A Novel Where They Marry First and Fall in Love Later, and the Male Lead Has Someone Else in His Heart 先婚后爱，男主心里有白月光的小说

1. 1 我 After I Was Reborn, the Heir Apparent Pursued Me to the Bitter End 我重生后，世子追妻火葬场了 Ten Thousand Measures of Moonlight in the Mortal World万斛人间月Ancient Romance485k WordsCompleted [Win Her Back at All Costs + Rebirth + Raising a Child] Shen Shuyi and Song Hengyue had been married for five years. They were not exactly a loving couple, but they did treat each other with respect. But when his childhood friend, the woman he cherished most, was surrounded by enemy troops, he abandoned Shuyi, who was carrying their second child. In her fury, she went into premature labor and suffered a difficult delivery. After being reborn, Shen Shuyi looked at her eldest son, who could alread 16.2kReads8.5Score873Shelves

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   Book 1! Shen Shuyi and Song Hengyue had been married for five years. Although not a perfect couple, they treated each other with respect. However, when his beloved was besieged by enemy forces, he abandoned her, who was six months pregnant, causing her to give birth prematurely in grief and anger, nearly leading to disaster. After being reborn, seeing her eldest son already taking his first steps, Shen Shuyi felt a mix of emotions. So be it, since divorce was impossible, she might as well stay true to herself; life had to go on. As for the unrequited love, she would take it back. Later, Song Hengyue's absence from his son's first birthday celebration caused a rift between him and his wife. Then one day, he overheard his mother telling Shuyi, "Love is inherently cheap. You will always be the mistress of the Qing Prince's mansion, and your child is the future heir." Shuyi smiled upon hearing this, leaving him stunned.

2. 2 冷 Three Years of a Cold Marriage, Then the CEO Turns into a Clingy Puppy and Begs Me Every Night 冷婚三年，霸总突变舔狗夜夜求 Cowherd Niu Niu牧童牛牛Modern Romance224k WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love] [The husband chases his wife through the gates of hell] [Mutually faithful] Gu Yucheng is every bit the favored child of heaven, the person Qianqian secretly adored throughout her youth. After an accident left Qianqian's father brain-dead from drowning while saving Gu Yucheng's younger sister, the matriarch of the Gu family arranged for Gu Yucheng to marry Qianqian. When Qianqian learned who he was, she allowed herself to hope. But he fled their wedding and went abroad wit 10.4kReads8.3Score1.1kShelves
3. 3 婚 Marital Passion 婚色 Er Xi二喜Modern Romance970k WordsCompleted When Xu Yan and Qin Lie divorced, someone asked Qin Lie, “You're really going through with it? You won't regret it?” Wearing a black shirt and trousers, hands in his pockets, Qin Lie replied in a languid, casual tone, “It was a marriage arranged by our families. There's nothing to regret.” Not long afterward, at a party, someone saw Qin Lie use the alcohol as an excuse to pin her against a hotel balcony and demand a kiss. His large hand slid down Xu Yan's waist, guiding her long legs to hook aro 25.5kReads8.9Score2.4kShelves

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   ① It's a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love. The male lead has a crush on a past love, while the female lead's marriage is an arranged marriage with his family. She's a wealthy heiress and a journalist, independent, strong-willed, and capable. The male lead has a past love and someone to take care of. At the beginning, the female lead wants a divorce; she wants it, and no one can stop her. The male lead is hypocritical, arrogant, and stubborn. Later, I like the female lead's dramatic pursuit of him. [Eating melon emoji]

4. 4 贪 Enchanted by Your Glorious Summer 贪恋你的盛夏 Big Meat Bun大肉包子啊Modern Romance313k WordsCompleted The physical edition of Longing for Your Summer is now available. A short drama and animated series are also streaming. [Flirtatious, devilishly handsome rich boy vs. sweet, insecure good girl] [College campus + secret crush comes true + both untouched + sweet romance] The most outrageous thing Sang Li ever did was approach the new transfer student in her senior year of high school. The boy was strikingly handsome and unbearably arrogant, with a faint air of aloofness in his eyes. Sang Li though 56.2kReads9.1Score7.5kShelves
5. 5 揉 Sundered Spring Tides 揉碎春潮 Jian Bing Guozi煎bing果子Modern Romance492k WordsCompleted [Forced love x campus romance x obsessive love x younger man] Xie Jinghe was born into the elite Xie family. Handsome in every way, with silver hair and a wild, untamable nature. Shen Shuangli had the face of a cool, ethereal beauty and a quiet, reserved personality. No one knew that two people who seemed to have nothing in common had once been lovers in secret. That relationship ended in failure, with Xie Jinghe as the one who got dumped. When they meet again, Xie Jinghe rescues Shen Shuangli a 62kReads8.8Score7.3kShelves
6. 6 生 A Deadly Game: If You Want Me Dead, Then Let's Fall Together 生死局，让我去死，那就一起堕落 Snow at Dusk一暮之雪Modern Romance181k WordsCompleted [Adapted from a novel I love. The story will go wherever I want it to!] [Both leads are each other’s only one] A domineering, arrogant jerk who likes forcing people into love; a cool, stubborn, unhinged woman who refuses to be controlled. Neither is a good person. They’re both masters of talking tough and hurting each other. At first, the heroine has no one to rely on, and the hero schemes against her until she’s left with nothing. Later, she returns in triumph, proving that the so-called favore 356Reads5.6Score—Shelves

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   Arranged marriage that blossoms into love [smile]

7. 7 替 The Contract Wife, The Ice-Cold CEO Falls Hard 替嫁契约妻，高冷禁欲总裁沦陷 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance410k WordsCompleted Forced by her adoptive parents, Xia Yutong takes the place of her arrogant, overbearing stepsister and marries Lu Yunfei, a notorious playboy caught up in one scandal after another. But the wedding takes a shocking turn. The man who comes to escort her home is not the playboy Lu Yunfei, but Lu Yanci, the feared devil of the business world. He runs the vast Lu business empire, wields enormous power, and is ruthless in his methods. He is aloof, chaste, and indifferent to women. On their wedding ni 13kReads6.8Score909Shelves

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   A cold and calculating CEO falls for his seemingly cold wife after an arranged marriage, and then showers her with affection.

8. 8 为 He Abandoned His Pregnant Wife, Married in Secret for a Year, for His First Love 为了白月光抛弃隐婚一年怀孕的妻 Snow at Dusk一暮之雪Modern Romance100k WordsCompleted Lan Ruotong: Are you sick? Mo Yechen: Do you have any medicine? A domineering military officer secretly marries his wife for a year while waiting for the woman he never forgot. When his old flame returns, he divorces his young wife. In a fit of anger, she jumps into the sea while pregnant. The domineering officer is consumed with regret and keeps vigil over his wife’s belongings for three years. After returning, Lan Ruotong (Fu Yiyi) is no longer the pushover she used to be. Can she accept the o 7.7kReads8.5Score458Shelves
9. 9 欲 Longing to Kiss Her Lips: Mr. Shen Has Been Plotting This for a Long Time 欲吻她唇：沈总蓄谋已久 Lin Xian林羡Modern Romance234k WordsCompleted On the day Ming Lan married Shen Li, he left her behind and chased after his first love overseas. She spent four years in a marriage in name only, waiting for a heart that would never warm to her. At last, she was tired and done. Everyone thought Shen Li hated Ming Lan, and that after their divorce, he was bound to marry his first love. That is, until someone saw the usually aloof Shen Li, eyes bloodshot, clinging to Ming Lan and refusing to let her go on a night of wine and revelry. Ming Lan, h 61Reads5.4Score—Shelves

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   On the day Minglan married Shen Li, Shen Li abandoned her and went abroad to chase after his white moonlight. Four years passed, and she waited for four years, finally growing tired and weary. Everyone thought Shen Li hated Minglan and would marry his white moonlight after the divorce, but Shen Li's attitude was unexpected. (Although it hasn't been rated yet, it's super good!)

10. 10 领 Two Years Alone After Getting Our Marriage License, I Came Back to Divorce Him 领证后独守空房两年，归来就离婚 Snow at Dusk一暮之雪Modern Romance32k WordsCompleted [Both the hero and heroine are rather slow to recognize their feelings] [Both are devoted to one partner] [Both are strong] [The hero must win back his wife] [Reunited after a breakup] Because of a marriage promise made by their elders, the two each with their own agenda went and got legally married. Qin Wan only wanted to have a child while her grandmother was still alive and fulfill her wish. Who could have known that the day after they got their marriage certificate, her husband in name only 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
11. 11 新 On Our Wedding Night, My Comatose Husband Put His Arm Around My Waist 新婚夜，植物人老公搂住我的腰 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance238k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Sweet Romance + Age Gap + Husband Chasing His Wife + Both Chaste] Tong Yao is forced to take her twin sister’s place and marry Gu Jingchen, a former business tycoon who is now in a vegetative state. The whole city pities her, believing she will spend her life as a wife in name only. But on their wedding night, the sleeping man suddenly wraps an arm around her waist. The once decisive king of the business world wakes up and takes back his immense power. Everyone wait 3.6kReads6.6Score284Shelves
12. 12 更 After His Marriage Partner Was Switched, President Bo Took a Devastating Blow 更换联姻对象后，薄总遭受了暴击 Snow at Dusk一暮之雪Modern Romance39k WordsCompleted Bo Qing unilaterally announced that he was changing his marriage-alliance partner. A month later, a clever and capable Secretary Gu appeared by his side, while a dazzling, dashing beauty named Gigi showed up at a bar in Jing City. From then on, “accidents” kept cropping up in Bo Qing’s work and personal life. He thought he was imagining things. That was until he discovered that Secretary Gu, so respectful to him on the surface, had been secretly adding things to his meals, then cursing and beati 8Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 13 疯 Are You Crazy? Who Wants to Be a Virtuous Wife? 疯了吧！谁要当贤妻啊 Lionheart狮子心Ancient Romance302k WordsCompleted [Scheming, villainous-lotus heroine + love after marriage + household intrigue + both leads are each other's first and only] Lin Rongwan was a lowly concubine-born daughter. Her stepmother treated her poorly, and despite her beauty and excellent character, her low status kept her from finding a good match. Just before she was to be married off to a violent widower, the heir to the Duke of Cheng's title came to ask for her hand, even though she was only a concubine-born daughter. Cheng Wangzhi wa 1.5kReads8.2Score140Shelves

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    I know the answer to this question. Come look at these two books: 1. The male lead's beloved was originally a noblewoman, but her family was convicted and she became a slave. To protect her from future mistreatment, he married the female lead, who was of lowly status… But the female lead is incredibly intelligent, and the male lead is slowly attracted to her… Meanwhile, his beloved keeps causing trouble, leaving him heartbroken… The female lead's thoughtfulness makes him fall for her without realizing it… 2. The male lead is the crown prince, the female lead is a reborn concubine's daughter, and the female supporting character is a time-traveling woman who is also the crown prince's beloved… The female lead truly learns from the female supporting character but surpasses her… The male lead is heartbroken by the female supporting character's repeated rejections… In his cold heart, the female lead's deep love without interference slowly stirs his heart…

14. 14 太 The Crown Prince’s White Moonlight Can’t Compare: The Soft, Sweet Girl Is His True Love 太子白月光不香，软娇娇才是真爱 October Brocade Deer十月锦鹿Ancient Romance602k WordsCompleted Sweet romance! Palace and household intrigue + reborn heroine + transmigrated rival + face-slapping the beloved white moonlight The Crown Prince has a beloved woman. She's beautiful and talented, forthright by nature, and the orphaned daughter of a loyal martyr. She and the Crown Prince grew up together, yet she claims to see him as an older brother and refuses to enter the Eastern Palace and share a husband with the other women. The Crown Prince is utterly devoted to her and has turned down th 5.8kReads8.5Score560Shelves
15. 15 她 She Drew the Gods Down from Heaven 她引神明坠落 Autumn Firefly秋流萤Modern Romance243k WordsCompleted Shen Daiyi comes from a prominent medical family in Jingbei. That year, her usually low-key mother suddenly holds a birthday banquet, drawing greetings from all the great families and landing Shen Daiyi a blind date. It’s snowing softly on the day of the date. The person she once had a crush on as a girl is seated beside her blind date. Like a snow-capped peak, like a god from the heavens, the man is just as he was back then: refined, extraordinary, and beyond reach, the sort no one would dare l 31.7kReads9.3Score3.9kShelves

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    Shen Daiyi was born into a family of doctors in northern Beijing. That year, her low-key mother suddenly held a banquet for her birthday, attracting many prominent families to offer their blessings. She was then set up on a blind date. On the day of the blind date, a light snow was falling. The man she had once liked in her youth sat next to her blind date. Like a snow-capped mountain, this man, a celestial being, remained as noble and aloof as ever, unapproachable and untouchable. Shen Daiyi recalled her heroic deeds of clinging to him back then, and wished she could turn and leave. "Your personality has changed quite a bit over the years." "Could it be that we're not familiar with each other anymore?" Song Qingyan remembered Shen Daiyi chasing after him back then, her voice sweet and coquettish, always knowing how to charm him, like a bewitching enchantress. The little enchantress left without saying goodbye, and years later, upon meeting again, she was distant and avoided him. Regardless, the celestial being wanted to subdue the enchantress; how could she escape? One day, Song Qingyan appeared on his finger with a wedding ring; he was married. Everyone gasped in astonishment. They all thought that Song Qingyan's marriage was merely a means to continue the family line, and that his wife was nothing more than a tool. Until someone saw the aloof and powerful man embracing and kissing a woman passionately. Once the video was released, the seemingly heartless and aloof god-like figure was utterly devastated!

16. 16 替 After the Substitute Left, the Cunning Big Shot Regretted Everything 替身退场后，腹黑大佬悔不当初 Rabbit Cola兔可乐Modern Romance100k WordsOngoing Capital Circle princeling | Wife-Chasing Crematorium | Bittersweet Push and Pull | A Touch of Angst | Deadpan Humor Sharp-tongued, calculating heir vs. cool, resilient beauty Luo Qingci and Jin Chengxiao have been married for three years, yet they have barely seen each other. She knows that if not for the misunderstanding back then, Jin Chengxiao would never have married her. His heart belongs to her younger sister, Luo Shanyue. Luo Shanyue is the Luo family's true daughter, born to them in 287Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A white moonlight shines in my heart~~

17. 17 她 She Doesn't Believe You Anymore 她不信你了 Camel Milk with No Bottle Cap驼奶没有瓶盖Modern Romance359k WordsCompleted [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 8.6kReads6.1Score283Shelves

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    The male and female leads are childhood sweethearts. Later, the male lead, seeking revenge for his first love's meddling in his daughter's affairs during high school, agreed to her confession only to see her fail. He then conspired with his parents to force her to go abroad. The female lead gave up without resistance and lived a carefree and independent life. The male lead then regretted his decision and begged the female lead to trust him one more time. [Eating popcorn emoji]

18. 18 致 A Fatal Allure! The Cold CEO's Eyes Turn Red Night After Night 致诱！清冷总裁夜夜红眼 Wine Nine Returns to One酒九归一Modern Romance326k WordsCompleted [Secret Crush] [Marriage First, Love Later] [One-on-One Romance] [Mutual First Love] The day Pei Shizhou's first love returned to the country, Wen Jianqing finally couldn't keep up the act. She crouched at his feet, sobbing and sniffling as she picked up the card worth two million yuan. That very night, she went out to have fun at a bar, only to find the card declined when she tried to pay! Furious, Wen Jianqing stormed back to the villa where she'd lived for three years and threw the card at Pe 322Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    *Let Her Sway*: Pei Shizhou's unrequited love returns to China, triggering a marital crisis. Wen Jianqing confronts her past crush, and amidst emotional turmoil and the ups and downs of a wealthy family, the two face their true feelings, transforming from a contractual marriage to a lifelong commitment of true love. *Moss's Reply (Light Lick, Velvet)*: The female lead's unrequited love blossoms, but she faces post-marital adjustments. During a crucial event, they openly acknowledge their past grievances, and the male lead is completely captivated. Their mutual love reaches its peak amidst healing and sweetness.

19. 19 和 I Married My Secret Crush First, Then Fell in Love 和暗恋对象先婚后爱了 A Jasmine-Scented Tea一个茉莉香片Modern Romance320k WordsCompleted A cold, abstinent, jealous CEO who’s a devoted husband x an adorable employee Marriage first, love later · secret crush becomes mutual · sweet pampering / one-on-one, first love for both, both pure At twenty-five, Jiang Mansheng married the high school heartthrob she had secretly loved. Back then, Lu Qichen came from a wealthy family and was exceptionally handsome, a favored child of heaven whom everyone envied. Jiang Mansheng, by contrast, was quiet and mild-mannered, just an ordinary girl fro 10.2kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves
20. 20 婚 Before Marriage: I’d Rather Marry a Dog Than You. After Marriage: Woof, Woof, Wife! 婚前：娶你是狗，婚后：老婆汪汪 Old Wang from Widow Village寡妇村老王Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted A spoiled young playboy × a career-driven woman who's cold on the outside and warm within Marriage before love + shotgun wedding + whirlwind marriage + love growing over time + a forceful wife-taming technique + playboy heir + strong career woman Hua Yuchen is mistakenly diagnosed with pregnancy nausea, which leads to the unexpected discovery that Ling Miao is pregnant. That's right, the baby is his. But the two of them are bitter rivals who start cursing each other at the slightest provocation. 6.1kReads8.6Score536Shelves

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    He married first and fell in love later. He had a "white moonlight" (idealized love), and after a whirlwind marriage, he was proven wrong and turned out to be an exceptionally good man who dotes on his wife and loves his children.

21. 21 与 Sharing His Bed 与他共枕 A Page of Fireworks一纸烟火Modern Romance516k WordsCompleted (Adapted into the short drama "Miss Xu, Don’t Settle". The Tomato-produced short drama "Sharing His Bed" launched on Tomato on November 26.) Shang Yiran and Xu Mubai have been married for five years, and have spent all five fighting. Three years into their marriage, Xu Mubai became pregnant. She tried to tell Shang Yiran, “Let’s make a real go of this.” He responded with cold indifference. After that, they each went their own way. One is cold, arrogant, and conceited; the other is stubborn and u 7.3kReads9.1Score550Shelves

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    I'll force you to accept it.

22. 22 嫁 Marrying Mr. Yu 嫁给喻先生 Da Er Lin达尔林Modern Romance376k WordsCompleted [The print edition of the same name is now available / The short drama of the same name is now streaming] [Cheerful artist vs. aloof, calculating professor] [Age gap + marriage before love + sweet romance + long-planned courtship + slow-burn love] Shi Sheng and Yu Wenzhou met on a blind date. But even on their wedding day, she still couldn't figure out what Yu Wenzhou saw in her. Since they didn't have much of a romantic foundation, Shi Sheng thought it would be good enough if they could at leas 33.7kReads9.4Score3.4kShelves

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    [Eating popcorn][Eating popcorn][Eating popcorn] Oh my god!!! This book is so good!!! Where can you find a man like Mr. Yu?? It's so good!!! I love it so much!!! The age gap! The pampering! The favoritism—I love it all!!! I love it so much!!!...—I love it so much, highly recommended!!! So sweet! So sweet…

23. 23 昼 Reckless Days and Nights 昼夜荒唐 Seven-Color Little Wind Chime七色小风铃Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted [Flirtatious Playboy vs. Gentle, Elegant Doctor] [One Couple, Both Chaste + Marriage First, Love Later + Fake Stand-In + Secret Crush + The Ex-Wife Gets Her Revenge] He Wen Zhou and Li Wan'an's marriage began with one man falling for her looks and one woman having nowhere else to turn. But people say He Wenzhou chose Li Wan'an only because her face resembles his first love, the woman he held dear. He just wanted a stand-in to amuse himself. - The rumors are raging. Someone asks He Wenzhou, “Mr. 8.3kReads8.2Score532Shelves

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    A wealthy CEO + marriage of convenience + a wife-chasing frenzy 🎯, a gentle and elegant female doctor vs. A charming and dissolute playboy.

24. 24 娇 The Sweetheart Deliberately Seduces the Cold Emperor, and He Falls for Her 娇娇蓄意勾引，清冷帝王沦陷了 Mu Niannian慕年年Ancient Romance651k WordsCompleted Palace intrigue + push and pull + seduction and rising to power + falling deeper at every step + devotion to one woman in the later story Loving her and knowing it + a man in power bowing his head for love * The short drama is out now. Search for “The Sweetheart Deliberately Seduces Him, and the Cold Emperor Falls” on Fanqie or Hongguo to watch the full series. * Pei Tingyue transmigrated into a book. She became a disposable consort in The Palace in Power. In the original story, she was simple-m 37.7kReads9.3Score4.4kShelves

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    Absolutely. In the early stages, the male lead has a "white moonlight" (a term for a devoted but unattainable love interest), while the female lead progresses rapidly. Later, she's basically the only one who dotes on him. In the first book, the female lead is acting from beginning to end, pretending to love the male lead. Even though there are a few scenes where you know she's just putting on an act, you still feel sorry for her. The second book has three volumes, each telling a different version of the male and female leads' story. The writing is excellent and worth reading. The third book also features a male lead with a "white moonlight," and the female lead seduces him to win his heart. Anyway, they're all very good. If you like this type of story, you should give them a try.

25. 25 娘 The Empress Is Alluring and Bewitching, and the Emperor Gives In to Pleasure 娘娘撩人魅惑，帝王纵情堕落 You Gongyu尤宫羽Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The Tomato short drama Kun Yi is now streaming~ [Transmigrate into a book, male lead is not a virgin but female lead is, palace intrigue, psychological games, happy ending] The Crown Prince, Jun Zechen, has seen his fair share of calculating women, and loves only those who are pure and kind. While campaigning beyond the frontier, he meets Ling Yue and is captivated by her free-spirited kindness. He promises to spend his life with her alone. But two years pass, and the Crown Princess has yet to c 118kReads9.5Score11.2kShelves
26. 26 晚 The Evening Breeze Kisses Hong Kong Island 晚风吻港岛 Yu Lansheng屿蓝生Modern Romance337k WordsOngoing [Refined Hong Kong Tycoon × Pure-Hearted Little Melon]+ [Marriage Before Love]+ [Both Leads Are Inexperienced]+ [Older Man]+ [Secret Crush] When the eldest daughter of the main branch runs away on the eve of the wedding, Lin Yuzhi, the illegitimate daughter of the second branch, is pushed forward, to marry her wealthy future brother-in-law, Lu Jingyao, and preserve the prestige of the Lu and Lin families in Hong Kong society. The public mocks her as a “substitute bride,” while Lu Jingyao see 15Reads—Score118Shelves

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    This! It's neither a "white moonlight" nor a complete "white moonlight"!

27. 27 陛 His Majesty Says He Dislikes Seductive Women 陛下说他不喜媚色 Purple-Robed Evil Emperor紫裳邪皇Ancient Romance611k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other's one and only + deliberate seduction] [Beautiful, clear-headed heroine + proud, abstinent emperor] The new emperor liked refined, elegant ladies and despised anything bewitching and shallow. Unfortunately, the Jiang family's Fifth Young Lady was alluringly beautiful. The Empress Dowager actually wanted a woman like her to seduce the emperor and secure advantages for the Jiang family. The new emperor despised the Jiang family most of all and had no wish to let a Jiang 33.5kReads8.6Score96.2kShelves
28. 28 软 Soft and Cuddly Secretary Lin Is Fiercely Adorable Around President Zhou 软乎乎的林秘书，对周总奶凶奶凶 Lin and Fish林和鱼Modern Romance373k WordsOngoing [The Chase After the Breakup + Reunited After a Rift + Mutual Secret Crush + Sweet Romance] A timid, easily bullied secretary and a cold, heartless CEO turn their romance upside down, becoming a feisty, adorable little wife and a devoted, lovesick husband who spoils her rotten. Lin Nanqian married the man she loved most, but Zhou Rui didn't marry her for love. He only did it because Madam Zhou needed a daughter-in-law. At the company, no one knew Lin Nanqian was the CEO's wife. She was simply th 248Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In this story, the male lead is the female lead's boss, and everyone assumes she's his lover, but she's actually his wife. Furthermore, she's also the male lead's unrequited love, though unfortunately, he's unaware of this.

29. 29 京 A Whirlwind Wedding in Beijing 京婚靡靡 Ye Xiaofu叶晓芙Modern Romance278k WordsCompleted [A Scion Who Left Politics for Business] [A Gentle and Serene Beauty of a Department Chief] [Military and Political Family Background] [Marriage Before Love] [A Husband's Long Road to Redemption] [Humorous and Funny] Original Title: A Marriage in the Capital, Wild and Unrestrained Test Title: Endless Nights in the Capital An arranged marriage began a union with no talk of love. Xu Nanjing had in-laws everyone envied. Her father-in-law and mother-in-law held high positions and treated her li 14.1kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves

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    The marriage was arranged before the love blossomed; the male lead had a first love.

30. 30 说 We Agreed to Divorce, So Why Is My Cold-Blooded Ex-Husband Losing Control and Falling for Me Night After Night? 说好离婚，冷戾前夫夜夜失控沉沦 Ink Verses of a Red Apple红苹果的墨韵Modern Romance267k WordsCompleted [Divorce First, Love Later + Contract Marriage + Both Pure + Husband's Road to Redemption + Powerful Man Loses Control and Gets Addicted + Heroine Doesn't Overthink + Happy Ending] Three years ago, everyone in Jincheng knew that Li Hengzhou, heir to the richest family in town, had been forced to marry Xu Qing. His heart belonged only to Liu Yueshu, the paralyzed girl who had once saved him, and he was devoted to her. Xu Qing, the real heiress who had just been brought back from a village in the 10.5kReads8.2Score1.1kShelves

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    Have you ever seen a story where the protagonist divorces first and then falls in love? [Heart emoji] [heart emoji] The male lead chases after his wife through a series of trials and tribulations.

31. 31 原 The First Wife Left the Child and Walked Away, Now the God of War Is Desperate to Win Her Back 原配去父留子，战神追妻火葬场了 Shi Yidian拾一典Ancient Romance337k WordsCompleted [Historical romance + marriage first, love later + the husband must win back his wife] (Reader advisory: The new book has a low rating for now, but it will rise. The heroine is the same woman as the original wife. The leads divorce, and the hero dies regretfully in the end.) In her previous life, Shen Yunqing and her husband's beloved were both tied to a sheer cliff. Their enemy forced him to choose: save his beloved, or save her, his cannon-fodder wife. He could save only one. Her cold, battle- 12kReads8.5Score851Shelves

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    Good heavens, who would have thought that the princess's body would be found to be pregnant? She was pregnant when she and her beloved fell off the cliff together. She saw him hold onto her beloved tightly, and the two stopped on the cliff edge. He decisively saved her, and the princess was cruelly abandoned like that!

32. 32 娘 The Consort Just Wants to Lie Flat, but the Emperor Spoils Her Too Much 娘娘只想躺平，奈何帝王太宠 Seven O'Clock Southern Star七时南星Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + foodie heroine + lucky koi System + multiple pregnancies + both leads are virgins + unserious palace intrigue + exclusive devotion + fluffy romance] A soft, adorable foodie couch potato × a violent, childless, domineering emperor Su Qinghe was a single woman living alone in the 21st century, and she actually starved to death. She should have gone straight to the underworld, but instead Su Qinghe accidentally transmigrated into a fictional world and took over the body 386Reads7.0Score100Shelves
33. 33 佛 The Easygoing Second Wife 佛系继室 A Cat on the Moon月亮一只喵Ancient Romance111k WordsCompleted From the moment Cui Jiangwan learns she’s to marry Marquis Wu’an Ji Huai, she knows the marquis still carries an irreplaceable first love in his heart. That woman was his late wife and his childhood sweetheart. So Cui Jiangwan plans to be a laid-back second wife and live with Ji Huai in mutual respect. 3kReads6.8Score215Shelves

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    In the first ancient Chinese romance novel, the female lead is the male lead's second wife, but there's a misunderstanding with his ex-wife, whom he initially considered his "white moonlight." In the second novel, the male lead genuinely loved the second female lead, but after learning he was to marry the first female lead, he let go of that love and truly cared for her. Their relationship progressed from polite distance to deep, devoted love.

34. 34 娘 The Empress Doesn’t Care 娘娘不在乎 A Cat on the Moon月亮一只喵Ancient Romance317k WordsCompleted [Palace and household intrigue + Marriage first, love later + Fictional era] [This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental.] Though Qiao Qingyi is a concubine’s daughter, her legitimate mother never treated her harshly. In fact, she raised her like her own child. But when her elder sister’s marriage arrangements change, the match that was supposed to be hers falls to Qiao Qingyi instead. To repay her legitimate mother’s kindness, Qiao Qingyi w 324Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 35 秦 President Qin's First Love Is Back, So I'll Divorce Him and Step Aside 秦总白月光回国，我主动离婚让位 The Fairy Is a Bit Dim仙子很呆Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other's first + Marriage Before Love + groveling ex] Tang Luo vs. Qin Xiao During their three years of secret marriage, Qin Xiao never loved Tang Luo. She knew he had someone else in his heart, his first love. Their marriage in the first place was only made possible because she used underhanded tactics. The day the Tang family went bankrupt, he returned home in grand style with his first love. When that woman appeared before her, Tang Luo knew her marriage to Qin Xiao was 20.8kReads8.0Score1.8kShelves

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    We were secretly married for three years. He harbored feelings for his unrequited love and remained cold and indifferent towards me. The day his unrequited love returned from abroad, I smiled and handed him the divorce papers, only to find myself pregnant! Three years later, he returned with the baby. The once aloof CEO Qin, his eyes red, confronted me: "Wife, how about we remarry?" I sneered: "CEO Qin, isn't your unrequited love appealing anymore?"

36. 36 丰 When the Voluptuous Beauty Pouts, the Stern Officer Blushes 丰腴美人一撒娇，冷面军官脸红了 Luan Jing峦镜Modern Romance685k WordsOngoing [Period setting, marriage first and love later, following the army, adorable kids, husband’s road to winning his wife back] The day after Shen Qingshu mailed a divorce agreement to Rong Jingshi, she began having one prophetic dream after another. She dreamed that her hypocritical, ungrateful stepsister stole the family heirloom from her, schemed to have her sent to the countryside, and tortured her to death in Heilongjiang, leaving her family ruined and slaughtered. When she woke, she heard her 15.4kReads6.0Score974Shelves

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    Lin Shengsheng thought Shen Qingshu was a brainless fool. She tried to sow discord, but Shen Qingshu didn't react; she secretly drugged him, but Shen Qingshu didn't notice; she lured Shang Yu to a private room, and Shen Qingshu followed. She was incredibly smug: this woman was about to be finished. Until Shen Qingshu kicked her into the dark private room. She was stunned, and quietly asked Shen Qingshu, who sneered: "Little sister, you're going to be the leading lady in this great adultery drama!"

37. 37 他 He Married Me to Make His One True Love Jealous 他娶我，是为了让白月光吃醋 Yan Xun烟寻Modern Romance317k WordsCompleted Three years of marriage couldn't compete with his first love returning from abroad. After making a scene, Lin Shu took the enormous divorce settlement and decisively left, pregnant with his child. She vanished for five years. He searched the world for her in a frenzy for five years. Then one day, she finally appeared. Huo Beichen's eyes reddened as he cornered her. “How long are you going to keep acting like this?” Lin Shu replied coolly, “Sorry, who are you?” Huo Beichen's voice was hoarse. “Li 1.4kReads6.9Score100Shelves
38. 38 联 After Three Years of Marriage, She Asked for a Divorce, but He Saw Red 联姻三年，她提离婚他却红了眼 Save the Little Yellow Duck拯救小黄鸭Modern Romance129k WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love + 1v1 + Both Pure] For three years of marriage to Fu Jinghe, Meng Zhiyu did her best to play the part of Mrs. Fu. She knew he loved someone else, and he knew she couldn't forget her first love. Their married life was calm as still water, without a ripple. They treated each other with courtesy and stayed out of each other's way. Then, the day before Meng Zhiyu's birthday, she found out she was pregnant. But that very same day, she also discovered Fu Jinghe's biggest secret. 163Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 39 先 Love After Marriage: A Different Way to Meet 先婚后爱换种方式遇见 One Person, One Pen, One Book, One World一人一笔一书一世界Modern Romance157k WordsCompleted [Blind Date and Whirlwind Marriage + Love After Marriage + The Husband’s Long Road to Redemption] “How much longer are we supposed to put up with this?” Shen Chen’an says on their wedding night, dead drunk. Zhao Chuning can’t tell whether the words are his honest feelings slipping out or just drunken nonsense. Then, before going to sleep, he says, “Let’s just live like this from now on.” Zhao Chuning is even more baffled. After that, Shen Chen’an leaves early and comes home late every day, but n 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    On their wedding night, the husband slept in the study, and the wife assumed he was drunk, but it turned out he had never touched her. Yet, in daily life, he was considerate and caring towards her, even though he could be a bit sarcastic, he meticulously looked after her when she was sick. What could be the reason for this? This was the "answer" the wife had been searching for.

40. 40 春 Entangled in Springtime 春色娇缠 Deep Stream涧流深Modern Romance495k WordsCompleted [Short drama now streaming] (Both leads are faithful to each other + sweet and angsty + the husband pursues his wife after losing her + happy ending) Everyone says Pei Songhe, a prominent figure in the capital’s elite circle, has devoted himself to a life of asceticism for the woman he loves from afar, like a living Buddha. He has worn the black agate prayer beads she gave him for ten years. But Shen Zhiyi knows he is nothing like the celibate man people say he is... Otherwise, where did the bab 5.7kReads8.9Score385Shelves

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    It's super good! The female lead just got her pregnancy test results when her crush returned to China and started seducing the male lead. After seeing this, the female lead hid the pregnancy test results and prepared to run away.

41. 41 快 Quick Transmigration: Make a Wish 快穿：请许出你的愿望 A Bored Reader i无聊的读者iAncient Romance711k WordsOngoing [No Fixed Male Lead] + [Semi-Immersive] + [Stunning Heroine] + [Breaks Up Original Couples] + [In Some Worlds, the Male Lead or Heroine Has a Past] + [Sweet Romance] (Each story is standalone. Skip any parts you don't like. You can skip the first story entirely.) Su Xin was an outstanding employee in the Original Female Leads Department. Just as she was thinking about retiring, a letter arrived and shattered her dream. She was assigned to a new department as its director: the Wish Fulfillment De 778Reads5.5Score—Shelves

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    [Smiling][Smiling][Smiling] The original couple is broken up, the female supporting character rises to power, and she wins over the male lead. World 3: Bright and cheerful junior girl VS aloof and cool genius (roommate boyfriend version). The current female lead wins over her roommate boyfriend, and after the male lead peacefully breaks up with her, he gets together with the current female lead.

42. 42 乌 A Mix-Up on a Blind Date, and I Picked Up a CEO Husband for Cheap 乌龙相亲，捡个霸总当便宜老公 Exploding Pop Rocks爆炸跳跳糖Modern Romance58k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + married first, love later + aloof CEO] At her engagement banquet, Bai Qiqi's fiancé ran off with his scheming ex, leaving her without love or a job. Forced to go on a blind date, she never expected to come away with a domineering CEO for a husband. They got their marriage certificate the second time they met. She thought she had no choice but to go along with it, and that she would just be the CEO's wife in name only. Who knew married life would grow sweeter by the day? “We —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend a super sweet arranged marriage that blossoms into love. At her engagement party, her fiancé runs away, forcing her to go on a blind date. She finds a domineering man who's better than her husband, and their second meeting leads to them getting married. Their lives become sweeter and sweeter. Highly recommended.

43. 43 快 Quick Transmigration: Seducing My Way to the Top 快穿之勾引上位 Fatty Loves Lamb肥肥爱吃羊Ancient Romance451k WordsCompleted [Delicate beauty + calculated seduction + scheming green tea + stealing someone’s love + interconnected stories] There are always delicate, innocent beauties in this world. They are the incarnations of spirits, naive and ignorant when they first enter the mortal realm, yet irresistibly captivating. Every glance and smile can ensnare the heart and soul. To survive in this world, they act helpless and cling to the most powerful men like parasitic vines. Even if those men already belong to someone 14.6kReads8.9Score715Shelves
44. 44 校 Don't Bully Me, School Hunk. She's Reborn and Won't Chase You Anymore 校草别虐了，重生她不追你了 Mu Xia慕夏Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Xia Qianqian was blinded by love. She took the place of Qin Wang's first love and married him, devoting herself to cooking and caring for him, only to end up dead along with her unborn child. Reborn back in her school days, she had lost all hope in Qin Wang. She had only two principles in life. 1. Study hard. 2. Stay away from Qin Wang. But the man who had treated her like she didn't exist in her past life shamelessly pinned her against a pool table. She ran, he chased, and 278Reads8.3Score176Shelves

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    🌱✨A marriage of convenience that blossoms into love, where the male lead still harbors feelings for his first love.🌸 She's a hopeless romantic, marrying him in place of her first love and devoting herself to him. Unexpectedly, he still loves his first love and treats her unfairly, ultimately leading to a tragic end. The female lead's experience is heartbreaking. Reborn, her life's motto is: study hard and stay away from him…

45. 45 利 Mr. Li's Number One Nemesis 利先生的头号恶妻 Pineapple Is Really Sweet凤梨狠甜Modern Romance511k WordsCompleted The domineering heiress Ye Mingmei looks like a master manipulator, but beneath that exterior is a naive romantic with a heart of gold. She thinks she stole the fake white lotus’s first-love puppy, never realizing she is falling step by step into the revenge trap set by a sickly, powerful man. By the time Ye Mingmei makes a terrible mistake and lands in prison, she finally comes to her senses and plans the swiftest, most ruthless divorce under the guise of faking her own death. Reborn, she retur 10Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    How could we forget this "white moonlight" character? The female lead was initially tricked quite badly, although she eventually got her revenge.

46. 46 曲 Playing Along with Desire 曲意逢情 Write Myself写己Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Second Young Master Qu spent years chasing skirts, never letting anyone tie down his wandering heart. Until one day, Qin Zhiyi flung divorce papers in his face, and only then did he realize: Some love makes no noise, yet sinks deep into your bones. The person who had captured his heart had been right beside him all along. Second Young Master Qu smiled like a gentlemanly scoundrel and drawled, “You'll never get divorced from me in this lifetime. Maybe you can hope to become a widow.” Qin Zhiyi: “ 459Reads7.9Score100Shelves

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    This book features a really scummy male lead, so it's a good read for those who like male leads. I haven't finished it yet, but as someone who likes female leads, I think he's really awful. The plot is similar to other books, and the synopsis suggests a "wife-chasing-after-the-cry" scenario. I'm not a fanfic writer, and I'm not really sure about the "white moonlight" concept. The male lead and the "green tea" girl are ex-boyfriend and ex-girlfriend. The male lead's scummy point is that he's scummy without realizing it. In the beginning, he's very protective of the "green tea" girl, thinking that being friends with an ex and associating with her is nothing wrong, which hurts the female lead a lot. The female lead has a crush on the male lead, but she doesn't know it at first. The author went too far in removing the "saintly" persona from the female lead in the early chapters, emphasizing it repeatedly. This led me to believe that when the female lead was heartbroken and pregnant with the male lead's child, she would have aborted the pregnancy without hesitation, but in the end, she couldn't bear it and didn't. 😂 This isn't unusual; most female leads in tragic romance novels don't abort their pregnancies. However, because the author wrote a line early on—"I think, uh, I'm not entirely sure"—meaning the female lead said she didn't want to be a saint, but ultimately softened and didn't abort, it felt unoriginal. It also "explained" the author's earlier rush to remove the saintly persona from the female lead. Another explanation is that the female lead is a tsundere (proud and arrogant) rich girl, hence the tsundere behavior. 😂 I didn't finish reading it, but it met the original poster's requirements, so I recommended it. The story revolves around an arranged marriage that blossoms into love, a male lead who is a scumbag without realizing it, and everyone except the male lead believing the "green tea" girl is his ideal woman, leading to the female lead being ridiculed for a long time (the male lead never explains this, so it was probably accepted in his mind at that point). Both the male and female leads are strong (I'm not sure how strong they are, but overall I think they are, given their high education and success in the workplace; however, some of the female lead's actions that offend me somewhat undermine my perception of a strong female character; overall, they are strong). Warning: This is not recommended for those who prefer sweet romance novels or are fans of smutty stories. A dashing young master X a proud and sharp-tongued young lady

47. 47 怪 It’s All His Fault 怪他 Ning Yuchen宁雨沉Modern Romance272k WordsCompleted [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 11.9kReads8.7Score680Shelves

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    🍉① The female lead is a rich heiress, and the male lead is a high-and-mighty medical student. The female lead always chases after him, but he says: "Girls who throw themselves at you will be discarded like trash." He turns and goes abroad. Seven years later, when they meet again, he says with tears in his eyes, "Shen Zaiyi, hug me." 🍉② After three years of marriage, she files for divorce first, simply because his "white moonlight" (his first love) has returned to the country. His heart is always with his "white moonlight." Even after being reborn back to his senior year of high school, when he learns that she doesn't like him, he hugs her from behind, his eyes red and pleading pitifully, "Like me, like me a little bit, Li Wan."

48. 48 重 Reborn: A Deal with My Campus Heartthrob Ex-Husband 重生：和校草前夫交易 Xi Gong Qingye西宫清野Modern Romance211k WordsCompleted [Both reborn at school + bittersweet past lives + a broken relationship mended + heartwarming + devoted couple] [Cold, calculating heartthrob + cute, scatterbrained sweetheart] Li Wan and Zhou Wang Jing’s marriage began with a night of intimacy brought on by a twist of fate. Zhou Wang Jing didn’t love her. He had someone he liked who’d been by his side throughout his youth. He married her out of a sense of responsibility. Li Wan had seen the way Zhou Wang Jing looked at that girl. At last, Li Wa 5.4kReads7.5Score370Shelves
49. 49 离 After the Divorce, She Told Everyone He Was Dead 离婚后，她到处跟人说他死了 Listening to Snow at Midnight午夜听雪Modern Romance663k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + angst and sweetness + both leads are each other’s one and only + the husband has to win his wife back] From the day Shen Weilan married Bo Sihan, she was prepared for him to break her heart. After all, she had stolen this marriage, taking it from her half-sister, Su Wan, a master manipulator who had a crush on him. Su Wan’s eyes reddened. “He married you for the inheritance, not because he loves you. What do you have to feel so smug about?” Shen Weilan smiled, utter 9.8kReads7.9Score1.1kShelves
50. 50 闺 My Best Friend's Uncle Keeps Flirting with Me and Spoiling Me 闺蜜小叔他又撩又宠 An Jiuling安九凌Modern Romance264k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Professor + Six-Year Age Gap + Campus] [Rebellious, Hilarious Girl X Abstinent, Scheming Uncle] When Wen Li was seventeen, she fell for her best friend’s uncle, the famously untouchable heartthrob of Yida University. The man had cool, pale skin and wore silver wire-frame glasses. His white shirt and black trousers gave him an air of refined elegance. When they first met, Wen Li was caught after climbing a wall to skip school. To get back down, she worked up the courage to flirt 11.6kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves

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