Novels like After She Dumped Me, My Girlfriend Became the Lead Dancer
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- 1 The Punk Isn’t So Bad 痞子不太坏 [Everyday Life + One Female Lead + Genius + Scheming + Dominant CEO + Mutual Devotion + Sweet and Sassy + Keeping Each Other in Check + Heartwarming + Funny + Stockings + Sleazy + True Love + Occasional Face-Slapping...] Who cares whether they’re black or white stockings? If they sell for a good price, they’re good stockings! The male lead, Fang Wen, never in his wildest dreams imagined that a straight-up, 24-karat-gold good man like him would get tangled up with stockings from the day he entere 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 My Green Years: Those Fleeting Days 我的青葱岁月之匆匆那年 Liu Xin, a high school student from a poor family, excels in her studies and is positive, optimistic, confident, and kind. In her senior year, she falls for her new physics teacher, Ren Ran, a tall, charismatic, witty, and erudite man. Because of him, she turns down a confession from a boy in her village. With Teacher Ren Ran’s help and encouragement, Liu Xin gets into a top university. At the time, her family is facing numerous financial difficulties: her father has a terminal illness, her moth 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Roommates, Sequel: Our Unforgettable Regrets 房客续写之我们的意难平 This is not a feel-good power fantasy. The male lead is an original character. Don't read if that's not your thing. Chen Xi, a transmigrator, enters the world of Roommates and meets the characters from the book. He's just an ordinary person who can't escape the world of Roommates, can't find himself, and can't reach the land of freedom. So this book won't have the typical power fantasy plot of a transmigrator dominating the business world. At its heart, it's still a story about an ordinary perso —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 My 26-Year-Old Landlady: Fang Yuan Reborn 我的26岁女房客之重生方圆 After getting a second chance at life, will Fang Yuan still end up disgraced and dead? Will he still be a man of contradictions? Can he manage his family relationships? No one knows what will happen. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Urban Spinning Top: A Temporary Grassroots Worker 都市陀螺之基层临时工 “You’re just a temp. What makes you think you have any right to pursue me? Stop bothering me from now on. The farther away you stay, the better!” Gu Wanqing’s words were as sharp as a knife, every one of them stabbing Tang Qiaodong in the heart. His heart bled and cracked. By now, it was in pieces. He clutched his chest as wave after wave of pain washed over him. She was right. He was nothing but an insignificant temp, yet he’d actually dreamed of pursuing a rich young lady who had everything sh —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Where Does the Road Lead? 出路为何 The story takes place in a small city in the north. It explores some of the social conflicts that arose at the time and still exist today. I hope to portray and sum them up through a story, so that everyone can consider these issues more calmly and rationally. But enough about that. Let’s step into the story. 5Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 7 In a Parallel Universe, She Still Dreams of Becoming a Superstar 平行时空里，仍想成为大明星的她 [Showbiz + no System + heroine Le Yao (not fanfiction) + everyday urban life + mutual healing + no angst] “Someone like me belongs in heaven, right?” “After all, for someone like me, this world is hell.” After struggling with bipolar disorder for eight years, Lin Zhen dies despite medical efforts after taking an overdose of medication. But he unexpectedly transmigrates to another parallel world and enters another version of his own body. Born into a top-tier wealthy family, he stands at the very 69Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 8 Overnight, I Became the Dream of Girls Around the World 一夜之间，我竟成了全球少女的梦 After a failed suicide attempt, Yang Yu accidentally activates the Useless System and suddenly discovers that the more absurd and outrageous his actions are, the faster his Absurdity Points rise! These points can also be exchanged for various add-on systems: the “Love Master,” the legendary “Jiahao” with maxed-out destructive power, and the most irresistible “Divine Looks”… With the System’s help, he gets secretly filmed by passersby, and the videos go viral across the internet, sweeping the cou 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Everyday Life in Dai Jia Lane 戴家巷的人间烟火 2018, Chongqing, Daijia Lane. When the fog rolled in from the Jialing River, nine wounded people came into the same alley from different directions. An orphaned writer is afraid to let anyone know who he is. A bar owner uses passion to fight back against the world's disappointments. A gang leader has turned his conscience into guilt. A girl from the mountains fleeing an arranged marriage hides her calluses in her palm. Two lovers who eloped are so poor they have nothing but each other. A 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 The South-Facing Window 朝南的窗 He saved half a year’s worth of food money to buy a hard-seat train ticket for a three-day, three-night journey, setting off to keep a date that might never have a happy ending. One was a socially anxious young man who practiced his greeting over and over beneath the starry sky of the Gobi Desert. The other was a girl who used her composure to shut out the world in the humid south. Four thousand one hundred kilometers: the longest diagonal on a map, and the full distance between two people who d —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Adrift in the City: I Don’t Want to Just Deliver Food 都市漂泊：我不想只送外卖 My startup in Shenzhen failed spectacularly, leaving me buried in debt and working as a food delivery rider. At a roadside fruit stall, I run into a girl who drives a Mercedes G-Class. One unexpected incident sparks an uproar across the internet. The gulf between our social standings, the feelings neither of us can let go of, and a tug-of-war between love and hate: in this city, it all begins quietly… 31Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Late-Night Beef Soup Delivery 深夜的牛肉汤外卖 A Late-Night Beef Soup Delivery 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 My 26-Year-Old Girlfriend 我的26岁女朋友 [The Landlady-style]+ [Urban Romance]+ [Everyday City Life]+ [A Touch of Angst] When my girlfriend suddenly broke up with me for no reason, I had no choice but to leave the city where I’d spent the past two years and start over. On a road trip to Tibet, I came across a beautiful woman with a flat tire. Figuring I might as well help, I changed it for her. Tibet is a place that can cleanse the soul. Here, I learned to slow down and accept things as they came. Just as I was trying to start a new re 86Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 14 Temporary Cohabitation 临时同居 A quirky, funny, heartwarming, and somewhat realistic coming-of-age story set at the turn of the millennium. Five orphans meet in an online game and later form a makeshift family, but it's hard to tell whether what they feel for one another is familial love, friendship, or romance. 67Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 I Think You'll Love Me 我想你会爱我 Also known as: I'm a dog who likes to peek at other people's happiness After three years delivering takeout, my first love dumped me. Then I met the girl I had admired since I was young, but still found no one to love me... A young man struggles to survive in a city ruled by desire. Which path is truly meant for him? When I met you, I thought, you would love me. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Half-Foolish Immortal Doctor 半傻医仙 Half sober and half drunk, half fool and half immortal, he roams the mortal world. He punishes the wicked, helps the weak, and saves all living beings. The world laughs at me for being mad, while I laugh at the world for failing to see. Beautiful women are as lovely as flowers, and youth is full of promise. With his God of War brothers and passionate women, he lives freely and follows his heart, making the most of his time in this world. Jiang Fan, a young man from Mount Shu, was beaten into a m 20Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 17 The Real Stories of My Virtual Boyfriend Days 关于我做虚拟男友的那些真实往事 In 2020, during the pandemic, I happened to become a virtual boyfriend online. Six years later, so many stories are still vivid in my memory, so I picked up my pen and wrote this novel. Every story in this book is true. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 The 17 Years I Was Entangled with My First Love 我和白月光纠缠的17年 This story takes some patience to read. There is no harem, just pure love, and it has a tragic ending. The plot takes a while to unfold because I wanted to tell it in detail. This book is better suited to readers who enjoy a slower pace… 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 The Fleas 跳蚤们 The Fleas is a crime novel about the struggles and ambitions of new Chinese immigrants in Flushing and Manhattan, New York. Set in the early twenty-first century, it follows three ordinary men, Li Xiaodong, Gao Wanli, and Xie Yuan, who came to America as immigrants, undocumented migrants, and international students. Through starkly realistic storytelling, it portrays their hardships and desires as they confront the challenges of building new lives overseas, revealing the difficulties of immigran 8Reads9.5Score—Shelves
- 20 Those Foolish Things I Did 我的那些荒唐事 I used a pair of underpants as a red bridal veil and married a woman. Six months after our wedding, she suddenly said someone was trying to kill her, then jumped into the river and vanished without a trace. That was when my bizarre, absurd story began... 507Reads6.7Score106Shelves
- 21 A Dashing Nobody 风流小人物 Ye Chen is an ordinary man at the very bottom of society. He’s been on 99 blind dates, and every woman has rejected him for the same reason. “A man without money? What’s the point of dating?” Ye Chen finally gets it. If that’s how it is, why bother dating at all? The road ahead is full of twists and turns, but it’s painful and exhilarating all the same... 382Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 22 My Perfect Girlfriend and Sidekick 我的极品跟班女友 A “personal attendant” is what you might call a young master’s page or a maid who serves him closely in ancient times. Lin Wushi serves Ji Mu, a noble young master of Nanjin. While gaming, he meets a girl with a mature, alluring voice, and they arrange to meet in person. But who could have guessed that this girl is the most powerful little princess in all of Nanjin? And he falls in love with her attendant... 5Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 23 If I Could Do It Again, I'd Only Love Le Yao 如果再来一次，我只爱乐瑶 A My 26-Year-Old Female Tenant Fanfic Jian Wei’s Diary Le Yao’s Confession Li Xiaoyun’s Plea for Him to Stay What if the ending began again... If I had shown Le Yao a little more favoritism, would that lonely island in the sea have merged with the crystalline city? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Ladies, Please Leave Me Alone! 女人们，放过我吧！ In a single day, I lost my job, got scammed, and went through a breakup. I was also kicked out of my home. At rock bottom, I was too ashamed to return to my hometown, so I could only look for a cheap place to rent. I tried to get back on my feet in this city. But I never expected to run into three women again. 1.5kReads8.4Score115Shelves
- 25 After the Divorce, My First Love and Ex-Boyfriend Won't Leave Me Alone 离婚后，初恋前男友上蹿又下跳 Xu Yuanchun's first marriage lasted only a year and a half. Because she was infertile. It's no big deal. Infertility isn't life-threatening, and even after her divorce, she can still live freely. But as soon as the divorce was final, Feng Jianqiu, her ex-boyfriend and first love, came shamelessly crawling back, making a scene at every turn. She really had no idea what game he was trying to play. Whatever. She might as well slap him first. · Two ordinary people in their thirties stumble through a 254Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Wuhan: My Live-In Heiress 武汉：我的同居大小姐 [Ordinary People Making a Comeback] [Urban Romance] [Moving Up the Social Ladder] [Growth and Reality] A small-town exam ace and an ordinary young man work diligently for three years, struggling to get by in society. He works hard for a car and a home, living a life whose end is already in sight. And yet he falls in love with a rich girl who is far beyond his reach. The X5 she drives costs as much as he earns in five years. By a chance twist of fate, he ends up living with another woman who will 52Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 27 Menace to the City: The Wicked Rogue 祸害都市：邪骨风流 [Mastermind and Poison Strategist] [His Enemy’s Daughters Have Come of Age] He went into hiding for 10 years! Now he returns to avenge his parents, who were driven to jump from a building! His enemy’s daughters turn out to be breathtaking beauties, and there are two of them! Ten years ago, Su Dong went into hiding, gave up his place at Harvard University, and enrolled in an elite military academy. He became a special forces soldier, then honed his physique in underground boxing rings after retir 1.2kReads6.3Score105Shelves
- 28 Marriage Partners 婚姻合伙人 I have a very beautiful wife. In the eyes of everyone around us, she’s the perfect wife, a dutiful daughter-in-law, and my ideal match. Her career is even going better than mine. By all conventional wisdom, anyone would be more than content with a wife like her, but I can’t stop thinking about divorcing her… 3kReads8.7Score250Shelves
- 29 My Life After Escaping to Lijiang 我逃离到丽江的生活 A disillusioned young man at the lowest point in his life drifts from city to city, enduring one hardship after another. At last, he and a friend embark on a journey of redemption. When they reach the dreamlike city of Lijiang, he encounters a curious connection spanning three thousand kilometers and meets all kinds of fascinating people. His ordinary life takes a turn, and a story of love and hate quietly begins to unfold. 302Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 30 My Beijing Girl 我的北京姑娘 If you love someone, take them to Beijing. It is the heart of the country, where they can see all the splendor the world has to offer... If you hate someone, leave them in Beijing. That city is cold enough for them to hide every burden in their heart… I reveled in the city's splendor at night, never understanding why anyone would stay in Beijing. After seven years, my relationship fell apart, and only then did I begin to see that I had nothing. Her arrival saved me. She was the kindest girl 524Reads7.7Score101Shelves
- 31 My Flash-Marriage Husband's Love Has Me Spoiled and Proud 闪婚老公的爱让我恃宠而骄 She, Xu Mengyao, a cool, beautiful woman who was once the goddess of first love in everyone's eyes, planned to marry her boyfriend of four years, Chen Hao, after becoming pregnant. But his mother broke them up. He, Li Yuanjun, a warm-hearted man, met Xu Mengyao, a bridesmaid, at a friend's wedding, and fell for her at first sight. Handsome and sunny, Li Yuanjun eventually won Xu Mengyao over with his sincerity. A month later, they had a whirlwind wedding and registered their marriage. After the 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Who Hasn’t Dated a Jerk or Two? Growing Up 谁不经历几个渣男：长大成人 Who doesn’t have to go through a few jerks on the way to growing up? This book explores women’s emotional growth. Drawing mostly on the author’s own experiences and reflections on love, and shaped with literary embellishment, it presents five stages of women’s emotional growth in the hope of offering a little guidance to women who feel lost. 124Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 My Beijing Girl 我的北京女孩 A young man with nothing going for him can't move on after a breakup. When he accompanies a friend to Beijing, he encounters new things and new people... His life quietly changes course. What kind of love story will he find as he sets out to reclaim his dream? 135Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 My Five Loves 我的五种爱情 A story about a tenant, one female lead, a tragic romance, and regrets. Ever since Mu Cheng took in a down-on-her-luck heiress, his life, once as still as dead water, began to burn with passion. A mature beauty, a domineering female CEO, a sweet little bunny, and a crazy girl all make their entrances one after another. In short, how could life get any more exhilarating? 925Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 35 A Collection of Modern Shanghai Stories 上海现代故事集 Volume Two: A New Shanghai Mom. She has a second child, a son and a daughter, though her daughter’s troubles in middle school already have her at her wits’ end. She used to think she’d be happy as long as she had a modestly comfortable life, and at least she could count on her husband. But then her deranged sister-in-law shows up and turns both families’ lives into a complete mess! Volume One: An only daughter who has been abroad for twenty years rushes back to Shanghai to claim her grandmother 204Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 A Fragrant Journey Through Medicine 医路芬芳 The women of Apricot Blossom Village, tucked away in the mountains, are beautiful, but strange things happen there too. After his father dies in a car accident, Qin Chunshan returns from the army, only to learn that his childhood sweetheart, the girl from Apricot Blossom Village, is about to be married. Her father insists on following an ancient custom, and Qin Chunshan is determined to put an end to this backward tradition. Can he do it? He is no ordinary man. His medicine can bring the dead ba 77Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 37 A Husband’s Punishment 丈夫的惩罚 The heroine was a beautiful, fair-skinned woman from a family of officials, with an outstanding husband. But her husband mistakenly believed she had cheated on him and chose to take revenge. As time passes, they both grow into mature, accomplished people, yet their relationship remains full of twists and turns, with no end in sight. The heroine can never let go of this love. What fate will the two of them ultimately meet… 682Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 38 Village Belle, Why Won’t You Get Married? 村花姐姐，为何不嫁 This book is also known as Shenzhen, Remember My Youth and My Love “Village belle, why won’t you marry me?” “Of course I want to marry you. I just can’t!” “Why?” “I don’t want to ruin your life! I just want you to be all right!” “Then why do you have a daughter? Is she mine?” 36Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 39 I'll Wait for You in Shanghai 我在上海等你邂逅 [Literary fiction. A period romance.] On New Year's Eve, beneath a moonless, windy sky, I was sleeping under a bridge while fleeing an arranged marriage when two petty thieves stabbed a hole in my backside, leaving me covered in blood. I ran for my life, only to be chased into a dead end. Just as I was on the brink of death, despairing, a light suddenly appeared, and a door opened behind me. Stumbling, I plunged through that door and encountered the plum blossom of my life, landing in her ninete 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 The Rise and Fall of Rongcheng: A Life of Gambling and Dust 蓉城浮沉：半生赌与尘 Set in Chengdu from 2005 to 2025, this novel follows the life of Xiao Bei, an ordinary man swept up in the tides of the times. The story revolves around secondhand home sales, gambling at arcades, jianghu feuds, real estate investment, and business rivalries. Woven through it all are Xiao Bei and Xiao Bai’s rise to success and fall into hardship, alongside vivid characters like Yejigong, Bang Ye, Long Ge, and Su Wan. Facing the clash between desire, loyalty, and human nature head-on, the novel c 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 My Love, from Chongqing to Shenzhen 我的爱从重庆到深圳 One heroine, multiple supporting female characters A sugary-sweet romance + sunny outlook + everyday love + plenty of affection On the train home for the New Year, the male lead, Ma Xuan, meets a stunning beauty. He never expects that a devastating snowstorm will bring them together, leaving their train stranded on the tracks for three or four days. The story begins in the train car where he and the beauty are traveling. Though the two outstanding young people love each other, they must both f 56Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 42 May the Sun Always Shine Bright 希望阳光永远都炽热 A castoff banished by his corporation to the Western District has a one-night stand, only to be relentlessly pursued by a beauty. Then, through a bizarre twist of fate, he even ends up at the police station. Ever since he got involved with this woman, not a single day has gone smoothly! "I'll pay you. Can you just leave?" "No!" Is it really so hard for me to be a true believer in pure love? 235Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 Uh-Oh, I’ve Fallen for Someone Else’s Girlfriend 糟糕，对别人的女朋友怦然心动了 At a gathering, someone asked Feng Ran what she was looking for in a partner. “As long as we truly love each other, that's enough.” She'd smiled gently and said it with conviction, believing that true love could overcome any obstacle. Everyone fell silent for a moment, then sighed that Xiao Ran was so innocent, still as guileless as ever. Later, she asked for a bride price of 200,000 yuan, not a penny less. That demand ended her relationship with Wang Chuxin, her boyfriend of five years, who 1.2kReads8.6Score144Shelves
- 44 After the Divorce, They Help Me Reach for the Sky 离婚后，她们扶我青云志 [Urban Slice of Life + Working-Class Life + Love and Family + Hands-On Dad + Underdog’s Rise] Love is like a game of chess: once you make a move, there’s no turning back. Life is unpredictable, and partings and reunions are left to fate. Cherish true love, for once you part, you may never meet again! When the glamour fades, who will still hold your hand? Amid the endless stream of passersby, who will remain unforgettable? I was just one of countless migrant workers in Shenzhen. After years of wo 9.1kReads8.7Score715Shelves
- 45 The One Who Blows Away the Ashes 吹灰的人 “I slept with twenty-one men before I had enough money to spend without worrying.” At two in the morning, Lin Xiao, a girl who had just lost her job, came across this post. The poster’s profile picture was exactly the same as that of the person she was dating online. She thought it was a coincidence. Then she discovered that a woman named Yu Fei seemed to know all her secrets, including ones she didn’t even know herself. Yu Fei said, “You’ll walk the same road I did. But I came back so you wo 73Reads—Score135Shelves
- 46 Love Affairs in the Big City 大城情事 After my girlfriend and my best friend gave me a spectacular set of horns, I gritted my teeth and left my small town to make it in the big city. But as soon as I arrived at my new company, my coworkers started ostracizing me and setting me up... The big city is no paradise! It's a world of its own, full of all kinds of people and endless deception! As a nobody, I had to start out as a lowly network administrator, stumbling along until I finally built a small business of my own! But she was an ex 1.4kReads8.3Score133Shelves
- 47 My Miss Reindeer 我的麋鹿小姐 An engineering student who is utterly rational, deeply depressed, and endlessly gentle watches love and academics both slip through his fingers after failing his postgraduate entrance exams. If his life is written in struggle, why not let go and do whatever he wants? Seeing through it all, he drifts between his rich second-generation girlfriend, a beautiful top student, and a top-tier starlet influencer. “I’m done being a clown who can’t even make a sound when he hits the ground!” 16Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 48 A Disillusioned Young Man's Ultimate Fantasy 失意青年的终极幻想 [A contemporary urban novel. If it’s not your thing, don’t read it.] After eight years together, he’s cruelly dumped. Will meeting the daughter of a wealthy family turn this down-on-his-luck young man’s fortune around? A mysterious woman suddenly shows up and fights me for the house. I have no choice but to hand over the deed, but she’s gorgeous! Can I move in with her? The beauty finally loses patience and says two words: “Enough!” A top-tier angst novel featuring one male lead and multiple fem 26Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 A Diao 阿刁 My name is A Diao. I have no parents, and I don't know when I was born. I depend on the blind Lin Aiyun, and in my life she plays the role of a mother. But she never lets me call her Mom. Because when I came into her life, she had already lost her husband, and then she lost her son too... 36Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 50 The Women Who Walked Beside Me Through the Years 那些陪我走过红尘岁月的女人 This book is also known as My Twenty-Six-Year-Old Boss. How does a country boy rise up from the very bottom as a wage laborer? Step by step, he makes his way through Guangdong, battles it out in Shanghai, and heads to northern Myanmar. The road is perilous, the struggles fierce, but beauty blooms along the way. With charming women by his side, he ultimately reaches the pinnacle of life! That day, in that year, as my young self boarded the train south with the girl I loved, I knew that an unknown 952Reads8.7Score120Shelves
