Marriage First, Love Later: A Little Angst at First Is Fine, but Make It Super Sweet Afterward 先婚后爱，前面可以稍微虐一点 后面要巨甜

1. 501 协 After Our Marriage of Convenience, I Laugh All Day Long 协议结婚后，我每天哈哈哈哈哈 Rong Shi容时Modern Romance317k WordsCompleted Also known as: After Our Contract Marriage, I Couldn't Get a Divorce [Double Purity + Marriage First, Love Later + Mind Reading + Satisfying Read + Showbiz] Shen Tang, a struggling nobody in the entertainment industry, transmigrated into a book and became the contract wife of domineering CEO Gu Huaian. She didn't have to fulfill any marital duties or do anything at all. She only had to attend the occasional family dinner and maintain the image of a loving couple. In return, she would get five mi 3.6kReads8.9Score400Shelves
2. 502 老 My Wife’s Deadly Perfume 老婆的致命香水 King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance15k WordsCompleted My Wife’s Deadly Perfume 23Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 503 顾 Mrs. Gu Tosses Down Divorce Papers, and Mr. Gu Kisses Her Furiously with Red Eyes 顾太太甩离婚书，顾总红眼狠吻 Qing Qing Ci轻卿辞Modern Romance609k WordsCompleted Gu Jinchuan is famous for his self-control and restraint, and for never getting involved with women. His sudden whirlwind marriage to the eldest daughter of the Li family, Li Shuyao, shocked everyone. Some said that Li Shuyao was exceptionally beautiful, a rare beauty in this world, and that Gu Jinchuan, the head of Guqing Group, was only marrying her for fun. They’d soon get divorced. Others said their sudden marriage was closely tied to power struggles and self-interest hidden beneath the g 5.7kReads9.3Score454Shelves
4. 504 开 Dumped from the Start, Then Spoiled by the Handsome Lu! 开局被退婚，亲亲陆少宠上天！ King Revolver左轮王14k WordsCompleted From the Start, I’m Dumped by My Fiancée, but Doting Lu Won’t Let Me Go! 113Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 505 大 The Young Lady Has a Soft Waist and a Sweet Voice, Leaving President Jiang at a Loss 大小姐腰软声甜，姜总难以招架 Sui Yi穗宜Modern Romance299k WordsCompleted [Daddy-type husband, sweet romance, both leads are inexperienced, marriage before love, warm and healing, not a strong female lead] When her parents gave her a list of potential marriage matches, Xiang Qisong was immediately drawn to Jiang Huaizheng’s handsome looks and steady demeanor. After they married, she discovered some good news: Jiang Huaizheng really was steady. The bad news was that he was too steady. Whether in public or in private, he was always prim and proper, restrained and aloof. 5.8kReads9.1Score802Shelves
6. 506 契 A Sweet Contract Romance: I’m Mr. Lu’s Most Precious Treasure! 契约甜宠，我是陆总的心尖尖！ King Revolver左轮王20k WordsCompleted A Sweet Contract Romance: I’m Mr. Lu’s Apple of His Eye! 44Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 507 借 I Stayed at My Best Friend’s Place and Her Brother Fell for Me 借宿闺蜜家，意外被她哥看上了 Jin Qiqi锦柒七Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [No angst, devoted and sweet romance, pampering, desire, and flirtation] [Suave scoundrel of a big bad wolf vs. soft and sweet little lamb] A little lamb can never escape the big bad wolf's clutches!!! After getting drunk and staying the night at her best friend's home, Ji Nanyan mistakes her friend Shen Yishu's older brother, Shen Jingzhou, for a male escort from a bar. The moment they meet, the two end up getting intimate. Shen Jingzhou has never been interested in women, but that night, he lo 16.7kReads8.8Score2kShelves
8. 508 穿 Transmigrated to 1997 as a Fake Heiress, I Took My Butcher Husband’s Place at the Altar! Now They’re All Regretting It! 穿越1997假千金，替嫁我的杀猪老公！他们悔疯了！ King Revolver左轮王Modern Romance20k WordsCompleted I Transmigrated to 1997 as a Fake Heiress and Married Off to My Butcher Husband! Now They’re Regretting It Like Crazy! 51Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 509 小 The Junior Clerk and the Heir to a Fortune Are Secretly Married 小公务员和豪门继承人隐婚了 Xun Jue Yizhuo逊珏逸卓Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Cold on the outside, warm on the inside male lead + warm on the outside, guarded on the inside female lead + older man + secret marriage + marriage first, love later + devoted only to her] A marriage brought about by a twist of fate stirred up no waves for either of them. What difference did it make whom she married? What difference did it make whom he married? After getting their marriage licenses, they agreed to keep the marriage a secret for the time being… But her husband’s secret identity 7.4kReads9.1Score646Shelves
10. 510 竹 My Childhood Friend Set a Trap, and I Personally Got My Husband to Sign the Share Transfer Agreement! 竹马设局，我亲手送老公签了股权转让书！ King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance20k WordsCompleted My childhood friend set a trap, and I personally handed my husband the equity transfer agreement to sign! 147Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 511 救 Help! My Husband, Who Married Me for Good Luck, Is Actually My Professor! 救命！冲喜老公竟是我教授！ Ci Bu La Ha Tang Xing Xing次卜拉哈糖星星Modern Romance402k WordsCompleted [The short drama is now streaming] [Print edition forthcoming] [Both leads are each other's first and only + married first, love later + sweet romance + six-year age gap + no misunderstandings] [Ascetic university professor vs. lively surfing student] When Hua Yu was little, she met a fortune-teller. The old man told her that when she turned twenty, she had to find a partner born in the year of Ding Chou, the month of Ding Wei, and the day of Geng Xu. Otherwise, a terrible disaster would befall 32.4kReads9.6Score4.4kShelves
12. 512 婚 Flirting After Marriage 婚后撩吻 A Piece of Sticky Rice Cake一块糖粘糕Modern Romance320k WordsCompleted [Scheming charmer x gentle, sickly blind woman] [Marriage first, love later + devoted sweet romance + secret identity revealed + 100% sweetness] The first time they meet. Her blind date says, “Sorry, I have no plans to date or get married.” Ming Ruo quietly says, “Okay.” The second time they meet. Her blind date says, “Would you like to have dinner with me?” Ming Ruo nods in surprise. The third time they meet. Her blind date says, “Would you marry me?” Ming Ruo: “...Huh?” - Ming Ruo and her blin 23kReads9.4Score3.1kShelves
13. 513 灰 The Gray Lotus 灰莲花 Clouds of Rough Noodles Again又见糙面云Modern Romance819k WordsCompleted [A textbook case of realist business warfare + a deeply romantic, top-tier intellectual romance] The world has gone mad. A top-tier rich, handsome young heir is forced to compete with his wealthy wife for a lover... “If she likes me and I like her too, then we’ll each have to prove ourselves.” The male lead is loaded with resources and comes with every advantage, while the female lead has brains and beauty and rises from humble beginnings. A textbook case of realist business warfare, arranged fa 36.8kReads9.4Score4.8kShelves

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    A book that must not be missed. The male protagonist is gentle, the female protagonist is intelligent, the emotions are very delicate, the career line is very advanced, the theme is realistic, it is difficult to quit, it is suitable for readers with good taste, the stamina is great, there is no similar one on the whole platform, it is too excellent

14. 514 七 The 1970s Military Marriage: The Charming Army Wife Raises Kids and Wins Her Husband's Heart 七零军婚：俏军嫂养崽撩夫日常 Dawn Breaks in the East东方既白Modern Romance369k WordsCompleted [No golden finger + second male lead takes the lead + fictional period setting] [Short drama now streaming] Xiao Qingru doesn't want to raise someone else's child, so she breaks off her engagement to her childhood sweetheart. Just as she's getting ready to focus on her career, she's targeted by a hothead from the capital. Xu Muzhou is the youngest and most promising pilot. The first time he meets her, he falls in love at first sight with his good friend's younger sister. When he hears she's alre 20.6kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves

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    Although this beauty is only an audiobook now, I will not give up recommending it! The male protagonist is really good at teasing, and the process of the two pulling each other makes me want to scream.

15. 515 易 Fertile by Nature, She Has the Factory Boss's Only Heir After Losing Her Memory 易孕体质，失忆后破厂长三代单传 Nan Wanwan南绾绾Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted [Nineties setting, both leads are virgins, sweet romance, doting love, marriage first, love later, secret crush, slice of life] Qin Baozhu has been spoiled rotten since childhood, indulged and allowed to do whatever she wants. One day, an accident sends her tumbling off a train. The pampered heiress becomes an illiterate simpleton, and someone picks her up from the train station. When she wakes up, she's been married for six years, and there's a little one crying beside her. “Mommy, I promise I 11.2kReads8.5Score644Shelves
16. 516 怕 Help! Pregnant with Twins, and This Rugged Man Won't Stop Spoiling Me! 怕！双胎体质，被糙汉掐腰猛宠！ Cute Little Mango可爱小芒果Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) (Period setting + rugged man + devoted husband + everyday life + devoted couple, one-on-one romance) As a minor cannon-fodder shrew of a supporting female character in a period novel, she was destined for a miserable ending that would leave everyone sighing with pity. But sorry, I'm here now. Looking at the man before her, with his straight, sturdy posture, phoenix eyes, and high nose, both his face and physique seemed made to match her tastes perfectly. Bai Yueji: How thoroughly brai 147.6kReads9.4Score9.2kShelves
17. 517 夫 After His Wife Divorces Him, the Warlord Goes Gray Overnight 夫人离婚后，军阀大佬一夜白头 Chu Diandian初点点Modern Romance691k WordsCompleted The short drama of the same name, “Qi Mi,” is available by searching on Tomato. Ning Zhen is forced to marry the warlord Sheng Changyu. Sheng Changyu has a beloved first love, as well as two concubines, and the Sheng household is rife with danger. Ning Zhen is a young heiress who has returned from studying abroad. She can’t adapt to the infighting in the household, and everyone is waiting to see her make a fool of herself. Less than three years later, just as everyone predicted, Ning Zhen wants 94.3kReads9.5Score10.6kShelves

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    Marriage first, love later, the Republic of China, the male and female protagonists are both smart, double A

18. 518 小 The Little Ancestress Is Delicate and Tender, and Her Scumbag Uncle Is Seeing Red 小祖宗身娇体柔，渣叔抢红眼 Chopsticks Picking Up Potato Chips筷子夹薯片Modern Romance381k WordsCompleted [The leads are unrelated by blood / The male lead forces her into marriage and falls deeply in love / The stubborn, resilient female lead keeps the baby / A sharp-tongued, full-level boss] On the eve of the Lunar New Year, Cheng Mo, studying abroad, was alone in Maple Leaf Country, slurping instant noodles when bodyguards bundled her, noodles and all, onto a private jet. The little girl who so often ran wild in his dreams now stood before Cheng Siyue. He froze for a moment, then raised a hand to 208Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    It fully meets the requirements! Marriage first, love later, the male protagonist daddy is eight years older and has a love brain!!!

19. 519 沈 Mr. Shen, Our Contract Is Up, So Stop Making My Heart Race 沈总，契约到期请停止心动 Wen Yan雯颜Modern Romance160k WordsCompleted She restores a century-old mansion. He “restores” everything she touches. To save her gravely ill mother and protect her ancestral home, historic-building restoration specialist Zhou Ruyun signs a ridiculous contract and becomes the cold CEO Shen Xingyan's “wife for three months.” She thinks they'll be even once the deal is over, only to discover that Mr. Shen, a man obsessed with cultural relics, is seriously unwell! She tears up the divorce agreement? He personally uses the ancient kintsugi —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Marry first, then fall in love with the domineering boss, yandere, sweet doting~

20. 520 褚 Secretary Xiao, the Apple of President Chu’s Eye 褚总的心尖萧秘书 The Little Monkey Who Loves Cilantro爱吃香菜的小猴子Modern Romance312k WordsCompleted [Cold, domineering CEO × Beautiful, vivacious secretary / Both virgins] Domineering CEO Marriage First, Love Later Chu Teng fell in love with Xiao Ran at first sight. The second time they met, Xiao Ran’s own grandmother drugged her, trying to force her into sleeping with and marrying a fat, balding widower so she could help her second uncle secure an 80-million-yuan project. Xiao Ran fought desperately and stumbled into Chu Teng’s room by accident. When desire threatened to overwhelm them, he sa 224Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    Marriage first, love later!!!

21. 521 恋 Is a Lovelorn Son-in-Law More Appealing? The Qing Family Has Two 恋爱脑女婿香吗？老卿家有俩 Big Northeastern Pear东北大鸭梨Modern Romance341k WordsCompleted The rating is low because not many people have read it yet. Both couples get happy endings! [Beastfolk romance, two couples: Li Ge (head of the Canglang clan) × eldest sister Qing He, Liu Huaichuan (head of the Tengshe clan) × younger sister Qing An] Both male leads fall for the women at first sight! The story and romance are split about fifty-fifty across the book (don't overthink it; if you do, you're right). The Qing family has two daughters, and both are fated mates to beastfolk clan leaders 866Reads8.7Score100Shelves

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    [Send heart][Send heart][Send heart][Admiration]

22. 522 酒 When I Sobbed Up, I Found a Marriage Certificate in My Hand 酒醒后，发现手里多了本结婚证 Good Little Guai乖小乖Modern Romance202k WordsCompleted [The short drama is now streaming] [Sweet, adorable composer x scheming, dark-hearted CEO] [Marriage before love, both untouched, seven-year age gap, male lead has secretly loved the female lead for ten years] Jing Yi woke up after a night of heavy drinking and found a marriage certificate clutched in her hand. Help, it seemed she had gotten drunk and married herself off... She opened the little red booklet and saw that her “husband” was devastatingly handsome, with refined features and an elega 4.1kReads9.4Score576Shelves

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    I am very serious about this aspect. I have read books that I thought were very good but with poor ratings. Marriage first, love later. How can I do this without a little torture of the male protagonist?

23. 523 娇 After a Frail Beauty Marries to Bring Good Fortune, She Becomes the Regent's Princess Consort 娇软美人冲喜后，成了摄政王妃 Flowers and Fruit有花有果Ancient Romance539k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance + No Rebirth or Transmigration + Marriage Before Love + Sweet, Devoted Romance + Putting Scoundrels in Their Place + Having a Baby + Growing Heroine] Jiang Yuanyi is peerlessly beautiful, soft and charming, but unfortunately, she is a lowborn concubine-born daughter. Her father dislikes her, her stepmother despises her, and her legitimate older siblings bully her. Despite her betrothal, they force her to bring good fortune to the dying heir of the Duke of Jingguo by marrying 12.5kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
24. 524 穿 After Becoming the Villainess, the Princess Gives Up! 穿成恶毒女配后，公主她摆烂了！ Cen Shinian岑十年Modern Romance677k WordsCompleted [Short drama now streaming] [Showbiz + CEO + Secret Crush + Married First, Love Later + Face-Slapping Everyone + Sweet and Satisfying] Jiang Yue transmigrated into a book. She became the villainess in a CEO romance novel. In the original story, she did every evil thing imaginable: drugging the male lead, abusing her biological son, who would grow up to become the villain, bullying the female lead, whom everyone adored, and tormenting the male supporting characters, who would all go on to become 45.6kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves
25. 525 呀 Oh! He Read My Mind, and My Professor Husband Turned Into a Wolf 呀！被读心，教授老公化身为狼 The Thief Who Doesn't Steal贼不偷儿Modern Romance341k WordsCompleted Completed!!! Read without worry! If this doesn’t make you swoon, I’ll eat my words~ [Sweet romance + fluffy fun + mind-reading + marriage first, love later + campus + professor + age gap + the aloof beauty willingly descends from her pedestal] A music student who looks sweet and innocent but has a wild inner voice (and moonlights as the writer of Smutty Novels) × a seemingly cool, reserved medical school professor who turns out to be secretly flirtatious once he opens up Jian You was secretly ma 4.5kReads9.4Score702Shelves
26. 526 心 An Itch That Won’t Let Up 心痒难耐 Milk Dipped in Sugar牛乳蘸糖Modern Romance205k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Rekindled Romance + Childhood Friends + First Love + Mutual Firsts] [TV Host X Racing Driver] To deal with their families' constant pressure to get married, Xiao Tang and Zhou Xian, her childhood friend and ex-boyfriend, impulsively got their marriage certificate after drinking. The two party lovers agreed to keep seeing other people after marriage, without interfering in each other's business. But who could have guessed that Zhou Xian would suddenly give up his pla 5kReads9.6Score580Shelves
27. 527 撩 Flirted With and Pampered: Mrs. Shen Is Arrogant and Gorgeous 撩宠娇养，沈太太她骄纵美艳 Shi Chang适常Modern Romance303k WordsCompleted Rumor has it that Ji Qingtang, the heiress of the Ji family, is spoiled and domineering, and can't bear the slightest grievance. She's stunningly beautiful, the kind of woman you can't take your eyes off, but not someone you'd want to marry as a wealthy family's wife. To ensure the Dongfang Tangchun project could expand overseas, Shen Jinyu, the head of the Shen Group, readily agreed to an arranged marriage and married the Ji heiress while still in his prime. After they married, Shen Jinyu caugh 5.6kReads9.2Score549Shelves
28. 528 投 I Sent in a Resume and Accidentally Became the Wife of a Billionaire 投了个简历一不小心成了首富之妻 Master Keke科科大人Modern Romance503k WordsCompleted [Comedy + Marriage Before Love + Devoted Couple + Lighthearted] Original title: I Sent in a Resume and Accidentally Became the Richest Man in the City’s Wife Jiang Linlin never imagined that she would actually be chosen when she applied to become the wife of Luo Yiyang, the richest man in the city! Overnight, she went from being an ordinary woman in IT to a Cinderella married into wealth. Everyone in the city knows Luo Yiyang is “gay” and doesn’t like women. So she can just settle in and enj 3.7kReads9.2Score480Shelves
29. 529 契 After My Contract Husband Lost His Memory, He Mistook Me for Someone He Adored 契约老公失忆后，误以为他超爱我 Jin Yuzhi今与紫Modern Romance242k WordsCompleted Lu Suimo was in a car accident. It was half a month after the accident, and Wen Ying only went to the hospital to see him after wrapping up filming. “Wifey~ Why did you take so long? My head hurts so much...” “Boohoo, wifey, hug me! Give me a kiss and it won’t hurt anymore...” Lu Suimo wrapped his arms around Wen Ying’s waist. She looked helplessly at the doctor. The doctor explained, “Mrs. Lu, Mr. Lu suffered a head injury that caused selective amnesia.” Losing his memory changed his personalit 286Reads7.6Score—Shelves
30. 530 掰 Turning My Fake-Marriage Husband Straight 掰直形婚老公 Yan Jingzhen盐景珍Modern Romance310k WordsCompleted A law-focused, trope-subverting story A sweet, scatterbrained divorce lawyer versus a shrewd, restrained business tycoon Both leads are each other’s first and only; no idealized first love, no ex-boyfriends Marriage first, love later / grounded realism / simmering tension / falling in love with clear eyes No age gap; they’re the same age Wang Mengting: a name that clearly doesn’t belong to the heroine of a romance novel. A walking machine for snarky commentary. Twenty-eight by East Asian reckoni 632Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The heroine fell in love with her first [making faces]

31. 531 领 We Got Our Marriage License and Moved In Together, but the Movie Star Can't Hide His Feelings 领证同居，影帝小心思藏不住了 Wakaka Nana哇咔咔娜娜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Super-sweet mutual pampering + Devoted Husband Top-Tier Star + Long-Standing Scheme (Super sweet! If it isn’t, you can hit me)] Qiao Suisui got married on a whim! At the marriage registry, she discovered that the person she was about to marry was none other than top-tier star Ning Jinchen. She panicked and tried to run, but he caught her and dragged her back. Ning Jinchen: “You said whoever regrets it is a dog.” “Woof, woof!” She thought that once she’d barked, she’d be free to run. But Ning Ji 5.7kReads9.3Score662Shelves
32. 532 娘 The Empress Is Sweet and Wicked, and the Cold Emperor Loves Her to the Extreme 娘娘娇又坏，冷情帝王狠狠爱 I Want to Be a Rich Lady我想当富婆Ancient Romance230k WordsCompleted [Newly completed novel, new release, low rating.] [Sweet romance] The great beauty Xiao Ronghua was married off. When the new emperor ascended the throne, Xiao Ronghua entered the palace as empress and became the wife of the young, handsome emperor, a man cold in both appearance and heart. Everyone knew the new emperor had little interest in women and was abstemious, surely a wise ruler devoted to the nation and its people who would never be swayed by beauty. So no one worried about it. Xiao Ro 5.6kReads9.0Score699Shelves

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    The coquettish beloved queen VS the elegant emperor! Marriage first, love later! Double clean sweet pet! The female protagonist was a mercenary in her previous life, and was the legitimate daughter of a general's palace. She was smart and decisive, with high force value. She had developed her own career since she was a child. She was excellent in all aspects. She was as bright as the sun, and the male protagonist was an emperor. He had two faces. He was ruthless and cold towards others, and considerate and gentle towards the female protagonist. He acted with her, watched her make troubles, smiled at her, and the relationship gradually progressed, so exciting! [The main reason why he has been attracted to her over the years is because she is so dazzling. After they became husband and wife, he loved all the ways she used to seduce him, whether it was true or false, and he was willing to fall in love soberly. And today, after learning about her powerful abilities, he has a deep appreciation for her. His queen is like the scorching sun hanging high in the sky. The closer she is, the more brilliant she feels!]

33. 533 救 Help! My Chaste Husband Has Me Blushing and Breathless 救命，被禁欲老公撩得脸红耳赤 Tea Brewed with Autumn Water秋水煎茶Modern Romance740k WordsCompleted "The print edition of Love You, Until I See the Light has been published, and a short drama adaptation is now available" [Married first, love later + long-planned scheme + covert flirting + off-the-charts chemistry] [Cool, elegant agent in a qipao (little bunny) vs. abstinent, secretly flirtatious Beijing big shot (big bad wolf)] Jiang Qinian is a movie star, and Jiang Zhi is his agent. Jiang Zhi thought he was her salvation, never realizing he was her nightmare. On his birthday, she planned to 26.9kReads9.4Score4.8kShelves
34. 534 清 A Gentle Breeze Accompanies the Dawn 清风伴晨曦 Yutian Li雨田栗Modern Romance465k WordsCompleted [A devoted redemption romance between an abstinent CEO and a female doctor] Gu Chenxi could never understand Mu Qingfeng. He used to pursue her relentlessly, but just as she finally fell for him, he suddenly disappeared! Seven years later, after she had finally convinced herself to let him go, he showed up again, aloof and domineering, deliberately plotting to lure her back in. **** [Gu Chenxi and Mu Qingfeng are the main couple: angst before sweetness, a brief campus romance, marriage before l 192Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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    7 Years of sadomasochism➕Marriage first, love later! When they reunited, the male protagonist said coldly: You will have to act as Mrs. Mu for the rest of your life...

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