Devoted Love, Special Treatment, Favoritism, and Tenderness 独宠 特例 偏爱 温柔

1. 1 和 The Royal Husband Sent as a Hostage: Imprisoned, He Keeps Getting Cornered on the Emperor's Bed 和亲男后：囚禁后总被皇帝堵床上 Sen Yan森琰Two Male Leads505k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads: Dominant Emperor Top and Consort Prince Bottom. Older, Fatherly Top, Ten-Year Age Gap. Love at First Sight, Unscrupulous Tactics, Taking by Force, Intense Push and Pull, Imprisonment, Forced Love in a Dark Room.] Chu Zhao was Great He's most beautiful man and its greatest general. He had gone to battle ten times and crushed the grassland enemies each time. But on his eleventh campaign, Chu Zhao was defeated by the grassland king, Huyan Lie, and driven to the city gates. Below th 32.9kReads7.0Score4.2kShelves

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   This book is so good! 💕

2. 2 小 The Little Alpha Is CEO Yun’s Cherished Sweetheart 小Alpha是云总的掌心娇 Lili Meow Meow黎黎猫猫呀Two Male Leads343k WordsCompleted Yun Sha is a ruthless figure feared by both sides of the law. His pheromones are like a thorny red rose, warning strangers to keep their distance, yet somehow a certain musician has him utterly bewitched. Ye Xianqing, the young heir of a century-old musical family, is a cool, chaste gentleman onstage, but offstage he’s nothing short of a clingy, pampered sweetheart. During his heat, he buries his face in Yun Sha’s neck and nuzzles him. “I need your pheromones...” From then on, Yun Sha’s world ha 6.8kReads9.0Score919Shelves
3. 3 我 The Innocent Childhood Friend I Dote on Is Actually a Mad Tycoon 我宠的天真小竹马竟是疯批大佬 East Wind, Falling Leaves东风落木Two Male Leads277k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + seme POV + younger man + mutual pampering (especially the seme) + secret identity revealed + pure love, both chaste + childhood friends + sweet romance] [A clingy, calculating sweet-talker who acts innocent, 1 × a gentle, indulgent sweetheart with no limits, 0] [Super sweet, satisfying, scum gets what he deserves, fast-paced] So sweet you can’t lose by giving it a try. His true colors are revealed within ten chapters. Yu Hengzhao is the sole heir to the Yu family. He stops at n 3.1kReads8.6Score391Shelves
4. 4 初 First Falling in Love with Ji 初沦陷于霁 Xiao Lier潇璃儿Two Male Leads404k WordsCompleted [The main story and all extras are complete] Male-male romance + Two powerful leads, devoted to each other + Sweet romance, no angst + Double standards + Unrestrained indulgence ⚠ Both the main and secondary couples feature younger partners. There is also a small amount of GL romance in a secondary storyline, with little page time. Please skip if that’s not for you. ⚠ If you like pure, sweet, satisfying romance, feel free to dive in. [The aloof, noble heir of the capital’s elite, the one being p 9.2kReads9.2Score964Shelves
5. 5 重 Reborn to Flirt: Flirt Hard, Flirt Fiercely, Flirt with All I've Got 重生归来就是钓，猛钓，大钓特钓 Mu Cizhou木辞洲Two Male Leads423k WordsCompleted (Completed, just received its rating) [Deranged, lovesick prince as the pursuer & charming, flirtatious genius as the pursued] [Two male leads + reborn + imprisonment + lovesick obsession + equally powerful leads + mutual devotion + sweet happy ending] - Prince Yu, Xie Linzhou, died at Jingming Villa, which was said to have been built to imprison Cui Du. But Cui Du had never set foot inside. The last time they saw each other was five years ago. - When Xie Linzhou first met Cui Du, his first thre 6kReads8.3Score649Shelves

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   The first chapter asks if someone has a crush on them, the second chapter wants to lock them up. One tries to force himself on the other, the other runs to snuggle into his arms. The ambiguous entanglement from their past life is also very interesting, go read it!

6. 6 姐 Big Sister, Be Good 姐姐要乖 Elk Beneath the Night Light夜灯下的麋鹿Modern Romance242k WordsCompleted My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 3.9kReads—Score—Shelves

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7. 7 蝴 The Butterfly and the Bad Dog 蝴蝶与坏犬 Little Youngster稚子小Two Male Leads324k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + unrequited love + dog-like, seductive top + self-conscious, sensitive butterfly bottom + happy ending + both are each other’s first] Shi Yang has been in love with someone for seven years. One day, the man he loves falls from the heights of power into the gutter. Just before he is to be executed by firing squad, he is kidnapped and taken abroad, where he is auctioned off like merchandise. To save him, Shi Yang throws caution to the wind and climbs to the top floor of a hotel. U 4.7kReads9.5Score608Shelves

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   They're all pretty good-looking. If you don't like them, don't blame me.

8. 8 庶 After the Illegitimate Daughter Is Reborn, Her Brothers Kneel and Beg for Forgiveness 庶女重生后，哥哥们下跪求原谅 The Bear Who Bumps into Everything乱撞的小熊Ancient Romance643k WordsCompleted [A devoted couple, with no romantic rivals] [He'll have to win her back the hard way] Yun Niannian is the illegitimate daughter of the Grand Tutor's household, with five older brothers and a younger sister. Her sister was spoiled from childhood and cherished above all else, while Yun Niannian was treated like mud beneath their feet, scorned and ignored. In her previous life, she did everything she could to please her family, but never received the affection she had hoped for. Her sister framed h 1.6kReads9.1Score259Shelves
9. 9 嫁 After Marrying the Sickly, Powerful Minister, the Sweetheart Cries Every Day 嫁给病娇权臣后，娇娇每天哭唧唧 Eight-Treasure Cake八宝糕Ancient Romance543k WordsCompleted [Black-hearted Miao beauty vs. ruthless, lovesick power minister] On her first night after transmigrating into a book, Wen Ranyan was sent to the great villain’s couch. Rumor had it that Feng Qiw Wu, the great villain, was ruthless and bloodthirsty. Anyone who crossed him either died or wished they had. He was a certifiable lunatic. But Wen Ranyan wasn’t afraid. Instead, she set her sights on the villain’s good looks. In public, she was the villain’s only wife: gentle, graceful, and delicate. In 3.1kReads9.2Score391Shelves
10. 10 徒 The Day My Disciple Went Berserk, My Lovesick Master Blushed and Her Heart Raced 徒弟发疯当天，病娇师尊脸红心跳 Mu Zhai木宅Two Male Leads289k WordsCompleted (Completed) [Two Male Leads / Madman / Yandere / Equally Matched Leads / Transmigration into a Book / System / Devoted to Each Other, 1v1 / Happy Ending] Bai Qiyuan transmigrates into a book and becomes the disciple of Jiang Qingheng, the mad villain in the novel. According to the System, he has to stop his insane master from turning evil. So Bai Qiyuan sets out to win him over, but before long, his mad master locks him up. “A-Yuan, you have to be good from now on, understand? Keep your eyes on 3.5kReads9.3Score641Shelves
11. 11 系 The System Wants Me to Win Over the Male Lead, but I'd Rather Be with the Villain 系统让我攻略男主，我偏和反派好 Guagua Makes Money瓜瓜搞钱Two Male Leads484k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads] [Mutual Devotion] [Satisfying Romance] [Intense Push and Pull] [Marriage Before Love] [Showbiz] [Spoiled, Unhinged Bottom x Possessive Top Even More Unhinged Than Him] Ji Xiao transmigrates into a book. It's an old-school, melodramatic angst novel, crammed with tired tropes: real and fake young masters, a substitute for the beloved first love, and a torturous romance. When the original male lead bottom runs away, the System makes him take over the role and continue pursuing the 24.1kReads9.2Score3.6kShelves
12. 12 重 Reborn: Master, Will You Say Something?! 重生：师尊你说句话啊！ Feng Linwan枫林琬Two Male Leads335k WordsCompleted [Complete. Don't overlook this book just because its rating is low!] [There are twists later, so be patient~~~] [Two male leads + master and disciple + master top × disciple bottom + both virgins + two strong leads + happy ending] In his previous life, Gong Yao died by his master's sword. Reborn, he finds himself turned into a bird and carried back to the sect. And that's not all: his former master forces him to stay. He wants revenge, but he's not strong enough. No matter. He can annoy his mast 1.2kReads8.8Score184Shelves
13. 13 师 What Should I Do When My Master Loves Me Too Much? 师尊太爱我了怎么办 What I Think Of所念Two Male Leads526k WordsCompleted In his previous life, the unremarkable Qi Huaiyue was taken in as a disciple by the Immortal Venerable, the arrogant and carefree number-one cultivator in the cultivation world. Everyone, Qi Huaiyue included, assumed the Immortal Venerable had ulterior motives and would soon cast him out of the sect. Yet when Qi Huaiyue was injured by a demon beast, Sword Venerable Guanyuan wiped out every beast that had settled on Dongyuan Peak. When Qi Huaiyue wanted a life-bound magical weapon, Sword Venerabl 4.7kReads9.0Score701Shelves
14. 14 男 The Nurturing Immortal Venerable Weeps and Begs Me Not to Look at Anyone Else 男妈妈仙尊又哭着求我别看别人 Silly, Beautiful Wife笨蛋美人老婆Two Male Leads410k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + peerless beauty + love at first sight + raising him + sweet romance + monogamous + transmigration into a book, xianxia + hilarious alchemy + watching the drama from behind the scenes] [Gorgeous, fun-loving uke × jealous, devoted, restrained, unhinged seme with a doting mother-hen streak] Reborn as a disposable divine beast egg in a cultivation power fantasy, he clings to the strongest righteous leader in the book, Shen Qingxuan, Valley Master of Medicine King Valley, to save hi 1.7kReads7.0Score274Shelves
15. 15 被 Abducted to Miaojiang and Doted on by All: The Whole Capital Is Regretful 被拐苗疆当团宠，全京城悔疯了 Tu Bai菟白Ancient Romance393k WordsCompleted Also known as: After Being Taken in by the Miao, I Bring Their Young Chief Back to the Capital to Have My Back [From bullied by everyone to everyone's darling + mind reading + the whole capital grovels + animal speech + mutual healing] Qu Yang is a poor little thing. Everyone in the capital, Shengjing, takes a turn stepping on her. Her birth mother, the Eldest Princess, died young. Her father, who was set on becoming an official, remarried for influence, all to secure a place for himself at cour 298Reads8.9Score101Shelves
16. 16 我 My Husband Is Too Frail to Take Care of Himself 我那夫君柔弱不能自理 Qieqie Rong'an惬惬容安Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted A Yan died. She had just turned fourteen that year. But five years after her death, she came back to life. Picking at her toes, she thought for a moment and remembered there was one thing she still hadn’t done. So she hurried through the night to Tianyuan, the foremost of the four great sects in the cultivation world, to find a sickly young man named Wen Qingci. Wen Qingci looked at A Yan, who had broken into Tianyuan Sect in the dead of night, beaten a whole group of disciples, and was now spr 11.9kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
17. 17 重 Reborn in Another World, I’m Spoiled by a Powerful Cultivator 重生异世，我被修仙大佬宠上天 Miss Xi Dai惜黛姑娘Two Male Leads299k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + cultivation + both powerful + mutual devotion + laid-back, ruthless assassin on the receiving end + reserved, ruthless Immortal Venerable on the pursuing end] Shen Fengyao was a top assassin hiding in plain sight among ordinary people, but he died in a car accident. When he woke up, he discovered he had been reborn in another world as the vicious supporting male character in a cultivation novel. Unfortunately, the original was a brainless romance novel, and he'd only skimmed it 1.1kReads8.9Score122Shelves
18. 18 仙 After the Immortal Venerable Was Publicly Jilted, She Became the Emperor’s Wife 仙尊被当众退婚后，成了帝尊夫人 Nan Qilu南亓鹿Two Male Leads496k WordsCompleted Powerful Master of the Six Realms VS Beautiful, Cold Immortal Venerable 1: Su Wenqing was unlucky. He had just sealed the Demon Venerable and lost all his cultivation when his fiance publicly broke off their engagement. Su Wenqing was glad to be rid of the fuss. No one knew that beneath his cold heart, he had a cherished corner where, for thirty years, he had used his heart's blood and all his spiritual power to nourish a fragment of a soul. Then, on the very day his engagement was broken off, t 8.5kReads9.6Score1.1kShelves
19. 19 永 The Sin of Immortality 永生罪 Poetry Without Tea诗无茶Two Male Leads324k WordsCompleted [Proud, phoenix-like beauty Liao Yue x carefree, nonchalant Ji Wuyi] [Ancient setting + acclaimed novel + two male leads + equally matched leads + happy ending + Eastern fantasy + melodrama + plot-driven + supernatural beings] Ji Wuyi stays forever young, and forever loses his head over beautiful women. Ten thousand years ago, Ji Wuyi saved a young woman. The next day, her brother showed up, saying he wanted to repay Ji Wuyi on his sister's behalf. In a moment of impulse, Ji Wuyi married him. Te 3.1kReads9.5Score763Shelves
20. 20 厌 My World-Weary Wife Is So Well-Fed and Soft!! 厌世老婆养得白白嫩嫩！！ Xiao Sui小绥Two Male Leads111k WordsCompleted [Two male leads / Marriage Before Love / both pure / guiding partner / healing / mutual devotion] (Complete) Mu Xu (top) x Lin Jin (bottom) [Marriage Before Love] [Gentle, insecure top VS world-weary, long-haired beauty bottom] Lin Jin couldn’t find interest in anything. On the night he decided to end his life, he ran into Mu Xu, a classmate from high school. They entered a fake marriage. The timid Mu Xu had been in love with someone for years. When they met again, that person was about to jump 24.6kReads9.4Score4.6kShelves
21. 21 冬 Meeting You Late in Winter 冬迟见 TeerpTwo Male Leads198k WordsCompleted (The rating has only just opened!! Main story complete!!) [Secret crush + both pure + push and pull + angst + happy ending] [Avoidant shou × attentive, guiding lover gong] *Mainly told from the shou’s perspective Shen Jian’s secret crush was a chapter of youth no one knew about. It began with countless times brushing past each other in the hallway, and ended in the muggy summer of Wucheng. He never thought of speaking up. Just being able to look and listen was everything. Years later, at their 3.2kReads8.9Score504Shelves
22. 22 失 Starlight Out of Control 失控星光 Si Jiao司皎Two Male Leads371k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Uncontrolled Starlight goes on sale nationwide on May 30] [Two male leads + secret love + entertainment industry + younger man + rekindled romance] Shen Jixing, a legendary movie star in the Chinese entertainment industry, is as aloof as snow on a mountaintop, noble and cold. He has long held an unshakable place at the pinnacle of the industry. Then one day, a tidal wave of vicious scandals engulfs him… His status plummets overnight. With nowhere else to go, he calmly knock 55.8kReads9.6Score8.1kShelves
23. 23 未 An Unnamed Flutter of the Heart 未命名悸动 No Ginger, No Eating Ginger不姜不吃姜Two Male Leads189k WordsCompleted Two male leads!! A university campus story, a sweet romance!! Sunny and attentive top × cool, aloof beauty bottom. I'm writing it and shipping them at the same time, and I'm having the best time ever, ahhhhh 🙌🏻 76Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 24 漂 The Gorgeous Darling Is Clueless, and President Huo Is Desperate to Woo Him 漂亮宝贝不开窍，霍总急红眼诱哄 Hui Yuxian Zhi卉雨贤之Two Male Leads329k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + both chaste + powerful man’s secret crush comes true + sweet romance + carefully planned pursuit + mutual healing] Pretty, oblivious, sweet little darling × powerful man who falls first, then gently coaxes him into love Wen Xun has Asperger's syndrome. He's beautiful, intelligent, withdrawn, and slow to understand emotions. For three whole years, Huo Ziqian was the only person in his lonely world. Everyone said he was deluding himself, but Wen Xun didn't understand! That was un 4.1kReads8.9Score614Shelves
25. 25 顶 The Top-Tier Star's Secret Crush 顶流暗恋法则 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads122k WordsOngoing Chen Jiqing stutters when he speaks, but Chen Jiqing always answers every word. Reunion after years apart + rekindled love + secret crush + happy ending + bittersweet romance + both pure + love rivals everywhere Taciturn, gloomy, cool top-tier star x handsome bottom who pretends to be proper but is actually rebellious Song Wan has a secret no one knows: Chen Jiqing, the top-tier star everyone is talking about, is actually his ex-boyfriend. They broke up three years ago. When they broke up, Song 240Reads7.8Score—Shelves
26. 26 婚 Marriage Becomes an Addiction 婚久成瘾 Su Muyan苏木雁Modern Romance380k WordsCompleted [Mutually Exclusive First Love, Romantic Tension, Instinctive Attraction, Older Man] Xie Guihe, the powerful head of the Xie family, is consumed by ambition. Ruthless in everything he does, he has no intention of ever marrying. A high-profile arranged marriage brings him and Lu Meng, the Lu family's heiress, to the registry office. They each get what they need, or so they think. But somewhere along the way, he ends up losing his heart. 1. At first, he is cold and indifferent: "No feelings involv 36.2kReads8.9Score3.2kShelves

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    A heartfelt confession: I can't live without you!

27. 27 离 On the Night of the Divorce, My Obsessive Husband Wants to Be the Third Wheel 离婚当夜，偏执老公要当三 Sichuan Pepper Wine and Star Anise Cake花椒酒与八角糕Modern Romance466k WordsCompleted [Sweet little mute × humble (green tea ✅) dark, obsessive male ghost] Stealing someone else's partner · Secret love comes true · Marriage first, love later · SC · HE · She regains her voice later The Xu family found the biological daughter they'd lost many years ago, and their adopted daughter, Xu Sui, plunged into misery overnight. Her fiancé announced, “Xu Sui? She's mute. I'm just having a little fun with her.” After her engagement was called off, she met her ex-fiancé's older brother, Huo Yi 73.4kReads8.9Score9.7kShelves

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    A kind and sweet girl versus a gloomy and insecure little dog. He thought she liked someone else, so he put a collar on himself and willingly became her dog (they were each other's only one from beginning to end, no one else).

28. 28 权 The Powerful Minister Pursues His Wife: He Says He'd Even Accept Being Her Lover! 权臣追妻，他说外室他也愿意！ I Am the Blooming Prosperity花开富贵本花Ancient Romance339k WordsCompleted The rating has just come in, so it’ll go up later~ The male lead starts out on top, then turns into a devoted lapdog later. There’s a little political scheming and domestic drama. The satisfying face-slapping comes later. This isn’t a strong-female-lead story either, so don’t read it if that’s not your thing. "Beautiful, fair-skinned, voluptuous, innocent heroine vs. a man who doesn’t realize he’s in love until he’s on his knees pursuing his wife" "Powerful minister pursues his wife ➕ both leads 2.3kReads8.1Score217Shelves

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    A sweet romance without artificial saccharin. "A fair-skinned, beautiful, and incredibly well-built innocent heroine versus a lovestruck hero who unknowingly pursues her on his knees." Gu Ci kneels before Song Zhao, his eyes red, pleading humbly, "My mistress, I'll be your mistress, okay?" "Please..."

29. 29 蓄 Long-Planned: The Chief Councilor’s Daily Devotion to His Wife 蓄谋已久：首辅大人的宠妻日常 I Am the Blooming Prosperity花开富贵本花Ancient Romance566k WordsCompleted “The rating just came out, so it’ll go up later.” Sweet, delicate beauty × scheming powerful official. A marriage that turns into tooth-achingly sweet love! “The aloof beauty comes down from her pedestal of her own accord.” A spring palace painting leads to “bedroom lessons,” and the heart-fluttering moments just won’t stop! Reading guide: Both leads are virgins, happy ending, sweet romance with no angst, sugar from beginning to end! Qin Nuan married Shen Yanqing, the Chief Minister who was the 30.9kReads8.9Score2.9kShelves
30. 30 公 Young Master’s Layers of Schemes: How Can a Lowly Shadow Guard Escape? 公子千层套路，小小暗卫哪里逃 Lychee Chicken Wings荔枝鸡翅Two Male Leads150k WordsOngoing [Two Male Leads] [Both Pure] [Sweet Romance] [Younger Pursuer] [Personal Guard] [Mutual Pining Comes True] [Happy Ending] [Secondary Couple] Scheming beauty of a young master gong x adorably gullible personal guard shou The first time Ji Jingyang saw Ji Yue'an remove his mask, he thought: You're going to be my wife! (Admit it, you're just lusting after his body.) Ji Jingyang's long-held crush finally comes true, and he brings home Ji Yue'an, his wife with astonishing martial prowess, all thanks 1.6kReads—Score202Shelves

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    I highly recommend this sweet romance novel!

31. 31 拍 Acting and Having a Baby, Two Goals at Once: Reborn to Make My Rival Furious 拍戏生娃两手抓，重生后气死对家 Yu Ningbing玉凝冰Modern Romance653k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance] [Both devoted to each other] [Happy ending, very sweet, no angst] [Seven-year age gap] Quirky, fussy heroine x fatherly CEO hero After being reborn, Xia Yunshu, a new student at an acting school, becomes a theme park NPC, scaring visitors for work and sending a ridiculous blind date to the police station on the side. Her awful aunt storms into the school and throws a fit: “We sold you for an 80,000-yuan bride price. Hurry up and come back to have a son!” Xia Yunshu immediate 1.8kReads8.2Score118Shelves

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    He dotes on the female lead.

32. 32 财 The Vain Young Lady Doted on by a Tycoon Is Silly and Adorable 财阀大佬娇养的小白花又傻又可爱 Little Bookworm爱学习的小小只Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Size difference + cold-faced CEO + sweet, adorable junior student + one-on-one, mutually devoted + older man gives in for love] Seven-year age gap Bai Hanhan is every bit the “silly little flower” her name suggests. Hoping to stop being single, she decides to confess to the classmate she’s had a crush on for three years. Instead, he ignores her. By a twist of fate, she spends one wild night tangled up with Gu Wenhan, an icy CEO who lost his father as a child and whose mother ran off with anothe 3.3kReads9.3Score324Shelves

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    This is an incredibly sweet story with a perfect score in sugar (¬◡¬)✧

33. 33 快 Quick Transmigration: I'm the Supporting Female Lead, So Male Lead, Behave Yourself 快穿：身为女配，男主请自重 The Cheerful Nut爱笑的坚果Modern Romance2.6M WordsCompleted [Delicate, shy female side character] VS [domineering, assertive male lead who loves to tease] World 1: Domineering CEO, stay away As a supporting character, Ye Xihe only wants to work hard and focus on her career. But her childhood friend, the CEO, keeps doting on her in increasingly unsettling ways. After they sleep together, Ye Xihe says, “It was a misunderstanding. I can write you an IOU.” The CEO replies, “I’m taking you home and hiding you away.” After they become a couple, Ye Xihe is on e 13kReads8.1Score1.2kShelves

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    The combination of words like "entice," "coax," "pamper," "good boy," and "baby" creates an irresistibly sweet feeling.

34. 34 团 The Beloved Little Ancestor Has No Worries, Except for a Sore Back 团宠小祖宗，除了费腰没烦恼 Qi Ranqi琪苒柒Two Male Leads364k WordsCompleted The story is complete. Please visit the author’s profile to read it. [Two male leads + modern setting + everyone’s darling + sweet romance + doting CEO top and beautiful, adored bottom] Wen Zhiyao was the pampered young master of the Wen family, cherished by his parents and protected by his six older brothers. Lu Shiyan loved him with all his heart. If anyone gave him trouble at school, he hit back; if others envied or resented him, they could just deal with it. But after getting together with L 6.6kReads8.7Score742Shelves

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    Let me recommend my own book, a sweet romance novel.

35. 35 少 Young Master, Madam Says She'd Rather Go to Work! 少爷，夫人说她更想上班！ Chichi Xianyue迟迟弦月Modern Romance794k WordsOngoing [Marriage first, love later] [Long-planned romance] [Both strong and devoted] Diplomat x CEO When she was four, her mother died before her eyes, and her father fell in love with someone else. From then on, Liu Ling'er learned one thing: tears were useless, and so was love. At twenty-five, Shen Yuci bound her to his side with a marriage contract. She thought it was a five-year arrangement, never knowing that this man had been waiting for her for twenty-one years. She also had no idea that for t 1.5kReads—Score125Shelves

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    This book!!! The plot is roughly as follows: the male and female leads are engaged. The male lead comes from a wealthy family and has been in love with the female lead since childhood. They've never met, but he always thinks of her and even goes abroad to train for her. Upon returning home, his first act to get closer to her is to make her his assistant. The female lead comes from a high-ranking family, but her mother died early, and her father neglected her. She grew up under the care of her grandparents. Due to childhood trauma, she lost some of her memories, including her first meeting with the male lead. She graduated from a prestigious university and later became a diplomat. For the female lead, their feelings developed gradually, but for the male lead, it was all premeditated. It's a strong, pure love story. The female lead has her own career, and the male lead is deeply in love with her, completely devoted to her, and deeply respects her. It's incredibly captivating! At the same time, the male lead is the female lead's savior.

36. 36 死 Ten Years After My Death, Could I Be Young Master Jiang's Dead Wife? 死后十年，江少亡妻竟是我？ Chen Yelan沉夜阑Two Male Leads327k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + both virgins + 1v1 + urban romance + happy ending] Jiang Jin (Yuan Xiezhi), a passionate and outspoken recipient who later grows indifferent to life & Jiang Chengjing, an attack who seems refined and gentlemanly but is truly madly devoted The Jiang family’s business expanded into the capital and gained a foothold there. Jiang Jin, the second son of the Jiang family, came to this place where power shifted and fortunes rose and fell as their representative. The capital was as pro 378Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 37 那 That Year: A Tribute to Youth 那年我们：致敬青春 Zi Qing3梓晴3Modern Romance233k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Gentle Healing + Everyday Romance + Sweet Love + Slightly Frail Heroine + Mutual Devotion] After much hesitation, I finally decided to write this down. I think of the osmanthus fragrance at the start of the school year that autumn, the first time I talked to them, the pages of drafts covered in writing, the sunsets we watched together, and all those countless little moments. Those kind people came into my life and, like beams of light, illuminated my entire youth. That’s why I want t 108Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Shen Zizhou went out for a walk. [Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

38. 38 纨 The Spoiled Heir’s Devoted Pushover 纨绔世子的舔狗日常 Yi Lan苡澜Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Qin Qing falls into the water and loses consciousness. Xie Ce, the capital's number-one wastrel and heir to Prince Kang, rescues her. All the noble young ladies of the capital sit back, waiting for the drama to begin, only to get a reformed playboy who turns into a devoted husband, the best in the capital. Qin Qing has been frail since childhood, and the imperial physician predicts she'll live only until the age of twenty. All the noble young ladies of the capital wait for her to die young, only 17.2kReads8.3Score1.4kShelves

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    Perfectly meets the requirements! The male lead falls in love with the female lead at first sight and has harbored a secret crush on her for two lifetimes. Reborn, he forcefully takes her away, first by snatching her from the street, then by entering the palace to beg for a royal decree, thus securing his status! It's a tale of fierce competition and sweet romance! The second book features a spoiled and arrogant prince who is utterly devoted to the female lead, showing her unparalleled favoritism, even willing to sacrifice a future life for this one. [Sending heart]

39. 39 傲 The Proud Imperial Uncle's Everyday Quest to Win His Bride 傲娇国舅的夺妻日常 Yi Lan苡澜Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The whole family’s redemption arc + taking down scumbags + devoted husband, well-behaved and timid fake heiress vs. reborn young uncle who steals her away, a heroine who grows over time + a hero who guides her] The day she was to be married off to a lame, dissolute man, Jiang Ying curled up in the bridal sedan and smiled bitterly. The Yong’an Marquis Household had raised her for ten years only so she could die in place of their real daughter. In that moment, her heart nearly died. Then a sword 11.7kReads8.0Score1.2kShelves
40. 40 白 The White Moonlight Villainess Reborn at Max Level: Execute the Traitors and Win the Emperor’s Heart 白月光恶后满级重生，诛佞揽帝心 Niu Zai妞仔Ancient Romance261k WordsOngoing Also known as "Why Pick on the Empress? She Is the Wife the Emperor Raised and Dotes on" Devoted Love x Mutual Firsts x Growing Up Together x Young Married Couple x Emperor and Empress At twelve, Chu Xuansu takes it upon himself to care for five-year-old Cui Wantang in every way, driven by the youthful spirit roused within him. In her previous life, Cui Wantang followed Chu Xuansu everywhere, growing up pampered and nurtured by his love. She became pure-hearted and kind. Even when she envied oth 1.5kReads—Score124Shelves

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    The male lead is the kind of person who dotes on his wife exclusively and even more than she does. He's not the kind of person who keeps his affections to himself; he's quite talkative, though he's quiet in public. He talks more than the female lead when they're together. Both of them are virgins!

41. 41 穿 Reborn as the Villainous Ex-Girlfriend of a Powerful Man, I Must Redeem Myself 穿成大佬的恶毒前女友要洗白 Strawberry Milk Pudding Bread草莓奶冻面包Modern Romance227k WordsOngoing [Sweet and Adorable Fake Villainess × Love-Struck, Nurturing Young Master] College student Su Li unexpectedly finds herself inside a novel, inhabiting the body of the vicious young lady who bullied the male lead when he was down on his luck. In the original story, Miss Su made everyone miserable and treated the male lead like her personal servant every day. After he achieved success, he threw her into the sea. Su Li resolves to avert her doomed ending, clear her name, and break up with the male 412Reads—Score137Shelves

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    Super gentle! The male lead is a love-struck, overly respectful man, and the couple is incredibly sweet and adorable. A sweet, non-angsty story.

42. 42 大 The Big Shot Reads Her Mind, Then Carries the Maid Straight to Bed 大佬读心后，直接扛起保姆扔在床 Tang Linmiao棠霖淼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Both Leads Have No Past Relationships + Pure Love + Mind Reading + Transmigrate into a Book + Kissing Addict] A lively, lustful little housekeeper vs. a pure-hearted, sickly villain (They get together incredibly fast!) She transmigrates into a dog-blood novel as a cannon-fodder housekeeper. The original owner disappeared after trying to climb into the villain's bed while he was dead. Looking at the handsome, sinister Shen Jin, she acts obedient on the surface, while internally going wild: [Ooh! 11.9kReads8.4Score933Shelves

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    Lots of kissing scenes, and she's so sweet, you get your money back!

43. 43 人 Strangers in Public, but You Want Me to Soothe You to Sleep Every Night! 人前不熟？却要夜夜哄睡！ San Chen Yue叁辰月Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted [Aloof, celibate hotel CEO & gentle, strong-willed wedding planner] [Love grows over time + Flirtatious push and pull + Age-gap pampering + Both physically and emotionally pure + Extra sweet and steamy] Luo Qianqian, an overworked wedding planner, caught the attention of Shang Chiyu, a man at the very top of the global luxury hotel industry. She also accidentally discovered the secret behind his recurring nightmares. He used a lavish salary to entice her into becoming his personal sleep companio 1.1kReads8.8Score103Shelves

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    A must-read list for fans of the "older man/older woman" genre: a powerful and invincible business tycoon falls in love at first sight, pursues her, goes through many ups and downs, and finds redemption in each other.

44. 44 在 Running Wild in the Big Shot's Dreams 在大佬梦里撒野 San Chen Yue叁辰月Modern Romance215k WordsOngoing [Tech tycoon pretending to be an ascetic x Brilliant AI genius pretending to be a sweet, innocent girl] [They dream of each other x Older man dotes on her alone x A carefully laid plan x Devoted one-on-one romance and mutual salvation] Genius girl-next-door Yu Youzhi suddenly gets cracked over the head. When she wakes, she discovers she's in bed with her own boss, so she slaps herself. "That didn't hurt! Then let's see how I kill you!" "Zhi Zhi, you're a little wild today. I like it!" Ji Yan 1.1kReads—Score104Shelves
45. 45 关 How Rukawa-kun Only Acts Cute Around Me 关于流川君只对我撒娇这件事 Tu Sang, Who Loves Dried Silverfish爱吃炒银鱼干的屠桑Anime Fanfiction373k WordsCompleted [Xiangbei's Ice-Cold Ace and His One-and-Only Little Cherry: He Changed After They Reunited] [Childhood Sweethearts + Ice Melts + Reunion After a Long Separation + Extreme Double Standards + Sweet School Romance + One-on-One + Lighthearted Comedy] Kaede Rukawa, the “offensive demon,” had a secret: he'd had a childhood sweetheart he'd adored since they were little. Four years later, Sakura Asai returned to Xiangbei, hoping to surprise her childhood friend, Kaede Rukawa. But her surprise turned in 520Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 46 给 After Becoming the Villainess's Lackey, I Became Her Sister-in-Law 给恶毒女配当狗腿后，我成了她嫂子 Plankton the Lab Rat做实验的痞老板12k WordsCompleted After Becoming the Vicious Supporting Female Character's Lackey, I Became Her Sister-in-Law 656Reads—Score142Shelves

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    These are all pretty well-written, sweet romance novels.

47. 47 夫 My Husband Fell in the River, and I Fished Out Three 夫君掉河里，我捞回来三个 Plankton the Lab Rat做实验的痞老板13k WordsCompleted My husband fell into the river, and I fished out three men. 3.3kReads—Score100Shelves
48. 48 我 My Husband Is a Gentleman by Day and a Chatterbox by Night 我那夫君白日是君子，夜里是话痨 Plankton the Lab Rat做实验的痞老板Marriage & Romance15k WordsCompleted My Husband Is a Gentleman by Day and a Chatterbox by Night 2.8kReads—Score138Shelves
49. 49 我 The Three Male Concubines I Keep Might All Be Fakes 我养的三个面首，好像都是假的 Plankton the Lab Rat做实验的痞老板10k WordsCompleted The Three Male Consorts I Keep Might All Be Fakes 23.6kReads—Score683Shelves
50. 50 超 A Supermodel Transmigrates and Becomes the Marquis’s Beloved 超模穿越，我是侯爷心尖宠 Love Yourself热爱自己的Ancient Romance177k WordsCompleted [No Strong Female Lead] [Lighthearted, Sweet Romance] [Instant Attraction] [Everyday Gossip] Mu Rong Qingfeng rescued Lu Zhiyao, who had just returned to the capital, at the city gate. The moment he saw her, she captured his heart and his dreams, and he began the wonderful journey of pursuing and pampering his beloved wife. Spring breezes and summer rains, flowers beneath the moonlight: everything is filled with affection and sweet kisses. Their romance moves quickly, and it's sweet! 12.4kReads—Score1.8kShelves

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    Extremely sweet, gentle, and comforting.

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