Looking for a Gentle Male Lead: Refined and Noble, Not a Schemer 求温柔系男主(要温润如玉有君子之风的，不要腹黑)

1. 451 藏 The Light You Can’t Hide 藏不住的光 Dense Fog`浓雾`Modern Romance215k WordsCompleted At sixteen, an accident shattered Jiang Yaoyao's peaceful life. From then on, the light disappeared from her eyes, until she met that unruly young man, who became the brightest, warmest light in her world. 299Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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   He hugged her from behind and watched the setting sun with her. He pressed close to her ear and whispered softly. "I also want to tell you a secret." "What?" "Actually, I have always liked you." "From the beginning." The young heartbeat is passionate, a love that cannot be hidden. From the first sight, I was completely captivated.

2. 452 盛 Madness Reigns in This Golden Age, and I'm the Only One Saving People 盛世疯批，只有我在救人 Lord Ninghan凝寒君259k WordsOngoing [Everyone Is Unhinged | High-Quality Political Intrigue and Ensemble Cast | Intense Emotional Push and Pull] In a dynasty where the princes and the emperor are bound by a blood feud, I, Du Taiping, became the only normal person. The Crown Prince is a lone wolf bent on revenge, my senior brother is a madman devoted to order, and my disciple can see the colors of people's souls. I wanted nothing more than to die in peace, but was dragged into another high-stakes gamble over this so-called “golden 26Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 453 顶 A Top-Tier Star Falls in Love with Me 顶流男星爱上我 The Little Student Who Loves Meat爱吃肉的小同学Modern Romance366k WordsCompleted [Sweet youth romance] [Modern romance] [Entertainment industry] Le Yao saw Wen Li again at the Spring Festival Gala on New Year's Eve. Le Yao was watching on TV, while Wen Li was a hugely famous star beloved by everyone. Le Yao liked Wen Li. More precisely, she had a crush on him for ten whole years, from age seventeen to twenty-seven. No one knew about this all-consuming secret love, not even Wen Li. People say that if you meet someone too dazzling when you're young, everyone who comes along la 5.2kReads9.2Score592Shelves
4. 454 释 When the Locust Tree Knows to Return 释槐知返 Cha Jin茶槿Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Sharp-tongued × resilient] [Detective × diplomat] [Long-planned pursuit] [Flirty tension at first, then some angst] [Mutual pining] [Both virgins] [Happy ending] Before she turned seventeen, Jiang Zhiyao’s memories of Xing Shi went no further than their distant childhood. In 2006, her father remarried. Holding Xing Shi’s hand in one of his and patting little Zhiyao’s head with the other, he said, “Call him your big brother.” Jiang Zhiyao obediently did as she was told, but young Xing Shi said n 14.6kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves

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   The first ones are all good modern-day novels, the second ones are ancient novels, and the last one is a novel with a female protagonist and no male protagonist.

5. 455 神 The Gods Granted Me Three Wishes, Then I Was Reborn 神明送我三个愿望后，我重生了 Feng Anlan风安澜Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted (The new book's rating is out, and its quality is guaranteed. The score keeps rising! Lighthearted, sweet, and full of pampering, with no angst. Dive in with confidence!) [Reborn + sweet romance + good luck + age gap] After a chance encounter with a mysterious deity, Nan Xi gets three wishes and goes straight from being a thirty-year-old office worker back to infancy, beginning a reborn life where everything goes her way! She wishes for her parents to move to the capital to start a business and 39.7kReads8.5Score6.3kShelves

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   Rare high-quality 90 Sweet Articles! The setting of fetal reincarnation is super novel, zero blood and zero top quality, gentlemen and big men bow their heads for love, and the age difference creates lifelong preferences!

6. 456 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. 16.2kReads9.6Score2kShelves
7. 457 表 After the Young Lady Chose a Match, the Unhinged Heir Went Red-Eyed and Claimed Her by Force 表姑娘选亲后，疯批世子红眼强夺 Half a Song半歌儿Ancient Romance314k WordsOngoing [Cool-Headed, Rational Cousin Lady × Possessive, Yandere Heir] Intense possessiveness, drawn-out push and pull, both leads' first love, sweet romance, happy ending. She entered the Duke's mansion at the age of five. Patient and discreet, she was always cautious in everything she did. Yet her striking beauty and refined, otherworldly scholarly bearing made others jealous and resentful. The Duchess feared she would attract her precious son's attention. She secretly set a trap at the girl's coming- 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves

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   The male protagonist is super gentle

8. 458 春 Spring and Moonlight 春与月光 Parting Words诀别词Modern Romance116k WordsCompleted [A Million Readers' Highly Praised Favorite! Childhood Friends / Secret Crush Comes True / Tension Builds / One-on-One, Sweet Romance!] After a family crisis, Zhou Yue temporarily moves in with Lin Qi. The two grew up together and have always been close. Zhou Yue's striking looks and height, along with his excellent grades, make him the center of attention. As everyone keeps probing, Lin Qi repeatedly insists otherwise. What Lin Qi doesn't know is that, in Zhou Yue's heart, he built himself a ga 35.2kReads9.5Score5.1kShelves
9. 459 稚 A Childlike Heart 稚心 Lu Liangfeng陆凉风Modern Romance172k WordsCompleted Liu Jingzhe was one of the Tang family's most trusted right-hand men. After coming of age, he devoted himself to the family and handled emergencies. When Liu Jingzhe was twenty, he received an assignment from his superior, Tang Lü: to serve as guardian to Chen Jiajun, a young girl related to the Tang family by blood. Over the next ten years, Liu Jingzhe raised Chen Jiajun into a poised and capable adult. When she was nineteen, he realized she had developed romantic feelings for him, so he ended 192Reads9.4Score—Shelves
10. 460 告 After My Confession Was Rejected 告白被拒以后 Xiao Shanzhong小山重Modern Romance319k WordsCompleted [Main story complete; bonus chapters will appear from time to time] Everyone knew that Zhou Yubai was so exceptional in both looks and grades that nobody could compare. Everyone knew that Zhou Yubai's childhood friend was Xi Jinhe, a proud black swan. And everyone knew that Xi Jinhe had pleaded for Zhou Yubai's love, only to be rejected. The mood at their graduation party moved her to confess: “Zhou Yubai, would you consider giving me a chance?” All she got in return was, “Xi Jinhe, I only care 12.9kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves
11. 461 步 Sinking Deeper into Your Embrace 步步溺骨 Wusu Bubble Rice Cracker乌苏泡仙贝Modern Romance279k WordsCompleted [Secret love comes true + pretend turns real + the powerful man lowers his head] Five years later, they meet again at her fiancé’s family banquet. Li Hua’s attempts to approach and flirt with the man under the pretense of keeping things subtle are seen through at a glance. A friend teases the chairman of the mighty Shengshi Group, saying he’s finally been reduced to just another little fish in someone’s pond. The man smiles faintly and gets to the heart of it: “She’s a clever girl. I’m her plan 7kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves
12. 462 较 Taking Things Seriously: Two Top Students Flirt, and the Newcomer Beats the Childhood Friend! 较真（双学霸互钓，天降打败竹马！） Closing Time打烊Modern Romance261k WordsCompleted [Ensemble campus cast + Mutual secret crushes + Two evenly matched top students trying to outflirt each other] The heroine is mischievous, lively, genuine, independent, and a little ball of sunshine. The hero is carefree and forthright, a little scheming and jealous, but gentle. No melodrama or unrealistic nonsense. The new guy beats out the childhood friend (the childhood friend isn't important and gets little page time). Everyone thinks Chen Yujin has no trouble winning girls over, but the gir 6.7kReads9.3Score963Shelves
13. 463 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 20.3kReads9.6Score4.7kShelves
14. 464 皇 Has the Noble Consort Left Qirong Palace Today? 皇贵妃今天出栖容宫了吗？ Xiaoman Crisp小满酥Ancient Romance528k WordsCompleted [☆No transmigration, no rebirth, and no pristine couples] [☆The romance develops gradually] Everyone in the palace knew that the person they must never offend was neither the pampered and fiery Noble Consort Hui nor the peerlessly beautiful Consort Cen, but Noble Consort Zhe of Qirong Palace, Lady Fucha. A consort's guide to survival: If you want to get ahead, never provoke the lady of Qirong Palace. She was the emperor's first woman, his companion and confidante since their youth; the mother 17.5kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
15. 465 惊 Shocking! The Legitimate Princess Defies Fate Every Day! 惊！嫡公主她每天都在逆天改命！ Ran Qiqi冉七柒Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Female-led power fantasy + ruthless, unhinged heroine + an extreme “I’d rather betray others than let them betray me” mentality] Xuan Mingyao was reborn at the age of seven, back before anything had happened. Though she was the empress’s legitimate daughter, a princess treated like royalty, her younger brother, the crown prince, was about to die of illness. Her mother would soon be consumed by worry, grow estranged from the emperor, and eventually be deposed in the witchcraft scandal. Overnight 27.2kReads9.4Score3.5kShelves
16. 466 他 His Gentle Seduction 他轻诱 Jie Jie芥婕Modern Romance345k WordsCompleted #A short drama adaptation under the same title is now streaming# [Love after marriage + he has been plotting this for years + slice of life + warm and sweet romance + the second male lead gets the girl] With her wedding day approaching, Jiang Nuanzhu runs into her fiancé at the hospital with his ex-girlfriend, whom he broke up with six years ago, as she undergoes a prenatal checkup. He claims he's only helping a widowed mother and her child. Jiang Nuanzhu refuses to raise someone else's child an 22.9kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves

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    The male protagonists in the following books are as gentle as jade and a humble young man. He is not a domineering president who is very popular right now. Self-denial and propriety, education, and correct outlook on life. Of course there must be some sweet ones too. No cruelty, great love.

17. 467 夏 Summer’s Farewell, Joy’s Promise 夏辞予欢 Han Beneath the Moon月下晗Ancient Romance224k WordsOngoing [Light Political Scheming] [Devoted Pair] [Pure Romance] Emotional Push and Pull / No Household Infighting / No Rivalry Between Women She stands beneath a clear, luminous sky. Surrounded on all sides by wolves and tigers, watch how she breaks out of this trap! One slap was meant to bring the refined and elegant Second Young Master Su to his senses. She never expected it to awaken the infatuation lurking beneath his gentle exterior. A cool, reserved physician who should have stayed out of the wo 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Let me read the second one. It's super good. It's not a loss. The first one is invincible and the second one is okay. It's just not famous. It's not a loss if I invest in it.

18. 468 一 A Lifetime of Serenity, Half a Lifetime of Farewell 一世清欢半世辞 Han Beneath the Moon月下晗Ancient Romance552k WordsCompleted At court, Xie Qingci was the Grand Tutor of the dynasty, revered by all for generations. Clad in robes as white as snow, he was cool and aloof, his features marked by a distance untouched by the mortal world. He had always been disciplined and proper, never once crossing the line. Su Qinghuan was a young lady boarding with the marquis's household, bright and vivacious, with a heart yearning for the open wilderness. All she wanted from life was freedom. He was her teacher, and she was the sole 648Reads—Score103Shelves
19. 469 春 A Spring Wedding Banquet 春日婚宴 Pomelo Is So Cute柚子好可爱Modern Romance815k WordsCompleted [Main couple’s story complete] Pregnancy before love, a slow and steady romance | Marriage first, love later / Multiple couples Seven years ago, she unexpectedly slept with Jiang Donglin, then married him, got pregnant, and had a child. Everything unfolded in ways she never expected: she became the sister-in-law of the man she loved. Seven years later, Jiang Donglin returned to the country with his former fiancée. They were made for each other. Chi Yao felt she could be cast aside at any moment. 4.3kReads6.8Score234Shelves

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    The male protagonist of the third CP couple is gentle and delicate, and every time he gets angry, it's loud and clear [laughs]

20. 470 乖 Be Good, Girl! The Powerful Man Spoils His Live-In Summer Nanny 乖，丫头！大佬轻哄住家暑期工 Mu Ziyu Qiao牧子羽樵Modern Romance600k WordsCompleted [Age Gap + Gentle Older Man + College Student + Cohabitation + Reunion After Years Apart + Sweet Romance] After being betrayed by his girlfriend, Gu Feng becomes a rising star in Xiaocheng, but his heart is dead to love and he has grown sick of women. College student Su Xinxin has a complicated family life and nowhere to go, so she has to work as a live-in nanny over the summer. Under one roof, affection blossoms, their flirtation winds its way through their days, and they find themselves fallin 1.3kReads8.7Score100Shelves

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    This is the gentlest man I can think of 🧍‍♂️, I want

21. 471 矜 The Distinguished Tycoon's Daily Indulgence 矜贵大佬的娇宠日常 A Riverside Orchid一汀兰Modern Romance287k WordsCompleted [The new book's rating is low, but it should gradually rise as more people rate it.] A resilient, gentle beauty steeped in traditional Chinese culture, studying history × a steady, refined, doting, scheming CEO with a fatherly air [Reunion after a long separation + mutual healing + reborn + devoted to each other + sweet, doting romance + no rivalry between women] Lin Feiran spent her whole life learning to let go and say goodbye. She learned to make peace with the pain of losing one loved one af 342Reads8.4Score—Shelves
22. 472 顾 Mrs. Gu, Let Me Lure You In 顾太太，诱你入怀 Chuan Lianxuan川恋璇Modern Romance710k WordsCompleted [Mutually devoted, one-on-one romance + Mutual pining + Choosing each other + Healing each other + Sweet romance + A slow, steady love] [Bright, confident lawyer x devoted, single-minded CEO] [Daddy-type big bad wolf x innocent little white rabbit] [Supporting characters have their own romances] When Gu Chenchuan was sixteen, he rescued Lin Nianxuan from being bullied. He fell for her at first sight. From then on, she became the only little sun in his bleak world. When Lin Nianxuan was sixteen, 106Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The gentle male protagonist will always be gentle in front of the heroine, will support the heroine's career, will be the heroine's strongest backing, will realize the heroine's wishes bit by bit, will fulfill all the promises to the heroine, and will always guide her and care for her, not only in words but also in actions.

23. 473 暮 Twilight Clouds, Spring Dawn 暮云春晓 Xu Tinglan叙亭兰Modern Romance420k WordsCompleted [Gentle, powerful, healing older man x clear-eyed, independent working woman] Reunion after years apart x childhood sweethearts x the long road to winning her back x slash career “I want a divorce.” Nan Xiao finally ended the marriage that had brought her so much pain. Then she met the man destined for her, reached the pinnacle of life, and had triplets. Standing outside her door, he sent her a message: “You were wonderful and beautiful, someone I once thought I could never reach. Now you're som —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Broken mirrors never reunite, the second male lead takes the lead, and the female lead does not have a strong family background

24. 474 假 Fake Sweet Girl, Real School Bully: The Whole School Kneels, and the Top Student Falls for Her 假软妹真校霸，全校跪了学霸爱了 Youmi Youmi优米优米Modern Romance707k WordsCompleted [I took my twin sister’s place at school, and the handsome top student became my fan] [Gentle, straightforward, rich top student × ambitious, emotionally savvy school queen] The Jiang family was poor but kept having children, and they gave one of their twin daughters away. Fifteen years later, the sisters meet again. The older sister is smart and studious, but she feels increasingly lost at a dead-end school. She’s braced herself for failing the college entrance exam and spending the rest of her 1kReads8.5Score174Shelves

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    It's good-looking😍😍, and the male protagonists are as gentle as jade. The male protagonist in the fourth book is a soldier, who appears late, and has a dark emotional line [laughs]

25. 475 穿 After I Transmigrated Into a Book, I Clung to the Male Supporting Character 穿书后我抱上了男配大腿 Gulu Ni咕噜昵Modern Romance445k WordsCompleted When Song Yingwan wakes up, she finds herself in the 1970s. Looking at a face in the mirror that resembles hers by seventy or eighty percent, it takes her a while to accept the truth. She looks at her loving parents and lively, clever younger brother and thinks life here seems pretty good. But after only a few days of enjoying it, she has no choice but to pack up and head to the countryside. Fine, then. She can go to the countryside! The college entrance exams will be reinstated in a few years a 11.6kReads8.8Score868Shelves
26. 476 八 The Eighties: After Refusing to Get a Zero, I Made It into College 八零，拒考零分后，高考上岸 A Little Lemon Sauce一只柠檬酱Modern Romance3.8M WordsCompleted Yu Xiaoxiao was a poor student. She wasn't much good at studying, and her job was only so-so. She had no great ambitions in life. All she wanted was a job where she could slack off and live like a couch potato until retirement. Then, without warning, she found herself in the 1980s. With no particular talents to speak of, Yu Xiaoxiao was at a loss. She had no idea how to survive in such a harsh and unforgiving era. In the end, she chose the hardest path of all. A poor student to begin with, she s 7.6kReads8.9Score393Shelves
27. 477 七 The 1970s: Who Says a Female Soldier Can't Be a Slacker? 七零，谁说女兵不能当该溜子 A Salty Fish Turns Over and Lie Flat咸鱼翻身躺平Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [Female soldier + strong heroine + comedy + face-slapping + putting scumbags in their place] After Zheng Hao awakened her memories, she found herself with a biased grandfather, a grandmother who favored boys over girls, and a mother who’d been tormented half to death. Could this setup get any worse? Just as her grandmother was about to stamp the name “Bringer of Brothers” onto her little sister, Zheng Hao struck back, turning their grandparents’ main room upside down and smashing everything to 38.5kReads9.0Score5.6kShelves
28. 478 我 I Saw You in the Abyss 我于深渊时见你 Jing Qi京祺Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted After 21 years of living each other’s lives, the real heiress was brought home, while I, the fake heiress, was about to lose everything I had once been proud of. To make it up to the real heiress, my father ordered me to take my younger sister’s place and marry into a poor village in the countryside. I thought my life had fallen into endless darkness, but he was like a ray of light, illuminating the depths where I had fallen. [Published in print] 7.8kReads9.3Score1kShelves

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    It's so sweet to me [Adoration] 1. Dr. Pei vs. Teacher Xiao Jiang, Dr. Pei has a secret crush, and he gets together with the little white rabbit step by step, popping pink bubbles 2. A time travel in the museum, a dialogue between ancient and modern times, the ending is he, I won't lose money if I invest [Shy] 3. The handsome male protagonist with single eyelids, gentle and considerate [Adoration]

29. 479 我 I Said There Were No Gods Tonight, So the Gods Fell 我说今夜无神，于是众神陨落 Ji Nanyi季南一Urban415k WordsCompleted [The print edition, titled A Godless Night, is available to search for on all platforms. The comic adaptation is now online.] [Plot-driven + infinite-flow + mild horror + countless twists] Yan Huang had a terminal illness. He didn't want to die, so he became a player in Instance. The System's evaluation of him read: [Player Yan Huang practices what he preaches and has impeccable morals. Congratulations, you have awakened the talent: Deceiver.] [Deceiver: Each lie you tell has a fifty percent cha 33.5kReads9.6Score4.7kShelves

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    I cried when I saw it [please give more updates][please give more updates][please give more updates]

30. 480 圆 The Round Table Consultant’s Final Fantasy 圆桌顾问的最终幻想 The Parasol Tree That Crossed the Ocean漂洋过海梧桐树Ancient Romance1.5M WordsOngoing A genius girl from the 21st century, Jian Sheng, wakes up one day inside the legend of King Arthur. No System, no support, just a crazy old man who calls himself Merlin. He says, “The Round Table needs an advisor. You’re the one.” Jian Sheng: “All right, then I’ll give Camelot a complete makeover, and have a little fun and romance along the way. What could be better?” King Arthur watches as the palace suddenly becomes more efficient, the treasury grows, and the knights are left speechless by the 376Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The gentle and powerful knight hero has a good temper and is entertained by the little fox heroine every day. Jian Sheng, a genius girl in the 21st century, woke up and entered the legend of King Arthur. There is no system, no support, just a crazy old man who calls himself Merlin. He said: The round table needs a consultant, you should be the one. Jian Sheng: Okay, then I'll give Camelot a big makeover and have some fun and fall in love. Wouldn't that be great! King Arthur looked at the suddenly efficient palace, the surge in the treasury, the knights who were silenced by their advisors, and the dizzy chief of the round table who was fooled, and couldn't help but fell into deep thought - is this woman really here to be an advisor?

31. 481 藏 After Hiding a Beauty in the Palace, His Majesty Has Ulterior Motives 藏娇入宫后，陛下他图谋不轨 Leisurely Peach Blossoms桃花闲闲Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted (Main story complete) [A clear-headed cousin who seems prim and obedient but hides her true abilities vs. an emperor who appears noble and righteous but is actually scheming, obsessive, and domineering] [Mutual devotion + healing + personal growth] Shen Minghe was once the freest bird in Jiangnan, and later the most obedient young lady in the Changping Marquis’s household. She never wanted to provoke anyone. All she wanted was a peaceful life. But the Prince of Yu repeatedly threatened her mot 30.1kReads8.8Score3.8kShelves

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    Come! It's packaged. This taste is okay.

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