Substitute Bride into a Wealthy Family, Married First and Fell in Love Later 替嫁豪门，先婚后爱。

1. 51 于 Under His Control 于他掌控 Six-Pointed Star六角星星Modern Romance376k WordsCompleted [A playboy who pretends not to care but comes crawling back | intense push and pull | a regretful chase | both leads are each other’s first | happy ending] [Refined, roguish older brother x cultured bad-boy younger brother vs. pipa beauty] [After she gives up on him | The restrained one goes wild: wild, sexy, crazy, and thrilling] By day, she was Fu Sichen’s secretary. By night, she was his lover. Fu Sichen was cold and faithless. Only after becoming his woman did Sheng Jinbei learn how debauche 13.9kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves

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   The main couple's storyline is quite sweet, with a lot of intense emotional turmoil and unrequited love. There's a good balance of sweet and angst, though the second male lead is a bit angsty. Even though he dies later, the moment Ah Xiao appeared, I felt like he'd miraculously survived and had plastic surgery, making me feel like it was him after all. He truly did love the female lead with his life.

2. 52 契 Contract Bride: After Marriage, Mr. Lu Slowly Falls for Her 契约娇妻：婚后陆总渐渐沦陷 Wen Roufei温柔菲Modern Romance312k WordsCompleted Married First, Love Later + Both Chaste + Sweet Romance + Adorable Kids One agreement stipulated that they would marry for just two years, but Mr. Lu fell so deeply in love that he lost control. Two years later, Gu Wan, her heart dead, left for good. When he saw her again, she had two children by her side. But why did they look so much like him...? 128Reads6.7Score—Shelves
3. 53 禁 The Abstinent Tycoon Is Addicted to Me 禁欲大佬对我上瘾 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance144k WordsCompleted [1v1 sweet romance + both leads are devoted to each other + powerful man lowers his head] After getting drunk, Sheng Yanxi accidentally wandered into the presidential suite of Ling Jingchen, the fearsome “tyrant” of Hancheng. After one reckless night, she woke up, saw the outline of the man beside her, and was scared out of her wits. It was Ling Jingchen! The cold-faced tyrant whose slightest stomp could make all of Hancheng tremble! While he was still asleep, she fled in a panic. Ling Jingchen 2.9kReads—Score127Shelves

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   These books are pretty good. The male and female protagonists marry first and then fall in love. The billionaire CEO becomes a doting husband. The beginning is a bit angsty, but the end is sweet.

4. 54 新 On My Wedding Night, I Revived a Comatose Tycoon 新婚夜，我救活了植物人大佬 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance515k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later] [Sweet Romance] [Age Gap] [Scheming Male Lead] Jiang Yan grew up in a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners. From childhood, she studied medicine under her grandparents, both seasoned physicians, and mastered the art of acupuncture. However, fate had other plans. Her father's company was on the brink of collapse, and to save it, she was forced to marry Lu Jingming, a business genius who had been left in a vegetative state by a car accident. Known for h 2.5kReads6.8Score146Shelves
5. 55 我 I Restored the Capital’s Tycoon’s Sight, and He Spoils Me Rotten 我让京圈大佬复明，他把我狠狠宠 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance204k WordsCompleted [Substitute marriage, love after marriage, ex-husband’s redemption, sweet romance, both leads are virgins] Huo Jingchen had a fiery temper, devastating looks, and a decisive, domineering way of doing things. He was arrogant and unruly, with a strong streak of tsundere pride. He was recognized throughout the business world as a genius, famous for his ruthlessness and cunning. His decisive, ruthless methods earned him the nickname “Living Yama,” and made his business rivals tremble at the mere men 1.1kReads—Score100Shelves
6. 56 我 I Woke Up My Husband from His Vegetative State 我让植物人老公苏醒 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance286k WordsCompleted [Love after marriage + age gap + groveling pursuit + sweet romance + powerful man lowering his head] Su Tong is the Su family’s adopted daughter. Clever from a young age, she excelled in school and graduated from Harvard, becoming an outstanding neurosurgeon. The Su family’s biological daughter, Su Shishi, refuses to honor the betrothal arranged for her when she was young and marry Huo Yunzhou, a business magnate from Haicheng who has been in a vegetative state since a car accident. So her adop 2.1kReads8.0Score146Shelves

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   A seemingly cold and calculating CEO falls for a woman he married into a wealthy family after a marriage of convenience, only to later face a tumultuous pursuit of her.

7. 57 京 The Capital’s Power Player, His Wife’s One and Only 京圈大佬，独宠娇妻 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance206k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, deep love later + sweet romance + scheming male lead + regretful groveling + age gap] Su Tong never imagined her own father could be so blinded by greed that he’d use her as a bargaining chip and heartlessly send her to the bed of Gu Tingshen, a powerful figure in the capital’s elite circles. Gu Tingshen was notorious among the capital’s elite for being abstinent and calculating, intensely controlling, cold, domineering, and sharp-tongued. Everyone treated him with awe and fear. 1.8kReads—Score—Shelves
8. 58 植 The Comatose Tycoon Falls in Love with Me 植物人大佬，爱上我 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance378k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + devoted to one another + sweet romance] An Ran is a highly skilled neurosurgeon who should have been making a name for herself saving lives. Instead, her greedy stepmother and father force her into the dark depths of fate. Tempted by money, they push her into what seems like an endless, loveless marriage, marrying her off to Mu Tingchen, a legendary business tycoon left in a vegetative state after a car accident. Once, Mu Tingchen ruled the business world with an ir 1.1kReads6.4Score—Shelves
9. 59 闪 My Flash-Marriage Husband Is Actually a Trillionaire CEO 闪婚老公，竟是千亿总裁 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance161k WordsCompleted 4.7kReads—Score171Shelves
10. 60 跪 Kneel and Kiss the Iris 跪吻鸢尾 All Living Things30芸芸众生30Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing Tu Mingyuan was made to marry the ruthless CEO of the Li family in her sister's place. He spent every night indulging himself with her, and she thought he loved her. But that was only what she believed. When he had to choose between two people, she was the one he abandoned. Pregnant, she fell into the sea and vanished without a trace. At last, the ruthless CEO went mad. “Drain every drop of seawater if you have to, but find her! I want her alive if she's alive, and her body if she's dead!” Three 2.9kReads—Score181Shelves

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    Substitute marriage to a wealthy family, marriage of convenience that blossoms into love

11. 61 替 The Substitute Bride Cinderella Became the Billionaire CEO’s Beloved 替嫁灰姑娘成了亿万总裁的心尖宠 The Moonlight Is Lovely月色正浓Modern Romance518k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + bride swap + husband chases his wife to win her back + sweet romance] She was the least favored daughter of the Mu family. Her mother died young, and after her father remarried, her stepmother saw her as a thorn in her side and wanted nothing more than to get rid of her! He was the heir to a wealthy family, a billionaire CEO who attracted everyone's attention. To avoid an arranged marriage between prominent families, he told the public he had a “hidden ailment,” but 20Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    You can take a look at these two books.

12. 62 娶 The CEO Secretly Delights in His Fake Wife 娶了个冒牌妻子，总裁偷偷乐了 The Moonlight Is Lovely月色正浓Modern Romance766k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Sweet Romance + Comedy + Both Leads Are Each Other’s First and Only + 8-Year Age Gap + Multiple Couples] Gu Tingchen, a man with a face like a thousand-year-old ice cube, never dreamed he would marry a country girl who had never even gone to college. At first, she thought he was a “monster” who went for both men and women. When the truth about the stand-in marriage came out, she told him, “Uncle, there’s no way you’re returning me!” He didn’t know whether to laugh o 46Reads6.1Score—Shelves
13. 63 冷 Three Years of a Cold Marriage: Second Young Master Mu Regrets It 冷婚三年，慕二少后悔了 Quiet Pisces恬静的双鱼座Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love] + [Tension That Pushes to the Limit] + [The Husband Chases His Wife to the Crematorium] + [Both Leads Are Each Other’s Only One] Cool, calculating talent agent VS carefree heir to a wealthy family Mu Shaobai and Yun Shang have been married for three years. Every so often, he brings a different woman home, and Yun Shang never gets angry. Everyone in Jiangcheng knows that the carefree Second Young Master Mu doesn’t love his wife, but Yun Shang has never cared. Even without h 1.1kReads8.2Score—Shelves

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    Jiang Cheng laughed at Yunshang for not being able to keep Mu Shaobai's heart. When he brought women home, she never said a word. It wasn't until he asked in a hoarse voice, "Don't you have a heart?" That she said, "They died three years ago!"

14. 64 替 After Becoming a Substitute Bride, I Made the General Regret It for Life 替嫁后，我让将军后悔终生 White Mouse Goes to Heaven白鼠上天堂Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted After Being Forced into a Substitute Marriage, I Made the General Regret It —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A maidservant marries a general in place of him; two minutes

15. 65 肆 Recklessly Tender: President Zhou Is Flirtatious and Full of Tricks 肆意温柔，周总他又撩又茶 A Spring一个泉Modern Romance222k WordsCompleted Everyone says Zhou of Hengyan Group is so refined and dignified that he’s beyond reproach. Then someone overhears his friends teasing him for being whipped. He curls his lips into a smile and casually takes a jab at everyone present. “Still drinking? I’ll pass. My wife would worry about me.” “Quiet, everyone. I need to call and check in with her!” “Wait, you guys don’t have wives keeping tabs on you? How pitiful.” Everyone else: ... After finally marrying the woman he’d had a crush on throughou 35.4kReads9.4Score3.4kShelves

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    🌰Does anyone understand the status of these books on Shizi🍅's "arranged marriage to love" section?! They're truly top-tier, all carefully selected and reread multiple times. Does anyone understand why? 😭 The first book has a male lead who's a bit of a rascal, especially fond of teasing the female lead. When she gets really angry, he finally manages to blurt out, "I hate you!" It cracked me up 😂

16. 66 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
17. 67 嫁 Marrying Mr. Yu 嫁给喻先生 Da Er Lin达尔林Modern Romance376k WordsCompleted [The print edition of the same name is now available / The short drama of the same name is now streaming] [Cheerful artist vs. aloof, calculating professor] [Age gap + marriage before love + sweet romance + long-planned courtship + slow-burn love] Shi Sheng and Yu Wenzhou met on a blind date. But even on their wedding day, she still couldn't figure out what Yu Wenzhou saw in her. Since they didn't have much of a romantic foundation, Shi Sheng thought it would be good enough if they could at leas 33.7kReads9.4Score3.4kShelves
18. 68 他 His Iris 他的鸢尾 Sweet Peach Yaoyao甜桃夭夭Modern Romance377k WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love] [Long-planned scheme] [Secret crush] [Sweet romance] [Devoted one-on-one couple] Pei Chi was a notorious playboy in the capital, a real ladies' man. Then, quite out of character, he agreed to the arranged marriage that the other privileged young heirs looked down on most. After the wedding, he came home late and left early every day, as if marriage had completely chained his freedom. The privileged young heirs were in an uproar. Ruan Yuan must be a tyrant! They had thought 35.4kReads9.2Score2.8kShelves
19. 69 青 Green Hills Like Jade 青山似玉 Agate Squire玛瑙员外Modern Romance386k WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available) [Love after marriage, age gap, slow-burn everyday sweetness] *A gentle beauty from a family of scholars × a refined, fatherly man *A comic artist with a billion in assets × an influential Beijing aristocrat and chamber of commerce chairman Chu Shuang knew from childhood that she was promised to the Sheng family of the imperial capital, but she had never met her fiancé. Later, by a twist of fate, she moved into the Sheng residence and met her friend’s older br 136.6kReads9.5Score15.8kShelves
20. 70 新 On Our Wedding Night, My Comatose Husband Put His Arm Around My Waist 新婚夜，植物人老公搂住我的腰 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance238k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Sweet Romance + Age Gap + Husband Chasing His Wife + Both Chaste] Tong Yao is forced to take her twin sister’s place and marry Gu Jingchen, a former business tycoon who is now in a vegetative state. The whole city pities her, believing she will spend her life as a wife in name only. But on their wedding night, the sleeping man suddenly wraps an arm around her waist. The once decisive king of the business world wakes up and takes back his immense power. Everyone wait 3.6kReads6.6Score284Shelves
21. 71 玫 A Rose Caught in the Flames 玫瑰陷入火焰里 May Blossoms五月番花Modern Romance543k WordsCompleted [She Pursues Him + Flirting and Spoiling + Age Gap + Intense Romantic Push and Pull] *Radiant, gentle wild rose X disabled, arrogant uncle-type heartthrob *Money-making whiz saving up to cure her darling husband X powerful aristocratic magnate Song Zhaozhao has a crush on a man who is noble and seemingly beyond her reach. Then one day, he suddenly falls from the heights of glory. He loses his sight, can no longer stand, and is confined to a wheelchair. By a twist of fate, she marries Lu Jin. Fro 7.8kReads9.1Score842Shelves

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    🌹🌹In the first book, because the male lead is injured, the female lead's older sister is unwilling to continue the arranged marriage with him. The female lead takes her sister's place and marries the male lead she has secretly loved for many years. After his injury, the male lead becomes aloof and obsessive, uninterested in women. The female lead praises him, hugs him, and warms him every day, redeeming him. The male lead falls in love with her. 🌹🌹In the second book, the female lead takes her sister's place and marries the rumored cruel and cold-blooded male lead. Initially, she tries to escape the Tang family because she can't get family affection. After marriage, she warms the male lead's heart like the sun, giving him a sense of security. They redeem each other and fall in love.

22. 72 盛 A Blissful Marriage: Please Spare Me, My Possessive Boss 盛世婚宠：偏执大佬请饶命 Fish-Fragrant Shredded Pork ccc鱼香肉丝cccModern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + Devoted marriage + Redemption, an obsessive, violent male lead VS a sharp-tongued, food-loving heroine] They say Ning Dai, head of the Ning family, is bloodthirsty and utterly brutal. They also say he’s gravely ill and won’t live much longer. People have seen him cold-blooded, violent, and menacing. But only Tang Qianluo has seen his vulnerable side! … “I don’t want to let go! I can’t let go! I won’t let go!” “Stay by my side or go to hell. You choose.” “Please, love me!” He’s 6kReads9.3Score594Shelves
23. 73 替 After a Substitute Marriage, I Found Out My Husband Was a Secret Billionaire 替嫁后，发现老公是隐藏首富 Qi Lan启澜Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted She took her sister's place and married a little thug, and they lived in utter poverty. But who could have guessed that her husband would transform into the mysterious tycoon with power over everything? Jiang Can couldn't believe it. She rushed back to their tiny rental apartment and threw herself into her husband's arms. “They say you're Young Master Huo. Is it true?” He stroked her hair. “That man just happens to have the same face as me.” Jiang Can pouted. “He's awful. He insists I'm his wife 723Reads9.1Score224Shelves
24. 74 别 Don’t Mess with His Little Darling 别惹他的小可怜 Dai in Her Boudoir呆字闺中Modern Romance535k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] [Published under the title Blazing Sun] [Cocky, unruly, flirtatious young master from Beijing’s elite circles x delicate yet resilient top student who’s been bullied] [Campus Romance x Healing x Top Students x Mutual Devotion] Tang Yu is the top student at Qingyuan High School, but she has endured years of bullying. When she’s driven to the brink, she sets her sights on the new transfer student. He’s cocky enough and wild enough. That day, bruised from head to toe, 47.6kReads9.5Score7.7kShelves
25. 75 替 The Bride Who Took Her Place: Her Husband Returns After Three Years Missing 替嫁娇妻，失踪三年的老公忽然回来了 A Tender Little Cabbage一颗嫩白菜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xia Nuanxin took her sister’s place in an arranged marriage. She thought it would be a marriage in name only, but her “husband,” who had been missing for three years, suddenly came back. She was so startled that she turned to run, but the man cornered her against the wall. “What’s wrong? So excited to see me?” Xia Nuanxin forced a smile. “Of course! I’ve been counting the days until you came home.” “Heh...” The man lifted her chin with his long fingers. “In that case, I’ll grant you that little 4.9kReads9.1Score571Shelves
26. 76 错 The Wrong Bride for the Substitute Wife 错嫁替婚总裁 Parting Flowers, Brushing Willows分花拂柳Modern Romance4.5M WordsCompleted [Substitute bride + sweet romance + adorable baby + cool and formidable] To pay for her brother’s medical treatment, Shen Qi has no choice but to take her younger sister’s place and marry into the wealthy He family. She has always believed she married the He family’s eldest son, unaware that her husband in name is actually the second son, He Yining. He Yining is the true heir to the He family, a business emperor who commands the winds and clouds and a ruthless tyrant in the workplace. 264Reads9.0Score100Shelves
27. 77 自 After Volunteering for a Political Marriage, the Fake Heiress Is Doted on by a Powerful Tycoon 自愿联姻后假千金被豪门大佬娇宠 No Immunity to Handsome Men对帅哥无免疫Modern Romance568k WordsCompleted They marry first and fall in love later, a sweet, devoted 1v1 romance with both leads each other's first and only. Fu Linchen, a business tycoon, is refined, ruthless, decisive, and indifferent to women. That's how outsiders see him. Then one day, the media breaks the news that he's married through an arranged alliance. Everyone wonders who he married. That night, he rests the girl's foot on his leg and carefully trims her nails. When he's done, he kisses it reverently. Blushing, the girl pulls 167Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    Sweet and fluffy romance with no angst, arranged marriage.

28. 78 跳 Rescued After Jumping into the Sea, I Married into a Trillion-Dollar Family 跳海被救代嫁给千亿财阀 Yan Fei'er言非儿Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Wealthy CEO x Scheming Heir x Sweet Before Angst x Contract Marriage x Marriage Before Love x Witty and Funny Ru Meng's life was simple and happy, until her mother's best friend betrayed them. Overnight, she was saddled with enormous loan-shark debts, and her family was destroyed. Desperate to repay the debt, she was driven into a corner. While fleeing, she fell into the sea, only to be rescued by a wealthy young master. He discovered that she looked exactly like the sister who had run away from 428Reads8.9Score122Shelves

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    The substitute marriage to a wealthy family came true, and after the sister was switched back, the wealthy CEO still loved her!

29. 79 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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    [Kiss][Kiss][Kiss] A substitute marriage to a wealthy ancient family. The female lead transmigrates to ancient times as a pitiful girl, unloved by her parents, and is worried about how to survive. She hears that her family has arranged a marriage for her with a famously sickly man who is actually the son of the Grand Tutor [cool]. Her beloved younger sister is unwilling, but the female lead immediately declares that she can do it, eagerly waiting to marry him and start a wealthy and free life as a widow. However, the male lead only wants to control the female lead, and the two of them, each with their own ulterior motives, end up going their separate ways [laughing and crying].

30. 80 新 On Our Wedding Night, I Woke My Husband from His Coma 新婚夜，我让植物人老公苏醒了 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance169k WordsCompleted [Marriage before love + winning her back after breaking her heart + age gap + sweet romance + scheming male lead] Her older sister was suffering from kidney failure and urgently needed money for a transplant. Jiang Yawei swallowed her pride and went home to beg her scumbag father to pay for the surgery, only to catch her boyfriend of three years kissing Jiang Feifei, her half-sister. Her father and stepmother seized the chance to hold her sister’s life-saving money over her head, forcing her to 1.9kReads—Score145Shelves

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    A sweet and romantic novel about a man who marries into a wealthy family under false pretenses, where he falls in love after an arranged marriage. The story features a cold and aloof CEO who dotes on his sweet little wife and they have a whirlwind romance.

31. 81 闪 A Flash Marriage, a Pampered Life: The Wealthiest Mogul Falls for Me 闪婚成宠首富大佬爱上我 Glazed Snow琉璃雪雪Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted She was an ugly country girl who took her younger sister's place as the bride of Fu Nancheng, the most powerful man in Ye City. By day, she worked diligently as a humble maid. By night, she took off her scars to reveal a peerless beauty, becoming the stand-in bride of a tycoon worth hundreds of billions. When the secret of her stand-in marriage came out, Ye City's socialites waited for her to be humiliated. But all they got was a front-row seat as she launched her unstoppable new life, blending 5.6kReads8.9Score742Shelves

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    This novel is the perfect match for an office romance drama! It's a bit fantastical, a bit heart-wrenching, and has some hilarious moments. In short, the plot is rich and varied, and you shouldn't miss it!

32. 82 契 The Contract Bride: The CEO's Ex-Wife as a Stand-In 契约新娘：总裁的替身前妻 It's So Hot天好热Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted A little orphan who mooched off others, and a fiance who dropped from the sky In an age when people judged by looks and money, she married the handsome, wealthy man without a moment's hesitation. Their marriage was a contract, with each getting what they needed. She planned to take the money and leave as soon as the term was up, but the man blocked her path. 15Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 83 总 The CEO’s Substitute Bride 总裁的替身新娘 A Meow That's Not a Cat不是猫的喵Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted After her uncle sets her up, Chu Jiuyue marries the “old man” of A City, a powerful man with paralyzed legs. After their wedding, he not only dotes on her, but slowly rises from his wheelchair, too. She stares at him in panic. “Y-you... weren't your legs supposed to be paralyzed?” “That was just for show.” He advances step by step, looking at the woman standing naked before him without a care in the world. With a wicked smile, he says, “Now it's time I exercised my rights as a man.” 61Reads7.1Score—Shelves
34. 84 假 A Fake Romance Becomes True Love: The CEO's Ex-Wife as a Stand-In 假戏真爱，总裁的替身前妻 Butterfly's Love蝶恋Modern Romance749k WordsCompleted At a romantic proposal, Luo Chengxue waited eagerly for her groom-to-be, but the person who showed up was a complete stranger. "You're mine!" Luo Chengxue never expected that a man she had met less than an hour ago would slap a contract in front of her and domineeringly declare her his property. Even more surprising, this man was none other than Xiao Muran, the president of the Xiao Group, famed for his handsome looks, extraordinary aura, and immense wealth! Xiao Muran had a severe case of mysop —Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 85 总 The CEO’s Substitute Lover 总裁的替身情人 Shang Mo殇莫Modern Romance2.8M WordsCompleted Night fell, and the stars and moon shone over the neon lights. Amid the streams of traffic, the whole city seemed veiled in beauty, mysterious, enchanting, and alluring. A slender figure stood at the entrance of a six-star hotel, hesitating over whether to go inside. “Miss Ji, this way, please.” 3Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 86 白 Your First Love Is Back, So I’ll Step Aside. Why Are You Losing Your Mind? 白月光回归，我让位你疯什么？ Su Mixuan苏米萱Modern Romance529k WordsCompleted [Substitute Bride + Marriage First, Love Later + Unaware of His Own Feelings + The Chase for His Wife + Angst and Sweetness] Three years ago, her older sister ran away from her wedding, and she was forced to put on the wedding dress and marry into a wealthy family in her place. Throughout their three years of marriage, she hid her true feelings and played the part of a gentle, obedient wife, but she never won even a single glance from Shang Yetting. Then Shen Nianxi returned, and the whole fami 124Reads—Score—Shelves

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    After the substitute bride returned, the white moonlight (her first love) decisively ended the marriage.

37. 87 豪 My Wealthy Husband Is So Clingy, Every Night Feels Like a Honeymoon 豪门老公是黏人精，每晚都热恋期 Yan Huohuo言火火Modern Romance228k WordsCompleted (Love after marriage + substitute bride) The An family has twin sisters. The younger one is innocent and has never dated, while the elder is open-minded and has a chaotic private life. Just before the younger sister's wedding to the president of the Shang Group, the elder sister gets into a car accident and falls into a coma. The younger sister is forced to take her place and marry Shang Linjun. Shang Linjun finds himself irresistibly attracted to her. After the wedding, he wants to make a baby 44Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Are you interested in taking a look at this book? It's very good and lives up to its title.

38. 88 逼 You Forced Me to Marry a Blind Man. Regretting It Now? 逼我替嫁给瞎子，后悔了吧？ Xia Xue snow夏雪snowModern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Powerful CEO + Sweet Romance + Substitute Bride + Marriage Before Love + Face-Slapping + Multiple Couples] Su Shiqi is forced to take the place of her identical twin sister and marry Lu Shiyan, the blind eldest son of the Lu Group, who supposedly has no power or influence. They say he has been blind since childhood, with a strange personality and a violent temper. But compared with her awful ex-boyfriend, who stood by and let her father die, Su Shiqi thinks none of that matters! She can acce 16.6kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves

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    ① The female lead is tricked by her sister and stepmother into marrying into a wealthy family where the male lead is rumored to be in a vegetative state, but the truth is that he has been lucid and normal all along [admiration]. Over time, they develop feelings for each other and never leave each other's side. The male lead dotes on the female lead immensely [bump post].

39. 89 总 The CEO Is Infertile, but I Had Triplets After Marrying Him in Someone Else's Place! 总裁不孕不育，我替嫁后三胎了！ A Gentle Breeze Arrives风轻来Modern Romance3.2M WordsCompleted After a conspiracy lands her in a mental hospital, she is released and forced to marry into the Fu family as a substitute bride, bringing good luck to the world-famous Second Young Master Fu. Fu Xizhou marries a lunatic, and the whole country waits to laugh at him. A good-for-nothing fool? Even a golden-scaled carp can soar into a dragon when the winds of change arrive! She saves lives with her miraculous skills, dishes out face-slapping justice, and has a secret identity worth more than a fortu 10.8kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves
40. 90 先 Marriage Before Love: My Sweet Substitute Bride 先婚后爱：替嫁新娘宠又甜 Call Me MeeMee请叫我咩咩Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A conspiracy led Shen Xingwan’s stepmother to bring her back from the countryside and marry her off to a disabled man. On the very day she returned to the city, she encountered an attempted murder. She discovered clues about the car accident that had killed her mother and younger brother. She went along with the situation, married into the Yue family, and joined forces with him. They agreed it was only a partnership, so why was Yue Mochen treating her so well? 47Reads8.7Score—Shelves
41. 91 蚀 Bone-Deep Passion: The Broken-Handed Bride of Fu Shao 蚀骨缠情：傅少的断掌新娘 I'm Grilling Fish我在烤鱼呀Modern Romance270k WordsCompleted [The Second Male Lead Takes Center Stage + Revenge + Over-the-Top Drama + Face-Slapping + Putting Scumbags in Their Place + Two Unhinged, Possessive CEOs + Everyone Gets Their Comeuppance + My Best Friend and I Escape Alive + The Male Lead Chases His Wife and Fights to Win Her Back] Also known as: "After Thirty Years of Deception, I Remarried into Beijing's Elite Circle, and He Cried Until His Eyes Were Red" Terminal cancer, a miscarriage, and a scumbag husband who teams up with outsiders to pin 77Reads—Score—Shelves

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    🔥 [This is so good!!!]🔥 [Sweet Romance & Redemption × Wife-Chasing Hell] "Sign it, and be my bride with a severed palm." He came against the light, pulling her out of hell from the brink of death. A contract, a second marriage to a wealthy family, but forced to undergo a kidney transplant on their wedding night. She fled, he chased, until a thousand secretly taken photos of her beloved were exposed—the truth of his desperate escape shattered the lies of the girl with the severed palm. ...

42. 92 六 The Adored Little Slacker of the Sixties 六零娇宠小咸鱼 Jian Zi, Who Likes Orchid Bananas喜欢兰花蕉的简自Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted [Substitute bride + sweet romance + marriage] When I opened my eyes, I found myself reborn in the 1960s, with a mysterious flower that could spur plants to grow and extract their essence, removing impurities. The Zhou family, a prominent family in the capital, brought out a token from a childhood betrothal and demanded that the engagement be honored. When my older sister heard that her intended husband was supposedly unable to have children, she refused to marry him at all costs. The moment Gran 353Reads5.5Score—Shelves

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    The male lead has difficulty conceiving, his sister is unwilling to fulfill the marriage agreement, but the female lead is willing to marry him.

43. 93 缅 Back from Northern Myanmar, I Marry a Beijing Tycoon 缅北归来，我嫁给京圈大佬 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance123k WordsCompleted [Forced Marriage + Powerful Tycoon’s Relentless Pursuit + Sweet Age-Gap Romance] After her boyfriend betrays her, Li Shiqi is sold to northern Myanmar. In her darkest hour, she happens upon Mu Tingye, the capital’s most powerful business tycoon, and only then manages to escape. Having fled a living hell, she is instead forced into marriage by the aloof, celibate business magnate. At first, Mu Tingye only wants to keep her under his thumb. But before long, he falls head over heels and spoils her 218Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 94 替 After Marrying Into a Tycoon Family, I Became the Top Gaokao Scorer 替嫁豪门后，我成了高考状元 Mountain-Moving Girl搬山少女Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Chapter 201 accurately predicted the 2026 National College Entrance Exam essay prompt. High school students who enjoy my novels are in for a treat.] [A substitute bride becomes the top scholar, and three powerful men compete to spoil her!] The day Shen Yuening was brought from Henan Province to Shanghai by her biological father, she finally learned what she was meant for: To marry the Gu family’s comatose young master in her sister’s place, as a bride meant to bring him good fortune. “This 5kReads8.4Score770Shelves

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    My biological parents sent bodyguards to pick me up, their first thought was to take me with them. I immediately demanded a million-dollar child support fee, essentially selling myself for money. I married into a wealthy family, only to find myself with a husband in a vegetative state; even my in-laws were more humane than my own parents. While everyone waited for me to break down, I quietly studied for the college entrance exam. Once I became the top scorer, I'd settle accounts with them. The female protagonist is rational, clear-headed, and meticulously plans every step—the satisfaction is off the charts!

45. 95 龙 Dragon and Phoenix Twins: The CEO Daddy and Mommy Are Not to Be Trifled With 龙凤双胎：总裁爹地妈咪不好惹 Matcha Green抹茶绿Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Sang Sisi is framed by her half-sister and loses her virginity, leaving her no choice but to move far away. Five years later, she returns in triumph with her children, determined to reclaim everything that belongs to her! The big shot sees two children who look exactly like him and regards her with a cool gaze. What a scheming woman! His cousin has always secretly loved Sisi, but the big shot, Leng Feng, regrets letting her go! “She’s mine!” 902Reads9.2Score306Shelves

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    The novel "CEO Daddy and Mommy Are Not to Be Messed With" is practically a real-life version of a doting sweetheart! The male lead is a domineering yet attentive CEO, while the female lead is an independent and adorable mommy. The various sweet moments will melt your heart, making it impossible to stop reading!

46. 96 妈 Mommy, Run! The CEO Daddy Is Trouble 妈咪快跑，总裁爹地不好惹 Yao Jiu瑶玖Modern Romance2.7M WordsCompleted [Beloved by all + adorable child + secret identity] Three years ago, Jiangcheng’s richest man was tricked by a woman. She gave birth to a child, left it with him, and disappeared without a trace. Three years later, a woman named Jiang Xiaobai appears, bringing along an astonishingly adorable little boy, and proceeds to breeze through life while crushing scumbags. On the surface, she’s an ugly, fat plastic surgery addict whom everyone despises. In reality, Jiangcheng’s four great families fight t 176Reads9.1Score105Shelves
47. 97 总 The CEO Daddy Is Trouble 总裁爹地不好惹 Ye Feihuan叶非欢Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted Everyone says Young Master Huo is powerful, aloof, and mysterious, but he turns around and pampers his wife like a princess. “Daddy, Mommy hit the movie queen.” The man tenderly strokes his wife’s hand. “Did you hurt your hand?” “Honey, our wedding can be simple.” “No. How could my wedding be anything less than spectacular?” “Boss, your wife says she wants the stars.” “Book me a spaceship for a trip to the moon.” “Daddy, do you love us?” “Daddy loves you, but he loves your mommy even more!” 165Reads8.4Score—Shelves
48. 98 萌 Little Superstar: The CEO Daddy Is Trouble 萌宝巨星，总裁爹地不好惹 Kitty Meow猫小咪Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted One night of nightmares leaves her branded a slut by her husband and mother-in-law. After catching her husband cheating with her best friend, they slap divorce papers in her face and force her to leave with nothing. Three years later, she returns with an adorable child, takes on her scumbag ex-husband and cruel ex-best friend, and even raises her son to become the hottest child star around. In a movie’s post-credits scene, her son clears his throat and solemnly says, “Find me a daddy. Mommy says 70Reads7.6Score—Shelves
49. 99 总 The CEO Daddy You Don't Want to Mess With 总裁爹地惹不起 Shangguan Rao上官娆Modern Romance3.3M WordsCompleted After a vacation, she returns home only to catch her fiancé cheating. Furious, she disappears without a trace. Five years later, she returns with a genius little one in tow. Her son enters a piano competition, but who could have guessed he was also hoping to find his dad? “Point the camera this way and make me look handsome! I'm Tang Bao, and my mommy is Tang Siyu. She's super pretty! I'm four and a half years old. If there's a man who looks like me and might be my daddy, please get in touch!” A 8.1kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
50. 100 封 Mrs. Feng Can Do It All 封太太她十项全能 Empty-Headed脑袋空空Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted After becoming a substitute bride overnight, Song Chenxing found herself the wife of the Feng family’s CEO. The CEO was paralyzed from the waist down? She’d treat him! He was poisoned? She’d find the antidote! One day, the CEO pinned her beneath him. “Song Chenxing, be mine.” Blushing, she fell into his web. But fate played a cruel trick. He became the person she hated most in the world. Song Chenxing plunged a knife into his chest, her gaze cold and resolute, her world in ruins. “Feng Yannian, 423Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    A story of a woman marrying into a wealthy family in place of her sister, where love blossoms after marriage. The female lead is a skilled doctor who marries in place of her sister. The male lead is disabled and has a violent temper. The plot is captivating and gripping. It's a very enjoyable and addictive sweet romance novel about marriage before love.

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