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1. 151 穿 After Becoming a Vicious, Fat Wife, I Help the Whole Family Thrive 穿成恶毒肥妻后，我带飞全家 Miss Fan范氏女子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book set in a past era + pocket dimension + sweet romance and raising kids + love grows over time + cozy daily life] Su He wakes up one morning to find that she has transmigrated into a book as the villain's wicked mother. In the story, her villainous son eventually dies in a fire, while her villainous daughter is sold overseas. Both children meet tragic ends. Their mother, meanwhile, is a wicked woman whose name never even appears in the book. Looking at her current obese b 4.9kReads9.0Score44814d adds

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   🌿A historical romance novel. The male lead is aloof and elegant, with a noble and refined demeanor. He is a military doctor in the early stages and a vice president in the middle stages.

2. 152 失 Out of Control! My Archenemy Only Wants to Kiss Her 失控！死对头只想亲她 Lazy January懒一月Modern Romance284k WordsCompleted [Noble, dazzling heiress x laid-back, scheming heir] Qiao Yuning, the only daughter of the top-tier Qiao family in Shanghai, has been doted on and adored since birth. She has the face of a beauty, a bright and alluring presence, and a slim waist with long legs. Her designer clothes and jewelry are always new, and she looks flawless down to the last strand of hair. She's truly a “walking heiress.” Like her, Zhou Shixu, the heir to the prominent Zhou family, comes from a powerful background. Th 74.7kReads9.2Score7.6k14d adds

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   ✨A stunningly beautiful woman versus a cool, aloof academic genius. The male lead is a celibate, unattainable beauty. The female lead, defying all odds, recklessly seduces him, despite being a pure-hearted man whose ears turn red just from hearing his name.

3. 153 穿 After I Transmigrate into a Book, My Darkened Master Wants Nothing More Than to Kill Me 穿书后，黑化师尊一心想杀我 I'm Really a Salted Fish真的是咸鱼Ancient Romance397k WordsCompleted [Yandere + mutual teasing and romantic tension] [Cool, aloof, celibate master vs. seductive demon lord disciple] Mu Lingyan enters the novel she herself ruined, hoping to win over her master. But the master who supposedly avoids women is even better at flirting than she is, and Mu Lingyan, who is a sucker for handsome faces and pretty hands, can hardly keep her heart from fluttering! Little does she know that her master has already been reborn, turned dark, and become a seemingly celibate but 3.6kReads9.1Score40714d adds

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   The aloof male lead is relentlessly pursued by the female lead!!! The unattainable beauty has fallen from grace.

4. 154 栗 Young Master Li's Passion: You Are the Youth Carved into My Very Bones 栗少嗜情：你是我刻入骨血的青春 Yan Qi Yun Qian言蹊云浅Modern Romance265k WordsCompleted [Reborn + campus + showbiz + sweet romance + wealthy families + everyone’s darling + cherished by all + face-slapping] Xia Zhiyuan was reborn, returning to the year she was four. This time, she planned to stay away from those privileged heirs and live her own life, but fate’s wheels dragged her back into their world once more. Twelve years later, she returned to the place of her nightmares. The girl who had once been trampled into the dirt was now a completely different person. Those who had ign 3.1kReads8.9Score31414d adds
5. 155 拯 After I Saved the Sick, Obsessive Demon Lord, He Became Utterly Devoted to Me 拯救了病娇妖尊后，他嗜我如命 Like Walking Through the Night如行于夜Ancient Romance626k WordsCompleted The animated series is now streaming [Sweetness overload warning! Devoted couple + sweet romance + little temptress + possessive + crazy + lovesick] A healing little fairy with incredible fighting prowess x a cold, celibate, lovesick rabbit spirit Wanwan transmigrates into a book to undergo a trial. The Heavenly Dao tells her to reform a pitiful villain on the verge of turning evil, teach him to be good, and inspire him to cultivate virtue. Wanwan says, “No problem. I just have to shower the vil 6.1kReads9.3Score84614d adds
6. 156 出 After I Went Abroad, My Moonlight Crush Longed for Me for Years 出国后，白月光男神惦记我多年 President of the Late-Nighters Club晚睡集团总裁Modern Romance381k WordsCompleted [An early work. Slow burn, with some plot revisions. Proceed with caution.] [Second Chance Romance + Reunion After Years Apart + She Pursues Him First, Then He Pursues Her + The Husband-Chasing Crematorium] [Cool, gentle, idealized first love vs. stunning beauty with striking features] The summer after the high school entrance exams, Meng Shu met someone breathtaking. From then on, the gorgeous girl who had never lacked admirers devoted herself to the ascetic top student. Song Xingshen never sh 740Reads8.9Score10114d adds
7. 157 毒 The Little Poison Doctor 毒医小狂妃 Flowers Have Nothing to Envy花不羡Ancient Romance2.8M WordsCompleted Ye Xiaoxiao, a medical prodigy of the 21st century, excelled in both Chinese and Western medicine and won every major international medical award while still young. No one could have imagined that she would die in an accidental fall while chasing a celebrity! The medical community wailed in grief: handsome men really are a hazard... After transmigrating, Ye Xiaoxiao wakes to find herself as Ye Yaoyao, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Jin’s family. From then on, she saves lives with her med 13kReads9.1Score86214d adds
8. 158 炙 Burning, All-Consuming Devotion 炙热溺宠 Young Hydrogen幼氢Modern Romance208k WordsCompleted [Second Chances After a Breakup + Reunion After Years Apart + Sweet Romance + Healing] Wen Xu knew that one simple breakup had sent the boy who was proud to his very core crashing to rock bottom. He had been willing to abandon his pride, standing outside the girls’ dormitory all night in the bitter winter cold, yet he still couldn’t wait for her to change her mind. In the end, he boarded a flight overseas without looking back. Five years later, at their class reunion, he gave her nothing more th 2.3kReads8.5Score19014d adds
9. 159 女 The Female Side Character Awakens, and the Unhinged Male Lead Breaks Up His Canon Couple for Me 女配觉醒，疯批男主为我拆官配 Village Chief Fish鱼村长Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted [Flirty tension + sweet youth romance + hidden unhinged male lead turns the tables + top-tier wealthy family + disposable character awakens] Two months after her parents died in a car accident, Lin Qian awakened. It turned out she was living in a CEO romance novel for women, and her whole family had been written off as expendable characters whose deaths would give the heroine a tragic backstory. In six months, she was destined to die! Lin Qian didn't want to die. She still wanted to avenge her p 5.3kReads8.0Score59614d adds

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   The aloof, unattainable beauty becomes a devoted lover, asserting her dominance. The male lead is pitiful, born into wealth but kidnapped by villains, raised by a gambling father and a sickly foster mother, yet he never gives up on himself. The male and female leads are the best of friends in the world [shy emoji]. Who says spouses can't be each other's best friends?

10. 160 清 The Aloof Buddhist Monk Avoids Women, Yet Secretly Kisses Her Every Day 清冷佛子不近女色，背地日日缠吻 A Ruan Isn't Soft阿阮不软Modern Romance520k WordsCompleted A beguiling beauty in a qipao × a cool, calculating Buddhist devotee (Ancient-to-modern + intense push and pull + sweet romance) Yu Hua, the breathtakingly talented princess of Great Ling, transmigrates into a book on her way to a political marriage and becomes the foolish, dull-witted sacrificial female lead in the story. In the original, her fiancé, Lu Yanli, breaks off their engagement and immediately takes her younger sister’s hand. Her family and friends turn against her, and she eventually 5.4kReads9.3Score64614d adds

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    [Heart][Heart][Heart] A time-travel story set in modern times + intense emotional turmoil + a scheming Buddhist disciple. The ambiguous and tumultuous relationship between the male and female leads is particularly captivating. And later on, the male lead gets a poppy tattooed on his chest for the female lead. I highly recommend this novel; I've read it several times. [Learned something]

11. 161 女 The Top Scholar Takes the Grand Tutor as Her Husband: She's a Flirt, and He's Smitten 女状元强娶太傅，她好撩，他好爱 Where Does the Bald Eagle Fly?秃鹰何处飞Ancient Romance523k WordsCompleted [The Ice-Cold Beauty Descends from Her Pedestal | She Pursues Him | Mutual Devotion | Love at First Sight | Traditional historical romance, no transmigration, rebirth, or golden finger] A bold, career-minded woman who confesses her love vs. a cool, noble minister who is secretly madly in love . He Yaonan: “I like you.” Xie Yan, expressionless: “I’m afraid of water, and you still dragged me into it.” . He Yaonan: “I like you.” Xie Yan, brow faintly furrowed: “I’m your tutor, and you’re my student 967Reads8.9Score12814d adds

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    The plot is quite novel and worth watching.

12. 162 大 The Heiress Trains the Abstinent Top Student to Kiss, and He Fights Back 101 Times 大小姐训吻禁欲学神反扑101次 Golden Carp Swimming in Water金鲤水里游Modern Romance587k WordsCompleted [One-on-One, Both Pure|Breaking Down His Abstinence|Extreme Push and Pull|Love Rivals|Redemption and Ruin] [Radiant, Wild Heiress × Cold, Abstinent Top Student] "That night you caught me cheating, when you came after me, did you ever think I'd turn the tables on you?" On the anniversary of her mother's death, Mu Xiao finds her boyfriend playing Truth or Dare with his mistress. After beating up the cheating couple, she turns to the mistress's older brother, the aloof, abstinent campus heartthrob, 1.9kReads8.4Score19414d adds

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    The female lead's madness drags the aloof beauty down from her pedestal.

13. 163 她 The Childhood Friend She Bragged About Is Forcing Me to Love Him 她炫耀的竹马，在强迫我爱他 Meng Tete萌特特Modern Romance282k WordsCompleted [Bullying + Forced Love + Nanny Romance + Keeping Her Captive + She Runs, He Chases] Ruan Tian spent all four years of college being bullied by Luo Shishi... Food dumped on her in the cafeteria, assignments torn up, public humiliation in the classroom... After every cruel stunt, Luo Shishi would cling to her aloof, distinguished childhood friend, Pei Yan, and coo, “Brother Pei Yan~ Look, she’s playing the victim again!” Until one stormy night, Pei Yan traps Ruan Tian in the corner of his office 498Reads—Score—14d adds

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    ① The female lead approaches the male lead for revenge but isn't truly focused on him. After he's brought down her pedestal, she wants to leave him. That's when he goes crazy, tearing off his mask of asceticism. [Smirk][Smirk] ② Seeing this title, the first male lead that comes to mind is my brother Yan. He truly is a noble and aloof person. He's very cold in the beginning, but later, after realizing his feelings for the female lead, he becomes a bit obsessive. [Heart][Heart] You'll know once you watch it! [Admiration][Kiss][Kiss]

14. 164 我 I Thought You Were My Mortal Enemy. Why Do You Want to Get Into My Bed? 我拿你当死对头，你想钻我被窝？ Jiang Wenyu江问鱼Modern Romance407k WordsCompleted [Hilarious, Everyone's Favorite + Entertainment Industry + Two Top-Tier Stars + Sweet Romance + Mutual Salvation] Top-tier starlet Jiang Wannian was born with a pair of fox eyes, bright and bewitching, beautiful enough to steal anyone's soul. She has one sworn enemy she hates more than anyone: Shen Wang, a legendary top-tier star whom countless fans worship like a god. They appear together for the first time on a variety show livestream. Shen Wang loses a game, and the host makes him call the fi 6.7kReads9.3Score68014d adds

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    [The male lead appears aloof and restrained on the surface, but is secretly dark and obsessive, driven mad by love.] The entire internet says that Shen Wang is handsome, noble, and unattainable, a god revered and worshipped by all. However, this god has long since fallen from grace. He'll wear a pink apron to make breakfast for Jiang Wan Nian, wash her clothes every night, and his possessiveness will border on the uncontrollable, lingering kisses: "You mean... You want to run away after flirting? Hmm?" So sweet and swoon-worthy!

15. 165 直 Livestream: The Ice-Cold CEO Pei Has Grown Adorable Little Horns! 直播：高冷裴总长出了可爱犄角！ A Brilliant Pen That Doesn't Make Flowers Bloom妙笔不生花Modern Romance398k WordsCompleted [Gorgeous actress vs. cold, abstinent CEO (a clingy, teary-eyed puppy); both are devoted to each other, and the male lead has ears and a fluffy tail. He’s an utterly adorable little thing who even gets jealous of his own son!] [Transmigration into a book + entertainment industry + wealthy CEO + adorable kid + everyone’s darling, and more] Shen Yinsi transmigrates into a book. To survive, she clings tightly to the leg of the powerful CEO Pei Yuan. She was hoping he’d take her in. Little did she k 1.4kReads8.8Score11614d adds
16. 166 酣 Rapturous Bliss 酣欢 Xiao Ruanli小软礼Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted [Glamorous, pampered, willful heiress × wild, abstinent B-king bodyguard] Miss, can you tell me how you picked me out from among all those bodyguards? The Xie family's heiress was born into a life of luxury and splendor. Bold and uninhibited, she had a pair of seductive fox eyes that could captivate anyone. “He's handsome, he's got a great body, and he looks like my future boyfriend.” The handsome, stern man bent down on one knee and held her pale jade ankle as he put on her high heels. “Too bad 13.4kReads9.4Score1.2k14d adds

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    ① A spoiled rich girl vs. A bodyguard (a hidden CEO): The female lead is incredibly flirtatious, using both words and actions. The male lead appears unmoved, but his heart is racing. ② A wealthy heiress and movie star vs. A celibate doctor (a Beijing socialite's son): The female lead is both seductive and alluring. The male lead has actually had a crush on her since high school. Initially, the female lead is engaged, but after she breaks off the engagement, he immediately starts flirting with her!

17. 167 娇 After His Sweet, Soft Wife Gives Up, the Coolheaded Powerful Official Wraps an Arm Around Her Waist 娇软夫人摆烂后，清冷权臣揽腰宠 Tan Yi檀意Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Rebirth / devoted couple / household intrigue / raising a child / regretful husband trying to win her back] Wen Jiayue was reborn, returning to the day she gave birth to her daughter. As the daughter of a modest family, marrying into a marquis's household was a step up for her. Her husband, Shen Fuhan, was exceptionally handsome and gifted, with a bright future in government. Although he was distant and cold toward everyone, including the woman who shared his bed, Wen Jiayue believed that after 13.6kReads8.7Score92914d adds

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    [Already want to buy][Already want to buy] She married a cold and aloof powerful minister, truly a flower on a high mountain, but in the end, the female lead was poisoned to death by a male suitor. [Already want to buy][Already want to buy] After being reborn, the female lead thought that the male lead and his mistress had harmed her. Now, the aloof flower had no choice but to put aside his pride and try his best to win her back.

18. 168 见 Love at First Sight: Miss Zhu Is Beautiful and Irresistible 见色起意，祝小姐她又美又撩 Ten Miles of Endless Roads十里漫漫Modern Romance248k WordsCompleted [Love at First Sight + Flirtatious Push and Pull + Unforgettable First Love + Both Leads Have No Romantic Past] [The dazzling, adored heiress of Beijing's elite who flirts at the sight of a handsome face & the cold, abstinent, calculating heir of Beijing's elite] ♛ Everyone in their circle knows that although Zhu Wuyang and Shi Rui are engaged on the surface, they both lead wild lives in private. * At a party, Zhu Wuyang met Su Yanli, whom Shi Rui called his good buddy. At first, she simply thou 2.8kReads9.2Score23914d adds
19. 169 开 Let the Seduction Begin! The Villainess Steals the Heroine’s Fiancé 开撩！恶毒女配抢走女主未婚夫 Magical Girl Lilith魔法少女莉莉丝Modern Romance123k WordsOngoing [Supporting Character Awakens] [Seduce Her Way to the Top] [The Icy Beauty Falls from Her Pedestal] [Beautiful Supporting Character Who Wants to Cling to a Powerful Man VS The CEO’s Older Brother, Proper and Principled on the Surface, Secretly Stealing His Younger Brother’s Girlfriend] Heroine: Jiang Yu. Hero: He Tingwei. When Jiang Yu called to check up on her boyfriend, she suddenly awakened It turned out her boyfriend, He Yan, was the male lead in a wealthy-family romance, while she was his v 49Reads—Score18914d adds

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    The villainous female supporting character awakens and, in order to avoid a tragic ending, deliberately seduces her boyfriend's older brother, slapping the villain in the face. The aloof CEO slowly falls for her, while her younger brother faces a nightmare of chasing after her.

20. 170 女 After Faking Her Death in Disguise as a Man, She Starts Playing the Frail, Scheming Green Tea 女扮男装死后，她开始演柔弱绿茶 Ye Buhong叶不鸿Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The print edition of [Playing Coy] is available on all platforms. [The heroine is everyone’s beloved, with maximum “moonlight in the heart” appeal + doted on by all + universally adored + strong female lead] Qin Buwen disguised herself as a man and played the part of a treacherous official for sixteen years. At the height of her infamy, everyone in Chang’an, even the dogs, would go out of their way to avoid her. Then she was betrayed and abandoned by everyone. She leapt from a tall building, onl 36.7kReads9.4Score5.9k14d adds

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    These two books are so good, I'm looking for meal replacements of this type.

21. 171 瞎 My Blind Husband Is a Hopeless Romantic. I Can Lie to Him and Deceive Him, but He Won’t Leave 瞎子夫君恋爱脑，欺他骗他都不跑 Deer in the Deep Forest深林的鹿Ancient Romance357k WordsCompleted Shen Zhixi only wanted to have a child with Song Lianzhou, not take responsibility for him. Men were all worthless and could never be relied on. Their only use was helping women get pregnant. Her own father taught her the first lesson in hating men. She had never met her biological father. He got her mother pregnant out of wedlock, then abandoned them, leaving mother and daughter to endure everyone’s scorn. Later, her childhood sweetheart betrayed and set her up, making her give up on men for g 7.4kReads9.1Score88414d adds

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    ① The male lead is a gentle and refined imperial brother-in-law. The female lead, attracted by his beauty, tricks him into having a child and then fakes her death, driving him insane. ② Transmigrated into a book, the emperor is aloof and cold, but actually has mysophobia and cannot favor other concubines. The female lead uses her secretly conceived child and her culinary skills to win him over. ③ The male lead willingly falls for her. One is cunning and the other is insane; their back-and-forth battle is very engaging.

22. 172 穿 I Became the Deposed Empress in the Cold Palace, So I Raised a Baby 穿成冷宫废后去养娃 Moonlit Journey月途Ancient Romance2.2M WordsCompleted Leng Luoyue, a web novelist who regularly stayed up late writing until she was half-dead, suddenly dropped dead. Not only did she die suddenly, she also transmigrated. She woke up in the body of a disgraced empress confined to the cold palace, who had died in childbirth, and was bound to some inexplicable child-rearing System. To complete her mission, she had to raise the little kitten into the crown prince. Since she’d already transmigrated, what else could she do? Raise him, of course! 5kReads9.0Score80414d adds
23. 173 撩 Flirting with the Crown Prince: His Long-Overdue Passion Is Irresistibly Sweet 撩诱太子：迟来的深情嘎嘎甜 Just a Tiny Bit More就吃亿点点Ancient Romance455k WordsCompleted [The short drama Jasmine in Your Arms is now streaming on Tomato. Thank you all for your support!] [Wily, resilient beauty VS gentle Crown Prince who turns into a brooding new emperor] [Traditional historical romance + doting love + no transmigration or rebirth + devoted couple + one-on-one romance] To save her mother, she must become the Crown Princess, bear a legitimate heir, and ensure the Chancellor's household has nothing to fear. She calculates his every move, tempts him, and seduces him. 9.2kReads9.2Score84614d adds

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    🌈I'm currently following this book! It's so good! Does anyone else understand? That feeling of gradually falling for the aloof Brin Flower is just... Even the most aloof immortal couldn't compare.

24. 174 糟 Oh No! The Forbidden Lord Is Losing His Mind Over His Sweet Little Junior Sister 糟糕！娇软小师妹被禁欲尊上疯撩 Pineapple Prince菠萝王子Ancient Romance314k WordsCompleted [Delicate, Soft-Waisted Heroine + Transmigrates Into a Book + Devoted Couple, Sweet Romance + Cold, Ascetic Yet Irresistible Hero + Harem-Style Love Rivalry] Only after Lu Zhixue transmigrated into a book did she realize she was in a melodramatic, coercive-love cultivation novel. She was the supporting woman who helped advance the romance between the hero and heroine, only to die tragically in the end. At the whole sect's martial arts tournament, everyone was convinced she was hopelessly in love 19.6kReads9.1Score2.1k14d adds
25. 175 娇 Sweet, Soft, and a Little Airheaded: Bad Boys Just Can't Get Enough 娇娇软软小笨蛋，坏男人喜欢死啦 Potatoes and Pig Trotters土豆猪蹄Modern Romance456k WordsOngoing A collection of short stories featuring gorgeous little darlings and all kinds of wicked men with filthy mouths Strong male lead, weak female lead | Questionable values | Dark and obsessive 1. [Childhood Friends, Three's a Crowd] Luo Yan's only memories of the time before graduation are of heat and humidity. But it wasn't Xu Yuan who made it that way. It was Shen Jingyan. The man kissed away her tears and leaned close to her ear, his voice husky and low. “Yan Yan, will you remember now?” 2. [The 393Reads7.8Score12414d adds
26. 176 他 He's Refined, Yet He's Scum 他斯文又败类 Jun Buqi君不弃Modern Romance266k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] [Flirting + bewitching hearts + an intense push and pull, mutually devoted 1v1] A refined yet wicked doctor ✖️ a stunning, materialistic supermodel The Tang family of the capital wields influence across every field, commanding awe and respect. Rumor has it that the ninth young master of the Tang family is graceful and noble, as refined as an immortal descended to earth, and impossible to profane. Yet in a spacious room, a stunning woman, too exhausted to speak, acc 19kReads9.5Score1.8k14d adds

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    If love at first sight is merely a superficial attraction based on physical attraction, then he admits that after meeting her, he was completely captivated and could never escape her clutches. She was like a strong liquor, addictive and heart-wrenching.

27. 177 离 Back to High School Before the Divorce: This Time, I Won't Fall for You 离婚前重回高中，这次我不心动了 Xun Can旬灿Modern Romance429k WordsCompleted (Print edition signed) [Campus rebirth + regretful pursuit + bad-boy wins her heart + living-under-one-roof romance] [Slightly rebellious good girl x laid-back, aloof bad boy] After her grandmother passes away, both the Tan and Lu families feel sorry for Xu Entang, who has no family left, and want to take her in. When she arrives in Beicheng, she sees again the boy she never forgot after meeting him once. Lu Jin is brazen and unruly. Over the years they grow up together, she watches one woman af 99.3kReads9.4Score10.7k14d adds

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    1. Reborn, living with the second male lead in a novel, rising to power; ex-husband chases after his wife in a fiery hell. 2. Unrequited love between a sweet girl and a arrogant guy in a novel.

28. 178 低 Whisper It! Darling, I Only Want You 低声哄！宝贝，我只要你 Clear and Pure澈净Modern Romance264k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication / Short drama of the same name now streaming] [Gentle, insecure top student x arrogant, carefree rich playboy] [College romance + Both leads are inexperienced + Fake playboy + Mutual pining becomes real + He’s never loved anyone else + Sweet and flirty] Fu Ciyu had always been a star at Jingcheng University. Born into one of the capital’s top wealthy families, he was unruly and hard to tame. Girls were always around him, but he had never given anyone his heart. Everyone 48.6kReads9.5Score5.7k14d adds
29. 179 权 The Powerful Minister's Little Spoiled Concubine Is Doted on to No End 权臣家的小作妾被宠上了天 The House Star Is a Star房星本是星Ancient Romance408k WordsCompleted [Also known as: A Heavenly Emperor’s Consort Gets Laid Off and Starts Over] She woke up to find herself another man’s concubine. The good news: he was the emperor. The bad news: the emperor was bankrupt, and she, a peony raised in a golden basin, was about to be handed over to a new owner. Meng Fu, about to be given away: ∑ (°口°๑)! What are you waiting for? Run! Meng Fu, having escaped one danger only to fall into another: ( ╯-_-)╯┴, ┴… Just destroy the world already. - As the fifth son of 5.3kReads9.0Score57214d adds

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    A great book whose title doesn't do it justice! The title seems melodramatic, but the author's writing is actually superb! A stoic, aloof beauty is led astray by a transmigrated, fun-loving dancer!

30. 180 不 By Any Means Necessary 不择手段 Jiang Yongyu姜永鱼Modern Romance509k WordsOngoing Aside from power and wealth, very little in this world could interest Gu Nanqiao. That was until one day, when she met her younger sister’s boyfriend, Xie Yanci. With Xie Yanci, Gu Nanqiao took the meaning of “by any means necessary” to its absolute limit. -- Every character is unhinged. 2.2kReads9.0Score14314d adds

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    It must be one of these three books.

31. 181 引 Kindling a Passion 引火撩心 Shen Xingxu沈星许Modern Romance446k WordsCompleted [The aloof beauty falls from her pedestal + tantalizing tension + the heroine stops pursuing him halfway, driving the male lead to go mad with love, lurk in the shadows, and completely lose it] Shen Zhinian had been secretly in love with Xiao Hechuan for years, and the two had been dancing around each other for a long time. But just as she was preparing to confess, she caught him rekindling things with his ex-girlfriend. She heard him say: “I was drawn to her because she reminded me of you.” Fur 10.4kReads8.9Score99114d adds

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    "She feigns innocence, lies constantly, and is full of scheming." She meticulously plans every step, using every means to bring him down from his pedestal, and he goes along with it, changing himself just for her—isn't that amazing?! The female lead is the mastermind, completely controlling the male lead. [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

32. 182 不 After I Stopped Being a Doormat, the Cold Boy Turned Dark 不当舔狗后，清冷少年黑化了 Strawberry Snow Cones Are My Favorite爱吃草莓绵绵冰Modern Romance278k WordsCompleted [Yandere forced love + groveling redemption + a System with little presence + funny moments and references] Defiant but timid heroine X wicked, cruel yandere Shen Suihuan dreamed that Lou Yan tortured her to death. When she jolted awake, she was told it wasn't a dream, but her fate. She was just a cannon-fodder supporting character in the novel The Aloof Campus Heartthrob's Domineering Love, born to be a stepping stone on the leads' path to love. To stay alive, Shen Suihuan drew up a plan overni 16kReads8.9Score1.3k14d adds

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    🍉✨The male lead is a cool and aloof campus heartthrob. The female lead pulls him down from his pedestal, unexpectedly awakens her self-awareness, decides to stop pursuing him, and starts dating her male best friend.🌿He gets furious, turns evil on the spot, and forcibly takes many things from her, leaving her with nowhere to escape.

33. 183 顶 The Ultimate Gold Digger: She Climbs to the Top Through Marriage Fraud 顶级拜金美人：她靠骗婚上位 Cave-Dwelling Princess Moon蜗居公主MoonModern Romance284k WordsCompleted (The rating just opened and will rise later, so enjoy without worry.) [Clear-eyed gold digger beauty × amnesiac tycoon | Deception before love | Push and pull | The husband chases her after the divorce] Jiang Lai is beautiful, calculating, and vain, with her heart set on marrying into a wealthy family. Her roommate has a top tycoon’s heir for a fiancé, yet secretly cheats on him with another man in their dorm. Jiang Lai stares at the bewitching face in the mirror, with only one thought in min 21.1kReads8.4Score1.9k14d adds

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    Is that so? The male lead is quite aloof and unattainable, but he has a very sharp tongue.

34. 184 别 Don't Flirt with Me 别和我撒娇 Qi Xue栖雪Modern Romance535k WordsCompleted 41.4kReads9.6Score4.6k14d adds
35. 185 娇 The Bewitching Consort Rises to Power, Face-Slapping the Scheming, Cold Emperor 娇媚娘娘狂上位，打脸勾心清冷帝 Treading Spring Afar踏春遥Ancient Romance403k WordsOngoing [Palace intrigue, transmigration, a clear-eyed heroine who uses schemes and acting skills to rise to the top, palace intrigue in the early stages, then becoming the emperor's only favorite, happy ending] [A glamorous star with a thousand-layered bag of tricks and countless ways to seduce; a slow-to-warm, aloof emperor gradually gets proven wrong, and an old flame turns him into a lovesick fool] Everyone in the palace knew that Emperor Zhaoming, with his immortal bearing and few desires, treated 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A bookworm of ten years says you absolutely have to check this out! It's incredibly good! The female lead is an absolutely stunning beauty, with a great figure and captivating charm. She's a master of scheming and manipulating, a top-notch actress, and a natural charmer! The aloof emperor gradually falls for her, transforming into a love-struck fool! Not angsty at all! [Face-slapping and revenge against scumbags + scheming emperor + palace intrigue + exclusive favor in the later stages]

36. 186 乖 Be Good, and I’ll Love You 乖一点就爱你 Ma Meisi码梅斯Modern Romance346k WordsCompleted [Clear-headed, domineering heroine who always says exactly what she thinks VS gentle, pure-hearted, aloof boy / quiet, reserved, scheming husband material] Jiang Feng had a top student and campus heartthrob named Pei Jianghe. At least half the girls in school liked him, but only Xia Chan knew his astonishing secret: By day, he was a pure-hearted academic who would blush if someone even touched his ear. By night, he transformed into a cold, domineering CEO, openly seducing and pressuring her. Xia 3.3kReads9.1Score29214d adds

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    They're all unattainable beauties; the first two are seductive male leads, while the last one is aloof and suddenly falls for someone.

37. 187 灰 The Gray Lotus 灰莲花 Clouds of Rough Noodles Again又见糙面云Modern Romance819k WordsCompleted [A textbook case of realist business warfare + a deeply romantic, top-tier intellectual romance] The world has gone mad. A top-tier rich, handsome young heir is forced to compete with his wealthy wife for a lover... “If she likes me and I like her too, then we’ll each have to prove ourselves.” The male lead is loaded with resources and comes with every advantage, while the female lead has brains and beauty and rises from humble beginnings. A textbook case of realist business warfare, arranged fa 37.7kReads9.4Score4.5k14d adds

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    A masterpiece of contemporary romance, truly unique. I'm so glad I didn't miss it; both the career and romance storylines are superb. Not suitable for beginners; the writing is exceptional. It left me with a slightly critical eye. I hope someone can recommend something similar to me. Thanks!

38. 188 她 She's Too Alluring: The Ascetic Tycoon Falls for Her and Pulls Her Close 她太撩，禁欲大佬沦陷揽细腰 Teng Gu滕谷Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Everyone says the young master of the Yin family is ruthless and calculating, a powerful figure in North City whom no one should ever cross. Yet Jiang Yuanyuan goes out of her way to seduce him. Born with a bewitching allure, she harbors a beast of revenge in her heart. He calls her shameless, yet turns North City upside down for her and sends her enemies straight to hell. She slips away, only for him to hook her back with one hand. His voice is low and husky, simmering with anger. “You flirt wi 24.1kReads9.2Score3.4k14d adds

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    Sisters, I'm not kidding, it's really good! Let me tell you about the first book's premise: the male lead has PTSD because his ex-girlfriend stabbed him, so he initially tries to seduce the female lead, but then he becomes love-struck after they get together. The female lead is incredibly intelligent and emotionally intelligent, and she completely controls him with her words. It's absolutely amazing!!

39. 189 玻 Glass Flame 玻璃焰 Meilv Beep Beep美绿哔哔Modern Romance299k WordsCompleted [Born bad x aloof campus belle, coercive romance // university campus] Li Xing was famous throughout Xijing University. Top scorer on the college entrance exam, beautiful, and poor. For someone like her, beauty wasn’t a blessing. It was a sin. Lou Chong was born at the very top of the social pyramid. A privileged family and a face to die for, but an absolute scumbag. These two people had nothing to do with each other, until one day they were seen inside Lou Chong’s Aston Martin, with Li Xing l 60.7kReads9.2Score7k14d adds
40. 190 勾 After Seducing the Cold, Powerful Official, the Young Lady Is Snatched Away 勾引清冷权臣后，表姑娘被强夺了 Jiang Hanuan江寒暖Ancient Romance542k WordsOngoing [Alluring, obedient temptress × cool, abstinent, cunning powerful official] (HE, possessive love + a scheming heroine who seduces him + an untouchable beauty brought down from her pedestal + devoted to each other) Ye Rou was reborn on the day her reputation was ruined, but she accidentally stumbled upon Pei Nianqing, eldest son of the Pei family, interrogating an assassin. The aloof, proud man seized her by the throat, pinning her in a corner and demanding to know what she had seen. The aphrodis 863Reads8.4Score10514d adds

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    Aloof yet cunning, this unattainable beauty is brought down from her pedestal—my favorite plot! The female lead is a seductive beauty, and the power struggles are incredibly captivating. Those who enjoy dramatic entanglements are in for a treat!

41. 191 九 The 1990s: The Reborn Ex-Wife of a Superstar 九零：大明星前妻重生了 Chen Che陈撤Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The 1990s] [Reborn] [Remarriage] [Everyday Life Raising Kids] [Career Storyline] Jiang Wanling lived to the age of sixty-six, eventually dying in a hospital bed from breast cancer. She never expected to open her eyes and find herself back in 1996, before she had divorced her ex-husband. That year, she was twenty-six and already the mother of two children. Her ex-husband was a household-name "superstar," as well as a womanizing playboy who fell for every woman he met and cheated constantly. In h 3.9kReads8.6Score31114d adds

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    🌿🌿The male lead is a cold and aloof district prosecutor, while the female lead, divorced, falls for him because he has a stable job in the city and can support his family. She deliberately approaches and seduces him, and the male lead, realizing his mistake, falls for her and marries her after his old house catches fire. He dotes on her immensely; it's a case of unrequited love turning into reality.

42. 192 奸 The Treacherous Minister Is Expecting 奸臣有喜 Gu Xige顾夕歌Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted She is the short-tempered, shameless Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, skilled at embezzlement, bribery, and abusing her power for personal gain. Her hobbies include attacking people from the shadows and sowing discord. She is the dynasty's infamous number-one villain. Then one day, the officials were relieved to discover that she had finally set her sights on someone else: the renowned Imperial Preceptor. To arrange a chance encounter, she starts lurking outside his residence every 2.8kReads9.2Score39114d adds
43. 193 快 Quick Transmigration: The Abstinent Powerhouse Is Bewitched by a Sweet Temptress 快穿：禁欲大佬被娇软尤物撩疯了 Cloud Rabbit云兔子Modern Romance615k WordsCompleted (Slow-Paced Quick Transmigration + High-Maintenance Beauty + Yandere Villains + Mind Reading + Male Lead Split Into Multiple Versions + Flirtatious and Pampered + Hilarious, Over-the-Top Drama) Bai Qiu died of heart disease. Her greatest regret in life was that her frail body had kept her from really letting loose. After her death, she was bound to a System called Disinfectant, which ordered her to travel to various worlds and play a thoroughly wicked supporting female character who made life di 6.6kReads9.3Score59414d adds

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    The male lead is an aloof and unattainable beauty who even wears Buddhist prayer beads. He meets the sweet and delicate female lead, and the story is incredibly sweet. The novel spans four dimensions and is now complete.

44. 194 我 I Was Just Fishing for Fun, So How Did I Become Everyone's One True Love? 我不过就钓一钓，怎么成了白月光 Pineapple Prince菠萝王子Ancient Romance396k WordsCompleted [Beautifully tragic, aloof sword cultivator + radiant, delicate, bewitching demoness adored by all + devoted to each other + romantic rivalry + light, satisfying, sweet romance] Ling Xianluo transmigrated into a book and found herself in the cultivation world. The first time, she became a stone spirit. The second time, she became a seventy-year-old woman. Both missions ended in failure. On her third try, she became the junior sister of the Demon Sect, the wicked supporting character who was in l 4.6kReads9.1Score68414d adds

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    🍅🍅The male lead is an immortal venerable who has cultivated the path of ruthlessness for a thousand years. He is aloof, cold, and unapproachable. The female lead is pretty, sweet, and cute. She flirts with him without realizing it. The male lead falls from his pedestal for her, loves her to the bone, and is extremely possessive.

45. 195 不 You Won't Give Me Your WeChat? I'll Ask Again Later 不给加微信？那我等会再问问 Too Lazy to Name Myself懒起名Modern Romance550k WordsCompleted Adapted into the short drama I Was Rejected 99 Times by Doctor Xie for a Friend Request [Sweet and goofy former ballet dancer] VS [Aloof, secretly passionate dermatologist] [She pursues him + Extra sweet + Both pure] When Song Zhiyi went to the hospital for an allergy, she fell in love with Xie Tingyan at first sight. She worked up the courage to ask for his WeChat three times, and he rejected her without mercy every time. Undeterred, Song Zhiyi came up with a plan to flirt with Xie Tingyan. To 8kReads9.3Score86214d adds

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    The male lead starts off aloof, but later he falls in love with...

46. 196 修 The Aloof Immortal Who Cultivated the Ruthless Dao Fell to Demonic Ways for Love 修无情道的清冷仙君为爱堕魔了 Immortal Chu楚仙人Ancient Romance364k WordsCompleted (One-on-one romance, both leads are each other’s one and only + love at first sight + the male lead starts out as a sweet, devoted puppy, then is pushed into becoming an obsessive, controlling lover; the female lead is clear-eyed, rational, and cunning) Before she tried to win him over, Shen Xingli was a lofty, aloof, self-controlled genius sword cultivator of the Heartless Path, radiant and utterly devoted to his path. No matter how relentlessly Si Niannian pursued him, all she got in return wa 1.1kReads8.6Score16314d adds
47. 197 强 The Campus Hottie I Forced to Love Me Was Bitter and Cold, So She Stopped Chasing Me After Being Reborn 强扭的校草酸又涩，重生她不追了 Dao Shangxie刀上邪Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Reborn + devoted one-on-one romance + both leads are pure and each other's first + a long road to winning her back] In her previous life, Su Jiani fell in love with the campus heartthrob at first sight. She pursued him for years without success, then resorted to despicable tactics to get pregnant and marry him. Knowing he didn't love her, she gradually lost hope. Reborn before the college entrance exams, she no longer clings to him for help with homework. She gets high marks, but doesn't apply 50kReads8.9Score4k14d adds

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    In their past life, the female lead was in love with the male lead; in this life, the male lead is the one taking the initiative—it's incredibly ambiguous!!

48. 198 盛 Summer Sunshine: This Is the Youth I Love 盛夏光年：这样的青春我才喜欢 Ze Ri Sheng泽日生Modern Romance234k WordsCompleted Also known as: Summer Light Years [A cool, aloof physics prodigy × an imaginative online author | Mutual crush | Sweet romance and a spectacular identity reveal] Everyone at school knows Lin Shengnian, the physics department’s “untouchable beauty,” as a research fanatic who won’t even spare girls an unnecessary glance. Xia Xiguang thinks so too. An inconspicuous Chinese literature student, she feels perfectly safe writing fan fiction on a novel website. She even uses Lin Shengnian’s real nam 14Reads8.8Score—14d adds

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    [I also highly recommend it] [The High-Class Beauty Falls from Grace] You absolutely must try this one! 🔥🔥🔥 The plot is truly amazing, from the writing style to the foreshadowing, it's a very comfortable read and definitely a perfect bedtime story.

49. 199 这 Captain, I'd Like to Date You 这位机长，我想和你谈个恋爱 Chu Qi Is Not Chu Qi初柒不是初七Modern Romance311k WordsCompleted Two short-drama adaptations are now available~ [Cool, aloof airline captain vs. gorgeous, flirtatious air traffic controller] I guide you home safely. [Both are devoted only to each other × both come from wealthy families × love at first sight] - The first time Lin Zhiye saw Cheng Chiyu, he was leaning against the bar. Broad shoulders, narrow waist, dressed in a white shirt and black pants, looking both languid and restrained. She desperately wanted to unbutton that shirt and see his abs. One g 3.5kReads9.3Score44214d adds

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    💕Air Traffic Controller vs. Pilot!! 💕 Super good!!! The female lead relentlessly pursues the male lead!! The male lead has always been aloof! Then the female lead stops pursuing him! He panics! He starts his own strategy to win her over! Super good!!

50. 200 玫 The Roses Are Mine 玫瑰是我的 Xi Lin汐临Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted Luo Yi is the eldest daughter of the Luo family, with skin as fair as ice and bones as delicate as jade. She is spoiled and willful, yet breathtakingly beautiful. She drives the wildest cars and drinks the strongest liquor. Ever since she was a child, she has always gotten whatever she wanted. The first real obstacle in her life is Shen Qingzhuo. * She falls for him at first sight and is determined to make him hers. The gloom and mystery in the young man's eyes captivate her perfectly. After twe 1.6kReads8.9Score14514d adds

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    In all three books, the male lead is an unattainable ideal, and the female lead brings him down from his pedestal. [Admiration][Admiration]

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