Novels like A Fire That Won't Die Down
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- 1 Climbing the Social Ladder: The Crown Prince Himself Helps Me Up to the Clouds 攀高枝：太子爷亲自为我扶登云梯 [Mutual firsts + guiding love + rekindled romance + groveling chase + aloof beauty's possessive love] [Collector from Beijing's elite circle VS cultural relic restorer] Zhao Huaisen seems mature and gentle, but he's rebellious to the core. Jiang Lu looks sweet and soft, but she's actually headstrong and untamed. That June, Jiang Lu met her first love for the first time. Zhao Huaisen came from one of the country's most distinguished families. His refined, upright, aristocratic air made Jiang Lu f 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Mrs. Gu Is Gone, Mr. Gu, Please Accept My Condolences 夫人不在了，顾先生请节哀 Gu Heng, the second young master of the Gu family, hated Gu Wan for scheming her way into becoming his second young mistress. He saw her only as a younger sister. He wouldn’t let Gu Wan alter the course of his life as she pleased. But when Gu Wan really disappeared from his world, he panicked. Like a madman, he searched everywhere and found no trace of her. So day after day, he knelt devoutly before the Buddha, praying only for one more glimpse of her... 127Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 After the Divorce, My Ex-Husband Begged Me to Have His Baby 离婚后，前夫求着我生崽崽 When an ex cries, the current partner always loses. Xu Nuo went from marrying Lu Qing full of hope to coming away defeated, losing utterly. Three years later, she’s Beijing’s most famous blood disease doctor, with fair skin, a beautiful face, and long legs. At her side, a gentle and handsome older CEO dotes on her, while a rebellious, handsome younger man pursues her with domineering determination. She has it all. At a lively cocktail party, the most distinguished man in City D corners her in an 75Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 4 After I Agreed to the Arranged Marriage, My Rotten Stepbrother Went Gray Overnight 我答应联姻后，渣继兄一夜白头 Brought to the Xie family at sixteen, Zhu Qiancheng fell hopelessly in love with Xie Jingyan. She thought she was the most special person in his life. Until the day his first love returned from abroad, when she heard him call her a “slut” right to her face. She finally came to her senses and agreed to marry a mysterious big shot in ten days, as her mother had arranged. On the first day, Xie Jingyan made her deliver morning-after pills to his first love. On the second day, he blocked her for his 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Taming Desire 豢情 [A steady yet unhinged political heavyweight VS a hapless, fun-loving sweetheart] Sang Yu's special skill: doing the wildest things with the sweetest face! The day after the college entrance exam, she knocked Xu Peinan out with a glass of spiked orange juice. Afterward, threatened by Madam Xu, she fled in tears. Five years later, she returns with a child. Xu Peinan looks at the little one, whose face is identical to his own, his gaze turning dangerous. “A-Yu, you’d better explain yourself.” Sang 290Reads6.3Score10114d adds
- 6 After They Went Public, President Chi's First Love Returned from Abroad 官宣后，池总的白月光回国了 Su Shuangyue returned to the country. After her best friend sent her a secretly recorded video of a confession. Amid flowers and streamers, under dim, romantic lights, the refined, distant man bowed tenderly and placed a birthday crown on the woman in his arms. The woman had bright, lively eyes. Leaning beside Gu Qichi, she looked like a beautiful sprite who'd wandered into a world she didn't belong in, her eyes wide with nervous delight... Su Shuangyue watched the man who had once cherished her 2.4kReads8.1Score10614d adds
- 7 The White Moonlight Has Left, So Why Are Your Eyes Red Now? 白月光退场，再见怎么红了眼 [Rekindled Romance | The Ex Wins Her Back at Any Cost | The Male Lead Fights for Her and Won’t Let Go | Both Pure | She Leaves While Pregnant | Happy Ending] [A seemingly gentle, refined heir who is actually an obsessive, unhinged prince] & [A gentle, cultured female artist] When he loses it, he’s a little rabid puppy. When he behaves, he’s a little lapdog. Lu Qian, Yun City’s golden boy, went to Chaoyin Temple every week to pray for his beloved Su to wake up. The wishing tree at Chaoyin Temple 226Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 8 One Divorce Later, Mrs. Lu Becomes Everyone's Darling 一朝离婚，陆太太成为了香饽饽 [Marriage First, Love Later + Long-Laid Plans + The Husband’s Regretful Pursuit + Both Pure] [Sexy, sultry, well-behaved little bunny ✖️ Tsundere, sharp-tongued, scheming, flirtatious fox] When Wen Nian suddenly falls out of favor, her stepmother plans to marry her off to a man over fifty. With nowhere else to turn, she goes to her godmother for help and ends up becoming the envy of everyone as Mrs. Lu. But life among the wealthy is no easy matter. She has to play the obedient wife, put on a sho 156Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 9 After Miss Wen Thrives on Her Own, the Scumbag CEO and His Son Regret Everything 温小姐独美后，渣总父子彻底后悔了 Wen Xiu has no idea how to be a stepmother, and she has no desire to become one. Yet Min Jing Bai forced his way into her life, making her the Mrs. Min in name only and the stepmother of the Min family’s young heir. Min Jing Bai doesn’t love Wen Xiu. In his eyes, looking like his unattainable first love is the greatest stroke of luck Wen Xiu could ever have. His willingness to marry her properly is an enormous favor. So, for the past two years, Wen Xiu has taken care of Min Jing Bai and his firs 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Crazy CEO Lu Pins Me Down and Kisses Me Every Night! 疯批陆总，夜夜把我摁在床上亲！ Childhood friends + long-planned romance + fighting over her + doting, sugary romance + saving each other Ling Zhaozhao is a wealthy heiress from one of Harbor City's four most prominent families. At eighteen, she enters the Film Academy at Jing University in the capital, where she meets Li Shichuan, the heir to the Li family. She stays by Li Shichuan's side for six years. When a car accident leaves him paralyzed from the waist down, she kneels and begs retired Dean Jiang to return to practice. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 After She Died, President Lu Went Mad with Grief, Weeping at Her Tombstone 她死后，陆总跪在墓碑前哭疯了 Five years ago, on the day of Qin Qian and Lu Tingshen’s wedding, Lu Tingshen accused her father of hiring someone to commit murder. Qin Tian was taken away by the police and never returned! Qin Qian traded her life for freedom and the child in her womb. Five years later, what kind of plot will drag her back in, and what twists and turns await her? 1.5kReads8.3Score19814d adds
- 12 Mr. Sheng, Stop! They Found Your Wife's Ashes! 盛总别虐了，太太的骨灰找到了！ [Both leads are faithful + sweet and angsty + melodramatic misunderstandings + groveling pursuit] For three years of marriage to Sheng Linyuan, Jiang Mi played the part of a rich family's pretty ornament without complaint. After a kidnapping finally showed her where she stood in his heart, Jiang Mi stopped clinging to him and turned to leave. She never expected him to panic. “I won't agree to a divorce!” “Sir, your wife has already left. She's asking the court to grant her a compulsory divorce!” 224Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 13 My White Moonlight Is Back from the Dead, and the Heiress Is Out of Prison: I'm Done Pretending, Time to Make Them Suffer! 白月光复活，出狱千金：不装了，开虐！ Mu Man is dead, and Qi Heng personally sent Cheng Ziyue to prison. During her two years behind bars, Qi Heng’s order to “take good care of her” left Cheng Ziyue a changed woman. She even lost the hearing in her left ear in prison. Before going in, Cheng Ziyue said, “I didn’t kill her.” Qi Heng was unmoved. After she got out, Cheng Ziyue said, “I killed Mu Man. I’m guilty.” Qi Heng’s face turned livid. “Shut up! Don’t ever let me hear you say that again!” Cheng Ziyue smiled. “It’s true. I killed 1.2kReads—Score—14d adds
- 14 On Our Wedding Day, Mr. Gu Ran Off, Then Began His Desperate Quest to Win Me Back 结婚当天，顾总落跑后追妻火葬场 [Marriage First, Love Later + Sweet Romance + Power Couple + Wealthy Family + 1v1 + Devoted to Each Other] At her family’s arrangement, Yan Xiluo married Gu Yunshen, the head of the Gu family. After the wedding, she remained calm and composed, while he was aloof and abstinent. Each had their own agenda, and they fought openly and behind the scenes. An accident brought them closer, and from then on, Gu Yunshen showered her with sweet nothings. Misunderstandings and confinement led Yan Xiluo to re 44Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 15 After Divorcing His Ice-Cold CEO Wife, He Chases Her to the Ends of the Earth 冷冰冰的总裁离婚后追妻火葬场了 (The groveling ex arc, powerful families, sweet and angsty romance, ruthless pursuit, possessiveness, obsession, both leads’ firsts) She was a spoiled, domineering heiress who fell in love with him at first sight, then used every means at her disposal to force him to marry her. For two years of marriage, he never touched her. After their divorce, the Qiao family went bankrupt. She became a down-and-out heiress, while he rose to become a powerful figure in the capital, a man who could turn the wo 1.7kReads8.2Score10814d adds
- 16 The Long Road to Winning Her Back: Young Master Lin’s Neglected New Wife 追妻路漫漫：林少的冷落新妻 Two years ago, the powerful Lin and Lu families of Beicheng arranged a marriage alliance, saving the Lu Group from ruin. A business feud broke up two loving couples and created a bitter pair known throughout the city. Two years later, with the family crisis over, Lu Qiran offered a divorce to let Lin Yan reunite with the woman he loved. But the divorce papers were torn to shreds right in front of her! “It’s only been two years, and you’ve already forgotten how you dumped Shen Sinian and begged m 238Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Into the Wild 入野 Only later did Gu Yu realize that Huang Ruwei was the hardest-hearted person in the world. 251Reads8.0Score1514d adds
- 18 Love Is Hard to Control 爱，难以驾驭 [Marriage first, love later + a groveling ex + a playboy turns over a new leaf + 1v1] [Gentle, elegant piano teacher vs. carefree young master] After an unexpected night of passion, business tycoon Fu Jingsheng decides to marry Tang Man out of a sense of responsibility. Two years into their marriage, the sudden appearance of his ex-girlfriend stirs his heart. Tang Man forces a smile through the pain and decisively asks for a divorce, devoting herself entirely to the piano from then on. Fu Jingsh 2.3kReads8.9Score18414d adds
- 19 Prisoner of Thorns 荆囚 Ruan Zhao was a rose crushed beneath Fu Jinchi's foot, yet her thorns pierced through his entire life. He hated her with all his heart, until the pain consumed him. She feared him so much that all she wanted was to escape. He thought his torment would bring redemption, but when he finally faced his true feelings, she was already shattered beyond repair. 906Reads6.3Score10114d adds
- 20 After the Breakup, Miss Shen Reveals Her True Identity as a Powerful Figure in Beijing 分手后掉马，沈小姐才是京圈大佬 On the day Shen Weixi got married, Fu Jinghan's first love stabbed her. Fu Jinghan didn't show her any concern. He held his first love in his arms and even ordered Shen Weixi to call a therapist for her. Shen Weixi's heart died. Six years of unwavering devotion couldn't compare to a single tear from his first love. She turned and walked away, but no one believed she could really break up with Fu Jinghan. Everyone knew she loved Fu Jinghan more than she loved herself. Anyone might leave Fu Jingha 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 From School Uniforms to Wedding Gowns, But I Don't Want to Marry You Anymore 从校服到婚纱，可我不想嫁你了 Yun Ning loved Gu Sili for seven years and was his secret lover for three. But all she got in return was his contempt and humiliation. He said, "I could never love a vicious woman like you, not in a million years." Heartbroken, Yun Ning chose to leave. Later, the proud, distinguished man knelt in the rain, eyes red. "Yun Ning, I was wrong." Yun Ning looked at him coolly. "Who are you?" The decisive CEO lowered himself to beg: "Give me either the title of husband or lover. I don't care which, jus 51Reads6.6Score1214d adds
- 22 Make Him Love Me Madly 诱他疯宠 178Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 23 Ties That Bind 羁绊 Yu Wan was picked up off the road by He Junfan. Over the next ten years, she became his secretary, and his woman. Yu Wan had always thought she was special to He Junfan. It wasn’t until one day, when his fiancée tearfully complained about her and He Junfan kicked her out, that Yu Wan realized the truth. Anyone could take her place. When they met again, he was still high and mighty, but Yu Wan slapped her pregnancy test results down in front of him. “Mr. He, compared to my younger sister, I might 94Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 24 The Stand-In Turns on the Charm, and President Lu Can't Get Enough of Her! 替身撩人，陆总缠她上瘾！ [Angst and abuse + substitute marriage + groveling chase + pain before payoff] Everyone said that President Lu was indifferent to women. Who could have guessed that he had spent years plotting, all so he could one day marry his beloved, A Li? A conspiracy forced Jiang Yi to take her older sister A Li’s place and marry President Lu, the ruthless man of the rumors. In her despair, she discovered that her new husband was Lu Sen, the man she had secretly loved for five years. She fell for him reckle 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 After the Divorce, the CEO Forces Me to Have His Baby 离婚后，总裁强迫我给他生崽 He Yi, heir to the richest family in Yuncheng, the Hes, is aloof and distinguished, a legendary figure in the business world whom no one dares to offend. Yet Gu Zhiyao crosses his bottom line, using a deal to force him to marry her, with the condition that they fulfill their marital duties once a week. From then on, Gu Zhiyao becomes a despicable, shameless woman in He Yi’s eyes. “Gu Zhiyao, you wanted to get into my bed. So what’s with this act of yours? Playing hard to get won’t work on me!” T 8.4kReads8.2Score63714d adds
- 26 President Qin's First Love Is Back, So I'll Divorce Him and Step Aside 秦总白月光回国，我主动离婚让位 [Both leads are each other's first + Marriage Before Love + groveling ex] Tang Luo vs. Qin Xiao During their three years of secret marriage, Qin Xiao never loved Tang Luo. She knew he had someone else in his heart, his first love. Their marriage in the first place was only made possible because she used underhanded tactics. The day the Tang family went bankrupt, he returned home in grand style with his first love. When that woman appeared before her, Tang Luo knew her marriage to Qin Xiao was 22.5kReads8.0Score1.9k14d adds
- 27 Three Years of Secret Marriage: Mr. Sheng's Eyes Turn Red When We Divorce 隐婚三年，离婚时盛总却红了眼 Everyone in Beijing's elite circles knew Wen Qian was Sheng Yanhui's tool for getting revenge on the Sheng family. For three years, he kept her as his mistress, just waiting for the woman he loved to return so he could kick Wen Qian to the curb. When Sheng Yanhui's beloved finally came back, everyone waited to see Wen Qian make a fool of herself. Wen Qian didn't cry or make a scene. She willingly stepped aside. But then Sheng Yanhui started acting like a lovesick puppy. He showered her with jewe 36Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 28 A Flicker of Fireworks 焰火微生 Angst novel, angst novel, angst novel, angst, angst, angst, angst, angst novel, angst novel, angst novel, angst, angst, angst, angst, angst novel, angst novel, angst novel, angst, angst, angst, angst, angst novel, angst novel, angst novel, angst, angst, angst, angst, angst novel, angst novel, angst novel, angst, angst, angst, angst, angst novel, angst novel, angst novel, angst, angst, angst, angst, angst novel, angst novel, angst novel, angst, angst, angst, angst, angst novel, angst novel, angst 639Reads—Score10414d adds
- 29 My Wife Is So Sweet! I'm Smitten! The Capital's Young Master Has Gone Wild 老婆娇！沦陷！京圈太子爷杀疯了 At their wedding, Gu Siye tore her veil to shreds in front of everyone. “Lin Yihuan, you're only fit to be a murderer's wife!” Then he flew abroad and left her out in the cold for five years. Five years later... At a banquet attended by Beijing's elite, he gripped the paternity test and demanded, “You secretly had my child! Were you hoping I'd kill you again?” Only when the shocking secret of the Gu family came to light were their misunderstandings resolved. The day her identity as Mrs. Gu was r 1.3kReads7.5Score15114d adds
- 30 After My Release, the Wealthy Bosses Begged Me to Stay 出狱后，豪门大佬跪求我别走 [Both leads are devoted to each other, angsty romance, adorable baby, she suffers now and he pays dearly to win her back] Shen Qi'an's first love was in a car accident and became a vegetable. Qin Yi, who had been desperately pursuing him, became the prime suspect. After a sudden upheaval, the Qin family went bankrupt, and Qin Yi, once the darling of heaven, was sent to prison for intentional assault. She was framed, bullied, and violated... She gave birth in prison, but the baby died. After 180Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 31 Burning Bones, Stirring Desire 炙骨撩思 Lu Xi was always a good girl. The only time she ever went against the grain was when she fell in love with her own bodyguard, Shen Zhan, and married him without hesitation. She had thought it would be a story of redemption rooted in their youthful past. Instead, she found herself caught in a vast web of lies and revenge... Shen Zhan once told her, “A debt owed by the father must be paid by the son. I kept you around so you could watch the Lu family fall into ruin.” With hatred clouding his eyes, 4.8kReads6.2Score13814d adds
- 32 After Giving His Wife Away, Mr. Fu Goes Completely Mad 把夫人送人后，傅总彻底疯了 He said that from then on, I was fit only to be a dog, that it was the only place I deserved. He took me by force, cruelly, saying it was the penance I owed. He watched wickedly as one after another came forward, then looked at me with amusement and asked, “He Yitao, do you regret it?” Later, I got pregnant. His eyes bloodshot, he asked in panic, yet with a glimmer of hope, “Is it my child?” I simply looked at him coldly and replied with a scornful smile, “No.” I watched him fly into a rage. I w 1.4kReads—Score10214d adds
- 33 President Gu, That Adorable Child Taking the Internet by Storm Looks Just Like You 顾总，网上爆火的萌娃长得好像你 [Forced possession + The powerful man humbles himself + The long road to winning her back + An adorable child + Both leads are virgins] [A bewitching, flirtatious dodder flower x A brooding, obsessive, possessive tycoon] A cute little kid became an overnight sensation, but everyone noticed that he looked exactly like Gu Wenyan, heir to a trillion-yuan corporation. Gu Wenyan gave a cool, disdainful smile. “I don’t have an illegitimate child wandering around out there.” By chance, Gu Wenyan came a 128Reads6.6Score10114d adds
- 34 This Heiress's Doormat Wife Has Had Enough 这豪门受气包太太她不当了 (Completed) [Regretful pursuit + marriage first, love later + angst first, sweetness later + 1v1, both leads are each other’s only ones + happy ending] Content warning: The female lead is a bit of a pushover at first, but later fights back without hesitation and gets divorced successfully. The male lead’s nominal beloved is a minor character. The male lead never cheats.] Blurb: After three years of marriage to Jiang Qi, the wealthy young master of Haicheng, Song Xinyuan had endured endless griev 163Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 35 Yan Ruo Stays by the Stream 彦若留溪 Ling Xi and Gu Yanjing were childhood sweethearts who grew up together and loved each other, but a misunderstanding drove them apart. Each went on to meet their first love, but circumstances eventually forced them to part from those first loves and accept arranged marriages between their families. During their three years of marriage, Gu Yanjing pursued one woman after another, while Ling Xi tirelessly cleaned up after him. Their once-peaceful lives changed when their first loves returned. 170Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Tortured into Love: Mr. Lu's New Mute Wife 虐爱成宠：陆总的新婚哑妻 Everyone in their circle knew that Lu Jingchi had a woman he cherished above all else, a canary he spoiled with lavish gifts, would fight for in a jealous rage, and would even risk his life to protect. But they also knew Lu Jingchi had a wife: a mute with no presence, a creeping vine who could only survive by clinging to him. Even Lu Jingchi thought so, until one day, the mute handed him a divorce agreement. Lu Jingchi lost his composure. 675Reads7.9Score24614d adds
- 37 Love in Longcheng: Young Master Fu's Bride of Atonement 龙城囚爱：傅少的赎罪新娘 “Both reborn” + “gut-wrenching angst” + “chasing his wife to the crematorium” + “substitute” + “imprisonment and miscarriage” + “happy ending.” When Su Nuan was ten, she saved Fu Hanchuan. But Fu Hanchuan mistook her for someone else, and for ten years, he gave all his tenderness to another woman. By a twist of fate, Su Nuan and Fu Hanchuan married ten years later, only for him to send her to prison, where she suffered three miscarriages. When Fu Hanchuan learned the truth, he knelt at Su Nuan’s 203Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Longing for Our Reunion Day After Day, Forgetting Each Other Year After Year 朝朝盼重逢，念念总相忘 [Angst, angst, angst! Extremely angsty, proceed with caution!] Five years ago The golden boy Ji Lingchuan knelt on the ground, desperately begging Xia Zhiyi not to leave him. But she coldly told him to get lost, then turned around and married someone else. Five years later The bar hostess Xia Zhiyi knelt before the untouchable Mr. Ji, fawning over him. He shoved her away, saying she was filthy. He hated her, bullied her, and was consumed by the desire to take revenge on her. But when he saw a li 673Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 39 The Moon Sinks into the Sea of Stars; I Wake to Find You Gone 月沉星海，梦醒不见 Shen Qingzhi had secretly loved the boy who was her brother in name only for fifteen years. From childhood on, Zhou Wang indulged and doted on her, unable to bear the thought of her suffering even the slightest hardship. His undisguised favoritism gave Shen Qingzhi the courage to confess, but all she got in return was the man’s icy reply: “You disgust me.” Zhou Wang got engaged in a hurry and let his fiancée target Shen Qingzhi. In that moment, Shen Qingzhi gave up on him and left without lookin 297Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 40 Report, CEO: Madam Left Her Divorce Papers Behind and Ran Off 报告总裁：太太她丢下离婚证跑了 [CEO romance + both are inexperienced + marriage first, love later + his regret arc + powerful man humbled by love] “Shen Chuyin, tell me you love me. If you say it, I’ll believe you.” Huo Tingkun stared at her, his eyes bloodshot. “Mr. Huo.” “Call me your husband.” Shen Chuyin looked at him, no longer wearing the adoring expression she once had. “Mr. Huo.” “Wasn’t our relationship just an act?” Huo Tingkun’s expression turned cold. “Yinyin, you used to like me so much. For five years, you went 13.2kReads8.1Score1.2k14d adds
- 41 Wrongfully Married to the Wealthiest CEO, I Can't Get Him to Let Go 错嫁第一豪门霸总天天抱着不撒手 [Angsty romance + marriage first, love later + groveling pursuit + happy ending] After her fiancé cheats on her, Ye Xixi gets drunk and marries her best friend. When she sobers up, she discovers that she actually married her best friend’s third uncle, Gu Jingting. Gu Jingting is the most powerful man in the Gu family, a man of noble status and immense influence. They come from completely different worlds. But from the moment she first saw him three years ago, she fell hopelessly in love with him 28Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 42 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 53Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 43 May You Find Peace and Joy This Lifetime 许你此生无忧 [Childhood Friends ➕ Rekindled Love ➕ Only Ever Loved Each Other, Happy Ending] [A sensitive, clear-eyed heroine & a strong yet tragic hero] When Wu You was six, a little older boy moved into the apartment upstairs from her family. From then on, her world held a secret she could never speak aloud. The red thread growing in her palm became tangled beyond repair. The web it wove trapped her, and him too. They had loved, resented, gained, and lost. When it was all over, could everything begin again 568Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 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—14d adds
- 45 My Childhood Friend Ignored Me, Then Went Crazy When I Broke Off Our Engagement! 我被竹马冷落，退婚他却发疯！ Complete. Childhood sweethearts + arranged marriage since childhood + military officer + sweet romance + devoted to each other + married life A cool, awkward puppy of a man and a sweet, gentle little white rabbit with a hint of tea. Su Ruanruan had known since she was little that she was engaged to Wu Xiao. For over a decade, she followed him around like a little shadow, always saying, “I love Big Brother.” She stole kisses and clung to him, even though he always kept a cold expression. . Then W 3.3kReads8.0Score33214d adds
- 46 Mr. Su, Your Deep Love Came Too Late 苏先生，深情已迟暮 Some things seem like they’re yours by right when you have them. Only after losing them do you realize you never deserved them. Su Chenyu, there is someone in this world who loves you simply because you are Su Chenyu. That person is Feng Yue. “Su Chenyu, I once loved you with single-minded devotion. I was hurt, I lost, and I accepted it. Can’t you let me go…?” “Feng Yue, even in death, you can only be buried in my Su family’s grave…” 232Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 47 Mr. Fu, Miss Su Has Already Forgotten You 傅总，苏小姐已经忘了你 Lin Wan has returned, and Fu Sinian wants a divorce from Su Yueqing. Su Yueqing said, “I’ll sign the papers in three months.” She thought Fu Sinian might fall in love with her during those three months. But when their lives were on the line, he chose Lin Wan without hesitation. After Su Yueqing’s parents were murdered, Fu Sinian personally sent her to prison. Then, in a fight over the family’s interests, her relatives exposed that she wasn’t really a member of the Su family and drove her out. Af 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 CEO, Your Wife Says She'll Pay with Her Life 总裁，夫人说她以命相抵了 [Physical and emotional torment + a repentant husband chasing his wife + younger, possessive obsessive love + tragic ending, no reconciliation] After a car accident, he lost the child he had with his lover. Grieving the loss of his child, Gong Yin blamed it all on Weisheng Luobai. He destroyed her family, crippled her right hand, and ended her path to becoming a champion. Weisheng Luobai, once a gifted young woman who had made a name for herself in the capital, became a servant to his lover. 241Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 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 95Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 50 President Gu, What Am I to You? 顾总，对你而言我算什么 [Domineering, possessive, scheming Gu Che vs. sweet, gentle, obedient Lin Ning] Lin Ning’s voice trembled. “If you don’t love me, why did you marry me?” Gu Che mocked himself: How could she know whether he loved her? Gu Che sneered. “For fun.” Those two words pierced Lin Ning’s heart. “In that case, if you don’t love me and I don’t love you, then you’ll have to pay to sleep with me. Twenty thousand each time.” Gu Che’s face darkened. How ridiculous, saying he didn’t love her. Was she really degr 247Reads—Score—14d adds
