex-husband later, satisfying] Tang Susu fell in love with Gu Jingshen the moment she laid eyes on him. But she knew Gu Jingshen didn't love her. At twenty, she married Gu Jingshen, but she knew it was nothing more than his revenge against her. She thought it was all right. Even the hardest heart would eventually be warmed by her. But she was wrong! After they married, Gu Jingshen's scandals were everywhere, but she didn't care a 790Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 157 After Two Years Apart, He Loses Control When the Court Grants Their Divorce 分居两年，法院判离他却当场失控 Aloof professor who cries whenever she kisses him x devoted, sharp-tongued playboy [The wife-chasing crematorium + devoted to each other + push and pull] Jiang Hanyin was aloof and reserved. After one failed marriage, she decided to close her heart to love. But Gu Tinglan, the second young master of the Gu family in Beicheng, barged into her life and showed her the most passionate, burning love in the world... He pried open her hard shell. His love was a blazing inferno, capable of melting Jiang 732Reads5.5Score10114d adds
- 158 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 142Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 CEO, Your Wife Says She'll Pay with Her Life 总裁，夫人说她以命相抵了 [Physical and emotional torment + a repentant husband chasing his wife + younger, possessive obsessive love + tragic ending, no reconciliation] After a car accident, he lost the child he had with his lover. Grieving the loss of his child, Gong Yin blamed it all on Weisheng Luobai. He destroyed her family, crippled her right hand, and ended her path to becoming a champion. Weisheng Luobai, once a gifted young woman who had made a name for herself in the capital, became a servant to his lover. 237Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 Mr. Lin, That Baby Looks Just Like You 林总，那崽崽像你 Clear-Headed, Resilient Beauty × Decisive, Ruthless Big Shot Sharp Tongues and Stubborn Hearts | His Long Road to Winning Her Back | Both Leads Are Inexperienced Not long after Lu Yunqi’s marriage in name only ended with her husband’s death, her mother-in-law sent her to the bed of Lin Siheng, a powerful business tycoon. Lin Siheng was also her late husband’s cousin. After falling into his arms night after night, she thought he must feel something for her. Then, by chance, Lu Yunqi heard wh 1.3kReads6.8Score10014d adds
- 161 Echoes of Regret: Goodbye, Endless Summer 遗憾回响：再见无尽夏 [Reunited after years apart × both leads are virgins × angst × intense push and pull × second chance at love] Because of their parents’ feud, eighteen-year-old Ye Shaotang and Wu Jinxia lost their homes and families. From then on, he hated her with all his heart. He said, “I wish I’d never met you.” To his surprise, she granted his wish. She moved away and hid her name, leaving him searching for her for eight whole years. Eight years later, she was a tireless photographer, while he had become a 224Reads—Score10714d adds
- 162 Reunited After Seven Years Apart, Mr. Bo Loses Control! 分手七年后重逢，薄总他失控了！ Rekindled love + reunion after years apart + mutually chaste + a wife-winning redemption arc After breaking up with Bo Yanzhou seven years ago, Shen Wanhe never expected she would see him again. He was born into a wealthy family, a heaven-blessed prodigy and campus heartthrob who drew everyone’s attention wherever he went. She came from a small town, sensitive and insecure, an unknown face as overlooked as a weed by the roadside. Seven years ago, to repay Bo Yanzhou, she became his girlfrien 16.1kReads7.5Score1.7k14d adds
- 163 A Lingering Itch 迟痒 [Broken Engagement, Rekindled Love] [Reunion After Years Apart] [Both Chaste] [Long-Laid Plans] [The Ex-Wife Chase] Six years ago, Li Chengyan suddenly vanished without a trace. Soon after, news broke that he was about to enter an arranged marriage. Yun Mingyang thought their relationship had probably been nothing more than a game to him. Heartbroken, she married someone else while pregnant and gave birth to a daughter, hoping to bury her first love in the past. Six years later, they reunited. H 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 After His Marriage Partner Was Switched, President Bo Took a Devastating Blow 更换联姻对象后，薄总遭受了暴击 Bo Qing unilaterally announced that he was changing his marriage-alliance partner. A month later, a clever and capable Secretary Gu appeared by his side, while a dazzling, dashing beauty named Gigi showed up at a bar in Jing City. From then on, “accidents” kept cropping up in Bo Qing’s work and personal life. He thought he was imagining things. That was until he discovered that Secretary Gu, so respectful to him on the surface, had been secretly adding things to his meals, then cursing and beati 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 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 66Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 The Fallen Crown Prince, a Prisoner in Chains 亡国太子阶下囚 This is an angsty story: physical torment in the first half, emotional torment in the second, coercive love, imprisonment in a dark room, and revenge. Mo Jingxuan spent three years plotting the destruction of the Yu Kingdom and preparing to take revenge on its emperor. After finally fighting his way to the city walls, he discovered that the damned emperor had died just days before he could break through the gates. With nowhere else to direct his overwhelming hatred, he turned it on Lin Chen, the 564Reads6.5Score10114d adds
- 167 After the Divorce, My CEO Ex-Husband Became My Backup Option 离婚后，总裁前夫成了我的备胎 The first thing I did after filing for divorce was cut off my ex-wife's admirers. The refined top-tier star actor, the puppy-like younger brother who's great at singing and dancing, the aloof, untouchable doctor... Her ex-husband, the CEO, was so consumed by jealousy that he became nothing more than a backup option. Clutching his lovely ex-wife in his arms, he glared like an eagle guarding its prey. “No matter how this wild rose climbs over the wall, she'll end up in my arms. I'll let her go onl 124Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 168 Seventeen Years After Her Death, Her CEO Husband Went Mad 她死后的十七年，霸总老公疯掉了 The rating just came in. It’ll go up. Married life + the husband’s long road to winning back his wife Radiant, high-maintenance heiress × cold-blooded tycoon * Ji Mingyao always thought her husband was a man who put profit above everything, cold-hearted and excessively controlling. The day after their wedding, he went abroad for three months. His attitude toward her was neither warm nor cold. She despised his coldness and ruthlessness. She threw tantrums and made a scene, but never managed to wi 23.8kReads8.3Score1.5k14d adds
- 169 Reborn Alongside My Ex-Husband, the Regent 和摄政王前夫一起重生了 She loved Chi Moxuan with all her heart, giving him her everything. But she wasn’t that desperate. After he hurt her time and again for Chi Yunshu and abandoned her, she wasn’t going to cling to him and refuse to let go. Chi Moxuan was the one who pursued her first. To secure Chi Yunshu and her son’s position, he arranged a chance encounter and played the hero to her damsel in distress, making her fall in love with him. He restored her identity as the legitimate daughter and true heiress of the 505Reads7.2Score10114d adds
- 170 The Delicate Beauty Is Hard for the Powerful Minister to Spoil 娇娇美人，权臣难宠 [Both leads are devoted to each other + sweet romance + household intrigue + pure historical romance + rekindled love after a breakup + the husband’s long road to winning his wife back] The wealthy Bai family of Yunzhou was wiped out overnight. When their only daughter, Bai Mengjiao, was abducted, she fell off a cliff and injured her head. When she awoke, she had forgotten everything about her past… Pei Huaizhi brought her back to the marquis’s residence, telling everyone she was his younger sis 79Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 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 559Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 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 3kReads7.3Score16714d adds
- 173 Mr. Lu's Reckless Love 陆先生放肆爱 A dazzling, irresistible lawyer × a rugged retired tycoon + long-separated adults caught in a seductive push and pull + mostly sweet with a little angst + happy ending Four years ago, Lu Yanchuan ended things with one short, direct phone call. An Ning could only let him go, nursing that piercing pain alone in empty corners and through countless dark nights. When they met again four years later, she said, “Lu Yanchuan, a good horse never eats the grass behind it.” Lu Yanchuan’s voice was low and 1kReads7.6Score10214d adds
- 174 My Ex-Wife Is Hard to Soothe: Get in Line to Pursue Her, Mr. Pei 前妻难哄，裴总追娶请排队 [Groveling pursuit + Rekindled love + Healing each other + Adorable child] Jiang Weiran, an utterly ordinary classical dance choreographer. Pei Yunze, a dashing, fickle young gentleman from a prominent family. At the height of their passion, they married because they were expecting a child. But after a long stretch of cold wars, they became a bitterly mismatched couple. Pei Yunze thought his wife had no love for him. The jade gourd pendant at her neck was proof. Jiang Weiran thought her husband 59Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 175 President Song Is Critically Ill. Madam, Please Stop Torturing Him 宋总已病危，夫人别虐了 Gu Wanrou died, and Song Yichen told Wen Zhixi, “Let’s get divorced. The mistress of the Song family can’t have a single stain on her reputation. You’ve disgraced that position.” Wen Zhixi screamed herself hoarse trying to explain, but he said, “She harmed the Gu family’s daughter. That alone proves she’s deranged and deserves to die.” Yet, after being gravely wounded, he told Fu Xinian, “Yes, I love her. My feelings haven’t changed in all these years. What does Gu Wanrou amount to? She’s not wo 1.6kReads—Score10814d adds
- 176 This CEO Deserves to Suffer: 20 Epic Chases to Win Her Back 这届总裁真该虐：20场骨灰级追妻 [The husband-chasing crematorium + substitute + first love + domineering CEO + painful romance + reborn + marriage and love + face-slapping] I spent years by Zhong Ruokuang’s side. Our relationship went from boss and employee to lovers in bed, but I never had a proper title. I asked, “Why did you choose to be with me?” He gave me that perfunctory smile again. “Because you’re obedient.” Then I was attacked online, while he was busy spending Christmas with his childhood sweetheart, the one he’d al 195Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 177 The Way That Can Be Spoken: She Cultivates the Heartless Dao 道可道，她修无情道 The brokenhearted, devoted, beautiful-but-tragic police hero × the cold, detached, hollow data analyst heroine | She is his only painkiller They've only ever been with each other! They've only ever been with each other! They've only ever been with each other! Three times, because it's important. Gu Yinan is the youngest captain in the economic crimes squad. He has bipolar disorder and suffers from chronic stomach problems. When solving cases, he's decisive and ruthless, notorious throughout th 195Reads6.5Score214d adds
- 178 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. 9.4kReads7.8Score68614d adds
- 179 The Heartbreaker Comes Back, but the Gentle CEO Has Already Lost Heart 渣女回头，温柔总裁早已心灰意冷 [Readers who love seeing the male lead suffer, come on in! Physical and emotional angst, pain in both family and romance, stomach problems + people-pleasing + low self-esteem and self-loathing + intermittent blindness in the later chapters] Tang Wen always believed that her marriage was a scheme devised by Lu Yan. But when Lu Yan agreed to divorce her, she finally saw his heart, battered and full of wounds... Could she mend what was broken? “Ms. Tang, we’re divorced now. Please show some restrai 3kReads8.2Score18214d adds
- 180 Drowning in Starlight 溺星入骨 (Just got a rating, it’ll rise later) [Rekindled romance × reunion after years apart × both virgins × relationship-focused × angst first, sweetness later] [Cool-headed, stubborn, ordinary heroine × aloof, celibate heir to a powerful family] In high school, Jiang Nanxing was the envy of the whole school. Because Fu Siyan, the top student, was completely devoted to her. He tutored her every day and even planned to study abroad with her, laying out her entire future. But she didn’t cherish him and 2.9kReads6.6Score25914d adds
- 181 A Preview of Heartbreak: The Arms Dealer's Quest to Win His Wife Back 难哄预告，军火大佬追妻火葬场 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1.2kReads7.1Score—14d adds
- 182 Marriage Before Love: Mr. Nan Falls for Her and Chases Her 先婚后爱：南少倒追成瘾 At first, Nan Hanchuan told the girl who adored him without a trace of concern: “Gu Yi, this relationship is fake! Don’t take it too seriously.” Gu Yi didn’t mind. But after two years of marriage, she came to her senses, leaving behind the fervor and joy she’d once felt. He could never love her. He even hated her! The day she’d finally had enough disappointment and decided to divorce him, Nan Hanchuan panicked. He had already fallen hopelessly into the depths of her eyes. She was the very girl h 211Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 183 He’s Obsessive and Impossible to Shake 他偏执又难缠 [Reunion after a long separation | He goes through hell to win her back | Forced love] When the Cheng family teetered on the brink of bankruptcy, Cheng Yitang became Jian Yushen’s caged songbird. She never expected that the whole thing had been a scheme. She cut ties with him decisively. They met again three years later. Their eyes met for a moment. All Cheng Yitang saw in his gaze was cold indifference. On the night she left, the man’s voice had been even colder than his eyes were now. He said, 2.4kReads8.9Score21914d adds
- 184 After I Dumped the Capital's Golden Boy, He Landed in the ICU 甩了京圈太子爷后，他进ICU了 [Love-struck, silly beauty X benefits-first young heir of the capital's elite / The heir acts like a dog early on / Later transforms into a love-struck heir of the capital's elite] [The wife-chasing crematorium + running away while pregnant + the powerful one bows his head + getting back together after a breakup + dual-purity romance] This is a story where the hero starts out with all the power in the family, and could have had a wife and children at home, but the young heir just had to mess e 7.2kReads—Score18114d adds
- 185 The Cast-Off Wife 下堂妻 [Gentle, clever orphan girl VS aloof, proud young nobleman] [The husband’s long road to winning her back + strong heroine + divorce + rekindled love + business rivalry + court intrigue] Lin Wan was Xiao Jingxing’s wife. She met him when she was eleven. At twenty-one, her heart broken, she became his cast-off wife. From then on, the girls whose relationships with Xiao Jingxing had been ambiguous, the prime minister’s daughter, a comrade-in-arms’ younger sister, and a famous courtesan, finally had 4.9kReads8.9Score38414d adds
- 186 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, 1.2kReads6.8Score10114d adds
- 187 After I Dumped the Fox Clan’s Young Master, He Started Crying Pearls 抛弃狐族少主后，他掉小珍珠了 [Unrequited Love + Corruption + Humble Pleas for Love + Mutual First Love] One day, a princess who had grown up in the Cold Palace was suddenly released, and an imperial edict landed squarely on her head. An arranged marriage? To a monster? They could keep dreaming! The princess never sat around waiting for her fate. She tried everything she could to escape. Her heart was like stone, and no matter how that fox demon tempted and bewitched her, she would never let herself become entangled in lov 408Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 188 I'm Claiming My Future Wife 赖定准老婆 [Cool, carefree “underachiever” (software engineer) ✖ Cultured, scheming top student (CEO)] [Second Chance Romance + Childhood Friends, Sort Of + Devoted to Each Other + HE] At a tipsy gathering, someone dares to ask the aloof Zhou Min a question: “Mr. Zhou, have you ever cried over a woman?” The moment he asks, an eerie silence falls over the room. After a long pause, Zhou Min replies coolly, “Yes.” !!! “Because… of what?” the person presses, unable to resist. Instead of answering, Zhou Min ask 2kReads8.9Score20614d adds
- 189 After the Princess Stopped Being Love-Struck, the Untouchable Beauty Panicked 公主不恋爱脑后，高岭之花他慌了 [Traditional historical romance + noble princess falls for her aloof prince consort + married first, fell in love later + groveling for his wife] Xining fell in love with Xie Yuanjing at first sight and forced him to become her prince consort. She indulged and coaxed him day after day, convinced that if she gave him her whole heart, he would return her feelings. Her prince consort took a knife meant for her when an assassin attacked. Though he knew nothing of romance, he filled her courtyard wit 1.3kReads6.1Score10014d adds
- 190 Mu Jinru Rufeng: General Mu Held Hostage in an Enemy Kingdom 沐瑾如枫之沐将军敌国为质 “A hostage general and the young lady of the Minister’s residence A princess and her devoted guard” Torture his body and break his heart! Whippings and imprisonment! After General Mu, victorious in a hundred battles, conquered thirty-two cities of Yan, the emperor of the Celestial Dynasty sealed his inner power and sent him to Gulan as a hostage. The extravagant, debauched princess had him forcibly dragged to her residence. She forced him into black iron shackles, locked him in a dungeon, made h 920Reads8.0Score10014d adds
- 191 Mr. Mo, Stop Torturing Her. Your Wife Is Innocent 莫总别虐了，夫人她是无辜的 A sudden accident at sea entangled two people who had barely known each other, drawing them into a relationship born of a mistake. In the name of revenge, Mo Lingbei destroyed everything beautiful in Fu Qing's life, turning her into someone else: a substitute forced to live under another person's identity, forever hidden from the light. But gradually... As the two spent every day together amid this revenge, he slowly came to understand her. The girl he'd once thought was a spoiled, idle, useless 55Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 192 Quick Transmigration: Let All the Impure Men Die 快穿之不洁男都去噶 [Female-led romance with a woman in the dominant role + strong female lead + taming men + torturing men + bad ending + men competing for her + male side characters for sex only + no fixed pairing] System mission: Transmigrate into a book and complete the mission to save unchaste men. Requirement: Turn an unchaste man into a suitable male lead for a women-oriented novel. Mission-taker Lu Zhan accepts the mission. Step one: While fulfilling the original host's goal, break the male lead's heart and 121Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 Addicted to Her: The Abstinent CEO Turns Completely Obsessive 毒瘾缠身，禁欲夜总彻底病娇了！ In her previous life, Bai Si picked up a poor little thing, gave him a name, and took care of his food and clothing. In the end... he wiped out her entire family. Ugh! After being reborn, Bai Si wanted to kill him right away, but then she discovered there had been a misunderstanding. She meant to leave things there and keep out of each other’s way. After all, there were plenty of handsome young men around. If this one wouldn’t do, she could move on to the next. But the little guy seemed to be ev 84Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 194 After I Stopped Chasing Him, My Senior Brother Couldn't Sleep at Night 我不追后，师兄他夜不能寐 [Reborn heroine builds her career and wins everyone’s heart + Hero chases his wife to the crematorium + 1v1, both leads’ first love] That winter, Xie Lanxing was sentenced to death. The executioner was the senior brother she had pursued for a hundred years. Before the sword pierced her heart, she gazed at the plum blossoms dusted with snow and remembered the day she first met Lu Xianyue. He, too, had come through the snow. Back then, he had wrapped her gently in a fox-fur cloak, comforted her in 886Reads6.6Score10014d adds
- 195 Luring Him Into Passion 诱他情迷 Strong, dazzling secretary × unruly, sharp-tongued CEO Both sexually inexperienced|groveling pursuit of his wife|angsty push and pull|the powerful man humbles himself for love|happy ending|fake first love For five years by Lu Wangci's side, Ruan Shuyi had two identities. By day, she was his exceptionally capable personal secretary. At night, she was the “Ruanruan” he called for in bed. She hid the nine-year-long crush she'd had since she was a girl, asking for no future and demanding no title. U 5.8kReads7.3Score40214d adds
- 196 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 2.7kReads8.2Score10914d adds
- 197 Quick Transmigration: The Female Supporting Character Loves a Good Groveling Arc 快穿：女配酷爱火葬场 The low rating is only because there aren’t enough reviews. [Heroine with Mild Emotional Blindness / Emotional Detachment + Groveling Chase That Goes Nowhere + Male Rivals Compete + Love Polygon] The heroine is an ordinary girl. In some worlds, she goes from universally disliked to universally adored. (The male leads and supporting male characters don’t fall for her right away; some are already in love with someone else. They take time to fall for her, and there’s a little angst.) No fixed pairi 2.9kReads8.7Score22714d adds
- 198 Take Her to Register the Marriage! The Abstinent CEO Begs Her for Affection, Eyes Red 拉她领证！禁欲霸总红着眼求她宠 [Male lead gets hurt + angst + reunion after years apart + rekindled love + love grows over time + painful romance + happy ending] A deeply devoted, self-effacing, love-struck male lead vs. a cold, stubborn, fiercely independent female lead Young Master Qi, a famous CEO in the business world, was strikingly handsome and came from a distinguished family. Five years ago, he knelt humbly for love, causing a sensation across the city. On the day of his engagement, he was cruelly dumped. She joined f 453Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 199 The Love Rival Mr. Pei Investigated Obsessively Turned Out to Be Her 裴总疯狂调查的情敌，竟是她 [Scheming, flirtatious beauty x restrained, self-controlled “substitute” big shot] [Bittersweet romance + mutual pining fulfilled + fake-substitute trope + revenge + groveling for his wife] The day rumors about Pei Zhiyan and his half-sister Shen Qingqing hit the trending charts, Shen Li finally understood: This marriage had always been nothing but a “substitute” game. So she made a burner account and posed as a male homewrecker to provoke Pei Zhiyan: If he only saw her as his “sister-in-law,” t 142Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 Falling Blossoms Sink into the Starry River: A Song of the Nine Heavens’ Endless Night 落红沉星河：九重天阙长夜歌 [Xianxia romance with angst + a husband-chasing-after-the-funeral story] Immortals and demons cannot coexist, yet the one the Heavenly Queen Yun Zhao has always loved is the Demon Lord Mo Zhuo. As long as she is by his side, he is willing to do anything for her, and considers it a joy. But when he risks death to bear her daughter, Yun Zhao is at another man’s side. Holding their daughter, Su Yan keeps watch beside the iron tree that has not bloomed in ten thousand years. At last, he understands 1.3kReads—Score10214d adds
