First Married, Then in Love!!! 先婚后爱！！！

1. 1 京 A Love Affair in the Capital 京婚沉瘾 Yi Anzhou易安州Modern Romance369k WordsCompleted Love After Marriage | A Sweet, Slow-Burn Romance | Six-Year Age Gap | Both Are Inexperienced Cool, delicate beauty x Wealthy young gentleman from Beijing - The most rational thing Jian Heng ever did was agree to an arranged marriage. His family business needed it, and his elders expected it. All he needed was a wife in name only, someone who would save him trouble and stay out of his affairs. At the civil affairs bureau, he calmly signed the agreement. The woman across from him, Jiang Shan, was 1.1kReads8.0Score110Shelves

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   Marriage first, love later, treat each other with respect on the surface, but test them in private. There is a sense of tension hidden in every word and movement. It is neither straightforward nor greasy, and the tension is overwhelming. My heart beats faster just watching it, and the more I get along with it, the more excited I become. [Laughing][laughing][laughing]

2. 2 联 My Arranged Marriage Wife Is So Sweet, the Capital's Big Shot Can't Hold Back 联姻老婆好甜，京圈大佬节制不住 Xiong Chuang熊创Modern Romance288k WordsCompleted Marriage first, love later / A sweet, slow-burn romance / Older man / Both are each other’s one and only A cool, distant beauty x a steady, calculating, fatherly type At twenty-two, Jian Xi accidentally discovered that she was the biological daughter of a wealthy business tycoon. She gained a pair of rich parents, and a husband through an arranged marriage. Her husband was Zhou Boting, the current head of the Zhou family. Rumor had it that he was disciplined and reserved, and at twenty-six had n 15.6kReads6.7Score1.1kShelves

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   Marriage first, love later. The superior ones bow their heads, the flowers of high mountains descend from the altar, and the ascetic ones lose control.

3. 3 错 I Flirted with the Wrong Jerk's Uncle! The Chaste Master Fu Races to Marry Me 错撩渣男小叔！禁欲傅爷抢着联姻 Xiong Chuang熊创Modern Romance330k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + long-planned seduction + stealing someone else's partner + eight-year age gap + both leads are inexperienced + explosive sexual tension + possessive] Naive, affection-starved, scheming little white rabbit × abstinent, restrained, flirtatious uncle Jiang Zhi was drugged and stumbled around looking for her fiancé. As she passed the Fu family study, a pair of large, well-defined hands pulled her inside. It was her fiancé's uncle, Fu Yanzhou. Rumor had it he was abstine 21.1kReads7.6Score1.7kShelves
4. 4 婚 Love Surges with Marriage 婚涌情生 Chubby Yuanbao元宝胖嘟嘟Modern Romance420k WordsOngoing Older man + marriage before love + slow-burn romance + sweet and doting + three-year age gap A spoiled heir to a business empire × a cool, reserved doctor When Shi Qi was twenty-five, her adoptive mother fell seriously ill. To fulfill her adoptive mother’s dying wish, she married Meng Yan, the heir to the Meng family, whom she had never met. Meng Yan was the heir to the most powerful family in Beicheng. Rumor had it that he was arrogant, flamboyant, and impulsive, never doing things by the book. 28.8kReads7.2Score2.5kShelves

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   Meng Yan, the second generation founder of the unruly and flamboyant business world, and Shi Qi, a cold and independent doctor, have a collision of contrasting characters and a full sense of atmosphere.

5. 5 新 Newly Married, Waiting for Love 新婚，候爱 Chubby Yuanbao元宝胖嘟嘟Modern Romance524k WordsCompleted (Love after marriage) + (slow-burn romance) + (seven-year age gap + both leads are pure) + (sweet everyday romance) + (a guiding, attentive lover) (Reserved, independent female lead vs. steady, nurturing male lead) The Su and Qin families of Nancheng have been bound by marriage alliances for a century. The tradition has endured for generations, but when the eldest daughter of the fifth-generation Qin family runs away from her wedding, the alliance nearly falls apart. Su Jingxu is a cool, restrai 40.8kReads9.1Score4.8kShelves

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   A century-old marriage contract in an aristocratic family, an unexpected marriage, and separation in different places after receiving the certificate. The upper class circles are not optimistic about this marriage, but they don't know that the male protagonist has hidden a secret love that has lasted for ten years.

6. 6 春 A Spring Wedding Banquet 春日婚宴 Pomelo Is So Cute柚子好可爱Modern Romance815k WordsCompleted [Main couple’s story complete] Pregnancy before love, a slow and steady romance | Marriage first, love later / Multiple couples Seven years ago, she unexpectedly slept with Jiang Donglin, then married him, got pregnant, and had a child. Everything unfolded in ways she never expected: she became the sister-in-law of the man she loved. Seven years later, Jiang Donglin returned to the country with his former fiancée. They were made for each other. Chi Yao felt she could be cast aside at any moment. 4.2kReads6.8Score246Shelves

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   Long-planned + Marriage first, love later

7. 7 雾 Entangled in the Misty Harbor 雾港缠绵 Yun Zijin妘子衿Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + Hong Kong tycoon family + sizzling chemistry + flirtatious desire + devoted couple] [Possessive, obsessive tycoon and powerful executive ✖️ alluring heiress and CEO] Song Qingyun, a daughter of one of Hong Kong City’s most prominent families, hides a wild, untamable nature beneath her good-girl disguise. Three months into their arranged marriage, she has completely forgotten her contract husband, name and all, and has instead picked up a hot guy at a bar overseas. O 44.8kReads9.4Score7.6kShelves

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   Marriage first, love later, it's been planned for a long time, the male protagonist's identity is diverse and kept secret, and the male protagonist will be by her side no matter what happens to the female protagonist, it's really beautiful!!!!!!

8. 8 事 Since Things Have Come to This, Let's Get Married 事已至此，先结婚吧 The Moon Follows the Boat月逐舟行Modern Romance296k WordsOngoing Li Wanzi got involved with her best friend's newly reunited older brother, the one with the icy demeanor. [Strangers in public, intimately familiar in private + powerful man lowering his head + older man/younger woman + sex first, marriage then love + irresistible physical attraction + his secret crush + long-laid plans + old flame reignited + flirtatious push and pull + six-year age gap] ● Glamorous, alluring, rebellious beauty in a cheongsam × abstinent, possessive, fatherly Daddy Everyone in 1.2kReads8.4Score114Shelves

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   I have finished two books, and this is the third one. I really like the author's writing. It's to my taste [Chigua]. The story has a clear emotional line, and the characters have a positive outlook on things. I highly recommend [Already planted grass] [Already planted grass] [Already planted grass]

9. 9 后 Later, He Begged Me to Heal Him 后来，他求我治愈他 Two-Toned Moonlight双色月光Modern Romance221k WordsCompleted [Hong Kong elite families × marriage of convenience × dissociative identity disorder × groveling to win her back] [Highly intelligent, levelheaded psychiatrist × arrogant, domineering business tycoon] *Written entirely by hand *Psychological case studies gradually develop alongside the romance, including paranoid personality disorder, psychogenic amnesia, PTSD, dissociative identity disorder… A premarital medical certificate gets psychiatrist Xiao Chimo dumped on the eve of her wedding. For he 50Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book is about contract marriage, marriage first, love later, the heroine is a psychiatrist, and she agreed to divorce after a year, but the hero doesn't want to divorce, but Bai Yueguang comes back, and the hero fails to handle the relationship well, and the heroine divorces and goes abroad... The hero works hard to chase his wife, it's not love at first sight, it's not premeditated, it's a slow and steady flow [original party][original party][love][love]

10. 10 京 A Joyful Beijing Wedding: Why Is Young Master He Being So Stubborn Today? 京婚有禧，贺少今天不嘴硬 Luo Li Xixi落离夕夕Modern Romance549k WordsCompleted [The score is low because there aren't many ratings yet. It will go up.] [Both leads are inexperienced + Fast-paced opening + Marriage before love] [Well-behaved, level-headed adopted daughter VS cunning, aloof young master] When news of the Song and He families’ arranged marriage spread across the capital, the Songs’ adopted daughter, Song Zhining, had just stepped off a plane. She had spent eight years studying medicine abroad. The quietest presence in the Song family, she had not been told ab 6.4kReads8.8Score726Shelves

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    The story is novel, comprehensive and unexpected

11. 11 联 Our Marriage Alliance Expired, and After the Divorce, the Abstinent Tycoon Kissed Me to Tears 联姻到期离婚，被禁欲大佬亲哭了 Xiong Chuang熊创Modern Romance326k WordsCompleted Marriage first, love later / Slow-burn sweet romance / Older man / Secret marriage Clearheaded, delicate beauty x Abstinent, scheming powerhouse from Beijing’s elite The Fu and Wen families arrange a marriage, and Wen Zhi, newly acknowledged by the Wen family, marries Fu Yanxiu. He’s the current head of one of Beijing’s top families, tall and long-legged, with a stunning face. Unfortunately, he’s disciplined and proper, and keeps women at a distance. Before they register their marriage, he hands 11.4kReads6.9Score708Shelves

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    It has been planned for a long time to take advantage of others by force. Older dad

12. 12 墨 Inkbound to the Dust of the Capital 墨赴京尘 Bamboo Shade and Butterfly Robes竹幽蝶衣Modern Romance322k WordsCompleted #Marriage Before Love #Secretly Planned for Years #Powerful Capital Elite #Mutual Devotion #Power Couple #Sweet Romance Everyone in the capital’s elite circles said the Zhao family’s cold-blooded King of Hell had been forced into an arranged marriage with a gentle beauty from Jiangnan. But no one knew Before their engagement, he had anonymously funded the restoration of an ancient painting for her. After their engagement, he signed an agreement to “treat each other with courtesy,” yet that very 2.9kReads6.9Score250Shelves

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    I recommend this book. It has both male and female protagonists. The writing is also good. The wedding at the end is quite special.

13. 13 史 History's Pen Is a Blade, and the Live-In Son-in-Law Is a Tiger 史笔如刀，赘婿如虎 A Smile Erases Old Grudges 11展颜消宿怨11Historical352k WordsCompleted Lin Zhao, a history teacher, wakes up as the least respected son-in-law of the fourth branch of the Jing’an Marquis household. From the start, it’s hell: the legitimate heir frames him, and he’s about to be beaten to death. Lin Zhao stays calm, picks up the account books, and uses modern double-entry bookkeeping to expose every last bit of the heir’s embezzlement. The Marquis is stunned, and the entire household looks on in shock. Everyone thinks he is merely a prodigy at bookkeeping, unaware th 47Reads—Score—Shelves

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    At the beginning, he was killed by a stick, but he relied on a ledger to change his destiny. As a surrogate son-in-law, he has a treasure of eternity and helps Leng Ao's wife plan a five-year plan to defeat the Di clan's conspiracy. From the accountant in the palace to the emperor's master, he and her went from being suspicious to knowing each other. They got married first and then fell in love. In this life, he was only her strategist and king. [Please update]

14. 14 天 A Sky-High Contract: I Married Into Wealth, Then Took My In-Laws in Hand 天价契约：豪嫁后，我整顿了婆家 Counting掏数Modern Romance288k WordsCompleted [Putting the in-laws in their place + wealthy CEO + married first, love later + groveling pursuit + cultural differences between north and south] A sky-high contract and a marriage of convenience, each getting what they need. To save her gravely ill mother, Guan Shanyue, a young woman from Songhe, “sold” herself to Lu Chenzhou, the richest man in Jincheng. He needed a wife to appease his family. She needed five million yuan for lifesaving treatment. From then on, the divide between north and sou 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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    New book: Marriage first, love later: When the contract expired, she left the divorce agreement and the check. He chased her thousands of miles away with red eyes: "Guan Shanyue, you dare to leave and try!"

15. 15 少 The Young Master’s One True Love Won’t Come Home, Leaving Me Alone to Tempt Him 少爷的白月光不回家，剩我一个人在家诱惑少爷 Tangerine Sand桔沙10k WordsCompleted The Young Master's Moonlight Never Comes Home, Leaving Me Alone at Home to Tempt Him 89Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Marriage first, love later, the male and female protagonists are sworn enemies in a powerful marriage, each has a lover, the second male protagonist appears, the male protagonist abandons Bai Yueguang who returns to the country in an instant, the male protagonist and the second male protagonist chase his wife in the crematorium Shura Field, who does the female protagonist want in the end?

16. 16 联 A Marriage Alliance? My Younger Husband Is Head Over Heels for Me 联姻？年下弟弟他超爱 Lotus Shadows on Cloud Paper云笺荷影Modern Romance127k WordsOngoing [Younger man + both untouched + mutual secret crushes + a touch of yandere + childhood sweethearts] [Young heir to a wealthy family + heiress] [Restorer of ancient books + seemingly prim forensic doctor] In everyone else’s eyes, Mu Yanqiu is a natural-born winner: a good family, great grades, and a thriving career. The only flaw is her useless husband, whom she married for the sake of an alliance between their families. Mo Tinglan is a young heir to a wealthy family who’s trouble in every way. H 8Reads—Score101Shelves

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    Marriage first, love later, double secret love, double purity, marriage to a wealthy family

17. 17 一 After One Night Together, I Married President Fu Before Falling in Love 一夜沉沦后，和傅总先婚后爱 Might As Well Be Blank不如空白Two Male Leads249k WordsCompleted [Two male leads | 1v1 + marriage first, love later + no angst throughout] After an accident, Qin Luo ends up in bed with Fu Mingye, the eldest son of the Fu family, and they even wind up in the hospital. When Qin Luo wakes, the person sitting beside him hands him an agreement and proposes they get married for a year. And so the two begin living under one roof. Six months later: Fu Mingye: The agreement got lost while the files were being archived. Qin Luo: What about the digital copy? Fu Mingy 20.3kReads6.7Score3.3kShelves

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    Crying and laughing, ups and downs, giving up and gaining, sadness and joy. It's better to read it again. It's so good. Thank you, the author, for bringing such a good work.

18. 18 京 The Tide Between Beijing and Hong Kong 京港澜渡 A Book Worth a Fortune一本千万利Modern Romance616k WordsOngoing [The rating just opened, slowly climbing] [Hong Kong old-money style vs. Beijing political circles] [Intrigue and covert battles among the wealthy] [High-IQ business and romance] [Slow burn, not a fast-paced power fantasy; feel free to skip chapters] Four pairs of hunters, four hunts. The rain pours over Hong Kong. Come enjoy a TVB-style romance, business-war, and suspense drama! Sweet nothings go beyond “Stay a little longer” and “I adore you” to include “I’m crazy about you.” Duplicity is the 8.8kReads8.9Score882Shelves

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    Not being able to love, although it's not a serious problem, but it's itchy and painful

19. 19 十 Ten Realms: I Was Ordinary 十界：我本平庸 Sanqi Confused Fish三七糊涂鱼Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing (We are all ordinary people. Some say they don’t understand what I’m writing! The truth is, I simply want to tell the story of an ordinary person who keeps growing, improving, and learning. He feels lost and helpless, never knowing what to do. His life is full of stumbles, but through repeated setbacks and lessons, he slowly grows! Some people are born in Rome, while he is stuck in the mud. In Rome, it’s easy to cross the finish line. But there’s something all the more inspiring about perseverin 5kReads9.1Score361Shelves
20. 20 王 The Princess Consort Is Poisonous! Why Would You Mess With Her?! 王妃有毒啊，你惹她干嘛？！ This A Ci Jiang这个阿辞酱Ancient Romance263k WordsOngoing This is genuinely handmade, created entirely by hand. Please, come take a look. There are so few handcraft fans left. [One-on-one romance] [Both leads are faithful] [Marriage Before Love] [Historical political intrigue] [Reversals and face-slapping] [Delicious food] When other people transmigrate, they become empresses or princesses. Su Jin transmigrates from the apocalypse into the body of an unlucky legitimate daughter, sent to bring good fortune to a sick prince by marrying him. Her husban 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Traveling through the world of ancient legends, Su Jin was forced to marry the critically ill prince Chongxi. The Su family's schemes are constant. She relies on her medical skills to save the prince's life, slaps the villains in the face one after another, and reveals her husband's true identity that has been deliberately hidden for a long time.

21. 21 骄 The Sunshine Secret-Crush Pact 骄阳暗恋协议 VBecomeACutieV成一个小可爱Modern Romance366k WordsCompleted [Suave, proud young gentleman vs. warmhearted, perceptive doctor | Reunion after years apart | Rekindled romance | Secret crush becomes reality | Ensemble cast] When Xinxin was eight, she fell in love at first sight with the haughty, imperious boy in the compound, and obsessively kept him in her heart for years. She watched him shine with confidence during his student days, followed him through every dazzling turn in his political and business career, and silently watched as one beautiful compan 1.5kReads9.1Score162Shelves

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    The heroine fell in love with the hero at first sight when she was eight years old, and she liked him silently for more than ten years. She watched him sparkle and watched countless people around him, but she didn't dare to say a word that she liked him, thinking that she could only watch from afar in this life. As a result, the family engagement was broken and she became his fiancée! Although it was a contract marriage, she was already very satisfied to be by his side. She didn't expect that in the end she would get love that went both ways. This feeling of secret love coming true was so happy!

22. 22 老 Don't Be Afraid, Honey. I Have a Redemption System to Help Me Win You Back 老婆别怕，我有赎罪系统换我追你 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance203k WordsCompleted “Runaway Heiress x Possessive New Money Peacock” “Mind Reading + Both Reborn + Wife-Chasing System” * In her previous life, Song Yi was an untouchable heiress who treated Jiang Lin like a plaything. She took him by force, abandoned him, then left the country without a second thought. Later, when the Song family went bankrupt, he was the only person who could save her. He trapped her in a five-year marriage, holding her captive. Everyone said Jiang Lin was a distant, untouchable flower: cold, ele 1.8kReads—Score100Shelves

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    🥱In the previous life, he raped and dumped the flower of Gaoling. With red eyes, he used marriage to imprison her for five years. After she was reborn, she wanted to hide, but he blocked her, teased her, pressed her against the wall and kissed her like he was cheating!

23. 23 契 Our Contract Marriage Is Over, but Mr. Lu Refuses to Let Me Go 契约婚姻到期，陆总他不肯离 Young Master Qian, the Daydreamer爱臆想的谦少Modern Romance373k WordsCompleted To pay for her mother’s surgery, Lin Wan accepts an absurd arrangement: for five hundred thousand yuan, she’ll marry the stern CEO Lu Huaizhi, who has a four-year-old daughter, and play the little girl’s temporary mom. After the wedding, she keeps to her role and maintains a polite distance from the CEO, but living together day after day, she’s moved by his quiet tenderness. The little girl takes to her naturally, calling her “Mommy” at every turn, and Lin Wan gradually develops feelings she sho 53Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is really good, I personally like it.

24. 24 港 A Letter from Hong Kong 港岛来信 Lychee Egg Cake荔枝鸡蛋糕Modern Romance145k WordsOngoing “I want her to be like the rain, falling into my arms of her own accord.” Content warning: The heroine's brother, Zhao Yanchuan, has a BL (also known as danmei) storyline, but he has little page time and it won't affect your reading. If you're particularly uncomfortable with this, please proceed with caution. A pampered, sharp-tongued rich girl from Beijing × a refined, roguish, fatherly smiling schemer from Hong Kong - Zhao Sinian, head of the Zhongzhou Group, has a son and a daughter. As the a 225Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Sisters, rush to "Letter from Hong Kong Island"! A marriage between two wealthy families, the male protagonist is a yuppie from Hong Kong and the smiling tiger, and the female protagonist is the darling of the group in Beijing. The love with an 8-year age difference is so sweet!

25. 25 相 A Blind Date with My Bankrupt Husband: The Real Heiress Is Spoiled to Tears 相亲撞上破产老公，真千金被宠哭 Quan Cheng Dasheng权城大胜Modern Romance216k WordsCompleted [Both virgins + secret identities + marriage first, love later + desperate pursuit to win her back + rekindled love + adorable child + everyday life] After An Ranran was reborn, she discovered she’d married Gu Hanzheng, her benefactor’s sworn enemy! A little boy with eyes like hers, who had autism, looked at her with red-rimmed eyes and asked in sign language: “Mom, are you leaving me and Dad?” An Ranran stared at the little one in a daze. In her previous life, her roommate, who claimed to have 253Reads—Score100Shelves

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    Book famine savior! After being reborn, I found that I had switched bodies with my roommate who stole facial cream. In the past five years, it was someone else who scolded my husband for abusing my son! An Ranran directly started the rich woman mode and invested millions in start-up capital for her husband who pretended to be poor. I can read a hundred chapters of the two-way pull!!

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