Gentle and Warm on the Surface, Dark-Hearted and Obsessive Within 平常温润如玉 ，内里腹黑偏执

1. 1 沉 Sinking Into the Damp Tide 沉溺湿潮 Little Bun小面包Modern Romance261k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Tension and Push-Pull + Miaojiang + Sweet Romance + Six-Year Age Gap] Lu Qingzhou had an extreme oral fixation. He hired a girl to bite her. They had an unspoken understanding. He liked her. But one day, out of the blue, she said she was done and left. Lu Qingzhou fell into a slump, despondent and dejected. - Song Haomian was pressured by her mother into going on a blind date. On the day of the date, the heir to a wealthy family married her. After they married, an a 18.2kReads7.9Score1.9kShelves

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   The male lead appears aloof and gentle, but is actually a twisted and cunning individual with an insatiable possessiveness and destructive tendencies! He and the female lead have an arranged marriage that blossoms into love, and the entire story is high-energy and thrilling! [Learned][Admiration]

2. 2 女 After the Female Lead Awakened, Her Hypocritical Husband Fell Completely for Her 女配觉醒后，伪善人夫彻底沦陷 Little Duckling小鸭鸭Modern Romance378k WordsCompleted The short dramas "Gentle Out of Control" and "The Cool Breeze Knows My Heart" are now available in multiple versions. (Being published) [Face-blind, spoiled heiress × Hypocritical, devoted-looking powerful man] [Marriage first, love later + Wife-adoring romantic + Dotes on her alone + Both inexperienced in love + Flirtation] After the novel's ending, An Ling regained control of her body. She was the vicious female supporting character in the novel, and her husband was the gentle second male lead 42.2kReads9.0Score4.6kShelves

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   The male lead is incredibly charming, just like a black sesame dumpling – so appealing!

3. 3 无 No Official Relationship 无实名关系 Three Three Days三三日Modern Romance349k WordsCompleted New rating just in: [Brooding, insecure sweetheart vs. aloof on the outside, warm-hearted young master] [Rekindled romance | School life first, then city life | Each other's first love | Happy ending] * Cheng Zhike witnessed a farcical debt-collection scene in a dead-end alley. He was just an onlooker enjoying the spectacle, but somehow ended up taking home the filthy schoolmate who was being hounded for money. The schoolmate was beautiful, with sparkling, limpid almond eyes that seemed able t 17.5kReads8.1Score1.6kShelves

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   This is definitely a story where the male lead's character is so satisfying it's almost unbearable 🥹🥹🥹. At first, he doesn't care about the female lead, but later he unconsciously starts to care and feel sorry for her, which is super sweet. Especially when he sees the female lead covered with another male friend's clothes after getting wet in the rain, his possessiveness goes to the point of madness, and his obsessive character kicks in.

4. 4 邻 The Neighbor Is Wicked and Wild, Luring Her into His Trap 邻居又坏又野，诱她入局 Bluebird Coo Coo青鸟咕咕Modern Romance389k WordsCompleted [Sweet-natured Chinese translator vs. Italian mafia heir] + [Autistic genius girl vs. emotionally vivid, lovesick young master] + devoted to each other + cross-cultural romance + intense push and pull + willing to give in for love He is a wild, untamed Italian mafia heir who has never known freedom since birth. She is a well-behaved girl from an ordinary family, a foreign-language translator who is gentle on the outside but strong within. He is a foxlike young man whose emotions and conscience w 4.1kReads—Score147Shelves

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   The male lead is usually very refined and gentle, but he's actually a cunning and roguish wolf in sheep's clothing. His methods of force and domination are incredibly ruthless, but he's very kind and doting towards the female lead. If I hadn't seen the ending, I would have wanted to punch him, haha.

5. 5 疯 The Mad Tyrant Wants to Steal Her: You’re the One Who Tempted Me First! 疯批权臣夺她，是你先勾我的！ Bright, Gentle Laughter笑语晏晏Ancient Romance429k WordsCompleted [Possessive pursuit + Untouchable beauty brought down from her pedestal + Scheming heroine + Both leads are pure] The eldest son of the Xie family was as refined as a gentle breeze beneath a clear sky, as elegant as an orchid or jade tree, and, more unusually, possessed the heart of a bodhisattva. A year ago, he had taken charge of sheltering a destitute cousin who had come to seek refuge. The rescued Wanruo was deeply grateful, and looked up to and adored her cousin. Their story of a loving bro 244.1kReads9.2Score32.2kShelves

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   These two books are both about possessiveness. The first one features a male protagonist of mixed Chinese and Italian descent who works in the underworld. He appears refined but is actually cunning, wild, and lustful. He has a long-planned, forceful desire to possess the female lead, exhibiting strong protectiveness and possessiveness. The female lead is a beautiful Eastern translator who gradually falls for him, lured into his scheme. The relationship is a complex and bittersweet struggle between lovers. The second book is an ancient romance with a strong element of forceful possession. The male lead appears aloof and unattainable, but has a wild side. He falls in love with the female lead at first sight and uses manipulation to control her. The scene where she fakes her death to escape, is discovered, and is brought back, is incredibly compelling due to his jealous, ruthless, and crazed nature. Both are very good, but the first one is more realistic and avoids clichés. The second one uses familiar tropes, but I really enjoyed it.

6. 6 你 You Don't Want Her? The Daddy-Type Tycoon Is Thrilled: I Do! 你不要她？爹系大佬狂喜，我要！ Honorary Staff of the Tongfu Inn同福客栈编外人员Modern Romance460k WordsCompleted The rating was just released and will rise [Gentle, calculating older man with a fatherly vibe + Powerful men fighting over her + Eight-year age gap + Scumbag regrets it bitterly] A guileless, soft-hearted beauty who dances classical ballet × A powerful man who seems gentle and refined but is actually calculating and possessive. Rong Zhen had been with her boyfriend for ten years. He didn't like her being in the spotlight, so she gave up her position as the dance troupe's lead. He casually menti 4kReads8.0Score497Shelves

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   Hehe, I also like this kind of male lead! In this book, the male lead appears gentle and gentlemanly, but is actually scheming and possessive. He fell in love with the female lead when she was still a minor, but unfortunately she had a boyfriend. So the male lead waited and waited. Later, when the opportunity finally came, the male lead was so scheming and doting. It melted my heart.

7. 7 都 I Married Him Before I Found Out He Had a Fox Tail 都成亲了才发现夫君有狐狸尾巴 Running Peach奔跑的桃子Ancient Romance370k WordsCompleted Qiao Ying transmigrated into a book, but unfortunately, kidnappers injured her head and left her with amnesia. In a dark, damp dungeon, she met a young man. He wore blue robes, had snow-white hair and strikingly beautiful features, and his eyes were covered with white silk. Though he was physically impaired, he was remarkably cheerful and always smiling. That day, the amnesiac Qiao Ying escaped from the dungeon with the harmless young man. The young man was a good person. He was afraid of blood, 55.3kReads9.4Score8kShelves

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   The female protagonist transmigrates into a book and immediately loses her memory. It's an amnesiac female protagonist x a seemingly innocent but actually cunning nine-tailed fox villain! The story begins with her escaping an arranged marriage from a dungeon to a scene of carnage. She mistakes the ruthless villain (who is also the male protagonist) for a "good guy" and even marries him. It's only on a night when the carnage is everywhere that she remembers the plot and chooses to throw herself into his arms.

8. 8 和 After Sharing Dreams With My Chaste Older Brother, He Couldn’t Keep Up the Act 和禁欲哥哥共梦后，他装不下去了 A Circle With One Finger一指圈圈Modern Romance218k WordsOngoing (Just got a rating, and it’s going up) Celibate neuroscience genius VS bright, flirtatious wild girl [No blood relation | The aloof beauty comes down from her pedestal | Shared dreams | 8-year age gap | One-on-one, both leads are romantically inexperienced] In everyone else’s eyes, Shen Yu was always cool and celibate, never cracking a smile. For seven years, he had looked after Jiang Li, the orphan of his mentor, as if she were his own little sister. Only he knew how out of control he was in hi 8kReads8.2Score1kShelves

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   Check this out! A genius professor of biological neuroscience x a bright and charming younger sister – an unexpected shared dream, a frenzied test of the waters. The aloof older brother is cold and reserved by day, but at night he takes off his glasses and kisses you until you're breathless. The unattainable beauty has fallen from her pedestal!!

9. 9 惊 A Fateful Match That Shocks the World 惊玉良缘 The Bond of Qianji牵机之绊Two Male Leads726k WordsCompleted “Give him a name?” Ji Jinghan raised an eyebrow, his tone full of disdain. “Call him whatever you want. I don't care.” He had no interest in this slave's name. In his eyes, the boy was nothing but a tool, a burden he had no choice but to keep by his side. What he was called didn't matter at all. “A name symbolizes identity and bears witness to the master-servant bond. How can it be chosen so casually?” Old Master Ji said, his tone carrying an unquestionable authority. “Once you give him a name, 2.5kReads8.2Score202Shelves

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   Paranoid, sinister

10. 10 失 After Losing My Memory, I Dream That My Husband Is So Gentle Every Night 失忆后，梦见夫君他夜夜都很温柔 Anna Doesn't Sleep安娜不睡觉Ancient Romance617k WordsCompleted [One woman, two male leads, twin brothers competing for her] [Forced love] [Everyday life] [A touch of ensemble cast] [Dark, calculating immortal with a fatherly vibe + wicked, flirtatious demon lord x soft, delicate white lotus] Jiang Li has lost her memory and been taken in by a handsome man who looks like an immortal descended from heaven. He tells her he is her husband. She believes him. After all, apart from being poor, he treats her very well. It’s just that he’s far too forceful at night, 5.4kReads8.7Score605Shelves

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    The male lead appears aloof and abstinent on the surface, but is actually cunning and obsessive. It's a super good read, highly recommended. (Ancient Chinese romance)

11. 11 病 Sick Obsession: A Manual for Raising My Brother's Adopted Sister 病态占有：阴湿哥哥的养妹手册 Sunny Little Knock阳光小敲Modern Romance135k WordsOngoing [Dark yandere + System + Older male lead + Secret male crush + Forced love + Extreme possessiveness + Extreme need for control + Coercive pursuit + Age gap + Intense push and pull + Both leads are romantically inexperienced] Soft, pretty college girl x Dark, yandere CEO big brother * Wen Shiyou is a pretty twenty-year-old college student. After a car accident, she unexpectedly gets bound to the "Villainess Cultivation System." The System requires her to complete five villainess tasks every day, 18.3kReads—Score1.9kShelves

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    An older, creepy male ghost! Seemingly gentle and kind older brother! Secretly stealing kisses and spying on her, possessive and controlling. Whenever the female lead interacts with someone else, the male lead crawls in a dark aura! So delicious! [Full]

12. 12 重 Reborn: The Cold CEO Knows How to Soothe, Flirt, and Act Cute 重生，禁欲总裁会哄会撩会撒娇 Er Fu二伏Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete] [Sweet, gentle beauty VS devoted, humble, obsessive CEO] [Mutual salvation + sweet wealthy-family romance + humble male lead + both leads' first love] Only after Bai Moqing died did she learn that Shang Sinian had loved her deeply, yet hadn't even dared to get close to her. After she was killed by a scumbag, he took revenge for her and then died with her. Reborn, all she wanted was to cling to her CEO husband's coattails, take down the scumbag, and turn her life around! She never expe 13.9kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves

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    In the first book, the female protagonist is reborn right after delivering her engagement invitation to the male protagonist. She returns to his house just as he has an episode, smashing things in the house. He suffers from severe borderline personality disorder and can't control himself, but he truly loves her deeply, a love that is both humble and devoted. In the second book, the female protagonist transmigrates into the book right when the male protagonist has an episode, and even the bodyguards can't control him. She appears, calming him down and even treating him. She is deeply in love with him. In the third book, the male protagonist appears self-disciplined and respectful, but during the seven years the female protagonist is gone, he completely goes insane, feeling extremely insecure around her. She indulges him immensely. Outsiders gossip that he's crazy and ruthless, but she says: "My husband can't be crazy." [Already hooked][Already hooked] He is crazy.

13. 13 疯 The Mad Male Lead Is Sick, and I’m Here to Treat Him! 疯批男主他有病，我来治！ Wow, Novels Are So Addictive哇哦小说真上头Modern Romance287k WordsCompleted [1v1, devoted only to each other and mutually doting: cool, gentle, stunningly beautiful heroine with a perfect figure vs. obsessive, chaste, possessive, fiercely loyal male lead] Ran Weiyi is a traditional Chinese medicine student who felt sorry for the obsessive male lead in a novel, and cried all her tears for him. The original heroine enjoyed the male lead's wealth while despising him as a madman, desperately trying to escape and even plotting to kill him. The male lead, Ye Mochen, was torm 24.1kReads8.7Score2.3kShelves
14. 14 别 Don't Panic, I'm Back to Set My Darkened Husband Straight 别慌，我回来整顿黑化老公了 Ju Dai居黛Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Content warning: The male lead appears proper and self-disciplined, but inside he is gloomy, deeply insecure, and completely unhinged. He finds all sorts of ways to lure the female lead in.] Clear-headed, formidable slacker * sickly beautiful, unhinged man To save her older brother, who has become a vegetable, Yu Zhi has no choice but to leave with the System for seven years. When she finally returns, she discovers that her once-purehearted boyfriend, who used to blush at a single kiss, has bec 10.9kReads8.7Score1.3kShelves
15. 15 死 After Faking My Death Failed, the Brooding Power Broker Cried When I Beat Him 死遁失败后，阴湿权臣被我打哭了 Zhang Wuque Isn't Lacking张无缺不缺Ancient Romance245k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + faked death + the chase-and-regret trope + gloomy, deranged male lead + possessive + powerful man, even more powerful woman] [Invincible female lead vs. gloomy, calculating, high-IQ male lead] Ji Shuyue’s greatest wish was to hand over her military command, keep her head down until the System opened a way home, and return to the modern world in peace. Then she sought refuge with her distant cousin, who wasn’t related by blood, Lu Shenyan, the current chief minister. On the surf 261Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Just watch! It's brainless and entertaining!!

16. 16 封 The Feudal Tycoon Goes Wild Across the City After His Divorce 封建大佬离婚后，发疯全城 May You Stay Curious and Hopeful你有趣有盼Modern Romance556k WordsOngoing A powerful military, political, and business tycoon with a strong appetite + a delicate beauty in frail health + mutual devotion Jiang Qingwu was born with a special constitution. After marrying Gu Yunzhou, she was gentle and obedient, but she never dared to share a bed or get close to him. The mighty tycoon of the military, political, and business worlds had married a young wife, yet they could only treat each other with icy courtesy. At last, Gu Yunzhou could take it no longer and arranged for 25.3kReads5.6Score1.1kShelves

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    Older, feudal-father-like powerful man // Beautiful, frail, poor girl! Jiang Qingwu followed Gu Yunzhou from her small town back to Z City. Because of her sensitive body, she refused to let him touch her, and the two never consummated their marriage. So the man arranged for her to move to another city. The next time she saw him was when he came to her door with divorce papers...

17. 17 蓄 Long-Planned: The Chief Councilor’s Daily Devotion to His Wife 蓄谋已久：首辅大人的宠妻日常 I Am the Blooming Prosperity花开富贵本花Ancient Romance566k WordsCompleted “The rating just came out, so it’ll go up later.” Sweet, delicate beauty × scheming powerful official. A marriage that turns into tooth-achingly sweet love! “The aloof beauty comes down from her pedestal of her own accord.” A spring palace painting leads to “bedroom lessons,” and the heart-fluttering moments just won’t stop! Reading guide: Both leads are virgins, happy ending, sweet romance with no angst, sugar from beginning to end! Qin Nuan married Shen Yanqing, the Chief Minister who was the 30.9kReads8.9Score2.9kShelves

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    My two favorite books, I don't know why the author's readership is so low, everyone should check them out!

18. 18 姐 My Sister and I Are to Marry the Same Man? I Won't Marry the Crown Prince, I Want the Regent 姐妹同嫁？我不嫁太子我要摄政王 I Am the Blooming Prosperity花开富贵本花Ancient Romance717k WordsCompleted The possessive, jealous regent x the sweet, silly Princess Mingyue The heroine is the kind of person who doesn’t have to lift a finger for someone to fall in love with her! "Historical romance + reborn + in their previous life, the hero secretly loved her and died with her + in this life, he competes for her and refuses to let her go + both are devoted to each other + happy ending + sweet romance + no angst for the heroine" In both their past and present lives, Wen Ruan is Shen Ye’s wife. In t 36.1kReads8.7Score6.3kShelves
19. 19 入 Entering the Imperial Court 入皇庭 Little Fruit Pear小果梨Ancient Romance686k WordsCompleted [Forced Marriage and Possession, Obsessive Pursuit, Compulsive Love] [The Scheming, Stunning Farm Girl Is Forced into Marriage by the Crown Prince and Made Empress] In her previous life, Lu Xiaotao was an orphan who couldn't read, couldn't tell right from wrong, and spent her days groveling and throwing her weight around. After seducing one of the Crown Prince's subordinates and being abandoned, she became the Crown Prince's woman by a twist of fate. From then on, she served as his consort, reli 10.4kReads6.9Score813Shelves

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    In this book, the female protagonist is an illiterate peasant girl, who is quite unrespectable in front of the powerful figures in the capital. The male protagonist finds her a tutor and cares for her. Although he has someone else in his heart, he treats her relatively well. He is a dignified and authoritative figure who doesn't mistreat his woman. However, the female protagonist slowly withers away under the male protagonist's favoritism. Her final act is seducing the male protagonist's cousin, after which the male protagonist flies into a rage and abandons her. She dies in a shipwreck while trying to leave… It's a very good book, really.

20. 20 军 The White-Collar Girl and Her Military Training Instructor 军训教官的小白领 Edamame Lover爱吃醋毛豆Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted The first time Fu Suting addressed the group, the sound of his military boots striking the ground echoed in every heart. “My name is Fu Suting.” He surveyed the room, his gaze like a blade tempered in ice. “There are no office workers here, only soldiers.” Lin Xiaoyu was unlucky enough to become the object of his special “attention.” When she couldn’t hold a proper military stance, he personally measured the gap between her knees with a ruler. When she kept stepping out of sync during a march, 5.1kReads8.0Score343Shelves

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

21. 21 表 After the Young Lady Chose a Match, the Unhinged Heir Went Red-Eyed and Claimed Her by Force 表姑娘选亲后，疯批世子红眼强夺 Half a Song半歌儿Ancient Romance345k WordsOngoing [Cool-Headed, Rational Cousin Lady × Possessive, Yandere Heir] Intense possessiveness, drawn-out push and pull, both leads' first love, sweet romance, happy ending. She entered the Duke's mansion at the age of five. Patient and discreet, she was always cautious in everything she did. Yet her striking beauty and refined, otherworldly scholarly bearing made others jealous and resentful. The Duchess feared she would attract her precious son's attention. She secretly set a trap at the girl's coming- 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves

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    The male lead who was driven crazy by the female lead

22. 22 啊 Ah! Several Domineering CEOs Are Forcing Me to Love Them 啊！被好几个霸总强制爱了 Little Red Ball红团团Modern Romance210k WordsCompleted [Forced love + all male leads are virgins + multiple male leads + taking by force + powerful men and a weak woman + sweetness, devotion, angst + thrilling + bizarre + explosive + romance-focused + CEO and wealthy family + rival suitors in a battleground + domineering CEO and his pampered wife] Someone saved the life of Su An’an’s only family member, and she was deeply grateful. So when that person asked her to be his girlfriend for a year, she agreed. Throughout that year, he and the men around 15.5kReads6.8Score630Shelves

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    Recommended [Send Heart][Send Heart][Send Heart]

23. 23 假 The Fake Heiress Goes Wild with Her Illness, and the Young Master She Saved Clings to Her 假千金持病发癫，救的真少爷求贴 Fragrant Green Night青夜息香Modern Romance74k WordsOngoing [Short-Tempered, Sexually Cold-Hot Pepper X Lovesick, Pretty Peacock, Poor Little Thing] In her previous life, Zhen Daiyu was nicknamed the powder keg. She died after her scheming boss smashed her over the head with an ashtray for ruining his plans. When she opened her eyes again, she was in an unfamiliar world, a fake heiress who had been thrown out of a psychiatric hospital and swallowed a whole bottle of sleeping pills in a rented apartment. Reborn and already crazy from the start, Zhen Daiyu 576Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 24 偏 The Obsessive Female CEO Has Lost It, and the Villain Gets Kissed Until He Cries 偏执女霸总疯了，反派被亲哭 Fragrant Green Night青夜息香Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Devoted Romance + Lighthearted + Subverting the Usual Tropes + Two Strong Leads, Obsessive Female CEO X Adorable Rabbit-like Villain] A nobody transmigrates into a book as a female CEO, and the System actually wants her to play a pervert? Obsessive System 009: “Host, maintain your obsessive persona to complete your domineering-love missions. Fail, and funds will be deducted from your existing inheritance. Succeed, and you'll get money back.” Wait, money back? Well, money doesn't matter. She jus 838Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 成 On Our Wedding Night, the Obsessive Crown Prince Took Me to the Eastern Palace 成亲当晚，偏执太子夺我入东宫 Jiang Xiaoshi江小十Ancient Romance504k WordsCompleted The aloof, possessive Crown Prince × the dazzling beauty who loves money Everyone in the Eastern Palace knows that the Crown Princess was snatched away from someone else by the Crown Prince. Once the Crown Prince, as elegant as jade and as clear as moonlight, fell into the sea of love, there was no climbing back out. He Yue transmigrated to ancient times and became the owner of a rouge shop. She wasn’t rich or powerful, but her life was peaceful and carefree. Then one day, the woman she liv 35kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves

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    A cold and aloof crown prince meets a beautiful but greedy woman. Everyone in the Eastern Palace knows that the crown princess was taken from someone else by the crown prince. Once the handsome and refined crown prince falls into the sea of ​​love, there is no turning back.

26. 26 联 My Arranged Marriage Wife Is So Sweet, the Capital's Big Shot Can't Hold Back 联姻老婆好甜，京圈大佬节制不住 Xiong Chuang熊创Modern Romance288k WordsCompleted Marriage first, love later / A sweet, slow-burn romance / Older man / Both are each other’s one and only A cool, distant beauty x a steady, calculating, fatherly type At twenty-two, Jian Xi accidentally discovered that she was the biological daughter of a wealthy business tycoon. She gained a pair of rich parents, and a husband through an arranged marriage. Her husband was Zhou Boting, the current head of the Zhou family. Rumor had it that he was disciplined and reserved, and at twenty-six had n 19.7kReads6.7Score1.5kShelves

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    Gentle and abstinent on the surface, but cunning and ruthless on the inside.

27. 27 换 After Switching Targets for My Conquest, the Twisted Powerful Official Forced His Love on Me 换人攻略后，被变态权臣强制爱了 Cao Cao's Little Sweetheart曹贼的小甜心呀Ancient Romance588k WordsCompleted The rating will rise once it's been out a while! [Groveling chase + rabid younger man + female lead is a virgin, male lead is not + forced romance + imprisonment + coercion and domination + older, twisted man loses control + male rivalry] For the three years she was married to the aloof, powerful official, she tried everything she could, but he remained cold and restrained. They had never even consummated their marriage. Then the System told her she'd targeted the wrong person. She immediately w 1.9kReads7.0Score122Shelves

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    This book is really super good!

28. 28 是 Even a Bad Seed Heiress Must Be Punished Severely 是坏种大小姐也要狠狠惩戒 Fermented Rice Wine Sprite酒酿小妖Modern Romance262k WordsCompleted (The rating just came out) [Mutual hatred turning to love + mild coercion + coming-of-age romance + both pure] [Villainess] [No moral standards] A revenge-seeking, ruthless older brother × a spoiled, vicious young lady born bad The spoiled young lady who had tormented him from her lofty perch since childhood has finally fallen into her older brother’s hands. “Duan Qingye, you wouldn’t dare!” The next second, “Waaah, brother, I was wrong.” She kneels on the ground, her chin forced up as she 3.9kReads6.3Score243Shelves

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    The second male lead, Lu Hong, who appears around chapter 50, is him! Look at him! He really respects girls.

29. 29 小 The Tiny Boss Is Everyone's Favorite, and She Coddles Her Scumbag Dad Like He's Her Placenta 小小老子当团宠，把渣爹当胎盘哄 Hu Yu蝴俞Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The print edition of A Boat in a Single Thought is now available on all platforms. [Comedy + raising kids + everyone’s favorite + 1v1 romance + devoted couple + the adult heroine’s love interest is Lu Jinghuai] [A funny, sunny heroine who actually has eight hundred tricks up her sleeve x a saintly beauty who is really a sinister, venomous schemer] Ji Nian transmigrates into a novel where the heroine is adored by everyone, becoming the universally disliked biological daughter of the heroine’s pow 89.7kReads9.6Score11.6kShelves

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    Our male lead is a prince from another country, everyone calls him the Holy Son [OK]. He was saved by the female lead when he was a child, and when he grew up, he went to her school to get close to her (their parents know each other and have a friendly relationship). He became insanely jealous after mistaking the female lead's uncle for a stranger and wanted to secretly kill him, but he didn't dare.

30. 30 作 The Spoiled Heiress Pretends to Be Sweet and Flirts, but the Chaste Young Master Truly Falls for Her 作精千金假软撩，禁欲少主真沦陷 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance433k WordsCompleted Older, abstinent, scheming man X spoiled, high-maintenance sweetheart | Pretending to please X Falling in love for real | Possessiveness | An intense game of push and pull On the first day after being reborn, to stay alive, Shentu Shu softened her waist and pressed close to the powerful man. "Young Master, keep me here. There are plenty of things I can do..." Tears clung to the corners of her eyes, making her look pitiful. After her father died of illness, her stepmother had banished her to thi 29.7kReads8.8Score1.6kShelves

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    The male lead is an older, aloof, fatherly figure. He appears gentle and refined on the surface, but is actually cunning and possessive. He dotes on the female lead exclusively.

31. 31 穿 Transmigrated as the Fussy Ex-Wife of a Pure-Hearted Scientist in the 1970s 穿成七零年代纯情院士的作精前妻 Madam Daxian大闲太太Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Era setting + transmigrate into a book + System + laid-back corporate drone + unattainable beauty + marriage before love + mutual healing + utterly sweet pampering] Su Shu, a 996 corporate drone, transmigrated into a book, only to be handed divorce papers from the future leading scientist from the start. The malicious System in her mind flashed wildly: [Divorce means instant death! No cuddles, lose your life!] Su Shu looked at the handsome “golden goose” before her, handsome enough to make her 406Reads—Score102Shelves

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    Completed. Funny at first, then touching and tear-jerking! Completed. The female lead transmigrates into a book, the male lead is reborn with amnesia, traversing time and space in a sweet love fairytale across two lifetimes, a story that lets you relive the feeling of first love. The system isn't a cheat code! Many years later, I no longer believe in love, but fairy tales give us the courage to live life to the fullest!

32. 32 烬 Ashen Tresses 烬绾 A Xin, Always New阿新常新Ancient Romance404k WordsCompleted Dual rebirth | A battle of identities | Possessive obsession | Mutual salvation | Light political intrigue in an ancient setting | Rekindled love | Quiet depths | Fated sweet romance | Noblewoman of a great clan × Prince of a fallen kingdom In their previous life, he traded his life for her chance to survive. She turned back halfway and burned with his body atop the palace hall. Xie Yu is reborn in the fifth year of Yuankang. On a snowy night in Yandu, she takes in a lone courtier from a fallen 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Yun Hezhi has a refined and elegant appearance, but is actually cunning and obsessive inside. He's very skilled at flirting, but also incredibly possessive, giving off a slightly sinister vibe. He's genuinely gentle, considerate, and doting towards the female lead. He respects her aspirations and is even willing to give up a high position to accompany her in doing what she loves.

33. 33 太 Has the Grand Tutor Forced Anyone to Love Him Today? 太傅大人今天强制爱了吗 Mian Tang Zhi Yu眠棠知榆Ancient Romance224k WordsCompleted [Yandere obsession + coercive possession + extreme possessiveness + brooding male lead + mutual firsts + tragic ending] [Clear-headed beauty vs. aloof madman] Chu Yanchen was born cold and indifferent, yet a dazzling, proud princess was the one person who could cloud his mind. He plotted every step carefully, becoming her tutor and putting on an air of cool propriety, gentle and courteous. He had meant to win her over slowly, but this hopelessly obtuse girl followed those hidebound rules of etiq 2kReads—Score106Shelves

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    This setting is acceptable.

34. 34 恶 The Ruthless Wolf’s Love 恶狼折爱 Ning Sishao凝四少Modern Romance452k WordsCompleted [Wild, ambitious power broker Fu Jisheng × bright, proud model Liu Yanni + coaxing her away from her boyfriend + devoted love + older man, mutually devoted] Fu Jisheng: “Some people are like rainbows. You only know they exist once you meet them.” Liu Yanni: “A beauty is like a rainbow, so just take her by force!” At 23, Liu Yanni has become one of the top models in the industry, thanks to her alluring looks and figure as well as her outstanding professional skills. Little do people realize that, 877Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A stable, tech-savvy guy who spends all his time either making money or clinging to the female lead. He seems gentle on the surface, but in reality, he's been plotting against her for a long time and has an overwhelming possessiveness and obsession. [Shy] Please support my new book, thank you!

35. 35 反 The Villain Has Been Pretending to Be Frail All Along 反派他一直在装病弱 Silver Taels银两Ancient Romance301k WordsCompleted [Both leads are faithful to each other + healing + mutual devotion + happy ending + demon-hunting story] Jiang Zhimiao transmigrated into a book, landing in a novel called Tales of the Supernatural. The System ordered her to win over Sheng Huaizhi, the sickly junior disciple of the male and female leads, lower his Destruction Level, and keep the world stable. “Why is it a Destruction Level? Don't other books use a Corruption Level?” Jiang Zhimiao wondered. But she soon stopped wondering. The sic 15.1kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves

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    Just finished watching it, it's good.

36. 36 偷 After Hearing the Villainess’s Inner Thoughts, the Men Panic 偷听恶毒女配心声后，男人们慌了 A Touch of Late Summer一抹晚夏Ancient Romance426k WordsCompleted [Mind reading + wish fulfillment + transmigrate into a book + System + vicious female side character + comedy + male supporting characters win her over] She transmigrates into a book as a vicious female side character, gets killed once, and now has to go through the plot all over again? All because she didn’t follow the story and contribute to the romance between the male and female leads when she died? Luckily, the System gives her a golden finger to make it up to her, so she no longer has to f 253Reads—Score—Shelves

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    🌈The Imperial Tutor Wen Daochen appears refined and ethereal, but gradually turns to the dark side after hearing the female lead's inner thoughts, weaving together political intrigue and romance. [Laughing] When the transmigrated female supporting character discovers that the entire world is a manipulated script, the plot twist is absolutely mind-blowing.

37. 37 魔 The Magic School Junior Who Can Do Anything, from Pranks to Making Trouble 魔法学校小学妹，沙雕搞事啥都会 Ghost Denier无鬼论者Modern Romance2.9M WordsOngoing [Not Western fantasy: a Chinese-style magic academy, absurd comedy + ensemble cast + hilarious daily life, with romance] [A ridiculous heroine causes trouble and leads everyone astray: a bunch of lunatic students hilariously learning magic] Li Wenyin woke up in a magical world and struggled to survive at a top-tier Chinese-style magic academy. She cut up the school flags to make uniforms, stole textbooks and sprinted for her life, and made the deans so furious their eyes nearly popped out. She w 117kReads9.6Score13kShelves

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    Highly recommend!!!

38. 38 女 The Female Side Character Is Too Radiant, and the Villain Can't Stop Kissing Her 女配太明媚，会被黑化大佬亲上瘾 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance383k WordsCompleted I got a low score because someone sabotaged me. Kids, don’t read this. “Bright, charming, and bold villainess × a gloomy, unhinged big shot who pretends to be deaf” The moment Song Chuntian opened her eyes, she found herself in the role of the vicious female supporting character who tormented the future big shot. The original owner of her body had committed countless evil deeds. Now reborn, Fu Shen had fallen completely into darkness. He locked her away in a private sanatorium and tortured her 13kReads5.8Score709Shelves

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    The story unfolds rapidly, featuring a male lead who forces his love on the female lead. It's a tale of a transmigrated, spoiled girl versus a yandere, abstinent male lead. The female lead is constantly causing trouble, but the male lead punishes her when necessary and spoils her endlessly. ^_^

39. 39 惊 Goodness! The Sickly Beauty Is Crying in My Arms Again 惊，病娇美人又在我怀里哭了 A Cup of Autumn Moonlight一盏秋月Ancient Romance358k WordsCompleted [From the start, straight into a hellish love triangle + Both Pure, One-on-One Romance + Focus on the Romance] [The rating is low because there aren't many ratings] Jiang Jiu is dragged back by the System once again to win over Song Zhiqing. She still remembers the first time she chose a target. The moment she laid eyes on the gentle beauty with his peerless looks, she threw herself straight into the romance. She never expected that after they fell in love, the gentle beauty would turn into a si 4.8kReads9.0Score445Shelves

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    🌈When the gentle and handsome male lead, with red eyes, says, "A-Jiu must have lost her memory," who would have thought he had already prepared his sword and cage? 🤤The brilliance of this book lies in the fragile nature of the yandere male lead, making every word of comfort from the female lead feel like dancing on a knife's edge.

40. 40 清 I Ran Away After the Cold, Powerful Minister Fell for Me 清冷权臣动情后，我跑路了 Little Rabbit Daisy小兔黛西Ancient Romance116k WordsOngoing [Male Leads Suffer] [The Untouchable Beauty Falls from Her Pedestal] [Both Leads Are Inexperienced] [The Male Lead's Regretful Chase] Xu Qingyan transmigrates into a book as the villainess and gets bound to a Conquest System! The System, Xiao Ai, says, "Dear, conquer Xie Huaijin to earn the chance to be reborn!" Xu Qingyan rolls her eyes. Conquer a man who watched "her" drown without even looking back? The System calmly brings up the shop interface: Pain Transfer Card: You take a blade for h 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male lead is someone who absolutely loves cooking, the contrast is amazing! You can read the latest chapter now! [Laughing emojis]

41. 41 一 A Heartbroken Scene Too Painful to Paint 一片伤心画不成 User11112391用户11112391Modern Romance743k WordsCompleted Jian Xin first met Hua Sheng in a cemetery. It was raining that day. Jian Xin wore a bright red dress and three-inch heels, with exquisite makeup and a clear umbrella in hand. She stood before a gravestone, swaying gracefully. Through the curtain of rain, he watched a well-defined hand reach out from a black Maybach and take an umbrella from an attendant. Then came a sharply defined, strikingly handsome face. 1.7kReads—Score—Shelves

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    On the surface, he appears gentle and refined, but inside he is cunning and obsessive...

42. 42 江 The Jianghu’s Ultimate Nepotism Hire: I Rule with My Senior Brothers at My Side 江湖最强关系户，我靠师兄横着走 Longing for Osmanthus Wine欲饮桂花酿Ancient Romance380k WordsCompleted (Ladies, this one ends abruptly! Don’t read it, don’t read it, don’t read it! Please!) [Childhood Sweethearts + Growing Up Together + Sweet on the Outside, Dark Within + Ensemble Cast] Corrupt officials hold sway, and both the jianghu and the imperial court are caught in a crisis. A band of young warriors, each driven by their own convictions, come together for the greater good of their country and people. Some seek the Way through the sword, cutting down every villain; some use their wits to se 228Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommended! The senior brother is the kind of gentle and refined male lead who is both elegant and kind, but when it comes to his junior sister, he won't back down an inch...

43. 43 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 36.4kReads9.4Score4.3kShelves

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    This is a modern romance novel you can pick up without hesitation. The writing is superb, the plot is fantastic, there are no filler stories, and both the male and female leads are exceptional. The supporting characters are also very charming. It's suitable for readers with sophisticated tastes, and those with some life experience will definitely benefit greatly.

44. 44 快 Quick Transmigration: The Sickly Master’s Recovery Plan 快穿：病娇师尊回收计划 Liu Liuliu柳六琉Fantastical Romance123k WordsCompleted One day, Fan Shizi decided to kill himself. Red juice spilled all over the ground. To celebrate this literary milestone, Liu Liuli takes the heroine Shen Yunxi and hero Xuan Mo through different worlds, playing different roles in different stories. The supporting cast: second male lead Qixing Piaochong, second female lead Huada Jie, male supporting character Zhang Lang, female supporting character Wenzi, and villain Shik Long. The whole Kun Chong world sends everyone nuclear power. We wish every 65Reads—Score—Shelves

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    That Master Xuanmu in the interstellar world, wow, he's incredibly cunning! Later on, I got goosebumps. He's so good at hiding his true intentions.

45. 45 老 Don't Be Afraid, Honey. I Have a Redemption System to Help Me Win You Back 老婆别怕，我有赎罪系统换我追你 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance203k WordsCompleted “Runaway Heiress x Possessive New Money Peacock” “Mind Reading + Both Reborn + Wife-Chasing System” * In her previous life, Song Yi was an untouchable heiress who treated Jiang Lin like a plaything. She took him by force, abandoned him, then left the country without a second thought. Later, when the Song family went bankrupt, he was the only person who could save her. He trapped her in a five-year marriage, holding her captive. Everyone said Jiang Lin was a distant, untouchable flower: cold, ele 2.8kReads—Score120Shelves

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    The cunning and aloof male lead is such a master actor! He deliberately fakes a hearing impairment, secretly enjoying watching the female lead seduce him. The hearing aid is all a lie—the contrast and scheming nature are off the charts! Once his facade is broken, he's incredibly doting on the female lead, who is also sweet and charming! A must-watch! ✊✊

46. 46 被 A Heartthrob Takes Over His Body, and the Timid Doormat Takes the Whole School by Storm 被男神魂穿，软糯受气包飒翻全校 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance231k WordsOngoing The refined, scheming crown prince VS the soft, timid little bunny with an inferiority complex Healing | Unrequited Love Comes True | Soul Transmigration | Reborn and Pursuing His Wife Xie Yanci opens his eyes and finds that he has transmigrated into someone else’s body! He has ended up in the body of Song Qiwan, a girl who lets everyone walk all over her. The girl clutches a diary filled with his name as her bullies pin her down in the restroom and pour dirty water over her head. The school’s 4Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 47 叛 The Heretic Blood Knight: My System Is Way Too Scheming 叛教血骑士：我的系统太腹黑了 Spicy Revelation辣格启示Eastern Fantasy264k WordsOngoing [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Hot-Blooded] [Face-Slapping] [Growth] [Transmigration] [Sign-In to Get Stronger] [Multiple Heroines] [Lighthearted and Funny] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Fast-Paced] [Another World] [Bizarre System] [Sharp-Tongued and Scheming] [Western Fantasy Power Fantasy] [Lovecraftian Contrast] The gods are all parasites! Once the most devout blood knight of the Holy Temple, he stumbled upon the truth that the gods were raising humanity like livestock. He cast off his faith on the sp 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The plot is high-energy and engaging from start to finish, from surviving in the abyss to hunting in the city, from ambushing demons to confronting the judge head-on. The pace is tight, and each battle brings new twists and turns and new gains.

48. 48 满 Max-Level Sweet Seduction! Enchanting in Lord Fu's Embrace 满级甜诱！在傅爷的怀里声色撩人 Milky Candy Puff奶糖酥Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Signed for publication + comic adaptation] [Flirtatious chemistry and sizzling romance!] Jiang Yuyang is hailed as a peerless beauty, with a stunning face, a slender waist, and a soft, supple figure. To call off her arranged marriage, she pulls out all the stops to flirt with her intended. She never imagined she’d flirt with the wrong person! Rumor has it that Fu Wenshen, the head of the Fu family, is a self-disciplined, celibate man who avoids women. Little do people know that he looks refined 20.2kReads9.5Score2.7kShelves

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    This book is seriously amazing, so sweet! [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

49. 49 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 37Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A Buddhist-like CEO, a father figure, a cunning older man, initially restrained, gradually falling for him, but once he realizes his feelings...

50. 50 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 180Reads—Score—Shelves

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