Stories About Powerful Families 高干文

1. 301 缠 A Tangled Kiss on a Winter Night: Beijing's Big Shot's Deadly Seduction 缠吻冬夜，京圈大佬的致命诱宠 Woven Green Gardenia挽青栀Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Powerful families, pure love, a powerful man humbly pursues love, rekindled romance, childbirth Capital-city heir & actress with a split personality onstage and off (sweet and soft on the surface, stubborn to the core) Never meet someone too dazzling when you’re young, or you’ll spend the rest of your life tangled in longing and unrequited love. Shen Jin sees Wen Jingyu again four years after they broke up. Rumor has it that the capital’s crown prince has found a replacement who looks just like 5.1kReads8.7Score481Shelves

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   A second-generation Beijing native and an actress.

2. 302 瑾 Jin Se Jasmine 瑾色茉莉 October Fan十月梵Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Powerful Political Family | Older Man/Younger Woman | Nurturing and Guidance | Stern, Stoic, Secretly Passionate Political Heavyweight x Lively, Bunnylike Little Fox] ˇ Murong Jin had always been stern and hard-edged. He never imagined that the sweet scent of jasmine clinging to a girl who was barely grown would leave him so thoroughly unsettled. It was only later that Murong Jin realized Jiang Wanwan wasn't some innocent little bunny. She was a sly little fox who stole the hunter's heart, then 836Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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   This one is great!

3. 303 炙 Passionate Devotion 炙宠倾城 Tong Yue Jiaojiao桐月皎皎Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [A chaste, cold, immensely powerful man in government × a breathtakingly beautiful heroine × age gap × love that grows over time] He wields enormous power in S City and is cold and chaste, keeping his distance even when shaking hands. Yet with her alone, he breaks his rules. When she was eighteen, she was taken in by the Gu family. She was so strikingly beautiful that it was impossible not to notice her. And though she flirted without realizing it, she struck right at his heart. 13.2kReads8.2Score1.4kShelves

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   A sweet and romantic story about a high-ranking official; it's very good! [Smirk]

4. 304 娇 Cherished by Him! The Business Tycoon Throws Himself into Love 娇宠！商总为爱自投罗网 Heaven Opens to Delusions天开妄想Modern Romance522k WordsCompleted The print edition of Beloved is now available. [Power Couple & Sweet Romance & Everyone's Darling + A Touch of Business Warfare and Military Life] [Retired, Proud Young Lady & Kyoto's Mastermind in Power] Jiang Yun is the youngest daughter of a prominent political family in Kyoto, a carefree retired soldier and an untouchable heiress in the capital's elite circles. She bows to no one and fears no one. Shang Yan is the head of Kyoto's foremost financial conglomerate, the Shang Group. Ruthless and 22.1kReads9.4Score2.9kShelves

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   🔥🔥①Xu He is a budding, unopened flower, but in Zhao Pingjin's eyes, her first bloom is indeed a bit too hot.

5. 305 最 The 26th Book by Zui Ai Shao Yang Yu 最爱烧洋竽第26本书 Loves Roasted Potatoes Most最爱烧洋竽Modern Romance604k WordsCompleted Title: Forced to Marry My Boss. Set in the government system. “Cold, calculating tycoon + cool, gentle beauty + sweet romance.” The moment he first sees her, he is deeply captivated and wants to have her. He carefully plots each move, determined to make her his and hold her in his arms, so she can belong to him for the rest of her life... (This story is entirely fictional. Please don't read it if that's not your thing.) 2.8kReads7.6Score205Shelves

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   High-ranking official romance novels 🌱 ① The male lead is a veteran political official with a powerful father, while the female lead is a gentle and classically beautiful 18-year-old girl who becomes famous after a dance performance. She is noticed by Secretary Sheng, who has been plotting for a long time. It's a "raising" type of romance novel, and the male lead dotes on the female lead. The couple is very sweet and enjoyable. [Learned] ② The male lead is the district party secretary of a city, with a sophisticated and dignified demeanor. The female lead is also a village party cadre. They meet again, and the person they once loved has become their beloved. [Learned]

6. 306 蛇 Wrapped in a Serpent's Bones, Kissed by a Sweet Peach 蛇骨绕，吻娇桃 Shui Chunshu水春树Modern Romance677k WordsCompleted Zhou Tingyan was a top warship magnate, devastatingly handsome and utterly untouchable. With three coils of cold snake bones wrapped around his wrist, he was devoid of desire and emotion. Nothing in the world could catch his eye. Wen Qinyi was as fair and delicate as ice and jade, a graceful young maiden. Like a little fairy who had only just taken human form. - As it happened, her uncle was busy lately, and she accidentally ended up on Zhou Tingyan's private island. Her uncle was frantic, 27.1kReads9.4Score4kShelves

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   💥The emotionally stable bureau chief and the sensitive and beautiful woman are both present. The bureau chief admits that he understood what it meant to be moved the moment he saw the female lead.

7. 307 京 A Scandal in the Capital: The Stand-In Runs Away Pregnant, Leaving the Crown Prince in the Dust 京枝欲孽：替身带球跑狠甩太子爷 Zi Zi字字Modern Romance528k WordsOngoing [Beijing elite family + sweet romance + age gap] Complete. I can't revise the story anymore, so I won't. I'm planning to take it down. Jiang Yuan, who debuted as a child star, has two identities as an adult: a college student by day and Ye Jingshi's contract lover by night. When Jiang Yuan accidentally slept with Ye Jingshi, she never expected him to start fighting everyone off to claim her for himself. To stop her from taking advantage of him and walking away, he forced Jiang Yuan to sign a two 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A rebellious female protagonist with a powerful boyfriend from a prominent Beijing social circle and a forced, nurturing relationship.

8. 308 钓 The Seductive Sweetheart Struggles to Survive in a Deadly Love Triangle 钓系娇娇小美人在修罗场求生 Sparkling Little Gold闪闪小金Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] All male leads are devoted to one woman | Ultimate love-triangle showdown | Flirtatious charmer trains men like dogs - [You are a foolish, shallow, and vicious supporting actress, jealous of the talented and universally adored heroine. You set out to target every man connected to her.] [You shoved the aloof villain onto a bed, and the brooding top student is kneeling in punishment in the bathroom.] [You drugged your proud peacock of a childhood friend and stuffed him in 47.2kReads9.4Score5.3kShelves
9. 309 我 A Fireworks Romance in the Mortal World: Ye Yan 我的人间烟火之叶宴 Three-Flower Butterfly三花一蝶Female-Channel Fanfiction84k WordsOngoing Meng Yancheng x Ye Zi A self-disciplined Confucian businessman x an ambitious influencer who schemes her way to the top Watch a humble wage earner win the heart of an aloof beauty. 85Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 310 你 Hello! My Diplomat 你好！我的外交官先生 Little Bookworm爱学习的小小只Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Bright, cheerful international student + Cool, abstinent diplomat] [Unrequited love becomes mutual + Power Couple + He doesn’t love her at first + Later turns into a fiercely protective husband + Happy Ending] At 22, Lin Shuxue, heir to the Lin Group, went to Paris to study. On the third day, at the welcome party for new students, she experienced her first crush. The cool, dignified diplomat standing at the podium was ten whole years older than her, 188 centimeters tall, and so handsome he look 8.4kReads9.5Score961Shelves

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    It's beautiful, with both sweet and bitter moments.

11. 311 生 After Giving Birth to His Heir, She Became the Black Mafia Family's Darling 生下继承人后，她成黑道家族团宠 Lucky Cat猫吉祥Modern Romance297k WordsCompleted [Mutual devotion + coercive possession + beautiful, unhinged yandere + older woman/younger man + three-year age gap + coercion + ruthless, wicked male lead + Colombian boss + marriage before love + sweet, soft little bunny + dominant male lead and weaker female lead + possessiveness + controlling behavior + pregnancy] A childhood head injury left Xia Tao with a mild intellectual disability. She studied tirelessly and managed to get into a private vocational college. Her greatest dream was to bec 841Reads7.1Score105Shelves

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    Xia Tao suffers from mild intellectual disability due to a head injury in childhood, yet she perseveres and gets into a private junior college, dreaming of becoming a seamstress. There, she meets Shen Yao, the man who will imprison her for life. Shen Yao's family is cursed with two things: difficulty finding true love and a hereditary mental illness that causes them to lose their minds and go insane after the age of thirty. As the boss of Columbia University, Shen Yao is a ruthless and vicious man with an extremely strong possessive and controlling nature. He and Xia Tao embark on a forced marriage that blossoms into love. Despite a three-year age gap, they are siblings, but the man is dominant and the woman submissive. This is a story of virginity for both partners, and includes a pregnancy plot. ✨

12. 312 掌 Sand in the Palm 掌间砂 Three Wonders, Auspicious Gathering Pattern三奇嘉会格Modern Romance576k WordsCompleted [Elegant, handsome bureau director] VS [Landlady with hidden depths] [Second chance romance] [Each other’s first love] I could give up the whole world. You alone are the cinnabar mark in the palm of my hand. When he returned, he was no longer the young office director who had once written her an entire guide to the civil service exams. After years of rising steadily through the ranks, he had become a bureau director who helped bring peace and prosperity to the land. But an unexpected turn of e 1.5kReads9.2Score184Shelves

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    This novel about high-ranking officials is still being serialized, but it's quite good. Both the male and female leads work within the system, in a department together, and it's a bit realistic, with a lot of descriptions of their lives within the system.

13. 313 诱 Sweet-Talking: Mr. Yu's Openly Obvious Favoritism 诱哄：郁先生的偏爱明目张胆 Zizi Qing籽籽晴Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted A powerful-family romance about winning back a wife: a cool, fragile little flower and a rigid old-fashioned man who always keeps himself in check Rekindled love + the powerful one learning to bow his head + both untouched + ten-year age gap When Ruan Xitang was young, she fell in love with Yu Zheng. Later, Yu Zheng was expected to marry for an alliance, so she left him. Only afterward did she learn that Yu Zheng had thought she was dead. Three years later, she arrived at the airport in Jing Cit 5.1kReads8.5Score373Shelves
14. 314 唯 Only Jing 唯京主义 Twelve Twelve十二点十二Modern Romance441k WordsCompleted The short drama is now streaming: The Spoiled Heiress of Hong Kong City x The Powerhouse of the Capital *One-on-one romance, both leads are each other’s one and only, push and pull with mutual flirting, happy ending &When they meet again, she is wearing a long black velvet dress with a thigh-high slit, leaning lazily against the railing on the bar’s second floor. Her eyes are lowered as she coolly watches the wild crowd dancing in the hall below. As if she spots someone, a playful smile curls h 39.9kReads9.2Score4.4kShelves

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    ② Song Qingyou was already used to Fu Wenzhou's tricks, but every time someone told her, she still came over. She could predict what he would say next as soon as she walked in the door... ③ An Nian had long known that she was the least noticeable person in the An family. She never imagined that her arranged marriage partner would end up being her own sister...

15. 315 改 She Remarried the Mad Prince, and Her Cheongsam Beauty Set the Capital Ablaze 改嫁疯批太子爷，旗袍美人艳翻京圈 Zhang Jiujiu张九酒Modern Romance672k WordsCompleted [Cool, stunning beauty in a qipao with a fragile constitution VS scheming, unhinged young master of Beijing’s elite] [Mad dog turns into a loyal hound] [One-on-one, both virgins] Song Qingyou was born with the bones of a beauty. Her dazzling looks made her famous throughout the capital, yet she had been sickly since childhood, as delicate and fragile as a precious porcelain doll. When she divorced, everyone assumed that without Fu Tingshen’s protection, this frail beauty would never find a footh 4.4kReads9.2Score483Shelves
16. 316 春 Spring Dwells on the High Terrace 春栖高台 Mo Lanshan莫阑珊Modern Romance258k WordsOngoing [Powerful Families | Female Growth | Bittersweet Romance | Older Man] (Clear-headed, beautiful college student vs. composed, powerful heir) People often say that those in power care only about their family’s interests. Even what passes for love is just another tool for profit. If you fall for someone like that, the best you can hope for is this: you remain on your high terrace, I retreat to my spring mountains, and from then on our paths never cross again. Everyone in Beijing’s inner circle know 497Reads—Score160Shelves
17. 317 惯 Spoiled with Tender Affection 惯宠温软 Scallion Egg Pancake葱香鸡蛋饼Modern Romance461k WordsCompleted [Both Pure]+ [Age Gap]+ [Sweet Romance] Wen Man is a famous, stunning red rose in the entertainment industry. But after refusing to become a caged songbird for someone else, she is blacklisted and relegated to the third tier, where she struggles to make a name for herself as an actress. During a fashion show, she sits collapsed beneath a parasol tree, disheveled and wretched, yet heartbreakingly beautiful. The man who appears only on the covers of business magazines stands before her, elegant an 12.5kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
18. 318 被 After My Jerk Boyfriend Cheated, I Impulsively Married a Special Forces Soldier 被渣男劈腿后我闪婚特种兵王 Little Rabbit Loves Fish小兔子爱吃鱼呀Modern Romance274k WordsCompleted Her cheating boyfriend gets exposed by the heroine during a live broadcast of their wedding! The male lead seizes his chance! She swaps grooms on the spot, then enlists, and the two grow together through thick and thin in a military romance that is both hilarious and moving! 191Reads9.2Score100Shelves

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    [Heart] My uncle, who was so suave and easygoing, became my husband, and my daughter became my niece... (⊙O⊙) Wow, the relationships are a bit messy, but thankfully my uncle is nice. [Eating melon] My fierce older brother actually became my husband. After we got our marriage certificate, I found out that my whole family had been plotting to make me marry him. But he's good in bed. [Please follow] The ancestor of the old-fashioned novel, a tragic second male lead, a pitiful first female lead.

19. 319 周 Commander Zhou’s Many-Sided Little Fox 周首长的百变小狐狸 The Lazy Hedgehog Ball懒惰的刺猬球Modern Romance251k WordsCompleted [Military Commander VS Female Surgeon] Love came so fast, it was like slipping on a banana peel. Wen Ya never imagined in her life that her love story would begin with her own niece. Handsome men are bound to have their own particular charm and temper. It’s understandable if they occasionally let a little spoiled pride show. But he finally made Wen Ya lose her grip on the motto she’d always lived by: When you’ve had enough, you’ve had enough. “Hello, I’m Wen Ya.” For the first time, someone told 141Reads6.6Score—Shelves
20. 320 余 The Heat That Lingers 余温炙热 Shi Chang适常Modern Romance215k WordsCompleted [The husband’s pursuit of his wife after losing her; one-on-one romance; both are devoted only to each other] A year into their marriage, Jiang Yunshu discovered she was pregnant. Fu Chengze’s reaction made her feel as though he had not the slightest joy or anticipation about the baby’s arrival. Until one day, during a video call he’d forgotten to hang up, she heard Fu Chengze’s voice, tender beyond words: “Don’t cry, baby. Daddy’s here to hold you.” “Chuchu is the cutest child in the whole worl 19.4kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
21. 321 权 From County Discipline Inspector to the Pinnacle of Power 权势巅峰从纪委科员起步 Keep Three Views留三观Urban1.0M WordsCompleted This is the vast frontier, a symbol of national sovereignty. This is the thriving sea of commerce, a hallmark of reform and opening up. This is the teeming crowd, the embodiment of the dignity of the law. A battle between corruption and anti-corruption, smuggling and anti-smuggling. A test of money, fame, power, family ties, friendship, and personal connections. Told from the perspective of an ordinary man named Lin Yi, this book follows his journey from junior clerk to head of an inspection tea 599Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    Recommended by seasoned bookworms, this book boasts top-notch realism and meticulous detail, offering a glimpse into officialdom from the perspective of ordinary people. Highly recommended.

22. 322 京 Passionate Love in the Capital and Hong Kong 京港浓情 Soft Sheng软笙Modern Romance401k WordsCompleted [He secretly loved her + both leads are each other’s first, one-on-one romance + age gap, powerful man from the Hong Kong, Macau, and capital social circles x delicate college student] Chu Zhi had been adrift since the day she was born, until the Bo family took her in. To survive in the Bo household, she had no choice but to spend every day currying favor with the young master of the Bo family. The young master was handsome, but a little mean. He was always picking on her for the sake of another 2.7kReads8.3Score280Shelves
23. 323 刮 Scraping Gold from the Buddha's Face 刮金佛面 Keep It Down小声点Modern Romance169k WordsCompleted [Wealthy Family + Obsessive Devotion + Obsession + Redemption + Sweet HE] [Bewitching, Clear-Eyed Canary × Ascetic, Obsessive CEO Who Pretends to Be a Buddha] Everyone says Qi Mengnian is a cold, detached Buddha among men, prayer beads around his wrist and no interest in women. But no one knows he has long kept the world’s most dazzling treasure locked away in his golden mansion, all to himself for seven years. She is the delusion he worships like incense, the craving his rules and precepts cann 3.4kReads9.1Score332Shelves

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    The male lead is incredibly horny, these are all [heart emojis] [heart emojis] [heart emojis]

24. 324 甘 Willingly Abducted 甘被掳获 Sweetest Bread欧包最甜Modern Romance126k WordsOngoing [Gorgeous Top-Tier Star x Cool, Unhinged Powerhouse | Reunited After Years Apart | Mending a Broken Relationship | Tension and Teasing | The Male Lead Saves the Female Lead | Campus * Showbiz, both leads are virgins, one-on-one romance, happy ending] Lin Re'er, a top-tier star in the entertainment industry, is accused of having #terrible acting##a rich patron keeping her##a spoiled, manipulative personality# And the complaint everyone makes: no one in the entire entertainment industry has any —Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 325 春 Lingering Warmth on a Spring Night 春夜余温 Chen Ruozhou陈若舟Modern Romance348k WordsCompleted Multiple short drama adaptations are now available. The story features a reunion after years apart, rekindled love, a devoted couple, and sweet married life. A beautiful, down-on-her-luck heiress x a powerful man who loves her deeply but keeps his feelings buried. In high school: a proud rich girl x a cool, poor boy. Wen Yu reunited with Song Qingshu at the lowest point in her life. The poor boy she'd once dumped had become the chairman of a publicly listed group worth tens of billions. Wearing 67.1kReads9.3Score8.7kShelves
26. 326 青 On the Road to the Azure Clouds: Turmoil in the Officialdom 青云在路上之官路风云 Dust Gathering in Misty Rain烟雨拾尘Urban767k WordsOngoing Though no one has yet bestowed the Book of Huangshi upon him, he remains steadfast and strives to rise among the clouds. Life is a series of encounters along the road to growth, and every meeting must be treated with care. Ling Chen graduated with a degree in journalism from the Chinese Department. When he took the civil service interview, a close friend from university sabotaged him, causing him to fail. To pay for his cancer-stricken father's treatment, he gave up on graduate school and findin 71Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are novels set in the officialdom, depicting the struggles of ordinary people!

27. 327 领 Boss, How About We Keep Our Marriage Secret? 领导，要不隐个婚？ Madam Tengshe腾蛇夫人Modern Romance454k WordsCompleted My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 744Reads7.6Score103Shelves
28. 328 作 The Troublesome Female Side Character Wonders: Why Hasn’t the Male Lead Broken Up with Me Yet? 作精女配，男主怎么还不和我分手 La Lu La Lu啦噜啦噜Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted [Spoiled heiress + beloved by everyone + rekindled romance + sweet doting romance + going crazy for love + wealthy family] Ye Zhitang had a nightmare. In it, she was the troublesome first love who tormented the male lead, Gu Yanzhi. Because of her constant self-destructive antics, Gu Yanzhi was drawn to the gentle, considerate, kind female lead. Only belatedly did he realize that she was the one he loved! In the end, Gu Yanzhi succeeded in business and became a big shot. He and the female 8.1kReads7.8Score487Shelves

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    🌿🌿It's really great!! The female lead is pleasantly surprised in her dream, discovering she's become the male lead's troublesome first love. In the original story, she caused all sorts of trouble, ultimately giving the male lead away and ending up with a tragic fate. But upon waking, seeing a huge sum of money on her card and a stunningly beautiful face, she decides that changing the ending isn't out of the question!!

29. 329 暮 Meeting He at Summer's End 暮夏逢禾 Round Moon, Round Moon圆圆月月Modern Romance347k WordsCompleted [A restrained, gentle power player in Beijing’s elite circles × a cool, resilient fashion student] [Reunion after years apart + six-year age gap + mutual devotion + devoted husband + happy ending] A serious illness at the age of seven left Xu Heqiu with gaps in her childhood memories. After eleven years apart, they meet again in the height of summer, and one glance throws their lives into disarray. Xu Heqiu returns to China and gets into Jing University, where she meets Gu Shuo, the aloof, dista 81Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book.

30. 330 欢 Huanhuan Is Here! 欢欢欢欢欢欢欢欢来了 Lan Chun兰春Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s favorite + sweet romance] After binding herself to a System, Yu Huan became the ex-girlfriend of the male lead in every world. But she was only a supporting character. As soon as the heroine appeared, she, the woman who wasn’t destined for him, would soon be written out. Transmigrating into the substitute for the man’s unrequited love, Yu Huan happily spent his money on food, drink, and fun, waiting for the heroine to return from abroad so she could take her breakup settlement and en 81.7kReads9.1Score6.1kShelves
31. 331 吾 My County Magistrate Boyfriend Is Growing Up 吾家县长男友初长成 Wan Qian, Who Loves Cantonese Soup爱吃广府汤的万千帝主Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Rural revitalization · Workplace maneuvering · Intellectual romance · Family warmth] [Healing] [A gentle, steady pace] [Leaves a lasting impression] [Public sector] [Contemporary realism] Here, you’ll find: √ How a highly intelligent male and female lead pursue their careers while falling in love √ Solid, compelling depictions of rural revitalization and the political landscape √ Warm, witty, and insightful family life and intergenerational communication √ The respectful, restrained, profound 1.5kReads8.0Score146Shelves

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    County Magistrate - Aloof Male God

32. 332 不 I’m Done Pretending: After Winning the Factory Director’s Favor, I’m Completely Sold 不装了，抱上厂长大腿后我真香了 December Yo十二月呦Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When Jiang Yang opened her eyes, she was not only married, she also had a sixteen-year-old son. Her husband was the thirty-five-year-old director of a steel mill, and her stepson was a high school sophomore. A month ago, Ruan Wenli, who had been single for years, quietly announced his marriage. His lovely wife was a boiler-room worker more than ten years his junior, and the news shocked the entire third-tier city. Jiang Yang returned home and saw a tall, slender figure who had suddenly appeared 7kReads8.7Score571Shelves

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    [Thumbs up] 1. A noble young master from a high-ranking family, a cool and aloof beauty from Jiangnan, with a 10-year age gap, Xie Tingnan, at the very top of the pyramid, has great potential! [Thumbs up] 2. Don't be put off by the title! I saw it many times before but didn't read it, but it's really good later on. It's a historical novel.

33. 333 注 Look Out, This Supporting Female Character Is Something Else! 注意看这个女配不得了！ Crescent Bay月芽湾湾Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration] [Fast-Paced] [Sweet Romance] [Childbearing] [System] Wen Yanning was a star employee at the Quick Transmigration Bureau. She had been sunbathing in a bikini on the beach at a resort, surrounded by four incredibly handsome young men: one fanned her, one fed her coconut juice, one massaged her legs, and one told jokes. She couldn't have been happier! Who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, that damned System would drag her into a small world again! And it even ha 19.7kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves
34. 334 七 The Clear-Eyed Beauty of the 1970s Refuses to Accept Her Fate: Book Transmigration 七零清醒美人不认命【穿书】 A Little Eight Hundred一只八百Modern Romance222k WordsCompleted [Polished Egoist + Pocket Dimension + Love at First Sight + Transmigrates into a Short Drama] [Military Officer] [Joining Her Husband on an Island] Xu Suimei is beautiful and clever. She clawed her way from an orphanage to a top university, only to discover that she still hadn't even reached the starting line others were born at. She resolved to use marriage as a stepping stone, but just as she was about to take the final step, she transmigrated to the 1970s. She became a little girl in a short 14.6kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves

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    🌈🍬The female lead goes to the army to stay with her sister, where she catches the eye of her brother-in-law's superior. The male lead is a high-achieving young man from the compound. 🌷He meets the female lead on a mission, falls in love with her at first sight, and refuses blind dates. They meet again at the army base, and their old house catches fire!

35. 335 八 An 80s Military Marriage! So Sweet, the Officer Husband and His Baby 八零军婚！甜翻军官老公生崽崽 Lu Ruanruan鹿阮阮Modern Romance405k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Period setting, 1980s, family love, military marriage, age gap, doting father type, gentle slow-burn, unconventional period novel, awful characters get taken down quickly, no frustrating setbacks, making a fortune, high-ranking families, no pocket dimension, no golden finger] The moment Wen Zhile opened her eyes, she realized she had been reborn. She had gone from being a professor’s daughter to the second daughter of the Dai family, villagers in Jianghe Village. They treated her lik 5.2kReads9.0Score523Shelves
36. 336 八 Shanghai in the 1980s: Captain Yan’s Wife Ran Off with the Kids 八零沪市，闫队家的媳妇带娃跑了 Black Crow Jili黑鸦几里Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Short drama: She Rises to the Wind in the Eighties An Eighties beauty flees while pregnant, and the military man loses his cool [Shanghai in the Eighties + marriage before love + chasing his wife and face-slapping + sweet everyday romance] Willowy, graceful dancer beauty X sharp-tongued but soft-hearted, jealous man Xu Si transmigrated into a book, becoming the fake heiress who was switched at birth with the Xie family's daughter. On her very first day, she moved out of the Western-style mansion 7kReads8.8Score713Shelves

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    🍇🌿① A dignified and respectful high-ranking official in the system x a beautiful and clear-headed university teacher. An 11-year age gap. Xu Weizhao, unloved by her parents, had a simple life plan: live an inconspicuous life, buy a small house, and remain unmarried and childless for safety. This simple plan was completely disrupted overnight. Drugged… she lost her virginity, and he lost his heart. Two people with completely different family backgrounds and social statuses became entangled… Fang Suli said, "Follow me, I'll protect you…" Xu Weizhao thought it was just a passing fancy and was prepared to leave at any time, but then she heard him say, "Zhaozhao, don't leave me…"

37. 337 辞 Deep Love for Ci Yuan 辞鸢情深 Xi Zi Xi夕籽夕Modern Romance244k WordsCompleted [Rich Heir × Top-Tier Beauty and Designer] (Full-cast audio edition now available) "Love at first sight on both sides + Class difference + Winning her back + Rekindled romance + Both chaste" They were both struck by love at first sight! An irresistible physical attraction! Everyone says that the rich heir Ji Ke is only playing around with the student Ruan Yuan. Ruan Yuan gives him her whole heart, but... Ruan Yuan: “Let’s get married!” Ji Ke: “What are you thinking? You’re only 21.” Ruan Yuan: “ 26.9kReads8.1Score1.4kShelves

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    🌈🍎① The male lead is the only son of three generations, a pampered and wealthy heir. The female lead is a senior majoring in jewelry design. 🌿 Knowing that the male lead doesn't want to marry her, she uses the excuse of forcing him to marry her to break up with him and cruelly aborts her child. When the heir finds out, he is so angry that he vomits blood. He then embarks on a tumultuous journey to win her back, and they eventually reconcile.

38. 338 予 I Give You Eternal Life 予你长生 Tu Shiqi兔拾柒Modern Romance173k WordsCompleted [Extra-Sweet Romance + One-on-One Love + Eight-Year Age Gap + Mutual Love + Jiangnan Aristocratic Family + Childhood Sweethearts] The short drama of the same name is currently airing! [Gentle and Refined Eldest Son of an Aristocratic Family x Lively, Clever, Beloved Beauty] Yu Ci was raised by Fu Zeyi. When she called him Uncle, he gave her all his gentleness and patience. She knew he was beyond her reach. He was the eldest son of the Fu family, eight years older than her, and engaged to her aun 11.1kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves
39. 339 庭 Deep in the Courtyard: Fate Has Me Falling for You 庭院深深之命中注定我爱你 Skimming Over the Waves轻舟踏浪Modern Romance149k WordsCompleted Though they were worlds apart, a scheme brought them together after one night of passion left Jiang Xingwan pregnant. She struggles to adjust to life among the wealthy. But with the endless rules of high society and her fiancé Qin Huaixin’s well-matched childhood sweetheart to contend with, what future awaits Jiang Xingwan in this sprawling old mansion? Jiang Xingwan once made a wish upon the fireworks: “I hope Qin Huaixin leads the Qin Group beyond Asia and onto the world stage.” Qin Huaixin: 545Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male lead is the heir to an incredibly wealthy conglomerate, while the female lead is a girl from a modestly well-off family who grew up surrounded by love. They come together after the male lead is framed and, through a series of coincidences, ends up pregnant after a one-night stand. Under the male lead's devoted care, the female lead gives birth to a son. However, on the eve of their wedding, a misunderstanding leads to the cancellation of the ceremony. The female lead, believing the male lead has married someone else, is forced to become his mistress. The male lead, wanting to use the second pregnancy to keep the female lead by his side, secretly switches her birth control pills, causing her to become pregnant again. Love and power struggles intertwine; what will become of them? The male lead has been plotting against the female lead for a long time.

40. 340 七 A Beautiful, Sweet 70s Girl Makes the Diplomat Blush 七零娇女纯又美，外交官他红了脸 Seven Talents七才Modern Romance533k WordsCompleted [Aloof, abstinent diplomat vs. charming, independent country girl in college, transmigrate into a book, both pure] Diplomat Chen Yichen is forced to bring a country girl who drugged him with an aphrodisiac back to the city. She catches thieves, knows her limits, and behaves with impeccable decorum. But to him, it is all just an act. Then Su Tang, exhausted, falls into Chen Yichen’s arms, and her fingertips accidentally brush against one of his sensitive spots… Her rosy lips part slightly, captiv 372Reads6.8Score104Shelves

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    The story revolves around a high-ranking official, the male lead is a diplomat with a high level of education; his mother is also an intellectual, and his father was a high-ranking official before retirement. The female lead is an independent college student from a rural area. The male lead falls in love with her at first sight and is very controlling of her. He's afraid she'll date and wants her to get married to him first. [A masterpiece by Sparrow Eater]

41. 341 和 After Eloping with Her Childhood Friend, Her Rugged Commander Husband Went Crazy 和竹马私奔后，糙汉首长急疯了 Cen Shinian岑十年Modern Romance864k WordsCompleted [Short drama adaptation now streaming] [Period setting + military marriage + sweet, satisfying romance + married first, love later + winning back his wife!] Song Shengsheng had a nightmare and discovered that she was the cannon-fodder villainess in a period novel: the male lead’s first wife, who died young. In the book, beauty was her only asset. To escape her husband, she wrote a letter reporting that her military officer husband came from a politically suspect background. That wasn’t all. When 33kReads8.8Score2.9kShelves

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    A romance novel featuring high-ranking officials 🍀 ① The male protagonist was born into a wealthy and powerful family. His ancestors had been officials for generations. In his generation, his grandfather was a famous general, his father a high-ranking official in the northern city, and his mother a diplomat. The male and female protagonists are attracted to each other and fall deeply in love, but due to their social standing, the male protagonist's desperate resistance cannot overcome the family's obligations, and they cannot be together despite their love. [Learned something]

42. 342 琛 Chenchen and Mu Ci 琛琛慕辞 lycoris001Modern Romance418k WordsCompleted He's a widely recognized heartthrob in the industry, with a bright future ahead of him! She's a darling little girl from Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai, doted on by both her parents. Yet she ends up taking a job in a small county town far from home! He falls for her adorably silly side and her sweet, girlish voice. Despite th 1.2kReads8.8Score103Shelves
43. 343 为 A Career in Public Service 为民官路 At Ease and Unrestrained安心无忌Urban1.8M WordsOngoing [A gritty, realistic tale of ambition and struggle in the government ranks] In 1990, top student Zhen Weimin offends the wrong people and gets kicked down to a poor rural township. Everyone thinks his life is over. But he is determined to make flowers bloom among the thorns. He breaks through obstacles with his knowledge and grounds himself in his conscience, with every step in sync with the pulse of the times. Starting in the township, he moves forward one step at a time. This is a true chronic 26.9kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves

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    A great novel, highly recommended!

44. 344 攀 Climbing the Ranks of Power 攀登官峰 Wen Hai Shi Bei文海十贝Modern Romance132k WordsCompleted Xu Lu never imagined that an ordinary woman could climb the ranks in small but steady steps simply by being beautiful, and even help her husband get promoted along the way. She enjoys all kinds of privileges and takes in the boundless vistas from the summit of officialdom... 39Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Try this one, maybe?

45. 345 非 Irrational Surrender 非理性沦陷 Ying Xi赢兮Modern Romance463k WordsCompleted [A gorgeous, haughty heiress × a cold, roguish foreign powerhouse] [Devoted, sweet romance with both leads’ hearts belonging only to each other + age gap + two powerful families + doting, fatherly boyfriend] Yu Nanyan, the cherished young lady of the Yu family in Hong Kong, had been spoiled rotten ever since she was a child. But after an accident, she was forced to use a wheelchair. The exasperated heiress suddenly noticed that the new bodyguard she had hired looked at her with anything but inno 3.6kReads8.6Score334Shelves

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    The male lead is a refined and aristocratic upstart in the business world. He is older than the female lead, has a sophisticated and elegant demeanor, and dotes on her immensely.

46. 346 领 The Boss Plays His Moves One by One 领导步步为营 Mr. Hanbao瀚堡先生Modern Romance452k WordsCompleted Government Official + Scheming Hero + Age Gap + Sweet Romance Autumn was in full swing on the campus of Jing University. Qin Baizhou, 35, had quietly arrived to take up his new post as Party Committee Secretary. Strict and disciplined, he was known throughout academia for his iron-fisted approach to scholarship. His transfer was recognition from his superiors of his abilities. One weekend, Qin Baizhou went alone to Moxiang Bookstore near campus to buy books on management. Through a gap between t 10kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
47. 347 禁 The Reserved Boss Is Pampering His Good Girl Again Today 禁欲领导今天又在哄乖乖 A Er阿耳Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Uptight, supposedly celibate boss VS genuinely sweet, coquettish girl. Age gap. Sweet everyday romance. Her first love, whom she'd been dating for a year, took advantage of her and brought another woman home. At last, the timid woman who always avoided trouble stood her ground and kicked him out that very night. She'd been decisive when she broke up with him, but after the breakup she was a wreck. One night, she drank to drown her sorrows and unexpectedly dragged her new downstairs neighbor home 7.8kReads8.7Score684Shelves

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    🔥1. The seemingly refined bank manager He vs. The truly stunning dance student. 🌸2. The emotionally stable and aloof young master vs. The stunningly beautiful and well-behaved girl. 🔥3. The noble young master vs. The female student. 🌸4. The proud and unrestrained bigwig of the Beijing circle vs. The gentle and delicate translator.

48. 348 京 The Capital's Young Master Is So Arrogant? One Kiss from His Wife and He Turns Bright Red 京圈太子很狂？老婆一亲就红温了 You Yili幼一栗Modern Romance659k WordsCompleted [Super Sweet, Heart-Fluttering Romance + Both Inexperienced in Love + Marriage First, Love Later + Male Lead Takes His Place + Long-Standing Scheme] [Roguish, arrogant young master × Cool-headed, rational medical beauty] Jin Wu had always seen Fu Yuchen as her salvation. She followed him quietly and finally got what she wanted. Until she saw him kissing someone else intimately with her own eyes. Fu Yuchen smiled smugly. “How would Jin Wu dare leave me? Without me, she's just a pitiful illegitima 35.2kReads9.4Score4.2kShelves
49. 349 凑 A Marriage of Convenience with Extra-Sweet Romance 凑合夫妻，糖分超标 Xu Buyi许不宜Modern Romance270k WordsCompleted Originally titled The Secretary’s Little Lamb [Clearheaded, sensitive saleswoman X composed, divorced male official] [Heroine: 28, hero: 35, seven-year age gap, flash marriage, lightly sweet] Yang Mian & Xie You’an What is love? Yang Mian didn’t understand it, nor did she expect it. With thirty fast approaching, at an age when even friends, family, and dogs were sick of her, she hurriedly got married. Love was nothing at all. Xie You’an had seen through it. At an age when he still had ne 3.8kReads8.9Score354Shelves

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    🍒The male leads are all high-ranking officials, while the female lead comes from an ordinary family. Yet, she is the apple of their eye, their most precious treasure, showered with boundless affection. The transformation from a caterpillar to a butterfly is painful, but embracing spring is beautiful. He gave her a ticket to the pyramid, and she worked hard to turn it into her "trump card." He is a god-like figure in the eyes of others, yet he willingly becomes her devoted follower.

50. 350 官 The Political Arena: Breaking the Deadlock, Reborn Only to Be Suspended for Investigation 官场，破局，刚重生就被停职调查 Top Wage Slave头号打工仔Urban452k WordsCompleted Synopsis Xu Zhengyang had been navigating the ups and downs of officialdom when disaster struck without warning. The moment he was reborn, he discovered that everything was unfolding just as it had before. He was suspended and investigated as soon as he came back to life, as if the course of history could not be changed. But this time, he refused to muddle through and let others pull his strings. When the investigation came out of nowhere, he faced it calmly, a fierce determination to break th 16Reads7.6Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommended! A very exciting and engaging novel about officialdom, definitely worth reading.

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