Novels like Weren’t We Supposed to Have an Arranged Marriage? Why Are You Crying Now That I’m Engaged?
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- 1 Reborn: This Little Sister Won't Put Up with the Green Tea Girl 重生，小师妹不惯着绿茶 Rich and pampered heroine + making a fortune + the second male lead gets the girl + sweet romance In her previous life, Su Luo was spoiled and willful. The childhood sweetheart she loved with all her heart fell for someone else, leading to her father's gruesome death and her sect's leadership changing hands. In the end, she was murdered by the green-tea schemer she'd brought home herself. Reborn, all she wants is to live to the happy ending as a lazy, pampered junior sister from a wealthy family 156Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 2 The Night My Heart Broke, My Boss Proposed to Me 心碎当晚，顶头上司向我求婚 [Wealthy Families + Romance After Marriage from the Heroine's Perspective + Secret Crush Turns Mutual from the Hero's Perspective + Second Male Lead's Redemption] Brilliant, clear-eyed prodigy materials engineer VS devoted, restrained head of a financial empire Everyone in Yuncheng knows that Qi Youyuan, the real daughter who was brought back to the Qi family, has eyes that know how to love. At fifteen, Qi Youyuan arrived from the countryside at the scholarly Qi household, bringing with her a ro —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 My Husband Spoils Me Rotten, Yet Cuts Himself in Front of Everyone for His First Love 老公宠我宠到无法无天，却为白月光当众自残 My husband spoils me beyond all reason, yet he mutilates himself in public for the woman he’s always loved. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 After Faking My Death, the Crazy Male Lead Regretted It 死遁后，疯批男主他悔疯了 After Faking His Death, the Crazy Male Lead Regrets Everything 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Mr. Yin, Stop Torturing Me. Your Wife Married Your Deadly Rival 殷总别虐了，太太嫁了你的死对头 Wan Jia loves Yin Tianyi! She sheathed her claws and fangs and obediently spent three whole years as his secret mistress. She could put up with coworkers spreading rumors and friends and family misunderstanding her, but him going on blind dates behind her back was too much! “Yin Tianyi, let's break up!” Wan Jia finally exploded for the first time. But Yin Tianyi gripped her slender waist and murmured, tenderly yet coldly, “In a hurry to break up so you can find someone else?” When Wan Jia chose 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 After Our Blind Date, the Scheming Tycoon Set Traps for Me Every Day 相亲后，心机大佬天天下圈套 Jiang Luran deliberately made herself look unattractive for a blind date, never imagining she’d not only mistake the man for someone else, but that he’d be the older brother of the man she’d secretly loved for years: Fu Jingchen, head of the Fu family. Fu Jingchen overheard her plan with her best friend. To win over his younger brother, Fu Jingnan, she was willing to spend all her savings and borrow a hefty sum to pull strings and get a job at the Fu Group. A gold digger like her would never b 11.9kReads—Score27314d adds
- 7 My Cousin Stole My Fiancé, So I Took Her Place and Married the Living King of Hell. Then She Went Mad 堂妹抢了我的未婚夫，我替她嫁给了活阎罗，结果她疯了 My cousin stole my fiancé, so I took her place and married the living King of Hell. Then she went mad. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 A Rose in the Wild 玫瑰炙野 [Second Male Lead Wins Her Heart + Scumbag Chases His Ex in Vain + The Heroine Never Looks Back] Everyone in Lincheng knew that Meng Ying, the Shen family's adopted daughter, had been dating Pei family's second young master for four whole years. She stayed by his side for four years, willingly trailing after him like a shadow. Everyone thought the second young master would marry her into the Pei family and make her its rightful young madam. Even she innocently looked forward to that day. But on —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Mr. Wen, Your Wife Has Uncovered Your Secret Identity! 闻总，你马甲被太太扒掉了！ [The second male lead is emotionally and physically pure and wins her over + scumbag’s crematorium + entertainment industry] “Wen Yu? How could she compare to Jiang Yue? I wouldn’t want her even if she came to me on a silver platter.” Wen Yu’s hand stopped as she was about to knock. She gave a mocking smile, then turned and left without a second thought. The person she’d loved for so long was nothing special after all. Too bad it had taken her so many years to see it clearly. She’d meant to say 1.1kReads8.7Score13814d adds
- 10 Report! Mr. Sang Planned This All Along 报告！是桑总他蓄谋已久 Love after marriage + a long-planned scheme + the second male lead wins + sweet romance [A cool, aloof lawyer VS a domineering CEO who appears refined and gentlemanly but is dark inside and has an overwhelming possessive streak] He plays the seducer at first, but later shows his true colors. Shen Jinyi was a notorious playboy who charmed countless women without ever giving his heart to one. But after meeting Zhou Chuyue, he seemed like a different person. Everyone said Boss Shen had finally sett 22Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 11 President Pei, Your Legal Wife Is in Prison 裴总，你的合法妻子在坐牢 Mr. Pei, your lawful wife is in prison 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 After My Divorce, Every Male Idol Wants to Marry Me 离婚后，所有男神都想娶我 This marriage was forced by a debt of gratitude. Fu Jingcheng doesn't love Xu Qiuqiu, and for three years he secretly kept his first love by his side without Xu Qiuqiu knowing. Xu Qiuqiu loves Fu Jingcheng. She compromises again and again in their marriage, only to be handed divorce papers. Awakening from her failed marriage, Xu Qiuqiu kicks the scumbag to the curb and signs the divorce papers without hesitation. After the divorce, Xu Qiuqiu grows more radiant by the day, her career takes off, a 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 A Lighter and Mint Candy 打火机与薄荷糖 [Campus romance] [Unrequited love] [The playboy reforms] [The second male lead wins her heart] [Happy ending] [Both leads are each other's first] On the first day of school, socially anxious Zhang Deng Deng just wants to blend into the background. But the girl huddled in the corner ends up sitting next to Wang Mingyuan, a boy with a dazzling smile, as radiant as a little sun! He’s cheerful and popular, but so terrible at math that she can’t help getting a headache. “I’m counting on you for math 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 After Her Divorce, Miss Jiang Was Doted on by Everyone 离婚后，姜小姐被人宠上天 [Taking revenge on the scum + regretful husband begs her to return + second male lead wins]“Jiang Zinuan, do I need to remind you again that you begged for this marriage? I can give you the title of Mrs. Jing, money, a house, jewelry and accessories. But don’t even dream of getting my heart,” Jing Zhixing said, displeased. “Ah Xing, that’s not how it is…” “Shut up. You have no right to call me ‘Ah Xing.’ I don’t want to hear your excuses.” “I’m pregnant, Mr. Jing.” “Get rid of it. I won’t let yo 10Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 15 After the Divorce, She Turns Around and Marries a Wealthy Mogul 离婚后她转身嫁给豪门大佬 She devoted herself to caring for her family, only to become invisible to her husband and mother-in-law, who despised and schemed against her. On the eve of their divorce, they even arranged for her to look after her husband’s pregnant mistress. Her devotion had been misplaced. When she learned the truth, she didn’t cry, make a scene, or threaten suicide. She calmly left behind divorce papers and walked away with her child. Her mother-in-law declared that she would come crawling back for a place 26Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 16 Reborn: The Second Male Lead Wants to Rise to the Top 重生之男二想上位 Before being reborn: “What are you wasting your breath on her for? Throw her overboard.” The sound of his voice made her heart feel as if it were being pierced by the icy seawater. “If there’s another life, I’ll make you wish you were dead.” After being reborn: Take down scumbags + tear into homewreckers + emotionally savvy heroine “Second male leads have always loved the deepest.” “Because of the promise made over a piece of candy…” He took several knife strikes for her, yet she used him again 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Reborn, I Refused to Marry My Amnesiac Childhood Friend: Your White Moonlight Is the Impostor Who Bullied Me 重生后我拒嫁失忆竹马：你的白月光是霸凌我的冒牌货 Reborn, I Refuse to Marry My Amnesiac Childhood Friend: Your First Love Is an Impostor Who Bullied Me —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 I Chased His Brother for Ten Years, Then Turned Around and Won Him Over 追哥哥十年，转头拿下他弟 I chased after his older brother for ten years, then turned around and won over his younger brother 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 So What If I Like the Top Scholar? 我就喜欢状元怎么了 Xiao Changying took a liking to a young man from a humble family. He certainly had some talent and passed the imperial examinations as the top scholar that year. But instead of relying on Xiao Changying’s influence, he wanted her to share a life of hardship with him. Naturally, she refused. She turned around and married the next year’s newly crowned top scholar. As it turned out, she had picked a winner: when she faced a fire, he risked his life to save her, and whenever she had something on her 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 When My Childhood Friend Went Mad with Regret, the Tycoon's Heir Claimed Me for Himself 竹马悔疯时，我被豪门太子爷独占 ABO + second male lead tries to win her back + male lead secretly loves her and steals her away + romantic rivalry + marriage before love + sweet romance + powerful man learns to yield + slight everyone-loves-the-heroine vibe Everyone in high society knew that Yu Wan was merely the daughter of a servant, and that she had stayed by the side of Meng Ling, the second young master of the Meng family, only because they had grown up together. No one knew that Yu Wan, the object of their scorn and disd —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 After Failing to Win Over the Tyrant, I Became His Imperial Aunt 攻略暴君失败后，我成了他皇婶 [Dual Rebirth + The Second Male Lead Takes the Crown + Face-Slapping and Crushing Scumbags + Sweet Romance + Political Intrigue + The Male Lead's Groveling Pursuit] Su Nian transmigrated ten times and died nine. The first time, she was given poisoned wine. The second, she was pierced by a thousand arrows. The third, she was thrown off a cliff... Every time, it ended the same way: she fell in love with the tyrant Xiao Jinxuan, then he killed her with his own hands. When she opened her eyes for th 16Reads—Score10914d adds
- 22 I Picked Up a Billionaire CEO Outside the Civil Affairs Bureau to Get Our Marriage License 民政局前，我捡了亿万总裁来领证 [Whirlwind marriage + love after marriage + groveling chase + male lead with a hidden identity + both leads are each other’s first] On the day she’s supposed to register her marriage, Lin Keyu catches her fiancé cheating in the blazing sun, with one of her friends. Furious, she throws water on them, but the scumbag shoves her away and calls her “a psycho.” Her eyes bloodshot, she turns around and finds a handsome man who also needs to get married urgently, right outside the marriage bureau. She 147Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 23 After Tormenting Her Fiancée, She Marries a Young General 虐完未婚妻，她转嫁小将军 (The rating will go up, so relax and enjoy. It’s guaranteed to be sweet.) [Second male lead gets the girl HE, first male lead chases his wife to no avail and gets no second chance.] [Legitimate daughter of the Chancellor’s residence VS young master of the Duke Who Protects the Nation’s residence, both devoted to each other] Ye Wan, the Chancellor’s legitimate daughter, had come of age but was still waiting for her childhood betrothed to propose. Yan Yu, the eldest son of the General’s residence, 78Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 24 When the Pear Blossoms Fade, Spring Comes Late 梨烬春迟 Late Spring, Ashen Pear Blossoms 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 After My Best Friend's Boyfriend Betrayed Me, I Inherited a Trillion-Dollar Fortune 被闺蜜男友背叛后，我继承了万亿家产 After My Best Friend’s Boyfriend Betrayed Me, I Inherited a Trillion-Dollar Fortune 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Heartbreak, Then More Heartbreak: This Time, He’s Desperate with Regret 虐，又虐，这次他悔疯了 [Second male lead takes center stage + regret and desperate pursuit + reunion after a long separation + mistaking someone for the woman he once loved] Shen Wanning is an AI prodigy with extraordinary talent, but she sets aside her brilliance for love and quietly stays by Meng Jinke's side for seven whole years. After seven years of devoted waiting, she finally gets his proposal. But at their grand wedding, instead of a promise to spend their lives together, she is publicly abandoned. Lu Senyu, h 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Damn! My Flash-Marriage Husband Is Actually the Richest Man 靠！闪婚头牌老公竟是首富 [Whirlwind Marriage, Love After Marriage] [Both Pure] [Sweet Romance] [Taking Down the Trashy Ex] On the anniversary of their relationship, her boyfriend abandons her to spend Valentine’s Day with his ex-girlfriend. “I don’t love her, and I’m not going to marry her!” His words finally extinguish all her hopes. She promptly breaks up with him and walks away… She’s better off without a man like that. She can always find another one, so she heads to a bar with her girlfriends and orders a whole gro 331Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 28 Young Master Huo, Stop Torturing Her! Miss Ji Was Kidnapped by Human Traffickers 霍少别虐了，季小姐被人贩子拐了 [No getting back together after a breakup + Second male lead takes the lead + Secret identity] [ Scheming, sweet-and-satisfying female lead VS devoted top-tier star, the second male lead ] Ji Yu's life fell into two distinct halves. Before she turned fifteen, she was the Ji family's most cherished youngest daughter. Her parents were devoted to each other, and she had two older brothers. After she turned fifteen, her parents and brothers died in a plane crash. Her grandmother marked her with a c 38Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 29 I Gaze at the Moonlight, with a Glimmer of My Own Behind Me 我望向月光，身后自有微光 Mutual salvation, happy ending / Bittersweet, misplaced secret crushes / Shy heroine's transformation and growth / A second male lead who leaves you with regrets The world only sees the dazzling young man. Few understand the feelings hidden away in someone's heart. Jiang Yuan'an is sensitive and timid, used to shrinking away amid cold stares and criticism. From afar, she keeps her eyes fixed on that unattainable moonlight, chasing after it with all her heart. "You're the person I don't dare look 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 God Says He Wants to Save You 神说他想渡你 The night she rode her motorcycle to the seaside, she rescued a handsome guy. On closer inspection, she realized he was her ex. “I should have checked who it was before I rescued him.” “And if you knew it was me?” “I would have shoved you right back in.” / Rong Jiangxue felt like nothing ever went her way. Just when she decided to move on, that man would always find her again, stirring up such a mess in her heart. “Why did you come looking for me?” “I missed you, so I came.” He leaned close to h 17Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 31 Falling into the Trap Again 二次深陷 Wen Yan loved Yu Chengzhou. She loved him for a full ten years, only to be betrayed after a decade of devotion and reduced from a wealthy heiress to his caged bird. Five years later, she returned as a highly sought-after jewelry designer. With all eyes on her, she became the first woman bold enough to reject him. In this battle of wits and this pursuit of love, would he be the one to lose his heart, or would she fall for him all over again? 29Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 32 The Chaste Mr. Lu Drops His Mask, Tenderly Grips Her Waist, and Coaxes Her into His Arms 禁欲陆爷撕下伪装，温柔掐腰诱宠 [Mutual Firsts + Married Before Falling in Love + Long-Running Scheme + Sweet Romance + Happy Ending] After Su Tang was exposed as a fake heiress, she was thrown out of the house. To repay her for saving her life, Grandma Fu had her grandson marry Su Tang and take her into the Fu family. Su Tang gave up her dignity and tried her hardest to please him, only to be met with Fu Jingqian's misunderstandings, hatred, and humiliation. Five years later, his first love returned from abroad. Su Tang's hea 142Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 33 The Capital’s Big Shot Kisses Her Senseless, Spoiling and Seducing Her 京圈大佬猛猛亲，又宠又撩 [Cool, confident celebrity heroine x scheming, possessive kingpin of the capital] [Two strong leads who keep testing each other | Brothers competing for her in a battleground of jealousy | The second male lead takes center stage | The husband’s long road to winning her back | Possessive, sweet romance] In the sixth year of loving Shen Siyi, You Jinwu caught him cheating with her own eyes. She didn’t cry or make a scene. She turned and walked away, cleanly and decisively, as if she had never love 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 A Little Sour Plum 一颗小酸梅 [Marriage first, love later + years of plotting + sole devotion + second male lead pursues his wife to win her back + both leads are each other’s only ones] Lin Yan: When she was nine, after losing both her parents, she met the one person who treated her kindly. Like someone in the dark clutching a ray of light, she followed him without hesitation from then on. She never feared the ridicule, until she was twenty-four and heard him tell his friends with her own ears, “Lin Yan? She thinks she’s go 129Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 35 Childhood Sweethearts Can't Beat Fate's Chosen One 竹马敌不过天降之命中注定 Yin Zhiyi and Xie Zhili had been together since childhood, the destined childhood sweethearts in everyone's eyes. Everyone was certain they would one day spend their lives together and find their happy ending. But no one knew when it began: Xie Zhili gradually stopped showing up for one important moment after another in Yin Zhiyi's life. While she was still trying to make sense of it all, Lu Xizhou suddenly entered her world. He was gentle and modest, considerate and attentive, and treated her w 30.8kReads—Score3.9k14d adds
- 36 My Pretend-Poor Boyfriend Casually Opened a Bottle of Wine Worth Half a Year’s Salary 装穷男友随手开瓶酒抵我半年工资 My boyfriend pretends to be poor, then casually opens a bottle of wine worth half my annual salary. 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 A Weapon for Love 利器为爱 A Blade for Love 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Mr. Gu, Your Wife Says She'd Rather Die Than Come Back 顾总，夫人说她宁死不再回头 [Regretful pursuit of the wife + no getting back together after the breakup + substitute + heroine ends up with the second male lead] Lu Xiang loved Gu Tinghe with all her heart and willingly became his substitute so she could marry him. Five years later, his white moonlight suddenly returned. Gu Tinghe demanded that Lu Xiang step aside. She didn’t cry or make a scene. She signed the divorce papers and quietly left. Later, when his white moonlight fell ill, Gu Tinghe found Lu Xiang and forced he 105Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 39 I Confessed After Drinking and Was Forced to Keep the Capital's Crown Prince 酒后表白，被迫包养京圈太子爷 [Ex regrets and pursues his wife + second male lead takes the crown + love at first sight + both virgins + doting husband + face-slapping] After three years of marriage, Sang Chu had become a laughingstock in their social circle. Everyone knew her as a doormat, and they all mocked her for failing to win her husband's affection as he went through one woman after another. When she was put in a difficult position yet again, Sang Chu gave a disdainful smile, downed her drink in one go, and said cold 32Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 40 I'm Waiting for You 我在等你 I was struggling in agony in the delivery room, but my husband abandoned me and left me to die. 531Reads7.6Score16714d adds
- 41 A Substitute? So Are You 替身？你也是 A Substitute? So Are You 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 My Husband Cheated with His Dream Girl? Turns Out She Has One Too! 老公出轨白月光？正巧她也有！ [Angst Before the Payoff + Sweet Romance + Male Rivalry + Ex-Husband Begging for Her Back + Pure Wish Fulfillment] A lover whose feelings are impossible to read, an ex-husband with power at the very top, and a born playboy who lives for pleasure... Under everyone's watchful eyes, Tang Xi says coolly, “If he’s good in bed, I’m in.” She was once the most treasured of roses, only to be trapped within the confines of marriage. Her husband despised her, and her son resented her. Once she finally brok 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 I Won't Save the Capital 不渡京华 Just started posting, more chapters to come! [The regretful chase|An intense push and pull|Family feuds among the rich|A powerful man bows to love|High-ranking families|The second male lead wins] Xie Yin spent years by Shen Bingzhou’s side, giving him everything and loving him with all her heart. It wasn’t until her mother died in an accident and Shen Bingzhou threw her out while holding the fiancée of the woman responsible that she understood: all those years of love and devotion had been nothi 792Reads8.7Score10514d adds
- 44 My Fiancé Cheated, and His Best Friend Had Been Plotting for a Long Time 未婚夫出轨，他兄弟蓄谋已久 [Second male lead wins + no angst throughout + mutual pining + clear-headed, independent heroine + sharp-tongued, devoted hero + both chaste, one-on-one romance] The day Yan Yue found out that her fiancé, Xu Shaoyang, was cheating with her best friend, Yu Huanhuan, she went to see Su Jingnian. Su Jingnian had just finished showering and was wearing a bathrobe, looking both seductive and alluring. Yan Yue couldn’t swallow her anger. Just thinking about Xu Shaoyang kissing someone else, and that 10.7kReads7.4Score1.2k14d adds
- 45 Bite Marks in the Foggy Night 雾夜咬痕 [The bad boy tries to win his wife back but can’t, the second male lead gets the girl, female-led marriage-first-then-love, indulgent and satisfying sweet romance] When Li Ying was five, she and her younger brother lost their parents and were temporarily taken in by the Mu family. The young master of the Mu family took her hand and promised to protect her for the rest of her life. And so began the girl’s sixteen-year-long, unrequited love. Mu Hechuan was distinguished and dazzling, never short o 7.4kReads8.6Score79014d adds
- 46 Sending My Longing to the Orange Tree 寄相思于枳 [Marriage first, love later + secret crush + gentle second male lead takes the lead + groveling to win her back + heroine never looks back + long-planned love] She is the little princess of the Li family, and the beloved treasure A Xun has long yearned for. But she falls for Mu Huai, who is as cold and aloof as an iceberg. She thinks he's like that with everyone, until she witnesses the one exception with her own eyes. At a party, she also hears Mu Huai say of her, “All I want from her is the pr 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 The Fifteenth Year of Waiting for Her Divorce 等她离婚的第十五年 [Clear-headed heroine + second male lead chases her but can't win her back + his best friend steals her away] [Radiant, poised beauty versus a seemingly flirtatious but actually sinister, obsessive tycoon] Song Ning and Fu Dongqing went from school uniforms to wedding clothes, sharing a relationship that lasted fifteen years. Countless people envied her for marrying so well and envied how deeply Fu Dongqing loved her. Only she knew that Fu Dongqing kept a mistress on the side. Without hesita 2.1kReads7.1Score58014d adds
- 48 We Got Our Marriage License on Our Blind Date, but President Gu Had Planned It All Along 相亲当天领证，顾总他蓄谋已久 [Married first, love later + secret love becomes mutual + second male lead's regret + fake and real heiresses + mutual first love only] Shen Nian was the real heiress, but was treated as an adopted daughter and made to suffer. She mistakenly believed Pei Jin'an was the person who had once brought sunshine into her life, and pursued him for seventeen years. “She's just an adopted daughter, and she still thinks she can marry me? She's shameless!” Shen Nian turned around and disappeared from his li 325Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 49 Caught Cheating, I Got Involved With a Top Deal-Making Tycoon 捉奸当天，我招惹了顶级操盘大佬 [No Getting Back Together + Face-Slapping + Putting Scumbags in Their Place + Pretends to Be a Playboy, but Spoils His Wife Endlessly + Marriage First, Love Later from the Female Lead's POV + The Male Lead Has Been Plotting This for Ages] Scheming, cool, and dangerously charming financial power player vs. gentle, jade-like beauty of a secretary The night before her wedding, Su Muqing discovered her fiancé cheating with her best friend. “Su Muqing, let's call off tomorrow's wedding. I played the 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 The Crown Prince Chases His Wife: So, Who's Secretly in Love with Whom? 太子爷追妻：到底谁暗恋谁啊？ [Good girl’s comeback × possessive, calculating CEO of a powerful Beijing family] Modern romance / wealthy family / CEO / powerful man bows his head / unrequited love / winning her back / sweet romance / happy ending -Ye Yining knows that unrequited love is one person’s private chaos. -Everyone says she’s the useless daughter of the Ye family. No one cares whether she’s happy. But Shen Si does. Their fate began with a secret crush, and once Shen Si fell, he could see no one but her. Shen Si sa 25Reads—Score—14d adds
