Novels like Four Years Later, She Returns with Their Daughter, and the Scumbag Father and Son Break Down
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Four Years Later, She Returns with Their Daughter, and the Scumbag Father and Son Break Down, best match first.
- 51 Drunken Marriage 醉婚 Jing Yao never took his childhood betrothal seriously. At school, he had a flashy romance that ended without a happy ending. Under pressure from his family, he eventually proposed marriage to Chu Xi. After they married, they settled into an ordinary life, raising a daughter. To outsiders, their relationship was steady, their home harmonious, and they were the model couple among their friends. Like fish in water, only the couple themselves knew whether their marriage was warm or cold. Chu Xi had 11.4kReads7.3Score70914d adds
- 52 Pregnant with My Second Child, I Married a Senior Officer, Leaving My Ex and His Brat in Tears 挺孕肚二嫁首长，前夫逆子悔哭了 Also known as Forty and Divorced, Then Remarried to a Childless Commander and Blessed with Pregnancy After Pregnancy [Silver-haired heroine + remarriage + ex-husband and son regret losing her + commander's secret love comes true + sweet midlife romance + a woman's fight to save herself] After twenty years of marriage, Jiang Lan devoted herself to looking after her whole family, only for her husband and son to grow more and more fed up with her. Then, after the high school entrance exams, her son 13.2kReads8.4Score1.9k14d adds
- 53 You Play Around, I Play Around. Puppy-Boy Lovers Are the Best 你玩我也玩，奶狗弟弟就是香 [Husband-and-son regret arc + seemingly sweet but secretly ruthless second male lead takes the crown + possessive older woman/younger man romance] In the ninth year of Rui Yufei and Pei Xingsi’s marriage, he tore away the last pretense between them and finally stopped pretending. He suggested they each see other people. “Go find yourself a lover too. Let someone out there teach you how to please your own husband!” Pei Yuran was still groggy from sleep, but when he saw her about to leave, he imme 181Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 Has Young Master Huo Finally Gotten His Proposal Accepted? 霍少今天求婚成功了吗？ This is the story of a jerk’s long road to winning back his wife. At the 22nd Golden Shadow Awards ceremony Onstage, Sheng Yiyi held up her trophy. “Huo Shaoqing, will you let me be your wife?” The man below the stage glowered. “Who would marry an actress? Have I spoiled you so much that you’ve gotten the wrong idea? Hmm?” “Then let’s break up,” Sheng Yiyi said coldly. “Sheng Yiyi, don’t you dare regret this!” Huo Shaoqing stormed off. Six months later, at the Huo family’s old residence Huo Sha 163Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 55 After a Carefree Divorce, My Unhinged Ex-Husband Can't Take It 潇洒离婚后，疯批前夫绷不住了 Sang Zhiyu was the wife Shen Ci had married against his will. During their three years of marriage, she dreamed that one day he would see how deeply she loved him and fall in love with her in return. But when she and his first love were kidnapped together, he didn’t care whether she lived or died. His every thought was consumed by his first love. In that moment, her dreams shattered, and her heart died. She did whatever it took to secure a divorce. Yet just as the man, always so proud and indiff 395Reads6.7Score10214d adds
- 56 The Unnamed Kite 不知鸢 The Unknowing Kite 200Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 The Brother in the Basement 地下室里的哥哥 The Older Brother in the Basement 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 My Wife Said She Wants to Be Child-Free, So We're Getting Divorced 夫人说丁克就离婚 Adorable kids + groveling chase to win his wife back + face-slapping + secret identities + wealthy family feuds + devoted husband + doting dad To curb the Ni family’s ambitions, Li Yucheng insisted on remaining childfree after their marriage. Ni Jia thought he simply didn’t want children with her, and, disillusioned, the two divorced. Five years later, Ni Jia returned with an adorable pair of twins. Li Yucheng had a change of heart and wanted to sue her for custody. “My daughters will never c 720Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 59 Their Little Slice of Happiness 他和她的确幸 [A devoted one-on-one romance, focused on married life. The heroine’s perspective: marriage first, love later. The hero’s perspective: a secret crush finally comes true.] In her previous life, Xu Chun’an grew up in a family bound by a business marriage. After graduating, she was married off to a man she did not love for the sake of her family’s interests. Deprived of affection since childhood, she never learned to love herself or anyone else, and was ultimately framed and killed. Given another c 162Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 60 My Boyfriend of Five Years Said the 300,000-Yuan Down Payment for Our Wedding Should Go Toward a BMW 谈了五年的男朋友说，结婚的30万首付要给他买宝马 My Boyfriend of Five Years Said the 300,000-Yuan Down Payment for Our Wedding Should Go Toward Buying Him a BMW 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 Three Minutes Later, the Phone Rang. 三分钟后，手机响了。 Three Minutes Later, My Phone Rang. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 He Said He Loved Me for Three Years, Yet Wouldn’t Spend a Single Penny on Me 他说爱我三年，却舍不得为我花一块钱 He Said He Loved Me for Three Years, Yet Wouldn't Spend a Single Penny on Me 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 After Getting Pregnant, I Divorced President Wen 揣崽后，我和闻总离婚了 [Both sexually inexperienced × Regretful pursuit × Marriage before love] At work, Wen Shuyu unexpectedly meets the man she's had a crush on for ten years. By then, he has long since forgotten the insignificant girl she used to be. After a one-night stand, she unexpectedly gets pregnant. At the man's grandfather's insistence, the two get married. At first, the man treats her poorly, but after their little one is born, their relationship grows closer, and she becomes immersed in the story the man 132Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 64 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
- 65 After the Fake Heiress Divorced, Her CEO Ex-Husband Went Mad 假千金离婚后，霸总前夫他疯了 [Reconciliation after a breakup + groveling pursuit + mutual salvation + bittersweet angst, one-on-one romance] [A willful, devoted fake heiress and director × a restrained, stubborn real CEO] * Song Jintang fell in love with Huo Yechen as a teenager and swore she would bring the untouchable flower down from his lofty pedestal. Thanks to an “accident,” she got her wish and married Huo Yechen. After seven years of marriage, Huo Yechen treated her well, but he still didn’t love her. At seventeen, 311Reads5.9Score10414d adds
- 66 I'll Wait for You at the Village Entrance 我在村口等你 I’m Waiting for You at the Village Entrance 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 I'm on a Call with You in the Outhouse 我在茅房跟你连麦 I’m Video-Calling You from the Outhouse 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 The Poor Little One Brings Her Child to Find Her Husband, and Is Kissed to Tears by CEO Fu 小可怜带崽来寻夫，被傅总亲哭 [Marriage first, love later + both leads are inexperienced in love + sweet and doting + the husband chases his wife after a painful breakup + eight-year age gap + triplets] An Hua was a poor, unfortunate girl who had only her mother to rely on. From childhood, she'd been bullied and oppressed by the villagers in her hometown. Once, her uncle forced her into a man's bed, and she secretly gave birth to their babies. When one of the little ones fell ill, An Hua was penniless and couldn't afford tre 374Reads8.8Score10914d adds
- 69 Her Husband and Son Favor Others, So This Virtuous Wife Is Done with the Family Compound 父子都偏心，这大院贤妻她不当了 [Period setting, clear-headed divorce with no looking back, raising a child, an ungrateful son, a daughter who repays kindness] In her past life, after her husband's comrade died, her husband used the excuse that Gu Wanyu and her daughter were pitiful to side with them at every turn. Gu Wanyu schemed to take over her job, and found every excuse to summon her husband, nearly making him her own. Her son thought she was useless, yet treated Gu Wanyu like his own mother. The night her husband took t 6.5kReads5.9Score46914d adds
- 70 After the Divorce, CEO Gu Knocks on His Ex-Wife’s Door Every Night 离婚后，顾总夜夜敲响前妻房门 [She hurts her wife and enjoys it for a while, then chases her and suffers for it | Sweet and angsty | Everyday life | Raising a child] Su Tang married Gu Qingyu because of an absurd arranged marriage, and they had a son after they wed. At last, the young girl's secret crush seemed to have a chance to see the light of day. She thought she could melt the ice around his heart, but he had never shown her the slightest tenderness. When Su Tang finally gave up and handed Gu Qingyu the divorce papers, 619Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 71 Reborn in the 1970s: Professor Fei's Quest to Win Back His Wife 年代重生：斐教授他追妻火葬场了 Premise: An aloof professor in the 1980s × a stunning movie star When Su Weiran loves someone, she loves them with all her heart, boldly and wholeheartedly. From the day the dazzling actress first stepped in front of the camera, she kept mentioning her husband, Fei Yan. Before long, everyone knew how much she loved him. She was born into a wealthy family and had been raised to be pampered, yet she was happy to wash her hands and cook for him. She believed she'd done everything she could for Fei 487Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 72 In the 1980s, the Chaste Officer's Wife-Chasing Inferno 八零年代，禁欲军官追妻火葬场 In her previous life, Jiang Mo married into the Lu family, served her parents-in-law, raised their children, and kept the household running smoothly for her husband. But as she lay dying, her cold, military-officer husband of many years made a grand show of bringing home his first love to care for her. The adopted son and daughter she had raised for over twenty years even accepted the mistress as their mother. Her biological daughter, meanwhile, was married off by her in-laws to an old man who h 7Reads5.0Score—14d adds
- 73 After the Divorce, Mr. Bo Pursues His Ex-Wife to the Ends of the Earth! 离婚后，薄总他追妻火葬场了！ The Nan and Bo families are both major business clans in the capital. Nan Xi and Bo Shaoqing had known each other since childhood. They grew up together as childhood sweethearts, and eventually she became Bo Shaoqing’s bride. She thought that even though her marriage to Bo Shaoqing had been arranged by their families, they had grown up together and shared real feelings. But married life wasn’t what she had hoped for. Bo Shaoqing was cold and distant. She was always the one chasing after him. At 417Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 74 After Tormenting Me, the CEO Begs Me to Take Him Back! 虐完我后，总裁追妻火葬场了！ Also known as: Love That Lingers and After Tormenting Me, the CEO Chases Me Through Hell! [Strong male lead × gentle female lead × childhood sweethearts × domineering pursuit × chasing his wife through hell × both are pure] [Wily, cunning, domineering CEO × gentle, delicate genius designer] Gu Yelin, the cunning and devilishly charming eldest son of the Gu family, is the youngest CEO in the history of the Gu Group. Countless socialites in Nancheng are eager to win his favor. She is nothing but b 785Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 75 A 300,000-Yuan Bride Price for My Womb? I'm Calling Off the Wedding 三十万彩礼买我的子宫？这婚我不结了 Three hundred thousand in bride price to buy my womb? I'm calling off the wedding. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 After the Divorce, My Ex-Husband Became Clingy 离婚后，前夫变成粘人精 [Both leads are each other's only ones + marriage before love + divorce from the start + winning back his wife + sweet romance] A heads-up: There are no dramatic twists and turns, just cozy everyday life. The highlights: No cliche first loves or scheming green-tea women. The leads aren't perfect, but they each have their own quirks. For instance, the male lead likes SpongeBob SquarePants underwear. This is the story of Lin Chujing and his wife Qin Qingning, the older cousin and his wife from 136Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 77 Two Years After She Went to Prison: Her Whole Family Begs, but She Won’t Forgive Them 入狱两年后：全家跪求，她不原谅 [Angst before satisfaction + secret identity + absolutely no forgiveness + father and son chasing after their wife + the whole family suffers the consequences] The year Shen Qingli loved Huo Yunshen most, he personally sent her to prison. Huo Yunshen said, “Qingyin is a key person in the company. We can’t do without her, so you’ll take the blame for her.” Even the family she loved most stood united in accusing her: “Qingyin would never go to prison. Can you stop making trouble for no reason?” An 9kReads8.2Score1.2k14d adds
- 78 My Ex-Wife Is Hard to Soothe: Get in Line to Pursue Her, Mr. Pei 前妻难哄，裴总追娶请排队 [Groveling pursuit + Rekindled love + Healing each other + Adorable child] Jiang Weiran, an utterly ordinary classical dance choreographer. Pei Yunze, a dashing, fickle young gentleman from a prominent family. At the height of their passion, they married because they were expecting a child. But after a long stretch of cold wars, they became a bitterly mismatched couple. Pei Yunze thought his wife had no love for him. The jade gourd pendant at her neck was proof. Jiang Weiran thought her husband 58Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 79 The 4,999-Yuan Salary Trap: I Personally Sent My Boss to Prison 4999元工资陷阱：我亲手把老板送进监狱 The 4,999-Yuan Salary Trap: I Personally Sent My Boss to Prison 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 The Blackout Dormitory 黑灯寝室 The Dark Dormitory —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 A Marriage in Peril 豪门危婚 The day her family fell apart and her loved ones died, she became the most conspicuous fallen heiress. Overnight, the carefree little princess had to shoulder the burden of her family. Her marriage became a sale, with a bride price of 17 billion to fund the family. Once the snow atop the clouds, she fell into the mortal world, ground down in the dirt of money. She was “bought” by the First Financial Conglomerate. Three years of marriage, sharing a bed with a wolf... Behind her smile were tears. 3.2kReads8.9Score21214d adds
- 82 Divorced and Thriving: My Ex and Son Regret It to the Core 离婚独美，前夫和儿子悔断肠 The short drama adaptation, A Road Through Life’s Quiet Joys, is currently a smash hit Her husband crashes his car while on his honeymoon with his mistress, and she, his lawful wife, is the doctor who treats him. The next day, she hands Lu Chengzhou the divorce papers. He frowns in confusion. “You want a divorce over something this trivial?” She looks him in the eye, perfectly serious. “Yes, over something this trivial.” On the day of the divorce, her own son clings to the mistress’s arm. “I don 1.5kReads9.0Score32214d adds
- 83 So Satisfying! After Being Bullied, She Takes Out Everyone Equally 爽爆！被虐后她平等的创死每个人 [Absolutely No Forgiveness + Second Male Lead Takes the Lead + Male Lead's Redemption Arc] As Nan Zhi signed the divorce papers, she thought back on her seven years with Huo Shaoting and felt it had all been for nothing. When disaster struck the Huo family, she lived with him in a basement and collected bottles. She went through every hardship by his side. At the peak of her career, she chose to leave the entertainment industry and marry him. But after he became successful, he paraded one mistre 1kReads8.8Score10414d adds
- 84 She Hid Her Pregnancy and Divorced Him, but Reborn CEO Wen Gets on His Knees to Win Her Back 藏起孕肚离婚，重生闻总追妻跪了 [The husband’s desperate pursuit + both reborn + both virgins + domineering, unhinged male lead dotes on her] In their previous life, Wen Yizhou had married Qiao Zhi under pressure. In the end, both she and their unborn child died. Reborn on the day she saw two lines on the pregnancy test, Qiao Zhi decided to hide her pregnancy and look for a chance to escape. Wen Yizhou sneered. “Divorce? Only if I’m dead.” He caught Qiao Zhi by the wrist and guided her hand, pointing the thin blade at his abdo 180Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 85 Water Margin: I'm Pan Jinlian, and I Take Down Wu Song from the Start 水浒：我潘金莲，开局反杀武松 Water Margin: I, Pan Jinlian, Kill Wu Song in a Counterattack from the Start 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 The Buddha’s Son Entered My Dreams for Three Hundred Years to Make Me Give Up. I Finally Did, and Then He Broke His Vows 佛子入梦三百年只为让我死心，我真死心了他却破戒了 The Buddhist monk entered my dreams for three hundred years, all to make me give up. I finally did, but then he broke his vows. 142Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 The Bride in My Place: Cold and Calculating Young Master Jin, Let’s Get a Divorce 替嫁娇妻：腹黑靳少请和离 [Love after marriage × Rekindled romance × The husband chases his wife to the crematorium] To pay her mother’s exorbitant medical bills, Lu Anran treats marriage as a business deal and marries Jin Hanyuan, the most privileged young master in T City. But once she moves in, he makes things difficult for her at every turn. She sighs, telling herself she’ll endure it until her mother recovers, then escape. But just as she starts drafting the divorce papers, he pins her firmly against the wall, hi 10.6kReads9.1Score1k14d adds
- 88 When She Saw the Message, Tangtang Was Taking a Nap 看到那条消息的时候，糖糖正在午睡 Tangtang Was Taking a Nap When She Saw That Message 1Reads—Score114d adds
- 89 Madam Gu Fled Again in the Middle of the Night with the Baby 顾夫人又带着宝宝连夜跑路了 Five years ago, Gu Changyuan brought his one true love home and tossed Qiao Wanzhi a divorce agreement. On the night of their divorce, she was also framed by his mother and his one true love working together. Five years later, she has become the CEO of a dark-horse company that broke into the top ten in M Country in a remarkably short time. She returns home with twins, hoping to keep a low profile, finish her business, and leave again. But time and again, she is forced to reveal her secret ident 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 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
- 91 The Moment My Heart Fluttered 那一秒心动 [Secret Love Turns Real | Win Her Back at Any Cost | The Powerful Lower Their Heads] [Proud, arrogant CEO × gentle, radiant English teacher] Chen Zui, heir to the Chen family, had a face capable of bringing kingdoms to ruin, yet he kept an extremely low profile and led an ascetic life. Everyone assumed he was cultivating himself for the woman he’d always loved. Then, at the welcome-home banquet after he returned to the country, his friends eagerly tried to set him up with someone. Only then did 4.5kReads8.5Score40214d adds
- 92 The Sixth Older Brother 第六个哥哥 The Sixth Older Brother 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 After Dumping the Nice Guy, I Could Never Measure Up to Him 甩掉老实人后，我高攀不起了 After Dumping the Honest Guy, I Could Never Measure Up to Him —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 The Third Year After I Divorced the Tycoon 和大佬离婚的第三年 Transmigrate into a book + Both are inexperienced + Sweet + Satisfying + Raising a child + Becoming a mom with no labor pains + Simp + Cute kid Liang Han transmigrated into a book, landing in the third year after the villainess had abandoned her husband and child. Her son was three years old. The villainess had a fiancé, but the day before their wedding, an accident left her with a child by Zhou Mob ei. After they married, she discovered that Zhou Mobei truly loved her and started walking all ov 694Reads7.1Score10314d adds
- 95 After Their Divorce, the Crown Prince Begged Her to Come Back 和离后，太子追妻火葬场 Wen Jingyan had loved Fu Changling for ten whole years. After they married, she thought her wish had finally come true. But to Fu Changling, she was no more than someone he could take or leave. When Fu Changling's beloved appeared, Wen Jingyan finally understood: those ten years of love had made her nothing but a joke. After their divorce, when she met Fu Changling again, Wen Jingyan was already at peace with it. But Fu Changling refused to let her go. Wen Jingyan: "Your Highness, let's part on 512Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 96 The Clear-Headed Wife of the 1980s: Commander, Stop Playing Games! 八零软妻人间清醒，首长别茶了！ [1980s, reborn, devoted couples, punishing scumbags, daily life, second marriage to a soldier] Ji Li married into the Zhou family and spent herself caring for three generations of them, until she lost sight of who she was. In the end, her scumbag ex-husband and the ungrateful son she had raised from childhood cast her aside like garbage. Ji Li was filled with hatred and regret. When she woke again, she was twenty years old, in her second year of marriage to the Zhou family. It wasn't too late to 396Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 97 I’ll Have My Way 偏要 Chu Yi spent eight years with Yan Beiqing without a name or status, and bore him two children. When she was so sick she was close to death, she asked Yan Beiqing if he could perform surgery on her just once. All she got in reply was, “Do you think you’re worthy?” Then he turned around and arranged a hospital bed for his beloved first love. This man’s heart was cold and hard. The agony of facing death finally opened her eyes. She left the Yan household penniless, thinking she had nowhere to go. B 457Reads6.9Score10114d adds
- 98 The Groom Ran Off, So I'll Find Another One 新郎跑了，就换一个 If the groom runs off, find another one. 1.9kReads—Score—14d adds
- 99 How Shameless! You Asked to Break Up, Now You Want to Get Back Together? 贱不贱！你提的分手你又要求复合 [Ex-girlfriend regret and groveling + face-slapping power fantasy] Xu Yi spent seven years by the side of Huo Tingyu, the crown prince of Beijing’s elite circle. He doted on her and indulged her, turning her from a D-list actress into a hugely popular movie star. Everyone thought Huo Tingyu would never marry anyone but Xu Yi. Then, after a night of passion, he tossed her a check and broke things off. “I’m getting engaged. Don’t contact me again.” She quietly took the check, sold the villa he’d 3kReads7.3Score16814d adds
- 100 After the Divorce, President Gu Chases His Wife to the Crematorium 离婚后，顾总追妻火葬场 Su Xia has been trying to get pregnant for a year. Every month, during her fertile days, she does everything she can to cling to Gu Sichen, but she still hasn’t conceived. She can’t help wondering if maybe she’s simply unable to have children... Thinking of how Gu Sichen’s grandfather and parents keep urging them to have a baby, Su Xia feels a weight settle on her heart. After finishing her final neck treatment, she reaches for the bathroom door, and it swings open. Gu Sichen has returned home a 318Reads7.5Score10014d adds
