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1. 1201 急 Help! A Strange Man Just Kissed Me! What Should I Do? 急急急被陌生男人强吻了怎么办 z Secret Fragrancez暗香Two Male Leads397k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + workplace love triangle + turning a straight man gay + age gap] Workplace elite top × tsundere straight bottom Pei Shuchen (top), 36, CEO of the Shi Group. A brilliant, scheming elite, he seems gentle and courteous on the surface, but is deeply calculating and intensely controlling underneath. Shi Yu (bottom), 22, the young heir to the Shi Group, has just graduated from college. He considers himself completely straight, and is a proud, easily flustered rebel who acts on impulse 3.3kReads7.1Score329Shelves
2. 1202 他 His Possessive Love 他的独占式宠爱 Frosty Maples in Late Autumn霜枫晚秋Two Male Leads349k WordsCompleted [Two male leads, 14-year age gap, sweet and doting romance, one-on-one, happy ending] Xia Qinian was an orphan his grandfather had taken in. The two of them had depended on each other ever since he was a child. After his grandfather passed away, all he wanted was to look after the house his grandfather had left him, raise some chickens and ducks, farm a few acres, then marry and have children after turning twenty-five and live a simple, ordinary life. Then one day, a man claiming to be his grand 2.8kReads8.5Score289Shelves
3. 1203 危 Danger! The CEO I Picked Up Insists on Being My Puppy 危！捡来的霸总非要给我当修狗 Wild Desire Seven野欲七Modern Romance187k WordsCompleted [A heroine who seems fragile but is actually full of resentment and loves money x a seemingly sweet puppy-like CEO who is actually a scheming master of disguise.] One day, on her way home from work, Li Xinyan found a handsome man covered in injuries and unconscious. As the saying goes, never pick up a man off the street, or you might end up with a Li Chengyin. But then again, if he's Zhuang Mingrui, the heir to the country's richest family, that's a different story! She thought she'd just lan 117Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book is addictive; once you start reading, you can't put it down. It's even stealing my sleep time!

4. 1204 相 My Blind Date Is a Giant Big Shot 相亲对象是巨人大佬 Banana Ice Cream香蕉冰激凌Modern Romance158k WordsCompleted [Little Bunny × Big Bad Wolf] Lighthearted sweet romance * blind date * size difference At her first blind date, Yun Zhao wants to run the moment she sees Li Yan. Help, her fear of handsome men is acting up! How can anyone be this tall? Looking at the huge, muscular, tall, and handsome man, she can’t help wondering: If she says she left the gas on at home, could she still make a run for it? He looks like he could punch her to death. Besides, she has a feeling she might not be able to get used to 666Reads8.2Score100Shelves
5. 1205 欲 A Marriage of Desire 欲婚 Yu Man余满Modern Romance330k WordsCompleted [Both leads are sexually inexperienced + happy ending + secret crush comes true + no misunderstandings between the leads + sweet everyday life] When they first met, Wen Li snatched up a plot of land Fu Shihuai had wanted. He came to see her, apparently confident he could get his way. “Miss Wen, the Fu Group has long wanted to acquire the land in Beihu. Something unexpected came up, and now it’s in your hands. If you’re willing to sell it to me, name your price.” Wen Li took her time replying. “A 5.6kReads9.0Score478Shelves
6. 1206 明 An Honest Person Doesn't Keep a Secret Crush 明人不搞暗恋 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads287k WordsCompleted [Print edition officially signed] Homeless, I Was Taken In and Raised by My Archrival Original title: No Secret Crushes for Honest People Campus romance + secret crush + happy ending + rivals to lovers + growing up together + third-person narration Benevolent, compassionate top VS unruly, stubborn, insecure bottom My father didn’t care for me, my mother didn’t love me, and somehow I got saddled with the blame. After my landlord kicked me out, I stood alone on the street and began to questio 24.5kReads9.5Score4.4kShelves

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   Ya Song Pearl vs. Ya Song Demon King: A domineering class monitor who cares for his deskmate versus a hot-tempered, emotionally scarred student. Watch how the class monitor, a master of both fighting and academics, leads the once-powerful school bully back to the top. Enjoyment Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ (Out of 10: ☆☆☆☆☆)

7. 1207 魂 Haunting My Dreams 魂牵梦萦 When You Think of Home当君怀归日Modern Romance797k WordsCompleted He was the moon in the heavens, hanging high and bright. She thought she could carefully guard this secret seed of love and keep it from sprouting, but day after day spent together had allowed it to grow into a towering tree. When her love became bone-deep and impossible to suppress, she had no choice but to reach out and bring the divine one down to earth. 8.7kReads9.1Score631Shelves

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   A collection of stories featuring a mature female lead and a complicated love triangle, all top-notch! The first one is "Juejuezi," where the female lead is truly in love with the male lead, who strictly adheres to traditional morals, leading to some heartbreak—true love often doesn't last! The second one is written by a very delicate author, also with a lot of suspense and tension—super enjoyable! The third one is a recent novel I read; both the male and female leads are reborn, and there's constant suspense and tension. I love stories with this kind of tension; the synopsis suggests the female lead gets a boyfriend, and the male lead seems to be going crazy for love—I'm looking forward to it! The fourth one is one I read a long time ago. The female lead is taken in and raised by the male lead, then she secretly loves him, confesses, and is rejected, leading to a series of suspenseful events—I really love stories with this kind of tension!

8. 1208 重 Reborn, My Uncle Is Restrained Yet Obsessive 重生后，小叔克制又偏执 Mei Dongdong Xiu梅咚咚修Modern Romance123k WordsOngoing [Both leads reborn, coming-of-age romance, six-year age gap, no golden finger, intense push and pull] Lin Shuang is the neglected daughter of the Lin Group in Jiangcheng. From the age of ten, she was fostered by the Xie family, the most powerful family in the capital. But at some point, she fell for someone she shouldn't have: Xie Shen. He was gentle and restrained, and treated her well. Then she dreamed of her previous life and decided to give him up. Xie Shen, heir to the Xie family, is power —Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 1209 甜 So Sweet! The Aloof Movie Emperor Is Being Bullied by a Top Creator Again 甜爆！清冷影帝又被大神欺负了 Riddle谜语Two Male Leads531k WordsCompleted [Complete, sweet slice-of-life story] [Two male leads + devoted 1v1 romance + each other’s first love] [Career plot woven with sweet moments] After disappearing for three years, Chu Cheng makes a comeback, and the whole entertainment industry is waiting to see him make a fool of himself. But when he joins an obscure variety show as a pretty-face guest, one dance sends him trending and saves the dying show single-handedly. A film crew asks him to audition at the last minute, and the original auth 5.8kReads9.5Score858Shelves

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   Books 1 and 3 are considered guiding lovers, while the second book is less so, but it's sweet and enjoyable!

10. 1210 听 They Say the One from the Xie Family Is Ruthless Yet Sweet and Obedient? 听说谢家的那位，人狠乖甜？ Eighty-One Returns to One九九八十一归一Two Male Leads253k WordsCompleted Completed [HE, both leads devoted only to each other, powerful pairing, top, reborn, sweet and satisfying romance] (a devoted, doting top who’s ruthless when it counts x a ruthless, well-behaved, sweet bottom) An ordinary bout of gastritis took Lin Jinyao’s entire world from him. So why had his A Qiong died? … Xie Heqiong, a rising star in Yuncheng, elegant and aloof, was the very embodiment of power and wealth among high society. Yet he died in the year he and Lin Jinyao loved each other mo 21.7kReads9.1Score2.5kShelves
11. 1211 欲 Desire in the Capital: Entangled at Every Turn 欲染京屿，步步缠深 Mu Ziyu Qiao牧子羽樵Modern Romance332k WordsCompleted [Cool, delicate beauty with a scheming little fox inside x the most extravagant, abstinent Buddha-like lord of the capital] [The capital’s elite circle + 10-year age gap + possessive to the extreme + irresistible push and pull + uncle steals his nephew’s wife + satisfying face-slapping + devoted couple HE] [Original title: Little Uncle, Isn’t This a Little Too Thrilling for Us?] Pei Jinshen is the most abstinent man at the very top of the capital’s elite circle, ten years older than Lu Yu. On th 6.4kReads8.7Score798Shelves

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    Both are older woman/younger woman books; the first has a ten-year age gap, the second a five-year age gap. Both are super good!

12. 1212 顾 Mr. Gu's Perfect Little Romance 顾先生的小圆满 Mu Ziyu Qiao牧子羽樵Modern Romance436k WordsCompleted [Big Tech content moderator vs. cold, calculating official from an elite family] [High-ranking official romance + five-year age gap + both leads are each other’s first and only + sweet romance + the powerful one bows to love] The thing workplace newcomer Li Xiaoman regrets most is making a mistake while screening explicit content. The cold, fearsome section chief Gu Yanshen comes to the company to oversee a cleanup. Before that, the two had an accidental one-night stand ₍ᐢ..ᐢ₎ ༘♡ ₍ᐢ..ᐢ₎ ༘♡ She k 2kReads7.7Score138Shelves
13. 1213 池 The Deer in the Pond 池中之鹿 Yearning Years缱年Modern Romance68k WordsOngoing [Underworld + forced love] [Dangerous man in power + sweet, soft little white rabbit] [Age gap + size difference] Eighteen-year-old Jiang Lulu mistook a man at home for her brother, who had just returned. She later learned that the handsome man was Chi Cheng, her father's friend's son, ten years older than her. Naively, she thought he'd come to protect her, never suspecting that danger was already closing in... Male lead Chi Cheng: a twenty-eight-year-old heir to a financial conglomerate, whose 1.1kReads—Score101Shelves

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    The female lead is a delicate 18-year-old girl, and the male lead is a 28-year-old second-generation arms dealer. They are physically different, and the story involves the underworld, Japan, Mexico, and Southeast Asia. The female lead has a brother who loves her very much. Everything about them hits my sweet spot!

14. 1214 他 He Lost Control, and the Predator Crawled Under the Bed and Fell to His Knees 他失控，掠夺者钻床底后卑微下跪 Big Kuan Kuan大款款Modern Romance119k WordsOngoing Forest Spirit: A Serene, Beautiful Top Student X A Pretentious Gentleman Who’s Really a Repressed, Unhinged Powerhouse [Forceful Love + Fatherly Devotion + Unconditional Adoration + The Powerful Man Bows to Love + Second Male Lead’s Long Road to Redemption + Fake and Real Heiresses] Before the rain let up, Su Miaoyue learned that her boyfriend’s “buddy” had taken the front passenger seat in his car. She got into a specially customized Rolls-Royce Phantom instead. One torrential night, desire clo —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    He's aloof and reserved, but actually a crazy older man who dotes on you and knows how to lift and guide you.

15. 1215 春 Lingering Warmth on a Spring Night 春夜余温 Chen Ruozhou陈若舟Modern Romance348k WordsCompleted Multiple short drama adaptations are now available. The story features a reunion after years apart, rekindled love, a devoted couple, and sweet married life. A beautiful, down-on-her-luck heiress x a powerful man who loves her deeply but keeps his feelings buried. In high school: a proud rich girl x a cool, poor boy. Wen Yu reunited with Song Qingshu at the lowest point in her life. The poor boy she'd once dumped had become the chairman of a publicly listed group worth tens of billions. Wearing 69.5kReads9.3Score8.8kShelves

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    This author's books need no introduction; they're truly excellent.

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