The Male Lead Has a First Love, but Grows Fond of the Heroine as They Spend Time Together 男主有白月光，但是在朝夕相处中对女主产生了好感

1. 751 毒 Poisonous Love, Ruling the World 毒宠倾天下 Xuanyue Jing玄静月Ancient Romance559k WordsCompleted [Devoted one-on-one romance + equally powerful leads + sweet romance + satisfying read + space + lighthearted daily life + court intrigue] With the wedding between the Marquis's household and Prince Ye of the current dynasty fast approaching, an imperial decree throws the entire household into chaos. No one could have imagined that the marriage arranged by the late emperor would turn into a death sentence: the bride would be buried alive as a sacrifice. The marquis's wife does everything she 5.2kReads9.1Score705Shelves
2. 752 凡 A Mortal's Ascension to Immortality 凡人飞仙 The Road Goes On路长在Eastern Fantasy4.2M WordsCompleted [Mortal Cultivation] He tossed an immortal herb into a black jar, and it kept pouring out more! A village boy accidentally obtained a black jar that could duplicate supplies, and so began his journey to immortality. Is cultivating immortality difficult? I have mountains of pills to help me! Are powerful enemies everywhere? I’ll wipe them out with handfuls of talismans! Born with a useless spirit root, he defies fate and becomes an Immortal Ancestor! Shu Han proves the Great Dao to the world, bec 56.6kReads9.1Score5.6kShelves
3. 753 抱 She Was Returned to Her Sect by Mistake, Only to Freeze to Death 抱错被接回宗门，她却被活活冻死 Nan Yunzhu南云珠Ancient Romance717k WordsCompleted [Everyday life + farming and cultivation + healing + not a strong female lead] In her previous life, Wen Zhizhi was switched at birth and eventually returned to her real family. She poured her heart and soul into her first half of life, only to freeze to death on a snowy night while everyone in her sect doted on the impostor and rejected the real heiress. Reborn at the age of seven, she decisively left them behind. But she had barely escaped the deadly cave of the blind before she was picked up 7.1kReads9.5Score1.1kShelves
4. 754 小 My Little Martial Uncle Really Doesn't Push Herself. She Just Wants to Kill the Female Lead 小师叔真不卷，她只想杀女主而已 Mo Caiwei莫采薇Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast] [People say the blurb did this book a disservice. I'm no good at writing blurbs, so just read the story.] Reincarnated as a doomed female supporting character destined for a gruesome death? No problem. Kill the heroine from the start, wreck the plot, and reset everything. This time, I'm the heroine. The original heroine was a pitiful girl born to a concubine. She had a lowly start but a powerful protagonist's aura. No matter what danger she faced, she always escaped disaster, ros 80.7kReads9.5Score12.1kShelves
5. 755 惜 Cherishing Flowers 惜花芷 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [The original novel behind the TV adaptation starring Hu Yitian and Zhang Jingyi] After keeping her talents hidden for fifteen years, Hua Zhi thought she could spend her life as a proper aristocratic young lady, living in peace. But when the Hua family’s fortunes collapse, she has no choice but to reveal her sharp edge and hold the storm-tossed household together. Being out in public becomes the norm, and so does galloping through the streets. When all else fails, she even carries a coffin on he 20kReads9.6Score4.6kShelves
6. 756 订 On Our Engagement Night, My Fiancé’s Third Brother Won’t Stop Pursuing Me 订婚夜，未婚夫三哥对我强缠不休 Lang Gugu浪咕咕Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Cold, ruthless tycoon tyrant + dazzling beauty who acts sweet and innocent but is a scheming seductress / top-tier wealthy families / both leads are devoted and evenly matched / groveling reconciliation / adorable baby / light fantasy] Everyone says Third Master Ye is cold and heartless, and that any woman who gets close to him meets a terrible end. Only Mu Yuge knows Ye Lisheng has two completely different sides. “Third Master, if we take one more step, there'll be no turning back.” Mu Yuge is 86Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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   The male protagonist has a fake Bai Yueguang, but after getting to know the female protagonist, he is completely attracted to the female protagonist [crying] He really loves the female protagonist so much

7. 757 活 Vivid Beauty 活色 Bale Bajiao芭了芭蕉Modern Romance795k WordsCompleted Du Ruo had been by Zhan Jingmo's side for so long that she knew the truth: she was only a pair of eyes for the woman he loved. Scattered across every corner of the city were countless other substitutes like her. Some resembled the woman's eyes, some her mouth, and some her nose... But Du Ruo knew they would never add up to the real woman. Until someone appeared who looked exactly like her. 3.9kReads5.5Score423Shelves

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   It fits the title very well. It's super bloody. If you like this kind of genre, you can go and watch it. You won't be disappointed.

8. 758 恋 Falling for the Best Friend of an Imperial Uncle 恋上帝国大叔的好友 Beibei Xi北北兮Modern Romance53k WordsCompleted [Age gap × sweet, bookish girl × aloof CEO × happy ending] There’s nothing wrong with falling for someone seven years younger than you. You just might get a good beating from your friends for it, but what’s a few punches? He Yu: “Kid, do you regret being with me?” Jiang Xiaxia turned to look him in the eye and answered without the slightest hesitation: “I don’t regret it.” He Yu pressed her, unwilling to let it go: “You’re that sure?” Jiang Xiaxia held her ground: “Mm! I’m sure.” —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   These two books are fine.

9. 759 这 This Woman Has Erotomania 这女人有钟情妄想症 The Second Jing Tiao Isn't Spicy二荆条不辣Modern Romance299k WordsOngoing Life doesn't follow the path you expect. The people you once thought would be by your side forever may drift apart as you go through life. And people you never expected may suddenly enter your life. Every gathering must come to an end. Some people are only there for a part of your long life; no one can stay by someone else's side forever. Time forces everyone to grow. Treasure the people you meet; forgive one another when you part; letting go is the finest look of youth. Men are women's best tea 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The hero and heroine get married first and then fall in love. A new book is on the shelves. Please pay attention.

10. 760 不 He’s Just the Campus Heartthrob 不过是校草 Liu Liu Lan六六兰Modern Romance65k WordsOngoing [A fake playboy, school bully, campus heartthrob, CEO guy × a fake wicked woman who loves money and lusts after handsome men, an artsy girl]“Everyone knows you’re my girlfriend.” He spread rumors to stake his claim. “Please, what beautiful woman are you trying to get me to help you shake off this time? You’re seriously blocking my chances with other guys. I’ll need some compensation for emotional distress.” “I’ll pay your emotional distress compensation by making this act real.” 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist has Bai Yueguang to redeem himself, but he approaches the female protagonist for a certain purpose, and gradually develops a good impression of her after spending time together day and night.

11. 761 白 Daylight's Sweet Embrace 白日倾欢 Jiang Tang姜塘Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Top-Tier Family, Unhinged Powerful Male Lead, Rose-like Beauty Female Lead, He Spoils Her Fiercely, Both Untouched] What Jian Huan regretted most was provoking her fiancé’s older brother to get revenge on her fiancé. She meant to have her fun and run, but it turns out it’s easy to invite trouble and hard to get rid of it. One night of passion, and now they were tangled up in each other. “Second Master Lou, this sort of thing should be mutual.” Lou Xiao pressed closer, step by step. “That doesn’ 40.7kReads9.2Score4.4kShelves
12. 762 甄 Zhen Huan Reborn: I Want to Be Empress 甄嬛重生之我要当皇后 Call Little Fish呼叫小鱼儿Ancient Romance478k WordsCompleted Warning!!! The overall story is similar to following the old path again, but things will change at crucial moments, creating a butterfly effect. An Lingrong never enters the palace and becomes fabulously wealthy; Fang Chunyi is promoted and has a daughter; Zhen Huan has children of both sexes and rises to the throne as empress; Nian Shilan fakes her death and leaves the palace. Huan Bi marries a military officer; Shen Meizhuang and Wen Shichu stay together for life. [In her previous life, Zhen H —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Gong Douwen. The male protagonist is the emperor, and the female protagonist is Zhen Huan. Zhen Huan was reborn, returned to the draft and entered the palace. The emperor always favored Zhen Huan because she looked very much like his wife who died early. Later, when Zhen Huan suffered a hemorrhage during childbirth, he realized that his love for Zhen Huan had surpassed his love for Chun Yuan.

13. 763 医 The Medical Consort Rises: The Scum King and His Adorable Child Turn the World Upside Down 医妃崛起，虐渣王爷萌娃闹翻天 Forgotten Flicker遗忘的闪烁Ancient Romance309k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + Taking Down Scumbags + Physician Consort + Pocket Dimension + Adorable Child] Lin Wanqing is a modern attending surgeon who transmigrates to ancient times. On her wedding day, she is assaulted, abandoned, and sent to the Cold Palace, where she gives birth to an adorable child. Who poisoned her and destroyed her looks? Who wants to assassinate her? A long scar across her face burns hatred deep into her heart, along with the unbearable pain of the past that she can never forg 27Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    These two books completely meet the meaning of the title, the word count is not too long, and the plot is not too long!

14. 764 新 Cast Out on My Wedding Night, the Peerlessly Ugly Concubine Becomes Empress 新婚夜被休后，绝世丑妃变女帝 Forgotten Flicker遗忘的闪烁Ancient Romance752k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + palace intrigue + princess consort + strong female lead + female emperor + satisfying revenge] In the turbulent years of the Da Hai era, Jiang Mengli, a modern weapons expert, was reborn in ancient times after her soul miraculously survived. She had been born with extraordinary beauty and hailed as the most beautiful woman in the land, but overnight she became the ugliest woman alive. On her wedding night, her scumbag prince consort sent her to the Cold Palace. Spurned by everyone, th 5Reads6.7Score—Shelves
15. 765 离 After the Divorce, the CEO Wants to Give Himself to Me 离婚后，霸总却要以身相许 Tong Xiaoyu彤小鱼Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Angsty at First, Sweet Later + Strong Female Lead + Adorable Kids + Everyone's Favorite] Li Baichen is the most sought-after bachelor in Nancheng. Two years ago, she divorced him. The white lotus women clapped and cheered. Four years later, Li Baichen shamelessly clings to her. “Wifey, what do you mean we're strangers? You've already had three of my children!” And so begins his long, agonizing road to winning his wife back... 231Reads8.8Score103Shelves

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    White moonlight, red rose, finally conquered

16. 766 闪 A Contract Marriage with the CEO 闪婚总裁契约妻 Plucking Flowers, Brushing Willows拈花拂柳Modern Romance4.3M WordsCompleted [Delicate, sweet little beauty vs. Proud, aloof young master] [Sweet romance + Devoted husband + Contract marriage + Marriage first, love later] Gu Xixi was set up and ended up in a powerful man’s bed. After one passionate night, the man pulled out a check. “Here’s five million. Keep quiet about what happened today.” But then she accidentally got pregnant, and the two were forced into a whirlwind wedding, becoming a contract couple. Yin Sichen had thought this marriage was nothing but an act. Bu 2.6kReads9.0Score2kShelves

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    Story synopsis: The male protagonist has Bai Yueguang, marry first and fall in love later

17. 767 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 66.9kReads9.3Score6.1kShelves

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    🌱She is someone in his heart. The two fell in love and got married. After marriage, treat each other with respect and support each other. When they open up to each other. His she and her him are back, what should they do...

18. 768 领 She Was Jilted on Their Wedding Registration Day, So She Remarried into a Powerful Family with Her Child 领证当天被悔婚，她带崽改嫁豪门 Wu Yixing舞奕星Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted On the day they’re supposed to register their marriage, his mistress calls arrogantly: “I’m carrying a boy. Beichen isn’t coming to register with you!” She turns around at once, abandons the scumbag, and takes her daughter to marry a handsome man at the same Civil Affairs Bureau, where he’s also in desperate need of a marriage certificate. Lin Chuxia initially thinks Jiang Mohan is just an ordinary pediatric doctor of traditional Chinese medicine. To her surprise, he is the heir to the provincia 12.4kReads9.1Score2kShelves
19. 769 闪 After a Whirlwind Wedding, My Tycoon Husband Hides His Secret Identity 闪婚后，豪门老公马甲藏不住 Flowers Along the Way一路开花Modern Romance2.8M WordsCompleted Meng Ning was forced to go on a blind date and, through a twist of fate, ended up in a whirlwind marriage with the powerful head of the Fu family in the capital. She always thought her husband was an ordinary man with no house of his own, and figured they would simply live a quiet life together. Then one day, she discovered her husband's secret. Then her memories returned, and she found out she had once had a daughter. He pointed to the girl who looked like him and asked her, “How do you explain 33.1kReads9.1Score2.7kShelves
20. 770 认 Married the Wrong Person with the Wrong Papers, and the Rich Heir Is Absolutely Irresistible 认错人领错证，豪门继承人嘎嘎香 Qin Yuejiao沁月皎Modern Romance3.5M WordsCompleted The first time Zhan Yan saw her, he said, “I want a divorce.” Wen Rao: He’s pretty handsome, but what a shame he has no brains. The second time Zhan Yan saw her, he changed his mind and wanted to stick together, saying he didn’t want to get married twice. Wen Rao: Besides his face, there’s nothing this man can do right! A month later, Wen Rao insisted on getting a divorce. Zhan Yan disappeared just to avoid her... Wen Rao had always known that Qing City’s richest man had the same surname as her 19.3kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves
21. 771 剧 The Plot Has Gone Off the Rails 剧情它崩了 Sincere Washbasin诚挚的面盆Modern Romance341k WordsCompleted Also known as NPCs Awaken: The Plot Has Gone Off the Rails [Wild Imagination + Indulgent Romance + System + A Touch of the Supernatural + A Touch of Mystery] [There’s a System, but it belongs to someone else] [There’s a golden finger, but it belongs to someone else] [There’s a punishment, and it’s hers] When Bai Qingyin was sixteen, she discovered that her world was a book, and that she was the villainess who had impersonated the heroine to marry the male lead. For years, she had been testing th 98Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    Very nice, I've already reprinted it for the second time

22. 772 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, the Villain and I Became Brothers 穿书后我和反派成了兄弟 Qi Qi Yu七七宇Modern Romance381k WordsCompleted Yin Mi transmigrated into a book! Worse, she became the vicious second female lead, destined to be killed by the second male lead, who was also the story’s great villain! To stay alive, Yin Mi had no choice but to cozy up to someone powerful. But the male lead was already living happily ever after with the heroine, leaving no room for her to win him over. After thinking it over again and again, Yin Mi decided her only option was to cozy up to the great villain instead! If she didn’t want to be k 326Reads9.0Score103Shelves

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    It's really beautiful. If you don't watch it, you'll definitely regret it, okay? What about adding people?

23. 773 被 Forced into Marriage: Mrs. Lu Is Getting Sweeter by the Day 被迫成婚：陆太太越来越甜 Yiya Yinan以雅以南Modern Romance3.0M WordsCompleted Zhao Jin’an is forced to marry Lu Zhi, the spoiled rich heir everyone in Jiangcheng despises. Because of the old man, after the wedding they have to put on an act every day, pretending to be a loving couple. She directs a show, and he visits her on set. He goes on a business trip, and she goes with him. When they travel together, she posts photos on Weibo and he reposts them from his official account. When they return to China, reporters surround them at the airport. Nestled in Lu Zhi’s arms, Zh 76Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    It must be this one [shy]

24. 774 快 Quick Transmigration: I Bring Warmth to Male Supporting Characters 快穿之我为男配送温暖 Rolling Gold滚金Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted The supporting male characters who are used by the heroine and then ruthlessly cast aside are never loved or cared for. They can only serve as stepping stones for the leads’ romance, leaving readers so furious they wish they could become agents of justice themselves. Now these “underdogs” finally have someone in their corner. After virtual-world technology became widespread, traveling between mission worlds to bring warmth to supporting male characters became the most popular kind of assignment, 1.1kReads9.0Score101Shelves

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    Haha, these books seem to have nothing to do with each other, but they do meet the requirements of the original poster. They are all about the male protagonist slowly falling in love with the female protagonist when she has Bai Yueguang. If you are interested, you can read it (=^▽^=)

25. 775 H Harry Potter: Butterfly Storm HP之蝴蝶风暴 Between the Tides潮汐之间Female-Channel Fanfiction325k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Marauders Era + Behind-the-Scenes Scheming + Changing the World] She was an unexpected presence. The god who ruled over death had never imagined that her soul could shine so brightly. She possessed a tenderness unlike anything else in the world, the most distinctive glimmer in the endless river of souls. [Original transmigrated heroine. The male lead is a reborn Snape. The world resembles the original, but is by no means the same. The canon pairings will remain intact. I proudly suppo 9kReads9.5Score1.1kShelves

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