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1. 51 不 No Eavesdropping on the Emperor 不许偷听朕说话 Yin Zaishui尹在水Ancient Romance925k WordsCompleted An Jiu transmigrated into the body of a young palace maid who wanted to climb into the emperor’s bed. The moment she opened her eyes, the tyrant ran his sword straight through the maid who had tried to seduce him. The next day, the tyrant killed a senior maid who served one of the consorts. On the third day, a maid who tasted the emperor’s food died from poison. Being a palace maid was a high-risk job. An Jiu decided to work hard, save up, cherish her life, and stay away from the tyrant. But the 78.3kReads9.4Score13k14d adds

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   💞The male lead has two personalities: one outwardly gentle and refined, the other ruthless and cold. But when they meet the female lead, they both become incredibly funny—one becomes a chatterbox, and the other a loyal dog. Highly recommended!

2. 52 逃 Escape the Captivity! My Refined Older Brother Is a Total Psycho 逃离禁锢！我的斯文哥哥太疯批 Begonia Blossoms Swept by Wind and Ink海棠花横风墨染Modern Romance215k WordsOngoing Cold CEO + black lotus + growing-up romance + exclusive devotion + obsessive, possessive love + healing Shen Shishi clawed her way out of the mud of the orphanage and learned early how cruel the world could be. The Ling family is her only lifeline, but also the cage in which she clings to life. As lowly as dust, she considers dignity a luxury. Then he returns to the country: Ling Li, heir to the Ling family, restrained and noble, like a god. He offers her his hand, giving her protection and a di 59Reads—Score—14d adds

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   He really loves her...

3. 53 太 Lord Tutor, Stop Pretending. Everyone Knows You’re Head Over Heels 太傅大人别装了，都知道你爱惨了 Wuyou Li乌有理Ancient Romance434k WordsCompleted [Reborn] [One-on-one romance, devoted couple, happy ending] Original title: The Zither and Flute Went Astray [Devoted, restrained aloof beauty of a powerful minister ✖️ resilient, brave heiress known as the Phoenix] The Zhu family has lost all its sons, but still has more money than it could ever spend. Their prominence makes them a target, and with no allies to turn to, the entire family was executed by the crown prince in her previous life. Reborn, Zhu Zheng agrees to her grandmother's 6.5kReads9.1Score70014d adds

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   In this ancient Chinese romance novel, the male protagonist is a seemingly gentle, aloof, and unattainable beauty, but in reality, he has been secretly in love with someone for many years and is deeply in love with them.

4. 54 重 Only After Being Reborn Did I Learn I Was the Cool and Aloof Minister's White Moonlight 重生才知，我竟是清冷权臣白月光 October Orange十月橙Ancient Romance661k WordsCompleted [Revenge on scumbags + sweet romance + switched marriages + reborn heroine vs. transmigrated heroine + a seemingly aloof, secretly twisted beauty] In her previous life, Chu Mingyuan learned only as she lay dying that the younger sister who had secretly been sleeping with her husband was not born to her late mother. She was actually a concubine-born daughter who had been switched at birth by a concubine. Chu Mingyuan died with regrets. Thankfully, Heaven took pity on her, and after her death she 8.4kReads8.9Score85714d adds

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   Both the male and female leads are strong. The male lead appears aloof and rational, but he's actually a cunning and possessive madman who has a secret crush on the female lead in both his past and present lives. The character development and plot are both excellent.

5. 55 乖 Be Good. Don't Be Your Uncle Sheng, Be My Husband 乖，不当你盛小叔，当你老公 Yu Mu俞慕Modern Romance278k WordsCompleted [(11-year age gap) Sweet, Flirtatious, Rebellious Heroine X Gentle, Devoted, Fatherly Hero] After moving in with the Sheng family at fifteen, Shen Qingning developed feelings she shouldn't have for that refined, aloof man, unable to control herself. But he turned her down time and again. She rushed into marriage, was framed, and died with bitter resentment. * One day, she woke up reborn at twenty-two. This time, she would take back everything that belonged to her... 2kReads—Score14014d adds

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   This book... The male lead is ostensibly the female lead's gentle uncle... But in reality, he's ruthless to others.

6. 56 甜 The Sweet and Gentle Boy Is Wild and Wicked 甜兮兮的温柔少年他很疯很坏 Mao Tutu猫屠屠Modern Romance520k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Darkening + Sickly Male Lead + Reconciliation After a Breakup + The Male Lead's Redemption] After living her life over again, Wen Yisheng swore she would stay far away from Wen Zhi! She'd rather sleep on the streets or under a bridge than live with the Wen family again! Because the Wen family's eldest son, who seemed gentle and refined to outsiders, never smoked or fought, studied hard, and loved helping people, was a mad and wicked monster underneath! He was cruel and obsessive. “You 20.5kReads9.3Score2.6k14d adds

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   🍀✨The male lead appears refined and gentle, but is actually obsessive and possessive. He even threatens the female lead with a knife, saying, "If you dare leave me, we'll die together." The female lead is reborn, but repeats the same mistakes. [Learned][Learned] 🍀✨There's an age gap; the male lead is a university professor, and the female lead is his niece's best friend. It's a campus romance. The male lead seems like a celibate god, but is actually pathologically possessive. [KISS][KISS] 🍀✨Hehehe, a cross-cultural romance. [Drooling][Drooling] The female lead pretends to be weak in front of the male lead, uses his money to go back to her home country to live a good life, and after the male lead finds out she's gone, he searches for her like a madman. [Heart][Heart]

7. 57 闺 My Best Friend's Uncle Keeps Flirting with Me and Spoiling Me 闺蜜小叔他又撩又宠 An Jiuling安九凌Modern Romance264k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Professor + Six-Year Age Gap + Campus] [Rebellious, Hilarious Girl X Abstinent, Scheming Uncle] When Wen Li was seventeen, she fell for her best friend’s uncle, the famously untouchable heartthrob of Yida University. The man had cool, pale skin and wore silver wire-frame glasses. His white shirt and black trousers gave him an air of refined elegance. When they first met, Wen Li was caught after climbing a wall to skip school. To get back down, she worked up the courage to flirt 11.6kReads9.2Score1.2k14d adds
8. 58 强 Forced Possession! The Abstinent Madman Falls for Me Step by Step 强制占有！禁欲疯批他步步沦陷 Yun Li云璃Modern Romance246k WordsCompleted [Love Across Borders + Both Pure + Sweet, Wealthy-Family Romance + Possessive and Unhinged + Adorable Baby] The man’s deep-blue eyes glinted like something supernatural as he gazed at the sweet little kitten before him. His voice was low and magnetic. “Baby girl, it doesn’t hurt.” Tang Li was stunningly beautiful, with a bewitching, foxlike face and the soft, radiant charm unique to an Eastern girl. Stranded in a foreign country with no one to rely on, she was also betrayed by her childhood frie 1.1kReads8.8Score11414d adds
9. 59 玫 Roses Have No Rules, Only Heartbeats! 玫瑰无原则，心动至上！ Yun Zijin妘子衿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The physical edition, titled A Private Taste, is now available!] [Originally titled Flirtation and Desire] ✖️marriage first, love later ✖️sweet romance in Beijing's elite circles. Bar owner and firecracker ✖️ refined, depraved translator! Brilliant, unhinged genius! Obsessive, scheming, lovesick hero + reunion planned from the start + both leads have only ever loved each other When they first met, Shu Yang was pinned against a wall by a man who demanded in a low voice, “How many men have you ho 13.5kReads9.4Score3.9k14d adds

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   The seemingly refined but actually scoundrel male lead [laughs] Upon their first meeting, Shu Yang was pinned against the wall by the man, who demanded in a deep voice, "How many times have you hooked me?" Shu Yang had a whirlwind marriage to a wealthy older man! The most upright young master in Beijing, a top international translator, Qi Yan. On the eve of their wedding, Shu Yang accidentally flirted with her fiancé, "Handsome, interested in…?" "No." …Shu Yang smiled through gritted teeth, "Interested in being our shop's top escort?"

10. 60 重 Reborn as the Chief Minister's White Moonlight 重生首辅大人白月光 Zhi Xia织夏Ancient Romance309k WordsCompleted [Complete] Happy ending, sweet overall, with a little angst [A reserved, dignified scholar-statesman and chief minister vs. a resilient, untamed little flirt] (#Both reborn, “daddy” type boyfriend) On a snowy day in Shengjing, the celebrated chief minister Shen Qian was beheaded at Wumen Gate, his blood spraying three feet. Before he died, he gripped a red cord tightly. “Qingqing, your big brother is coming to join you.” Ji Yaoqing’s family died in a political struggle. At six, she was taken in 5.3kReads9.3Score98914d adds

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    🍂The male lead appears to be a gentle older brother, but is actually a cunning and incredibly charming guy [smirk] "My Girl is Back"🌹The female lead thought she was a transmigrator, but it turns out she was possessed by another transmigrator. The adopted daughter in the book, "she," secretly loves the brother and constantly plots against the original female lead. After learning the ending, she avoids him every day, trying to bring the brother and the female lead together, but the brother who hates her confesses his feelings to her.

11. 61 日 Tempting Him Every Day, the Proud Male Lead Loses Control 日日招惹，矜贵男主被勾缠失控了 Huai Si怀姒Modern Romance366k WordsCompleted [Seductive games taken to the extreme, a cunning little enchantress who knows how to charm VS a man who only pretends to be chaste, but is really a refined scoundrel] Because of an unacknowledged verbal marriage pact, Nan Shu was made to impersonate Nan Qingzhi. Nan Shu went, and kept the man breaking his vow of chastity all night. Afterward, word spread through the capital’s elite circles that the Shang family intended to marry into the Nan family. The Nan family basked in the glory. When Nan S 547Reads8.9Score10014d adds
12. 62 娃 Childhood Sweethearts! Be Good, or Your Husband Will Scold You 娃娃亲！乖宝不听话要被老公凶哟 Xi Xi Li惜惜里Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted [Childhood friends; doting, devilishly possessive husband × beautiful little airhead; fatherly boyfriend; obsessive, brooding, scheming male lead with an extremely, extremely, extremely strong need for control and possession; groveling chase; reunited after a breakup.] When Bai Yu was six, her mother met a lovely woman while pregnant with Bai Yu's younger sister. They hit it off and arranged a betrothal for their unborn children. But when the babies were born, they were both girls. So the other 2.4kReads8.6Score17814d adds
13. 63 如 A Wife Raised Like a Delicate Flower 如娇饲妻 Double Sour Bamboo Shoot Luosifen双倍酸笋螺蛳粉Modern Romance256k WordsCompleted [Radiant, captivating, and adorably spoiled young heiress x Gloomy, calculating, lovesick power player of the capital's elite] [Ex-Husband's Redemption][Not a strong female lead! Not a strong female lead!][A novice author's practice work and a cringey old project, so please go easy on me, dear readers.] [Content warnings: The heroine is not a virgin, while the hero is; a powerful, calculating man plays the role of a homewrecker][A shameless story about a man stealing someone else's partner and w 4.6kReads9.0Score34414d adds

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    🌸Dreams travel through books, lingering in my ears~ 🐾① Ran Yujiao and her husband had a fight, 🐶 and he changed the house lock code, 💢 leaving her drunk and with nowhere to go. On the way, she met the heir of the Jin family, and the two of them ended up in bed together 👀 by chance. What a coincidence! 🙈 What follows is the heir becoming the second wife, slowly plotting to get Yujiao to divorce him and bring her home. 🌹

14. 64 我 My Brother and I Both Transmigrated 我和哥哥都穿越了 Xu Tinglan叙亭兰Ancient Romance503k WordsCompleted [Powerful hero humbles himself + Both leads are each other’s only one] You returned from a faraway place, your smile unchanged, as though it still carried the sweet fragrance of plum blossoms. I asked you, “The climate and customs there can’t have been very pleasant, can they?” But you answered calmly, “Wherever my heart finds peace is my home.” Zhang Heng looked at her intently and said, “Yuer, your tears are more precious to me than anything.” “Every drop feels like blood from my own heart.” 916Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A cunning and powerful minister versus a delicate and beautiful woman, with a face as handsome as jade and a heart as black as charcoal.

15. 65 哥 Big Brother, Can You Hold Me One More Time? 哥，再抱一次好不好 A Lamp Falling at Night子落灯Modern Romance366k WordsCompleted The rating just came out, but it will go up later. Don't drop the story because of the rating ₍˄·͈༝·͈˄*₎◞ That's a Tomato problem. My novel is still well worth reading. From childhood on, Zhu Liyi always thought her name had an unfortunate meaning. “Zhu” was such a lovely surname, so why did it have to be followed by “Liyi,” meaning “leave”? As it turned out, her parents later divorced. Her mother didn't want her, so she could only live with her father. Later, her father got together with anoth 469Reads8.8Score10214d adds
16. 66 竹 My Childhood Sweetheart, My Number One 竹马归我，第一也归我 Li Chumo李初末Modern Romance500k WordsOngoing [Rebirth + childhood sweethearts + sweet campus romance + two top students + all-rounder] Her childhood friend Li Lin was left in a vegetative state after a car accident. By chance, Hua Yuqing discovers his diary, which reveals eight years of secret love, and finally realizes that her feelings weren’t one-sided after all. The Spirit of Wish Fulfillment appears and sends Hua Yuqing into Li Lin’s dreams to collect life points and complete a mission to nurture a future pillar of the nation, so Li 55Reads8.4Score—14d adds
17. 67 重 Reborn, the Lord of the House Is Once Again Spoiling His Little Ancestor 重生后，御爷他又在哄小祖宗了 The Moon Enters the Sea of Stars月入星海Modern Romance428k WordsCompleted [Reborn + eight-year age gap + punishing scumbags + sweet romance, both devoted only to each other] [No angst, all sweetness. The male lead is possessive and obsessive, but keeps his desires in check; the female lead relentlessly flirts with him.] Everyone in Harbor City knew that Master Yu had a wife eight years younger than him. After forcing her to marry him, he kept her in his villa and doted on her, cherishing her as if she might break in his hands or melt in his mouth. Yu Zhiyao, the eldes 370Reads8.9Score10114d adds
18. 68 病 Sick Obsession: The Crazy Older Brother's Coercive Love! 病态占有：疯批哥哥的强制宠爱！ The Moon Enters the Sea of Stars月入星海Modern Romance455k WordsCompleted Print edition forthcoming [Coercive Love + Possessive Power Broker + Both Pure + Six-Year Age Gap] Jiang Wanhua, the eldest daughter of the Jiang family in the imperial capital, was born a cherished jewel, adored by everyone. Spoiled and willful, she could ask for the stars and refuse the moon, because Xiao Wangjue always stood behind her. Known as “Lord Jue,” Xiao Wangjue was the true power behind the Jiang family. His methods were ruthless, yet he indulged Jiang Wanhua in everything. Everyone 14.5kReads8.8Score1.4k14d adds
19. 69 重 Reborn: Luring My Childhood Rival Home to Kiss Me Relentlessly 重生，诱拐竹马的死对头回家缠吻 One Five Doesn't Eat Fish一五不吃鱼Modern Romance306k WordsCompleted [From Campus to Wedding Bells | The Enemy Takes the Lead | Second Male Lead's Regret | Secret Love] [Soft-Hearted, Reborn Revenge-Seeking Schemer of a Heroine vs. Possessive, Unhinged, Insecure Hero] After three years of marriage, Lin Yueli had once believed her childhood sweetheart, Pei Yan, was the only light in the darkness. She rushed toward him like a moth to a flame, unaware that she was heading for an abyss. On the day of her follow-up appointment, Lin Yueli caught Pei Yan accompanying h 2.9kReads8.7Score32814d adds
20. 70 肆 A Passionate Kiss: The Little Darling Is Delicate and Soft 肆意热吻，小奶包她身娇体软 Yuchi Yu欲语池Modern Romance519k WordsCompleted Also known as: A Wild Kiss, the Little Darling Is Delicate and Soft [Delicate, tearful sweetheart VS cool, celibate business tycoon ❤️ Both pure, 1v1 + love at first sight + mutual devotion + mutual redemption + doting, fatherly hero + wife-spoiling maniac ◔.̮◔✧] “What? Didn't you all say Lord Geng liked men?” “Who started that rumor? Huh?” “It wasn't me, it wasn't me...” When the man casually posted a photo of his marriage certificate on Weibo, netizens all over the country went wild!!! “Allow 6.7kReads8.8Score54014d adds
21. 71 重 Reborn: The Darling Young Miss Is Spoiled Rotten 重生归来娇小姐被宠爆了 User35188912用户35188912Modern Romance298k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Su Yuyan’s ignorance and foolishness led her to trust scummy men and wicked women. She gave her wealth and her sincere love to bad people, only to meet a tragic end. And the older brother who had loved her with all his heart and quietly protected her since childhood was cruelly trampled on and hurt by her. When she opens her eyes again, she comes to her senses and clings to the man who has always loved her. She wants kisses, hugs, and to be lifted up high. All she wants is 1.1kReads8.6Score10814d adds
22. 72 他 His Endless Daylight, Her Starlight 他的永昼，她的星光 Sweet and Sour Soft Cookie酸甜软曲奇Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted (Read the author’s note at the start of Chapter One before deciding whether to read this!) “Lost in Southeast Asia: The Dark Emperor’s Beloved, Wounded Love” He is Southeast Asia’s most dangerous devil, yet he is willing to bow before her. When Mo Xiaohan was ten, he struggled to survive in the muddy slums, like a beast abandoned by the world. Then a girl in a sunflower dress appeared. She gave him a biscuit, taught him to write his own name and draw sunflowers, and folded him a little boat from 25.9kReads9.0Score4.5k14d adds
23. 73 今 Jinjin, You Have Captured My Heart 今今绾君心 Yu Yang Xiaohe鱼羊小和Ancient Romance604k WordsCompleted [Level 1: Devoted couple, sweet romance, an eight-year age gap, happy ending] [Bright and alluring orphan of a military family vs. cool and noble Crown Prince] A war breaks out. Song Zhiwan is the only living person Xiao Yan finds amid mountains of corpses. He sees her as the hope of the countless fallen soldiers and brings her back to the Eastern Palace. He pities her and spoils her until she can do whatever she likes, letting her throw tantrums and roll around on top of him. When the Princess 11.5kReads8.9Score1.1k14d adds
24. 74 大 Twenty Years Older, the Big Shot Is Smitten by a Young Thing 大二十岁，大佬被小朋友攻陷了 One Thought, Chirp Chirp一念啾啾Modern Romance364k WordsCompleted [Mature older man ✚ powerful family ✚ Daddy ✚ from business to politics ✚ devoted to each other ✚ 20-year age gap] A gentle, refined chairman and a college girl fresh out of school. On a rainy night, she casually flags down a private car. A handsome older man is sitting in the back seat. She smiles, opens her palm, and gives him two White Rabbit candies. He asks, “What's your name?” She says, “Geng Geng.” He smiles. “What a stubborn name.” He quietly helps her when she's in trouble, and dotes on 7.9kReads8.7Score76214d adds
25. 75 穿 After Entering a Sweet Romance Novel, I Gave the Tragic Hero a Piece of Candy 穿进甜文后给悲剧男配送颗糖 Running Peach奔跑的桃子Modern Romance528k WordsCompleted The physical book goes on sale across major platforms on July 18 at 7 p.m. Search for Stars in the Dark Night. In a sweet romance, the heroine is delicate and adorable, the male lead spoils her endlessly, the second male lead is obsessively devoted to her, and the third quietly watches over her. The fourth, the fifth, and so on... Then there’s a certain minor male character, a short-lived young man with a congenital illness. Because he once helped the heroine, she treats him differently, earni 24.4kReads9.4Score2.6k14d adds
26. 76 夏 Summer of Sweet Indulgence 夏日贪欢 Fortune and the Moon in This Life福福今生月Modern Romance353k WordsCompleted Completed [Flirtatious, wild bad boy × sweet, sheltered good girl] [College romance / sweet romance / devoted hero] [Both leads are pure in body and heart] The hero is a wolf in sheep's clothing: a cool guy in public, but in private he calls the heroine “my sweet wife” and is a shameless flirt who loves kissing her. The heroine is a sweet, innocent-looking girl with delicate features who won't let anyone push her around. If she's bullied, she hits back. One day, someone saw the aloof campus gol 17.4kReads8.6Score2.4k14d adds
27. 77 明 A Public Crush! No More Secretly Pining 明恋！才不要暗恋 Chen Zhuyue陈逐月Modern Romance306k WordsCompleted Childhood Friends Series 2: [Refined and Delicate] [Loves to Flirt] [Sweetheart] x [Wild and Ruthless] [A Little Crazy] [Wolfish Bad Boy] Rating just released [Childhood Friends + Reunion After Years Apart + Devoted Romance with Both Leads Pure + Both Leads Love to Flirt + Family Friends] Everyone knew Tan Su was a star student at Jing University, a top scholar and campus king, the rich young master who fought viciously, had a cold personality, and kept his distance from women. That is, until hi 2.5kReads8.9Score31514d adds
28. 78 重 Reborn, I Want to Devour My Older Sister [Forced Love] 重生好想吃掉姐姐【强制囚爱】 Big Cao Likes Writing Abstract Stuff喜欢写抽象的曹大大Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted [Dual rebirth + yandere + forced marriage and possessive love + devoted to each other + System + ensemble cast] In her previous life, Jiang Suisui died a horrible death, her heart torn out by her beloved Shen Yifeng. Only at the end did she realize that the yandere Jin Chenzhou, whom she had despised, had slaughtered all her enemies and cut out his own heart to die for her. “Big Sister, this heart of mine belongs only to you. It’s pure. If there’s another life, could you use it… to love me just 69Reads—Score—14d adds
29. 79 娇 Such a Sweet Girl! Master Fu, Hurry Up and Break Your Rules! 娇娇那么乖！傅爷赶紧破戒！ Jiu Yi九弈Modern Romance698k WordsCompleted [Ex-Wife Chase | Both Leads Reborn | Male Lead Claims Her Later] After Yu Ge married Fu Jingchen, he cheated on her. She fell ill with terminal cancer and was close to death. After divorcing Fu Jingchen, she died alone in the winter. Fu Jingchen was reborn, returning to his youth. Back then, they were still young and unmarried, and she was still alive. He still wanted to marry her. After Yu Ge was reborn, she met the living demon of the capital. She remembered that in her previous life, the man 2.2kReads9.1Score25014d adds
30. 80 渣 My Scumbag Boyfriend Cheated with My Best Friend, So I Got Pregnant and Became His Stepmom 渣男劈腿闺蜜，我怀崽当他后妈 Sweetheart甜姐儿Modern Romance540k WordsCompleted [Pregnancy Before Love] [Sweet Romance in a Wealthy Family] [Age Gap] [Hong Kong Tycoon Bows to Love] [Adorable Child] The short drama She's the Only One is now online, starring Zhao Tingyi and Deng Lingshu. The man said, "Marrying me is the best revenge you can take on my son." Ruan Zhi panicked! After her cousin cruelly set her up and her boyfriend cheated on her with her best friend, she unexpectedly got pregnant, with twins, no less?! What should she do? The children would be half-siblings t 6.8kReads8.6Score65014d adds
31. 81 重 Reborn, I Got Seduced by My Uncle 重生后我被叔撩坏了 Silken Thread牵丝线Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Entertainment Industry + Older Man + Punishing Scumbags + Sweet Romance] In her previous life, Gu Xi clung desperately to her fiancé, but he chose her best friend over her. Yet she had avoided that domineering, powerful man at all costs, resenting, despising, and hating him. Though he wielded immense power, she still stood her ground and opposed him. After being reborn, she decided to cling to his leg first. After all, who wouldn’t want a powerful backer? But what was going on...? She 160Reads8.5Score—14d adds
32. 82 春 Secretly Surrendering to Spring’s Desire 春欲暗渡 Sui Tiantian岁甜甜Modern Romance223k WordsCompleted [Business interpreter and investment magnate | Second chance at love | Original title: Spring Desire, Secretly Crossing] At a lavish business banquet in Jiangcheng, the hall is packed with guests and magnates. Lin Wusheng’s boss orders her to charm the CEO visiting from Nancheng and secure a huge investment. Holding her wineglass, Lin Wusheng looks toward the elegant, aloof man at the head table and freezes, unable to speak. How could it be him? Seeing her lose her composure, someone teases, “Pr 27.6kReads9.2Score3.1k14d adds
33. 83 风 When the Wind Rises, I’ll Come to You 风起向你 Thin Persimmon Tea薄柿茶茶Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Reunion after years apart + second chance at love + mutual healing + childhood sweethearts] Xie Zhixun was every bit the golden boy. His looks, grades, and family background all made him stand out. Proud and dazzling, he was hard to approach. He had every reason to look down on the world, and his youthful confidence seemed boundless. Yet one evening, after the final study session, this very boy stopped the girl with the worst reputation at school. “Wen Nanwan.” “I can keep letting you have your 4.6kReads9.2Score52214d adds
34. 84 腹 Scheming Teasing! Clinging and Kissing! Lord Cen Secretly Lures and Conquers Me 腹黑撩！缠宠吻！被岑爷暗诱攻陷 You Yili幼一栗Modern Romance510k WordsCompleted [Irresistible Seduction + Daddy-Type Boyfriend + Age Gap + Obsessive Sweet Romance + Long-Standing Schemes] [Shrewd, Charming Capital-Circle Power Player ✖ Sweet, Gentle Cheongsam Beauty] To escape her family's control, Qiao Zhiyang slipped away in secret. In her panic, she accidentally pinned a man against the wall and pretended to be his lover, burying herself in his arms. But as it turned out The man she'd casually picked up wasn't just some passerby. He was her best friend's uncle, Cen Zhou, 13.2kReads9.2Score1.5k14d adds

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    ☁️The male lead appears gentle and refined on the surface, but is actually a possessive and obsessive character.💫 ☁️In the first book, the female lead, wanting to escape her family's control, secretly asks her best friend to help her run away. She ends up accidentally dating her best friend's uncle, whom she initially thinks is a coincidence, but it turns out to be a carefully planned scheme. He treats her with refined politeness and gentle care, like a true gentleman. She believes she needs a highly respected elder, but she doesn't yet discover his true nature; she may never know. A must-read!💫 ☁️Recommended by Yun Duo [Please follow]💫

35. 85 小 Little Miss Prickly 小傲娇 Pillow and Robe枕衣衫Modern Romance166k WordsCompleted The male lead created by Yu Ruo'an escapes from the world of her script and moves into her home. This arrogant, tsundere male lead not only eats her food and uses her things, but even threatens her. “Bring my brother back to life.” “Don’t give me a girlfriend.” “Delete all those melodramatic plotlines.” Faced with these unreasonable demands, the timid Yu Ruo'an can only say, “Okay, okay, okay.” But who would’ve guessed there was more to come? “Come here. I’ll be your boyfriend.” “Uh… didn’t you 266Reads9.3Score—14d adds
36. 86 温 Docile 温驯 Xiao Ke Bu Cai.小可不才.Modern Romance297k WordsCompleted Also known as: The Mad, Sickly Boy’s Obsessive Love, His Older Sister Can’t Escape [Sweet on the outside, dark inside: a depressed, unhinged boy × a gentle, energetic older woman · obsessive love · healing · both are each other’s first and only] [The male lead has paranoid schizophrenia. He goes from a gentle, clingy puppy to a scheming, domineering wolf.] Cheng Qing only wanted to find a summer job that came with room and board, but accidentally stumbled into a nest of “lunatics” (the whole mal 3.3kReads9.1Score36114d adds
37. 87 偏 My Obsessive Commander Begs Me Through Tears Not to Leave Him 偏执指挥官哭着求不要丢下我 Su Baiyi素白一Modern Romance401k WordsCompleted [The highest-ranking commander in the interstellar fleet, a puppy-like man who turns into a rabid dog during his rut × the aloof Federation's chief medical officer Note: The male lead is possessive, prone to losing control, and hopelessly lovestruck. He has animal ears during his rut. The female lead has a special constitution, and both leads have secret identities.] [Long-laid plans + reunion after years apart + power fantasy + two strong leads] “Ah Qing, Ah Qing.” He always called her that, hi 2.1kReads8.7Score26214d adds
38. 88 逃 Enjoy Running Away? The Obsessive Crown Prince Chases You All Night 逃跑好玩吗？病娇太子爷连夜追逃 Fei Yao绯夭Modern Romance416k WordsCompleted [Ruthless, unhinged, possessive young master X a beautiful woman who seems cool and aloof but is gentle and resilient inside] [Top-tier wealthy family + reunion after years apart + one-on-one, mutually faithful couple + taking by force and coercive love] Si Yu, the young master of Beijing's elite circle, is proud and untamed, with a wild streak no one can rein in. His close friends all know he has a past that ended before it even began, a subject no one is allowed to bring up. People in their c 4.2kReads9.0Score38414d adds
39. 89 江 Dr. Jiang’s Obsessive Possession 江医生的偏执占有 Xu Yu许与Modern Romance204k WordsCompleted [Both Leads Are Pure + A Beautiful Cellist / An Obsessive, Untouchable Doctor (Some Showbiz) + The Male Lead Is Possessive and Obsessive, Proceed with Caution] Wen Yin had grown used to living freely abroad. She returned to China for work and moved to Yundu, only to meet a man on her very first day who was already desperate to keep her by his side. “A Sui.” “My name is Wen Yin.” “A Sui.” “…” Wen Yin initially thought Jiang Yubai was a lovesick man, driven mad by longing for his beloved and so co 3.7kReads8.9Score26514d adds
40. 90 穿 After Transmigrating Into a Book, the Cannon Fodder Princess Consort Defied Fate 穿书后，炮灰王妃她逆天改命了 Feile斐乐Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted Possessive, both leads sexually inexperienced, doted-on heroine, 1v1, yandere, happy ending, mutual devotion “He really is that wonderful?” Wen Yu coldly interrupted Su Nuan's thoughts. “You'd go so far as to fall out with Wen Li over him?” He knew that even when Su Nuan divorced Wen Li, she hadn't cried or made a scene. Even after suffering such a terrible injustice, she'd still remained composed. But now she was making such a fuss over a mere junior guard. How was he supposed to keep fooling h 444Reads9.1Score—14d adds

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    The male lead is a refined and aloof gentleman; the female lead is disliked by everyone in the beginning but becomes popular with everyone later. After the male lead falls in love with the female lead, he gets jealous every day.

41. 91 每 What's It Like to Wake Up in a New Wedding Night Every Evening? 每天晚上穿到新婚夜是什么体验 Lu Zhizhi鹿知之Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted The short drama Looping Secret Crush is now streaming [Sweet romance + dual transmigration + mutual salvation] Who could stand waking up every night and transmigrating to their wedding night with their crush ten years in the future? Song Beibei clutched her waist and glared at the aloof, abstinent godlike man she saw during the day. She sprang to her feet in a huff. “We’re breaking up! We absolutely have to!” Everyone around her scoffed. What kind of lunatic was this? How could God Yu possibly b 3kReads9.2Score25814d adds

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    Xiao Muzi has a new book list! ✨① A cunning academic genius vs. A cold and aloof rich girl. They fell in love at first sight in high school but didn't have time to confess. They met again in college. To avoid missing the female lead again, the male lead schemes against her, all to keep her by his side. ✨② The female lead dreams every time she sleeps that she will marry her favorite male god ten years later. This is a story of mutual redemption. The amnesia and subsequent recovery is really heart-wrenching, but thankfully the ending is perfect.

42. 92 女 The Female Lead Is Too Beautiful and Alluring, and the Villainous Big Shot Grabs Her by the Waist 女配太美太撩人，反派大佬掐腰宠 Luo Luoluo Luo Luo落洛洛洛洛Modern Romance339k WordsCompleted My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 59.3kReads9.3Score3.7k14d adds
43. 93 小 The Young Lady Has Too Many Admirers, and Her Imperial Tutor Turns Dark 小姑娘桃花太多，帝师大人黑化了 Zhou Guihua周桂花Ancient Romance449k WordsCompleted [Master and disciple + princess x half-raising x doting, fatherly boyfriend x scheming x age gap x mutually devoted] [One-line synopsis: The aloof beauty atop the peak is brought down from her pedestal by a clever, beautiful princess] One day, after learning the secret of the White Crane Gu, Ling Xiao worked up the courage to ask Li Changfeng, “What if none of my three royal consorts are willing to divorce me?” Li Changfeng lowered his eyes and smiled faintly, though his gaze was filled with a c 454Reads—Score—14d adds

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    On the surface, she appears aloof and stern, but in reality, she's cunning and shrewd. [Shy]

44. 94 病 Sickly, Overwhelming Love: Crazy Boy, Stay Away 病态强宠：疯批少年别过来 Dou Fu窦馥Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted A story about a twisted, deranged male lead and an innocent heroine!!! [Yandere + crazy + perverted + dark + hypocritical + both leads are virgins] Qin Chuchu was just working part-time at a factory when she never expected to catch the attention of a deranged big shot. She rejected him, but Mo Yueshen only smiled gently, without getting angry. Just as Qin Chuchu thought her life was getting back on track, a pervert appeared by her side. He harassed and threatened her, and even took liberties wit 2.3kReads8.8Score13314d adds

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    Recommended. The male lead appears to be a gentle, refined, and cultured scoundrel, but is actually obsessive, cunning, and possessive.

45. 95 屈 Surrendering to Tenderness 屈于温柔 Ying Xi赢兮Modern Romance426k WordsCompleted [Cool and radiant genius violinist girl x gentle, distinguished rising star in the business world] [Devoted romance with no past relationships + long-planned courtship + doting boyfriend + two wealthy families + age gap] Everyone knew that the eldest young master of the Shen family was handsome and distinguished, and had become a rising star in the business world at a young age. Who could have imagined that someone so utterly level-headed would one day be troubled by love? Shen Minghuai had nev 17.3kReads9.0Score1.4k14d adds

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    The male lead is full of contrasts; he appears gentle on the surface but is actually cunning, domineering, and possessive.

46. 96 谁 Whose Daddy-Type Boyfriend Is This Scheming, Brooding One? 谁家爹系男友这么心机阴湿啊 Bi Ying Xi毕赢兮Modern Romance461k WordsCompleted [A seemingly fragile but truly haughty little fox + a possessive, fatherly tycoon] [Long-planned pursuit + age gap + both leads are inexperienced and devoted + sweet romance + happy ending] Word has it that Huan Ting'an, heir to the top-tier Huan family, is refined and elegant, aloof and abstinent, and has a beloved woman he can't have whom he's searched for in vain for years. After hearing this, Sheng Wen'ying looked in the mirror, then at a photo of the woman he loved, and thought long and har 3.7kReads—Score31614d adds
47. 97 拥 She Fell into His Abyss 拥她入深渊 Ying Xi赢兮Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted [A seemingly fragile girl who’s secretly a ruthless schemer × a gentle, doting, fatherly tycoon] [Devoted husband, age gap, love at first sight, both leads are pure and devoted, romance across borders] Everyone knows Jiang Xu, head of the Jiang family in Southeast Asia, is refined and handsome, but also cold, restrained, and uninterested in women. But one night, as the tension between them grows without restraint, the girl, bullied until her eyes are red, uses the last of her strength to prop he 12kReads9.2Score92514d adds
48. 98 非 Irrational Surrender 非理性沦陷 Ying Xi赢兮Modern Romance463k WordsCompleted [A gorgeous, haughty heiress × a cold, roguish foreign powerhouse] [Devoted, sweet romance with both leads’ hearts belonging only to each other + age gap + two powerful families + doting, fatherly boyfriend] Yu Nanyan, the cherished young lady of the Yu family in Hong Kong, had been spoiled rotten ever since she was a child. But after an accident, she was forced to use a wheelchair. The exasperated heiress suddenly noticed that the new bodyguard she had hired looked at her with anything but inno 3.6kReads8.6Score33414d adds
49. 99 佛 The Buddha-Demon Story Is on Hiatus, So My Fiancé’s Uncle Demands Compensation by the Chapter 佛妖文断更，未婚夫小叔按章索陪 Jin Wu Rui金五蕊Modern Romance164k WordsOngoing [Inner Thoughts + Buddhist CEO + Sweet Romance + Age Gap + Devoted Daddy-Type Spoiling] Her fiancé’s uncle was a famously celibate CEO, known throughout the business world for keeping his distance from women. Using him as the model for her male lead, Linglong spun out a pure romance novel with three hundred chapters of heated passion. From testing the waters to entangled embraces, from broken prayer beads to a warm bed beneath red silk curtains, from being tempted and seduced to boldly taking wh 44Reads—Score—14d adds

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    In public, he's a cold and aloof CEO, serious and rigid, a man of his word, and uninterested in women. But in his heart, he's already determined to devour the innocent girl, and won't allow anyone else to covet her.

50. 100 小 Uncle, Don't Hold Back 小叔叔，别克制 Jin Wu Rui金五蕊Modern Romance241k WordsOngoing ● Fake Uncle and Niece ● Age Gap ● Fatherly Type ● Sweet Romance ● Watching Her Grow Up ● Each Other’s First Love ● You Jingyue fell from a building when she was five, and Lou Zhidu caught her. From then on, she became the beauty spot in the palm of his hand. Along with her childhood friend, she called him “Uncle,” and he spoiled her to the skies. But nobody knew she secretly had a crush on him, or that she pretended to date his nephew to protect his reputation. Even fewer knew that he used the 216Reads—Score—14d adds

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