Marriage First, Love Later, but Nothing That Feels Generic 先婚后爱，不要那种满大街都是的！

1. 601 傅 Mr. Fu's Exclusive Love 傅先生的独家宠爱 Loves Sour Pears爱吃酸梨Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Completed. The short drama Night's Gentle Embrace is now available. [Marry first, fall in love later + reunion after a long separation + long-planned romance + the second male lead wins + unrequited love becomes mutual + chasing his wife to the crematorium, but she never looks back + both leads are each other's first] (P.S. All sweetness, no angst.) Everyone in their circle knows Wen Yan is a servant in the Chu household and Chu Shiyu's nanny. She's been by his side since childhood, taking care 4.1kReads9.2Score437Shelves

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   A marriage of convenience that blossomed into love, all premeditated!!! [Drooling][drooling][drooling]

2. 602 傅 President Fu, Please Sign the Marriage Contract 傅总契约婚姻请签收 Summer Roses Are Stunning夏季的玫瑰美艳动人Modern Romance108k WordsCompleted A wealthy-family rivalry: Business marriage × power couple showdown × childhood sweethearts Fu Qingchen, a ruthless business predator, enters a marriage of convenience for profit. Sang Ye, a design prodigy and heiress, bows to her family's wishes. Drugged on their wedding night, they wake up and tacitly pretend to have amnesia, yet spend every night trying to outdo each other... - He buys her company; she charms his rival. He declares his ownership of her in public; she turns around and provo 17Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 603 替 After the Substitute Marriage, the Madam Keeps Getting Into Trouble 替嫁后，夫人她又又又惹事了 Banquet on a Spring Day宴春日Ancient Romance399k WordsCompleted [Clear-headed layabout vs. fake-sick schemer] [One-on-one sweet romance] [Both leads are each other's first and only love, happy ending] Shen Changnian transmigrated into the body of a pitiful girl whose useless father and uncaring stepmother neglected her. She'd heard that Gu He'an, the Grand Tutor's son, was handsome, came from a good family, and was destined to die young. Shen Changnian's eyes lit up again and again. She gladly agreed to marry him in someone else's place, thinking she'd be 3.8kReads9.0Score635Shelves

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   The first one is great! The main plot revolves around the male protagonist's revenge. In the first few dozen chapters, the male and female leads put on a show of acting, both using each other somewhat. Later, their feigned affection turns into genuine affection, culminating in mutual love. Definitely worth it! The second one is about a marriage of convenience between wealthy families. The female lead is a clear-headed and gentle doctor, while the male lead is a workaholic tycoon. From complete strangers to lovers who slowly develop feelings after marriage, their relationship is a slow and steady romance, without any melodramatic plot twists or excessive scheming. The sweetness of their love story is off the charts! The third one is the best novel I've read since September. It's a gentle, warm, and everyday story. It's a light and worthwhile read. Although there aren't any thrilling plot twists, I found the love between Yu Yin and Peng Nian very touching. It's especially suitable for autumn reading; a gentle sense of happiness lingers after finishing it. The main characters are all intelligent, and the novel's logic is very sound. I also feel it's a highly intellectual work. The fourth book is highly recommended; the male lead is a guiding lover, gradually leading the female lead. Most importantly, he understands her metaphors and her words. The fifth book has a light and enjoyable atmosphere throughout. The husband is a bit nagging and fatherly at first, but he's quickly reformed. The son is hilarious, a master at causing trouble for his father, even thinking he can get custody of his stepmother in a divorce—so funny! Later, it's mostly about enjoying life, eating, drinking, and having fun, while also helping out with whatever he can. It's simple yet heartwarming. [Also, the son is the male lead's biological child.] The sixth book is super good!!! The male lead is the guiding lover type, slowly guiding the female lead, and his values are very positive. Most importantly, this novel doesn't have the male-female rivalry found in other novels; it only focuses on the love story between the male and female leads. The author writes very well! The seventh book is a pure classical Chinese novel, without any time-travel elements. It's very grounded, and many things make sense. However, sometimes the author's writing is too subtle, making it a bit difficult for me to understand 😅. It gave me a similar feeling to the TV series "Nine Heavens Purple," but it's not the kind of story where the entire plot serves the romance between the male and female leads. It's a sweet and enjoyable read. The last book – there's no dragging plot, no strange character designs, and no characters who are constantly causing trouble. Each character in the novel has their own unique traits and a suitable partner. It's a book with a very satisfying plot and story, and it's quite good.

4. 604 陆 The Young Master Lu's Image Has Fallen Apart! 陆少人设崩了！ Summer Roses Are Stunning夏季的玫瑰美艳动人Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted Two formidable leads | Marriage first, love later | A playboy turns over a new leaf | An ice queen melts / Wealthy-family power struggles + suspense + plenty of sweetness | Intense push and pull! _ The best love makes us better people! From strangers to soulmates, seven whole years | Grown-up love is a straightforward game of wits! - It began with desire and ended with two souls entwined. “Lu Jingchen, we’re just getting what we want from each other.” “Song Wanning, I want more than three m 14Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 605 赐 After the Imperial Betrothal, the Princess Consort Just Wants the Prince to Keep Her Alive 赐婚后，王妃只想靠王爷续命 Zha Xiaogua扎小瓜Ancient Romance411k WordsCompleted A historical romance: marriage first, love later. Both leads are intelligent, articulate, and quick-witted. No angst, no silly characters, and sweet moments throughout. Originally titled Who Dares to Define Romance. Everyone in the capital regards Prince Yong as untouchable. Gu Qing is the only exception. Desperate for a life-saving medicine, she takes advantage of the emperor’s arranged marriage and weds Prince Yong, unaware that he is also gravely ill with a deadly poison. She is calm and rati 6kReads9.4Score746Shelves
6. 606 和 After Marrying My Secret Crush, I Was Flustered by His Flirting 和暗恋对象联姻后，我被撩傻了 Li Jinling黎锦铃Modern Romance375k WordsCompleted [Love at First Sight / Long-Standing Scheme / Married First, Love Later / Mutual Devotion] Not long ago, Xue Ying used a few tricks to make Qin Youyi her fiancé. Before that, she had thought: Even if I can’t win his heart, keeping him by my side wouldn’t be so bad. But! What’s with this man who keeps flirting with me and kissing me right after we’ve gotten our marriage license? Didn’t he say he already had someone in his heart? Qin Youyi hadn’t expected much from this marriage, but he never im 2.6kReads9.0Score246Shelves

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   This shouldn't be too common. The female lead is a cold and aloof beauty from a top-tier wealthy family. Due to some reasons in her childhood, she has a cold personality. She falls in love with the male lead at first sight and keeps her feelings to herself. She is chosen for an arranged marriage. At first, the male lead only finds the female lead interesting and "old-fashioned" for her young age. Later, he gradually falls in love with her, unaware that she also likes him. He then tries to win her over with his flirting.

7. 607 细EN A Slender Waist, a Hidden Beauty 细腰藏娇 Pikachu Out of Power没电皮卡丘Ancient Romance472k WordsCompleted [Historical romance + marriage before love + devoted couple HE + sweet romance + children later on + both leads speak their minds] Su Luoqian was the daughter of the richest family in the Great Jin Dynasty, cherished by her parents from the day she was born. She was lively and clever, bright and openhearted. But after a natural disaster exposed the Su family’s wealth, their prominence attracted envy and greed. Surrounded by wolves, Su Luoqian gritted her teeth and accepted the emperor’s arranged 26.9kReads9.3Score3.1kShelves
8. 608 余 The Heat That Lingers 余温炙热 Shi Chang适常Modern Romance215k WordsCompleted [The husband’s pursuit of his wife after losing her; one-on-one romance; both are devoted only to each other] A year into their marriage, Jiang Yunshu discovered she was pregnant. Fu Chengze’s reaction made her feel as though he had not the slightest joy or anticipation about the baby’s arrival. Until one day, during a video call he’d forgotten to hang up, she heard Fu Chengze’s voice, tender beyond words: “Don’t cry, baby. Daddy’s here to hold you.” “Chuchu is the cutest child in the whole worl 19.4kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves

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   Both were arranged marriages that blossomed into love.

9. 609 妈 Mom, I Got Our Marriage License with a Trillionaire CEO 妈，我和千亿总裁领证了 Koi in My Pocket兜里有锦鲤Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + whirlwind marriage + falling in love after marriage + devoted couple + satisfying wealthy-family drama + face-slapping and punishing scumbags] The day before his wedding, the wheelchair-bound CEO Fu is cheated on by his fiancée. On a whim, he grabs a sweet little girl and makes her his bride. Su Tiantian thinks the CEO is no threat while he's sitting in a wheelchair, and readily agrees to a one-year marriage contract. But who could have guessed that before long, he'd devour her 2.8kReads9.0Score397Shelves

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   There are a few decent books you can check out.

10. 610 认 Married the Wrong Person with the Wrong Papers, and the Rich Heir Is Absolutely Irresistible 认错人领错证，豪门继承人嘎嘎香 Qin Yuejiao沁月皎Modern Romance3.5M WordsCompleted The first time Zhan Yan saw her, he said, “I want a divorce.” Wen Rao: He’s pretty handsome, but what a shame he has no brains. The second time Zhan Yan saw her, he changed his mind and wanted to stick together, saying he didn’t want to get married twice. Wen Rao: Besides his face, there’s nothing this man can do right! A month later, Wen Rao insisted on getting a divorce. Zhan Yan disappeared just to avoid her... Wen Rao had always known that Qing City’s richest man had the same surname as her 14.5kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
11. 611 惹 Offending the Imperial Daughter 惹金枝 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Film and television rights have been sold. The physical book will be available for preorder on July 10 at 19:00.) Shi Buyu was born smiling. At that moment, lightning flashed and thunder roared, collapsing a row of outbuildings in the Shi family compound. Days of torrential rain brought devastating floods and countless victims. Rumors soon spread through the capital that she was a disaster star sent into the world. But she was as precocious as a demon, with a photographic memory, and learned bo 257.8kReads9.7Score30.2kShelves
12. 612 机 Captain, Please Route Around the Thunderstorm 机长先生，雷雨请绕飞 Zhao Le昭乐Modern Romance383k WordsCompleted [Aloof, proud commercial airline captain x sweet-voiced, beautiful air traffic controller. She has a longtime crush on him; they marry first and fall in love later. The print edition goes on sale February 28; the short drama is already out.] Before she was urged to go on a blind date, Meng Liyue never imagined the man she was meeting was the person she’d secretly loved since her student days. She had written his name countless times in her diary. After she married him, everyone thought Meng Liy 41.2kReads9.6Score4.8kShelves

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    All three books are about arranged marriages that develop into love, and both are about unrequited love. The first two are not yet finished, but I think they are very good.

13. 613 闪 After Their Flash Marriage, the Arrogant CEO Sheng Humbly Begs for Her Affection 闪婚后，傲娇盛总卑微求宠 Ignorant and Fearless无知无畏Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A refined, abstinent, cold-faced CEO turns into a domineering wife-spoiler after marriage. Sheng Qing, head of the Sheng family, was twenty-eight and had never touched a woman. To avoid being pressured into marriage, he fled abroad. On his one trip back to China, a twist of fate led him to lose his virginity to the legitimate daughter of the Luo family, who had only just been brought back from the countryside. After a night of passion, he was hooked and vowed to keep her by his side, indulging h 12.9kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves
14. 614 太 Madam, Don’t Read My Mind. I Wasn’t Thinking Anything 太太别读心，我啥也没想 Ai Mingming艾明明Modern Romance217k WordsCompleted [Secret Marriage and Divorce + Winning Her Back + Strong Female Lead’s Rise + Rekindled Romance] Shen Lilan married into a wealthy family. She wasn’t greedy, but she did marry for money, because her grandfather was sick and needed a lot of money. Lu Ye was badly injured while saving someone. He barely survived, and Shen Lilan gave him one of her kidneys, allowing him to start a new life. She cared for him for four years, serving him even more devotedly than a housekeeper. At last, Lu Ye smiled a —Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 615 禁 My Abstinent Husband Drops His Mask and Kisses Me to Tears Every Day 禁欲老公撕下伪装，天天把我亲哭 Narrow Alley陋巷Modern Romance654k WordsCompleted Original title: My Abstinent Husband Drops His Act and Kisses Me Until I Cry Every Day [Marriage Before Love + Age Gap + Both Leads Are Pure + Sweet Romance + Healing + He Planned It All Along] [A Lively, Adorable, Healing Little Beauty vs. A Wild, Unhinged, Brooding Big Shot from the Capital] Shen Xingli is the little princess of the wealthy Shen family in the capital. The craziest thing she ever did was find herself a male escort on the very night her scumbag boyfriend betrayed her. The next m 19.5kReads9.5Score3kShelves
16. 616 肆 Spoiled Rotten 肆宠成瘾 Three Three Whale三三鲸鱼Modern Romance244k WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love] [Mutual Healing] [Both Pure, One-on-One Romance] [Long-Standing Scheme] [Caged Canary] Wen Luoyang is delicate and soft, with a striking, uninhibited beauty. Fu Jingchen is crazy about her delicate, soft charms. She needs money, and he needs a woman. They hit it off at once. Their marriage is purely transactional, with no feelings involved. Later, the woman stands alone in an empty alley, a cigarette between her lips as smoke curls around her. She is nothing like the swee 543Reads9.1Score—Shelves

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    The female lead thought the male lead was keeping her as a mistress, but the male lead had been planning this for a long time and was actually licensed to do so.

17. 617 闪 After Our Whirlwind Wedding, My Wealthy Husband Spoils and Pursues Me 闪婚后，豪门老公又宠又撩 Yi Heng 7艺珩7Modern Romance315k WordsOngoing Sweet romance + marriage first, love later + both leads are devoted only to each other On her way home from work one day, Su Tian’s kindness led her to help an elderly stranger who had fallen by the roadside. From then on, they grew closer and closer. Grandma Sun treated Su Tian like her own granddaughter. Grandma Sun introduced Su Tian to her only grandson, Lu Huaiyan. Su Tian couldn’t understand why a man with broad shoulders, a narrow waist, six-pack abs, and handsome features, who was ge —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Let me promote my own book first.

18. 618 强 A Bold Seduction! The Empire’s CEO Is Teased Until He Loses Control 强撩！哄诱！帝国总裁被撩到失控 Today's Lemon Is So Sour今天的柠檬好酸Modern Romance406k WordsCompleted "Long-planned scheme + love after marriage + sweet romance + devoted couple + face-slapping the villains + abstinent CEO" Tian Xi is the Song family's fake heiress. When their real daughter returns, Tian Xi is thrown out of the house. The real heiress assumes she'll beg the Song family to take her in, but Tian Xi walks away without a second glance. After leaving the Song family, Tian Xi goes to a bar to drown her sorrows. No, to celebrate. She ends up drinking too much and spending the night at 6.7kReads9.4Score882Shelves
19. 619 非 Neither Moon nor Me 非月非我 Water Primrose水芫花Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted (Everyone suffers in love + possessive, emotionally needy male lead + clear-eyed, resilient female lead) The grudges and tangled relationships of the previous generation ensnare this generation in heartbreaking turmoil. He plotted for a long time, then took her by force. She observed propriety and had no choice but to marry him because she was pregnant. Raised in a loveless, dark home, he longed to know what it felt like to be loved. He drew her into the abyss, thinking of her as his salvation. 7.7kReads6.2Score278Shelves

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    The most original and heart-wrenching novel I've ever read! I really, really want to recommend this angst-filled book!! The male lead is a crazy, possessive, and manipulative man!! He's a crazy, powerful guy who falls in love at first sight with the gentle female lead and wants her to redeem him. To teach him to love. To love him! (Because no one loves him, he has a very pitiful background [crying][crying]). Before marriage, the male lead is a master of the art of force and control, first scheming to get the female lead pregnant, and then methodically forcing her into marriage because of the pregnancy. After marriage, his possessiveness is really strong. He's usually quite calm, but he easily becomes irritable and violent towards the man who almost became the female lead's fiancé. After marriage, the male lead is even more like a mad dog. His methods are incredibly insane. Later on, he imprisons the female lead, shoots her, sends her to prison, forces her to remarry after the divorce, and so on, causing physical and emotional torture. Fortunately, the female lead is very gentle and resolute, otherwise she would have gone crazy long ago. But clearly, the female lead is the male lead's only salvation and his white moonlight. He clearly loved her so much, how could he treat her like this? It's so heartbreaking. I cried several times; I think it's an incredibly moving and tragic story.

20. 620 被 After I Was Cheated On, I Replaced the Groom 被劈腿后，我直接换了新郎 Sang Shen桑慎Modern Romance218k WordsOngoing [Marriage First, Love Later] [Both Leads Are Pure] [Two Powerful Families] [Sweet Romance After Marriage] * The day before her wedding, Wen Wan caught her fiance cheating. If that was how things stood, she would simply switch grooms on the wedding day. "Mr. He, I'd like to invite you to marry me." * On the wedding day, the groom fled in shame. While the guests were still in shock, the doors at the center of the venue slowly swung open. At the far end of the red carpet stood a tall, slender figur 46Reads—Score109Shelves

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    Two wealthy families, a sweet story where both the male and female leads have mouths.

21. 621 婚 A Marriage in Flux 婚色摇曳 Spicy Chen Zi麻辣晨子Modern Romance317k WordsCompleted [Bratty Little Sweetheart & Abstinent Man in Power] (Top-Tier Wealthy Family + Marriage First, Love Later + Sweet-Talking Her Into Chasing Him + Age Gap) Shen Tangzi is a spoiled young lady who has both a princess's luck and a princess's temperament. Her greatest pastime is going clubbing and hiring male escorts, and she's infamous in high society for being a wastrel. Fu Yanze, head of the Shanghai City Chamber of Commerce, is cold, aloof, and refined, with no interest in romance. Who would have 11.8kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves

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    Niche, no one's promoting it~🎈 Top-tier wealthy family, marriage of convenience turning into love, age gap, seduction and pursuit of the wife🌵 His gaze slowly traveled down her hair, revealing a red mark he had left on her bare, fair shoulder. ✨ Her skin was pale and delicate, the red mark on her snow-white skin highlighting the lingering, decadent pleasure after their indulgence. 🎉 Follow me and you won't get lost.

22. 622 我 My Happiness Is in Your Hands 我的幸福，在你手里 The Sensitive-Skin Toast Lover爱吃吐司的敏感肌Modern Romance431k WordsCompleted Over the course of Su Xin's twenty-nine years, for nineteen of them the only men in her life were her father and brother, apart from Lin Lei, who wasn't related to her by blood. She thought she would spend her life with her childhood sweetheart. But when she was dealt the devastating blow of learning she might not be her parents' biological child, her childhood sweetheart became the final straw... It took her ten years to gather the courage to return to the place that had once loved her, and tha 1.8kReads8.8Score128Shelves

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    Marry first, love later! A sure-fire investment!

23. 623 夫 After His Wife Divorces Him, the Warlord Goes Gray Overnight 夫人离婚后，军阀大佬一夜白头 Chu Diandian初点点Modern Romance691k WordsCompleted The short drama of the same name, “Qi Mi,” is available by searching on Tomato. Ning Zhen is forced to marry the warlord Sheng Changyu. Sheng Changyu has a beloved first love, as well as two concubines, and the Sheng household is rife with danger. Ning Zhen is a young heiress who has returned from studying abroad. She can’t adapt to the infighting in the household, and everyone is waiting to see her make a fool of herself. Less than three years later, just as everyone predicted, Ning Zhen wants 78.8kReads9.5Score9.1kShelves

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    These two are currently the best "arranged marriage to love" novels on Tomato Books. The first one is already completed and I've followed it from beginning to end; those who don't like following serialized novels are in luck. The second one, if you remove some of the side couples, the main couple is exceptionally good. This one is very famous, so I won't elaborate further.

24. 624 持 Licensed to Wed! Get to Know This Real Married Couple 持证上岗！真夫妻了解一下 The Wind Hasn't Spoken风未言Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted [Transmigrated Five Years into the Future, and My Heartthrob Became My Husband!] [Sweet, Delicate Beauty VS Gentle, Refined Film Emperor] Su Ruanruan, a D-list actress infamous for all the wrong reasons, woke up one day to discover she had transmigrated five years into the future and become the film emperor’s wife. What a shock! I transmigrated into my own future! My heartthrob became my husband! Later, paparazzi caught the award-winning film emperor Yi Huai holding hands with someone late at n 2.3kReads9.4Score205Shelves

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    Arranged marriage, but not the kind that's everywhere 🌸 ① It's been a long time since I've read an arranged marriage/love story with such good writing and without making me feel stupid. It's one of the few where both the male and female leads are articulate, there are no misunderstandings, and it's a very comfortable and gradual development of love. It's an arranged marriage, and although the male lead is old-fashioned, cold, and taciturn, he immediately clarifies things and unconditionally protects the female lead. He's gentle, considerate, and thoughtful. The female lead is clear-headed and independent, doesn't make wild guesses, has her own career, and her own ideas 😘 "Wenxi, are you feeling unwell?" "I'm okay." The next second, she was enveloped in a warm embrace. "Remember to say you're feeling unwell next time, and I'll comfort you."

25. 625 试 It's Only a Trial Marriage, Don't Get Carried Away! 试婚而已，别太野！ In the Glowing Summer灼灼夏日里Modern Romance201k WordsOngoing [Marriage first, love later + romance between adults + both leads are virgins + happy ending] "Glamorous superstar vs. clear-eyed lyricist" Lu Heng’s reasons for choosing Zhao Yusheng were clear: She was emotionally steady, independent, grounded, and suited to be a wife. Zhao Yusheng’s reasons for accepting him were just as clear: This man could broaden her horizons and help her grow. They began with a contract, its terms clear and boundaries firm: Clause One: No intimate contact. But one late 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Arranged marriage that blossoms into love! The male lead's love is just too amazing!

26. 626 一 A Life Full of Joy 一笙有喜 Fish Doesn't Speak鱼不语Modern Romance2.6M WordsCompleted [A breathtaking beauty, a fallen heiress, VS a refined, aloof heir to a powerful Beijing family. Marriage first, love later + sweet romance + clear-headed heroine] After a sudden upheaval, Song Xi has no choice but to marry the refined, aloof heir to the Qiao family. At first, though, the two are like needle and wheat: neither can stand the other. Who could have guessed that they’d later be so sweet together? Their friends all complained, “Leave us single people a way to live!” One day, Presiden 33.7kReads9.5Score3.7kShelves
27. 627 新 Newlywed Unmasked: The Top Tycoon Disguised as a Crown Princess 新婚掉马：顶级大佬伪装太子妃 Three Claws三只爪Ancient Romance393k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + equally matched powerhouses + disguises + slow burn + wits and courage + mutual healing + palace intrigue] Rumor has it that the Crown Prince of Chu is blind, his internal organs are failing, and he will not live to see winter. The princess sent to marry him is said to be a weakling who does nothing but cry. On their wedding night, assassins sneak in. The princess is so frightened that she drops her teacup, but a shard happens to slice an assassin’s throat. The Crow 2.1kReads—Score312Shelves

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    A marriage of convenience that blossoms into love, featuring two strong, slow-burning protagonists, a battle of wits and courage, and mutual redemption. Rumor has it that the Crown Prince of Chu is blind and his internal organs are failing, not surviving past winter; while the princess sent for a political marriage is a weak and useless woman who only knows how to cry. On their wedding night, an assassin sneaks in. The princess, terrified, smashes a teacup, a shard of which accidentally cuts the assassin's throat; the Crown Prince weakly shrinks into the bed, but a silver needle on his fingertip accidentally pierces the assassin's vital point. The entire court awaits the spectacle of this short-lived couple's downfall. Until one dark and stormy night, the world's greatest poison doctor, Yaksha, and the leader of the Assassin's Guild, Yama, fight fiercely for the divine elixir. As they tear off each other's masks, both fall silent. Chu Mochen approached, his voice low and deep: "My beloved consort, your night attire is far more beautiful than your phoenix coronet and wedding robes during the day." Yan Yunqi sneered, brandishing her poisoned needle: "Your Highness, even with your eyes still open and your temper flaring, you're still much more pleasing to the eye than during the day!" When a dramatic princess with a built-in armor that reflects physical attacks tenfold meets a powerful, sickly tycoon, the entire capital is left in tears!

28. 628 玫 Roses and Green Pines 玫瑰与青松 Mantou Is Great馒头很好Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available on major platforms] [Bonus chapters complete] [Steadfast, fatherly political heavyweight × dazzling, rebellious beauty] [Long-planned romance / marriage first, love later + powerful family background + well-matched families + 12-year age gap + both virgins + sweet romance] Fang Yun is a dazzling, bold rising star in the legal world. In front of others, she’s a “good girl.” It’s all an act! After her scumbag ex cheats on her, she dumps him without hesitation an 23.6kReads9.0Score2.9kShelves
29. 629 薄 Mr. Bo, Your Secret Crush Just Showed Up as Your Wife 薄总，您暗恋的对象空降成太太了 Little Sheep LJR小羊LJRModern Romance276k WordsCompleted [Fake sweet innocent girl with a calculating streak VS aloof, privileged young master | One-on-one romance] [Marriage first, love later + He secretly loves her + Devoted husband] The family is three days away from bankruptcy! Watching her grandfather sigh in despair, Xu Man clutches at her last hope and rushes into the home of the richest man in the capital, saying, “Grandpa Bo, for the sake of your friendship with my grandfather, please save the Xu family! I'll agree to any conditions!” Grandpa 56Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is definitely the book for a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love! 😆😆 As you read on, the romance gradually becomes clearer [Masterpiece of Sparrow Food][Masterpiece of Sparrow Food] and then it turns into a mutual pursuit 💞💞 It's so sweet!!

30. 630 余 For the Rest of My Life, Please Guide Me (Two-Volume Set) 余生，请多指教（全二册） Berlin Stonecutter柏林石匠Modern Romance259k WordsCompleted I once thought I’d never find someone in this lifetime. The world is so big, and I move so slowly. What if I never meet the right person? I was long past the reckless days of saying, “There are billions of men in the world, and hundreds of millions in China. There’s no shortage of fish in the sea.” I’d become increasingly aware that, in our orderly everyday lives, there are very few men we can get to know well enough to become close to. I’d even prepared myself to “let someone set me up, find a 2.2kReads9.5Score440Shelves

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    This book was adapted into a TV series starring Xiao Zhan and Yang Zi. The TV series made many changes and wasn't as good as the book. The book perfectly fulfills my longing for love; the romance unfolds naturally, seemingly based on the author's own life. The writing is excellent. You should read it, baby.

31. 631 科 A Frail Man's Wife in the Imperial Exams Needs to Be Cherished 科举之病弱男妻需娇养 Love Wheel Cakes爱吃车轮饼Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [Male Lead Pursues + Sweet Romance + Imperial Exams] Dot­ing, fatherly pursuer × sweet, delicate, sickly love interest Ye Qi was reborn in the body of a fake scholar who had nothing but four bare walls and a mountain of debt. As soon as he woke up, he was forced to marry a man and kicked out of his home. His male spouse was frail and frequently ill, making him exhausting and expensive to care for. Over time, Ye Qi realized that his male spouse was actually quite pretty: a small face, bright, 65.7kReads9.3Score11.3kShelves
32. 632 余 The Rest of My Life, Please Guide Me 2 余生，请多指教2 Berlin Stonecutter柏林石匠Modern Romance158k WordsCompleted In many movies and novels, when the heroine meets the hero, she is always portrayed as someone who “had no meaningful life before meeting you.” After meeting Gu Wei, I gradually came to feel that everything I had experienced before him had meaning, whether good or bad. I used to think, If only I’d met him sooner. Later, countless times, I would wake from sleep and see him resting peacefully beside me. I realized that meeting at the right time, without missing each other, was true happiness. It h 123Reads9.6Score—Shelves
33. 633 妹 The Sweetheart's Groom Is Emotionally Detached and Brooding! 妹宝的结婚对象是情感缺陷阴湿！ Tang Beibei唐北北Modern Romance419k WordsCompleted [Obsessive Ghostly Boy ✘ Love-Starved Sweetheart] [Height Difference × Mary Sue × Mutual Firsts × Happy Ending] While other seniors worry about finding internships, Shen Zhili worries about something else: How is she supposed to get a marriage certificate with her future husband? And how is she supposed to have two children with him in three years? Before her final summer break at university ended, Shen Zhili learned that her own mother had “sold” her off. Her mother had even spent every last bi 5.7kReads7.1Score922Shelves
34. 634 京 Spoiled in the Capital 京娇宠溺 Floating Bamboo Boat浮竹舟Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Reserved, Restrained, Fatherly Hero × Scatterbrained, Straightforward Sweetheart (Seven-Year Age Gap)] Lin Chaoque had lived with the Zhou family since she was little. She couldn't help falling for the cold, desireless man of the Zhou family, as immovable as a snow-covered mountain. She wanted to make that mountain crumble. The day she learned that Zhou Guanji was getting engaged, Lin Chaoque kissed the corner of his lips on tiptoe, where no one could see, and asked timidly, “Brother.” “Didn't 14.3kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
35. 635 抛 Casting the Bait 抛饵 Mu Mu Cuo木木错Modern Romance402k WordsCompleted Zhou Julin was an unattainable dream from Yu Jiao’s youth. A pampered young master, raised in luxury, with a devastatingly handsome face and a fatal allure. He had countless admirers, yet always turned them away with indifferent eyes. At first, she was just another ordinary classmate of his. After she made the first move, she became the secret bedmate he kept seeing behind everyone’s backs. Yu Jiao thought that was as far as things between them could go. After all, the aloof and distinguished Yo 51.7kReads9.4Score6.7kShelves
36. 636 婚 A Rising Tide After Marriage 婚后潮涌 Lan Sheng澜笙Modern Romance946k WordsCompleted Signed for publication | Older Man / Beijing Elite Circle / Marriage First, Love Later | Slow-Burn Romance + Sweet Pampering + Four-Year Age Gap | Rough, Unruly Man X Cool, Reserved Dancer The matchmaking profile handed to Shu Ying had just three lines about Jin Bohan: “Rich. Handsome. Can’t say more.” As the man himself sat across from her cutting his steak, he looked up and added a fourth: “One last thing: you’re welcome to inspect the goods.” Shu Ying’s fingers trembled. No one had told h 347.8kReads9.2Score63.2kShelves
37. 637 睁 Awakening in the 1980s: I Have a Child with the Infamous Village Tyrant 睁眼八零：和凶名在外村霸有崽了 Sunflower Ah Hua向日葵啊花Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted When Hu Yao woke up, she found a mischievous yet well-behaved son and a scoundrel of a man beside her. Shocked and bewildered, she heard from the neighbors she knew that four years earlier, she'd hit her head so hard she was left simple-minded, and her mother had sold her. Over those four years, she had not only gained a husband but also a mischievous child who fiercely protected her. The bastard of a man was always putting his hands on her, and he was exceptionally fierce and unreasonable. Terr 38.3kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves
38. 638 嫁 I Married Into a Powerful Family, and He Spoils Me Rotten! 嫁给豪门大少，我被他宠上天！ Seven-Colored Little Kitty七色小喵Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted The eldest young master of the He family is known for his domineering and ruthless nature. He Yichuan is overbearing and cold-hearted, seemingly incapable of being interested in anyone. Like a Buddhist monk, he stayed abstinent for six months after getting married. He married her only because his elders told him to. Su Xi thought so too: sooner or later, they would end up divorced. But after an unexpected mishap brought them together for one passionate night, He Yichuan began to change. He b 3.4kReads9.0Score181Shelves

    Reader note

    A strong female lead novel! The female lead is reborn; in her previous life, she had no feelings for the male lead. In this life, with a different lifestyle, they spark a different kind of romance. It's a sweet, long-lasting married life. They later have a baby, and the mother-in-law is also very kind. A good read that won't get boring!

39. 639 隔 Reason on the Other Side of the Wall 隔墙有理 Muzi Kun Shao木子kun少Modern Romance59k WordsCompleted When freelance writer He Li meets musician Cheng Yue, the two neighbors separated by a wall find none of the friction you'd expect. The first time she knocks on the wall to complain, he changes his work schedule. She brings him tomato and egg stir-fry, and he gives her grilled chicken wings in return. When she gets sick, he makes her porridge. When she publishes a book, he writes music to accompany it. Their feelings quietly take root. What kind of sparks will fly? A sweet romance unfolds throug 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "The Walls Are Right" is a sweet and heartwarming story about a neighborly romance. It's simple yet enduring, with a very everyday feel. There aren't any overly dramatic ups and downs, but it's precisely this gentle, everyday life that draws you in!

40. 640 契 After Our Contract Marriage, the Abstinent Tycoon Falls for Me at Night 契约闪婚后，禁欲大佬沦陷夜 Green Pomelo青青柚Modern Romance173k WordsOngoing [Clear-headed, self-serving, mischievous heroine × self-made, abstinent tycoon + contract flash marriage + pregnancy-and-flight warning + sweet first, angst later + mutual salvation + happy ending] Shu Tang spent her days abroad slacking off and squandering money until her father had enough of her and packed her off back home to live with her maternal grandfather. At twenty-three, her ideal life was to stay away from romance, live off her parents, lie flat, have money and freedom, and never marr 14Reads—Score151Shelves

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    It's a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love; the female lead is a bit of a drama queen, and the male lead is incredibly doting and sweet.

41. 641 回 Back to the Eve of My Wife’s Suicide 回到妻子自杀前夕 The Sheep Who Loves Mentaiko爱吃酱明太鱼的羊Modern Romance279k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later; Emotionally Distant Painter vs. Cool and Reserved Eldest Grandson of the Ji Family] On the day Ji Yuan married Lin Wu, he had a dream about the wife he had just wed. A word of warning: This is not pure fluff! If you’re a heroine-only fan, don’t read! Don’t read! If you can’t stand seeing the heroine hurt, don’t read! Don’t read! Thank you! Thank you so much! The wife in his dream was nothing like the companionate partner he had expected. The beautiful woman seemed no 7kReads6.7Score966Shelves

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    It brought tears to my eyes. The male and female leads are both well-developed characters, but if you're a fan of female leads, don't watch it! There are some scenes that make the female lead suffer. Overall, it's still pretty sweet.

42. 642 乌 A Mix-Up at the Blind Date: After Marrying the Richest Man, He Turns Out to Be a Catch 乌龙相亲，闪婚首富后他真香了 Grow Toward the Sun向暖而生Modern Romance147k WordsCompleted Devoted to each other + marriage before love + cozy everyday life + the male lead’s secret identity After a matchmaking date, Tong Yao and Chi Shangyu got married. After the wedding, they treated each other with respect and lived a warm, simple life. But when they met each other’s families, they unexpectedly learned that there had been a mix-up on the day of the matchmaking date: Tong Yao had married the man who was supposed to meet her older sister. Tong Yao wanted to back out, but Chi Shangyu 123Reads8.5Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    The story is about a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love. The female lead comes from an unhappy family, is independent in her career, and is a hidden little rich woman. The two get married in a flash due to a misunderstanding. The male lead is a bit fierce at first, but the female lead falls in love at first sight and hides her feelings. There is a white moonlight (her love interest) but she doesn't have many scenes. There is no evil mother-in-law, and there are cute pets. The pace is fast and it's super sweet!

43. 643 闪 Love at First Sight After a Whirlwind Wedding: The Fake Heiress’s True Love 闪婚遇爱之假千金的豪门真宠 A Latte, No Sugar, Please来一杯拿铁不加糖Modern Romance217k WordsCompleted That car accident took her mother and buried the truth. At twenty-four, Su Mu Yang discovered that she was the fake heiress who had been switched at birth with the real Su family daughter, and that her birth mother's death was the result of a conspiracy. Using marriage as bait, she approached business tycoon Lu Shi Yan, all for the sake of revenge. She didn't know that Lu Shi Yan had known her for ten years. He had watched her fall from a gifted girl to a caged bird, so he carefully planned a ma 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You won't lose money investing in this!

44. 644 爆 Breaking! The Cool, Distinguished Captain Is a Shameless Flirt in Private 爆！冰凉凉的矜贵机长私下撩翻了 You Are So Charming你这般动人Modern Romance364k WordsCompleted [Female aircraft maintenance engineer x commercial airline captain, marriage before love, both leads have no past relationships, short drama now streaming] When Lin Kongyu joined Huahang Airlines, no one knew she had already met and married Huahang captain Qin Siyan through a matchmaker. After they married, she accidentally overheard the free-spirited, aloof Captain Qin talking about their marriage: “Maybe we’ll get divorced tomorrow.” The very next day, she promptly put the divorce papers in 7.6kReads9.5Score1.2kShelves

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    Look, look, look!

45. 645 雪 A Wedding in the Capital on a Snowy Night 雪夜京婚 Mi Yang迷阳Modern Romance423k WordsCompleted Completed | Marriage First, Love Later | Five-Year Age Gap, He’s Older | Both Chaste, One-on-One Romance | Powerful Man Bows His Head Su Li and Zhou Sichen had a whirlwind wedding. On the day they registered their marriage, Zhou Sichen flew to New York to take care of business and was gone for a whole month. Their backgrounds were worlds apart, and no one believed their marriage would work. Zhou Sichen was the man Old Master Zhou had chosen to lead the family next. Disciplined and abstinent, 20.6kReads8.7Score2.6kShelves

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    ① The male and female leads have a whirlwind marriage. On the day the male lead gets his marriage certificate, he's away on a business trip. The female lead goes to pick him up at the airport and mistakes him for her husband 😆 "You can mistake your husband? Should you get an eye exam?" "Lili, next time I go out for a social event, can you check up on me?" The male lead is aloof in public but doting on the female lead, loves to tease her, respects her, and is responsible. The female lead is independent and clear-headed. The characters are superbly designed, and the writing is excellent. The marriage-of-convenience-to-love dynamic is natural. [I highly recommend it!]

46. 646 高 High-born Matriarch’s Husband-Taming Manual 高门主母的驯夫手册 Chu Diandian初点点Ancient Romance547k WordsCompleted Cheng Zhao was granted in marriage to Zhou Yuanshen, the youngest duke in the realm. Zhou Yuanshen had a favored concubine with a powerful family backing her, and he was also entangled in an ambiguous relationship with his widowed sister-in-law. He despised the stiff, dull manner of noble-born ladies. And Cheng Zhao had received the most orthodox upbringing of all. Faced with the endless infighting in the Duke’s household, the concubine’s provocations, and her sister-in-law’s covert meddling, Ch 167.2kReads9.0Score25.4kShelves
47. 647 大 The Young Lady Has a Soft Waist and a Sweet Voice, Leaving President Jiang at a Loss 大小姐腰软声甜，姜总难以招架 Sui Yi穗宜Modern Romance299k WordsCompleted [Daddy-type husband, sweet romance, both leads are inexperienced, marriage before love, warm and healing, not a strong female lead] When her parents gave her a list of potential marriage matches, Xiang Qisong was immediately drawn to Jiang Huaizheng’s handsome looks and steady demeanor. After they married, she discovered some good news: Jiang Huaizheng really was steady. The bad news was that he was too steady. Whether in public or in private, he was always prim and proper, restrained and aloof. 5kReads9.1Score645Shelves
48. 648 穿 Transmigrated to the 1980s: The Military Bigwig Spoils Me and My Quadruplets 穿越八零，一胎四宝被军区大佬娇宠 Su Muhe苏沐禾Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Transmigrate into a book + period setting + military marriage + love after marriage + devoted couple + adorable babies) Ye Shuang, a preschool teacher, was hit by a car and killed while saving a student. When she opened her eyes, she had become the male lead’s ill-fated former wife in a stepmother-era novel, a cannon-fodder character who died in childbirth. Her surname was Ye, and her fate was to die giving birth to quadruplets. Just as she was about to give up and accept her circumstances, a c 29.7kReads8.4Score3.3kShelves
49. 649 迷 The Sweet, Airheaded Girl Is So Adorable, but Her Doctor Husband Is Hard to Tempt 迷糊软妹甜糯糯，医生老公不经撩 Sui Yi穗宜Modern Romance226k WordsCompleted [Not a strong heroine + whirlwind marriage + short, sweet romance] [Love after marriage + sweet romance + devoted couple + cozy healing] Also known as “The Daily Married Life of a Scatterbrain and a Cutie” Lili has been eating too many sweets lately, and now her tooth hurts, so she books an appointment at the hospital. The doctor who examines her has sharp brows visible above his mask, and eyes as dark and beautiful as ink. She can’t help staring at him for a long time. Whatever he says, she obe 2.2kReads9.3Score219Shelves
50. 650 亲 Dear Mr. Lu, I Really Want to Be Madly in Love With You 亲爱的陆先生，我好想跟你热恋呀 Jing Feng Shiyi景风十一Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted Already signed for print publication [secret crush becomes mutual, from the heroine’s perspective + marriage first, love later, from the hero’s perspective] [Independent, resilient, A-list lawyer vs. devoted, possessive CEO] When Meng Tingyu was sixteen, she met a young man named Lu Suizhou. She would never forget that day. He came into her life carrying light, bringing hope to her as she was on the verge of drowning and rescuing her from the abyss. Years later, the sunny, handsome boy had grow 8kReads9.1Score808Shelves

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