The Male Lead Is a Buddhist, Wears Prayer Beads, and Dotes on the Heroine 男主是佛子，手带佛珠，特宠女主

1. 1 刻 Deliberately Doted On 刻意娇藏 Gu Keren顾可人Modern Romance258k WordsCompleted Huo Jingyan, head of an eminent family, has been a devout Buddhist vegetarian for years. Noble and distinguished, detached from worldly desires, he never takes off the string of prayer beads around his wrist. No one expected this ascetic Buddhist to one day descend from his sacred pedestal and become entangled in worldly affairs. - Wen Li, the frail beauty of the Wen family in the south of the city, has been famous since childhood. She is a pure flower hidden atop a snowy peak. After a sudden up 4.8kReads9.1Score426Shelves

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   All three are novels where the male protagonist is a Buddhist monk, and they all have high ratings, making them worth reading. In the first one, both the male and female protagonists kneel down 399 steps to pray for each other's well-being.

2. 2 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 16.8kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves
3. 3 撩 After Flirting with the Wrong Big Shot, She Became the Top Lady of the Capital’s Elite Circle 撩错大佬后，她成京圈第一夫人了 In the Third Spring三春里Modern Romance353k WordsCompleted Fu Guidu, a giant in the medical world, was aloof by nature, like a lofty Buddhist saint. Cold and desireless, no one could drag him down to the mortal world. But Xu Ni refused to believe he was untouchable. She tried every trick in the book to tease him, stirring up trouble late at night in nothing but his white shirt. Fu Guidu simply tugged down the hem of her shirt. “Miss Xu, to me, your body is no different from a patient’s. I don’t see you as a woman.” But later... When Xu Ni was trapped in 22.9kReads9.4Score3.1kShelves
4. 4 心 Cherished Darling 心肝宠 Jiu Ling九棂Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted (Top-tier wealthy family, a modern Jiangnan beauty as the heroine, an obsessive male lead, the heroine pursues him at first, then he spoils her relentlessly, devoted to each other, happy ending) For the sake of the child in her belly, Lu Zhiling was forced to marry an obsessive tycoon. Everyone thought she wouldn’t live long enough to give birth. To stay alive, she began winning him over. Before she knew it, she had become the apple of his eye. Later, she prepared to run away. His car was perche 79.8kReads9.5Score8.2kShelves

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   I absolutely cannot allow anyone not to have read these two books in the Buddhist Master series!!! ❶✨ [Top-tier wealthy family + modern Jiangnan-style beauty as the female lead + crazy male lead + early-stage female lead's strategy + later-stage male lead's strong pampering + both are virgins + HE] The Buddhist beads on the male lead's hand are practically a gift from the female lead because he mistakenly thought they were a token of love from her, hahaha 😍 The Buddhist beads belonged to the female lead's grandfather, and there are even teeth marks on them from when she was little. The male lead loves to touch this one the most [Note] ❷Niannian's writing is superb, buy with confidence✨ [A beautiful and alluring cheongsam-loving vixen VS a restrained and obsessive wife-obsessed fake Buddhist Master] When the Buddhist Master proposed, the number of roses he had surpassed anything I knew. The little Buddhist Master would kowtow for His Highness with every step, only praying for Buddha to bless his wife [almost crying] The Buddhist Master entered the mortal world and ultimately became His Highness's devoted subject [Note]

5. 5 甜 So Sweet It Drives You Crazy! The Chaste Tycoon Pampers the Queen Like a Darling Little Girl 甜疯！禁欲大佬把女王宠成娇娇崽 Pineapple Year菠萝年Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Flirtatious, steamy, and sweet! Possessive yandere! Pseudo-transmigration from ancient times to the modern era! Showbiz romance] [Alluring cheongsam-loving little vixen VS ascetic, possessive husband-loving fake monk] _ Liang Xi is the ultimate beauty, with striking, seductive features, skin like ice and bones like jade. She loves cheongsams, and her graceful figure is a rare sight in this world. Song Heqing is a cold-faced Buddha, revered and avoided by the powerful. His hands are stained with 10.2kReads9.4Score1.3kShelves
6. 6 他 He Always Loves to Cuddle Close to Me 他总爱与我耳鬓厮磨 White Jade Robe白玉衫Modern Romance401k WordsCompleted *A top Beijing family’s tyrannical king of a man X a popular actress famous for her beauty and mastery of traditional crafts *A refined, devoted Chinese-style CEO X a charming, proud beauty from Jiangnan [Ten-year age gap, daddy-type hero, kept woman rises to the top, both leads are each other’s first and only, sweet romance, traditional crafts, younger uncle, ensemble cast of Beijing society] Jing Zhi grew up poor, but had glossy black hair, snow-white skin, and a tall, curvy figure. At twenty- 55.9kReads9.2Score6.8kShelves
7. 7 小 The Sweet-Talking Girl with the Soft Waist Has the Chaste Older Man Falling for Her 小姑娘腰软嘴甜，禁欲大叔沦陷了 Ji Xueyi季雪意Modern Romance307k WordsCompleted [Mutual devotion and sweet romance + scheming male lead carefully lays the groundwork as he pursues his wife + daddy-type boyfriend + age gap + a touch of secret identity + satisfying takedowns of scumbags] On a stormy night, Jiang Yousheng is rescued when she's on the verge of death by a tall, handsome man. She stays at his house, has to tell him before going out, isn't allowed to stay out all night, and even needs his permission to wear a short skirt. Even when it comes to dating, she has to i 12.5kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

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   [A stunningly beautiful woman in a cheongsam VS a seemingly abstinent and obsessive Buddhist] Song Heqing, the head of the Song family, possesses divine beauty and is untouched by women. He is devoid of emotion and desire, his hands stained with blood, yet he wears a Buddhist rosary on his wrist, appearing otherworldly and ethereal, like a Buddha in the clouds. Everyone keeps their distance from him, daring not to defile him in the slightest.

8. 8 隔 The Buddhist Monk Next Door Is Here to Woo His Wife! 隔壁那佛子，是来钓妻的！ Too Big忒大Ancient Romance654k WordsCompleted [Just started getting ratings, and the score is rising. Go ahead and give it a try.] ✓ Long-planned pursuit ✓ Buddhist monk × young nun Feng Xuanchen became a monk! Even two years later, the noble young ladies still couldn’t believe it. Their dream man, the God of War Prince of the Chaofeng Kingdom, had renounced the world! Yet there was never a shortage of fearless women throwing themselves at him, hoping to drag the peerless Buddhist monk back into worldly life. It was all in vain. - The empe 11.6kReads9.0Score1.9kShelves

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   Everyone in the capital says that the Buddhist monk is an aloof flower, untouched by women, but the heroine refuses to believe it and is determined to bring that aloof Buddhist monk down to earth! Watch how our heroine brings the Buddhist monk down to earth! [Thinking][Thinking]

9. 9 闪 Married at First Sight! Pregnant! The Buddha-Like Monk Reveals His Allure to His Seductive Wife 闪婚！怀崽！佛子瀑身诱娇妻 Lucky Baby财宝宝Modern Romance139k WordsCompleted [Yandere + Iv1 devoted couples] Shui Qianluo can’t take her foreign boyfriend’s possessiveness anymore. She takes things to the extreme and simply vanishes. After returning to China, she marries an older, powerful man to clean up the Shui family’s mess. Rumor has it that as a child, the man shaved his head and became a little novice monk. He wears a white jade prayer bead bracelet year-round, and everyone in the capital’s elite circles praises him as a living Buddha. He’s marrying her only to ca 561Reads8.5Score104Shelves
10. 10 穿 Wear a Cheongsam! Hold Prayer Beads! The Metaphysics Expert Plays by Her Own Rules 穿旗袍！盘佛珠！玄学大佬路子野 Fine Night良宵Modern Romance625k WordsCompleted [Supernatural + Hilarious + Showbiz + Livestream + Everyone’s Favorite] A haunted-house exploration variety show is about to premiere, and rumors say they’ve invited a mysterious feng shui master from Weibo. When Su Jinluo appears in a qipao with prayer beads in hand, the entire internet goes wild. Netizens: “You’re telling me this is a master?” A terrifying paper effigy attacks. Su Jinluo calmly burns a paper talisman. “Just burn it up.” A woman in red reveals herself as a ghost. Su Jinluo driv 1.2kReads9.0Score192Shelves
11. 11 偏 His Exclusive Favorite: The Ascetic Buddha-Like Man Holds Her Waist and Kisses Her 偏爱独宠，禁欲佛子搂腰缠吻 Heng Ye恒叶Modern Romance444k WordsCompleted [Mutual devotion + eight-year age gap + secret love comes true + doting father figure + sweet flirting + possessive jealousy] [Cool on the outside, warm on the inside, gentle and charming comic artist vs. refined scoundrel, jealous tycoon of the business world] When Xia Zhiyao was eighteen, she fell for her best friend’s uncle, a man eight years her senior. He had fair skin and w 7.9kReads9.3Score1kShelves

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    I'm recommending this book, so go for it! 💖This isn't a pure romance, but rather a story of comrades and partners fighting side-by-side. The Buddhist monk says: "The Buddhist monk saves all beings, you save me." I highly recommend it!! 💖The Buddhist monk falls in love, breaks his vows, and enters the mortal world, all for her alone, calling the female lead "Your Highness." 💖One day, seeing her being confessed to, the aloof Buddhist monk couldn't hold back and fell from his pedestal…

12. 12 霍 Lord Huo Raises a Baby Online Every Day 霍爷每天在线养崽 Little Yunyun小小云云Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete!] [Having babies and raising them + marriage first, love later + devoted husband + both leads are each other's first] Everyone in their circle knew that Huo Zhanhan, the business tycoon and richest man in the capital, who avoided women and wore Buddhist prayer beads, had married because of a baby on the way! After the wedding... He became a full-time dad, raising the kids himself and looking after three at once. He even gave his prayer beads to his daughter as a toy. A business tyc 7.5kReads8.8Score536Shelves

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    One is finished, the other is ongoing; both are good.

13. 13 好 Twins on the Way: The Aloof Buddha Lord Spoils Her Without Restraint 好孕成双高冷佛爷放肆宠 Jiu Yi九燚Modern Romance600k WordsCompleted The short drama "The Chaste God of a Man Spoils Her Endlessly" ("A Love Beyond Compare") is now streaming [Cold, chaste Buddhist heir who cannot have children ✖ pitiful, unlucky woman blessed with fertility] [Ten-year age gap + wealthy family + CEO + heir to the capital's elite + infertility + sweet romance + chaste Buddhist heir + fertility + both leads have no past relationships + personal growth] Fu Xuanyi is the heir to the Fu family of Kyoto, wielding immense power and known for his ruthles 13.2kReads9.0Score2.2kShelves
14. 14 娇 Pouty Charm 娇嗔 Flying Fish起飞鱼Modern Romance391k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance with Angst + Long-Laid Plans + Unrequited Love Turned Mutual: An aloof, alluring beauty in a qipao, the epitome of worldly glamour VS a cold, refined scoundrel, an unfeeling Buddhist] The unfeeling Buddhist is aloof and untouchable, but in private he spends every day kneeling and begging for cuddles! One date, and she found herself entangled with a powerful man. She made use of his power and status. He wanted her youth, beauty, and figure. One night, he sped along a winding mounta 83Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    This book is absolutely amazing! Don't let the low rating fool you; it captivated me so much that I was reading it until 2 AM.

15. 15 和 After a Whirlwind Marriage to a Devout Monk, He Held Me Close and Loved Me Until I Cried 和佛子闪婚后，被抱进怀里宠到哭 Spring, Summer, Passing Light春夏流光Modern Romance342k WordsCompleted (The novel just received its first rating, so it will rise over time) [She falls in love after marriage + his secret love becomes reality + her ex begs her to take him back + sweet everyday romance + both leads are romantically inexperienced] [Gentle, beautiful composer vs. devoted, scheming business tycoon] Nan Chu loved Lu Si for nine years, but on the very day they went to register their marriage, she caught him flirting in bed with someone else. “She’s an orphan. She’s not good enough for me 823Reads9.2Score120Shelves

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    A proud Buddhist monk harbors a secret crush! Shang Lin has secretly loved his wife for years. After marriage, he wanted to seduce her but was afraid of going too far. His wife couldn't resist anymore after seeing another man, and on Chu Chu's birthday, she even tied a ribbon around his neck as a birthday present. [Thinking]

16. 16 佛 After the Buddhist Monk Broke His Vows, He Willingly Became a Secret Lover 佛子破戒后，自甘沦陷为秘密情人 Wan Xiang绾湘Modern Romance254k WordsCompleted [A Buddhist devotee willingly becomes a secret lover, then gets jealous and loses it when there’s no title or commitment.] [Dating show + groveling pursuit + both pure + sweeter in the later story] Zhou Huaiyu devotes himself to Buddha, wearing a strand of prayer beads around his wrist every day. He’s detached from worldly desires and seems untouchable. But Song Shunian uses her beauty and wiles to tempt him into breaking his vows. After being with him for two years, she finally gets what she wa 12.8kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves

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    Both books are great!!!

17. 17 双 The Two-Faced Buddha 双面佛子 Linghua Dance菱花舞Ancient Romance313k WordsCompleted A female PhD reborn in the womb × a scheming young marquis Transmigration + physician heroine + both leads devoted only to each other + sweet romance He Jiaojiao, legitimate daughter of the Yong’an Marquis’s household, is set up by her former fiancé, And ends up sharing a room with Zhou Yunshen, the Zhenwei Marquis who has renounced the world to become a monk**! He says he searched for her for six years, and from now on, he’ll never let her go again! At the Peony Banquet, she is framed and falls 555Reads6.5Score109Shelves
18. 18 空 Emptiness Is Pleasure 空即是瑟 Qi Yue Jiu'er柒玥玖儿Ancient Romance327k WordsCompleted [Bold, dazzling beauty VS ascetic monk] Qian Se transmigrated. A mercenary leader, she had been betrayed by her most trusted subordinate. Then she fell off a cliff. And somehow landed in the arms of an evil monk... Bai Wuxie was resting by the river, leaning back with his eyes closed. A peerlessly beautiful woman suddenly fell straight into his arms. From then on, Bai Wuxie's peaceful life was turned upside down... [Ancient fantasy romance, wuxia, doting husband, scheming hero, happy ending, tr 1.5kReads8.9Score169Shelves

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    The story begins with a strong and assertive female protagonist and a seemingly ascetic Buddhist monk. The female protagonist falls off a cliff and is transported to another world, landing directly in the male protagonist's arms. The atmosphere is thick with ambiguity and sexual tension. Later, the male protagonist's ascetic facade is gradually eroded by the female protagonist, leading to a complex and tumultuous relationship. The female protagonist, having just been reborn in her original world, is tricked and falls off a cliff, ending up in the male protagonist's arms. With nowhere else to go, she disguises herself as a man and returns to Qingshan Temple with him. During this time, she constantly flirts with the male protagonist. The male protagonist, having suffered his mother's death, intends to live a solitary life, abstaining from love, sexual activity, and even killing. He drinks alcohol, eats meat, and kills, but he hasn't broken his vow of celibacy. Until the female protagonist appears, she frequently teases and flirts with him, and under her intentional or unintentional advances, the male protagonist gradually falls for her.

19. 19 快 Quick Transmigration: The Fertile Beauty Is Beloved and Bears Many Children 快穿：好孕美人多子多娇 You Are My Dawn and Dusk卿为朝与暮Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted Gorgeous beauty + childbirth + exclusive devotion + fast pace + some couples stay faithful to each other + no fixed pairing After dying suddenly from staying up all night, Li Jiao got a Childbearing System. All she had to do was bear children for various male leads, and she'd gain both wealth and a long life. With pills being handed out like they cost nothing, who wouldn't want a painless delivery? World One: The frail, heirless emperor X the alluring consort. She gives birth to triplets, shock 11.6kReads9.1Score796Shelves

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    🌻🌾🌴These books are incredibly good! They're sweet and saccharine, featuring a stunningly beautiful and alluring cheongsam-clad enchantress versus a seemingly abstinent but actually devoted Buddhist monk. Liang Xi is a rare beauty, with striking features, captivating charm, and flawless skin. She loves cheongsams and possesses a figure of unparalleled grace. Song Heqing is a cold-faced Buddhist monk, respected by the powerful and wealthy, his hands stained with blood, devoid of emotion and desire. When this Buddhist monk encounters a demon, he falls in love, breaks his vows, enters the mortal world, and becomes a devoted lover.

20. 20 碾 Crush the Prayer Beads 碾碎佛珠 Twelve Fires十二火Modern Romance255k WordsCompleted [A Buddhist prince who breaks his vows to win his wife back ✖ a beautiful, frail woman with a cold heart] [CEO + wealthy family + abstinent Buddhist prince + frail beauty + both leads have no past relationships] Zhou Wanli and Huo Yucheng have been married for three years, yet they’re more like strangers than a married couple. She loves him passionately, but he remains as cold as a block of ice, constantly turning the black prayer beads in his hand as if he really were a monk. She thought she co 3.9kReads7.6Score261Shelves

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    [A Buddhist monk who breaks his vows to win back his wife x a sickly, cold-hearted beauty] [CEO + wealthy family + abstinent Buddhist monk + sickly beauty + both are virgins... Super good, super good! Everyone who likes virgin characters should check it out, and even those who love the "chasing-back-the-wife-to-the-cremation" trope should watch it!!!]

21. 21 娇 Pampering a Rose 娇养玫瑰 Meilv Beep Beep美绿哔哔Modern Romance411k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] When Tang Li was sixteen, her Kunqu opera water-sleeve dance made her famous throughout the capital. She was hailed as the Little Goddess of Luo of Kunqu. Everyone said that no one could measure up to the Little Goddess of Luo, except for Ninth Master Fu, the jade-faced Buddhist lord known as the King of Hell. Unfortunately, Ninth Master Fu was cold and ruthless by nature. If sweet, gentle Tang Li ended up with him, she would surely suffer. After a sudden turn of events, 9.8kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves

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    1. The renowned Kunqu Opera star, Little Luoshen, and the handsome, Buddha-like Yama, Master Fu Jiu, made a wish when Tangli was 7 years old, and unexpectedly, the wish came true 13 years later. 2. Arranged marriage to fall in love. No white moonlight, no car accident or amnesia tropes. The male and female leads are well-matched and equals. The female lead is rich and beautiful, a little dramatic and loves to act cute, and is showered with love. 3. Intangible cultural heritage, a portrait of the Beijing elite, a noble and affectionate Chinese-style domineering CEO and a pure and proud Jiangnan beauty, who dotes on him and lets him play with the Buddhist beads on her wrist. 4. A dating reality show. The female lead is forced to participate in a dating reality show because of her fake husband, a legendary movie star in the entertainment industry. But then her husband comes back to life and also joins the dating reality show.

22. 22 甜 Sweet Temptation! The Sickly-Sweet Actor Has Me Blushing and Swooning 甜欲！被病娇影帝撩哄得脸红心跳 Pihei痞黑Modern Romance861k WordsCompleted [Dating-show livestream, married first and falling in love later, devoted sweet romance! Enchantress ✖ Buddhist monk! Extra sweet and heart-fluttering!] Lin Zhiyang, one of the entertainment industry's most stunning stars, has been blacklisted across the internet and has no work, so she can only join a dating show. To her surprise, she runs into the source of all the hate she's received: her husband in name only, Qi Yanchen! Qi Yanchen is a legendary, award-winning actor. With Buddhist prayer 26.8kReads9.3Score3.6kShelves

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    When the male and female leads first met, the male lead put a Buddhist prayer bead on the female lead's wrist. ☀️

23. 23 全 Everyone in the Sect Is Love-Brained, Except Me, a True Lunatic 全宗门都是恋爱脑，唯我是真疯批 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou 234.9kReads9.7Score27.6kShelves
24. 24 蛇 Her Serpent's Tail Teases Only Her Beloved, Luring the Dutiful Monk Into the Mortal World 蛇尾只撩心上人，乖诱佛子入红尘 Day and Night, Always for You为卿朝朝暮暮Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted This novel has been selected for a comic adaptation, which is currently in production. It will be available on Fanqie later. [Some Angst at First, Then All Sweetness] "Master, let's cultivate together." "You audacious demoness! Don't you dare!" That was Qing Shu and the master's first meeting. As they supported each other along the way, the master realized he had fallen deeply in love with Qing Shu. Once he understood his own feelings, he found himself willing to do anything to stay with her for 2.7kReads9.0Score319Shelves

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    It's very sweet, a historical romance.

25. 25 清 The Aloof Buddhist Monk Avoids Women, Yet Secretly Kisses Her Every Day 清冷佛子不近女色，背地日日缠吻 A Ruan Isn't Soft阿阮不软Modern Romance520k WordsCompleted A beguiling beauty in a qipao × a cool, calculating Buddhist devotee (Ancient-to-modern + intense push and pull + sweet romance) Yu Hua, the breathtakingly talented princess of Great Ling, transmigrates into a book on her way to a political marriage and becomes the foolish, dull-witted sacrificial female lead in the story. In the original, her fiancé, Lu Yanli, breaks off their engagement and immediately takes her younger sister’s hand. Her family and friends turn against her, and she eventually 5.3kReads9.3Score637Shelves

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    These are the only three novels on my bookshelf where the male protagonist is a Buddhist monk and wears Buddhist prayer beads. I haven't finished reading them yet, so I don't know if they meet your requirements.

26. 26 佛 Prayer Beads Crushing Desire 佛珠碾欲 Ni Xing霓星Modern Romance202k WordsCompleted [Reunion After Years Apart + 1v1 + Mostly Sweet with a Little Angst + Both Pure] [Ice Fox vs. Faux Monk] Everyone knows Jiang Shuyu, head of the top family, as a refined and desireless man, a devout Buddhist. But over the past five years, the secret beneath the prayer beads on his wrist has filled his heart with worldly desire. He says bluntly, “I’m done keeping the precepts. I’ve waited far too long for this.” - As the fourth-generation successor to a traditional Chinese medicine clinic, Qiao Y 3.1kReads9.0Score389Shelves

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    [Heart][Heart][Heart] These books are really great! ① The male lead is a Buddhist monk, everyone says he's detached from worldly desires, and he wears Buddhist prayer beads. Little do they know, he's praying for his young girlfriend to return to his side. ② The female lead is cheated on by her boyfriend. To get revenge, she seduces her ex-boyfriend's detached Buddhist brother. Everyone says he won't be moved, but later someone sees him whispering sweet nothings to the woman beside him.

27. 27 日 Tempting Him Day and Night 日夜诱他 Plain Years素年Modern Romance625k WordsCompleted [Top-tier elite family in the capital, aloof Buddhist-like male lead x alluring, breathtaking dance star female lead + both each other's first and only + seductive teasing] The most outrageous thing Yu Ange ever did was, on the day she was cheated on, deliberately tempt her ex-boyfriend's best friend: Bo Jingyan, the untouchable Buddhist-like prince of the capital. She had an ulterior motive. She did everything she could to cling to him, tempt him, flirt with him, and bewitch him, but every time 299Reads8.3Score—Shelves
28. 28 佛 The Untouchable Buddhist Monk Is Addicted to Her at Night 佛子高不可攀，入夜对她上瘾 Wen He温禾Modern Romance241k WordsCompleted (Both leads are romantically inexperienced, with sweet and angsty moments and a groveling redemption arc.) Everyone in Shencheng knows that Third Master Gu is ascetic and aloof, with an imperial-green jadeite Buddhist-bead bracelet on his wrist. No one dares trespass on his sacred ground. But one day, a little wildcat pulled him down from his pedestal, and he brought her home with reverent care. Just as the little wildcat thought he would marry her, he got engaged to someone else. She turned awa 154Reads8.1Score—Shelves
29. 29 溺 Doting on My Darling Captive 溺养娇脔 Everything Is About Romance风月都相关Modern Romance537k WordsCompleted [A proud young nobleman from a powerful family vs. a cool, refined beauty from Jiangnan] Updates ongoing for the side couple Tan Dingsong and Lin Yin’s bonus chapters: a by-the-book older man and a female celebrity, a hate-to-love story. [Stunning heroine, weak at first then strong + devoted hero who falls from grace and humbly begs for love] After meeting her, he learns how to love. His mature, passionate love heals her wounds and warms her whole life. Yu Wanwan, Nancheng’s “moonlight of the h 31.4kReads9.3Score3kShelves

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    ✨✨✨When Xia Zhiyao was 18, she fell in love with her best friend's uncle, a man eight years her senior. The man had fair skin, wore elegant gold-rimmed glasses, and a black shirt and trousers, which made him appear noble and aloof. She secretly drew her crush into a comic, and with "Stealing Love," she became a rising star in the comic book world. Three years later, at the airport, she saw him again. He raised his left hand, adorned with black Buddhist beads, and affectionately ruffled her hair. "You've grown up." At that moment, her eyes were filled with him. She wanted to bring the comic book world into reality to see if he would, like the Buddhist protagonist in the comic, fall from grace.

30. 30 遇 I Met a God with a Soft Heart! 遇见心软的神！ Mu Mu Cuo木木错Modern Romance692k WordsCompleted [Capital City Business Tycoon vs. Chinese Literature Beauty] [One-on-One + Devoted Couple + Happy Ending + Age Gap] Jiang Wansheng grew up without her parents' love, struggling through life on her own. After someone set her up, a twist of fate entangled her with the mysterious Third Master of the Qin family, a powerful figure in the capital. Rumor had it that Third Master Qin was cold-hearted and distant. Though he was her best friend's uncle, she was always terrified whenever she ran into him. 32.2kReads9.4Score3.2kShelves
31. 31 佛 The Cold, Ascetic Buddhist Prince Is Devoted and Flirtatious in Private 佛子高冷禁欲，私底下又宠又撩 Shallow Dream浅浅梦Modern Romance454k WordsCompleted [Kyoto's Buddha-Like Tycoon + Seductive Entertainment Star + Intensely Devoted and Sweet] Gu Zhiwen, the business world's Buddha-like tycoon and Kyoto's coldest, most refined man. Yet this heaven's favorite was tied up and thoroughly taken advantage of by Tang Yusheng. Three rules for winning over Gu Zhiwen: persist, have no shame, and persist in having no shame. But after Gu Zhiwen fell for her, he discovered that she'd only been using him. For the first time, he learned what it meant to want 23Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    The male lead is a Buddhist from a prominent Beijing social circle, and he dotes on the female lead immensely. Don't be scared off by the beginning; it gets better and better as you read on.

32. 32 甜 Sweet Temptation! Doting Affection! The Chaste Buddha-Like Man Deliberately Lures and Captures Her 甜诱！娇宠！禁欲佛子蓄意撩捕 A Piece of Sticky Rice Cake一块糖粘糕Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted “New book, low initial rating. It's super sweet, so you won't regret giving it a try!” [Elegant, scheming Buddhist heir X dazzling, flirtatious little temptress] [Both virgins + mutual salvation + long-laid plans + sweet, flirtatious romance + irresistible tension] Exiled to a remote little town, Song Ting accidentally spotted the man next door taking a cold shower in the courtyard. Broad shoulders, slim waist, and cool, striking features. Eight-pack abs and long legs. He looked very capable. Af 1.1kReads9.2Score211Shelves

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    A unique destiny sent the male protagonist to a temple to cultivate himself from a young age, believing he would spend his life in solitude. However, fate brought a little camellia into his life, and he began to yearn for her, greedily wanting to possess her. But he never expected that his destiny would ultimately harm her. He stopped contacting her and silently watched over her, only to learn on the day he returned that she was dating his nephew.

33. 33 极 Ultimate Seduction 极限撩惹 Xi Xi Tao西西桃Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Sharp-tongued wild rose Su Yu, a perfectionist director, and a clingy, domineering, sickly lawyer; from campus to wedding dress, with plenty of sweetness!] Shu Yue is beautiful and untamed. Before she’s even graduated, she’s already aiming to become the best director. She has fame, fortune, money, and status in abundance. The only blemish on her life is that when she was three, Yi Cheng kicked her into a river. Yan City’s young master Yi Cheng is a gentlemanly butcher, gentle in public and ruth 2.2kReads9.2Score274Shelves

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    The male lead is a lawyer who always wears Buddhist prayer beads, and the female lead is a director. Their relationship progresses from school days to their wedding. [Admiration]

34. 34 卿 You Were Born a Rakshasa 卿本修罗 Lianzhong涟冢Ancient Romance106k WordsCompleted [The aloof Buddhist devotee driven mad by love × the bewitching enchantress who willingly imprisons her heart] He is the holiest Buddhist disciple; she is the most wicked temptress of a heretical sect. Yunzhi is ordered to destroy evil, yet catches Jinrao as she falls amid the mist and rain of Jiangnan. A pleasure boat conceals a deadly trap; in a snowy mountain cavern, their passion is ignited by a love poison... Rouge stains the monk’s robe he tears open, and as his prayer beads fall to the gr 275Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "The night he knelt before the Buddha, I tore his snow-white robe to shreds—" Yun Zhi, a century-old Buddhist monk of Cidu Temple, aloof and ascetic, untouched by worldly dust, caught the "little dancer" Jin Rao as she fell from a building. She wore a red veil around her neck, humming a nursery rhyme as she killed, feeding him a love potion; the night he broke his vows, beads of sweat rolled down his neck from Sanskrit scriptures, and he said hoarsely, "The sea of ​​sin is the way home." When the martial world besieged the demoness Jin Sheng Fang—the Buddhist monk risked his life to bear ninefold punishment for her! "The Buddha will not tolerate you?" Jin Rao, in red robes, wept blood as she stormed the platform: "Then I will burn this golden body!" Tearing off disguises! Mad redemption! A prince's jade seal lies hidden beneath the robe, the demoness branded with the dynasty's orphan! Watch the holy monk, after returning to secular life, embrace his child and soothe his wife: "Wife, this medicine only works when passed through the lips..." Search "Qing Ben Shura" on Tomato to see the Buddhist monk become a demon for love! Aloof and holy monk breaks his vow of celibacy × Beautiful and alluring enchantress pretends to be innocent #Strong and powerful entanglement #Abstinence and fall #Mutual redemption

35. 35 小 The Poor Little Thing Was Homeless, So Mr. Huo Took Her Home and Spoiled Her 小可怜无家可归，霍总抱回家宠 Fortune Comes, Happiness Follows财来乐Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love + Sweet Romance + Age Gap + Only Each Other + Chaste Buddhist CEO + Wealthy Family] Huo Qingzhou, the young master of Jiangcheng’s most powerful family, held a position of influence and always wore a string of Buddhist prayer beads around his wrist. He was decisive and ruthless in business, but had no experience with romance. Rumors said he wasn’t interested in women and might not even be straight. The Huo family elders were frantic. They even went to temples to pray desper 16.9kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves
36. 36 小 The Young Stepmom Is Poor and Crazy, Yet the Capital's Buddhist Prince Kneels to Pamper Her 小后妈又穷又疯，京圈佛子跪地宠 Sweet Bunny Milk Candy甜兔奶糖Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [The short drama "I Transmigrated into a Rich Family and Love Being the Stepmom" is now streaming] [Devoted pairing • unhinged antics + wealthy stepmom + reality show with kids + meme humor + lighthearted comedy + face-slapping] When other people transmigrate into a book, they become the center of everyone’s attention or someone’s beloved ideal. Fang Qingqing, however, became a short-lived, obscure actress who barely appeared in the story. She could have been a wealthy stepmom, with a ten-millio 5.7kReads9.1Score838Shelves
37. 37 明 I Could Easily Rely on My Martial Skills, but My Wife Insists on Using Her Brain 明明可以靠武力，娘子非要靠脑子 Kimchi Jar泡菜坛子Ancient Romance634k WordsCompleted [Modern woman in ancient times + transmigration with her body + love after marriage + sweet and satisfying] [A male lead who never stops rescuing his wife + a mindless heroine who kills at the slightest provocation] Jiu Yue, the greatest assassin of the twenty-second century, is blown off a cliff while carrying out a mission. With a splat, she lands in the backward Great Qi Dynasty. The wicked step-grandmother finds Ji Yiqing a wild girl she picked up and makes her his bride, hoping the marriage 36.3kReads9.4Score4.5kShelves

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    I recommend you check it out.

38. 38 他 His Little Sweetheart Is Soft and Flirtatious Again 他的小祖宗又软又撩 Shen Yishi沈忆时Modern Romance463k WordsCompleted A celibate Buddhist prince × a sweet, gentle fox spirit Marriage first, love later + doting boyfriend + both leads are each other’s first + sweet romance, no angst Bai Jiaojiao is a fox spirit. Not long after she learned to take human form, her mother married her off to one of the most powerful men in Country A. On their wedding night, the man, as ethereal as an immortal, stood by the bed with prayer beads around his wrist and said coldly, his face expressionless, “I don’t acknowledge you as my 316Reads7.4Score—Shelves

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    ✨A celibate Buddhist monk and a delicate fox spirit🦊 ✨The female lead was forced into marriage with the male lead by her fox mother shortly after transforming into human form✨On their wedding night, the male lead said: "I don't acknowledge you as my wife." [Crying] He looked pitiful on the surface, but thought to himself: Fine, I won't acknowledge you then. I'm going home tomorrow.

39. 39 云 The Moon in Yun Ting's Heart 云廷心上月 Sugar Beans Aren't Bitter糖豆不苦Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + palace and household intrigue early on + sweet romance + devoted one-on-one love + happy ending] [Sickly beauty x obsessive male lead] After transmigrating into a book, Qin Yannian finds herself as a minor character in a political scheming novel aimed at male readers. The book is three million words long, and she appears in only three hundred of them. The original owner of her body relentlessly pursued her second cousin, insisting she would marry no one else. In the p 14.8kReads8.9Score2.2kShelves
40. 40 清 After the Cool, Detached Buddha-Boy Broke His Vows, He Cut Off All My Admirers 清冷佛子破戒后他把我桃花全剪了 Between the Sun and Moon日月之中Ancient Romance534k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + romance + sweet indulgence + one-on-one romance + pursuit of the wife + palace intrigue and political scheming] Xie Yunyu, a woman who has transmigrated, refuses to be pressured into marriage and hides in the mountains. Xiao Ling, Prince of Shou’an and the most sought-after bachelor in the capital, is driven there by the relentless attention and hides in the mountains too. Six months later, an aphrodisiac brings them together in an intimate encounter in a pool. Xiao Ling: “I’l 20.7kReads8.4Score3kShelves
41. 41 夫 Her Husband Faked His Death for Three Years, and the Capital's Pious Heartthrob Desperately Tempts Her to Break Her Vows 夫君假死三年，京城佛子疯狂诱她破戒 Seventh Prince七皇叔Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted 4.5kReads7.3Score453Shelves
42. 42 重 Reborn, the Lovesick Flirt Finds New Ways to Tempt Her Husband Every Day 重生后，病娇小撩精每天花样诱夫 Fallen Cicada Robe落蝉衣Modern Romance706k WordsOngoing [Strong heroine! Irresistibly sweet and flirtatious! Mutual healing!] [A sexy, fiery beauty who loves qipao VS a cold-on-the-outside, secretly passionate, supposedly celibate powerhouse] Only after Pei Mi died miserably in her previous life did she learn that Shen Zuiyan, who struggled with empathy, had loved her more than life itself. Living again, Pei Mi is beautiful, bold, and wild. This domineering queen lays down three principles: Flirt with her husband! Dote on her husband! Heal her husban 165Reads9.1Score—Shelves

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    🍓① During Liang Xi's pregnancy, Song Heqing took off the jade bead that had been with him for many years and was stained with the aura of bloodlust, and went to a temple to pray for blessings. [Almost crying][Almost crying] On a foggy, rainy day, with a devout heart, he kowtowed with each step, and finally knelt before Guanyin. [Crying][Laughing and crying] He said, "I don't believe in gods and Buddhas, but I believe in cause and effect in this world. [Awkward laughter] At the moment I knelt here, I had no other thoughts, only wishing my wife much joy, peace, and happiness, and that she would be free from worries." 🍓② Fu Guidu pulled down her clothes, "Miss Xu, in my eyes your body is no different from a patient's, there is no distinction between men and women." [What][What] But later, when Xu Ni was imprisoned, he held her in the villa, leaned down and whispered in her ear like a lover: "I am not a man that you can mess with casually." [Admiration][Admiration][Shy] "But if you mess with me, I have to tell you." "I have a very strong possessive desire." "[Awkward laugh] "My darling, you have to bear with it. Xu Ni: "!" [What?] This isn't a Buddhist disciple, it's clearly a yandere! [Awkward laugh]"

43. 43 于 Under Her Control 于她掌控 Yun Zijin妘子衿Modern Romance225k WordsCompleted [The Capital's Living Yama: A Sick, Mad Hound! Skin-Hunger Disorder + Extreme 1v1 Control! Sweet! Devoted! A Madman × A Qipao Beauty Who Can't Stop Crying] “Xu Ting, I'll try to pretend to be normal for you.” After a long-awaited reunion, Xu Ting accidentally flirts with her ex-boyfriend Fu Yu while abroad. She thought she had escaped her cage, only to turn around and fall into another pit of fire. “Fu Yu, you can't just mess around and then walk away!” “I offer after-sales service. Satisfied?” 5.1kReads9.0Score13.6kShelves
44. 44 百 The 11th Book of Million Peach Haven 百万桃源第11本书 A Million Peach Blossoms百万桃源Modern Romance114k WordsOngoing [Super sweet, super steamy, livestreaming] Jiang Luoxi, hailed as the entertainment industry’s ultimate beauty, is shunned across the internet after a video of her is exposed. Ji Yuchen is the youngest actor to win nine major awards in the entertainment industry. Though he’s been out of the spotlight for three years, he still has more fans than anyone else online. Jiang Luoxi never expected to meet Ji Yuchen on a variety show. First livestream episode, netizens: Stop clout-chasing. Third livestr 47Reads8.4Score—Shelves
45. 45 反 The Villainess Is a Beloved Cultivator, and the System Lets Her Win Without Lifting a Finger 反派女配万人迷修仙全靠系统躺赢 The Bard Who Won't Give Up吟游诗人不服输Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete] [Unorthodox cultivation + everyone falls for her + love-triangle chaos + transmigrate into a book + everyone dotes on her + secret identities + yandere + every love is one-sided] After Su Yanqing bound herself to a transmigration System, she transmigrated into a cultivation novel as the wicked supporting heroine: foolish, nasty, and unaware of her own beauty. Whatever mission she took on, she could easily get her hands on heaven-defying resources: ancient sword techniques, heavenly-gr 3.1kReads8.9Score360Shelves
46. 46 快 Quick Transmigration: The Fox-Spirit Host Is Gorgeous and Irresistibly Alluring 快穿：狐狸精宿主又美又撩 Green Fish绿鱼鱼Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration, feel-good revenge + 1v1 romance + winning over villains + sweet romance + putting scumbags in their place] The nine-tailed fox Su Yao binds herself to the Quick Transmigration Supporting Female Character System. Her mission is to seduce aloof villains across different worlds. In every world, she’s the much-hated temptress, demoness, or wicked supporting female character. She’s flirtatious and bold, with an irresistible allure. People call her shameless, yet those cold, rut 3.3kReads9.3Score323Shelves
47. 47 偏 Obsessed to the Point of Madness: Lord Si's Flirtatious Little Darling Has Run Off Again 偏执成瘾：司爷的小撩精又跑了 y Changqiu Yeshuiy长秋野水Modern Romance381k WordsCompleted The male lead is a top tycoon + the female lead is emotionally and intellectually capable + devoted one-on-one romance She is a fallen heiress from Qiaocheng, but then she meets a cold-faced Buddhist devotee with prayer beads on his wrist, a dark, obsessive side, and a cruel streak. “I saved your life, and instead of thanking me, you treat me like this. Sima Yuchuan, you heartless bastard.” Sima Yuchuan holds a whip, wondering how this woman can have such a sharp tongue. When she cruelly ends he 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is amazing! The author is really here!

48. 48 开 From the Start: I Transmigrate as a Monk, Dharma Name Sanzang 开局：穿越为僧，法号三葬 Rock Sugar Meets Cola冰糖撞可乐Eastern Fantasy471k WordsCompleted [No System + smart characters all around (except the rabble-rousing commoners) + morally gray + ruthless and decisive] An orphan found by an orphanage in the early hours of the morning, he had no name or family. They hastily named him Ling Chen, meaning “early morning.” On the morning of his twenty-third birthday, just after getting off work, Ling Chen was sent packing by a dump truck whose driver was trying to meet a quota. When he opened his eyes again, well, he was an orphan once more, thi 637Reads6.7Score105Shelves
49. 49 小 The Uncle's Trap 小叔的陷阱 Handwritten Meatball手写的丸子Modern Romance411k WordsCompleted One-on-one, both leads are pure in body and heart: a powerful, influential, fatherly, scheming old fox vs. a sweet, silly, beautiful young woman [Forbidden Love + Long-Standing Scheme + Ten-Year Age Gap + Later, A Husband Who Keeps His Wife on a Tight Leash + Pampering Her Without Limits] The ascetic monk breaks his vows for her. The first time they met, the young woman, dressed in white, accidentally fell into his arms. Her clear, innocent eyes were so pure that he wanted to corrupt her. But sh 3.9kReads9.0Score429Shelves
50. 50 清 The Cool, Buddha-like Man Pins Her to the Wall, and She Flirts Without Taking Responsibility 清冷佛子摁上墙，她就撩撩不负责 Three Thousand Lovestruck Entanglements三千痴缠Modern Romance210k WordsCompleted Ye Ximeng and her stepsister, Ye Xiaorou, were both reborn. The first thing her stepsister did was steal the promising husband Ye Ximeng had chosen in her previous life. Then she foisted the wealthy and influential Buddhist gentleman of the capital on her, a man rumored to be impotent. Ye Ximeng smiled. Let her stepsister have him. She had no desire to jump into the Lu family’s fire pit anyway. When Ye Ximeng married the Buddhist gentleman, she had already made up her mind. She would stay in 538Reads8.9Score102Shelves

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    The male lead is a Buddhist monk, untouched by worldly affairs; the female lead falls in love at first sight and relentlessly pursues and flirts with him. Sweet, flirty, and incredibly satisfying—absolutely adorable!

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