Novels like Zhaoning Ruyi
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- 1 Reborn as a Frail Commandery Princess, but I'm a Heartbreaker 穿成病弱郡主，可我是海王啊 Warning: 1 female lead and 6 male leads, a harem story, not a one-on-one romance (The beginning is a little slow to get going, but things may get more intense later. Please bear with it.) Shen Shu, a modern-day player, wakes up to find she has transmigrated into a novel as a sickly, beautiful princess who won’t survive three chapters before the Crown Prince has her torn apart by five horses! From the start, the Crown Prince humiliates her and a vicious rival makes things difficult for her. Th 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Why Is My Mentor's Son Always Like That?! 恩师的儿子，为何总是那样！ [Woman disguised as a man] [Possessive pursuit] [Scheming minister] [Marquis's heir] [Mystery and deduction] [Solving criminal cases] [A fragile, dependent man who can't bear to be without his wife and a mighty woman general] Also known as The Record of Ashen Gu (a monumental case awaits them, and they must uncover the truth) Lu Lanzhou searched for eight whole years. At last, he found his mentor's son. He was determined to mold him into a pillar of the realm. But the man was not only lazy, glut —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Glad to Share a Branch with You 甘与子同枝 [Both leads are devoted to each other + power-play romance + love rivals + melodramatic angst + intense romance + old-school flavor] *The male lead is blind at first *The female lead has another first love Headstrong wildflower × affection-starved, untouchable nobleman Cover title: I Really Didn't Mean to Get the Blind Crown Prince's Attention Feng Langrong is the daughter of a high-ranking official. Her life has gone smoothly since childhood, except that the 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 The Discarded Daughter's Auspicious Marriage: You Said My Husband Would Die the Moment I Entered the Manor 弃女冲喜，说好的入府就死夫君呢 The overlooked legitimate daughter of the Minister of Rites’ household VS the frail, helpless heir to a wealthy family. [Married first, fall in love later; devoted romance; palace intrigue and political schemes; strong heroine, delicate hero] She is the neglected legitimate daughter of the Ye family. He is a sickly prince with no hope of inheriting the throne. He is a frail prince who has coughed up blood for years, as if a gust of wind could blow him away. She is a transmigrated princess consor 167Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 I Attract Evil, So I Married a General Who's a Walking Calamity 招邪的我嫁了个将军煞星 This is my story: My name is Pei Heng. I was born on a yin year, yin month, and yin hour. My father said that my birth had killed the wife he loved. After my aunt took her place, I said I could see ghosts when I was five, and they locked me away as a monster. When I was seventeen, I was sent away as a pawn, and my life took a new turn... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Across the River of Stars 星河同江渡 Every flower has a reason to exist. Everyone can have a story of their own, and everyone can become a storyteller. A Zao of Yongzhou arrives in the capital and becomes the legitimate daughter of the prime minister’s household. She and many of the women around her hold powerful positions, giving them the confidence and authority to speak for themselves. Along the way, she sees the warmth and cruelty of the world, gains friends and finds affection and love. Together, they move forward and seek the 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 A Little White Rabbit? What's with the People I Killed on a Whim? 小白兔？随手杀的人怎么回事 [Early: secretly wealthy merchant’s daughter with a gentle exterior and a ruthless streak * ruthless county magistrate with a dark side + Later: Junshu Commandery Princess * general’s son + both physically and emotionally pure + male lead pretends to grovel after losing her + court politics + revenge] Qianjing: The new county magistrate is not someone to trifle with. Cen Yu resolves to steer clear of him, but on the very afternoon she makes up her mind, she sees him outside a neighboring residen 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 On the Imperial Exam Roll: The True Daughter from the Countryside Refuses to Follow the Plot 锦榜登科，农女真千金她不走剧情 [Imperial Examinations] ✙ [Transmigration] + [Devoted Husband] ✙ [The early story takes place in the countryside, but this isn't a farming novel. Later, the story moves to the capital.] Shen Qing transmigrated into the body of a pitiful girl in ancient times. When she woke, all she had was a shabby hemp robe, and she lived in a drafty woodshed. Her family was cold and indifferent, her grandmother was determined to sell her for silver, and even her own mother seemed not to see her. With questions 24.9kReads7.2Score3.4kShelves
- 9 A Substitute Bride Sent into Exile: I Keep My Unhinged War God Alive by Watching Ads 替嫁流放，我靠看广告养疯批战神 [Transmigration + frontier life + System + farming + socially anxious heroine] From the start, she’s forced into a substitute marriage and exile, with a husband who’s supposedly a former-dynasty demon, his martial meridians completely ruined and a reputation for killing without blinking? The socially anxious homebody Yun Qingzhou is at a loss, only daring to hide in a corner and tremble. The escorting officials take a lecherous interest in her. “Pretty girl, come warm my bed!” Terrified, she div —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 The Splendor of Daying 大瀛风华 (Dual transmigration, ensemble cast, slow burn, slice of life) A couple argues on a bridge, then transmigrates together. Transmigrating as the crown princess, Zhao Mingxi discovers that her family were invaders. Three hundred years ago, the Yuan clan crossed the sea from Dongying, slaughtered the people of Shenzhou, and secured their rule. Now she sits in court, facing pressure from the noble families to abdicate and being mocked with the claim that “a woman is unfit to be heir.” As she looks —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 The Clouds Return 阙云归 A frosty blade hidden in her sleeve, her delicate hands turning the tides. When Zhou Shuyun was young, the final copper nail was driven into her mother's coffin. From then on, the deep and secluded mansion became a prison. She tread carefully at every turn, yet was still driven to the brink. She could either become a pawn in a marriage alliance or die amid the schemes and secrets of the inner household. But she was determined to fight for a way to survive, honing her edge in blood and fire. She —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Snow in the Eastern Palace 东宫有雪 Mistaken identity of the one who saved him ✖️ angsty physical and emotional torture ✖️ reunion after a long separation ✖️ pregnancy and running away This is ridiculously melodramatic! In the twelfth year of Yongjia, she saved him on a snowy night. In the seventeenth year of Yongjia, they married by imperial decree. In the nineteenth year of Yongjia, she wrote a divorce letter in blood. She had been his wife for only two years! “You saw the letter in blood?” “All I ask is to leave. I no longer wa 1.6kReads8.1Score136Shelves
- 13 Spring Tides Night After Night: The Mad Imperial Uncle’s Captive 夜夜春潮，疯批皇叔禁脔奴 [Rival suitors + irresistible heroine + romantic entanglements + clear-eyed schemer] Jiang Youwan was tortured to death in her previous life by the Imperial Noble Consort, then left hanging outside the Cold Palace as everyone's laughingstock. When she opens her eyes again, she has been reborn to a time before Xia Sucheng recovered his memories. “Jiang Youwan, where did you find this wild man? Have you no shame?” “Xia Sucheng? He's a live-in son-in-law I bought!” “My husband.” “I'm here. I've alw 4Reads—Score102Shelves
- 14 The Moon Over the Spring Courtyard 漫漫春庭月 (After their engagement, her fiancé's entire family was exiled) When Lord Yan, who oversaw the Three Departments, sought a bride for his second son, families across the capital with marriageable daughters were all eager to put themselves forward. The eldest daughter of the Marquis of Xuanping, Jiang Shu, was renowned for her virtues. The Yan family had personally asked for her hand, but she accidentally learned that her uncle planned to pull a switch and marry her cousin into the Yan family inst 120Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 15 The Yandere Chief Minister Has Been Plotting for Ages. Sister-in-Law, You Must Remarry! 病娇首辅蓄谋已久，嫂嫂要改嫁！ (Both leads are each other’s only love + 1v1 romance + years of secret love + yandere) Zhu An only wanted to marry her childhood sweetheart, support him, raise their children, and then inherit her father’s medical clinic, living a quiet life of her own. But unexpected tragedy struck. Her father was poisoned to death, her childhood sweetheart met a brutal end, and his father also died horribly. To repay the Gu family for caring for her over the years, Zhu An married into their household without h 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Ink and Brush Set the Beacon Fires Ablaze 笔墨惊烽火 Shen Zhiwei, an obscure author who stays up late meeting deadlines, rages on a forum: “The 32nd battle in Ironblood Vastness has seven glaring errors. The author has clearly never been on a battlefield!” · Transmigrating: She wakes in a red bridal chamber. Her maid cries out, “Miss, if you don't submit the new manuscript for ‘The Glazed Guest’ soon, the bookshop will take you to court!” On the desk lies the manuscript of Ironblood Vastness. · Footsteps sound outside. A young general's voice ring 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 A Gentle Chill, a Journey by Boat 轻寒且行舟 Sweet Romance + Transmigrate into a Book + Friendship Mind-Reading Girl vs. Cunning Embroidered Uniform Guard Commander Best friends transmigrate together and wreak havoc! The Commander dotes on her alone, “all cold looks and laundry duty”! Cui Qinghan, a police-station micro-expression expert practically capable of reading minds, and her best friend, the miracle-working doctor Qi Mingzhu, both transmigrate into the book The Runaway Prince’s Darling. Watch as the two best friends gleefully run w 1Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 18 Tang Xieyan 棠谢燕 [A talented young lady from the capital transmigrates into the love-struck legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister's family × the playboy heir of a duke] [Descendant of a military family + a crown prince caught in political turmoil] [Transmigration + revenge + a boost in intelligence] [Women helping women, or fighting over a man?] I was Yun Shao, one of the capital's two celebrated beauties. After a case turned my whole family into prisoners, I died in jail rather than endure further humiliati 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Mission: Kill This System 任务：杀了这个系统 [A message on the broken stele: A small sacrificial array has been built inside the Treasure Pavilion to extract the souls of visiting cultivators and offer them to the void. The array’s core is hidden in a secret chamber. Risk: The target is at the sixth level of Body Tempering and is skilled at concealment.] “I can investigate.” Lin Ye closed the case file. Zhou Kai pondered for a moment. “Don’t rush in headfirst. He’s cunning and experienced. Disguise yourself as a wandering cultivator look 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Lotus Affection 芙蕖眷 Ye Hua, the legitimate daughter of a prestigious family, entered the palace one day and was relegated to the position of the Crown Prince's secondary consort. When Crown Prince Xiao Chengye ascended the throne, he made her his beloved favorite, but only because he wanted to use her. She was his sole favorite in the inner palace, envied by thousands. Yet Xiao Chengye fell in love with Ye Hua against his own will. One day, he unexpectedly discovered that the woman he had spent half his life search 3.8kReads—Score335Shelves
- 21 A Firefly Bewitches Your Heart 萤惑卿心 Everyone in the Northern Frontier knows that Xiao Yan’s military camp is quieter than a Buddhist temple, until Chu Ying rides into the drill grounds on a toad and shouts, “Pancake Bro! I cured your warhorse’s anal fistula! That’ll be three thousand taels!” Xiao Yan crushes his eighteenth teacup. “The seventh of the Ten Military Camp Bans! No poisonous, ” “But leeches are medicinal immortals!” She pulls open his lapel. The bloodsuckers are doing rehab exercises on his arrow wound. He stares at th —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 He Used the Shen Family to Claim the Throne, So I Married the Governor Instead 他借沈家登基，我改嫁督主 [Reborn + sweet romance + political intrigue + revenge + the hero has been plotting for a long time] In her previous life, Shen Zhaoning was ordered to marry the Third Prince, Lu Yunzhi. She devised plans for him and maneuvered through court politics, pouring the full strength of the Shen family into helping him ascend the throne. But what awaited her in the end was the execution of her entire family. Her grandfather struck his head against a pillar and died; her elder brother's blood stained t 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 From Wandering Outcast to Empress of Great Yan 从流浪废女到大燕女帝 From Exiled Outcast to Empress of Great Yan tells the story of Zhang Ruoxi, the legitimate daughter of her family, who is framed by her half-sister Zhou Xinyi and her fiancé Wu Haoxuan. Accused of disobeying her elders and theft, she is sentenced to exile. Along the way, she suffers humiliation at the hands of the guards and attacks by her enemies. On the brink of death, she activates a comeback System and gains the Eye of Truth and supplies for survival. Trapped in the Northern Wasteland exile 177Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 After I Became a Substitute Bride, the Ruthless Prince Discovered I Was No Ordinary Woman 替嫁后，杀神王爷发现我不是凡人 [Transmigration + Substitute Bride + Satisfying Read + Hero Born for Love] Yun Yao was once a celestial maiden in the cultivation world, betrothed to her senior brother since childhood. She never expected him to stab her through the throat with his sword. When she woke, she had transmigrated into the mortal Su Yunyao, on her way to the capital to marry in someone else’s place. But why did Prince Ling, the “God of Death” she was supposed to marry, look so much like her Sixth Senior Brother? By a 383Reads8.0Score101Shelves
- 25 Love Is Hard to Win Back: After His Sister Left, the General Regretted Everything 情缘难追：妹妹走后将军他后悔了 In her previous life, she made a wish on a lantern at the river during the Lantern Festival: that she and Duan Chizhi would be together forever. Then she became the final step on his ladder to immortality, and died. In this life, she remembers nothing and follows him down to the mortal realm to help him through his love trial. Then her memories return, and she falls for him all over again. Overjoyed, she ties their red strings together and secretly wishes they could be the only ones in each oth 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 After My Kingdom Fell, I Tamed the Tyrant with Sweet Talk 亡国后，我靠撒娇驯服暴君 She was a tribute consort sent by a fallen kingdom. In front of everyone, the new emperor coolly remarked, "She's nothing but a plaything." They laughed at her, certain she would wither away in the depths of the palace. Little did they know that every night she clung to his imperial robes and whispered, "Your Majesty, I'm cold..." Later, courtiers were stunned to see the tyrant himself peel grapes and feed them to her, softly coaxing, "Good girl, try one more." In the deathly silence of the hall —Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 27 After Nearly Dying, I Become a Healer and Investigate the Truth 险死还生后，我化身医女查真相 Scheming Prince vs. Fallen Noblewoman, household intrigue and palace strife + historical romance + sweet indulgence + political scheming. A traditional historical romance with no rebirth and no transmigration. She is a noblewoman from a prestigious family, with a refined, beautiful appearance. But when her family falls into ruin, she becomes an orphan everyone can bully. A cruel servant pushes her off a cliff, and her fiance suddenly breaks off their engagement to marry her cousin. Then she 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Peerless Physician Consort: The Prince’s Cunning Princess Is No One to Mess With 绝世医妃：王爷的腹黑王妃不好惹 A renowned 21st-century assassin awakens in the body of a pitiful girl whose father doesn't love her, whose mother is dead, and who has been abused since childhood by her stepmother and older half-sister... She makes a powerful return. When someone asks why she doesn't just kill them, she replies, “The higher they climb, the harder they'll fall!” “Daughter, I was wrong. Please forgive me. Come back! You're the only daughter I have left.” She gazes coldly at her weeping father and says flatly, “Y 6.3kReads9.2Score738Shelves
- 29 Sweet Sounds at Sea: I Fished a Beautiful Bride Out of the Ocean 海上有佳音：海里捞了个美娇娘 [Rugged shipping magnate x down-on-her-luck noblewoman from the capital] Jiang Heng fished a breathtaking beauty out of the sea, then chased after her from that moment on, spouting shameless nonsense without a trace of decency. "I fished you out, so you're mine." "No real big brother? How about a lover?" "How could the moon in the sky compare to the person right in front of me?" "I love you to death. Do you love me too?" "Come on, big brother will show you the nightlife." Jiang Heng's motto: Row 604Reads—Score209Shelves
- 30 Transmigrate Into a Book: The Mad Qi Min’s Caged Sparrow 穿书逐玉：疯批齐旻的掌中雀 Yu Qianqian was transmigrated into the body of a doomed cannon-fodder character, and mistook the sinister, unhinged imperial grandson Qi Min for her savior. Qi Min was a thoroughly rotten man. He didn’t understand love, only possession. He clipped her wings and locked her in a cage made of pure gold, stroking her face with a smile. “Qianqian, you’re only safe by my side.” Desperate for freedom, Yu Qianqian faked her death in a blazing fire. That night, the all-powerful Third Young Master Qi dug 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 After Freezing to Death, Who Wants to Be a General's Legitimate Daughter Anyway? 被活活冻死后将军嫡女谁爱当谁当 [Fortune-Telling + Ghost-Hunting + Strong Female Lead + Vengeful + Wild Imagination + Power Fantasy] After ten years as the General’s legitimate daughter, she unexpectedly learns that she isn’t the General’s biological child. His real daughter is brought into the household, and the ten-year-old girl is tricked into a cellar by the true daughter and her fifth brother, the brother who had doted on her. There, she freezes to death. When she opens her eyes again, someone else has taken over her body 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 A Woman Wakes on the Dragon Throne in a Man's Body, While the Tyrant and His Cold Tutor Share a Love of Men 女穿男身龙榻醒，暴君断袖太傅冷 +Woman transmigrates into a man's body + tyrant + changing fate + survival Su Jin, a modern young woman, transmigrated into the body of a notorious villainous tyrant. Still reeling from the shock, she discovered a breathtakingly beautiful man lying beside her on the dragon bed: the stunning Imperial Tutor, who shared a blood feud with the original host and had been forced into a relationship with him. Overcome by desire, she took him by force, sealing her reputation as a man who loved men. When 112Reads5.7Score—Shelves
- 33 The Crown Prince’s Redemption Contract 太子殿下的赎身契 In my past life, I gave my heart to the wrong man. I saved him in the wilderness, only to become a stain he erased after ascending the throne. I died without ever knowing why. When I opened my eyes again, I was back before I had found him. This time, my heart held no love, only one goal: the ten thousand taels of gold he'd promised me. I dragged his badly wounded self home. As he stared at me in disbelief, I turned my devoted care into a transaction with clearly posted prices. One hundred taels 11Reads9.4Score—Shelves
- 34 Moonlight of Yesteryear: The Empress’s Thirteen Husbands 旧时月：女帝十三夫 [Female-led + feel-good revenge story + face-slapping + multiple couples + happy ending] “What I want is not your protection. I want the people of this realm to bow before me and pledge their allegiance...” Guan Li shakily rose to her feet. Her hands, hidden beneath her ornate sleeves, were covered in blood. She glanced back at the young imperial uncle she had killed with her own hands, and a clear tear rolled down her cheek. A young man in a pale blue gauze robe strode in and caught Guan Li as 153Reads—Score108Shelves
- 35 After Returning to the Capital, Young Master Pei's Wife-Chasing Inferno Begins 回京后，裴世子他追妻火葬场了 [Marriage first, love later, happy ending, the male lead falls first] When Lin Wan married Pei Yue, there wasn't much affection between them. One was levelheaded and restrained, the other tested the waters at every turn. She thought that as long as she kept to proper boundaries, she could live out her life in peace. He thought marriage was nothing more than that. In Pei Yue's eyes, the wife he had unexpectedly married was beautiful, gentle, and virtuous. She took care of everyone in the house 608Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 The Golden Cage Sings 金笼啼 A modern, powerful businesswoman transmigrates into the body of a minor official’s daughter and is forced into a twisted prince’s imprisonment and coercive love. Yet amid the bloody turmoil of revenge and the fight for the throne, they become each other’s only salvation. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 After Taking the Heiress's Place, the Capital's Most Eligible Bachelor Sets His Sights on Me 顶替千金后，京城第一公子盯上我 [The Ice-Cold Beauty Goes Wild for Love | Push and Pull to the Limit | Combative Couple | Restraint | Unaware of Their Own Love | One-on-One] A Ling assumes another person’s identity to infiltrate the Duke’s manor. The task assigned to him is to use his prestigious status to marry Shen Heng. At first, the mission goes smoothly. But his cousin at the manor, the capital’s most celebrated young gentleman, may seem charming and carefree, yet he has already uncovered A Ling’s true origins in secret. 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 Your Highness! The Princess Consort's Coffin Lid Won't Stay Shut 启禀王爷！王妃的棺材板压不住了 From the day Lu Qiqi went from a max-level powerhouse to a pitiful weakling, she decided to hide her strength and quietly make a fortune. But after she casually “saved” Xiao Ji, the capital’s famously sickly prince, the whole story took a bizarre turn... A pitiful weakling? No, a max-level powerhouse has come to the ancient world to stir things up! She’s both a master physician and a master thief. She meant to find a down-and-out prince to be her business partner, but somehow ended up with a mov —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 I Landed in a Farming Novel, but Got a Palace Intrigue System 穿到种田文我却拿到了宫斗系统 [No romance + System] Shen Yun was an utterly ordinary office worker. After a freak accident on her way home from work, she opened her eyes to find a man squeezing her throat with all his strength! After barely surviving, she discovered that she had transmigrated. Her family was dirt poor, and all she could do each day was drink enough water to feel full. But the biggest problem was her starting scenario. What good was a palace intrigue System supposed to do for me, oh heavens?! Later, she reali 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 I Can’t Hear in My Right Ear, but I Remember Every Word You Say 右耳听不见，可你说的话我都记着 I can't hear with my right ear, but I remember every word you say. 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 The True and False Heiresses: Peace Year After Year 真假嫡女：岁岁平安 [Signed, currently updating] [Switched at birth and fate exchanged + fake death and awakening + two generations of grudges + political intrigue and revenge + pseudo-siblings + devoted couple, happy ending] A cool-headed, resilient outcast daughter of the Prime Minister's household × a fallen prince biding his time Nine years of longing carved into their bones; at last, they find their way to each other In outsiders' eyes, Lu An'an is a crude country girl who was raised in the countryside. Being —Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 42 Farewell to the Phoenix Throne on a Peony Couch 牡丹榻上辞凤阙 Shen Wanning had lived in the secluded depths of the Shen residence for as long as she could remember, growing up alongside her half-brother, Shen Huaijin, the chief grand secretary. He always treated her with the distance and severity of an elder brother, convinced she was the daughter of his father's mistress, hidden away in the household, a stain on the family's honor. It was only when the decree accusing the loyal of treason arrived that the truth behind the massacre of her military family w 28Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 The Phoenix Perches in the Parasol Tree: The Year the Wind and Snow Cut Off My Hair 凤栖梧桐：那年风雪断发时 I transmigrated into a novel I'd once cursed, becoming the least noticeable palace maid by the empress's side. I knew how her story ended: her hair was cut, she was sent to the Cold Palace, and she died on a snowy night. But I couldn't change anything. All I could do was stand behind her and watch her take one step after another toward that night. After the empress was gone, I climbed from the Laundry Bureau to the kitchens, from the stove to the imperial desk. I didn't compete for favor, take 10Reads—Score119Shelves
- 44 You Raise Me to the High Platform, I’ll Lure You into the Trap 君捧我上高台，我等君入瓮 You raise me to the heights, and I'll wait for you to walk into my trap. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 The Brocade-Clad Killer 锦衣杀 He is the sharpest blade in the emperor’s hand, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. By imperial order, he marries the only daughter of the Marquis Who Guards the Nation, who has been left behind in the capital. A marriage contract is both a reward and a shackle... She is a hostage used by the emperor to control the generals stationed at the border. He is the jailer ordered to keep watch over her. He struggles between loyalty and the growing desire he cannot suppress, while she naviga 2.2kReads7.1Score263Shelves
- 46 My Childhood Friend Is Ruthless and Savage to Everyone Else, but a Sweet Puppy to Me 竹马对外杀伐狠戾，对我软萌奶狗 [Pure Historical Romance] [Slow-Burn Romance] [Childhood Sweethearts] [Long-Standing Scheme] [Two-Faced Male Lead] [Sweet Romance with a Hint of Bittersweetness, No Angst] [Light Family Intrigue] [Dear readers: This is a sweet, slow-burn romance. The leads dote on each other from childhood to adulthood. At first, they're all children, so the pace is slower, with nothing but innocent sweetness and no flirting. Once they grow up, multiple couples' stories unfold in parallel. Please choose for your 44Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 You Stepped on My Family to Rise, So Why Regret My Marriage to a General? 踩我全家上位，我嫁将军你悔什么 [Rebirth and revenge] + [rivalry for the heroine] + [a heroine who fights back without hesitation] Lu Mingwei, the legitimate daughter of a marquis’s household, once thought she was the happiest woman in the world. For five years of marriage, her husband, Shen Huai, treated her like his most treasured possession. The warm porridge he brought her each morning, their passionate nights, and his devoted vigil at her sickbed all immersed her in a grand love story. Only when forged evidence branding t 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 I Took My Fallen Brother’s Place and Married His Betrothed 顶替战死兄长娶了准嫂嫂 The empress of Beichen gave birth to twin princes. In the royal family, twins were seen as two dragons vying for a pearl, an ill omen for the country. The powerful relatives of the Noble Consort wanted to use the matter to attack the empress. With no other choice, the emperor and empress secretly ordered their second son, Yuwen Sheng, sent out of the palace to the borderlands of Beichen, far away in Wuyou Valley. To the public, they claimed that the second prince had died in infancy. The elder s 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 The Princess Looks Up, and the Prince Bows His Head 王妃抬眸王爷低头 Zhou Yuening and Zhao Ke are childhood sweethearts (or so it seems). Whenever Zhou Yuening runs into him, she is almost always at her most wretched. Zhao Ke: She caused my mother to be confined in the Cold Palace for ten years. Why should she get to grow up safe and sound, dressed in fine clothes and eating well, smiling warmly at other young men? Why should someone come to propose to her with a bright future in hand when she comes of age? He refuses to let her have her way. The Crown Prince 32Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Reborn, My Fake Heiress Sister Got a New Soul 重生后，假千金妹妹换了芯子 [Two female leads / love that grows over time / no male lead, but male supporting characters / not a revenge power fantasy / ensemble cast] Dong Yingzhao was switched at birth during a time of chaos. Once the impostor learned the truth, she treated Yingzhao with extreme cruelty. What she lost in her past life, she’ll fight to take back in this one. She succeeds. The fake heiress, the impostor, is dead, but somehow Yingzhao isn’t happy. Why? Is it because of the person who returned from the dead 5Reads—Score—Shelves
