Novels like When the Flowers Fade, Serenity Remains
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as When the Flowers Fade, Serenity Remains, best match first.
- 1 I’m Done Chasing You, Senior: The Lovesick Girl Is Reborn 不追了学长，恋爱脑她重生了 [Reborn + a long road to winning his wife back + both leads are each other's one and only] [Young journalist x tennis player] [The male lead has his reasons; he's not a scumbag] In her previous life, Zhou Yan fell for her senior, Mu Shen, at first sight. After pursuing him for three years, she finally “took advantage of his vulnerability” when the Mu family fell on hard times. Not long after they married, his childhood sweetheart returned from abroad, and he often stayed out all night. She final 86Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 2 When the Mist Clears, We’ll Meet Again 当迷雾散开，我们再重逢 [No Reconciliation After the Breakup] [Second Male Lead Takes the Lead] [Secret Crush] The Jin family in the north and the Song family in the south: everyone knew the two families were betrothed, perhaps because they were made for each other. What no one knew was that this had always been Song Qinian's one-sided wish. She spent three years trying to warm Jin Yize's heart, but it never thawed. Eventually, the two families called off the engagement, and Song Qinian went abroad, vanishing without a 121Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 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
- 4 Jiang Chuan’s Enchanting Tale 江川旖旎 Jiang Lai, a C-list actress, had been madly in love with her childhood friend, the young master of the Lu family, Lu Yunchuan, since she was little. He didn't like her socializing outside the home, so she gave up her acting career. He didn't like her getting jealous and competing for his attention, so she kept her sharp edges hidden. In the end, after she hurt Lu Yunchuan's beloved cousin, he angrily broke off their engagement. Everyone thought Jiang Lai would go back to orbiting around Young Ma —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 A Bewitching Kiss 迷吻 [Stunning, Cold Prince vs. Bright, Clear-Eyed Beauty Painter, Both Inexperienced] [Healing Each Other + Five-Year Age Gap] Xu Zhiyou and Shang Yan get into a fight the first time they meet. Only later does she learn that he’s her good friend’s older brother, one of the most powerful people in Jingzhou. Shang Yan is exceptionally handsome, with a powerful, formidable presence. He’s cold to almost everyone. Xu Zhiyou never imagined he was the pen pal she’d been writing to for three years. Even les 1.5kReads6.5Score102Shelves
- 6 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
- 7 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
- 8 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
- 9 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
- 10 The CEO Lost His Girl 霸总将他的女孩弄丢了 "Brother Jin, I hope you'll be happy." She wanted him to be happy, so she chose to let him go. He thought he didn't love her, and that this was the best outcome. Little did he know, he'd already let her into his heart. By the time he understood his own feelings, she was no longer where he'd left her. Love that comes too late is lighter than grass. There was already someone better by her side. If she'd chosen to let go, then she had to let go completely. 43Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 11 We Already Broke Off the Engagement. I Married the Crown Prince Instead. Why Are You Crying? 都退婚了，我闪婚太子爷你哭什么 [The heroine won’t look back after the ex’s desperate attempts to win her back + secret love comes true + sweet romance + both leads are virgins] After years together, her fiancé suddenly arranged an engagement alliance with the Song family, then declared righteously, “Miss Song and I are only pretending to be engaged. After everything I’ve done for you all these years, can’t you put up with this for my sake?” Mu Sheng’s heart died, and she instantly became the laughingstock of Yuncheng. She wen 1.9kReads8.8Score261Shelves
- 12 Good, Let Me Tempt You 乖，是欲撩 [Scheming, Proud CEO × Gentle, Cool Beauty] Both leads are pure and devoted; childhood sweethearts; a groveling chase to win her back; a sweet romance. Cold and ruthless business tycoon in public, clingy puppy at home. Ye Shuhuan had liked Lu Helin since she was little. By the time they were at university, everyone knew she had a crush on the haughty, aloof young master of the Lu family, Lu Helin. “I hate her.” When Ye Shuhuan heard those words, she disappeared from his world forever without say 98Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 13 After I Died Taking a Blade for Him, the Stubborn Young Lord Cried Himself Blind 我挡刀而死后，嘴硬世子哭瞎了眼 [Both reborn + the husband chases his wife to win her back + one man, one woman, both sexually pure] Song Wanyi and Jiang Changyi had been engaged since childhood. She was two years older than him and always put up with his foul temper. She had always thought he would grow up. Until one day, she accidentally overheard a conversation and felt as if she’d fallen into an ice cellar. “How could I possibly marry that old woman? She nags even more than a granny. I deliberately broke my leg to delay th 3.4kReads6.2Score133Shelves
- 14 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
- 15 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
- 16 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
- 17 After Mrs. Sheng's Miscarriage, Mr. Sheng Hand-Copied Buddhist Scriptures Three Thousand Times 盛太太流产，盛总手抄佛经三千遍 [Both devoted to each other + possessive love + groveling redemption + obsessive male lead who grows more forceful + replacement lover + she suffers first, then he does] Jiang Wan has been married to Sheng Lianjue for three years, giving him her whole heart and taking meticulous care of him. In the end, she nearly dies on the operating table. She sees the truth, understands, and lets go. From then on, she’s cold and aloof, with no interest in anyone. On a night of torrential rain, the man, soake 7.3kReads5.4Score548Shelves
- 18 After Three Years of Unrequited Pursuit, I Turned Around and Fell into a Big Shot's Arms 倒追三年没结果，转身大佬揽入怀 [The ex-wife chase ends with the ashes scattered + second male lead takes the girl + scheming male lead + both leads are each other’s first and only] The entertainment industry is a glittering place, but what it never lacks is people who pretend to be sincere. Liang Ci, however, offered Shi Yan her whole heart. Just as expected, he shattered it to pieces. The man looked down at her and asked, “Liang Ci, have you forgotten what our relationship is?” Liang Ci hadn’t forgotten. She’d just clung to 1.6kReads8.7Score144Shelves
- 19 Carry Me Through the Dusk 黄昏渡我 [Cool crown prince × aloof, world-weary queen] 1v1, SC, happy ending At first, Ji Li thought the world was filthy. So when she saw Yan Ji in a small county town, also trapped in an abyss, she couldn't help wanting him to sink with her. She couldn't stand how he remained so dignified despite being mired in the muck. She wanted to break him. But later, when she fell for him, he coldly abandoned her. “I waited sixteen hours just to hear you say something. Were you ever serious about me? Were you ju 1kReads8.2Score114Shelves
- 20 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
- 21 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
- 22 Tides Over the Capital at Night 京夜潮渡 [She Won't Turn Back After He Comes Crawling Back + Second Male Lead Takes the Lead + Sweet 1v1 Romance + Powerful Beijing Socialite] At eighteen, Jin Ting was sincere and passionate. He got into fights and was injured protecting Wen Er. He ran three streets in the rain to buy the soy milk and fried dough sticks she liked. His friends described him as devoted and romantic. On the day he graduated from college, he wrote his wish at the graduation party: “Become a business leader and marry Wen 3.1kReads8.7Score296Shelves
- 23 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
- 24 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
- 25 Lost in the Roses 深陷蔷薇 [A spoiled young lady who has always had her way * a steady, reserved, old-fashioned man] For all of her twenty-two years, Pei Yanli had been a constant presence in Qi Nianhuan’s life. Her carefree, flamboyant ways were all thanks to Pei Yanli’s silent indulgence. She liked him. She wanted to possess him and make him, a man who always kept himself in check, lose control beneath her skirts. But only later did she realize that the man who said he would give her anything she wanted would never 721Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 26 Falling Into Temptation 诱情陷落 [Important: Wife-chasing crematorium, powerful-family marriage, mutual secret crushes, fictional country, political and business dynasties, aloof political tycoon Qin Xun x soft yet strong actress Jiang Fuxi, sharp-fanged little-rabbit actress x powerful tycoon, the white moonlight is a misunderstanding.] “How could I possibly like someone like Jiang Fuxi?” On the first day of her marriage to Qin Xun, Jiang Fuxi heard him talking on the phone with his uncle outside the bedroom. His haughty, nonc 452Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 27 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
- 28 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
- 29 Laughing and Chatting With You 与你言笑晏晏 1v1, both devoted to each other / Reunited after years apart / Sweet everyday romance Warm, radiant actress vs. an elegant, devoted young heir Back in college, Su Yu was bright and carefree. One glance at Pei Yan during the opening ceremony was all it took for her to pursue him passionately for two years. She happily followed him around every day, just for the chance to see him. Back then, Pei Yan was cold and distant toward her. Even when she confessed her feelings, all he said was three words 429Reads6.4Score102Shelves
- 30 After Tearing Up 99 Divorce Agreements, Mr. He Turns into a Mad Dog 撕碎99份离婚协议，贺总变疯狗 After a car accident, Song Wanzhi finally saw that she wasn't the most important person in He Siheng's heart. When she lost their baby, her heart died completely, and she decided to leave. But when the proud, aloof man saw the divorce agreement, he thought she was being unreasonable. Irritated, he tore it up, caressed her face, and said, “Wanwan, stop making a fuss. I'll buy you a gift.” Her passionate love had made him think she would never leave. It was only when He Siheng saw their empty home 971Reads6.3Score102Shelves
- 31 Moonlight Kiss 月光热吻 [Wealthy-family romance, sweet flirtation, Beijing social circles, and a touch of groveling] [Cool, elegant heiress and piano goddess]& [A calculating, cold-faced business tycoon] Everyone in the capital knew the Lin and Lu families, both old and distinguished houses. Rumor had it that the Lin heiress was breathtakingly beautiful and a gifted pianist. The young master of the Lu family was noble and aloof, cold by nature, and adored by countless heiresses in the capital. Lin Wan fell for Lu Zeche 932Reads8.6Score100Shelves
- 32 We’re All Reborn, So Who’d Still Marry Into Your Family? 都重生了，谁还和你联姻啊！ [Cool guy × heiress, mostly set at school, with twists, a lighthearted style, and a bit of comedy] In her previous life, Jiang Yun unexpectedly entered an arranged marriage with the school bully she had had a crush on in high school. After the wedding, Fu Qingyin was cold and abstinent. She spent three years in a marriage that left her as good as a widow, and eventually died onstage. Back in high school, Jiang Yun refuses to repeat the past. She stops tending to his wounds and keeps her distance 488Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 33 Young Master Lu's Jealousy Diary After the Engagement Was Called Off 退婚后路少的吃醋日常 Jian Shu had loved Lu Ziqing since childhood. Loving him had been the most persistent thing she had ever done, right up until she heard him say: “A woman like Jian Shu just isn’t my type.” Jian Shu finally understood. She had always thought Lu Ziqing was simply aloof, and that was why he was so lukewarm toward her. She never imagined the truth was that he didn’t like her… “If he doesn’t like me, fine. I don’t care, either. I might as well have fed all that affection to a dog,” Jian Shu thought. 1.3kReads5.8Score103Shelves
- 34 Want to Get Back Together? Mr. Fu, Die First and Let Me See 想复合？傅总，您先死一个我看看 [Both virgins / groveling quest to win her back] In the eyes of outsiders, Su Chenqing is a young, beautiful college student, kept by Fu Wenchen as his mistress. Only Su Chenqing knows that Fu Wenchen loves her. He solemnly promised her a future. She has loved him for five or six years and given him all her firsts. Fu Wenchen is the person she trusts most. Until she hears about the marriage alliance between the Fu and Zhang families with her own ears, and sees Fu Wenchen take another girl's hand 3.8kReads8.2Score109Shelves
- 35 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
- 36 A Sickly Body, a Guilty Love 病骨罪情 (The Ex-Wife’s Pursuit: A Living Hell + Second Male Lead Takes the Crown + No Getting Back Together) When Song Ci was young, she saved someone. Later, that person sent her to prison over nothing more than a single word from his first love. After she was released, torment and humiliation followed one after another. When he threw away her mother’s ashes, Song Ci had lost everything. At last, she learned her lesson. Her brain had been badly injured, and she was slowly starting to forget him. But he 1.1kReads8.2Score101Shelves
- 37 Reborn: Luring My Childhood Rival Home to Kiss Me Relentlessly 重生，诱拐竹马的死对头回家缠吻 [From Campus to Wedding Bells | The Enemy Takes the Lead | Second Male Lead's Regret | Secret Love] [Soft-Hearted, Reborn Revenge-Seeking Schemer of a Heroine vs. Possessive, Unhinged, Insecure Hero] After three years of marriage, Lin Yueli had once believed her childhood sweetheart, Pei Yan, was the only light in the darkness. She rushed toward him like a moth to a flame, unaware that she was heading for an abyss. On the day of her follow-up appointment, Lin Yueli caught Pei Yan accompanying h 2.9kReads8.7Score347Shelves
- 38 On My Wedding Day, the Regent Abandoned Me to Save His One True Love 大婚日，摄政王为救白月光抛下我 [Groveling redemption + unhinged male lead + love and hate + forced possession + strong female lead] Jun Mohan is a powerful regent with a beloved savior, Liu Yunyan, whom he holds dear above all else. Whenever she calls, no matter where he is or what time it is, he does everything in his power to appear before her. On the very day he is to be married, he even abandons Lin Qingqian, his bride-to-be, in the name of “saving” Liu Yunyan. But he never imagined that Lin Qingqian, who had loved him wi 4.5kReads6.4Score233Shelves
- 39 Confessing to the Moon 告白月亮 Gu Zhi'an had been secretly in love with Qin Yibo for years. She waited until his first love, the woman he could never forget, went abroad and broke up with him before finally working up the courage to confess. She became his girlfriend. After three years together, just before their wedding, Qin Yibo's first love returned. Gu Zhi'an waited for an hour outside the marriage registration office, only to learn that their wedding would be postponed. His first love had terminal cancer and only six mon 194Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 40 When the Strings Snap, Love Ends, and I Forget You 弦断情尽不念君 He, the son of the Heavenly Emperor, is The Outcast, second only to one and above countless others. She gave three drops of her heart's blood, and her divine soul was damaged, her body destroyed. I severed my ties of affection and erased my name. I brought calamity upon the Three Realms... in exchange for eternal peace. And just as she suffered when she loved him, so he would repay her a hundredfold, a thousandfold. 177Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 41 Intoxicated by Possession 私有醉意 [A proud, aloof business tycoon from the capital and an affectionate, clingy comic artist] [Two-year age gap + childhood sweethearts + mutual secret crushes + flirtatious push and pull + constant sweet moments] Ever since she was three, Shi Wan had loved following Fu Qi’an around, happily calling him Brother Qi’an. The adults all said that once Wanwan grew up, she was destined to marry Fu Qi’an, and she had always believed it, too. But at her eighteenth birthday banquet, just as she was excitedl 3.4kReads7.3Score225Shelves
- 42 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
- 43 Childhood Sweethearts Are Hard to Woo: After Mr. Bo Returns, He Coaxes Her Every Night 青梅难哄，薄总回国后夜夜哄 A seemingly obedient, neglected heiress VS a cool, sharp-tongued young heir [Childhood Sweethearts + Marriage First, Love Later + Extreme Possessiveness + Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium + Refreshing Romance] Bo Jinzhou’s return to the country caused a sensation throughout Yanjing. Countless people wanted to win over the Bo family’s heir, but his aloof, handsome demeanor kept everyone at a distance. Rumors had it that the heir and Miss Lu were already engaged and would soon marry. They had g 8.8kReads7.4Score450Shelves
- 44 She Couldn't Warm the School Heartthrob's Heart, So After Being Reborn, She Stopped Chasing Him 捂不热校草的心，重生后她不追了 [Rebirth, sweet romance, winning her back, childhood sweethearts] The original male lead! The original male lead! A story of a love rekindled! Luan Yining was reborn. After her father died, Ji Huai became her guiding light. To stay by his side forever, she gave up painting, the thing she loved, and applied to the same university and major as him. But she knew he didn't love her... Reborn before the college entrance exams, she gave up chasing him and decided to focus on herself instead. At their 570Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 45 The Little Rose I Raised Is Kissing My Nemesis Like Crazy, and Now He Regrets It 亲手养的小玫瑰和死对头疯吻，他悔疯了 [Elite family + mutual salvation + reunion after years apart + a groveling pursuit + a rival steals the girl + a battlefield of love] [A rose-like beauty who's sweet and sharp x a wild, seductive thug in a suit + a man in power who bows for love] Jiang Siyin loved Gu Qingchen for seven years, but he abandoned her for his new love. So she left without hesitation and started a new life. * In Jiang Siyin's eyes, Xie Jingwu was untamed to the bone, untouchable, and the last person anyone should cros 5.7kReads6.3Score533Shelves
- 46 The Moon Fell for Her 月亮对她动了心 [A girl’s secret crush comes true / both are each other’s first love / sweet romance / seven-year age gap / partly a growing-up-together romance] [Gentle, sweet, well-behaved girl × devoted, tender-hearted rascal] After her family fell on hard times, sixteen-year-old Jiang Wanyi was entrusted by her father to Yan Huaijing, the man she had known since childhood and always called “Brother.” Everyone said he had a face made for the gods and such tender eyes that even a dog would find them kind. In 1.9kReads8.9Score252Shelves
- 47 Bone-Deep Regret After Breaking Off the Engagement: The Capital’s Elite Begs for Forgiveness 蚀骨悔婚：京圈大佬疯求原谅 [The Ex-Wife's Revenge + Unhinged Powerhouse + Stealing the Love Interest + Intellectual Romance] Everyone knew that Qi Jinhan, the golden boy of Beijing's elite, had been Lin Dai's intended marriage partner for years, despite her throwing herself at him shamelessly. He was arrogant and aloof, and his cold distance never wavered for ten years. Lin Dai's heart finally turned to ash. When she decided to call off the engagement, Qi Jinhan merely lowered his gaze. He thought she was throwing a tantr 22.7kReads7.2Score2.3kShelves
- 48 The Sour, Standoffish Campus Heartthrob Is Reborn, but She Couldn't Care Less 强扭的校草酸又涩重生她不稀罕了 [Both reborn + devoted only to each other + groveling for his wife] In her past life, Su Wanyi fell in love at first sight with the school heartthrob. After an unexpected night of passion, she got pregnant and, thanks to the baby, became his wife as she had always wished. Their wedding was sunflower-themed, her husband's first love's favorite, with the meaning: “Always turn toward you.” Three months into her pregnancy, the husband she loved pushed her onto the operating table. “This baby can't b 550Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 49 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 757Reads5.5Score101Shelves
- 50 Falling Together into Ruin 共坠沉沦 [Mature, steady, wealthy daddy x resilient, tough country girl] [Eleven-year age gap, one-on-one, both leads have no romantic history, groveling romance, love at first sight] Orphan Xu Tao was sponsored by the wealthy Jiang Bowen. During her senior year of high school, she moved into his estate. On that night, thick with desire, Jiang Bowen, the financial magnate she had only ever seen on TV, stared at her for a long time, his eyes coolly assessing the risks and rewards. Only after the crimson c 4.4kReads8.9Score487Shelves
