Novels like Reborn in the 1980s: The Diplomat I Rejected Regretted It Like Crazy
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- 51 President Lu Kneels to Win Back His Darling, Then Spoils Her Gently 陆总跪地哄，追回掌中娇后轻轻宠 [Heroine stops pursuing him halfway + reunion after a long separation + he chases her to win her back + lovesick hero + sweet romance + both leads are virgins + cold, blunt hero at first, clingy and devoted puppy later] High school: Quirky, sweet girl VS serious, taciturn, icy boy Reunion: Cold, distant ice beauty VS clingy, devoted puppy of a man At first, Yan Yushu thought Lu Jingchen only seemed cold. Surely she could warm him up if she kept trying. It took her a year to realize he wasn’t c 19.9kReads8.8Score1.5k14d adds
- 52 Madam He Won't Coddle Anyone Anymore: Whoever Wants This Nanny Job Can Have It 鹤太太她不哄了，这保姆谁爱谁当 [The Ex-Wife Chase from Hell + The One on Top Trains the One Below Like a Dog + Humble Pursuit of His Wife] A proud jerk who'd die without his wife × A beautiful, stubborn wife with a backbone Also known as: Irresistible Addiction At twenty, Dai Xingyang married He Yunheng, the man everyone admired. For three years, she was the perfect wife, more obedient and considerate than a housekeeper, but she never got so much as an “I love you” from him. The day she moved out of Liyuan, he stood upstairs 19.6kReads8.8Score1.2k14d adds
- 53 A Stunning Figure Appears in the Inkstone 惊鸿入砚来 *The comic adaptation of the same name, “Jinghong Enters the Inkstone,” is now available [The beloved little terror of the General’s Manor vs. the cool, gentle Seventh Prince] (Childhood sweethearts, older man, sweet at first then angsty, one-on-one romance, multiple perspectives) When they were childhood sweethearts, he promised her they would be together for life, each the other’s one and only. She believed him. With joy in her heart, she donned her wedding robes and married him. But on the da 2.6kReads8.1Score17014d adds
- 54 She’s Back to Make the Tyrant CEO’s Entire Family Pay 她归来，要整个霸总家陪葬 She’s Back, and the Entire Overbearing CEO’s Family Will Pay for It 120Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 My Boyfriend Lost His Memory, and Six Powerful Men from Beijing's Elite Circle Treat Me Like Their Sister-in-Law 男友失忆，京圈六位大佬拥她为嫂 [A career-focused, ambitious heroine who admires the strong + a cool, powerful male lead who gives in for love + both are virgins] Capital socialite Lu Qingyan has lost his memory again. He remembers his childhood sweetheart, but has forgotten Yu Xian, the woman he dated for three years. Before she can even feel sad, his friends come barging in, one after another, indignant. “Even when you were just secretly in love with her, you wouldn't let us smoke, saying secondhand smoke could affect your p 4kReads7.0Score33614d adds
- 56 Brocade Butcher 锦屠 Bianjing is full of powerful nobles. As the eldest legitimate daughter-in-law of the Marquis of Yongyi, a distinguished family of hereditary nobles, Xie Rongying embodies every virtue and is a model for women. A month after their wedding, her husband marched off to war. Half a year later, he died on the battlefield, his body brought home on his horse. From then on, a life of Buddhist prayers and the constraints of a chastity arch confined her for the rest of her days. As she lay dying, she seeme 15.3kReads8.6Score1.6k14d adds
- 57 Whatever He Gave Her, I'll Rip Out by the Roots 他给过她的，我要连根拔起 Whatever he gave her, I'll tear out by the roots 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 The Madam Is Reborn, and the Marquis Gets His Comeuppance Chasing His Wife 夫人重生，侯爷他喜提追妻火葬场 [Revenge + reborn + two strong leads + chasing his wife to the crematorium] Liang Jinshu came from a distinguished family and was exceptionally handsome. He was the ideal husband every noble young lady in the capital wanted to marry. After a conspiracy ruined Yun Qingzhi's reputation, she became his wife. During their three years of marriage, Yun Qingzhi gave everything she had, yet couldn't warm Liang Jinshu's heart of stone. She became a laughingstock, as everyone joked that the noble Marquis 5.9kReads8.5Score33914d adds
- 59 Back in the Country with a Child, and My Abstinent Uncle Is Losing It 带崽回国后，禁欲小叔急疯了 Reunion after years apart + living under one roof + fleeing while pregnant + powerful man chasing his wife + 10-year age gap Cool, reserved female director VS abstinent CEO After five years apart, Wen Ci never imagined that when she saw her best friend’s uncle, Xie Peizhou, again, she would throw herself into his arms without thinking. “Please, help me find a decent man...” She could feel Xie Peizhou’s body stiffen. He was like a lone boat caught in the nightmare of that stormy night years a 11kReads5.4Score47614d adds
- 60 She Used My Money to Keep Him, So I'll Make Her Repay Me for the Rest of Her Life 她用我的钱养他，我让她用余生还债 She used my money to support him. I'll make her spend the rest of her life paying me back. 64Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 Addicted! Pregnant After the Divorce, She’s Asked to Move In by Her Ex 上瘾！离婚后怀崽，前夫要她同居 [Both leads are each other’s first and only + the ex-husband’s redemption arc + rekindled love] (Important: the second female lead is not the hero’s white moonlight. Both the hero and heroine are faithful to each other, and it’s all just a misunderstanding.) [Hero: He doesn’t realize he’s in love with her during the marriage, then pursues her with devious determination after the divorce. Before the divorce: work comes first. After the divorce: wife and child come first.] Sang Qian had been ma 14.5kReads7.8Score90914d adds
- 62 100 Days on the Run from My Wedding, and the CEO Became My Dance Partner 逃婚100天，霸总给我当舞伴 A Hundred Days on the Run from My Wedding, and the CEO Became My Dance Partner 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 The Bunny in His Phone Calls Me Big Sister 他手机里的兔子叫我姐姐 The rabbit on his phone calls me Big Sister. 359Reads—Score214d adds
- 64 On My Wedding Day, He Came to Drink One Last Cup of Farewell Tea 婚礼那天，他来喝了最后一杯伯牙绝弦 On his wedding day, he came to drink one last cup of Boya Juexian. 121Reads—Score214d adds
- 65 Reborn to Win Back His Wife: Mr. He's Runaway Pregnant Treasure, Kiss Me 重生追妻，贺总的在逃孕宝乖乖吻 [Both reborn + win-her-back redemption + coercive love + the powerful one bows his head + rekindled romance] Do you believe that someone who once loved you deeply could suddenly become utterly cold toward you? In her previous life, she jumped from a high-rise right in front of He Yanting. Before jumping, Jiang Xu stroked her pregnant belly. “Actually, this child is yours.” “He Yanting, if there’s another life, I never want to marry you again.” Reborn, she did everything she could to stay away fr 14.2kReads6.9Score71514d adds
- 66 After Bringing His First Love Back to the Country, Mr. Huo Was Dumped by His Wife 接白月光回国后，霍总被太太甩了 [Angst first, then catharsis + groveling chase] Three years into their marriage, Huo Yanzhou's first love, who had been away for six years, returned to the country. She even brought back a five-year-old son for him. Yun Chu handed him the divorce papers with both hands. “Let's divorce. It'll be better for you, for me, and for her.” The man replied coolly, “Divorce? Are you sure you can bear to?” Yun Chu tossed down the divorce papers and cut herself completely out of his life. She left the past 120.6kReads7.6Score5.2k14d adds
- 67 After Mistaking the Wrong Person for His White Moonlight: The 1980s Commander Has No Hope of Winning His Wife Back 错认白月光后：八零首长追妻无望 [Military Romance in the 1970s] [Winning His Wife Back] [No Forgiveness] On the day Jian Sining was getting married, her grandmother was killed by her cousin, who had been driving without a license. Jian Sining wanted to make her cousin pay, but her childhood sweetheart and fiancé threatened to call off their engagement unless she dropped the matter. Jian Sining insisted on suing her cousin. Her fiancé switched brides on the spot and married the cousin instead. Just as Jian Sining was becoming a 12.8kReads8.3Score1.2k14d adds
- 68 You Ignored Me in My Past Life, So After Being Reborn, I Stay Away From You 前世你爱答不理，重生后我远离你 [Reborn + devoted to one another + husband pursues wife to the crematorium + male lead suffers + healing] (The male lead becomes possessive, lovesick, and a little crazy later on. He'll even become the other man for love.) In her previous life, Jiang Yu loved Lu Yanci. She gave up the major she loved and all her social connections, doing whatever it took to become his wife, just as she wished. She thought she could eventually warm his heart. Then came a great fire. She watched him leap into th 7.9kReads7.8Score69414d adds
- 69 He Fell in Love with Me at First Sight 他对我一见钟情 He fell in love with me at first sight. 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Mrs. Xie's Exit 谢太太的退场 Animated comic now available] Older woman-younger man romance + wealthy family feuds + rekindled love + regretful pursuit of his wife + mutual fidelity + male lead gets put through the wringer. She was 25 when she married him, who was 23, and became Mrs. Xie. In Lin Yao's eyes, Xie Jingchuan was always gentle and refined, as if everything were under his control, every inch the man in charge. She knew this marriage was nothing more than a loveless alliance between their families, so she guarde 114.8kReads7.3Score4.1k14d adds
- 71 Reborn and Rid of My Scumbag Ex, I’m Passionately Kissed by the Boy Next Door 重生甩掉渣男后，被邻居哥哥猛亲 The print edition of Summer Breeze Kisses a White Shirt is now available. [Rebirth + the second male lead's groveling redemption + the brother's best friend wins her heart + both leads are pure + secret crush] A gentle yet strong-willed honor student × a seemingly aloof, secretly scheming campus heartthrob Jiang Jin never dreamed that her husband, whom she'd known since childhood and been married to for three years, would cheat on her, especially when she was seven months pregnant. After a week 5.6kReads9.1Score75114d adds
- 72 Reborn with Hundreds of Millions in Cash, They Panicked! 带着亿万现金重生，他们慌了！ Reborn with Hundreds of Millions in Cash, They Panic! 55Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 Deep in the Bamboo Horse’s Playful Teasing 竹马戏深 Childhood Sweethearts, Deepening Feelings 173Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 The Campus Heartthrob I Forced Myself on Was Bitter and Sour, So I Stopped Chasing Him After Rebirth 强扭的校草酸又涩，重生后不追了 [Devoted couple + reborn + the man chases his wife after losing her + campus] In her previous life, Su Mei had been infatuated with Chi Yan for ten years, yet he never once gave her so much as a glance of his own accord. Reborn into a new life, she would never cling to him again. * She thought that if she went to Hai University, far from Jing City, they’d never cross paths again. So why had Chi Yan transferred to her school too? And why was his gaze growing more and more heated whenever he looke 5.7kReads6.8Score19614d adds
- 75 President Fu Gets His Marriage License with His White Moonlight, and Goes Crazy When I Marry Someone Else 傅总跟白月光领证，我嫁人他疯了 Everyone knows that Fu Tingshi, the young master of the Fu family, is Luo Jingxue’s boyfriend, the man she has pursued and loved with all her heart for years. Fu Tingshi treats her with cold indifference, but she is convinced he loves her. Until she sees him being gentle and attentive to another woman, caring for her tenderly. Worse, to give that woman respectability, he secretly registers their marriage, turning Luo Jingxue, his actual girlfriend, into the other woman. “She’s dying. This is her 7.5kReads6.6Score39314d adds
- 76 The Living Yama Is Back for His Medicine 活阎罗他又来抓药了 The Living Yama Is Back for Medicine Again 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 They All Love the White Moonlight, So After Being Reborn, I Stopped Chasing Them 他们都爱白月光，重生后我不追了 [This story would be perfect for a short drama. Screenwriters, take note!] [Reborn at school] + [Ex chasing his wife to the crematorium] + [Villain takes the lead] + [Real and fake heiresses] On her wedding day, Qin Xiang’s fiancé left her behind to visit his first love at the hospital. Heartbroken, Qin Xiang married Lu Chiye, her childhood friend who had pursued her for years. After they married, Lu Chiye’s tenderness gradually melted her heart. But one day, Qin Xiang happened to hear him say, 5.4kReads8.3Score39114d adds
- 78 The Chief Minister’s Awkward Little Doctor Wife 首辅大人的社死小医妻 The Chief Minister’s Doctor Wife Who Made Him Die of Embarrassment 64Reads—Score214d adds
- 79 Entering the Imperial Court 入皇庭 [Forced Marriage and Possession, Obsessive Pursuit, Compulsive Love] [The Scheming, Stunning Farm Girl Is Forced into Marriage by the Crown Prince and Made Empress] In her previous life, Lu Xiaotao was an orphan who couldn't read, couldn't tell right from wrong, and spent her days groveling and throwing her weight around. After seducing one of the Crown Prince's subordinates and being abandoned, she became the Crown Prince's woman by a twist of fate. From then on, she served as his consort, reli 10.7kReads6.9Score81514d adds
- 80 After His Sweet, Soft Wife Gives Up, the Coolheaded Powerful Official Wraps an Arm Around Her Waist 娇软夫人摆烂后，清冷权臣揽腰宠 [Rebirth / devoted couple / household intrigue / raising a child / regretful husband trying to win her back] Wen Jiayue was reborn, returning to the day she gave birth to her daughter. As the daughter of a modest family, marrying into a marquis's household was a step up for her. Her husband, Shen Fuhan, was exceptionally handsome and gifted, with a bright future in government. Although he was distant and cold toward everyone, including the woman who shared his bed, Wen Jiayue believed that after 13.6kReads8.7Score92914d adds
- 81 Unrequited Love Is an Inner Monologue 暗恋是一场内心的独白 [Schoolyard secret crush + win-her-back redemption arc] Happy ending. A story about me secretly loving someone who falls for my best friend. The heroine suffers first, then the hero. Because of the wounds left by her family, she has been sensitive and insecure since childhood. He, meanwhile, is outstanding in every way, a talented and popular figure at school. Little by little, she is drawn to him, and by the time she realizes it, she has fallen deeply in love. In high school, she secretly lov 4.2kReads7.0Score15914d adds
- 82 He Once Said We Should Just Make a Life Together 他曾说，搭伙过日子 He once said we should just live together and make ends meet. 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 I Won’t Be a Noble Consort! I’m Set on Finding a Husband, and Now the Emperor Is Jealous 不做贵妃！一心招婿后皇帝红了眼 [Devoted 1v1 romance + his pursuit of her + childhood sweethearts + pampered by all + noblewoman vs. transmigrator] (Awakening, not reborn, no palace harem, no previous life) Lin Zhuyun was born into a distinguished family of meritorious officials. Raised in comfort, she is radiant and refined, frail yet carefree and composed. She was granted the title of commandery princess at a young age, cherished by the Empress Dowager, and grew up with the emperor like a childhood sweetheart. Later, the emp 17.2kReads7.4Score98614d adds
- 84 After She Changed Her College Entrance Exam Choices in Secret, the School Hunk Went Red-Eyed with Rage 她偷改高考志愿后，校草急红了眼 The rating was just posted, so it may not be accurate. It’ll go up later ❤️ [The male lead pursues his wife through fire and water + the heroine, a hopeless romantic, suddenly wakes up + both leads are each other’s one and only + sweet romance + happy ending] [Gentle yet resilient beauty of Nanda University × aloof, noble heartthrob of Jingda University] Xu Huan loved He Qingchen for ten whole years! From the start of high school until she graduated from university, he never returned her feel 6.5kReads7.0Score28314d adds
- 85 The 26 Years My Brother-in-Law Was Away: My Sister Fell for a Bad Man 姐夫缺席的26年，姐姐爱上了“坏男人” The 26 Years Her Brother-in-Law Was Away, Her Sister Fell for a “Bad Man” 86Reads—Score414d adds
- 86 It’s All His Fault 怪他 [Signed for publication] Shen Zaiyi has a problem: she doesn’t understand what love is. She first crossed paths with Zhu Chen at a nightclub. After losing a game, Shen Zaiyi asked him to add her on WeChat. Shen Zaiyi had never been rejected in her life, but this was the first time a man had humiliated her. “Sorry, I’m just not interested in you.” Furious, Shen Zaiyi declared she would win Zhu Chen over within a semester. She made sure he saw her everywhere, stayed on his mind, and tried everythi 11.3kReads8.7Score64814d adds
- 87 After I Shut My Heart to Love, the Untouchable Beauty I Pursued Lost Control 封心锁爱后，我追的高岭花失控了 [Both reborn, win-her-back-at-all-costs romance, rival suitors battling it out, bittersweet campus romance] [A restrained, solitary pine on a snowy peak vs. a sunflower blooming among thorns] Wen Zhao pursued Cen Ji for seven years, finally winning the aloof beauty everyone had secretly admired back in school. She thought her husband had always been cool, distant, and above worldly concerns. That was until Wen Zhao opened his QQ album and found the high school photos of another woman he had trea 21.3kReads8.2Score1.7k14d adds
- 88 Reborn: A Deal with My Campus Heartthrob Ex-Husband 重生：和校草前夫交易 [Both reborn at school + bittersweet past lives + a broken relationship mended + heartwarming + devoted couple] [Cold, calculating heartthrob + cute, scatterbrained sweetheart] Li Wan and Zhou Wang Jing’s marriage began with a night of intimacy brought on by a twist of fate. Zhou Wang Jing didn’t love her. He had someone he liked who’d been by his side throughout his youth. He married her out of a sense of responsibility. Li Wan had seen the way Zhou Wang Jing looked at that girl. At last, Li Wa 5.3kReads7.5Score36014d adds
- 89 Why Are You Hiding? I Like You Too 躲什么，我也喜欢你 Reunion After Years Apart + Secret Crush + He Has to Win Her Back + Class Divide Aunt Sun, who works as a maid for the Gu family, often warns her daughter not to get involved with rich young men. She has her reasons: she is afraid her daughter will go astray, forget her place, and cost her her job. Wu Yunyun is a well-behaved girl who takes her mother's words to heart and never dares cross the line. Perhaps the thing you fear most is exactly what happens: she falls for the Gu family's young mast 4.3kReads6.3Score15814d adds
- 90 The Day I Died, the Mistress Cried Louder Than I Did 我死那天，小三哭得比我还大声 The Day I Died, the Other Woman Cried Louder Than I Did 128Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 After My Stepfather Tore Up My College Acceptance Letter, I Laughed 继父撕我录取通知书后，我笑了 After my stepfather tore up my college acceptance letter, I smiled 55Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 After the Buddhist Monk Broke His Vows, He Willingly Became a Secret Lover 佛子破戒后，自甘沦陷为秘密情人 [A Buddhist devotee willingly becomes a secret lover, then gets jealous and loses it when there’s no title or commitment.] [Dating show + groveling pursuit + both pure + sweeter in the later story] Zhou Huaiyu devotes himself to Buddha, wearing a strand of prayer beads around his wrist every day. He’s detached from worldly desires and seems untouchable. But Song Shunian uses her beauty and wiles to tempt him into breaking his vows. After being with him for two years, she finally gets what she wa 12.9kReads9.1Score1.4k14d adds
- 93 Are You Insane? The Mad Emperor’s Character Falls Apart Right After I’m Reborn 疯了吧，才重生疯批帝王就崩人设 An early shameful work, written back when I was just in it for the laughs. I’ve since realized some plot points were off. Readers who are too particular about the relationship dynamics, please don’t read. [Double Rebirth + Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium + Devoted to Each Other + Happy Ending] A seductive, sickly beauty on the receiving end × an impotent, rage-filled mad dog on the pursuing end 7.5kReads9.2Score54814d adds
- 94 Three Customers I Can't Afford to Offend 三位客官都惹不起 None of the Three Guests Can Afford to Be Offended 44Reads—Score914d adds
- 95 The Commander Broke Off Our Engagement for His White Moonlight. Reborn, I Won't Marry Him 首长为白月光悔婚，重生我不嫁了 [Reborn + spatial storage + the regretful husband pursues her to the crematorium, then realizes she's wonderful and gets face-slapped + one-on-one, both leads are each other's first and only] In her previous life, Jiang Xiachu loved Lu Huaiyan for ten years. In return, she got three years of military marriage without seeing him. He didn't even come to see her after she gave birth to their daughter. Everyone said she had forced the marriage on him. His absence from their engagement banquet had ma 6kReads7.8Score26814d adds
- 96 After the Mad Big Shot Forced His Sickly White Moonlight to Be His Wife 疯批大佬强制白月光病娇老婆后 Short drama now available [Both leads are each other’s first and only love + happy ending + top-tier wealthy families + unhinged vs. yandere + mutual coercion + marriage first, love later + sizzling chemistry + black-hearted heroine + male lead grovels for forgiveness] Original title: Tear Her Clothes, Grab Her by the Throat: The Unhinged Tycoon Regrets It A blend of exquisite beauty and madness, with a combative yandere couple saving each other The heroine loves courting death, while the male l 2.5kReads9.3Score31214d adds
- 97 After Being Reborn, I Threw Myself into the Powerful Minister's Arms and Cried, and He Turned Red with Anger 重生后扑到权臣怀里哭，他红温了 [Sweet and Gentle Girl VS Steady, Restrained Powerful Official] [Mutually devoted, childhood sweethearts, years of secret love finally returned] Shen Mingshu grew up cherished by Jiang Xun, but his stern, cold nature made her fear him more than anything. After someone drugged her, her childhood friend, a young general, took her away. When they were discovered, she had no choice but to marry him. But the young general loved someone else and took a concubine on their wedding day. He doted on his c 64.2kReads8.8Score9k14d adds
- 98 Mr. Zhou’s Love Is as Cheap as Grass 周先生的爱，如草般轻贱 [A tragic short story. The heroine is dead from the start. No resurrection, no rebirth.] [Melodramatic and clichéd] In the kidnapping case where he had to choose between two people, Zhou Yansheng saved his first love and abandoned his wife. Later, he realized his mistake, but his wife could never come back… 37.2kReads5.4Score1.5k14d adds
- 99 A Forced Romance with the Campus Prince Isn't Sweet; Reborn, She Wants to Stay Away 强扭的校草不甜，重生后她想远离 [Both leads are pure and devoted + both are reborn + sweet romance as he pursues his wife] (The rating just came out, and it’ll keep going up!) She loved him for over ten years, only to discover after they married that his heart still belonged to someone else. After being reborn, she stops chasing him and is determined to stay away. When the college entrance exam results come out, she secretly applies to a police academy in the south without telling anyone. After military training ends, he corne 6.9kReads8.0Score28114d adds
- 100 The Romance Heroine Turns Dark After Becoming a Tool for Boys’ Love 言情女主成卖腐工具人后黑化了 [Live comments + includes some gay-to-straight storylines + multiple male leads] Mo Fengchun discovers that Lin Jingyao, her childhood sweetheart and husband, has been cheating on her and plans to come clean tonight. His lover, Jiang Chenhe, is waiting right outside the door. Live comments flood past, wildly cheering on the pair's love while cursing her with the most vicious words and telling her to hurry up and die. She does die, but she takes both scumbags down with her. Just before her consci 18.6kReads9.1Score2.1k14d adds
