Novels like The Mystery of the Missing Widow
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- 1 The Postdoctoral CEO 博士后女总裁 Murong Yanyun, a postdoctoral researcher and CEO from M Country, Shu Muyan, grandson of a revered monk, though separated by a thousand miles, fate brings them together by chance… … An eternal romance quietly begins just like this… 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Don’t Make a Scene, I’m Not a Stand-In 别闹，我不是替身 Su Muchen is the latest rising star of the Su family. After inheriting ancient medical arts, feng shui, and other special abilities from his ancestors, he runs into a young heiress sent from Yanjing, Luo Yuru, who makes things difficult for him at work in the government. After an incident at a bar, a beautiful woman’s heart begins to flutter, but she still can’t move on from her ex... 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Little Miracle Doctor's Troubles 小神医的苦恼 Shu Muyang is a village healer. Shu Xinquan is the reincarnation of a young attendant of Buddha. Through a twist of fate, he became the son of Shu Muyang, who was twenty years old and still unmarried. And so, the story of father and son quietly began... Of course, women kept coming Shu Muyang’s way... The young doctor’s troubles... Let the author tell you all about them! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Ninth District of Love and Desire 风月第九区 Ever since he was reborn, Shu Muyang has followed his female classmate Xu Xiaowei to Yanjing. Through a twist of fate, he ends up hanging around Sanlitun, where he becomes the top male escort at the “Wild Rose” bar… And so, a very different life begins… 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Huolan’s 73rd Book 火岚刀锋第73本书 In 1990s Shenzhen, money was everywhere, and so were temptations. But there was one thing you needed: You had to be bold... You needed a nerve and daring beyond anything ordinary people could muster. Otherwise, you were just another “nobody” everyone looked down on... 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Heiress I Picked Up 捡来的大小姐 Feng Lanxi, the eldest daughter of a prominent Yanjing family and a CEO, falls off a cliff during an unexpected adventure trip... Shu Muyan, a fresh university graduate, saves this amnesiac beauty, known as the number one beauty of Yanjing... 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 A Peach Blossom Calamity at Peach Blossom Crossing 桃花渡上桃花劫 Taohua Ferry is a famous town in the Jiangnan water country. A family surnamed Su lives there. Word has it that hundreds of years ago, the Su family was a renowned official clan, with members serving as high-ranking officials at court in every generation. They even produced two top scholars and a prime minister! But in this generation, their sole grandson, Su Butong, suffered a car accident during a manhunt and was left with brain damage, making him seem like a complete fool... 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 My Widowed Sister-in-Law Is the Greatest Fox Immortal 寡妇嫂子乃第一狐仙 His sister-in-law, Linghu Yanyu, became a widow before she had even married into the family. After his elder brother passed away, his younger brother, Feng Shisan, lived with his widowed sister-in-law, the two of them relying on each other. But one night, they were caught in a once-in-a-century cold snap. Feng Shisan and his widowed sister-in-law clung to each other for warmth. When they woke, they discovered that they had both cultivated into immortals in the mountains, possessed by the Six 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Luo Ergou: A Wife Beyond Reach 罗二狗，遥不可妻 Luo Ergou, originally named Luo Xiaofei. Surrounded by--- A sister-in-law who is the reincarnation of a spirit fox, A young lady secretary parachuted in from Yanjing, and a beautiful doctoral student accompanying them on an archaeological expedition... They feel both distant and familiar. Distant, because no one would dare love them, let alone marry them. But that familiar scent and feeling, like the milk of his sister-in-law, a thousand-year-old spirit fox, nourishes his heart with such tender 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Don't Say the Road Through the Mortal World Is Short 莫道红尘路短 Beautiful women have always been fated to die young. Who can understand the feelings within, or speak of life's bittersweet ways? A few cups of thin wine, in this world, aside from life and death... everything is dust. We've loved, resented, hated... How many heroes and great men have come and gone, while mountains and rivers endure and the spring breeze blows gently... 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Gousheng’s Rise to the Top 狗剩之平步青云 Gousheng, birth name: Yang Gousheng. Second-in-command of the Cheetah unit in a special operations brigade in the southwest for eight years. At the Night Rose bar, he woke up. No, he was woken by a call from Brigade Commander Li Mengbai... And the story begins with Qin Ziwei, the eldest daughter of one of Yanjing’s most powerful families... 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The Widow's Comeback 寡妇美人逆袭 Life is like a chess game. Make one wrong move, and every move after it is wrong. The stunning beauty and domineering CEO Liao Jiayi held fast to a promise: “When my hair reaches my waist… when my face blooms like a peach blossom… you’ll marry me!” But what awaited her in the end… was a condolence payment for a life sacrificed. Ten years of youth, as lovely as flowers… At least Luo Zhihui, as the bullet pierced his chest, left Shu Laosi with these words: “Take good care of your sister-in-law… Wh 52Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 I Picked Up a Beautiful CEO to Be My Wife 捡个美女总裁做老婆 “Hey, security guard, I’m pregnant. I’m sticking with you for the rest of my life.” The beautiful CEO looked utterly captivating. Chen Mo gave a sly smile. “Plenty of people are already clinging to me. Let’s see how you do!” Watch as a generation’s Nether God roams the City of Flowers and slays his enemies amid a sea of beauties!… 408Reads7.0Score10014d adds
- 14 The Allure of Seductive Lips 2: The Tumultuous World of Politics 艳唇之惑2：仕途风云 Following the first novel, Bewitching Lips, this is its sequel, Bewitching Lips 2: The Turbulent Road to Power. This work, however, tells a story of rebirth. The story begins with a new life, in what is a pinnacle work about building a career in politics... 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 I Was a Dragon, but Became a Live-In Son-in-Law 我本狂龙，却做了赘婿 Shu Mu Chen, code-named “Mad Dragon,” thirty years old, at the peak of his prime. As the captain of a mysterious special forces unit, he retires for the sake of a promise Three months later, he willingly becomes the live-in son-in-law of the Murong family, one of Yanjing's most powerful families. The eldest daughter, Murong Chun Xue, ---the domineering CEO's husband... Special note: This is not a System novel. Please don't flame it if it's not your thing. 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Huo Lan Dao Feng’s 71st Book 火岚刀锋第71本书 When my hair reaches my waist, where will you be? When I enter the bridal chamber, you return at last. “Heavens and earth, why must you treat me this way... How can I, Yang Manyun, bear this?” The thrilling return of the Soldier King, “in floods of tears...” The story begins on the wedding night of Yang Manyun and Liu Yanfei... 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Rise of the Fierce Dragon 骁龙之崛起 In the bustling city of Jiangcheng, Luo Zhicong, a former special forces soldier, found himself, by some strange twist of fate, partnering with his comrade, Fazai, a young master, to establish the Windleaf entertainment investment company. The Windleaf nightclub was one of its businesses. His career was thriving, and it was all because he was also a reclusive miracle doctor... 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Just Back from Abroad, and the Goddess CEO Is Clinging to Me 刚回国，女神总裁缠上我 [Passionate, wildly satisfying action + decisive and ruthless hero + flashy wish fulfillment + invincible protagonist] Fang Tianchen, the King of the Underworld, had finally ditched the princess and returned home to enjoy some peace and quiet. But after just two days working as a car washer, he found himself pursued by a gorgeous CEO... who insisted that he pretend to be her boyfriend. How could the mighty King of the Underworld simply give a woman everything she wanted? Until one day, he discov 1.2kReads8.7Score14514d adds
- 19 The Beautiful CEO Falls for Me 美女总裁爱上我 Xiao Chen never dreamed that their four years of marriage had been nothing but her mission, ending in betrayal and humiliation! Just as Xiao Chen was losing all hope, a girl gave him a reason to keep living. He never thought there could still be a woman in this world who would treat him well without asking for anything in return. She was Xiao Chen's ideal girl. "Miss Xia, may I have this dance?" "Miss Xia, could you... be my girlfriend? I'll protect you!" 249Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 20 Super-Sweet Romance: The Domineering CEO Spoils Her Husband to the Extreme 超甜狗粮：霸道女总裁极致宠夫 [Sweet romance + daily life + tycoon + rebirth System] A straight-laced man suddenly finds himself married. And his bride is none other than a goddess of the business world! But Ye Hao knows that this so-called goddess, adored by everyone, was the nightmare of his childhood!! She tricked him into marrying her so she could torment him even more! Divorce. He has to get divorced! Ding!! [1. Divorce Yun Xi and reward the Host with a lifetime of being single] [2. Blow-dry Yun Xi's hair and activate S 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 After Successfully Winning His Favor, the Wicked Prince Lives and Dies for Me 谋宠成功后，邪王为我死去活来 (Irresistible charm + adored by everyone + strong female lead + men competing for her) Jiang Miao is bewitchingly beautiful, the very picture of a woman who knows how to win a man’s favor. Everyone who meets her thinks she’ll be easy to manipulate, never realizing that beneath her beauty lie cunning, ambition, and a gift for scheming. She will rise to the top of the world and bring the universe to heel. As for men… Those who submit to her will become her obedient lapdogs, giving her their hearts 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 The Wild Monk’s Ill-Fated Romance 野和尚的孽缘 A mysterious ancient temple is home to a Buddhist monk who cultivates immortality. The monk is devastatingly handsome and only eighteen, yet every few days, top beauties, young ladies, and even princesses come to pay him a visit... The outside world calls him the "Qingyun Master," while the people of the mysterious tribe call him the "Wild Monk"... 2.6kReads—Score31014d adds
- 23 Dreams Shattered at the Misty Rain Pavilion 梦断烟雨楼 Thirteen, whose full name is Feng Shisan, was once a famous male escort and bodyguard. Even with eight years of special forces training under his belt, he too was once lost... And what fate awaits those top beauties at the Misty Rain Tower...? 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 The Day I Got Dumped, I Picked Up a Taoist Nun for a Wife 被甩当天，捡了个道姑当老婆 After being reborn, Zhao Yu is betrayed by his ex-girlfriend, and discovers that his company's boss was the mastermind all along. In a fit of rage, Zhao Yu beats up his boss, quits his job, and starts a business, becoming a formidable tycoon. He happens to meet a breathtakingly beautiful Taoist nun, who has spent nineteen years cultivating in the mountains and is now descending for the first time to experience the mortal world. They fall for each other at first sight! But one of them is full of —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Sister-in-Law, You Owe Me a Hug 嫂子，欠我一个拥抱 His widowed sister-in-law, Mu Siyan, was the most beautiful woman in Yanjing. She became a widow at just twenty-three. Li Mubai is the reborn Li Yu, emperor of Southern Tang. The story begins before Li Mubai’s college entrance exam... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 The Allure of Painted Lips 艳唇之惑 A romantic encounter. Most handsome men have had one, but for someone obsessed with beautiful lips, it's like discovering an ancient treasure... Xi Mengyao, the heiress and CEO of one of Yanjing's top families, is the finest pair of lips of them all. The surprising thing is, when Shu Muyan, a retired special forces king, rescues her, he steals the first kiss from the most coveted lips of all. And so the story begins... 108Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 The Rebellious Female CEO 不安分的女总裁 Xu Mengyao, the heiress to a top-tier tycoon family, CEO of a publicly traded company, never does things by the book, yet always makes a fortune, until she meets... Feng Shisan, a special forces veteran discharged after eight years... 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 The Devilish CEO: My Online Dating Partner Is Actually Me 魔鬼女总裁，网恋对象竟是我 "This report is full of holes." The female CEO slams the file onto my desk. The click of her high heels against the floor sounds like an icicle piercing my heart. Black stockings hug her long, straight legs as she looks down at me, her gaze as cold as midwinter. As the company's lowest-ranking intern, I live in her shadow every day. She's a queen who always gets her way, and a single word from her red lips can decide whether I stay or go. Until late one night, my phone buzzes. "Waaah... That 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 The Martial God Descends the Mountain: Find His Reincarnated Heroine and Kill Her 武神下山：找到转世女主打死她 [Urban Fantasy, Comedy, Tycoon, Xuanhuan, Beautiful Women, Feel-Good Power Fantasy] What? The reincarnated heroine, Ye Tianyi, is getting married? The male lead, Martial God Ning Wuchen, is so furious he spits blood and dies on the spot! The End! Ye Tianyi, you bullied me in your past life. In this life, you’ve lost both your memories and your cultivation. Let’s see if I don’t beat you to a pulp this time! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 A Drop of Crimson Beauty 滴水红颜 I am Nanpai Shisan, code-named Thirteen. I retired from the special forces battalion of a special operations brigade. While carrying out a special mission overseas, I rescued the eldest daughter of a prominent Yanjing family, and we became romantically involved. The military then arranged for my secret retirement. To make a living, I chose to come to Zhonghai. On the surface, I’m a sales agent at the sales office of a state-owned enterprise. But in reality… 137Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Urban: I Asked You to Pretend to Be My Son, but You Want to Be My Son-in-Law 都市：让你假扮我儿子，你想当我女婿 Lin Xu initially refused to be someone else’s son. But the person who asked him was a beautiful young widow who had been alone for over a decade. There was also a cold-as-ice CEO older sister at home. A mischievous student younger sister. And a flirtatious, mature bad-girl younger sister. Add a monthly salary of 300,000 and the status of a rich young master from a prestigious family. Maybe being someone else’s son isn’t so bad after all? “Dear mother, I bow to you!” 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 The Widow Boss's Heart 寡妇老板娘的心思 My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support gives me the motivation to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 582Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Huo Lan Dao Feng’s 67th Book 火岚刀锋第67本书 A new work is here! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Meeting in Our Youth 遇见青涩年华 Mu Chenyang is the last disciple of Daoist Qingyun of Qingyun Peak. “Go down the mountain, my boy. I've already taught you all the mysterious arts I can. You're an even better healer than I am, a divine physician! Ah, times have changed. As the old saying goes, ‘The waves behind drive on those ahead, and the waves ahead die on the shore’...” 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Tycoon: The System Helps Me Spend Money and Cash It Out! 神豪：系统帮我氪金还能提现！ [Handcrafted] [Female Characters, No Main Couple] [Pay-to-Win Gaming] [Deposit and Withdraw] [Top-Ranked Big Spender] [Four Updates Daily] Can’t afford to spend money in games? Getting crushed by whales, dying at a touch and left crippled by a hit? No problem! The Dream Come True Pay-to-Win System is here to help. Complete missions and withdraw the money! Pay-to-win browser games? Spend! Scam mobile games? Spend! Rip-off PC games? Spend! Spending money gets me stats! Stats make me strong! When m 4.9kReads6.1Score11614d adds
- 36 Bad Boy, You're Shameless 坏小子，好无耻 People can be so strange sometimes, Love and hate go hand in hand. The naive boy, Su Mubai, Accidentally catches a glimpse of the school beauty, Wu Xiaoyan, Batheing by the stream at the village entrance... Love takes root at the sight of her beauty, like a lotus rising from the water. But what happens next, Hate takes shape at the police station, after a brutal beating... Love... Hate... Who was right and who was wrong? Who can say for sure… 667Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 My Beautiful CEO Fiancée 我的美女总裁未婚妻 Lin Xuan, a legendary mercenary king, returns to the city. After his girlfriend betrays him, he unexpectedly signs a contract with a stunning, aloof CEO and becomes her boyfriend. From then on, his life takes off as if he had a cheat code. 363Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 38 I Was Just Passing By When the Beautiful CEO Dragged Me Off to Get Married 路过，被美女总裁绑去结婚 Being dragged off the street by a beautiful woman and forced into marriage would have been bad enough. What’s worse is that the wife he picked up on the road turns out to be the boss at his new job. My fate is mine to command, not Heaven’s. To escape the old man’s control, Xu Shijin has no choice but to swallow his pride and start from scratch, suffering through his wife’s exploitation and abuse while somehow enjoying every minute of it… 232Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Take a Little Courage, and Even the Nation's Goddess Gets Shy 只要胆子大，国民女神也娇羞 [Billionaire power fantasy + indulgent romance + everyday life + national goddess + older sister] After getting pregnant, a vain woman was abandoned. In desperation, she found Wu Hao to raise the baby for her. Who could have guessed that after the baby was born, Wu Hao would suddenly turn on her? He made the vain woman give birth to the child, humiliating her entire family so badly they couldn’t hold their heads up in front of their relatives and friends. The vain woman sobbed: “I really did lov 66Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 40 Tycoon: From the Start, a Countdown to Winning the Campus Belle! 神豪：开局攻略校花倒计时！ [Urban + Tycoon + Beautiful Women + System + Power Fantasy + Smart Protagonist] Jiang Tai is an ordinary senior in college. During his internship, his girlfriend heartlessly dumped him, but a twist of fate activated the God-Making System. Through encounters with all kinds of beautiful women, from the campus belle and a gorgeous teacher to his materialistic ex, a top-tier flight attendant, a sweet nurse, and a lawyer who keeps men at arm's length, he gradually grows stronger and improves his abil 249Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 41 The Stunning Female CEO 绝美女总栽 Luo Xiaofei grew up in a small mountain village. At eighteen, he set out alone for Yanjing City. Armed with the ancient medical arts and Ten Needle Techniques passed down by his grandfather, he made his way into a top film and television company. He may not have become fabulously wealthy, but he was certainly thriving... 75Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 I'm My Own Master, Not Fate's 小爷，我不由天 On the day the rascal was born, the heavens showed strange signs. His mother carried him for three years before finally giving birth. Even more miraculously, the wild beasts in the mountains, including the spirit beasts, all came to celebrate his “birth.” The truth was, he was the reincarnation of a spirit child of the Gold Star of Venus... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 The Man Followed by Widows 被寡妇们追随的男人 If being handsome alone weren’t enough to make people envy and hate him, what about being pursued by the daughters of top families, domineering CEOs, stunning policewomen, international superstars, and foreign princesses... Is this man even human? As the widows would say, “Su San, you’re the god of us women...” 357Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 What Female CEO? That’s My Wife! 什么女总裁？那是我老婆！ [Female CEO] + [Older woman-younger man romance] + [Everyday urban life] Surely you don’t have to give up money just to preserve a little dignity? Lu Yang is a college senior struggling to find a job. He becomes assistant to female CEO Song Siyu. As soon as he joins the company, he gets caught up in a power struggle. Lu Yang and Song Siyu fight side by side and win. Their feelings for each other slowly grow... 53Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 After We Break Up, I Run into a Mature Music Teacher 分手后，我偶遇了音乐御姐老师 [Single heroine + everyday romance + no System + super sweet + older woman/younger man romance + mature heroine] Mu Hanxue is a music teacher at a university. She is breathtakingly beautiful, yet refuses to go on blind dates. All she wants is to devote herself to the music she loves. Then one day, while parking by the side of the road, she accidentally scratched Qin Chen's car. From that moment on, Qin Chen, who had originally been her blind date, began to find his way into her heart. Q 998Reads6.1Score13814d adds
- 46 My Urban Soulmate 都市之我的红颜知己 What nobody knew was that the younger aunt was actually the eldest daughter of the Lin family of Yanjing, one of the most powerful families. Back then, Lin Xiaoxiao's mother, Shangguan Xi, the eldest daughter of the Shangguan family, and Su Buwei's mother, Murong Xue, had been the closest of friends at university… 193Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 47 I'll Follow You to the Ends of the Earth 追你，到天涯海角 People feel affection because they’ve fallen in love with someone. Hatred, however, comes from loving someone too deeply and not daring to reach out to them… Love is simple much of the time. But hatred can last a lifetime… 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Huolan Daofeng’s 107th Book 火岚刀锋第107本书 In this world, there is love and hate, joy and sorrow. Whether it’s love or hate… Who’s right and who’s wrong? Who can really tell? Love is finding someone you click with, feeling as if you should have met long ago. Hate is when love is gone… But some kinds of hate don’t mean love is gone. They come from loving so deeply that it lasts until the end of time… 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 The Beautiful Widow and the Twins 绝色寡妇之双胞胎 “Ah!” Su Laosi only had time to let out a short cry before his whole body pitched backward. He tumbled through the air as blue sky and cliff face flashed past in rapid succession. In his final moment, he saw a circling mountain eagle, its gaze sharp as a blade. 966Reads6.6Score11014d adds
- 50 Reborn: The Master Detective 重生之破案大师 When Su Mufan, a master of the Tong Eye art, was pushed off a cliff by his sect leader’s junior sister, a hundred years later, in a prison in Qin City, the brilliant detective of the past, “Su the Hell King,” Su Chen, was just finishing a five-year prison sentence. He was about to be released… As Su the Hell King walked out of the prison gates, a thunderclap exploded right above his head… When he woke up, Su Mufan had been reborn. Now two fascinating souls shared one body… 5Reads—Score—14d adds
