A Beautiful Wife: Ice-Cold but Protective of Her Husband, Passionate, Noble, and Aloof 美女老婆，冰山却护夫，热情，高贵冷艳

1. 651 征 After Eight Years of War, the Dragon King Returns 征战八年龙王回归 World Explorer探界者Urban858k WordsCompleted The battlefield is cruel, but it is a soldier’s duty to defend home and country. The Dragon King returns to protect his family, his friends, and his homeland... Because of what happened eight years ago, the Dragon King now has a child of his own... 486Reads—Score—14d adds
2. 652 老 My Reborn Wife Came Back, and Her Tricks Are Driving Me Crazy 老婆重生归来，被套路的我快疯了 Marquis Fubo伏波侯Urban426k WordsCompleted On his birthday, Chen Yipeng was preparing to confess his feelings to his childhood sweetheart, Su Kewei, when he saw her throw herself into the arms of a rich heir. After a drunken night, he met a strange girl. Xiao Hongli had been reborn. In her previous life, her enemies had schemed against her, leaving her family ruined. Now she had returned, burdened by endless regret, and come back to find Chen Yipeng! Behind love lay countless schemes, with intrigue and power tangled together. Everything 588Reads6.5Score10114d adds

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   On his birthday, Chen Yipeng planned to confess his feelings, but he saw his childhood sweetheart, Su Kewei, embracing a rich second-generation heir. After a drunken night, he encountered a strange girl. "My name is Xiao Hongli, and I've found you!" "From today onwards, I am your fiancée! Only death can separate us!"

3. 653 女 The Vicious Villainess in a Matriarchal World Raises Her Fish Online 女尊恶獠在线养鱼 Garlic Bamboo Shoots蒜香竹笋Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Matriarchal society + sweet romance + one-on-one + devoted to each other] [Calculating and ruthless princess × obedient, loyal guard] The capital's good-for-nothing Second Princess is beaten in the street by another woman for pursuing a man, then crashes into a stone lion. After recovering from her serious injuries, the Second Princess seems like a completely different person: kind to others, uninterested in competing, and always helping her sisters. It isn't until the day this powerful princes 15.2kReads9.5Score1.7k14d adds

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   I highly recommend this book; it's definitely worth reading. A great read, perfect for a fast-paced and enjoyable read! [Thumbs up][Thinking][Cool]

4. 654 重 Reborn: I Doted on My Wife and Kids and Shocked the Whole Village 重生：我宠老婆孩子震惊全村 Ye Xiaolou叶小楼Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn Romance + Regretful Scumbag + 1980s Dad Life + Devoted Husband, One Heroine + Satisfying Read + Cozy Daily Life + Healing] Chen Sanye, the village's notorious hooligan, suddenly changed after a night of heavy drinking! The idle, foul-mouthed delinquent became polite. He was not only hardworking, but even learned how to make money! He stopped barking orders at his pretty, mute wife and began speaking to her softly and treating her with the utmost tenderness. The neighbors were baffled. Ha 38.1kReads9.6Score4.3k14d adds
5. 655 疼 Ouch! My Wife, Go Easy! The Fox Is Crying Again 疼！妻主轻点打，狐狸又哭了 Luo Yunshuang洛云霜Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Matriarchal Society + Metaphysics + Cultivation + Political Intrigue + Sweet Romance] [Diviner Wife and Mistress VS Fox Who’s a God of Death] [Occult Arts Series: Immortal Path] At first. “Your Highness, please kill me…” “Be good. I won’t kill you.” Later. “Who am I to you?” “My wife and mistress. You are my wife, and you are my master.” “Then, as my husband, what should you do?” “Serve my wife and mistress, and obey her orders.” Not for readers who are extremely focused on the heroine. This 7.8kReads9.2Score74814d adds
6. 656 憇 Tianyan's 48th Book 憇誩第48本书 Qìyán憇誩Urban223k WordsOngoing My latest work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 85Reads6.2Score—14d adds
7. 657 开 The Lovesick Tycoon Forced a Kiss from the Start! The School Beauty Fell to Her Knees in Tears 开局被病娇财阀强吻！校花跪哭 Grape-Flavored Summer葡萄味夏天Urban345k WordsCompleted [In my past life, you all looked down on me. In this life, I’m doted on by a lovesick, possessive heiress who’s crazy about her husband, and now you’re crying with regret! One devoted heroine + ridiculously sweet romance + satisfying revenge + regret + a wife chasing her husband to win him back + a slightly yandere heiress who loves her husband to death and won’t let him go] “You’ll never get away from me. Our souls will be bound together for all eternity! A Jing, even if we die together, that s 937Reads6.8Score10314d adds

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   My beautiful wife is cold to everyone else but dotes on the male lead. She's a fiercely protective husband!

8. 658 假 A Fake Boyfriend for 99 Days: The Female CEO's Persona Crumbles 假冒男友99天，女总裁人设崩了 Scenery Above the Clouds云巅风景Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Su Chen had been on the job for only two months when the female CEO suddenly summoned him to her office one day. Lin Muyao: “Su Chen, pretend to be my boyfriend.” Su Chen: “I don't...” [Ding! Agree to Lin Muyao's request to unlock the Divine sign-in System.] Su Chen: “As an employee, it's my honor to help my boss with her troubles!” [Ding! System successfully activated.] [Reward: Divine Inspiration] From then on, Su Chen went on an unstoppable winning streak! A promotion! A raise! Marry a beauti 6.4kReads8.9Score53614d adds

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   She pretended to be her boyfriend, but their on-screen romance became real.

9. 659 我 I Was Reborn as a Beautiful Nurse’s All-Round Bodyguard 我重生为美女护士的全能保镖 First Snow in the West City西城初雪Urban35k WordsOngoing In his previous life, Xia Feng died full of resentment. Reborn in an instant, he somehow became the personal bodyguard of the beautiful nurse Zhang Xueer... With peerless martial arts skills and a mastery of medicine and combat, he protects Zhang Xueer from Liu Zifan's malicious advances and Yang Daqiang's underworld threats, while causing one hilarious commotion after another at the hospital... A cold, aloof nurse meets a roguishly handsome, all-around bodyguard. From clashing at every turn to —Reads—Score—14d adds
10. 660 道 The Daoist Bones That Suppress Evil 道骨镇凶 Yuan Gu源罟Mystery36k WordsOngoing Strange happenings plague a desolate village on rainy nights: an old house haunted by ghosts, children vanishing, resentment clinging to the living... An orthodox Taoist priest descends the mountain with a peachwood sword and a Bagua mirror, following every clue in search of the truth. But behind every mysterious case lurk conspiracies and obsessions that have endured for a thousand years. He uses Taoist magic to dispel evil and his wits to solve riddles, ferrying souls between the worlds of yin —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It's good-looking, that's all.

11. 661 你 You Expect a High Schooler Like Me to Marry a Thousand-Year-Old Female Ghost? 你让我一个高中生娶千年女鬼？ Waiting by the Phone for Her守着电话等她Mystery102k WordsOngoing The white cat my classmate casually picked up during evening study turned out to be a Huang Xian spirit that had cultivated its way to enlightenment. After I so much as glanced at it, it wanted to take my internal organs. To stay alive, I had no choice but to enter a ghost marriage and wed a ghost bride... 25Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead is extremely gentle and only loves the male lead.

12. 662 合 The Hehuan Sect's Number One Cauldron? More Children, More Blessings, Until I Become a Demonic Elder 合欢宗第一鼎炉？多子多福成老魔 Liu Zixian刘子羡Eastern Fantasy199k WordsOngoing Does having a pure Yang body automatically make you a cultivation furnace? Why can't you just be good at alchemy? His master taught Chen Changsheng the Everlasting Spring Technique, helping him cross the divide between mortal and cultivator. Chen Changsheng began his pursuit of immortality. Along the way, he met many charming women, but his resolve to attain immortality never wavered. Gradually, he became known as a member of the demonic path. What exactly happened to the former Sword God of Bal 6.5kReads—Score34614d adds

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    Master, Master, we are here

13. 663 经 Running a Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic: From the Start, Treating Young Ying Zheng 经营中医药馆，开局救治少年嬴政 Liu Zixian刘子羡Urban670k WordsOngoing Chen Che was a doctor with advanced degrees in both Chinese and Western medicine. After graduating, he joined a top-tier hospital in Chuting, Chuyun City, Nanyue Province, as an emergency medicine clinician. But an accident destroyed his reputation. He was fired and forced to leave the hospital, and all his earnings went to compensating the patient's family. With no other choice, he moved to a village in Yongzhou, Guixi Province, and began practicing traditional Chinese medicine. From then on, h 167Reads—Score—14d adds
14. 664 末 The Doorway to Doomsday 末日危门 Gentle Ding温柔个丁Sci-Fi & Apocalypse492k WordsCompleted [Free Love] [Yandere] [Love Triangle] [Academy] [Infinite] [Team] A yandere big sister with overwhelming strength, a fox who’s all sugar and no sincerity, a wild and unruly little kitten, and a pair of imperial twin sisters. Being alive means one huge love triangle after another. “Big brother, big brother, I awakened a pocket dimension with a storage space. It stays cool in summer and warm in winter, and keeps things fresh and fragrant. Hurry and put the big sisters inside so they don’t get too 32Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Should I have a bit of a yandere vibe?

15. 665 开 A Dao Companion from the Start, and I Became Invincible 开局发道侣，我无敌了 Crispy on the Outside, Tender Inside外酥里嫩Eastern Fantasy114k WordsOngoing [More Children, More Blessings] + [Multiple Female Leads] + [Leveling Up] + [Overpowered Protagonist] + [Immortal Cultivation and Longevity] + [play the pig to eat the tiger] In the Myriad Worlds, More Children, More Blessings. The immortals are welcoming twins… 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This book is amazing, highly recommended!

16. 666 成 The Mature Landlady 成熟的老板娘 Young Master Huajia花家大少Urban1.6M WordsOngoing For the sake of keeping the family fortune all to himself, Liang Dashan hatched a vicious scheme to frame his wife, Du Xue. Faced with her husband’s ruthless plotting, Du Xue fought back from the brink. She turned people’s motives to her advantage and used his own tactics against him, unraveling every conspiracy by playing along, and ultimately leaving the traitor with nothing but the clothes on his back! 31kReads7.9Score1.6k14d adds
17. 667 乡 Take It Easy, Village Miracle Doctor 乡村神医悠着点 Listening to Snow in a High Tower高楼听雪Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Lin Xiaoqiang was beaten so badly in the city that he lost his wits. When he returned to the village, Sister-in-law Shuihua took care of him. Then the village bully, Liang Shan, beat him up. That beating snapped him back to his senses, and he even gained a special ability. From then on, his life took off. 3.5kReads7.3Score29214d adds
18. 668 红 Crimson Lips, Blazing Passion 红唇烈焰 Young Master Huajia花家大少Urban2.0M WordsCompleted A handsome loser and a cold, aloof female boss. When these two rivals cross paths, they act out a romantic tale of love, revenge, and sweet satisfaction. Office intrigue, cutthroat business, and political scheming are all handled with ease. If you want a story full of twists and excitement, come read The Strongest Man in the City. 34.1kReads9.0Score2.7k14d adds
19. 669 沈 Miss Shen Is Busy Winning Over Her Child and Pursuing Her Husband 沈小姐哄崽追夫忙不停 Fortune Comes Every Year暴富岁岁Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Rebirth, sweet romance + long-planned scheme + mutual salvation + a secondary female lead who goes mad and turns villainous, taking what she wants by force + scheming Master Huo finally sees the light at the end of the tunnel] The moment she opened her eyes, eighteen-year-old Shen Nian'an had transmigrated six years into the future. By then, the most eligible young lady in Beijing’s elite circles had become a hopeless love-struck simp. She could have been the noble Mrs. Huo, but for a scumbag, 6.2kReads8.8Score55814d adds

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    🔥①This is outrageous! The female lead opens her eyes to find herself transported to a world six years in the future, married with children, and estranged from her husband and children because of a scheming man. She simply can't understand how she ended up like this.

20. 670 重 Reborn and Staying Married: I Hold My Husband Close, Spoil Him, and Kiss Him 重生不离婚，抱紧老公宠他吻他 Fan Jiujiu梵九九Modern Romance630k WordsCompleted [Both leads are pure and devoted; sweet romance, intense push and pull, mutual pursuit, face-slapping and dealing with scum, every grudge repaid, one-on-one, happy ending!] What do you do when you meet a scumbag? Bury him with an iron shovel, then cut off his manhood. In her previous life, Bai Xingmu was a poor judge of character, hurting others and herself. Reborn, she'll get revenge on her enemies and make a move on any husband she has. First, she buries her leech of a poisonous younger brothe 1.4kReads9.1Score14314d adds
21. 671 辞EN After Quitting My Job: I'm Bound to the Enjoy Life System 辞职后：我绑定享受人生系统 Giant Red Pineapple巨红的菠萝Urban1.9M WordsCompleted (Urban tycoon fantasy + mostly everyday life + multiple heroines + enjoying life. No ridiculous start with tens or hundreds of billions, and a more realistic feel.) After quitting his job, worker Su Yang unexpectedly binds himself to the Enjoy Life System. Just as the name suggests, all he has to do is enjoy life to receive random rewards from the System. He doesn't need to spend money on beautiful women or grovel to anyone. All he needs to do is enjoy himself and make money. The whole point is 49.7kReads8.5Score3.9k14d adds

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    🌈✨① Mu Ge is a genius trader at a company, while Jiang Yanfei is a renowned financial queen in China. Their first encounter is after Mu Ge gets drunk; the intoxicated Mu Ge returns to the company to retrieve her phone… [Single female lead + urban slice-of-life + sweet romance]

22. 672 越 The More I Indulge, the Richer I Get: Living Life as I Please 越放纵越有钱，我享受肆意人生 Rainy Road at Maple Bridge枫桥雨路Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Urban Life] [Everyday Life] [Tycoon] When life is good, enjoy it to the fullest. Don’t let the golden cup sit empty beneath the moon! Chen Yang is a corporate wage slave who, hoping to make a life for himself in Shenzhen, scrimps and saves with his flight attendant girlfriend to buy a home. After years of living miserably, they finally do the math and realize it will take them another two hundred years to afford a house. His girlfriend is considerate and can’t bear to see him struggle, so she r 21.1kReads7.7Score1.8k14d adds
23. 673 拿 Can't Afford the Dowry, So the Streamer Keeps Messaging Me Like Crazy 拿不出彩礼，女主播疯狂私聊我 96 Degrees Below Zero零下96度Urban3.4M WordsCompleted Who would dare challenge me for the top spot? As the number-one big spender, Lu Feng is someone every livestreamer wants to stay on good terms with. Streamer: "Brother Feng, I'm really not after your money. I just genuinely like you." Lu Feng: "I believe you. But even if you are after my money, that's fine. What can I say? I'm rich!" Streamer: "Brother Feng, you make me feel so secure." 4.3kReads8.0Score28214d adds
24. 674 我 I'm an Apprentice at a Medical Clinic. Is It Really Too Much to Marry a Stunning Wife? 我医馆学徒，娶绝色娇妻不过份吧 A Little Ray of Light in the Left Hand左手小光线Urban331k WordsCompleted [Stunning wife + one heroine + urban miracle doctor + feel-good + face-slapping + lighthearted daily life + slaying gods + high martial arts + urban fantasy + invincible] Song Qi spent eighteen years as the Xu family’s punching bag. His medical skills never improved, everyone called him a good-for-nothing, and even the Xu sisters walked all over him. On his eighteenth birthday, he finally snapped, thrashed his fellow disciples, and left without a second thought! What he didn’t know was that Gran 82Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Single female lead, fiercely protective and only in love with the male lead, an aloof beauty, but a doting wife to him! Absolutely stunning, you won't regret watching it.

25. 675 特 Tokusatsu in the City 特摄在都市 Regretting Not Meeting You悔人不遇Anime Fanfiction317k WordsOngoing A bizarre world made up of all kinds of novels, an eccentric System that lets you travel between worlds, and a thrill-seeking protagonist who died in a plane crash. This is a clichéd, classic hero's journey, and a story about childhood memories. The holy sword is in your hands: it's the pen you use to write your story. A Dragon King who pretends to be aloof because he's socially anxious? A divine doctor who transmigrates down from the mountains, makes a fortune curing the protagonist, and opens 18Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I knew you liked this kind of thing.

26. 676 我 My Wife Is the Demon Cult Leader 我的夫人是魔教教主 Night's Hard to Return夜难归Eastern Fantasy559k WordsOngoing Xiao Qian transmigrates by accident into a world of advanced martial arts and becomes an ordinary herb merchant. He thinks he has married a gentle, kind, devoted wife who keeps a good home. Little does he know that his wife is a demoness who kills without batting an eye. And so the gears of fate begin to turn. 368Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The protagonist appears to be a highly skilled pharmacist, while his wife appears gentle on the surface but is secretly a ruthless witch from a demonic sect who kills without hesitation.

27. 677 刚 It's the First Day of School, and I Just Kicked the Ice-Cold Goddess Professor 刚开学！我竟然飞踹冰山女神教授 Eating Strawberries Every Day天天吃草莓Urban693k WordsOngoing [Campus + One Heroine + Everyday Romance + Sweet Romance + System] The day before the new semester, Jiang Chen was walking in the park when he suddenly spotted a group of thugs bullying a seemingly helpless woman. Without a second thought, Jiang Chen rushed in and kicked out. When he got closer, he realized she was no helpless woman at all, but a mature, alluring beauty. And it looked like he'd kicked the wrong person. He'd kicked her... “Um... should I take you to the hospital?” “No, thanks.” W 504Reads8.9Score10114d adds

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    Good books find their own merit. The rating system is all 9.0 Or higher – really, why not check it out? You'll regret it if you don't!

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