Looking for a Contract-Husband Male Lead and a Romance That Starts After Marriage 男主是赘婿，先婚后爱的

1. 1 陷 Caught in Her Trap of Passion 陷入她的深情陷阱 Hello Soda哈喽汽水Modern Romance102k WordsCompleted [Male lead angst | Pseudo-siblings | Both pure and each other’s first love | HE] [Spoiled heiress X devoted, self-effacing male lead] When Shen Jiazhi was ten, her parents brought home a boy from the mountains. Their adopted son, Shen Que, was only a year older than her. She resented this country boy for stealing her parents’ love, so she set a trap to make him fall for her. Shen Que fell into it easily, willingly becoming her captive. In public, they acted like strangers. In private, they kisse 2.8kReads—Score173Shelves

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   The male lead is the adopted son of the female lead's family, and the female lead is a spoiled heiress. They get married in the second chapter, which is quite angsty for the male lead. The main story is complete.

2. 2 九 The 1990s: The Gruff Factory Director Begs for Love with Red Eyes 九零年代，糙汉厂长红眼求爱 Gu Yin En顾寅恩Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Cool and aloof top female student × clingy, rugged veteran officer] Lin Lu: a promising student at a prestigious university in the capital. Song Chen: a promising officer with a bright future in the military. After he saves her life, the two are forced into marriage and have a child. Lin Lu assumes Song Chen is just as unwilling as she is, so once the baby is born, she leaves without a second thought. After being harmed and confined to her bed for seven years, Lin Lu wakes up and finally realiz 6.8kReads8.8Score425Shelves

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   This is a super good period drama. The male lead has a crush on the female lead, who marries into the family first but falls in love later. They're childhood sweethearts, and the female lead is a total damsel in distress. The male lead marries into the family and the child takes the mother's surname. The male lead is love-struck, and the writing is excellent. The female lead's parents live with the male and female leads, raising their child and gradually improving their family's life and becoming wealthy. The female lead has her own career and pride, and the entire story is about female love. It's an ensemble piece, with many supporting characters who could each have their own book. Even the female supporting character's child takes the mother's surname. There's also a female version of a crazy, forceful lover. It's a real treat for female lead lovers!!

3. 3 流 The True Young Master Who Grew Up Away from Home Marries a Billionaire Heiress at First Sight 流落在外真少爷，闪婚千亿娇妻 Jin Linxian金临仙Urban1.3M WordsCompleted (No System or golden finger, one female lead, married first and in love later, healing everyday life, teaming up to punish scumbags) Gao Ran is a junior auxiliary officer with the traffic police. One day, he mistakes the heiress of a trillion-yuan financial conglomerate for his blind date. He assumes the mix-up will soon blow over, but instead it leads to a warm, healing love story. Qu Yimian may be the heiress to a trillion-yuan corporation, but her stepmother keeps coming up with new tricks to 23.3kReads8.4Score1.9kShelves

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   🍒Rain and Snow🍒 Single female lead. The male and female leads meet by chance. The female lead is a wealthy heiress, while the male lead is just a traffic policeman who hasn't been officially promoted yet. The female lead simply wants to have a child with the male lead so she can take control of the company, but the male lead's identity seems to be more than just ordinary...

4. 4 抗 War of Resistance: A God-Tier Sharpshooting Manual from the Start! 抗日：开局赠送神级枪法！ Blockbuster-Level Mastery爆款高境界Urban594k WordsOngoing As Marshal Ye lay gravely wounded on the battlefield, at death's door, he unexpectedly bound himself to the “Strongest War of Resistance System.” The System grants him divine-level marksmanship from the start, but assigns bizarre missions. [Ding! The Host's powerful indomitable will and potential to resist the Japanese have been detected. Binding requirements met. The “Strongest War of Resistance System” is beginning the binding process... 1%... 50%... 100%! Binding successful!] 9.9kReads—Score493Shelves

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   Come on, come on, come on!

5. 5 对 Talk Trash and Win Prizes 对骂就有奖 Lone Star at Night 99夜孤星99Urban2.8M WordsOngoing Hao Tie was treated like a pack mule and was about to hit rock bottom because he refused to keep living like one. Then he suddenly got a System that rewarded him for trading insults! From then on, he used verbal sparring to reach the pinnacle of success! 24.5kReads7.1Score1.1kShelves
6. 6 荒 Desert Island Wilderness 荒岛荒野 Earn a Billion a Day 99日赚一亿99Urban275k WordsOngoing System warning: Excessive intimacy with NPCs is prohibited. Ren Yingying catches Hao Shuang and Wang Qian acting flirtatiously. Ren Yingying sneers. “So this is how System users behave?” She turns and disappears into the depths of the jungle, while Su Yan secretly watches everything. That night, a red warning suddenly pops up from the System: Emotional bond instability detected. Survival points will continue to drain. Hao Shuang stands by the bonfire, his face deathly pale, when Wang Qian sudden 1.9kReads—Score135Shelves
7. 7 荒 The Tough Guy of the Deserted Island! 荒岛的猛男！ Earn a Billion a Day 99日赚一亿99Urban143k WordsOngoing The male lead is handsome, incredibly powerful, and has superpowers: there's a special energy inside his body that can create one uncomplicated object each day. It also gives him great strength, incredible speed, and lightning-fast reflexes. Style: deserted-island survival, full of twists and turns, thrilling and suspenseful, easy to understand, humorous and witty, lighthearted and fun, with constant romantic tension. 18.2kReads—Score758Shelves
8. 8 安 The Beauties in the Safehouse 安全屋美女 Blockbuster-Level Mastery爆款高境界Sci-Fi & Apocalypse153k WordsOngoing Style: Global furnace apocalypse, safe-house survival. Easy to understand, humorous and witty, lighthearted and fun, with constant flirtation. System: Global Furnace Apocalypse Safe-House Survival System. Male lead: Hao Jumeng Language: Clear and concise. 10kReads—Score402Shelves
9. 9 皇 The Palace’s Number One Tough Guy 皇宫第一猛男 Blockbuster-Level Mastery爆款高境界Historical2.0M WordsOngoing Ying Zheng, a modern overworked young man, dies suddenly from working overtime and has his soul transported into the body of Xiao Caizi, a young eunuch who was just killed after offending the powerful. He also obtains the Fake Eunuch System and begins cultivating the Divine Art of the Fake Eunuch. In a palace rife with schemes and human malice, he steadily climbs to the pinnacle of life! 12.1kReads6.5Score547Shelves
10. 10 暧 Flirting Makes Me Stronger 暧昧就变强 Lone Star at Night 99夜孤星99Urban161k WordsOngoing The male lead, He Jumeng, has an incredible superpower: he grows stronger whenever he flirts with beautiful women. Then he suddenly gains the “Business Prodigy” superpower and starts with just 1,000 yuan in savings, gradually building his fortune! Style: A business prodigy superpower, the business world, commercial rivalry, emotional sparring with villains, gripping conflicts, face-slapping, a rise after an initial setback, and one satisfying moment after another. 4kReads—Score237Shelves
11. 11 第 The Ultimate Tough Guy 第一猛男 Lone Star at Night 99夜孤星99Urban387k WordsOngoing Full of twists and turns, gripping and vivid, with distinctive, lifelike characters and lively, concise prose. The nouveau riche Ye Shuang travels everywhere and lives a carefree life. What a dream! 7.9kReads—Score457Shelves
12. 12 职 The Workplace Tough Guy 职场猛男 Earn a Billion a Day 99日赚一亿99Urban293k WordsOngoing The male lead, He Jumeng, has a superpower: a very special energy inside his body lets him sense what other people are thinking to a certain extent. It also gives him immense strength, fast strikes, and lightning-quick reflexes. Style: Workplace drama, clear and accessible writing, witty and humorous, lighthearted and fun, with plenty of romantic tension. Emotional push and pull with antagonists, compelling conflicts, a twisting plot, setbacks followed by comebacks, and lively, engaging storytel 9.8kReads—Score362Shelves
13. 13 猛 A Stingy Tough Guy with 500 Million, on a Trip with a Beauty 猛男有五亿还抠门，旅行遇美女 Blockbuster-Level Mastery爆款高境界Urban105k WordsOngoing Style: After striking it rich, the macho Cao Jumeng has 500 million yuan but still sticks to his top-notch frugal habit of treating every yuan saved as a yuan earned. He meets beautiful women while traveling. The story is easy to follow, funny, lighthearted, and full of flirtation. There is emotional sparring with villains, gripping conflicts, a rise after an initial setback, and one satisfying moment after another. Problems crop up one after another during his travels, and he finds ways to solv 1.3kReads—Score112Shelves
14. 14 一 I Make 100 Million a Day, So I Do Whatever I Want 一天进账一亿，我放荡不羁 Lone Star at Night 99夜孤星99Urban103k WordsOngoing A detailed look at urban survival and the complexity of human nature. Emotional sparring, gripping conflicts, a roller-coaster plot, and one satisfying moment after another. System: Earn 100 million a day. Every 10 million can be spent to buy or upgrade a superpower. 3.1kReads—Score215Shelves
15. 15 我 My Beautiful Tenant 我和美女租客 Lone Star at Night 99夜孤星99Urban210k WordsOngoing The villain’s emotions are a constant tug-of-war, with gripping conflicts, twists and turns, and a story that starts low before rising again. Lively and entertaining. Style: Urban survival, accessible, witty and humorous, lighthearted, with plenty of romantic tension. System: The Younger Every Day System. Each time the male lead, Hao Youqian, successfully delivers a cutting remark to a beautiful tenant, he gets a month younger. 2.1kReads—Score145Shelves
16. 16 都 The City's Number One Tough Guy 都市第一猛男 Blockbuster-Level Mastery爆款高境界Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Wu Nitian didn't want to be a corporate drone, but he couldn't see any light in his future. Just as anxiety and misery overwhelmed him, he suddenly obtained the High-Mindedness System. It told him that no matter what he faced, as long as he tried to maintain a high-minded state, he would receive System rewards from time to time! 2.4kReads5.7Score211Shelves
17. 17 荒 Wilderness and Deserted Island 荒野荒岛 Lone Star at Night 99夜孤星99Urban620k WordsOngoing Distinctive and original, exciting and vivid, with sharply drawn, lifelike characters and lively, clear, concise prose. A story of survival and life on a deserted island, with an exciting plot and vivid characters. 13.5kReads6.1Score504Shelves
18. 18 宋 The Song Dynasty’s Number One Tough Guy 宋朝第一猛男 Earn a Billion a Day 99日赚一亿99Historical425k WordsOngoing Wu Jushuai opens his eyes to find himself in the Song Dynasty, transformed into an ugly man with the same name. The System, however, requires him to collect “admiration points from peerless beauties” to become handsome. The top courtesans of Bianjing, noble ladies from wealthy families, and chivalrous women of the martial world are all left blushing by his poetry and modern-day flirting techniques. The villains grit their teeth and grumble, “That guy's ugly and lecherous. What makes him so speci 1.2kReads—Score102Shelves
19. 19 明 One Hundred Beauties of the Ming Dynasty 明朝一百个美女 Lone Star at Night 99夜孤星99Historical243k WordsOngoing I woke up to find that I’d transmigrated into the male lead of One Hundred Beauties of the Ming Dynasty, and gotten bound to a rather improper “Humorous Get-Rich System.” As long as I make the villains laugh, silver automatically lands in my account. So I let loose, pushing my luck at the edge of death every day. Then one day, I cornered the peerlessly beautiful villainess Su Meier against a wall. “Miss, have you heard that a smile takes ten years off your age? If you smile a few more times, may 2kReads—Score126Shelves
20. 20 能 The Teleporting Delivery Driver 能瞬移的外卖员 Blockbuster-Level Mastery爆款高境界Urban227k WordsOngoing The number-one tough guy, Ye Jumeng, can teleport while delivering takeout. The villains’ emotional manipulation, gripping clashes, twists and turns, and a story that starts low and rises high make for a vivid, entertaining read. Style: urban survival, easy to follow, witty and humorous, lighthearted, with no shortage of romantic tension. 983Reads—Score101Shelves
21. 21 小 The Little Landowner Takes a Husband 小地主娶夫婿 Yu Ai Ershun Yuke渝爱二顺渝可Ancient Romance4.5M WordsCompleted The Zhao family had a hundred mu of good farmland and one beloved daughter, Zhao Xuanxuan. Their clan relatives were like wolves and tigers, eyeing the family fortune and waiting to seize it once the household was left without an heir. Zhao Xuanxuan had to protect her family's wealth, and was forced to take the only path left: find a live-in son-in-law! But her relatives obstructed her at every turn. Every promising match Zhao Xuanxuan carefully chose was ruined in the end. Her betrothed was eit 3.6kReads8.9Score396Shelves

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    The Ordinary Life of a Poor Scholar Married into a Small Landlord's Family

22. 22 上EN The Dragon Son-in-Law 上门龙婿 Young Master Ye叶公子Urban8.8M WordsOngoing The Ye family is one of the most powerful families in Yanjing and across the country. Yet Ye Chen is a live-in son-in-law everyone looks down on. No one knows who he really is. Those who despise him will eventually kneel before him, trembling with fear, and call him “Master”! 227.2kReads9.2Score9.4kShelves

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    A must-read thrilling novel! "The Live-in Son-in-Law," a story of a son-in-law's rise to power. Dear book lovers, today I strongly recommend a thrilling and addictive novel—"The Live-in Son-in-Law." With its unique "son-in-law" theme, it breaks away from traditional tropes, presenting a wonderful world full of surprises and plot twists. A captivating character—Protagonist Yang Chen: As a son-in-law living with his wife's family, Yang Chen was initially seen as a spineless, powerless man, bullied and subservient. He was taciturn and submissive, holding a lowly position in his wife's family, suffering cold stares and ridicule from everyone. But this was only a facade; Yang Chen actually possessed an astonishing background and extraordinary strength. He was exceptionally talented, proficient in various esoteric arts, and his martial arts skills were unfathomable. Yang Chen had a resilient character, harboring a hidden mission and responsibility. His forbearance was not cowardice, but rather waiting for the right opportunity to soar to great heights and astound those who had once looked down on him. - Wife Su Ningshuang: The daughter of the Su family, possessing both beauty and intelligence, with an independent and strong personality. Under pressure from her family, she reluctantly married Yang Chen, initially filled with dissatisfaction and disdain for this live-in husband. However, as time passed and she faced numerous crises, she gradually discovered Yang Chen's hidden strengths and witnessed his extraordinary abilities and sense of responsibility in adversity. Su Ningshuang's attitude towards Yang Chen also gradually transformed from initial disdain to admiration and dependence, her character constantly evolving through their emotional interactions. - Su Family Villains: Led by Su Ningshuang's uncle, Su Zhentian, some members of the Su family are selfish, short-sighted, and opportunistic. Relying on the Su family's power, they wantonly humiliate Yang Chen, determined to expel him from the family to maintain the family's so-called "face." These individuals are unscrupulous in business, attempting to suppress Su Ningshuang and seize control of the family. Their existence not only brought Yang Chen and Su Ningshuang numerous hardships, but also became a key factor propelling Yang Chen step by step towards strength and a comeback, making readers grit their teeth in hatred and eagerly anticipate Yang Chen's powerful counterattack. The captivating story begins with Yang Chen marrying into the Su family, embarking on a life of humiliation. In the Su family, he was assigned the lowest-level jobs, enduring endless ridicule and bullying. But Yang Chen silently endured it, completely disregarding the opinions of others. Once, Su Ningshuang's project faced malicious competition from a powerful rival, plunging her into a desperate situation, leaving the Su family at a loss. Just then, Yang Chen secretly intervened, cleverly resolving the crisis with his wisdom and methods, successfully helping Su Ningshuang secure the project. However, he did not take credit, remaining low-key. As the plot unfolds, the Su family faces bankruptcy due to being embroiled in a business conspiracy. Su Zhentian and others panicked, desperately seeking help, but no one paid them any attention. At this moment, Yang Chen finally stopped hiding his strength. He made a powerful entrance, using his mysterious connections and formidable abilities to defeat those forces that attempted to destroy the Su family. He manipulated the business world, turning the tide with lightning speed, not only saving the Su family but also elevating their status in the business world to unprecedented heights. During this process, Yang Chen's true identity gradually surfaced; he was actually the heir of a mysterious, reclusive family, burdened with a heavy mission. He dealt with internal family conflicts while simultaneously making his mark in the secular world, working hand-in-hand with Su Ning Shuang to face various challenges. Every crisis resolved, every display of strength, thrilled readers and left them wanting more. "The Door-to-Door Son-in-Law" brings a fresh twist to the son-in-law genre, with its exciting plot, vivid characters, and thrilling underdog stories, making it utterly captivating. Whether you enjoy fast-paced, action-packed stories or are drawn to tales of emotional entanglement, this novel is definitely worth reading. Highly recommended for all book lovers! Come and witness Yang Chen's legendary journey of revenge!

23. 23 顶 The Ultimate Favorite: The Unhinged Master Fu Bends Down to Dote on His Good Girl 顶级偏爱，疯批傅爷弯腰娇宠乖宝 Young Master Muhua沐华公子Modern Romance774k WordsCompleted [White moonlight + unhinged obsessive love + sweet whirlwind marriage + mutual salvation + mutually exclusive relationships] [Sweet, gentle, and pitiable true heiress] vs. [Crown prince who loves his wife to the bone] Orphan Li Yang is reunited with the Li family and, overnight, becomes their true heiress. She looks forward to finding warmth and love in a family, never imagining that her parents have brought her back only to take her kidney. When she refuses, her mother has her dragged to a psy 2.3kReads8.8Score252Shelves

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    Marriage of convenience followed by love and guided relationships

24. 24 重 Reborn and Sweetly Unhinged: A Red-Carpet Kiss with the Capital’s Crown Prince 重生甜疯了，勾京圈太子红毯热吻 A Piece of Candy in My Palm掌心有颗糖Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Extra-sweet, extra-indulgent romance, devoted couple, entertainment industry, wealthy families, dating show, obsessive devotion, male lead feels the female lead's pain] [After being reborn, the sweet little rose clings to her nemesis and showers him with affection] [Reborn and crazy in love, she kisses the capital's top heir on the red carpet] Before she was reborn, Shi Xing and Qi Chenyan were widely known as sworn enemies. She hated Qi Chenyan with every fiber of her being. Until a raging fir 40.7kReads9.0Score12.6kShelves
25. 25 顶 The Ultimate Charmer: The Pretty, Fragile Darling Is Smothered in Affection 顶级撩宠：漂亮小可怜被娇溺缠哄 Sparkling Little Gold闪闪小金Modern Romance268k WordsCompleted A powerful, doting husband x a pampered, pitiful girl with a terrible reputation - Jiang Youwan had a terrible reputation and nothing but a pretty face to her name. Rumor had it she had not only hooked up with the eldest son of the top-tier Huo family, but had deliberately gotten pregnant with the family’s precious little heir to secure her place in the family. Everyone was green with envy, but before long, news spread through their circle that the two had broken up The eldest Huo son had found 2.3kReads9.0Score282Shelves
26. 26 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, 20.3kReads9.3Score2.9kShelves
27. 27 婚 A Marriage Contract as Bait 婚书为饵 Mantou Is Great馒头很好Modern Romance453k WordsCompleted [Gentle yet strong classical beauty × paternalistic, old-school political heavyweight] [Long-planned courtship + growing together + healing + 18-year age gap + both physically and emotionally devoted] ★ He gives her his undivided affection and protects her so she can live without a care in the world A political marriage and a written agreement bound two people who otherwise would have had nothing to do with each other. The An family had a daughter, twenty-three years old, yet he chose her, who w 23.7kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves
28. 28 甜 Sweet and Sizzling! Spoiled Rotten by My Ex's Uncle 甜撩！被前任小叔娇宠成瘾 Sui Shi You岁时柚Modern Romance343k WordsCompleted [Devoted to Each Other + Sweet Romance + Secret Crush Comes True + Marriage First, Love Later + Flirting and Playing Hard to Get] [Male Lead Bides His Time to Claim His Place + Second Male Lead Chases His Wife to the Crematorium] [Spoiled Heiress x Powerful, Protective Older Man] Pei Yuning, the youngest daughter of the prestigious Pei family, grew up adored by everyone, the recipient of boundless love. Shortly before her wedding, her fiancé, Shang Heng, was caught cheating with a celebrity, and 13.8kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves
29. 29 小 Miss, Your Husband Is Slacking Off Again 小姐，姑爷又摆烂了 Rice Stir-Fried with Eggs饭抄鸡蛋Historical1.2M WordsCompleted A Lay-Flat Son-in-Law? No, a Man Forced to Put on a Show! Lin Xuan, a medical prodigy from the modern age, pushed himself too hard in the rat race and drew the heavens' ire. Struck by lightning, he somehow became the Su family's despised, sickly, and useless son-in-law in ancient Lin'an City. He started on hell difficulty: his wife, Su Banxia, was peerlessly beautiful but cold and distant; everyone in the Su family treated him as a laughingstock; the Herb Hall watched them hungrily from outside, 11.6kReads8.3Score1.1kShelves

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    Then I have to mention this. The protagonist was missing for three years, and the later chapters brought me to tears so many times.

30. 30 你 You’re Sick, I’ve Got the Cure, Let’s Take It and Dance Together 你有病，我有药，吃完一起蹦蹦跳 Cheng Yunfu乘云复Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [One female lead] [No System] [Mutual redemption] After transmigrating, Qi Lin began his impossible rise to turn his fate around when he married Su Ningqing, a top-tier villain and unhinged woman whom everyone avoided. From then on, his wife was the boss, and he followed her lead. One call of “Wifey, help me!” and all beneath heaven would be swept aside! - That day, Qi Lin trampled one by one the people who had once stripped him of his talent, crushing them beneath his feet. In that instant, the 7kReads8.4Score702Shelves

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    🍄First book: A Xianxia novel about marriage of convenience that blossoms into love, told from the first-person perspective of the transmigrated male protagonist who marries into another family. Qi Lin transmigrates to cultivate immortality, possessing the ultimate talent that all immortals envy. However, lacking the strength to protect himself, he becomes someone else's prisoner. Later, he is forced into an arranged marriage by his family to marry into another powerful clan. He thinks: Rather than being discarded like trash, I'd rather find a wife with exceptional strength to marry.

31. 31 穿 Reborn as the Villainess, I Keep the Male Lead for Myself from the Start 穿成恶毒女配，开局我先圈养男主 Hu Yu蝴俞Ancient Romance170k WordsCompleted Does a girl transmigrated into the role of a villainess have to cling to the male lead to survive? Faced with the male lead, covered in wounds and brutally humiliated, Yu Tai smiled faintly and showed everyone how to sleep with the male lead from the start. Worried about getting caught in a romantic rivalry with the original heroine? She glanced at the demon beast she'd raised like a daughter. Yu Tai sighed. How about meeting the heroine who insists on taking a male form? After her identity as a 10.1kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves
32. 32 穿 Transmigrated as the Male Lead's Fiancée, the Villainess Who Broke Their Engagement 穿成爽文男主的毁约女配未婚妻 Black Flame黑火焰Modern Romance185k WordsCompleted Warning: A sweet, fluffy romance of around 200,000 words. It's a sugary love story, and the romance develops quickly. After a car accident, Mu Jing transmigrates into a book, becoming the cannon-fodder villainess who breaks off her engagement with the male lead in The Power-Wielding Esper. By the middle of the story, the male lead has destroyed her family. She arrives just in time to witness the engagement being called off, but faints on the spot because of her poor health, missing her best ch 14kReads9.4Score1.3kShelves
33. 33 穿 The Book Transmigrator Swapped Brides, Married in Her Place, and Raised Fish. I Returned to Win Without Lifting a Finger 穿书女换亲替嫁养鱼，我回归躺赢 Sugar Tangerine沙糖橘子Modern Romance125k WordsOngoing [Reclaiming Her Body + Emotional Push and Pull + Family Life + Devoted Husband + Marriage Before Love] Su Wan's body was taken over by a woman who had transmigrated into a book for three years. During that time, the transmigrator pulled one outrageous stunt after another. First, she plotted, "Dad marries into the family, and I get rich," tricking her father into marrying a rich woman. Then she forced the wealthy woman's son, a future business tycoon, into her grasp. She had her eldest sister tak 7.5kReads6.4Score168Shelves

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    Absolutely! Both are about sons-in-law marrying into the family and love developing after marriage. One is about a transmigrated woman who swaps spouses and raises fish, while the other is about a woman who returns home and wins without effort. The transmigrated woman's actions are constantly outrageous; she even manages to get rich overnight by marrying into the family. It avoids the cliché of a simpleton in a courtyard house struggling to settle accounts, but it does feature a story of a house burning down, a wrong marriage, and the emotional turmoil of a man who ruined half her life for her. Very good. The plot is original; if you don't like it, come find me.

34. 34 穿 I Transmigrated as a Brash Villainess and Tricked an Amnesiac Big Shot into Becoming My Live-In Son-in-Law 穿成泼作女配，骗失忆大佬当赘婿 Sugar Tangerine沙糖橘子Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period drama + everyday warmth + daily life + emotional tension + building wealth + happy ending] This is not an angst-filled story. Su Man transmigrates into a book, finding herself in an unfinished, melodramatic rebirth novel... as a lazy, greedy, foul-tempered villainess in the late 1970s. The original owner gets into danger in the wild and is saved by a powerful man with amnesia. In a series of foolish acts, she tricks him into thinking he's a fugitive, hides his military ID, and forces him 21kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves
35. 35 农 The Life of a Farm Girl and Her Maid 农女丫鬟的一生 Feathers in the Glimmering Sea微光羽海Ancient Romance416k WordsCompleted (No rebirth or transmigration, romance-focused, not a wish-fulfillment story, marriage first and love later, unrequited love) She sold herself into servitude as a maid and only wanted to save enough silver to settle down somewhere quiet. Who would have thought she’d be dragged into the struggles surrounding the eldest young master of the Qin family? After his own relatives conspired to cripple his legs, he fell into despair. She decides to help him escape that hell where people devour one anothe 4.6kReads8.9Score512Shelves

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    [Already interested] A little maid who only wants to eat her fill and stay warm 🍀 A young master whose legs have been repeatedly broken 📚 A poor scholar who accidentally became their neighbor 💥 A sharp-tongued genius doctor [Admiration] A boy who was practically impossible to find, but by a twist of fate, he became the little maid's husband before everyone else ☕

36. 36 深 Deeply Cherished 深宠 Half Sugar半糖Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Mu Shengxiao is the daughter of the richest man in the city. Beautiful, talented, and graceful, she should have had her pick of men, yet she spends five years chasing after the poor Fu Sinian. “Are you going to marry me or not?” “No.” A forcibly picked melon may not be sweet, but it’ll quench your thirst. Mu Shengxiao uses every means at her disposal, threats and inducements alike, to make him marry into her family. She gets his body but not his heart, and meets a tragic end in the prime of her 453Reads8.7Score107Shelves

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    Mu Shengxiao, the daughter of a billionaire, was beautiful and talented, yet she relentlessly pursued the poor young man Fu Sinian for five years. After coercing and luring him into marrying into her family, she only gained his body but not his heart, and he died young. Reborn at 18, on her wedding night, she coldly filed for divorce, claiming it was just a fling. But Fu Sinian, abandoning his aloofness, took advantage of her, and the next day she leaned against the wall, roaring that she wanted a divorce.

37. 37 呜 Wah! I Only Found Out My Husband Was a Villain Turning Dark After I Got Pregnant 呜！怀崽后才发现老公是黑化反派 Big White Rabbit Milk Candy大白兔奶棠Modern Romance532k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + sweet everyday romance + school life in the early chapters, CEO romance later + spoiled, adorable cannon-fodder heroine vs. darkening, obsessive villain hero + the heroine goes from universally disliked to everyone’s beloved] After an unexpected transmigration into a book, Bai Qianyou becomes the fiancée of the male lead, Shang Du. According to the book, Shang Du is the dream man everyone adores: aloof and noble, devastatingly handsome, and seemingly above desire. Loo 3.3kReads9.1Score358Shelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates to the scene where the male protagonist is being bullied, initially believing him to be her childhood sweetheart, only to discover later that she's reading fanfiction.

38. 38 大 On My Wedding Night: My Concubine-Born Husband Is a Transmigrator 大婚夜：庶子夫君是穿越的 Beer Egg Fried Rice啤酒蛋炒饭Ancient Romance725k WordsCompleted [Female-audience novel + Male Lead’s Perspective + One-on-One Romance] [The female lead is extremely possessive, spoiled, and willful. Please don’t read if that bothers you.] After a stroke of luck, Wen Zongji transmigrated into the body of a marquis’s illegitimate son. The story opened on his wedding night with a county princess. The original owner had married Anhe, the princess and daughter of the eldest princess, despite being only an illegitimate son of a marquis, entirely thanks to an incre 102.4kReads8.3Score11.3kShelves
39. 39 寒 A Poor Scholar's Noble Son-in-Law: From the Start, I Find the Duke's Daughter 寒门贵婿：开局捡到国公府千金 Jian Xunhua简寻花Historical775k WordsCompleted A modern professor transmigrates into the body of a young farm boy preparing for the imperial exams. On the road to the examinations, he casually saves someone, only for the spoiled young lady of a Duke’s household to latch on to him! Everyone in the capital knows Lu Qingyan as a “phoenix man” who climbed the social ladder by relying on women. He only smiles silently, then is personally named the top candidate in the palace examination by the emperor. His spoiled wife is domineering? He dotes on 399Reads7.6Score102Shelves
40. 40 签 He Signed the Agreement and Sneered! You'll Be Crawling Back in Three Months 签完协议他冷笑！不出三月爬回来 Phoenix Song at Dawn朝凤鸣Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted "Short drama now available" (Ambitious Heir x Arrogant, High-Maintenance Heiress) (Rebirth, 1v1, “Not angsty at all, very sweet,” possessive love, stealing someone’s beloved, groveling redemption, romance and marriage, both leads devoted only to each other) This is Jiang Hua’s ninety-ninth call to Pei Zhan. But every time, a little boy of about four or five answers. “…Daddy says you shouldn’t call anymore.” “Mommy’s angry, and Daddy’s trying to make her feel better.” After hearing those words, J 12.3kReads7.2Score1.2kShelves
41. 41 末 The Apocalypse Big Shot in the 1970s, with a Devoted Male Lead at Her Door 末世大佬在七零，贤夫男主送上门 Yan Jiuqing颜玖卿Modern Romance475k WordsCompleted [1v1 + period setting + sweet romance + 1970s + hero with a leg condition + System] Su Jiujiu was a powerhouse in the apocalypse, where all she knew was killing zombies. She transmigrated into a 1970s romance novel, and the original Su Jiujiu's lovesick nature activated a Lovesick System! She was good at beating people up and killing them. But being lovesick? Her? As if! Let somebody else fall in love instead! “520, you think you can make me lovesick? In your dreams! Either you die, or you make 3.1kReads9.1Score310Shelves

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    🔥🔥🔥The male lead is disabled in both legs and has a low self-esteem. He and his family were sent to the countryside, but after they returned to the city, he was abandoned there. His condition for marrying the 200-pound female lead is that he can move in with her family. The post-apocalyptic tycoon Su Jiujiu transmigrates to the 1970s and activates a love-brain system, requiring her to seduce Lu Beici. Su Jiujiu uses her system to make Lu Beici seduce her...

42. 42 穿 Transmigrate to the Seventies: My Handsome, Sweet Husband Begs Me to Spoil Him 穿越七零：老公又帅又甜，求我宠 Si Bu Xiang司不像Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Strong Female Lead, Weaker Male Lead + Female Lead Transmigrates + Male Lead Is Reborn + Contract Marriage + Sweet Romance + Realistic Feel-Good Story + Cozy Daily Life + Selfish Female Lead + Devoted Husband] At a young age, Deng Siyao saved up five million, but before she could register for a residence permit and buy a house, she died from overwork and transmigrated into the body of a sent-down youth. She has her heart set on finding a handsome, agreeable husband, hoping to 29.1kReads8.9Score2.6kShelves

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    The female protagonist in this story doesn't want to get married but desires a local homestead, while the male protagonist doesn't want to marry because he's afraid he won't be able to support a wife. So, they hit it off, the male protagonist marries into the female protagonist's family, and they have a marriage of convenience. Later, they become increasingly compatible.

43. 43 霸 The CEO’s Wife and Her Lazy Son-in-Law 霸总娘子和她的咸鱼赘婿 Jun Lingyue君灵月Historical1.7M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the most miserable son-in-law in history, Lu Heng was thrown out of his in-laws’ home for being utterly useless. With one poem, “Prelude to Water Melody,” he made a name for himself in Hangzhou, and wealthy women paid a fortune for his company. Everyone said merchants were beneath respect. He was determined to become richer than a kingdom and build a business empire that transcended the ages. Everyone said scholars were useless. He formed a secret guard, trained private 224Reads5.5Score—Shelves

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    A good historical novel about a son-in-law.

44. 44 人 You Only Live Once, So Freedom Matters Most 人活一世，自在最重要 A River in Xiang一湘之江Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted A little fun, a little funny, a little heartwarming, a little touching, a few tears, and a bit of melodrama She only liked feeling a little tipsy. Then she woke up one morning to find that her husband of three years wanted a divorce. No, no. That absolutely would not do. She never wanted to suffer the pain of being pressured to marry again. Whether a man was around or not didn't matter. Her marital status did. If they didn't divorce, she could just live as a widow. He could have his beloved wiv 18.1kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves

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    It's a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love, but it's not a case of the son-in-law living with his wife's family. The male lead is quite capable too.

45. 45 说 We Agreed to Be Couch Potatoes Together, So How Did You Become a Powerful Minister? 说好一起当咸鱼，你却成了权臣？ A Smile Erases Old Grudges 11展颜消宿怨11Historical774k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the Great Wu Dynasty, Chu Xiu has just one dream: find a rich woman and become a happy, carefree live-in son-in-law. He tells his wife that “hard work means getting things for free,” convinces his father-in-law that “lying flat is the righteous way,” and even secretly teaches the emperor how to “slack off responsibly.” He thinks he’ll soon be kicked out and can enjoy life with his severance pay. But somehow, his wife becomes the richest woman in the land, his father-in-la 223Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Transmigrated into a live-in son-in-law, all I wanted to do was lie down and sponge off my wife—teaching her to slack off, to laze around, to 'effort pays off.' But the more she listened, the more determined she became, going from a rich woman to a female billionaire, from disdain to clinging to me every night. What happened to the marriage-of-convenience-to-love? This isn't love; it's clearly her using her career as a dowry to mold me into a timeless classic!" [I highly recommend it!]

46. 46 史 History's Pen Is a Blade, and the Live-In Son-in-Law Is a Tiger 史笔如刀，赘婿如虎 A Smile Erases Old Grudges 11展颜消宿怨11Historical352k WordsCompleted Lin Zhao, a history teacher, wakes up as the least respected son-in-law of the fourth branch of the Jing’an Marquis household. From the start, it’s hell: the legitimate heir frames him, and he’s about to be beaten to death. Lin Zhao stays calm, picks up the account books, and uses modern double-entry bookkeeping to expose every last bit of the heir’s embezzlement. The Marquis is stunned, and the entire household looks on in shock. Everyone thinks he is merely a prodigy at bookkeeping, unaware th 68Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 47 驸 The Prince Consort Is at His Breaking Point 驸马他撑不住了 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Historical13k WordsCompleted The Prince Consort Can't Hold On Anymore 317Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Hilarious and refreshing read, full of plot twists] Shen Du felt he was probably the unluckiest transmigrator in history. Other transmigrates either receive a system from the heavens, or a great-grandfather by their side, or at the very least, a divine weapon. But he was different; the moment he opened his eyes, he was being forced to press his handprint onto a marriage certificate, the matchmaker's shrill laughter ringing in his ears: "It's done! It's done! The Shen family's son-in-law, today he enters the Liu family!" A son-in-law. And the kind of useless son-in-law ridiculed by the whole city. Shen Du wanted to flip the table right then and there—but he held back.

48. 48 破 After Going Bankrupt, I Helped the Tycoon Make a Comeback 破产后我陪大佬翻身 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊14k WordsCompleted After Going Bankrupt, I Helped the Big Shot Make a Comeback 139Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 49 除 On New Year’s Eve, After My Mother-in-Law Opened the Door Three Times, My Wife Said Our Marriage Was Fake 除夕夜，岳母三次推门后，老婆说我们是假结婚 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted On New Year's Eve, After My Mother-in-Law Opened the Door Three Times, My Wife Said Our Marriage Was Fake 570Reads—Score—Shelves

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    He became his deceased mother's decorative object, and she sold her entire princess mansion. The yandere tycoon: Leave her, and I'll pay off your debts.

50. 50 落 After Falling on Hard Times, My Rough Childhood Betrothed Blushed 落难后，糙汉童养夫他红了脸 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊16k WordsCompleted After Falling on Hard Times, My Rugged Childhood Betrothed Blushed 302Reads—Score—Shelves

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