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1. 201 久 After Years Apart, CEO Gu Cries in His Childhood Sweetheart’s Arms 久别重逢，顾总窝在青梅怀里哭 Joy in Knowing, Joy in Reaching乐知乐至Modern Romance255k WordsCompleted [Reunion after years apart] + [Childhood friends] + [Mutual salvation] + [Both reach for each other] + [Both are each other's first, happy ending] Irritable, gloomy, insecure CEO × an architect who seems composed in public but turns into a fragile little flower in front of the depressed male lead An unusual amnesia plot, with unconditional affection If your eyes and memories lose you, then love will sink into my bones and spread through my blood. My body will embrace you before my mind can., Gu 27Reads—Score—14d adds
2. 202 娇 Sweet Little Childhood Friend, Professor Zhou Coaxes Her with His Life 娇软小青梅，周教授拿命哄 Lang Xiao筤筱Modern Romance719k WordsCompleted [Scheming, devoted father-figure childhood friend x sweet, clever, and adorable childhood sweetheart] [Age gap + mutual healing + mutual unrequited love] Chen Buyu’s advanced mathematics teacher was replaced by a cool, handsome man named Zhou Yinzhi, who instantly became the dream guy of countless girls. To make matters worse, during his very first lecture, Zhou Yinzhi caught her signing in on behalf of a classmate. From then on, poor Chen Buyu was punished by having to sit in the front row ever 3kReads9.0Score40714d adds
3. 203 青 My Sweet Childhood Friend: Young Master Chu Coaxes Her into Having His Baby 青梅甜又软，楚少哄生娃 Runze Linlin润泽霖霖Modern Romance249k WordsCompleted [Childhood sweethearts + pure sweetness + mutual firsts] Jing Xi is both cool and sweet, beautiful and bold, and adored by everyone. Yet she has always been a complete pushover around her aloof fiancé. At university, her family forced her to study a major she didn’t like. While fretting over her graduation thesis, Jing Xi learned that the faculty had invited a company CEO, supposedly devastatingly handsome, to advise the students. One look at him and Jing Xi was stunned. Who else could it be but 976Reads7.2Score10814d adds
4. 204 独 My Childhood Sweetheart Is Mine Alone: The CEO Childhood Friend Spoils Me 独占小青梅：竹马总裁宠上天 Cat Paw猫爪Modern Romance465k WordsCompleted Fu Ran came from a powerful family and had both money and influence. Rumor had it that he was ruthless and eccentric, and he wore the same sour expression every day, as if to say, “You owe me five million.” Just as the onlookers were sure Fu Ran was destined to be alone forever, he reached out to her in front of everyone during a meeting and said coolly, “Hug.” After Chen Xiaomo and Fu Ran got their marriage certificate, she began living like an invalid: someone fed her, carried her wherever she 110Reads8.3Score—14d adds
5. 205 冷 Two Years of Cold War: After I Return Home, He Can't Stop Clinging to Me! 冷战两年：回国后他粘她上瘾！ Softhearted King心软大王Modern Romance165k WordsCompleted [Reunion After Years Apart | Both Pure | Childhood Sweethearts | Mutual Pining | Happy Ending] Lin Nuo, the beloved daughter of the Lin family, was framed and fled overseas for two years, cutting off all contact with Zhou Yichen. She resented him for being cold and heartless, unaware that throughout those two years, he had been making plans for her and helping her from afar. When she returns home, he corners her against a wall. “If I don’t love you, who will?” The man she has secretly loved for 3.4kReads—Score25914d adds
6. 206 小 After the Little Princess Returned Home, Her Childhood Sweetheart Couldn't Hold Back 小祖宗回国后竹马忍不住了 Coco Xinya可可欣鸭Modern Romance303k WordsCompleted [Extra Sweet + Extreme Flirting and Pampering + Mutual Firsts] Male Lead: Boye He. Female Lead: Li Xisi [The Crown Prince of Nanbei, Boye He] vs. [Nanbei’s Little Princess, Li Xisi] Boye He, the crown prince of Nanbei whom everyone feared, was born wild and untamable, unwilling to be bound by anyone. He was the most powerful man in Nanbei, feared throughout the whole country. Li Xisi, Nanbei’s little princess, was adored by her parents and her two older brothers, who would have given their he 11.5kReads7.7Score1.4k14d adds
7. 207 顶 My Top-Tier Star Ex Wants Cuddles, and My Cool Childhood Friend Falls for Me Again 顶流前任求贴贴，冷欲竹马又沦陷 Ji Zemu季则慕Modern Romance221k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 150Reads8.8Score—14d adds
8. 208 齁 So Sweet! My Childhood Sweetheart Husband Is Wild, Irresistible, and Dotes on Me 齁甜！竹马老公又野又欲还很宠 Nan Yingluoning南婴落宁Modern Romance844k WordsCompleted (Sweet romance + devoted couple + childhood sweethearts + mutual pining + intense romantic push and pull + wolfish, doting husband + healing) The new book's rating is still climbing, so please give it a score with a quick tap! Jing Ningyuan, the eldest princess of the capital's elite circle, is Gu family's eldest son Rong Yu's salvation. He takes his mother's surname. She is the wife he lovingly raised and cherished, the light that pulled him out of the abyss. The three years Rong Yu was away 15.1kReads9.2Score1.3k14d adds
9. 209 呀 Oh! The Big Shot from Beijing Has Finally Had a Change of Heart 呀！京圈大佬竹马终于回心转意了 An Jiunian安久念Modern Romance496k WordsOngoing He and she had been childhood friends, growing up together. She was the eldest daughter of the Yun family, the most cherished princess in the capital. But when she grew up, she fell for a scumbag. Only after witnessing him cheat with her own eyes did she see him for what he was and realize who truly loved her. She eloped into a quick marriage with her childhood sweetheart. He had been plotting this for a long time, secretly in love with her. After they married, he spoiled her to no end. “Darling 5Reads—Score—14d adds
10. 210 竹 The Childhood Sweetheart Raised by Her Best Friend Is Too Adorable 竹马养大的小青梅太可爱啦 Pupu's Moon浦浦的月亮Modern Romance268k WordsCompleted [Childhood sweethearts, super sweet, from childhood to adulthood] Jiang Siye, the kindergarten's little tyrant, finds a baby abandoned in a garbage heap. The little girl is sweet and soft, and her smile could melt anyone's heart. From then on, the arrogant little tyrant turns into her shadow. “My Rongrong and I are the best in the whole world!” “I'll only play house with Rongrong.” “Anyone who dares bully my Rongrong will get beaten to a pulp!” “If Rongrong so much as asks, I'll pluck the moon f 6.2kReads8.6Score56614d adds
11. 211 病 Sickly Obsession 病态诱捕 Meizi Went Blind梅子瞎了Two Male Leads262k WordsCompleted Transmigrating into a book + proceed with caution: possessive, unstable love interest. Manga adaptation and publication rights have been signed; the print edition is now available. Other people who transmigrate into a book get a golden finger, a powerful System, and a huge protagonist halo. Li Dezhuang transmigrates into a book as a minor character: a disposable side character who’s good for nothing but his looks, with a ridiculously old-fashioned name to boot. To survive, Li Dezhuang resolves t 26.4kReads9.5Score4.5k14d adds

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    Flowers bloom on the stone, chosen out of curiosity, their fragrance unnoticed. Ten years ago, a fleeting glance etched his name deep into her heart. He was the man she loved most, and how fortunate she was to marry him. Yet, in these three years of marriage, every day felt like walking barefoot on a knife's edge; every wound was a gift from him, bleeding profusely. Now, all she wanted was to escape this nightmare that seemed destined to last forever.

12. 212 掌 Imprisoned in Your Grasp 掌囚 A Pi阿痞Modern Romance348k WordsCompleted “Both leads are each other’s first and only love. She loves him but can’t have him at first, then gets her happy ending later / The male lead has a split personality: a scheming, low-key troublemaker who’s also a yandere.” They knew each other as children and grew up together. To Sang He, Meng Chuwen was the one and only light in her life, a light she clung to obsessively. He loved her, longed for her, and claimed her as his own. She hated him, avoided him, and feared him. She ran, he chased. S 259Reads8.4Score—14d adds
13. 213 蛇 A Snake’s Twisted Love 蛇缠异爱 A La, I Have to Work Hard阿拉要努力Modern Romance529k WordsCompleted Unable to turn down her friend's request, Lihua agrees to go with her best friend to a wedding and serve as a bridesmaid. Little does she know that this wedding will make her life feel as if it's spiraling out of control. 358Reads6.8Score10214d adds

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    [Top Post][Thinking] To survive, the female protagonist has to curry favor with the eldest son of the Jin family, but unexpectedly offends his second and third uncles. Each of them is a man of absolute authority, and from then on, the female protagonist's life spirals out of control...🎍🌱

14. 214 美 Beautiful Women Are Always Forcefully Wed and Possessed by Mad Yanderes 美人总被疯批病娇强娶豪夺 Rice-Eating Baby Pig干饭宝宝猪Modern Romance298k WordsOngoing [Yandere, forced love + male lead as the other man + crazy, obsessive love + love-triangle showdowns] [Each arc is a standalone story] The aloof campus heartthrob falls in love at first sight with his roommate's girlfriend and uses every means to force her into his arms; The emperor, high above everyone else, covets a general's fiancée, lures her into the palace with a scheme, then uses both threats and blandishments; The detached and desireless immortal Venerable falls deeply in love with his d 5.1kReads5.6Score23814d adds
15. 215 缠 Entangled Possession 缠绵占有 Sweet Woodruff繁缕花Modern Romance238k WordsCompleted Original title: Entwined Possession Bad Woman vs. Hopeless Romantic [Capital Tycoon from Beijing’s Elite Circle x Glamorous, Alluring Model + Male Stand-In + Winning Her Back + The Powerful One Bows His Head + Devoted Couple] Everyone in the upper echelons of the capital knew that Mr. Tan had a girlfriend who loved him deeply. No matter whether Tan Qishen was right or wrong, Yan Man would obediently come to soothe him. Yet Tan Qishen remained cold toward her. Yan Man could clearly feel it, but s 15.3kReads9.0Score1.2k14d adds

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    [Top Post][Attention] The male lead thought he was in control of the relationship, but the female lead got bored and broke up with him, while he was still waiting for her to apologize. 🌱 Later, when he found out the female lead was just using him as a substitute, he completely went crazy. 🎍🌴

16. 216 全 The Whole World Thinks I’m Madly in Love with Him 全世界都以为我爱惨了他 The World Remains as It Was江山如故Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Everyone thought Xi An was hopelessly in love with Jiang Yan. Even Jiang Yan believed it. Whenever someone asked, she answered without hesitation: “I like him. He’s the one I like most...” But Jiang Yan said, “We can date, An’an, but you can’t ask for too much or be too greedy. I could never marry you.” And then Jiang Yan’s eyes were bloodshot, his face twisted with anger and hurt. “Who did you take me for? Huh? Who are you looking at through me? I tried so hard to please you, to fit your ta 815Reads8.3Score10014d adds
17. 217 黑 The Crown of the Dark Moon 黑月光冠冕 Three Lives, Three Three叁生三三Modern Romance2.5M WordsCompleted [The first print volume is now available] [Sweet Romance in a Wealthy Family] + [A Forbidden Love Falls from Its Pedestal] + [Characters Awaken] + [A Chaotic Love Rival Showdown] “You are a cannon-fodder character in this world. Your character tags are: beautiful, vicious, and stupid. When you were eight, you were adopted by the Shen family, the most powerful family in Whale Harbor. The head of the family treasured you like a gem, but you joined forces with your villainous mother to scheme agai 305.9kReads9.5Score42.1k14d adds
18. 218 八 An Eighties Military Marriage: A Kiss from the Chaste Commander Keeps Me Alive 八零军婚，和禁欲首长亲亲续命 Pineapple Blowing Rain菠萝吹雨Modern Romance352k WordsCompleted [Military marriage + alluring, delicate young heiress × a stern yet warm-hearted, ascetic senior officer + kisses keep him alive + devoted to each other + sweet romance + satisfying revenge] (Entirely fictional! Entirely fictional!) What should you do after transmigrating into the role of a villainess? Naturally, do your very best to make the heroine shine! Jiang Zhinian was a genius interpreter from the 21st century, with fair skin, breathtaking beauty, a soft voice, and a delicate figure. Aft 2kReads8.8Score22214d adds

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    [Shy][Full] The female protagonist transmigrates to the 1980s and can only survive by kissing the high-ranking official. Unexpectedly, this seemingly abstinent official turns out to be ruthless and vicious, like an insatiable wolf. 🌾🥀

19. 219 快 Quick Transmigration: Spoiled by Everyone, She Has One Blessed Pregnancy After Another 快穿：被娇宠后她好孕连连 Pure-Hearted Puppy 9527纯情小狗9527Ancient Romance339k WordsCompleted [Peerless Beauty + Multi-Child System + Sweet Romance + Irresistible Charm + Melodrama + No Fixed Couple + Satisfying Story + Green-Flag Men + Yandere] After binding herself to a childbearing System, the jade-rabbit spirit Ning Guanguan travels between various small worlds, helping destined ones who struggle to have children start families. World 1: [Delicate, Soft Beauty Singer vs. Strong, Abstinent General] The young general was handsome and exceptional, and countless noblewomen in the city se 18.9kReads9.2Score1.4k14d adds
20. 220 新 Livestream on Our Wedding Night! The Obsessive Movie Emperor Kisses Her to Tears 新婚夜直播！她被偏执影帝亲哭了 Yan Xiaoxi炎小熙Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Sweet Romance + Silly, Spoiling Love + Adorable Baby + Irresistibly Charming] After three years of marriage, she thought they were just a couple in name. She never imagined that he had been plotting this for years and had secretly loved her for ages. The abstinent, restrained, impeccably dressed Best Actor Chi was actually a refined scoundrel, all sultry charm and sweet talk? Ever since her actor husband stopped pretending, Ji Nanyou has been blushing and swooning e 3.2kReads9.4Score37614d adds
21. 221 惊 Horror Instances: The Beastmen’s Twisted Obsession 惊悚副本：兽人们的病态迷恋 Three Custard Buns三只奶黄包Modern Romance509k WordsCompleted [Beast-Form Beauties + Soft, Beloved Female Lead + Male Rivals + Yandere Love Interests + They All Fall for Her + Infinite-Flow Instance Missions] The uncanny invaded, and humanity across the globe began to mutate. Xia Mo, a goofy turtle spirit who had only just come into her powers, ended up in a horror-themed dating novel. After an unexpected night of passion, she found herself pregnant. According to the original story, when the baby was born, it would need to be accompanied by its father's 4.7kReads9.3Score68014d adds

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    [Full] The female lead is delicate, sensitive, and suffers from skin allergies, but she keeps attracting villains, either yanderes or lunatics, and her life spirals out of control... "Who will you choose today? Or, shall we all choose together?"

22. 222 女 The Female Lead Is Too Beautiful and Alluring, and the Villainous Big Shot Grabs Her by the Waist 女配太美太撩人，反派大佬掐腰宠 Luo Luoluo Luo Luo落洛洛洛洛Modern Romance339k WordsCompleted My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 59.3kReads9.3Score3.7k14d adds
23. 223 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, Four Male Leads Doted on Me 穿书后，我被四个男主团宠了 Meow Meow Squeak Squeak喵喵吱吱Modern Romance497k WordsCompleted [Transmigrates into a book + everyone’s favorite + rivalry among men + doted on by all] Xia Jiuyin transmigrates into a book, becoming a pitiful yet detestable substitute supporting female character. She has to find the hidden blackened boss to get back home! But who is the villainous male lead: the aloof CEO, his gloomy yet obedient younger brother, the handsome bad-boy campus heartthrob, or the gentle and understanding upperclassman? The CEO grips her slender wrist and threatens in a cold voi 7.7kReads9.2Score70514d adds
24. 224 稀 The Rare Female Who Became the Most Popular in the Galaxy 稀有雌性成为星际万人迷 Little Fuzzball小毛球Modern Romance454k WordsCompleted [Interstellar beastfolk + female supremacy and male subordination + beloved heroine + male rivalry and a battle royale + everyone is chaste] Su Miantang transmigrates into the body of a rare female and awakens SSSS-rank pheromones that make everyone fall for her. A group of powerful figures from across the stars pursue her frantically, hoping to receive her soothing touch so they won't turn into beasts. The White Tiger God of War, the lion prince, the panda king, the dragon chieftain... powerful 33.4kReads9.0Score3.1k14d adds
25. 225 罪 Sugar of Sin 罪之糖 Yue Ang月盎Modern Romance277k WordsCompleted [Yandere]+ [Both Leads Are Each Other’s Only One]+ [Groveling Redemption]+ [Age Gap]+ [Sweet and Soft] Their first meeting that year marked the beginning of a nightmare. One glance, just one glance, and he yearned to have her by his side on every pitch-black night. Fu Ye schemed to keep Su Su bound to him. Every escape she attempted brought her endless torment. “Su Su... love me!” His voice was like something from hell. Fu Ye, a sinister and cruel man, controlled every part of Su Su’s life. His 137Reads9.0Score—14d adds

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    The female lead finally managed to escape, but little did she know that the male lead had already planted a tracking device in her ankle. She thought her escape was flawless, but in reality, the male lead already knew everything…

26. 226 她 She Runs, He Chases, and She Can't Escape 她逃他追，她叉翅难飞 Pathetic Little Lapdog卑微小舔狗Modern Romance208k WordsCompleted Stomach problems are hard to treat, so remember to eat on time~ But did you know? Some afflictions are crueler than acid reflux. In the dead of night, they can suddenly seize your throat and leave you no chance to cry for help... He used to be the lovesick puppy who followed me around. Tall, long-legged, gentle, and attentive, he had only one flaw: he didn’t have the wealth I needed to say yes. On graduation day, I turned away the rose he offered me. Three years later, when we met again, the 9Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Highly recommend! The simp transforms into a cunning and ruthless tyrant, the heroine gets abused when she gets close, the obsessive imprisonment is so captivating, and it ends in tragedy. I felt empty inside after watching it, it was so tear-jerking!

27. 227 她 After She Ascends the Throne, She Takes a New Husband, Leaving Her Ex to Weep 她登基后换了夫，新夫不见旧夫哭 Rabbit Purple Moonrise兔紫月上Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Power! It's a woman's second face! She loves it!) (1V2 + advancing the nation through technology + two men competing for her, only to end up regretting it) Lu Jichen: He is an ill-omened man. On the day his elder brother got married, they smeared dog blood all over his face and locked him in a cellar. Later, she brought him out, washed his hands, let him sit at the table, fed him, and paid for his education. Wei Chiyuan: He is the young lord of an aristocratic clan; she is a young widow. One sc 17.1kReads9.3Score2.1k14d adds

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    [Full] The female lead is the male lead's sister-in-law, who raised him. After her husband's death, her brother-in-law, who had achieved fame and success, naturally became her partner. After the brother-in-law gained immense power, her husband, who had been dead for over a decade, returned.

28. 228 明 Marry Me Beneath the Bright Moon 明月嫁卿卿 Rabbit Purple Moonrise兔紫月上Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Song Chuyu thought she and Kang Rui were deeply in love, and that no one could ever come between them. Yet that person had been living by their side all along, pampered under the title of “sister-in-law.” After being reborn, Song Chuyu didn’t spare Kang Rui a glance as he rode through the streets in triumph, and she certainly wouldn’t marry him again. * When Kang Rui woke up to find himself back in the impoverished days of his youth, he struggled to get used to the drafty windows after having li 82.6kReads9.3Score10.5k14d adds
29. 229 我 My Husband Is Too Frail to Take Care of Himself 我那夫君柔弱不能自理 Qieqie Rong'an惬惬容安Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted A Yan died. She had just turned fourteen that year. But five years after her death, she came back to life. Picking at her toes, she thought for a moment and remembered there was one thing she still hadn’t done. So she hurried through the night to Tianyuan, the foremost of the four great sects in the cultivation world, to find a sickly young man named Wen Qingci. Wen Qingci looked at A Yan, who had broken into Tianyuan Sect in the dead of night, beaten a whole group of disciples, and was now spr 11.8kReads9.3Score1.3k14d adds
30. 230 呜 Wah! The Aloof Young Marshal I Kidnapped Is Secretly Raising a Little One 呜！我绑来的清冷少帅偷养小崽崽 Wind and Moon in My Embrace风月入怀Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted [Interstellar] When Lin Yan wakes up with amnesia, she discovers she has a husband: the young marshal of a neighboring nation whom she once abducted by force... “I won't hurt you again.” At first, Lin Yan only wants to make it up to Shi Du. But when her bloodlust flares, she still can't help clutching him tight and sinking her little fangs into his skin. Afterward, Lin Yan is overcome with regret. “Maybe... we should get divorced after all?” Shi Du's expression turns cold as he buttons his cloth 3.8kReads9.1Score35214d adds
31. 231 甜 Sweet Dreams, Sick Obsession 甜蜜梦境病态掌控 A Bao QQ阿宝QQModern Romance237k WordsOngoing “Xiaolian, you actually tried to run away. That's so naughty. Your big brother is very angry now.” “Your big brother is furious. Xiaolian, why did you run? Didn't you say you'd stay with me forever? How did you turn into such a naughty girl?” “Because, Brother Qianyu, you want to keep me locked up. I... don't want to lose my freedom...” Bai Lian's voice trembled with weakness. Under Brother Qianyu's imposing, icy presence, she seemed utterly meek and insignificant. “Freedom? Is that more importa 4Reads6.6Score214d adds

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    It's unattractive, morally bankrupt, and a lawless madman.

32. 232 二 Second Marriage, Cherished Wife: Master Fu Is Jealous Again 二婚成宠：夫人，傅爷又在吃醋了 A Boatload of Peaches一舟桃桃Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted On the cliff, the kidnappers held knives to her and his first love's throats. “You can only choose one.” “I choose her.” The man pointed at his first love. Song Xiyan's voice trembled. “...Fu Xilin, I'm pregnant.” Fu Xilin looked down at her coldly. “A Xue is afraid of heights.” ...Many years later. They say Fu Xilin, the most untouchable man in Ancheng, is always lingering outside his ex-wife's door, indulging her without limits even though she never gives him a second glance. They say that on 13Reads5.4Score—14d adds

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    Given a choice between two options, the male lead chooses his "white moonlight" (his first love), while the female lead, in despair, jumps off a cliff and loses her child. The male lead then imprisons the female lead, and on their wedding day, she elopes.

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