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1. 251 整 After Plastic Surgery, I Became My Own Double 整容后，我倒成了我的替身 Velvet Bear细绒熊Modern Romance140k WordsCompleted A car accident took away her beauty and crushed her last hope. After plastic surgery, Zheng Xinlei returns with a new face and identity, only to find herself pursued relentlessly by her wealthy, domineering husband, He Yichen, who is consumed by remorse. The only reason is that she still carries her old familiar scent. He always says, “You look so much like her.” All she can say is, “Do I? But I'm not her.” 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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   After a long separation, the female lead has undergone plastic surgery and completely transformed. The love-struck, domineering male lead is still drawn to her again, relentlessly pursuing her, with no way to escape her. Fast-paced, the story follows a familiar pattern of transitioning from angst to sweetness.

2. 252 婚 A Sweet Reunion with My First Love Before the Wedding 婚前遇初恋，重逢那年的清甜味道 Yi Cheng已澄Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted Reunited with My First Love Before the Wedding: The Sweet Taste of That Year 56Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The story begins with the male lead's appearance and their first love in school. There's a slight angst when the male lead gets jealous in the middle, but the little details throughout are very sweet, and the ending is also very sweet.

3. 253 量 Quantum Entanglement 量子的纠缠 Little Zhuangzhuang小妆妆Modern Romance634k WordsCompleted He is a powerful figure in the entertainment industry, a scheming playboy. She is an ordinary fan, a timid little rabbit. After an accident, he coerces her into marriage and forces her to fall in love with him. Just as their relationship begins to warm up, his former girlfriends, unwilling to let go, come one after another to tear them apart. Heartbroken, she miscarries and resolutely divorces him. Even after the divorce, neither can let go of the other. Once again, he shows the same forceful re 1.8kReads—Score109Shelves

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   A bittersweet story [KISS]: The male and female leads marry first and then fall in love. Their relationship heats up, but is sabotaged by villains, causing the female lead to suffer a miscarriage and resolutely divorce. After the divorce, neither can forget the other, leading to a tumultuous relationship where they can't let go. They keep running into each other unexpectedly, and after several twists and turns, they get back together. The female lead is naive and easily deceived, while the male lead is cunning and ruthless [flying kiss]. Their relationship is both sweet and heartbreaking, with a small but happy ending [KISS].

4. 254 危 Dangerously Sweet 危险甜度 Know the Mist, Don't Feel Like Talking知雾不想言Modern Romance160k WordsCompleted Fake siblings | Maximum tension | Mutual salvation "The powerful man bows his head for love" [Scheming, arrogant race car driver × Two-faced, theatrical comic artist] A year ago, after a night of abandon, Shen Zhiyao slept with Jiang Jin, the wildest race car driver around, then ran off at dawn. A year later, she arrives to meet her new family in her most demure dress. The door opens. Standing behind it is a man radiating danger, staring at her with a faint, mocking smile How could it be him?! 31Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Here 📍Reunion as pseudo-siblings → The arrogant racer's forceful attack vs. The two-faced cartoonist's feigned surrender

5. 255 逐 Pursuing My Wife 逐妻 Ba Qiusheng八湫笙Modern Romance247k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, both leads are virgins, adorable child, husband chases his wife after losing her] Their relationship began with a deal, but they stayed together because they couldn't resist each other. A year into their marriage, his first love returned, and he forced her to abort their baby and get a divorce. She vanished without a trace. Four years later, when they met again, they were strangers. She was no longer the timid, insecure girl who'd walked on eggshells around him. Now she shon 1.4kReads8.4Score101Shelves

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   These three books are amazing, I read one a day!

6. 256 十 October's Endless Rain 十月连阴雨 Ms. Gold金子女士Modern Romance259k WordsCompleted Originally titled October’s Endless Rain [Cool, aloof legal ace vs. cocky, handsome, devoted police officer] [Both leads are virgins / Modern romance / Sweet romance / Mutual devotion / Second chance at love] 1. Genius girl Xu Jinzhao falls for sunny boy Meng Shiqi after a chance encounter on a rainy day. For him, she gives up her recommendation to a prestigious university and skips a grade to join his class. But she never expects Meng Shiqi to be the first to confess his feelings. The two are f 1.2kReads9.2Score129Shelves
7. 257 蝴 A Butterfly's Kiss Upon the Crown of Love 蝴蝶吻过恋爱冠冕 Page of the Scenery第景页Modern Romance374k WordsCompleted [Deeply devoted, taciturn engineer of mechanical prosthetics × Sharp-tongued INFP screenwriter, a little butterfly] [Childhood friends, mutual pining, second chance at love, sweet romance, one-on-one, both pure, a little angst, adorable child] Years later, at a class reunion, Yu Xingxiao runs into Bu Feng again, and old feelings stir in her heart. The boy in white who had grown up by her side has become a renowned mechanical prosthetics designer. But he looks at her coldly, the light glinting ac 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The main characters' growth storyline is very touching, and it's especially inspiring to watch them grow stronger step by step.

8. 258 前 The Ex: Just in Time to Meet You 前任：刚好遇见你 Xi Liu曦柳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reunion after a long separation + mutual devotion + mending a broken relationship] When they were young and innocent, she was the moonlight in his heart, but he was never the cinnabar mole in hers! He’s the son of the richest man in the country, and she’s a top-tier star in a mega-group! Five years after she dumped him, they meet again in a sea of people. He thinks he hates her to the core, but when that heartless woman actually appears before him, he doesn’t think about revenge. He just wants 60Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Female lead: "A good horse doesn't eat the grass it's already grazed." Male lead: "A good horse might not eat it, but that doesn't mean you won't! Besides, this grass I've already grazed is crisp and tender, why wouldn't you eat it?" Female lead: "Crisp and tender? How can you say that... I think it's tough and dry."

9. 259 炽 Burning Hot 炽热如火 Yan Yan and Yan Yan巘巘和豔豔Modern Romance121k WordsCompleted Both leads are each other's first and only partners. There's sweetness and angst, but more sweetness overall. Urban romance. The male lead is a roguish charmer, and the female lead is sweet and gentle but no pushover. Five years later, Xia Tian returns to the country. She never expected to see the person she'd missed day and night on her very first day back. But she tells a lie. The man seems to believe her, yet in truth he has no intention of letting her go! He: “I'm only like this with you.” S 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This content is novel.

10. 260 他 He Made a Wish 他许了 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Historical17k WordsCompleted He Made a Wish 1kReads—Score—Shelves

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    She brought up divorce for the eleventh time, and he nodded. She thought he would beg her to stay as before, but instead, she received a letter of divorce. The next time she saw him, she had married a merchant as a second wife, doing laundry and mending for others, and her temples were already gray—she was nine years older than him. He dismounted and walked towards her step by step.

11. 261 驸 The Prince Consort Is at His Breaking Point 驸马他撑不住了 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Historical13k WordsCompleted The Prince Consort Can't Hold On Anymore 317Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 262 订 On the Night of My Engagement, I Had a Date with a Stranger 订婚当晚，我约了陌生男人 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊7k WordsCompleted On the Night of My Engagement, I Had a Date with a Stranger 33Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 263 婚 The Night Before My Wedding, I Flew a Thousand Miles to Find the Man Who Hated Me 婚礼前夜，我飞千里去找那个恨我的男人 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊11k WordsCompleted On the Eve of My Wedding, I Flew a Thousand Miles to Find the Man Who Hated Me 3.5kReads—Score—Shelves
14. 264 年 Turning Thirty, I’m Going Back for Seconds 年至三十猛吃回头草 Li MuziLin李木子LinModern Romance146k WordsOngoing Zhou Chi, the forest police squad's resident heartthrob, is a lifelong bachelor who knows nothing about romance, according to everyone. Lin Ye, a cool, aloof researcher with the Lin Institute, is said to care about nothing but her work. A conspiracy by an international illegal logging syndicate brought them together. No, it brought them back together. There was frantic evasion, a manhunt, adrenaline surging… In the end, their hearts drew close once more. (A second-chance romance where a clu 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book begins with the female lead's parents being in a car accident, and the male and female leads reuniting in the hospital ten years later. Later, due to a conspiracy, they escape into the forest; the male is a policeman and the female is a researcher. It's rare to see this type of road trip novel from Tomato (the author). [Requesting more updates!][Requesting more updates!][Requesting more updates!]

15. 265 快 Quick Transmigration: Don't Change My Husband 快穿之不要改变老公 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊56k WordsCompleted Quick Transmigration: Don’t Change My Husband 30Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 266 放 Let My Daughter Go. Do Whatever You Want to Me 放了我女儿，随你们糟蹋 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊8k WordsCompleted Let my daughter go, and you can do whatever you want to me. 53Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 267 妈 Mom, You Can Go Now 妈，你走吧 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊7k WordsCompleted Mom, You Can Go Now 3Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 268 水 The Waters of Liangshan in Turmoil: Hu Sanniang and the Short-Legged Tiger 水泊惊变：扈三娘与矮脚虎的风波 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Male-Channel Fanfiction13k WordsCompleted A Shocking Turn of Events at Liangshan: Hu Sanniang and the Short Tiger’s Turmoil 5Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 269 卷 The Workaholic CEO Loves Overtime, So His Overworked Secretary Runs Off with the Desk 卷王总裁爱加班，牛马秘书扛桌跑 Mrs. Ocherov奥切罗夫人Modern Romance790k WordsCompleted [Sweet, soft-hearted, adorable overworked secretary X ruthless, seductive, scheming CEO with a fragile side | HE + sweet romance + mutual devotion + funny and lighthearted + mutual healing + gentle comfort] At 10 p.m., in an office tower in Shanghai’s CBD, CEO’s secretary Li Li eats instant noodles and gnaws on a cold meat bun in front of her computer. She can’t take any more overtime at this lousy job. It just never ends! After losing her job, she gets referred by a relative and lands a positio 450Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Anecdotes from a wealthy family's office: the tycoon and his devoted secretary are so adorable! Highly recommended for stories of mutual redemption between wealthy CEOs!

20. 270 她 She Looks So Kissable 她看起来很好亲 Nan Puyun南浦纭Modern Romance304k WordsCompleted A self-proclaimed cool girl with a milk cap and a rough guy who'd give his life to spoil his wife Both devoted only to each other + happy ending + love at first sight + doting husband A sweet romance between a cool, adorable girl and a rugged, handsome guy. To Shi Liao Liao, Chi Huaizhao was a rough guy, wild and passionate, impossible to handle. To Chi Huaizhao, Shi Nanxu was nothing like the sweet, well-behaved little “Liao Liao” the adults saw. She was “Shi Liao Liao,” always flirting with hi 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    That fits perfectly. Let's take a look.

21. 271 蔚 Azure Enigma: A World Reunited 蔚蓝谜镜，再次重逢的世界 Iron-Blooded Great-Grandma铁血太奶丶Mystery136k WordsOngoing Second Chance at Love Well-built PhD in astronomy × sunny doctoral supervisor in chemistry What is the Mystery Mirror? Heroes vanish into the mist, with a crimson handful and a green handful. When the candle burns out and darkness descends, Pangu must still be summoned to restore peace. A taboo sealed away for sixty years, layers of fog before them, family they cannot reunite with, and a truth they have spent their entire lives searching for. Pei Yijing’s thesis from four years ago was sudd —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It starts with a case, then the male protagonist comes back to win back his wife!

22. 272 岁 After All These Years, We Finally Meet Again 岁月流转终相见 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance485k WordsCompleted [Reunion After Years Apart + Rekindled Love + Healing Through Family + Realistic Happy Ending] After drifting apart like clouds, ten years passed like flowing water. When we met again, my heart recognized you before I did. A summer romance came to an abrupt end because of an unfortunate misunderstanding. More than ten years later, thirty-five-year-old Gu Yan discovered by chance that he had a daughter in high school, and was reunited with the girl he had loved when he was young. Long-buried memo 5.4kReads7.4Score200Shelves

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    The story opens with a quick reunion, followed by the pursuit of his wife and children—it's super engaging, and the plot moves fast and doesn't drag.

23. 273 一 Whenever I Hear You 一听到你呀 I Eat Pomelos Without Spitting Out the Pith吃柚子不吐皮吖Modern Romance288k WordsCompleted Also known as: The Moment I Hear You ☆ Arrogant, cocky guy x sweet, straightforward girl ☆ What they really are: cold-faced cutie x black-hearted schemer [One-on-one sweet romance | Second chances + college romance + flirty sweetness + secret crush becomes mutual] Years later, Lin Shao'ai runs into her ex-boyfriend again at a class reunion. She thinks fate has played a nasty trick on her, and she's not too happy about it. The young man ignores her. Lin Shao'ai: Is he trying to provoke me? The 625Reads8.9Score109Shelves

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    Still struggling to find something to read? Don't miss "When I Hear You," a sweet and heartwarming story of a crybaby heroine and a deep affection after a broken relationship is mended, taking you into a sweet romance.

24. 274 赘 The Son-in-Law Takes Charge 赘婿当家 Murong Yi慕容依Modern Romance229k WordsCompleted A long-sealed golden hairpin unlocks the buried secrets of three sons-in-law across the ages. When writer Gao Wenyin opens her maternal grandmother's dowry box in the family ancestral home, she never imagines she will become an intruder in the story she is writing. First she is thrown into the chaos of the Republic of China, where she witnesses the patience and cunning of a son-in-law in a great family. Then her soul travels a thousand years into the past, where she experiences the political whi 7Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 275 致 Fatal Attraction: The Tycoon's Little Bride Who Paid Off His Debt 致命心动：大佬的抵债小娇妻 Murong Yi慕容依Modern Romance90k WordsCompleted Overnight, Xu Zimu’s world was turned upside down. Her father had racked up a million in debt, and the creditor was the most fearsome man in the city: Mu Qiyun. To pay off her father’s debt, she was forced to put on a cheerful face at a nightclub. Then, one night, Mu Qiyun slapped a marriage contract down in front of her. “Marry me, and the debt is wiped clean.” Everyone said it was a cold-blooded transaction. But when Xu Zimu fell into danger, Mu Qiyun was willing to paint half the city red wit 12Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 276 你 Hello, Mr. Mu! 你好啊！慕先生 Murong Yi慕容依Modern Romance185k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Both Leads Are Faithful] [CEO + Cinderella] [Reunited after five years: online friends become boss and subordinate? Former lovers, now enemies!] In college, she was the girl who confided her feelings to her online friend, "Mu Qian." They arranged to meet on a whim, but he mysteriously disappeared, leaving her with endless questions. Five years later, she is a flight attendant named "Luo Yi," hiding her identity and struggling to shoulder life's burdens. During a flight, she une 16Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 277 粉 Chalk Dust and Work Pants 粉笔头和工装裤 Murong Yi慕容依Modern Romance81k WordsCompleted Back in school, I had a secret crush on him. Who knew that after we started working, we'd meet again and he'd tell me he liked me? This little punk? A member of the armed police? But he's married? He's got a wife? "Su He! Do you know? From the very first time I saw you, I liked you!" He pulled out a faded photo showing a woman with sallow skin wearing a yellow T-shirt. So it wasn't just me who'd been secretly in love with him all along. He'd been secretly in love with me, too... Outside the entr 20Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 278 圈 It’s Tough Being the Boss’s Wife in Showbiz 圈内嫂子不好当 Pineapple Queen菠萝娘娘Modern Romance152k WordsCompleted [A heroine with her head full of dirty thoughts × a devoted, pure-hearted hero] [Actor × ordinary woman | reunion after years apart | older woman, younger man] Wei Yi was stood up on the day he planned to confess his feelings. Five years later, he became a popular actor and ran into the person who'd stood him up. She'd even started her own company and become a small-business owner. Lu Yu isn't Wei Yi's fan. She's the “anti-fan” of his life, expert at losing herself in admiration of the face she 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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    They reunite right from the start, and their entanglement and ambiguity begin immediately. A sweet romance novel about an actress and a non-celebrity, featuring an older woman/younger man relationship.

29. 279 都 It’s All the Stars, Dazzling with Drink 都是繁星在醉人 Chen Shenqi陈神奇Modern Romance142k WordsCompleted The first book in a trilogy about life in government. [A workplace story about township civil servants, not a domineering-CEO wish-fulfillment fantasy] [The couple officially get together in Chapter 42, “She Is His One and Only Rose,” of the third book, Jade Fox.] [Township civil servant and news reporter] [Ji Hailang and Shen Fanxing] Reunited after years apart. They fell in love in college, then broke up because of a misunderstanding. He took a job in her hometown... They were brought toge 30Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 280 浪 The Waves Trust the Clouds’ Whiteness 浪花信任云的白 Qinghe Qinghe清和清和Modern Romance355k WordsCompleted Two souls fall into a campus dream; reunited on a Middle Eastern battlefield | Doctors Without Borders × frontier defense hero | unhinged yet restrained, healing regret | sweet, bittersweet tension | rekindled romance | devoted to each other, happy ending A three-day romance in their youth, followed by twelve years apart across mountains and seas · Mature adults wearing the guise of high schoolers, falling into the most heart-wrenching romance in a dream · Each other's cure and salvation; a god 103Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Superbly good, bittersweet and delicate, it unfolds from the male lead's perspective on the school campus and the female lead's perspective on the battlefield. Two parallel storylines run concurrently. Reality and dreams intertwine. The visuals are stunning. Definitely worth watching.

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