Marriage First, Love Later: Angsty at First, Sweet Later 先婚后爱，开始很虐，后来很甜的

1. 201 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 24.4kReads9.1Score2kShelves
2. 202 失 After Going Blind, She Impulsively Married a Tycoon Worth Hundreds of Billions! 失明后，她和千亿总裁闪婚了！ Sweet Wine Seven甜酒七Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation, A Deep Confession in Your Eyes, is now available. Go watch it on Hongguo, everyone! [First Married, Then in Love + Devoted Couple + Age Gap + Sweet Romance + Mutual Devotion] Mu Qianqian accidentally goes blind while saving an old lady, then marries the old lady's grandson on a whim just three days later! Before her sight returns, Mu Qianqian worries every day that she's married an ugly guy with no car or house. Once she can see again, the man lifts her chin, his thin 10kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
3. 203 傅 Mr. Fu's Exclusive Love 傅先生的独家宠爱 Loves Sour Pears爱吃酸梨Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Completed. The short drama Night's Gentle Embrace is now available. [Marry first, fall in love later + reunion after a long separation + long-planned romance + the second male lead wins + unrequited love becomes mutual + chasing his wife to the crematorium, but she never looks back + both leads are each other's first] (P.S. All sweetness, no angst.) Everyone in their circle knows Wen Yan is a servant in the Chu household and Chu Shiyu's nanny. She's been by his side since childhood, taking care 4.2kReads9.2Score450Shelves
4. 204 闪 Three Years Married Without Meeting: The Miracle Doctor Military Wife Takes Their Child to Find Her Husband 闪婚三年未见面，神医军嫂带崽去寻夫 Pinchy Mimiya揪揪咪呀Modern Romance187k WordsCompleted Song Zhiqiu worked herself to death and transmigrated into the body of a married woman in the 1980s, becoming a mother with no labor pains. Her bargain-bin husband had vanished after their wedding night. Her lazy sister-in-law picked fights every few days, while her mother-in-law made snide remarks and gave her a hard time every single day. Whoever wants this life can have it. She couldn't take it anymore! Song Zhiqiu took the child and set out to find her husband. She was getting a divorce! But 8Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 205 相 I Met a Billionaire on a Blind Date, and the Reserved Tycoon and I Had a Flash Marriage 相亲相到亿万富翁，禁欲大佬和我闪婚了 Stop Hitting Me, I'm Just Here for the Sauce别打了我是酱油Modern Romance171k WordsCompleted [Long-planned scheme + marriage first, love later + both leads are each other's only ones + she gets strung along at first + they pursue each other later] Shen Xingyu, who has always been sweet and sensible, does two crazy things. First, after her boyfriend proposes to another woman on the day he was supposed to propose to her, she sleeps with a stranger that very night. Second, she gets a marriage license and has a whirlwind wedding with her blind date, Lan Yunan. She assumes they'll each get w 13Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 206 陆 President Lu's Private Love 陆总的私有爱 Qiuxi秋夕Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted She begged him to save her… From that moment, the wheel of fate began to turn. She resolved not to be a delicate flower, but a tough woman who could shoulder the burden of supporting her parents. Who could have guessed that he would lay a gentle trap for her? She fell into it step by step, married him, and bore him children. “Woman, you still haven't repaid me for saving you. Where do you think you're going?” “I've had several of your babies! How have I not repaid you?” The woman was furious and 2Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 207 外 An Adorable Alien Wife Lands in My Arms, and a Kiss from Young Master Si Makes Her Behave 外星萌妻撞入怀，司少亲亲就超乖 No Matter What, I Won't Eat Ginger说啥不吃姜Modern Romance202k WordsCompleted Delicate, sweet alien airhead VS doting, flirtatious, possessive CEO who's an expert kisser [Marriage first, love later + sweet, devoted couple] Su Nuannuan tumbles into a man's arms and gets a peck on the lips right away. As an extraterrestrial visitor, she thinks: “Waaah, Earth is too dangerous! I want to go back to outer space!” But before she knows it, the gloomy, stern man takes her home and coaxes and tricks her into marrying him. After they marry, her domineering husband spoils her to no 40Reads8.0Score—Shelves
8. 208 漂 The Beautiful Girl Next Door Wakes Up and Joins the Army. Officers Fight Over Her 漂亮白月光觉醒随军，首长争又抢 Nan Wanwan南绾绾Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted “Second Chance at Love, Spatial Ability, Everyone’s Favorite, Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium, Adorable Baby, Military Marriage” In the third year of living apart from He Shaoyan and fighting over a divorce, Ye Qingzhi began having prophetic dreams. At first, they were just trivial things, until one day she dreamed that her brother-in-law imprisoned her, while her sister became his accomplice and drove her insane before she died a gruesome death. After she died, the man who had repeatedly cl 28.1kReads7.0Score2.5kShelves

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   Reborn and schemed against by her scheming adopted sister? Shen Qingshu retaliates by intercepting the system space and first binding her family heirloom to her with her blood. When her adopted sister comes to borrow her bracelet, she smiles and hands her a cheap item from a Pinduoduo marketplace—"Borrow it, go ahead."

9. 209 疯 Madwoman! My Stunning Ex-Wife Has Come to Claim My Life 疯批！美艳前妻来索命 Sea Salt Crispy海盐酥酥Urban691k WordsCompleted [Two Powerful Heirs Seek Revenge | Love and Hate in a Tug-of-War | Scheming Mogul × Mixed-Race Heiress] A carefully planned marriage marks the beginning of Qin Yichuan's long-nurtured revenge. A law graduate carrying the weight of his family's old grudges, he deliberately approaches Ye Qinghe, heiress of the Ye family, using marriage to infiltrate his enemy's household. When trouble erupts, he makes a choice that, to everyone else, looks like a betrayal of his wife. Everyone calls him cold and h 56Reads8.8Score168Shelves

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   A marriage of convenience that blossoms into love, a powerful and scheming urban romance! A ruthless and powerful man straddling the lines between the underworld and legitimate society clashes with a stunningly beautiful, highly intelligent, mixed-race female CEO. Qin Yichuan, a cunning and ruthless man, is sent by his godfather to infiltrate the Ye family, his enemy. He marries Ye Qinghe to gather information, fabricates charges, and sends her to prison. Upon her release, she returns with a knife, seeking revenge, leading to an intense and tumultuous relationship. As misunderstandings are cleared up, the powerful man humbly pursues his wife to atone for his sins. The two strong individuals join forces to fight their mastermind, engaging in business battles and gangster intrigue, creating a high-octane, addictive story.

10. 210 藏 Hidden Beneath the Pearly Glow 藏于珠光之下 Dancing in the Evening Breeze晚风翩然Modern Romance157k WordsCompleted [Whirlwind marriage + marriage first, love later + marriage alliance + rekindled romance + both leads are inexperienced] [A gentle yet strong, clear-headed and reserved artist VS a cold, self-centered CEO who sees marriage as a transaction] “Miss Su, I've met many talented young people. Some are too fixated on the pain of the past, while others are too eager to forget it.” “But you're different. You turned your pain into nourishment. That's rare.” “But what's passed between us is over. We mis —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A business marriage, a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love, with the male and female leads initially ignoring each other.

11. 211 天 A Catastrophic Start: I’m Forced to Marry a Lame, Mad King 天崩开局，我被迫嫁给瘸腿癫王 Who Says Immortality Must Be Lonely?谁说长生需寂寞Ancient Romance806k WordsOngoing [One-on-one, both with no past relationships: the woman transmigrates into a book, pretending to be a vixen but really just a laid-back slacker; the man is reborn, pretending to be a madman but secretly a true romantic. They spar and fall in love, flirt to the extreme, enjoy endless sweet indulgence, and clash over court politics.] No bitter drama, just sweet, over-the-top romance. Their clashes are mostly battles of wits. Su Xu accidentally transmigrates into a book and becomes a cannon-fodder 863Reads9.3Score131Shelves

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    A transmigrated woman and a reborn man, a clear-headed, lazy bum x a cunning, sharp-tongued, and wicked king. No cheat codes, they survive purely through political maneuvering. Everyone is intelligent, lighthearted, funny, and without melodrama. The logic is rigorous, the plot is intricately woven, and it's incredibly good!

12. 212 晚 The Evening Breeze Kisses Hong Kong Island 晚风吻港岛 Yu Lansheng屿蓝生Modern Romance337k WordsOngoing [Refined Hong Kong Tycoon × Pure-Hearted Little Melon]+ [Marriage Before Love]+ [Both Leads Are Inexperienced]+ [Older Man]+ [Secret Crush] When the eldest daughter of the main branch runs away on the eve of the wedding, Lin Yuzhi, the illegitimate daughter of the second branch, is pushed forward, to marry her wealthy future brother-in-law, Lu Jingyao, and preserve the prestige of the Lu and Lin families in Hong Kong society. The public mocks her as a “substitute bride,” while Lu Jingyao see 15Reads—Score118Shelves

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    This one! It's sour at first, then sweet!

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