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1. 351 万 The Most Hated Guy Is Seriously Fierce 万人嫌他超凶的 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads379k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + rekindled romance + everyone faces their comeuppance + happy ending] A sickly, universally disliked bottom, a top who’s an esports superstar. After receiving a diagnosis, Shen Ning cruelly abandoned Qin Jiu, the only person he had to rely on. Two years later, they met again. The penniless boy from back then had become a rising esports superstar. Shen Ning tried to explain, but a single stab ended all hope. Dragging his battered body along, he watched his beloved take the stage 8kReads9.2Score632Shelves

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   Qin Jiu is a big shot in the e-sports circle. He grew up with Shen Ning in an orphanage, fell in love, but they separated when Shen Ning fell ill. Qin Jiu has always misunderstood him... Anyway, it's super good-looking, a short story of over a hundred chapters. You won't regret reading it! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Laughing][Laughing]

2. 352 浪 The Waves Trust the Clouds’ Whiteness 浪花信任云的白 Qinghe Qinghe清和清和Modern Romance355k WordsCompleted Two souls fall into a campus dream; reunited on a Middle Eastern battlefield | Doctors Without Borders × frontier defense hero | unhinged yet restrained, healing regret | sweet, bittersweet tension | rekindled romance | devoted to each other, happy ending A three-day romance in their youth, followed by twelve years apart across mountains and seas · Mature adults wearing the guise of high schoolers, falling into the most heart-wrenching romance in a dream · Each other's cure and salvation; a god 80Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The main story is complete. • Mature men and women, disguised as high school students, experience the most heart-wrenching romance in a dream. • Mutual remedies and redemptions; a god descends from the Middle East battlefield, and they reunite in reality—a super sweet love story.

3. 353 谁 Who Says I Don't Like You? 谁说我讨厌你啦？ Like a Scene, Like Brocade似景似锦Modern Romance110k WordsOngoing "I like him more than anyone, and I hate him more than anyone." -[Sweet and angsty, high school romance, healing, two top students Content warning: The female lead has suicidal tendencies, depression, and anxiety] At first, they couldn't stand each other. Until her deliberate efforts to keep her distance started getting under his skin, so he deliberately kept making his presence felt around her. Through his efforts, he succeeded in falling for her. And she became unable to live without him. But 32Reads—Score109Shelves

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4. 354 泥 Mud Pearl 泥珠 Edamame Buddha毛豆佛爷Modern Romance343k WordsCompleted [A socially awkward, insecure mountain girl x a wicked young master with the world at his feet] ㅤ When Yu Pan Di was thirteen, her parents "entrusted" her to the Yue family for a hundred thousand yuan. Yue Jian Che renamed her Yu Zhu. He said Zhu meant a rare pearl, but what he really had in mind was the word for pig, as in stupid as one.ㅤㅤ She was a dingy mountain moon from the depths of the Qinling Mountains: quiet, awkward, and insecure, never daring to ask for anything. He was a handsome, vi 139.6kReads8.6Score20.1kShelves

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   This book is truly amazing! The relationship between the female lead and the male lead is one of love-hate dynamic. And the second male lead isn't just a plot device; he has his own love, and the author develops him extensively. I really ship the female lead and the second male lead. If you enjoy stories where the second male lead wins, you should definitely check this out. Initially, the male lead didn't know what love was, nor how to love, which led to his tragic ending. But later, he discovered his own feelings and embarked on a tumultuous journey to win back his wife.

5. 355 渡 Save Me, Not the Drunkard 渡我不渡醉 Bamboo Song Pear竹音梨Modern Romance283k WordsCompleted [A guarded, wounded hero × a gentle, steadfast heroine who saves him | Mutual devotion · Rekindled Romance] “Everyone who gets close to me comes to a bad end. You should leave.” “It's not your fault, Jiang Zui. You haven't done anything wrong.” Kneeling in the light, she led him out of the shadows and told him he wasn't a curse. He deserved to be loved. This was a silent standoff, and a gentle salvation. Jiang Zui thought his life would never see the light until he met Su Yuhe at seventeen. Afra 3kReads—Score192Shelves

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   Gentleness is given to those suffering, starlight is offered to those lost; Su Yuhe redeemed Jiang Zui, the wounded young man! This sweet and heart-wrenching story is incredibly good, and the writing is amazing.

6. 356 她 She Cries Easily, but He Makes It Rain Money to Cheer Her Up 她爱哭，但他会爆金币哄 Xia Qing's Little Universe夏晴的小宇宙Modern Romance204k WordsCompleted Tense push and pull, first love, devoted to one another, age gap. I originally wanted to call it “I’ll Raise Someone Else’s Wife.” Lu Zhiyu: A broke web-novel writer who earns only single-digit sums. Twenty years old, a sheltered young woman just entering the workforce. Obedient and compliant, she’s used to answering questions with unrelated replies, yet casually manages to get the hero hooked. A crybaby who speaks her mind, she grows over the course of the story. Zhan Hansheng: CEO of a publicl 1.2kReads—Score100Shelves

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   It's not really that angsty, is it? [Laughing][laughing]

7. 357 被 After Being Abandoned by the Warlord's Daughter 被军阀大小姐抛弃后 Someone Really Amazing特别厉害的人Modern Romance755k WordsCompleted [Mutual devotion, warlord, older-man romance, sweet indulgence, possessive hero, groveling pursuit] [Cheerful, innocent, secretly ruthless younger woman VS scheming, cold, arrogant older man] With chaos on the horizon, conflict was about to erupt. Shen Wannian was betrayed and fell into an enemy trap, where she was captured. Gu Shiyan, captain of the prison guards, was assigned to interrogate her. “Why aren't you eating again?” Shen Wannian: “...Kid, is this your first time interrogating a priso 1.8kReads7.2Score112Shelves

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   The story is a classic "chasing-after-the-husband" trope, full of heartbreak at the beginning but sweet at the end, and written in a very unique style.

8. 358 攀 Clinging 攀缠 Entwined Moonlight月缱绻Modern Romance258k WordsCompleted The print edition of Clinging is now available, and the short drama and comic series are now online. [Reunion after a long separation, rekindled love, sharp tongues and soft hearts, sweetness and angst, happy ending] [Independent, sensitive, aloof beauty ✖ a devoted man who says one thing but means another] [Creative director at an advertising agency ✖ powerful businessman from Beijing's elite circle] The day Ruan Xiang saw Zhou Jingwei again happened to be the first snowfall of the year in Yan 18.2kReads8.8Score1.8kShelves

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   A long-awaited reunion, a broken mirror mended, children, angst, sweetness, and a bittersweet happy ending.

9. 359 冷 Cold and Untouchable? President Lu Demands Cuddles Every Night 冷情冷欲？陆总夜夜强势要贴贴 Xia Buya夏布吖Modern Romance236k WordsCompleted At her engagement party, Jiangsu-Zhejiang-Shanghai heiress Chu Luoyu does the most outrageous thing imaginable. She dumps her childhood sweetheart in front of everyone, then turns around and proposes to his uncle, a man rumored to be cold, taciturn, and uninterested in women! The whole room erupts. Everyone waits to see her become a laughingstock in the Beijing-Shanghai social circle. Mr. Lu, who holds the reins of capital in Beibei, wears an impassive expression. After a long pause, he says jus 419Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The girl descended the stairs slowly, like a fairy descended to earth. Lu Yanchuan swallowed hard, stood up, and followed her with his gaze. His heart skipped a beat with each step she took. [Shy]

10. 360 婚 Three Years as Strangers in Marriage, Now My Ex Regrets It After Our Divorce 婚内陌路三年，离婚后前夫悔红眼 Miss Huang黄家小姐Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [The husband’s redemption, domineering CEO, love after marriage, stand-in, workplace] Three couples are here to sweep you off your feet. This million-word epic tells three very different stories of men trying to win back their wives. [Lin Keli and Zhao Muling] Four years of secret love and three years of marriage. Seven years of devotion end with divorce papers. Three years later, he returns home. How can he win her heart back? [Qiao Yuexin and Tang Shiyan] A fresh college graduate meets a big b 1.1kReads7.7Score100Shelves

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    Both books are a mix of sweet and angst, featuring a "wife-chasing-after-the-wife" trope. The angst isn't detailed, but the main focus is on the pursuit of the wife after a long separation. Both are incredibly good, especially the second one. While the initial rating isn't high, the reviews are almost unanimously positive. Check them out to see if they're your cup of tea!

11. 361 完 I'm Done For, the Top Host I Picked Is a Big Shot from the Capital 完蛋，我点的头牌是京圈大佬 Xia Buya夏布吖Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted The Jiang family’s illegitimate daughter, outwardly obedient but rebellious to the core, × the refined, cold, and proud Sixth Master Fu, feared by everyone in the capital’s elite circle “How are you going to thank me?” The man’s magnetic, seductive voice sounded by her ear once again. Jiang Liuli’s earlobes flushed warm. She knew she couldn’t escape. Every time he said that, she became a little rabbit completely at his mercy. What had she done to end up owing him so many favors? He was supposed 6.1kReads8.6Score676Shelves
12. 362 难 A Preview of Heartbreak: The Arms Dealer's Quest to Win His Wife Back 难哄预告，军火大佬追妻火葬场 Miss Huang黄家小姐Modern Romance549k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1.5kReads7.1Score—Shelves
13. 363 我 My Down-on-His-Luck Contract Boyfriend 我的落难合约男友 Snow Drifting Through the Borderlands边城飘雪Modern Romance254k WordsCompleted [Childhood sweethearts, contract romance, she pursues him early on, then he chases his wife] Lin Xiaoxiao pursued Luo Zheng for years, following him from their small town to Hong Kong for graduate school. She loved him with all her heart, but Luo Zheng always seemed out of reach. Then a sudden turn of events sent the once dazzling, confident Luo Zheng tumbling into the depths, with nowhere left to turn. Lin Xiaoxiao handed him a contract: pretend to be a couple for six months, no intimacy, and t 272Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story begins with the woman pursuing the man, followed by a tumultuous journey of pursuing her lover: the distance from the small town to the port city represents Lin Xiaoxiao's long and arduous journey over several years. She silently pursued Luo Zheng for years without a single complaint, yet he never reciprocated her feelings. Until one day he fell on hard times and found himself in dire straits, everyone else turned a blind eye and took advantage of his misfortune. Only she, with a six-month contract, exchanged it for legitimate companionship, carefully guarding the deep affection she had hidden for so many years.

14. 364 离 After the Divorce, My Bodyguard Ex-Husband Became a Tycoon 离婚后，保镖前夫他成了财阀大佬 Pei Ruoyun裴若云Modern Romance694k WordsCompleted [A spoiled heiress with nothing but money and beauty vs. an exceptionally capable bodyguard bent on revenge who gets tangled up in her instead (angsty romance, both leads have no other partners)] “I’m bleeding… Can you see? I’m bleeding.” He spent four years lying low by her side under the guise of her personal bodyguard. On the day his long-awaited revenge was complete, she collapsed, staining the snow white with blood. He hated her. From the very first day he came to work for her, he had wante 16.4kReads8.0Score931Shelves

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    This one! This one! The male lead works as a bodyguard in the female lead's family to avenge her father. The female lead initially pursues him, but later, he causes her family's ruin and she falls out of love. The male lead then realizes his mistake and faces a heartbreaking situation of trying to win her back! No triggers, the only one at fault is the female lead's father.

15. 365 结 On Our Wedding Day, the Heir to a Tycoon Family Put Me in My Place 结婚当天，豪门继承人给我下马威 Xia Buya夏布吖Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Marry first, fall in love later + seven-year age gap + misunderstandings + rekindled love] [Proud, high-status male lead + calm, clever female lead. Sweet-and-angsty romance is the best!] Everyone in Mocheng says that Master Mo, who is nearly thirty, has no interest in women. Rumor has it he's waiting for his childhood sweetheart, and that the two of them will naturally marry in time. But one day, Mo Chengzhou is suddenly forced by his grandfather to marry a twenty-one-year-old girl with a five 3.9kReads9.1Score376Shelves
16. 366 拒 After Refusing Granny Meng’s Soup, the Scheming Puppy Starts Acting Again 拒喝孟婆汤后，心机小狗又开演了 Strange and Uncanny异詭Two Male Leads229k WordsCompleted [Adorable Top × Strong Bottom × Height Difference × Younger Man] Sickly, scheming puppy-like top × indulgent, lean-muscular older-brother bottom Both are devoted in body and mind! The bottom only uses the scumbag! ^ You have a beautiful pair of hands. Use them to trade for a chance to return to the one you love. Ye Zhenzhen has been secretly in love with his older brother for years, but in his previous life, he could only watch him die in a sea of flames. He rushed inside without a moment’s h 295Reads—Score105Shelves

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    🫑Sour and bittersweet (the puppy's inferiority complex), there are angst-filled moments later on.

17. 367 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 5.4kReads7.4Score196Shelves

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    These are good books; the plots are not clichéd.

18. 368 上 General, Your Little Male Zerg Has Run Away Again! 上将，你的小雄虫又跑了！ Gao Gao夰羔Two Male Leads255k WordsCompleted Main story complete + [the husband-chasing crematorium / 1v1, both devoted only to each other / native male Zerg / reunited after a breakup / fated mates / powerful and influential / no rebellion] Male Zerg top x female Zerg bottom [The bottom is physically and emotionally attracted to the top, but is very rational and will exploit the top’s genuine feelings to achieve his goals] A week before the wedding, Lu Xiangche saw evidence that his future spouse had rebelled. He also recalled being decei 4.1kReads5.8Score327Shelves

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    Niche genre, slightly angsty, good plot, and it just happens to reach a crucial point! Worth a try.

19. 369 偏 Flirting With a Stubborn Heart 偏撩犟骨 Xia Buya夏布吖Modern Romance684k WordsCompleted Written by a real person, with the special favor of a silicon-based girl. [The proud, devoted, secretly sensual heir to a powerful Beijing family VS the cool, haughty little vixen of the Sheng family] [The charming, flirtatious young gentleman VS the money-loving sweetheart who’ll indulge in anything but love] The second male lead rises to the top. Years of secret love finally come true, and the side pairing is even more compelling than the main one. Ruan Tian said, “Tangtang, Li Gouzi likes you 411Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 370 破 After My Bankruptcy, My Ex-Boyfriend Became My Boss 破产后前男友成了我老板 Little Future Predictor预言小未来Two Male Leads625k WordsCompleted [Alternate Universe | Two Male Leads | Reunited After a Breakup | Redemption, Sweet and Angsty] The day Cheng Xi went bankrupt, he finally learned what it meant to have everyone turn against him. His parents and older brother fled overseas overnight and vanished without a trace. His fair-weather friends blocked him. And Gu Yun, the poor student he had once “forced” to live with him, was laughing and chatting at a café with a younger schoolmate. Cheng Xi quietly left the city. Three years later, 2.9kReads6.5Score179Shelves

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    First it's angsty, then it's super sweet.

21. 371 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 7.1kReads8.5Score352Shelves
22. 372 矜 A Poised Beauty, Hard to Hold 矜色难持 Bai Yifei白亦非Modern Romance177k WordsCompleted [Dual-Personality Potion Maker vs. Patient, Scheming Finance Tycoon] [Both Pure + Reunited After Years Apart + Long-Planned Romance + Push and Pull as He Pursues Her + Mutual Redemption + Sweet and Angsty + HE] When they were young, Qin Zhengyu rejected her unspoken love. Twelve years after they parted, they reunited, and he went to great lengths to marry her. But the truth behind their sudden romance was merely the elders' pity and her role as a bargaining chip in his exchange of favors... “Yo 1Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 373 军 The White-Collar Girl and Her Military Training Instructor 军训教官的小白领 Edamame Lover爱吃醋毛豆Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted The first time Fu Suting addressed the group, the sound of his military boots striking the ground echoed in every heart. “My name is Fu Suting.” He surveyed the room, his gaze like a blade tempered in ice. “There are no office workers here, only soldiers.” Lin Xiaoyu was unlucky enough to become the object of his special “attention.” When she couldn’t hold a proper military stance, he personally measured the gap between her knees with a ruler. When she kept stepping out of sync during a march, 5.2kReads8.0Score343Shelves

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    Having read for thirty years, I just discovered this book and it's so good! I stayed up until 3 AM reading it. The male lead is a soldier with a powerful background who loves the female lead deeply. They separate due to a misunderstanding, and the male lead pursues her while she avoids him, driving her to the brink of madness. The plot is incredibly addictive. Super sweet, slightly angsty, and I'm hooked! I absolutely love this book!

24. 374 不 Love at Forty 不惑爱情 Blooming Quietly静悄悄地开Modern Romance106k WordsCompleted Xu Anqin, a middle-aged woman, has a life that's a complete mess: a mother with dementia, a selfish older sister, in-laws who are always scheming, and a husband who never gets a clue. Everything gives her anxiety. At the lowest point in her life, her rich, handsome first love reappears. Maybe she has another path to choose, but Xu is clear-headed: "I'm almost forty. How could I still be some domineering CEO's unattainable first love?" Before the divorce, life backed her into a corner with no way 183Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The middle-aged track.

25. 375 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 804Reads8.1Score—Shelves
26. 376 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 5.2kReads8.9Score252Shelves
27. 377 婚 Swept Away by Married Life 婚潮入骨 Yi Jiang一姜Modern Romance393k WordsCompleted Wild and unruly VS sweet and sensitive As part of a family-arranged marriage, Wu Tang married into the Yu family. A month after the wedding, she went with her husband to register their marriage, only to receive a sudden phone call informing her that the man she thought was her husband was actually a fake young master, switched at birth. The real young master was in the capital at that very moment, having just returned to his family. The two families set things right. Their month of newlywed bli 11.8kReads7.6Score4.2kShelves
28. 378 养 A Flawed Upbringing 养成偏差 Saury and Three Cats秋刀鱼和三只猫Modern Romance323k WordsCompleted Cheng Huaizhou, the youngest partner at Maxwell Consulting, an industry benchmark and a business decision-maker who puts reason above all else. Ruan Chaoyang, a rookie who stumbled into consulting after being laid off, with unconventional instincts and energy to spare. His perfect algorithms and her knack for breaking the rules clash again and again. In this contest between reason and emotion, falling in love is the most beautiful deviation in the data. A proud mentor and a sunny girl who always 16.5kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves

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    📍The first book is a workplace romance, a realistic and relatable story of adult love. It features a cheerful, sunny female lead and a possessive male lead whose interactions spark a passionate romance. It's a bittersweet story filled with redemption and growth, and it's not a double virgin story (the female lead is virgin, but the male lead isn't). 📍The second book is a romance within a wealthy family, also a mature romance. It features a gentle and wise female lead and a clingy male lead, a bittersweet story with a great, guiding lover. It's not a double virgin story (the male lead is virgin, but the female lead isn't). Friends, you can learn something valuable from both of these romance novels. The author of the first book has many years of experience working in multinational corporations, while the author of the second book depicts the realities of the wealthy world and the undercurrents of business warfare.

29. 379 被 The Fourth Year of Being Loved Against My Will 被强制爱的第四年 Crane Song yyyy鹤音yyyyModern Romance329k WordsCompleted [Short drama now streaming] [Forced Love + Both Leads Reborn + Obsessive Male Lead + Died for Love in Their Past Life + HE] In the fourth year of being effectively imprisoned by Shen Huaixu, Qiao Qiao asked him for a divorce. Shen Huaixu had quietly stripped her of every freedom, taken control of her entire life, and imprisoned her in a cage built in the name of love. Shen Huaixu was possessive, cool-headed, and fiercely jealous. He commanded the business world and built his own commercial empir 13.9kReads9.2Score1kShelves
30. 380 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 3.2kReads8.4Score150Shelves
31. 381 野 Wild Grass Is No Moonlight in His Heart 野草不是白月光 Innocent Green天真无邪绿Modern Romance468k WordsCompleted Now available in print [A story of a woman’s growth. The male lead has a childhood sweetheart who is almost his girlfriend early on; they reunite after a long separation.] Sui He was a weed. She was poor, vain, sensitive, and calculating. Her only wish was to get into a good school, then earn and spend her own money. She knew Shen Que came from a different world. His family was well-off, he had lots of friends, he was good at school, and girls liked him… He would never understand why she was so 52.9kReads9.1Score6.3kShelves

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    Both of these were bittersweet novels that I managed to read during a period of writer's block. They are completely different genres. In the first book, the female protagonist's difficult family background led to her difficult personality, but she is really strong!

32. 382 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 2.4kReads8.7Score148Shelves
33. 383 撞 After Discovering the Doll's Secret, I Fell for Him 撞破人偶秘密后，我沦陷了 The Chatty Wooden One爱聊天的木头Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted [Younger obsessive, unhinged, devoted puppy x cool-headed, independent senior executive | Older woman-younger man romance | Secret crush | Intense emotional tension | One-on-one romance, both leads have no past partners] Lu Jianwei is the marketing director of Fangtang Group, a true career queen. She’s never dated, stays clear-headed and disciplined, and devotes her life to work, never getting involved in romance. To get through a matchmaking date, she goes along halfheartedly. The date doesn’t 426Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male lead appears gentle and obedient, but his heart and eyes are only for the female lead. He was saved by her when he was young, and as an adult, he stays by her side, silently taking care of her daily life, gradually melting away the unease in her heart. The sweetness that flows like a gentle stream becomes more and more heartwarming with each passing moment.

34. 384 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 1.4kReads8.2Score103Shelves
35. 385 雾 Mist Fills His Eyes 雾漫他眼 Qi Shang七裳Modern Romance357k WordsCompleted The rating just came out, and it’ll rise later. Powerful man bows his head | Winning her back | 9-year age gap | Daddy type Hong Kong tycoon and financier × HKU music student When Shen Hua first arrived at HKU, she heard an upperclassman talking about Zhou Yunting. He was mysterious and had never shown his face, yet his name appeared in the financial pages as if it were synonymous with the rules themselves. Shen Hua took it all as gossip. Until, just before graduation, she discovered with bitter 10.2kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves
36. 386 脉 Lingering Affection 脉脉余情 Kind Atropine善良的阿托品Modern Romance320k WordsCompleted [Steady, Empathetic Doctor × Gentle, Devoted Teacher] [Pure Romance + Reunion After Years Apart + Sweet and Angsty] This isn't a sweet romance. It's a story about two people who never spoke up learning to find their voices. After an accident, Song Chuxing runs into Wen Lan, whom he's not seen in years. But how did his old classmate end up becoming his doctor? As they spend more time together, the blurry face from his memories gradually comes into focus. For Wen Lan, the distant star she'd admir 37Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It started off bittersweet, then got sweet in the middle, and ended up being incredibly agonizing. I never imagined a contemporary romance novel could be this heart-wrenching. [Crying][crying][crying]

37. 387 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
38. 388 当 Where Does Angelica Return? 当归知何处 Above The Sea Of Clouds海云上Two Male Leads251k WordsCompleted [Transmigration | Push and Pull | Mutual Healing | False Replacement] [Transmigrated Impostor Physician vs. Cold-Faced General] A modern-day chef unexpectedly transmigrates and finds himself appointed by imperial decree as the physician to a great general in the northern frontier. With no System or golden finger to help him, he still manages to quietly win the cold-faced general's heart. But the court is in turmoil and danger lurks everywhere: spies sow discord, his achievements threaten the thr 36Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A bittersweet story of redemption amidst chaos and tender companionship!

39. 389 分 After the Breakup, I Became the CEO Living Above My Ex 分手后，我成了前男友楼上的总裁 Zi Qiu Yi Shan淄丘忆山Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted [Independent, clear-headed beauty translator × restrained, proper, abstinent CEO] [Rekindled romance + guiding lover + women’s growth + sweet romance] Eight years ago, at Capital Airport. Chen Chaoyan lost her recommendation for graduate school to someone else, failed the entrance exam, and was slandered during her graduation internship as someone who had “slept her way to the top.” Her love life was in ruins, and when they broke up, she was insulted: “You’re still just a penniless student. The 1.8kReads—Score—Shelves

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    The story of a broken mirror mended and a long-lost reunion is beautifully written. The male lead is a guiding lover, and the female lead is clear-headed, independent, and ambitious. It has a slightly bittersweet feel and is very addictive. It's a great read.

40. 390 嗑 Shipping Couples Has Me Hooked, but My Top-Tier Star Ex Is Deluding Himself 嗑CP上头，顶流前任他自作多情 Yi Fangcao易芳草Modern Romance337k WordsCompleted [Zodiac-themed dating show livestream, sweet romance in showbiz, completed happy ending] [Astrology blogger × top-tier star singer, one-on-one, both each other's first and only love] [Reunited after years apart and rekindling an old flame + dating-show love-triangle drama + adorable child playing matchmaker] Tao Yuyin got so invested in the couples on a zodiac-themed dating show that she commented under every episode: This couple has to get back together! The latest behind-the-scenes clip insp 115Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Yes, it's sweet overall, with a little bit of angst in the middle, but the ending is great, and the epilogue is also very sweet.

41. 391 再 Giving In Again 再次认栽 Wang Er忘儿Modern Romance248k WordsCompleted [Reunited After Years Apart + Mending a Broken Relationship + Intense Push and Pull + Sweet Romance After Marriage] A stunning heiress fallen on hard times × a devoted, restrained CEO At university: an arrogant heiress × a computer genius from a middle-class family Seven years after their breakup, they meet again. One has fallen from the clouds, while the other has climbed to the very top. Liao Anqi meets Song Siyuan at her most wretched. The genius young man she once “dumped” has become the bi 4kReads8.9Score278Shelves

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    The beginning was angsty, but the ending was sweet after they got married. It's now complete.

42. 392 当 When the Departed Return 当归故人辞 Above The Sea Of Clouds海云上Two Male Leads211k WordsCompleted [Cool, catlike apothecary × devoted, doglike boss] [Transmigration | redemption | companionship | happy ending] From a chaotic age to an unfamiliar world, with a changed face and a new name, A Ning is left to her own devices in a tiny clinic. What will become of her? Time and place have changed, and those she knew are gone. The past feels like a dream, hazy and unreal. Only the person before her is warm and sincere. Perhaps the road home was never far away… 9Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 393 退 After Breaking Off the Engagement, I Became the Bloodthirsty Mad Emperor's Beloved 退亲后，我成了嗜血疯帝的白月光 Bright and Awkward灼灼囧华Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn + remorseful pursuit of the wife + devoted couple + court intrigue + historical romance] In her previous life, Xiao Yan was demoted from crown prince to commoner. Lin Zhaoyue helped him return to the Eastern Palace and ascend the throne. He once promised she would be empress and that they would spend their lives together. But later, she could only watch helplessly as he married another woman. He not only let that woman torment Lin Zhaoyue's maid and cause her eight-month-old baby to die 5.7kReads7.6Score431Shelves

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    Although it's a bit angsty, it's really captivating!!! Don't be put off by the low rating. Maybe everyone prefers overly sweet stories, but after seeing so many sweet ones, this kind of thing is really appealing.

44. 394 暗 Stealing Kisses in the Dead of Night 暗夜偷欢 Young Master Ximen西门少爷Modern Romance840k WordsCompleted [One-on-one, angst before sweetness, a mad and obsessive domineering CEO] In her previous life, she did everything she could to escape Nanchuan and marry his uncle, Gong Ye. In the end, her heart and eyes were cut out, and she died a gruesome death. Reborn on the night they broke up, she vows never to leave him again in this life, and to make him pay! But Gong Ye suddenly falls hopelessly in love with her. The more she hurts him, the more he loves her... Nanchuan: “You're mine. Let him die!” Gon 20.1kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves

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    The beginning was really heart-wrenching; the male lead kept lying and tried everything to keep her, but she wouldn't open her mouth. The later part was quite sweet, yeah.

45. 395 京 Azure Blue over Jingwan 京湾湛蓝 Blank Space777空白格777Modern Romance707k WordsCompleted A cool, aloof, abstinent CEO × a quirky, talented, sweet girl Jing Zhan, the current head of a business empire, thinks Lan Wan Er is a pampered, well-behaved young lady of the Lan family. After Jing Zhan rejects every eligible young woman his grandfather tries to set him up with, he unexpectedly agrees to honor the marriage contract that had been arranged long ago! Jing Zhenhai, Jing Zhan’s grandfather, never intended for him to honor this long-forgotten engagement. He had just one reason: “You 3.4kReads8.6Score358Shelves

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    This one's got a bit of angst at first, then a dramatic "wife-chasing-back-to-the-heart" moment, all the side couples' storylines are covered, it's all about the female lead's friends and the male lead's brothers getting together, and there's even a separate epilogue about the children's relationships at the end. It's super good!

46. 396 盲 The Blind Prince Keeps Fighting, Snatching, and Playing the Victim 盲眼王爷他又争又抢又茶 April Friend四月友人Ancient Romance334k WordsCompleted (Slow-Burn Romance / Love Grows Over Time / Mutual Healing / Young Love / HE) Fleeing famine northward, Su Ying was so weak with hunger that she nearly died in the blizzard. The blind young master Pei Xiu of the Minister's residence saved her and took her in. Two years later, power changed hands, and the Pei family fell overnight. The night the family was arrested and their home confiscated, Su Ying rescued the little blind boy amid the chaos. · That year, Su Ying was sixteen, hiding from place 72.9kReads9.3Score14.5kShelves

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    [Crying][crying][crying]

47. 397 校 A Bittersweet Campus Romance 校园苦涩爱情 Wood Drifting Across the Seas木浮四海Modern Romance101k WordsCompleted This is a campus romance about a boy and a girl whose misunderstandings lead them from dislike to love, and eventually to a bitter breakup. It reminds us that sometimes, once you miss your chance, you miss it for a lifetime. Treasure everything you have now. 79Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'd like to recommend a book.

48. 398 嘘 Shh, She’s the Girlfriend You Can’t Talk About: A Demon Lover! 嘘，不能说的女朋友：恶魔恋人！ Hidden in the Snow雪上隐Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted ❤️Bring the refined, well-mannered, celibate heir of a prestigious family down from his pedestal! The withdrawn, lovesick girl steals her sister’s top-tier boyfriend! Adapted into the short drama The Lingering Warmth of Ashes, also known as At Night, the Top-Tier Brother Walks Into My Room. The print edition is coming soon! ❤️Sweet, innocent girl with a hidden dark side tempts the aloof heartthrob + both leads are virgins + guiding, daddy-type older-brother husband + intense push and pull + all- 11.1kReads9.2Score1kShelves

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    Ahhh, this yandere/madman novel is so good! I finished the first one, and I'm already following the second one every day!! 🥰🥰

49. 399 兄 My Brother Draws His Sword to Kill Me, So My Enemy and I Rewrite Fate Through Time 兄长拔剑杀我，仇人同我逆时改结局 He Quanguo何全国Ancient Romance29k WordsCompleted My Brother Drew His Sword to Kill Me, While My Enemy and I Turn Back Time to Change Our Fate 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Let go of your obsessions, and all it takes is a sword! A new martial arts short story!

50. 400 漂 Pretty Poison: She Returned from Hell 漂亮坏种：她从地狱归来 Hidden in the Snow雪上隐Modern Romance561k WordsCompleted Sweet and heartbreaking, so addictive it’ll make you cry! [Forced love! Guaranteed quality, dive right in! Perfect for all-night reading] Delicate, pampered, beautiful little “villain” ❌ A powerful tycoon who loves her fiercely and proves it through action A powerful man from Beijing’s elite breaks his vows and lowers his head; the untouchable beauty descends from her pedestal to fight for what she wants! ❤ Age gap + seducing a powerful man + both are reborn + sister’s fiancé romance + both are 3.8kReads9.0Score266Shelves

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