The Male Lead Starts Off Cold and Dislikes the Female Lead, but Falls for Her Later 开始男主冷冰冰的不喜欢女主，但后来喜欢上女主

1. 701 被 After the Female Lead Was Stolen, I Set Out to Save the Obsessive Villain 被抢女主后，拯救偏执反派大佬 Xu Lian序连Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted [One-on-one sweet romance, marriage first and love later, the leads dote on each other, everyday romance, gentle and delicate beauty vs. a ruthless, possessive villainous tycoon] The Duke of Zhenguo’s entire household was fiercely loyal to the crown. With them gone, only Yan Yu, their sole daughter, remained. Raised by her maternal grandmother, she was betrothed to the Fifth Prince. After Yan Yu came of age, she was about to travel to the capital for her wedding. At that point, the eldest dau 18.5kReads8.9Score1.8kShelves
2. 702 卿 Cherished and Spoiled: The Ninth Prince’s Bitter Regrets 卿卿宠娇：九王爷追悔莫及 Niu Wenwen牛文文Ancient Romance381k WordsCompleted [Obsessive, unhinged hero + groveling pursuit + sweet and angsty romance] Just as Jin Xuan’er was about to seduce her boy-husband into marrying her, she glimpsed her previous life. She had ended up in a brothel, while he had become the Ninth Prince and was even going to marry the woman who had wiped out her entire family and make her empress. What a heartless ingrate! Love is nowhere near as important as family and survival. She wanted nothing to do with this man! She resolved to treat him only 115Reads6.6Score—Shelves
3. 703 病 Sickly Obsession: The Possessive CEO Lu Loves Her Like His Life 病态占有：偏执陆总嗜她如命 Little Fuzzball小毛球Modern Romance525k WordsCompleted (A brooding, lovesick demon king vs. a bright little ray of sunshine, sweet romance + possessive love + seductive charm) After Su Qingyan died, she saw the cold, sinister empire CEO everyone avoided. He had killed the scumbag couple who caused her death, then knelt before her grave with blood-soaked hands and kissed her body. “Yan’er, it’s too cold underground. I’m coming to keep you company...” Back in her youth, she mercilessly took revenge on the scumbag and his mistress while investigating L 52.8kReads9.3Score5.7kShelves
4. 704 综 Film and TV Crossover: Wrecking Empresses in the Palace 综影视，从甄嬛传开始崩坏 South Mountain Pear南山梨Female-Channel Fanfiction174k WordsOngoing [Empresses in the Palace + Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace + Qing dynasty transmigration + Mary Sue + universally adored + melodrama] [Note: This isn't the kind of pure wish-fulfillment story where everyone is killing everyone else. If that's what you want, please look elsewhere instead of putting yourself through this. But if you can handle it, come on in and put me through it~] What would happen if the doomed supporting characters from TV dramas and novels gained peerless beauty? (The author h 325Reads6.8Score—Shelves
5. 705 王 After the Princess Consort Entered the Manor, the God of War Prince Bent at the Waist 王妃入府后，战神王爷折了腰 Shui Huan水欢Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Complete + transmigration + devoted to each other + physician princess + sweet romance + comedy + mutual salvation] Chu Nanyue has barely transmigrated before she finds herself in a deadly scene: she’s been clinging to Prince Ning and is beaten to death. What a joke! She’s an heir to a renowned family of physicians, able to bring flesh back to bare bones, and destined to shine. Why would she throw herself at a man? She signs a letter breaking off the engagement on the spot, and they go their se 4.4kReads9.2Score662Shelves

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   In ancient Chinese romance novels, the male protagonist who travels through time gradually falls in love with the female protagonist.

6. 706 女 After the Empress Consort Divorced Him, the Fox-Demon Ex-Husband Rose to Power Through Their Child 女帝君休夫后，狐妖前夫父凭子贵 Young Master Wuwang公子无妄Ancient Romance689k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, sweet and angsty, a cool and handsome female empress versus a cold and aloof celestial fox demon, the male lead chases his wife with a child in tow and suffers for it, strong female lead, the male lead gets put through some angst, female master and male disciple] Baili Muxue, the foremost of the five sovereigns of the Ninth Heaven, is publicly divorced by Hua Jiuli on the grounds of the “Seven Grounds for Divorce.” The female sovereign Hua Jiuli pursued Baili Muxue for ten t 2.3kReads9.1Score189Shelves
7. 707 不 I Won’t Be a Noble Consort! I’m Set on Finding a Husband, and Now the Emperor Is Jealous 不做贵妃！一心招婿后皇帝红了眼 Yun Wan Cai Cai云挽财财Ancient Romance418k WordsCompleted [Devoted 1v1 romance + his pursuit of her + childhood sweethearts + pampered by all + noblewoman vs. transmigrator] (Awakening, not reborn, no palace harem, no previous life) Lin Zhuyun was born into a distinguished family of meritorious officials. Raised in comfort, she is radiant and refined, frail yet carefree and composed. She was granted the title of commandery princess at a young age, cherished by the Empress Dowager, and grew up with the emperor like a childhood sweetheart. Later, the emp 17.6kReads7.4Score1kShelves

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   🎀✨The female lead and the male lead grew up together like childhood sweethearts. Later, the emperor who hinted at marrying her in their youth said, "You are not suitable to be a dignified and graceful empress." 🌿She decided to stay away from him, but he unexpectedly became persistent. Not wanting to repeat the same mistake, she decided to find a husband for herself. Watching them travel side by side, riding horses and enjoying the scenery, he became insanely jealous and embarked on a tumultuous journey to win her back.

8. 708 联 Our Marriage Alliance Expired, and After the Divorce, the Abstinent Tycoon Kissed Me to Tears 联姻到期离婚，被禁欲大佬亲哭了 Xiong Chuang熊创Modern Romance326k WordsCompleted Marriage first, love later / Slow-burn sweet romance / Older man / Secret marriage Clearheaded, delicate beauty x Abstinent, scheming powerhouse from Beijing’s elite The Fu and Wen families arrange a marriage, and Wen Zhi, newly acknowledged by the Wen family, marries Fu Yanxiu. He’s the current head of one of Beijing’s top families, tall and long-legged, with a stunning face. Unfortunately, he’s disciplined and proper, and keeps women at a distance. Before they register their marriage, he hands 13.9kReads6.9Score870Shelves

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   Started aloof, then gradually proved wrong.

9. 709 傅 President Fu Gets His Marriage License with His White Moonlight, and Goes Crazy When I Marry Someone Else 傅总跟白月光领证，我嫁人他疯了 Xing Hui星茴Modern Romance266k WordsCompleted Everyone knows that Fu Tingshi, the young master of the Fu family, is Luo Jingxue’s boyfriend, the man she has pursued and loved with all her heart for years. Fu Tingshi treats her with cold indifference, but she is convinced he loves her. Until she sees him being gentle and attentive to another woman, caring for her tenderly. Worse, to give that woman respectability, he secretly registers their marriage, turning Luo Jingxue, his actual girlfriend, into the other woman. “She’s dying. This is her 7.9kReads6.6Score403Shelves

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   🎊🎊①As everyone knows, he was the boyfriend she had pursued for years, the one she loved with all her heart. But he secretly married his first love, turning her, his official girlfriend, into the other woman. He even abandoned her alone on a deserted street late at night. "She's dying, this was her dying wish, can't you even understand?" Heartbroken, she accepted the arranged marriage. Unfortunately, her wedding day was also his. The two cars met, the brides exchanged bouquets… Seeing her in her white wedding dress, about to marry someone else, he went completely mad, "Don't marry him, I'll marry you…please!" She used her own love to buy him a chance at resurrection. Later, he saw the surveillance footage from that night, and his heart was broken…

10. 710 不 Unworthy 不配 Fruit Tiger果果虎Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted When Lin Hua was kept by Qin Yan, people in their circle mocked her as a snack for Qin Yan, because she was so alluring that she was a feast for any man. They all said Qin Yan would never marry a woman of Lin Hua’s status. It would be beneath him. Later, Qin Yan knelt before Lin Hua, helped her put on her shoes, and held her slender ankle. His voice trembling, he said, “Hua Hua, I can’t bear to let you go. I have no chance in this life. Will you let me have you in the next?” “Hua Hua, all I ask 42Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is very clear-headed, while the male lead is calm at first but later becomes crazy and obsessive, forcibly taking advantage of the female lead.

11. 711 欢 Huanhuan Is Here! 欢欢欢欢欢欢欢欢来了 Lan Chun兰春Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s favorite + sweet romance] After binding herself to a System, Yu Huan became the ex-girlfriend of the male lead in every world. But she was only a supporting character. As soon as the heroine appeared, she, the woman who wasn’t destined for him, would soon be written out. Transmigrating into the substitute for the man’s unrequited love, Yu Huan happily spent his money on food, drink, and fun, waiting for the heroine to return from abroad so she could take her breakup settlement and en 83.5kReads9.1Score6kShelves

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    This book [smirks]. The first world. The female lead follows the plot to pursue the male lead; her mission is to become his substitute ex-girlfriend. The male lead actually adores her ❤️, but he's just stringing her along, pretending to be cold and indifferent 🌚. Later, when he sees her talking to other guys, he immediately panics…

12. 712 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 6kReads7.8Score264Shelves
13. 713 我 My Heart Remains as Before, Bright and Blue 我心如故，明朗蔚蓝 Liang Jiang凉疆Modern Romance182k WordsCompleted The day Xu Weil​​an found out she was pregnant, Lu Zichen's first love returned. That very night, the media caught the two of them leaving a hotel after a get-together. Xu Weilan's youthful love for Lu Zichen slowly faded over the course of their three-year marriage, which existed in name only. So she let go of her attachment, divorced him without hesitation, and moved abroad. Then Lu Zichen began a three-year quest to win back his wife. 7.1kReads8.5Score503Shelves

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