Marriage First, Love Later: The Female Lead Doesn’t Like Him at First, but They Fall in Love Eventually 先婚后爱文，女主前期不喜欢男主 ，后来相爱

1. 1 联 My Arranged Marriage Wife Is So Sweet, the Capital's Big Shot Can't Hold Back 联姻老婆好甜，京圈大佬节制不住 Xiong Chuang熊创Modern Romance288k WordsCompleted Marriage first, love later / A sweet, slow-burn romance / Older man / Both are each other’s one and only A cool, distant beauty x a steady, calculating, fatherly type At twenty-two, Jian Xi accidentally discovered that she was the biological daughter of a wealthy business tycoon. She gained a pair of rich parents, and a husband through an arranged marriage. Her husband was Zhou Boting, the current head of the Zhou family. Rumor had it that he was disciplined and reserved, and at twenty-six had n 19.7kReads6.7Score1.5kShelves

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   The marriage was arranged before the love blossomed; the female lead initially disliked the male lead.

2. 2 联 Our Marriage Alliance Expired, and After the Divorce, the Abstinent Tycoon Kissed Me to Tears 联姻到期离婚，被禁欲大佬亲哭了 Xiong Chuang熊创Modern Romance326k WordsCompleted Marriage first, love later / Slow-burn sweet romance / Older man / Secret marriage Clearheaded, delicate beauty x Abstinent, scheming powerhouse from Beijing’s elite The Fu and Wen families arrange a marriage, and Wen Zhi, newly acknowledged by the Wen family, marries Fu Yanxiu. He’s the current head of one of Beijing’s top families, tall and long-legged, with a stunning face. Unfortunately, he’s disciplined and proper, and keeps women at a distance. Before they register their marriage, he hands 13.9kReads6.9Score871Shelves
3. 3 错 I Flirted with the Wrong Jerk's Uncle! The Chaste Master Fu Races to Marry Me 错撩渣男小叔！禁欲傅爷抢着联姻 Xiong Chuang熊创Modern Romance330k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + long-planned seduction + stealing someone else's partner + eight-year age gap + both leads are inexperienced + explosive sexual tension + possessive] Naive, affection-starved, scheming little white rabbit × abstinent, restrained, flirtatious uncle Jiang Zhi was drugged and stumbled around looking for her fiancé. As she passed the Fu family study, a pair of large, well-defined hands pulled her inside. It was her fiancé's uncle, Fu Yanzhou. Rumor had it he was abstine 24.7kReads7.6Score1.9kShelves
4. 4 先 Married First, Fell in Love Later: Winning Over CEO Lu 先婚后爱，撩倒总裁陆先生 Lu Feiyu鹿非鱼Modern Romance367k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + domineering CEO + sweet romance + play the pig to eat the tiger] Su Mu walks into the wrong room and accidentally “picks up” a domineering CEO. Rumor has it the CEO has no interest in women, is a workaholic, and is moody and unpredictable. Su Mu knows none of this. She draws him into the everyday world of ordinary life, and they fall in love, building a happy life together. Until one day, she discovers that her boss acts meek and deferential in front of her husband, 1.9kReads8.9Score203Shelves

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   The story involves an arranged marriage that blossoms into love. The female lead initially dislikes the male lead but gradually falls for him.

5. 5 顾 Mrs. Gu Tosses Down Divorce Papers, and Mr. Gu Kisses Her Furiously with Red Eyes 顾太太甩离婚书，顾总红眼狠吻 Qing Qing Ci轻卿辞Modern Romance609k WordsCompleted Gu Jinchuan is famous for his self-control and restraint, and for never getting involved with women. His sudden whirlwind marriage to the eldest daughter of the Li family, Li Shuyao, shocked everyone. Some said that Li Shuyao was exceptionally beautiful, a rare beauty in this world, and that Gu Jinchuan, the head of Guqing Group, was only marrying her for fun. They’d soon get divorced. Others said their sudden marriage was closely tied to power struggles and self-interest hidden beneath the g 4.8kReads9.3Score367Shelves

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   The male lead has always loved the female lead, but she initially disliked him and married him to escape the second male lead. However, how could the male lead let his beloved wife go? He used various methods to keep her.

6. 6 相 On Our Blind Date, the Heir to a Wealthy Family Took Me to Register Our Marriage 相亲当天，豪门继承人拉着我领证 Gu Lingfei古凌菲Modern Romance5.9M WordsOngoing [Sweet romance + Marriage Before Love + male lead pretends to be a pig to eat the tiger] On the day of her blind date, Hai Tong impulsively married a stranger. She thought married life would be ordinary and built on mutual respect. Instead, her new husband turned out to be a clingy human piece of glue. What surprised her most was that whenever she ran into trouble, he would step in and resolve everything with ease. Whenever she asked about it, he always said he was just lucky, until one day she 173.9kReads9.5Score6.7kShelves

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   It's so beautiful!

7. 7 他 He Keeps Flirting and Playing Hard to Get! The Rebellious Tycoon Spoils Her Until She Gets Pregnant 他又撩又茶！被桀骜大佬宠到怀孕 Jiang Wenyu江问鱼Modern Romance280k WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love + The Second Male Lead Takes the Lead + Mutual Firsts + Secret Love Turns to Love + Redemption] [The Whole Family Gets Their Comeuppance, and She Won't Forgive Them] In the third week after agreeing to date Gu Chengfeng, Yu Zhiwan heard him say: “The Yu family’s real daughter they found isn’t even loved by them. I’m just playing around with her.” “Remember the first day Yu Zhiwan came back to the Yu family? She’s allergic to pineapple, and her two biological brothers delibe 24.7kReads9.3Score3kShelves

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   This fits perfectly. The male lead has secretly loved the female lead for many years, and the female lead marries him to move her household registration out of her family home. Initially, the female lead doesn't like the male lead, but she falls in love with him later. Plus, the male lead is incredibly charming; I was smiling like a doting aunt the whole time! [Licking screen][licking screen][licking screen]

8. 8 穆 Marshal Mu’s Mysterious Wife 穆少帅的神秘夫人 Skimming Over the Waves轻舟踏浪Modern Romance227k WordsCompleted Set in the Republican era, this is an alternate history with its own unique world. The plot revolves around three nations and their three warlord rulers in Jiangnan, Jiangzhong, and Jiangbei. The three great warlord families have guarded their respective territories for generations. The Mu family of Jiangzhong is the most powerful, and has long sought to annex Jiangnan and Jiangbei and unify the land. Between Mu Chengyu and Chen Jingshu, the gulf is more than a difference in status. It is also t 5.1kReads7.4Score270Shelves

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   This book meets the requirements. It's a story of forced marriage during the Republican era. The male lead is a powerful young marshal, and the female lead is a stunning beauty, the daughter of a wealthy merchant. She originally had a childhood sweetheart with whom she was to be married, but things changed when she accidentally saved the male lead's life. The male lead fell in love with her at first sight and used his power to force her into marriage. The female lead seems gentle but is actually very opinionated and secretly wants to leave the male lead. When her childhood sweetheart finds her and tries to take her away, he accidentally falls into the male lead's hands. To save her childhood sweetheart, the female lead agrees to "exchange her life for his" and bear him a child.

9. 9 人 The Beauty Called Off Her Engagement, and the Chaste Tycoon Lost His Cool 人间尤物退婚后，禁欲大佬折了腰 Little Moon Jun小月君Modern Romance395k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + long-planned seduction + sizzling chemistry + sweet romance + both leads are each other's only ones] A gorgeous, sharp-tongued beauty * a scheming, abstinent, secretly passionate big shot. Leng Hua and her first love, Song Yan, were deeply in love and had gotten engaged early. Then the Leng family went bankrupt. Song Yan said, “Hua Hua, wait a little longer for the wedding. Once I've taken care of my family's affairs, I'll marry you.” And so Leng Hua waited, with no 4.2kReads9.1Score422Shelves
10. 10 爆 A Seduction Gone Wild! The Scheming Tycoon Pretends to Be Sweet and Coaxes Her Into a Whirlwind Marriage 爆撩！腹黑大佬装乖热吻诱哄闪婚 Little Moon Jun小月君Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted Pure romance, married first and fell in love later, the second male lead fights hard to win her over, a groveling pursuit of his wife, sweet and indulgent On the day he proposed, her boyfriend of many years walked out in front of everyone with a fake heiress in his arms. Proud as she was, Xue Yujing promptly announced that she was breaking up with Huo Yanting. Huo Yanting didn’t take it seriously. Xue Yujing loved him more than life itself; how could she possibly let him go? That is, until Xue Y 330Reads7.2Score—Shelves
11. 11 顾 Mr. Gu's Everyday Spoiling of His Wife 顾先生的宠妻日常 Iced Four-Fruit Soup四果汤加冰Modern Romance460k WordsCompleted Shi Qi grew up adored by everyone. For the first twenty years, she was the heiress of the Shi family; after that, she became the wife Gu Hanshen cherished in the palm of his hand. Shi Qi has been Gu Hanshen’s wife for five years, yet she still can’t forget her first love, the one she holds in her heart. Everyone knows Shi Qi doesn’t love Gu Hanshen. When she sees the disgusting mask her first love has been hiding behind, Shi Qi finally decides to treat the person by her side properly. But wait, 11.6kReads9.1Score885Shelves

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    This book doesn't involve reincarnation or transmigration. It's simply about the female lead misunderstanding the male lead because of a long-standing misunderstanding. Later, the male lead, who had always loved her, finds out she's pregnant and begs her to have their child.

12. 12 超 So Charming! The Delicate Beauty of the Seventies in His Arms Has the Rugged Man Smitten 超会！七零娇娇在怀，糙汉沦陷了 Jun Zhetang君折糖Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted (Complete) [Adoring wife + rugged man + reborn to dote on her husband + building a fortune + both devoted to each other + sweet HE] After being reborn, Jiang Xin wanted to do only two things. Make money with Lu Gan, then have a child with him. But she never expected Lu Gan to be so vigorous. Not only did they make a fortune, they also had a whole lot of children! Jiang Xin: My husband is amazing! Lu Gan both loved and feared the sweet young wife he'd just married. He loved how sweetly she spoke 3.3kReads9.2Score270Shelves

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    I absolutely rave about this book! It's a 90s farming novel; the female lead starts by farming in her rural family, then starts her own business, eventually becoming a successful businesswoman. Our male lead is a rough, tough guy—a real rugged gentleman. He's all talk and no action, not good at expressing himself. Eventually, misunderstandings are cleared up, and the two support each other through life.

13. 13 娇 My Bewitching Wife Is Dangerous, and the Obsessive Tycoon Loves Her to the Bone 娇妻迷人又危险，偏执大佬宠入骨 Jiangnan Is Lovely江南好Modern Romance445k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + sweet romance + devoted to each other + face-slapping: a refined, sweet, mischievous cat-like perfumer VS an obsessive, devoted, domineering tycoon CEO] Xu Su was abandoned by her biological father as a child and only brought back by the Xu family at the age of twenty-one. But the Xu family merely offered her to a real estate developer in exchange for greater benefits. That day, Xu Su injured a man who had designs on her and fled. In her panic, she ran into Ning Sic 617Reads9.0Score—Shelves

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    Just two words: beautiful ^ω^

14. 14 娇 Spoiling My Sweet Little Wife, I Set the CEO's Heart Ablaze 娇宠小甜妻，在霸总心尖肆意惹火 Mu Wandi木晚笛Modern Romance410k WordsCompleted After a one-night encounter, Yi Huan impulsively married Bo Sili, the powerful CEO of an empire. At first, Yi Huan thought their marriage was just a transaction, and that once she gave birth, they would go their separate ways. But after the wedding, the ruthless and heartless Mr. Bo whom everyone talked about spoiled his little wife rotten. Yi Huan got cold easily, so he warmed her feet with his own body. When Yi Huan had nightmares, he ended his international conference at once and flew home th 574Reads9.2Score100Shelves
15. 15 小 The Sweet-Talking Girl with the Soft Waist Has the Chaste Older Man Falling for Her 小姑娘腰软嘴甜，禁欲大叔沦陷了 Ji Xueyi季雪意Modern Romance307k WordsCompleted [Mutual devotion and sweet romance + scheming male lead carefully lays the groundwork as he pursues his wife + daddy-type boyfriend + age gap + a touch of secret identity + satisfying takedowns of scumbags] On a stormy night, Jiang Yousheng is rescued when she's on the verge of death by a tall, handsome man. She stays at his house, has to tell him before going out, isn't allowed to stay out all night, and even needs his permission to wear a short skirt. Even when it comes to dating, she has to i 12.5kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
16. 16 和 Life in a Wealthy Family After Secretly Marrying a Medical Expert 和医学大佬隐婚后的豪门生活 Qian Huai千槐Modern Romance344k WordsCompleted [The main story is complete. Romance-focused, with little plot. Please don't read if that's not for you.] “To me, you are the road home from the other shore, my great artist.” [Marriage first, love later + intense seduction + every kind of doting] [Elegant pianist Lu Ling * model husband Liang Shiyan] Everyone in the capital knows that Dr. Liang, a genius in the medical world, has miraculous hands. He follows the rules of good conduct for husbands, turning down one beautiful nurse after another 2.8kReads9.1Score289Shelves

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    Highly recommended! The male lead has secretly loved the female lead for many years, and their marriage was something he had planned for a long time. The female lead falls in love after an arranged marriage. A beautiful love story between a doctor and a pianist. [Admiration]

17. 17 女 The Young Stud My Boss Set Me Up With Got Me Pregnant 女上司塞来的小鲜肉竟让我怀了孕 Lu Egg Tart鲁蛋挞Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted The Pretty Young Guy My Female Boss Set Me Up With Got Me Pregnant 269Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 18 男 The Wild and Irresistible College Guy Who Spoils His Big Sister Every Day 男大学生又野又欲，每天狂宠姐姐 Lu Egg Tart鲁蛋挞Modern Romance181k WordsCompleted Sweet, doting older-woman/younger-man romance + both leads’ first love + no angst + nonstop sparks + seductive and steamy Independent, cool-headed, stunning career woman VS needy, seductive heir to a wealthy family Drunk and barely conscious, Shen Ai collapsed against a college student five years younger than her. Afterward, the clear-headed and independent Shen Ai didn’t take the young man seriously at all. It was just a consensual fling between two adults, nothing more. She never expected t 6.6kReads—Score235Shelves
19. 19 只 Just a Contract? Sorry, the CEO Is Head Over Heels 只是契约？不好意思，霸总他超爱 Lu Egg Tart鲁蛋挞Modern Romance346k WordsCompleted [Top-Tier Tycoon + Poor College Girl + Possessive Pursuit + Mutual Firsts + Kept Woman Arrangement + Sweet Romance] He hadn’t been with a woman in years, and his friends suspected he was impotent. Terrified of marriage and children but too proud to admit it, he decided to keep a college girl to prove his virility. She couldn’t afford her grandmother’s medical bills, and her father was a gambling addict, so she desperately needed money. With no other choice, she turned to her first love for help. 249Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 20 救 Help, How Is He So Good at This? 救命，他也太会了吧 Lu Egg Tart鲁蛋挞Modern Romance93k WordsCompleted Mutual firsts ➕ angsty pampering ➕ bold pursuit ➕ a sweet youthful romance ➕ unrestrained passion Their schooldays crush ended without a chance to blossom. When they meet again on campus years later, he decides to work up the courage to win her back, never expecting her to be even more proactive than he is. Xu Dai'an: “You’re so intense. Can your body keep up?” Ji Yanhai: “For you, what does my body matter?” 833Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 21 救 Help, How Is He So Good at This? 救命，他简直太会了吧 Lu Egg Tart鲁蛋挞Modern Romance131k WordsCompleted A stunning, spirited beauty VS a cool, self-controlled, aloof CEO. One-on-one romance, both leads pure and devoted, bickering sweethearts, falling in love over time, doting romance, a thrilling push and pull, mutual devotion and healing, sweet enough to make your teeth ache~ 218Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 22 闪 After Our Whirlwind Wedding, the Wealthiest Tycoon Spoiled His Wife Like Crazy 闪婚后，豪门首富宠妻成狂 Lu Egg Tart鲁蛋挞Modern Romance291k WordsCompleted To escape her family of origin, Xu Qinggui impulsively married a stranger. Bai Mochen laid down the terms in a contract: “You can live in the house and spend my money, but don’t you dare touch my heart.” She thought they would simply live together with mutual respect, until she accidentally discovered that he was Jiangcheng’s richest man. That night, she conceived his child, and he turned out to be incredibly clingy. With a vast family empire and an urgent need for an heir, he urged his wife eve 265Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 23 野 Wild Desire! The Blind Young Man Is Kissed to Tears by His Rugged Uncle 野欲！小瞎子被糙汉叔叔吻哭了 Jili Gulu吉粒咕噜Modern Romance419k WordsCompleted New story now available [Both leads have only been with each other + Nine-year age gap + Healing + Rugged hero + Size difference + Sweet flirtation + Forced love] [Sweet, gentle, fiercely independent temporarily blind girl x Rugged CEO pretending to be a gentleman] Jiang Li was a gifted pipa player. An accident two years ago left her temporarily blind. Everyone thought she would be engaged to the youngest grandson doted on by Old Master Xiang, and she thought so too. But she had barely moved int 8.1kReads9.0Score984Shelves

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    Forced love, misjudging the marriage partner, redemption

24. 24 隐 After Our Secret Marriage, the Billionaire Keeps Begging Me to Go Public! 隐婚后，首富老公天天求我官宣！ Zhi Nan Na之南哪Modern Romance532k WordsCompleted [Secret identities + sweet romance + putting scumbags in their place] At their first meeting, Luo Xi, dressed as a man, forced a kiss on the richest tycoon, Third Master, and found herself wanted around the world. At their second meeting, Luo Xi, playing the part of a movie queen, teared up and said, “Uncle, you scared me.” At their third meeting, Third Master whisked the young woman home and spoiled her rotten. “My wife is young, innocent, and delicate. Don't scare her.” “Delicate? She kicked a 3.6kReads9.4Score547Shelves

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    [A disguised woman + sweet romance + revenge against scum] At their first meeting, Luo Xi, disguised as a man, forcibly kissed the richest man, Third Master, leading to a global manhunt. At their second meeting, Luo Xi, channeling her inner movie queen, said with red eyes, "Uncle, you scared me." At their third meeting, Third Master simply took the young girl home and pampered her. "My wife is young, innocent, and fragile; don't scare her." "Fragile? She broke both my legs!" Third Master sneered, "Guards, break his third leg too." In the blink of an eye, he tenderly hugged the young girl, "Baby, does your foot hurt?" The world laughed at Third Master for spoiling this country bumpkin so much, until she made a stunning appearance, captivating the entire city!

25. 25 婚 Seduction After Marriage 婚后诱爱 Xia Qingyang夏青阳Modern Romance254k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance, married first and fall in love later / age gap / devoted only to each other] [Bright, proud heiress + composed, reserved head of the family] As soon as Lu Shengsheng graduated, the Lu family demanded that she honor her engagement to the Pei family. After three failed attempts to run away from the wedding, she reluctantly became Mrs. Pei. But she never stopped wanting a divorce. A month into their marriage, she even announced it in public, sending herself to the top of the tr 400Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A rebellious and arrogant young lady who doesn't accept her family's arranged marriage and wants a divorce at the beginning, even running away from her wedding three times before the actual engagement. However, she gradually falls in love with the male lead, a truly delightful turn-off.

26. 26 掰 Turning My Fake-Marriage Husband Straight 掰直形婚老公 Yan Jingzhen盐景珍Modern Romance310k WordsCompleted A law-focused, trope-subverting story A sweet, scatterbrained divorce lawyer versus a shrewd, restrained business tycoon Both leads are each other’s first and only; no idealized first love, no ex-boyfriends Marriage first, love later / grounded realism / simmering tension / falling in love with clear eyes No age gap; they’re the same age Wang Mengting: a name that clearly doesn’t belong to the heroine of a romance novel. A walking machine for snarky commentary. Twenty-eight by East Asian reckoni 774Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Unfortunately, the female lead fell in love first, and the one who falls in love first is the loser.

27. 27 离 The Day We Divorced, Mrs. Lu Accidentally Lost Her Memory 离婚当天，陆太太一不小心失忆了 Mu Pu Xiaoxiao木浦晓晓Modern Romance429k WordsCompleted [Love grows over time + married first, fall in love later + rekindled romance + a long road to winning back love] “Let's get a divorce. I'm tired.” After three years of a marriage as cold as ice, Shen Shuyan has had enough and finally decides to divorce. But on the day of the divorce, she loses her memory. After losing her memory, Shen Shuyan remembers only that she has a husband named Lu Yuanzhou, and that their relationship seems rather poor. Determined not to lose her reliable meal ticket, sh 109Reads—Score—Shelves

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    After losing her memory, the female lead undergoes a drastic personality change and discovers that the male lead had feelings for her all along. They begin a happy romance and she truly falls in love with him.

28. 28 闪 A Whirlwind Wedding: The Wealthy CEO's Everyday Devotion to His Wife 闪婚领证，豪门总裁的宠妻日常 Stars Across the Earth大地繁星Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted What should you do if your blind date is a hopeless mama's boy? He Wan's answer: Run for the hills, and keep running as far as you can. Before she can make her escape, a charming voice sounds behind her. “How about we get married?” Good heavens, the speaker is Ji Chengtian, CEO of Bincheng's biggest conglomerate and the dream man of countless unmarried women! Could it be he's been secretly in love with her all along, and seeing her on a blind date made him panic? He's rich and handsome, so why n 9.5kReads9.1Score900Shelves

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    A sweet romance novel about marriage before love blossoms; the characters gradually fall in love after marriage.

29. 29 肥 Reborn on Her Wedding Night: Her Husband Is Fierce 肥妻重生新婚夜，老公好凶猛 Yun Chichi芸池池Modern Romance201k WordsCompleted [Reborn + face-slapping + devoted to each other + heroine protects her husband + hero dotes on his wife] In her previous life, Yun Beibei was exposed in front of everyone as a fake heiress. Her fiancé fell in love with the real heiress, broke off their engagement, and turned her into a laughingstock across the city. Then her fiancé and the real heiress schemed to force her together with the cold Xiao Shao. Betrayed and tormented, she suffered terribly, until a raging fire brought her miserable l 33Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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    These are all, and all are, rebirth stories.

30. 30 重 Reborn into a Sweet Marriage, the CEO’s Wife Is Sweet and Flirtatious Again 重生蜜婚，墨总娇妻又甜又撩 Liu Liu Rice Candy溜溜米糖Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Main story complete Reborn flirtatious heroine + devoted sweet romance + both dote on each other “What do you like about me, Mo Beiqian?” “I like everything about you.” In her previous life, Meng Qianzi believed a scumbag’s lies and treated Mo Beiqian as her enemy. She died tragically, and only after her death did she learn that Mo Beiqian was the one who loved her most. After being reborn, Meng Qianzi relentlessly pursues Mo Beiqian, takes revenge on the scumbags, and loves her husband. “Darlin 2.3kReads9.1Score251Shelves
31. 31 重 Reborn and Doted On by Seven Powerful Figures 重生团宠：我是七个大佬的心尖宠 Yao Ling遥玲Modern Romance514k WordsCompleted In her previous life, she was the real heiress who was switched at birth and later brought home, only to be tortured to death. After being reborn, seven powerful older brothers appear out of nowhere, but they look at her with disdain. “A country bumpkin from the sticks is bound to be ugly and stupid. Whoever wants her can have her!” Later, she tears into the trash one by one, revealing secret identity after secret identity, while her seven brothers spoil her rotten. Her seven brothers say, “Litt 1.2kReads9.0Score286Shelves
32. 32 蚀 A Love That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨危情 Qi Lao You淇老游Modern Romance753k WordsCompleted Xia Weiming died, and Shen Xiujin personally sent Jian Tong to a women’s prison. During her three years behind bars, Shen Xiujin’s order to “take good care of her” changed Jian Tong beyond recognition. She was even “persuaded to donate a kidney” while in prison. Before she went in, Jian Tong said, “I didn’t kill her.” Shen Xiujin remained unmoved. After her release, Jian Tong said, “I killed Xia Weiming. I’m guilty.” Shen Xiujin’s face turned livid. “Shut up! Don’t let me hear you say that again 68.3kReads9.2Score5.1kShelves
33. 33 诱 Luring Her to Fall from the Clouds 诱她向云端沦陷 Sleepy Little Fish轻鱼鱼睡不醒Modern Romance498k WordsCompleted [No Reconciliation After the Breakup + He Chases Her, but She Never Turns Back + Second Male Lead Wins + Unrequited Love Comes True] Xie Weiyi thought she had married for love after dating Sheng Shuran since college and eventually walking down the aisle with him. But on their wedding anniversary, she received a photo of Sheng Shuran having dinner with another woman. When Xie Weiyi confronted him, all she got was a dismissive reply: “I married you, didn't I? Can you stop being so sensitive?” “If 7.4kReads9.0Score750Shelves
34. 34 新 On Our Wedding Night, the Cold-Faced Officer Washed the Sheets 新婚夜，冷面军官洗床单 Meat Sauce Dumpling肉酱团子Modern Romance217k WordsCompleted The ratings came in on Singles’ Day, and they started out a little low. They’ll gradually rise, though~ [Military marriage in a bygone era + sweet beauty VS stone-faced officer + devoted husband + cozy everyday life] She transmigrates into a book on her wedding night. They’ve barely finished when he wants to run away? Jiang Muning raised an eyebrow. “In your dreams!” When she woke up, she discovered that her archenemy, who was supposed to have died with her in an avalanche, had also transmigrate 12kReads9.0Score1kShelves

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    This is a completed sweet period romance novel where the female lead and her childhood friend both transmigrate into another world. The female lead has a clear mind and gradually falls in love with the male lead, which she does openly and honestly.

35. 35 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 59.7kReads9.5Score7.3kShelves

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    Bright and delicate heiress Li Zhi x arrogant and affectionate suit-wearing thug Lou Yanjing. A proud little swan vs. A powerful figure in Beijing's elite circles. A long-awaited reunion, a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love. Seizing the opportunity to rise in status, a secret crush becomes a reality.

36. 36 闪 A Whirlwind Marriage: I Fell Into the Wolfish CEO’s Sweet Devotion 闪婚失控：我掉进狼性霸总甜宠里 Lush and Blooming葳蕤盛放Modern Romance420k WordsCompleted (Both Pure + Sweet Romance + Marriage First, Love Later + Devoted Husband + play the pig to eat the tiger + Passion and True Love + Everyday Life + Age Gap + Flirty Sweet Romance) - Cinderella Su Ning has clawed her way through life in the mud. After her mother schemes to trick her into marriage, she falls straight into the carefully laid sweet trap of Shen Mohan, a poor-looking man. They're forced into a whirlwind marriage! - What she doesn't know is that beneath Shen Mohan's shabby, wrinkled s 182Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A truly down-to-earth, sweet romance novel about marriage before love, so sweet it'll make you swoon and so exciting it'll make you scream!

37. 37 相 My Blind Date Turns Out to Be a Wealthy Heir 相亲老公竟是豪门继承人 Seven Shu Rain and Mist七舒雨雾Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Complete: binge-read to your heart’s content] [Full-cast audio drama of the same name now available, featuring professional voice actors bringing this pure and romantic Cinderella story to life] [Short dramas now streaming: Flash Marriage to the Big Boss and I See You When the Wind Rises] [Flash marriage + sweet romance + face-slapping the scumbags] The man she loved married someone else, and the woman he loved moved far away. A blind date brought the two of them together. As newlyweds, they tr 66.1kReads9.3Score6.2kShelves
38. 38 玫 Rose Wasteland 玫瑰荒原 Wen Yan Bai温颜白Modern Romance650k WordsCompleted [Cold on the outside, devoted husband on the inside VS a cool beauty who loves showing off and never gets caught out, both powerful and living under secret identities] Mu Yiran somehow agreed to a marriage contract with the Ling family’s eldest son after meeting him only twice. It was his first marriage, and apparently he’d learned somewhere to spoil her rotten. Mu Yiran: “We’re only pretending to be married. Why are you so good to me?” Ling Wang: “You’re my wife now. Isn’t it only right for a h 47Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    These are all books I'm currently reading, and I highly recommend them.

39. 39 乖 Sweetheart, the Abstinent Fourth Master Whispers for a Kiss 乖宝超甜，禁欲肆爷低哄要亲亲 Nanchu Yue南楚月Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + marriage first, love later + doting CEO + clingy, tattletale crybaby] After one passionate night, Tang Suxin, the adopted daughter of the Tang family, was threatened into getting a marriage license by Fourth Master Si, a ruthless, cold-blooded man with no interest in women. After they married, the cold and merciless Fourth Master Si found himself unable to stay fierce around soft and sweet Tang Suxin. He spoiled her like a little princess, afraid she might break if he held her t 7.9kReads9.2Score873Shelves
40. 40 婚 Falling for Him After Marriage 婚后沦陷 Zhou Sui Xi周岁喜Modern Romance652k WordsCompleted Word around the industry is that Shengquan’s young master, Zhou Wu, is cold and distant, rough around the edges, and uninterested in women. But everyone knows he has a wife. His wife, Shen Shuli, is the heiress of the wealthy Shen family. She’s stunning, spoiled, loves to have fun, and is a die-hard celebrity fan. Everyone enjoys gossiping about the couple’s business marriage. The wife is still a party girl, so surely they’ll divorce sooner or later. What they don’t know is that when Zhou Wu was 1.1kReads8.9Score131Shelves
41. 41 撩 Flirt with Her 撩她 The Fish Isn't Drunk鱼未醉Modern Romance277k WordsCompleted "Flirting with Her", also known as "Drunk and Doting" [Marriage First, Love Later · Faithful Leads · Sweet Romance · Long-Laid Plans: Big Bad Wolf vs. Little Fox] Who is Wen Nianyu? Everyone knows she is the most pampered, refined little princess in the city, the apple of Wucheng’s richest man’s eye and the Wen family’s most precious flower. She is loved by everyone so dearly that they fear she might melt if they keep her in their mouths, or fall if they hold her in their hands. They can only ne 82Reads7.2Score—Shelves
42. 42 嫁 After Marrying My Arrogant Nemesis, He Kisses Me Every Day 嫁给傲娇死对头后，他日日诱吻我 Qian Huai千槐Modern Romance341k WordsCompleted (The main story is complete.) [A sharp-tongued but soft-hearted young heir + a fiery, captivating beauty] (This story focuses on romance. If that’s not your thing, don’t read it.) "Childhood rivals + marriage before love + sweet romance with no cheating + two CEOs" Everyone in the capital knew Jiang Lian and Qi Hua as sworn rivals. Then, overnight, news broke that they had gotten married. As people wondered what was going on, the two spoke up. Qi Hua: “Stay out of my business. It’s a marriage of 912Reads9.1Score104Shelves
43. 43 肆 She Kisses Her Red Lips Recklessly 肆吻她红唇 Peach Youyou桃幽幽Modern Romance234k WordsCompleted [Mutual first love + Sweet indulgence + Marriage before love + Long-laid plans + Overprotective, devoted husband + Age gap + Everyone's darling] Everyone knew that Pei Qisi, a powerful figure in the capital, was cold-blooded and ruthless by nature, possessive and cruel, and uninterested in women. What no one knew was that he'd long been doting on a soft, sweet young girl. To others, she was a poor orphan. To him, she was his precious little sweetheart~ In public, she was obedient, gentle, and de 32Reads6.7Score—Shelves
44. 44 掌 After the Possessive Mr. Bo Lost His Memory, I Started Acting Up 掌控欲极强的薄总失忆后，我飘了 Xie Jinan谢今安Modern Romance224k WordsCompleted [Mutual Devotion + Sweet Romance; Possessive Male Lead with a Touch of Yandere; Romance-Focused] Ming Jiajia was betrothed at birth to Bo Lingyuan, a man seven years her senior. But on the eve of their wedding, her overbearing fiancé, who used to control every aspect of her life, suddenly lost his memory. When Ming Jiajia heard the news, she was so “upset” she could hardly keep from laughing out loud. * Back then, Bo Lingyuan wouldn’t let her eat so-called junk food. Now, Ming Jiajia came home w 78Reads8.2Score—Shelves
45. 45 服 Giving In 服软 Lin Qin林檎Modern Romance530k WordsCompleted [Clear-headed, sweet-natured actress vs. lovesick, doting CEO who embodies the ideal husband] - To help her older sister find love, Lin Yang's own mother set her up for a night together. Lin Yang got pregnant, and the father was the rumored Qin heir who supposedly had no interest in women. Young Master Qin said they should get married. Lin Yang refused. Qin Jue: “I'll give you a hundred million for signing the marriage papers.” Lin Yang: “Woohoo, sounds great!” - The night their child was born, 14kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
46. 46 婚 Before Marriage: I’d Rather Marry a Dog Than You. After Marriage: Woof, Woof, Wife! 婚前：娶你是狗，婚后：老婆汪汪 Old Wang from Widow Village寡妇村老王Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted A spoiled young playboy × a career-driven woman who's cold on the outside and warm within Marriage before love + shotgun wedding + whirlwind marriage + love growing over time + a forceful wife-taming technique + playboy heir + strong career woman Hua Yuchen is mistakenly diagnosed with pregnancy nausea, which leads to the unexpected discovery that Ling Miao is pregnant. That's right, the baby is his. But the two of them are bitter rivals who start cursing each other at the slightest provocation. 6.1kReads8.6Score536Shelves
47. 47 强 Bold Seduction! Stolen Kisses! The Abstinent CEO Can't Get Enough of Spoiling Her 强撩！诱吻！禁欲霸总狂宠不腻 A Chance Encounter with Xiao Mo遇上潇漠Modern Romance659k WordsCompleted [Both leads are devoted only to each other] [Marriage Before Love] [Sweet romance] Bickering couple + sworn enemies + constant playful banter + forced marriage + contract marriage When fire and ice collide, it’s always a case of fate bringing enemies together. That describes Xiao Ran and Chen Yifan perfectly. It’s as if they’ve been at odds since a past life. From the moment they met, they couldn’t stand each other. Every time they saw each other, they acted like sworn enemies, trading insults a 734Reads8.5Score109Shelves

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    Marriage first, love later; mortal enemies before marriage, falling in love after marriage; the more fun it is to bicker before marriage, the deeper the love will be after marriage... Sweetness level: ten stars!

48. 48 强 Forced Spoiling! My New Husband Cherishes Me Above All Else 强制娇宠！被闪婚老公捧在心尖宠 Qing Qing Ci轻卿辞Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Everyone in their circle knew that Su Wanci, hailed as a “fairy among mortals,” had been kept by Fu Jingzhou for eight years. People all thought they were about to get married, but overnight, Fu Jingzhou cruelly clipped all of Su Wanci’s wings. He thought he could finally control her completely, keep her as a canary in a gilded cage, and possess her for the rest of her life. He never expected that she would turn around and marry Lu Yu, heir to a powerful family with a century of history, the one 13.1kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves

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    Both of these involve a female lead who initially dislikes the male lead, leading to an arranged marriage that blossoms into love, but the male lead has been plotting against her for a long time. [Smirk][Drooling][Drooling]

49. 49 替 The Substitute Falls in Love 替身沦陷 Mu Xiaoyue木小玥Modern Romance295k WordsCompleted Yan Yue was a rich heiress, beautiful and wealthy. All the young heirs in Beicheng wanted to marry her. But Yan Yue had never thought much of anyone. She lived like an aloof immortal, free of worldly desire. Then one day, news spread through Beicheng that Yan Yue had married Jiang Chi, the notorious playboy. Later, everyone said Yan Yue was hopelessly in love with Jiang Chi. Only Jiang Chi knew that Yan Yue had given her heart to someone else long ago, and there was no place in it for him. She c 1.2kReads7.8Score103Shelves

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    It meets the requirements quite well.

50. 50 毕 On Graduation Day, the Heir to a Wealthy Family Dragged Me Off to Get Our Marriage License 毕业当天豪门继承人拉着我领证 Tutu's Momo土土家墨墨Modern Romance341k WordsCompleted Synopsis: Marriage First, Love Later | Modern Romance | Wealthy CEO [Domineering CEO + Marriage First, Love Later + The Male Lead Plays the Fool to Outsmart His Enemies] On the day she graduated, Xia Yunxi impulsively married a stranger. She thought married life would be ordinary, peaceful, and stable. But her new husband turned out to be incredibly caring. Whenever she found herself in trouble, an invisible hand would resolve every problem. Then one day, she saw a headline about a trillionaire 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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