The Hero Is a Movie Star, the Heroine Is an Actress With Tons of Haters, and They Marry Before Falling in Love 男主影帝，女主也是演员一堆黑粉，先婚后爱

1. 51 撩 Setting the World Ablaze! The Movie Emperor Is Sweet on the Outside, Dark on the Inside 撩爆全球！影帝他是白切黑 Tea Bean茶豆子Modern Romance305k WordsCompleted Qi Chen, a top-tier male star in the entertainment industry, won multiple awards and gained countless fans with an astonishing performance in his very first film. Most importantly, he was not only a phenomenal actor, but incredibly handsome, too. Every move he made radiated raw sex appeal. Gu Yu became famous at a young age. With fair skin, a beautiful face, a slender waist, and long legs, she had all the makings of a romance heroine. Yet she never played up a pairing with a male actor, and refu 1.6kReads9.4Score19414d adds
2. 52 女 The Queen Starts Out as a Top-Tier Star 女王从顶流做起 I Took Great Pains我煞费苦心Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Print edition preorders open September 5, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.] From the start, she transmigrates and nearly kills her younger brother. If she doesn't complete the System's missions, she'll be punished with electric shocks. Following the System's instructions, Nan Xiangwan joins a survival show for aspiring idols. While the other young women sing and dance... Nan Xiangwan: “I'll perform a brick-breaking trick with my bare hands!” 30.9kReads9.6Score3.4k14d adds

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   A highly-rated novel featuring a male lead who's a movie star and a female lead who's a hater—you won't regret investing in it! Highly recommended! Both leads are intelligent and the plot is captivating.

3. 53 致 A Deadly Temptation: She Sets the World Ablaze in President Shen's Arms 致命招惹：她在沈总怀里肆意纵火 Autumn Firefly秋流萤Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Print publication rights acquired] The Xu family of Nancheng went bankrupt, and overnight, Xu Fuxi lost everything. Survival wasn’t easy. This pampered rose needed a gardener to care for her. Everyone said Shen Tinglan was the undisputed king of Nancheng’s business world, a deeply calculating man no one dared to cross lightly. Rumor had it he was set to marry the Song family’s daughter. Instead, photos of him kissing rising star Xu Fuxi in his car shot to the top of the trending list. Reporters 11kReads9.3Score1.4k14d adds
4. 54 撩 Flirting into Marriage 撩婚 Autumn Firefly秋流萤Modern Romance290k WordsCompleted The print edition of Wild Crane is now available on major platforms. He Yunxing comes from a prominent Hong Kong family. The elegant, aloof man has a black tattoo on his hand that looks wickedly sensual, like Satan himself has descended. He's cold and heartless, a complete utilitarian. Everyone is madly infatuated with him. Too bad he married young. Rumor has it that he and the eldest daughter of the Shen family have a terrible marriage and will soon divorce. In their vast room, a slender-waiste 16.4kReads9.3Score1.8k14d adds
5. 55 招 I Can’t Take It Anymore, These Billionaires Kiss Me Every Day 招架不住了，天天被亿万大佬亲哭 Pale Purple淡紫Modern Romance2.7M WordsCompleted Rumor has it that Yun Che, president of the Yun Group, is cold, ruthless, domineering, and overbearing. But to Su Xiao, he was like an angel who had saved her from the brink of hell. For six months, he doted on her unconditionally and treated her like a princess. She thought the hard times were finally over, but that happiness was fleeting. The woman he had always loved was back! Well, goodbye, then! Su Xiao hid her pregnancy and left. Years later, she returned with her child and was living a wo 4.8kReads9.0Score77814d adds

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   The male and female leads are quite good

6. 56 成 After Becoming a Top-Tier Star, My Rich Grandfather Found Me 成为顶流后，豪门爷爷找到了我 Sweetheart Wine糖心酒Modern Romance346k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance] + [Marriage Before Love] + [Both leads are romantically inexperienced] Everyone says Gu Yanning is blessed. On the day she debuted as part of an idol group, her wealthy grandfather found her. But when she discovered her fiancé loved someone else on the day of their engagement, she promptly swapped him for a much more handsome groom and married him on the spot. Shi Yu became famous at a young age, with a proud, rebellious nature that bowed to no one. Yet in a secluded corner, he 41Reads9.1Score—14d adds

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   YYDS good

7. 57 影 The Movie Emperor Keeps Trying to Make a Move on Me 影帝他总想对我图谋不轨 An Suiyu安随遇Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted Shen Yi, stage name Wei Long, was an actor of superstar caliber who took the world by storm in the 1970s. But after he disappeared one day, he vanished from history without a trace, as if he had never existed. One day, Rong Qian spotted a photo of herself with Shen Yi, taken more than thirty years ago... This incredible discovery sent her on journey after journey through time, transmigrating into the past to save him! For Rong Qian, only a few days passed between each trip to the past. But for S 35.6kReads9.7Score5.6k14d adds

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   If you've seen too much of that kind of corny stuff, check out these three highly-rated and enjoyable novels below. You won't regret reading them!

8. 58 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 48.6kReads9.7Score7.1k14d adds
9. 59 嘘 Shh, Whatever You Do, Don't Play a Murder Game on a Dating Show 嘘，千万别在恋综里玩杀人游戏 My Cat Went Bald我家猫秃头了Modern Romance261k WordsCompleted Cen Yueyue is a D-list actress who gets incredibly lucky when her agent shoves her onto a dating reality show starring famous actors, where she’s cast as a disposable extra. The director’s script calls for her to make a scene and squeeze every last drop of usefulness out of her supporting role. So on the very first night, the man Cen Yueyue is supposed to fall for gets a short arrow through the head. Night has fallen. Close your eyes. Killer, open your eyes and choose your prey... A mountain vil 7.3kReads9.3Score1.2k14d adds
10. 60 嘤 Wah! The Sweet Little Darling Is Being Hounded by a Mad Tycoon 嘤！小娇娇被疯批大佬缠上了 The Beautiful, Cute, Kind Song Qian美丽可爱善良的宋浅Modern Romance146k WordsCompleted (A devoted couple + sweet romance + long-laid plans + delicate little white flower vs. possessive, unhinged big shot) Yan Xue is a nobody in showbiz, but the longest road she’s ever walked is Lu Jinan’s elaborate scheme! When she first met Lu Jinan, he was a handsome, gentle big brother, and Yan Xue fell straight into the trap he’d carefully set for her. After tricking her into a contract marriage, the man finally showed his true colors. A refined, elegant young gentleman? Yeah, right! He was a 17Reads—Score—14d adds

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    1️⃣ The strong never complain; it's always the weak who complain. What determines a person is never the beginning, but the end. So what if you get dealt a bad hand? You can still turn it into a winning game! 🥳

11. 61 女 Supporting Actress? More Like the Star! The Wild Rose Takes the Entertainment World by Storm 女配？C位！野玫瑰杀疯娱乐圈 Moonfield Mountain Fox月野山狐Modern Romance499k WordsCompleted [Nontraditional idol competition + awakened supporting heroine + stage queen + two stars from the entertainment world + two powerful families + plenty of couple moments] After Qin Yan awakens her self-awareness as a supporting character in a book, she becomes bold, beautiful, and unstoppable, making a spectacular comeback on a talent show and shining in every episode! Round 1: “Born to Reign.” She transforms into a fierce, untamed warrior and fires the first shot in her battle to become queen! R 5.5kReads9.4Score99714d adds
12. 62 财 The Tycoon’s Little Heiress: Darling, I’ve Got You Wrapped Around My Finger 财阀小千金：老公，我吃定你了 Flower-Surprised Magpie花惊鹊Modern Romance2.5M WordsCompleted Does the sole heir to the richest man in the country really need a marriage alliance? And does she have to marry Mu Lele's sworn enemy?! Mu Lele can't bear to anger her grandfather to death, but she's more than willing to anger her husband to death! “Mr. President, your wife went to a bar on her wedding night.” Yan Xibo: “Cancel her card.” “Mr. President, your wife is planning to cheat on you.” Yan Xibo: “Break her legs.” “Mr. President, your wife is planning to divorce you.” The office fell sil 4.1kReads9.1Score31114d adds

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