Novels like The Husband Swap
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Husband Swap, best match first.
- 101 Meimei 眉眉 [Second-chance romance; realistic; nightclub owner x cool, celibate detective; the heroine isn't a virgin, the hero is; the heroine is a genuine player who used the hero and broke his heart; she pursues him, so skip this if that bothers you; also skip if you hold the heroine to high moral standards. The author is firmly on the heroine's side. Happy ending.] Jiang Meier owns an entertainment club. After the Public Security Bureau shut it down for prostitution, she was left with unpaid wages for h 933Reads8.7Score11314d adds
- 102 Complementary Colors 互补色 Zhou Mo, a divorced woman who barely even counts as an extra, has never loved anyone or been loved in return. She blithely and shamelessly eats, drinks, sleeps, and goes about her business in her own little world. Then one day, she somehow wanders into the home of her elusive, reclusive neighbor, Ni Jin. At last, just before menopause, she unlocks the secret to love. Perhaps the Old Man of the Moon suddenly remembered that Zhou Mo and Ni Jin, two dull middle-aged people, had somehow been left of 8.4kReads8.9Score1.1k14d adds
- 103 Secret Military Marriage: Taming the Dashing Soldier King 隐身军婚：铮铮兵王任我撩 [Both leads are devoted to each other + one-on-one romance + sweet pampering] Her mother-in-law struck a deal with her father over her son's marriage, condemning the young couple to a lifetime of misery. After being reborn, Su Yan wanted to rewrite her fate, but discovered that someone had been behind every hardship she'd suffered in her previous life: her mother-in-law's mistreatment, her brother-in-law and sister-in-law's abuse and beatings, and even her children's deaths. The truth behind he —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 Living Together in Marriage 婚姻里的共居 For women, marriage is like a high-stakes gamble with no certain outcome. They stake their youth and surrender their fate, hoping luck will be on their side. No one can say what they’ll end up with: a “war without gunfire” full of hidden hurts, a metamorphosis like a butterfly emerging from its cocoon, or the gentle, unremarkable flow of days worn smooth by time. From two people to a family of four, through the endless cycle of meals and changing seasons, life beneath one roof is wrapped in swee 518Reads—Score10314d adds
- 105 An Unplugged Relationship 不插电关系 [Sharp-tongued, clear-eyed engineer × restrained, secretly passionate tycoon. First physical, then emotional.] A battle of wills between two mature adults!!! The first time they met, Lin Xuan was in her living room, taking off her bra in front of a strange man. The man, Bai Xingyuan, was impeccably mannered and restrained, keeping his eyes averted as propriety demanded. But his gaze remained fixed on her, burning her for a moment. The second time they met, he was dropping off slippers for a fri 777Reads8.1Score10214d adds
- 106 Wildfire and Deadwood: The Jerk CEO Finally Gives In 野火与枯木：混蛋总裁认栽了 [Polished scoundrel and high-finance operator × untamable force of nature and documentary editor] In his twenty-seven years, Chen Mo has never met a woman like Lin Rang, who won’t give an inch, no matter what he tries. She donated the bag a rich second-generation heir gave her and treated his lavish investment like trash. He painstakingly wormed his way into her life, only for her to nail him to the wall of shame with a single line: “You just want to sleep with me.” This is a story of “high-leve 42Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 It's Only Fifty 不过是五十而已 An inspirational, unyielding story of midlife crisis, workplace struggles, bank managers and tellers, married life, and everyday urban life. This book tells the story of Huang Wenxue, a bank manager facing a midlife crisis. She is at that awkward age when she is considered too old to find a new job, yet still too young to retire. How will she answer the unavoidable questions surrounding her career, marriage, family, children, and caring for her aging parents? Even in middle age, even when confro 432Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 108 The Criminal’s Revelation 犯罪启示录 The story follows a detective's day-to-day casework, recounting how a number of representative cases are solved. The plot is full of twists and turns, and every case offers plenty to think about. I hope readers will take something away from the story. 399Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 109 On the Brink of Divorce 走在离婚的边缘 A friendly reminder: This is a work of realist fiction, and many readers may recognize people they know in it. Please enjoy the story, but don’t assume it’s about you! People say marriage is the grave of love, yet so many still rush toward it. The paths love can take are painfully few: either you part ways and become strangers, or you enter the marital home and stay together for life. When passion fades and love turns into familial affection, marriage becomes the daily routine of meals and chore 101Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 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 999Reads—Score10114d adds
- 111 My Second Husband Is Too Fierce 二婚老公太凶猛 The cross-border tycoon Huo Shiyan, a die-hard bachelor and a menace to society, got caught off guard and outsmarted by a brat. He ended up marrying a terrible woman, and a divorcée at that. His plan to torment his awful wife was now underway. The domineering CEO turned into a pretty boy living off his wife, sprawled on the sofa: “Wash my feet and massage them.” “Sure.” She put his feet in the basin and gave them a good rub. Huo Shiyan: “Work hard and support me. Buy me a car. Only a Porsche is 850Reads8.8Score12814d adds
- 112 The Desperate Wife 绝望的妻子 Housewife Li Wenqing had been living a comfortable, affluent life. She had an adorable son and got along well with her stepdaughter. But on the eve of their seventh wedding anniversary, Li Wenqing discovered that her husband was having an affair. Longing for a whole and happy family, she endured a painful inner struggle and hoped her husband would see the error of his ways and return to the family. Instead, he went down a path of no return. Betrayed by her husband and stabbed in the back by her 167Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 113 After the Spiritual Qi Revival, I Became a Hot Commodity at 40 After My Divorce 灵气复苏40岁离婚后成了香饽饽 [Spiritual qi revival + supernatural powers + reunion with first love + ex-husband is long dead + first love turns dark] Ye Zhile is a failure of a woman. At forty, her husband cheats on her and wants a divorce, and even her child feels distant from her! Her unhappy marriage slowly snuffed out the light in the eyes of someone who had once been a celebrated prodigy. When even her child thinks she’s holding him back, Ye Zhile finally resolves to divorce her scumbag husband and leave her child b 996Reads8.6Score12014d adds
- 114 An Arranged Marriage, but the Crown Prince Is Addicted to His Good Girl! 联姻，但太子爷对乖乖女上瘾了！ [Well-Behaved Architect X Reckless Young Master] [Marriage Before Love / Slow-Burn Romance / Everyday Banter / Mutual First Love / Happy Ending] Even the most arrogant young master has to obey his family’s arrangements when he reaches marriageable age and marry a well-matched heiress. You Zhen was known in Nancheng’s high society as a perfectly well-behaved young woman: sweet, obedient, quiet, and graceful. She never interfered in Xie Qingyue’s private life. The young master was quite satisfied 49.8kReads8.9Score8.9k14d adds
- 115 Reborn During Confinement, I’m Done Pretending! 月子里重生，我不装了！ Quit my job? Dream on! I’m Su Wanwan, and I’ve clawed my way back from a future three years from now, where I was divorced and thrown out onto the street. In my previous life, I believed Zhang Lei when he said, “I’ll take care of you.” I quit my job as a regional model manager at a five-star hotel and stayed home to raise our child, only to be controlled until I could barely breathe. I couldn’t get a penny for living expenses. When I wanted to return to work after giving birth, he mocked me: “Yo 1.3kReads8.1Score14714d adds
- 116 The Han-Era Moon 汉时月 [Historical fiction, no transmigration or rebirth, ensemble cast, ordinary people.] Set against major events from the second to fifth years of the Yuanshou era under Emperor Wu of Han, the story unfolds through the eyes of an ordinary couple from Chenliu Commandery: Song Yunzhu and Li Anhe. Song Yunzhu may seem delicate, but she is spirited and decisive. After her husband Li Anhe leaves for military service, she works hard to support their young son, her underage brother-in-law and sister-in-law 145Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 Transmigrating to the Late Ming, I Punched My Way to a New Hegemony 穿越明末，乱拳砸出个新霸权 [Small-Town Protagonist] + [Steady Escalation] + [Smart Characters] + [Long-Term Planning] Zhou Hu, a nobody in his previous life, transmigrates. But, heavens, why did you have to send me to the end of the Ming dynasty? Worse still, I’m now the son of Zhou Yuji, the ill-fated, short-lived hero and Commander-in-Chief of Shanxi, who is about to die. History has me marked for certain death! And the greatest thing I can rely on to survive these chaotic times, Zhou Yuji’s Flying Tiger Army, has had n 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 Desires Beneath the Mask 面具下的欲望 Bacon said that human desire is the driving force behind social progress. This is true: desire can spur people to work harder, bring out their full potential, and push humanity ever forward. But whoever you are, if you cannot control your desires and they turn into greed, disaster is bound to follow. Those without desire are things; those with desire are people; those who can control their desires can become people of consequence. But how many can truly control their desires and know when to sto 10.5kReads8.6Score1.1k14d adds
- 119 Wading Across the River of Life 趟过人生河 Ren Tianxing was born into humble circumstances, yet he defied the odds. Hoping to change his lot in life, he endured hardship after hardship... only to be left with regrets... This novel pays tribute to all those who spend years away from home, working to support their families. You work so hard. Like all of you, the protagonist Ren Tianxing lives far from home, drifting and wandering through a life at the very bottom, yet he keeps striving... —Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 120 Whose Youth Is Without Scars? 谁的青春不带伤 In the eighties and nineties, I was a child too. I went from being confused and bewildered to a rebellious teenager, from a student whose ideals shone bright to a laborer struggling through hardship. Friendships faded and were forgotten; my first love left a deep mark before ending in heartbreak. Being young means constantly growing up. 87Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 What the Village Beauty Can't Say 村花不能说的事 The village beauty is the dream goddess all the men in the village adore. What secrets will she experience after she gets married, the kind no one can talk about? She's so beautiful. Will married life bring her happiness and bliss? 1.7kReads6.6Score12514d adds
- 122 Watching the Clouds Rise, I Turn the Tables Against All Odds 傲看云起时，逆风翻盘 On the day Shen Jingyun is critically ill, her husband, Cui Xinlin, resolutely decides to stop her treatment. All because his first love is still waiting for him... When Shen Jingyun opens her eyes again, she takes matters into her own hands, planning every move and tearing the scumbag apart. On her journey after being reborn, she unexpectedly meets Lei Jingfei... Later, everyone in the military district knows: the cinnabar mole on his chest is her. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 At Forty, I Was Forced into a Flash Marriage with the Capital's Crown Prince 四十岁，被迫闪婚京圈太子爷 [Second marriage + forty-year-old, scatterbrained, justice-loving woman X cold, affection-starved young heir of the capital’s elite] Shen Ruoyun gets divorced! She accidentally sleeps with the capital’s young heir! Little does she know, he only has three months to live, so she reluctantly marries him! One day, she discovers she’s pregnant! With triplets, no less! From then on, Shen Ruoyun’s life takes off and reaches new heights! Her crooked ex-husband, who swindled her out of money, ends up wit 1.1kReads8.3Score11014d adds
- 124 My Second-Husband Is a Kissing Addict 二婚老公是亲亲怪 Yoga teacher + Doctor + Sweet romance + Happy ending + No misunderstandings + Sweet love story After Lin Xi's ex-husband died of an illness, she became the widow everyone talked about. Believing herself unlucky, she thought she'd never fall in love with anyone again, until he cornered her against the wall. “Delete me on WeChat? Add me back!” In the end, Lin Xi succumbed to the man's cunning ways. One day later on, Lin Xi ran her hand over the man's abs and sighed. “My second husband's abs are so 192Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 125 The Second Marriage 第二婚 Kang Shuting was raised by others from childhood. There are three sisters with three different surnames, and she is the least favored, the middle child. People starved of love are either fantasizing about finding someone to love, or fantasizing about being loved. At 35, after being passed over by one match after another, she dreams of spending a passionate night with a man she's meeting for only the second time. Could this new flutter in her heart be another false alarm? What should she do? He's 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 A Life Reassembled 重组人生 Don’t think life is always dull and ordinary. Everyone has their own poetry and distant horizons, and every love nurtured with care deserves to be mellowed by time, like a fine wine. Just like Fang Xiaojin and Lin Feng, who found rebirth through saving each other. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 Burning Passion 燃烧的热血 “With heads held high and spirits soaring, we crossed the Yalu River. To preserve peace and defend our motherland is to defend our home. The finest sons and daughters of China stand united as one, resisting American aggression and aiding Korea, defeating the American imperialist wolf!” Whenever I read books or watch films and TV dramas about the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, my heart surges with emotion, and I feel the deepest respect for the martyrs who gave their lives so bravel 664Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 128 At Fifty, She's No Weed, She's a Treasure 50的她不是草其实她是块宝 [Silver-haired wish fulfillment + No rebirth + No System + No pocket dimension + A story focused on positive values] #A 50-year-old farmwife seeks a new beginning# After Lin Meiru discovers her husband has been cheating, she insists on getting a divorce. “You can’t even earn money. How will you survive without me?” Lin Meiru defies the odds and learns to sell things from a street stall after her divorce. The wheels of fate begin to turn... 52Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 129 The Ups and Downs of Marriage 婚姻那些事儿 "Those Things About Marriage" tells the story of Jiang Xiaozhi and Cheng Yi, college sweethearts who plan to marry after graduation. But when their parents meet, disagreements over the bride price and dowry sour the occasion. The couple decides to have a bare-bones wedding with neither, and secretly registers their marriage. Meanwhile, Jiang Xiaozhi’s friend Su Yang, who has been married for only six months, is about to divorce her husband, Xia Yin. Jiang Xiaozhi discovers she is pregnant, and h 533Reads9.4Score11614d adds
- 130 A Marriage of Money 钱婚 To become the dutiful daughter, good wife, and loving mother everyone expected, Liu Xiaoqing buried her youthful dreams and deepest desires before the age of thirty-three, living a life of constant compromise. After graduating, she painfully gave up her dream of becoming a writer and took the civil service exam, becoming a government employee. At home, she endured her in-laws' repeated provocations, again and again, just to preserve her marriage. At work, she likewise chose to put up with her 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 Sell My Sister? Sell My Little Sister? Why Not Just Go to the Heavens? 卖我姐？卖我妹？你咋不上天？ [Transmigration + Golden Finger + Alternate History + Countryside + Entrepreneurship] Li Siyaya was a special forces soldier who became a special police officer after leaving the military. While apprehending human traffickers, she transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty. The moment she opened her eyes, a little girl was kneeling on the ground, crying, “Grandma, please don’t sell me!” “You little money-loser! I’ll sell you all off so my precious grandson can get a wife!” She looked up and saw her poor 523Reads8.9Score12514d adds
- 132 My Story with Women Who Love to Dance 我与爱跳舞女人们的故事 Lin David is 28, handsome and tall, with a gentle, perceptive nature and keen powers of observation. He has an approachable air that puts people at ease. Stressed by work, he falls in love with dancing. He tries everything from ballroom dancing in public squares to social dancing and even ballroom and jazz at professional dance halls, spending at least three nights a week on a dance floor. The beautiful, elegant women who shine on those dance floors, young and old, enter his life with stories of 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 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. 249Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 Lost in Marriage 婚姻迷途 Marriage is perhaps the most delicate relationship in the world. It can make you closer than anyone else, or leave you feeling more distant than strangers... 20Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 135 The Rest of My Life: Becoming a Woman Not to Be Crossed 余生：做个不好惹的女人 On the day she is diagnosed with cancer, Du Mengyao is also in a car accident. As she teeters on the brink of death, she is bound to the “Death and Resurrection Experiment System.” When she is critically ill but conscious, she learns that her husband not only doesn't love her, but has long been cheating on her with her best friend. Her father once wanted to give her away to clear a path for himself. The younger brother she had devoted herself to has long hated her with a passion. Even her mother 233Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 136 The Stars Don't Cry 星星不掉泪 In this novel, Xingxing is a beautiful, dignified, and strong woman. The story follows her two marriages. Though she goes through hardships and pain, she keeps looking toward the light and moving forward, ultimately becoming the person she wants to be. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 Who Hasn’t Dated a Jerk or Two? Growing Up 谁不经历几个渣男：长大成人 Who doesn’t have to go through a few jerks on the way to growing up? This book explores women’s emotional growth. Drawing mostly on the author’s own experiences and reflections on love, and shaped with literary embellishment, it presents five stages of women’s emotional growth in the hope of offering a little guidance to women who feel lost. 124Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 My Mother and I Are Both Remarried 我和我妈，都是二婚 When my mom was young, my dad tricked her into coming all the way from afar to be his second wife. Before she knew it, she'd become the stepmother of a brother and sister. After having a child of her own, my mom realized that my dad didn't cherish her as much as she'd thought. But by then, she couldn't escape. Being a stepmother was hard, and my mom had to use all her wits to contend with a big family. To secure her place in the household, she even brought over her own niece to marry her stepson 5.3kReads9.1Score58614d adds
- 139 A Middle-Aged Woman's Reckless Years 中年荒唐的女人 The story is about Yang Liu, an ordinary woman from the bottom of society. Hardworking and capable, she refuses to settle for an ordinary life, but ends up making a complete mess of things, surrounded by chaos and constant commotion... 2.7kReads8.6Score22414d adds
- 140 The Woman Who Destroyed Her Family 把家毁了的女人 The Woman Who Ruined Her Family, also known as The Reckless Woman Truck Escort. This is the story of Yang Xu, an ordinary woman whose laughably absurd behavior turns her life into a complete mess. She’ll make you laugh, but you’ll also find her infuriating, pitiable, and hard to forgive... The writing is witty and humorous, and the story moves quickly. I hope you enjoy it! 690Reads8.6Score10214d adds
- 141 Finding True Love Inside and Outside Marriage in Midlife 人到中年婚姻内外寻找真爱 Yang Duo is a flower in full bloom. Though she’s forty, she’s still young and beautiful. A woman in pursuit of true love, she yearns for romance and has spent her life exploring and experiencing it. A passionate love affair that nearly cost her life in her youth, a joyless marriage in middle age, and an unexpected encounter outside her marriage: whenever she falls for someone, she loves with wild abandon and suffers heartbreak that tears her apart. Her three close friends have very different l 638Reads8.7Score10114d adds
- 142 The Drama Queen Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law 戏精婆媳 A fresh-faced workplace newcomer and a seasoned career woman fight tooth and nail at work, then carry their feud home with them. Cheng Junyi watches the two of them coldly. They aren’t related by blood, but they’re both cut from the same cloth, so neither has any grounds to criticize the other. He decides to sit back and let them wear each other down. 124Reads8.2Score10314d adds
- 143 Mrs. Song's Dilemma 左右为难的宋太太 [Elite Families + Adorable Kids + Workplace + A Long Road Out of a Wealthy Family + Daily Life Seamlessly Switching Between Rich Wife and Corporate Drone] [An engineering PhD who married into a wealthy family by luck but can't live the wealthy life * The youngest son of a wealthy family, who became the heir through his own merits but can't keep his marriage together] [Being Mrs. Song is a fine title. The only person it lets down is herself.] In their eighth year of marriage, Cheng Zhi mailed the 101Reads—Score11014d adds
- 144 A Chance Encounter With Mr. Lin 偶遇林先生 One fleeting glance at the high-speed rail station lit up the great man's entire world. Everyone who knows him says he's cold and distinguished. No one knows that he reserves all his tenderness for the girl in the waiting room, standing with stars in her eyes. “Bro, your sister-in-law...” “Let her do whatever makes her happy.” He smiled, his eyes full of affection. Everyone says a man like Lin Yan is the moon in the clouds, impossible to reach. Only Yun Yiyi knows how “clingy” he can be, constan 869Reads6.6Score10314d adds
- 145 The Legend of the Condor Heroes: How Many Steps to Make the Little Poison King My Devoted Follower? 射雕：收小毒物为裙下臣需要几步 [The rating has just been posted and will keep rising. A sure thing!] A red cinnabar mark between her brows, a jade-faced Guanyin with a deadly beauty. Qin Wan’s beauty could outshine a nation, but her heart was colder than iron. Ouyang Ke refused to take no for an answer. As the young master of White Camel Mountain, he had never failed to get the woman he wanted. He tried to force her with his strength, tempt her with his looks, and used every trick he could think of to keep her by his side. 1.2kReads8.1Score10014d adds
- 146 My Late Spouse Turned into an Eighteen-Year-Old Boy 去世的老伴变成了十八岁少年 He Tingmian is sixty years old and a respected professor at a university. Her husband comes from a distinguished family, her two sons have successful careers, and her grandson is outstanding. Then one day, she discovers that her husband, who has been dead for six months, has somehow returned in the body of a young man. The man lounges on the sofa, a cryptic smile on his handsome face as he looks at her. “I’m back. I hear you’ve been getting pretty close to Professor Qi these past few months?” He 5.4kReads8.9Score48414d adds
- 147 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 5.6kReads9.1Score77414d adds
- 148 The Runaway Housewife 逃跑的家庭主妇 At forty, Su Meng was manipulated by her husband into having a second child. Her younger daughter’s birth was an impulsive decision, and the start of a nightmarish life. Standing on the balcony of her home on the eighteenth floor, she suddenly thought that jumping might be the only way to find true release… The loneliness, helplessness, pessimism, despair, and weariness with everything made her realize she was ill, seriously ill. And the only thing that might cure her was to run away… Escape, ge 1kReads—Score10214d adds
- 149 After the Wedding, President Lu's System Goes Haywire 新婚后，路总的程序紊乱了 Marriage Before Love | Slow-Burn Romance | Clear-Headed Heroine vs. Stubborn CEO | Sweet Everyday Life Lu Yanzheng, head of the Langna Group, is worth hundreds of billions. He’s marrying me only to improve his company’s image with my respectable background. Our prenuptial agreement spells it out clearly: A monthly salary of 500,000 yuan, and a marriage lasting at least two years. Neither of us may develop romantic feelings for the other. Break the rules, and pay an astronomical penalty. Fine. I, 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 A Long Song of Jin 晋地长歌 #Rural Shanxi #Period drama and human warmth #War and flames #Ordinary love #Completed The loess of Shanxi holds the years; a long song tells the story of a life. Shanxi’s Long Song is far more than a rural novel. It is a people’s epic, a saga of family and country, engraved upon the land of Shanxi. Following the protagonist’s turbulent and extraordinary life, it weaves together a century of upheaval in Shanxi: the bloody struggle of resistance and espionage, the steadfast defense during the lib 831Reads8.4Score10914d adds
