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- 51 Banquet of Sunshine 宴阳 When Yan Yang was a sophomore in college, she met Wei Mingshen, who was ten years her senior. He left a deep impression on her. A few years later, Yan Yang went with her classmates to visit a private courtyard residence. She wandered into a side room and came across the owner, Wei Mingshen, who was resting there. They quickly recognized each other, and in a flash, feelings sparked between them. After spending some time together, they confirmed their feelings and soon fell deeply in love. But the 853Reads9.3Score12214d adds
- 52 Reborn, I Gave Up on My Cold-Hearted Husband, and Now He’s Desperate 重生后放弃冷心夫君他急红了眼 One-on-one romance, both leads have only each other Song Yue Bai designed a marriage to the Chief Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard to escape her predicament. For three years after their wedding, she greeted him with a smile every day and went to great lengths to please him, hoping for a husband who would care for her and share her troubles. She never managed to warm the heart of this cold-blooded man. When she was about to give birth, he broke his promise to her. In the end, this indir 2.4kReads8.7Score14314d adds
- 53 We Agreed to Treat Each Other with Respect, Yet the Powerful Minister Stays Every Night 说好相敬如宾，权臣却日日留宿 [ Complete + rebirth + intense push and pull + regret and redemption + happy ending ] In her previous life, Wang Chuyun lived a wretched joke of a life. Her husband was cold-hearted and unfeeling, her cousin usurped her place, and her birth family was wiped out overnight. The child in her womb died with her in a winter prison. As she breathed her last, she clutched the bloodstained divorce papers and thought bitterly: If I get another life, I’ll make everyone who hurt me and my family pay. And 2.3kReads7.2Score14314d adds
- 54 The Villainess Who Left the Father but Kept the Child Went Off to Build Her Career 去父留子的恶毒女配她搞事业去了 When I realized I was the villainess in a domineering CEO romance, I had already been married for seven years. According to the plot, I was supposed to raise hell until the CEO and his sweet little wife were happily ever after, and only then could I make my tragic exit. What a joke. I’m rich and gorgeous, and, oh, I have a little one, too. Why not leave the father behind, keep the child, and focus on building my career? 502Reads7.4Score10214d adds
- 55 The Second Wife Takes the Lead: Winning Over the Chief Cabinet Secretary with Lin Daiyu's Seductive Charm 继室在上：用黛玉文学钓系首辅 Sweet and lighthearted romance + Lin Daiyu-style literary charm + highly intelligent heroine + age gap Shen Lingke, a talented literature major, transmigrates into the role of the legitimate daughter of a fallen marquis’s family. Forced to marry into the powerful household of the chief councilor, she becomes the new wife whom everyone in the capital both envies and pities. Faced with her unfathomable, high-ranking husband, she neither competes nor causes a fuss. With nothing but her “Lin Daiyu-s 5.8kReads8.2Score73814d adds
- 56 Transgression 悖德 Wen Youci is a laughingstock among Beicheng’s wealthy elite. Her older sister, Wen Muxue, and brother-in-law, Fu Jingnian, were the perfect couple, deeply in love and perfectly in harmony. Yet after her sister’s death, Wen Youci ended up marrying into the Fu family under murky circumstances. People in their circle joked that she was following in her mother’s footsteps, scrambling to become someone’s second wife and raise his child, who happened to be her own nephew. But Wen Ci was an expert at p 2.9kReads8.4Score16614d adds
- 57 The Alluring Maidservant on a Trial Marriage 试婚丫鬟妩媚勾人 [Sweet romance, both pure and devoted, household intrigue, servant girl rises to become a concubine, the hero is utterly devoted] Lin Wanyu, the top courtesan at Yangzhou's Zuihua Brothel, was chosen by the Wang family of the capital to test their young lady's prospective marriage match. Her beauty was as radiant as a flower, her skin as smooth as ice and jade… Her task was to confirm whether the Wang family's young lady's betrothed, Lu Huaijin, was capable of consummating the marriage… To compl 4kReads6.5Score68914d adds
- 58 The Easygoing Second Wife 佛系继室 From the moment Cui Jiangwan learns she’s to marry Marquis Wu’an Ji Huai, she knows the marquis still carries an irreplaceable first love in his heart. That woman was his late wife and his childhood sweetheart. So Cui Jiangwan plans to be a laid-back second wife and live with Ji Huai in mutual respect. 3.1kReads6.8Score22614d adds
- 59 A Royal Concubine 皇家妾室 [The heroine does not transmigrate, has no golden finger, and is not the sole object of the prince’s favor. He may favor her more later on. Read with care if that bothers you.] Qiao Weiyue was born into a merchant family. Because of her beauty, she was presented to Prince Jin as a concubine. She knew her place. The prince would never favor her alone, and she couldn’t compete with noblewomen who had powerful families and plenty of tricks up their sleeves. So she could only cling tightly to Prince 6.8kReads8.4Score78314d adds
- 60 The Reborn Empress Doesn't Play Along, and the Obsessive Emperor Has Lost His Mind 重生皇后不走心，偏执帝王红了眼 [Both leads are reborn + devoted to each other in body and heart + exclusive devotion + winning back his wife + rekindled love] Xie Yaoqing was reborn, returning to a time before she lost herself and spiraled into madness over Xiao Chengxu. In her previous life, Xie Yaoqing was willing to become the wicked empress hated by everyone, as long as she could have Xiao Chengxu's true love. But he betrayed her feelings. Heartbroken and disillusioned, Xie Yaoqing set fire to the Cold Palace and ended 2.8kReads6.6Score14614d adds
- 61 A Substitute Bride Becomes a Stepmother: The Marchioness Raises Her Children to Defy the Odds 替嫁当后娘，侯门主母养崽逆袭 [Reborn + transmigration + substitute marriage + marquis household matriarch + stepmother raising children + household and palace intrigue + raising talented children + feel-good novel] Her legitimate elder sister is reborn and does everything she can to avoid marrying into the marquis household, which she says is a living hell. Sheng Mimi is a transmigrated illegitimate daughter, and she's ordered to take her sister's place and marry into that supposedly hellish household. The moment she arrive 13.1kReads9.1Score1.6k14d adds
- 62 Reborn, She Became Even More Unhinged Than the Crown Prince 重生后，她比太子还要疯 [The husband’s pursuit after the divorce + devoted couple + reborn daily life + sweet romance] [Money-loving, flirtatious crown princess VS scheming, smiling crown prince] In their previous life, they married young and loved each other deeply. Though the crown prince was fickle, she was the only woman by his side. She could never fathom what her husband was thinking, but she was content to be his crown princess. But the moment he became emperor, he wanted to take another woman as a consort?! Fu 710Reads8.2Score10214d adds
- 63 Awakened! I’m Leaving the Main Plot Behind, I Don’t Want This Male Lead 觉醒！逃离主线，这男主我不要了 [Both leads are reborn + regretful pursuit + rekindled love + he pursues her + both leads are sexually inexperienced] [There was a misunderstanding in their past lives, which will be explained later. The male lead loves only the female lead from beginning to end and has never been involved with anyone else.] Zhu Wanyu awakens to the truth and discovers that she's a cannon-fodder supporting female character in an entertainment-industry subplot of a male-oriented detective novel. The male lead is 369Reads5.0Score—14d adds
- 64 Desire in the Capital: Entangled at Every Turn 欲染京屿，步步缠深 [Cool, delicate beauty with a scheming little fox inside x the most extravagant, abstinent Buddha-like lord of the capital] [The capital’s elite circle + 10-year age gap + possessive to the extreme + irresistible push and pull + uncle steals his nephew’s wife + satisfying face-slapping + devoted couple HE] [Original title: Little Uncle, Isn’t This a Little Too Thrilling for Us?] Pei Jinshen is the most abstinent man at the very top of the capital’s elite circle, ten years older than Lu Yu. On th 6.3kReads8.7Score79514d adds
- 65 After I Was Reborn, My Shameless Ex-Husband Seduced Me with His Good Looks 重生后，前夫不要脸用男色勾引我 Previously titled: The Husband I Was Forced to Marry Never Warmed to Me, So I Don’t Want Him After Being Reborn [Rebirth + household and palace intrigue + both leads are each other’s first and only + married in both lives + eight-year age gap] **Set in an imaginary world. Don’t nitpick the history! This is not a wish-fulfillment story!!** In her previous life, Gu Jinchu fell in love at first sight with the gentle and refined Jiang Nansheng. The more she saw him, the more she adored him, treating 4.9kReads8.7Score48514d adds
- 66 Warm Spring in the Painted Hall 画堂春暖 In her previous life, Qin Huaqing married into the marquis's household without understanding much about the world. Only after her entire family was sentenced to death and her husband's family was exiled thousands of miles away did she realize how foolishly she had lived. Reborn, she had only one goal: Cling to Lord Wei's coattails and stop her father from becoming a treacherous official! [Note: Older husband, younger wife; an unapologetically sweet romance that'll give you a toothache~~~] 283Reads8.9Score6014d adds
- 67 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 143Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 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 1.2kReads5.7Score10014d adds
- 69 The Cannon Fodder’s Comeback: Male Lead, You’re Spoiling the Wrong Girl 炮灰女配的逆袭：男主你宠错人了 [Obsession, cannon-fodder heroine, sweet romance, feel-good] Before meeting Mu Jiao, Shen Ci hated anyone or anything that tied him down. After meeting her, she and everything connected to her became his faith. [Delicate, pampered, seductive heroine who doesn’t know she’s flirting + outwardly gentle but inwardly obsessive, unhinged, and fiercely possessive hero] One day, after waking from a nightmare, Mu Jiao discovered that she was a cannon-fodder supporting character in a book. The neighbor bo 2.2kReads6.1Score19914d adds
- 70 Are You Crazy? Who Wants to Be a Virtuous Wife? 疯了吧！谁要当贤妻啊 [Scheming, villainous-lotus heroine + love after marriage + household intrigue + both leads are each other's first and only] Lin Rongwan was a lowly concubine-born daughter. Her stepmother treated her poorly, and despite her beauty and excellent character, her low status kept her from finding a good match. Just before she was to be married off to a violent widower, the heir to the Duke of Cheng's title came to ask for her hand, even though she was only a concubine-born daughter. Cheng Wangzhi wa 1.4kReads8.2Score13414d adds
- 71 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 85Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 After Awakening, the Villainess Elopes with the Mad Male Lead 恶毒女配觉醒后拐走了疯批男主 [One True Pairing, Alternate Universe, Reborn] Only after Li Qingxi died did she discover that she was merely the villainess in a novel. Her entire life had been controlled by the plot, and she could only serve as a stepping stone for the hero and heroine’s romance. Reborn, she bound herself to a System that demanded she follow the original plot and keep playing the villainess. Now awakened, Li Qingxi was rebellious to the core and refused to do the quests. System: Host, you’ll die if you keep t 4.6kReads8.6Score49914d adds
- 73 The Cannon Fodder Supporting Actress Wakes Up and Demands a Divorce 炮灰女配觉醒后闹离婚 On the fifth anniversary of her marriage to Si Heyu, Qi Suihuan accidentally discovers that she’s the female supporting character in a novel. She’s had enough. Early on, Si Heyu thinks of Qi Suihuan: “She loves me so much. She’ll never leave me.” Si Heyu, now desperately trying to win her back: “I was wrong, honey. I’ve got the keyboard and the durian ready.” 558Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 My Lord, Your Concubine Ran Off with the Top Scholar 侯爷，你家妾室跟着状元郎跑了 [Dual Rebirth + Domestic Scheming and Face-Slapping + A Husband’s Long Road to Redemption + Jealous Hero + Aloof Aristocrat Becomes the Other Woman for Love + Mutual Devotion + No Heroine Change] In her previous life, Shen Shu was a concubine-born daughter who schemed and struggled tirelessly to marry into a marquis’s household. In the end, all she got was a place as an unfavored concubine in the marquis’s household. As she lay dying, she heard that her husband, Xie Chengyu, was going to marry t 4.3kReads7.4Score31314d adds
- 75 The Concubine's Laid-Back Life in the Chief Minister's Household 首辅家妾室的躺平日常 Liu Yu was reborn, returning to the time before disaster struck the Pingnan Marquis Household. She, along with Liu Huan, the illegitimate daughter of the second branch, and Liu Ying, the illegitimate daughter of the fifth branch, had been offered to powerful officials as concubines by the old madam. Because of her beauty, she entered Prince Qi's household and was forced into its internal power struggles. After barely managing to survive them, Prince Qi ascended the throne. And then... She had fo 2.1kReads8.3Score24514d adds
- 76 The Alluring Concubine Wins the Family’s Love with Her Lucky Pregnancies 又娇又媚外室女靠好孕，成了团宠 [Sweet romance; transmigration; daughter born to a concubine; everyday life; pampered by the whole family] "Zhen'er, would you marry me?" "Not a chance! I'm only sixteen, and you're already twenty-three. Do you really think we're a good match?" Zhuang Yi suppressed all his feelings and summoned every ounce of gentleness and patience he had. "I'll give you one more chance. Think carefully before you answer." Li Zhen'er transmigrated as the daughter of a concubine. Unwilling to become one herse 4.6kReads9.2Score56614d adds
- 77 The Orphaned Daughter's Path to Glory 侯府孤女的荣华路 [Age-gap warning: the heroine is sexually inexperienced, the hero is not; after meeting her, he is devoted to her alone] Gu Jin is the orphaned daughter of the late Marquis Yongding. She lost both parents at a young age and, unloved by her grandmother, grew up struggling to get by in the marquis's household. She had hoped for a peaceful life and a safe marriage, but someone schemed against her, and she ended up in the hands of the emperor, a man who stood above all others... Fortunately, the emp 4.8kReads8.9Score50314d adds
- 78 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 623Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 79 Reborn to Marry an Older Man 重生之嫁给老男人 In her previous life, she had no sense of her own limits. A mere maid, she became obsessed with the riches and splendor of a great household. She had ambition without the ability to match it, and she was poor at judging people. In the end, she met a tragic death. In this life, for her family's sake, she resolutely takes the old path of entering a great household as a young maid. All she wants is to do her job, stay safe until her term is up, redeem her freedom, and leave the household to reunite 5.5kReads9.1Score42514d adds
- 80 Spring Breeze Brushes the Lattice, Dew Reveals Deep Affection 春风拂槛露情浓 Zhou Yunyi couldn’t understand it. In her previous life, the woman who had resorted to every trick to marry him had taken a sword meant for him. As she lay dying, she said, “Seventh Young Master, I have no regrets, since I was able to marry you in this life. But if there is another life, I don’t want to meet you again.” Lu Xiangrong was reborn. In this life, she had no intention of marrying Zhou Taifu, the powerful official who held the court in his sway. But as she set about choosing a suitable 1.6kReads8.8Score10514d adds
- 81 From the Start, I Became a Stepmom and Watched My Daughter Grow Up 开局成后妈，陪女儿长大 [Content warning: The daughter is the male lead’s biological child! More focus on family than romance.] A gentle, sweet story about ordinary life. Don’t miss it as you pass by. A jobless, laid-back stepmother who dotes on a child x a hardworking father who earns money to support his family, And a three-year-old adorable kid who seems soft and sweet but is actually an extrovert through and through. Lin Yu always felt like she was still a kid, even at work, where she only pretended to be an adult. 529Reads8.9Score10314d adds
- 82 The Mad Emperor Steals Another's Wife 疯批天子夺人妻 [Coercive Possession + Reborn + Regretful Pursuit + Alternate Setting + Madman + Tragic Ending] In her previous life, Xu Xiangsi, daughter of the prime minister, abandoned her childhood sweetheart Xiao Feng and chose Xiao Fu Zheng, a down-on-his-luck prince. She stood by Xiao Fu Zheng through all their hardships and watched him rise step by step. In the end, he ascended the throne and made her empress. But she also watched him fill his harem with consorts while she spent every night alone. He ev 2.7kReads8.4Score15214d adds
- 83 Reborn, I Beat Everyone to Tears 重生后我揍哭了所有人 In her past life, Su Tiantian loved Xie Xingzhi like a lovesick puppy. After years of marriage, all she got from him before she died was: “Then die somewhere far away. Don’t disgust me.” She died with hatred in her heart. Reborn in high school, she swore she would never love Xie Xingzhi again. 2 Lately, Xie Xingzhi had been bothered by one thing: the rose he’d raised with his own hands had run away. No matter how he tried to coax her, he couldn’t win her back. A regretful husband chases his wife 3.4kReads6.8Score11714d adds
- 84 The White Moonlight Has Entered the Manor? I Don’t Want the Chief Minister for a Husband Anymore 白月光入府？首辅夫君我不要了 [The husband’s regretful pursuit + past and present lives + secret identity + adorable child + farming] [He ignored her in their last life, but in this one, he loves her more than anything.] To save her own life, Liu Muyang throws down a divorce agreement the moment she is reborn and heads straight to the palace to see the Empress Dowager, leaving her husband and child behind without looking back. The Empress Dowager is delighted. Her husband, the chief councilor, regrets everything. He leaves h 832Reads8.3Score10014d adds
- 85 Your Regret 君悔 Complete, with extra chapters [The male lead grovels to win her back + submissive male lead + melodrama + tragic romance + faked death] (The male lead was originally called Zhan Zhao, then later called Lu Zhao!!) Ye Ningyu had loved Zhan Zhao since childhood, and everyone knew it. Unfortunately, he told her he loved her noble, gentle elder sister. Even so, Ye Ningyu’s love only grew stronger. Even after he accidentally pushed her down the stairs and left her with the mind of a child, she still c 2.2kReads8.2Score11614d adds
- 86 The Villainess in the CEO Novel Awakens 总裁文里的恶毒女配觉醒了 [A sweet romance full of secret affection, quirky dancer X cool, domineering CEO. She runs, he chases, and these two butterflies flutter together forever!] Everyone thought Sang Zhi loved Jiang Che to the point of obsession. Even now, people in their circle still love to reminisce about those years when she pursued him with all her heart. But nobody knew that after one reckless night, Sang Zhi stumbled in the bathroom, her legs still weak, and that fall somehow awakened her to the truth! She rea 773Reads6.9Score10114d adds
- 87 A Noble Wife's Easy Days in the Prince's Manor 王府贵媳躺赢日常 Also known as The Noble Daughter-in-Law of the Prince’s Manor Turns Her Life Around. Romance after marriage, with a slice-of-life feel. After Xia Chenchen, daughter of Lingchuan’s richest family, married Song Zhuo, the fourth son of Prince Yongping, she spent four years being careful and patient, only to meet a tragic end. Reborn, Xia Chenchen finally saw things clearly. If swallowing every indignity still didn’t make life any better, why not live boldly instead? From this day forward, no one co 2kReads8.9Score21214d adds
- 88 Bo Wen Hides a Swallow Beneath the Eaves 伯温偏藏檐下燕 Everyone said Liu Bowen was an unfathomably clever man, disciplined and self-controlled, calm all his life, with everything accounted for in his plans. He had always believed that feelings should be expressed within the bounds of propriety, and often earnestly taught Qingqing the same. But ever since Qingqing, who had transmigrated, entered his world, the restraint of this cautious strategist crumbled in an instant. He taught her to observe propriety, yet broke his own rules for her. He secretly 282Reads9.4Score14514d adds
- 89 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 2.8kReads8.7Score17914d adds
- 90 The Ascetic Emperor Could Never Warm to Her, So After Being Reborn, She Walked Away 禁欲皇帝捂不热，重生后她不要了 [One-on-one romance + both leads are pure + first love for both + happy ending + court intrigue + business and farming + husband pursues his wife after losing her] Everyone knows that Crown Prince Zhao Che is aloof and abstinent, patient and calculating, ruthless in his decisions, and utterly devoted to one woman. He seized the throne while still young and became emperor. In her previous life, Zhou Yan fell deeply in love with Zhao Che. He left her neglected in the imperial palace for years, an 2.1kReads7.1Score14914d adds
- 91 The Arrogant Young Lord's Everyday Face-Slapping 傲娇世子的打脸日常 Gu Li, master of the Yushui Manor, was famous throughout Jiangnan for his cold, striking beauty. Even more renowned than his looks was his love of beautiful things. He frequented brothels and pleasure houses, where renowned musicians played and famous composers performed. He would see anyone, regardless of status, and in time his reputation as a womanizer only grew. At first, Gu Li paid it no mind, until he took in a little girl whose eyes were full of nothing but him. Gu Li chuckled. “There are 431Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 92 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 1.9kReads6.6Score10814d adds
- 93 Soft Waist, Beguiling Bones 软酥腰，娇妾媚骨生香 After one wild night, Song Yihuan was set up by her elder sister and made into a surrogate. No one knew that by day, her elder sister lived in perfect harmony with Ji Lingchuan, heir to Prince Ning, while by night, Song Yihuan took her place, spending the nights in his arms because her sister could not conceive. Song Yihuan thought that once she gave birth, she would finally be free of it all. But the moment the child was born, her sister dropped her virtuous facade and tried to kill the mother 524Reads9.2Score21614d adds
- 94 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 471Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 95 The Villainess's Script 恶毒女二的剧本 [Childhood friends + The hero is unaware of his own feelings + The heroine falls in love after marriage] During a trip, Xu Chuning suddenly had a prophetic dream. In the future, because she kept targeting the reborn woman, her family would be destroyed and her right hand broken. The dream had felt all too real. For her family’s sake, this time she chose to give up the man she had loved for years and marry her childhood friend instead. 592Reads7.7Score10214d adds
- 96 The Evening Breeze Won’t See Him Home, and the Departed Will Not Return 晚风不渡他，不见离人归 [Ex-Wife-Chasing-to-the-Crematorium + Second Male Lead Takes the Lead + No Reconciliation After the Breakup + Feuds Among the Wealthy + Male Lead Suffers + Male Lead Is Chaste, Female Lead Is Not + Evenly Matched Leads + Strong Female Lead + A Touch of Workplace Drama] *Stoic male lead *Gentle second male lead *Female lead’s growth It was an undeniable fact that Nan Yunqian had once loved Song Ning deeply. He had nearly given his life for her, and Song Ning had never doubted his feelings for a m 2.6kReads6.8Score10614d adds
- 97 I Never Meant to Marry the East Wind 妾本无心嫁东风 [Marriage first, love later; puppy-like sweetheart turns into an ice mountain, then the ice mountain turns into a lovesick puppy; win her back after losing her; male lead gets put through the wringer; male lead is a virgin; fictional setting; pure historical romance] In the second year after Fang Qingyi married into the marquis’s household, the amnesiac heir suddenly regained his old memories. He looked coldly at the unfamiliar woman beside him and asked who she was. The sincere, puppy-like s 3kReads8.9Score30214d adds
- 98 The Trueborn Daughter 元嫡 Li Qingluan, the only daughter of a mighty general, was at the age when girls first blossomed, gentle and lovely. On a warm afternoon, her radiant smile shone like a ray of sunlight into Emperor Liu Heng's heart, making this middle-aged man, cold and distant since childhood, realize for the first time that a woman could be so charming and adorable. But the girl before him was clearly still so young. The shy, tender way she said, “Your Majesty,” made his heart flutter despite himself... Many year 3.7kReads8.7Score29114d adds
- 99 Reborn: The Trials of a Second Wife 重生之继室难为 I was the illegitimate daughter of the Marquis of Nanping. From a young age, I was raised by my stepmother, and I was very close to my elder sister. When she died from a hemorrhage during childbirth, I married her husband to care for her two children. But my brother-in-law already has someone he loves. What am I supposed to do...? (This book has three volumes in total, and each volume tells a different story.) 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 I Transmigrated as a Delicate Concubine, and Drove the Chaste Heir Mad with Desire 穿成娇软外室，把禁欲世子撩疯了 [Ex-wife-chasing redemption arc + silly comedy + food + adorable baby] Keep being a simp, and in the end you'll get everything! After working late into the night, office worker Su Mulan opens her eyes to find herself a woman whose family has been confiscated and who has been exiled to a brothel. Just as Su Mulan learns the brothel's eighty-one techniques for pleasing men, the eldest legitimate son of the Xie family takes an interest in her. Her golden finger lets her turn mountains into gold, bu 587Reads8.5Score10114d adds
