Cold-Faced Buddhist Male Lead Who Wears Prayer Beads and Is Free of Desire, With a Heroine Who Has a Secret Identity 男主冷面佛子，戴佛珠无欲无求女主有马甲

1. 1 招 Addicted to Tempting Him: The Sickly Buddha Master Keeps His Darling in His Palm, but She Escapes Again 招惹上瘾：病娇佛爷掌中娇又逃了 Seathead Whale座大头鲸Modern Romance419k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, both leads are each other’s first and only, obsessive love, possessive, corruption] Su Ningzhi has caught the attention of someone she should never have provoked. He approaches her behind a mask of utmost tenderness. Like a madman, he drags Su Ningzhi into an endless abyss, keeping her locked in his arms and showering her with a sick, twisted kind of affection. “Su Ningzhi, you can’t escape.” Fo Yuze gazes down at the songbird in its cage, his eyes dark and unfathomable. She 1.8kReads9.1Score175Shelves

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   These are all stories where the male lead is a Buddhist disciple, but he's cold and aloof in front of outsiders. He's completely different in front of the female lead, especially in the first book. The male lead doesn't actually believe in Buddhism, yet he's also a bit of a yandere (obsessive and possessive person), and he dotes on the female lead immensely.

2. 2 甜 So Sweet It Drives You Crazy! The Chaste Tycoon Pampers the Queen Like a Darling Little Girl 甜疯！禁欲大佬把女王宠成娇娇崽 Pineapple Year菠萝年Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Flirtatious, steamy, and sweet! Possessive yandere! Pseudo-transmigration from ancient times to the modern era! Showbiz romance] [Alluring cheongsam-loving little vixen VS ascetic, possessive husband-loving fake monk] _ Liang Xi is the ultimate beauty, with striking, seductive features, skin like ice and bones like jade. She loves cheongsams, and her graceful figure is a rare sight in this world. Song Heqing is a cold-faced Buddha, revered and avoided by the powerful. His hands are stained with 10.1kReads9.4Score1.3kShelves

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   These three books are a must-read

3. 3 溺 Doting on My Darling Captive 溺养娇脔 Everything Is About Romance风月都相关Modern Romance537k WordsCompleted [A proud young nobleman from a powerful family vs. a cool, refined beauty from Jiangnan] Updates ongoing for the side couple Tan Dingsong and Lin Yin’s bonus chapters: a by-the-book older man and a female celebrity, a hate-to-love story. [Stunning heroine, weak at first then strong + devoted hero who falls from grace and humbly begs for love] After meeting her, he learns how to love. His mature, passionate love heals her wounds and warms her whole life. Yu Wanwan, Nancheng’s “moonlight of the h 30.7kReads9.3Score2.9kShelves

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   These male protagonists are all cold, aloof, and devoted to only one female lead. You can check them out; the female leads are all different types: some are resilient, some are sweet and charming, and some are aloof beauties. The theme is always the same: "Of all the beauties in the world, I only choose one." They all have happy endings, a sweet and angsty style—you won't regret reading them!

4. 4 遇 I Met a God with a Soft Heart! 遇见心软的神！ Mu Mu Cuo木木错Modern Romance692k WordsCompleted [Capital City Business Tycoon vs. Chinese Literature Beauty] [One-on-One + Devoted Couple + Happy Ending + Age Gap] Jiang Wansheng grew up without her parents' love, struggling through life on her own. After someone set her up, a twist of fate entangled her with the mysterious Third Master of the Qin family, a powerful figure in the capital. Rumor had it that Third Master Qin was cold-hearted and distant. Though he was her best friend's uncle, she was always terrified whenever she ran into him. 32.3kReads9.4Score3.2kShelves
5. 5 禁 My Abstinent Uncle Is a Fake Monk 禁欲小叔是位假佛子 Li Jiugge离九歌Modern Romance434k WordsCompleted [Older, protective male lead + Age gap + Beijing social circle + Secret crush + Both leads are each other's first and only] [Gentle, graceful beauty from Jiangnan ✖️ Ascetic Buddhist gentleman of Beijing's elite] Rumor has it that the head of the Fu family is composed and self-possessed, refined and abstinent, like a Buddhist monk. Countless women want to marry him. A young woman is always by his side, gentle and gracious, her affection for him plain to see. By family seniority, she has to call 7.3kReads9.3Score1kShelves
6. 6 步 Falling for You, Step by Step: I’m Done Being Your Substitute 步步沦陷，这替身我不当了 Bright, Gentle Laughter笑语晏晏Modern Romance404k WordsCompleted The Shen family’s heir is notorious for being picky about women, but Xiang Nuan got picked thanks to a face that bore a passing resemblance to his ideal woman. She played the sweet, sensible, innocent girl to perfection, doing her best to fulfill her role as a substitute. Shen Yanshi treated her generously, too. In the two years they were together, she landed plenty of great opportunities, going from an unknown extra to a fairly well-known second-tier actress. Then his one true love came back. X 36.5kReads9.1Score4kShelves
7. 7 偏 His Exclusive Favorite: The Ascetic Buddha-Like Man Holds Her Waist and Kisses Her 偏爱独宠，禁欲佛子搂腰缠吻 Heng Ye恒叶Modern Romance444k WordsCompleted [Mutual devotion + eight-year age gap + secret love comes true + doting father figure + sweet flirting + possessive jealousy] [Cool on the outside, warm on the inside, gentle and charming comic artist vs. refined scoundrel, jealous tycoon of the business world] When Xia Zhiyao was eighteen, she fell for her best friend’s uncle, a man eight years her senior. He had fair skin and w 8kReads9.3Score1kShelves
8. 8 娇 Pampering My Little Rose: The Ascetic Monk Pins Her by the Waist and Kisses Her 娇养小玫瑰，禁欲佛子锁腰缠吻 Li Jiugge离九歌Modern Romance337k WordsCompleted [Uncle figure + sweet secret crush + variety shows and entertainment industry + secretly yandere + eight-year age gap] [Cool fairy ✖ ascetic Buddhist] Word has it that the head of the Pei family is an elegant, extraordinary business magnate, an ascetic Buddhist who lives a detached life. He keeps to a vegetarian diet year-round and wears Buddhist prayer beads around his wrist. He keeps a low profile and rarely appears in public, and his private life is a mystery. Everyone in their circle knows t 580Reads8.7Score104Shelves
9. 9 好 Twins on the Way: The Aloof Buddha Lord Spoils Her Without Restraint 好孕成双高冷佛爷放肆宠 Jiu Yi九燚Modern Romance600k WordsCompleted The short drama "The Chaste God of a Man Spoils Her Endlessly" ("A Love Beyond Compare") is now streaming [Cold, chaste Buddhist heir who cannot have children ✖ pitiful, unlucky woman blessed with fertility] [Ten-year age gap + wealthy family + CEO + heir to the capital's elite + infertility + sweet romance + chaste Buddhist heir + fertility + both leads have no past relationships + personal growth] Fu Xuanyi is the heir to the Fu family of Kyoto, wielding immense power and known for his ruthles 13.3kReads9.0Score2.2kShelves
10. 10 和 After a Whirlwind Marriage to a Devout Monk, He Held Me Close and Loved Me Until I Cried 和佛子闪婚后，被抱进怀里宠到哭 Spring, Summer, Passing Light春夏流光Modern Romance342k WordsCompleted (The novel just received its first rating, so it will rise over time) [She falls in love after marriage + his secret love becomes reality + her ex begs her to take him back + sweet everyday romance + both leads are romantically inexperienced] [Gentle, beautiful composer vs. devoted, scheming business tycoon] Nan Chu loved Lu Si for nine years, but on the very day they went to register their marriage, she caught him flirting in bed with someone else. “She’s an orphan. She’s not good enough for me 818Reads9.2Score126Shelves
11. 11 佛 The Untouchable Buddhist Monk Is Addicted to Her at Night 佛子高不可攀，入夜对她上瘾 Wen He温禾Modern Romance241k WordsCompleted (Both leads are romantically inexperienced, with sweet and angsty moments and a groveling redemption arc.) Everyone in Shencheng knows that Third Master Gu is ascetic and aloof, with an imperial-green jadeite Buddhist-bead bracelet on his wrist. No one dares trespass on his sacred ground. But one day, a little wildcat pulled him down from his pedestal, and he brought her home with reverent care. Just as the little wildcat thought he would marry her, he got engaged to someone else. She turned awa 152Reads8.1Score—Shelves
12. 12 仰 A Kiss from Below 仰吻 The Moon Leads the East月引东来Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A peerless beauty descended upon the world. She was the most alluring tuberose in the X Forbidden Zone. A top assassin, the king of mercenaries, revered as a deity. “Be good, and Big Sister will take care of you, hmm?” Then she met him, and at the sight of his looks, she was instantly smitten. She was all charm and sensuality, as if seduction were in her very nature. “A Wu, stop dreaming of escaping me.” The man’s eyes brimmed with possessiveness, obsession, and a disturbing madness. The heir to 1.5kReads8.7Score187Shelves

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    Both books feature beautiful women in cheongsams and cold-faced Buddhist monks; they're really good, highly recommended! [Drooling emoji]

13. 13 娇 Pampering a Rose 娇养玫瑰 Meilv Beep Beep美绿哔哔Modern Romance411k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] When Tang Li was sixteen, her Kunqu opera water-sleeve dance made her famous throughout the capital. She was hailed as the Little Goddess of Luo of Kunqu. Everyone said that no one could measure up to the Little Goddess of Luo, except for Ninth Master Fu, the jade-faced Buddhist lord known as the King of Hell. Unfortunately, Ninth Master Fu was cold and ruthless by nature. If sweet, gentle Tang Li ended up with him, she would surely suffer. After a sudden turn of events, 9.8kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves

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    The male lead wears Buddhist prayer beads and has a black snake tattoo on his back. The female lead got a snake-entwined rose tattoo for him; it's incredibly beautiful.

14. 14 撩 After Flirting with the Wrong Big Shot, She Became the Top Lady of the Capital’s Elite Circle 撩错大佬后，她成京圈第一夫人了 In the Third Spring三春里Modern Romance353k WordsCompleted Fu Guidu, a giant in the medical world, was aloof by nature, like a lofty Buddhist saint. Cold and desireless, no one could drag him down to the mortal world. But Xu Ni refused to believe he was untouchable. She tried every trick in the book to tease him, stirring up trouble late at night in nothing but his white shirt. Fu Guidu simply tugged down the hem of her shirt. “Miss Xu, to me, your body is no different from a patient’s. I don’t see you as a woman.” But later... When Xu Ni was trapped in 22.9kReads9.4Score3.1kShelves
15. 15 心 Cherished Darling 心肝宠 Jiu Ling九棂Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted (Top-tier wealthy family, a modern Jiangnan beauty as the heroine, an obsessive male lead, the heroine pursues him at first, then he spoils her relentlessly, devoted to each other, happy ending) For the sake of the child in her belly, Lu Zhiling was forced to marry an obsessive tycoon. Everyone thought she wouldn’t live long enough to give birth. To stay alive, she began winning him over. Before she knew it, she had become the apple of his eye. Later, she prepared to run away. His car was perche 79.5kReads9.5Score8.2kShelves

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    I can't let everyone not know, I followed this series for a long time back then, and it's still not finished! [Facepalm]

16. 16 她 She Drew the Gods Down from Heaven 她引神明坠落 Autumn Firefly秋流萤Modern Romance243k WordsCompleted Shen Daiyi comes from a prominent medical family in Jingbei. That year, her usually low-key mother suddenly holds a birthday banquet, drawing greetings from all the great families and landing Shen Daiyi a blind date. It’s snowing softly on the day of the date. The person she once had a crush on as a girl is seated beside her blind date. Like a snow-capped peak, like a god from the heavens, the man is just as he was back then: refined, extraordinary, and beyond reach, the sort no one would dare l 34.8kReads9.3Score4.7kShelves

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    👇So good!! The male lead is incredibly charming [admiration]!!! He acts like a cool, aloof monk in public, but he's a total heartbreaker in private!!! [Smirk]

17. 17 甜 Sweet Temptation! The Sickly-Sweet Actor Has Me Blushing and Swooning 甜欲！被病娇影帝撩哄得脸红心跳 Pihei痞黑Modern Romance861k WordsCompleted [Dating-show livestream, married first and falling in love later, devoted sweet romance! Enchantress ✖ Buddhist monk! Extra sweet and heart-fluttering!] Lin Zhiyang, one of the entertainment industry's most stunning stars, has been blacklisted across the internet and has no work, so she can only join a dating show. To her surprise, she runs into the source of all the hate she's received: her husband in name only, Qi Yanchen! Qi Yanchen is a legendary, award-winning actor. With Buddhist prayer 27kReads9.3Score3.6kShelves

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    I highly recommend this super sweet novel to anyone who's bad at expressing themselves. The male lead wears Buddhist prayer beads on his wrist to control the darkness within him and prevent him from hurting the female lead. It's really worth reading, it's incredibly good!

18. 18 重 After Being Reborn, I Became the Obsession of a Man with a Drug Addiction 重生后，我成了偏执大佬的药瘾 A Boat Adrift in the Distance浮舟遥Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Both leads are virgins] [Sweet romance] [Mutual healing] In her previous life, Shi Wan died a tragic death. Fu Tingchen gave his life for her and perished in a sea of flames. Reborn, Shi Wan has the advantage at every turn. She plans each step carefully, vowing to protect the person she loves most. Fu Tingchen is possessive by nature, violent and ruthless. Yet he doesn’t know that after they marry, he’ll dote on one woman without restraint, treating her with tender affection. “A Chen, why didn’ 61.1kReads9.4Score6.2kShelves

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    These books are recommended.

19. 19 清 The Aloof Buddhist Monk Avoids Women, Yet Secretly Kisses Her Every Day 清冷佛子不近女色，背地日日缠吻 A Ruan Isn't Soft阿阮不软Modern Romance520k WordsCompleted A beguiling beauty in a qipao × a cool, calculating Buddhist devotee (Ancient-to-modern + intense push and pull + sweet romance) Yu Hua, the breathtakingly talented princess of Great Ling, transmigrates into a book on her way to a political marriage and becomes the foolish, dull-witted sacrificial female lead in the story. In the original, her fiancé, Lu Yanli, breaks off their engagement and immediately takes her younger sister’s hand. Her family and friends turn against her, and she eventually 5.4kReads9.3Score646Shelves

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    The first book features an unknown actress as the female lead and a Buddhist-like movie star as the male lead. It's a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love ❤️, set in the entertainment industry and a romance reality show. They have mutual unrequited love, and the male lead has been plotting this for a long time 😎. The second book has the female lead meeting the male lead at her best friend's birthday party. They are seven years apart in age. The beginning is a little angsty, but the later parts are incredibly sweet, with the male lead doting on the female lead [heart emoji].

20. 20 小 The Sweet Little Darling Cried, and the Cool, Reserved Master Gu Snapped His Prayer Beads 小乖宝哭哭，清冷顾爷扯断了佛珠 Love Lemon恋柠Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted [Both Virgins + Possessive Sweet Romance + Seven-Year Age Gap + Mutual Secret Crush + Irresistibly Flirtatious Married Life] [Cool, abstinent, aloof Buddhist gentleman VS gentle on the outside, strong within, sweet and adorable girl] At nineteen, the lonely and helpless Wen Ran met the noble, mysterious, immensely powerful and celibate Gu Yuhan at her best friend’s birthday party. She fell for him at first sight. Everyone said older men were hard to pursue, but Wen Ran swore she had never meant 2.4kReads8.8Score323Shelves
21. 21 碾 Crush the Prayer Beads 碾碎佛珠 Twelve Fires十二火Modern Romance255k WordsCompleted [A Buddhist prince who breaks his vows to win his wife back ✖ a beautiful, frail woman with a cold heart] [CEO + wealthy family + abstinent Buddhist prince + frail beauty + both leads have no past relationships] Zhou Wanli and Huo Yucheng have been married for three years, yet they’re more like strangers than a married couple. She loves him passionately, but he remains as cold as a block of ice, constantly turning the black prayer beads in his hand as if he really were a monk. She thought she co 3.8kReads7.6Score255Shelves

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    💐💐These books are incredibly good! They're sweet and saccharine, featuring a stunningly beautiful and alluring cheongsam-clad enchantress versus a seemingly abstinent but actually devoted Buddhist monk. Liang Xi is a rare beauty, with striking features, captivating charm, and flawless skin. She loves cheongsams and possesses a figure of unparalleled grace. Song Heqing is a cold-faced Buddhist monk, respected by the powerful and wealthy, his hands stained with blood, devoid of emotion and desire. When this Buddhist monk encounters a demon, he falls in love, breaks his vows, enters the mortal world, and becomes a devoted lover.

22. 22 甜 Sweet Temptation! Doting Affection! The Chaste Buddha-Like Man Deliberately Lures and Captures Her 甜诱！娇宠！禁欲佛子蓄意撩捕 A Piece of Sticky Rice Cake一块糖粘糕Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted “New book, low initial rating. It's super sweet, so you won't regret giving it a try!” [Elegant, scheming Buddhist heir X dazzling, flirtatious little temptress] [Both virgins + mutual salvation + long-laid plans + sweet, flirtatious romance + irresistible tension] Exiled to a remote little town, Song Ting accidentally spotted the man next door taking a cold shower in the courtyard. Broad shoulders, slim waist, and cool, striking features. Eight-pack abs and long legs. He looked very capable. Af 1.1kReads9.2Score211Shelves

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    Buddhist disciple + Buddhist beads

23. 23 佛 Prayer Beads Crushing Desire 佛珠碾欲 Ni Xing霓星Modern Romance202k WordsCompleted [Reunion After Years Apart + 1v1 + Mostly Sweet with a Little Angst + Both Pure] [Ice Fox vs. Faux Monk] Everyone knows Jiang Shuyu, head of the top family, as a refined and desireless man, a devout Buddhist. But over the past five years, the secret beneath the prayer beads on his wrist has filled his heart with worldly desire. He says bluntly, “I’m done keeping the precepts. I’ve waited far too long for this.” - As the fourth-generation successor to a traditional Chinese medicine clinic, Qiao Y 3.1kReads9.0Score387Shelves
24. 24 带 I Failed to Run Away While Pregnant! The Capital's Tycoon Pins Me Against the Wall and Kisses Me 带球跑失败！被京圈大佬抵墙诱吻 Half a Branch of Mist半枝雾Modern Romance606k WordsCompleted [Story complete! Pure sweet romance + flirtatious newlywed bliss + long-planned seduction] Unhinged, gorgeous business magnate vs. glamorous actress in a qipao People say the most powerful magnate in Beijing’s elite circles is a Buddha-like man who wears dark-red prayer beads, abstains from worldly pleasures, and is cold and heartless. After a year of a secret marriage of convenience with the magnate, Shi Jintang has seen nothing of him except the enormous transfers he sends her every month. On 6.1kReads9.1Score552Shelves

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    🐟: He's a powerful and influential figure in the capital, a cold and aloof Buddhist monk with prayer beads on his wrist, yet he treats the female lead differently, even giving her his own prayer beads to her. Follow me so you don't get lost! 🌵

25. 25 心 His Beloved Frowns, and the Heir Apparent Rushes to Comfort Her 心尖宠她一皱眉，世子夫君追着哄 Shi Yiyuan十一源Ancient Romance321k WordsCompleted [One-on-One Romance, Both Pure, Sweet Romance, Childhood Sweethearts] Print edition of Jin Shi Jin Yu signed, and the comic adaptation is now online. Yuan Rongjin was the daughter of a general, but when she was young, her stepmother framed her and sent her away from the capital! Everyone thought she would suffer terribly out in the world and live a miserable life. But no one expected that during the ten years she spent away from the capital, Yuan Rongjin never looked the least bit down and out. 29.4kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves

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    Ancient Chinese romance novel: The pampered prince holds Buddhist prayer beads and raises the female lead since childhood.

26. 26 春 Entangled in Springtime 春色娇缠 Deep Stream涧流深Modern Romance495k WordsCompleted [Short drama now streaming] (Both leads are faithful to each other + sweet and angsty + the husband pursues his wife after losing her + happy ending) Everyone says Pei Songhe, a prominent figure in the capital’s elite circle, has devoted himself to a life of asceticism for the woman he loves from afar, like a living Buddha. He has worn the black agate prayer beads she gave him for ten years. But Shen Zhiyi knows he is nothing like the celibate man people say he is... Otherwise, where did the bab 5.6kReads8.9Score393Shelves

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    In this book, the male protagonist wears Buddhist prayer beads, which the female protagonist gives him.

27. 27 直 After My Pregnancy Sickness Went Viral on Livestream, the World Started Searching for My Baby’s Father 直播孕吐后，全球都在找孩子他爸 Yun Xiangzhi云香稚Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Animated Series Now Available] [Two Top-Tier Stars + Variety Show Livestream + Pregnancy + Secret Marriage, Both Chaste, Very Sweet with No Angst] Top-tier actress Mu Qianran joined a dating variety show with the goal of finding herself a boyfriend. But then she threw up in front of tens of millions of viewers! The whole world began searching for the child's father! Only Mu Qianran was worried she might give birth to a little control freak or a little obsessive maniac. * Bai Yu, the uncrowned k 16.2kReads9.4Score1.3kShelves
28. 28 报 Urgent Report, Your Highness! The Princess Consort Is Taking on the Cold, Power-Hungry Regent 报！王爷，王妃要干翻冷欲摄政王 Deng Feng灯枫Ancient Romance167k WordsCompleted [Both pure-hearted + both reborn + both yandere + playing the fool to catch the tiger] Yi Sheng was reborn. On the first day of her new life, she picked up a boy. “Want to stand above everyone else?” “I do.” “Then let’s take down the Regent!” The night they broke into the Regent’s residence, the boy, who had been Regent for two lifetimes, lounged lazily in a chair and smiled at her with a meaningful look. “Come on, take down the Regent.” * They say the Regent is ruthless and merciless, yet thre 745Reads9.1Score129Shelves
29. 29 爆 Breaking News: The Brooding Lord Jun Has Turned Into an Adorably Obedient Sweetheart! 爆，病娇君爷成了软叽叽的乖宝！ Li Shang Ge Xue璃殇阁雪Modern Romance179k WordsCompleted [Female lead dominates + the hero chases her after losing her + revenge on scumbags + both leads are obsessive and unhinged + sweet romance] [Locked-room scenes with Yan Qiuci! ( ﹡ˆoˆ﹡ )] The heroine is cruel by nature and loves killing and bloodshed. The hero is soft, soft, soft! An obsessive puppy of a man, wearing Buddhist prayer beads and always thinking about turning the tables! (Well, he’s never actually managed it.) He’s also the kind who coughs up blood with every step: a sickly beauty! 721Reads8.7Score101Shelves
30. 30 穿 She Entered the Wrong Book, and Her Little Cutie Became a Villainous Madman 穿错书，她的小可爱成了反派疯批 Bend at the Waist折腰Ancient Romance304k WordsCompleted [1v1, Sweet Romance, Golden Finger, Redemption] [Sunshine Girl, a Gorgeous, Obsessive Devoted Simp vs. a Twisted, Dark, Truly Amoral Big Bad Wolf] [Content warning]: Because of his background, the male lead really has no moral compass. He kills without a second thought, so readers with a strong sense of morality, be warned. Blurb One: Bai Ze, the second prince of Yue, dressed in bright, colorful clothes and drifted through life. He wore Buddhist prayer beads on his wrist, yet smiled as he indulg 2.4kReads9.3Score267Shelves
31. 31 小 The Sweet-Talking Girl with the Soft Waist Has the Chaste Older Man Falling for Her 小姑娘腰软嘴甜，禁欲大叔沦陷了 Ji Xueyi季雪意Modern Romance307k WordsCompleted [Mutual devotion and sweet romance + scheming male lead carefully lays the groundwork as he pursues his wife + daddy-type boyfriend + age gap + a touch of secret identity + satisfying takedowns of scumbags] On a stormy night, Jiang Yousheng is rescued when she's on the verge of death by a tall, handsome man. She stays at his house, has to tell him before going out, isn't allowed to stay out all night, and even needs his permission to wear a short skirt. Even when it comes to dating, she has to i 12.3kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
32. 32 缚 Bound by Spring 缚春情 Ren Huanyou任欢游Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [The print edition is available on the homepage; film and television rights have been sold] The Jiang and Song families have been close for generations, and Song Wan was betrothed to Jiang Xingjian before she was even born. They grew up together, but she was confined to the inner quarters, where everything she learned was meant to prepare her to become a Jiang family wife. The young man was dashing and ambitious. Before he had even turned twenty, he went off to the frontier to make his name. Bef 90.9kReads9.6Score12.1kShelves
33. 33 春 Spring Banquet 春日宴 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance664k WordsCompleted She kept male favorites and toyed with powerful ministers! For eight years, the arrogant and tyrannical Princess Danyang, Li Huaiyu, wreaked havoc across the court and country. She died on the day the new emperor ascended the throne, bleeding from every orifice in a truly gruesome death. The officials celebrated and the people rejoiced: Evil gets what it deserves! Good riddance! Yet on the seventh day after her death, Princess Danyang returned to life in the body of the Bai family’s Fourth Mis 13.6kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves
34. 34 军 The Warlord's Cherished Bride: Marshal, Come Here! 军阀权宠：大帅，你过来！ Fan Sheng梵升Modern Romance708k WordsCompleted [The short drama of the same name, The Marshal, Come Here, is now streaming] In the years of the Republic, war and chaos swept the land, and each warlord ruled his own territory. The day Su City fell, Qiao Wan was treated like a piece of cargo and offered to the new ruler of the three northwestern provinces. They said Ninth Master Ji was cold-blooded and ruthless, and that he had caused the deaths of three wives. He was a man cursed by fate. Ji Shiyan strolled out from beneath the hanging-flower 9kReads9.4Score947Shelves
35. 35 卿 You Were Born a Rakshasa 卿本修罗 Lianzhong涟冢Ancient Romance106k WordsCompleted [The aloof Buddhist devotee driven mad by love × the bewitching enchantress who willingly imprisons her heart] He is the holiest Buddhist disciple; she is the most wicked temptress of a heretical sect. Yunzhi is ordered to destroy evil, yet catches Jinrao as she falls amid the mist and rain of Jiangnan. A pleasure boat conceals a deadly trap; in a snowy mountain cavern, their passion is ignited by a love poison... Rouge stains the monk’s robe he tears open, and as his prayer beads fall to the gr 262Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "The night he tore his prayer beads to shreds, the red lotus around his neck burned to his heart. When the holy monk broke his vows for me, even his chanting was tinged with gasps— The fiercest fire in this world is the love poison that Jinrao bit at my throat. The most painful tribulation is Yunzhi kneeling in the cold pool saying, 'I only returned to secular life to marry you.' 🔥Identity Taboo|The Light of Buddhism × Heretical Demoness: 'Investigate my evil arts? Master, first, purify my seductive bones!' ❄️Suffocatingly cruel|Ninefold Buddhist punishment whip shatters her spine, her white robes stained with blood as she storms the temple: 'Wait until I kill all those who have wronged you! Slay all my enemies, and await your return.' 🩸Crazy Redemption|He cuts his black hair to exchange for her freedom, she shaves her head and forces him to return to secular life: 'Locking me is locking you in the mortal world!' 🍬Sweet with a knife|After a secret marriage at a Jiangnan medical clinic, the people see the holy monk feeding his white-haired wife medicine: 'Even a bodhisattva is moved and afraid of his wife.'" Breaking the rules in iconic scenes: "Three days in the cave" - ​​monk's robes shattered × red lotus pattern spreading - high-energy plot twist: Buddhist monk is a royal heir × demoness is a former dynasty's lone star! Subtle details: He secretly kept her burnt soup pot / she sewed a robe as a baby's swaddling clothes. "When the aloof Buddhist monk learned to untie his knots—on the night when prayer beads were wrapped in red gauze, the owner of the Jinsheng Boat realized: what she offered wasn't poison, but a knife to rip out his Buddhist heart; what he chanted wasn't salvation, but a curse to imprison her for a hundred lifetimes." Click to read: The True Story of the Abstinent Buddhist Monk's Fall | A Tale of Two Strong Men Fishing for Each Other

36. 36 奶 The Two-and-a-Half-Year-Old Darling, Spoiled by Her Nine Big Brothers 奶团两岁半，九个哥哥排队宠 Zi Yin梓胤Modern Romance548k WordsCompleted Everyone says Shen Chenxing, the Shen family's granddaughter, is a spoiled little troublemaker. Every day, she drags her brothers onto the roof to pull up the tiles or down to the river to catch turtles. She loves getting on her father's nerves, and her appetite and destructive streak have earned her countless haters among the wealthy. She's the cautionary tale held up to other rich young ladies. But who could have guessed? This little rascal is the world's youngest hacker. Always following orde 2.2kReads9.5Score227Shelves

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    Rainforest is here to recommend books! 🤨 The first one is absolutely amazing! [Licking screen] 🍬 This one is super good! A cool and alluring cheongsam-clad Kunqu opera goddess versus a cunning and aloof big shot. Little Luo Shen and Jade-Faced Buddha are truly amazing! 🍬 The darling of the group, both the female and male leads are hackers and super patriotic. They both have aliases and have known each other since they were three years old. 🍬 This one is also amazing! Both are top students. In the middle part, the female lead's family has a problem and she disappears. The male lead travels to every city to get the female lead's attention.

37. 37 卿 You Are My Every Morning and Evening 卿乃朝朝暮暮 Dusk ChenchenYA暮色陈陈YAModern Romance304k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Sui Yu Yun Mu is now available] Original title: Qing Nai Zhao Zhao Mu Mu [An adorably well-behaved top student VS a playboy young master] "Who is she?" "My little sister, Zhao Mu." "Zhao Mu," Sui Yu murmured, "Morning and night, every day." At their first meeting, Sui Yu, that plaything of a man, fell completely for Zhao Mu. How had he never met anyone this beautiful before? Zhao Mu was born with alluring red lips and skin fair as snow. Her clear, transparent brown eyes wer 9.3kReads9.4Score997Shelves
38. 38 三 Third Master, Your Sweetheart Is a Beautiful Little Psycho 三爷，你家乖乖是疯批小美人 Peachy Dumpling白桃团团Modern Romance419k WordsCompleted [Secret identities + unhinged female lead + playing the fool to fool the wise + sweet romance + powerful male and female leads + redemption + adored by everyone from the middle onward] Ji Mian, an ancient-bloodline Demon Emperor, transmigrates into the body of a pitiful girl in the modern world. She crawls out of an ice coffin and gets bound to a System. At first, the System clings tightly to her: Host, peace and love. Later, it angrily hands her a knife: Kill him!!! Ji Mian soothes it: Be good. 692Reads9.2Score100Shelves

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    I don't know if the male lead is a Buddhist, but he definitely wears Buddhist prayer beads. The female lead also has many different identities.

39. 39 佛 After the Buddhist Monk Broke His Vows, He Willingly Became a Secret Lover 佛子破戒后，自甘沦陷为秘密情人 Wan Xiang绾湘Modern Romance254k WordsCompleted [A Buddhist devotee willingly becomes a secret lover, then gets jealous and loses it when there’s no title or commitment.] [Dating show + groveling pursuit + both pure + sweeter in the later story] Zhou Huaiyu devotes himself to Buddha, wearing a strand of prayer beads around his wrist every day. He’s detached from worldly desires and seems untouchable. But Song Shunian uses her beauty and wiles to tempt him into breaking his vows. After being with him for two years, she finally gets what she wa 12.9kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves

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    He's fallen for the female lead! [Admiration][Admiration]

40. 40 咬 Bitten Red Lips 咬红唇 Twenty-Four Bridges二十四桥Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Also known as The CEO's Darling and The Spoiled Little Brat Thrives on His Affection To get back at her cheating fiancé, she recklessly schemes to seduce the scumbag's uncle. “Can't my nephew satisfy you?” Huo Hanci grips her chin, the black Buddhist beads around his wrist lending him an air of aloof refinement. Everyone says he's a living Buddha, untouched by worldly desires. Chi Yuan, who has spent a night with him, knows that the powerful man is actually easy to handle. Be a little more capab 5.4kReads8.8Score798Shelves

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    To escape her scumbag boyfriend, Chi Yuan slept with the heir of Beijing's elite circle, bringing the aloof and ethereal Buddha down to earth. After a night of pleasure, she tried to leave unscathed, but the man cornered her behind a flower wall, kissing her wantonly, letting the rose thorns prick his palms. "Where does my little canary want to fly to?" Like a moth drawn to a flame, she plunged into that light, never imagining it would be a fire that consumed everything.

41. 41 大 Master, Your Romance Luck Has Blossomed 大师，你桃花开了 Jiangjiang Is Quite Handsome江江有点帅Ancient Romance509k WordsCompleted [Silly Comedy + Sweet Romance + Fallen Princess + Fake Monk + Devoted Couple + Sharp Tongues] Before meeting Wuchen, Qin Yueliang only wanted to stand on her own two feet and take down anyone who coveted her beauty. After meeting Wuchen, all Qin Yueliang wants is to cling to him and let him take down anyone who covets her beauty. They first meet outside Jing'an Temple. “Master, I’m just a helpless young woman. If you don’t help me, I’ll die!” “Benefactor, take another look at the corpses at your 5.3kReads9.1Score718Shelves

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    2. The five Fu families were ultimately brought down from their pedestals by the eldest daughter of the Chu family. 3. The male lead is indeed a monk. 4. 7: The male leads are all crazy, but the female lead in the seventh book is even crazier.

42. 42 极 Ultimate Seduction 极限撩惹 Xi Xi Tao西西桃Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Sharp-tongued wild rose Su Yu, a perfectionist director, and a clingy, domineering, sickly lawyer; from campus to wedding dress, with plenty of sweetness!] Shu Yue is beautiful and untamed. Before she’s even graduated, she’s already aiming to become the best director. She has fame, fortune, money, and status in abundance. The only blemish on her life is that when she was three, Yi Cheng kicked her into a river. Yan City’s young master Yi Cheng is a gentlemanly butcher, gentle in public and ruth 2.2kReads9.2Score267Shelves

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    Very good, highly recommended.

43. 43 矜 Proud and Delicate Rose 矜娇玫瑰 Heaven Opens to Delusions天开妄想Modern Romance554k WordsCompleted [Both devoted to each other + power couple + sweet romance] Su Li was known as the wild rose of the Imperial Capital’s social scene. She was beautiful, gorgeous, clever, and loved to play around. With a new puppy-boy toy every month, she became the pampered rose everyone envied. At a matchmaking banquet, she tugged on his tie and curled her red lips. “I’m free tonight, President Pei. Why not try what I can do?” He gave her a wicked smile and took a step toward her, but she fled in a panic. Every 5kReads9.3Score607Shelves
44. 44 被 After Being Kidnapped by a Yandere, the Fierce Little Darling Took the World by Storm 被病娇拐走后，奶凶小团宠野翻了 Sweet Fu甜甜芙Modern Romance385k WordsCompleted [Modern paranormal horror, tormenting scumbags, two yandere leads, sweet romance] She was a supreme assassin who moved through the shadows. After an accident, she finds herself in the body of an ordinary girl named Yin Luo, in a world where horror has become reality. Fragile and spoiled, delicate as jade, so timid and sweet she inspires pity. One day, the refined and elegant Professor Wen, a man as radiant as the moon after rain, takes her home! “Luo Luo, you're so beautiful. I want to preserve 775Reads9.3Score130Shelves
45. 45 焚 The Buddha’s Son with a Burning Heart 焚心佛子 Sacred Lotus Island圣莲岛Ancient Romance369k WordsCompleted [Forbidden Romance + Mad and Demonic + A Cool, Ascetic Buddha Who Descends from His Pedestal for Love + Extra Sweet + A Touch of Angst + Seduction] Qing Jue, the most beautiful Buddha in the Three Realms, was as cold and chaste as a block of ice. Then he met Su Mei, the enchantress sent by the Demon Clan. To steal his Buddha essence, she disguised herself as a nun in plain robes and drew closer step by step, her eyes brimming with affection as she deliberately flirted with him: “Master, you si 12.2kReads8.7Score31.5kShelves

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    A forbidden love, a cold and aloof Buddhist monk descends from his pedestal for love; the later episodes are absolutely the most exciting.

46. 46 娇 Pouty Charm 娇嗔 Flying Fish起飞鱼Modern Romance391k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance with Angst + Long-Laid Plans + Unrequited Love Turned Mutual: An aloof, alluring beauty in a qipao, the epitome of worldly glamour VS a cold, refined scoundrel, an unfeeling Buddhist] The unfeeling Buddhist is aloof and untouchable, but in private he spends every day kneeling and begging for cuddles! One date, and she found herself entangled with a powerful man. She made use of his power and status. He wanted her youth, beauty, and figure. One night, he sped along a winding mounta 83Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    In this book, the male protagonist has liked the female protagonist for a long time. It doesn't have many chapters, but it's a good read.

47. 47 花 After Raising Hell in Every Way, I Dragged the Holy Monk from His Pedestal 花式作妖后，圣僧被我拉下神坛 Mrs. Severus西弗勒斯太太Ancient Romance239k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance] [Both leads are sexually inexperienced] [The heroine is a master bluffer] [The hero is utterly innocent] [Fantasy elements] Me! The dignified Empress! I was deposed. That’s right, I was deposed less than five minutes from the start. Then they sent me to a temple, where I was forced to eat vegetarian food every day. I got so hungry that I went up the mountain to catch fish, but I couldn’t catch a single one. I did catch a monk, though. Some ti 214Reads8.5Score106Shelves

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    A true Buddha or a false Buddha? Is an ancient Chinese setting acceptable? This is a Buddhist disciple, but a truly holy monk, the incredibly powerful kind. The female lead is a woman of destiny, winning every bet, a super gambling god.

48. 48 臣 Lost in Devotion 臣迷 Shou Xi守曦Modern Romance434k WordsOngoing (One-on-one romance + devoted couple + secret identities + genius + cherished by everyone + strong heroine) Li Yanshu had lived for sixteen years. She was a genius girl everyone envied, born rebellious and untamed. But only she knew that when she was young, her father had died a tragic death, her mother had followed him in death, and her brother had become disabled. In the end, she had borne it all alone. Pei Zheng thought his girl had already suffered enough. He only wanted to shield her from e 6.2kReads9.4Score550Shelves

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    So beautiful! So beautiful!!!

49. 49 我 Me and the Roses Are Always at Your Princess's Service! 我与玫瑰，随时为公主待命！ Milky Candy Puff奶糖酥Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available. Search for Sweet Mist on any platform to buy it.] [One-on-one sweet romance, doting with no limits] Zhou Jin, captain of the criminal investigation team, is unruly and wild. He hates being pestered more than anything and has no patience for comforting people. Yet after one mission, he made an exception and took a young woman into his home. The next day, everyone on the team was whispering: Would the girl get yelled into tears by Captain Zhou? She did cry, all 42.8kReads9.6Score6.4kShelves
50. 50 重 Reborn and Doted on by Everyone: The Little Darling's Secret Identity Is Exposed Again 重生团宠：小娇妻又被扒马甲了 Tao Zhi桃之Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Reborn romance + doted on by everyone + two powerful people with secret identities + devoted one-on-one romance] In her previous life, Shen Tang was blind to the truth and foolishly trusted the wrong people. Blinded by the laughable idea of family, she hated the wrong person and lost her life. This time, she sees clearly. Not only is she the cherished little sister of five older brothers, she's also become the flirtatious, adorable wife of the Yan family's second master! As her secret identitie 1.6kReads9.2Score244Shelves

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    It looks nice, and it seems quite pampering.

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