Marriage First, Love Later! Short Novels! 先婚后爱 !短篇!

1. 101 爸 Only After Dad Brought His Illegitimate Daughter Home Did I Understand Why a Mother's Love Can Disappear 爸爸把私生女接回家后，我才明白母爱为何会消失 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭15k WordsCompleted Only after Dad brought his illegitimate daughter home did I understand why a mother's love can disappear 11Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 102 我 I'm the Unwanted Child in My Family 我是家里多余的孩子 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted I'm the Unwanted Child in My Family 16Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 103 我 I'm Not the Grim Reaper of Obstetrics and Gynecology 我不是妇产科死神 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭12k WordsCompleted I'm Not the Grim Reaper of Obstetrics and Gynecology 210Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 104 被 After I Was Rumored to Have Slept My Way Up with a Beautiful CEO 被造谣靠美女总裁上位后 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted After Rumors Spread That I Rose to the Top by Relying on a Beautiful Female CEO 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves
5. 105 百 After the Million-Yuan Year-End Bonus Was Canceled, the Whole Company Regretted It 百万年终奖取消后，全公司都后悔了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted The Million-Yuan Year-End Bonus Was Canceled, and the Whole Company Regretted It 2kReads—Score—Shelves
6. 106 菀 Wan Yuan Is Your Substitute, Yet Better Than You 菀苑类卿却胜卿 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted Wan Yuan Resembles Qing, Yet Surpasses Her 557Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 107 沈 Mr. Shen's Tender Devotion 沈先生的温柔宠爱 Wu En乌恩Modern Romance279k WordsCompleted [Marry First, Fall in Love Later • Sweet Romance • Age Gap • Mutual Firsts • No Angst] (The heroine is not a strong, independent type!) [A gentle CEO who isn't domineering and a sweet, sensible girl] During an utterly ordinary summer vacation, Lin Jiamu somehow ended up engaged by a twist of fate. She thought she'd be marrying an old, ugly man, but when she saw Shen Yizhou, she found him absolutely gorgeous. However you looked at it, she seemed to be the one getting the better deal. She thought 8.2kReads9.4Score902Shelves

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   Arranged marriages that blossom into love! None of them are particularly long! The first one is super sweet with no angst!! The male lead is very gentle and dotes on his wife!! The female lead is obedient and even a little cute, and the story doesn't drag. The second one has both the male and female leads pursuing each other!! The male lead is domineering, and the female lead has a clear-headed personality and is also very nice. It's all sweet with no angst. The third and fourth ones are also very sweet!!!

8. 108 够 So Wild, He Can't Resist Me 够野，诱他失控 Huai Xia淮夏Modern Romance228k WordsCompleted [The short drama adaptation, The Nightingale Says It Misses You, is now streaming on Hongguo App] (Devoted to each other + marriage before love + both from elite Beijing circles + sweet romance | lawyer x cheongsam beauty) Chu Jun, the young heir of a powerful Beijing family, was cold-hearted, noble, and aloof, with little desire for romance. Jiang Wanning, a wealthy heiress from Beijing, was a stunning beauty, dazzling and outspoken, spoiled and profligate. The two were sworn enemies, so every 11.8kReads9.4Score1.5kShelves
9. 109 我 The Imaginary Love of My Life Has Mr. Jiang Green with Jealousy 我虚构的白月光，让江先生醋翻啦 Shuang Rui双惢Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted They married in a flash after knowing each other for six months, and she settled into what was essentially a long-distance marriage. Jiang Junche rarely came home, and married life was dull and uneventful. Ye Ying thought a marriage without love could still be a successful one. She tried to suppress the fluttering in her heart, but couldn't help slowly growing closer to him. Mistaking him for someone with another woman in his heart, Ye Ying said through her pain, “...If you want a child, we can 768Reads9.0Score102Shelves
10. 110 与 Life After a Whirlwind Marriage to the Boss 与老板闪婚后的日常 Misty Passes and Mountains关山袅袅Modern Romance542k WordsCompleted In talks for a print edition [Noble, Cool-Headed Corporate Tycoon * Beautiful Newcomer] [Love at First Sight + Marriage First, Love Later + One-on-One + Devoted Couple] [Second Male Lead’s Regret + Childhood Friends + Teacher and Student] . . An accident brings Rong Yan together with the refined and aloof Chi Jingyuan. Afterward, they make a deal: payment settled, no strings attached. She thought they would never meet again, but to her surprise, he suddenly becomes her boss’s boss’s boss. Still 11.4kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
11. 111 老 The Day My Husband Turned Gentle, My Best Friend’s Marriage Died 老公变温柔那天，闺蜜的婚姻死了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚6k WordsCompleted The Day My Husband Turned Gentle, My Best Friend's Marriage Died 6.1kReads—Score—Shelves

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    The plot is fast-paced, full of laughs, and addictive.

12. 112 朕 I’m Dead, But Not Entirely 朕死了，但没完全死 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚11k WordsCompleted I Am Dead, But Not Entirely 2.1kReads—Score—Shelves
13. 113 结 After Two Years of Marriage, I Grew Cold, and the Prince Went Mad 结婚两年，我冷淡后，王爷疯了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted After Two Years of Marriage, I Grew Cold, and the Prince Went Mad 1.9kReads—Score—Shelves
14. 114 我 Something’s Off About My Consort: Why Is He Prettier Than I Am? 我的驸马不对劲：他怎么长得比我还娇艳 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted My Prince Consort Is Acting Strange: Why Is He Prettier Than Me? 519Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 115 本 I Planned to Stage a Broken-Engagement Scene, but He Took Me for Everything I Had 本想演一出退婚戏，反被他吃干抹净 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted I Only Meant to Stage a Broken Engagement, but He Took Me Completely 249Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 116 我 Before My Dad Died, He Set Me Up with the Wildest Man in Beijing 我爸临终前，给我点了个京圈最野的男人 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted Before my dad died, he set me up with the wildest man in the capital's inner circle —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 117 弹 The Comments Told Me to Stay Away from the Male Lead, So I Ripped Off His Bathrobe 弹幕劝我别碰男主，我反手扯掉他浴袍 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚11k WordsCompleted The Comments Told Me to Stay Away from the Male Lead, So I Tore Off His Bathrobe Instead 853Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 118 和 Three Months After Our Divorce, My Ex-Husband Came Back Wearing a Mask to Capture Me 和离三个月，前夫又戴着面具来抓我了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted Three Months After Our Divorce, My Ex-Husband Came Back Wearing a Mask to Capture Me Again 155Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 119 朕 My Harem Just Wants to Run Away, and My Ministers Just Want to Rebel 朕的后宫只想跑路，朕的臣子只想造反 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚12k WordsCompleted My Harem Just Wants to Run Away, and My Ministers Just Want to Rebel 688Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 120 重 Reborn and Rejecting the Marriage, I Left the Scumbag and His Cousin Red-Faced 重生拒婚，我把渣男和他表妹的脸打肿了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Ancient Romance6k WordsCompleted Reborn and Refusing the Marriage, I Beat My Jerk Ex and His Cousin Black and Blue 223Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 121 我 The Buddha Pinned Me Down for Five Hundred Years, but the Monk Who Rescued Me Was Even Fiercer 我被如来压五百年，救我的和尚比他还凶 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Male-Channel Fanfiction6k WordsCompleted After the Tathagata Imprisoned Me for Five Hundred Years, the Monk Who Saved Me Was Even Fiercer 102Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 122 不 After I Refused His Dirty Money, That Arrogant Prince Went Crazy 不要他的臭钱后，那个高傲的王爷他疯了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚6k WordsCompleted After I Refused His Dirty Money, That Arrogant Prince Went Mad 10Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 123 听 I Took My Mother-in-Law's Advice and Got a Little Lover, Only to Find He Was One of Us 听婆婆的话养了个小情人，结果是自己人 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & RomanceCompleted I took my mother-in-law's advice and kept a little lover, only to find out he was one of our own. —Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 124 作 I Suddenly Stopped Being So Difficult, and My Movie Star Husband Went Crazy Instead 作精的我忽然不作了，影帝老公反而疯了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted I suddenly stopped being so demanding, and my movie-star husband went crazy instead. 19Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    The plot is fast-paced, the jokes are frequent, and it's a great watch.

25. 125 心 His Inner Thoughts Turn to Sweet Talk, and the Cold-Faced Minister Endures Nightly Until He's Internally Injured 心声变情话，冷面权臣夜夜忍到内伤 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted Her Inner Thoughts Turned into Love Confessions, and the Cold-Faced Minister Endured Night After Night Until He Nearly Broke 9Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 126 一 A Sweet Confession Born from a Misunderstanding 一场乌龙引发的甜蜜告白 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚6k WordsCompleted A Sweet Confession Born from a Mistaken Mix-Up 36Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 127 知 After Learning My True Identity, He Broke Down in Tears! 知道我真实身份后，他痛哭流涕！ I've Just Crossed a Few Mountains刚翻过了几座山42k WordsCompleted After learning my true identity, he burst into tears! 9Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Love before marriage [heart][staring]

28. 128 穿 After Transmigrating Into Journey to the West, I PUA'd Tang Sanzang! 穿进西游后，我把唐僧PUA了！ I've Just Crossed a Few Mountains刚翻过了几座山Female-Channel Fanfiction40k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into Journey to the West, I PUA’d Tang Sanzang! 4Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 129 玛 Margaret 玛格瑞特 I've Just Crossed a Few Mountains刚翻过了几座山30k WordsCompleted Margaret 4Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 130 迷 In Love With Rainbow Candy 迷恋彩虹糖 I've Just Crossed a Few Mountains刚翻过了几座山20k WordsCompleted Infatuated with Rainbow Candy 5Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 131 姐 Sister Queens: Becoming Kings and Emperors 姐妹双王，成王成皇 I've Just Crossed a Few Mountains刚翻过了几座山Ancient Romance34k WordsCompleted Twin Sisters, Two Queens: One Becomes a King, the Other an Emperor 4Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 132 我 My Dad Wants Me to Be a Simp, But I'm a Woman! 我爹逼我做舔狗，可我是女的啊！ I've Just Crossed a Few Mountains刚翻过了几座山Ancient Romance24k WordsCompleted My dad’s forcing me to be a simp, but I’m a woman! 3Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 133 天 You Don't Love Angels? No Matter, the Villainess Has Arrived 天使你们不爱？没关系恶女降临了 I've Just Crossed a Few Mountains刚翻过了几座山Mystery21k WordsCompleted This is a short story!! [Sweet on the outside, ruthless within + villainess + wicked woman + revenge on scumbags + second male lead takes the lead] After being pushed off a cliff by the man she loved shortly after their wedding, the innocent Yue Li is reborn and discovers that her life was built on an enormous lie... When the angel is gone and the villainess descends, everyone who bullied, deceived, or used her will pay the price. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 134 心 Heartbeat Over the Line 心跳越轨 Biyou彼呦Modern Romance387k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] [Age gap + married first, love later + exceptionally gentle, fatherly male lead + both leads are each other's first] A restrained cardiac surgeon x a sweet young woman who grows into herself *Complete. A sweet, everyday romance with no melodrama. - On the eve of her engagement, Jiang Qiao catches her boyfriend passionately kissing another woman. As she stands there in a pitiful state, Pei Zhihe's tall figure appears beside her. His deep, dark eyes look at her from 68.3kReads9.5Score10.4kShelves

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    I'm a country bumpkin and I love reading this. I absolutely loved the first two books, and after finishing the second one, I was truly amazed by the author's delicate writing style.

35. 135 温 Mr. Wen, Happy Married Life 温先生，婚后愉快 Tong Xiang桐香Modern Romance384k WordsCompleted [Long-planned romance + secret crush + slow-burn love + sweet pampering + both devoted to each other + no angst + age gap of about five years] [Not a strong female lead] [Short drama: As Tender as Before, now streaming] * [Gentle, elegant Jiangnan beauty & reserved, composed business tycoon] Rong Yan had lived with her maternal grandfather since childhood. When she heard that he had found her a match, she assumed it would be the second son of the Wen family, Wen, who was also a doctor. She had n 11.8kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
36. 136 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
37. 137 出 I Came Back from a Business Trip to Find My Wife Pregnant by the Driver 出差回来，老婆怀了司机的孩子 I Want to Write Light Novels我要写小白文Marriage & RomanceCompleted When I returned from a business trip, my wife was pregnant with the driver's child —Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 138 女 My Girlfriend Is Pregnant, but the Baby Isn't Mine 女朋友怀孕了，孩子却不是我的 I Want to Write Light Novels我要写小白文9k WordsCompleted My Girlfriend Is Pregnant, but the Child Isn't Mine 3.8kReads—Score—Shelves
39. 139 未 My Fiancée Declared Her Love for a Foreigner on Social Media, and the Whole Internet Found Out 未婚妻在社交媒体上表白外国人，被全网曝光 I Want to Write Light Novels我要写小白文8k WordsCompleted My fiancée declared her love for a foreigner on social media, and the whole internet found out 671Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 140 时 Trapped in New Year's Eve by a Rented Boyfriend in a Time Loop 时间循环，被租来的男友困在除夕 I Want to Write Light Novels我要写小白文Marriage & Romance13k WordsCompleted A Time Loop: Trapped on New Year's Eve by My Rented Boyfriend 86Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 141 妻 My Wife Cheated with Her First Love, So I Divorced Her and Found a New Wife 妻子出轨白月光，我果断离婚换老婆 I Want to Write Light Novels我要写小白文9k WordsCompleted My Wife Cheated with Her First Love, So I Divorced Her and Found a New Wife 893Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 142 渣 My Cheating Girlfriend Ran Off with a Rich Heir, Then Begged for My Forgiveness After Going Bankrupt 渣女出轨富二代，破产后跪求我原谅 I Want to Write Light Novels我要写小白文7k WordsCompleted My cheating gold digger ran off with a rich heir, then begged me to forgive her after she went bankrupt 227Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 143 在 After Seeing Three Betrayals Outside the Hotel, I Completely Lost My Mind 在酒店门口看见三次背叛，我彻底疯了 I Want to Write Light Novels我要写小白文9k WordsCompleted After Seeing Three Betrayals Outside the Hotel, I Completely Lost My Mind 27Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 144 妻 My Wife Cheated with a College Student, So I Took My Revenge in a Frenzy 妻子出轨大学生，我疯狂报复 I Want to Write Light Novels我要写小白文9k WordsCompleted My Wife Cheated on Me with a College Student, So I Took My Revenge in a Frenzy 180Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 145 民 A Republican-Era Stand-In, Hoping Life Could Be as It Was at Our First Meeting 民国替身，只希望人生若如初见 I Want to Write Light Novels我要写小白文8k WordsCompleted A Republican-Era Stand-In, Hoping Life Could Be as It Was at First Meeting 52Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 146 说 Weren't You Going to Kick Me Out? How Did You End Up Kicking Out the Real Young Master? 说好的要赶我走？怎么把真少爷赶走了 I Want to Write Light Novels我要写小白文12k WordsCompleted You Said You'd Drive Me Away, So Why Did You Drive Away the Real Young Master? 67Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 147 过 My Husband Refused to Give Me a New Year's Red Envelope, So I Flipped the Table 过年老公不给红包，我直接掀翻桌子 I Want to Write Light Novels我要写小白文Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted My husband didn’t give me a New Year’s red envelope, so I flipped the table over. 9Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 148 妻 After My Wife Cheated and Betrayed Me, My Family Was Ruined 妻子出轨背叛后，家破人亡 I Want to Write Light Novels我要写小白文8k WordsCompleted After My Wife Cheated on Me and Betrayed Me, My Family Was Ruined 172Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 149 婆 My Mother-in-Law Wanted Me to Voluntarily Give Up the Property, So I Made Them Pay a Million 婆婆让我自愿放弃房产？我让他们赔偿百万 I Want to Write Light Novels我要写小白文9k WordsCompleted My Mother-in-Law Told Me to Voluntarily Give Up the Property, So I Made Them Pay a Million in Compensation 75Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 150 把 Was I Really the One Who Gave My Girlfriend to My Best Friend? 把女朋友送给好兄弟的，竟然是我自己？ I Want to Write Light Novels我要写小白文14k WordsCompleted Wait, I Was the One Who Set My Girlfriend Up with My Best Friend? 1kReads—Score—Shelves

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