Office Romance: The Female Lead Works at the Male Lead’s Company, but Isn’t His Secretary 办公室恋情，女主在男主公司工作，不是秘书的

1. 1 老 After One Night Together, the Dutiful Employee and the Succubus CEO 老实员工和魅魔总裁一夜过后 Jiaojiang Liang Qi椒江梁七Modern Romance504k WordsOngoing A sincere, hardworking intern VS a top-tier succubus of a CEO boss One-on-one, both untouched | Six-year age gap Male lead: Has wanted her for a long time, makes careful plans at every turn, and is a guiding kind of lover. Female lead: Knows she’s beautiful, but keeps a low profile. Career-minded, clear-headed, and free-spirited. [They’re attracted to each other from the start, with plenty of romantic tension. The story doesn’t promote harmful values. If it’s not your thing, please don’t flame m 753.9kReads9.4Score90.6k14d adds

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   These books all feature male protagonists with sound values, and older, guiding partners who are good at resolving problems and emotionally stable.

2. 2 办 Secret Office Marriage: Boss, Pretend We’re Strangers at Work 办公室隐婚，老板人前请装不熟 Xin Tongong忻桐ongModern Romance345k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later / Both Pure / Guiding Lover / Two Doctors / Healing] [Reserved, Repressed Male Superior X Hardworking, Resilient Female Subordinate] The day after Xu Wu entered a flash marriage, she discovered that she had married the wrong man! The other party was indeed Doctor Song, but he was not the Doctor Song mentioned by the matchmaker. [?] After learning the truth, Xu Wu sent him a message while on her way to a consultation. The very next second, her phone chimed behind 100.4kReads9.5Score14.4k14d adds
3. 3 总 A Little Friend Has Joined the CEO’s Office 总裁办来了个小朋友 Parkour Bunny跑酷小兔Modern Romance437k WordsOngoing [Bright, straightforward, clever assistant x gentle, scheming boss] Pure love | Sweet and bittersweet tension | Clear-eyed surrender | Healing ensemble cast | Power struggles Sweet romance on the surface, realism at its core, workplace and social growth, and love pushed to its limits within an institutional system Tang Li can only be ignited by an open flame, yet Jiang Jingnian is warm water. Leave water on the stove long enough, and it boils. Once it boils, who gets scalded first? That is w 48.4kReads8.9Score8.4k14d adds
4. 4 乙 The Contractor Just Wants to Make Money, but the Client Insists on Flirting 乙方只想搞钱，甲方非要调情 Parkour Bunny跑酷小兔Modern Romance362k WordsCompleted [Alluring Beauty of the Human World x Sharp-Tongued Capital Hunter] Adapted comic-drama: Unofficial Relationship Experienced adults, both leads are virgins | Instinctive attraction | The powerful one submits | Hilarious subversion of tropes Jiang Wany: Alluring and bold, clear-eyed about money, and fond of taking on difficult challenges. Lu Cinian: A top-tier Alpha, sharp-tongued and cutting, yet devoted to her alone. With her hormones out of whack, Jiang Wany seeks out her client for some "re 49.3kReads9.2Score8.5k14d adds
5. 5 春 Drowning Kisses on a Spring Night 春夜溺吻 Ling Jiang聆姜Modern Romance272k WordsCompleted Devoted to One Another | Mutual Flirting | All Heat, No Heart A shameless, leggy F1 driver vs. an aerospace expert who's drop-dead gorgeous Xu Zhouye, the young master of the Xu family in the capital, is a legend in the paddock and a three-time WDC champion. As famous as his driving skills are his ridiculously handsome face and an interview after a race. Before the podium, a reporter asked if he had a girlfriend. Looking utterly listless, he answered bluntly, “I'm spending my whole life with my 93.6kReads9.2Score16.2k14d adds
6. 6 犟 Stubborn Bones 犟骨 One Big Fish Head一条大鱼头Modern Romance519k WordsCompleted [Reunion After Years Apart + The Chase to Win Her Back + Two Cool, Distant Personalities + Eight-Year Age Gap] (Not a pure one-to-one romance. Please read the blurb before starting!!!! If it’s not your cup of tea, don’t read!!!! Malicious ratings will lower your luck!) “Arrogant and refined, stern and composed, a CEO from the elite” Zhou Congjin vs. “Cool and stubborn, worldly-wise, an ordinary-class beauty from a scholarly family” Shen Yi Shen Yi had always known that someone like Zhou Congjin 72.4kReads9.0Score19.6k14d adds

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   This is a book I've read twice! It's a story of a powerful man bowing down for love. Due to a misunderstanding, the male protagonist's disrespect and humiliation of the female protagonist is overheard by her terminally ill father, who ultimately dies of grief. The female protagonist disappears at the end, and they meet again. The male protagonist carefully plots his way back into her life.

7. 7 司 Mr. Situ Has Been Plotting This for a Long Time 司徒总他蓄谋已久 Madam Lu吕家夫人Modern Romance245k WordsCompleted Situ Xu, the eldest son of the Situ family in the capital, falls for a girl with no family connections, no status, and a single-parent upbringing. Knowing their relationship seems impossible, he deliberately enters the game and plots for years. An Shining has always known that people say a couple should be evenly matched in family background and status. She knows their relationship is impossible, and has never dared to hope for more. But love always comes without warning, then takes hold of your 104Reads—Score—14d adds

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   It fits perfectly.

8. 8 临 Critical Deal 临界交易 Qingyang轻飏Modern Romance586k WordsCompleted [Career growth + supportive lover + older man + carefully laid plans] (Not a story about saints, so please skip it if that bothers you.) At Anding Capital, two things were always said about Cheng Lizhou: First, none of the projects he signed ever fell through before the roadshow. Second, the Chinese partner who had returned from London led an almost absurdly clean private life. His calendar showed nothing but flight numbers and meeting times. Only later did Ye Shuwan learn that neither of thos 31.8kReads9.2Score4.1k14d adds

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   Quite meets the requirements

9. 9 老 Boss, Please Behave Yourself 老板，请自重 Silent Words默默無文Modern Romance150k WordsCompleted [No contrived twists, no melodrama, just a lighthearted and sweet everyday romance] [A diligent little secretary and a CEO with a dog-like personality] The boss is handsome and wealthy, takes his work seriously, is upright, and keeps his distance from women. He just needs a fake girlfriend to play along every now and then. Fang Wan saw how all the women before her had walked away with their pay without a scratch. Thinking it was a safe, easy way to make some extra money, she agreed to pretend to 595Reads8.9Score12914d adds

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   You'll only know it's authoritative after seeing it!

10. 10 养 A Flawed Upbringing 养成偏差 Saury and Three Cats秋刀鱼和三只猫Modern Romance323k WordsCompleted Cheng Huaizhou, the youngest partner at Maxwell Consulting, an industry benchmark and a business decision-maker who puts reason above all else. Ruan Chaoyang, a rookie who stumbled into consulting after being laid off, with unconventional instincts and energy to spare. His perfect algorithms and her knack for breaking the rules clash again and again. In this contest between reason and emotion, falling in love is the most beautiful deviation in the data. A proud mentor and a sunny girl who always 15.9kReads9.4Score2k14d adds
11. 11 红 Within and Beyond the Red Walls, Spring Breeze Enters the Game 红墙内外，春风入局 Momo's Little Words墨墨小语Modern Romance521k WordsCompleted [Older, Powerful Man] [Age Gap] [Junior Clerk] [Career Growth] [Guiding Lover] [Sweet Romance] One chance encounter, one moment of curiosity, and one... At some point, everything began to change. 58.6kReads8.5Score4.3k14d adds

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    I sincerely urge everyone not to miss this! Don't be misled by the seemingly ordinary title! This book, featuring a relationship between an older man and a woman with intellectual attraction, is truly a hidden gem! The male lead is cold on the outside but soft on the inside, with double standards and favoritism. He appears serious and composed in the workplace, but is gentle and accommodating only towards the female lead. The plot is incredibly rich, with four parallel storylines: workplace, romance, parenting, and personal growth—realistic and heartwarming!

12. 12 步 Seduction at Every Step, Teasing Inch by Inch 步步引诱，寸寸撩拨 Lush and Blooming葳蕤盛放Modern Romance120k WordsOngoing Incubus Rich Heir x Wild Rose Main couple are each other's first and only + steamy talk + possessive sweet romance + coercive pursuit + dangerously seductive flirting + powerful men who become devoted, fighting to win her over + both leads speak their minds + physically obsessed + emotionally ensnared + mutual salvation - A female college intern with a tragic background quietly enters the game! The rich heir lures her in step by step! Every time he bullies her shamelessly, he seems to be the hun 3.8kReads—Score27914d adds

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    The female lead works at the male lead's company, so she's completely under his thumb. It's a female-oriented novel with sponsored content, but it gets better the more you read. The language is witty, vivid, and descriptive; reading it is like watching a movie—I absolutely love it!

13. 13 温 Warm Night, Damp 温夜潮湿 Little Ling Who Will Strike It Rich暴富小玲Modern Romance665k WordsOngoing [A Cunning Hero Who Lures an Innocent Young Woman into a Night of Passion] [Mutual Firsts] [Sweet Romance] [Love at First Sight] [Possessive Love] [A Powerful Man Who Begs and Fights to Claim Her] [Sweet and Naive Good Girl vs. Cunning Crown Prince] Wen Yi was born into a highly educated family. Both of her parents are well-known professors. In the eyes of her parents and elders, she's a good girl. She has almost never gone against her parents' wishes, and when they arranged a marriage for her, 506kReads9.0Score39.6k14d adds
14. 14 抱 The Brother I Mistakenly Took Home Turns Out to Be My Tycoon Boss's Brother 抱错弟弟他亲哥竟是我的财阀老板 Milk Tea Raccoon奶茶粒狸Modern Romance584k WordsOngoing A sweet, everyday romance that unfolds at a gentle pace. The sugary main story is complete, and the bonus chapters are ongoing~ [Role Reversal in a Mix-Up at Birth] [Everyday Sweet Romance] [Powerful CEO from a Wealthy Family] [Involuntary Attraction] [Both Each Other's First] [One-Year Age Gap] [Clearheaded Office Worker] [Lighthearted, Sweet Romance] [CEO's Secretary] The rating just came out, and it's still going up~ P.S. This isn't a pairing with the "younger brother". It's a pairing with th 58.8kReads7.4Score4.9k14d adds

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    I'm currently reading this; it's a sweet, slice-of-life story. The female lead initially works in the HR department, but her carefree career is disrupted by her younger brother's antics—he insists his older brother protect her. Luckily, she only discovers the situation in the CEO's office, and thankfully, she can still savor the CEO's physique to compensate for her "work-related injury." I really like the family's relationship and atmosphere, and I also admire the male lead's outspokenness; he says what he likes.

15. 15 以 After Offering Herself to Settle His Debt, the Celibate Heir Can't Stop Kissing Her 以身抵债后，禁欲太子爷吻她上瘾 Flowers in Full Bloom花开正耀眼Modern Romance335k WordsCompleted [Love after marriage + powerful man bows to love + age gap + both pure + steady, slow-burn romance] Fang Ran got drunk and spent a night in passionate embraces with a stranger in a hotel bed. The next morning, she slipped away while he was still asleep. Later, Fang Ran crashed into a globally limited-edition luxury car. She went to discuss compensation with the owner, only to discover he was the stranger from that night. His true identity was Han Yanzhou, the prince of Haicheng. He demanded 13.1 9.2kReads—Score1k14d adds

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    Highly recommended: "After Paying Off a Debt with Herself, the Abstinent Prince Becomes Addicted to Kissing Her" (also known as "The Prince Is Allergic to Women, But I Cried from His Kiss"). The male and female leads kiss, hug, and lift each other up whenever they meet. The male lead practically wants to have the female lead on his belt every day. Both leads are intelligent; the male lead is a tech genius, and the female lead is an advertising creative and art restorer.

16. 16 恰 Just in Time: The Financial Tycoon's Beloved 恰逢其时【金融大佬心尖宠】 A Cat Who Loves Pomegranate Blossoms喜欢榴花的猫Modern Romance526k WordsCompleted Just received a rating, and it’ll go up over time. [Gentle, quiet office worker and poker-faced finance tycoon] [A mix of sweet and angsty romance + 10-year age gap + powerful man humbled + mutual devotion] After three years of marriage, Zhou Yan still couldn’t warm her scumbag ex-husband’s cold heart. Instead, she suffered his cruel silent treatment until she fell into depression. She left an agreement behind and walked away. Who could have guessed she’d end up entangled with an untouchable 16.5kReads8.8Score1.7k14d adds

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    The Big Boss and the Ordinary Employees: Recommended, great watch, worth it! [Laughs]

17. 17 全 Everyone Knows President He Likes Secretary Lin 全世界都知道贺总喜欢林秘书 Qu Buzhi曲不知Modern Romance299k WordsCompleted [Devoted couple, sweet romance, love at first sight, CEO and secretary] After dismissing three secretaries in six months, He Yuan was thoroughly pleased with Lin Yue, his fourth. But this secretary kept going on blind dates, giving He Yuan the impression that she was desperate to get married. However... Lin Yue seemed to be cursed with bad luck. She kept running into either mama's boys or weirdos. And then... Secretary Lin cried. Seven blind dates in six months, and seven times in tears. He Yuan 12.7kReads9.4Score1.4k14d adds

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    The male lead went through three female secretaries in six months, finally settling on a fourth one. However, his secretary loved blind dates, crying on all seven. Unable to bear it any longer, the male lead asked the female lead if he could marry her [facepalm]. This is a sweet and heartwarming story, free of unnecessary melodramatic plot twists. Sweet romance + clean romance + love at first sight.

18. 18 我 I Just Got Dumped, So What's Wrong with Forcing a Kiss on the Sharp-Tongued CEO? 我都失恋了，强吻毒舌总裁咋了？ Snake and Panda蛇与熊猫Modern Romance320k WordsCompleted [Talkative, slightly timid, blunt wedding planner x sharp-tongued, slightly stingy workaholic CEO] [Modern romance+CEO+sweet and funny+sharp-tongued banter+easygoing daily life+intense push and pull+secret love turned mutual] Wedding planner Gu Shi'an burst into tears! She'd received a wedding invitation from her former boss and happily gone to the banquet! But the moment she arrived, it was like being struck by lightning: the groom was the boyfriend she'd loved for ten years, and the mother-in- 1.8kReads8.4Score16314d adds

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    Office romance, the female lead is the wedding planner at the male lead's company, it's very good.

19. 19 神 The Mysterious CEO Spoils Her Night After Night 神秘总裁夜夜宠 Fish Doesn't Speak鱼不语Modern Romance3.0M WordsCompleted By day, she’s a sharp and capable saleswoman! By night, she’s her boss’s personal assistant, taking care of his every need! They agree on three rules: talk about money, not love. But... Rumor has it that she’s so pampered she lives like a princess. When it comes to dealing with scumbags, President Shang is there. When it comes to putting rivals in their place, President Shang is there. When it comes to making money, President Shang is there. She’s living a fairy-tale life of happiness. Meanwhile 11.7kReads9.3Score1.2k14d adds

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    Very good! The first book is a classic, and the second book features a male protagonist who is sharp-tongued but meticulous.

20. 20 误 Mistakenly Climbing into a Life of Luxury 误攀浮华 Ye Xiaofu叶晓芙Modern Romance484k WordsCompleted I just got a notification from the platform that this is being adapted into a comic drama! This is not the same old story!!! You'll be captivated by the protagonists' charm, especially the male lead! [Guiding male lead | Not a domineering CEO | Realistic | Down-to-earth | Not over-the-top | Slow burn | No angst | Funny] [Sharp-dressed, devilishly handsome boss with a thousand schemes & pure, obedient girl who refuses to cling to the powerful] Original title: Mistakenly Climbing into the World of 30.8kReads9.1Score3.8k14d adds
21. 21 离 Five Years After I Quit, My Former Colleague Became My Boss 离职五年后，同事成了我的老板 Greedy Dudu贪吃嘟嘟Modern Romance438k WordsCompleted [Aloof Venture Capital CEO vs. Gorgeous Medical School Top Student: They’re Both Fighting to Win Each Other!] [Sweet Modern Romance × Workplace Growth × Guiding Lover × Second Chance at Love, with a Sweet HE] Years after they last saw each other, her former startup partner has become a venture capital mogul. His life is going swimmingly, and he hasn’t forgotten to give her a hand. She thinks she’ll be living the high life by sticking with him, but in the end, he’s the one who gets her complete 1.3kReads—Score17414d adds

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    The male lead has secretly loved the female lead for many years. Upon achieving success, his first act is to bring her to work at his company under the guise of a stock trader. [I highly recommend it!] (A proverb about a rabbit eating the grass near its burrow.)

22. 22 误 Falling Into My Boss’s Favor: Qingzi’s Heartfelt Story 误入领导心尖：清姿叙心 Momo's Little Words墨墨小语Modern Romance264k WordsCompleted 19.9kReads8.8Score1.5k14d adds

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    🌈Don't be fooled by the ratings and titles, the content is rich and exciting!! [Already Recommended] First Book: The male lead is aloof, powerful, and has a deep background! During an inspection, he sets his sights on the female lead, who has just entered the system! He's physically attracted to her, and he uses his position to deliberately approach her, flirting and seducing her step by step! The female lead outwardly respectfully calls him "Secretary," but her inner monologue is: What a load of rubbish, a wolf in sheep's clothing... After living together, the female lead discovers that this man is an iceberg to outsiders, but a volcano to her! A perfect older man/younger man relationship! [Already Recommended] Second Book: The Forced Love of a Powerful Boss in the System!! From forced love to being unable to live without him, from fear and avoidance to having eyes only for him! From a secret relationship to having twins, forced love + office romance + daily life with kids, high-energy throughout, super sweet! [Already Recommended] Third Book: A powerful and refined man in the office, usually gentle and elegant, is completely captivated by the gaze of a beautiful new female subordinate (even the female lead looks at a dog with deep affection)! The male lead thinks the female lead is flirting with him, while the female lead thinks the male lead is giving her work instructions. An extreme tug-of-war of misperceptions! Every time the female lead gives a serious report, the male lead's inner monologue is: "She's flirting again! I need to stay calm!" But he never manages to. [Flying kiss]

23. 23 腹 The Cunning Tycoon: My Aloof Boss's Tender Trap 腹黑大佬：高冷领导的温柔陷阱 Momo's Little Words墨墨小语Modern Romance219k WordsCompleted [Workplace drama in the public sector + age gap + forceful love that later becomes passionate devotion + secret crush turned real + romantic tension + career growth.] After graduating, Shiqing takes the civil service exam, never imagining she would end up working under Lu Tingyuan, her best friend's older brother. Even more surprisingly, the icy, imposing man who had intimidated her ever since their school days has apparently been watching her all along! After an accidental drunken encounter, he 14.8kReads8.4Score1.3k14d adds
24. 24 云 Between the Cloud Isles 云屿之间 Like Searching for a Melody如觅音Modern Romance650k WordsCompleted A very, very, very slow-paced story. Thank you all for being willing to read it! [Workplace Romance + Love at First Sight + Mutual Devotion + Six-Year Age Gap + Happy Ending] [Resilient Newcomer in the Workplace + Gentle, Refined Boss] (Reader advisory: The male lead has been in one relationship before, but they never slept together. The female lead has never been in a relationship.) He loves her simply because he loves her, not because he wants someone to bear his children. She loves him becaus 608Reads8.1Score10014d adds

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    The female lead works at the male lead's company, and the two didn't know each other before she joined. She's not a secretary, but an ordinary office worker. The early stages have a relatively slow pace, following the "love grows over time" type of story. The story gradually reveals the points of attraction between the two leads, culminating in a sweet office romance.

25. 25 惊 What?! The Villainess's Husband Is Actually the Crown Prince of the Capital's Elite 惊！恶毒女配老公竟是京圈太子 Shu Zhi黍枝Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed, awaiting release] Marriage first, love later / older, fatherly male lead / devoted couple, sweet romance Carefree, high-maintenance heroine × abstinent, scheming older man Jin Zhao transmigrates into a sweet romance novel as the vicious supporting heroine. Not only is she beautiful, with fair skin, but she's also secretly married to the heir of a powerful family in the capital. But she'd heard her bargain husband was abstinent, so she decides to cling to his coattails. “Ho 39.6kReads9.4Score4.5k14d adds

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    This is seriously amazing! King Zhao Zhao is full of witty remarks, but the male lead always manages to catch them. And there's the angelic baby Sui Sui—may they live happily ever after! [Masterpiece by Sparrow Eater]

26. 26 算 A Heartbeat Beyond Calculation 算不尽心动 The Moon Shines Bright Over the Western Tower清月满西楼Modern Romance199k WordsOngoing [A battle of equals + reunion after a long separation + love that goes unrequited] Lin Zhixu is a cool, beautiful, and brilliant quantitative trader who has made her own place in the highest echelons of finance. She spends her days navigating high-pressure rivalries and contests for fame and fortune, living with sharp clarity and never showing a weakness. Focused entirely on reaching the top of her career, she keeps her ambition hidden and shoulders every burden and lonely moment alone. Her pr 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead is a financial quantitative genius, and the second male lead is her boss, a private equity tycoon with hundreds of billions in assets. The male lead is a tech upstart and her college classmate, with whom she has a long-awaited reunion. The romantic relationship between the three is very compelling.

27. 27 京 A Joyous Wedding in the Capital 京婚有禧 Not Green Rabbit不绿兔Modern Romance357k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later, secret marriage, older man-younger woman, both inexperienced and devoted, with plenty of romantic tension] In their third year of marriage, Fang Yipo’s company suddenly got a new boss. It was her husband in name only, whom she had barely seen outside the bedroom during his three years abroad. He wore a sharply tailored black suit. His features were striking and cold, and when his dark, indifferent eyes fell on her, they held only the faintest trace of familiarity, a 57.5kReads9.1Score23k14d adds

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    Arranged marriage, love blossoms later! Great story! [Thumbs up]

28. 28 老 The Boss Was Serious, So the Secretary Ran Away 老板玩真的，秘书跑了 Roasted Peas烤豌豆Modern Romance247k WordsCompleted Junwei had to pay off her debts and raise her daughter, so as soon as the girl turned three, she sent her to kindergarten and went out to work. With a little help from her connections, she found a job doing odd jobs in an office. The new boss was young and handsome, but had a bad temper. One secretary after another got fired. While everyone else walked on eggshells, Junwei was chosen as the new boss’s secretary. A day passed, then two, then a month, then three. Somehow, Junwei still hadn’t been 1.1kReads6.7Score10814d adds

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    I recently finished watching this; it's a sweet and romantic story. The female lead is the male lead's secretary.

29. 29 别 Reunited After the Breakup: Mr. He, My Client, Has Been Plotting This for Ages 别后重逢，甲方贺总蓄谋已久 Yun Xiaojia运小佳Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted [Two couples! The male lead is the class monitor of the Gentlemanly Men Club! Read with confidence!] [Rekindled love + reunion after years apart + mutual healing + both leads are each other’s only ones] [Secondary couple: older woman/younger man + four-year age gap + healing + both leads are each other’s only ones] [Cold, sharp-tongued CEO × female counselor] & [handsome, roguish, scheming lawyer × bold, sophisticated woman] Seven years after their reunion, He Chengyi used a staggering contr 482Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This book! The male and female leads are college sweethearts who reunite. After their reunion, the male lead schemes to become the female lead's client, making a whole bunch of ridiculous demands—basically tailor-made for her—and forces her to work at his company. This innocent little rabbit of a girl ends up trapped in the wolf's snare... Hahaha!

30. 30 荷 Surrender to Hormones 荷尔蒙沦陷 Make a Home in the Mountains借山而居Modern Romance707k WordsCompleted (New novel: My Boyfriend Treated Me Like a Stand-In, So I Turned Around and Slept with His Boss) Blurb: {This novel is based on a true story. All the characters are inspired by real people, and it has a happy ending.} Sun Qiao, a woman from Nanjing nicknamed “Chubby Qiao,” owns five apartments her family received in a demolition compensation deal. She's from a solidly middle-class family. Yet at 28 and weighing 140 jin, she still can't escape her mother's relentless pressure to get married. To 13kReads8.9Score1.6k14d adds

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    This one is pretty good.

31. 31 亲 Dear Director Wen 亲爱的闻总监 You Zhi Yu尤知遇Modern Romance611k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead, feel-good revenge, humiliating scumbags and making them eat their words, rekindled romance, sweet indulgence, the male lead rises to the top, and a love triangle] [Devoted, puppy-like CEO boyfriend of many years × bold, decisive, stubborn director who refuses to back down] After dating for three years, Wen Ruan finally learned she had only ever been a stand-in. When they broke up, Wen Ruan said, “Jiang Qingyan, I hope you die alone.” After being unjustly fired, Wen Ruan join 22.1kReads9.3Score2.7k14d adds

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    The female lead is a director, and the male lead's right-hand woman.

32. 32 分 After the Breakup, I Became the CEO Living Above My Ex 分手后，我成了前男友楼上的总裁 Zi Qiu Yi Shan淄丘忆山Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted [Independent, clear-headed beauty translator × restrained, proper, abstinent CEO] [Rekindled romance + guiding lover + women’s growth + sweet romance] Eight years ago, at Capital Airport. Chen Chaoyan lost her recommendation for graduate school to someone else, failed the entrance exam, and was slandered during her graduation internship as someone who had “slept her way to the top.” Her love life was in ruins, and when they broke up, she was insulted: “You’re still just a penniless student. The 1.7kReads—Score—14d adds

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    An incredibly normal workplace story written with delicate and realistic prose.

33. 33 完 Oh No! My CEO Boss Has His Eye on Me 完蛋！上个班被总裁老板盯上了 Liu Yi琉翊Modern Romance141k WordsCompleted First love | Mutual devotion | Workplace romance | One-on-one romance | Extra sweet For two years after starting the job, I thought my boss, Yang Yu, was an emotionless iceberg. Then my best friend, Shen Meng, told me she’d seen a photo of me saved on Yang Yu’s phone. Yang Yu was secretly in love with me?! Terrified, I handed in my resignation while he was away on a business trip to Sanya and prepared to run for it. Who knew he’d change his flight and come after me, cornering me at the entra 40Reads—Score—14d adds

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    If my boss likes me, I need to make a quick getaway!

34. 34 叙 A False Translation of Love 叙情假译 An Fei'er安菲儿Modern Romance283k WordsCompleted [Cool and composed interpreter Lin Qingyue × secretly passionate executive Lu Xuyan] Ten years ago, they were rivals, battling for first place on their high school monthly exams. Before leaving to study abroad, he slipped a note into her textbook, but through a twist of fate, it ended up in someone else’s hands. She never got his confession. He flew to England carrying a misunderstanding, and they parted for ten years. Ten years later, she is a German interpreter, and he is a promising young exe 1.6kReads—Score11914d adds

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    The male and female leads are equal partners; the female lead is the male lead's German translator and saves the day multiple times, proving herself to be a strong and independent woman. [Sending heart]

35. 35 顶 The Ultimate Long Game 顶级蓄谋 Maizi Star麦兹星Modern Romance208k WordsCompleted [Female growth + mature adults + long-laid plans + both virgins + guiding lover + workplace romance and marriage] Gu Wangshu had barely finalized her divorce when Cheng Tianyue kissed her. “Cheng Tianyue, is it? I’ll just pretend a dog slobbered on me!” She thought he was an adversary she’d never see again, only to somehow end up working for him as his client. He wholeheartedly supported her, protected her, and loved her. He told her, “Cherry, don’t turn down new experiences in life. Be brave an 70Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The male lead used some tricks to get the female lead into his company, but both he and the female lead are intelligent and clear-headed. [Admiration]

36. 36 遇 Meeting Her Made My Heart Beat Faster 遇见她心动不止 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance493k WordsCompleted [Love at first sight + mistaken identity + mutual secret crushes + healing + female growth] Everyone is level-headed and knows what they’re doing, so read without worry. Jiang Nan, insecure and neglected by her family, meets He Chengyang. A twist of fate sends their budding romance down the wrong path. He Chengyang mistakes Jiang Nan, the girl he fell in love with at first sight, for her older sister, Jiang Xue, and they begin a brief relationship. (Nothing inappropriate happens between them.) W 6.9kReads8.5Score33214d adds

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    These are all good books; the writing is excellent, the logic is sound, and they each have a different style.

37. 37 岁 After All These Years, We Finally Meet Again 岁月流转终相见 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance485k WordsCompleted [Reunion After Years Apart + Rekindled Love + Healing Through Family + Realistic Happy Ending] After drifting apart like clouds, ten years passed like flowing water. When we met again, my heart recognized you before I did. A summer romance came to an abrupt end because of an unfortunate misunderstanding. More than ten years later, thirty-five-year-old Gu Yan discovered by chance that he had a daughter in high school, and was reunited with the girl he had loved when he was young. Long-buried memo 5.5kReads7.4Score21314d adds
38. 38 初 I Couldn’t Hide My Heart’s Flutter When We First Met 初见心动藏不住 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance136k WordsCompleted [Love at First Sight] [She Pursues Him] [Nine-Year Age Gap] [Sweet, Realistic Romance] [Happy Ending] At twenty, the lively and spirited Chen Luo Chu meets Chu Yun. One look is all it takes for her to fall for him. She can barely hide the light in her eyes, and there is only one thought on her mind: make him hers. Once she confirms he is single, she boldly confesses, "Big brother, will you be my boyfriend?" Chu Yun gently turns her down with a simple, "We're not right for each other." But Chen L 1.4kReads—Score10414d adds
39. 39 单 Mr. Zhou, My Unrequited Love 单恋的周先生 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Older Woman, Younger Man + Redemption + Realistic Romance] Three-year age gap. [Secret Love Becomes Mutual, from the Male Lead’s Perspective; Marriage First, Love Later, from the Female Lead’s Perspective] Everyone is level-headed and clear-minded. The woman Zhou Wang had kept in his heart for three years. He thought there could never be anything between them and was ready to give up, but then he unexpectedly learned what she had been through. His heart ached for her, and at the same time, he f 1.5kReads8.2Score10314d adds
40. 40 深 Deep Inside My Core 深入我芯 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance403k WordsCompleted [Love at First Sight + Mutual Devotion + One Couple Only + Sweet Romance] Their first two meetings were accidental. Every coincidence after that was part of his carefully laid plan. When Jiang Yi Shen met Tang Xin, he fell for her at first sight. He quietly set his plans in motion, and the two got to know each other, fell in love, and walked hand in hand into marriage, sharing the warm everyday moments of life from the first flush of romance to raising children. Side story one: Xu Man thought sh 2.4kReads8.7Score14614d adds
41. 41 爱 Love Will Come to Rest 爱会停歇 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance220k WordsCompleted [Playboy Turns Devoted] [Love Grows Over Time] [Sweet with a Little Angst] [Class Difference] Chen Chao, a rich playboy, falls sincerely in love with Yu Jiawen, who comes from an ordinary family. He knows he isn't the kind of person she'd ideally choose, but he can't let go of his feelings for her. "Yu Jiawen, do you know? Meeting you made me feel like I could have a proper relationship too." "I've thought about giving you up, but I just can't accept it. Watching you date, marry, and have childr 3.3kReads8.4Score16014d adds
42. 42 和 The Time I Spent in Love With Her 和她相恋的时光 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance259k WordsCompleted [Love at first sight + devoted one-on-one romance + rekindled love + healing with a touch of angst] A grounded, everyday story with smart characters. Gao Yuchen, an isolated orphan, happens to meet her next-door neighbor, Mu Yang. Mu Yang pursues her passionately, and they soon fall in love. She thinks they’ll be happy together, only to discover that their happiness was built on a lie, albeit one told with good intentions by the male lead. She coldly tells him she never wants to see him again. I 843Reads8.1Score—14d adds
43. 43 重 A Long Road to Reunion 重逢路漫漫 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance357k WordsCompleted [The right people will find their way back to each other, no matter how many twists and turns it takes.] [One true pairing, both leads are each other's only ones + reunion after a long separation + winning back his wife and claiming his child + adorable kids playing matchmaker] Zhou Yuan met Qin Yue by chance and fell in love at first sight. After one passionate night together, an urgent assignment sent him overseas. Before leaving, he thought he'd arranged everything properly, never imagining t 5.4kReads8.9Score29014d adds
44. 44 回 Back to 2019: The Physics Genius Is My Junior Schoolmate 回到2019，物理天才是我学弟 Edamame Lover爱吃醋毛豆Modern Romance242k WordsCompleted When office worker Jiang Xiao Yu returned to her alma mater for its seventieth-anniversary celebration, she felt a dusty physics book tucked into a crack in a wall in a corner of the library. On a whim, she took it home. She fell asleep, and when she opened her eyes again, she found herself in a boy’s dormitory in 2019, lying on a bed and staring into a pair of eyes filled with shock and restrained anger. Wen Ci Yan, a genius in the physics department, was tearing his hair out over a crucial pro 4kReads8.4Score50114d adds

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    Having read for twenty years, I just discovered this book. I stayed up until the early hours of the morning reading it. The female lead travels back to 2019 and meets the male lead. The two engage in extreme flirting, the plot is fresh and very engaging, and they redeem each other. I absolutely love this book.

45. 45 你 Hello, Dr. Zhou! 你好，周医生！ Musings of Snow-Mud Goose Tracks雪泥鸿爪的碎碎念念Modern Romance322k WordsOngoing A new story is here! Welcome to read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! The blind date was a bust. She made an appointment at the hospital and got her blind date as her doctor. He thought she had come to pester him, but it turned out there really was something wrong with her eyes. Later, her eyes got better, but somehow, it seemed they hadn't. 15.7kReads7.3Score1.1k14d adds
46. 46 军 The White-Collar Girl and Her Military Training Instructor 军训教官的小白领 Edamame Lover爱吃醋毛豆Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted The first time Fu Suting addressed the group, the sound of his military boots striking the ground echoed in every heart. “My name is Fu Suting.” He surveyed the room, his gaze like a blade tempered in ice. “There are no office workers here, only soldiers.” Lin Xiaoyu was unlucky enough to become the object of his special “attention.” When she couldn’t hold a proper military stance, he personally measured the gap between her knees with a ruler. When she kept stepping out of sync during a march, 5.3kReads8.0Score35214d adds

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    Having read for thirty years, I found this book incredibly captivating. I stayed up until 3 AM reading it. The male lead is a soldier with a powerful background who deeply loves the female lead. They separate due to a misunderstanding, and the male lead pursues her while she avoids him, driving her to the brink of madness. The plot is incredibly addictive. It's super sweet and addictive; I've already read it three times.

47. 47 零 Zero-Degree Intimacy 零度暧昧 Lan Sheng澜笙Modern Romance335k WordsCompleted [The print edition goes on sale across all platforms on August 1] [Short drama now streaming] Previously titled: Zero-Degree Intimacy [One-on-one romance + both leads’ first love + happy ending + secret marriage + sweet romance ♥ Double-layer milk foam, 70% sugar!] (Rich, sharp-tongued, scheming investor Jian Yuchen VS money-loving, mischievous young designer Wen Ni) In a nutshell: She married her nemesis. In physics, zero degrees is the point where ice and water coexist. Zero-degree intimacy is 79.1kReads9.5Score9.6k14d adds

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    Office romance, the male and female leads work at the same company. ✨①A workplace romance where the male lead guides the other person's relationship. It uses a lot of professional jargon, making it very realistic and highly relatable to those in the industry.

48. 48 公 After My Ex-Boyfriend Acquired the Company 公司被前男友收购以后 Zhi Yu知渔Modern Romance514k WordsCompleted [Lazy, bootlicking heroine + arrogant Capricorn who buys your company when you dump him + workplace romance + sweet pampering = rekindled love] The thing Tong Nian regrets most is making a bet with her best friend during her freshman year to flirt with the aloof campus heartthrob Liao Yuncheng. And somehow, it worked! Her second biggest regret is that a year later, she dumped him in a daze, only to be dragged onto his blacklist. His reason: he had no shortage of ordinary friends. N years later. 17kReads9.4Score2k14d adds
49. 49 体 A Dignified Game of Wits 体面博弈 Blackie Loves Hot Pot黑黑爱吃火锅Modern Romance457k WordsCompleted [Investment Banking Elite × All-Purpose Assistant] [Urban Romance × Emotional Games] [Workplace Romance] [Funny Little Scenes] [The Powerful One Bows Their Head] [Desire and Tension] Li Duoli has only one rule for survival: be a respectable professional woman. She is cautious, capable, tasteful, and elegant. She thought that was simply who she was. Until the night she met Xie Zhifei, when instinctive desire tore everything apart. She only wanted his body. By the next day, she had forgotten every 4.8kReads8.1Score56314d adds

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    The female lead is the general assistant at the company the male lead is investigating. Their relationship isn't exactly superior-subordinate, but rather client and service provider, a dynamic of intense competition and ambiguous entanglement.

50. 50 我 My Wife's Lies 我妻子的谎言 Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七1Urban162k WordsCompleted The warmth of their newlywed days had barely faded when the lie hidden beneath their marriage certificate came crashing down on Shu Wang. The lovely wife he doted on was none other than the woman his childhood friend Qin Yiming had kept hidden away three years ago. His wife kept the past secret, stumbling over her words and showing no sense of boundaries. Qin Yiming pressed him at every turn, refusing to let go. All the tenderness vanished from Shu Wang's eyes. "After everything you two hid f 9.6kReads—Score43114d adds

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