A Male Lead Who Lives in a Military Compound 生活在大院里的男主

1. 101 七 The 1970s: The Hated Couple Goes Wild in the Compound 七零：万人嫌夫妇，大院发癫 Bobo Bedhead啵啵呆毛Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [1970s setting + delightfully unhinged and a little funny + violent, crazy heroine + spoiled, two-faced, scheming young husband + both leads join the army later] Ye Sanqiu is notorious as the most hated person in Trumpet Flower Brigade. The villagers and her own family have suffered endlessly at her hands... Granny Ye and the brigade leader are going gray from worry. Left with no choice, Granny Ye hands her a letter of introduction and a marriage certificate. “Sanqiu, you've wreaked havoc all ov 56.1kReads9.0Score6.4k14d adds

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   Haha, this...🌈 "Sanqiu, you've ruined the whole village these past few years! Go to the capital and wreak havoc on your in-laws!" Ye Sanqiu: In-laws or not doesn't matter, what matters is that she wants to go to the big city and broaden her horizons! Lu Sinian rushed over, crying, "Wife, why did you take so long? I've been bullied to death by these heartless bastards!"

2. 102 八 The 1980s: After Breaking Off My Engagement, the Cold Military Officer Spoils Me Like No Other 八零，退婚后高冷军官宠我如命 Feng Qingyan凤倾颜Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted {Alternate setting, historical era, two strong leads} In her previous life, she endured countless hardships and finally managed to start over, only to be framed and thrown in prison, plunging into an endless abyss. When she woke again, she found herself back at the beginning, once more the ugly, dark-skinned, chubby girl she used to be. Since heaven had given her another chance, she would never repeat her past mistakes. In this life, everyone who had hurt her before would pay the price. “I’m her 12.5kReads9.1Score1.6k14d adds
3. 103 屈 Surrendering to Tenderness 屈于温柔 Ying Xi赢兮Modern Romance426k WordsCompleted [Cool and radiant genius violinist girl x gentle, distinguished rising star in the business world] [Devoted romance with no past relationships + long-planned courtship + doting boyfriend + two wealthy families + age gap] Everyone knew that the eldest young master of the Shen family was handsome and distinguished, and had become a rising star in the business world at a young age. Who could have imagined that someone so utterly level-headed would one day be troubled by love? Shen Minghuai had nev 17.3kReads9.0Score1.4k14d adds

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   A refined and aristocratic young master from Beijing's elite circles versus a cool and radiant young lady! [Shy] The male lead falls in love at first sight and deliberately approaches her; he's truly doting and gentle. [You'll see]

4. 104 非 Irrational Surrender 非理性沦陷 Ying Xi赢兮Modern Romance463k WordsCompleted [A gorgeous, haughty heiress × a cold, roguish foreign powerhouse] [Devoted, sweet romance with both leads’ hearts belonging only to each other + age gap + two powerful families + doting, fatherly boyfriend] Yu Nanyan, the cherished young lady of the Yu family in Hong Kong, had been spoiled rotten ever since she was a child. But after an accident, she was forced to use a wheelchair. The exasperated heiress suddenly noticed that the new bodyguard she had hired looked at her with anything but inno 3.6kReads8.6Score33414d adds
5. 105 等 Waiting for Him to Understand My Heart 等他知我意 Wawa Is Not a Cabbage Heart娃娃不是菜心Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A story about high-ranking officials, featuring three couples: (1) The son of a powerful family and a once-wealthy young woman fall secretly in love with each other. Their romance lasts from college until they are nearly thirty, when they finally marry. President Lu is gentle and devoted, while the heroine is radiant and ambitious. Highlights: starting a business, and a romance that goes from school uniforms to a wedding dress. (2) A taciturn, thirty-year-old division chief is a man of faith, bu 6.8kReads9.2Score57814d adds

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   🍒🍒A love-hate relationship between the children of high-ranking officials in a compound. Lu Nanchi said: "No one can stop me from liking the person I love." The down-on-her-luck heiress, Lin Youyi, thought he was talking about another girl, and while cursing him, she secretly wiped away her tears. The girl called out: "Brother Nan, you saw it too!" Lu Nanchi: "Why did you provoke her for no reason? When she gets angry, even a stray dog ​​on the street would get slapped twice!" He didn't care about the girl's face at all; he only cared about whether her hand hurt. Lu Nanchi: "How about Miss Lin, you make do?" Lin Youyi: "Mr. Lu, allow me to remind you, you said yourself back then that liking me was like being a dog. Now you want to be a dog?"

6. 106 离 The Day We Divorced, I Had a Whirlwind Marriage with a Young Man from the Compound 离婚当天，闪婚了大院子弟 Huang Duoduo黄多多Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting] [Family life] [Second marriage] In 1990, Jin Lihong was twenty-five. Her parents were rural residents without jobs. She had married quietly a year earlier, but divorced a year later, stirring up all kinds of gossip. Her ex-husband said, “She’s just a half-trained quack who graduated from a medical school for nurses. Do you really think she can treat patients and save lives? Apart from being pretty, she’s useless.” Her colleagues said, “She wanted to keep her pride, so she went 11kReads9.0Score1.2k14d adds

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   ☘️①The male lead, living in the compound, is a notorious playboy, while the female lead is the most disliked person in the village. When the female lead comes to the compound from the countryside with a marriage certificate to find the male lead, the two hit it off, causing chaos in the compound.

7. 107 雪 Snowfields and Seaside City: A Female Cadre from the Sanmen Has Her Springtime Too 雪域与海城：三门女干部也有春天 Three Wonders, Auspicious Gathering Pattern三奇嘉会格Modern Romance921k WordsCompleted Su Man was on top from the start, beginning her career as a deputy section chief, only to plummet to rock bottom at breakneck speed. Her new boss sent her to a grassroots office, where she got a harsh lesson in the art of human relationships. On her journey back from rock bottom, she had the ever-present strategist Luo Ziqing by her side, offering advice and teaching her how the official world operates. She also had Ji Zizhou, a highly skilled career mentor who protected her from the open and hi 15.9kReads9.4Score1.7k14d adds
8. 108 新 Reborn, I Will Benefit the People 新生，我要造福一方 Kuan Dongzi款冬子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Workplace romance in government circles + powerful officials + a senior leader and his sweet young wife + two equally strong leads + both romantically inexperienced + devoted love + rebirth Heroine: She is warmhearted and compassionate, neither meek nor domineering. She has ideals and convictions, but she isn't all-powerful. She and the hero are evenly matched, sharing the sweetness of romance as well as supporting each other as they work side by side to realize their ideals. They respect and lo 41.7kReads9.3Score4.8k14d adds
9. 109 娇 The Sweet Military Wife Is on Top, and Her Officer Husband Can't Take It 娇娇军嫂在上，军官老公顶不住 First Frost霜初Modern Romance381k WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation, Sweet Years, is now streaming~ The second short drama adaptation, Let Me Dwell in Your Heart, is now streaming~ [Military marriage + food + supermarket space + devoted couple + everyday life + love after marriage] Ye Muqi had just become a seven-star chef when a car accident transported her to the 1980s. From the start, she was married, and her husband was a soldier with a slim waist and long legs. For Ye Muqi, who had been single for 29 years, that was a huge plus! T 9.3kReads9.1Score82714d adds

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   🌿Family members recommend this book online. The male lead is aloof and cold to outsiders, surrounded by a bunch of people fawning over him. But in front of the female lead, he's a gentle, considerate, and virtuous man who does more than he says.

10. 110 娇 The Flirtatious Young Lady Joins the Military Compound, and the Rogue Soldier Cuddles and Coaxes Her 娇媚大小姐随军大院，军痞抱着哄 Laughing for Ages笑半天Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate-into-a-book period romance + whirlwind marriage + captivating beauty vs. roguish commander + joining the army on an island + everyday life + taking down scoundrels + lust first, love later + grown-up romantic push and pull] Su Manrou opens her eyes and discovers she has transmigrated into a book, becoming the male lead’s doomed fiancée. In the story, she is a spoiled, willful heiress with a voluptuous figure and no brains. She looks down on her fiancé for being a commoner who ca 948Reads7.2Score10314d adds
11. 111 大 The Courtyard Compound: The Warmth of Everyday Life 大杂院：人间烟火气 Du Xiaore杜小惹Modern Romance546k WordsCompleted [Period setting + family drama + everyday life] If you're young and inexperienced, take this as a warning and steer clear. This book probably isn't for you. It has none of the usual wish-fulfillment tropes and no imaginary cheat powers. It's simply an ordinary story about people in northern China. [No transmigration, no System, no pocket dimension, no being reborn, and none of the modern-novel elements you know.] It records the ordinary life of a northern town in the 1980s, capturing the memorie 8.8kReads9.1Score78214d adds
12. 112 媳 My Wife Came to the Base to Divorce Me, and Now the Chaste Commander Is Panicking 媳妇来部队离婚，禁欲首长他急了 Gu Sang顾桑Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The short drama Ask Your Heart How Much has launched] [Military marriage + period setting + sweet romance + devoted couple + family life + raising kids + face-slapping] The moment Jiang Ning opened her eyes, she realized she had become the cannon-fodder female character in a period novel. She'd been married for three years without ever seeing her husband, and was destined to spend the rest of her life alone. Jiang Ning thought, Spend the rest of my life alone? No way! She decisively left behind 55.4kReads8.9Score5k14d adds

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    🍀Perfect match ੭ᐕ)੭*⁾⁾ The male lead is from a respectable family and lives in a military compound. [Military Officer in a Military Compound × Lazy and Pampered Wife] Transmigrated into the body of the most demanding pregnant woman in a military compound, Jiang Yuman decisively chooses to lie low. Two years later, her whole family is reinstated? First, she'll cling to her officer husband and raise their child. Who knew the cold-faced officer would spoil her rotten, and the whole compound would be envious of her effortless victory: "Commander Fu, your wife is out in the yard with the baby again!" #SweetPamperingInThe70s #MilitaryCompoundLife #RaisingAChild

13. 113 分 After We Broke Up, the Cold and Aloof Dr. Cheng Cried Snot Bubbles 分手后，高冷程医生哭出鼻涕泡 Fish Doesn't Speak鱼不语Modern Romance202k WordsCompleted Luo Jia tells Gu Boning, “I’d rather jump into a fire pit than rummage through a trash heap.” At the time, she has no idea that Cheng Jin really is a fire pit. (This is a happy ending, with plenty of sweet romance.) 4.3kReads9.4Score67514d adds
14. 114 漂 The Beautiful Girl Next Door Wakes Up and Joins the Army. Officers Fight Over Her 漂亮白月光觉醒随军，首长争又抢 Nan Wanwan南绾绾Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted “Second Chance at Love, Spatial Ability, Everyone’s Favorite, Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium, Adorable Baby, Military Marriage” In the third year of living apart from He Shaoyan and fighting over a divorce, Ye Qingzhi began having prophetic dreams. At first, they were just trivial things, until one day she dreamed that her brother-in-law imprisoned her, while her sister became his accomplice and drove her insane before she died a gruesome death. After she died, the man who had repeatedly cl 27.7kReads7.0Score2.5k14d adds

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    🔥She dreamt that she was imprisoned and driven insane by her brother-in-law, and that the man who said he hated her killed someone for her. Upon waking, she immediately took a switchblade and sent the scumbag to jail, then went to the military base to reconcile with He Shaoyan. He was initially wary, but later, seeing how popular she was, he became insanely jealous: "That's my wife!" Cute baby + space + military marriage + adored by the group—it's too addictive!

15. 115 随 After Her Mother Remarried, She Became the Star of the Compound 随奶改嫁后，她成大院一枝花 Sunny Day Huhu晴天呼呼Modern Romance402k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Su Duoyu was deceived by her stepmother and missed the chance to move to the city with her grandmother after she remarried. She became a meal ticket for a scumbag’s family and eventually died a tragic death. When she opened her eyes again, she was back at the turning point of her fate. Her stepsister eagerly volunteered to stay behind, barely able to hide her delight. “Sister, I’ll enjoy all this wealth in your place!” Su Duoyu sneered inwardly: Fine. You can have that soul 4.1kReads7.5Score70614d adds

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    The male lead is the chief's grandson, and the female lead is his stepdaughter.

16. 116 夫 My Wife Has Me on a Short Leash: Abstinent Uncle, Please Spoil Me 夫管严：禁欲大叔请宠我 Huai Xi淮夕Modern Romance2.9M WordsOngoing Powerful Older Man in Control & Beautiful, Kind-Hearted Little Troublemaker Age gap, growing-up romance That snowy night, the sight of a tearful young girl standing beneath the steps at Xizi Bay became a pain Chen Zongsheng could never put into words. I lost her. I have to find her again. By then, Chen Zongsheng was forty, with power firmly in his hands. He was mature, refined, and irresistibly charming. Just as countless people were preparing to send women his way, someone else got there first 8.4kReads9.0Score54514d adds

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    Chen Zongsheng is a high-ranking, powerful, and mature man with a refined and charming demeanor. Just as countless people were preparing to send their people to his side, someone else had already beaten them to it. Chen Zongsheng doted on them immensely, taking them everywhere he went. Some said, "With such arrogance, they won't last long by Mr. Chen's side." But others laughed, "Someone said that six years ago."

17. 117 烈 A Fiery Love That Burns the Heart 烈宠灼心 Yu Xiangsi虞相思Modern Romance287k WordsCompleted [Livestream + Face-Slapping + Secret Identity + Mutual Flirting + The Male Lead Has Been Plotting This for Ages] The government persuaded Qin Yao to join a rural variety show. On the first day of the livestream, a two-faced schemer tried to frame her. Qin Yao grabbed a handful of sheep droppings and shoved them into the woman's mouth. Qin Yao patted her cheek and sneered, “Got a problem? Then try doing it yourself!” The comments: Our Yao-jie is a force of nature. She doesn't waste words, and 1.1kReads9.0Score13414d adds
18. 118 八 The Green-Tea Nanny of the 1980s: The Capital’s Young Master Keeps Competing for Her 八零绿茶小保姆，京爷他又争又抢 Xie Qingyin谢清音Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted Chen Baozhen is a very unusual kind of green tea gold-digger. She leaves the countryside for the capital to work as a nanny, hoping to land a rich husband and rise to the top overnight. But time and again, Lu Yanzhou, the son of the family she works for, ruins her plans. Everyone sees right through her and knows she’s an idiot, a gold-digger with despicable motives. Chen Baozhen cries in frustration. Then one day, she transmigrates five years into the future. The man draped over her, kissing and 6.6kReads7.9Score88214d adds
19. 119 五 Five Years of Waiting Came to Nothing: My Husband Brings His New Love to Demand a Divorce 五年痴等成空，夫君带女逼我和离 Cang Yuesheng仓月生Ancient Romance604k WordsCompleted [Both Chaste] [Romance with His Older Brother's Wife] [Male-Male Story] [The Male Lead is repeatedly seen completely naked but stays faithful. Later, what looks like infidelity is actually a guard in disguise; the male lead remains devoted to the female lead throughout.] [Dear readers, we're very sorry! When you reach Chapter 139, please skip straight to Chapter 146. Chapters 140 to 145 are inconsistent and can be ignored.] On their wedding night, unrest broke out at the border, and her husband 5.8kReads9.3Score43414d adds

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    A romantic story between a man and a woman! Both are virgins! The legitimate daughter of a Duke's family, a model citizen in the capital [kissing emoji][shy emoji]

20. 120 摘 Plucking Stars 摘星 Lin Di'er林笛儿Modern Romance769k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Sweet Military Romance + Love Grows Over Time + The Pinnacle of Powerful-Family Fiction] [Steady, brilliant young major general × National Defense University's genius hacker] He is a young major general: steady, learned, and imposing. She is a naive newcomer to society, fresh out of school: impulsive, loyal, and optimistic. An accident ruins his reputation and leaves him disgraced, branding him a heartless man condemned by everyone. She becomes the infamous other wo 21.4kReads9.6Score2.8k14d adds

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    The union of the male and female leads was unexpected, and they faced many challenges in their pursuit of being together. The female lead has a wonderful personality, and the male lead is wise and steady enough.

21. 121 军 The Sweet, Alluring Military Wife and Her Devoted Rough-Hewn Soldier 军嫂娇，军嫂媚，糙汉军爷宠上天 Sweet Tofu Pudding甜甜豆腐花Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Rugged military officer + sweet, gentle beauty] (Fictional military marriage + marriage before love + daily life with the troops + stepmother and adorable kids + food) When Jiang Rou opens her eyes, she's become the fake heiress in a period novel. Not only is she a pitiful cannon-fodder supporting character, but the real heiress has knocked her unconscious and made her marry an older man in her place. Rumor has it that the man is disfigured and lame, with two burdens to care for, one big and on 16.2kReads9.1Score1.5k14d adds

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    🍎 The male lead is a military officer living in a military compound. The female lead tricks him into marrying her, but he doesn't love her. He cancels the marriage certificate and abandons her in the compound – a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love. 🍎 The male lead is a disabled old man living in the compound, as the female lead initially thought. However, when she unexpectedly meets him on her way to elope, she's stunned: eight-pack abs, so handsome!

22. 122 踹 I Ditch My Scumbag Dad to Marry a Commander, and the Pretty Army Wife Is Treasured 踹渣爹嫁首长，俏军嫂被捧在心尖 One Smile Captivates the Orange一笑倾橙Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [All-around rich beauty + no supporting deadbeats + no black-market dealings + no relocation to the countryside + spatial System with multiverse trading] Lin Siqiao transmigrated from a fabulously wealthy Shanghai socialite into a pitiful young woman in the 1970s, disliked by her own family. Less than a year after her birth mother died, her scumbag father brought home a stepmother. They say that once you have a stepmother, you get a stepfather too. But Lin Siqiao never imagined that, just to sei 28.6kReads9.5Score4.4k14d adds
23. 123 八 An 80s Military Marriage! So Sweet, the Officer Husband and His Baby 八零军婚！甜翻军官老公生崽崽 Lu Ruanruan鹿阮阮Modern Romance405k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Period setting, 1980s, family love, military marriage, age gap, doting father type, gentle slow-burn, unconventional period novel, awful characters get taken down quickly, no frustrating setbacks, making a fortune, high-ranking families, no pocket dimension, no golden finger] The moment Wen Zhile opened her eyes, she realized she had been reborn. She had gone from being a professor’s daughter to the second daughter of the Dai family, villagers in Jianghe Village. They treated her lik 5.2kReads9.0Score53614d adds
24. 124 禁 My Abstinent Husband Drops His Mask and Kisses Me to Tears Every Day 禁欲老公撕下伪装，天天把我亲哭 Narrow Alley陋巷Modern Romance654k WordsCompleted Original title: My Abstinent Husband Drops His Act and Kisses Me Until I Cry Every Day [Marriage Before Love + Age Gap + Both Leads Are Pure + Sweet Romance + Healing + He Planned It All Along] [A Lively, Adorable, Healing Little Beauty vs. A Wild, Unhinged, Brooding Big Shot from the Capital] Shen Xingli is the little princess of the wealthy Shen family in the capital. The craziest thing she ever did was find herself a male escort on the very night her scumbag boyfriend betrayed her. The next m 19.7kReads9.5Score3k14d adds

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    Shen Xingli is the young princess of the Shen family, a wealthy and influential family in Beijing's elite circles. The craziest thing she's ever done is flirt with Sang Muye, the notorious "Demon King" of Beijing's elite circles. ✨✨ But no one knows that this girl is the girl he's longed for day and night, yet dared not touch, a treasure he's kept hidden in his heart for many years. 🌷🌷

25. 125 醉 A Drunken Nighttime Kiss! One Flirt from Her, and the Arrogant Big Shot’s Heart Races 醉吻夜！她一撩，桀骜大佬心狂跳 A Crescent Moon一剪月Modern Romance539k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Climbing the Capital’s Family Tree is now available on all platforms.] [Top Capital City Tycoon · Rebellious, Devoted Suit-Wearing Bad Boy vs. Ballet Princess · Radiant, Proud Little Swan] Li Zhi and Fu Yanze grew up together, but Li Zhi turned out to be the fake heiress. For the sake of his own interests, Fu Yanze chose to get engaged to the real heiress, a leading actress in the entertainment industry. He hoped Li Zhi would understand and said he would come back to marr 59.5kReads9.5Score7.3k14d adds
26. 126 七 A Captivating Marriage to a Soldier in the 1970s: The Barren Wife Is Pregnant Again 七零军婚撩人，不孕原配又怀上了 July Rabbit七月兔Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In 1973, Song Wenran went to the countryside in her cousin’s place for the sake of her father’s career and family harmony, nearly dying there. After finally making it back to the city with help from her best friend, she discovered that her father had remarried and her mother had been admitted to a psychiatric hospital. She managed to get into university, only for a young male educated youth who had a crush on her to tear up her admission letter. Through a twist of fate, she rushed into a high-st 14.4kReads9.3Score1.9k14d adds
27. 127 重 Reborn as a Top-Tier Star Heiress: The Rich Fight Over Me 重生商界顶流千金：豪门疯抢 Light-Sugar Jinjin微糖金金Modern Romance581k WordsCompleted [Revenge against scumbags + forced possession + reborn heroine + romantic rivals competing] [Sweet-faced, scheming seductress × unhinged heir / abstinent CEO / rugged military king / refined but depraved bureau chief / financial predator] [In her past life, she was abandoned by her own family, betrayed by the one she loved, and bullied and framed, until she lost her reputation and died with bitterness in her heart!] [Reborn in the year 2000, Li Muan returns from the ashes with memories steeped i 661Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A newly discovered encyclopedia of psychological applications! Every micro-expression of the female lead is a weapon, every line of dialogue is a trap, and the way she manipulates people's hearts like a chessboard is both chilling and ingenious.

28. 128 陷 Fallen Rose: The Dark Moon and Her Counterattack 陷落玫瑰：黑月光与她的反杀局 Light-Sugar Jinjin微糖金金Modern Romance508k WordsCompleted [Revenge Against Scum] [Forced Possession] [Awakening to Her True Identity] [Rivalry for Her Affections] [One Woman, Four Men] [Sweet on the Outside, Dark and Scheming on the Inside, a Seductive Strategist × Her Possessive Adoptive Brother / Abstinent CEO / Gentle Young Nobleman / Capitalist Predator] ▲ Her true identity awakens, and a bloody revenge begins Abandoned at an orphanage as a child, she was later molded by the Song family into a tool for a marriage alliance. She bides her time, turni 318Reads—Score—14d adds
29. 129 难 Hard to Handle: The Wild Crown Prince Is About to Cry 难哄，野痞太子爷要哭了 Donghua's Seven Disciples, Who Love Stewed Meat爱吃炖肉的东华七子Modern Romance613k WordsCompleted [Wealthy families x forced possession x groveling pursuit x happy ending] [Sweet girl x wild, unruly heir x one-on-one romance] The first time Xu Zhiqiao saw Zhou Cong was in the courtyard of her new home. The man lounged in a rattan chair with his legs crossed and drawled, “Such a cute little sweetheart. How about calling me big brother?” The bone cuff on his ear glinted coldly. Xu Zhiqiao kept her distance, terrified of this devil who could turn the world upside down and control everything. On 51.1kReads9.2Score5.4k14d adds
30. 130 他 His Bite Marks 他的咬痕 Mi Xiaoxi咪小汐Modern Romance281k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed and awaiting release] [Short drama now streaming] [Rekindled Romance + Reunion After Years Apart + Mutual Devotion + Mutual Salvation + Sweet Youthful Romance] In high school, Wen Shumiao had a passionate romance that ended in the most humiliating way possible. They meet again six years later. He's the owner of a tattoo shop, and she's become his employee. He treats her with the cold indifference of a stranger. But when Xie Jin sees Wen Shumiao carrying a suitcase, he final 61.6kReads9.5Score5.5k14d adds
31. 131 娇 Spring Blossoms at the Touch of Her Beauty 娇色惹春山 Wind and Moon in This Place此间有风月Modern Romance466k WordsCompleted Synopsis [Commanding leader × gentle teacher] Senior official and darling wife, eight-year age gap, devoted to each other. Once the male lead realizes he’s in love, he fiercely pursues her and protects her at every turn. In a sentence: A calculating senior official carries off a sweet, soft little bunny, only to be thoroughly outmaneuvered by her. Campus belle Jing Ni has a boyfriend everyone envies, Zhou Li. He’s not only a star at their university, but also the son of a bureau chief and a 15.4kReads8.5Score1.7k14d adds
32. 132 安 Where An Lan Finds Her Home, the Sun Shines Warmly 安澜归处是暖阳 Jiang Mufeng Loves Bacon爱吃培根的姜木风Modern Romance444k WordsCompleted Print edition publication signed! [Calculating, mature powerhouse VS sweet, charming primary school teacher] + [Sweet romance] + [Age gap] + [Love at first sight] + [Powerful man bows to love] Before the new school year began, primary school teacher Zhou Nuan was told that a new student would be joining her class, and that the child's father was the newcomer, Shi Anlan, a powerful figure. Zhou Nuan never expected that an ordinary home visit would end with Shi personally seeing them off, and the 23.9kReads8.8Score2.4k14d adds
33. 133 她 Her Waist Is Soft and Her Lips Are Sweet! The Big Shot Loses Control and Falls for Her 她腰软唇甜！大佬失控沦陷 Romantic Fairy仙女多情Modern Romance379k WordsCompleted Short drama adaptation coming soon [Over-the-top Devotion | Powerful Man Bows His Head | Age Gap | Both Pure | Guiding Lover] Delicate, sweet-tempered inheritor of traditional crafts / Powerful, fatherly man The most outrageous thing Lin Wan ever did was spend that one night with Zhou Yanling. He was her ex-boyfriend’s boss, the powerful leader at the top, and the last person she should ever have gotten involved with. After that night, she did everything she could to draw a clear line between th 8.9kReads8.4Score88914d adds
34. 134 楚 Chu Huaixu, the Lost Little Daisy 楚淮序，弄丢的小雏菊 Mr. Hanbao瀚堡先生Modern Romance175k WordsCompleted Both leads work in the public sector + age gap + love at first sight • Chu Huaixu was hosting a symposium on arts education at universities. Jian Chu, a young art teacher, spoke as a representative, and her fresh, refined presence and original insights caught everyone’s attention. Until the day his diplomat first love returned from overseas. “She’s just your substitute.” I heard him say it with my own ears. I hid the ultrasound in my sketchbook and fled the city that very night. Months later, he 1.3kReads6.6Score10114d adds
35. 135 周 Professor Zhou, Let's Get Married 周教授，我们结婚吧 Too Lazy to Name Myself懒起名Modern Romance607k WordsCompleted The short drama and animated series are now online [Marriage first, love later + age gap + doting romance + nurturing romance] [Gentle, reserved professor vs. sweet, soft-spoken medical student] Xin Zhiyao’s world came crashing down! The man she had spent the night with was her university professor. And to make matters worse, she was pregnant. Trembling, she placed the pregnancy test results in front of him. Professor Zhou gave her two choices: one, terminate the pregnancy; two, get married. Jus 98.1kReads9.2Score10.8k14d adds
36. 136 半 Half Coaxed, Half Spoiled, I Fell into His Tender Trap 半哄半宠，落入他温柔陷阱 Ye Panxi叶畔溪Modern Romance355k WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love] [Sweet romance] [Whirlwind marriage] [Powerful man lowers his head] [Overwhelming possessiveness] (Gentle, elegant beauty / slow to warm up) ✖ (Steady, powerful man) Meng Jingsi was forced to break up with her first love and marry the “perfect man” her parents had chosen. She always believed in treating each other with respect and courtesy, and fulfilled her “marital duties” to the letter, leaving no room for complaint. Zhou Zhengyan held a powerful position, and countle 4.9kReads8.4Score41114d adds
37. 137 确 There Really Was an Affair 确有私情 The Cat in the Alley旮旯里的猫Modern Romance406k WordsCompleted Original title: Secretary Shen, What Time Are You Coming Home Tonight? [Both leads work in the public sector + eight-year age gap + marriage before love from the heroine’s perspective + secret love comes true from the hero’s perspective + devoted leads + secret marriage + guiding lover] Tang Nian & Shen Que Sweet, gentle township official & suave, wicked county Party secretary The first time Tang Nian met her neighbor’s handsome son, he asked if she’d consider marrying him. She promptly turned h 4.6kReads8.9Score48514d adds
38. 138 独 Claiming Qingshan for Myself 独占清杉 Ten Dishes and Two Soups十菜二汤Modern Romance221k WordsCompleted [Ambitious, Resilient, Clear-Eyed Junior Employee] * [Scheming, Favoritism-Prone, Obsessive Big Boss] Luo Shanshan was just a junior employee at a state-owned enterprise. After a chance encounter with the big boss, Zhao Ting'an, he set his sights on her. Luo Shanshan (glaring): "Do you really like being the other man that much?" Zhao Ting'an (grinning): "So when are you going to make me your husband?" [13-Year Age Gap, Powerful Man Pursues Her, Male Lead Has No Other Women, Experienced Adults] 423Reads6.5Score10114d adds
39. 139 又 The Mountains and Seas, Once More 又见山海 Lu Xiaojiu卢小久Modern Romance249k WordsCompleted [Government employee male lead, widowed and straightforward; gentle, soft-spoken divorced female lead] The leads have an age gap, and this is a sweet romance. The male lead first takes an interest in the beautiful female lead. After learning she's divorced, he uses his position to create opportunities to meet her and gradually get closer. Their lives slowly become intertwined, and of course, that eventually leads to an adult relationship. Along the way, they face everyday troubles and confront t 14kReads9.1Score1.1k14d adds
40. 140 欢 The Joyful Years 欢喜之年 Nian Wuyu念无语Modern Romance349k WordsCompleted One is a humble substitute teacher, the other a senior official overseeing education. Every smile, every glance, is you. Every happy moment is with you. Through the crowds and the endless flow of people, in the end, it’s still you. 259Reads8.8Score—14d adds
41. 141 禁 The Reserved Boss Is Pampering His Good Girl Again Today 禁欲领导今天又在哄乖乖 A Er阿耳Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Uptight, supposedly celibate boss VS genuinely sweet, coquettish girl. Age gap. Sweet everyday romance. Her first love, whom she'd been dating for a year, took advantage of her and brought another woman home. At last, the timid woman who always avoided trouble stood her ground and kicked him out that very night. She'd been decisive when she broke up with him, but after the breakup she was a wreck. One night, she drank to drown her sorrows and unexpectedly dragged her new downstairs neighbor home 7.8kReads8.7Score66014d adds
42. 142 佳 A Date Like a Dream 佳期如梦（陈乔恩、邱泽主演同名影视剧） Fei Wo Si Cun匪我思存Modern Romance140k WordsCompleted So often, we give up thinking it was just a relationship. Only in the end do we realize it was a lifetime. Her first love with Meng Heping was like a pure, fragrant gardenia blooming on a quiet campus. Years later, when they meet again, he has become a ruthless property tycoon. Ruan Zhengdong, meanwhile, is a scion of an elite family, a playboy who has long reveled in the world and commanded all its splendor. He pursues her to get revenge, but before long, he finds himself falling for her and in 542Reads9.4Score10114d adds

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    Lin Dier, Fei Wo Si Cun's 📚, is worth watching multiple times.

43. 143 纸 Paper Rose 纸玫瑰 Lin Di'er林笛儿Anime Fanfiction474k WordsCompleted [Bai Yan and Kang Jian | Marriage First, Love Later + Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium + Revenge + Powerful Families + Angst Before Sweetness] Lin Die'er's most iconic work in her Marriage First, Love Later Rose series! Bai Yan, a young nurse, impulsively marries the talented young Kang Jian, only to suddenly realize this isn't a Cinderella-and-prince story. He already has another woman in his heart, his mother treats Bai Yan like a thorn in her side, and her father-in-law and Bai Yan's mothe 10.8kReads9.6Score98414d adds
44. 144 婚 A Marriage Contract as Bait 婚书为饵 Mantou Is Great馒头很好Modern Romance453k WordsCompleted [Gentle yet strong classical beauty × paternalistic, old-school political heavyweight] [Long-planned courtship + growing together + healing + 18-year age gap + both physically and emotionally devoted] ★ He gives her his undivided affection and protects her so she can live without a care in the world A political marriage and a written agreement bound two people who otherwise would have had nothing to do with each other. The An family had a daughter, twenty-three years old, yet he chose her, who w 23.3kReads9.2Score2.5k14d adds
45. 145 大 Tales of the Compound (Two-Book Set) 大院往事（共二册） Scottish Fold Cat苏格兰折耳猫Urban310k WordsCompleted The Past of the Compound tells the love story of two childhood sweethearts who grew up together in a residential compound. The heroine, Yu Cheng, and the hero, Gu Fangjue, were childhood friends who grew up side by side there. After Gu Fangjue played a prank on her and she fell into the water, Yu Cheng stuck close to him, and the two formed a special bond. As they grew older, their feelings for each other gradually became clear. Just as they were on the verge of confessing, Yu Cheng’s father die 1.2kReads9.6Score15214d adds
46. 146 逼 You’re Forcing Me to the Countryside? This Scientist’s Wife Will Empty Your Whole House 逼我下乡？科研军嫂搬空你全家 Huihui Cat茴茴猫Modern Romance7.6M WordsOngoing [Military Marriage + Period Setting + Powerful Lead + Face-Slapping + One-on-One Romance] Xia Li, a powerful wielder of both thunder and space abilities, had just come through the apocalypse. She became the founding general entrusted with the New World's Omniscient Eye System, ready to enjoy a quiet retirement. She only took a short nap, but transmigrated instead. After transmigrating, she faced two choices: Either marry a self-important mama's boy who expected her to put up with his mistress af 125kReads9.4Score10.2k14d adds

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    **A Clash of Titans: A Military Family's Male Lead from a Military Compound × A Hardcore Military Wife!** A top-notch researcher transmigrates into the body of a military wife, only to be bullied and sent to the countryside? She retaliates by wiping out the entire troublesome family! A tough military officer from a military compound meets a resourceful and courageous female researcher—a powerful clash that sparks will fly! Watch as the military wife outwits the troublemakers, conducts research, and incidentally "empties" obstacles in the military compound setting, writing a legend alongside the children of the compound!

47. 147 生 She Gave Birth to a Miniature Tycoon: The Beloved Army Wife of the Eighties 生下缩小版大佬：八零军嫂被团宠 Fragrant Bubbles沫香香Modern Romance412k WordsCompleted [1980s setting + military marriage + college student + face-slapping and putting scumbags in their place + sweet everyday romance] In her previous life, Xia Jingjing was the envy of everyone in the production brigade. She was beautiful, got into college, and had a handsome, considerate husband with a high-paying job. She seemed to have landed in a life of pure bliss. Xia Jingjing thought so too, until one day she saw her husband, Jiang Chen, leaving the hospital with another woman in his arms, d 3.6kReads9.1Score44114d adds

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    When Zhou Chi first saw Ji Li, he thought she was delicate, beautiful, and virtuous. [Bookshelf added] He gradually discovered that she was thoughtful, resilient, and possessed a wide range of talents, all without realizing it. [Bookshelf added] She seemed to be a cold-blooded, scheming little fox. [Bookshelf added] His older brother was a bastard, blind to her talent. [Bookshelf added] "If you're willing, I'll help you get a divorce, and then, be with me." Ji Li smiled, her smile reserved and elegant. "Next time you come back, I'll tell you the answer."

48. 148 七 The Second Wife in the Seventh-Decade Compound 七零大院二婚妻 March Typewriter打字机三月Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted Era setting + family compound + raising children + regret and reconciliation + transmigration and revenge + love after marriage Liu Mianmian, a master of green-tea tactics, transmigrates into a period novel as a doomed supporting character who dies young. Her husband gets a job in the city and, after making a name for himself over the next few years, runs into his childhood sweetheart, the woman he's always carried a torch for. While the faithless husband and his first love rekindle their roman 3.5kReads9.1Score37014d adds
49. 149 浮 Under Currents in a Floating World 浮世潜流 Fortune and Blessings福禄善庆Urban343k WordsCompleted A You is a brilliant top student who graduated with a law degree. Rising from the grassroots and fighting in the halls of government, he throws himself into the battle against corruption in the name of fairness and justice. Along the way, he experiences love and hate, the dangers of the world, and a life full of ups and downs. He asks only to find a little peace amid the bustle of the world, but that has become difficult to achieve. All he can do is navigate the hidden currents beneath the surfa 139Reads8.6Score—14d adds

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    Officialdom novels 📖 [Shocking]

50. 150 大 The Things That Happened in the Compound 大院里的那些事 Big Sister Takes Charge二姐当家Urban341k WordsCompleted The story takes place in Shanxi during the Republic of China era. Chen Wansui lost his parents at a young age. Relying on his vinegar-making skills, he started out as an assistant to a craftsman. With no family estate or support, he built a prosperous household brick by brick and silver by silver, and raised a grand family compound. Friends and relatives lived together there, their relationships and interests intertwined, and conflicts never ceased. But peace was fleeting. Japanese invaders adva 5Reads—Score—14d adds

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