The Male Lead: A Big Shot Outside, a Total Coward at Home 男主：在外是个爷，在家怂成狗

1. 501 穿 After Becoming the Villainess, the Powerful Man Clings to My Waist Night After Night 穿成恶毒女配后，大佬夜夜缠我腰 Jiaojiang Liang Qi椒江梁七Modern Romance637k WordsCompleted Author transmigrates into her own book / No System / Body-sharing fiction / Face-slapping the scumbags / Pure, mindless fun- Jin Shichen: A high-IQ financial prodigy, aloof and abstinent, the arrogant heir to a powerful family in Beijing. Wen Yu: Her soul and body both transmigrate into the book; a fair-skinned beauty and a genuine rich woman. The male lead is the guiding type of lover; the female lead just flirts and won’t commit~ Adults flirting and sparring, sweet romance, no angst~ - Wen Yu 15.3kReads8.5Score1.9kShelves
2. 502 天 A Baby Falls from the Sky, and Daddy Says I'm a Dragon 天降奶包，爹爹说我是条龙 Cheng Cheng Qian橙橙千Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Everyone's Darling + Adorable Baby + No Romance] Fu Jinli is a dragon, but his father is human. The emperor of the Great Qi had ruled for six years without an heir, and everyone at court was worried sick. Then one day, the stern emperor sat high upon his throne, cradling a three- or four-year-old toddler in his arms. The little girl wore fine silk clothes and smiled sweetly at everyone she met. The ministers: Wonderful! Heaven has blessed our Great Qi. The little princess beat the Left Chan 30kReads9.5Score2.2kShelves

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   The male protagonist: He is a tyrant outside, but a coward at home. [Father-daughter story, not romance story, no CP] When Father Fu provoked his daughter Xiaolizi and saw Xiaolizi slowly walking into the house with her little stick from a distance, as an emperor, he jumped out of the window to save his life [laughing]

3. 503 他 He's Fierce: The Impersonating Soft Girl Gets Forcefully Kissed Until She Cries Day and Night 他凶，冒名软妹日夜被强制亲哭 Dancing Under the Moon月上舞Modern Romance235k WordsOngoing [False identity + lustful romance + mutual chastity + forced love + university campus + groveling pursuit + love triangle + redemption + amnesia + pursuing the husband + cross-dressing] (The heroine is 18, an adult who failed the college entrance exam!!) A timid, insecure little rabbit VS a sinister, unhinged big bad wolf Su Yunwei is brought back from her parents' rural hometown to take her sister's place at university after her sister is in a car accident. Her sister is outgoing and has plenty 17Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 504 妻 A Wife Is Never Tiring: Lord Lou, I Was Wrong! 妻不厌诈：娄爷，我错了！ Lu Ci陆慈Modern Romance6.1M WordsCompleted Lou Tianqin, the domineering, unruly king of business, has actually gotten married, and his bride is none other than Jiang Xiaomi, an unknown paparazzo. On their wedding night, he abandons his wife to visit his comatose ex-girlfriend, who has just awakened. Jiang Xiaomi spends the whole night playing mahjong with a mixed-race man, then declares without a shred of guilt, “We each do our own thing.” Five years later, the petite woman nestles in his arms. “Honey, I'm still a little short of my targ 10.5kReads9.3Score913Shelves

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   In this book, the male protagonist and his brother are a man at home, but are a coward at home. And they all handed over their assets and became poor every day.

5. 505 以 I Thought We Were Madly in Love, but the Good Girl Played Me 以为是热恋，却被乖乖女玩了 Er Li二厘Modern Romance661k WordsCompleted [Original title: Green on Me All You Want, But We Can't Break Up] [The heroine is turned from lesbian to straight + Both leads are each other's first and only + School days to city life + The hero is driven to madness + Extreme possessiveness + Reunion after a long separation] [Bookish, seemingly sweet girl with a hidden dark side X Arrogant young heir who can't stop falling for her] “I want you to make him fall for you, then cheat on him. I want him to know what it feels like to be cheated on!” 14.3kReads8.1Score1.2kShelves
6. 506 我 I Pretend to Be Cute, and the Teasing Puppy Boy Falls for It Step by Step 我可爱我装的，钓系奶狗步步引诱 Xiao Ruanli小软礼Modern Romance391k WordsCompleted Ye Rong was hailed as the entertainment industry’s top-tier beauty: exquisite features, a graceful figure, and a stunning, alluring cheongsam that made her a natural temptress. The industry bigwigs who wanted to keep her numbered enough to stretch from Kyoto all the way to France. Unfortunately, this beauty was proud and untamable. Every bigwig who approached her hit a brick wall. Until one day, a flood of top-tier opportunities came her way, making her wildly famous. When asked about it, Ye Ron 3.3kReads9.4Score422Shelves

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   The male protagonist has always been a little bitch in front of the female protagonist! Sibling love➕cheongsam royal sister➕scheming little dog➕secret love. When others asked Shang Chumo how to chase girls, he said that it was just "pretend". Pretend to be cute, pretend to be pitiful ~ the heroine really likes this ~

7. 507 暗 After Secretly Loving the Male Lead, I Was Forcefully Taken for Myself 暗恋男主之后我被强取豪夺了 Salted Fish Biscuit in a Tree树上的咸鱼饼干Modern Romance278k WordsCompleted Original title: After Secretly Loving the Male Lead, I Was Taken by Force A love-struck male lead who starts out cold but later falls head over heels for her vs. a cool-headed female lead who diligently carries out her missions The male lead is not the original male lead, and neither the male nor female lead is perfect. You’re an ordinary girl with a secret crush on the male lead. But someone finds out and tells everyone, and then they all look down on you. They say you’re not good enough for hi 10.8kReads8.6Score764Shelves
8. 508 纨 The Playboy Won Me a Noble Title, and the Reborn Matriarch Went on a Killing Spree 纨绔为我夺诰命，重生主母杀疯了 Folded in the Mist折雾里Ancient Romance905k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Clear-headed, independent true heiress x play-the-pig-to-eat-the-tiger fake wastrel] [Female-oriented fiction + heroine reborn + hero transmigrates + political intrigue] After more than ten years as the wife of the Ningyuan Marquis's heir, managing the household and dutifully serving her parents-in-law, Shen Tangning believed she had done nothing wrong. Not until the usually distant heir began an affair with her half sister, now married to his younger brother, and they 49.6kReads9.2Score7.1kShelves

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   This one! A sober and independent real lady VS a fake dude pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger! The heroine is gentle and generous, calm and sober, emotionally stable, has the skills of a noble lady from an aristocratic family, and is decisive and independent-minded. The hero is cheerful and casual, full of youthful feeling, a little timid, a little innocent, and a little cute! A rebirth, a time travel, it is a matter of marriage first and love later, mutual attraction to falling in love and knowing each other, a long-lasting love is really good!

9. 509 月 The Moonlight Kissed the Wildly Growing Vines 月光吻过疯长的藤 Tong Si橦肆Modern Romance213k WordsCompleted The short drama is out: [Wolfish Younger Brother] vs. [Sweet, Gentle Older Sister] [Mad, Black-Bellied Crown Prince] [Older Sister-Younger Brother Romance, Obsessive Coercion, Long-Standing Scheme, Childhood Sweethearts] Sheng Shuran had always thought she was Chi Heng’s older sister. Until he said, “Sis, I feel awful. Help me.” That was when she realized she had raised a wolf. A cuddly little puppy? Not a chance! He never acts cute or begs for attention! He’s a madman with no humanity! [My brot 25.6kReads8.8Score2.3kShelves

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   ❤️The male protagonist is so cute! Who knows how he can be a big boss outside and turn into a "little naughty dog" in an instant at home? The male protagonist is an all-powerful "father" outside, but instantly turns into a clingy puppy/coquettish boss at home. This contrast is so cute that it's so sweet. This series of stories brings out the "A on the outside but a pet on the inside" 👇👇

10. 510 可 Damn! Why Is the Crown Princess Surrounded by Suitors Everywhere? 可恶！怎么到处都是长公主的鱼！ What Did I Do Today今天我干嘛了Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Short drama of the same name] [The Princess's World of Flowers] Now streaming [Content warning: The female lead is not exclusive, but all the men are, so read with caution] [Schrodinger's playgirl × a whole lot of men] [Lighthearted, not a serious historical drama] [Original title]: Too Many Men Are Such a Hassle. Who Should I Spoil? Wen Yu transmigrates into the Great Sheng Dynasty as its beautiful, useless, brainless eldest princess. After learning that the original owner drowned by accident 51kReads9.5Score6.8kShelves

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    🌹🌹 ① Wen Yu transformed into the eldest princess of the Dasheng Dynasty and owned a large fish pond. Lu Ren was riding a general🐎 outside. Facing the princess👑, his brother complained: Bro, do you know, you just acted like a frustrated little daughter-in-law in front of the eldest princess🥰

11. 511 姐 Be a Good Girl, Sister. Get on Your Knees 姐姐乖，踩下去 1MIMModern Romance310k WordsCompleted A seemingly wicked but actually kind-hearted young lady versus a sweet puppy at first, then a crazed bad dog [One-on-One Romance + Love Rivals + Corruption + Obsessive Love + Younger Man + Redemption] - Li Zhaoyue awakens to a wicked female supporting character System. To make the gloomy villain fall in love with the heroine eleven years later, just as he is supposed to, she runs to an orphanage at the age of ten and takes the little villain home herself, determined to teach him how cruel people 18.3kReads8.1Score2.7kShelves
12. 512 绿 The Green Tea Streamer Is Everyone's Favorite, and Her Big Spenders Are Enchanted 绿茶主播万人迷，大哥们神魂颠倒 Qiqi Says There Should Be Light七七说要有光Modern Romance552k WordsCompleted [A scheming, flirtatious beauty with a sweet, calculating charm + wealthy, handsome top donors] (Complete, with occasional bonus chapters) Yu Shuangshuang, a green-tea villainess who had been cycling through quick-transmigration worlds, finally got the chance to come back to life. The price was fulfilling the original owner's wish: becoming a top-tier livestreamer and earning enough to pay off her debts. Yu Shuangshuang: “Livestreaming? Sounds fun.” Step by step, she used her beauty and talents 11.8kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves
13. 513 竹 Childhood Friend, Stop Competing: Miss Jiang Is a Master Flirt and His White Moonlight 竹马别争了，江小姐白月光超会撩 Draw the Spring into My Dreams引泉入梦来Modern Romance229k WordsCompleted [One-on-one + sweet romance + rekindled love + a mad dog chained up + mutual salvation] [Cool, world-weary beauty × untamed, rebellious family powerbroker] Everyone in Haicheng's social circles knew one thing: the cold and heartless young master of the Bo family had spent two years searching for a woman overseas. Even without a single lead, he never gave up. So people began to envy the woman Bo Siye had kept in his heart and yearned for over those two years. Then the daughter of the Jiang family 8.6kReads8.7Score1.2kShelves
14. 514 掌 The Darling in the Palm 掌上娇娇 Zhi Yun支云Ancient Romance907k WordsCompleted [Print edition preorder opens July 17] [Film and TV rights sold] [Reader's guide: sweet romance, devoted couple, feel-good wish fulfillment, with clever schemes and political intrigue, many clues and details, and a large cast of well-developed characters. The heroine never gets the short end of the stick; anything that doesn't make sense will be explained later] Prince Xuan, He Junting. In the novel Devoted to the Imperial Consort, the author wrote of how he slaughtered the entire Northern Di co 126.4kReads9.5Score15.7kShelves
15. 515 我 My Elegant, Aloof Fiancé Turns Out to Be a Total Sweetheart 我那矜贵高冷的未婚夫居然是嗲夫 Wooden Raisin木提子Modern Romance274k WordsCompleted [Mr. Cen, who’s been plotting this for ages and goes mad with coercive love when he can’t keep up the act & Miss Liang, a sensible woman forced to become an expert at training dogs] One-line summary: After meeting Mr. Cen, sensible Miss Liang is driven to grab him by the throat and call him a rabid dog. Synopsis: Liang Yunzheng has been a quiet, well-behaved girl all her life. She has foxlike eyes and a bewitchingly beautiful face, but she’s a sensible, honest person. The only bold thing she’s e 23.2kReads8.9Score3.6kShelves
16. 516 踹 I Ditch My Scumbag Dad to Marry a Commander, and the Pretty Army Wife Is Treasured 踹渣爹嫁首长，俏军嫂被捧在心尖 One Smile Captivates the Orange一笑倾橙Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [All-around rich beauty + no supporting deadbeats + no black-market dealings + no relocation to the countryside + spatial System with multiverse trading] Lin Siqiao transmigrated from a fabulously wealthy Shanghai socialite into a pitiful young woman in the 1970s, disliked by her own family. Less than a year after her birth mother died, her scumbag father brought home a stepmother. They say that once you have a stepmother, you get a stepfather too. But Lin Siqiao never imagined that, just to sei 30.2kReads9.5Score4.3kShelves
17. 517 挺 Fighting Villains While Pregnant! The Wealthy Villainess Awakens! 挺孕肚打反派！豪门女配觉醒了！ Blue Wisteria蓝紫荆Modern Romance610k WordsCompleted [Completed] [Delicate, beautiful, mischievous girl × Brooding, obsessive, robotic man] One day, Shen Kui awakens to discover that her world is a novel. She is a disposable villainess who is infatuated with the male lead. Using her pregnancy as an excuse, she constantly hits and berates her genius husband, who has autism. She abuses her wealthy in-laws, lets her rebellious brother-in-law act like the heroine’s dog at school, and bleeds her family dry to prop up their precious son. After giving bi 37kReads8.0Score2.3kShelves

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    🫧🫧The heroine lost her memory. The first time she saw the hero, she told her friends that the guy over there was so handsome. After looking at her again and again, her friends advised her to be more reserved. The first time she saw Zai when she got home, she remembered that the handsome man was her husband. The heroine secretly saw the hero at night. The hero said with red eyes and grievances, "Didn't you forget me?" The heroine: What should I do?! It looks better.

18. 518 八 An Eighties-Era Little Miss, Doted on Excessively by a Top Scientist 八零娇气包，科研大佬过分宠 Tingting Rain亭亭雨Modern Romance679k WordsCompleted [Pampered, affectionate beauty VS straight-laced research mogul, transmigrated into a book + spoiled girl + sweet romance + love after marriage] Xue Minmin is a fussy beauty, spoiled and willful, who unexpectedly finds herself transported into a book. Force the research mogul to marry her? Frame the camellia-loving heroine? Marry an old man, have three kids, and get beaten? No, no, no! It has to be a dream! When she opens her eyes again, someone is kissing her by force. She curses him as a perve 8kReads8.2Score816Shelves
19. 519 首 The Tycoon Is a Pervert, and I Can’t Take His Tearful Kisses, So I Run Away Pregnant 首富是变态，亲哭我受不了带球跑 A Piece of Ginger Pear Pastry一块姜梨酥Modern Romance202k WordsOngoing [New book, just rated. The score will rise. Both leads are each other’s first + Love at First Sight + Take Her by Force + Unhinged Possessive Love + She Runs Away While Pregnant Later + He’ll Regret Losing Her + Age Gap + Devoted Husband] Rugged, domineering CEO × sweet girl Fang Li was the campus belle of Jiangcheng University, fair-skinned, beautiful, delicate, and soft. With an alcoholic father and a mother drowning in debt, she was at the end of her rope when she got drunk, walked into the w 1.1kReads6.9Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist is the richest man and begs the female protagonist to slap him at home [lick screen][lick screen][lick screen]

20. 520 资 The Reborn Capitalist Heiress Is Doted on by Her Military Officer Husband 资本家大小姐重生军官老公掌心宠 Yan Xingyan言星妍Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Historical Setting + Joining the Army Husband on an Island + Reborn + Young Lady + Sweet Romance + Everyday Life] [Alternate setting, 1960s] [Flirtatious, high-maintenance heroine and rough, arrogant hero] Shen Yitang thought there must be something seriously wrong with her. She had spent five years disliking Gu Huaizheng, but after he died, she spent a full ten years missing him. She missed the strong arms that had protected her in the catastrophic flood, and the safe haven he had built for he 20.9kReads7.9Score1.7kShelves

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    This male protagonist is not a puppy, he is very good-looking

21. 521 白 My White Moonlight Is Actually My Arranged Marriage Partner? Then I'm Not Calling Off the Wedding 白月光竟是联姻对象？这婚不退了 Blue Smoke Weeping Dew蓝烟泣露Modern Romance238k WordsCompleted [An elegant, devoted young heir from Beijing's elite circles x a spirited heiress from Shucheng. Both are each other's first and only love + sweet romance + scheming leads] Jiang Lin is a rare exception among the young heirs of Beijing's elite: he keeps himself chaste and never gets involved with anyone, all because his father has kept a close watch on him and arranged an engagement for him long ago. But even the tightest plans can have a loophole. Someone still found her way into his heart and 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    He is a glamorous CEO outside, but he is gentle and caring at home, and he is willing to be a mistress in order to get the upper hand.

22. 522 他 He Really Took the Bait and Can't Stop Grinning 他真被吊成翘嘴了 Gentle Scholar温柔文人Modern Romance288k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available. Book title: Orange Coffee] Pei Shuang first met Li Changying at Xiyuan North Station. He was very tall, with a long, well-proportioned build and a striking presence. Slicked-back hair, black leather jacket, black sunglasses, and vintage gradient-ripped jeans. A male celebrity. A cool guy. A fashionista. That was Pei Shuang’s first impression of him. And it was mostly accurate. On the first day of freshman registration at Xiyuan University, he became famous. Rumors r 37.8kReads9.5Score5.5kShelves

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    Pei Shuang first met Li Changying at Xiwanbei Station. He is tall, tall, well-proportioned, and has a commanding temperament. Big back hair, black leather jacket, black sunglasses, retro gradient ripped pants. Male celebrities, cool guys, trendy guys. This was Pei Shuang's first impression of this person. This is probably the case. On the first day of reporting as a freshman at Xiwan University, this person became famous. Rumors spread wildly on the school confessional wall and forums that this man was a scumbag who wandered among thousands of flowers and cast a wide net without losing sight of his intentions. He was called the eldest son of the sea. Later - Pei Shuang looked at him and said softly: "You are blushing again. … Li Changying buried his head in her neck, and after a while he hummed helplessly. Li Changying relayed to his friend: "When I didn't know her, she called me by my name accurately, and she also praised me for my good looks and nice name. " Finally he concluded: "She is interested in me. "My friend asked: "Do you know what kind of boy you are? Immediately afterwards, a friend made a sharp comment: "If you are willing to take the bait, I guess you will die on your own initiative without even putting out the bait." "

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