Novels like Half-Ripe: Divorce to Become Lovers
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Half-Ripe: Divorce to Become Lovers, best match first.
- 151 Kisses on a Beijing Night 京夜有吻 The rating was just posted, so don't worry about it! [Unrequited Love | Mutual Pining After Reunion | Powerful Family Background] Xiao Ning had received praise her whole life. She came from a good family, did well in school, had a successful career, and had the face of everyone's first love. With her parents' protection and support, as well as her own hard work, she rose higher and higher, with nothing but smooth sailing ahead. The one place she hit a wall was marriage, which plunged her into de 11.2kReads8.9Score1k14d adds
- 152 Bullied by My Boss, My Aunt Helps Me Fight Back 被上司欺压，阿姨带你去反扑 During a round of layoffs at the company, Xia Zhan was abandoned by the leader he trusted most, something he never saw coming. But Xia Zhan refused to give up. He teamed up with Hou Xiaotian and planned his moves step by step. Watch Xia Zhan enjoy life in the workplace. 396Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 As Though Polished 娟然如拭 Guiding Romance + Workplace Marriage + Healing + CEO + Long-Running Scheme + Personal Growth Wang Juan had known her first love for ten years and been married to him for five, but then she suddenly discovered that her husband was attracted to men. As an HR professional, she thought she was good at reading people, yet she couldn't see through her husband. And somehow, she ended up hiring a marketing director who claimed he'd been in love with her for years. Faced with a marketing director who was 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 Fate Is a Sunny Day 缘是晴天 Memories of youth, growing up, and heartbreak, buried by time and kept close to the heart. May the love shared by Xie Qiyuan and Jiang Ziqing touch your heart. Because they loved each other so deeply back then, their love turned into countless tears. Even so, at a fork in the road with no hope in sight, they would keep waiting for him to come. 19Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 155 A Good Match Has Yet to Be Found 良辰未许人 On her thirty-second birthday, Liang Chen met Chen Qian in person after chatting online for three days. She expected another case of someone looking better in photos, but her ideal type was sitting right across from her: a year younger, tall and handsome, romantic and funny. Even the curve of his smile was exactly to her taste. They fell passionately in love in no time. But amid all the sweetness, they both found themselves wondering: One of us is beautiful and clever, the other is gentle and ha 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 Every Year Brings Summer 年年有夏天 [First-love butterflies + reunion after years apart + mutual devotion + no melodrama, just two people living earnestly and loving earnestly] A torrential downpour in their first year of high school brought Song Nian and Jiang Xia together. After a family upheaval made him a target of prejudice, she stepped in amid the chaos and helped him out of a crisis, leaving a gentle impression in his heart. From then on, he watched over her quietly and approached her with care, and they went from strangers 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 I Dumped My Ex and Ran Off with a Gorgeous, Irresistible Younger Guy 踹掉前夫后我拐跑了超欲帅弟弟 [Sweet romance + a woman’s personal growth + healing realism] A plump, soft, innocent, wealthy housewife vs. a cool, handsome, principled young university student studying traditional opera For more than twenty years, Lin Li always thought she was one of the lucky ones. She had a glamorous marriage, and her husband was generous, faithful, and considerate. She didn’t have to toil for a living. She became a wealthy wife to a self-made tycoon, envied by everyone, and life went smoothly. Then o 70Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 158 Love Delivered with Your Takeout 外卖送来的爱情 [Rugged construction foreman x struggling livestreamer] [Strong leads x mutual healing x trashy boyfriend at first, doting romance later] Gu Yueji was so broke she livestreamed for over ten hours a day to sell goods and pay off her debts. Still, she felt sorry for the delivery guy whose shoes were worn out and clothes were shabby, and who had to squat by the roadside to eat every meal. So she provided him with food, clothes, and a place to stay. Later, Gu Yueji discovered that the delivery guy’s 2.9kReads9.0Score26314d adds
- 159 One Night of Passion, Three Years After the Divorce 离婚三年后，一夜上瘾 [Timid but Stubborn Doctor vs. CEO Who Steals Her Away] A push and pull between mature adults, a healing story with an ensemble cast Four years ago, Yan Shanting and Xun Beixing got married in a daze, then divorced for reasons neither could explain. Yan Shanting’s father was Xun Beixing’s medical advisor. Since the two were about the same age, he introduced his son to Beixing. Hoping to move on from another relationship, Beixing agreed to her teacher’s suggestion. Her first impression of Yan Sha 447Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 My Heart Fluttered, So I Made a Move! 心动了，行动了！ Title: My Heart’s Racing, So I’m Making a Move! Also known as Adult Love: Flirting with Passion and Desire. [Urban life + Workplace + Contemporary romance + Sweet romance + Mutual devotion + Happy ending + Strong female lead + Two powerful leads] Starting from nothing, she grew from a saleswoman into a domineering CEO. Rising from humble beginnings, a bar singer became a legendary singer and award-winning actor. They met when they had nothing. After one passionate night, she ran away. Ten years 1.2kReads9.0Score11914d adds
- 161 A Whirlwind Wedding: I Married My Divorced Classmate 闪婚：嫁给二婚男同学 [Sweet Romance + Strong Female Lead + Mutual Devotion + Healing] After ten years in the workforce, Bei Xiao finally saved enough money to quit her job. At a class reunion, she and Zhang Yi hit it off. Zhang Yi is divorced and has a son who is old enough for kindergarten, so he needs to find the boy a mother. Taken with Bei Xiao, he proposes to her on WeChat. She readily agrees, bluntly saying that the main reason she wants to marry him is that she likes his son and can avoid having a child herse 3.7kReads9.3Score33414d adds
- 162 A Love Story in Chaoshan 潮汕情事 In the old homes of Chaoshan lie the wildest lives and the warmest hearts. In the 1970s and 80s, a group of Chaoshan people who refused to give up fought their way through poverty, loved through storms, and lived by the bonds between people. Some dared to fight and forge ahead, dragging their lives up out of the mud. Others were loyal and true, unwilling to betray anyone even when it cost them. Love brought tangled relationships, family brought its share of strain, and neighbors argued, but when 349Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 163 Mrs. Shen, Please Guide Me for the Rest of My Life 沈太太，余生请多指教 [The score just came in and will rise later, so don't miss out!] Two strangers came together after being introduced on a blind date. They thought they would simply go on living together with mutual respect. But one day, one of them asked, “Who says we're only being polite to each other?” It turned out I wasn't the only one who had fallen in love. Both leads are each other's first and only love, with no old flame in the picture. A marriage-first, love-later story about two people who didn't care 3kReads8.7Score25214d adds
- 164 Deep in the Clouds, Qingye; At Peace in My Thoughts, at Peace in My Heart 云深有清野，念安心自安 [A slow-burn small-town romance] [Long-haired, foxlike guitarist x overly composed, insecure female bookworm] [Yearning and push-and-pull] [They save each other] Xu Nian'an quits a dead-end job, only to be abandoned by her boyfriend of six years. Leaving behind a letter, she flees with a heart full of despair to Yunshen Town, a remote mountain town. She thinks all that remains of her life is learning to heal, unaware that the man who is always silent in the shadows and occasionally sharp-tongued 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 When the Moss Blooms 苔花开 Moss flowers may be tiny as grains of rice, yet they too learn to bloom like peonies. One flower, one world; one tree, one bodhi. Though small, moss flowers shine with their own light and bloom in their own beauty. Yuan Xiaotai is a college student from the countryside who made it into a university in the provincial capital. By a twist of fate, she becomes a tutor for the daughter of a car dealership chairman. Once Xiaotai enters the Liu household, its family feuds and grudges gradually unfold b 4.5kReads9.1Score49914d adds
- 166 What's There to Fear About Divorce at 40? My First Love Has My Back 40岁离婚怕什么，还有初恋兜底 [A levelheaded housewife who knows when to retreat and when to advance + an icy doctor who advances by retreating] [Midlife struggles + parent-child relationships + redemption + mutual healing] Her husband is having an affair with his boss. Her son is a high school senior and has started dating. Zhu Yi, who quit her job three years ago, feels as if her world is collapsing. Then she unexpectedly runs into Yang Yiqing, her first love, whom she had lost touch with years ago. Suddenly, time speeds 112Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 A Director’s Workplace Musings 总监的职场碎碎念 Lin Feng has just parachuted into the role of general manager at an auto trading company, only to find himself mired in financial obstruction, salespeople taking credit for his work, and factional infighting. He carefully plans his moves and fights back, striving for results, holding to his principles, and winning people over amid the undercurrents of the car business. From being besieged on all sides to finding his footing, he writes a story of workplace battles and rising from the bottom. 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 Yun He of the Post-80s Generation 八零后的云禾 A story of an ordinary person from the bottom rung striving to rise, a youth that can only be remembered and never spoken of, and an all-or-nothing gamble whose outcome is unknown. A life in this world, half hardship and half sweetness. [I’m committed to telling every story well. Your subscriptions are what make it possible for me to tell them.] 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 Seven Kilograms of Love 七公斤的爱情 Jian Nuo is always thinking about changing her name. She thinks it sounds so delicious that she'll never be able to lose weight. 5.4kReads9.2Score57714d adds
- 170 Blissful Newlyweds 新婚宴尔 [The heroine falls in love after marriage; the hero’s secret crush comes true] [1v1, both are virgins + modern urban romance + reunion after years apart + mutual devotion + healing] [Elegant, resilient elementary school teacher vs. refined, calculating surgeon] When they first met again, Jiang Jiayan and He Yanzhou were simply former classmates reunited after years apart. The next time they met, they unexpectedly became each other’s blind date. At the time, Jiang Jiayan was at a low point in he 2.1kReads8.9Score19314d adds
- 171 It's Only Fifty 不过是五十而已 An inspirational, unyielding story of midlife crisis, workplace struggles, bank managers and tellers, married life, and everyday urban life. This book tells the story of Huang Wenxue, a bank manager facing a midlife crisis. She is at that awkward age when she is considered too old to find a new job, yet still too young to retire. How will she answer the unavoidable questions surrounding her career, marriage, family, children, and caring for her aging parents? Even in middle age, even when confro 429Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 172 Chang'an Road Is Long 长安路远 [Urban daily life + romance + campus + friendship + work + emotional journey] Lin Da cherishes friendship, loves life, and longs for a beautiful future. He had a wonderful childhood and a colorful youth, and chose the love he wanted. Then, for the sake of making a living, he went far from home to work, and before he knew it, half his life had passed... Every encounter in life is part of its journey, and every encounter brings another story... 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 The Hidden Wife 隐妻 [The comic adaptation is now available! Tap “Adaptation Theater” in the lower-right corner of any page of this book to watch instantly. The original novel and short drama each have their own appeal. Share it with your friends!] No rebirth, no transmigration, and no System golden finger, just the true golden years of an entire generation! Having fled an arranged marriage, he joins the tide of migrant workers heading south. In a southern metropolis brimming with both opportunity and challenges, he 808Reads6.2Score10114d adds
- 174 Dongguan Memories: The Girls Who Loved Me Back Then 东莞往事：那些年爱过我的女孩 [Urban Slice of Life + Multiple Heroines + Underdog’s Rise + Workplace] In 2006, Lin Yu arrives in Dongguan just after graduating from college. The city is said to be full of opportunities and romantic adventures. There, he meets the women who warm and support him as he grows, while he slowly rises from a rookie who can’t even tighten a screw to a workplace elite. He struggles and fights for his dreams in the face of reality, but growth always comes at a price. No System giving him cheat powers, 905Reads—Score6114d adds
- 175 During the Cooling-Off Period After Our Divorce, My Straight-Laced Husband Suddenly Gets It 离婚冷静期，直男老公突然开窍了 [Deputy director in government × dermatologist] [Marriage first, love later, winning her back, age gap, sweetness toggles between all sugar, half sugar, three-tenths sugar, and sugar-free] After marrying Director Zhou, who believes rules are more important than anything, Chen Jiayi found herself living a very unusual married life: She had to file a report for everything, including sleeping, eating, and watching short dramas. She was done with this life. She dragged Zhou Jingcheng to get a divorc 7.5kReads8.7Score57314d adds
- 176 Hong Kong's Most Unromantic Man 香江第一不深情 Hong Kong’s charming playboy × a down-to-earth beauty and executive Zhong Rou is content with having a little money. Her life motto is simple: as long as there’s money to earn and work to do, that’s enough. After graduating from college in 2009, Zhong Rou joined a small cosmetics factory. She worked tirelessly every day, taking on several roles under the boss, and rose from office clerk to department manager, like a loyal old housekeeper! She had watched the little workshop, which had only a doz 2.8kReads8.8Score26914d adds
- 177 No Mercy for the World 不赦人间 For the first twenty years of her life, Chen Qingxing lived by one rule: never count on a miracle. When someone else took the spot she had earned as a student in need, and her part-time wages were withheld, she signed a harsh sponsorship agreement. Her benefactor would pay for her to finish college, and after graduation, she would repay the debt with a marriage of convenience. There was no romance involved. It was a deal with a clearly marked price. She relied on careful calculations to plan eve 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 The Ultimate Long Game 顶级蓄谋 [Female growth + mature adults + long-laid plans + both virgins + guiding lover + workplace romance and marriage] Gu Wangshu had barely finalized her divorce when Cheng Tianyue kissed her. “Cheng Tianyue, is it? I’ll just pretend a dog slobbered on me!” She thought he was an adversary she’d never see again, only to somehow end up working for him as his client. He wholeheartedly supported her, protected her, and loved her. He told her, “Cherry, don’t turn down new experiences in life. Be brave an 76Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 Jasmine Has Her Day 茉莉有期 [A gentle, wise cardiothoracic surgeon × a refined, gracious telecommunications engineer Both each other’s first and only love | Rekindled romance | Reunion after years apart | School days to city life] The first time Xie Shunian saw Shen Zhiqing was at her cousin’s birthday party. He leaned against the terrace railing in a white shirt, soft light gilding his profile. He looked gentle and refined. Mustering her courage, she handed him a glass of iced grape-and-jasmine milk tea. The moment their 2kReads—Score22114d adds
- 180 A 200,000-Yuan Bride Price to Marry a Construction Worker 二十万彩礼，嫁给工地男 [The rating has only just opened and will rise] [Dowry Controversy] + [A Marriage Full of Misery] + [Multiple Male Leads] + [A Tense Push and Pull] + [Desperate, Obsessive Love] (Not reborn, not transmigrated, no golden finger) After more than six years of working, He Sui still hadn't paid off her online loans. Instead, her debt kept growing. Every New Year, her father nagged her about getting married until she was numb to it. Finally, He Sui steeled herself and got married. She had her own litt 104Reads8.1Score10914d adds
- 181 Panpan, I Love You. You Need to Know That 盼盼，我爱你，你要知道 Chang Panpan was born in 1989 in a village in northern China. She studied hard, but still couldn't escape having to retake the college entrance exam. After a year of preparation, she was admitted to a Project 211 university in Beijing, where she met Wu Xiaoyang and continued to grow... 86Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 With a Clear Heart, It's Easy to Get Close to You 澄心诚易靠近你 With a clear and sincere heart, it’s easy to get close to you 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 The Little Housekeeper at Lawyer Mao's Home 毛律师家的小保姆 For the sake of the man she loves, who is ill, college student Lü Chenchen gives up her white-collar office job and chooses the better-paying work of a nanny. After a few twists and turns, she ends up in Mao Yuanning’s household. The Mao family has a complicated history. Mao Yuanning’s stepmother isn’t his biological mother, but his maternal aunt. His wife is the daughter of his stepmother’s first love, spoiled into a willful, delicate young woman. After more than ten years of marriage, the coup 4.9kReads9.5Score75114d adds
- 184 She Works as a Maid for a Shenzhen Tycoon 她在深圳豪门做保姆 After her husband divorces her, a nurse from a small county town heads south to Shenzhen to support her child and put her younger brother through school. After losing her job, she is hired as a nanny by Miss Chen, a wealthy heiress. She goes through being framed, misunderstood, dismissed, earning her first savings, suffering a miscarriage after being beaten, and heartbreak. In the end, she marries a local bachelor and becomes the leading lady of a wealthy family. As Miss Chen’s nanny, she witnes 5.9kReads9.2Score70114d adds
- 185 Do I Still Love Her? 我，还爱她？ Urban Romance | Reunion | Unrequited Love | The Aesthetics of a Bad Ending | A Regretful Ending | Realistic Heartbreak I’ve been writing this for ages, but hardly anyone reads it. I’m so sad, sob sob. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 Xiang Beixun 向北浔 [Secret crush becomes love + reunion after years apart + a partner who guides her + both leads are romantically inexperienced] [Government-sector client ✖️ female cost estimator at a construction company] “If you can do the job, do it. If you can’t, we’ll find someone else!” Lu Tingxi never expected to see Jiang Xun again. When he does, her project manager is scolding her until she looks like an ostrich with its head buried in the sand. “When one door closes, another opens. If the south is dark, 626Reads—Score10814d adds
- 187 Like You in Early Spring 初春如你 An office romance was a strict taboo Shu Xinran had set for herself, especially with Ji Ran, who was ten years younger. She had finally escaped her broken marriage and spent eight years enjoying her solitude. By now, she saw love as a luxury and wanted nothing to do with it. For the rest of her life, she only wanted a peaceful, steady existence. She didn’t want anyone disrupting her rhythm again. This early spring should have been just like any other. But she never expected that this spring woul 106Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 The Moon Only Falls in Love Once 月亮只会动心一次 [Long-form drama rights sold] [He’s been secretly plotting his love for her for ages + she’s a player who spots red flags, only to be flirted with in return] [A realistic fairy tale where a novice’s wild punches take down the master] Lawyer Jiang Qingyue runs an account dedicated to exposing scumbags. She never expected to find someone she knew while investigating the vast online world. A fan submitted: “Matchmaker, help! My crush is a cold, high-powered lawyer. What do I do? I want to know if 25.1kReads9.4Score4.2k14d adds
- 189 Sleepless in the Tidal Night 潮夜不眠 [Cool-Headed Cardiothoracic Surgeon × Aloof, Arrogant Medical Device CEO] [Reunion After Years Apart + Rekindled Romance + Both Pure in Love + Happy Ending] Zhu Yaodi meets Jiang Lin again at a matchmaking dinner arranged by their elders. He arrives late, dressed in a shirt and suit, cold and noble from head to toe. The moment he appears, he draws everyone's attention. Their elders are very pleased with him. Throughout dinner, they keep steering the conversation, doing their best to bring the pa 33.2kReads8.9Score4.2k14d adds
- 190 The Day I Finally Got the Wanwan-as-Lady-Hua-Fei Thing 那天我终于get到了莞莞类卿 [Rekindled romance + lookalike substitute romance + love-triangle showdown] A celebrity guitarist as the male lead × a gentle, Japanese-style second male lead She meets a sweet, innocent, handsome office worker on the streets of Tokyo who looks just like her ex. She can’t resist her new crush’s intoxicating beauty, his innocent charm, and his tipsy allure. Then her ex, now a hugely famous star with a prickly, scheming streak, appears out of nowhere. A carefully planned reunion, one probing tes 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 Ten Years After We Broke Up, My Ex-Boyfriend Showed Up as My Boss 分手十年，前男友空降当我上司 Ten Years After We Broke Up, My Ex-Boyfriend Dropped In as My Boss 200Reads—Score114d adds
- 192 My Proposal Failed, but I Became a Dad 求婚失败喜当爹 (Urban slice of life / one heroine / winning back his wife / adorable child / a touch of angst / rekindled love) Xiao Ran suffered two blows at once: his marriage proposal was rejected, and he caught his girlfriend flirting with her boss. On the night he got drunk in despair, he accidentally hurt the girl who had secretly loved him for years. The girl whose heart he had broken then vanished from his world completely. Xiao Ran thought time would heal everything, until they met again four years la 475Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 193 Quanman’s Driverless Car 泉漫的无人车 Lin Quanm an happened to meet Ye Bingqin, a charming, shameless, ridiculously wealthy playboy. She went with her boss to meet an investor, only to find that their backers were Ye Bingqin and his friend Guan Che. Guan Che immediately put Lin Quanm an and the others in their place, making them wait for nearly two hours without saying a word. Furious, she walked over to the pool table and smiled sweetly. “Mr. Guan, how about we make a bet? Give me a chance to play a game with you.” Guan Che pointed 1.4kReads9.2Score18614d adds
- 194 First Love? Who Cares! The Chinese Teacher Has Big Plans 初恋算个屁，语文老师要干大事 (No System, no golden finger, no being reborn, just slow growth) After getting back together with her first love, being smacked by a parent, and getting stabbed by her own boyfriend, she lost the ability to have children. Then, after finishing her graduate school entrance exams, her mother died unexpectedly. Xia Shinan decided, “First love can go to hell. Building a career and making big money are what matter most!” Xia Shinan (a pun on “born female”), a 26-year-old woman, comes from a family t 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 Finding True Love Inside and Outside Marriage in Midlife 人到中年婚姻内外寻找真爱 Yang Duo is a flower in full bloom. Though she’s forty, she’s still young and beautiful. A woman in pursuit of true love, she yearns for romance and has spent her life exploring and experiencing it. A passionate love affair that nearly cost her life in her youth, a joyless marriage in middle age, and an unexpected encounter outside her marriage: whenever she falls for someone, she loves with wild abandon and suffers heartbreak that tears her apart. Her three close friends have very different l 637Reads8.7Score10114d adds
- 196 President Zhou Wants Us to Make It Official 周总想求个名分 The main story is complete. I’m thinking about writing some bonus chapters. The “chasing his wife to the crematorium” trope + adorable baby + rekindled love Those of you who read my last book will remember Mr. Zhou and Nuonuo. A lot of readers loved their story, so I decided to start a new book about them. A classic “chasing his wife to the crematorium” story. The male lead isn’t a jerk, the female lead is independent, and they have an adorable baby. If you’re into this kind of story, come on in 1.9kReads8.5Score10414d adds
- 197 Late at Night, I Fell Under His Spell 深夜，对他着了魔 Their late-night story… It’s thought-provoking, and leaves you filled with regret. Was she too devoted, or was he too heartless? What can you even say about love? 212Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 Matched with My Match 婚逢敌手 Sheng Yao marries Liang Jinghao just to have a child. Once the baby is born, they’ll go their separate ways, owing each other nothing. Sheng Yao’s mother has cancer and only a year to live. Mrs. Sheng has been widowed for half her life and lived in luxury all the while, enjoying a good life with money but no man. Her one regret is that her son Sheng Yao is still unmarried and has no heir. Sheng Yao comforts her: “There are plenty of women willing to have my child. Just tell me, would you prefer 142.7kReads8.7Score13.1k14d adds
- 199 Middle-Aged and Alone, With No One to Lean On 人到中年，无人可依 A middle-aged couple have no sex life and barely communicate. With elderly parents to care for and children to raise, they hit a dead end at work and struggle through a life full of endless chores. Then suddenly, an unforeseen and terrifying crisis sweeps them into a storm. What should they do next? Can they keep going? How can they turn things around? 220Reads7.4Score13314d adds
- 200 A Lucky, Prosperous New Millennium 千禧年顺风顺水顺财神 [Everyday life / personal growth / lighthearted / family and neighborhood life] In elementary school, Ouyang Jingshu wrestled with the dreaded subject of math every day. In middle and high school, she took part-time jobs to earn a little money. Her family ran an ordinary small business. Who could have guessed that good fortune would find her at university? Write the character for “demolish,” and gold by the thousand! What do you do after getting rich? What else? You settle down and live your ord 3.6kReads8.8Score24614d adds
