Looking for Stories Where the Leads Aren’t Each Other’s Firsts 求非双洁书

1. 1 神 The Mysterious CEO Spoils Her Night After Night 神秘总裁夜夜宠 Fish Doesn't Speak鱼不语Modern Romance3.0M WordsCompleted By day, she’s a sharp and capable saleswoman! By night, she’s her boss’s personal assistant, taking care of his every need! They agree on three rules: talk about money, not love. But... Rumor has it that she’s so pampered she lives like a princess. When it comes to dealing with scumbags, President Shang is there. When it comes to putting rivals in their place, President Shang is there. When it comes to making money, President Shang is there. She’s living a fairy-tale life of happiness. Meanwhile 11.8kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves

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   Here are a few recommendations. Books 1, 2, and 3 all have male protagonists who are impure. Book 4 has both male and female protagonists who are impure, but the male protagonist is quite a jerk in the beginning, so read it if you can handle that. Book 5 has a female protagonist who is impure, books 6 and 7 have both male and female protagonists who are impure, and book 8 has a female protagonist who is impure.

2. 2 一 A Life Full of Joy 一笙有喜 Fish Doesn't Speak鱼不语Modern Romance2.6M WordsCompleted [A breathtaking beauty, a fallen heiress, VS a refined, aloof heir to a powerful Beijing family. Marriage first, love later + sweet romance + clear-headed heroine] After a sudden upheaval, Song Xi has no choice but to marry the refined, aloof heir to the Qiao family. At first, though, the two are like needle and wheat: neither can stand the other. Who could have guessed that they’d later be so sweet together? Their friends all complained, “Leave us single people a way to live!” One day, Presiden 33.7kReads9.5Score3.7kShelves
3. 3 总 The CEO Caught Her Heart 总裁的一网情深 Xiao Yuan Bao'er小源宝儿Modern Romance259k WordsCompleted A sweet romance about winning someone over by any means necessary. The president of the Duan Group, Duan Yichen, never imagined he would fall in love at first sight with his younger sister’s best friend. Unfortunately, Tang Xi already had a boyfriend she was deeply in love with... But in his thirty-two years, Duan Yichen had only ever fallen for someone once. How could he possibly let go so easily... 14.2kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves
4. 4 小 Be Careful, He Might Set His Sights on You 小心被他盯上 Girl from the City of Fog雾都少女Modern Romance606k WordsCompleted A pitiful girl versus a big-time jerk: possessive love, sweet pampering, and a desperate pursuit to win her back. Originally titled: After a Jerk Set His Sights on Me The hero is genuinely a jerk at first, and the heroine is genuinely pitiful. But later, their love is sweeter than sweet. Chu Jing was only going to her best friend’s wedding when a notorious jerk took a liking to her. She’d finally managed to sneak away from him, only to run into him again a year later at a work dinner with her hu 17.2kReads9.0Score1.7kShelves
5. 5 谁 Who Can Pluck the Bright Moon? 谁可摘明月 One Big Fish Head一条大鱼头Modern Romance217k WordsCompleted [Unruly, Obsessive, Coldhearted, Aloof, and a Rising Lawyer] X [Gentle, Quiet, Mature, Fatherly, Restrained, and a Second-Generation Entrepreneurial CEO] Ten-year age gap · The remorseful pursuit of a wife · Mutual salvation The heroine is not a virgin, but the hero is. Do not read if this bothers you! Lian Qi isn't easy to like. She never had a father, and her mother hated her for being withdrawn and introverted. After her grandmother died, her mother abandoned her with her aunt and never con 37.9kReads9.0Score5kShelves
6. 6 邱 Secretary Qiu's Marriage 邱秘书的婚事 Water Leaves No Trace水不留痕Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted Qiu Yu is the secretary to Ji Xiangdong, the owner of a real estate company. She's a chubby little foodie who loves to eat and works hard. Her parents always hoped their daughter would marry a son-in-law who could eat as much as she could and wouldn't look down on her. After a long search and many twists and turns, she finally found the right man. No angst. 51.7kReads9.5Score5.7kShelves
7. 7 分 After We Broke Up, the Cold and Aloof Dr. Cheng Cried Snot Bubbles 分手后，高冷程医生哭出鼻涕泡 Fish Doesn't Speak鱼不语Modern Romance202k WordsCompleted Luo Jia tells Gu Boning, “I’d rather jump into a fire pit than rummage through a trash heap.” At the time, she has no idea that Cheng Jin really is a fire pit. (This is a happy ending, with plenty of sweet romance.) 4.3kReads9.4Score675Shelves
8. 8 余 Lingering Scent 余腥 Fish Doesn't Speak鱼不语Modern Romance50k WordsCompleted Yu Jiaxi spent ten years with Li Jin. She had no ambition, no aspirations, no dreams, no house, no car, no savings, and a mountain of debt. She thought love meant weathering hardship together. At least, enduring hardship was what she was best at. Duan Yan called her pathetic. Only later did she understand: someone who didn’t love her could bear to make her suffer, but someone who loved her couldn’t even stand to see her in pain. 3.2kReads8.2Score310Shelves
9. 9 极 After Enduring Unimaginable Humiliation, She Found Redemption in the Mafia 极限受辱后，她在黑帮里找到救赎 Wu Wu Wu Wu無无雾舞Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted The most harrowing torment, the most unbearable pain, the most overwhelming love. The heroine, Jiang Chen, is kidnapped and imprisoned, and loses her loved ones. Later, she meets the man she loves most, Qin Shuo. Love and hatred, betrayal and redemption intertwine. Can this man save her? 813Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's not a story where both characters are virgins, but the female lead is forced into it, which is heartbreaking. The plot is full of twists and turns and avoids clichés.

10. 10 恶 The Wicked Black Lotus: The Unhinged Man Kneels at My Feet 恶女黑莲花，疯批跪在我裙下 Nian Jiu Nian Jiu念酒廿九Modern Romance268k WordsCompleted [One heroine, multiple male leads | Vicious heroine’s revenge | Rivalry for her affections | All male leads are virgins] Original title: The Enchanting Red Rose, Where Desire Becomes a Blade After losing her memory, Jiang Yutang became the “contract bride” of Bo Cheyan, the man who had wiped out her family. But no one else knew that her amnesia was fake, her meekness was fake, and even this marriage was fake. She had come for revenge. She would reclaim the throne her father left behind, though 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead eats with four men, the plot is exciting.

11. 11 隔 The Neighbor's Young Wife Schemed Against Me and Ruined Half My Life 隔壁小媳妇算计我，毁我半生 Tomato Loach番茄泥鳅Modern Romance99k WordsCompleted [Period drama] [Northeastern factory district] [Forbidden affair] [Deception and schemes] [Pregnancy troubles] [Long-buried secrets] [Redemption through guilt] [A painfully realistic tragedy] In a northeastern chemical factory neighborhood in the 1980s, the life of honest factory worker Jia Jun is ruined by the young wife next door! One act of misplaced trust draws him into the enormous lie Su Min has spun. One wrong step, and he's trapped in a forbidden affair, lost beyond redemption! An unexpe 5.6kReads8.1Score268Shelves

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    These two books are not necessary

12. 12 鸡 Sunny Skies Above the Humble Life 鸡毛之上有晴天 Tomato Loach番茄泥鳅Modern Romance356k WordsCompleted [Marriage and love] [Heartbreak] [Betrayal] [Comeback] [Redemption] [The truth about marriage] [Urban romance] [Realistic relationships] [Healing] A broken marriage has worn away every last trace of warmth, leaving two lives utterly out of step! He fought his way up from being a low-level technician at a chemical plant, only to have his own brother steal his hard work and stab him in the back! His former lover suffers through pregnancy; old love and hatred entangle them, betrayal cuts deep, devo 1.2kReads8.1Score104Shelves
13. 13 千 The Heiress Strikes 千金袭来 Loves Original-Flavor Grilled Rice Cakes爱吃原味烤糍粑Modern Romance280k WordsCompleted Not a mutually faithful romance. Extreme tension, deadly temptation, forbidden desire, forced love, and a groveling chase to win her back!! Equal parts heartbreaking and sweet! The heroine, Lin Yuan, is innocent and sweet after graduating from college. When she first enters the working world, she meets the talented and wealthy Jiang Chenfeng. How could she not fall into his sweet trap, only to be deceived and hurt again and again? She thinks she can escape and never see him again... 3.4kReads5.8Score109Shelves

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    The male lead is impure, a scumbag, and has a girlfriend. He is attracted to the female lead at first sight, leading to a tumultuous relationship. The female lead is his lover. Initially, he wavers between the two women, but later he develops feelings for her and breaks up with his girlfriend. The female lead becomes the other woman and takes her place. The story is full of sexual tension and gets better as it progresses.

14. 14 全 The Full-Time Mom Marries a Domineering CEO Again 全职妈妈再嫁霸道总裁 Love Is the Greatest Right爱是最大权利Modern Romance357k WordsCompleted [Neither Lead Is Chaste + Forbidden Romance + Sweet Wife × CEO + Happy Ending + Sweet Romance + Raising a Child] After Zhang Jingxiang’s husband cheats on her with a rich mistress, she cheats on him in revenge with a handsome, wealthy man ten years her senior. Little does she know that this man is the rich mistress’s “ex-husband.” [Heroine: Zhang Jingxiang] 1. A stunning beauty, but clear-headed. 2. A full-time mother at first, then returns to work later. 3. Healthy and strong, not delicate, a 1.2kReads8.1Score102Shelves

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    The female lead has been married before, and the male lead has had several lovers in the past. [Laughs]

15. 15 她 She's Too Alluring: The Ascetic Tycoon Falls for Her and Pulls Her Close 她太撩，禁欲大佬沦陷揽细腰 Teng Gu滕谷Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Everyone says the young master of the Yin family is ruthless and calculating, a powerful figure in North City whom no one should ever cross. Yet Jiang Yuanyuan goes out of her way to seduce him. Born with a bewitching allure, she harbors a beast of revenge in her heart. He calls her shameless, yet turns North City upside down for her and sends her enemies straight to hell. She slips away, only for him to hook her back with one hand. His voice is low and husky, simmering with anger. “You flirt wi 23.6kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves

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    The main couples are both unconventional, each having exes. The male lead dated an ex for about three years, and the female lead dated an ex for about six months. The side couples include both unconventional and virginal couples, making a total of three pairs.

16. 16 羽 Winged Rose 羽翼玫瑰 Farmer, Scholar, Fisherman耕读渔夫Modern Romance379k WordsCompleted [Reunion After Years Apart + Age Gap + Not Both Each Other's First + Winning Her Back + Happy Ending] What is first love? Is it the first serious romance of your life? The first shy kiss you remember? Or... that moment when your heart first fluttered? Li Yuxiao spent ten whole years in a relationship, only for it to come to an abrupt end just as they were discussing marriage. The moment her partner's parents suggested marrying to bring good fortune, she suddenly came to her senses. It was time t 44Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Not both are virgins; after a misunderstanding that caused them to miss each other, ten years later, the man is divorced, and the woman's ten-year relationship stands at a crossroads. They meet again!

17. 17 宫 A Palace Maid’s Life as the Emperor’s Favorite 宫女承宠日常 Kun Bai坤白Ancient Romance206k WordsCompleted Wei Rongxiang was a palace maid who served tea before the emperor. One day, she was abducted and dragged onto the imperial bed, where the emperor forced himself on her. Everyone called her Aunt Rongxiang, yet treated her like a mistress of the palace. Wei Rongxiang entered the imperial harem, where the emperor favored her every night, but she always kept a clear head. She watched him favor his concubines, watched him surround himself with wives and concubines, watched his children dote on him, w 8.6kReads7.8Score525Shelves

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    These three books are not virgin-themed novels. The first two are ancient romances where the male lead is not virgin, and the third is a modern-day female protagonist who transmigrates to an ancient world where the male lead is not virgin. All three books are realistic, featuring a clear-headed and independent female lead who perfectly embodies the idea of ​​loving others before oneself. I recommend them to you all.

18. 18 皇 The Empress Only Wants to Escape 皇后她只想逃 Ting Yinlai听音莱Ancient Romance356k WordsCompleted Trapped deep inside the palace, she longed for freedom, but he refused to let her go. Yun Zhaoyue had never yearned for the imperial palace. She loved the vastness of the world beyond its walls and dreamed of traveling everywhere. But after she escaped the palace, the emperor, usually so cold and aloof, refused to let her go. She gave a bitter laugh. “Why can’t you just let me go?” The emperor lowered his gaze and replied in an even tone: “You are the empress, and you can only ever be my wife.” 856Reads6.1Score—Shelves
19. 19 演 I Played the Emperor My Whole Life, and After Being Reborn, He Still Wants the Crown Prince 演了皇上一辈子，重生他还要太子 One Little Sweet Fish一口小甜鱼Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Original title: Only After His Death Did He Learn That the Empress Did Not Want to Be Buried With Him [The heroine transmigrates, the hero is reborn] As he lay dying, Emperor Tianhe looked back on his eventful life. He had risen from humble beginnings to become the founding emperor, and the world praised his achievements. In his fading consciousness, he saw his virtuous empress, his beautiful consorts, and his weeping children. He felt that his life had been complete. But after he died, his soul 31.7kReads8.9Score2.3kShelves
20. 20 睡 Awakening to Find the Tycoon's Ex-Wife Reborn 睡醒，太子爷的炮灰前妻重生了 Golden Orange金满橙Modern Romance815k WordsCompleted [Radiant, delightful heiress × aloof, powerful tycoon] She came from a wealthy family and was Haicheng's most famous pampered darling. Since childhood, she had followed the celebrated heir to the Zhan family, always believing she would marry the bright and honorable man when they grew up. Until one day, someone played a prank on him and threw him off a yacht. She risked her life by diving into the sea to save him. But when he opened his eyes, he insisted that it was her friend who had saved him, 127.7kReads6.0Score10.8kShelves

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    The female protagonist is reborn. In her previous life, her whole family was killed by the second female protagonist, and the male protagonist was an accomplice. The female protagonist was reborn on the night she saved the male protagonist. In order to escape from the male protagonist, she allowed the second female protagonist to pretend to receive the life-saving grace. The heroine uses the memory of her previous life to change her fate against the will of heaven. The author's writing is very good and has a little humor, which is very exciting. Lightning protection: The male protagonist really likes the second female protagonist in the early stage and helps the second female protagonist's family to fight against the female protagonist. But the heroine's change of fate is very exciting.

21. 21 小 The Little Secretary’s Rise to the Top: She Controls a Hundred Billion in Box Office Revenue 小秘书逆袭上位，手握千亿票房 Tasty Tangerine2024好吃的橘子2024Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted Xu Siyan is a secretary working for the overbearing CEO Ye Muchuan. Because she looks like the unattainable woman CEO Chen Yiheng has always longed for, the two of them each use their charms to win the other over, falling in love while both keeping secrets. Xu Siyan is delighted to go from a lowly secretary to a stand-in for his ideal woman. She wants Chen Yiheng’s money, his body, and his power! After all, money and power are the best supplements for a relationship. They’re incredibly nouri 16.1kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves

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    It's not a clean break story; it's a fast-paced, satisfying read. Misunderstandings are quickly resolved.

22. 22 穿 Transmigrating Through the Five Dynasties: Falling Flowers in Yanyun 穿越五代：燕云落花 Luo Guigui罗姽姽Ancient Romance873k WordsCompleted [One Woman, Multiple Men + Both Have Past Relationships + Angsty Romance] [Romance at the forefront, with history, war, and political intrigue as supporting elements, in a ratio of six to four] A women's fighting champion transmigrates into the body of an empress during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, becoming embroiled in unforgettable love and hate with a military governor, an emperor, and a prince from an enemy kingdom. He was her master. He taught her martial arts and military st 272Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This author writes mostly non-pure/clean books. The first book features one woman and three men: a female martial arts champion transmigrates to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period and becomes entangled in romantic relationships with her master, a military governor; a young, ruthless emperor; and a domineering, sharp-tongued prince of the Liao Dynasty. None of the three male leads are chaste, and the female lead, who marries three times, is also not chaste. The second book features one woman and two men: on the eve of her marriage to her first love, she is taken by Yuan Shu, who is fourteen years her senior, through scheming. Years later, she learns the truth, and Yuan Shu even seizes her first love's throne. How will she cope?

23. 23 后 The Legend of Empress Zhaoyi of Later Tang 后唐昭懿传 Luo Guigui罗姽姽Ancient Romance834k WordsCompleted In the chaotic final years of the Tang dynasty, she is a lonely phoenix, adrift and without a home. When she was twelve, she met a young man and never forgot him. She journeyed a thousand miles just to find him. He is a young hero. Fulfilling his father's dying wish, he sweeps south to defeat Zhu Liang and marches north to trample the Khitan, single-handedly restoring the Tang dynasty. But forced by his stepmother and framed by his wives and concubines, he loses the woman he loves most, leaving 248Reads8.1Score—Shelves
24. 24 墨 The Ink Moon Halberd: Love and Revenge in the Western Regions 墨月戟：西域情仇 White Rice Dumpling白水粽Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No AI, entirely written by hand; court intrigue and an ensemble cast, with a traditional plot-driven narrative] [Subtle emotions, sweeping warfare, vivid characters] Beyond Yumen Pass lie the great desert and the Tianshan Mountains. With half Han heritage and half Hu blood, he was born amid the flames of a chaotic age, as the Han and the Xiongnu fought over the Western Regions. In a dreamlike lifetime, he saved the Cheshi princess and uncovered the fated bond between them as husband and wife in 158Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Political intrigue + war + romance, not a clean romance] Past lives and present lives, destiny of family and country: The male protagonist is of mixed Han and non-Han descent. As a child, guided by a dream, he saved a girl from the Western Regions. Later, after many hardships, he learns that she was his wife in a past life! In this life, the boy grows up amidst trials to become the Protector-General of the Western Regions, avenging his blood feud, repelling the Xiongnu, and guarding the frontier. However, for the sake of their respective families and countries, the two ultimately cannot be together. The male protagonist stubbornly protects her throughout his life in another way. A plot-driven, ensemble-style ancient romance with a grand scope; the main female characters each possess their own unique brilliance!

25. 25 清 A Gentle Breeze Meets the White Dew 清风遇白露 Honey Baby哈尼宝宝Modern Romance453k WordsCompleted In their previous lives, three people laid the groundwork for an entanglement that would continue into the next... One defied the will of Heaven and feared no karmic retribution, forcibly changing her fate for her; One was destined to be bound to her, their names written side by side on the Three Lives Stone; And one, after her death, set up a memorial tablet for her and built a shrine in her honor, keeping her soul from dispersing and giving it a place to return to. In this life, all three are 259Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    This novel features two outstanding male leads who dote on the female lead. The entire novel is very sweet and definitely worth reading.

26. 26 绝 The Stunning Supermodel's Forceful Love 绝美超模强制爱 Riding the Wind and Waves乘风乘水Modern Romance325k WordsCompleted [Coercive love + controlling behavior + conspiracy and romance] Wang Yijin is an orphan. At ten, she is adopted by the wealthy Xi family, a powerful family in the capital. She spends her days caring for their young master, Xi Lier, who suffers from anger issues and depression. Xi Lier’s love for Wang Yijin suffocates her, and she does everything she can to escape the Xi family. When she grows up, she reunites with Luo Jiaye, who was also an orphan as a child, and falls in love with him. After a 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is absolutely fantastic! If you don't like it, scold me! In this story, the male lead falls in love with the female lead at first sight, but she doesn't reciprocate and marries someone else. He then seduces her husband, and she runs away with him. He doesn't let her go, eventually finding her and imprisoning her. It's almost over. [Thinking]

27. 27 冷 The Cold, Arrogant Campus Heartthrob? Now It's My Turn to Be a Vicious Psycho 冷冰冰校草傲娇？轮到我恶毒疯批 Tangerine Sand桔沙10k WordsCompleted The cold, aloof campus heartthrob is acting all arrogant? Now it's my turn to be the vicious, unhinged one. 943Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Not a virgin, does liking someone need a reason? What exactly is it about someone you secretly love? Maybe she likes his good looks, but she's poor, ordinary, and ugly, and can't even afford part-time jobs to pay for her tuition. She's constantly harassed by the school beauty, who throws yogurt at her. Enraged, she throws it back, only to have her part-time job boss withhold her wages. She overhears the school beauty throwing yogurt at her and then he confesses his love to her. Furious, she randomly picks a taller, more handsome stranger—who turns out to be her brother—and begs him to be her boyfriend, throwing yogurt back at both of them. Nothing is more painful than hearing him with someone else. He mocks her as an ugly duckling, and she jumps into a river in anger. He saves her, and they both lose their memories but are put to sleep by drugs. When they're found, the school beauty is furious and wants to kill her. Why did he save her? Her feelings become a mess. She was initially jealous of someone she didn't have a legitimate reason for being with, but now it seems like two brothers are fighting over her, a battleground of force, a desperate pursuit, and a bloodbath. Who should she choose now?

28. 28 越 The Later the Night, the Closer We Get 越夜越熟 Marguerite玛格绿特Modern Romance367k WordsCompleted Original title: The More the Night Deepens, the More Familiar We Become Fake Lady x Real Playboy | Mature Man and Woman | Neither Is a Virgin | Intense Push and Pull | Stealing Someone's Man | Happy Ending On the night she decided to get a divorce, Shi Yue went looking for a pretty young man. As she planted her high heel on his shoulder, her ex-husband's close friend caught them in the act. Qin Zhao, who had never given her a second glance, suddenly leaned close to her ear and tempted her: "Wou 55.6kReads9.3Score5.2kShelves

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    None of these are BL (Boys' Love) novels, and every single one is great! [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration] In the first book, Xu Ran is a struggling model who meets a man who changes her life forever after she accidentally enters the wrong room! I really love the female lead's resilience and courage, especially how she actively saves herself when she encounters danger. I feel like it's not that she's unworthy of the male lead, but rather that the male lead is unworthy of her! [Laughing and crying][Laughing and crying][Laughing and crying]

29. 29 遇 Meeting Her Made My Heart Beat Faster 遇见她心动不止 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance493k WordsCompleted [Love at first sight + mistaken identity + mutual secret crushes + healing + female growth] Everyone is level-headed and knows what they’re doing, so read without worry. Jiang Nan, insecure and neglected by her family, meets He Chengyang. A twist of fate sends their budding romance down the wrong path. He Chengyang mistakes Jiang Nan, the girl he fell in love with at first sight, for her older sister, Jiang Xue, and they begin a brief relationship. (Nothing inappropriate happens between them.) W 6.9kReads8.5Score332Shelves

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    These realistic romance novels are of different genres, some sweet and some angsty (slightly angsty), and they are very good. The plots are fresh, the pace is fast, and the characters are intelligent.

30. 30 和 The Time I Spent in Love With Her 和她相恋的时光 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance259k WordsCompleted [Love at first sight + devoted one-on-one romance + rekindled love + healing with a touch of angst] A grounded, everyday story with smart characters. Gao Yuchen, an isolated orphan, happens to meet her next-door neighbor, Mu Yang. Mu Yang pursues her passionately, and they soon fall in love. She thinks they’ll be happy together, only to discover that their happiness was built on a lie, albeit one told with good intentions by the male lead. She coldly tells him she never wants to see him again. I 806Reads8.1Score—Shelves
31. 31 初 I Couldn’t Hide My Heart’s Flutter When We First Met 初见心动藏不住 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance136k WordsCompleted [Love at First Sight] [She Pursues Him] [Nine-Year Age Gap] [Sweet, Realistic Romance] [Happy Ending] At twenty, the lively and spirited Chen Luo Chu meets Chu Yun. One look is all it takes for her to fall for him. She can barely hide the light in her eyes, and there is only one thought on her mind: make him hers. Once she confirms he is single, she boldly confesses, "Big brother, will you be my boyfriend?" Chu Yun gently turns her down with a simple, "We're not right for each other." But Chen L 1.3kReads—Score104Shelves
32. 32 岁 After All These Years, We Finally Meet Again 岁月流转终相见 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance485k WordsCompleted [Reunion After Years Apart + Rekindled Love + Healing Through Family + Realistic Happy Ending] After drifting apart like clouds, ten years passed like flowing water. When we met again, my heart recognized you before I did. A summer romance came to an abrupt end because of an unfortunate misunderstanding. More than ten years later, thirty-five-year-old Gu Yan discovered by chance that he had a daughter in high school, and was reunited with the girl he had loved when he was young. Long-buried memo 5.4kReads7.4Score200Shelves
33. 33 爱 Love Will Come to Rest 爱会停歇 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance220k WordsCompleted [Playboy Turns Devoted] [Love Grows Over Time] [Sweet with a Little Angst] [Class Difference] Chen Chao, a rich playboy, falls sincerely in love with Yu Jiawen, who comes from an ordinary family. He knows he isn't the kind of person she'd ideally choose, but he can't let go of his feelings for her. "Yu Jiawen, do you know? Meeting you made me feel like I could have a proper relationship too." "I've thought about giving you up, but I just can't accept it. Watching you date, marry, and have childr 3.2kReads8.4Score149Shelves

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    This book is very good. It features a prodigal son who turns into a loyal dog. The writing is excellent, and the plot is original.

34. 34 深 Deep Inside My Core 深入我芯 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance403k WordsCompleted [Love at First Sight + Mutual Devotion + One Couple Only + Sweet Romance] Their first two meetings were accidental. Every coincidence after that was part of his carefully laid plan. When Jiang Yi Shen met Tang Xin, he fell for her at first sight. He quietly set his plans in motion, and the two got to know each other, fell in love, and walked hand in hand into marriage, sharing the warm everyday moments of life from the first flush of romance to raising children. Side story one: Xu Man thought sh 2.4kReads8.7Score150Shelves
35. 35 单 Mr. Zhou, My Unrequited Love 单恋的周先生 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Older Woman, Younger Man + Redemption + Realistic Romance] Three-year age gap. [Secret Love Becomes Mutual, from the Male Lead’s Perspective; Marriage First, Love Later, from the Female Lead’s Perspective] Everyone is level-headed and clear-minded. The woman Zhou Wang had kept in his heart for three years. He thought there could never be anything between them and was ready to give up, but then he unexpectedly learned what she had been through. His heart ached for her, and at the same time, he f 1.5kReads8.2Score103Shelves
36. 36 重 A Long Road to Reunion 重逢路漫漫 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance357k WordsCompleted [The right people will find their way back to each other, no matter how many twists and turns it takes.] [One true pairing, both leads are each other's only ones + reunion after a long separation + winning back his wife and claiming his child + adorable kids playing matchmaker] Zhou Yuan met Qin Yue by chance and fell in love at first sight. After one passionate night together, an urgent assignment sent him overseas. Before leaving, he thought he'd arranged everything properly, never imagining t 5.2kReads8.9Score261Shelves
37. 37 凌 Above the Summit: Down with the Scheming Yanderes 凌绝顶：腹黑病娇都该死 Club Number 24二四号会所Ancient Romance129k WordsOngoing A taboo, morally fraught relationship between an uncle-in-law and his nephew's wife, with intense emotional push and pull. Almost every female character has a complete story arc, and the protagonist isn't blinded by love. A slow burn. [Chapters 1–17 cover the heroine's tragic childhood. If you want to skip the buildup, jump straight to Chapter 18.] [The political intrigue begins in Chapter 32.] [The “exciting” parts often come with quotation marks.] A slave in my homeland, I watched my mother d —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Both are impure; the male and female protagonists relied on each other as children, but after growing up and starting their own families, they meet again, and the male protagonist forcibly takes advantage of her…

38. 38 糟 Uh-Oh, I’ve Fallen for Someone Else’s Girlfriend 糟糕，对别人的女朋友怦然心动了 Che Xiaoxiao车哓哓Modern Romance361k WordsCompleted At a gathering, someone asked Feng Ran what she was looking for in a partner. “As long as we truly love each other, that's enough.” She'd smiled gently and said it with conviction, believing that true love could overcome any obstacle. Everyone fell silent for a moment, then sighed that Xiao Ran was so innocent, still as guileless as ever. Later, she asked for a bride price of 200,000 yuan, not a penny less. That demand ended her relationship with Wang Chuxin, her boyfriend of five years, who 1.3kReads8.6Score155Shelves

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    I recommend these two books. They're about my own life and marital growth, and the ways of the world are described quite insightfully. They're good for passing the time.

39. 39 离 After the Divorce, My First Love and Ex-Boyfriend Won't Leave Me Alone 离婚后，初恋前男友上蹿又下跳 Che Xiaoxiao车哓哓Modern Romance368k WordsCompleted Xu Yuanchun's first marriage lasted only a year and a half. Because she was infertile. It's no big deal. Infertility isn't life-threatening, and even after her divorce, she can still live freely. But as soon as the divorce was final, Feng Jianqiu, her ex-boyfriend and first love, came shamelessly crawling back, making a scene at every turn. She really had no idea what game he was trying to play. Whatever. She might as well slap him first. · Two ordinary people in their thirties stumble through a 240Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 40 薾 The Season of Er’er 薾薾时节 Lala from the Corner旮旯角的拉拉Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted CEO × College Student | Age Gap | Foster Care | Secret Crush | Older Man, Younger Wife He is twelve years older than her, the feared “Mr. Jie” of Yancheng’s business world: cold, sharp-tongued, and heartless. She is just a little ray of sunshine living under his roof. She doesn’t dare tell him that the moment they reunited during her high school entrance exams, a little tree began to sprout in her heart. A wily older fox raises a younger one, and the younger fox sets out to win his heart. He lay 3kReads8.8Score233Shelves

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    The male lead is impure, but after meeting the female lead, he dotes on her.

41. 41 自 Since Ancient Times, Forbidden Affairs Have Ended in Death: A Fateful Bond 自古奸情出人命之孽缘锁 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭8k WordsCompleted A Fateful Bond: Where Forbidden Affairs Have Always Led to Bloodshed 8.7kReads—Score137Shelves

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    Nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

42. 42 山 Classic of Mountains and Seas: A Bestiary of Strange Beasts 山海经.异兽录 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Mystery6k WordsCompleted The Classic of Mountains and Seas: Record of Strange Beasts 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
43. 43 我 Those Years I Spent in Dongguan 我在东莞那些年 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭6k WordsCompleted My Years in Dongguan 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
44. 44 上 Ancient Legends 上古传说 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭13k WordsCompleted Ancient Legends 418Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 45 大 Bone Maiden of the Great Wilderness: I, a Mortal, Subdue Gods and Demons 大荒骨女：我以凡躯镇神魔 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭17k WordsCompleted Daughter of the Great Wilderness: I Hold the Gods and Demons at Bay with a Mortal Body 258Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 46 山 Classic of Mountains and Seas: With a Mortal Heart, I Subdue Ten Thousand Demons 山海经：我以凡心镇万妖 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭16k WordsCompleted The Classic of Mountains and Seas: I Hold Back Ten Thousand Demons with a Mortal Heart 80Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 47 虎 The Tiger Carries His Beloved Home! 虎驮良人归！ Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭6k WordsCompleted A Tiger Carries the Good Man Home! 66Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 48 青 The Secret Records of Qingwu: A Feng Shui Master 青乌秘录之风水师 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭7k WordsCompleted The Secret Records of Qingwu: A Feng Shui Master 84Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 49 被 After Being Vilified Across the Internet, I Expose a Shocking Scam by a Top Tycoon Family 被全网唾骂后，我曝光了顶级豪门的惊天骗局 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭7k WordsCompleted After Being Vilified Across the Internet, I Exposed a Shocking Scam by a Top-Ranking Family 246Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 50 我 My Overbearing Wife 我的老婆霸道大人 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted My Wife, the Overbearing Lady 182Reads—Score—Shelves

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