Any Stories with a Male Lead Who Says One Thing but Actually Loves the Heroine Deeply? 有没有那种口是心非的男主其实特别喜欢女主

1. 51 真 The Real Heiress Returns and Visits the Duke’s Estate to Pay Her Respects Every Day 真千金归来，天天给国公府上坟 Listening to the Wind Among Fallen Jade落玉听风Ancient Romance176k WordsCompleted [A beautiful, bold heiress VS a dangerously unhinged, handsome but tragic young prince] [Spatial powers + transmigration + sweet romance + face-slapping the scum] After Yun Lingshuang died suddenly, she transmigrated and was reborn as the despised biological daughter of a duke. Raised in the countryside, she returned to the capital only to be schemed against by her awful fiancé and a fake heiress, then forced to marry a down-on-his-luck young prince. From then on, she healed the sick, transforme 502Reads8.9Score104Shelves
2. 52 疯 Crazy Male Lead, Don't Be Afraid. I'm Just a Plain Old Pervert 疯批男主别害怕，我只是单纯变态 Hu Yu蝴俞Modern Romance569k WordsCompleted [A print edition has been signed for publication] [Pure-hearted yet truly deranged male lead x fake psychopath female lead who does everything to survive] [From universally hated to universally adored * brothers’ road to redemption * both are virgins] Xiang Fengyu transmigrates into a book as the short-lived fiancée of a deranged male lead. From the start, she’s in danger of being killed after spotting a bloodstained shirt under his bed. She plans to use her golden finger, her knowledge of the p 21.3kReads9.5Score3.1kShelves

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   The title of this novel is amazing! It's the kind of novel I wanted to read just from the title alone. Overall, it's really good and hilarious.

3. 53 肆 A Wild Kiss for the Butterfly 肆吻蝴蝶 Fish-Fragrant Shredded Pork ccc鱼香肉丝cccModern Romance200k WordsCompleted [Sweet-faced, scheming, unhinged, sickly young master VS outwardly harmless but actually ruthless, sharp-tongued female bodyguard] [Starts with a hellish chase to win her back, mutual redemption, happy ending, bittersweet, more sweet than sour] Luo Chu was the little girl Rong Yu brought home. He doted on her and indulged her, making the whole world believe he loved her, Luo Chu included. “Don't be afraid, Rong Yu. I'll take you home.” “From today on, I'll be your blade. I'll kill anyone who bul 3.8kReads8.2Score190Shelves
4. 54 盛 Summer Confession 盛夏告白 Ginger Congee生姜粥Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted [Steadfast Good Girl VS. Pretend Playboy, True Romantic] [Playboy Turns Over a New Leaf + Secret Love Comes True + Winning Her Back the Hard Way + Reunited After a Breakup] Jiang He secretly liked a boy. He was wild and untamable, carefree and easygoing, and changed girlfriends one after another. Someone asked her, “What does it feel like to have a secret crush?” Some might say it feels like summer, cicadas, gym class, and ice-cold soda. But to her, it was like a fierce gust of wind, arriving wi 19.4kReads9.3Score2.5kShelves
5. 55 怦 My Heart Beats Only for You 怦怦只为你 Elk Seventeen麋鹿十七Modern Romance272k WordsCompleted She pursues him at first, then he chases her later (many high school scenes have been removed, so read with caution if that bothers you!) Proud, aloof doctor × glamorous cellist “Xia Jiang, I like you. Have you decided if you’ll be my boyfriend yet?” Jiang Xia, beautiful and wild, fell for the arrogant, cold illegitimate son of a wealthy family, Xia Jiang. But Xia Jiang was sick of her, and everyone at Xuncheng No. 3 High School knew it. * Jiang Xia, the only daughter of a wealthy family in Xunc 2.1kReads8.6Score101Shelves
6. 56 重 After I Was Reborn, I Found Out the School Bully Had a Crush on Me, and My Childhood Friend Regretted It 重生发现校霸暗恋我，竹马后悔了 One Upright Heart竖一心Modern Romance268k WordsCompleted [Male Second Lead Takes the Lead + Secret Love Comes True + Both Reborn + Regretful Ex Pursues Her, But She Never Looks Back + Devoted to Each Other] From the age of six, Song Xingmin has been Xiao Jingchuan’s little shadow. Her love for him is passionate and unconcealed, and everyone knows it. On their wedding day, she sees him cheating with her own eyes. Only then does Song Xingmin learn that all his kindness over the years was simply because he owed her father a debt of gratitude. After an 2.7kReads9.3Score420Shelves
7. 57 倒 My Devotion Was Worthless to Her, So I Reborn and Dumped Her Without Hesitation 倒追的深情比草贱，重生果断分手 Su Su Rabbit苏苏兔Modern Romance224k WordsCompleted [Xu Zhiyu and Qin Yang, showbiz, a sweet and satisfying campus romance after rebirth, the campus heartthrob and top student, the young master, and a regretful chase to win her back.] Before her rebirth, everyone knew that Xu Zhiyu from Peking University’s finance department was the campus heartthrob Qin Yang’s devoted doormat. From her first year onward, she was at his beck and call, ready to be summoned and dismissed whenever he pleased. People mocked and ridiculed her, but she remained unmoved 3.1kReads6.8Score105Shelves
8. 58 躲 Why Are You Hiding? I Like You Too 躲什么，我也喜欢你 Yi Bai Er亿佰贰Modern Romance117k WordsCompleted Reunion After Years Apart + Secret Crush + He Has to Win Her Back + Class Divide Aunt Sun, who works as a maid for the Gu family, often warns her daughter not to get involved with rich young men. She has her reasons: she is afraid her daughter will go astray, forget her place, and cost her her job. Wu Yunyun is a well-behaved girl who takes her mother's words to heart and never dares cross the line. Perhaps the thing you fear most is exactly what happens: she falls for the Gu family's young mast 4.4kReads6.3Score156Shelves
9. 59 她 She's Hard to Win Over 她很难哄 Spicy Little Duck麻辣小鸭Modern Romance292k WordsCompleted [Sensitive, quiet, sweet girl x roguish, handsome, flirtatious rich boy] [College campus / secret crush comes true / playboy turns over a new leaf / bittersweet romance / mutually devoted] During freshman military training, the scorching sun beat down. Yun Qian was drenched in sweat when she saw her savior walking past. He was tall and handsome, his easygoing style impossible to miss. Girls were always confessing to him, offering him water and asking for his WeChat. Someone whispered the goss 10.2kReads8.6Score723Shelves
10. 60 都 We’re All Reborn, So Who’d Still Marry Into Your Family? 都重生了，谁还和你联姻啊！ Fang Wu Bu Huang Wu方无不荒芜Modern Romance320k WordsCompleted [Cool guy × heiress, mostly set at school, with twists, a lighthearted style, and a bit of comedy] In her previous life, Jiang Yun unexpectedly entered an arranged marriage with the school bully she had had a crush on in high school. After the wedding, Fu Qingyin was cold and abstinent. She spent three years in a marriage that left her as good as a widow, and eventually died onstage. Back in high school, Jiang Yun refuses to repeat the past. She stops tending to his wounds and keeps her distance 492Reads8.2Score—Shelves
11. 61 小 That Flirty Little Minx Is Fickle and Wicked 小撩精她又渣又坏 Er Li二厘Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted [Two Yanderes + Scheming Heartbreaker + Sweet Romance + A Little Angst + Devoted to Each Other + Male Lead Starts Out as a Purehearted Brat and Later Goes Completely Crazy + The Bad Girl Turns Over a New Leaf] Rumor has it Jiang University has a ridiculously handsome campus bad boy who’s always all over the school forum. Too bad he never flirts with girls or dates. His eyes are only for games, not women. He’s the chaste bad boy everyone craves but no one can have. One day, an announcement came o 3kReads8.9Score224Shelves
12. 62 再 Keep Torturing Me! One More Time and I'm Running Away! 再虐！再虐我就跑了！ Fallen Wood in March三月落木Modern Romance331k WordsCompleted [Win her back at any cost + reunion after years apart + sweet and angsty + happy ending] Jiang Chen had loved Xu Jingnian for more than a decade, but she had always known that he felt only familial affection and friendship for her, never love. She had asked him countless times, “Do you like me?” His answer was always, “Jiang Chen, stop dreaming.” “Jiang Chen, I’ll never love you in this lifetime.” Yeah, right. All talk. When their parting finally came, the man who had always been proud and aloof 2kReads8.4Score116Shelves
13. 63 乖 Good Girl! After a Drunken Night, He Kisses My Red Lips and Holds Me Close 乖！醉夜亲红唇，京圈少爷揽腰哄 Light a Lamp for the Moon给月亮点灯Modern Romance446k WordsCompleted Sweet and delicate beauty x Beijing’s wealthy young heir + both leads are virgins + marriage first, love later + bickering couple When Deng Yuanyuan woke up, she found herself in bed with her sworn enemy, Zhou Yu. She’d boarded a cruise ship to escape an arranged marriage, never expecting to run into Zhou Yu there. The night they got drunk, Zhou Yu laid her on the bed and coaxed her. “Want to marry me?” Deng Yuanyuan pouted. “What’s in it for me?” “Swipe my card until your hand gets tired.” The 8.7kReads9.1Score776Shelves
14. 64 惊 What?! The Day After My Wedding, I Discovered I Was the Original Wife Destined to Die Young 惊！新婚第二天发现我是早死原配 A Snowflake in the Northwest西北一株雪Modern Romance320k WordsCompleted On her wedding night, Wen Nuan wakes up to find she has a System. It tells her she’s the villainess in a pampered heiress romance, and that she’s destined for a miserable end. To avoid that fate, Wen Nuan does her utmost to play the role of the villainess, all at the System’s urging. She plans to wait until Gu Peiyuan can’t take it anymore and asks for a divorce. That way, she can still get an enormous settlement and keep her family’s company out of it. The more Wen Nuan gets into her role, the 51Reads6.1Score—Shelves
15. 65 重 Reborn, I Started Shipping Myself with My Archrival 重生后，我嗑了跟死对头的cp Le Yo乐哟Modern Romance152k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + sweet romance + bickering couple + two equally strong leads] Yan Yang was reborn. On the very first day after her rebirth, she ended up in her nemesis’s arms. Yan Yang had always thought of Gu Jinyu as her rival. She never imagined that Gu Jinyu had been interested in her for a long time. Before long, everyone in Haicheng was gossiping. Why had these two, who’d been at each other’s throats since childhood, suddenly stopped fighting? Some even saw the young heiress of the Yan family pi 280Reads8.7Score—Shelves
16. 66 婚 A Kiss After the Wedding 婚后热吻 Icy Milk Mochi冰奶麻薯Modern Romance193k WordsCompleted [Pregnant and married in a whirlwind, marriage before love, love grows over time, both leads are sexually inexperienced, sweet and flirtatious romance] [Soft, sweet beauty from the capital’s elite circles × arrogant CEO who falls for her on his own] A chaotic night at a hotel. Jian Anwan becomes involved with Xiao Chuyi, the most powerful man in the capital’s elite circles. And that means Jian Anwan is carrying his child. Xiao Chuyi is an aloof, highborn CEO who keeps his distance from women 447Reads8.1Score100Shelves
17. 67 恶 The Villainess Decides to Lie Flat 恶毒女配直接躺平 Bean Paste and Taro Paste豆泥与芋泥Modern Romance268k WordsCompleted [CEO + marriage first, love later + sweet and satisfying + workplace romance, both leads are pure, one-on-one romance, devoted husband] [Useless, spoiled heroine × CEO with a love-addled brain and a strong desire to control] [Recently completed, the rating will rise later!] Mu Yu transmigrates into a book, and not just any book: she's the vicious female supporting character in a CEO romance. The kind of vicious supporting character who dies without a body left behind... This book is way too trag 388Reads8.4Score—Shelves
18. 68 娇 His Reborn Wife, Mr. Fu Can't Keep His Composure 娇妻重生，傅总把持不住了 Eggy Eggy蛋儿蛋儿Modern Romance222k WordsCompleted No angst + revenge + the scumbag and his mistress meet miserable ends In her previous life, Ji Nuannuan was blind to the truth and mistook a scumbag and her treacherous younger sister for her salvation. She caused the deaths of her only family member and the man who loved her more than life itself. Given another chance, she kicked those insincere people to the curb and clung to her man. Ji Nuannuan: “Fu Jinghan, why are you ignoring me?” Fu Jinghan: “I’m afraid I won’t be able to control myself. 5.8kReads9.1Score552Shelves
19. 69 糖 Sugar Levels Off the Charts: My Fiancée Is So Sweet 糖度超标：未婚妻她超甜的 A Cai Cai阿菜菜Modern Romance258k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, beloved by all, happy ending, transmigrates into a book] A sweet, straightforward girl with a little common sense x a scheming, clueless CEO who falls hard Word had it that the Tang family's second daughter, Tang Tang of Rongcheng, had only been found and brought back by her family two years ago. The young socialites refused to befriend her, believing her weak, useless, and unfit for high society. But at a certain banquet, the supposedly weak and useless second daughter sudd 3.6kReads8.6Score279Shelves
20. 70 两 I Wake Up Ready to Fight. If the Villain Won't Do It, I Will 两眼一睁就是干，反派不干我来干 King of Cuteness勾锥大王Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Guan Yu accidentally transmigrates into a book and discovers she has become the vicious supporting female character in a domineering CEO novel: the early-dead wife of the story’s big bad. The System she gets bound to isn’t a redemption System, but a Villainess System. As the name suggests, a villainess targets everyone equally and makes sure nobody has a good time! On a dating reality show, each pair of contestants is given a limited budget. Every other team keeps generously offering to let the 48.5kReads9.1Score6.2kShelves

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    Help! This book is absolutely amazing! It's such a unique style. The female lead is single-mindedly focused on her career, and the male lead, while seemingly tough on the outside, is actually quite shrewd on the inside! No one could resist it!

21. 71 白 The White Moonlight Returns Home Pregnant, and the Whole City Erupts 白月光怀孕后回国，全城沸腾了 Jin Yuzhi今与紫Modern Romance231k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later; both leads are virgins; irresistible heroine; pregnancy and childbirth; one-on-one romance; sweet devotion] [A young lady occasionally controlled by the plot vs. a rebellious, cocky, bad-boy movie star] Entertainment industry's top-tier star Feng Jingche developed a strange illness and began vomiting uncontrollably. The doctors were at a loss. When science failed, he turned to the supernatural. A fortune-teller told him that marrying the Yu family's daughter would cu 17.1kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves

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    This one is a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love. It's not exactly hypocritical, but the male lead is a bit awkward and adorable, like a cute husky – he's really hilarious. The female lead is also very adorable. If you're interested, you should check it out!

22. 72 沈 Mr. Shen, Your Difficult Wife Has Arrived 沈总，你的作精老婆已送达 Splendor Fades了了繁华Modern Romance389k WordsCompleted Shen Zhizhou, heir to a powerful and wealthy family, ended up in a wheelchair while saving his fiancée. He lost his inheritance, and she turned around and threw herself into his younger brother’s arms. In a single night, he went from an untouchable young master to a cripple anyone could bully. Falsely accused of causing her stepmother’s miscarriage, Jiang Yining was kicked out of the house and disowned. Her boyfriend, who had gotten involved with her stepsister, kept hounding her. So, to protect 3.1kReads8.3Score347Shelves

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    These two books seem quite fitting: 1. A hilarious and quirky female lead always catches the arrogant male lead off guard, gradually winning him over without him even realizing it. 2. A stubborn yet soft-hearted arrogant guy versus a dramatic and gentle girl. The female lead chases after the male lead every day, asking for hugs and kisses, just to survive. Both are funny and entertaining.

23. 73 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Clung to the Male Supporting Character for Dear Life 穿书后，我黏男配如命 Yi Yuchen奕语晨Modern Romance341k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Both are each other's first and only love, one-on-one romance] [Sharp-tongued but soft-hearted tsundere x sweet, gentle drama queen] Tang Ning had suffered from heart disease for over twenty years before finally dying of angina in her hospital bed. When she opened her eyes again, she'd transmigrated into a novel. What? She still had angina? But it could be cured? And the cure was to collect fragments to rebuild her heart? That was doable, but could someone tell her... Why did the 3.8kReads9.1Score359Shelves
24. 74 私 Secretly Keeping Her Wild Bones 私藏野骨 Ding Ding Dong丁叮咚Modern Romance446k WordsCompleted [Sharp-Tongued Uncle × Cool, Foxlike Beauty | Mild Yandere | The Long Road to Winning Her Back | Longtime Secret Crush] One-line summary: Falling in love with her best friend's uncle. Starting at eighteen, Song Xuye began weaving a net, a net of love meant to ensnare Gu Ting. She thought no one knew about her secret feelings, but Gu Ting bluntly told her, “Don't get any ideas about me. There are plenty of men out there.” But when she really started seeing another man, Gu Ting went mad with j 2.5kReads7.5Score103Shelves

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    The male lead can't be with the female lead for some reason (but he loves her), and on his wedding day, he says many insulting things to her.

25. 75 万 The Most Hated One Leapt to Their Death, and All the Powerful Figures Wept Until Their Eyes Were Red 万人嫌纵身一跃，大佬全员哭红眼 Zhouone周oneModern Romance511k WordsCompleted [No Second Chances After a Broken Relationship + Everyone Faces Their Comeuppance + Face-Slapping + Pure Satisfaction] To win over the male lead, Li Xiang pretended not to know what was happening and drank the spiked water, watching helplessly as one of her kidneys was transplanted into the sweet, innocent female lead. Afterward, the male lead promised to marry her to make it up to her. But on the wedding day, the female lead deliberately disappeared to ruin the ceremony, sending one powerful fi 10.4kReads5.8Score1.1kShelves

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    The male lead always secretly likes the female lead, but doesn't want her to know.

26. 76 白 The Girl Who Was My Moonlight Is Done with This! 白月光她不干了！ Hai Ying海盈Modern Romance367k WordsCompleted “You are the beautiful, high-born second female lead, the childhood sweetheart who returns from abroad as everyone’s unattainable ideal. You marry the CEO of a multinational corporation for a business alliance. But you can’t help falling for the male lead, your childhood friend, and you constantly scheme against the innocent, sweet female lead. In the end, the leads live happily ever after, while your husband and family abandon you, and you die a horrible death.” After transmigrating into the an 76.7kReads9.2Score7.9kShelves

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    "You were amazing tonight, like you were on steroids," Xia Wanwan praised him, blushing. "Why were you so different tonight?" Hearing this, Lu Beichen's face darkened instantly. Because he really had taken steroids.

27. 77 却 Que Yueming's Fifth Book 却月明的第5本书 Que Yueming却月明Modern Romance288k WordsCompleted [Female-led romance, though the heroine is rather soft early on. Modern matriarchy. Transmigrate into a book. The heroine is the original story's supporting female character. Sweet romance. One-on-one. Happy ending.] Wen Ran transmigrates into a modern matriarchal romance novel as the male lead's contract ex-wife, a textbook disposable supporting character. Today is the day her one-year contract marriage with the male lead, Song Yingli, expires. It is also the day she officially exits the sto 696Reads9.1Score—Shelves

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    When pride meets obliviousness, sparks of love quietly ignite. This is a heart-pounding modern romance novel set in a female-dominated society, telling the sweet love story between a proud, albeit contradictory, male lead and a love-struck, clueless female lead. Super good, highly recommended! [Laughs][laughs]

28. 78 藏 The Hidden Luan 藏鸾 Xi Zhizhi稀枝枝Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-One Romance + Both Pure + Marriage Before Love + Love Grows Over Time + Childhood Acquaintances] [Synopsis] “If you hate me, then take my life as payment.” Xiao Heng, Prince of Jin of Great Liang, is cold-blooded and ruthless, with countless military victories to his name. Yet he has secretly loved the Crown Princess, Chu Minglan, for ten years. The Prime Minister’s legitimate daughter, Shen Zhinan, is gentle and well-mannered. But by imperial decree, she becomes the wife he never wan 11kReads8.5Score971Shelves
29. 79 公 The Princess Arrives 公主嫁到 Snow Tea Woof Woof雪茶汪汪Ancient Romance226k WordsCompleted [The scheming, sickly Duke of Wei VS the human lucky charm, the Grand Princess] Wei Lin, the legitimate son of the Duke of Wei, had been struck by a deadly poison. Rumors in the capital said he would not live much longer. A master at Xiangguo Temple read a birth chart and declared that Grand Princess Nankang was Wei Lin’s fated match, destined to help him turn danger into safety. Wei Lin’s mother then begged the emperor to marry the Grand Princess to her son. Grand Princess Nankang had been luck 3.6kReads9.2Score320Shelves
30. 80 小 The Sweet and Obedient Maid Has the Chaste Heir's Heart Racing 小通房又乖又软，禁欲世子心狂跳 Water, Clouds, and Mist水云雾Ancient Romance580k WordsCompleted [Both leads sexually inexperienced, household and palace intrigue, growing-up romance, arrogant young heir × clever maid who plays the pig to eat the tiger] In her fifth year at the marquis’s residence, Youli has risen from the lowest-ranked maid responsible for sweeping and cleaning to the most favored senior maid at the side of the heir of the Marquis of Yong’an. She has reached a small peak in her career as a servant. She is quite content with her life and dares not ask for much more. She pl 4.1kReads8.8Score361Shelves
31. 81 斯 Sheesh! A Romance Show Gets Steamy! The Rebellious Top-Tier Star Wraps an Arm Around Her Waist and Kisses Her 斯哈！恋综撩爆！桀骜顶流揽腰吻 Song on the Eaves檐上歌Modern Romance307k WordsCompleted [Rekindled romance | He pursues her | Entertainment industry showbiz story] [Cool, gloomy little princess X rebellious top-tier star] When Jiang Ning returns to the country, a rumor spreads through their circle: “The young master of the capital's elite, Xi Yue, hid his identity and dated her, but she thought he was a poor guy and dumped him.” On the first day after returning, she politely turns down the blind date her father had forced on her. After a meal with the man, she is about to leave whe 8.5kReads9.1Score667Shelves

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    The male and female leads broke up early on, but the male lead deeply loved the female lead and was often disingenuous with his words. The female lead also liked the male lead, and no matter what she said, he would only try to appease her. It's a super good show.

32. 82 京 The Capital's Young Master Is So Arrogant? One Kiss from His Wife and He Turns Bright Red 京圈太子很狂？老婆一亲就红温了 You Yili幼一栗Modern Romance659k WordsCompleted [Super Sweet, Heart-Fluttering Romance + Both Inexperienced in Love + Marriage First, Love Later + Male Lead Takes His Place + Long-Standing Scheme] [Roguish, arrogant young master × Cool-headed, rational medical beauty] Jin Wu had always seen Fu Yuchen as her salvation. She followed him quietly and finally got what she wanted. Until she saw him kissing someone else intimately with her own eyes. Fu Yuchen smiled smugly. “How would Jin Wu dare leave me? Without me, she's just a pitiful illegitima 36kReads9.4Score4.3kShelves

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    The male and female leads have incredibly positive values! The male lead is head over heels in love with the female lead! I really love it! 😘

33. 83 男 The Male Lead Has Turned Dark, Please Win Him Over Again [Quick Transmigration] 男主已黑化，请重新攻略【快穿】 Yao Yaoling夭妖铃Modern Romance354k WordsCompleted [One-on-one sweet romance + male lead is an obsessive wife-watcher and hopeless romantic + obsessive, lovesick male lead + sweet and flirtatious heroine + everyone dotes on her] As the head librarian of the Transmigration Management Bureau, Ruan Tang plays the cruel, unrequited love of every male lead to ensure the plots of various novels unfold as intended. But after she completes her missions, every male lead turns dark! ① In The CEO's Beloved, she plays the cruel, materialistic first love who 6.6kReads8.6Score393Shelves

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    Wenlin didn't understand. He really didn't understand. Why did he have to move out in the middle of the night? Why? Unexpectedly, Wenlin actually moved out. He said... The house had bad feng shui, he was superstitious, so he moved. But the house across the street wasn't vacant; Huo Jinghan moved in. Because he wasn't superstitious... From then on, it was even easier for Huo Jinghan to order her around. In the morning— Huo Jinghan called her, "Come make me breakfast." After get off work in the evening— Before she even entered the house, Huo Jinghan dragged her away, "Make me dinner." In the middle of the night— Huo Jinghan sneezed and called her, "I have a fever." Ruan Tang worriedly brought over medicine and cooled his temperature—36.1℃. Huo Jinghan: "The thermometer is broken." Ruan Tang: "..." Finally, after Ruan Tang was called away by Huo Jinghan for who knows how many times, Ruan Hao couldn't take it anymore, "Sis, he's clearly treating you like a maid, I'm going to scold him!" "No..." Ruan Tang couldn't stop him. Ruan Hao entered the room intending to question Huo Jinghan about his treatment of his sister. However, he overheard Huo Jinghan on the phone. "I've sent the CEO of Nanyuan Technology in… um, and distributed the compensation to the employees… wait a moment…" Huo Jinghan paused, looking at Ruan Hao, "Do you still want to go back to work at Nanyuan? I've seen your work experience; you were fired shortly after your internship, but your work ability is good. You can start as a team leader, and if you do well, you can become a supervisor after a while." Ruan Hao was stunned. What was he about to say? Although his mind didn't process it, his body betrayed him, and he nodded blankly at Huo Jinghan. "Arrange for Ruan Hao to start work." Huo Jinghan spoke decisively into the phone, then looked at Ruan Hao, "You can go back to Nanyuan tomorrow. By the way, was there something you wanted to tell me?" Ruan Hao's brain froze for a moment, then he immediately asked with concern, "My sister told me… brother-in-law, you're sick, so I wanted to come see you." Ruan Tang: "…"

34. 84 心 The Cunning Beauty Flirts and Teases, and All the Powerful Men Fall for Her 心机美人撩且钓，各路权贵皆沦陷 So Many W's好多哒不溜Ancient Romance307k WordsOngoing [Reborn + captivating heroine + male rivals in a battlefield of love + groveling after losing her] Xie Xitang spent her whole life being proper and reserved, only to have her reputation ruined by a false accusation. Only after her death did she learn that the world was a storybook. She was the original heroine, while her stepsister had transmigrated into the book with foreknowledge of the plot, using Xie Xitang as a stepping stone to rise to prominence and enjoy all the glory. Given another li 485Reads9.2Score101Shelves

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    Both books are good; they have plots, but the pacing isn't dragging. The female lead attracts a bunch of handsome men.

35. 85 今 A Night of Passion 今夜旖旎 Returning South南归Modern Romance420k WordsCompleted Radiant, spirited heiress × scheming, cold-blooded heir / mutually faithful / sweet romance When Jin Zhao spotted Pei Yanjing at the Qingshan Pavilion Club, she fell for his looks at first sight and went to great lengths to win him over. The man was hard to crack, though. No matter how she flirted, he remained unmoved, keeping her at arm’s length. At first, he wouldn’t even give her a kiss. She always had to make the first move, and he would say, “Just because you want me to kiss you, that means 5.3kReads9.2Score597Shelves

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    You can tell from the name that the female lead is very beautiful.

36. 86 表 He Acts Like He Can't Stand Her, But Mr. Pei Can't Stop Kissing Her in Private 表面嫌弃，私下裴先生狂亲 Mo Jiushi墨九十Modern Romance447k WordsCompleted The score was just released, so it may rise. Powerful man lowering his head + forced love + groveling chase + happy ending Couple: Top-tier tycoon and head of the family x beautiful, delicate little white flower At the Pei family's birthday banquet, Wen Li got drunk and accidentally stumbled into her cousin's arms. Clinging to her cousin, she muttered complaints, calling Pei Xingjian, the head of the Pei family, a cold-blooded, heartless jerk. Once the alcohol wore off and she saw what her cousi 6.2kReads7.1Score450Shelves

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    Highly recommended! Go watch it! The female lead is a delicate and beautiful woman, and the male lead, while outwardly disdainful, is actually physically attracted to her and even dreams of kissing her. He struggles to suppress his desire for her, but eventually can't resist and forces himself on her, grabbing her lips and showering her with kisses.

37. 87 热 A Hot Kiss from a Wild Rose: Lord Li Is Smitten 热吻野玫瑰，厉总他沦陷了 Nine Sweets九甜Modern Romance386k WordsCompleted [Aloof, domineering CEO vs. gorgeous, spoiled heiress; showbiz; a powerful couple; devoted romance; sweet pampering] New to showbiz, Wen Ting has more excellent opportunities than she can handle, and her breathtaking beauty has won her countless fans. In no time, she becomes a hugely popular young actress. Of course, her outrageous, arrogant behavior also leaves her mired in scandals. [Exclusive scoop: Wen Ting had lunch with the Gu family's eldest young master yesterday, then went to the second 18.2kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves

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    It's super good, I love it so much, I've already watched it three times. The male lead realizes he's fallen for the female lead but keeps saying one thing and meaning another. [Heart emoji]

38. 88 不 Too Awkward to Watch: The Divine Emperor Is Coddling His Little Darling Again 不忍直视，帝君他又在哄小娇娇了 Nan Tingxue南听雪Ancient Romance342k WordsCompleted [Immortal Realm vs. Demon Realm] Fake ascetic vs. genuinely adorable airhead As the last surviving kitten fox of the cat-fox clan, Nan Qi was lucky enough to survive thanks to a wisp of the Immortal Lord's soul that remained inside her. As the lofty Immortal Lord of the Immortal Realm, Ye Qing prided himself on having renounced love and desire. Little did he know, the moment he saw the little kitten fox, he had already fallen for her for a thousand years. At first, the proud and noble Immortal L 1.5kReads9.2Score169Shelves

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    This one! The male lead falls for the female lead at the beginning after saving her! The matchmaker reveals the Emperor's feelings for her, and our Emperor is immediately heartbroken, even causing his wife to run away! After winning her back, they experience a life-or-death separation (not too angsty, very well written!). Then they're together all the time! So sweet! Go for it!

39. 89 玻 Glass Flame 玻璃焰 Meilv Beep Beep美绿哔哔Modern Romance299k WordsCompleted [Born bad x aloof campus belle, coercive romance // university campus] Li Xing was famous throughout Xijing University. Top scorer on the college entrance exam, beautiful, and poor. For someone like her, beauty wasn’t a blessing. It was a sin. Lou Chong was born at the very top of the social pyramid. A privileged family and a face to die for, but an absolute scumbag. These two people had nothing to do with each other, until one day they were seen inside Lou Chong’s Aston Martin, with Li Xing l 57.8kReads9.2Score6.6kShelves

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    These two books are super good! The male lead clearly likes the female lead but doesn't show it, and he always goes through a "wife-chasing-after-the-crisis" scenario.

40. 90 余 Officer Yu, Are You Secretly in Love with Me? 余警官，你是不是暗恋我 Parting Year After Year岁岁别离Modern Romance262k WordsCompleted One night, Ji Yi receives a threatening package. She calls the police immediately. To her surprise, she reunites with Yu Xingzhan, a former high school classmate. - After her address is leaked, Ji Yi asks a friend to help her find a new place to live. But on her very first day in the new home, her cat maims the neighbor’s dog. Feeling terrible about it, Ji Yi brings a basket of fruit next door that evening to apologize. To her surprise, the person who opens the door is Officer Yu. - Later, to de 2kReads8.8Score257Shelves
41. 91 和 After Faking Our Deaths with My Brother, They Followed the Scent Right to Us 和兄弟假死后，她们闻着味追来了 Shen Jiu Zhu沈酒竹Urban520k WordsCompleted They say the aloof young heiress is paralyzed from the waist down, twisted inside, a mad and obsessive woman. She locked up the ex who betrayed her in a psychiatric hospital until he really did go insane. Gu Ming'an was picked up by the heiress on a rainy night. He was crouching under the eaves, filthy and disheveled. Though he was a bit slow, even he knew to take shelter from the rain. At first, the heiress locked him in a dark room because of his handsome face and chiseled abs. Later, his sinc 2.8kReads6.8Score152Shelves

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    In the early stages, the male lead was incredibly love-struck, his mind only occupied by his wife. After being hurt by the female lead and returning to normal, he became very cold towards her, though he couldn't bear to see her suffer even the slightest harm.

42. 92 快 Quick Transmigration: Saving the One Everyone Hates 快穿之救赎万人嫌 Remote Mountain Heights世外高山Two Male Leads920k WordsOngoing [Two male leads, quick transmigration, bottom's POV, from universally disliked to universally adored, an oblivious straight bottom, groveling and chasing after the one who got away, fragmented top] The longest-serving intelligent combat robot in the Federation Empire, Unit 010 Xu Siyan, was bound to a quick transmigration System after falling in battle. His mission: become universally disliked, and save those who are universally disliked. Can someone tell him why, despite diligently carrying out 1.4kReads8.7Score103Shelves

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    Both of these books feature male protagonists who are two-faced, only turning back when the people they love get hurt. Sigh, it's painful, but very good nonetheless.

43. 93 万 After the Hated Fake Young Master Is Exposed, He's Forced into Love 万人嫌假少爷翻车后，被强制爱了 Little Peach Comes Running小桃子飞奔而来Two Male Leads263k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + the one everyone hates is actually irresistible to everyone + an ensemble of obsessives + a vicious rivalry for his affection + forced love + a long road to redemption + multiple fragments] A vain, spiteful, foolish beauty who always gets even × the favored child of heaven At Kyoto's aristocratic academy, Gu Zhaoxi is someone everyone hates. He comes from a good family and is handsome, but beneath that beautiful face is a wicked and stupid soul. Everyone at school fears him. T 57Reads8.9Score—Shelves
44. 94 温 Miss Wen's Rules for Secretly Loving Someone 温小姐的暗恋法则 Bubble Coffee气泡咖啡Modern Romance365k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available] [A false gentleman who's truly scheming × a resilient, well-behaved girl] [One-on-one romance + both leads' first love + mutual secret crush + secret crush comes true] Among Ningcheng's wealthy young heirs, Wen Shiyi is easy to overlook. Her family isn't influential, she's quiet and reserved, she doesn't drink or go clubbing, and even the time she gets home at night is strictly regulated. In other words, she's a boring good girl. * Jiang Hechuan, on the other 14.9kReads8.8Score5.9kShelves

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    He didn't have a mouth, but the misunderstanding was later cleared up.

45. 95 重 Reborn: The Tyrant Spoils Me to the Bone 重生：暴君宠我入骨 Where's My Baby?我大宝贝呢Ancient Romance81k WordsCompleted In her past life, she was timid and weak. Her father forced her to drink an aphrodisiac and serve the new emperor, a man rumored to be vicious and cruel, then forced her to marry him. Though she was made empress, her elder half-sister envied her status and drugged her, leaving her to die a violent death in the family residence. Even after death, her spirit lingered. She watched her sister dress like her, take her face, and return to the palace in her name. She watched her strut around arrogantly 87Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    In the early stages, the female lead pretends to be weak for the sake of the mission. If one approach fails, she moves on to another, focusing on avoiding internal conflict.

46. 96 她 Her Little Bellflower 她的小桔梗 Sweet Peach Yaoyao甜桃夭夭Modern Romance496k WordsCompleted A short drama adaptation is now available under the same title. [Fatherly devotion + nurturing romance + secret love] After a car accident leaves Wen Li in a vegetative state, her unrelated uncle, Fu Zheng, cares for her for three years. Her only wish before she dies is to hug the older man who stifles his sobs at night. Reborn at eighteen, Wen Li decides to return the older man Fu Zheng’s restrained, unspoken love. Her sudden closeness catches the usually composed and intelligent man off guard. 22.9kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves

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    Those who enjoy saying one thing and meaning another, and who are prone to ambiguous relationships, are truly blessed! Hurry up and watch!

47. 97 救 Help! The Obsessed Demon Lord Insists I Be His White Moonlight 救命！偏执魔尊非要我做他白月光 Jun Zheliu君折柳Ancient Romance570k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + Obsessive, lovesick male lead + Redemption + Love that grows over time + 1v1 + The male lead wins himself over + Everyone’s favorite] Upbeat, healing female lead x clingy, obsessive Demon Lord On our wedding day, Lu Yubai, the Divine Realm’s most celebrated rising star, takes my hand, his eyes full of tenderness. [Ding! Congratulations, Host, you’ve completed the mission!] Mission complete, I pat Lu Yubai’s cheek and leave without a backward glance. But the moment I d 1.8kReads9.1Score259Shelves

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    "Lin Youyu," he murmured to himself. This person was his light. The male lead was a bit of a tsundere, secretly in love with the female lead but acting like he didn't, though his bright red ears betrayed him. [Admiration] The male and female leads grew together, becoming each other's strongest support. When the female lead was in danger, the male lead was the first to rush to her aid. I'm so smitten! [Admiration]

48. 98 心 Heart-Pounding Game! Young Master Bo, the Tycoon's Heir, Can't Handle It 心动游戏！财阀薄爷他玩不起 Han Dabai韩大白Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Shen Zhiyi marries into the elite Bo family as a bride meant to bring good fortune to her sick husband. In everyone's eyes, she's the perfect daughter-in-law: refined and gentle. Bo Yu's first verdict on Shen Zhiyi: two words, “All an act.” His second verdict: “A fake woman, not worth mentioning.” Later, people see the once all-powerful Master Bo gripping his wife's hand and desperately explaining the awful things he said in a recording, begging her again and again to forgive him. Later still, M 21.5kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves

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    The male lead is initially hypocritical, but later he manages to win himself over, which is hilarious. The female lead and her mother-in-law work together to manipulate the male lead, making for a very sweet story.

49. 99 原 I Thought the Imperial Palace Was a Prison, but the Emperor Held Me by the Waist and Spoiled Me 原以深宫似海，却被帝王锁腰娇宠 Ningning Zi柠柠梓Ancient Romance506k WordsCompleted [Pure historical romance + Empress + Devoted couple and sweet romance + Male lead has planned this for a long time + Not a serious palace-intrigue story] Lu Zhiyuan is the cherished youngest daughter of the Duke of Dingguo’s household. She is exquisitely beautiful, with an accomplished elder brother who supports the family’s prestige and a second elder sister skilled in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting who brings the family honor. She has no need to contribute anything to the family, and 12.7kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves

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    The author portrayed the female lead's quirky and mischievous personality very realistically, and the male lead's favoritism towards her was incredibly sweet. Moreover, the author is a true hero, having held a knife to the censor's throat.

50. 100 唯 Only Jing 唯京主义 Twelve Twelve十二点十二Modern Romance441k WordsCompleted The short drama is now streaming: The Spoiled Heiress of Hong Kong City x The Powerhouse of the Capital *One-on-one romance, both leads are each other’s one and only, push and pull with mutual flirting, happy ending &When they meet again, she is wearing a long black velvet dress with a thigh-high slit, leaning lazily against the railing on the bar’s second floor. Her eyes are lowered as she coolly watches the wild crowd dancing in the hall below. As if she spots someone, a playful smile curls h 39.7kReads9.2Score4.4kShelves

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    This is a great read!

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