Novels like I Became the Ex-Wife Cannon Fodder in the 1970s, and She Doesn’t Love Him Anymore
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- 1 One Wild Night, and Now I'm Having a Baby with My Childhood Friend's Younger Brother 一夜荒唐，和竹马弟弟有崽了 One summer night in 1980, an unexpected encounter leaves Ji Rou pregnant. The father is He Chen, who used to follow her around as a child, calling her “big sister.” He's unruly and wild, and he was never the “good man” Ji Rou imagined. He had only been hiding and restraining himself around her. At first, she doesn't want to marry him, but he goes to great lengths to make it happen, and they marry because of the baby. Three years into their marriage, Ji Rou finally learns the truth and wants a di 4.9kReads8.6Score39114d adds
- 2 The 1980s: The First Wife Sends Her Ungrateful Adopted Son Away 八零：原配把白眼狼养子送走了 [Rebirth + transmigration into a book + a wife raising children] By the time Song Yanzhi realizes she is the adoptive mother of the male lead in a period novel, she has already been reborn. According to the plot, she is about to work herself to the bone for the male lead and his sister for the rest of her life. In the end, her husband will abandon her, and she’ll die of sheer rage. The male lead’s birth mother will swoop in and marry her husband. Her own son, meanwhile, will become the villain i 3kReads7.9Score21614d adds
- 3 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
- 4 She Broke Off the Engagement Without Hesitation! Her Reborn Ex-Husband Chases Her to His Doom 她毅然退亲！重生前夫追妻火葬场 (Both leads are reborn + rekindled love + no misunderstandings + the husband’s long road to winning her back + sweet romance) [In their previous life, she loved him; in this life, he loves her] Scene One: One day, the Marquis of Dingnan was choosing a husband for his daughter. Pointing at a portrait, he said: “This one’s nostrils are too big. What if An’an’s children inherit them?” “This one’s eyes are too small.” He had reason to suspect they were just for show. “This one’s too short.” He was s 3.9kReads8.9Score31014d adds
- 5 The God I Forced Myself to Love Isn't Sweet at All, and Now My Wife Doesn't Want Me 强扭的男神不甜，老婆不要他了 [The husband chases his wife after losing her + marriage before love + secret crush becomes mutual + devoted to each other] - [A seemingly gentle good girl with a rebellious streak and thorns like a rose, a physics master’s student VS. the aloof and restrained campus heartthrob CEO who becomes a deeply devoted, possessive simp] - Everyone knows Bai Yingran is a simp. She pursued the campus heartthrob for eight years, from middle school through high school and university. An accident made her his 6.6kReads7.7Score29414d adds
- 6 The Officer I Won Over Won't Warm to Me. I Let Go, So Why Is He Panicking? 舔来的军官捂不热，放手了他急啥 [Stunning, powerful female army doctor x cold, devoted handsome officer + both leads are each other's first and only + two equally strong leads + face-slapping + the male lead's long road to winning her back] In her previous life, Su Xiannuan pursued Qin Mu relentlessly. She spent her whole life following him on missions, searching all over the world for the childhood sweetheart who had been kidnapped by bandits. Qin Mu said, “She was kidnapped by the bandits in your place. We have to find her a 4.8kReads8.8Score22614d adds
- 7 In the 1980s, I Became a Military Wife Through My Own Merit 我在八零靠实力成为了军嫂 (Sweet period romance + military marriage + intense romantic tension + pure romance + gourmet cooking + 1v1) People often say, “A stranger is as lovely as jade, a gentleman peerless in the world.” Lu Sinian, a prominent figure in the military compound, has always seemed like an immortal being to the unmarried young women there: lofty and untouchable. Then Zhang Yaoyao moved into the compound. One look at Lu Sinian was enough to leave her awestruck, and she announced in front of everyone that she 337Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 8 The Reborn Emperor Seeks His Wife Back, and It Starts in Hell Mode 皇上重生追妻，开局就是地狱模式 [One-on-one + Both leads are each other’s only love + Sweet romance + The chase to win her back + Shameless hero] Her father and brother had been framed and died unjustly. The culprit was the very man she had given everything to help ascend the throne. With her heart turned to ash, Song Wushuang climbed the palace wall and leaped off. ...But she didn’t die. The dog emperor caught her halfway down, and after she broke one of his legs, his personality changed completely. He tossed aside all that d 5.2kReads8.0Score23914d adds
- 9 An Eighties Military Marriage: A Kiss from the Chaste Commander Keeps Me Alive 八零军婚，和禁欲首长亲亲续命 [Military marriage + alluring, delicate young heiress × a stern yet warm-hearted, ascetic senior officer + kisses keep him alive + devoted to each other + sweet romance + satisfying revenge] (Entirely fictional! Entirely fictional!) What should you do after transmigrating into the role of a villainess? Naturally, do your very best to make the heroine shine! Jiang Zhinian was a genius interpreter from the 21st century, with fair skin, breathtaking beauty, a soft voice, and a delicate figure. Aft 2kReads8.8Score22214d adds
- 10 Quick Transmigration: I Conquer the Male Lead in 50 Worlds 快穿：我在50个世界里攻略男主 [Quick Transmigration] [Love at First Sight] [A Variety of Ways to Pursue His Wife] [The Pursuer Gets His Comeuppance] [Man Pursues Woman] [She Has Him Wrapped Around Her Finger] [Super Sweet] [Handsome, Smooth-Talking, Strong, Devoted, Love-Brained Male Leads] [Lots of Married Life] [Fresh Plot, Not Formulaic] The richest man, a police officer, a campus heartthrob, a young marshal, a professor, a lawyer, an emperor, a prince: none of these stories are angsty, and both leads are each other's fir 4.6kReads9.0Score35514d adds
- 11 After Three Years Apart, She Asks for a Divorce, and the Chaste Commander Loses His Cool 分居三年提离婚，禁欲首长红了眼 [Period setting + military marriage + sweet romance + raising children + no golden finger + native-born characters + life in a military compound + everyday family drama] This is not an effortless wish-fulfillment story. It’s a warm tale of personal growth, so read with care if that’s not your thing. Cen Jing Yi gives birth to her daughter prematurely and is thrown out by her in-laws. She struggles alone to raise her daughter until she’s two. Then her husband, who returned to his unit the day aft 14.3kReads8.8Score96614d adds
- 12 The Lovely Military Wife of the 1970s 七零年代俏军嫂 [No Golden Finger + No Business Ventures + No Buying a Courtyard House] Wen Yu and Shao Wen Ye are complete opposites: one is a pampered young woman from Shanghai, the other a soldier stationed at the border. They have nothing in common, yet their parents' arranged marriage binds them together. Little do they know, this is exactly what Wen Yu wants. To marry the man she's been dreaming about, Wen Yu travels thousands of miles to the southwestern border. At first, Shao Wen Ye takes things as they 8.5kReads8.9Score48914d adds
- 13 The Commander Refused to Share a Room with Her for His First Love, So She Was Reborn and Walked Away 首长为白月光不圆房，重生不嫁了 Su Niannian has been married to her husband in a military marriage for ten years. His heart belongs only to the woman he has always loved, and he refuses to share a bed with Su Niannian throughout their entire marriage. Even when she is dying of terminal cancer, he refuses to see her. When she opens her eyes again, she has been reborn, back to before their wedding. This time, she doesn’t want to marry him again! 23.9kReads8.8Score2k14d adds
- 14 My Scumbag Husband Tricked Me Into Marriage? I Bring a Century of Research to Marry a Powerful Young Master 渣夫骗婚？我携百年科研转嫁权少 (The rating just opened, so a low score is normal.) [Rebirth · military marriage | wild and sensual / age gap | possessive | explosive sexual tension] “Report! Your ex-wife’s patent has our entire military by the throat!” He scoffed, until fighter jet production halted and missile supplies ran dry. Only then did he realize she could hold the nation’s lifeline in the palm of her hand! … Reborn on her wedding day, she was asked to give up the bridal suite for his first love? Jiang Youli smiled. “S 1.1kReads6.5Score11014d adds
- 15 When the Voluptuous Beauty Pouts, the Stern Officer Blushes 丰腴美人一撒娇，冷面军官脸红了 [Period setting, marriage first and love later, following the army, adorable kids, husband’s road to winning his wife back] The day after Shen Qingshu mailed a divorce agreement to Rong Jingshi, she began having one prophetic dream after another. She dreamed that her hypocritical, ungrateful stepsister stole the family heirloom from her, schemed to have her sent to the countryside, and tortured her to death in Heilongjiang, leaving her family ruined and slaughtered. When she woke, she heard her 15.6kReads6.0Score1k14d adds
- 16 Dumped from the Start, Then Spoiled by the Handsome Lu! 开局被退婚，亲亲陆少宠上天！ From the Start, I’m Dumped by My Fiancée, but Doting Lu Won’t Let Me Go! 119Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 A Sweet Contract Romance: I’m Mr. Lu’s Most Precious Treasure! 契约甜宠，我是陆总的心尖尖！ A Sweet Contract Romance: I’m Mr. Lu’s Apple of His Eye! 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Transmigrated to 1997 as a Fake Heiress, I Took My Butcher Husband’s Place at the Altar! Now They’re All Regretting It! 穿越1997假千金，替嫁我的杀猪老公！他们悔疯了！ I Transmigrated to 1997 as a Fake Heiress and Married Off to My Butcher Husband! Now They’re Regretting It Like Crazy! 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 My Childhood Friend Set a Trap, and I Personally Got My Husband to Sign the Share Transfer Agreement! 竹马设局，我亲手送老公签了股权转让书！ My childhood friend set a trap, and I personally handed my husband the equity transfer agreement to sign! 147Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 The CEO’s First Love Returns, So I Leave. Then He Goes Insane! 总裁老公白月光归来，我退场，他却疯了！ My CEO Husband’s First Love Is Back, So I Step Aside, but He Goes Crazy! 200Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 You Turned Away, So I Learned Not to Love You! 你选择转身，我学会不爱！ You chose to walk away, so I learned how not to love you! 1.6kReads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Love Isn't Gentle, and I Won't Lick My Wounds 爱不温柔，我不舔舐伤口 Love isn't gentle, and I won't lick my wounds. 449Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 If You Love Your First Love So Much, Why Are You Crying Now That I'm Gone? 既爱白月光，我走了你哭啥？ If you love your first love so much, why are you crying now that I've left? 1.6kReads—Score—14d adds
- 24 You Chose Your First Love, So I Let You Go on the Spot (Late Love Won't Save You) 你选白月光，我当场成全（晚情不渡） You chose your first love, so I let you have him right then and there (Late Love Finds No Ferry). 1.1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 25 A Summer Kiss 夏日热吻你 [Cool, roguish heartbreaker & sweet, well-behaved girl] The physical edition of Tenderness Is Only for You is now available [The playboy reforms + groveling pursuit + sweet romance + both leads are pure + happy ending + unrequited love comes true] When Sang Sui was fifteen, she came with her mother to the Sheng family in Yunjing City and met Lin Yi's son, Sheng Yize. Three years older than her and exceptionally handsome, he was just so cold that Sang Sui hid behind her mother and greeted him wit 20.1kReads9.0Score1.2k14d adds
- 26 The Hell My Wife Hid in the Receipts 妻子藏在收据里的地狱 The Hell My Wife Hid in the Receipts 519Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 A Backup Plan? I'm Done Putting Up with This! 备胎？老子不伺候了！ A Backup Plan? I'm Done Putting Up With This! 366Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 My Wife Insisted on Staying with Her First Love, So I Buried Our Marriage with My Own Hands 妻子执意陪白月光，我亲手埋葬了婚姻 My wife insisted on staying by her first love's side, so I buried our marriage with my own hands. 6.5kReads—Score12214d adds
- 29 After She Cheated, She Lost the Love of Her Life Forever 她出轨后永失所爱 After She Cheated, She Lost the One She Loved Forever 1.2kReads—Score—14d adds
- 30 He Actually Stole My Wife 他竟偷走我的妻 He Actually Stole My Wife 1.4kReads—Score—14d adds
- 31 My Wife's Secret Text Messages 妻子的秘密短信 My Wife's Secret Text Messages 2.2kReads—Score2914d adds
- 32 I'm Sorry, I Once Loved You Deeply 对不起，我曾经深爱你 I’m Sorry, I Once Loved You Deeply 6.2kReads—Score—14d adds
- 33 After I Discovered My Wife Was Cheating 发现妻子出墙后 After discovering his wife was cheating on him 5kReads—Score10614d adds
- 34 Between the Door and the World Outside, My Fiancée Regrets It Like Crazy! 门里门外，未婚妻她悔疯了！ Inside and outside the door, my fiancée is consumed with regret! 7.2kReads—Score6614d adds
- 35 Marriage Is a Shattered Reflection 婚姻如破碎的镜像 Marriage is like a shattered mirror 3.1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 36 After Eloping with Her Childhood Friend, Her Rugged Commander Husband Went Crazy 和竹马私奔后，糙汉首长急疯了 [Short drama adaptation now streaming] [Period setting + military marriage + sweet, satisfying romance + married first, love later + winning back his wife!] Song Shengsheng had a nightmare and discovered that she was the cannon-fodder villainess in a period novel: the male lead’s first wife, who died young. In the book, beauty was her only asset. To escape her husband, she wrote a letter reporting that her military officer husband came from a politically suspect background. That wasn’t all. When 33kReads8.8Score2.9k14d adds
- 37 Three and a Half Years as a Simp, Then the System Told Me I Had the Wrong Target 舔狗三年半，系统说我攻略错对象 [The physical edition of Abandon the Dark and Join Him, Volume One, is now available for purchase online] [The Second Male Lead's Redemption Arc] 1. Qiao Yin spent three years and eleven months fawning over Lu Jinzhi. Everyone in the capital knew she would marry no one but him, yet the System told her: She had pursued the wrong target. Qiao Yin: ... 2 Qiao Yin suddenly vanished from Lu Jinzhi's side. On the first day of her disappearance, Lu Jinzhi sneered: Just a little game of playing hard to 48.4kReads9.4Score5.9k14d adds
- 38 A Deeply Devoted Temptation 深情诱引 A novel in the Niaosongmi Universe: Deep Affection and Allure. The short drama The Height of Summer, a special story about the eldest brother and sister-in-law, is now online. [Love after an arranged marriage, a regretful husband’s pursuit of his wife, one-on-one romance, both devoted only to each other] [Gentle, cool-headed ophthalmologist vs. devoted, wayward young master] Lin Yuxi used to think Zhou Yanjing was a carefree playboy with a fickle heart. Only after they married did she learn just 90.9kReads9.2Score7.8k14d adds
- 39 The Campus Hottie I Forced to Love Me Was Bitter and Cold, So She Stopped Chasing Me After Being Reborn 强扭的校草酸又涩，重生她不追了 [Reborn + devoted one-on-one romance + both leads are pure and each other's first + a long road to winning her back] In her previous life, Su Jiani fell in love with the campus heartthrob at first sight. She pursued him for years without success, then resorted to despicable tactics to get pregnant and marry him. Knowing he didn't love her, she gradually lost hope. Reborn before the college entrance exams, she no longer clings to him for help with homework. She gets high marks, but doesn't apply 50kReads8.9Score4k14d adds
