Novels like Married First, Fell in Love Later: Let It Be Her
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Married First, Fell in Love Later: Let It Be Her, best match first.
- 1 Daily Gossip at the Hotel Front Desk 在酒店前台的吃瓜日常 [Sweet Romance + Comedy + Wealthy Families + Lighthearted + Power Fantasy + Workplace + Gossip] Hotel receptionist Ji Qingqing faces all kinds of bizarre guests every day. Scandalous secrets, melodramatic dramas, hilarious mishaps: there’s never a dull moment! And there’s sweet romance and sincere friendship, too. Come join the characters and feast on gossip to your heart’s content! 2kReads—Score176Shelves
- 2 Mr. Jiang, Behave Yourself. I'm Your Brother's Ex-Girlfriend 江总请自重，我是你弟弟的前女友 Jiang Hansheng had always imagined his future wife would be a perfect match for him, both in family background and beauty. Song Xiangnuan, who came from a small rural town, had neither. That was why, three years ago, he sent his younger brother, Muchen, who was determined to marry her, overseas, becoming the villain who broke up the couple. Afraid she would keep pestering him, he specifically hired her at his company and gave her a cushy, insignificant position. But three years later, a mix-up w —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 The 99th Blind Date 第99个相亲对象 [Blind dates + secret crush + sharp tongue + workplace] As the only daughter in her family, Qin Mingming is pushed onto the so-called “right path in life” after graduation. After finally finding a job, she discovers that the male lead has been in love with her for years without her knowing. On one side are the taboos of office romance; on the other, the male lead's heartfelt confession. What should she choose? If their meeting was fate, why did it make them take such a long, winding road to find 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 After Five Years of Cold War, I Asked for a Divorce, but He Changed His Mind 冷战五年，我提离婚他却反悔了 [Ex-husband regrets losing her + powerful man bows his head + clear-eyed, strong heroine] Five years into their marriage, Qin Qing asks for a divorce. The man replies coldly, "Are you sure you can leave me?" Qin Qing gives a bitter smile. Everyone in Haicheng says she is a scheming, wicked woman who even resorted to drugging someone to sabotage the engagement between the Zhou and Xu families. But no one knows that before Zhou Jili fell in love with the Xu family's daughter, he had a secret relat 4.6kReads7.0Score200Shelves
- 5 A Great Fire in the Human World 人间大火 As the days go by, every life is full of stories. It's just that someone else works to maintain the peaceful life you enjoy. 550Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 6 Transmigrating into a Book: The Actress Starts as a CEO 穿书影后从霸总做起 Ten years ago, Xia Ting transmigrated into a book and saved a dying boy. After she left, the boy prayed beneath a sky full of snow, willing to trade a lifetime of hardship for Xia Ting to live in peace year after year in a parallel world. Ten years later, award-winning actress Xia Ting transmigrates into a book again, this time as Xia Tingting, an arrogant CEO who takes what she wants by force and does every kind of evil. At her side is an extremely dangerous man, Xu Si. The book describes him a 7Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 7 Give In? Never. The Fake Heiress Is a Billionaire Tycoon 服软？绝不，假千金她是亿万大佬 Qing Ci has spent more than twenty years as the Duan family's cherished daughter, only to be told out of the blue that she isn't related to them by blood. The real daughter cruelly frames her, and her adoptive parents kick her out, making her the laughingstock of the whole city. Qing Ci returns to the home of her birth parents, who are farmers, only to be found by a business tycoon the very next moment. It turns out her father is Jiangcheng's richest man. Her several older brothers are all leadi 5.8kReads8.4Score643Shelves
- 8 After the Divorce, My Wife Went on a Date with a Younger Man 离婚后，夫人跟年下弟弟约会去了 [Top-tier tycoon family + marriage first, love later + simmering tension + wife-chasing crematorium + both virgins, both choosing each other] Si Yunning has been secretly in love with Bo Chiyan for four years. After an accident leads to one reckless night, he marries her. For three years of marriage, he never touches her and treats her with utter coldness. Everyone believes Bo Chiyan doesn't love his secret wife, and even he believes it himself. Until one day, his first love returns. Si Yunning 4Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 9 Mr. Lu, Your Wife Has Outmaneuvered You Again 陆总，你又被太太算计了 In Lu Shi’an’s eyes, Kang Renran was a modest, well-behaved woman who never overstepped her bounds. So during their first year of marriage, he treated her like a cooking machine, a washing machine, and a warm bed. Deep down, he looked down on her and never took her needs seriously. The day his ex-girlfriend and longtime ideal returned to the country, Kang Renran handed him divorce papers. But Lu Shi’an still wouldn’t sign, dragging it out day after day. From then on, his life was anything but pe 485Reads6.6Score100Shelves
- 10 I Brought the Coach Home for the Money 为了钱把教练搞回家 Content warning: The heroine has low morals and really loves money!!! Both leads are virgins + doting love + rugged man + older man + spoiled, demanding heroine Su Yu is an ordinary office worker with fair skin, beautiful looks, and long legs. Her best friend forces her to learn to drive, and just as she's about to start her lessons, her instructor gets changed. The new instructor is handsome and well-off, clearly the generous type. So Su Yu decides to marry up. Of all the people there, Chen Yan 327Reads6.8Score100Shelves
- 11 After the Divorce, Mr. Fu Bowed to Her 离婚后，傅先生对她俯首称臣 Jiang Xing was with Fu Tingzhou for four years, completely at his mercy. When she decided to end their miserable relationship, he refused to let her go. Only after becoming Mrs. Fu did she learn that he had a beloved woman hidden deep in his heart. Watching him treat another woman with tender affection, she left behind the divorce papers and walked away without looking back... Later, he was consumed with regret and knelt at her feet, bowing to her. “Xingxing, let me stay by your side. I'll never 489Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 12 Mr. Huo, Stop It. Your Wife Is Filing for Divorce 霍总别作了，夫人要改嫁了 [Angst before the payoff + the husband’s desperate pursuit + a brilliant female scientist] She nearly died on the operating table from severe bleeding caused by an ectopic pregnancy, while her husband was showering his mistress with extravagant gifts and throwing her a lavish birthday party. After four years of marriage, she had humbled herself to the limit, yet still couldn’t melt his heart. Then she saw him pampering the daughter of his enemy, treating her like the most precious thing in the w 2.4kReads8.2Score401Shelves
- 13 Marriage Before Love: Mr. Fu, Take Your Place in Line to Win Back Your Wife 先婚后爱：傅总追妻请排队 [The aloof, proud Shen heiress × the cool, distinguished CEO of the Fu Group] [Power Couple + Both Clever] [The Ex's Long Road to Redemption] [Some Angst, Happy Ending] After one passionate night, he suddenly becomes her boss. They join forces, and the Fu Group's market value reaches new heights. They marry after an unexpected pregnancy, but then his first love returns in triumph. If he's going to be indecisive while caught between them, they might as well get divorced sooner rather than later! 41Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 The Gold Leaf Contract 金箔契约 When the ashes of the past are stirred by a fresh wind, when a marriage contract becomes the most intricate of cages, three people are caught in a golden web woven from lies, each clutching half the truth, none daring to let go first. This is a city built on respectability, with land, blood, and unkept promises from twenty years ago buried beneath it. Some want to dig them up; others want them buried forever. And love has become the most dangerous piece of evidence. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Examiner, Please Let Me Pass 考官，求pass It was raining heavily again in H City. But inside the IELTS speaking test room, the handsome examiner had just finished the interview and casually switched off the recorder. He smiled like a rare ray of sunshine in H City. Jian Yi stared at the recorder for two seconds, making sure it was really off, then gritted out, “Mr. Tang, if you give me a 5.5 again this time, I’m going straight out to file a complaint against you!” 242Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 16 After Our Marriage Alliance: Becoming Lord Lu of the Capital's Beloved Wife! 联姻后：成为京市陆爷的小娇妻！ [Marriage First, Love Later] [Arranged Marriage and Whirlwind Wedding] [Showbiz] [Flirting and Sweet-Talking] [Sweet Romance] After four years of studying abroad, Xi Zhiyu's first task upon returning home is to take on the business marriage arranged by her family. Her match is Lu Yanci, a cold and restrained top power player who commands immense influence in the capital. Before the wedding, they agree: A marriage contract, each getting what they need, no interference, and mutual respect. He'll 7.5kReads—Score888Shelves
- 17 First Marriage, Then Love: You're My Little Piece of Happiness 先婚后爱，你是我的小确幸 [Devoted to each other + secret crush + marriage first, love later = happy ending] ⭐ Song Qianqian fell in love with Xu Yanqing at first sight at a banquet, and from then on suffered the pain of a one-sided love! She thought they were two parallel lines that would never cross! ⭐ The biggest surprise of Song Qianqian’s life was being married off in her older sister’s place, only to end up marrying the man she had secretly loved. ⭐ The man she liked, her new husband, murmured someone else’s name i 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 The Runaway Bride Is Kept in a Golden Cage by a Spoiled Rich Boy 逃婚少女却被纨绔金屋藏娇 Sweet romance + marriage of convenience + secret marriage + lighthearted comedy + leads who speak their minds Dumped the night before her wedding, Su Qing had never been in a relationship, yet nearly ended up as a scumbag’s long-suffering wife. Su Qing ran away from her wedding, but halfway through, Li Dinghan appeared out of nowhere. For some reason, the victim became the perpetrator’s secret wife in a marriage of convenience. What a small world. She wanted to run! Wait, five million up front, 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 This Woman Has Erotomania 这女人有钟情妄想症 Life doesn't follow the path you expect. The people you once thought would be by your side forever may drift apart as you go through life. And people you never expected may suddenly enter your life. Every gathering must come to an end. Some people are only there for a part of your long life; no one can stay by someone else's side forever. Time forces everyone to grow. Treasure the people you meet; forgive one another when you part; letting go is the finest look of youth. Men are women's best tea —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Does She Have to Act Out a Sweet Revenge Story About Corporate Warfare? 她还要演一场商战甜蜜复仇记？ [Sweet romance] [No angst, no cheating] [Multiple heroines] [AI elements] [Best romance] [Hottest male lead] [For everyone] To win over an investor, Chen Chen misses his wedding anniversary date. His wife, Lin Zhaoxi, means what she says: be one minute late, and regret it for the rest of your life. So she turns on her heel and cheats as soon as she leaves the restaurant. After cheating, she comes back with ten million yuan and drives up to Lu Chen, money and car included: “When love is gone, wh 77Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 21 The Wind Blows Through Green Fields, Sweet as Can Be 风吹青禾有点甜 [Breast Specialist] VS [Divorced Chinese Literature Department Beauty]. [Sweet Romance]+ [Younger Man]+ [Second Marriage]+ [Second Male Lead Wins Her Back]. On the tenth anniversary of her wedding, Shen Qinghe was confronted by her husband's mistress. It turned out that the perfect husband in everyone's eyes had not only cheated on and betrayed her, but had also gotten the other woman pregnant. Furious, she divorced him, but her stress led to the discovery of breast nodules. Introduced by her be 650Reads8.4Score101Shelves
- 22 An Ordinary Beta Girl Turns Out to Be Everyone’s Dream Girl 平平无奇女beta竟是万人迷 Zhu Zhi is a female beta with no pheromones, an ordinary appearance, and a humble background. She thought she would spend her whole life in obscurity. But the goddess of fate smiled on her, granting this plain, honest beta a life full of twists and turns. A rich young heir, a brooding husband, a handsome inspector... Could an ordinary female beta really be adored by everyone? 110Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 The Emperor's Personal Maid 贴身宫女 Palace intrigue and scheming: see how a palace maid rises to the pinnacle of power. Hong Chen'er is the beloved daughter of a frontier general, while Tian Tian is a country girl who lost her parents at a young age. One is chosen to enter the palace and eventually becomes a Noble Consort; the other, through a twist of fate, becomes the emperor's personal maid. How will they find a way to survive in the treacherous, ruthless inner palace... 16Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 24 Burning Nights in the Capital 焚火京夜 Super sweet, no angst / Whirlwind marriage / Love after marriage / One-on-one romance, mutual first-timers / An old flame rekindled Lin Nian got married on a whim and registered the marriage, but her husband left her a bank card and an apartment downtown, then never came home again. She only later learned that he was her best friend’s maternal uncle. Every so often, she heard news about her new husband from her friend. “Niannian, my uncle is obscenely rich. He paid his ex eighty million yuan jus 70Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 25 Meeting You Was the Best Sign of All 遇见你，上上签 A sweet, everyday 1v1 romance, with no car accidents, amnesia, or love rivals. It's been finished for a while, and not many people have read it, but the reviews from those who have are pretty good. Why not give it a try? It's been three years since I finished it. Looking back at the reader reviews, some felt the ending was a little rushed and could have been sweeter. While I was writing it, a voice suddenly told me it was time to put down my pen. It's like fireworks blooming in the night sky: th 591Reads8.8Score100Shelves
- 26 The Yandere Male Lead Can Read My Mind? My Villainous Persona Crumbles 被病娇男主读心？恶毒人设崩塌了 [Clear-Headed Cowardly Villainess × Brooding, Obsessive Lover] [Transmigrate into a book + Male Lead Reads Her Mind + Redemption + Devoted to Each Other] Ji Qinghe has only one mission. Save the male lead, then cruelly abandon him and make him turn evil! She will do whatever it takes. Her stepsister has her eye on the male lead: drug him and dump him in her sister's room! To make the male lead jealous: stay out all night after marriage, keep a pretty boy, give herself hickey marks on her neck, a 623Reads8.3Score104Shelves
- 27 Love After Marriage: A Different Way to Meet 先婚后爱换种方式遇见 [Blind Date and Whirlwind Marriage + Love After Marriage + The Husband’s Long Road to Redemption] “How much longer are we supposed to put up with this?” Shen Chen’an says on their wedding night, dead drunk. Zhao Chuning can’t tell whether the words are his honest feelings slipping out or just drunken nonsense. Then, before going to sleep, he says, “Let’s just live like this from now on.” Zhao Chuning is even more baffled. After that, Shen Chen’an leaves early and comes home late every day, but n 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Who Is the Murderer? 谁是谋杀者 A body is discovered in an abandoned chemical plant in Jiangcheng. At the same time, Lin Beiqiao is searching day and night for her missing brother, Lin Beican. Is the body her brother's? Follow Officer Song Zhen's investigation as it uncovers the truth about a troubled family, layer by layer. 262Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 My Flash-Marriage Husband's Love Has Me Spoiled and Proud 闪婚老公的爱让我恃宠而骄 She, Xu Mengyao, a cool, beautiful woman who was once the goddess of first love in everyone's eyes, planned to marry her boyfriend of four years, Chen Hao, after becoming pregnant. But his mother broke them up. He, Li Yuanjun, a warm-hearted man, met Xu Mengyao, a bridesmaid, at a friend's wedding, and fell for her at first sight. Handsome and sunny, Li Yuanjun eventually won Xu Mengyao over with his sincerity. A month later, they had a whirlwind wedding and registered their marriage. After the 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 The Wedding of the Century: The Sixth Prince’s Jilted Princess 世纪婚礼：六皇子的退婚皇妃 [Set in the modern era, with royal marriages under a constitutional monarchy] [Marriage Before Love] *[Playboy prince x heiress of a financial dynasty] She was meant to enter the Eastern Palace as crown princess. The An family, the leading financial dynasty in the Kingdom of Xuan, had a daughter of noble birth. An Mo'en had known since childhood that she had a fiancé. He was the crown prince of the royal family, the future king. She would become crown princess, then queen. Just before the weddin 171Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Can an Average Office Drone Become Everyone's Dream Girl? 普女社畜也能当万人迷吗？ [The rating just came out, so it’ll go up later ₍˄·͈༝·͈˄*₎◞ ̑̑] [Everyone’s favorite + everyone has a one-sided crush + love-triangle chaos + melodrama + plain-looking female lead] Xu Nian thinks she’s ordinary in every way. An ordinary family, studying, graduating, and getting a job, all one step at a time. Other than being a workaholic who can hold down three jobs in a day, she really has no redeeming qualities. After an accident, the whole world goes haywire. Her charm stat somehow becomes eq 1.9kReads8.3Score221Shelves
- 32 Guan Yu's Marriage Troubles 关云长的婚姻大事 An everyday story, not a domineering CEO romance and not about a strong, independent heroine. The heroine has an ex-boyfriend, so don’t read if that bothers you. The male lead is sexually inexperienced. 1/ At twenty-nine, Guan Yuting was embarrassed to tell anyone that she hoped for love and marriage. These days, everyone champions strong heroines and condemns women who lose their heads over love, but that really was what she wanted. 2/ When you’re out and about, you get to make up your own back 5.5kReads9.1Score771Shelves
- 33 With the Pregnancy Test in Hand, I’ll Divorce You, Mr. Mo, and You’ll Still Be My Dog 孕检单在手，离婚墨总也是我的狗 [How an Arrogant CEO Learned He Wasn’t Worth a Thing!] Five years ago, Mo Junxuan was blind and mistook the wrong woman for his beloved. He made Lu Manxi act as her own substitute for five whole years. Five years later, the arrogant CEO suddenly realized how badly he’d messed up. Unfortunately, the real woman he loved slapped a divorce agreement in his face. “Mo Junxuan, during those five years when you were too blind to see the truth, I used up every last bit of my self-respect on you.” “Te 26Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 34 The Algorithm of Love 爱情的算法 [A wealthy, socially anxious woman who can’t stand being touched × a handsome pauper who sells his body to get by one day at a time] [Romance + healing + wish fulfillment + realism + emotional push and pull] Tian Yao believes math is the only truth. She designed an algorithm to predict customers’ buying habits. Although the job has made her plenty of money, she is thirty and has almost no dating experience. Because she is so sensitive, Tian Yao struggles with social interactions. Even dating an 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Turning Straight: An Ordinary Girl’s Glamorous Love Story 弯掰直：普女的华丽爱情 [Turn of the Millennium + Turning a Gay Man Straight + Ordinary Woman + One Woman, Two Men + Older Men + Mary Sue + Both Leads Are Inexperienced] Reader beware: neither the heroine nor the female supporting character is perfect. Both are ordinary women who love money, gossip, and daydreaming. The two male leads have known each other for ten years and been lovers for one. They are more captivated by the resonance of their souls than by physical desire. Both also have a physical aversion to sex, s 4kReads8.2Score229Shelves
- 36 The One on the Other Side 伊人一方 “Mr. Lu, when did you decide you wanted to marry me?” “The moment I first saw you.” “Are you really that casual about marriage?” “I’ve always trusted my own judgment. Just like in business, I’ve never made a wrong call.” “So to you, I’m just a business deal?” “No. To be precise, I signed a lifetime contract for this deal, and I was always destined to be the one who lost.” “Then why didn’t you cut your losses in time?” “...” Because I love you, and I’m willing to do this. 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 After the Marriage Alliance, Miss Qi Is Unstoppable 联姻后，祁小姐她无人可挡 [Marriage First, Love Later + A Marriage Alliance Between Powerful Families + Devoted to Each Other + Sweet Romance] She was the youngest biological daughter of the Qi family, yet her family never doted on her. He had been born to a mother with ulterior motives, so even though he lived among the wealthy and powerful, he still had to tread carefully at every turn. Rather than a marriage alliance between powerful families, their union was more like two castoffs rejected by their families coming to 394Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 38 A Hydrangea Blooming in Barren Soil 腐土生绣球 [Told from the female lead's perspective: she is the sole protagonist] [Highly sensitive, selfish female lead × devoted, healing ray of sunshine] Love at first sight × a chance encounter × mutual secret crushes × rekindled love × female-lead-centric Mu Zixiu's life was like one long rainy season. She had used people and calculated every gain and loss, leaving herself caked in mud. But even with a life this tainted, she still wanted to live. Even if using and scheming for everything only let her 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 After Our Whirlwind Wedding, the Young Master of the Wealthy Family Is Completely Smitten! 闪婚后，豪门太子爷他真香了！ [Flash marriage, love after marriage, devoted couples, sweet romance] A proud, flirtatious young heir × a sweet, adorable girl He Yunxiao, the young heir to the He family of A City, had shut his heart off from love and was focused solely on his career. Yet one day, he suddenly found himself with a little wife. After being pushed into marriage, He Yunxiao and Mu Mian began their “harmonious” and “blissful” married life... On their very first day as husband and wife, He Yunxiao laid down a few rul 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 I Give You the Long Night 予你长夜 (Marriage first, love later + contract marriage + the powerful one gives in + simmering tension) Married into wealth to repay a debt of gratitude × love after marriage, with him humbly begging for her affection “The one who carefully hides her longing” × “The one who keeps himself in check, yet lets his true feelings slip through” Jiang Huaizhi said it was a contract marriage, with each of them getting what they wanted. Xi Shi signed without hesitation. Three years in exchange for a respectabl 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Fishing for the Moon 捞月记 [Grounded and realistic, imperfect characters, long-planned romance, not a sugary wish-fulfillment story, but with a happy ending] [A clear-eyed Cinderella + an unconventional rich heir] On the day she agreed to be with Xu Weisen, Lin Zhiwan thought: Life is only a little over thirty thousand days. When it’s over, we become a handful of dust in a small box, scattered by the wind. So why not be brave and let herself suffer for love at least once? After all, memories aren’t erased; they’re sealed 100Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 42 After Tormenting Her, the Tycoon Knelt with Red-Rimmed Eyes 虐完她，霸总跪地红了眼 [Love and hate until the end of time | angst | unfaithful man, faithful woman | wealthy family | CEO | revenge] Hate me. Hate lasts longer than love, yet in the end, she won't even give me her hate. For three generations, Xia Xiqing's family had lived in harmony. Her parents doted on her, and she and Fu Shiyan had grown up together, in love with each other. Their families were close friends, too. But ten years ago, an “accident” carefully planned by Xia's father killed Fu Shiyan's parents and de 854Reads—Score110Shelves
- 43 I Can Hear Your Heartbeat, Dr. Cheng 听见你的心跳声啦，程医生 Contemporary romance + cats and dogs + lighthearted and lively + happy ending When Nian Gao, the tuxedo cat belonging to ad agency art director Ruan Xinyu, suddenly falls ill, she rushes her beloved pet overnight to “Listening,” the highest-rated veterinary hospital in the city. The attending veterinarian, director Cheng Yisheng, is highly skilled and handsome, but Ruan Xinyu mistakes his hearing aid for a Bluetooth earpiece, leading to a misunderstanding. As Cheng Yisheng and Ruan Xinyu work to 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Cling to Me! After the Divorce, My Wealthy Ex-Husband's Hair Turns White Overnight 软缠！离婚后豪门前夫一夜白头 (Completed) When they divorced, Lu Linchuan warned Shen Xinyue, “Don't you dare regret this!” In Lu Linchuan's eyes, Shen Xinyue was a gentle, delicate little woman. Her family had been torn apart, and for three years she'd loved him wholeheartedly. He was her everything, and she always did as he said. A few stern words were all it took to make her behave. Yet Shen Xinyue rested a hand on the scar on her abdomen and insisted on divorcing him. Lu Linchuan warned her even more harshly, “When life 132Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 45 After Obsessive President Fu Mistakes Her for His One True Love 偏执傅总认错白月光后 [Love and hate each other / forced love / fake replacement / both leads are sexually inexperienced / he’ll grovel to win her back later] [Violent, unhinged CEO x beautiful, tragic revenge-seeking actress] Sang Baili only cares about two things in this life: Curing the orphanage director’s illness, And waiting for the boy who stood by her side through life and death in a terrible fire to come back for her. For money, she sells herself to Fu Yuwei, the man in charge of the Fu family. He makes her 115Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Affairs at Yinyang Bay 阴阳湾情事 Original title: "An Affair at Yin Yang Bay" The animated series adapted from this book, "An Affair at Yin Yang Bay", is now available, and the short drama "An Affair at Yin Yang Bay" will be released soon. *[1990s + countryside + traditional values + honest man + migrant worker girl + left-behind wife]* *Most of the stories in this book are drawn from things witnessed and heard back then. They may seem absurd, but they really happened.* *As this is a rural novel, the language is quite colloquial 214.3kReads8.8Score8kShelves
- 47 Qianmo Xiling 阡陌西泠 Before I began writing this story, a friend’s sudden death had a profound effect on me. If there really were two people like Zipei and Zhishu, could there be a moment when they, too, were so fragile that the slightest thing might break them? I believe the answer is yes. No matter how strong a shell the years have given us, one moment of weakness can undo us. The last straw that breaks the camel’s back is real. Even after everything has settled, we still look back, reflect, and cherish what we ha 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 The In-Laws' Web of Schemes 婆家局中局 Tang Guo, the heroine, and Lu Ziming, the hero, marry just three months after meeting. Not long after the wedding, it comes to light that Lu Ziming owes 500,000 yuan in online loans. When his mother learns what happened, her first response is to demand that Tang Guo divorce Lu Ziming and to take their property deed. Everyone else reacts differently, each with their own agenda. It turns out that behind the facade of a loving family lie nothing but schemes and calculations. Tang Guo stands by Lu Z 1.1kReads—Score101Shelves
- 49 The Year She Got Married, She Was Thirty-Three 结婚那年，她三十三岁 On the day Luo Chan went to register her marriage with her childhood friend, she was stabbed for no reason. Fresh out of the hospital, she showed up with hair that hadn't been washed in seven days, so greasy it could fry an egg and plastered tightly to her scalp. The staff eyed her suspiciously and repeatedly asked if she was mentally sound, until she showed them her CPA certificate. The legally issued marriage certificate was bright red. The photo of her on it was so ugly it was painful to look 714Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 50 After Giving Up My Place to His First Love, Mr. Lu Searches the World for Me 给白月光让位后，陆总全球疯找 For three years of marriage to Lu Mo, she was sweet and obedient, believing she could warm his heart. In the end, she still couldn't compete with his first love returning from abroad. She didn't argue or make a fuss. She swallowed every humiliation his first love inflicted on her and every hurtful thing her husband put her through, then simply walked out of his life. But when she takes her child and marries someone else, he comes crawling back in a frenzy, pinning her against the wall, his eyes 353Reads6.3Score—Shelves
