Looking for a Story That's Heartbreaking at the Start and Sweet at the End 想要那种开头很虐，结尾很甜的那种

1. 1 表 He Acts Like He Doesn't Like Me, but Secretly Wants to Kiss Me Breathless 表面不喜欢，背地要把我嘴亲烂 Moon Toast酹月Two Male Leads276k WordsCompleted [Two male leads / marriage first, love later / comedy / sweet romance / devoted to each other] [Beautiful, high-maintenance bottom × paternal, domineering CEO top] The much Sheng Yunk e disliked Bai Wan five years ago, the much he spoils him five years later. Everyone in high society knows Sheng Yunk e dotes on Bai Wan, lavishing him with islands, buildings, and private jets, and showing off his husband all over social media. Sheng Yunk e, transported from five years ago to the present, feels li 8kReads9.4Score877Shelves

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   It barely met half of the requirements, the ending was sweet, and it tortured me intermittently in the middle.

2. 2 失 Starlight Out of Control 失控星光 Si Jiao司皎Two Male Leads371k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Uncontrolled Starlight goes on sale nationwide on May 30] [Two male leads + secret love + entertainment industry + younger man + rekindled romance] Shen Jixing, a legendary movie star in the Chinese entertainment industry, is as aloof as snow on a mountaintop, noble and cold. He has long held an unshakable place at the pinnacle of the industry. Then one day, a tidal wave of vicious scandals engulfs him… His status plummets overnight. With nowhere else to go, he calmly knock 54.6kReads9.6Score8.2kShelves
3. 3 滴 Ding! A Taste of the Tycoon Life 滴！豪门体验卡 Carrot Terminator胡萝贝终结者Two Male Leads416k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + healing + everyone dotes on him + mutual devotion] Two male leads! Two male leads! Gentle, mature CEO top × sunny on the outside, depressed on the inside bottom I got rich overnight, but I'm no country bumpkin! Zhou Mo was a poor little cabbage with no parents. His only asset was his good looks, and he had to haul bricks at construction sites every day just to scrape together his college tuition. Then one day, while happily hauling bricks, he got hit on the head with 17.9kReads9.5Score3kShelves
4. 4 养 After Taking in a Beautiful Wife, the Celibate Man Fell for Her 养了漂亮老婆后，禁欲的他沦陷啦 Blondie the Lop-Eared Bunny with Tiny Feet黄毛小脚立耳兔Two Male Leads432k WordsCompleted [Male-male romance, old flames rekindled, flash marriage, love after marriage, sweet and doting, age gap, both are each other's first and only, earthy romance, bottom's perspective] [Pitiful, soft, tearful beauty bottom VS aloof, fatherly big-shot top] On the surface: Uncle Mo fell in love with the little bunny at first sight × In reality: Uncle Mo deliberately seduced the little bunny √ Mo Yu, a thirty-three-year-old confirmed bachelor, decided he wanted to marry Bai Yun the first time he saw h 10.9kReads9.4Score1.3kShelves
5. 5 他 He Loves Me So Much! The Unhinged Big Shot Only Wants to Spend Money on the Cannon Fodder 他超爱！疯批大佬只想给炮灰花钱 Peachy Oolong, Regular Sugar桃气乌龙正常糖Two Male Leads512k WordsCompleted [Physical publication signed] [Two male leads + showbiz + transmigrate into a book + goofy guy takes down a maniac + mutually faithful + EA] - Jiang Nan transmigrates into a pampered fake young master from a novel. The moment he opens his eyes, Fu Jingzhou, the novel's biggest villain, is sitting in a wheelchair, while Jiang Nan is hopping around and pointing at him, yelling, "Fu Jingzhou, what makes a cripple like you think you can marry me?" The original owner leaves him this mess, then kicks 35kReads9.6Score5.2kShelves
6. 6 落 After Falling on Hard Times, I Was Spoiled by a Powerful Hong Kong Tycoon 落魄后，我被港圈大佬娇养 Warm Words温言暖语Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Sweetness and heartbreak intertwined, groveling pursuit, forced love, both leads are inexperienced] [Powerful, scheming man with endless stamina VS proud heiress fallen on hard times] After Lin Tingran goes bankrupt, she’s bought by the man she once looked down on. Zhou Jiansui treats her well: gentle, affectionate, domineering, and devoted. She can’t help falling in love with him, but just as she’s ready to spend her life with him... She discovers that all his tenderness, sweet words, and poss 2.3kReads8.8Score184Shelves

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   Read this book! Recommended

7. 7 跪 Kneel and Kiss the Iris 跪吻鸢尾 All Living Things30芸芸众生30Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing Tu Mingyuan was made to marry the ruthless CEO of the Li family in her sister's place. He spent every night indulging himself with her, and she thought he loved her. But that was only what she believed. When he had to choose between two people, she was the one he abandoned. Pregnant, she fell into the sea and vanished without a trace. At last, the ruthless CEO went mad. “Drain every drop of seawater if you have to, but find her! I want her alive if she's alive, and her body if she's dead!” Three 2.7kReads—Score146Shelves

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   The beginning is cruel, the ending is sweet

8. 8 妻 A Wife's Revenge 妻子的报复 Jia Qi嘉粸Modern Romance650k WordsCompleted [Adapted into two short dramas] A torn-open condom wrapper shattered her faith in love and all her romantic illusions. In an instant, the beliefs she had clung to collapsed completely. Li Man discovered that her husband had not only cheated on her, but had also hidden their assets and even planned to frame her so she would leave the marriage with nothing. Faced with her husband's betrayal, Li Man began her relentless revenge! 44.6kReads9.2Score3.2kShelves

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   I really like the plot. The ups and downs are so exciting that it makes you feel like the protagonist is you. I really like it.

9. 9 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 1kReads—Score100Shelves

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   These books are pretty good. The male and female protagonists marry first and love later. A billionaire CEO becomes a maniac who dotes on his wife. The front is a bit sadistic and the back is a bit sweet.

10. 10 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 2.2kReads6.8Score145Shelves
11. 11 植 The Comatose Tycoon Falls in Love with Me 植物人大佬，爱上我 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance378k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + devoted to one another + sweet romance] An Ran is a highly skilled neurosurgeon who should have been making a name for herself saving lives. Instead, her greedy stepmother and father force her into the dark depths of fate. Tempted by money, they push her into what seems like an endless, loveless marriage, marrying her off to Mu Tingchen, a legendary business tycoon left in a vegetative state after a car accident. Once, Mu Tingchen ruled the business world with an ir 922Reads6.3Score—Shelves
12. 12 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. 936Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 13 老 Don't Be Afraid, Honey. I Have a Redemption System to Help Me Win You Back 老婆别怕，我有赎罪系统换我追你 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance203k WordsCompleted “Runaway Heiress x Possessive New Money Peacock” “Mind Reading + Both Reborn + Wife-Chasing System” * In her previous life, Song Yi was an untouchable heiress who treated Jiang Lin like a plaything. She took him by force, abandoned him, then left the country without a second thought. Later, when the Song family went bankrupt, he was the only person who could save her. He trapped her in a five-year marriage, holding her captive. Everyone said Jiang Lin was a distant, untouchable flower: cold, ele 2kReads—Score100Shelves

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    In his last life, he was played and abandoned, and when they reunited, he imprisoned her for five years through marriage. He unexpectedly gave birth to a child, and the heroine died full of hatred. In this life, he stalked and pursued his wife forcefully.

14. 14 守 Stars Keeping Watch Over the Mist 守望雾霭的星辰 Tang Tang de Pang Pang唐唐de胖胖Modern Romance219k WordsCompleted Su Nianman was sent to an orphanage by her mother, who had no choice but to give her up. She was the only ray of light in the life of Huo Chenyu, a lonely boy. But fate tore them apart. Fifteen years later, she was a top-tier star, dazzling in the spotlight, while he had become a business magnate with immense power. A contract brought them together again. Amid misunderstandings and mutual testing, he forcefully tried to win her back, while she kept her distance. It was only when Su Nianman insis 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Huo Chenyu, the heir to a business empire, will always have the image of a little girl from an orphanage in his heart - "Manman" who once gave him a candy. When we reunited many years later, she was already the tough and independent actor Su Nianman. A marriage full of entanglements binds the two together.

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