Novels like Defeated in Late Autumn
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- 101 September Has No Thirty-First 九月没有三十一 [Second-chance romance + mutual devotion + love at first sight in their youth] [A gifted writer whose pride has been shattered to pieces] × [A rebellious, deeply devoted heir to a powerful Beijing family] Feng Lingwan and Xie An met because of a misunderstanding. On New Year’s Eve, she was pushed into playing the hero and, in a daze, sent a certain Xie she had never met to the police station. When they met again, the crabapple blossoms at Yanyuan witnessed their heart-stirring encounter, as love 410Reads—Score10014d adds
- 102 Burning, All-Consuming Devotion 炙热溺宠 [Second Chances After a Breakup + Reunion After Years Apart + Sweet Romance + Healing] Wen Xu knew that one simple breakup had sent the boy who was proud to his very core crashing to rock bottom. He had been willing to abandon his pride, standing outside the girls’ dormitory all night in the bitter winter cold, yet he still couldn’t wait for her to change her mind. In the end, he boarded a flight overseas without looking back. Five years later, at their class reunion, he gave her nothing more th 2.3kReads8.5Score19314d adds
- 103 Addicted to Her: The Abstinent CEO Turns Completely Obsessive 毒瘾缠身，禁欲夜总彻底病娇了！ In her previous life, Bai Si picked up a poor little thing, gave him a name, and took care of his food and clothing. In the end... he wiped out her entire family. Ugh! After being reborn, Bai Si wanted to kill him right away, but then she discovered there had been a misunderstanding. She meant to leave things there and keep out of each other’s way. After all, there were plenty of handsome young men around. If this one wouldn’t do, she could move on to the next. But the little guy seemed to be ev 81Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 104 He Clearly Hates Me 他明明很讨厌我 [Reunion after years apart + marriage before love + healing + mutual devotion, happy ending] Gentle beauty and heiress Zhu Yuzhou x devoted, restrained CEO Fu - Zhu Yuzhou had a past that nobody else knew about. In her coworkers' eyes, Senior Zhu was always gentle and beautiful, graceful as a landscape. But back in high school, she'd bullied a poor boy in her class. She'd done whatever she pleased with him and ordered him around without the slightest restraint. They never imagined that eight yea 351Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 105 Six Years After I Died, He Knelt and Shattered the Bricks Before the Buddha 我死后第六年，他跪碎了佛前青砖 [His Child Wins Her Back + Taming the Husband + Hero Grovels to Win Back His Wife] The first year after Ji Anzhi died, Xie Tingchuan burned her a fortune. The third year after Ji Anzhi died, Xie Tingchuan burned her a prince’s mansion. The sixth year after Ji Anzhi died, she appeared in her brother’s dream and asked him to burn her a handsome husband. A mistake by the underworld messenger sent the dream to Xie Tingchuan instead. Just as she was about to sign for her husband, she received a fragm 2.6kReads7.2Score22614d adds
- 106 What? The Poor Guy She Dumped Is the Crown Prince of Beijing's Elite Circle 什么？她甩的穷小子是京圈太子爷 [The Untouchable Falls from Her Pedestal + The Heroine Chases Her Husband to Win Him Back + Reuniting After a Breakup + Contract Marriage + 1v1, Both Pure] [Cool, Aloof CEO vs. Down-on-Her-Luck Heiress] Mu Xi left the country without telling anyone. The day before she left, she invited the untouchable man to a hotel and took his virginity in one fell swoop. Afterward, she tossed a bank card at him and said with a mocking lilt, “You’re short on money, aren’t you? There’s a million in the account 1.1kReads7.5Score10614d adds
- 107 Wildly Unrestrained 烟火肆意 [You save the people you want to save, and I'll protect the you I want to protect.] [They find their way back to each other + Reunion after a long separation + Sweet romance + Happy ending + Modern-day setting] Back in college, Jiang Liyan was spoiled and haughty, and looked down on everyone. Then she fell for Shen Qingyan at first sight and swore she'd bring the law school's shining star down from his pedestal. After her pursuit came to nothing, Shen Qingyan went abroad, and the two had no ch 31Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 108 I Ran Away From His Proposal, and After We Reunited, the Tycoon Lured Me In and Claimed Me 求婚逃跑，重逢后大佬他诱捕占有 [Second chance romance | Reunion after years apart | Obsessive possessiveness | Pursuit of his wife | Mutual firsts] [Cool, brilliant psychiatrist × Obsessive, ruthless business tycoon] Ruan Tingyu is invited to treat a severely depressed patient whose identity is confidential. The moment she opens the door, her breath catches The pale, ailing man before her is none other than business magnate Lou Shang, and the former lover whose memories she erased and whom she cruelly abandoned five years 1.7kReads8.2Score12714d adds
- 109 When Will I See Lin Shen? 何时见林深 [Radiant university lecturer × aloof tech mogul] [Reunion after years apart from the start + campus romance + rekindled love + both devoted to each other + romantic tension] "All right, then." Just two words, and Lin Shen and Shi Jianqing’s love was sealed away for years. Lin Shen never expected to run into Shi Jianqing again at the university sports meet. He was a high-profile company CEO, while she was an ordinary university lecturer. Somehow, he ended up becoming her "benefactor." Time had do 104Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 Young Master Lu’s Eyes Turned Red as He Begged for Your Forgiveness 陆少红了眼，求卿原谅 Lin Qing was a very overweight girl, and Lu Tingzhou was a famous young heir in Beijing’s elite circles. Lin Qing didn’t know when she had fallen for him. Maybe it was when people made fun of her figure and he said she was cute. Maybe it was when he stood up for her as she was surrounded by bullies. Maybe it was when he left her an umbrella during a torrential downpour. Or perhaps there were many other maybes. So even though she knew Lu Tingzhou was only dating her, a “fatso,” because of a bet, 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 Untamable Wildness 野性难抑 Completed [Two Beijing social circles; cool and wild heiress vs. devoted, possessive powerbroker; reunion and reconciliation + faithful sweet romance + jealous, fiercely possessive hero + simmering romantic tension + long-laid plans + three-year age gap + each other’s first love] (The score is low because there aren’t many ratings yet~) Fu Xue’en was the precious little sister her older brothers from a prominent military family in Beijing had wished and waited for with all their hearts. From the 5kReads7.5Score37614d adds
- 112 A Warm Return to the Old Days 温旧时光 [Powerful tycoon romance + reunion after years apart + rekindled love + one true love] Five years ago, Cheng Linsheng ended her relationship with Ding Jingyu with a single call from overseas. She said only, “I’m tired,” and offered no explanation. At the time, Ding Jingyu was still studying abroad. He clutched his phone in his apartment in a foreign country and stayed awake all night. Five years later, Cheng Linsheng is living an orderly life, enduring her mother’s pressure to marry, blind da 520Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 Wild Dog, Sweet Smoke 野狗嗅轻烟 [Dark, lustful, clingy younger man x sickly, aloof beauty x aloof older man] [Stealing someone's girl + men competing in a chaotic love triangle + younger man is six years younger + long-planned scheme + secret crush + younger man steals the girl + mild coercive romance + regretful husband pursues his wife] [Contains author-invented details] Li Qingyan lost her mother at seven. Three days later, her father remarried, and her pregnant stepmother moved in. From that day on, her stepmother abuse 129Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 Sister, Please Love Me 姐姐，求你爱我 Cool, stunning heiress × obsessive rising star in the entertainment industry Five-year age gap Before going to sleep, Jiang Yi read a novel. When she opened her eyes, she discovered she'd transmigrated into a book as its wicked supporting female character, a woman who did every kind of evil. She was also bound to a System. It told her to save the sickly young man in the story and help him fulfill his wishes, and then she could go home. So Jiang Yi set about spoiling the young man rotten. The you 392Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 115 My Wife's Secret: A Love I Can't Understand 娇妻的秘密，无法理解的爱 We had been married for two years, but my wife still wouldn't sleep with me. Then one day, I saw her go to a hotel alone while she was supposed to be at work, and discovered her shocking secret... 1.3kReads5.5Score10014d adds
- 116 The Best Medicine Isn’t Bitter 良药不苦 Both leads are inexperienced, one-on-one romance, angst first and sweetness later. Look for the sugar among the heartbreak. Two years ago, she dumped the most doted-on young master of the Shi family. Two years later, they meet again. In public, he is as cold as a stone-faced statue. In private, he pins her in a corner, eyes red, and kisses her by force. Only later does she realize he has spun a dense web around her. She has nowhere to go and nowhere to run. It was all part of his carefully laid 1.3kReads8.9Score11514d adds
- 117 Kiss Him Before the Moon Falls 在月亮坠落前吻他 [A Yun Rose series story. The low rating is only because it hasn’t gotten much exposure, so give it a try! Read without worry!] [Both Pure in Body and Mind + Devoted to Each Other + Comforting Each Other + Reunion After Years Apart] Devoted, proud heir to a wealthy family × Radiant, resilient bar owner “Lu Yu, how many more times are you going to lie to me before you’ll come back to my side?” * Lu Yu lied to Song Qingyan at his nineteenth birthday party. From that moment on, a teasing flame burn 367Reads9.0Score10014d adds
- 118 She Plays With Him as She Pleases: The Sick, Toxic Woman Makes Her Devoted Puppy Weep 肆意玩弄，病娇渣女虐哭纯情忠犬 [Male lead gets tormented + lofty heartthrob is dragged off his pedestal by a wicked woman + faux siblings + male lead is submissive at first, then turns dark + female lead is a shameless flirt + multiple men compete for her + intense push and pull] [Beautiful, wicked, and unstable female lead × gentle, well-mannered, pure-hearted male lead] The first time Jiang Zhiyao saw He Yuqin, she was stunned. No wonder he was the unattainable ideal in the hearts of every socialite in Jiangcheng: noble an 2.8kReads8.8Score20114d adds
- 119 After Becoming Neighbors with My Ex, He Started Fighting to Win Me Back 跟前男友成为邻居后，他又争又抢 Breaking Up and Getting Back Together + Reunion After a Long Separation + Healing + Both Pure Cool, prickly female doctor × cocky, passionate young gentleman Qi Zhou is cocky and flirtatious, with perfect looks and an impeccable family background. He's a natural-born star, adored by all. Wen Mukui is the infamously notorious campus beauty, cold and prickly, ready to stab anyone who gets near her. No one knows that these two people from opposite ends of the world once secretly dated. The golden b 11.8kReads9.1Score1.8k14d adds
- 120 Lord Jin, Don't Cry. The Wife's Dead First Love Is Alive 烬爷别哭，夫人死去的白月光活了 Jiang Yuan grew up following Liang Ting around, and her greatest wish was to marry him. When Jiang Yuan was eighteen and preparing to confess her feelings, Liang Ting died. The young girl's heart shattered, and Qin Xiao Jin's heart broke right along with it. Qin Xiao Jin had always had a question. “Everyone says childhood sweethearts are a perfect match. But what if a girl has two childhood sweetheart boys?” -- Qin Xiao Jin had secretly loved Jiang Yuan for eighteen years, but that silly girl ha 5.6kReads8.6Score43914d adds
- 121 Amnesiac Xibao Is Gently Coaxed by Devoted Master Jing 失忆汐宝，被深情景爷温柔轻哄 (Warning: The heroine is not pure! No moral boundaries! The hero is devoted!) Before losing her memory, the heroine was a heartless woman who loved to play around. Afterward, she only loved the hero. She will regain her memories later. Jing Yi knelt at her feet, crying and begging her not to leave. Then an accident happened... When Luo Xi woke up, she found she had lost her memory and could only remember things from before she turned sixteen. When she learned that she was married, and that her h 744Reads8.1Score10014d adds
- 122 Book Transmigration: I Became the Villain's Wicked Ex-Wife 穿书：我成了反派大佬的恶毒前妻 Transmigrate into a book + redemption + yandere + devoted to each other, happy ending + male lead slightly obsessive + light business warfare Bright and charming composer vs. obsessive, repressed villainous tycoon Overnight, Pei Daining transmigrates into a book and becomes the identically named, wicked female antagonist in a bestselling novel. In the original story, the villainess is an expert at courting death, repeatedly crossing the villain’s red lines. She does everything from bullying clas 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 I Can't Take It Anymore! The Obsessive Psycho Keeps Me Locked Up and Kissing Him Day and Night 顶不住了，被病娇囚禁日夜摁着亲 [188 cm, green-tea boy, yandere, obsessive, younger man, schemer, both pure, crybaby younger man, devoted puppy, hopeless romantic, curly hair] Sweet, gentle top-student heroine vs. curly-haired puppy of a younger man “Big Sister.” Jiang Hangyou was incredibly handsome. When he smiled, his pretty canine teeth showed, and he looked so sweet and innocent. He seemed pure and harmless on the surface, but was actually dangerous and calculating. Whenever he called her Big Sister, Lin Zhi's legs went w 330Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 124 Qiu Yi's Homecoming 秋一的归期 A Brutal Breakup ✖️ The Top Student Bows to Love Reunited After Years Apart | Mending a Broken Relationship | Nine Years of Waiting | Intense Push and Pull 1. On the first day of their freshman year of high school, he took the stage as the new students' representative. She stood below, her heart pounding like a drum. Back in the classroom, she sat behind him, with just one hallway between them. Afterward, through her repeated attempts to get closer, he finally let himself be drawn into her wor 2kReads—Score26614d adds
- 125 We Broke Up, I Got Pregnant, and Secretly Had a Baby 分手怀孕，悄悄生个宝宝 [She runs away while pregnant ➕ He desperately tries to win her back ➕ Flirty tension ➕ Adorable child plays matchmaker] [Both devoted only to each other ➕ First love; Volume One: rekindling an old flame, Volume Two: sweet memories] A little tip: Read Volume Two first, then Volume One for chronological order. Read Volume One first, then Volume Two for the events in reverse order. A cozy, sweet slice-of-life romance. If you like stories full of twists and turns, this one may not be for you. Bore 3kReads7.2Score21514d adds
- 126 We Agreed It Was Just a Contract, but Mr. Shang Cried Until His Eyes Turned Red When It Wasn't Renewed 说好只是合约不续商总却哭红了眼 [Young dance prodigy x lovesick CEO] [Heroine focused on her career] [Both leads are each other's biggest fans] [Both are pure] [Happy ending] [Ladies who like female-led stories with no CP, please don't read] Three years ago, after a family upheaval, Ying Changhuan resigned from her position as principal dancer at the Imperial Capital National Song and Dance Troupe and returned to Jiangcheng, where she became the contract lover of the city's powerful businessman, Shang Jingheng. When their thre 1kReads8.6Score10914d adds
- 127 She Runs, He Chases, Lord Huo Knows He Was Wrong 她逃他追，霍爷知道错了 Shen Lin had a secret crush on Huo Youzhi for six whole years. By a twist of fate, she married her way into his family through a disgraceful affair, and everyone looked down on her, including Huo Youzhi. She was an orphan, while he was the untouchable young master of the capital's elite circle. It seemed that the only tenderness she could ever get from him came in bed. After six years of secretly loving him and two years of marriage, Shen Lin accidentally overheard Huo Youzhi saying dismissively 44Reads6.5Score914d adds
- 128 GB: I Divorced Him, but He Still Won’t Stop Pursuing Me GB：休夫后他依旧穷追不舍 [One-on-one romance + devoted couple + gender-bender + male lead gets hurt + loyal dog-like male lead] Guide x Sentinel Gentle, sweet-on-the-surface, secretly calculating heroine who grows over time x short-tempered, tough but obedient male lead . Cheng Yu is being pursued by the person who saved her life. A tall, imposing man with a fearsome presence circles around her every day, humbling himself and claiming that she used to be his wife and master? . A gender-bender story in every sense of the 544Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 129 She Faked Her Death at the Height of His Love, and She Was Thrilled While He Went Mad 假死在他最爱时，她爽了，他疯了 [Cunning, spirited songbird x devoted young master who lowers his head for love] Content warnings: 1. The male lead is extremely profit-driven early on. 2. A few entertainment-industry elements later in the story. - Sheng Qiang transmigrates into a story as Fu Junze’s kept woman, and from the start, he’s about to marry into another wealthy family. As a young master from one of the most powerful families, Fu Junze is both profit-driven and self-assured. His blunt declaration, “I want both you and 1kReads8.4Score11014d adds
- 130 Betraying You 负君 A beautiful, powerful, tragic madwoman × an aloof immortal who descends from his lofty heights for love The demoness Ji Rong is captured after losing the war between immortals and demons, and is rescued by Shen Qingxiao, the Immortal Lord Zhiming of the righteous immortal sects. But the ungrateful Ji Rong repays his kindness with betrayal. Taking advantage of the Immortal Lord's innocent heart, she seduces him with promises of love to trick him into helping her escape, then burns her bridges and 1.1kReads8.8Score10414d adds
- 131 Sickly Obsession: Master Xiao Begs His Wife to Spoil Him Every Night 病态觊觎，骁爷每夜在求夫人宠他 When Qi Nanyin asks for a divorce, the man looks at her coldly. “Hmph, do whatever you want!” But at the same time, she hears his inner monologue... [Divorce? Damn it, how can something this terrifying exist in the world?!] [She doesn't want me anymore. I'm so frustrated, I want to blow up the planet!] She tries to teach him to be kind, pure, and faithful to his wife. But his inner thoughts only grow more unhinged and disturbing... [She just looked at that man? I'm so frustrated, I want to secre 343Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 132 The Hard-to-Handle Boy Who Locks Me Up: Transmigrating into a Book 穿书之难招架，阴鸷少年锁住我亲 [Obsessive yandere villain + wicked supporting heroine turned around + System + pampered, coquettish sweetheart] Su Manman transmigrated into the comic Heartbreak as the wicked supporting heroine who humiliated Xiao Yunzhou, forcing him to kneel and grovel. If he disobeyed, she would make sure he couldn't finish his studies. She threatened him with his seriously ill mother. In the end, his mother died, and his younger sister fell to her death from a high-rise because of one of Su Manman's pranks 91Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 133 Puppy Care Guide 小狗饲养守则 [Gender Bender | Strong Female Lead | Mild Male-Lead Angst | Light, Sweet Fluff] (The low rating is just because not many people have read it.) Two hundred years ago, Jiang Xuyue never imagined she would toss the little dog she raised into a seal as a sacrifice. Just as two hundred years later, Jiang Xuyue never imagined that the little dog thrown into the seal would crawl back out, eyes red with tears. Face-to-face with Yu Zhiwan, who looks ready to take revenge, Jiang Xuyue can only bring out 531Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 134 Pathological Giving 病态给予 [Toxic Love + Rekindled Romance + Reunion After Years Apart] Years after they parted, the former lover whom Li Ning had once dumped transformed into a rising star in Beijing's elite circles, and became her client. Li Ning couldn't explain herself, while he kept pursuing her. Suspecting he was still bitter and deliberately out for revenge, she was stunned when, on the very first day he came to see her, he rammed a male colleague's car into a hospital simply because she had gotten into it. Li Ning 5.2kReads8.4Score42414d adds
- 135 Four Years Apart, He Blushed in Secret When We Reunited 一别四年，重逢后他却偷偷红了眼 Reunion after years apart + Rekindled romance + He had a secret crush on her + Bad boy turns over a new leaf + Winning her back + Campus and city life + One-on-One, Both Pure + Healing Each Other + Bittersweet Romance The two people most famous and talked about at Qianhe No. 1 High School were Chi Jiazhou and Jiang Yi. Chi Jiazhou was wild, handsome, and unruly. Jiang Yi was radiant yet cool, sweet, gentle, and well-behaved. Nobody ever paired them together, and nobody knew he was the first to 1.3kReads8.2Score16714d adds
- 136 Shocking! The Cool, Rich Young Lady Is Supporting a Poor College Hunk 惊！清冷大小姐养了个清贫校草 Read the blurb! Read the comments! The score just came out, so don’t let it put you off! [Cool, wealthy, adored superstar * handsome, penniless orphan and pitiful top student, the campus heartthrob] [Easily embarrassed * shameless] [Rich heiress * poor boy] (The heiress does not go bankrupt) [Both are inexperienced, the leads speak their minds, sweet romance (or so the author thinks)] [Not your traditional sugar-daddy story] I’m terrible at writing blurbs. Basically, during the two months they s 1.6kReads8.7Score15914d adds
- 137 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
- 138 At Last, the Pear Blossoms Fill the City 终等梨花开满城 People always seem to run into their exes when they’re at their absolute lowest. Jiang Li never imagined that this “rule” would apply to her, and more than once. At nineteen, the lively, straightforward Jiang Li meets the aloof top student Lu Zhicheng in a bookstore and falls for him at first sight. On her first day after transferring schools, she sees him speaking at the opening ceremony and falls for him all over again. Then she pursues him relentlessly. She finally gets Lu Zhicheng, who had 730Reads8.8Score10014d adds
- 139 Meeting the Saintly Young Lady 遇见圣心大小姐 A down-and-out laborer from the bottom of society seizes his chance and makes a stunning comeback, becoming a ruthless business tycoon! Not a son-in-law who marries into the family, this is a gritty, realistic story with female allies, scheming family rivalries, business intrigues, and characters who are all wonderfully unhinged! Computer prodigy Lin Bin is oppressed and ostracized at work from the start, so he angrily walks out! But he repeatedly fails to find another job. By chance, he meets S 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 Flirt With Me! Yes! Baby, Light the Fire! 狂撩！嗯！宝贝请点火！ [Both leads are each other's only ones + Wild and obsessive + Saving each other + Firmly in love + Reunion after years apart + Mending a broken relationship + Mutual devotion + Sweet youth romance] The male lead is a cocky troublemaker, wicked in his own way. The female lead is beautiful and clever. They're made for each other. The enchantress brings the monster to heel. In those most innocent years, Li En, a straight-A student year after year, charged into the teachers' office and demanded that 2.2kReads8.9Score13214d adds
- 141 Out of Control! The Capital's Big Shot Keeps Fighting for What He Wants 顶级失控！京圈大佬他又争又抢 [Alternate World + Sweet Romance + One-on-One, Both Leads Are Each Other’s Only One + Dark, Obsessive, Groveling Male Lead] On the night before her wedding, her fiancé said he wanted to make up for never having slept with his childhood sweetheart. He told her to find a man too, certain that the prim, conventional Shen Baizhi would never do it. But to everyone’s surprise, Shen Baizhi stood up and walked over to the man who had sat silently in the corner all evening. “Want to sleep with me?” Every 1.6kReads7.7Score13714d adds
- 142 Faking Abstinence 伪装禁欲 [Obsessive, secretly passionate, devoted CEO VS a wealthy heiress who is icy in public but irresistibly charming in private] Yu Nanli, the capital's most eligible heir, is famous for being aloof, chaste, and indifferent to women. Only his closest friends know he has never forgotten his former girlfriend, the one great love of his life. When they were dating, he was so clingy he practically stuck to her side, never letting her out of his sight. After she broke up with him, he became a completely 1.1kReads8.8Score10814d adds
- 143 After Reuniting with My First Love, the Stoic Tycoon Lost Control 与白月光重逢后，禁欲大佬失控了 [Reunited after years apart: aloof, down-and-out heiress vs. abstinent, scheming young master] Huo Mingli is a fallen young master, neglected by his wealthy family while his stepmother and her second son take over his home. Jiang Wanli is the only daughter of the Jiang family, a willful and proud young lady who has always been adored by everyone. Back then, their classmates avoided associating with the impoverished young master for the sake of their families' interests. Jiang Wanli alone called 2kReads8.3Score19514d adds
- 144 After Going Bankrupt, I Was Taken in by the Love-Struck Mr. Ji 破产后，被恋爱脑季总捡回家 [Both leads are each other’s only one × reunited after years apart × second-chance romance × combative couple] Emotionally detached, guarded heroine × arrogant, possessive, hopelessly lovesick hero After going bankrupt, Xia Yuning was taken in by her hapless ex-boyfriend, Ji Yuhe. A contract offering three billion for a year as his live-in maid kicked off a carefree, deliberately infuriating life at work: when the boss cooked, she took a nap; when he worked, she slacked off. She had no intention 168Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 For Example, the Road at Dawn 譬如朝路 Handsome, strong, and tragic + rich, beautiful heiress + both leads’ first love + running away while pregnant After his father is wrongfully imprisoned, Lu Ming transfers schools to get close to his enemy’s daughter and take revenge. But before he can even meet her, her niece steals his heart… “I’ll get my revenge, and I want Zhaozhao too.” Chen Chaoyang’s uneventful school life is suddenly turned upside down. Little by little, she comes to 265Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 146 Reborn as a Demon Queen, I Will Turn the Tables 重生之妖后要翻天 [Rebirth and face-slapping, taking down scumbags] [Unhinged, mutually devoted, 1v1] The male lead gets the angst, with a focus on female dominance. (Paranoid, frail prince x cold-blooded, bold, and stunning legitimate daughter) Note: When the heroine's demonic power is weak, she's a delicate white lotus who stirs up trouble. At the peak of her power, she's a cool, seductive witch who always takes the initiative!!!! In her past life, Ye Yinli was blinded by false affection and gave everything to 153Reads8.0Score714d adds
- 147 Take Her to Register the Marriage! The Abstinent CEO Begs Her for Affection, Eyes Red 拉她领证！禁欲霸总红着眼求她宠 [Male lead gets hurt + angst + reunion after years apart + rekindled love + love grows over time + painful romance + happy ending] A deeply devoted, self-effacing, love-struck male lead vs. a cold, stubborn, fiercely independent female lead Young Master Qi, a famous CEO in the business world, was strikingly handsome and came from a distinguished family. Five years ago, he knelt humbly for love, causing a sensation across the city. On the day of his engagement, he was cruelly dumped. She joined f 453Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 148 Reunited After Years Apart: Mr. Xu's One Exception 久别重逢：许先生的底线例外 Blazing Heat Dr. Xu’s One Exception to His Principles | His Unrivaled Devotion {Cool, fastidious, and refined gentleman X unruly, free-spirited heroine.} {Reunion after years apart + married first, love later + rekindled romance + male lead with a powerful hidden background + healing + female friendship + lighthearted crime-solving} {The male lead comes from a powerful family.} Xu Qingyan was disciplined and gentle as jade. He seemed distant and restrained, but concealed an intense devotion and 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 The Chaste Yandere Was Made to Cry by His Cherished Canary Again 禁欲病娇又被娇宠的金丝雀惹哭了 Marriage first, love later, feelings that grow over time, secret crush, healing, reunion after years apart, age gap The current head of the Fu family is an illegitimate son, ruthless by nature, who clawed his way to power over a sea of blood. Then karma caught up with him: he was disfigured, and his health was in ruins. The only one who dared hug him was the young lady of the Shi family, who would call him “Second Brother” in a sweet, affectionate voice. Shi Nian was delicate and lovely, and her 474Reads8.8Score10314d adds
- 150 His First Love Returns, and the Capital’s Young Master Goes Mad 白月光回归，京圈太子爷疯了 [Reunion after a long separation, second chance at love, mutual healing, devoted male lead, two highly intelligent leads, happy ending] Ten years ago, when they parted, he was humble and she was resolute. She left without looking back. When they meet again ten years later, he is the famous heir to the Lu family in the imperial capital, while she is an unknown young woman with no one to rely on who has just returned from abroad. Leaning against the hospital wall, he asks, “Did your sugar daddy 12.6kReads8.8Score97014d adds
