Stories About an Older Man and Younger Wife, with His Stepson Already Grown 像那种老夫少妻，继子也大了的小说

1. 151 清 A Qing Dynasty Journey as Consort De: Which Lady Doesn't Want to Be Empress? 清穿德妃：谁家娘娘不想当皇后呀 Ding Anlan丁安岚Ancient Romance607k WordsCompleted [Not a devoted-couple-only romance; the heroine is doted on exclusively in the later story; she has a golden finger. This is not a power fantasy. The heroine has lived four lifetimes and has now returned to the Qing dynasty. She understands people and social conventions, but isn't the sort who likes to stir up trouble. The events, characters, and timeline in the book don't match real history. If that bothers you, don't read!] ⚠️⚠️⚠️A heads-up: The heroine isn't a cruel or vicious person. She onl 4.7kReads9.2Score477Shelves
2. 152 清 Qing Transmigration: Kangxi's Nine Sons Hear My Inner Thoughts 清穿：康熙九龙听到我心声后 Little Falling Leaves落木小小Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Sharp-tongued heroine + one-on-one romance later + Kangxi and the Nine Princes can read the heroine's thoughts + not historically accurate + comedic palace and household intrigue with plenty of detail, and the heroine doesn't suffer in silence + most supporting characters are smart] Wen Yao is a chatterbox, known for her endless stream of snark. When she transmigrated, things were different for her... Everyone else got a System, but all she had left was a gossip panel, abandoned by her System a 7.9kReads9.0Score674Shelves
3. 153 我 The Little Brother-in-Law I Raised Became a Powerful Official 我养大的小叔子，竟成了一代权臣 Zi Qing Bo子青伯Ancient Romance556k WordsCompleted Cheng Li opened her eyes and found herself transported to an unfamiliar dynasty, where she had become a young widow. She couldn't do a day's work and knew nothing about farming. Her survival skills were practically nonexistent. She'd planned to lie flat and rely on her younger brother-in-law, but she was so beautiful that men of all kinds kept coveting her... 4.6kReads8.9Score375Shelves
4. 154 性 Sexy Widow, Having a Live Meltdown 性感寡妇，在线发癫 Running Braised Fish奔跑的红烧鱼Ancient Romance662k WordsCompleted [Female player who dates around + lighthearted comedy + unconventional palace intrigue] Song Wanyi went from a sexy bombshell to a widow who had supposedly killed her husband right after their wedding. Being a widow was great. No husband, and a huge dowry to boot. As long as she found a way to outlive her in-laws, life would be a dream. But she never imagined that the aloof master she had seduced on a whim was actually the emperor. It was over. How was she supposed to keep her string of male com 3.1kReads9.2Score314Shelves
5. 155 寡 The Widow's Sister-in-Law Has Nowhere to Run, and the Mad Chancellor Vomits Blood Again 寡嫂无处逃，疯批丞相又吐血了 Folded in the Mist折雾里Ancient Romance634k WordsCompleted [Beautiful, decisive young widow vs. refined, deranged villainous minister] [System + fleeing while pregnant + transmigrate into a book + male lead reborn] Song Yao transmigrated into a book as the villainous minister’s widowed sister-in-law. She was caught red-handed while eloping with another man. The villainous minister, who would one day hold power over the entire court, was currently nothing but a sickly young man. Remembering the tragic fate of the original owner, Song Yao immediately deci 11.7kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
6. 156 嫁 Marrying a Twice-Divorced Uncle: Who's the One Marrying Up? 嫁给二婚大叔，谁高攀了谁 Taro Mochi Boba Boba Boba芋泥麻薯啵啵啵Modern Romance601k WordsCompleted When Lu Ming thought the whole world had abandoned her, Cheng Yuting appeared. At thirty-three, Cheng Yuting is divorced with no children, refined and handsome, a perfect gentleman. Most important are the Cheng family's influence and his own abilities. So what if he’s divorced? Single women, and even their parents, would be thrilled to have a man like Cheng Yuting be divorced or widowed. And Cheng Yuting seems to drift from flower to flower, enjoying himself. He seems like a flame that beguiles 2.5kReads9.0Score214Shelves

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   🌻🌻The first book is about a second-married old man, divorced and childless, a mature and stable old cadre. The heroine is timid and keeps compromising in front of her family and boyfriend. Under the guidance of the old man, a life mentor, she regains her confidence and shines again💯💯

7. 157 大 Uncle, Your Clingy Little Sweetheart Is Jealous. Hurry and Comfort Her 大叔，你的娇气包吃醋了，快哄 Loves Chow Mein爱吃炒面呀Modern Romance427k WordsCompleted [Completed] Both leads must be pure, absolutely pure! Nine-year age gap When they meet again, Xiang Wan is eighteen, lively and beautiful. Ye Mianzhi is twenty-seven, steady and wise. Later, after Xiang Wan’s confession is rejected, she resolves to draw a clear line between them. Gone is their old intimacy. All that remains is a distant, “Uncle Mianzhi.” Ye Mianzhi fixes her with a profound gaze and says nothing. You ungrateful little thing. You flirted with me and then ran off. Before Xiang Wan 6.3kReads9.3Score782Shelves
8. 158 八 Pretty Eighties Stepmom Marries a Factory Director and Raises the Kids 八零漂亮后妈，嫁个厂长养崽崽 Huo Beishan霍北山Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Short drama: I Became a Stepmother in the 1980s] The 1980s, stepmother, raising kids, everyday life, love after marriage The moment she opens her eyes, Si Nian finds herself in a period novel as a fake heiress. She’s sent back to the countryside to marry a twice-married man in place of the real heiress, and has to raise a whole brood of children. To make matters worse, she runs into the real heiress, who has been reborn. In her previous life, Lin Sisi was pressured by her family into marrying a 67kReads9.4Score8.2kShelves
9. 159 小 The Young Stepmother Is the Talk of the Compound: Beautiful and Dashing 小后妈她风靡家属院，又美又飒 Charcoal-Grilled Mandarin Duck炭烧鸳鸯Modern Romance252k WordsCompleted [1980s + stepmother + raising children + adorable kids + military marriage + family life + marriage before love] Zhong Wanwan transmigrated to the 1980s. Her father didn’t love her, her mother didn’t care for her, and her cousin was forcing her to go on a blind date with a divorced man. Instead, she ran into a handsome, imposing officer. After showing up at the wrong table for her blind date, Zhong Wanwan began her wonderful life in the 1980s. Raising children, working, making money, with a doti 336Reads8.3Score—Shelves
10. 160 大 The Tycoon's Rebellious Stepmom Raises the Kids and Teaches the Whole Internet a Lesson 大佬后妈叛逆带娃，教全网做人 Mo Juanjuan墨卷卷Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted [An unconventional stepmom + no adorable-kid trope + all-rounder heroine + fiercely protective mom (and kid) + mother and son team up to stir up trouble and crush their enemies] After retiring, powerhouse Su Yan discovers she has transmigrated into the role of a wealthy family's villainous stepmother. This stepmom resorted to every scheme she could think of, teaming up with her deadbeat, gold-digging husband to spoil her stepson and seize the Si family's fortune. After Su Yan transmigrates, she 201Reads9.1Score—Shelves

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    A story that perfectly meets the requirements 💥💥The female protagonist is extremely powerful, she is also a funny girl, she has been transformed into a sadistic book, and has become a wealthy stepmother. The male protagonist is her sixteen-year-old stepson, she is bound to the system, and to save the male protagonist is to give him enough love.

11. 161 穿 Reborn as a Wealthy Family's Stepmom, My Son Is Amazing 穿成豪门后妈，儿子顶呱呱 Moonlit Flowers月旖花Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted [Faithful Couple + Sweet Romance + System] Wan Qingyan has transmigrated again. This time, she gets to become a mom without the pain of childbirth, her husband is always away from home, and she gets a million a month in spending money. Life is just too good. She tells everyone she meets, “My Lao Xie just can’t cut it~” But then her husband comes home from a business trip “Hm? Since when was I no good? Honey, I’m very good.” Wan Qingyan may be exhausted, but her spirit is still strong. Holding he 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is good

12. 162 心 At Her Heart: She Plays Innocent but Has a Dark Side, and Insists on Stealing Someone's Man 心尖：她白切黑非要撬墙角 Shan Nuan Yue山煖月Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Complete “Pampered little fox + wealthy daddy” “Forbidden love + revenge + age gap + breaking up a couple + one-on-one romance + seducing her way to the top” In her previous life, Annie was an obedient heiress. When her father’s company fell into debt, she was forced to marry a divorced man. He was a powerful, untouchable tycoon, handsome and wealthy beyond measure. Luckily, he treated her wonderfully. Ask him for the moon or the stars, and he would give them to her. She had no ambitions. All sh 1.2kReads8.6Score191Shelves

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    A must-have for book shortages! The setting has a sense of style and the writing is online. I can't stop reading!

13. 163 继 Successor Empress 继后 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The Noble Consort was favored, the Worthy Consort bore a son, the Bright Etiquette was the emperor’s white moonlight, and the Beautiful Consort was his cinnabar mole. Every other concubine had her own talents and charms. It was a whole garden in full bloom. So who was our protagonist? The unfavored empress, with no children and no powerful family backing. Great. Why did this plot feel so familiar? Never mind. On the first day Zhao Wumian transmigrated here, she decided to lie flat. Compete for t 86.7kReads9.5Score10.7kShelves

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    The beautiful and wild stepmother, the gentle and considerate stepmother...

14. 164 嫁 Married into a Wealthy Family as the Second Wife, I Won the Cold Husband's Heart 嫁入高门做继室，清冷夫君动了情 Luo Yin in Blue Robes青衫洛隐Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Jiang Muyun was the daughter of a minor prefect, and thought she would be free to live her life as she pleased. But then her elder sister died young, and her grandmother schemed against her. Her life was turned upside down. 626Reads6.5Score107Shelves
15. 165 佛 The Easygoing Second Wife 佛系继室 A Cat on the Moon月亮一只喵Ancient Romance111k WordsCompleted From the moment Cui Jiangwan learns she’s to marry Marquis Wu’an Ji Huai, she knows the marquis still carries an irreplaceable first love in his heart. That woman was his late wife and his childhood sweetheart. So Cui Jiangwan plans to be a laid-back second wife and live with Ji Huai in mutual respect. 3.2kReads6.8Score234Shelves
16. 166 继 The Second Wife Is Bone-Deep Allure, and Lord Shen's Body Tells the Truth 继室娇媚入骨，沈大人身体很诚实 Swallowed Winter's Ice Shards咽了冬日冰渣Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Both devoted to each other + transmigration + the husband chases his wife after losing her + household intrigue + angst and sweetness After learning that her sweetheart was engaged to someone else, the original owner was so devastated that she jumped into a river to end her life. Just then, Jiang Sujin from the twenty-first century transmigrated into her body, and was rescued by Shen Yanfeng, the commander of the Imperial Guards. In front of everyone's eyes, the man held her, embraced her, and c 13.1kReads8.7Score1kShelves

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    Not every stepmother is a poisonous woman [I've learned][I've learned]

17. 167 貌 After His Beautiful Second Wife Gives Up, the Ascetic Powerful Official Panics 貌美继室摆烂后，禁欲权臣他慌了 Shi Yang时鸯Ancient Romance579k WordsCompleted [Unconventional Rebirth + Everyday Household Scheming + Winning His Wife Back After Marriage + Raising a Child] At fifteen, Nan Zhiyuan married her brother-in-law as his second wife. For years, she was docile and gentle, serving her husband and stepson and giving birth to a daughter. Her husband, the cool and noble Xie Qingjue, treated her with distant indifference, but kept no concubines. She believed that deep down, he cared for her. But one day, Nan Zhiyuan woke to discover that the world was 6.3kReads7.8Score616Shelves
18. 168 替 A Substitute Bride Becomes a Stepmother: The Marchioness Raises Her Children to Defy the Odds 替嫁当后娘，侯门主母养崽逆袭 Sweet Bean Paste Dumpling豆沙团团Ancient Romance495k WordsCompleted [Reborn + transmigration + substitute marriage + marquis household matriarch + stepmother raising children + household and palace intrigue + raising talented children + feel-good novel] Her legitimate elder sister is reborn and does everything she can to avoid marrying into the marquis household, which she says is a living hell. Sheng Mimi is a transmigrated illegitimate daughter, and she's ordered to take her sister's place and marry into that supposedly hellish household. The moment she arrive 13.5kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
19. 169 穿 I Became a Wealthy Family's Stepmother and Went Viral on a Parenting Reality Show 穿成豪门后妈上娃综爆红了 Starry Koi星星锦鲤Modern Romance593k WordsCompleted [Showbiz + One-on-One Sweet Romance + Celebrity Parenting Show + Big Imagination + Monsters] Song Qianqian failed to ascend to immortality. When she opened her eyes, she found herself inside a wealthy-family romance novel as the wicked stepmother. In the book, the original owner was forced to marry an ugly, disabled villainous tycoon. She took out her resentment on her stepson, and after causing his death, fled in her car and died in an accident. Song Qianqian: “...” She didn’t get it. What was 28.9kReads9.4Score3.6kShelves

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    These are all

20. 170 穿 After Becoming the Wicked Stepmother, the Villainous Kids Beg Me to Hold Them 穿成恶毒继母后，反派崽崽哭着求抱抱 Luo Yu Shi落遇十Ancient Romance824k WordsCompleted The moment Li Yueshu opened her eyes, she found herself as the wicked stepmother of the four future villains in a book. When the villains grew up, they began taking revenge on their stepmother. The eldest son, a powerful eunuch who held sway over the court, threw her to a group of eunuchs for their amusement. The second son, a corrupt merchant who amassed all the wealth in the land, offered her false hope when she was at her most desperate. The third child, a daughter whose mastery of poison sho 154Reads8.8Score109Shelves
21. 171 小 The Young Stepmom Is Poor and Crazy, Yet the Capital's Buddhist Prince Kneels to Pamper Her 小后妈又穷又疯，京圈佛子跪地宠 Sweet Bunny Milk Candy甜兔奶糖Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [The short drama "I Transmigrated into a Rich Family and Love Being the Stepmom" is now streaming] [Devoted pairing • unhinged antics + wealthy stepmom + reality show with kids + meme humor + lighthearted comedy + face-slapping] When other people transmigrate into a book, they become the center of everyone’s attention or someone’s beloved ideal. Fang Qingqing, however, became a short-lived, obscure actress who barely appeared in the story. She could have been a wealthy stepmom, with a ten-millio 6.7kReads9.1Score969Shelves
22. 172 继 My Stepmother Is Gorgeous and Knows How to Play the Game 继母她人美路子野 Zhao Liu Shui赵流水Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Light Fantasy and Alternate Setting + Strong Heroine + Ambition + No Romance + Raising Kids + ...More to Come] A hardworking, down-to-earth office worker suddenly dies on the very night she’s supposed to get a promotion and raise. When she wakes up, she’s become the wicked stepmother of a villainess in a book: a low-level cannon fodder character who hasn’t even appeared in person and whose role she only figured out through nepotism. She’s only there to give the general’s household an heir! I 2.2kReads9.1Score247Shelves
23. 173 穿 I Become the Villain's Wicked Mother and Nurse Kids on a Parenting Show 穿成反派的恶毒亲妈，在娃综奶娃 Jinjin Chenghuan今今承欢Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later × two people in the entertainment industry × adorable child × parenting variety show × livestream × scumbag's road to redemption] Xu Zhaozhao was completely screwed. She woke up to find she'd become the vicious mother of the book's big villain. According to the original story, the villain's birth mother beat or scolded him when he was little, causing him to turn evil and become twisted, until he eventually murdered her in cold blood. Fortunately, the future villain is 174.9kReads9.0Score23.7kShelves

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    I particularly like these books, I have read them 3 times [Adore][Adore][Adore]

24. 174 七 The 1970s Stepmom: Raising Kids and Keeping Her Husband in Line 七零后妈，养娃御夫有一手 Moonlit Journey月途Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After dying of an illness, Yu Hui woke up to find herself in 1978, in the body of a young stepmother who shared her name! She had just been branded the most evil stepmother in the compound. In an era of relative scarcity, before the economy had fully opened up, she had no steady job, but decided to keep playing the stepmother for now. Her stepson was too unruly? She would set him straight. Her husband was too easily swayed, handing over belongings and money whenever his former in-laws came aroun 11.2kReads8.4Score1.3kShelves
25. 175 六 The Stepmom Comparison Group in the 1960s 六十年代当后妈对照组 Cai Cai采采Modern Romance574k WordsCompleted Liu Qingqing never dreamed that one little fall would send her tumbling into the stepmother-era novel she’d been reading lately. She arrived at a crucial turning point in the original character’s life. Thinking of the ugly faces her parents wore in the book and in the original character’s memories, along with the awful family environment, Liu Qingqing seized the opportunity in front of her and set out on a path completely different from the original story. Even though the man across from her spo 2.2kReads8.8Score172Shelves
26. 176 六 A Widow with Three Kids in the 60s, a White Lotus Who Scavenges in the Apocalypse 六零寡妇带仨娃，末世白莲收破烂 Little Maruko Sunbathing晒太阳的小丸子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted An Duo closes her eyes, opens them again, and discovers that she has transmigrated. But she hadn’t stayed up late, had no accident, and hadn’t been mistakenly dragged off by the Black and White Impermanence. Why did this happen so suddenly? In her previous life, she was a pampered rich beauty. She graduated just as the apocalypse began, but thanks to her wealthy and influential family, she lived quite comfortably even in the end times. She put on the act of a saintly, innocent girl for others, b 391Reads8.9Score101Shelves
27. 177 七 The 1970s: After Remarrying, the Lazy Mom Raises Six Kids! 七零：改嫁后，懒妈养了六个娃！ Little Grass by the Field田边小草Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Blended family + heartwarming child-rearing + parenting guide + no toxic relatives + well-behaved kids] Zhang Xiuhua was reborn in 1975, just after her educated youth husband abandoned her. Now she had to raise two children alone. In her previous life, after Zhang Xiuhua remarried, her second husband was full of schemes and her in-laws were unkind. To support the family, she had no choice but to work in a big city. Her children were left behind and grew up badly, and she regretted it deeply! 15.9kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
28. 178 随 After My Mother Remarried, I Made Three Rules with My Stepfather 随母改嫁，我跟继父约法三章 Early Spring in March晓春三月Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted I was born into this family, and before I was two, my father had an accident on his way to take the prefectural exams. No one ever saw him again, alive or dead. My grandfather died of grief that very month, and my grandmother was bedridden for two years before leaving us with a mountain of debt and passing away. A few years later, my mother could no longer shoulder the burden of making ends meet and decided to remarry. Fine, she could marry again. I wasn't going to do anything foolish, but I had 35.8kReads9.2Score4.4kShelves
29. 179 重 Reborn as a Top-Tier Star Heiress: The Rich Fight Over Me 重生商界顶流千金：豪门疯抢 Light-Sugar Jinjin微糖金金Modern Romance581k WordsCompleted [Revenge against scumbags + forced possession + reborn heroine + romantic rivals competing] [Sweet-faced, scheming seductress × unhinged heir / abstinent CEO / rugged military king / refined but depraved bureau chief / financial predator] [In her past life, she was abandoned by her own family, betrayed by the one she loved, and bullied and framed, until she lost her reputation and died with bitterness in her heart!] [Reborn in the year 2000, Li Muan returns from the ashes with memories steeped i 456Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is poisonous! We agreed to give it a try, but ended up laughing soberly at the setting of "Iceberg talks love in binary". It turns out that the romance of a straight coder can burn out a person's CPU.

30. 180 陷 Fallen Rose: The Dark Moon and Her Counterattack 陷落玫瑰：黑月光与她的反杀局 Light-Sugar Jinjin微糖金金Modern Romance508k WordsCompleted [Revenge Against Scum] [Forced Possession] [Awakening to Her True Identity] [Rivalry for Her Affections] [One Woman, Four Men] [Sweet on the Outside, Dark and Scheming on the Inside, a Seductive Strategist × Her Possessive Adoptive Brother / Abstinent CEO / Gentle Young Nobleman / Capitalist Predator] ▲ Her true identity awakens, and a bloody revenge begins Abandoned at an orphanage as a child, she was later molded by the Song family into a tool for a marriage alliance. She bides her time, turni 281Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 181 求 Survival Game: From the Start, I Get an SSS-Rank Talent 求生游戏，开局获得SSS天赋 Lun Who Moves Bricks Every Day每日搬砖的伦Sci-Fi & Apocalypse549k WordsOngoing [Growing heroine + no romance + natural disasters + survival for all + plant-based supernatural ability + infinite flow + rule-based horror] Without warning, ten billion people around the world are dragged into a survival game. From the start, Ye Hangxia relies on the lightning-fast reflexes she honed by competing for class registrations, and hits the jackpot. She draws an SSS-rank talent: plant-based supernatural abilities, a perfect fit for her background as an agricultural student. Islands co 3kReads—Score285Shelves

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    The novel is so well written.

32. 182 反 Villainous Son, Get Down on Your Knees. Mom Needs a Favor 反派儿子你跪下，妈求你点事 Rye Whiskey黑麦威士忌Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Short drama now available] (Doting father-type son x rebellious mother x no-brainer power fantasy x sweet romance x fantasy) In the great age of transmigrating into books, Su Miao transmigrates too. Other people become someone's unattainable first love, a wealthy heiress, or, at worst, a discarded wife. Su Miao is different: She transmigrates as the villain's real mother. She wants to smoke and drink, but the villain won't allow it. She wants fried chicken and milk tea, but the villain frow 144.7kReads9.2Score14.2kShelves

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    Age gap stories are really good-looking. There are all kinds of them. It's really good-looking. I won't regret reading them.

33. 183 漂 The Beautiful Stepmother Is a Wealthy Heiress 漂亮后妈她是豪门千金 Leaves on a Branch树枝上的叶Modern Romance274k WordsCompleted [She falls in love after marriage + He falls for her at first sight + Real and fake heiresses + Adorable kid + Both are each other's first and only] Six years ago, Tan family heir Tan Yanxi returned to the country with a daughter. Now six-year-old Tan Kecheng keeps asking for a mother, but none of the women her grandmother finds meet her approval. Then she meets Meng Yuening and says, “I wish she could be my mom.” Meng Yuening is still a college student. How could she become someone else's stepm 4.6kReads9.1Score590Shelves
34. 184 反 Is the Villainous Stepmother Having a Headache Again Today? 反派继母今天又头疼了吗！ yoo Qingjinyoo青衿Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book, Adorable Kids, Lighthearted, Feel-Good] At a critical moment in a corporate acquisition, Ruan Tao, who had been working through the night for several days, suddenly died. When she opens her eyes, she finds she’s transmigrated into a book and become the vicious stepmother villain. In the end, she’ll turn into a stumbling block in the romance between the male and female leads, and successfully get herself killed! Ruan Tao lazily crosses her legs and leisurely flips throu 4.1kReads9.2Score409Shelves
35. 185 开 From the Start, I Became a Stepmom and Watched My Daughter Grow Up 开局成后妈，陪女儿长大 Runaway Pomelo在逃柚子Modern Romance518k WordsCompleted [Content warning: The daughter is the male lead’s biological child! More focus on family than romance.] A gentle, sweet story about ordinary life. Don’t miss it as you pass by. A jobless, laid-back stepmother who dotes on a child x a hardworking father who earns money to support his family, And a three-year-old adorable kid who seems soft and sweet but is actually an extrovert through and through. Lin Yu always felt like she was still a kid, even at work, where she only pretended to be an adult. 743Reads8.9Score103Shelves
36. 186 豪 Even the Wealthy Stepmom Is from a Wealthy Family, and Her Stepdaughter Is Everyone's Darling 豪门后妈也是豪门，继女是团宠 Leaves on a Branch树枝上的叶Modern Romance316k WordsCompleted [Love after marriage + stepmother + wholesome family life + secret identities + devoted one-on-one romance] (The rating is a little low since it just launched, but it'll go up.) Shen Nianwei returned to the country only to learn that her adoptive parents' biological daughter had taken over her home, leaving her with nowhere to go. Her adoptive parents then took advantage of her and married her off to the Jiang family to become a stepmother. No problem. She had money and could support herself. Af 2.4kReads8.9Score304Shelves
37. 187 非 The One I Can't Help But Love 非爱不可的人 Lucky Clover吉祥草Modern Romance114k WordsOngoing He said: “In our previous life, I wasn’t there to watch you grow. In this life, I won’t miss a single year of yours.” She said: “In our previous life, I wasn’t part of your past. In this life, I’ll be with you through everything you experience.” Put more delicately: “A young man rides in on a bamboo horse, circling the bed to play with green plums.” Put plainly: “The girl you hold closest to your heart should end up in your bed, too.” (This story is entirely fictional.) 199Reads6.9Score—Shelves
38. 188 年 A Twenty-Year Age Gap, and the Older Man Spoils Only Me 年龄差二十，大叔他独宠 One Thought, Chirp Chirp一念啾啾Modern Romance377k WordsCompleted [Slightly taboo romance + age gap + older man + both leads inexperienced + grooming + sweet and angsty] The president of the Shen Group was a man radiating mature charm, as tempting as fine wine. He happened to rescue a poor little thing and brought her home. When she came of age, her heart fluttered. “Uncle Shen, I like you!” He turned her down. “Don’t be ridiculous!” For her sake, he had no choice but to hurt her again and again. When she was completely in love and falling apart, he couldn’t b 22.9kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves
39. 189 禁 The Abstinent Older Man Won't Stop Spoiling Her 禁欲大叔宠不停 Xu Canyang许灿阳Modern Romance865k WordsCompleted [Well-Behaved Little Bunny Girl x Proud, Aloof Uncle + Forbidden Romance + Uncle Raises Her + 10-Year Age Gap] Everyone knew the powerful man in Jiangcheng was ruthless and exacting, with no trace of human warmth. No one dared approach him within three feet. Then one day, he appeared in a meeting room carrying a pretty little girl with fair skin and big, round eyes, as well-behaved as a porcelain doll. Everyone was captivated. The girl had a hair-trigger for tears. Even the slightest scare or a 747Reads7.0Score100Shelves
40. 190 在 Growing Up in My Uncle’s Arms 在小叔怀里长大 Tu Shiqi兔拾柒Modern Romance177k WordsCompleted The year Yu Ci was born, the late-blooming cherry blossoms at Yuyuan were at their finest, clusters of flowers in full bloom, their delicate pink petals seeming ready to fall. Fu Zeyi, who lived at Yuyuan, gave her the childhood name Songyue. The moon hung before the pines, shining on the crimson cherry blossoms. When Yu Ci was fourteen, her parents died one after the other. Candlelight flickered in the ancestral hall, and not a sound was heard. Fu Zeyi sat in the seat of honor in the main hall. 16.5kReads9.6Score2kShelves
41. 191 分 After We Broke Up, My Ex's Uncle Kept Kissing Me and Spoiling Me 分手后，被前任小叔缠吻肆意宠 Cuihua Braised with Pickled Cabbage酸菜炖翠花Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Bewitchingly beautiful siren vs. aloof, abstinent heartthrob; one-on-one romance, both pure and devoted] One does the flirting, the other does the pampering. They fall for each other, save each other, and are so sweet it’ll blow your mind The author is hopeless at writing introductions. In one word, it’s sweet. High-octane sweetness from start to finish: sweet enough to make you roll around, pound the wall, and scream your lungs out to the heavens and earth. You can’t lose by investing, my d 11.8kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves
42. 192 偏 Specially Spoiled: So What If He's Twenty Years Older? Uncle Is the Best 偏宠，大二十岁怎么了，叔他最好 One Thought, Chirp Chirp一念啾啾Modern Romance376k WordsCompleted [Older man + fatherly devotion + devoted favoritism + mutual devotion + age gap] The male lead is mature and steady, gentle and refined, fresh-faced and handsome. The female lead is a poor little thing, struggling like a tenacious blade of grass to survive in the cracks. He is the sun in her life, shining on her and warming her. She pouted. “Uncle, I like you.” “Kid, you’re still young. We’re not right for each other.” He looked at her and let out a deep sigh, then turned away. “You’re still a s 8.7kReads9.0Score808Shelves
43. 193 大 The Older Guy Is Kinda Handsome 大叔有点帅 Quietly at Peace默默安然Modern Romance252k WordsCompleted Ji Duo is an immature, irrepressibly chatty young woman who believes in living for the moment. You only live once, so you should roll around in the worldly pleasures of life and make the most of your youth. Wen Jin is an artsy older man with an astonishing family background who likes to pass himself off as an ordinary person. He believes in taking life as it comes and staying calm and detached. His one ambition is to become an outstanding watchmaker. Free of material concerns and temptation, he 535Reads9.4Score—Shelves
44. 194 叔 Uncle! You’re Crossing the Line 叔叔！你越界了 Mu Mu Lin Yu木木林雨Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support gives me the motivation to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 176Reads7.1Score—Shelves
45. 195 对 The Uncle Next Door Has Bad Intentions 对门的小叔叔，他图谋不轨 The Orange Isn't Sour桔子不酸Modern Romance205k WordsCompleted (The heroine is deliberately written this way. Please don’t complain if you dislike her.) [Sweet, gentle girl × doting, fatherly boyfriend (husband)] [Seven-year age gap] To get back the inheritance her grandmother left her, Xi Tang marries her uncle’s good friend~ After the wedding, Wen Zhibai has one problem that drives him up the wall: the young woman gets blackout drunk. The first time, she kisses him in the car. He puts up with it! The second time, she kisses him in bed. He puts up with it 240Reads9.2Score—Shelves
46. 196 浮 A Life Adrift in the Clouds! 浮生萦云！ A Brief Taste, Then Gone浅尝辄逝Ancient Romance131k WordsOngoing Ancient-style xianxia x past lives and present life x scheming, obsessive love interest x tragic romance Floating Life Entwined with Clouds (also known as Floating Life Entwined with Clouds!) <Happiness waits quietly, while turmoil lies in wait. When a fragile mortal must enter a world of gods and demons, the dangers she faces are far more daunting than saving a lovesick devil. He and she sway between illusion and obsession, traversing cycle after cycle of memories. It is all like a mellow, into 490Reads—Score—Shelves

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47. 197 爱 Love Is No Myth 爱情没有神话 A Brief Taste, Then Gone浅尝辄逝Modern Romance121k WordsCompleted Contemporary Romance, Powerful Families, Domineering CEO, Reunited After Years Apart, Obsessive and Cunning, Urban Romance The novel Layer Upon Layer of Forest, All Dyed in Ink is also known as Love Is No Myth. At 28, Qiao Zilin is a single woman making her way through the surging currents of city life. Perceptive and self-possessed, she is used to keeping her feelings hidden behind a composed exterior. Childhood sweethearts for more than twenty years, she and Ji Zai'an went from youthful ties 242Reads—Score120Shelves
48. 198 的 A New Novel by: The Lone Wolf Walks Alone 的新书孤狼独往 Lone Wolf on His Own孤狼独往Eastern Fantasy739k WordsOngoing Gongsun Lue is a peerless talent: decisive in battle, ruthless yet tenderhearted. He is deeply loyal to his friends and becomes a god of slaughter to his enemies, leaving behind an undying legend on the Continent of All Spirits. Your support is what keeps me writing. I’ll do my best to tell every story well! Gongsun Lue is exceptionally gifted, decisive and ruthless, with an unwavering heart. He is deeply devoted to his family and friends, but becomes a god of slaughter to his enemies. He has 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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