Modern Romance Where the Couple Is Lukewarm and Courteous After Getting Married, Then Fall Deeper in Love 求婚后不温不火，相敬如宾的现代文，之后越来越爱

1. 1 与 I Married My Secret Crush First, Then Fell in Love 与暗恋对象先婚后爱了 I'm a Little Fishhead Star是鱼头星星呀Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted [Cool, aloof beauty × rebellious young master] Jiang Shuyue is distant by nature and dislikes dealing with people. Even her parents are at a loss over her coolness, and often criticize her for it. She has always known the truth: her parents criticize her simply because they don't like her. The one they love is their adopted daughter, who grew up in the Jiang family. When she was twenty-five, she made a deal with her parents: she would agree to an arranged marriage, on the condition that they nev 27.8kReads9.1Score2.8kShelves

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   He initially thought they were just living together, married but not interfering with each other. However, after an argument, the usually aloof Jiang Shuyue became so angry that her eyes welled up with tears. She held back her emotions and didn't mention divorce, but ignored him for the entire night. Late at night, Jiang Shuyue stood with her back to him, far away. Shang Ji took the initiative to approach her, hugging her and gently comforting her, wiping away her tears, his voice filled with regret: "Don't cry, my dear." He had always believed that he and his wife were lucky to have married through a family alliance, until one day he found a love letter in her book. The handwriting was delicate, and it read— "To the impossible you, this is the fifth year since I decided not to like you."

2. 2 温 The Gentle Beauty Wants a Divorce, and the Cold CEO Is Losing His Mind 温柔美人要离婚，冷欲霸总急疯了 Li Chun黎淳Modern Romance254k WordsCompleted [Gentle, clear-headed beauty × aloof, distinguished CEO] After Yun Qing married Fu Yuchen, everyone in Beijing's social circles waited for her to become a laughingstock. They said she spent every night alone, and bet that she and Fu Yuchen would divorce within a year. Yun Qing thought so too. Fu Yuchen was a powerful business tycoon, distinguished and extraordinary. He had a beloved woman he could never have, and he had married only because his family had arranged it. - When the time came, Yun Q 5.5kReads8.9Score340Shelves
3. 3 京 A Marriage in the Capital, Still Strangers 京婚不熟 Drowning Boat溺舟Modern Romance403k WordsCompleted A true marriage-first, love-later story / Marriage between wealthy families / Five-year age gap / The powerful one learns to lower his head Clear-headed and gentle heroine vs. stern, fatherly hero When her older sister runs away from her wedding, Jiang Ni obeys her father’s arrangements and marries her would-be brother-in-law. Her new husband is the head of the top-tier Zhou family in Beijing. He’s said to be a workaholic with no worldly desires, cold and stern. He leaves on a business trip on t 76.2kReads9.0Score12.2kShelves

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   I recommend these two books. They're true examples of arranged marriage that blossoms into love. The female lead is clear-headed and gentle, while the male lead is calm and respectful. They're polite and respectful in the beginning, but their love grows stronger and sweeter as they go.

4. 4 撩 Flirted With and Pampered: Mrs. Shen Is Arrogant and Gorgeous 撩宠娇养，沈太太她骄纵美艳 Shi Chang适常Modern Romance303k WordsCompleted Rumor has it that Ji Qingtang, the heiress of the Ji family, is spoiled and domineering, and can't bear the slightest grievance. She's stunningly beautiful, the kind of woman you can't take your eyes off, but not someone you'd want to marry as a wealthy family's wife. To ensure the Dongfang Tangchun project could expand overseas, Shen Jinyu, the head of the Shen Group, readily agreed to an arranged marriage and married the Ji heiress while still in his prime. After they married, Shen Jinyu caugh 4.6kReads9.2Score435Shelves

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   The first book is about marriage of convenience that blossoms into love. For the first few years of marriage, they were quite respectful to each other, but then they gradually started to pamper each other. [Laughing][Laughing] (It's a bit exciting; you can read the third chapter if you can handle it. [Laughing][Laughing] Anyway, I quite liked it. [Full][Full]) The second book is also about marriage of convenience that blossoms into love, with an age gap. They were also initially respectful to each other, but later… [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up] (I think the female lead is very cute and sweet.) The third book is also about marriage of convenience that blossoms into love; both partners are virgins, and it's a highly rated novel. When I read it a while ago, only tens of thousands of people were reading it, but now it's over 500,000. They pretend to be a couple in the beginning, being respectful to each other, but things gradually get better. [Laughing][Laughing][Laughing][Laughing]

5. 5 江 Did Lawyer Jiang Fall for Someone Today? 江律师今天动心了吗？ Green Mountain, Islandward Return青山归屿Modern Romance343k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + sweet romance + lighthearted daily life + the powerful one gives in + both leads are devoted to each other] [Bright and outgoing sweetheart & aloof, steady lawyer with a protective, fatherly vibe] When Wen Ying first joined the company, she heard the young women in her department gossiping that the second young master was a talented, handsome rich man. At the time, Jiang Chenye’s name made no impression on her. She never expected that a year later, after meeting hi 54.4kReads8.7Score8.8kShelves
6. 6 漂 The Beautiful Stepmother Who Sweetened the Whole Family 漂亮后妈，甜翻全家 Lu Chi鹿迟Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted Publication deal signed. On sale August 28. [One-on-one sweet romance + marriage of convenience + lighthearted daily life + both leads speak their minds] Sheng Mumu transmigrates into a book. Other people transmigrate into books to date handsome men and become stars. But when it’s her turn, she has to become the stepmother of a 17-year-old rich young master? Help, she wants out! Wait, what? If she pretends to be married, she’ll get 500,000 yuan in pocket money every month and an additional card 53.7kReads9.6Score7.3kShelves
7. 7 我 My Wife Doesn't Love Me 我太太不爱我 Wawa Is Not a Cabbage Heart娃娃不是菜心Modern Romance365k WordsOngoing Story highlights: A whirlwind marriage without love, a real married couple who don't sleep in separate rooms. Neither gives an inch. Their lives are a chaotic mess, and being married feels like a constant battle. It's utterly exhausting. The male lead seems gentle, mild-mannered, and refined, but he's actually scheming and full of tricks. The female lead is a bad-tempered young lady. She may lose when it comes to scheming, but she can win in a fight. Her combat skills are off the charts. When sh 55.4kReads8.4Score3.9kShelves

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   Super incredibly beautiful

8. 8 私 A Private Kiss Beneath the Gardenia 私吻栀子 Shen Qingzhi沈清枳Modern Romance288k WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation of Private Kiss of the Gardenia, with the same title, is coming soon. We hope you'll show it lots of support~ Intangible Cultural Heritage Suzhou Embroidery inheritor × upright, steady, and stern big shot Delicate yet resilient beauty from Jiangnan × self-disciplined young master from an old family Seven-year age gap | Marriage before love | One-on-one, both untouched * As the Gu family's sole heir, Gu Zhili was taught the virtues of a gentleman from childhood. Ever si 11.6kReads9.1Score1kShelves

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   This is a story where the man and woman don't know each other beforehand, but later the woman learns about the arranged marriage, and the man falls in love with her at first sight. Their married life is incredibly sweet! [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

9. 9 替 The Contract Wife, The Ice-Cold CEO Falls Hard 替嫁契约妻，高冷禁欲总裁沦陷 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance410k WordsCompleted Forced by her adoptive parents, Xia Yutong takes the place of her arrogant, overbearing stepsister and marries Lu Yunfei, a notorious playboy caught up in one scandal after another. But the wedding takes a shocking turn. The man who comes to escort her home is not the playboy Lu Yunfei, but Lu Yanci, the feared devil of the business world. He runs the vast Lu business empire, wields enormous power, and is ruthless in his methods. He is aloof, chaste, and indifferent to women. On their wedding ni 13kReads6.8Score909Shelves

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   Here are a few good book recommendations: "Arranged Marriage, Love Later." A cold, calculating CEO and the female lead are forced into marriage; initially, they treat each other with polite distance, but later they fall in love.

10. 10 和 The Time I Spent in Love With Her 和她相恋的时光 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance259k WordsCompleted [Love at first sight + devoted one-on-one romance + rekindled love + healing with a touch of angst] A grounded, everyday story with smart characters. Gao Yuchen, an isolated orphan, happens to meet her next-door neighbor, Mu Yang. Mu Yang pursues her passionately, and they soon fall in love. She thinks they’ll be happy together, only to discover that their happiness was built on a lie, albeit one told with good intentions by the male lead. She coldly tells him she never wants to see him again. I 806Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    These are all good books, with different styles. Please refer to the summaries.

11. 11 与 Sharing His Bed 与他共枕 A Page of Fireworks一纸烟火Modern Romance516k WordsCompleted (Adapted into the short drama "Miss Xu, Don’t Settle". The Tomato-produced short drama "Sharing His Bed" launched on Tomato on November 26.) Shang Yiran and Xu Mubai have been married for five years, and have spent all five fighting. Three years into their marriage, Xu Mubai became pregnant. She tried to tell Shang Yiran, “Let’s make a real go of this.” He responded with cold indifference. After that, they each went their own way. One is cold, arrogant, and conceited; the other is stubborn and u 7.3kReads9.1Score550Shelves

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    They both wanted a divorce after marriage, and when they disagreed, they would fight. They were then punished together by their father, forging a revolutionary bond over five years. What they initially tolerated eventually transformed into deep love.

12. 12 我 I Woke Up My Husband from His Vegetative State 我让植物人老公苏醒 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance286k WordsCompleted [Love after marriage + age gap + groveling pursuit + sweet romance + powerful man lowering his head] Su Tong is the Su family’s adopted daughter. Clever from a young age, she excelled in school and graduated from Harvard, becoming an outstanding neurosurgeon. The Su family’s biological daughter, Su Shishi, refuses to honor the betrothal arranged for her when she was young and marry Huo Yunzhou, a business magnate from Haicheng who has been in a vegetative state since a car accident. So her adop 2.1kReads8.0Score146Shelves
13. 13 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
14. 14 重 A Long Road to Reunion 重逢路漫漫 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance357k WordsCompleted [The right people will find their way back to each other, no matter how many twists and turns it takes.] [One true pairing, both leads are each other's only ones + reunion after a long separation + winning back his wife and claiming his child + adorable kids playing matchmaker] Zhou Yuan met Qin Yue by chance and fell in love at first sight. After one passionate night together, an urgent assignment sent him overseas. Before leaving, he thought he'd arranged everything properly, never imagining t 5.2kReads8.9Score261Shelves
15. 15 新 On Our Wedding Night, My Comatose Husband Put His Arm Around My Waist 新婚夜，植物人老公搂住我的腰 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance238k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Sweet Romance + Age Gap + Husband Chasing His Wife + Both Chaste] Tong Yao is forced to take her twin sister’s place and marry Gu Jingchen, a former business tycoon who is now in a vegetative state. The whole city pities her, believing she will spend her life as a wife in name only. But on their wedding night, the sleeping man suddenly wraps an arm around her waist. The once decisive king of the business world wakes up and takes back his immense power. Everyone wait 3.6kReads6.6Score284Shelves
16. 16 孕 After the Morning Sickness, My Sugar Daddy Panicked 孕吐后，金主他急疯了 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊11k WordsCompleted After the Morning Sickness, Her Sugar Daddy Panics 20.8kReads—Score258Shelves

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    The day my sugar daddy/beauty returned to the country, I was vomiting uncontrollably by the toilet. He was silent for a long time, then looked guilty: "As you can see, she's pregnant. I can't abandon her and the baby." I clutched my 30 million breakup fee, frantically waving my hands: "No, no, no! I just ate too many snacks and my stomach hurt, that's why I threw up! Please don't take responsibility for me!" With that, I grabbed my card and ran, disappearing overnight. Three months later, he waited outside my hometown, holding a report in one hand and staring intently at my round belly with the other, gritting his teeth: "Have the snacks in your belly come to life? They've even grown into the shape of a fetus?"

17. 17 单 Mr. Zhou, My Unrequited Love 单恋的周先生 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Older Woman, Younger Man + Redemption + Realistic Romance] Three-year age gap. [Secret Love Becomes Mutual, from the Male Lead’s Perspective; Marriage First, Love Later, from the Female Lead’s Perspective] Everyone is level-headed and clear-minded. The woman Zhou Wang had kept in his heart for three years. He thought there could never be anything between them and was ready to give up, but then he unexpectedly learned what she had been through. His heart ached for her, and at the same time, he f 1.5kReads8.2Score103Shelves
18. 18 新 On My Wedding Night, I Revived a Comatose Tycoon 新婚夜，我救活了植物人大佬 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance515k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later] [Sweet Romance] [Age Gap] [Scheming Male Lead] Jiang Yan grew up in a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners. From childhood, she studied medicine under her grandparents, both seasoned physicians, and mastered the art of acupuncture. However, fate had other plans. Her father's company was on the brink of collapse, and to save it, she was forced to marry Lu Jingming, a business genius who had been left in a vegetative state by a car accident. Known for h 2.5kReads6.8Score146Shelves
19. 19 太 The Crown Prince's Pregnant Fake Heiress 太子爷的孕肚假千金 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊10k WordsCompleted The Young Master's Pregnant Fake Heiress 3.4kReads—Score—Shelves
20. 20 爱 Love Will Come to Rest 爱会停歇 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance220k WordsCompleted [Playboy Turns Devoted] [Love Grows Over Time] [Sweet with a Little Angst] [Class Difference] Chen Chao, a rich playboy, falls sincerely in love with Yu Jiawen, who comes from an ordinary family. He knows he isn't the kind of person she'd ideally choose, but he can't let go of his feelings for her. "Yu Jiawen, do you know? Meeting you made me feel like I could have a proper relationship too." "I've thought about giving you up, but I just can't accept it. Watching you date, marry, and have childr 3.2kReads8.4Score149Shelves
21. 21 闪 My Flash-Marriage Husband Is Actually a Trillionaire CEO 闪婚老公，竟是千亿总裁 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance161k WordsCompleted 4.7kReads—Score171Shelves
22. 22 追 Eight Years of Chasing You: Please Sign Here 追妻八年，请签收 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊30k WordsCompleted Chasing My Wife for Eight Years: Please Sign Here 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
23. 23 深 Deep Inside My Core 深入我芯 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance403k WordsCompleted [Love at First Sight + Mutual Devotion + One Couple Only + Sweet Romance] Their first two meetings were accidental. Every coincidence after that was part of his carefully laid plan. When Jiang Yi Shen met Tang Xin, he fell for her at first sight. He quietly set his plans in motion, and the two got to know each other, fell in love, and walked hand in hand into marriage, sharing the warm everyday moments of life from the first flush of romance to raising children. Side story one: Xu Man thought sh 2.4kReads8.7Score150Shelves
24. 24 我 I Restored the Capital’s Tycoon’s Sight, and He Spoils Me Rotten 我让京圈大佬复明，他把我狠狠宠 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance204k WordsCompleted [Substitute marriage, love after marriage, ex-husband’s redemption, sweet romance, both leads are virgins] Huo Jingchen had a fiery temper, devastating looks, and a decisive, domineering way of doing things. He was arrogant and unruly, with a strong streak of tsundere pride. He was recognized throughout the business world as a genius, famous for his ruthlessness and cunning. His decisive, ruthless methods earned him the nickname “Living Yama,” and made his business rivals tremble at the mere men 1.1kReads—Score100Shelves
25. 25 你 I’ll Take Your Daughter 你女儿我收下了 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊17k WordsCompleted I’ll Take Your Daughter 354Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 26 遇 Meeting Her Made My Heart Beat Faster 遇见她心动不止 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance493k WordsCompleted [Love at first sight + mistaken identity + mutual secret crushes + healing + female growth] Everyone is level-headed and knows what they’re doing, so read without worry. Jiang Nan, insecure and neglected by her family, meets He Chengyang. A twist of fate sends their budding romance down the wrong path. He Chengyang mistakes Jiang Nan, the girl he fell in love with at first sight, for her older sister, Jiang Xue, and they begin a brief relationship. (Nothing inappropriate happens between them.) W 6.9kReads8.5Score332Shelves
27. 27 重 Reborn, the School's Queen Bee Spoils Me Even More 重生后，女校霸更宠我了 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊13k WordsCompleted After Being Reborn, the School’s Female Bully Dotes on Me Even More 405Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 28 初 I Couldn’t Hide My Heart’s Flutter When We First Met 初见心动藏不住 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance136k WordsCompleted [Love at First Sight] [She Pursues Him] [Nine-Year Age Gap] [Sweet, Realistic Romance] [Happy Ending] At twenty, the lively and spirited Chen Luo Chu meets Chu Yun. One look is all it takes for her to fall for him. She can barely hide the light in her eyes, and there is only one thought on her mind: make him hers. Once she confirms he is single, she boldly confesses, "Big brother, will you be my boyfriend?" Chu Yun gently turns her down with a simple, "We're not right for each other." But Chen L 1.3kReads—Score104Shelves
29. 29 新 On Our Wedding Night, I Woke My Husband from His Coma 新婚夜，我让植物人老公苏醒了 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance169k WordsCompleted [Marriage before love + winning her back after breaking her heart + age gap + sweet romance + scheming male lead] Her older sister was suffering from kidney failure and urgently needed money for a transplant. Jiang Yawei swallowed her pride and went home to beg her scumbag father to pay for the surgery, only to catch her boyfriend of three years kissing Jiang Feifei, her half-sister. Her father and stepmother seized the chance to hold her sister’s life-saving money over her head, forcing her to 1.9kReads—Score145Shelves
30. 30 七 The Sweet Little Wife of the 1970s, Spoiled by Two Powerful Men 七零小甜妻，被两个大佬宠哭了 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊16k WordsCompleted The Sweet Little Wife of the Seventies Is Adored by Two Powerful Men 368Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 31 京 The Capital’s Power Player, His Wife’s One and Only 京圈大佬，独宠娇妻 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance206k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, deep love later + sweet romance + scheming male lead + regretful groveling + age gap] Su Tong never imagined her own father could be so blinded by greed that he’d use her as a bargaining chip and heartlessly send her to the bed of Gu Tingshen, a powerful figure in the capital’s elite circles. Gu Tingshen was notorious among the capital’s elite for being abstinent and calculating, intensely controlling, cold, domineering, and sharp-tongued. Everyone treated him with awe and fear. 1.8kReads—Score—Shelves
32. 32 那 What Exactly Happened That Night? 那晚，到底发生了什么 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊19k WordsCompleted What exactly happened that night? 158Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 33 缅 Back from Northern Myanmar, I Marry a Beijing Tycoon 缅北归来，我嫁给京圈大佬 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance123k WordsCompleted [Forced Marriage + Powerful Tycoon’s Relentless Pursuit + Sweet Age-Gap Romance] After her boyfriend betrays her, Li Shiqi is sold to northern Myanmar. In her darkest hour, she happens upon Mu Tingye, the capital’s most powerful business tycoon, and only then manages to escape. Having fled a living hell, she is instead forced into marriage by the aloof, celibate business magnate. At first, Mu Tingye only wants to keep her under his thumb. But before long, he falls head over heels and spoils her 218Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 34 从 The Person Who Raised Me Became My Husband 从小管我的人成了我老公 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊22k WordsCompleted The One Who Raised Me Became My Husband 410Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 35 除 On New Year’s Eve, After My Mother-in-Law Opened the Door Three Times, My Wife Said Our Marriage Was Fake 除夕夜，岳母三次推门后，老婆说我们是假结婚 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted On New Year's Eve, After My Mother-in-Law Opened the Door Three Times, My Wife Said Our Marriage Was Fake 570Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 36 我 I'm Pregnant with My Secret Crush's Baby 我怀了暗恋男神的崽 Chu Zhi楚枝Modern Romance428k WordsCompleted [Main Story Complete] [Both Leads’ First Love: Accidental Pregnancy + Love After Marriage + Secret Crush + Sweet Romance + Healing] Male lead: A cold, controlling, possessive doctor who keeps his desires in check but knows how to tease. Female lead: A gorgeous, soft and alluring beauty, and a shy, kind, warmhearted teacher. * After her friend betrayed and set her up, Jiang Zhinian accidentally became pregnant with Shi Ye’s child. Facing the man she’d secretly loved for years, she had planned to 14.5kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves

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    The story is about a couple who got together after the female lead got pregnant from being drugged. The female lead had a crush on the male lead, but he didn't know it. Later, he was gradually won over by our kind, lovely, and beautiful female lead!

37. 37 豪 Everyone in This Wealthy Family Has a Secret 豪门里每个人都有秘密 Wen Erya温尔雅Modern Romance104k WordsCompleted “Marriage First, Love Later” They are both insignificant members of wealthy families, each with a life and love of their own, and secrets about their origins. In a glittering world of excess, two lonely souls find comfort in each other. 60Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's a business marriage; the female lead wants a respectful relationship, but the male lead doesn't. [Smirk]

38. 38 地 A Marriage That Lasts Forever 地久婚长 Chen Ruozhou陈若舟Modern Romance378k WordsCompleted Marriage first, love later / slow-burn, sweet romance Fu Qingshao's only condition for agreeing to an arranged marriage is that he wants no emotional entanglements with his future wife. In short, he hopes she won't love him, and that they can treat each other with mutual respect. Meng Yu, the youngest daughter of the Meng family, fits his ideal perfectly. She has just broken up with her ex-boyfriend, and there's still a tear stain at the corner of her eye when she's forced to go on a blind date. 147.8kReads9.3Score18.2kShelves

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    It's absolutely amazing! The male lead initially tells the other person not to fall in love or have any feelings for them, but then he falls madly in love.

39. 39 余 Embers 余烬 Candy Snow Mountain糖果雪山Modern Romance189k WordsCompleted No matter the occasion, Jiang Chengze always appeared composed and steady. He never panicked and was rarely agitated. His thoughts and emotions were so stable that Su Man once complained to Yu Min that someone like him probably couldn't grieve or even understand what it meant to be sad. But Yu Min knew that after Su Man left, Jiang Chengze really had been sad for her. Legally speaking, Yu Min and Jiang Chengze were now husband and wife. But their relationship was more complicated when it came to 12.5kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves

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    This is well-written.

40. 40 他 His Gentle Seduction 他轻诱 Jie Jie芥婕Modern Romance345k WordsCompleted #A short drama adaptation under the same title is now streaming# [Love after marriage + he has been plotting this for years + slice of life + warm and sweet romance + the second male lead gets the girl] With her wedding day approaching, Jiang Nuanzhu runs into her fiancé at the hospital with his ex-girlfriend, whom he broke up with six years ago, as she undergoes a prenatal checkup. He claims he's only helping a widowed mother and her child. Jiang Nuanzhu refuses to raise someone else's child an 18.7kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves

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    The first book's first chapter is about the female lead catching her fiancé taking his ex-girlfriend for a pregnancy checkup. It's a classic case of the scumbag trying to win back his wife, followed by the second male lead taking her place. The two are initially respectful towards each other, but their relationship blossoms after marriage. [Already hooked!] The second book, as the title suggests, also features a respectful marriage, but the couple has no feelings for each other after marriage, constantly flirting with divorce. How will the gentlemanly male lead react when he sees his wife heartbroken over another man…?

41. 41 相 Treating Each Other Like Honored Guests 相敬如宾 Yu Buhuo渔不火Modern Romance443k WordsCompleted Fu Jing had always looked down on his wife for being so mild-mannered and lacking in personality. She was always gentle and compliant, never enough to stir his interest. He never took her seriously, and never held her in his heart. They treated each other with courtesy, yet they each kept their own counsel. But later, he saw her with his own eyes, screaming hysterically as tears poured down her face... Clinging tightly to another man, refusing to let him leave. 1.2kReads7.6Score104Shelves
42. 42 不 The Not-So-Dominant CEO and His Lazy Stepmother 不霸气总裁与咸鱼后妈 Scallion Pancake with an Extra Egg手抓饼要加鸡蛋Modern Romance450k WordsCompleted The short drama The Not-So-Dominant CEO and His Lazy Stepmom is now available on Tomato. [Sweet Romance + Comedy + Married First, Love Later + Straightforward Leads + Both Leads Speak Their Minds] [Warning 1: The son is the male lead's biological child. Skip this if that bothers you.] [Warning 2: About twenty chapters involve entertainment-industry variety shows, but they're just the female lead's gossip-watching side quest! She won't enter the industry herself. Skip this if that bothers you.] T 31.6kReads9.5Score4.4kShelves

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    This one!!! The female lead transmigrates into a book, it's an arranged marriage that blossoms into love, and the male lead is a domineering CEO but not at all overbearing. Instead, he's gentle and empathetic, not the typical Mary Sue CEO—a very normal male lead!!! I started reading it specifically for the male lead [facepalm]

43. 43 这 This Marriage Has Me Reeling, and Married Life Is Crazy Sweet 这婚结的发懵，婚后甜到发疯 Cat Gives Road猫予路Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later × Sweet romance × Two schemers flirting all day] [No melodramatic misunderstandings, and intelligence is respected. Only sweetness here.] [Mutual devotion, healing, and redemption] The original title of this book was Who Has Seen the Floating Fish Peering at the Lotus? Trust me, I have good taste… · When a clever person falls in love, fools bow until their backs break. Want a romance between two smart people? A blind date over dinner from the start, a date at their se 1.7kReads9.4Score227Shelves

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    The name is a bit silly, which almost made me miss it [heart emoji][heart emoji], but it's really sweet, and the male and female leads have the same and positive values.

44. 44 我 Mr. Ye and Me 我和叶先生 Yu Xi He Li郁翕合礼Modern Romance149k WordsCompleted First person / shifts in perspective / slice-of-life diary format Who gets married at such a young age? Me? Well, then, no problem. Disclaimer: This story isn’t based on real people. Anyone who sees themselves in it is asking for trouble. P.S. This story was written in August 2021 and completed in September 2022. I dedicate it to the people I love. 299Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    Believe me, true happiness lies in mutual respect and a simple, peaceful life.

45. 45 相 A Blind Date with My Secret Crush 相亲相到暗恋对象 Frying Longevity煎人寿寿Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Secret Crush Comes True + Reunion After Years Apart] If you can't forget someone, you'll meet again. What do you do when you run into your old high school crush on a blind date? Zhou Zhouzhou stayed happily single until she was twenty-eight, but in the end, even she couldn't escape being set up on a date. Who could have imagined she'd end up sitting across from her high school crush at the blind date corner, trading lines back and forth like it was a proper date? 2.8kReads9.1Score273Shelves

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    It's very good-looking; it depicts a life that's neither too intense nor too subdued, but rather unfolds naturally.

46. 46 不 A Marriage Beyond Distance 不辞婚远 Little Little Potato小小洋山芋Modern Romance265k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Love Grows Over Time + Two Wealthy Families + Sweet Romance] [Radiant Heiress Meng Nanxi × Steady Powerhouse Lu Ciyuan] No one believed in the marriage alliance between Kyoto socialite Meng Nanxi and Haishi tycoon Lu Ciyuan. Never mind the differences between their lives in the north and south. Their fiery and icy personalities alone seemed to doom the marriage from the start. But Meng Nanxi thought Lu Ciyuan’s dull, serious nature made him the perfect marriage part 4kReads8.4Score363Shelves

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    A marriage between two wealthy families; initially, they treated each other with respect, but their lives grew sweeter and sweeter with each passing year. [Admiration]

47. 47 至 Beloved and Spoiled 至爱偏宠 Xia Qibao夏柒宝Modern Romance473k WordsCompleted “Easygoing heiress × gentle, refined second young master. Both leads are devoted only to each other, sweet romance, you won’t regret picking this up!” Wen Ruoshu never expected that the reason she’d return to the capital one day would be an arranged marriage! But it was only an arranged marriage, and she could accept that. As for whom she married, she didn’t particularly care. After all, as far as she was concerned, anything that didn’t threaten her life was a minor matter. They had agreed on a 5.2kReads8.9Score527Shelves

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    A marriage of convenience that blossoms into love. 🍀 Wen Ruoshu and Shen Yu's marriage is an arranged one, and she doesn't really care about her marriage partner; she's very easygoing. 🌾 As for Shen Yu, his true love is no longer there (actually, it's the female lead), and he doesn't care who his arranged marriage partner is either. 🍃 Later, the two become attracted to each other during their time together.

48. 48 婚 Indulging After Marriage 婚后放纵 A Juan Nannan阿娟囡囡Modern Romance395k WordsCompleted Women's fiction! [Unhinged, love-brained business tycoon x tipsy, captivating beauty, both each other's first] A breakthrough in research marks a major milestone and gives the team a real morale boost. At a high-end buffet banquet, the group's eldest young master deigns to show his face. Gazing at the outrageously handsome young master, the women who work under him drool, wishing they could stay drunk forever. That includes Jiang Mi, who has no idea what's going on and can hardly refuse a drink. 5.1kReads8.7Score315Shelves

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    At first, I thought that there wasn't much love in the marriage-first-love story, but as I watched more, I realized that we loved each other deeply, both physically and emotionally!

49. 49 报 Reporting to the CEO: Your Wife Is Causing Trouble Again 报告总裁：夫人她又作妖了 I'm Jiong Jiong我是囧囧Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Suave, morally dubious CEO x two-faced little minx, marriage before love, one-on-one, from indifferent to utterly devoted] After they married, Shen Jiali went overseas to expand his business, while Gu Mingyuan stayed home and lived it up. They became a sham married couple who kept out of each other's way. Two years later, as soon as Shen Jiali dared to return home, he caught Gu Mingyuan dancing intimately with a handsome young internet celebrity at a bar. Shen Jiali: A whole green prairie over 8.9kReads9.3Score998Shelves
50. 50 将 Just Right 将将好 Jiu Lu Feixiang九鹭非香Modern Romance129k WordsCompleted [Marriage by Contract × Married First, Fell in Love Later × The Pursuit After Divorce × Happy Ending | Mature, Steady, Career-Focused CEO × Top Jewelry Designer with a Remarkably Thick Skin] Mo Lin: “Why did you come to this matchmaking date?” Jiang Yuanmu: “For my career. I need a marriage to make my business partners trust me more. What about you?” Mo Lin: “My grandmother is seriously ill, and she hopes to see me married before she passes. To be honest, I have no emotional needs when it comes 13kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves

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    A short story about a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love. Both partners have very clear goals. The female lead is intelligent and not driven by love. After five years of marriage, they're like roommates. The contract is up, and the female lead wants a divorce, but the male lead doesn't and wants to renew. However, the female lead wants a child (after a two-day abstinence period), which the male lead doesn't want. He gets her a puppy to raise, hoping to dissuade her from having a child.

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