Novels like A Bitter Summer of Loving Mu Ru San Fen in Secret
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- 51 Reunited After Five Years Apart, Mr. Huo Goes Mad and Forces a Marriage 分手五年再遇，霍总发疯逼婚 [The pursuit-after-divorce arc + both leads' romantic purity + rekindled love + marriage before love + bad boy x good girl + coercive love + forced possession + rotten man with a sincere heart + bittersweet push and pull + emotional angst] Shen Wanqing has never forgotten what happened in her senior year of high school. She was just beginning to fall in love, secretly crushing on the school's most handsome boy, Huo Sicheng. Through incredible luck, she became his girlfriend. But after only a mon 6.7kReads—Score209Shelves
- 52 My Wife Is Terrible at Math 老婆是数学学渣 An aloof, distinguished, all-subjects genius CEO vs. a sweet, gentle, math-struggling heroine!!! Super sweet + determined pursuit + from campus to the workplace!!! That September, with the first touches of autumn in the air, the new semester of her second year of high school began amid the chirping of cicadas. She stepped into the classroom, her white skirt trailing over the threshold, her waist-length hair lifted by the breeze through the hall as flecks of light danced in its ends. Those few st 15Reads—Score284Shelves
- 53 I'd Rather Go Crazy and Play the Victim Than Stalk My Dream Guy 死缠烂打追男神，不如装疯卖惨一把 Instead of doggedly chasing your dream guy, pretend to lose your mind and play the victim for once 3.3kReads—Score—Shelves
- 54 She Doesn't Believe You Anymore 她不信你了 [Childhood sweetheart chases his wife to the crematorium] Xia Zhi had always loved Feng Qi. After finally getting him to agree to “give it a try,” they kept their relationship secret for a short while before he denied they were together and publicly announced his relationship with Shen Mian. On her birthday, Feng Qi hastily gave her a “freebie” as a gift, while the actual gift was on Shen Mian’s wrist. Disappointed, she smashed it and gave up on him for good. When Feng Qi tried to send her abroa 8.8kReads6.1Score292Shelves
- 55 The Mob Boss Is a Character in a Painting 黑老大是画中人物 On a winter night when they were eighteen, Du Hechi hauled Shen Ningyuan out of the frozen river. Kneeling on one knee, he sneered, “If you’re fine, why keep going near the river? Trying to get yourself killed?” Shen Ningyuan shivered and looked up. “I wasn’t...” “Weren’t you?” He scoffed. “Want me to throw you back in and let you test the water temperature?” Everyone in the village said he was a thug who’d even hit his own father, and Shen Ningyuan believed them. Six years later, Shen Ningyu 92Reads—Score—Shelves
- 56 Powerful Families: In the End, We Weren’t Destined to Be Together Those Years 高干：总之，那几年我们没有缘分 Power Couple: Anyway, We Weren't Meant to Be in Those Years 112Reads—Score—Shelves
- 57 Junior Brother, Don’t Be Like This 师弟，你别这样 The day Ye Xiucheng reports for duty at Qiaonan Community Clinic, everyone asks him, “Why would a graduate of a top medical university come to a poor, remote place like this?” He just smiles without answering. He can’t tell them why he came here: It’s because of his beliefs, and because of his senior, Su Xixi. He thought she would always be by his side. That is, until the new vice president, Liang Shuo, tells her, “If something’s weighing on you, you can talk to me.” Ye Xiucheng finally panics. 125Reads—Score—Shelves
- 58 Strawberry Fizz 草莓气泡 [The heiress's secret crush comes true] Xie Wanning is a lively, mischievous heiress who grew up surrounded by love. Her older brother, Xie Qi'an, has treated her like a princess since childhood. When she first discovered romance, she fell for Lu Yichen, her neighbor who was five years older, and secretly pined for him. At her coming-of-age party, Xie Wanning put on a beautiful dress, ready to confess her feelings to Lu Yichen, only to overhear him talking to another girl. The girl cried out exc 1.4kReads7.0Score106Shelves
- 59 Back Before You Became the Light 回到你成为光之前 [Qi Shengnan × Shen Yanzhou → one-on-one romance, both leads are each other's first + fictional setting + mutual salvation + a touch of ensemble cast] When Qi Shengnan was six, she once met a very handsome person in the park near her home. Strangely, a red scarf was draped over his thigh. She gave him a strawberry-flavored candy and her umbrella too... When high school began, Qi Shengnan ended up in the same class as Shen Yanzhou, the top student in the city. She ran, he chased, and she wished s 34Reads—Score—Shelves
- 60 Sudden Downpour 骤雨降 [Dual Transmigration to a School Setting + Healing + Unrequited Love from the Male Lead + A Utopian Pursuit of His Wife + Devoted Sweet Romance with No Cheating + HE + Slow-Burn, Heartwarming] [Purehearted, Direct, Resilient Darling x Cunning, Cool, Unapproachable Young Master with a Secret Crush] Reading tips: The early part is wholesome, but later... the contrast is huge. The male lead is the ultimate campus-novel heartthrob, with the school bully, campus prince, and top student buffs all sta 397Reads—Score108Shelves
- 61 Falling Together into Ruin 共坠沉沦 [Mature, steady, wealthy daddy x resilient, tough country girl] [Eleven-year age gap, one-on-one, both leads have no romantic history, groveling romance, love at first sight] Orphan Xu Tao was sponsored by the wealthy Jiang Bowen. During her senior year of high school, she moved into his estate. On that night, thick with desire, Jiang Bowen, the financial magnate she had only ever seen on TV, stared at her for a long time, his eyes coolly assessing the risks and rewards. Only after the crimson c 4.3kReads8.9Score489Shelves
- 62 The Rules of a Newlywed Secret Crush 新婚暗恋法则 [Roguish heartthrob x cool beauty | Reunion after years apart | Slow-burn romance | Secret crush] As a student, Qi Shangzhi was arrogant, unruly, and impossible to tame. Blessed with a face so stunning it could make a living, he got away with anything on the strength of his looks. He was a regular on the school confession wall and forums, and the sight of his shirt lifting as he dunked a basketball became part of their youth. Though Zhou Chengye was beautiful, she was quiet and kept a low profil 33.3kReads9.2Score4.4kShelves
- 63 Reckless Seduction 肆意勾火 [Radiant, flirtatious singer × cool-headed, self-possessed star lawyer][Reunion after years apart + entertainment industry + groveling chase + sweet romance + both leads have only ever loved each other] Five years ago, Xia Wanzhi tried every trick in the book but still couldn't win Wen Ciyuan's heart. Five years later, the two face off in court. After the hearing, she blocks his way, smiling brightly and boldly. “Lawyer Wen, long time no see.” Wen Ciyuan doesn't even spare her a glance. He cooll 3.6kReads8.9Score340Shelves
- 64 A Mole Behind the Ear 耳后藏痣 [Contemporary Realism | Workplace Taboo | Slow Burn | Older Man | Strong Female Lead | Cohabitation] "A mole behind the ear, and someone hidden there, too." Late autumn in Shanghai, in the heart of an old Western-style neighborhood in the west of the city. A bar with no sign. An empty bottle of Great Wall Cabernet Sauvignon, a snakeskin bag with a broken zipper. She picked up the bag and said, "Follow me." He was too drunk to stand steadily, but he followed anyway. At thirty-two, she called the 111Reads—Score—Shelves
- 65 Longing From the Deep Sea 深海想念 [Sweet girl and cool guy] [Mutually devoted] [Both leads are adults] Shu Nuo liked someone, someone very gentle. He was patient with her, and gentle with her. She thought she was the only one who received that tenderness. Then one day, she happened to hear someone ask him: “Who do you like more, your childhood friend or the girl next door?” There was a silence that lasted more than ten seconds. He replied calmly, “What do you think?” “Your childhood friend.” He gave a soft laugh. His answer was 3.7kReads8.8Score159Shelves
- 66 Drowning in Deep Blue, I Met You 溺于深蓝遇见你 Lost in the Deep Blue, I Found You 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 67 My Precious Little Sister Wants a Divorce and to Run Away While Pregnant, but She Won't Escape Her Captivity 妹宝想离婚带球跑，休想逃被囚禁 The pampered girl wants to get a divorce and run away while pregnant. Dream on: she's going to be imprisoned. 334Reads—Score—Shelves
- 68 Nothing but False Affection 区区假意 [The Chase Begins After the Breakup] [Mutual Firsts] In the third year of their marriage, Li Man asked for a divorce. She admitted that she had been the one who benefited from this marriage. She had gone from a nobody to a phoenix. That was why Lu Jiushu despised her and couldn’t wait to leave her. She was human, not made of iron. This loveless marriage had worn her down until she was numb. But during the divorce cooling-off period, the man who had never come home started returning every day. He 10.9kReads8.3Score754Shelves
- 69 His First Love Returns, and the Capital’s Young Master Goes Mad 白月光回归，京圈太子爷疯了 [Reunion after a long separation, second chance at love, mutual healing, devoted male lead, two highly intelligent leads, happy ending] Ten years ago, when they parted, he was humble and she was resolute. She left without looking back. When they meet again ten years later, he is the famous heir to the Lu family in the imperial capital, while she is an unknown young woman with no one to rely on who has just returned from abroad. Leaning against the hospital wall, he asks, “Did your sugar daddy 12.4kReads8.8Score1kShelves
- 70 It’s All His Fault 怪他 [Signed for publication] Shen Zaiyi has a problem: she doesn’t understand what love is. She first crossed paths with Zhu Chen at a nightclub. After losing a game, Shen Zaiyi asked him to add her on WeChat. Shen Zaiyi had never been rejected in her life, but this was the first time a man had humiliated her. “Sorry, I’m just not interested in you.” Furious, Shen Zaiyi declared she would win Zhu Chen over within a semester. She made sure he saw her everywhere, stayed on his mind, and tried everythi 12.3kReads8.7Score686Shelves
- 71 Married the Wrong White Moonlight, Now Worth Hundreds of Billions and Reunited with My Childhood Sweetheart 错娶白月光，坐拥千亿遇青梅 [No System + Not Reborn + Multiple Heroines + She Chases Him + Lighthearted Comedy + Sweet and Angsty] For the sake of an unattainable dream girl, Zhao Chang’an cruelly turned down his devoted childhood sweetheart. He spent his entire fortune marrying his dream girl, only to be repaid with a heartless betrayal. After hitting rock bottom, Zhao Chang’an fought his way up, eventually gaining control of hundreds of billions in capital and becoming the power behind a top conglomerate. On the day he r 29Reads—Score129Shelves
- 72 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 6.9kReads7.7Score308Shelves
- 73 Back in the Country with a Child, and My Abstinent Uncle Is Losing It 带崽回国后，禁欲小叔急疯了 Reunion after years apart + living under one roof + fleeing while pregnant + powerful man chasing his wife + 10-year age gap Cool, reserved female director VS abstinent CEO After five years apart, Wen Ci never imagined that when she saw her best friend’s uncle, Xie Peizhou, again, she would throw herself into his arms without thinking. “Please, help me find a decent man...” She could feel Xie Peizhou’s body stiffen. He was like a lone boat caught in the nightmare of that stormy night years a 11.2kReads5.4Score453Shelves
- 74 Capturing the Capital’s Jade Beauty 掠养京枝 [Mature man and woman, rekindled romance, reunion after years apart, flirtatious passion, coercive love, stealing someone else's partner, sweet and angsty, happy ending] (Heiress to a prominent Beijing family × powerful tycoon at the helm of a top conglomerate) Duan Jixiao was the ex who had gotten Wen Su the most hopelessly hooked. The day they broke up, he gave her plenty of reasons. The one she remembered most was: “You’re suited for marriage, but not for me.” Six years later, they unexpected 2.9kReads6.7Score225Shelves
- 75 We Broke Up, So Why Are You Still Bowing Your Head? 都分手了，你还低头干什么！ The powerful one lowers their head; the weaker one gets trained like a dog. Some mild coercion. [Rekindled Romance / Winning Her Back + Mutual Secret Crush + Both Pure, 1v1] An ambitious, gentle, deeply loving woman vs. a sharp-tongued, tsundere, dramatic show-off of a man There is logic in this story, so bring your brain - Ruan Liusu was hired by Si Jianwei as a live-in study companion. During their two years abroad, Si Jianwei bossed Ruan Liusu around: “You have to be home before ten every nig 27.6kReads9.1Score2.4kShelves
- 76 Today Is Not a Good Day to Remarry 今日不宜复婚 [Clear-headed, rational surgeon heroine vs. heartless, clueless scumbag husband, who grovels to win her back] Fu Lingsheng makes a deal with Qiao Zhixu: A contract marriage for three years, then divorce when the term is up. Qiao Zhixu readily agrees. Fu Lingsheng doesn’t know that Qiao Zhixu has been secretly in love with him for ten whole years. When he asks her to marry him, she is secretly overjoyed. She thinks that after ten years of loving him, they’ll finally be together. Until that day… F 6.7kReads7.1Score364Shelves
- 77 You Dare Steal My Villainous White Moonlight? I'll Fight You for Them! 敢抢我恶毒炮灰白月光？跟你火拼了 You Dare Steal My Wicked Cannon-Fodder White Moonlight? Let's Fight to the Death! 963Reads—Score—Shelves
- 78 Why Are You Hiding? I Like You Too 躲什么，我也喜欢你 Reunion After Years Apart + Secret Crush + He Has to Win Her Back + Class Divide Aunt Sun, who works as a maid for the Gu family, often warns her daughter not to get involved with rich young men. She has her reasons: she is afraid her daughter will go astray, forget her place, and cost her her job. Wu Yunyun is a well-behaved girl who takes her mother's words to heart and never dares cross the line. Perhaps the thing you fear most is exactly what happens: she falls for the Gu family's young mast 4.4kReads6.3Score156Shelves
- 79 After We Married, Pei Heng Kept Demanding a Divorce, Until I Finally Stopped Caring About Him 婚后，裴珩一直嚷着要离婚，直到我真的不管他了 After We Married, Pei Heng kept clamoring for a divorce, until I finally stopped caring about him 8.1kReads—Score101Shelves
- 80 A Detective Meets You at the Wrong Time 刑警，在错的时间遇上你 On a business trip, Ye Hanxin was unexpectedly caught up in a hijacking by internationally wanted criminals aboard her flight. At the brink of life and death, the police detective Gu Qingyi shielded her with his body, trading his life for her safety. She thought the harrowing ordeal was nothing more than a brief interlude in her life. But after returning home, she discovered that he was the man her best friend planned to confess her feelings to. Steady and reserved, the detective knew she had 2.7kReads7.0Score226Shelves
- 81 Trapped in the Abyss of Depression, My Husband Saved My Life 陷在抑郁深渊，老公救我一命 Trapped in the depths of depression, my husband saved my life 726Reads—Score—Shelves
- 82 Unrequited Love Is an Inner Monologue 暗恋是一场内心的独白 [Schoolyard secret crush + win-her-back redemption arc] Happy ending. A story about me secretly loving someone who falls for my best friend. The heroine suffers first, then the hero. Because of the wounds left by her family, she has been sensitive and insecure since childhood. He, meanwhile, is outstanding in every way, a talented and popular figure at school. Little by little, she is drawn to him, and by the time she realizes it, she has fallen deeply in love. In high school, she secretly lov 4.2kReads7.0Score165Shelves
- 83 The CEO’s Cinderella Doesn’t Play by the Rules 《总裁的灰姑娘不按套路出牌》 The CEO’s Cinderella Doesn’t Play by the Rules 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 84 Those Years! Losing My Mind! Chasing Her Through Hell! A Childhood That Went Wrong 那些年！精神失常！追妻火葬场！小时候过不好的经历 Those Years! Mental Breakdown! The Wife-Chasing Road to Ruin! A Troubled Childhood 244Reads—Score—Shelves
- 85 I Beat Up Lord Qi's One True Love and Threw My Wedding Ring in His Face 我揍哭祁爷白月光，婚戒扔他脸上 [Desperate pursuit to win her back / both virgins / age gap] [Fair-skinned, gorgeous little peacock versus fake-cold, secretly lustful young master] She’d been engaged to Qi Yanli for two years, but they still hadn’t had their wedding, all because of his fragile-looking first love. The birthday gift he gave her ended up in his first love’s hands. He promised to take wedding photos with her, but spent the whole night at the hospital looking after his first love. Then he burned the wedding dress s 9.1kReads7.6Score526Shelves
- 86 Entering the Imperial Court 入皇庭 [Forced Marriage and Possession, Obsessive Pursuit, Compulsive Love] [The Scheming, Stunning Farm Girl Is Forced into Marriage by the Crown Prince and Made Empress] In her previous life, Lu Xiaotao was an orphan who couldn't read, couldn't tell right from wrong, and spent her days groveling and throwing her weight around. After seducing one of the Crown Prince's subordinates and being abandoned, she became the Crown Prince's woman by a twist of fate. From then on, she served as his consort, reli 10kReads6.9Score791Shelves
- 87 A Room With the Lights Dimmed 一室暗灯 That day, I groveled before a billionaire, wagging my tail for his approval. I thought he was my salvation when I had nowhere else to turn. All I got was one humiliation after another. I became the biggest joke in his circle. Later, I accidentally stumbled upon his secret, peeling back layer after layer of his heart until grief brought me to tears. And he peeled mine open too, only to stab it viciously, once, twice... countless times. Ruan Qing, who brought me into the industry, was once an inn 483Reads8.7Score163Shelves
- 88 Shizi Shen, Didn’t You Hate Me? Why Are You in Such a Hurry Now That I’ve Given Up? 沈世子不是厌嫌我嘛，不追了急啥 [A lofty, aloof man lowers his head for love + devoted couple + heroine runs away + winning her back + coercive love + the leads are not close relatives] When Song Yaochu transmigrated into a book, she hit her head and mistook herself for the original heroine, following the plot as the persistent cannon-fodder supporting actress. She pursued the male lead, Shen Huaixu, for three whole years! In the end, all she got was: “I despise women who throw themselves at men.” Heartbroken, Song Yaochu made 13.7kReads7.0Score688Shelves
- 89 Drowning in a Whirlpool of Tenderness 溺于温柔漩涡 Yan Shumei: A freelance illustrator and a textbook drama queen. It's not that she's bad, she's just afraid. Afraid of being abandoned, she starts fights first, pushes people away first, and covers herself in thorns. Qi Yanxu: Three years younger, and a doctoral student. He seems gentle and easy to handle, but beneath that he's stubborn and passionate. When he's jealous, he goes quiet. When he's tired, he'll say so. But he has never once thought of letting go. They've weathered a smashed glass on 56Reads—Score—Shelves
- 90 I Caught My Boyfriend Coming Out, So We Broke Up, But He Came Crawling Back 抓到男友出柜，分手后勾勾手他又爬墙回来了 After catching her boyfriend cheating with a man, she breaks up with him. But all it takes is a beckoning finger for him to come crawling back to her. 10.1kReads—Score102Shelves
- 91 Me, Cowardly and Vicious 我，怂且恶毒 [Reborn heroine + male lead with a System] [A cowardly, spiteful heroine who meekly does bad things x a male lead who says one thing but means another, a nurturing mom-type] Yun Luo never thought someone like her could be reborn. By all rights, she should have gone to hell. Why had she been reborn and returned to high school? …High school really was a lot like hell. _ Nan Yan never thought he would be bound to a System. The System said this world was actually a novel, and his mission was to refo 27.3kReads9.4Score4.9kShelves
- 92 Don't Give In Too Quickly, Don't Forgive Too Easily 别太快心软，别轻易原谅 [Sharp-tongued, haughty heir × bright, vivacious princess, one-on-one romance, bickering lovers, groveling for her back, rekindled love, slow-burn everyday life] Tao Jingyan and Jiang Zhiyu had been together for two years. They had argued, fought, and truly loved each other. Until one day, she overheard Jiang Zhiyu talking with a friend. “Didn’t you keep Miss Tao around as a stand-in because her profile looked like Meng Tao’s? Now that Meng Tao’s back, what are you going to do?” “What do you 9.2kReads7.6Score360Shelves
- 93 Madly in Love with Her 狂恋她 This is a heartwarming story. After a car accident takes their parents’ lives, fate binds the two of them tightly together with its red thread... [A resilient, long-suffering little white flower vs. a carefree, roguish street punk, happy ending] 545Reads—Score114Shelves
- 94 Can I Still See the Girl Who Lies in My Heart? 躺在心底的那个她，还能见到吗？ Will I ever see the one who lies deep in my heart again? 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 95 A Gold-Digging Supporting Actress Awakens and Is Spoiled by the Crown Prince 捞金女配觉醒，被太子爷娇养了 Qu Xingran awakened to the truth! She was the vicious female supporting character in a book. She was vain and money-hungry, and used every trick she could to snare the capital’s golden boy, the male lead, Pei Linzhi. She thought she would finally rise to become a phoenix among the branches. But the Pei family would never accept a gold digger with such a rotten character. They gave Pei Linzhi two choices: break up with her, or be cast out of the family. Pei Linzhi chose to stay with Qu Xingran, l 8.8kReads7.9Score632Shelves
- 96 Miss Li Always Fights for What She Wants 黎小姐她又争又抢 [Both leads are inexperienced + nine-year age gap + face-slapping + sweet romance + groveling to win her back] [Shrewd, reserved Beijing tycoon] vs. [ seemingly sweet but secretly rebellious girl next door] Li Duo fell for her brother's best friend at the age when love first blossoms: a man nine years older than her. “Did you ever have feelings for me, even just a little, all these years?” “No. I only see you as a little sister.” After that, Li Duo avoided every gathering that Ji Jinchuan might 5.4kReads7.4Score328Shelves
- 97 After I Got Pregnant, My Archenemy's Ex-Boyfriend Came to Force Me to Marry Him 怀孕后，死对头前男友上门逼婚 After I Got Pregnant, My Archenemy's Ex-Boyfriend Showed Up to Force Me into Marriage. 162Reads—Score—Shelves
- 98 Win Back My Ex, and Fall for Him All Over Again 攻略前任，再次为他着迷 [Reunion after years apart, rekindled romance, both leads’ first relationship, sweet and angsty] The stunning campus belle Zhou Ruoxing set her sights on Jiang Ju, the most talked-about guy at Jiang University. No one knows what she did to make him fall from his pedestal for her. Later, their relationship lasted only two years. Then one day, news broke that Jiang Ju had been dumped by Zhou Ruoxing! They say that when exes meet again, either their faces turn red or their eyes do. But Jiang Ju fel 760Reads—Score—Shelves
- 99 My Youthful Romance 我的青春爱恋 Lin Wan had a secret talent: the poems she wrote reflected the truest colors of people’s hearts. Then, one autumn, Zheng Hao, wearing a dark green sweater, stood in the light and asked her if she liked Yu Qiuyu. For the first time, her pen trembled, and the colors on the page blurred into something out of place. She spent three years of her youth writing poems for him, gave him her first night beneath the moonlight in a white shirt, and even followed him into the neon-lit depths of the night. Bu 62Reads—Score—Shelves
- 100 Chasing Her Through Hell: A Marriage That Spoiled Its Sweetheart 追夫火葬场:养成系婚姻“宠坏了” The Wife-Chasing Road to Ruin: A “Spoiled” Grooming-Style Marriage 199Reads—Score—Shelves
