Novels like After They Went Public, President Chi's First Love Returned from Abroad
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- 1 A Secret I Can't Speak: My Childhood Sweetheart Deceived Me 难宣于口：被竹马欺骗的我 “Xiao Lu, can I keep going?” A lazy lab technician who loves mobile games goes home with a handsome guy she met at a mixer less than three hours ago to play games together, only to find herself in an emergency situation. Is it all because he looks almost exactly like the childhood friend she used to have a crush on? “Could it really be him?” Lin Lu wonders countless times, but He Xuan always manages to fool her. He knows that if he approaches her under his real identity, she’ll reject him outrig 72Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Love and Hate, Ending in Tragedy 爱恨成殇 A tragic romance. Pure historical fiction in an alternate setting. A groveling pursuit of his wife. The hero is chaste, the heroine is not. The second male lead wins her heart. The tangled love and hatred between Cui Wanruo and three men. Cui Wanruo, the only daughter of the Minister of Revenue, was betrothed from childhood to Gu Peifeng, the son of General Gu. But after meeting Duan Yueying, Gu Peifeng transferred his affections and betrayed Cui Wanruo. As the man she loved betrayed her, she wa —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Divorced and Doted On! Daddy Regrets It Now 离婚被偏爱！爹地他后悔了 [The Short Drama Adaptation of the Same Name Is Now Streaming] After five years of marriage, Jiang Ruan never imagined that her husband would ask her to “share him” with another woman. He said, “She means a lot to me. I want you to accept that she’s part of my life.” He also said, “As long as you agree, you’ll always be Mrs. Huo. No one can take your place.” She met him at her lowest point. He married her, cherished her, and indulged her in every way. She had always thought no one could love her 315Reads6.5Score10214d adds
- 4 The White Moonlight Has Left, So Why Are Your Eyes Red Now? 白月光退场，再见怎么红了眼 [Rekindled Romance | The Ex Wins Her Back at Any Cost | The Male Lead Fights for Her and Won’t Let Go | Both Pure | She Leaves While Pregnant | Happy Ending] [A seemingly gentle, refined heir who is actually an obsessive, unhinged prince] & [A gentle, cultured female artist] When he loses it, he’s a little rabid puppy. When he behaves, he’s a little lapdog. Lu Qian, Yun City’s golden boy, went to Chaoyin Temple every week to pray for his beloved Su to wake up. The wishing tree at Chaoyin Temple 226Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 5 After I Agreed to the Arranged Marriage, My Rotten Stepbrother Went Gray Overnight 我答应联姻后，渣继兄一夜白头 Brought to the Xie family at sixteen, Zhu Qiancheng fell hopelessly in love with Xie Jingyan. She thought she was the most special person in his life. Until the day his first love returned from abroad, when she heard him call her a “slut” right to her face. She finally came to her senses and agreed to marry a mysterious big shot in ten days, as her mother had arranged. On the first day, Xie Jingyan made her deliver morning-after pills to his first love. On the second day, he blocked her for his 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Taming Desire 豢情 [A steady yet unhinged political heavyweight VS a hapless, fun-loving sweetheart] Sang Yu's special skill: doing the wildest things with the sweetest face! The day after the college entrance exam, she knocked Xu Peinan out with a glass of spiked orange juice. Afterward, threatened by Madam Xu, she fled in tears. Five years later, she returns with a child. Xu Peinan looks at the little one, whose face is identical to his own, his gaze turning dangerous. “A-Yu, you’d better explain yourself.” Sang 290Reads6.3Score10114d adds
- 7 After Miss Wen Thrives on Her Own, the Scumbag CEO and His Son Regret Everything 温小姐独美后，渣总父子彻底后悔了 Wen Xiu has no idea how to be a stepmother, and she has no desire to become one. Yet Min Jing Bai forced his way into her life, making her the Mrs. Min in name only and the stepmother of the Min family’s young heir. Min Jing Bai doesn’t love Wen Xiu. In his eyes, looking like his unattainable first love is the greatest stroke of luck Wen Xiu could ever have. His willingness to marry her properly is an enormous favor. So, for the past two years, Wen Xiu has taken care of Min Jing Bai and his firs 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Ties That Bind 羁绊 Yu Wan was picked up off the road by He Junfan. Over the next ten years, she became his secretary, and his woman. Yu Wan had always thought she was special to He Junfan. It wasn’t until one day, when his fiancée tearfully complained about her and He Junfan kicked her out, that Yu Wan realized the truth. Anyone could take her place. When they met again, he was still high and mighty, but Yu Wan slapped her pregnancy test results down in front of him. “Mr. He, compared to my younger sister, I might 94Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 9 Mrs. Gu Is Gone, Mr. Gu, Please Accept My Condolences 夫人不在了，顾先生请节哀 Gu Heng, the second young master of the Gu family, hated Gu Wan for scheming her way into becoming his second young mistress. He saw her only as a younger sister. He wouldn’t let Gu Wan alter the course of his life as she pleased. But when Gu Wan really disappeared from his world, he panicked. Like a madman, he searched everywhere and found no trace of her. So day after day, he knelt devoutly before the Buddha, praying only for one more glimpse of her... 127Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 The Childhood Friend Regrets Losing His Sweetheart 竹马悔青梅 #Second chance romance, groveling chase, childhood friends# Ye Ye had been secretly in love with her childhood friend Sheng Ze, the untouchable heartthrob, for years. She loved his white shirt blowing in the breeze and the elegant, handsome face that softened only for her. She once thought they were in love with each other and waited for one of them to break the ice. After the college entrance exams, she carefully planned to confess. Then she discovered that Sheng Ze loved someone else. His kind 353Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 11 After Our Divorce, He Saw My Posthumous Painting at the Palace Banquet 和离后，他在宫宴上看我的遗画 After Our Divorce, He Gazed at My Posthumous Painting at the Palace Banquet 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 After I Was Drowned in a Pond, My Husband Went Mad 被沉塘后，夫君他疯了 After I Was Drowned in a Pond, My Husband Went Mad 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Sang Luo's Farewell 桑落辞 Sang Luo Ci 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 The Day He Burned Me Alive, He Had Only Three Months Left 烧死我那天，他只剩三个月命 The Day He Burned Me to Death, He Had Only Three Months Left to Live 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 After I Left, My Ex-Husband's Empire Crumbled 我走后，前夫的江山塌了 After I Left, My Ex-Husband's Empire Crumbled 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Sorrow Beneath the Eaves 檐下殇 Sorrow Beneath the Eaves 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 After I Finally Let Go, My Childhood Friend Went Crazy 我彻底放手后，竹马哥哥他疯了 [Winning back his wife + childhood friends + possessive love + sweet romance + school life] Mu Zhaozhao had loved Qi Chongzhi since childhood, but she had confessed to him countless times and been rejected every single time. She planned to confess one last time, and if he rejected her again, she would stop pursuing him. But as she waited with flowers in her arms, she saw him holding another woman's hand. Mu Zhaozhao's heart ached. She couldn't bring herself to take that final step. She was a cow 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 After the Divorce, My Ex-Husband Begged Me to Have His Baby 离婚后，前夫求着我生崽崽 When an ex cries, the current partner always loses. Xu Nuo went from marrying Lu Qing full of hope to coming away defeated, losing utterly. Three years later, she’s Beijing’s most famous blood disease doctor, with fair skin, a beautiful face, and long legs. At her side, a gentle and handsome older CEO dotes on her, while a rebellious, handsome younger man pursues her with domineering determination. She has it all. At a lively cocktail party, the most distinguished man in City D corners her in an 75Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 19 Make Him Love Me Madly 诱他疯宠 178Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 20 The Day I Signed the Medicine Slave Contract, the Marquis's Estate Hung Mourning Banners for Three Years 签完药人契那天，侯府白幡挂了三年 The Day She Signed the Medicine Vassal Contract, the Marquis's Residence Had Hung White Mourning Banners for Three Years 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 After the Divorce, the CEO Forces Me to Have His Baby 离婚后，总裁强迫我给他生崽 He Yi, heir to the richest family in Yuncheng, the Hes, is aloof and distinguished, a legendary figure in the business world whom no one dares to offend. Yet Gu Zhiyao crosses his bottom line, using a deal to force him to marry her, with the condition that they fulfill their marital duties once a week. From then on, Gu Zhiyao becomes a despicable, shameless woman in He Yi’s eyes. “Gu Zhiyao, you wanted to get into my bed. So what’s with this act of yours? Playing hard to get won’t work on me!” T 8.4kReads8.2Score63714d adds
- 22 I Traded This Life for the Next 我用今生换来世 The man she had loved deeply for ten years doesn't trust her? He even suspects that the child is his? Su Nuannuan can hardly believe it. In this life, she no longer wants to walk by your side. He held her close, saying, “In this life or the next, I will never let you go again...” 99Reads5.5Score814d adds
- 23 My Lord, I Won't Treat You Anymore 夫君，我不医了 My Lord Husband, I Won't Treat You Anymore 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Prisoner of Thorns 荆囚 Ruan Zhao was a rose crushed beneath Fu Jinchi's foot, yet her thorns pierced through his entire life. He hated her with all his heart, until the pain consumed him. She feared him so much that all she wanted was to escape. He thought his torment would bring redemption, but when he finally faced his true feelings, she was already shattered beyond repair. 906Reads6.3Score10114d adds
- 25 After the Breakup, Miss Shen Reveals Her True Identity as a Powerful Figure in Beijing 分手后掉马，沈小姐才是京圈大佬 On the day Shen Weixi got married, Fu Jinghan's first love stabbed her. Fu Jinghan didn't show her any concern. He held his first love in his arms and even ordered Shen Weixi to call a therapist for her. Shen Weixi's heart died. Six years of unwavering devotion couldn't compare to a single tear from his first love. She turned and walked away, but no one believed she could really break up with Fu Jinghan. Everyone knew she loved Fu Jinghan more than she loved herself. Anyone might leave Fu Jingha 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 President Gu, That Adorable Child Taking the Internet by Storm Looks Just Like You 顾总，网上爆火的萌娃长得好像你 [Forced possession + The powerful man humbles himself + The long road to winning her back + An adorable child + Both leads are virgins] [A bewitching, flirtatious dodder flower x A brooding, obsessive, possessive tycoon] A cute little kid became an overnight sensation, but everyone noticed that he looked exactly like Gu Wenyan, heir to a trillion-yuan corporation. Gu Wenyan gave a cool, disdainful smile. “I don’t have an illegitimate child wandering around out there.” By chance, Gu Wenyan came a 128Reads6.6Score10114d adds
- 27 After Divorcing His Ice-Cold CEO Wife, He Chases Her to the Ends of the Earth 冷冰冰的总裁离婚后追妻火葬场了 (The groveling ex arc, powerful families, sweet and angsty romance, ruthless pursuit, possessiveness, obsession, both leads’ firsts) She was a spoiled, domineering heiress who fell in love with him at first sight, then used every means at her disposal to force him to marry her. For two years of marriage, he never touched her. After their divorce, the Qiao family went bankrupt. She became a down-and-out heiress, while he rose to become a powerful figure in the capital, a man who could turn the wo 1.7kReads8.2Score10814d adds
- 28 My White Moonlight Is Back from the Dead, and the Heiress Is Out of Prison: I'm Done Pretending, Time to Make Them Suffer! 白月光复活，出狱千金：不装了，开虐！ Mu Man is dead, and Qi Heng personally sent Cheng Ziyue to prison. During her two years behind bars, Qi Heng’s order to “take good care of her” left Cheng Ziyue a changed woman. She even lost the hearing in her left ear in prison. Before going in, Cheng Ziyue said, “I didn’t kill her.” Qi Heng was unmoved. After she got out, Cheng Ziyue said, “I killed Mu Man. I’m guilty.” Qi Heng’s face turned livid. “Shut up! Don’t ever let me hear you say that again!” Cheng Ziyue smiled. “It’s true. I killed 1.2kReads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Crazy CEO Lu Pins Me Down and Kisses Me Every Night! 疯批陆总，夜夜把我摁在床上亲！ Childhood friends + long-planned romance + fighting over her + doting, sugary romance + saving each other Ling Zhaozhao is a wealthy heiress from one of Harbor City's four most prominent families. At eighteen, she enters the Film Academy at Jing University in the capital, where she meets Li Shichuan, the heir to the Li family. She stays by Li Shichuan's side for six years. When a car accident leaves him paralyzed from the waist down, she kneels and begs retired Dean Jiang to return to practice. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 My Childhood-Friend School Hunk Doesn't Like Me?! 校草竹马竟然不喜欢我？！ [A melodramatic high school romance. The author loves this kind of story! The pursuit-and-redemption arc is a little rushed due to circumstances. The author has posted content warnings in the comments. Please read them before requesting anything or leaving a bad review!!!] [Pursuit and redemption + childhood sweethearts + angst before sweetness + devoted leads + happy ending] [The angst comes from one misunderstanding after another, not from a lack of love. The male lead has only ever loved the 144Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 31 After My Release, the Wealthy Bosses Begged Me to Stay 出狱后，豪门大佬跪求我别走 [Both leads are devoted to each other, angsty romance, adorable baby, she suffers now and he pays dearly to win her back] Shen Qi'an's first love was in a car accident and became a vegetable. Qin Yi, who had been desperately pursuing him, became the prime suspect. After a sudden upheaval, the Qin family went bankrupt, and Qin Yi, once the darling of heaven, was sent to prison for intentional assault. She was framed, bullied, and violated... She gave birth in prison, but the baby died. After 180Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 32 Into the Wild 入野 Only later did Gu Yu realize that Huang Ruwei was the hardest-hearted person in the world. 251Reads8.0Score1514d adds
- 33 After Giving His Wife Away, Mr. Fu Goes Completely Mad 把夫人送人后，傅总彻底疯了 He said that from then on, I was fit only to be a dog, that it was the only place I deserved. He took me by force, cruelly, saying it was the penance I owed. He watched wickedly as one after another came forward, then looked at me with amusement and asked, “He Yitao, do you regret it?” Later, I got pregnant. His eyes bloodshot, he asked in panic, yet with a glimmer of hope, “Is it my child?” I simply looked at him coldly and replied with a scornful smile, “No.” I watched him fly into a rage. I w 1.4kReads—Score10214d adds
- 34 From School Uniforms to Wedding Gowns, But I Don't Want to Marry You Anymore 从校服到婚纱，可我不想嫁你了 Yun Ning loved Gu Sili for seven years and was his secret lover for three. But all she got in return was his contempt and humiliation. He said, "I could never love a vicious woman like you, not in a million years." Heartbroken, Yun Ning chose to leave. Later, the proud, distinguished man knelt in the rain, eyes red. "Yun Ning, I was wrong." Yun Ning looked at him coolly. "Who are you?" The decisive CEO lowered himself to beg: "Give me either the title of husband or lover. I don't care which, jus 51Reads6.6Score1214d adds
- 35 Melon Meets Matcha 蜜瓜配抹茶 When Guan Niannian first started falling in love, she had just one thought: grow up quickly and catch up with Lu Yichen. At last, she turned eighteen and got into Lu Yicheng’s university. But before she could confess, the man she loved promptly went abroad with another girl. Guan Niannian cried for days, then swore she’d find someone a hundred times better than Lu Yicheng... One day, the girl he’d cared for all those years suddenly told him she liked him. Lu Yicheng was so startled that he stubb 393Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 36 Luo Seling 洛斯秢 Luo Siming lives in a villa near the Secret Garden Estate. The house belongs to her family. After giving birth and finishing her month of postpartum confinement, she returned to her family home with her son, and has been living there for a year now... She works at the Secret Garden Estate, which is just down the main road from her house! The owner is an extremely mysterious person of rather unusual status. Almost none of the employees, including the managers, have ever seen them in person. Even 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 After She Died, President Lu Went Mad with Grief, Weeping at Her Tombstone 她死后，陆总跪在墓碑前哭疯了 Five years ago, on the day of Qin Qian and Lu Tingshen’s wedding, Lu Tingshen accused her father of hiring someone to commit murder. Qin Tian was taken away by the police and never returned! Qin Qian traded her life for freedom and the child in her womb. Five years later, what kind of plot will drag her back in, and what twists and turns await her? 1.5kReads8.3Score19814d adds
- 38 A Fire That Won't Die Down 炙火难熄 Sheng Yan VS Zhou Ruochu [Childhood friends + arranged marriage to true love + love grows over time + chasing his wife to win her back] Their families arranged their marriage. Sheng Yan loved someone else, and Ruochu knew it perfectly well. In the first year of their marriage, he left her behind to work abroad. They only saw each other a few times all year. In the second year, she heard he was having a wild time overseas. She followed him abroad and saw for herself as he got involved with a gorg 2kReads6.7Score13014d adds
- 39 My Husband Raised His Maid to Be His Wife, So I Conceived the Crown Prince’s Child 丈夫扶丫鬟上位，我怀上太子的崽 My Husband Raised His Maid to Be His Wife, So I Got Pregnant with the Crown Prince's Child 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Mr. Sheng, Stop! They Found Your Wife's Ashes! 盛总别虐了，太太的骨灰找到了！ [Both leads are faithful + sweet and angsty + melodramatic misunderstandings + groveling pursuit] For three years of marriage to Sheng Linyuan, Jiang Mi played the part of a rich family's pretty ornament without complaint. After a kidnapping finally showed her where she stood in his heart, Jiang Mi stopped clinging to him and turned to leave. She never expected him to panic. “I won't agree to a divorce!” “Sir, your wife has already left. She's asking the court to grant her a compulsory divorce!” 224Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 41 On the Night of My Difficult Labor, Mr. Fu Stayed with His First Love. I’m Done 难产夜，付总陪着白月光，我不干了 Fu Nancheng's bride disappeared without warning on their wedding day, so he pointed to Chi Yan and turned her from bridesmaid into bride. On the day Chi Yan gave birth to twins, his runaway bride returned, and he handed Chi Yan divorce papers. Later, Chi Yan became a sought-after divorce lawyer, with admirers lining up around her. He spent a fortune to cut the line and get to her, only to find her at a wedding, about to marry someone else. He grabbed her hand and refused to leave, no matter how 205Reads8.8Score23314d adds
- 42 After Driving His Darling Away for Five Years, Mr. Pei Plots to Make Her Fall for Him 逼走妹宝五年，裴总蓄意诱她沦陷 [Adopted siblings in name only | No blood relation] Qin Jiao was raised by the Pei family from childhood, and they treated her very well. The only exception was the restrained, cold eldest son, Pei Wensheng, whom she had loved for years without ever winning his heart. An accident that night shattered the boundaries between them as siblings. To prevent further complications, he cruelly sent her abroad. Tearfully, she pleaded, “Three years from now, could you give me one chance?” He coldly refus 4.2kReads—Score31514d adds
- 43 I Took the Fall for His Beloved. After the Divorce, Miss Su Dazzled the World 替白月光顶罪，离婚后苏小姐惊艳全球 Bo Yichen's first love drove drunk, and Bo Yichen actually wanted Su Wei to take the blame for her. Their son, Bo Yang, was even worse, constantly saying, “Auntie Nana is better than Mom.” Heartbroken, Su Wei resolutely divorced him, left the country, and gave birth to a daughter, Su Nuonuo. Three years later, when the Bo family patriarch was critically ill, Su Wei returned in triumph, armed with a host of secret identities. Bo Yichen sent flowers and gifts, but Su Wei threw them all away. Bo Ya 315Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 44 Climbing the Social Ladder: The Crown Prince Himself Helps Me Up to the Clouds 攀高枝：太子爷亲自为我扶登云梯 [Mutual firsts + guiding love + rekindled romance + groveling chase + aloof beauty's possessive love] [Collector from Beijing's elite circle VS cultural relic restorer] Zhao Huaisen seems mature and gentle, but he's rebellious to the core. Jiang Lu looks sweet and soft, but she's actually headstrong and untamed. That June, Jiang Lu met her first love for the first time. Zhao Huaisen came from one of the country's most distinguished families. His refined, upright, aristocratic air made Jiang Lu f 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 The Childhood Sweetheart Returns, and the Arrogant CEO Has Changed His Ways 青梅归来，傲娇总裁不作了 Five years ago “A Nian, we...” “We? What about us?” Five years later “Qingqing, we...” “We? What about us?” Gu Qinian hadn't expected Shen Yiqing to change so much after he came back. She felt like a stranger to him. It wasn't until he noticed something was wrong that he wondered what those five years had done to her. Gu Qinian: “Who is he?” Shen Yiqing: “You tell me.” From that moment on, it seemed that proud, haughty man had returned... 1.2kReads6.8Score10314d adds
- 46 After Prison, I Became the Lifelong Incurable Disease of President Fu 出狱后，成了傅总终生难愈的绝症 **Tortured Romance · The Chase After She Leaves · Physical and Emotional Abuse · A Truth-Fueled Counterattack** She was South City’s proudest red rose, and once saw him as the only light in her life. But that love became a hell he built for her with his own hands. Fu Sinian was convinced she had grievously harmed his “beloved,” and forged evidence dragged her into the abyss. Torture in prison, humiliating words carved into her skin, a forced kidney donation... He watched coldly, even helping it 1.6kReads—Score10414d adds
- 47 The Wind Whispers, and I Confess My Love to You 听风在呢喃，我向你告白 He spent half her life pursuing her, yet never once admitted he loved her. She dreamed of escaping him, only to realize later that the sweetest title in the world was Mrs. Ji. No one believed she had once been his sleeping pill, or that he had been the man beside her every night. He’s a foul-mouthed gambler with a heart full of love; she’s a prickly woman who keeps her love buried deep. Childhood sweethearts who grew up together, they gamble for love and love through their hatred. It’s a story o 372Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 48 Winning Over the Original Male Lead 撩原 [Bright, resilient childhood sweetheart X Proud, carefree scumbag childhood sweetheart] [She takes the lead, he indulges her; secret love comes true; low on groveling; both leads would die without romance!] Lu Zhuo was Xu Nian's scumbag childhood sweetheart, the one she secretly loved but lost to an unexpected rival. Seven years apart, and the once proud, carefree boy has become a playboy in the entertainment news, a shady back-alley businessman, and a sucker who gets fleeced at nightclubs? His 174Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 49 Three Years of Secret Marriage: Mr. Sheng's Eyes Turn Red When We Divorce 隐婚三年，离婚时盛总却红了眼 Everyone in Beijing's elite circles knew Wen Qian was Sheng Yanhui's tool for getting revenge on the Sheng family. For three years, he kept her as his mistress, just waiting for the woman he loved to return so he could kick Wen Qian to the curb. When Sheng Yanhui's beloved finally came back, everyone waited to see Wen Qian make a fool of herself. Wen Qian didn't cry or make a scene. She willingly stepped aside. But then Sheng Yanhui started acting like a lovesick puppy. He showered her with jewe 36Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 50 Madness! The Crazy General Is Addictive the Moment He Clings to You 颠！真颠疯批战总一粘就上瘾 [Both Leads Are Chaste] [He Chases His Wife to the Crematorium] [He Suffers, She Doesn't] [Happy Ending] Su Qingli has been in love with Zhan Ye Han for seven years and confessed a thousand times! Yet Zhan Ye Han asks her to help him pursue Bai Feifei, her future sister-in-law and best friend. “Qingli, help me win Bai Feifei over. She'll be your sister-in-law too.” The words shatter Su Qingli's heart. She leaves the Zhan family, which raised her for thirteen years, and walks away from Zhan Ye Ha 129Reads—Score10814d adds
