Novels like Past and Present Lives, All to Meet My Soulmate
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- 1 Your Majesty! The Goddess of Wealth Has Married Off Another of Your Consorts! 陛下！财神娘娘又嫁你妃嫔了 For female readers: Yao Fuer, the rightful Goddess of Wealth of the Three Realms, came down to the mortal world to undergo a tribulation, only to become an empress discarded in the Cold Palace. The Empress Dowager gave her poison, the emperor’s sister made things difficult for her, and all the concubines hoped she would die miserably. How ridiculous. I govern the world’s wealth and fortune. Do these people in the imperial harem really think they can bully me? With a touch of her finger, she t 50Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 2 Reborn and Back Again, My Awful Family Trembles in Fear 重生归来，极品家人瑟瑟发抖 [Rebirth + Storage Space + Spiritual Spring + Punishing the Scum + Face-Slapping + Feuds Among the Wealthy] [The heroine, Su Nian, is decisive and a little scheming. The hero, Shen Hanzhou, is an illegitimate son of a wealthy family who has endured contempt. He resents his father’s coldness and despises men’s philandering ways. He is cold to outsiders, ruthless, and always fighting to get ahead, but when it comes to love, he is completely lovestruck. His personality is full of contradictions.] I 35kReads8.6Score2k14d adds
- 3 The Discarded Prince Is Granted a Marriage and Uses Technology to Strengthen the Nation 废物皇子被赐婚，用科技强国 For male readers: Top scientist Li Xiaoyun is brutally assassinated. In an instant, he transmigrates into the body of a useless prince, despised by the court and bullied by everyone. His start is a death sentence: Lin Wan'er, his beloved and future crown princess, runs away from their wedding in front of everyone. His birth mother, a former dynasty's princess, gives her life to protect him. The furious emperor exiles him to the freezing, desolate province of Huangzhou. He is called a vassal prin 6.6kReads9.3Score72814d adds
- 4 A 1970s Contract Marriage to a Soldier: We Fell in Love After Marrying First 七零契约军婚，和军官先婚后爱了 [Marriage First, Love Later + Transmigration + Period Setting + Comedy + Domestic Drama + Scheming Heroine + Pocket Dimension + Face-Slapping + Wish-Fulfillment + Putting Scumbags in Their Place + Ensemble Cast] A wild, comical story with a silly streak. The heroine has eight hundred tricks up her sleeve: scheming, a bit silly, and kind of wicked. Zhou Qinghuan transmigrates in an absurd way: her head gets caught in a door, and when she opens her eyes, she’s in a man’s room. After receiving the 16.2kReads8.3Score1.7k14d adds
- 5 The Prince’s Abandoned Consort: The Useless Brats’ Mother Teaches Military Strategy 王府弃妃：废崽他娘教兵法 Female-oriented: discarded consort / cast-off kids / System / a thousand-year-old destiny Su Wanqing, a company’s finance director, transmigrates into a discarded princess consort and binds herself to a past-and-present System. From the start, she has four hopeless children to raise. Her eldest son is an idiot, her youngest son is a good-for-nothing, and her two daughters are the laughingstock of the capital. Instead of teaching them poetry, she teaches them military strategy, political schem 46.7kReads8.5Score4.4k14d adds
- 6 I Transmigrated into a Romance Novel as the Villainous Heir, and Went on a Rampage 穿进女频成反派世子，我杀疯了 No System + Historical Ensemble Cast + No Saintly Protagonist + No Mindless Wish Fulfillment + Everyday Interactions with the Female Lead He loses all his inner power and becomes a good-for-nothing from the start, then is sent to the capital as a hostage, where he stirs up trouble amid the vortex of rival nations. All schemes are trifles. Only by growing strong through your own efforts can you earn Heaven's help. He charges into battle with spear in hand and slays the flood dragon, then laughs a 37.4kReads8.1Score3.2k14d adds
- 7 After Ten Years as a Widow, She Remarries a Butcher and Is Spoiled Rotten 守十年活寡：改嫁杀猪匠被宠上天 [Period Setting + Mature Romance + No Getting Back Together + Close Quarters + Intense Push and Pull] Xu Nan spent ten years as a wife in name only, honoring her in-laws and raising her younger brother-in-law. Then her husband returned home in glory, bringing along a younger city wife and a pair of twins. Her in-laws turned on her and tried to kick her out, expecting her to become their servant. Xu Nan neither cried nor made a fuss. She simply bought the two acres of melon fields and the shabby 25.4kReads8.6Score1.5k14d adds
- 8 Great Ming Court: Your Majesty, Hug the Cute Chicken and Achieve Enlightenment 大明官场：圣人，该抱萌鸡顿悟了 In The Scholars, Fan Jin passes the imperial exam. Do you remember the egg-laying hen that he nearly sold at the market? With the male lead, a fortune-teller cradling that adorable chicken, as their link, watch as the oddball official Fan Jin from The Scholars and the hilarious sage Wang Yangming form a three-man-and-one-chicken team, their fates resonating in perfect sync during the Zhengde and Jiajing eras! The first fifty chapters are packed with hilarious commentary as the protagonist rises 1.1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Starved Cast-Off Wife Is Back for Revenge 那个被饿死的弃妇杀回来了 Transmigration, rebirth, farming, building an information network, establishing a power base, household intrigue, palace intrigue, rising to the pinnacle of power Shen Zhao, a modern-day female assassin, transmigrated to ancient times and into the body of Yuan Yihe, a discarded wife who had suffered abuse for years. Her family had always ignored her, left her hungry, and married her off in place of her elder sister to a spoiled young master. On her wedding day, the groom ran away. She asked to 1.4kReads9.1Score17914d adds
- 10 The Space-Time Deliveryman 时空外卖师 The male lead refuses to become an official, yet as a senior engineer in the municipal bureau compound, he empowers his superiors to climb the ranks step by step. Driven by love of country, he occasionally lets go of his low profile, coordinating spacetime energy to help the nation counter the technological blockade imposed by foreign powers! On weekends, famous figures such as Su Dongpo will join you in reliving the timeless spirit of “literary scavenging,” amid the laughter of State Preceptor 82Reads8.1Score314d adds
- 11 The Heart-Stealing Thief 缚心贼 [1980s | Strong heroine | Both leads reborn | Military marriage | Revenge on scumbags | Business | Treasure-filled space | A battle to bind the heart] In 1983, Min Jiahui was reborn on her wedding night. In her past life, a scumbag trapped her with a fake marriage certificate and made her live as a wife in name only for the rest of her life. She served his parents, cared for his younger siblings, and raised the son he had with his mistress. In the end, his mistress showed up with a marriage cert 960Reads8.3Score16614d adds
- 12 Counting Time at Sunset 在落日里数时间 [Tsundere younger man vs. radiant older woman] [Campus/Urban] [Bad Ending/Both Not Pure] If only we could stay as we were when we first met. Qiao Yuntao: “I’m not bitter. This ending simply isn’t worthy of the heart I put into this, knowing it was doomed and choosing to do it anyway. I gave it everything I had, so I’m not the one who should regret it.” Li Moyang: “The pain came later. Right after we broke up, I wasn’t very sad. I just felt relieved. Now I regret it. I lost everything, and I was 58Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 13 The Fate of an Orphan Girl 孤女的命运 This is a sad story. Lin Jiang had an affair, and Shi Qiaosi endured it for three years before suddenly coming to her senses and decisively divorcing him. After the divorce, she secretly gave birth to a daughter of her own, Shixu. The disasters brought upon three generations of a family by an unfaithful man and a scheming woman eager to take his wife’s place. See how an elderly grandmother schemes for her granddaughter, building a bridge through time with her own life so that Shixu can return to 18.6kReads9.3Score1.7k14d adds
- 14 The Wicked Woman Puts an End to Evil 恶女止恶 13.9kReads9.0Score1.4k14d adds
- 15 Hidden in the Heart of Beijing 娇藏京枝 [Short drama of the same name + marriage first, love later + slow-burn sweetness + secret crush + love that grows over time + both leads pure] Zhou Yuli, heir to the Zhou family, actually married Sang Nian, an ordinary girl. Rumors claimed Zhou Yuli had settled for her out of despair after failing to win the woman he loved. Even so, Sang Nian felt she was the lucky one. After all, she had secretly loved Zhou Yuli for seven years. They were worlds apart, so marrying Zhou Yuli felt like a luxuriou 75.8kReads8.9Score7.4k14d adds
- 16 My Fiancée Wants to Fire Me, but She Forgot I’m the Real Boss of the Company 未婚妻要开除我，可她忘了我才是公司真正的老板 My Fiancée Wants to Fire Me, but She Forgot I’m the Real Owner of the Company 343Reads—Score1014d adds
- 17 Yu Guinian Returns to 1968 as a Ten-Year-Old to Protect the Whole Family 玉归年重回68年十岁顽童护全家 [Period Setting, Reborn, Super-Civilization Space, Coming of Age, Strong Female Lead, Sweet Romance] Nian Baoyu and her husband shot each other dead. When she opened her eyes again, she was back in 1968, before her tenth birthday, on the night her father fled home to escape the armed factional fighting. Her father was hiding in the attic when someone informed on him. The commune's armed militia took him away, and more than ten days later, they sent back his corpse. Her mother was devastated and 23.8kReads9.1Score2.7k14d adds
- 18 The Ugly Girl's Stunning Transformation: One Song, 'Love You,' Shocks the Entertainment World 丑女大变身，一首爱你震惊娱乐圈 The day Jiang Wan was publicly dumped by her fiance, she weighed two hundred jin and had a head full of songs from another world. At an open audition for ordinary contestants, she stunned the whole crowd with a single performance of "Love You." Black trending topics could be suppressed, but not the hearts of the people. They mocked her for being fat; she laughed at them for being deaf. The diva is back, and the song thieves and homewreckers won't get away! 973Reads—Score12214d adds
- 19 Stop Making Excuses 别找借口了 Stop making excuses. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Reborn in the 1980s! No Regrets!!! 重生八零！不留遗憾！！！ Reborn in 1980! No regrets!!! 331Reads—Score514d adds
- 21 120 Reasons to Marry Apo 嫁给阿波的120个理由 From sitting in front of each other in high school to a long-distance romance across borders, it took her eleven years to marry the boy who “wasn’t very good with words.” Do you believe someone can love only one person? In his first year of high school, he ran up and down three flights of stairs just to steal a glance at the girl by the window who loved to smile. Later, they became desk mates. She drew little turtles on his back, and he couldn’t bring himself to turn around. He wanted to add her 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Our Family, Buried Alive by Life 我们这一家，被生活活埋 Our Family Was Buried Alive by Life 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Our 50-50 Marriage Was a Lie from Beginning to End AA制婚姻从头到尾都是骗局 From beginning to end, their 50/50 marriage was a scam. 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 China's Twelve Most Dangerous Dinner Parties 中国最危险的十二个饭局 [Historical Intrigue Anthology] [Short Story Collection] [Game Theory and Psychology] [Unveiling History] Wine cups clink, and murderous intent lurks beneath the surface. One banquet can be enough to change the fate of a dynasty. This book brings together twelve deadly banquets recorded in the history books, including the Feast at Hongmen, Cao Cao's Wine-and-Plum Gathering, the Meeting at Mianchi, and the Gathering of Heroes. Xiang Yu, Liu Bang, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Lin Xiangru, Zhou Yu, Yue Fei, y 457Reads9.3Score15314d adds
- 25 Random Notes from the Western Capital 西京杂记 The Miscellaneous Records of the Western Capital is an ancient collection of anecdotes about Chang'an, the capital of the Western Han dynasty. It was traditionally attributed to Liu Xin of the Western Han, though later accounts generally credited Ge Hong of the Jin dynasty with compiling it. In six volumes, it gathers court lore, stories about famous figures, local customs and traditions, ingenious crafts, and folk legends from the Han dynasty. Its contents are wide-ranging, and its prose is sim 42Reads7.9Score—14d adds
- 26 A History of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 五代十国史 A focused analysis of the briefest and most chaotic period of division in Chinese history. The book reveals how, behind the military men’s grip on power, society struggled to rebuild its order, and how this turmoil gave rise to the civil official politics of the later Song dynasty. A profound study of social transformation and the patterns of power changing hands, it offers a distinctive perspective and rigorous reasoning. 74.8kReads9.6Score10.3k14d adds
- 27 Mortal Realm Martial Venerable: One Punch Shatters Chaos 凡界武尊：一拳碎混沌 Lin Chen, a body-tempering apprentice, is humiliated by a powerful clan and watches as the demon race slaughters his town. At death’s door, he awakens a bronze fragment left behind by his father. From then on, he shatters his constraints with his fists and rises against all odds! He slays demons and seizes treasures in the Black Wind Mountains, then establishes an alliance against the demons in Qingfeng Town. With only his Body Tempering cultivation, he stands against a Grandmaster and unites th 28Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 28 The Commandery Princess Is Reborn and Back for Revenge 郡主重生杀回来了 Zhang Jiayue, the Princess of Yufang, was talked into visiting the Sure-Win Gambling House by her half-brother and the Third Prince. She brought along her childhood friend Jiang Yunzhao. After winning at first, she began to lose and got hopelessly hooked, borrowing a million taels of silver. The gambling house came after her to collect, bringing down both the Prince’s and Marquis’s households. She was killed, too. Unable to let go, she was reborn on the road as the gambling house’s collectors cl 409Reads8.1Score10014d adds
- 29 His Instinctive Attraction 他的生理性喜欢 (Completed) A high-ranking official with a commanding presence x a sweet, gentle qipao designer, ten-year age gap, devoted romance between two pure-hearted leads Self-disciplined, proper, unruffled, and free of worldly desires: these were the words that defined Qin Yuzheng. They were also the weapons that helped him prevail at every turn and reach the top of the pyramid. People said Qin Yuzheng had once been briefly married, and the reason for the divorce was that his wife had complained he coul 88.1kReads8.4Score10.7k14d adds
- 30 Making the Most of a Life Full of Ups and Downs 玩转跌宕起伏的人生 [Traditional] [Period] [Romance] [Countryside] [Ensemble Cast] [Revenge] [The 1980s] [Strong Female Lead] [Comeback] [Inspirational]… Li Huiping was bright and talented, but while preparing for the high school entrance exam, she spent time tutoring Qiao Shan, the classmate she had a crush on, and lost the chance to prepare for the exam herself. As a result, she missed out on getting into a key high school. After the exams, Qiao Shan ignored her. Heartbroken, Huiping saw through men’s fickleness 200Reads8.4Score10614d adds
- 31 Fickle as Water 水性杨花 In the chaotic years of the Republic of China, Xu Fangqing of Peach Blossom Village and Li Xiaoming, a fisherman, had known and loved each other since childhood. Their feelings were mutual, and with her uncle’s help, they became engaged, believing they would spend their lives together in peace. But fate had other plans: Fangqing’s uncle suddenly died, and her greedy mother-in-law secretly seized the family’s savings. For money, the mother-in-law joined forces with relatives and cruelly sold Fang 496Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 32 The Secret Histories of the Four Great Beauties 四大美人秘史 [The Four Beauties, classical historical romances, complete uncensored public-domain editions, stories of celebrated women in history, ancient tales] This complete collection contains the original, unabridged texts of The Romance of Xishi, The Romance of Wang Zhaojun, The Romance of Yang Guifei, and The Romance of Diaochan. It recounts the turbulent lives of the Four Beauties, whose beauty was said to make fish forget to swim, geese forget to fly, the moon hide, and flowers blush. Together, thes 526Reads9.2Score10014d adds
- 33 Tales of the Shanhai Tomb 4 山海惊墓录4 A low, eerie chuckle drifted from deep within the desolate woods. The red cloth that had been offered in worship swayed from a branch. Ancient paper ash and dying incense lay scattered on the ground, and faded red cords hung deep in the forest. It looked up at me, its mouth splitting into a grin. 424Reads—Score24014d adds
- 34 Records of the Shocking Tombs of Shan Hai 3 山海惊墓录3 Some hear breathing but cannot find its source; some see a shadow but cannot tell whether it is their own or some being from the sea. It feels neither anger nor joy. The moment you step inside, it remembers you, and you will never be able to leave. 502Reads—Score25814d adds
- 35 Tales of the Shocking Shan Hai Tomb 山海惊墓录 I was born in Northeast China, at the western foot of Changbai Mountain. From there, my journey began, crossing rivers and enduring hardship. Everything started there. The strange and uncanny things I encountered in those years, I wanted to bury deep in my heart and let time wear them away. But nightmares came again and again, disturbing my sleep. Whenever I woke with a start, I often felt I could barely breathe, and the pain cut to the bone. Thinking it over, I finally decided to put pen to pap 8.1kReads7.0Score95014d adds
- 36 A Hell Bureaucrat in Charge of Order Between the Worlds of the Living and the Dead 地府打工仔掌管阴阳两界秩序 A Netherworld Employee Takes Charge of Order Between the Worlds of the Living and the Dead 81Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Tomb of Mountains and Seas 2 山海惊墓录2 Where will we end up if we keep going down? At the Earth's core? The darkness seems to cling to our skin and seep into our bones. Aren't we underground? Then why is there an endless river of stars above us? 788Reads—Score27314d adds
- 38 Granny Zhang Reborn: Kill, Kill, Kill, Kill, She's Gone Berserk! 张老太重生：杀杀杀杀，杀疯了！ Granny Zhang thought she was a good mother and mother-in-law. When she was young, she had no one to help her. Determined to keep her children from going through the same hardships, she did everything she could for them, giving money when it was needed and pitching in whenever they needed help. She never held back. She helped all six of her children build families and careers, then raised several grandchildren. When she was in a car accident near the end of her life and received three million in 261.7kReads8.9Score19.4k14d adds
- 39 A Popular History of the Later Han 后汉通俗演义 [Historical Romance Grounded in the Official Record, The Complete History of the Eastern Han and Three Kingdoms, An Easy Introduction to Official History] A Popular History of the Later Han is a classic historical novel in episodic form and a continuation of A Popular History of the Former Han. Across one hundred chapters, it follows the full historical arc from Wang Mang's usurpation of the Han and Emperor Guangwu's restoration, through the decline of the Eastern Han, to the division of the rea 95Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 40 Uncle, Your Little Darling Has Grown Up. Please Take Care of Me for the Rest of My Life 大叔你的小可怜长大了余生请多指教 Uncle, Your Little One Has Grown Up. Please Guide Me for the Rest of My Life 127Reads—Score514d adds
- 41 The Cat-Paw Martial Heroine: Fleeing Her Way to the Top 三脚猫女侠，逃命成为天下第一 The Three-Legged Cat Swordswoman: Fleeing for Her Life to Become the Greatest Under Heaven 256Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 The Heaven-Defying Immortal-Eating Art 逆仙吞天诀 Ye Tian, the good-for-nothing young master who cannot cultivate, unexpectedly obtains the inheritance of the Heavenly Emperor. He enters the Dao through the sword, rises from a good-for-nothing, slays his way across the world, and reaches the pinnacle of the continent! My swordsmanship is unmatched beneath the heavens. Where my sword points, gods and demons alike are destroyed! 37.7kReads8.8Score3.6k14d adds
- 43 A Popular History of the Qing Dynasty 清史通俗演义 [A Tale of the Qing Dynasty #Popular History #The Rise and Fall of the Ming and Qing Dynasties #Political Intrigue and Warfare #Legends of Emperors #History in Plain Language] This classic historical novel recounts the full 268-year rise and fall of the Qing Dynasty, from the origins of its ancestors in the Changbai Mountains to Xuantong's abdication and the dynasty's collapse. Told across one hundred chapters, it follows the story clearly and avoids obscure historical material. It begins with N 97Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 44 A Popular History of the Five Dynasties 五代史通俗演义 [A Classical, Accessible History of the Entire Era | A Beginner's Guide to History | A Complete Overview of the Ten Kingdoms] Can't get through dry official histories? This popularized retelling of the Five Dynasties uses a story-driven, episodic format to make this lesser-known period of turmoil easy to understand. Its sixty chapters cover the rise and fall of all five dynasties, Later Liang, Later Tang, Later Jin, Later Han, and Later Zhou, while also tracing the history of the Ten Kingdoms' r 82Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 45 You’re Tainted! Why Do You Still Want to Get Engaged to Me? 你都脏了！为什么还要跟我订婚？ You’re tainted! Why do you still want to get engaged to me? 2.3kReads—Score10114d adds
- 46 The Capital’s Young Master Is at Her Feet 京圈太子爷是她的裙下之臣 The Capital’s Crown Prince Is Her Devoted Suitor 101Reads—Score10714d adds
- 47 Reborn: A Sweet Campus Romance, A Different First Love 重生校园小甜文：换一个初恋 Reborn: A Sweet School Romance, A Different First Love 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 A Popular History of the Former Han 前汉通俗演义 [Cai Dongfan's Historical Romance, The Complete Founding History of the Han Dynasty, The Qin-Han Rivalry, A Plain-Language History, Political Intrigue and War] This book is Cai Dongfan's A Popular History of the Former Han, a classic historical novel that recounts the dynasty's rise and fall from the chaos at the end of the Qin through the middle and late Western Han. Spanning one hundred chapters, it begins with Lü Buwei's extraordinary investment and Qin Shi Huang's unification of the realm, a 129Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 49 The Moon Falls and Becomes a Flower, While Divine Power Hides in the Demon Bones 月陨成花，妖骨藏神 [Xuanhuan Romance] [Devoted Love and Angsty Romance] [Past and Present Lives] [Humans, Gods, and Demons] In her previous life, she was an aloof ancient Moon Goddess who sacrificed her soul to protect him. In this life, she falls into the path of demons and becomes a flower spirit with divine power hidden in her demonic bones. In his previous life, he was an ancient God of War whose blood stained the Heavenly Realm. He died fighting to protect the Three Realms, his bones carved away. In this life 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 The Deadly Treasure Hunter 绝命大藏家 [Entirely handcrafted, with no AI involved + adapted from industry secrets + authentic antique appraisals with photos and text + a mogul’s redemption] After more than forty years in the antique trade, twenty-eight years robbing tombs, and fifteen years faking antiques, sixty-year-old Ma Wangye had finally washed his hands of the business and planned to enjoy his retirement. Who could have guessed that on New Year’s Eve, someone would kill him with a pickaxe in front of Old Wangye’s grave? His li 50.6kReads8.8Score5.8k14d adds
