A Little Angst (Rekindled Romance) 微虐的（破镜重圆）

1. 51 青 The Childhood Sweetheart Meets a Newcomer, and Her Best Friend Can’t Take It Anymore! 青梅遇天降，竹马绷不住了！ Sunny Skies Every Day每日晴空Modern Romance252k WordsOngoing [Sweet campus romance × Doting love × Lighthearted everyday life × No misunderstandings, and the male lead speaks his mind × Gentle, refined, and secretly cunning] Ruan Siqiu had always regarded her best friend’s older brother, who lived across the hall, as her own brother. That was what she had always believed. Until one night, after getting drunk, she pinned him beneath her, and the relationship between them became decidedly complicated. Xu Zhiyuan had always had his eye on his childhood swee 31Reads—Score—14d adds
2. 52 玩 Toying with a Twisted, Obsessive Mad Dog, She Gets Chained Up, Grabbed by the Waist, and Kissed 玩弄阴湿疯犬，她被缠上锁链掐腰吻 Star's Return星回Modern Romance681k WordsCompleted [Top-Tier Push and Pull + Possessive Hero + Caged Canary + Bittersweet Before the Payoff] [Cold-Blooded Psycho x Irresistible Beauty] Everyone in Beijing's elite circles knows that Jiang Yan is Zhou Zhenting's most obedient and sensible lover. For three whole years, by day she is the CEO's special assistant, clearing every obstacle in his path. By night, she is his intimate lover, at his beck and call. Jiang Yan thinks she must mean something special to Zhou Zhenting, at least. That is, until Zh 1.5kReads7.2Score10214d adds

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   The male lead is a kept woman who's financially dependent on his girlfriend. The story opens with her plotting to run away, tricking him into signing her autograph and then kicking off her chains – fast-paced and exciting! The beginning is slightly angsty, but later the male lead starts to win her back, leading to a dramatic chase. It's newly released and has no ratings yet, but it's a worthwhile read!

3. 53 春 A Spring Tide Hard to Restrain 春潮难抑 Little Little Little Witch小小小巫Modern Romance315k WordsCompleted [University campus + both leads have no romantic history + obsessive love + coercive pursuit + rekindled romance] Su Qingtang is so poor at Jing University that everyone knows her for it. All she has is a face as beautiful as a celestial maiden's, one nobody can forget. Qin Zhaoye is the heir to one of Jing City's most powerful families. Handsome, untamed, bold, and unrestrained. No one could have imagined that two people with nothing in common would once have shared a passionate romance. The yo 5.8kReads8.3Score41814d adds

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   This is a story about a couple who reunite after a breakup. The male and female leads meet again in college, and the male lead still can't forget the female lead. He's super charismatic, speaks very frankly, and keeps saying suggestive things. He's also incredibly kind to the female lead. It's a fantastic show, highly recommended! [Admiring][Drooling][Sending hearts]

4. 54 穆 Marshal Mu’s Mysterious Wife 穆少帅的神秘夫人 Skimming Over the Waves轻舟踏浪Modern Romance227k WordsCompleted Set in the Republican era, this is an alternate history with its own unique world. The plot revolves around three nations and their three warlord rulers in Jiangnan, Jiangzhong, and Jiangbei. The three great warlord families have guarded their respective territories for generations. The Mu family of Jiangzhong is the most powerful, and has long sought to annex Jiangnan and Jiangbei and unify the land. Between Mu Chengyu and Chen Jingshu, the gulf is more than a difference in status. It is also t 4.8kReads7.4Score24514d adds

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   This novel meets the requirements: a Republican-era forced marriage story. The male lead is a powerful warlord, and the female lead is a beautiful merchant's daughter with a childhood sweetheart. She kindly saves the male lead, who falls instantly in love at first sight and uses his power to force her to stay by his side. The female lead appears docile but is actually very independent and secretly plots to leave him. Her childhood sweetheart appears and tries to take her away, but the male lead sees through their scheme and imprisons him. To save him, the female lead agrees to "exchange her life for his" by bearing him a child.

5. 55 选 After Choosing My First Love, Mr. Huo Regretted It Bitterly 选择白月光后，霍总肠子悔青了 Lazy Little Jiu懒小玖Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Genius, high-IQ kids + winning back his wife + rekindled love] After a long-planned kidnapping, Huo Moye chose his first love and abandoned his mute wife, Wen Nian. Heartbroken and disillusioned, Wen Nian chose to die alongside the kidnappers. Five years later, she makes a stunning return as a genius designer, bringing three adorable children with her and vowing to get justice for her past self. She never expected that each of the three kids would be more cunning than the last. “Handsome uncle, 6.3kReads8.6Score46814d adds

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   🌻🌻①The female lead is the male lead's wife, but the male lead has a crush on his "white moonlight" (a term for someone who is unattainable in love). The servants all say that she is a mute who is not good enough for the male lead. In an accident, the female lead and the male lead's "white moonlight" are kidnapped at the same time. The kidnappers make the male lead choose between the two, and the male lead chooses his "white moonlight". The female lead is heartbroken and chooses to die together with the kidnappers...

6. 56 首 The Commander Broke Off Our Engagement for His White Moonlight. Reborn, I Won't Marry Him 首长为白月光悔婚，重生我不嫁了 Jiang Youchu江柚初Modern Romance670k WordsCompleted [Reborn + spatial storage + the regretful husband pursues her to the crematorium, then realizes she's wonderful and gets face-slapped + one-on-one, both leads are each other's first and only] In her previous life, Jiang Xiachu loved Lu Huaiyan for ten years. In return, she got three years of military marriage without seeing him. He didn't even come to see her after she gave birth to their daughter. Everyone said she had forced the marriage on him. His absence from their engagement banquet had ma 6kReads7.8Score26814d adds
7. 57 攻 Win Back My Ex, and Fall for Him All Over Again 攻略前任，再次为他着迷 Cabetta卡贝塔Modern Romance260k WordsCompleted [Reunion after years apart, rekindled romance, both leads’ first relationship, sweet and angsty] The stunning campus belle Zhou Ruoxing set her sights on Jiang Ju, the most talked-about guy at Jiang University. No one knows what she did to make him fall from his pedestal for her. Later, their relationship lasted only two years. Then one day, news broke that Jiang Ju had been dumped by Zhou Ruoxing! They say that when exes meet again, either their faces turn red or their eyes do. But Jiang Ju fel 737Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Yes, it's slightly angsty. Small details show that the male lead still loves the female lead.

8. 58 迟 Mr. Zhou, Too Late 迟来的周先生 By You Zhiyu尤知遇 著Modern Romance561k WordsCompleted [Bold and passionate heiress vs. taciturn, devoted, domineering CEO] Jian Cheng had spent all twenty-four years of her life entangled with Zhou Yufeng. But with only three months to go before their wedding, Jian Cheng suddenly called it off. The reason? Zhou Yufeng thought she was vicious and couldn’t tolerate his mistress. Everyone thought she was just making a scene and would come crawling back to beg for a reconciliation in a couple of days. Zhou Yufeng thought so too. Until, at the Zhou fami 63.9kReads9.3Score6.7k14d adds

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   The story begins with heartbreak but ends sweetly. A broken relationship cannot be mended, and a sudden rise in status leads Jian Cheng to completely let go of Zhou Yufeng, embarking on a two-way journey with Zhou Tingyan. Zhou Tingyan introduces Jian Cheng to his parents, officially announcing their relationship; Jian Cheng also provides him with tender care when he is tired. "You are the love of my remaining life," the sweetness is off the charts.

9. 59 等 Waiting for the Moon to Fall 等月亮坠落 Parting Year After Year岁岁别离Modern Romance215k WordsCompleted (The physical book of the same title is now available.) [Sweet healing romance + reunion after a long separation + secret crush comes true + devoted couple with mutual fidelity] A gentle novelist with social anxiety VS a cocky, charming criminal police officer What's it like to see again the person you fell for when you were young? - Back in school, Su Sui had a huge crush on a boy. He was the shining star everyone adored, so she hid her little feelings deep in her heart. She secretly wrote him 22.4kReads9.4Score4k14d adds

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   The story begins with a reunion, a broken relationship mended, and a touch of angst.

10. 60 降 Descending Into His Heart 降临他心上 Scallion Egg Pancake葱香鸡蛋饼Modern Romance404k WordsCompleted [Physical edition available for preorder on April 4] + [Short drama now streaming] [Sweet youth romance] + [Both leads are pure] Zhou Ran, owner of Xiacheng’s most famous tattoo shop, is synonymous with coldness and wildness. The first time Xia Mian sees him, she barges into his tattoo shop and asks for a butterfly tattoo. “What color do you want?” “Green.” “What shade of green?” Xia Mian hesitates, then points to his light green hair. “That exact shade.” Zhou Ran: “?” - People in Xiacheng say t 30.8kReads9.5Score4.5k14d adds
11. 61 尽 Unleash Yourself 尽情撒野 Mi Xiaoxi咪小汐Modern Romance214k WordsCompleted [Second Chance at Love + Reunion After Years Apart + Sweet Youthful Romance + Bad-Boy Handsome, Sly and Cunning + Happy Ending + Both Leads Are Each Other's First] [A Truly Free-Spirited Romantic Who Loves Deeply x A Pretend Good Girl Who's Pure and Clingy] At Jinghe High School, everyone knew Xu Shihuan was Pei Yan's rule and bottom line. No one expected them to suddenly break up. Four years later, when they met again, Pei Yan treated Xu Shihuan like a stranger. The next time they crossed paths 9.9kReads9.3Score1k14d adds
12. 62 他 He's So Wild, Yet He'll Bow His Head for Me 他那么野，但会为我低头呀 Yun Zijin妘子衿Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Years of Wildness is now available!] [School days to city life × second-chance romance] [Sweet girl × cocky guy] [Female pilot × tattoo artist/air traffic controller + mutual devotion and healing] 1 At Nangao High, Li Sui and Tan Ye both became famous for being so different from each other. One had failed the college entrance exam and was preparing to retake it. The other was the school's star student, about to be recommended for university admission. When they first met 2.2kReads9.4Score28714d adds
13. 63 京 Full Moon Over Beijing 京夜月圆 Golden Banana金蕉子Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted [Good Girl x Bad Man] [Pseudo-Forced Romance, Reforming Playboy, Reconciliation, One-on-One Romance, Faithful to One Another, Happy Ending] Zhou Yuan is a good girl: obedient, sensible, and good at school. Her boyfriend gradually grows tired of her and complains to the woman he's cheating with: “She's too conservative. She's no fun at all.” After discovering her boyfriend's affair, Zhou Yuan gets into the car of her pursuer, Pei Ye, tears in her eyes. What kind of man is Pei Ye? His reputation i 8.7kReads9.2Score78414d adds
14. 64 可 Could You Please Comfort Me? 可不可以哄哄我 Er Li二厘Modern Romance295k WordsCompleted [Both leads are inexperienced in love | Forced love | The childhood friend who came out of nowhere is direct about demanding love | Reunited after a breakup] As a child, Shen Shengsheng once played house with an older boy and promised she would be his wife when she grew up. It was something a three-year-old said. As time passed, no one took it seriously. But more than ten years later, a boy came to Jincheng and wouldn't leave her alone. Shen Shengsheng gently tried to reason with him. “I think w 7.6kReads8.9Score45514d adds
15. 65 太 His Wife Wants a Divorce, and President Xie Begs for Her Love 太太要离婚，谢总卑微求爱 Qiqi Cub柒柒崽Modern Romance328k WordsCompleted [Just launched, so the rating is low for now, but it’ll go up] [Divorce from the Start]+ [Relentless Pursuit of His Wife]+ [Fake White Moonlight]+ [Rekindled Romance]+ [Running Away While Pregnant] During their three years of marriage, Lin Qiao always thought Xie Zhinan was just like that. Calm and rational, with the same cool, unruffled demeanor about everything. But after seeing what he was like when he truly loved someone, Lin Qiao realized he simply hadn’t met anyone who could stir his emoti 2.9kReads6.6Score12114d adds

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    A broken mirror mended, slightly angsty.

16. 66 难 An Unbearable Second Spring 难忍第二春 Like the Sea, Like the Moon似海若月Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [The rating will rise now that it’s just started] [She went to see a gynecologist and got an appointment with her ex...] [Second-marriage romance, doctor, not a wish-fulfillment story, realistic, happy ending, male lead has no prior sexual experience] In other people’s eyes, Yu Yao had a secure job and had married a rich man. After seven years of marriage, only she knew what it was really like. For seven years, she had tried every kind of traditional medicine, Western medicine, and even mysticis 17.4kReads8.4Score1.9k14d adds

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    Nostalgic, realistic, reconciliation after a breakup, and the extreme tug-of-war between mature men and women.

17. 67 吻 Kiss Mark 吻刺 Jing Xiaoli井小礼Modern Romance182k WordsCompleted [Soft-spoken but strong-willed good girl & fake playboy, genuine romantic big shot] [Healing + both are each other’s only one] Jiang Beiyue was unruly, arrogant, and hard to tame, yet there was one person he always made an exception for. “Su Nan, remember to eat breakfast.” “Su Nan, drink more hot water.” “Su Nan, if anything happens, come to me. Your Brother Yue is damn awesome.” “Su Nan, why don’t you bully me a little? Or should I bully you instead?” One day, the girl couldn’t take it anymore 336Reads9.2Score10414d adds

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    The story is about a couple who reunite after a breakup. Later, the male lead, believing the female lead is dead, experiences a worsening of his condition, requiring him to be chained up to stabilize her. It's sweet at the beginning but a bit angsty later on, but still a very good read.

18. 68 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 37.7kReads9.4Score4.5k14d adds

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    Sweet and angsty at the same time, this is the best contemporary romance novel of the year. A super-satisfying and intellectually stimulating story of two strong leads; you'll love both the male and female leads after reading it.

19. 69 许 May You Find Peace and Joy This Lifetime 许你此生无忧 Yun Jinlai云锦来Modern Romance230k WordsCompleted [Childhood Friends ➕ Rekindled Love ➕ Only Ever Loved Each Other, Happy Ending] [A sensitive, clear-eyed heroine & a strong yet tragic hero] When Wu You was six, a little older boy moved into the apartment upstairs from her family. From then on, her world held a secret she could never speak aloud. The red thread growing in her palm became tangled beyond repair. The web it wove trapped her, and him too. They had loved, resented, gained, and lost. When it was all over, could everything begin again 568Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The premise is that of childhood sweethearts and a sharp-tongued second male lead.

20. 70 清 Plain Congee 清粥 Cha Jin茶槿Modern Romance148k WordsCompleted [Cool, restrained and eccentric hero x sweet, gentle heroine] [Sweet romance and healing + reunion after a long separation + devoted couple] 1 All the girls at Jincheng No. 1 High School knew that Ji Chensheng from Class 6 was handsome and abstinent, but as cold as ice in the dead of winter. As time passed, he became an untouchable flower on a high peak in everyone’s eyes. Then one day during PE class, someone secretly peeked through the back window and saw the boy who was distant and aloof w 5kReads9.3Score53714d adds

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    A broken mirror mended + a reunion right from the start, and the bittersweet tension between them after their reunion is absolutely adorable!!! It's all about the initial heartbreak followed by sweetness, guaranteed to be a great read!!

21. 71 在 Drowning in a Kiss Amid the Summer Breeze 在夏风中溺吻 Scallion Egg Pancake葱香鸡蛋饼Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance]+ [Healing] [Gentle, pure gardenia × Gloomy, solitary boy]+ [Award-winning journalist × Business tycoon] Xu Ren, who supposedly built his business empire from nothing, was known for his ruthless, cold-hearted nature. In Yucheng, he could get away with anything. There were countless rumors about him, but no one knew that since he was young, he had given the last tender part of his heart to the moonlight that had shone upon him. … When they meet again after years apart, the little g 1.4kReads9.0Score14614d adds
22. 72 盛 A Perfect Summer Crush 盛夏满分暗恋 Qi Xue栖雪Modern Romance629k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication | Secret crush becomes reality | Reunited after a breakup | Sweet romance | One-on-one, both leads faithful in body and heart] Shen Shengyi was known in Peking University's finance department for being carefree and flirtatious. He was picky, handsome, and hard to win over. With the cards stacked in favor of Heaven's Chosen, he was bold and rebellious, always surrounded by admirers and never short of friends. At a design competition, Chi Wu was pulled onstage at the 50.9kReads9.5Score6k14d adds
23. 73 觊 Coveting Summer 觊觎夏天 Shen Wei沈味Modern Romance310k WordsCompleted Fatherly younger man, cool and seemingly innocent but secretly scheming × spoiled and willful, a skilled flirt; school days to city life [Not-quite-siblings + Rekindled romance + Reunited after years apart] Everyone on Changqing Street knew Yu Xia and He Wenqing were the most loving stepsiblings around. Too bad their fragile blended family fell apart when they were thirteen. Yu Xia left Wucheng with her mother, and before long, all contact was lost. When they reunited, Yu Xia was too busy remin 2.9kReads9.2Score36014d adds
24. 74 潜 Hidden Affection 潜藏爱意 Mountain Scenery山景Modern Romance311k WordsCompleted [Reunion After a Breakup / Reunited After Years Apart / School Romance First, City Romance Later / Happy Ending / Both Leads Are Sexually Inexperienced] [Devoted, Possessive, Privileged Young Man vs. Resilient Small-Town Girl] The first time Jiang Tingwu met Qi Shen was one morning after the start of her second year of high school. The boy had sharply defined features and a tall, straight figure, with an air of distant coolness about him. In the 0.1 seconds their eyes met, Jiang Tingwu hurriedly 13.9kReads9.3Score1.6k14d adds

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    A bittersweet reunion story 🍁🍟 Five years later, they meet again. He's a rising star in the tech industry and her interviewer, initially cold towards her. 🍂🍒 After joining the company, he treats her like any other person. At a dinner party, she gets drunk, and he wants to take her home, but she resists. He sarcastically asks, "Is it just concern for a subordinate, or are you still hung up on the past?" ⭐ Both are testing each other because of their deep love; in truth, he never intended to give up on her.

25. 75 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. 8kReads8.2Score51514d adds

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    It's angsty at first, but incredibly sweet later on; a broken relationship is mended.

26. 76 偷 A Secret Marriage 偷婚 Winter Moon Changning冬月长宁Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Pei Rang finally went to another woman. Whenever he mentioned me, his wife, he sounded as if he hated me to the bone, as though the eight years of love and entanglement between us had all been one ridiculous accident. Heartbroken, I divorced him while pregnant and got engaged to his gentle, refined uncle. Just as I had begun to look forward to life again, he came back, eyes bloodshot, to ruin everything. He tore my wedding dress to shreds in a frenzy. “You’re mine in life and mine in death. Who 2.1kReads6.5Score10314d adds
27. 77 陛 Your Majesty, Jiang Family’s Sickly Young Master Is Your Achilles’ Heel 陛下，江家病秧子是你的死穴 Fang Feiwo方飞卧Ancient Romance504k WordsCompleted Reunion after a long separation + regretful pursuit of the wife + both inexperienced + angsty romance + duel between two powerful leads + emperor × daughter of a disgraced official When she returned from exile coughing blood, everyone thought the Jiang family’s once peerless beauty, the moonlight of the capital, had long since been worn down by the northern frontier’s snow and wind into a candle flickering in the breeze. The silver needles at her fingertips could bring the dead back to life, ye 1.7kReads—Score11614d adds

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    This one! It starts with a reunion! A broken relationship mended!

28. 78 他 He Heard the Roses Whisper 他听玫瑰低语 Zhao Xiao昭晓Modern Romance322k WordsCompleted [Second chance at love + reunion from the start + devoted to each other + sweet and angsty at first, then showered with love + healing + winning her back] [Cool and pure-hearted heroine × powerful figure in Beijing's elite circle] Su Yuan never believed in love at first sight, until she met Xie Yuhuai. He was cold and heartless in front of others, but a gentleman, composed and steady, around her. Su Yuan thought there could be no one for her but Xie Yuhuai in this life. But reality was cruel: t 4kReads8.7Score37214d adds

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    [Note] The story begins with Su Yuan's reunion with Xie Yuhuai. Su Yuan never believed in love at first sight until she met Xie Yuhuai. In front of outsiders, he was aloof and indifferent, but in front of her, he was a gentleman and composed. Su Yuan thought that Xie Yuhuai was the only one for her in this life. However, reality was cruel, and the two broke up in the year they were most in love.

29. 79 玫 Roses Beyond the Thorns 玫瑰越过荆棘 Yun Zhi云凪Modern Romance416k WordsCompleted Campus + city life + sweet romance + rekindled love + both leads are virgins A cold, ascetic male heartthrob X an impoverished, aloof beauty Gu Yanzhou's first impression of Xu Xi was that she was a cold person with a lot of stories. Only later did he gradually realize that her coldness was just a facade. Before he knew it, he had become drawn to her, and he fell in love with her. Xu Xi never imagined that she would fall for someone like Gu Yanzhou, a heaven-blessed darling, but she couldn't res 7.8kReads9.1Score74214d adds
30. 80 别 Don't Talk About the Spring Tide 别港春潮 Xi He西禾Modern Romance904k WordsCompleted Fu Yanjing comes from one of Hong Kong’s most powerful families and controls assets worth hundreds of billions. He’s practically the lord of half the city. Wen Jin once spent three years with him as his legitimate girlfriend. But to his friends, she was always just “the little reporter who got together with Fu Yanjing.” Their relationship was unequal from the very beginning. On the day she broke up with him, the man’s figure was half-hidden in the dim light. Smoke curled from his fingertips as h 21.5kReads7.9Score2.6k14d adds

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    Highly recommended! It's a great watch with a logical plot, rich emotions, and well-developed characters.

31. 81 天 A Baby from Heaven Hugs the Tyrant CEO and Calls Him Daddy 天降萌宝，抱着霸总叫爹地 Cabetta卡贝塔Modern Romance402k WordsCompleted The short drama is now streaming: The Adorable Baby Brings His Parents Together, and the CEO Dad Makes It Official [Angsty Romance + Adorable Baby + Reunion After Years Apart + The Husband’s Road to Redemption] When she was ten, her family fell into decline, and she became the nominal “younger sister” of Han Bei, heir to the Han family. To her, Han Bei was her first love, the person she cherished most. But when she turned twenty, he got drunk and kissed her by force. Soon after, he announced his 4kReads8.3Score19114d adds

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    A broken mirror is mended; the male and female protagonists reunite after being separated for several years.

32. 82 京 Azure Blue over Jingwan 京湾湛蓝 Blank Space777空白格777Modern Romance707k WordsCompleted A cool, aloof, abstinent CEO × a quirky, talented, sweet girl Jing Zhan, the current head of a business empire, thinks Lan Wan Er is a pampered, well-behaved young lady of the Lan family. After Jing Zhan rejects every eligible young woman his grandfather tries to set him up with, he unexpectedly agrees to honor the marriage contract that had been arranged long ago! Jing Zhenhai, Jing Zhan’s grandfather, never intended for him to honor this long-forgotten engagement. He had just one reason: “You 3.5kReads8.6Score36414d adds

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    Slightly angsty at the beginning, sweet later on, all the side couples have their own endings, and there's even a separate epilogue with the next generation's romantic storyline! Super good!

33. 83 跨 Across a Thousand Mountains, I Finally Return to Your Side 跨过千山终回你畔 Cat Carrying a Rice Bowl端饭碗的猫Modern Romance304k WordsCompleted [Reunion after a long separation + rekindled love + childhood sweethearts + secret love comes true + mutual devotion + first love + each other's first and only + one-on-one romance + happy ending] [An introvert pretending to be an extrovert, a lawyer who's gentle but strong-willed × a well-rounded, top-student financial analyst who's a hopeless romantic] Bai Ruowen and Lin Chaoran grew up together as childhood sweethearts. Later, because of their studies and upheaval in their families, Lin Chaor 477Reads8.9Score—14d adds

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    Bai Ruowen and Lin Chaoran were childhood sweethearts. Later, Lin Chaoran went abroad to study, while Bai Ruowen became a lawyer in China. The distance and time difference severed their contact, and their relationship ended. Five years later, they unexpectedly met again at work. Lin Chaoran: "I'm giving you one last chance to win me back. Go upstairs and get your household registration book. Go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to register." Bai Ruowen covered her mouth, her eyes wide: "Are you trying to be like He Yichen?" [Modern Romance + Urban + Childhood Sweethearts + Campus + Long-Awaited Reunion + Reconciliation + Unrequited Love Comes True + Mutual Devotion + First Love + Both are Clean + 1V1 + HE] [A strong-willed, seemingly gentle but actually tough female lawyer & a well-rounded, academically gifted, and love-struck male financial advisor] This story does not feature rebirth, time travel, systems, or other cheat codes, nor does it have any melodramatic plot twists; it's a slice-of-life narrative. [Heart][Already Added to Favorites]

34. 84 烬 Embers Meet Zhiwei 烬火遇知微 Sea Salt Crispy海盐酥酥Modern Romance644k WordsCompleted [Bold, direct flirting from the start · Daring · Dazzling] Top heiress × cold, tough soldier, two highly intelligent and equally powerful leads #WomanPursuesMan #IcyBigShot #SweetRomanticPushAndPull Lu Jin is a retired special forces soldier who operates in both the underworld and the legitimate world, and a top bodyguard who moves through the shadows. He is ruthless and violent. Everyone respects and fears him, and no one dares get close! Except Ye Zhiwei. A top heiress, chairwoman of the Ye Gr 22.1kReads9.0Score1.7k14d adds

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    Super sweet with a touch of angst [flying kiss] A story of a girl chasing a boy

35. 85 予 I Let Him Bend Me 予他折腰 Yu Qiao'an予乔安Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted [World No. 1 right-handed woman × wild-boned left-handed ace] [A match made in heaven as a mixed-doubles pair × reunion after years apart] [An unconventional runaway-with-the-ball romance] Ji Ciqin has a pair of eyes made for loving someone, yet year after year, as they grew up, she kept reminding Shu Yu of the cruel truth: Stop being trapped at seventeen. There’s no one left there. The first time I set foot on Greenland, I saw endless snow and the churning lava of a volcano. Amid the white fla 293Reads6.4Score—14d adds

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    It's really super good! [Please update more frequently!]

36. 86 不 An Imperfect Paris Diary 不完美巴黎日记 Yu Qiao'an予乔安Modern Romance383k WordsCompleted The ratings are rising [Two Chinese national table tennis players with full-time jobs ✖ childhood friends ✖ rekindled romance ✖ impossibly sweet love story] [Golden forehand ✖ genius left-handed player] [Wishing all active players good health and continued improvement] I dedicate this book to the two passionate fools on the table tennis court. Those who dream are forever young, and the road ahead stretches endlessly. It may yet shine with boundless brilliance. This is my way of drawing a long-ov 581Reads8.7Score10014d adds
37. 87 卿 My Love, Come Into My Arms: The Art of Winning Your Heart 卿卿入怀，我的攻心战役 Good Little Nuobao乖乖诺宝Modern Romance712k WordsCompleted One night of passion forces them into marriage. Amid her resentment, Zhixia discovers that she looks remarkably like the Fang family’s youngest daughter, who died on the battlefield. The family transforms their longing for their lost loved one into an overwhelming, misplaced affection for her. Her grandfather, Fang Yuzhao, presses a family heirloom jade pendant into her hand. “Fang Chu owes you. We’ll make it right.” Her father-in-law, Fang Zheng, uses every connection he has to get her trans 2.6kReads6.4Score20314d adds

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    Slightly angsty, the female lead is a bit unlucky, being deceived by the male lead in various ways—tricking her into a marriage of convenience, tricking her into getting pregnant, and only finding out the truth when she gives birth, leaving her furious. The male lead is a bit demanding, but truly loves the female lead, never skimping on her needs in terms of food, clothing, or daily necessities; he simply doesn't want her to get a divorce. The female lead is clear-headed, and the second male lead is even more so.

38. 88 别 Reunited After the Breakup: Mr. He, My Client, Has Been Plotting This for Ages 别后重逢，甲方贺总蓄谋已久 Yun Xiaojia运小佳Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted [Two couples! The male lead is the class monitor of the Gentlemanly Men Club! Read with confidence!] [Rekindled love + reunion after years apart + mutual healing + both leads are each other’s only ones] [Secondary couple: older woman/younger man + four-year age gap + healing + both leads are each other’s only ones] [Cold, sharp-tongued CEO × female counselor] & [handsome, roguish, scheming lawyer × bold, sophisticated woman] Seven years after their reunion, He Chengyi used a staggering contr 482Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Two couples: one reunites with their first love after a long separation, and the other is a relationship between a woman and a man four years apart. The couple who reunited were first lovers from school, and after reuniting at work, the male lead becomes the female lead's client...

39. 89 醉 A Drunken Kiss in the Spring Breeze 醉吻春风 Flowers Bloom in July花开七月Modern Romance230k WordsCompleted [Taking What You Want + Reunited Lovers + Secret Marriage + Both Pure + Happy Ending] Rumor has it that Sheng Yubai, who made his mark in business at a young age, hates Ye Xingran with a passion. The woman who once did everything she could to win him over, then cruelly dumped him and disappeared. Years later, when they meet again, he ruins her reputation and sabotages her engagement at any cost, all to get revenge. But where no one can see, the cold, distinguished Mr. Sheng's eyes turn red for h 229Reads6.6Score—14d adds

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    There's a slight angst in the beginning, but the later parts are incredibly sweet. The male lead is such a dramatic character, it's hilarious!

40. 90 陆 Professor Lu, Your Tsundere Side Is Showing 陆教授，你的傲娇掉马了 Xu Xu Xu Xu虚徐栩叙Modern Romance840k WordsCompleted [Proud Law Professor vs. Spirited Policewoman | Regrets Chasing Her Too Late | Two Strong Leads, Sparks Flying] Three years ago, she offered him her heart, burning with love, only to hear him say, “We’re on different paths. We can’t work together.” Three years later, they meet again. He’s a special legal advisor to the municipal bureau, and she’s the lead detective on a pivotal case. Working together, he mocks her for running on coffee, yet when they’re alone, he tells her, “Add sugar. Don’t die 4.4kReads6.6Score38514d adds

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    A broken mirror mended, a little angsty, the male lead's long road to winning back his wife.

41. 91 盛 Chasing the Light in Midsummer 盛夏逐光 Eating Sunflower吃吃葵Modern Romance303k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed] [Short drama adaptation now streaming] [Secret crush comes true | Playboy reforms | Lost love rekindled | Both leads are devoted to each other | Sweet romance] At the senior-year New Year's Eve party, the girls of Dorm 501 drank and chatted merrily. For a party game, everyone had to share a secret no one else knew. Xu Nanzhi had a little fruit wine and her cheeks flushed. She whispered, "I like Fu Shijin." Her roommates went from eager anticipation to disappointment. "How 38.7kReads9.4Score4k14d adds

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    Campus romance, prodigal son returns, slightly angsty, youth angst literature, very good!!!

42. 92 带 She Ran Away While Pregnant and Vanished for Five Years. Now the Abstinent Tycoon Wants to Make Their Relationship Official 带球跑消失五年，禁欲大佬求名分 Luo Yin in Blue Robes青衫洛隐Modern Romance337k WordsCompleted [Reunion after years apart + rekindled love + groveling to win her back + devoted only to each other + chaste] On the very first day Su Nian returns to her hometown, she runs into the person she hates most and least wants to see. Back in college, Su Nian met Fu Jinyan, the golden boy, and became his secret lover. Just as she dreamed of marrying him and becoming Mrs. Fu in the open, her grandmother passed away, and Fu Jinyan was somehow involved. She left him with a parting threat and went abroad 690Reads6.7Score10214d adds

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    It's very good, you should check it out, it's great.

43. 93 白 Unfamiliar by Day 白日不熟 Yun Zijin妘子衿Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + Hong Kong tycoon family + sizzling chemistry + flirtatious desire + devoted couple] [Possessive, obsessive tycoon and powerful executive ✖️ alluring heiress and CEO] Song Qingyun, a daughter of one of Hong Kong City’s most prominent families, hides a wild, untamable nature beneath her good-girl disguise. Three months into their arranged marriage, she has completely forgotten her contract husband, name and all, and has instead picked up a hot guy at a bar overseas. O 45.1kReads9.4Score6.7k14d adds
44. 94 闷 My Aloof Ex Suddenly Shows Up and Becomes My Boss 闷骚前男友空降，成了我老板 Yue Cong'an玥从安Modern Romance517k WordsCompleted Completed! A short-form drama adaptation is now available. Cool, refined, secretly passionate executive × sharp-tongued, softhearted assistant with a prickly streak [Sharp tongues and stubborn hearts + reunion after years apart + intense possessiveness + sweet, angsty pursuit + both leads are virgins] Qiao Xu, from an ordinary family, dated Xu Si'an, the young heir to Luocheng’s wealthy elite, for two years and eight months while they were at university. They planned to meet each other’s famili 17.2kReads8.7Score2.2k14d adds

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    Wow! That's a really nice bag!

45. 95 求 I Failed to Win Them Over, and My Crush Blocked Me 求爱不成，反被crush拉黑了 Turtles Can Swim乌龟会游泳Modern Romance456k WordsCompleted [Getting Back Together After a Breakup] [The Ex-Husband-Chasing Crematorium] [Happy Ending] [Passionate, Straightforward Heroine x Gentle, Bashful Hero] During a boring summer break in her freshman year, the heiress toyed with people's feelings for fun and accidentally fell for her own game. When the other person found out and wanted to break up, what was she supposed to do? Beg him to stay? He wouldn't. Make it up to him? He wouldn't accept it. Whatever, whatever. They could just break up. Y 10Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Early on, it's a story of a rich young lady and a poor boy; in the middle, a down-on-her-luck heiress and a domineering CEO; later, it's about a successful female lead and a devoted husband. It's a story of sweetness mixed with angst.

46. 96 听 The Wind Whispers That I Miss You 听风说想你 Chenchen Orange橘子陈陈Modern Romance233k WordsCompleted Campus romance (mischievous girl and aloof boy) + urban romance (independent woman x devoted CEO) [reunion after years apart · rekindled love · he chases her after losing her · angsty romance · faithful to each other] Chu Yiyi pursued Gu Tiancheng for three years, persistently and without hiding it. But after he impatiently hung up on her during a phone call, she vanished without a trace. When they meet again, five years have passed. The ordinary girl has become an internationally renowned fashi 464Reads8.6Score—14d adds

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    ^O^A Long-Awaited Reunion^O^A Broken Mirror Mended^O^ Chu Yiyi pursued Gu Tiancheng for three years, persistently and openly, only to vanish after a phone call he impatiently hung up on. When they met again, five years had passed. The ordinary woman had risen to become an internationally renowned fashion designer. In a glamorous setting, she said to her arch-rival, "Mr. Gu, I've heard a little about you." She remained calm, as if she had long forgotten him. Anger rose to his brow, but his subordinates investigating her revealed that she had lost both her parents in a car accident when she made that phone call... After their reunion, he became the one who took the initiative, but she disappeared again. Upon their next meeting, Gu Tiancheng, his eyes red, cornered her against the wall and asked in a hoarse voice, "Do you still want me...?"

47. 97 一 Tell Him, “I Only See You as a Little Sister,” and Make Him Suffer! 一句我只把你当妹妹，虐死他！ Snow at Dusk一暮之雪Modern Romance524k WordsCompleted Volume 1: “I Only See You as a Little Sister”: He'll Suffer for It! [Both virgins] [Rekindled love] [Unhinged, unstable heroine] [A little melodramatic] [Hero: hides his love] Lu Chen: She runs, he chases. She can't get away even if she grows wings. Lu Simi: Which one of us is the prey? Volume 2: The Missing Lover [Both virgins] [Angsty romance] [Tragic ending] He fell in love with her at first sight and promised to marry her after she graduated. But instead of waiting for her, he watched her g 243Reads—Score—14d adds
48. 98 不 I Won't Chase After Him or Debase Myself: To Hell With Your White Moonlight 不倒贴不犯贱，我去你丫的白月光 Snow at Dusk一暮之雪Modern Romance136k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other’s first and only] [Heroine: She never throws herself at a man or debases herself; her heart is harder than iron] [Hero: A misunderstanding leads him to desperately chase his wife]] [Male lead gets put through the wringer] Yin Muxue’s motto on love: When I like you, I can follow you without hesitation. But I won’t debase myself, compete with other women, or go back to an ex. Because of a promise she made as a child, Yin Muxue chose to attend the same university as Chu R 119Reads—Score—14d adds
49. 99 失 Paradise in Flames: I Returned from Hell 失火的天堂，我从地狱归来 Snow at Dusk一暮之雪Modern Romance109k WordsCompleted [Not a pure couple] [Undercover] [Mutual salvation] [Primarily romance] [The hero says one thing but means another] Qin Mian was orphaned at the age of ten. In hopes of having a family, she spent over a decade living under the roof of the Qi family. After she graduated from college, Qi Anming asked Qin Mian to marry his son, Qi Haoyuan. She accepted. A month after the wedding, Qi Anming’s younger brother, Qi Anchen, came back. Caught in a tangled relationship with the two men, Qin Mian chose to 25Reads—Score—14d adds
50. 100 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 7.9kReads8.5Score45914d adds

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