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1. 51 领 Tie Torn! The Glamorous Hong Kong Beauty Is Held Close by a Big Shot 领带扯断！港风美人被大佬揽腰宠 Lots of Pudding Milk Tea布丁多多奶茶Modern Romance576k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Romantic Push and Pull + Sweet Everyday Life + The Male Lead Has Been Scheming for Love for Ages and Is Hopelessly Devoted] Yan Zhuoyu is the entertainment industry's one and only Hong Kong-style beauty. She shot to online fame at eighteen after a video of her performance went viral. In the video, amid a war-torn battlefield, a young woman wore gleaming silver armor. Her long black hair was tied high with a vivid red ribbon. Armed with a long spear and astride a fie 3.8kReads8.9Score35314d adds

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   🍁This book stands out from the rest of the bland and uninspired collection of persimmon-themed books.😂 The first chapter is so good, you can practically eat a mouthful of persimmons and have the sun shining on it!😆 The male lead is incredibly romantic and has been planning this for a long time.🤩

2. 52 穿 Reborn as a Short-Lived Supporting Character, the Laid-Back Beauty Just Wants to Lie Flat 穿成短命女配，娇懒美人想躺平 Congee, Congee, Oh Congee粥粥呀粥粥Modern Romance585k WordsCompleted Love-Struck Soldier vs. the Adorable Girl Who Just Wants to Lie Flat 1️⃣ Military romance in a bygone era, sweet and healing, with a lighthearted pace and an overload of sweetness 2️⃣ The heroine seems like a pampered, lazy slacker, but she is secretly a formidable powerhouse, with one secret identity after another revealed 3️⃣ The cold-faced hero awakens to his love-struck side, spoils his wife without limit, is fiercely protective and shamelessly biased toward her, and gets jealous at the drop 1kReads6.3Score10214d adds

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   A period military romance novel, a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love, sweet and indulgent without being cloying, with a compelling plot that's sure to keep you hooked! [Thumbs up] The cunning Battalion Commander Zhou flirts with the heroine every night! [Smirk] He won't even let her hold his hand in public, but behind her back, he pins her down and asks: "Jiaojiao, will you give me some meat?" I stayed up all night to finish 100 chapters and still want to read more!

3. 53 今 A Good Night's Sleep 今夜有好眠 There's Fish Every Year年年皆有鱼Modern Romance225k WordsCompleted [00-born woman vs. 90-born man | Twelve-year age gap | Little white rabbit vs. old fox | Fake marriage turns real | Married first, love later | Coming-of-age romance | The husband’s long road to winning back his wife] At a banquet, waitress Lin Weiwei was drugged by an acquaintance. In desperation, she threw herself into the arms of Meng Haohuai, a man she’d met only once. It was supposed to be a brief fling, but two months later, Lin Weiwei received a report confirming her pregnancy. The huge g 1.3kReads—Score—14d adds

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   They married because of pregnancy, and fell in love after the pregnancy began.

4. 54 新 Livestream on Our Wedding Night! The Obsessive Movie Emperor Kisses Her to Tears 新婚夜直播！她被偏执影帝亲哭了 Yan Xiaoxi炎小熙Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Sweet Romance + Silly, Spoiling Love + Adorable Baby + Irresistibly Charming] After three years of marriage, she thought they were just a couple in name. She never imagined that he had been plotting this for years and had secretly loved her for ages. The abstinent, restrained, impeccably dressed Best Actor Chi was actually a refined scoundrel, all sultry charm and sweet talk? Ever since her actor husband stopped pretending, Ji Nanyou has been blushing and swooning e 3.2kReads9.4Score37614d adds

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   Ji Nanyou and Chi Yu have been married for three years. She initially thought it was a fake marriage, but in reality, Chi Yu had been planning it for a long time. Chi Yu appears abstinent in public but is actually very seductive and alluring. Ji Nanyou once amazed the internet with her Luoshen dance. When Chi Yu's illness was publicly revealed and he was subjected to online abuse, Ji Nanyou publicly defended him on Weibo. A sweet and heartwarming story of marriage of convenience that blossoms into love. [Heart][Heart][Sending Heart]

5. 55 朝 Clear as the Morning Mist 朝雾至清 Lu Xingyu鹿星鱼Modern Romance286k WordsCompleted A marriage first, love later + older man + slow-burn romance + a cold-faced, doting male lead A hugely ambitious superstar × a powerful man whose influence runs deep and quiet [At first, he is only physically attracted to her] - A marriage contract binds Lin Chaowu and Zhou Zhiqing together. He is the cold, inscrutable head of the powerful Zhou family. At first, he is only physically attracted to her; he does not love her, but he spoils her to an extraordinary degree. She is a top-tier star, 3.7kReads6.8Score35414d adds

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   Sweet everyday stories about marriage before love

6. 56 与 It All Began with an Accidental Kiss from Mr. Lu 与陆总的意外之吻开始 Together All the Way一路相伴Modern Romance459k WordsCompleted Their mother was a cast-off wife from a wealthy family, and the siblings grew up being called “bastards.” When the truth came out, the two siblings chose to bury it and make their own way in the city through their talent. An accidental kiss brought her into the orbit of Lu Jinting, a retired special forces soldier turned CEO. After that, their companies, Universal Group and Xingrui Jewelry, began working together. The more time they spent together, the more sparks flew between them. Lu’s mother 8.7kReads8.3Score99614d adds

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   The female protagonist of this book is talented. While sorting through her grandmother's belongings with her twin brother, she learns about their past: their mother, who committed suicide, had a brief marriage to a wealthy businessman. The female protagonist and the male protagonist meet through an accidental kiss after a fall. The male protagonist's mother is very kind and tries her best to bring the male and female protagonists together.

7. 57 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 74.1kReads9.2Score7.6k14d adds

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   It's a time-travel story, and it's incredibly good.

8. 58 为 The Marriage-for-Love Plan 为爱联姻计划 The Polar Bear Loves to Eat北极熊爱吃Modern Romance242k WordsCompleted [Cool, powerful female CEO vs. refined, prestigious CEO; two powerful leads; marriage first, love later; evenly matched] To Su Nianshang, this marriage is nothing more than an exchange of benefits and a business deal. She needs the shares in Zhou Xu's hands to secure the position of CEO at Su Yu Group. She assumes that Zhou Xu, the unattainable prize of the business world, is also interested in the practical benefits their marriage can bring. She has no idea that what he wants is her. From her 1.7kReads8.9Score15914d adds

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   It's really good; it's a love story between two equally matched female leads.

9. 59 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 16.5kReads9.0Score1.4k14d adds

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   🌸🌸No misunderstandings, a son and a daughter. The male lead is both gentle and fierce, an actor + CEO. The female lead is a lawyer who enjoys teasing and flirting with the male lead. Adhering to the principle of staying away from the original male and female leads and avoiding plot interference, she plans to have a child abroad with a father and son. However, upon returning to China, she discovers the child is the male lead's. They get married shortly after. A few months ago, the female lead suddenly awakens to the truth, learning she is a substitute for the white moonlight in a fictional novel. After returning to China, she becomes entangled with the male lead and supporting male characters before dying tragically. To avoid the fate of the original story, she gets pregnant. No man's pride can allow his woman to be carrying another man's child! She returns to China pregnant, and her admirers and powerful figures are in an uproar. She's very satisfied. But who can tell her why the father of the child is showing up at her door? There's no strange illness; Feng Jingche is clearly taking her place with morning sickness! Later, under pressure from their families, the two hastily get married. On their wedding night, Feng Jingche was vomiting violently by the toilet, cursing, "Damn it, that fortune teller dared to cheat me, I'm going to kill him!" Yu Xiyue, touching her pregnant belly, leaned against the door, her smile more uncontrollable than an AK.

10. 60 爆 Breaking! The Cool, Distinguished Captain Is a Shameless Flirt in Private 爆！冰凉凉的矜贵机长私下撩翻了 You Are So Charming你这般动人Modern Romance364k WordsCompleted [Female aircraft maintenance engineer x commercial airline captain, marriage before love, both leads have no past relationships, short drama now streaming] When Lin Kongyu joined Huahang Airlines, no one knew she had already met and married Huahang captain Qin Siyan through a matchmaker. After they married, she accidentally overheard the free-spirited, aloof Captain Qin talking about their marriage: “Maybe we’ll get divorced tomorrow.” The very next day, she promptly put the divorce papers in 7.6kReads9.5Score1.2k14d adds

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    Female aircraft mechanic (maintenance engineer) x civil aviation captain: marriage of convenience followed by love, both are virgins. This premise is very good, not a domineering CEO story.

11. 61 先 Married First, Love Later: The Passionate Soldier Devotes Himself to Her Alone 先婚后爱，烈爱兵锋独宠她一人 Old Zhu老朱Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Top-Tier Wealthy Family + Both Leads Are Inexperienced + Marriage First, Love Later + Intense Push and Pull + Ruthless and Decisive] What Qin Huanhuan regrets most is giving herself to Xiao Zhan when she was left with no other choice. They spent one night together, each getting what they wanted. She thought they would never have anything to do with each other again, but fate brought them together once more. One wants money, the other craves beauty, and so the two become entangled again. Their r 12.1kReads8.1Score1.5k14d adds
12. 62 闪 A Flash Marriage to a Wealthy, Sickly Puppy; Leveling Up and Beating Monsters 闪婚豪门病娇小奶狗，升级打怪 Xun Jue Yizhuo逊珏逸卓Modern Romance698k WordsCompleted Her stingy boyfriend of six years invited her to dinner at a fancy restaurant. He wasn’t proposing. He was breaking up with her. Afraid of wasting the expensive red wine, the heroine drank the whole bottle by herself. And then… She told the male lead, “You’re so handsome! Marry me!” He replied, “Okay! Once you’re sober tomorrow, we’ll go register our marriage.” When she sobered up, the heroine regretted it. Because he was five years younger than her and still in school. But the male lead 2.2kReads9.1Score20514d adds

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    Arranged marriage, love blossoms, mutual redemption

13. 63 醉 A Drunken Nighttime Kiss! One Flirt from Her, and the Arrogant Big Shot’s Heart Races 醉吻夜！她一撩，桀骜大佬心狂跳 A Crescent Moon一剪月Modern Romance539k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Climbing the Capital’s Family Tree is now available on all platforms.] [Top Capital City Tycoon · Rebellious, Devoted Suit-Wearing Bad Boy vs. Ballet Princess · Radiant, Proud Little Swan] Li Zhi and Fu Yanze grew up together, but Li Zhi turned out to be the fake heiress. For the sake of his own interests, Fu Yanze chose to get engaged to the real heiress, a leading actress in the entertainment industry. He hoped Li Zhi would understand and said he would come back to marr 59.5kReads9.5Score7.3k14d adds

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    A story about a top-tier wealthy family in Beijing: a haughty, deeply affectionate suit-wearing thug versus a bright, proud ballet princess. Both are virgins, and the story features sweet romance, an arranged marriage that blossoms into love, a premeditated plot, and a wealthy family romance. Li Zhi and Fu Yanzhe are childhood sweethearts, but unfortunately, Li Zhi turns out to be a fake heiress. It's super good, I love it! I hope the author keeps up the good work!

14. 64 深 A Deeply Devoted Temptation 深情诱引 Bird Pine Rice鸟松米Modern Romance676k WordsCompleted A novel in the Niaosongmi Universe: Deep Affection and Allure. The short drama The Height of Summer, a special story about the eldest brother and sister-in-law, is now online. [Love after an arranged marriage, a regretful husband’s pursuit of his wife, one-on-one romance, both devoted only to each other] [Gentle, cool-headed ophthalmologist vs. devoted, wayward young master] Lin Yuxi used to think Zhou Yanjing was a carefree playboy with a fickle heart. Only after they married did she learn just 90.9kReads9.2Score7.8k14d adds

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    A 9.4 Rated film featuring a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love, a heart-wrenching chase for the wife, and a gentle yet aloof ophthalmologist versus a deeply affectionate, roguish young nobleman.

15. 65 错 I Picked Up a Secret Admirer’s Script by Mistake and Flirted with the Venture Capital Tycoon, Every Day 错拿暗恋剧本强撩，风投大佬每天 YYR05311Modern Romance343k WordsOngoing Only 120 days remain before Shen Nianwei loses the 30 million yuan trust fund her late mother left her. Then, as if things weren’t bad enough, her original investor pulls out and disappears, leaving her workshop with its funding cut off. Driven to desperation, Shen Nianwei takes her investment proposal to Gu Shixing, senior partner at Obsidian Capital. He gives her a cold look and sends her packing with a single line: “Obsidian doesn’t invest in sentiment or slapdash operations.” That is, until 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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    🌷①The female lead is falsely accused of plagiarism during a live stream, but she uses her patents and blockchain technology to prove her innocence. The male lead waits for her outside her door late at night, offering her a cup of hot ginger tea. He waited for her silently, having witnessed her disheveled state and her ruthless methods. From a "makeshift team" to a workaholic, he fell in love with her not only because of past feelings, but also because of the light she shone in his darkest hour.

16. 66 裙 Wildfire on Her Skirt 裙上烈火 Lang Lingchen琅翎宸Modern Romance422k WordsCompleted [Two powerful leads + revenge + secret marriage + fake marriage turns real] Revenge Queen x scheming CEO Contract spouses shed their secret identities, and their fake marriage turns real, setting the entertainment industry ablaze! On the day they register their marriage, rich playboy Gu Yan takes a rising model to a private club, while actor Lu Xiran heads to a hotel to “discuss the script.” Gold-rimmed glasses and a leather whip turn their backroom dealings into a battlefield. “Squab, eucommia 698Reads9.3Score—14d adds

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    If you don't understand revenge-driven heroines in "Fire on a Skirt," go watch it now! You know how sweet it is when a fake marriage turns into a real one!

17. 67 裙 A Servant Beneath Her Skirts 裙下臣 Braised Pork红烧肉Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, her doting grandmother raised her to be timid, weak, and naive. The marriage arranged for her when she was little sent her straight to hell. The Jian family was destroyed, and a cup of poisoned wine brought her life to a tragic end. Heaven had mercy on her: she was reborn in the year she was to be married. She swore to ruin the scoundrel's reputation and make him infamous, wipe out his entire family, and make everyone who had bullied and humiliated her in her previous life 4.6kReads8.9Score50814d adds
18. 68 胖 The Chubby Wife Awakens, and the Villainous Tycoon Burns Their Marriage Certificate 胖妻觉醒，反派大佬他烧了结婚证 TausModern Romance165k WordsOngoing [Married First, Love Later + A Teasing Little Beagle Heroine x A Powerful, Unhinged Villain + The Powerful One Bows His Head + Sweet, Satisfying Romance] Jiang Xingqie awakens before the tragedy begins. She is the real heiress who has only just been brought home, yet her entire family despises her because she weighs three hundred jin. Meanwhile, the fake heiress is still the adored heroine. In the original story, Jiang Xingqie envies the fake heiress for everything she has and ends up dying hor 144Reads6.7Score—14d adds

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    If you enjoy stories of a shrewd female protagonist's rise to power and a seemingly irrational but ultimately satisfying male lead, then this is definitely for you. Watch as she transforms from a disliked "fat wife" into a powerful villain who burned their marriage certificate, eventually winning her over and making her willingly bow her proud head. [Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

19. 69 他 His Emotions Are the Medicine That Keeps Me Alive 他的情绪，是我续命的药 Midnight Braised Pork Ribs半夜炖排骨Modern Romance410k WordsOngoing A domineering pursuit to win back his wife + a System + a deadly symbiosis + a cold-blooded man who ultimately breaks down for love To pay off my father's debts, I married Lu Huanyu, the business tycoon. He's famous for his emotional detachment, as calm and precise as a machine. And I was the "medicinal catalyst" my family offered him. On our wedding night, I coughed up blood and nearly died, but then I became bound to a bizarre System: His emotional fluctuations were the only energy keeping m 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The premise is engaging and logically consistent: it's not just angst for the sake of angst. Emotional needs and survival needs are presented as cold, hard equations, making every interaction tense and ambiguous, with a bittersweet undertone.

20. 70 肖 Mr. Xiao, Drop the Act. Your Wife's One True Love Is Back 肖总别装了，太太的白月光回来了 Big Fangzi大芳子Modern Romance310k WordsCompleted When her boyfriend disappeared and her father's company went bankrupt, Jiang Xia married Xiao Runjin to “pay off the debt” with her own body. For three years of marriage, Jiang Xia kept her temper in check and worked hard to play the part of Mrs. Xiao. She could tell he didn't love her, and she didn't love him either. Then her ex suddenly returned to the country. Xiao Runjin left her with a warning: “Don't even think about cheating unless I say so, and forget about getting a divorce.” Jiang Xia 876Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This one perfectly meets the requirements.

21. 71 逼 You Force Me to Marry the Regent? I'm Pregnant, and the Crown Prince Has Gone Mad 逼我嫁摄政王？我有孕太子疯了 A Merfolk in the Northern Sea北冥有鲛Ancient Romance301k WordsCompleted Marriage first, love later (sweet romance) + long-planned pursuit + domineering CEO + he pursues her + second male lead pursues his wife + elder brother steals younger brother’s wife + intense push and pull + wins her heart and her body + both virgins + happy ending + legitimate daughter + prince and princess consort + crown prince + struggle for the throne When the plum blossoms were in bloom, Crown Prince Xiao Jingyuan promised Shen Jinghong that once her father and brothers returned victorio 2.1kReads8.2Score18514d adds

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    This is a sweet and romantic historical romance novel with lots of sweet moments, featuring a premeditated marriage that blossoms into love.

22. 72 顾 President Gu's One and Only! 顾总心尖宠！ Flower-Tailed Record花尾录Modern Romance313k WordsCompleted [Devoted to each other, married first and fall in love later, seduction and winning her back] Everyone in Yuncheng said Gu Yunchen and Wen Simu's marriage was a sham. In private, people even placed bets on how long it would take Gu Yunchen to dump Wen Simu for good. But no one knew that during their honeymoon period, when Gu Yunchen was overcome with passion, she had once touched his face, which bore some resemblance to someone in her hazy memories, and called him “A Chao.” The romance of the n 163Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Arranged marriage, love blossomed later – it's true!

23. 73 失 After Going Blind, She Impulsively Married a Tycoon Worth Hundreds of Billions! 失明后，她和千亿总裁闪婚了！ Sweet Wine Seven甜酒七Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation, A Sincere Confession in Your Eyes, is now online. Come watch, dear readers! [Married First, Love Later] [Both Leads Are Inexperienced in Love] [Age Gap] [Sweet Romance] [Mutual Devotion] Mu Qianqian accidentally went blind while saving an old woman, then married the woman's grandson after just three days! Before her sight returned, Mu Qianqian worried every day that she'd married an ugly man with no car and no house. After she regained her vision, the man lifted her c 9.9kReads9.1Score1.6k14d adds

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    A marriage of convenience that blossoms into love! Mu Qianqian loses her sight while saving an old woman and is forced into a whirlwind marriage to her grandson just three days later, worried he'll be ugly and poor. Once her sight is restored, she discovers her husband is the heir to a billion-dollar empire, with stunning good looks. The rumored aloof head of the Fu family is actually clingy and arrogant in her presence, and fiercely jealous – the sweet romance is absolutely addictive!

24. 74 在 Forced to Go Public with the Movie Emperor on a Mother-in-Law Reality Show 在婆媳综艺里被迫和影帝官宣 Bai Bai白白Modern Romance478k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + mother-in-law and daughter-in-law reality show + goofy, sweet, satisfying romance] She transmigrates into a book as the cannon-fodder wife of a movie star who secretly married her under a contract, and their three-year agreement is already up? Shi Qiqi: I can take my divorce settlement and leave whenever I want, clearing the way for the main couple! But before they can divorce... “Qibao, I'll give you a hundred million. Come on a mother-in-law and daughter-in-la 5.1kReads9.0Score76414d adds

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    ✨✨These are all stories of marriage first, then love; everyone who meets the requirements has a "white moonlight" (idealized love interest). 💐💐① [Marriage First, Love Later + Mother-in-Law/Daughter-in-Law Variety Show + Silly, Sweet, and Satisfying] Shi Qiqi transmigrated into the body of a cannon fodder female supporting character in a secret marriage arranged by the movie star Xi. Upon discovering the agreement was expiring, she prepared to collect the divorce settlement and leave, making way for the male and female leads. However, her mother-in-law sent an invitation, "Qiqi, Mom will give you 100 million to accompany me on a mother-in-law/daughter-in-law variety show." Who can resist money? This is a good option. The movie star Xi sent a warning: "Shi Qiqi, here's 100 million; divorce me immediately after the variety show." Not bad, receiving 200 million right after transmigrating! Shi Qiqi counted down the days, looking forward to it. But after the mother-in-law/daughter-in-law variety show ended, the movie star Xi tempted and tricked her: "Good girl, Qiqi, it's all yours, no divorce." 💘💘②③ Her fiancé in the Central Plains only had eyes for her "white moonlight," leaving the female lead heartbroken. She then turned around and married the second male lead. 💘💘② [Arranged Marriage + Long-Planned + Second Male Lead Takes Over + Ex-Boyfriend's Unrepentant Pursuit + Both are Clean] [A Cunning Business Tycoon × A Sweet and Energetic Jewelry Designer] Shen Tingyue's childhood sweetheart and fiancé, Song Wenjing, postponed their marriage registration for her white moonlight. Years of love turned to ashes. She then married Fu Yanchu, the man every woman in Jiangning dreams of marrying. The good girl was tricked into marriage 😂😂😂, it's super good! They get married in the second chapter, and the male lead's mother is an unwitting wingman. "I've secretly loved you for ten years, and finally my wish has come true." 💖💖It's all super sweet🍭, I couldn't stop smiling while reading it 😃😁. 💐💐Follow Xiaolanhua @Mingruolan, and you'll never be short of books to read again💖

25. 75 深 Tenderly Coaxed and Seduced 深情哄诱 Full-Mark Candy满分糖Modern Romance320k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + long-planned romance + the second male lead gets the girl + the ex regrets it and tries to win her back, but she never turns back + both leads are each other's only partner] [Shrewd business tycoon × sweet, energetic jewelry designer] - Shen Tingyue has loved Song Wenjing since childhood. She is the Song family's adopted daughter and his childhood sweetheart, promised to him in marriage long ago. Then, the day before they were supposed to register their marriage, 20.5kReads9.3Score2.9k14d adds

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    🌦Perfectly matched, my ideal 9.9🌈 ①Song Wenjing regretted it🌱. He had just whispered his plea when he saw a sweet and soft💖 little girl being embraced by a tall, slender figure💕 The man's pupils were dark and unfathomable: Mr. Song, please have some self-respect. My wife is married❤️

26. 76 心 Heartbeat Over the Line 心跳越轨 Biyou彼呦Modern Romance387k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] [Age gap + married first, love later + exceptionally gentle, fatherly male lead + both leads are each other's first] A restrained cardiac surgeon x a sweet young woman who grows into herself *Complete. A sweet, everyday romance with no melodrama. - On the eve of her engagement, Jiang Qiao catches her boyfriend passionately kissing another woman. As she stands there in a pitiful state, Pei Zhihe's tall figure appears beside her. His deep, dark eyes look at her from 67.7kReads9.5Score10.3k14d adds
27. 77 青 Green Hills Like Jade 青山似玉 Agate Squire玛瑙员外Modern Romance386k WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available) [Love after marriage, age gap, slow-burn everyday sweetness] *A gentle beauty from a family of scholars × a refined, fatherly man *A comic artist with a billion in assets × an influential Beijing aristocrat and chamber of commerce chairman Chu Shuang knew from childhood that she was promised to the Sheng family of the imperial capital, but she had never met her fiancé. Later, by a twist of fate, she moved into the Sheng residence and met her friend’s older br 134.8kReads9.5Score15.5k14d adds
28. 78 意 After an Unexpected Pregnancy: Mr. Bo Is Truly Irresistible 意外怀孕后：薄总他真香了 Huang Bao黄宝Modern Romance757k WordsCompleted (The print edition goes on sale across major platforms on May 10) [Both leads are each other's first and only] [Marriage Before Love] He was the eldest son of the immensely wealthy Bo family, hot-tempered, brooding, and not to be crossed. She was only the housekeeper's daughter. By a twist of fate, they spent one reckless night together, and she became pregnant. She became the well-behaved granddaughter-in-law of Old Madam Bo. She also became, in his eyes, a shameless woman after his money. Bo X 20.2kReads9.3Score1.6k14d adds
29. 79 他 His Iris 他的鸢尾 Sweet Peach Yaoyao甜桃夭夭Modern Romance377k WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love] [Long-planned scheme] [Secret crush] [Sweet romance] [Devoted one-on-one couple] Pei Chi was a notorious playboy in the capital, a real ladies' man. Then, quite out of character, he agreed to the arranged marriage that the other privileged young heirs looked down on most. After the wedding, he came home late and left early every day, as if marriage had completely chained his freedom. The privileged young heirs were in an uproar. Ruan Yuan must be a tyrant! They had thought 36.5kReads9.2Score2.8k14d adds
30. 80 肆 Recklessly Tender: President Zhou Is Flirtatious and Full of Tricks 肆意温柔，周总他又撩又茶 A Spring一个泉Modern Romance222k WordsCompleted Everyone says Zhou of Hengyan Group is so refined and dignified that he’s beyond reproach. Then someone overhears his friends teasing him for being whipped. He curls his lips into a smile and casually takes a jab at everyone present. “Still drinking? I’ll pass. My wife would worry about me.” “Quiet, everyone. I need to call and check in with her!” “Wait, you guys don’t have wives keeping tabs on you? How pitiful.” Everyone else: ... After finally marrying the woman he’d had a crush on throughou 35.6kReads9.4Score3.5k14d adds
31. 81 零 Zero-Degree Intimacy 零度暧昧 Lan Sheng澜笙Modern Romance335k WordsCompleted [The print edition goes on sale across all platforms on August 1] [Short drama now streaming] Previously titled: Zero-Degree Intimacy [One-on-one romance + both leads’ first love + happy ending + secret marriage + sweet romance ♥ Double-layer milk foam, 70% sugar!] (Rich, sharp-tongued, scheming investor Jian Yuchen VS money-loving, mischievous young designer Wen Ni) In a nutshell: She married her nemesis. In physics, zero degrees is the point where ice and water coexist. Zero-degree intimacy is 79.1kReads9.5Score9.6k14d adds
32. 82 穿 Reborn as the Abusive Novel’s Male Lead’s Mother 穿成虐文男主他妈 The Little Cat Fell Asleep小猫睡了Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted [Short story contest] [Foodie fiction] [A sweet little treat] Overnight, she transmigrates into a book with a baby in her belly whose father is unknown. On closer inspection, the baby turns out to be the male lead from the tragic novel she read before. He's a poor little thing whose father doesn't care for him and whose mother doesn't love him. Penniless, Ding Sha relies on her excellent cooking skills to become the food goddess of a construction site. Spicy diced chicken, cured pork with garlic 31.7kReads9.6Score4k14d adds
33. 83 漂 The Beautiful Stepmother Who Sweetened the Whole Family 漂亮后妈，甜翻全家 Lu Chi鹿迟Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted Publication deal signed. On sale August 28. [One-on-one sweet romance + marriage of convenience + lighthearted daily life + both leads speak their minds] Sheng Mumu transmigrates into a book. Other people transmigrate into books to date handsome men and become stars. But when it’s her turn, she has to become the stepmother of a 17-year-old rich young master? Help, she wants out! Wait, what? If she pretends to be married, she’ll get 500,000 yuan in pocket money every month and an additional card 53.6kReads9.6Score7.2k14d adds
34. 84 装 I Kept Up the Act for Two Years, Then They Suddenly Read My Mind 装了两年突然被读心了 Hu Yu蝴俞Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Signed for publication in print] Also known as When My Billionaire Husband Started Coughing [Brooding, secretly snarky CEO X quirky, 'fake' innocent flower] Qi Weiran was a CEO worth billions. Because he carried a rare gene, he had a body that never got sick. But he could only live to the age of fifty. After he died, half his estate would go to his contract wife. One day, Qi Weiran's body, which had never shown a single sign of illness, suddenly began to cough. His adoring young wife, who loved 28.9kReads9.5Score3.6k14d adds
35. 85 穿 After I Transmigrate into a Book, I Got the Supporting Heroine’s Fate-Changing System 穿书后我拥有了女配改命系统 A Faint, Serene Smile一抹浅笑安然Modern Romance506k WordsCompleted Chu Jingzhu transmigrated into a sweet romance about a domineering CEO, becoming the heroine’s half-sister and the big shot’s short-lived cannon-fodder ex-wife, Jiang Jingzhu. Her powerful husband becomes a stepping stone for her and the male lead’s careers simply because he has a soft spot for the heroine. The original Jiang Jingzhu, meanwhile, died young. After transmigrating into a book, Chu Jingzhu gained a System for saving supporting female characters. To change the original character’s sh 2kReads9.0Score13914d adds
36. 86 和 I Married My Secret Crush First, Then Fell in Love 和暗恋对象先婚后爱了 A Jasmine-Scented Tea一个茉莉香片Modern Romance320k WordsCompleted A cold, abstinent, jealous CEO who’s a devoted husband x an adorable employee Marriage first, love later · secret crush becomes mutual · sweet pampering / one-on-one, first love for both, both pure At twenty-five, Jiang Mansheng married the high school heartthrob she had secretly loved. Back then, Lu Qichen came from a wealthy family and was exceptionally handsome, a favored child of heaven whom everyone envied. Jiang Mansheng, by contrast, was quiet and mild-mannered, just an ordinary girl fro 10.2kReads9.1Score1.2k14d adds
37. 87 先 Marriage Before Love: Marrying Into a Wealthy Family With a Miniature Version of the Big Shot 先婚后爱：抱着缩小版大佬嫁豪门 This Palace Is Very Elegant本宫很优雅的Modern Romance2.2M WordsOngoing [Both the male and female leads are each other’s one and only] Zhou Yi is a young manager at a baby-products store. One day, someone suddenly hands her a contract and asks her to work as a nanny, caring for an infant. The pay is exceptionally high: fifty thousand a month. Thinking of her grandmother’s illness, Zhou Yi agrees and becomes a young, live-in nanny dedicated to caring for the baby. Then one day, the child’s father hands her another contract and says, “Marry me, and I’ll pay you an ann 2.3kReads8.5Score10614d adds

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    The first book features a female protagonist who meets a cute baby and the male protagonist while working at a baby store, and the plot is relatively stable [shy].

38. 88 你 You Watch Her Perform, I’ll Announce Our Divorce 你看她表演，我公告离婚 Little Sister Won't Listen妹妹不听话Modern Romance453k WordsCompleted Tomatoes are the most satisfying! The hero and second male lead get divorced The male lead watches the green tea put on a show, while the heroine goes straight to the newspapers and announces their divorce! A powerful financial magnate * a young lady whose family has fallen on hard times Married first, love later * both leads are sexually inexperienced Every male character in the story is a virgin, whether he's the second or third male lead... Xu Qing'an married Shen Yuanyuan simply because he t 11kReads7.1Score32214d adds

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    Tomato is the most satisfying! The most cathartic! A story where the male lead and male supporting character are divorced! The female lead doesn't waste any words; a divorce announcement keeps the news trending for three days! The opening chapter is angsty for the female lead. The male lead hasn't touched the female lead in a year of marriage, then turns off his phone to watch a scheming woman's performance. The female lead is in a car accident, immediately announces the divorce, and then disappears without a trace. The male lead is heartbroken and goes through a agonizing chase to win her back.

39. 89 天 The Night of the Sky-High Auction: The Capital's Tycoon Plots to Steal Her Heart 天价落槌夜，京圈大佬蓄谋夺爱 Wen Shushu温舒舒Modern Romance316k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Flirtatious Chemistry + Marriage Before Love + Second Male Lead Takes the Lead + Regretful Ex Tries to Win Her Back + A Touch of Comedy] Radiant, clear-headed beauty and auctioneer vs. devoted, scheming heir of a powerful capital family He Wenzhi left her in the rain to rush to another woman. Li Wan stepped into the downpour, and a black umbrella appeared over her head. She got into Shi Yanzhou's car. When it pulled up outside a hotel, she witnessed her boyfriend cheating with h 1.4kReads8.5Score17914d adds

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    A marriage of convenience that blossoms into love, filled with sweet romance. Shi Yanzhou has never missed anything about Li Wan.

40. 90 闪 My Flash-Marriage Husband Is Actually a Trillionaire CEO 闪婚老公，竟是千亿总裁 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance161k WordsCompleted 4.9kReads—Score17014d adds

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    This is a super sweet romance novel featuring a domineering CEO who falls in love after an arranged marriage and dotes on his beloved wife.

41. 91 新 On My Wedding Night, I Revived a Comatose Tycoon 新婚夜，我救活了植物人大佬 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance515k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later] [Sweet Romance] [Age Gap] [Scheming Male Lead] Jiang Yan grew up in a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners. From childhood, she studied medicine under her grandparents, both seasoned physicians, and mastered the art of acupuncture. However, fate had other plans. Her father's company was on the brink of collapse, and to save it, she was forced to marry Lu Jingming, a business genius who had been left in a vegetative state by a car accident. Known for h 2.5kReads6.8Score14814d adds
42. 92 我 I Restored the Capital’s Tycoon’s Sight, and He Spoils Me Rotten 我让京圈大佬复明，他把我狠狠宠 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance204k WordsCompleted [Substitute marriage, love after marriage, ex-husband’s redemption, sweet romance, both leads are virgins] Huo Jingchen had a fiery temper, devastating looks, and a decisive, domineering way of doing things. He was arrogant and unruly, with a strong streak of tsundere pride. He was recognized throughout the business world as a genius, famous for his ruthlessness and cunning. His decisive, ruthless methods earned him the nickname “Living Yama,” and made his business rivals tremble at the mere men 1.2kReads—Score10014d adds
43. 93 京 The Capital’s Power Player, His Wife’s One and Only 京圈大佬，独宠娇妻 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance206k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, deep love later + sweet romance + scheming male lead + regretful groveling + age gap] Su Tong never imagined her own father could be so blinded by greed that he’d use her as a bargaining chip and heartlessly send her to the bed of Gu Tingshen, a powerful figure in the capital’s elite circles. Gu Tingshen was notorious among the capital’s elite for being abstinent and calculating, intensely controlling, cold, domineering, and sharp-tongued. Everyone treated him with awe and fear. 1.8kReads—Score—14d adds
44. 94 植 The Comatose Tycoon Falls in Love with Me 植物人大佬，爱上我 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance378k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + devoted to one another + sweet romance] An Ran is a highly skilled neurosurgeon who should have been making a name for herself saving lives. Instead, her greedy stepmother and father force her into the dark depths of fate. Tempted by money, they push her into what seems like an endless, loveless marriage, marrying her off to Mu Tingchen, a legendary business tycoon left in a vegetative state after a car accident. Once, Mu Tingchen ruled the business world with an ir 1.1kReads6.4Score—14d adds

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    These books are pretty good. The male and female protagonists marry first and then fall in love. The billionaire CEO becomes a doting husband. The beginning is a bit angsty, but the end is sweet.

45. 95 甄 Mr. Zhen’s Marriage-First, Love-Later: Twice the Happiness 甄总先婚后爱快乐加倍 Phantom Ink Online幻墨在线Modern Romance326k WordsCompleted [A different take on marriage first, love later + comedy + bickering + constant sparks + age gap + healing] Zhen Xinwei initially misunderstands Qian Haohao. Later, his parents conspire to set them up, and he marries her. Zhen Xinwei says, “I never fake my marriage.” Qian Haohao replies, “What a coincidence. I never take marriage seriously.” Qian Haohao doesn’t believe in love, yet by a twist of fate, she ends up marrying for the second time. After the wedding, she tells Zhen Xinwei, “I’m not af 454Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Arranged marriage followed by love and a second marriage! The female lead marries a widowed man, her stepson is obsessed with her, and the father dotes on his wife while the child clings to his stepmother. Sweet and doting throughout, hilarious and heartwarming, it's incredibly addictive.

46. 96 新 On Our Wedding Night, My Comatose Husband Put His Arm Around My Waist 新婚夜，植物人老公搂住我的腰 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance238k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Sweet Romance + Age Gap + Husband Chasing His Wife + Both Chaste] Tong Yao is forced to take her twin sister’s place and marry Gu Jingchen, a former business tycoon who is now in a vegetative state. The whole city pities her, believing she will spend her life as a wife in name only. But on their wedding night, the sleeping man suddenly wraps an arm around her waist. The once decisive king of the business world wakes up and takes back his immense power. Everyone wait 3.6kReads6.6Score28414d adds
47. 97 我 I Woke Up My Husband from His Vegetative State 我让植物人老公苏醒 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance286k WordsCompleted [Love after marriage + age gap + groveling pursuit + sweet romance + powerful man lowering his head] Su Tong is the Su family’s adopted daughter. Clever from a young age, she excelled in school and graduated from Harvard, becoming an outstanding neurosurgeon. The Su family’s biological daughter, Su Shishi, refuses to honor the betrothal arranged for her when she was young and marry Huo Yunzhou, a business magnate from Haicheng who has been in a vegetative state since a car accident. So her adop 2.1kReads8.0Score15014d adds
48. 98 缅 Back from Northern Myanmar, I Marry a Beijing Tycoon 缅北归来，我嫁给京圈大佬 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance123k WordsCompleted [Forced Marriage + Powerful Tycoon’s Relentless Pursuit + Sweet Age-Gap Romance] After her boyfriend betrays her, Li Shiqi is sold to northern Myanmar. In her darkest hour, she happens upon Mu Tingye, the capital’s most powerful business tycoon, and only then manages to escape. Having fled a living hell, she is instead forced into marriage by the aloof, celibate business magnate. At first, Mu Tingye only wants to keep her under his thumb. But before long, he falls head over heels and spoils her 218Reads—Score—14d adds
49. 99 禁 The Abstinent Tycoon Is Addicted to Me 禁欲大佬对我上瘾 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance144k WordsCompleted [1v1 sweet romance + both leads are devoted to each other + powerful man lowers his head] After getting drunk, Sheng Yanxi accidentally wandered into the presidential suite of Ling Jingchen, the fearsome “tyrant” of Hancheng. After one reckless night, she woke up, saw the outline of the man beside her, and was scared out of her wits. It was Ling Jingchen! The cold-faced tyrant whose slightest stomp could make all of Hancheng tremble! While he was still asleep, she fled in a panic. Ling Jingchen 2.9kReads—Score12714d adds
50. 100 新 On Our Wedding Night, I Woke My Husband from His Coma 新婚夜，我让植物人老公苏醒了 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance169k WordsCompleted [Marriage before love + winning her back after breaking her heart + age gap + sweet romance + scheming male lead] Her older sister was suffering from kidney failure and urgently needed money for a transplant. Jiang Yawei swallowed her pride and went home to beg her scumbag father to pay for the surgery, only to catch her boyfriend of three years kissing Jiang Feifei, her half-sister. Her father and stepmother seized the chance to hold her sister’s life-saving money over her head, forcing her to 1.9kReads—Score13514d adds

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