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- 1 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 156Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 When My Childhood Friend Went Mad with Regret, the Tycoon's Heir Claimed Me for Himself 竹马悔疯时，我被豪门太子爷独占 ABO + second male lead tries to win her back + male lead secretly loves her and steals her away + romantic rivalry + marriage before love + sweet romance + powerful man learns to yield + slight everyone-loves-the-heroine vibe Everyone in high society knew that Yu Wan was merely the daughter of a servant, and that she had stayed by the side of Meng Ling, the second young master of the Meng family, only because they had grown up together. No one knew that Yu Wan, the object of their scorn and disd 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 After He Forced Me to Have an Abortion, My Wealthy Ex-Husband Regretted It Too Late 逼我打胎后，豪门前夫悔红了眼 [Heart-wrenching romance + second male lead takes the crown + sharp-tongued heroine + groveling pursuit] A pregnancy test tore apart every bit of Ruan Zheng's love for Fu Yanshen. When she was forced onto the operating table, tears streamed down her face. “Fu Yanshen, if I end this pregnancy, I'll never be able to become a mother again.” Even so, the man didn't soften. Later, she was finally tired, worn out. With the help of his beloved, she vanished without a trace, but the bastard lost control 794Reads7.7Score10114d adds
- 4 A Little Sour Plum 一颗小酸梅 [Marriage first, love later + years of plotting + sole devotion + second male lead pursues his wife to win her back + both leads are each other’s only ones] Lin Yan: When she was nine, after losing both her parents, she met the one person who treated her kindly. Like someone in the dark clutching a ray of light, she followed him without hesitation from then on. She never feared the ridicule, until she was twenty-four and heard him tell his friends with her own ears, “Lin Yan? She thinks she’s go 116Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 5 Shocking! The Broken Beauty Marries the Gentle Second Male Lead 惊！破碎美人嫁给温柔男二 [Angst + the second male lead takes the heroine's place + wealthy family + no rekindling after a breakup + chasing his wife through hell + redemption] The man Jiang Jinmo married in a whirlwind wedding was the one she'd secretly loved for three years. She thought that if she loved him with all her heart, they could grow old together. But their marriage had been a scheme from the very beginning. He didn't love her. He hated the Jiang family, and there was another woman in his heart. After learnin 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 As Long as Your Childhood Sweetheart Is Handsome, Every Love Rival Can Get Lost 只要竹马长的帅，所有天降都狗带 Feisty Little Plum Blossom x Smiling Tiger Childhood Friend He Rujin, the little princess of the He family, grew up spoiled rotten and was also the darling of Lu Er, the Lu family's genius second son. With a fiery temper that feared nothing and no one, she was someone all the rich young heirs of the capital had to steer clear of. From childhood on, the girl was always trailing after Lu Er. Everyone tacitly assumed she would follow him for the rest of her life. No one expected that one day, Lu Er 55Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 After Three Years of a Loveless Marriage, She Changed Her Heart, and He Went Mad 成亲三年守空房，她变心，他疯了 [The rating just came out, and it’ll rise!] After three years of marriage, Yun Shuangxu was still a virgin. Although Xie Jingbai treated her with icy coldness, she never wavered in her devotion, believing that one day she could melt his heart. It wasn’t until one snowy night, when Xie Jingbai demanded she give up the main residence for his pregnant concubine, that she finally came to her senses. She could have had a life of her own. Why waste her passion trying to melt ice? She asked for a d 114.1kReads8.8Score16.8k14d adds
- 8 A Lifetime of Admiring You 一笙慕君 [Quirky little ray of sunshine VS cold-on-the-outside, warm-on-the-inside top student + childhood sweethearts + mutual pining + happy ending] Also known as Reborn, I Won the Heart of My Aloof Childhood Friend, the Top Student Lin Sheng is an online novelist who has written loads of romance stories, but she’s never been in love herself. Whenever she tries to write a romantic scene, she gets stuck. To shed her reputation as a “romance disaster,” she asks her mother to set her up on dates. But afte 181Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 9 Ex-Husband, Thank You for Being So Ruthless 前夫，感谢你的决绝 Du Yanyan thought she had a husband who loved her. Then she saw him with her best friend, and it felt as if the sky had fallen... At the same time, a man entered her life. He helped her at every turn and saved her from danger again and again. Then one day, he suddenly said to her, “You like repaying favors, don’t you? Then repay me. You can even give yourself to me...” People only realize the value of what they have when they lose it. Her ex-husband regrets everything and has started remembering 76Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 10 My Fiancé Cheated, and His Best Friend Had Been Plotting for a Long Time 未婚夫出轨，他兄弟蓄谋已久 [Second male lead wins + no angst throughout + mutual pining + clear-headed, independent heroine + sharp-tongued, devoted hero + both chaste, one-on-one romance] The day Yan Yue found out that her fiancé, Xu Shaoyang, was cheating with her best friend, Yu Huanhuan, she went to see Su Jingnian. Su Jingnian had just finished showering and was wearing a bathrobe, looking both seductive and alluring. Yan Yue couldn’t swallow her anger. Just thinking about Xu Shaoyang kissing someone else, and that 11.6kReads7.4Score1.3k14d adds
- 11 Five Years of Marriage Fraud: I Married the Capital's Crown Prince, and I Won't Forgive Him 骗婚五年，我转嫁京圈太子不原谅 [Angst before sweetness | The second male lead wins | Scumbag husband regrets losing his wife | No getting back together after a breakup] After five years of marriage, Ye Yunxi had given Gu Yanbei her whole heart and looked after his entire family like a housekeeper. Then, one day after work, she discovered that her husband of several years wasn’t frigid after all. He simply didn’t love her. He and his widowed sister-in-law had already made a home together behind her back. Even the son she had 14Reads—Score314d adds
- 12 Reborn, I Married My Brother's Best Friend 重生后，嫁给了哥哥的好朋友 [Mutual purity➕reborn➕campus➕the second male lead takes the lead➕a groveling ex never gets a second chance➕the second male lead has long been in love with her] A soft, rebellious little bunny (who grows into a stunning beauty in a red dress) ✖️ a wickedly handsome, fox-eyed big puppy who pretends to be pitiful Su Wantang was brought to the Xiao family when she was six. They treated her just like their own daughter, and she got her wish and married her older brother, Xiao Che. But after they marr 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Childhood Sweethearts: Secretly in Love with the Stars in Your Eyes 青梅竹马：暗恋你眼里的星辰 [1v1 / Mutual pining / Bad-boy, unbeatable big brother VS campus beauty, pampered genius younger sister] I have a brother who shares neither of my parents. He has a beautiful pair of eyes, with long, thick, dark lashes that curl slightly upward. His gaze is deep yet clear, as if it holds countless shining stars. Whenever he looks at me, I can't help thinking that the stars, the vast sea, and the dazzling galaxy must all have some traceable origin. 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 My Heart Awaits Your Return at Dusk 心向晚归 At 28, Su Wan had been Lu family's “invisible girlfriend” for five years. She thought Lu Zhiyan kept their relationship private because that was just his nature. She thought his occasional coldness was because he was busy with work. She thought that if she was understanding and considerate enough, one day he would bring her into the light. Until she ran into him at the mall with his arm around another woman, tenderly calling her “Baby.” The woman wore the latest custom-designed gown and linked a 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 She Came from the Ashes 她从灰烬中走来 [A World-Weary God and the Warmth of Ordinary Life] She is the most failed “creation” of Asia’s richest family, a good-for-nothing heiress with depression and no attachment to the world. Even when she tries to end her life, she is afraid people will mock her after death, so she disguises it as an accident. Then she becomes Shen Shumo, a woman with the same name in Republican-era Pingzhou City, likewise dismissed as a beautiful good-for-nothing and freshly jilted in public by the cold young marsh 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Forbidden Passion 禁忌热恋 [Self-restrained CEO × clear-eyed female lawyer | Secret love comes true · Second male lead takes the lead | One-on-one] At a family gathering hosted by the Xie family, amid clinking glasses and lively conversation, the elders asked: “Yanxi, you and Xiaoyin aren’t getting any younger. When are you planning to set a date for the wedding?” Xie Yanxi glanced at Shen Yin and smiled indifferently. “My career’s taking off. There’s no rush.” * Under the table, her boyfriend’s older brother clasped her 1.4kReads8.2Score14014d adds
- 17 You Chose Your Junior Sister Over Me? After I Left, My Fiancé Regretted It Too Late 选小师妹不选我？我离开后未婚夫追悔莫及 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 The Male Lead Torments Me Again and Again, So I'll Go Find the Second Male Lead 男主虐我千百遍，那我就去找男二 [Theatrical, looks-obsessed heroine who can’t stand melodrama] [Transmigrate into a book: the plan to save the second male lead] [You mistreat me, I’ll dump you and put the second male lead in your place] [A battle of wits between a dumb-as-a-rock System and its Host] After staying up for three nights, college student Zhou Yi found herself in a strange world, bound to a System called “Two-Fifty.” Even the name sounded hopelessly stupid. The System told her she was now Zhou Yiyi, the heroine of a 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Wildfire's Tenderness 野火温柔 [Ex-Wife-Chasing Hell + Second Male Lead Takes the Lead + No Getting Back Together + Second Male Lead Fights to Win Her] [Xu Ruojun & Xiang Yunzheng] Xu Ruojun married her childhood sweetheart, Chi Xin, by underhanded means, and endured three years of a marriage that left her feeling widowed. Verbal abuse, attacks on her dignity, and endless cold treatment. She buried herself in work to numb the pain, grew cold and indifferent, and became a true ice beauty. While working to free herself from her 890Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 The Frail Heiress Is Targeted by a Devoted Puppy 病弱千金被忠犬盯上了 [Childhood sweethearts x love that grows over time x mutual pining x angsty romance] [The household-intrigue storyline is underway. Enjoy! The heroine has a full growth arc.] From the day Jiang Piao was born, she was never without medicine. A fortune-teller said her life was as fragile as paper and that she wouldn’t live past ten. Only Qi Sui refused to believe it. For more than a decade, everyone said she was destined for a short life and little fortune. Only Qi Sui believed he could keep her s —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 My Childhood Friend Doesn't Know How to Keep His Distance, So I Impulsively Married a Powerful Newcomer 竹马不懂避嫌，闪婚天降大佬 [Second Male Lead Takes the Lead] [Ex-Fiancé's Regret and Pursuit] [Sweet Romance and Wish Fulfillment] [One-on-One, Female Lead Has Experience, Male Lead Is Pure] Note: The cover was purchased online. If you notice any issues, please tag the author so it can be changed. Wen Jinhe and He Shiyan were childhood sweethearts, the perfect couple in everyone's eyes. She thought she would spend her whole life with him, hand in hand. But one day, a girl from the neighborhood appeared at his side. He kep 249Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 22 Mr. Ye, If You Missed Your Chance, Don't Come Back 夜先生，错过了就别回头 No getting back together after a breakup / second male lead takes the heroine / sweet romance / angsty love story Luo Xinyan was reading the news when the next story made her feel as if something were stuck in her throat. It was about her boyfriend of three years, Ye Yunji, making a high-profile appearance at the airport to welcome his first love home. With her colleagues looking on anxiously, she steadied herself and mechanically read the story about her boyfriend. After the broadcast, she went 1.3kReads7.0Score10114d adds
- 23 Oh No, My Ex-Husband's Boss Is Flirting with Me Right in Front of Him 要命，前夫上司当前夫的面撩我 The year Ye Kui turned thirty, her life hit rock bottom. Lu Ye, who once loved her more than life itself, pressured her to divorce him for his mistress. On the day of the divorce, Ye Kui blocked both of them, then let her best friend drag her to a club to celebrate being single again. As soon as she walked in, she ran into her ex-husband's boss, Cheng Xubai. Cheng Xubai was notorious in the business world as a sharp-tongued devil. He'd made three executives cry in meetings. Ye Kui was about to p 1.8kReads—Score15414d adds
- 24 My Husband Cheated with His Dream Girl? Turns Out She Has One Too! 老公出轨白月光？正巧她也有！ [Angst Before the Payoff + Sweet Romance + Male Rivalry + Ex-Husband Begging for Her Back + Pure Wish Fulfillment] A lover whose feelings are impossible to read, an ex-husband with power at the very top, and a born playboy who lives for pleasure... Under everyone's watchful eyes, Tang Xi says coolly, “If he’s good in bed, I’m in.” She was once the most treasured of roses, only to be trapped within the confines of marriage. Her husband despised her, and her son resented her. Once she finally brok 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 My Ice-Cold Childhood Friend Suddenly Became Overwhelmingly Affectionate 我的高冷青梅，突然变得过分热情 [Extra sweet]+ [Everyday romance]+ [Single heroine]+ [Heroine reborn]+ [System, but not a major focus] Because of a promise they made as children, Qin Xuan stayed by her side all these years. An unexpected turn of events made the once-bright girl grow ever colder. Qin Xuan didn’t know if he could keep his promise. After the college entrance exams, he risked everything to confess his feelings. But this time, the ending seemed a little different? My name is Xia Yuhe. For reasons I don’t know, 1.7kReads6.5Score17714d adds
- 26 Young Master Huo, Stop Torturing Her! Miss Ji Was Kidnapped by Human Traffickers 霍少别虐了，季小姐被人贩子拐了 [No getting back together after a breakup + Second male lead takes the lead + Secret identity] [ Scheming, sweet-and-satisfying female lead VS devoted top-tier star, the second male lead ] Ji Yu's life fell into two distinct halves. Before she turned fifteen, she was the Ji family's most cherished youngest daughter. Her parents were devoted to each other, and she had two older brothers. After she turned fifteen, her parents and brothers died in a plane crash. Her grandmother marked her with a c 36Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 27 A Nightmare, Both Bitter and Sweet 一场梦魇，似苦似甜 She: Severe depression + severe PTSD + a genius with high EQ and IQ + hypnotist + renowned manga artist Qian Yu! He: The most prestigious heir in Beijing's elite circles + playboy + love at first sight + healing and cherishing his girl + six-year age gap Yan Jingting: “The girl is certainly pretty, but I'm not so beastly that I'd take whatever I can get and touch a sixteen-year-old.” Yan Jingting: “Qu Yichen, I think I'm falling for her...” Yan Jingting: “Don't be afraid. Whatever you've been t 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Licensed and Ready to Work! My Ex's Younger Uncle Can't Hold Back Anymore 持证上岗！前任小舅把持不住了 [Second male lead takes the lead + ex chases wife to the crematorium + whirlwind marriage + secret crush + melodrama] When Sheng Xi’s appendicitis flared up, she was in agony, nearly dying, yet he still chased after his first love’s wedding car for more than twenty kilometers. He told her she was making a fuss over nothing. That day, Sheng Xi finally understood that some people’s hearts could never be warmed. On the day they broke up, her scumbag ex’s uncle suddenly appeared, a cigarette betwe 712Reads7.3Score10314d adds
- 29 If I’d Known My Sister Liked Wild Ones, I Wouldn’t Have Pretended 早知姐姐喜欢野的，我就不装了 [Sweet-on-the-outside, dark-within flirtatious wolfdog younger brother × clear-headed, rational, spirited older woman who slowly falls for him] Li Shuang’s marriage ended in a ridiculous and humiliating mess. A strange woman sent her photos of her husband in bed. It took her just three minutes to sign the papers and make that bastard her ex-husband for good. Drunk at a bar one night, she impulsively “picked up” the young man who often came in to buy water. His eyes were red at the corners, like 466Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Blind, I Mistook Him for My Husband and Married the Scumbag’s Brother 失明后认错夫君，嫁给渣男他哥了 Gentle, frail blind woman * unhinged hypocrite crown prince Mistaken identity and unmasking / taboo / elder brother steals younger brother’s wife / marriage before love / second male lead’s groveling redemption / male lead planned everything in advance Shen Yunyi was born into a powerful marquis’s family, but every member of her household died in battle, leaving her an orphan, delicate and dazzling, with wolves circling around her. To marry the second prince, Xiao Yanzhou, whom she loved deeply, 4.2kReads—Score62514d adds
- 31 Heartbreak, Then More Heartbreak: This Time, He’s Desperate with Regret 虐，又虐，这次他悔疯了 [Second male lead takes center stage + regret and desperate pursuit + reunion after a long separation + mistaking someone for the woman he once loved] Shen Wanning is an AI prodigy with extraordinary talent, but she sets aside her brilliance for love and quietly stays by Meng Jinke's side for seven whole years. After seven years of devoted waiting, she finally gets his proposal. But at their grand wedding, instead of a promise to spend their lives together, she is publicly abandoned. Lu Senyu, h 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 My Beautiful, Strong, Tragic Childhood Sweetheart Dropped the Act: The Little Green Plum Is Mine 美强惨竹马不装了，小青梅是我的 [Completed] [Childhood friends x both each other's first x mutual pining] For as long as she could remember, Nan Ruoli always felt a resentful gaze following her. At night, it seemed someone was always whispering “little liar” in her ear. She should have been falling in love with a sweet, top-tier star, but there was always one figure she couldn't get out of her mind. As he left, his eyes red, he begged her, “Could you wait for me for three years?” He wanted to place everything he had to offer i 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 I Fawned Over Him for Three Years While Acting Cold, Then the Second Male Lead Took the Lead and Behaved 舔他三年装高冷，男二上位老实了 I’ve dropped this book!! Don’t read it!! If you’ve added it to your bookshelf, remove it!!!! Don’t read it, don’t read it, don’t read it, don’t read it!!!! The author has dropped it… —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 The Sweetest Love: Gentle President Jiang Loves Without Restraint! 极致甜宠，温柔蒋总放肆爱！ [Sweet Everyday Romance + Second Male Lead Takes the Lead + Brothers Turned Rivals + The Husband Chases His Wife to the Crematorium] Everyone envies Gu Nansheng. Not only does she come from a wealthy family, she also gets to marry her first love, a handsome, elegant man who has become a rising star in the business world. After the Gu family goes bankrupt and loses its reputation and status, Shen Yuanchen remains devoted to her as her husband. He even does everything he can to help the Gu family 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Mr. Gu, Your Wife Says She'd Rather Die Than Come Back 顾总，夫人说她宁死不再回头 [Regretful pursuit of the wife + no getting back together after the breakup + substitute + heroine ends up with the second male lead] Lu Xiang loved Gu Tinghe with all her heart and willingly became his substitute so she could marry him. Five years later, his white moonlight suddenly returned. Gu Tinghe demanded that Lu Xiang step aside. She didn’t cry or make a scene. She signed the divorce papers and quietly left. Later, when his white moonlight fell ill, Gu Tinghe found Lu Xiang and forced he 100Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 36 Goodbye, I Won't Love You Again 再见不会再爱你 Yan Mo spent fifteen years to get a divorce certificate. Looking at my diagnosis, which says I don’t have much time left, I’m giving you your freedom. I won’t cling to you anymore. Death isn’t frightening. What’s frightening is having given your true heart to the wrong love. After facing death bravely, what awaits Yan Mo? When I see you again, I won’t choose to love you. Mr. Song, you’re too late. 24Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 37 A Broken Mirror Is Hard to Mend 破镜難重圆 [No forgiveness] + [No getting back together] + [Second male lead wins] + [Male lead gets put through the wringer] + [Male lead regrets everything] Jiang Li loved Gu Yunting for many years, but after they married, he took everything she did for him for granted. The heroine eventually comes to her senses, and after the divorce, he begins to regret his actions. The male lead ends up regretting it with all his heart, but no matter what he does, he cannot earn the heroine’s forgiveness. 167Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 38 I Remarried a Gentle Man, and My Ex Came Crawling Back With Our Child! 改嫁温柔现任，前夫携子跪地舔！ (The ex-husband begs for her back, the son begs for his mom back, and the second male lead takes his long-planned chance to win her over. The heroine stands on her own, loves herself, and turns the tables against all odds.) After five years of marriage, her husband showed no affection for her, and her son loved her no more. His first love had taken over her home. “I want Auntie Tang to be my mom!” “All right.” After enduring her husband and son’s endless disdain, she resolutely divorced him and 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 The Boy Who Fell from the Sky Is Absolutely Adorable 天降小狗超爱的 [Campus + love triangle + bittersweet + secret crush + push and pull + both leads are inexperienced] Cold childhood friend / Haughty heiress / Pure and sensual newcomer Qi Jing / Yan Yue / Tong Jiashen Yan Yue has a bad temper, and Qi Jing has shaped her attitude toward relationships. She’s cruel and foolish. She enjoys Tong Jiashen’s unwavering devotion, letting him get close while intending to toy with him. Confidently, she believes her high position makes her the one in control of their relat 1.5kReads8.1Score13314d adds
- 40 After the Divorce, I Became the Chaste Male Lead's Favorite 离婚后！我成了禁欲男二的心尖宠 [Mutual devotion, sweet romance and feel-good revenge, the second male lead wins] Ruan Yitang transmigrates into a book, taking over the body of a heroine who is hopelessly lovestruck. Knowing how the story ends, she decisively sets out to change the heroine's fate. First, she kicks her scumbag ex to the curb. After all... scumbags and scheming women are a match made to last. Then she turns her charm on the devoted second male lead, Si Yunqian~ After the divorce, the scumbag regrets everything a 10Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 41 After My Ex-Boyfriend Came Back 当前男友回来后 [1] The news that Yan Huai Xiao, the second son of Nancheng’s richest Yan family, is about to marry movie queen Jiang Yuqi causes an uproar as soon as it breaks. In Jiang Yuqi’s eyes, her fiancé may have a rotten temper and be a bit of a jerk, but at least they grew up together, and he always protects her when it matters. When she learns that he has secretly loved her for years, she is not only shocked, but also surprised to discover that she is actually quite happy about it. [2] Yan Huai Xiao, 266Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 42 Entwined in Spring 春日缠欢 "Heroine Marries First, Falls in Love Later + Male Lead’s Secret Crush Comes True + Age Gap + Mutual First Love" Wen Yan had a childhood sweetheart and fiancé, promised to her through an arranged marriage. She arrived with her luggage, full of anticipation, only for him to say he saw her as a brother, had found true love, and couldn’t marry her. Wen Yan decisively called off their engagement. His second uncle told Wen Yan, “Good. He wasn’t good enough for you.” After the engagement was called o 214Reads8.9Score11414d adds
- 43 My Childhood Sweetheart Appears Out of Nowhere, and My Childhood Friend Won’t Stop Chasing Her 天降青梅，竹马追着跑 [Childhood Friends × Secret Crush × Reunion After Years] Mu Ran and Qin Yuchuan had known each other since childhood, spending nine years by each other’s side. But could a childhood friendship really lose out to a “heaven-sent match”? Qin Yuchuan always kept her busy with practice tests and studying, never bringing it up. Mu Ran decided to take the initiative, but the timing couldn’t have been worse. Circumstances forced her to leave, and Qin Yuchuan lost all contact with her. When they met agai 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 So What If I Like the Top Scholar? 我就喜欢状元怎么了 Xiao Changying took a liking to a young man from a humble family. He certainly had some talent and passed the imperial examinations as the top scholar that year. But instead of relying on Xiao Changying’s influence, he wanted her to share a life of hardship with him. Naturally, she refused. She turned around and married the next year’s newly crowned top scholar. As it turned out, she had picked a winner: when she faced a fire, he risked his life to save her, and whenever she had something on her 59Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Seven Years of Loving the Wrong Man: Miss Gan Walks Away and Thrives Alone 错付七年，甘小姐果断放手独美 [Second male lead takes the girl + male lead’s best friend tries to win her back + no forgiveness + angst before sweet, satisfying romance + rivalry between men + both leads are inexperienced] (The author has started a new book. If you’re interested, check the pinned post on the author’s page.) They had been together for seven years, but Zhou Qinghan had never once said he loved her. Gantang thought he was simply born cold and distant, until his first love returned. He had promised Gantang the 6.2kReads8.3Score64914d adds
- 46 President Mu Ran Away from Our Wedding for His First Love, So I'm Done Loving Him 慕总为白月光逃婚，我不爱了 (Rebirth + the second male lead takes the girl + a remorseful ex pursues her after losing her + powerful Beijing socialite forces his love on her + real and fake heiresses) The day Su Muhe died happened to be her wedding day. After being reborn, Su Muhe tore up her marriage certificate in a fury, then turned around and spent the night with a handsome, wealthy young man from Beijing’s elite circles. Mu Tingchu thought Su Muhe was just throwing a tantrum and that a little coaxing would make everyt 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 My Fiancé Wants a Concubine, So I'll Marry the Top Scholar Instead 未婚夫想纳妾，我改嫁探花郎 264Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 After Eight Failed Attempts to Win Him Over, I Went for His Brother 攻略八次失败后，我攻略了他兄弟 68Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Conquest Failed: After the Second Male Lead Takes the Crown, the Jerk Regrets It 攻略失败：男二上位后渣男后悔了 I awakened a conquest System. But my conquest target loathed me, and my parents and friends looked at me with nothing but disappointment. They said, “Your little sister is so wonderful. You can't compare to her.” “Someone like you should just go die.” But when I really died after failing my conquest, they all went mad, begging me to come back... 37Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 50 After the Divorce, the Eldest Miss Has Twins 和离后，大小姐她一胎双宝 Tang Zhaoning was bold and overbearing. By chance, she discovered that her stepmother planned to give her as a second wife to a man old enough to be her father. Xu Zhiyan, a poor scholar, was traveling to the capital to sit the imperial examinations. Zhaoning found him handsome and virtuous, and had him seized in the street and taken to marry her by force. They treated each other with respect, but never consummated the marriage. After Xu Zhiyan passed the examinations, he rose to become a Vice M 24Reads—Score—14d adds
