Novels like I’m Done Chasing Him. I’m Turning Around to Marry My Childhood Friend
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- 1 Reborn: This Little Sister Won't Put Up with the Green Tea Girl 重生，小师妹不惯着绿茶 Rich and pampered heroine + making a fortune + the second male lead gets the girl + sweet romance In her previous life, Su Luo was spoiled and willful. The childhood sweetheart she loved with all her heart fell for someone else, leading to her father's gruesome death and her sect's leadership changing hands. In the end, she was murdered by the green-tea schemer she'd brought home herself. Reborn, all she wants is to live to the happy ending as a lazy, pampered junior sister from a wealthy family 156Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 2 Love After the Rain Stops 爱在雨停时 Love When the Rain Stops —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Reborn: The Second Male Lead Wants to Rise to the Top 重生之男二想上位 Before being reborn: “What are you wasting your breath on her for? Throw her overboard.” The sound of his voice made her heart feel as if it were being pierced by the icy seawater. “If there’s another life, I’ll make you wish you were dead.” After being reborn: Take down scumbags + tear into homewreckers + emotionally savvy heroine “Second male leads have always loved the deepest.” “Because of the promise made over a piece of candy…” He took several knife strikes for her, yet she used him again 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Mr. Yin, Stop Torturing Me. Your Wife Married Your Deadly Rival 殷总别虐了，太太嫁了你的死对头 Wan Jia loves Yin Tianyi! She sheathed her claws and fangs and obediently spent three whole years as his secret mistress. She could put up with coworkers spreading rumors and friends and family misunderstanding her, but him going on blind dates behind her back was too much! “Yin Tianyi, let's break up!” Wan Jia finally exploded for the first time. But Yin Tianyi gripped her slender waist and murmured, tenderly yet coldly, “In a hurry to break up so you can find someone else?” When Wan Jia chose 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Ink Smoke 墨烟 At eighteen, Qin Yi confessed to Xiao Qi, the boy she had liked for over a year. The young man smiled faintly and replied carelessly, “Sure.” After they got together, there was never a shortage of girls around Xiao Qi. At last, he wore down her enthusiasm, and she was the one who proposed breaking up. On the night they split, Xiao Qi stood beneath her apartment building, looking up at her with red-rimmed eyes like a pitiful puppy. He said, “Qin Yi, you weren’t like this before.” Qin Yi drew the 17Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 6 Lost in Desire: After Being Dumped, I'm Spoiled Rotten by the Devoted Second Male Lead 沉溺，被渣后被深情男二宠疯了 [Substitute + First Love + Groveling After the Breakup + Second Male Lead Wins + Childhood Friends + Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger] Ye Lixue learns through social media that Shen Lixiao has thrown a party to welcome his first love, Xu Zhiwei, back to the country. The two greet each other with a passionate kiss. His friends say she's only a substitute and will never measure up to Xu Zhiwei. Shen Lixiao even claims she wouldn't survive without him. But she builds a thriving career, and soon she ha 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 After I Fell Ill, I Left My Poor Childhood Friend in Secret, but He Became a Rich Young Master 生病后我瞒着穷小子竹马离开，他却成豪门少爷了 After falling ill, I left without telling my poor childhood friend. Little did I know, he would become the heir to a wealthy family. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 A Rose in the Wild 玫瑰炙野 [Second Male Lead Wins Her Heart + Scumbag Chases His Ex in Vain + The Heroine Never Looks Back] Everyone in Lincheng knew that Meng Ying, the Shen family's adopted daughter, had been dating Pei family's second young master for four whole years. She stayed by his side for four years, willingly trailing after him like a shadow. Everyone thought the second young master would marry her into the Pei family and make her its rightful young madam. Even she innocently looked forward to that day. But on —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 My Two-Timing Childhood Friend and Toxic Bestie: In This Life, I Wish You Both Well 渣竹马毒闺蜜，这世我，祝福你们 [Second Male Lead Takes the Lead] [Everyone’s Darling] [Heroine’s Halo + A Touch of Harem Appeal] [Putting Scumbags in Their Place] [Satisfying Revenge] PS: In her previous life, the heroine was naive and sweet. After being reborn, she grows quickly and transforms into a “sweet rice ball” with a sugary exterior and a dark side. Bai Yuyang was Yu Antian’s childhood friend. Ever since they met, he had always been gentle and considerate toward her. From his confession after the college entrance e 52Reads—Score414d adds
- 10 The Onscreen Comments Are Coming! Am I the Villain's Moonlight!? 弹幕来袭，我是反派的白月光！？ The On-Screen Comments Are Here, and I’m the Villain’s First Love!? 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Reborn, This Time I'm Dating Your Brother 重生之这次我和你兄弟谈恋爱 Reborn: This Time, I’m Dating Your Brother 138Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Mr. Wen, Your Wife Has Uncovered Your Secret Identity! 闻总，你马甲被太太扒掉了！ [The second male lead is emotionally and physically pure and wins her over + scumbag’s crematorium + entertainment industry] “Wen Yu? How could she compare to Jiang Yue? I wouldn’t want her even if she came to me on a silver platter.” Wen Yu’s hand stopped as she was about to knock. She gave a mocking smile, then turned and left without a second thought. The person she’d loved for so long was nothing special after all. Too bad it had taken her so many years to see it clearly. She’d meant to say 1.1kReads8.7Score13814d adds
- 13 I Gaze at the Moonlight, with a Glimmer of My Own Behind Me 我望向月光，身后自有微光 Mutual salvation, happy ending / Bittersweet, misplaced secret crushes / Shy heroine's transformation and growth / A second male lead who leaves you with regrets The world only sees the dazzling young man. Few understand the feelings hidden away in someone's heart. Jiang Yuan'an is sensitive and timid, used to shrinking away amid cold stares and criticism. From afar, she keeps her eyes fixed on that unattainable moonlight, chasing after it with all her heart. "You're the person I don't dare look 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 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
- 15 Forget My Childhood Friend, I Want His Cousin 不要竹马，要他表弟 Forget the childhood sweetheart. I want his cousin instead —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Reborn: Young Master Gu Insists We Make Our Fake Romance Real 重生后，顾少非要和我假戏真做 [Reborn + second male lead takes the spotlight + male lead fails to win her back + sweet romance and interactions] [Gentle, restrained, hands-on heir vs. dazzling, proud heiress] In her previous life, Zhou Wanbai was used by Chen Xizhu. After her family fell into ruin, he imprisoned her in a basement and tortured her to death. Reborn at twenty, she decides to stay away from that scumbag and change her fate. To avoid being hounded by Chen Xizhu again, she sets her sights on the young master of th 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 After the Breakup, She Flash-Marries Into a Wealthy Family and Gets Doted On 分手后，她闪婚嫁豪门被娇宠 [Devoted couple + a cheating man groveling to win her back + brilliant lawyer heroine + nine-year unrequited love finally requited + deeply devoted male lead!!] Note: The story is fictional. Please don’t take it too seriously. Shen Qingsi and Xie Licheng had weathered the hardest seven years of their lives together. She stood by him as he grew from a young man into a brilliant lawyer who could hold his own in any debate. In their eighth year, they were supposed to get married. But that year, a n 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 After My Divorce, Every Male Idol Wants to Marry Me 离婚后，所有男神都想娶我 This marriage was forced by a debt of gratitude. Fu Jingcheng doesn't love Xu Qiuqiu, and for three years he secretly kept his first love by his side without Xu Qiuqiu knowing. Xu Qiuqiu loves Fu Jingcheng. She compromises again and again in their marriage, only to be handed divorce papers. Awakening from her failed marriage, Xu Qiuqiu kicks the scumbag to the curb and signs the divorce papers without hesitation. After the divorce, Xu Qiuqiu grows more radiant by the day, her career takes off, a 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Falling into the Trap Again 二次深陷 Wen Yan loved Yu Chengzhou. She loved him for a full ten years, only to be betrayed after a decade of devotion and reduced from a wealthy heiress to his caged bird. Five years later, she returned as a highly sought-after jewelry designer. With all eyes on her, she became the first woman bold enough to reject him. In this battle of wits and this pursuit of love, would he be the one to lose his heart, or would she fall for him all over again? 29Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 20 My Secret Crush Ended in Ruin, So I Stopped Chasing Him After I Was Reborn 暗恋的结果烂了，重生后我不追了 [Reborn at School + The Ex Regrets It and Tries to Win Her Back + Living Under the Same Roof + Older Brother Takes the Lead + Mutual Firsts (The Heroine Is Chaste After Being Reborn) + Happy Ending] [Sweet, Clear-Eyed Girl x Gentle, Obsessive Older Brother] A plane crash left Luo Yumian all alone. She was taken in by one of her father's closest friends, where she saw again the person she had kept in her heart. On Zhou Mingxi's coming-of-age day, even though Luo Yumian knew he was a flirt, sh 235Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 After Failing to Win Over the Tyrant, I Became His Imperial Aunt 攻略暴君失败后，我成了他皇婶 [Dual Rebirth + The Second Male Lead Takes the Crown + Face-Slapping and Crushing Scumbags + Sweet Romance + Political Intrigue + The Male Lead's Groveling Pursuit] Su Nian transmigrated ten times and died nine. The first time, she was given poisoned wine. The second, she was pierced by a thousand arrows. The third, she was thrown off a cliff... Every time, it ended the same way: she fell in love with the tyrant Xiao Jinxuan, then he killed her with his own hands. When she opened her eyes for th 16Reads—Score10914d adds
- 22 The Devoted Second Male Lead Takes the Lead, but I’m His Former Official Match 深情男二上位了，可我是他前官配 [The Regretful Ex’s Long Pursuit, an Unconventional Second Male Lead Takes the Lead, and the Scumbag’s Rival Is His True Enemy.] As a girl, Sheng Zhi followed the System’s instructions and saved Zhou Chengyan, the devoted second male lead. Once the mission was complete, the System left. After seven years together, everyone saw Sheng Zhi as Zhou Chengyan’s hopelessly devoted doormat. But they also thought that one day, she would finally find happiness with him. Until the heroine, Shen Xi, appeare 42Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Reporting to Your Highness, She Is Dead 启禀王爷，她死了 [Altered Memories + Amnesia + True and False Legitimate Daughters + Bittersweet Romance + No Getting Back Together] Shen Nianhuan loved Xiao Beijing to the point of obsession, but she hated him just as fiercely. Heartbroken, she deliberately leaped from the cliff at Lovesick Ridge, where they had pledged themselves to each other. At that moment, all she wished for was to never be reborn and never see him again. But fate played a cruel joke on them. Though they had meant to forget each other, the 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 A Tender, Tempting Embrace 温柔缠诱 [Reunion after years apart + secret love becomes mutual + gentle, everyday romance + saving each other + one-on-one, both leads’ first and only love] [Unhinged, teasing young master of the capital’s most powerful family x beautiful, rebellious fashion designer] Five years ago. She was in her second year of high school. As she came out of the school dance studio, she collided with something solid. In an instant, a pair of strong hands wrapped around her waist. She looked up in surprise. “Senior… 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 So What? I've Already Destroyed My Ex-Husband 又能怎？虐翻前夫的事我都做了 [Second Male Lead Takes the Lead and Fights for Her + Reunion After Years Apart + The Husband Chases His Wife to Win Her Back + Satisfying Read] After six years of marriage, she discovered that her husband’s first love had long since become “family” to him: his adoptive sister! The marriage Wen Yixing treasured above all else was nothing but a cover for their love affair! All those times they supposedly sent her and their daughter back to the countryside to “relive the hard times” were merely ex 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 After Tormenting Her Fiancée, She Marries a Young General 虐完未婚妻，她转嫁小将军 (The rating will go up, so relax and enjoy. It’s guaranteed to be sweet.) [Second male lead gets the girl HE, first male lead chases his wife to no avail and gets no second chance.] [Legitimate daughter of the Chancellor’s residence VS young master of the Duke Who Protects the Nation’s residence, both devoted to each other] Ye Wan, the Chancellor’s legitimate daughter, had come of age but was still waiting for her childhood betrothed to propose. Yan Yu, the eldest son of the General’s residence, 78Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 27 The Male Lead Is a Lost Cause, So the Second Male Lead Steps Up 男主基本废，男二要上位 [Short story, complete. Gentle, adorable flower shop owner x fallen tycoon x a second male lead on the verge of making a move] Wen Ning had a crush on Tan Si for twelve years. Twelve years! The Chinese zodiac had come full circle. This New Year's Day, she finally decided to let go: Let this far-too-long unrequited love fade away with that gust of wind from the Wu family~ But a drunken phone call brought her crush right back, and he even moved in... Wen Ning: ! Then her boss called to say his s 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 President Pei, Your Legal Wife Is in Prison 裴总，你的合法妻子在坐牢 Mr. Pei, your lawful wife is in prison 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Reborn, I Won't Love You Again 重生后我不会爱你 I Won’t Love You Again After Being Reborn 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Damn! My Flash-Marriage Husband Is Actually the Richest Man 靠！闪婚头牌老公竟是首富 [Whirlwind Marriage, Love After Marriage] [Both Pure] [Sweet Romance] [Taking Down the Trashy Ex] On the anniversary of their relationship, her boyfriend abandons her to spend Valentine’s Day with his ex-girlfriend. “I don’t love her, and I’m not going to marry her!” His words finally extinguish all her hopes. She promptly breaks up with him and walks away… She’s better off without a man like that. She can always find another one, so she heads to a bar with her girlfriends and orders a whole gro 331Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 31 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 38Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 32 Only After Our Flash Marriage Did I Learn the Capital’s Crown Prince Had a Crush on Me 闪婚后才知，京圈太子爷暗恋我 [Second male lead takes the girl, scumbag regrets it but can't win her back, secret crush comes true, sweet romance, both virgins] At her birthday party, Shu Mo's fiancé is summoned away by his childhood sweetheart with a single phone call, turning Shu Mo into everyone's laughingstock. Lu Liting keeps up his ambiguous back-and-forth with his childhood sweetheart, finally making Shu Mo give up. She turns around, breaks up with him, and walks away without looking back. Lu Liting, however, thinks S 88Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 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 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 God Says He Wants to Save You 神说他想渡你 The night she rode her motorcycle to the seaside, she rescued a handsome guy. On closer inspection, she realized he was her ex. “I should have checked who it was before I rescued him.” “And if you knew it was me?” “I would have shoved you right back in.” / Rong Jiangxue felt like nothing ever went her way. Just when she decided to move on, that man would always find her again, stirring up such a mess in her heart. “Why did you come looking for me?” “I missed you, so I came.” He leaned close to h 17Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 35 The Chaste Mr. Lu Drops His Mask, Tenderly Grips Her Waist, and Coaxes Her into His Arms 禁欲陆爷撕下伪装，温柔掐腰诱宠 [Mutual Firsts + Married Before Falling in Love + Long-Running Scheme + Sweet Romance + Happy Ending] After Su Tang was exposed as a fake heiress, she was thrown out of the house. To repay her for saving her life, Grandma Fu had her grandson marry Su Tang and take her into the Fu family. Su Tang gave up her dignity and tried her hardest to please him, only to be met with Fu Jingqian's misunderstandings, hatred, and humiliation. Five years later, his first love returned from abroad. Su Tang's hea 142Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 36 Pregnant with My Ex-Husband's Baby, Dating My Best Friend's Brother 怀着前夫孩子，和闺蜜哥哥谈恋爱 [The rival fights his way into the lead + the male lead regrets it and pursues his wife + the heroine is not chaste, all the men are] Lin Shiyan has been secretly in love with Shen Qiaowei for a long time. But her heart belongs to someone else, and later she gets married, so he can only bury his feelings deep inside. That is, until her husband cheats on her and has a child with another woman. He stays by her side as a friend, waiting for her to get divorced so he can confess his feelings. But th 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Mr. Wen Has Been Plotting This for a Long Time 闻先生蓄谋已久 [Reunion after a long separation + brother steals his friend’s girl + secretly in love, the male lead rises to the top + ex-husband suffers to win her back + the heroine has a past, the hero doesn’t] Xiang Lingyun once thought she had married for love. From their campus romance all the way to the altar, Ji Cong had treated her like a goddess, cherishing her in the palm of his hand. But their marriage lasted only three years. She went from being the apple of his eye to a bowl of leftover rice on 316Reads6.2Score11114d adds
- 38 His Mistress Moves In? Reborn, She Dumps the Scumbag and Marries the Great General 外室进府？重生踹渣男改嫁大将军 [Traditional Historical Romance + Reborn + Household Intrigue and Face-Slapping + Second Male Lead Wins + Regretful Husband’s Pursuit] Cui Ying was reborn. Her previous life was too painful. This time, she didn’t want to marry into a higher station. But when she went to the Xue family to break off her engagement, her former mother-in-law sneered at her: “If you break off your engagement to my Xue family, you’ll never find another husband!” The young marquis Lu Mingyu, who had loved Cui Ying in b 363Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 39 Sweet Trap: Hands Off My Wife 蜜捕鲜妻：老公别惹我 As she held the cold body of her one-year-old daughter, her husband and mother-in-law were celebrating. After seeing her daughter through her final moments, she returned to the home where she had lived for three years, only for her husband to demand she leave with nothing. She gave a cool, crooked smile. Divorce? Leave with nothing? Fine! All she wanted was a grand divorce ceremony. At the ceremony, she solemnly returned the ring she had worn for three years. Just as she lifted her veil, ready t 9Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 40 Broken Wanwan 破碎晚晚 Broken Wanwan 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 My Pretend-Poor Boyfriend Casually Opened a Bottle of Wine Worth Half a Year’s Salary 装穷男友随手开瓶酒抵我半年工资 My boyfriend pretends to be poor, then casually opens a bottle of wine worth half my annual salary. 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Sending My Longing to the Orange Tree 寄相思于枳 [Marriage first, love later + secret crush + gentle second male lead takes the lead + groveling to win her back + heroine never looks back + long-planned love] She is the little princess of the Li family, and the beloved treasure A Xun has long yearned for. But she falls for Mu Huai, who is as cold and aloof as an iceberg. She thinks he's like that with everyone, until she witnesses the one exception with her own eyes. At a party, she also hears Mu Huai say of her, “All I want from her is the pr 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 He Is the Snow and Moon of This World 他是人间雪与月 Jing Zhi once loved Mo Junze deeply. Then he killed their child. 14Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 44 Weren’t We Supposed to Have an Arranged Marriage? Why Are You Crying Now That I’m Engaged? 不是要联姻吗？我订婚你哭什么 1v1, devoted to each other | The second male lead wins her heart | He pursues her after losing her Cool, reserved painter × roguishly handsome retired officer Wen Zhiyue loved Jiang Xingzhi for seven whole years. After her grandfather suddenly passed away, she was left with no one to rely on. He gently took her hand. His words, "Your big brother will give you a home," became the only salvation in her bleak youth. She kept all her love hidden in her heart, never speaking of it, silently staying b 42.2kReads8.0Score6.3k14d adds
- 45 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. 172Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 46 I Like You, but I Can’t Hide It 喜欢你，藏不住 [Secret Love Turns to Love + The Ex-Wife-Chasing Crematorium, The Scumbag Can Never Win His Wife Back + Devotion + Both Leads Have No Past Relationships + Warm and Healing] At university, Xia Ji was bullied online, and Zhao Ran stood up for her at any cost. She was grateful and deeply moved, and treasured those feelings for a long time. Then one day, six years later, she caught Zhao Ran cheating on her at a hotel. That was the end of those feelings. * After Xia Ji broke up with him, Zhao Ran tri 36Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 47 Love's Poison Is Hard to Cure, I Love You to the Bone 情毒难解，爱你入骨 Shen Ke never imagined that the marriage she had longed for would become a living hell, all because they had loved the wrong people. He wanted her to pay for her blood debt, and all she could do was cling to life. In the end… “Shen Ke, how can there be a woman as vicious as you?” Tears streaming down her face, she said in despair, “Ji Siyan, whether it’s love or hate, I don’t want to go through any more of it with you.” 13Reads8.1Score114d adds
- 48 I Confessed After Drinking and Was Forced to Keep the Capital's Crown Prince 酒后表白，被迫包养京圈太子爷 [Ex regrets and pursues his wife + second male lead takes the crown + love at first sight + both virgins + doting husband + face-slapping] After three years of marriage, Sang Chu had become a laughingstock in their social circle. Everyone knew her as a doormat, and they all mocked her for failing to win her husband's affection as he went through one woman after another. When she was put in a difficult position yet again, Sang Chu gave a disdainful smile, downed her drink in one go, and said cold 32Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 49 After Waking Up from Her Love Fool Delusion, She Chooses a Secret Marriage 恋爱脑醒悟后，她选择隐婚 [Marriage First, Love Later + A Match Made in Heaven + Sweet Romance + Taking Down the Villains] Because Song Jingcheng helped her once when they were children, An Wanwan devoted herself to following him, pursuing him for more than a decade. Everyone in their social circle knew that An Wanwan was hopelessly love-struck, seemingly reduced to a pathetic, clingy girl Song Jingcheng couldn’t shake off no matter how hard he tried. At a birthday party, Tan Yuwei maliciously pulled An Wanwan into the w 822Reads8.1Score10314d adds
- 50 At Just the Right Time 恰逢其时 Just in Time 5Reads—Score—14d adds
