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- 1 The Beautiful Concubine from Outside the Household Is Cherished in His Palm 外室美人掌心欢 One-on-one romance, both leads are faithful, and he has to chase his wife. [A clear-headed, born-to-work wage earner x a scumbag prince who has to chase his wife] Qing San thinks she might be the most unfortunate transmigrator ever. Other people transmigrate into wealth and status and make names for themselves throughout history. She becomes a wage earner, handpicked by fate. By day, she works as a shadow guard. By night, she’s kept as a mistress. She has to kill and rob people, as well as warm 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 That Night, I Tore Off His Majesty's Mask 那夜，我撕下陛下假面 That Night, I Tore Off His Majesty's Mask 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 A Loser at Life 人生输家 When I met Qin Jun, no one had ever called me Miss Lu. I remember it so clearly: it rained the day we met, and he was late. He arrived at last, and in the crowd, you could pick him out at a glance. They said, “That's Qin Jun.” Back then, I was too young to understand the weight those two words carried. Later, we became entangled, argued, and parted ways. He didn't love me, and he didn't love anyone. He called me Miss Lu, with such arrogance. But he also said that Lu He was simply Lu He. No one e 83Reads8.8Score214d adds
- 4 He Fell for a Rich Girl, and Her Boyfriend Zhang Yunchuan Regretted It 爱上富家女，男友章云川后悔了 After falling for a rich girl, boyfriend Zhang Yunchuan regretted it. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 After the Chase for My Ex Ended in Heartbreak, I Got Together with His Uncle 追妻火葬场后跟前任小叔在一起了 After Winning Back His Wife, She Got Together with Her Ex's Uncle 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 You Chose Your Junior Sister Over Me? After I Left, My Fiancé Regretted It Too Late 选小师妹不选我？我离开后未婚夫追悔莫及 You Chose the Junior Sister Instead of Me? After I Left, My Fiancé Regretted It Too Late 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 After Becoming the Female Lead Who Chases Men, I Tear the Trash Man and His Awful Mother-in-Law to Shreds 穿成舔狗女主后我手撕渣男恶婆婆 I worked overtime all night and dropped dead, only to wake up as the most foolish, love-struck heroine in a domineering CEO romance. After three years of pining for a jerk, all I got was a marriage born of spite. His family looks down on me because I'm an orphan, and he only has eyes for his first love? Watch me turn things around! I'll tear that jerk and his whole family to shreds, then bring him down one step at a time… [Strong Heroine + Face-Slapping + Putting Jerks in Their Place + Comedy + 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Lost in Desire: After Being Dumped, I'm Spoiled Rotten by the Devoted Second Male Lead 沉溺，被渣后被深情男二宠疯了 [Substitute + First Love + Groveling After the Breakup + Second Male Lead Wins + Childhood Friends + Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger] Ye Lixue learns through social media that Shen Lixiao has thrown a party to welcome his first love, Xu Zhiwei, back to the country. The two greet each other with a passionate kiss. His friends say she's only a substitute and will never measure up to Xu Zhiwei. Shen Lixiao even claims she wouldn't survive without him. But she builds a thriving career, and soon she ha 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 A Broken Mirror Won’t Be Mended: The Sickly Man Spoils His Wife Without Restraint 破镜不重圆，病秧子他宠妻无度 Xue Wanying was reborn, and so was her ex-husband. Her ex-husband wept and repented, but Xue Wanying had no desire to rekindle their relationship. “So you don’t want me either? A Ying, he was the one who let you down. I’ve been by your side all along. Could you turn around and look at me?” The peerlessly handsome, sickly young man tugged at Xue Wanying’s clothes and gave her a pitiful look. It was enough to make anyone’s heart ache. Xue Wanying blinked, then inexplicably nodded. “You’re handsome —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 The Mistress Doesn't Want to Become the Wife 外室不想转正 [One True Pairing + Sweet Romance + Portable Space] After transmigrating into another world, Yun Xiangwan only wants to marry an ordinary doctor, then keep doing business, making money, and enjoying her freedom. But fate has other plans. A gust of strange wind blows away her veil at the prince’s residence, and the prince, rumored to be impotent, sees her. From then on, the supposedly impotent prince pursues her by force, using threats and tempting offers, stopping at nothing to make her his. Fin 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 The Second Male Lead Is Unwilling to Give Up 男二他心有不甘 After her boyfriend cheats on her, Xin Luo decides to work on her ability to pick men. She never expected the man she approaches to be her ex-boyfriend’s boss. Perfect! You cheated on me, so I’ll become your boss’s wife and make you treat me with the utmost respect. But what’s with the future brother-in-law who suddenly shows up at her engagement party to threaten her? Reeking of alcohol, the man threads his fingers through her hair and cups her face. His voice low, he drawls, “You slept with me 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 I Flirted with My Ex’s Uncle and He Forced Me to Be His 错撩到前任小叔，被他强制诱捕 [Scheming, faux-kind suit-wearing mogul x clear-headed, sweet, soft, faux-obedient beauty] [Age gap + doting father-figure love + long-laid plans + the male lead's secret crush comes true + the second male lead chases his wife to the crematorium] Mu Yang was famous in the capital for being a well-behaved girl, with following the rules practically written into her genes. She was the Cheng family's chosen daughter-in-law, Cheng Shang's childhood friend, and a girl who had been secretly in love wit 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Spoiling the Woman in His Keep 娇养外室 An insidious plot dragged the innocent into its wake. Her father was thrown into prison, friends and relatives turned against her, the family fortune was lost, and her mother hanged herself. With nowhere left to turn, Chi Nuan stopped General Sheng Ziye’s horse. Sheng Ziye took her to his estate and leisurely watched her soft, supple figure prostrate itself before him, pleading desperately. “There’s nothing I can do, unless…” Chi Nuan understood. This was a transaction. Her slender fingers tremb 106Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Stealing the Flower: His Tenderness Is a Blade 夺花之他的温柔是刀 Stealing the Flowers: His Tenderness Is a Blade 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 The Eccentric Side Consort's Way of Survival 奇葩侧妃自有生存之道 (One-on-one romance + devoted couple + transmigration + a powerful man humbled by love) [A cold, desireless prince × a money-loving secondary consort] She was the heir to a modern family of traditional embroidery artisans. After transmigrating, she became a long-suffering country girl in the Qian Dynasty, constantly bullied and pushed around. He was Prince Jing, a man of immense power and influence. They met by chance, fell in love at first sight, and he could never let her go... Here in this st 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Reborn, I Won't Love You Again 重生后我不会爱你 I Won’t Love You Again After Being Reborn 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 He Refused to Register Our Marriage for His First Love, So I Married a Powerful Man Instead 为白月光不领证，改嫁大佬他急了 [Clear-headed heroine | The ex begs for her back × the second male lead wins her heart] Lu Tingwan loves Fu Shenxing. Everyone knows it, and she loves him with a devotion that leaves her in the dust. The night before their engagement, he suddenly gets intimate with another woman. For that woman, he stands her up time and again and humiliates her... Lu Tingwan has had enough. She tricks him into signing the breakup papers, then leaves with nothing but a plane ticket. Back in the capital, Lu Tingw 77Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 18 After the Divorce, She's Addicted to Being Secretly Loved 离婚后，她被暗恋成瘾 Discarded draft ~ After three years of marriage, Shen Zhiyi had loved Gu Chengzhou until she lost herself. -~ But on her birthday, he handed her divorce papers, all so he could bring back the woman he cherished. Everyone laughed at her. The Shen family had fallen on hard times, and its heiress had become a discarded wife. Her ex-husband crushed the last scraps of her dignity. She left with nothing and collapsed in the rain, but no one looked back. Until she removed her mask of meekness and disap 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 108 Ways to Win Over the Second Male Lead 勾搭男二的108种姿势 Tan Ying, who unexpectedly transmigrates into a book as the female supporting character, is married off to the devoted male lead’s second-in-command on her very first day. Shocked, she’s also delighted. His devotion may be meant for the original owner of her body, but she doesn’t mind at all. As a loyal reader who genuinely feels for the second male lead, Tan Ying decides to open his guarded heart. But right from the start, she runs into a rival: his cousin. Raising an eyebrow, Tan Ying meets th 218Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 20 The Reborn Physician Consort Won't Fall for Him, and the Prince Gets His Comeuppance 医妃重生不恋爱脑，王爷火葬扬了 [The ex-husband chases his wife to the crematorium, but they never reconcile. Face-slapping, crushing scumbags, and a wildly satisfying comeback!] [The heroine is a master ghost doctor who marries the Crown Prince in her second marriage and becomes the apple of his eye!] [Both leads are virgins] In her previous life, Mu Chengxue, daughter of the Grand General Who Guards the Nation, was the capital’s most notorious lovesick girl. Fifth Prince Xiao Junlin asked the emperor to arrange their marriag 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Taking Me by Force: After I Transmigrated, I Became His Caged Canary 强取豪夺：穿越后我成了他的笼中雀 Taken by Force: After I Transmigrated, I Became His Caged Bird 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 My Heart Awaits Your Return at Dusk 心向晚归 At 28, Su Wan had been Lu family's “invisible girlfriend” for five years. She thought Lu Zhiyan kept their relationship private because that was just his nature. She thought his occasional coldness was because he was busy with work. She thought that if she was understanding and considerate enough, one day he would bring her into the light. Until she ran into him at the mall with his arm around another woman, tenderly calling her “Baby.” The woman wore the latest custom-designed gown and linked a 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 After My Childhood Sweetheart Fell for Someone Else, I Got My Happily Ever After with His Brother 竹马变心后，我和他的兄弟HE了 After My Childhood Friend Changed His Heart, I Found a Happy Ending with His Brother 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 The Eastern Palace Spy Is Gorgeous and Daring, and the Prince Dotes on Her Without Restraint 东宫细作又美又飒，王爷宠溺无度 When He Bao'er wakes up, she has somehow become a spy who relies on her beauty to gather intelligence. With bones like jade, skin like snow, a face like a lotus, and the grace of a willow, she also possesses exceptional skills. She arrives just as the crown prince is struck by the Thousand Threads poison. True to its name, the poison winds through the meridians like countless strands of thread. If left untreated, it will cause serious harm. As luck would have it, this “choice assignment” fal 622Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 25 The Male Lead Is a Lost Cause, So the Second Male Lead Steps Up 男主基本废，男二要上位 [Short story, complete. Gentle, adorable flower shop owner x fallen tycoon x a second male lead on the verge of making a move] Wen Ning had a crush on Tan Si for twelve years. Twelve years! The Chinese zodiac had come full circle. This New Year's Day, she finally decided to let go: Let this far-too-long unrequited love fade away with that gust of wind from the Wu family~ But a drunken phone call brought her crush right back, and he even moved in... Wen Ning: ! Then her boss called to say his s 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 A Crane’s Cry Across the Sky 鹤唳长空 Cranes Cry Across the Vast Sky 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 The Fake Heiress Went to the Wrong Room and Caught the Eye of a Gentle, Scheming Tycoon 假千金走错房后招惹温柔腹黑大佬 [Secret Crush and Devoted Love + The Second Male Lead Takes the Crown + Marriage First, Love Later + The Ex’s Regret + Face-Slapping] After getting drunk, Ying Duo stumbles into the wrong room and catches the attention of Shi Jing’an, a powerful man in Yucheng! When she sobers up, she’s mortified and panicked, and flees in a hurry. But he pursues her relentlessly. Like the sun on a clear day, he follows her wherever she goes, and she can’t escape him. When she has nowhere to go, he takes her hom 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 We’re Divorced, So Why Are You Crying Now That I’m Marrying the Crown Prince? 婚都离了，我嫁太子爷你哭什么 (Reborn + infidelity + punishing scumbags + both leads sexually inexperienced + face-slapping + ex-husband’s desperate pursuit + second male lead becomes the male lead) (Bright, resilient PhD × scheming, reserved heir to a powerful family) Only when the flames engulfed her did Qiao Xitong see the true faces of her husband, Song Lingzhou, and his adopted sister. Reborn, she calmly laid her plans and tricked him into signing a divorce agreement. A month later, Song Lingzhou tore up the agreement, 81Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Heartbreak, Then More Heartbreak: This Time, He’s Desperate with Regret 虐，又虐，这次他悔疯了 [Second male lead takes center stage + regret and desperate pursuit + reunion after a long separation + mistaking someone for the woman he once loved] Shen Wanning is an AI prodigy with extraordinary talent, but she sets aside her brilliance for love and quietly stays by Meng Jinke's side for seven whole years. After seven years of devoted waiting, she finally gets his proposal. But at their grand wedding, instead of a promise to spend their lives together, she is publicly abandoned. Lu Senyu, h 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Waistmark 腰痕 [Exes get their just deserts, the male lead rises from secret admirer to lover, the female lead is scheming, not a naive sweetheart. She initially trusts her ex and gets hurt by him. Happy ending] After being doted on by Feng Yunzhou for several years, Shi Wan was plunged into an abyss by him overnight. His beloved, long-awaited fiancée returned from abroad. For the sake of the first love he had waited years for, he personally cast aside Shi Wan, who had always been by his side. Bruised and batt 5Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 31 Shocking! The Broken Beauty Marries the Gentle Second Male Lead 惊！破碎美人嫁给温柔男二 [Angst + the second male lead takes the heroine's place + wealthy family + no rekindling after a breakup + chasing his wife through hell + redemption] The man Jiang Jinmo married in a whirlwind wedding was the one she'd secretly loved for three years. She thought that if she loved him with all her heart, they could grow old together. But their marriage had been a scheme from the very beginning. He didn't love her. He hated the Jiang family, and there was another woman in his heart. After learnin 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Mr. Ye, If You Missed Your Chance, Don't Come Back 夜先生，错过了就别回头 No getting back together after a breakup / second male lead takes the heroine / sweet romance / angsty love story Luo Xinyan was reading the news when the next story made her feel as if something were stuck in her throat. It was about her boyfriend of three years, Ye Yunji, making a high-profile appearance at the airport to welcome his first love home. With her colleagues looking on anxiously, she steadied herself and mechanically read the story about her boyfriend. After the broadcast, she went 1.3kReads7.0Score10114d adds
- 33 The Sweetest Love: Gentle President Jiang Loves Without Restraint! 极致甜宠，温柔蒋总放肆爱！ [Sweet Everyday Romance + Second Male Lead Takes the Lead + Brothers Turned Rivals + The Husband Chases His Wife to the Crematorium] Everyone envies Gu Nansheng. Not only does she come from a wealthy family, she also gets to marry her first love, a handsome, elegant man who has become a rising star in the business world. After the Gu family goes bankrupt and loses its reputation and status, Shen Yuanchen remains devoted to her as her husband. He even does everything he can to help the Gu family 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Miss Lin's Scheming Little Wolf 林小姐的腹黑小奶狼 [Angst before sweetness + sweet romance + older woman/younger man + both devoted to each other + the second male lead wins] The male lead gets his comeuppance trying to win her back, but never succeeds! Lin Ning liked Li Zhoucheng. After three years of secretly loving him and six months of dating, she thought they had finally made it through the storm and into the sunlight. Then his one true love came back from abroad... and the two of them got together behind her back. Lin Ning ended things dec 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 His Mistress Moves In? Reborn, She Dumps the Scumbag and Marries the Great General 外室进府？重生踹渣男改嫁大将军 [Traditional Historical Romance + Reborn + Household Intrigue and Face-Slapping + Second Male Lead Wins + Regretful Husband’s Pursuit] Cui Ying was reborn. Her previous life was too painful. This time, she didn’t want to marry into a higher station. But when she went to the Xue family to break off her engagement, her former mother-in-law sneered at her: “If you break off your engagement to my Xue family, you’ll never find another husband!” The young marquis Lu Mingyu, who had loved Cui Ying in b 360Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 36 Shocking! My Best Friend's Son Is Forcing Me Into a Relationship 惊！被闺蜜的儿子强取豪夺了 [Possessive, coercive love + tragic ending + bitter love and hatred + anti-Stockholm syndrome + female lead is not a virgin, male lead is + female lead gets a happy ending] After transmigrating for five years, Xu Zhiyan only now realizes she has transmigrated into a book, and that Li Cun is the son of the male and female leads. As it happens, the original book’s heroine shares her best friend’s name... One day, her once peaceful and stable life is struck like a boulder crashing into a lake, rais 66Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 With a Wicked Eunuch in Power, the Darling Can't Escape 奸宦当道娇娇逃不掉 A wealthy heiress from the 21st century transmigrates into another world and meets a sweet, puppy-like young man. After being betrayed, he transforms into a scheming, domineering chief eunuch who takes his darling by force. He was once a ghost living in hell, a maggot in filthy mud, a hideous, despised, walking corpse and killing machine. She brought him warmth, moved him, and cared for him. She understood all his fears of loss and insecurity, and gave him the bravest, most fearless love. In his 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Lin Yi, You Win 林一，你赢了 [Angst! Angst! Angst!] [Angst in the beginning, the second male lead wins in the end!] Ji Xiao, president of the Yuanyang Group, begged Lin Yi, an unknown actress, to save his younger sister. Lin Yi ruthlessly refused. “No matter how much money you offer, we can’t donate blood.” Ji Xiao’s sister died from blood loss. Fate had a cruel sense of humor. When Lin Yi needed help for her younger brother, Lin Shuchi, she went to Ji Xiao. … Ji Xiao kept tormenting Lin Yi. Then one day, Ji Xiao realized h 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 A Heart I Cannot Give 此心难许 It's the 21st century. Can people still die in childbirth? Yes. Xie Zhen did. But she didn't quite die. Instead, she transmigrated. When she woke up, her husband in this life was in her bed, dallying with a maid. And to make matters worse, her husband's family despised her, while her own family wanted to use her. Well, if ever there was a time to run, it was now! Once her business was thriving, Xie Zhen began thinking about romance. Who should she choose? A faint voice came from the corner, sud 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 My Fiancé Wants a Concubine, So I'll Marry the Top Scholar Instead 未婚夫想纳妾，我改嫁探花郎 My Fiancé Wanted to Take a Concubine, So I Married the Top Scholar Instead 264Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 I Fawned Over Him for Three Years While Acting Cold, Then the Second Male Lead Took the Lead and Behaved 舔他三年装高冷，男二上位老实了 I’ve dropped this book!! Don’t read it!! If you’ve added it to your bookshelf, remove it!!!! Don’t read it, don’t read it, don’t read it, don’t read it!!!! The author has dropped it… —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Application to Transfer Out of the Looks-Obsessed Club 外貌协会转会申请 A secret crush comes true + the regretful hero's pursuit turns into a cremation Everyone knew Sheng Qiu had a crush on Qin Xiuyuan, but one day, outside his door, she heard him say, “I can see exactly how the rest of my life would go if I were with her.” What could be a clearer rejection? Sheng Qiu's long years of unrequited love finally came to an end, though she had no idea that someone else's secret crush on her was still going strong. Only when Sheng Qiu appeared hand in hand with Zhu Cang d 224Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 43 The Sixth Year of Surviving the Apocalypse, I Grabbed My Bucket and Ran, and the Male Lead Went Crazy 末世攻略第六年，我提桶跑路男主疯了 In My Sixth Year of Surviving the Apocalypse, I Grabbed My Bucket and Ran. The Male Lead Went Crazy 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 The Second Male Lead Takes the Crown: The Stand-In's Wrap Party 男二上位：替身杀青宴 [The path of death she chose for him / fulfilling a promise made in their youth] [What long-awaited reunions? They’re all just murder games.] [The male lead becomes a twisted pervert later on / proceed with caution] Many years ago, she and Xu Xiangbei lived in a dim little alley. When he was sick, she stayed by his bedside. One summer, a few unruly crickets slipped inside. The patient furrowed his brow slightly. So, to avoid waking him, she caught crickets in the hospital room, sweating profuse 14Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 45 Lovely Autumn Waters on a Distant Shore 远岸秋水俏 The woman about to enter my household as my husband's secondary wife said, “I have cared for you so much. This is a great kindness, and I don't even ask you to repay me for it.” What counts as a great kindness? I, a daughter of a wealthy family, married Xie Lanzhou, a poor scholar, and made him my husband. That was a great kindness! Xie Lanzhou was unfaithful to me, yet I still helped him rise to success. That was a great kindness too! His mother was coarse and ill-mannered, insulting and bullyi 68Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 46 No Escape, The Regent Prince Keeps Her as His Captive 插翅难逃，摄政王囚她成瘾 [Forceful Possession + The Pursuit After the Divorce + A Transmigrated Heroine Who Lives for Pure Hatred] (Not reborn, no golden finger, not a fast-paced wish-fulfillment story. If that's not your thing, don't read.) The male lead is pure evil, wielding power over all under heaven, full of schemes, always competing and grabbing, wanting everything both ways. Will the second male lead come out on top? Probably... right? Though perhaps not. He shackled her body and still wanted to imprison her sou 139Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 The Abandoned Daughter’s Glory: A Lifetime of Love, All for Nothing 弃女惊华：前世情深皆错付 Before she was reborn, she was a foolish legitimate daughter who trusted a scumbag and her illegitimate half-sister. She threw her family’s power behind them, only to see her entire family executed and die a gruesome death with her heart cut out. After being reborn, she cast off her love-struck foolishness and returned, hardened and calculating, holding grudges and paying them back in full! She tears away her half-sister’s innocent facade, foils the scumbag’s schemes, turns the tables at every s 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 After We Broke Up, My Top-Tier Star Childhood Friend Went Completely Mad 分手后，顶流竹马他彻底疯魔了 [Wealthy-family angst + childhood sweethearts + melodrama + the hero’s long road to winning her back] [Cool-headed, stubborn designer x unhinged, cold-hearted superstar] One winter night when Qiu Ziyan was seven, her own mother abandoned her, and she nearly froze to death. A housekeeper from the Shen family found her and took her in. That was also the day she first met Shen Yunqing. As a girl, her eyes were always drawn to the dazzling young man. The secret feelings in her heart quietly took roo 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Prime Minister Shen, I Hear You Keep a Secret Mistress 沈相，听说你养了个外室 [Both leads are inexperienced + no rivalry between women + many secondary couples + no malicious female character who sabotages the romance] [Warning: There is a male-male couple. Please don’t complain if that’s not your thing.] The Zhao family had a cherished daughter who had been raised deep within the women’s quarters and never once stepped outside. As a result, few people knew what the young lady of the Zhao family looked like. Only two of Grand Tutor Zhao’s students had been fortunate enoug 4.7kReads6.4Score54214d adds
- 50 Tenderness at the End of the Road 陌路柔情 My husband had a second family. After four years of marriage, I finally learned that all our happiness had been an illusion. At the critical moment, my husband shielded that woman and her child with his body, while my impulsive actions landed me in prison. Two years later, with nothing left, I walked out of prison under a new name: Lin Xiao. From then on, my revenge began... 22Reads8.8Score—14d adds
