The Leads Are Set Up in an Arranged Marriage. The Female Lead Seems Cold but Is Madly in Love with Him 男女主联姻 女主表面冷冷清清心里爱死了男主

1. 1 与 I Married My Secret Crush First, Then Fell in Love 与暗恋对象先婚后爱了 I'm a Little Fishhead Star是鱼头星星呀Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted [Cool, aloof beauty × rebellious young master] Jiang Shuyue is distant by nature and dislikes dealing with people. Even her parents are at a loss over her coolness, and often criticize her for it. She has always known the truth: her parents criticize her simply because they don't like her. The one they love is their adopted daughter, who grew up in the Jiang family. When she was twenty-five, she made a deal with her parents: she would agree to an arranged marriage, on the condition that they nev 28.1kReads9.1Score2.9k14d adds

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   The female lead had a crush on the male lead in high school, and they later got married through an arranged marriage. After that, the male lead gradually fell in love with the female lead.

2. 2 欲 A Marriage of Desire 欲婚 Yu Man余满Modern Romance330k WordsCompleted [Both leads are sexually inexperienced + happy ending + secret crush comes true + no misunderstandings between the leads + sweet everyday life] When they first met, Wen Li snatched up a plot of land Fu Shihuai had wanted. He came to see her, apparently confident he could get his way. “Miss Wen, the Fu Group has long wanted to acquire the land in Beihu. Something unexpected came up, and now it’s in your hands. If you’re willing to sell it to me, name your price.” Wen Li took her time replying. “A 5.7kReads9.0Score49614d adds
3. 3 暗 After Eight Years of Secretly Loving Him, She Impulsively Marries Mr. He 暗恋八年后，她与贺先生闪婚了 Tong Xiang桐香Modern Romance388k WordsCompleted The short drama The Eighth Year of Loving Mr. He in Secret is now streaming [Married life + sweet romance + whirlwind marriage + romance and marriage + devoted husband + heroine's secret crush comes true + hero falls in love after marriage] At nineteen, Jiang Yining fell in love with He Chi. Their only connection was that He Chi was the son of her high school teacher. She lived a quiet, orderly life while he was carefree and uninhibited. Jiang Yining knew very well that she and He Chi had no 27.1kReads9.3Score3.6k14d adds

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   The female protagonist has a crush on the male protagonist for eight years, silently watching over him until he suddenly proposes marriage, which she accepts. She believes he doesn't like her, so she hides her feelings, appearing aloof but actually loving him very much. PS: Don't be misled by the title.

4. 4 和 After Marrying My Secret Crush, I Was Flustered by His Flirting 和暗恋对象联姻后，我被撩傻了 Li Jinling黎锦铃Modern Romance375k WordsCompleted [Love at First Sight / Long-Standing Scheme / Married First, Love Later / Mutual Devotion] Not long ago, Xue Ying used a few tricks to make Qin Youyi her fiancé. Before that, she had thought: Even if I can’t win his heart, keeping him by my side wouldn’t be so bad. But! What’s with this man who keeps flirting with me and kissing me right after we’ve gotten our marriage license? Didn’t he say he already had someone in his heart? Qin Youyi hadn’t expected much from this marriage, but he never im 2.5kReads9.0Score23514d adds

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   The romance storyline is written in great detail.

5. 5 和 After Marrying the Tyrannical Crown Prince 和暴戾太子爷联姻后 I'm a Little Fishhead Star是鱼头星星呀Modern Romance357k WordsCompleted [Print Edition Signed] [Gentle, Delicate Beauty x Cold, Ruthless Young Master] As the fake heiress of a wealthy family, Shen Zhiyi has always lived cautiously in the Shen household. She does whatever her family arranges, never daring to defy them in the slightest. Even when they arrange for her to marry the notoriously violent young heir of the capital's elite, she accepts without complaint. Only on the night she learns the news does she secretly soak her pillow with tears. Xie Zhuo is the young 107.1kReads9.2Score15.4k14d adds

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   [A gentle and delicate beauty × A cold and ruthless prince] As a fake heiress in a wealthy family, Shen Zhiyi lived cautiously, obeying every arrangement without daring to disobey. Even when arranged to marry the notoriously tyrannical prince of Beijing, she had no complaints, only secretly weeping on her pillow the night she learned the news. One night, Shen Zhiyi suffered severe menstrual cramps and, fearing his displeasure, suggested sleeping in separate rooms. The male lead broke down his defenses.

6. 6 撕 Tear It to Shreds 撕烂 Tong Si橦肆Modern Romance254k WordsCompleted [Two unhinged leads] [She lures him in, then dumps him] [Marriage before love] [The aloof, untouchable man loses his mind for love] Everyone at school knows Fu Mingshuang likes Lu Shiyu, just as everyone knows Lu Shiyu can't stand Fu Mingshuang. But someone saw Fu Mingshuang use a practice sheet to wipe the hand Lu Shiyu had touched, then step on the sheet as if it were trash... Someone else saw Lu Shiyu, the school's golden boy, with silver hair, standing before all the students and teachers an 26.8kReads9.0Score2.8k14d adds

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   Who can resist the drama of a high-and-mighty beauty breaking down for love? The female lead's seduction techniques are textbook-perfect. The male lead goes from being aloof and distant to falling madly in love. Every emotional fluctuation made me feel the same way. Only after reading it did I understand that love can truly melt an iceberg!

7. 7 又 Another Day of Being Spoiled to Tears by Mr. Shen 又是被沈先生宠哭的一天 Clearly, It's You明明是你Modern Romance271k WordsCompleted [Love After Marriage, Fatherly Devotion, Pure Relationship with No Angst, Utterly Romantic] An aloof, withdrawn beauty x an equally cold and distant tycoon * The marriage between Tang Qingqing and Shen Yu was an ancient betrothal with no love between them. Mr. Shen was noble and aloof, keeping everyone at a distance. Wherever he went, people looked up to him. He was completely out of reach. Everyone said he had married only to humor his mother and would never spare a woman a single thought. Tang 2kReads8.7Score15514d adds

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   A completed sweet romance novel, full of love stories, super sweet!

8. 8 你EN What Makes You Think I'll Keep Liking You Forever? 你凭什么认为我会一直喜欢你呢 Night Rain i夜雨iUrban1.2M WordsCompleted [Everyday romance] [One female lead] [Mutual healing] Because of a promise made in childhood, Chen Lu spent seven whole years pursuing the girl he’d grown up with. In the end, all he got was a cold rejection. Chen Lu smiled in acceptance, but his heart had turned to ash… until he met the sweet, clumsy girl who’d come to thank him. The girl was lovely and innocent, standing alone in the rain right where the two of them had agreed to meet. “Why haven’t you left…?” The girl slowly lifted her head. 121.3kReads9.7Score14k14d adds

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   The story of a childhood sweetheart chasing after her husband is a classic tale of heartbreak and devastation. It features a single female lead who breaks up with her childhood sweetheart from the very beginning.

9. 9 报 Reporting to the CEO: Your Wife Is Causing Trouble Again 报告总裁：夫人她又作妖了 I'm Jiong Jiong我是囧囧Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Suave, morally dubious CEO x two-faced little minx, marriage before love, one-on-one, from indifferent to utterly devoted] After they married, Shen Jiali went overseas to expand his business, while Gu Mingyuan stayed home and lived it up. They became a sham married couple who kept out of each other's way. Two years later, as soon as Shen Jiali dared to return home, he caught Gu Mingyuan dancing intimately with a handsome young internet celebrity at a bar. Shen Jiali: A whole green prairie over 9.1kReads9.3Score1k14d adds

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   ❗️A marriage arranged by the male and female leads🥥①The male and female leads have a business marriage, starting by disliking each other but eventually falling in love. The female lead is quite the drama queen, but the male lead is willing to spoil her all the time, it's just so sweet. 🥥①One-sentence summary: Married to her mortal enemy, and with plenty of marital obligations, they still have a blast! The story begins with the female lead being caught playing with toys by the male lead [laughs]. The female lead has a unique way of thinking, and the male lead is equally impressive, their daily banter and witty exchanges are always on point, they're a perfect match.

10. 10 零 Zero-Degree Intimacy 零度暧昧 Lan Sheng澜笙Modern Romance335k WordsCompleted [The print edition goes on sale across all platforms on August 1] [Short drama now streaming] Previously titled: Zero-Degree Intimacy [One-on-one romance + both leads’ first love + happy ending + secret marriage + sweet romance ♥ Double-layer milk foam, 70% sugar!] (Rich, sharp-tongued, scheming investor Jian Yuchen VS money-loving, mischievous young designer Wen Ni) In a nutshell: She married her nemesis. In physics, zero degrees is the point where ice and water coexist. Zero-degree intimacy is 79.1kReads9.5Score9.6k14d adds
11. 11 撩 Flirting into Marriage 撩婚 Autumn Firefly秋流萤Modern Romance290k WordsCompleted The print edition of Wild Crane is now available on major platforms. He Yunxing comes from a prominent Hong Kong family. The elegant, aloof man has a black tattoo on his hand that looks wickedly sensual, like Satan himself has descended. He's cold and heartless, a complete utilitarian. Everyone is madly infatuated with him. Too bad he married young. Rumor has it that he and the eldest daughter of the Shen family have a terrible marriage and will soon divorce. In their vast room, a slender-waiste 16.6kReads9.3Score1.8k14d adds
12. 12 联 On Our Wedding Night, I Discovered My Aloof Wife Had Had a Crush on Me for Ten Years 联姻当晚，我发现高冷老婆暗恋我十年 Ordinary in the Vast Lands山河中的平凡Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted On the Night of Our Arranged Marriage, I Discovered My Cool and Aloof Wife Had Been in Love with Me for Ten Years 7Reads—Score—14d adds
13. 13 婚 A Year Into Our Marriage, I Discovered My Demure Wife Was My Top Online Girlfriend 婚后一年，我才发现端庄老婆是我网恋置顶女友 Ordinary in the Vast Lands山河中的平凡Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted It took me a year of marriage to discover that my dignified wife was the online girlfriend I had pinned to the top of my chat list. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
14. 14 清 As Clear-Headed as She Is 清醒如她 Yi Li倚立Modern Romance351k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple] [Cold, Aloof Architect & Gentle, Easygoing Programmer] When Wei Zhichu first met Xu Ci, he thought she was soft and easy to bully, just the sort of woman to marry and mold however he pleased. Later, he came to cherish Xu Ci so much that he was afraid she would break if he held her, or melt if he kept her in his mouth. 1.3kReads7.6Score10414d adds

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    The male lead is an architect 🎉🎊 ⛄①: The calm male lead married a seemingly easy-going and manipulable female lead 🎈 After marriage, he's the one who gets manipulated 🎈 The arranged marriage was originally with the female lead's sister, but the female lead was replaced 🎈 ⛄②: The male lead, a bridge architect, went to get his wisdom tooth extracted, and the female lead treated him. The day after the extraction, he went drinking and ended up in the hospital again, and the female lead treated him again 🎈 ⛄③: The male lead is an architect, and the female lead is a teacher 🎈 They had a whirlwind marriage, a long-distance same-sex marriage. The male lead thought the female lead had a crush on someone else and was jealous for two years, even crying to himself in the middle of the night because of jealousy 🎈 The female lead said she'd divorce him if he wanted the child, and the male lead (inwardly crying) calmly replied: "No child, no divorce."

15. 15 第 The Nth Time I Fell for You 第N次心动 Loves Eating Young Fish爱吃嫩鱼Modern Romance285k WordsCompleted Dentist VS architect At a school anniversary interview, the host was lucky enough to interview the famous architect Jiang Qi. Host: What do you regret about high school? Jiang Qi: Not having dated my girlfriend. Host: I hear wedding bells may be in your future... Jiang Qi glanced toward Zhou Yu and smiled. “That’s mostly up to her.” When the host interviewed Zhou Yu: Host: What do you regret about high school? Zhou Yu: Not being a little braver. Jiang Qi walked over, took Zhou Yu’s hand, and tol 2.7kReads9.1Score37314d adds
16. 16 我 The Imaginary Love of My Life Has Mr. Jiang Green with Jealousy 我虚构的白月光，让江先生醋翻啦 Shuang Rui双惢Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted They married in a flash after knowing each other for six months, and she settled into what was essentially a long-distance marriage. Jiang Junche rarely came home, and married life was dull and uneventful. Ye Ying thought a marriage without love could still be a successful one. She tried to suppress the fluttering in her heart, but couldn't help slowly growing closer to him. Mistaking him for someone with another woman in his heart, Ye Ying said through her pain, “...If you want a child, we can 750Reads9.0Score10214d adds
17. 17 既 If You Love Your First Love So Much, Why Are You Crying Now That I'm Gone? 既爱白月光，我走了你哭啥？ King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance15k WordsCompleted If you love your first love so much, why are you crying now that I've left? 1.6kReads—Score—14d adds

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    A short story with a high score: "Chasing After Her Husband: A Feast for the Senses" [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

18. 18 门 Between the Door and the World Outside, My Fiancée Regrets It Like Crazy! 门里门外，未婚妻她悔疯了！ King Revolver左轮王10k WordsCompleted Inside and outside the door, my fiancée is consumed with regret! 7.2kReads—Score6614d adds
19. 19 妻 My Wife's Secret Text Messages 妻子的秘密短信 King Revolver左轮王11k WordsCompleted My Wife's Secret Text Messages 2.2kReads—Score2914d adds
20. 20 爱 Love Isn't Gentle, and I Won't Lick My Wounds 爱不温柔，我不舔舐伤口 King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted Love isn't gentle, and I won't lick my wounds. 449Reads—Score—14d adds
21. 21 世 The Wedding of the Century: The Sixth Prince’s Jilted Princess 世纪婚礼：六皇子的退婚皇妃 A Little Numb有点麻了Modern Romance283k WordsCompleted [Set in the modern era, with royal marriages under a constitutional monarchy] [Marriage Before Love] *[Playboy prince x heiress of a financial dynasty] She was meant to enter the Eastern Palace as crown princess. The An family, the leading financial dynasty in the Kingdom of Xuan, had a daughter of noble birth. An Mo'en had known since childhood that she had a fiancé. He was the crown prince of the royal family, the future king. She would become crown princess, then queen. Just before the weddin 161Reads—Score—14d adds

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    In this book, the male lead is a bit bad in the beginning...

22. 22 玫 Rose-Colored Desire 玫瑰欲色 Ten Miles of Endless Roads十里漫漫Modern Romance335k WordsCompleted [Beijing Socialite + Hong Kong Tycoon] [Two Powerful CEOs + Carefree Playboy + Love Grows Over Time + A Tense Push and Pull] [Clear-Eyed Rose vs. Love-Struck CEO] [Both Have a Colorful Past on the Surface + Grown-Up Games] * Zhu Man and Gu Xi crossed paths amid the lights and glamour, swept up in a dizzying romance. * She had been captivated by his devilishly handsome face and roguish charm. His bold, uninhibited nature had brought her plenty of pleasure. He was Hong Kong’s most notorious playbo 11.4kReads9.2Score1k14d adds

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    🌈Here it comes! 🌻①The male and female leads are arranged to marry, but the male lead demands that the female lead fulfill legal obligations. The male lead is rumored to be having an affair, and the female lead flies to Thailand to party on a cruise ship with her oppa. As a result, the male lead gets jealous and goes to a yacht to assert his dominance! 🌻②A marriage between two wealthy families. After the marriage, the male lead goes overseas to develop the market and is gone for two years. As soon as he returns to China, he catches the female lead dancing intimately with a young internet celebrity in a bar... Male lead: You're being cuckolded?? Female lead: No, I didn't, don't talk nonsense.

23. 23 你 You Watch Her Perform, I’ll Announce Our Divorce 你看她表演，我公告离婚 Little Sister Won't Listen妹妹不听话Modern Romance453k WordsCompleted Tomatoes are the most satisfying! The hero and second male lead get divorced The male lead watches the green tea put on a show, while the heroine goes straight to the newspapers and announces their divorce! A powerful financial magnate * a young lady whose family has fallen on hard times Married first, love later * both leads are sexually inexperienced Every male character in the story is a virgin, whether he's the second or third male lead... Xu Qing'an married Shen Yuanyuan simply because he t 11.5kReads7.1Score34414d adds

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    A true case of marriage of convenience turning into love! The most satisfying story of a male lead and second male lead getting divorced! The male lead didn't touch the female lead for a year after their marriage, then turned off his phone to go see a scheming woman's performance. The female lead was in a car accident, and he immediately announced their divorce and disappeared. The divorce news was trending on social media for three days...

24. 24 得 A Taste of What You Want 得尝 October Is Not Cold Yet十月未凉Modern Romance351k WordsCompleted [Fake Playboy vs. Real Bombshell, Intense Push and Pull, Wicked and Wild, Devoted to Each Other, Secret Crush] Lu Jin is Ningzhou’s notorious bully, arrogant and unruly. He’s wicked and roguish, and generous with money when it comes to women, but he never lets them into his heart. Qiao Ran has a beauty that could topple empires. People call her a reincarnated Daji, and she’s full of wild sensuality. She’s sweet and gentle, and knows exactly how to handle men, but all she wants is him. Drunk, she 4.6kReads9.1Score34214d adds

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    😈Lu Jin, the tyrant of Ningzhou, is both wicked and roguish, spending lavishly on women but without any real affection. Qiao Ran, with her stunning beauty, is vilified by outsiders as the reincarnation of Daji, wild yet alluring. She drunkenly confesses her love, and the man, who has suppressed his feelings for so long, finally roars out, "I've always loved you!" The tug-of-war between the fake playboy and the real beauty is incredibly captivating.

25. 25 老 Don't Be Afraid, Honey. I Have a Redemption System to Help Me Win You Back 老婆别怕，我有赎罪系统换我追你 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance203k WordsCompleted “Runaway Heiress x Possessive New Money Peacock” “Mind Reading + Both Reborn + Wife-Chasing System” * In her previous life, Song Yi was an untouchable heiress who treated Jiang Lin like a plaything. She took him by force, abandoned him, then left the country without a second thought. Later, when the Song family went bankrupt, he was the only person who could save her. He trapped her in a five-year marriage, holding her captive. Everyone said Jiang Lin was a distant, untouchable flower: cold, ele 3.1kReads—Score12614d adds

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    In his previous life, he imprisoned her for five years; in this life, he pursues her with deep affection. Unfortunately, he doesn't know that she can hear the system's mission voice in his mind—"Affection level -50, please continue your efforts, host." Male lead, stop acting, you'll never win your wife's heart.

26. 26 他 His Bones Were Cold as Ice, Yet He Was Undone by Her Slender Waist 他一身冷骨，败给一把软腰 Jie Jie芥婕Modern Romance344k WordsCompleted (Two powerful families + marriage first, love later + a formidable team: a seemingly sweet but secretly cunning heroine vs. a devoted CEO) Rumor has it that the third young lady of the Nan family trapped Second Master Fu into marriage by getting pregnant. Unwilling to be manipulated, Second Master Fu planned to keep the child and get rid of the mother. Little did he know, the third young lady of the Nan family had exactly the same idea. Second Master Fu, sharp-edged and stern, stormed her hom 5.9kReads9.1Score50214d adds

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    🍃①A business marriage where the male lead initially hopes for a divorce but later becomes a devoted husband. One day, he gets jealous and storms off in the middle of the night, running into the street to call the female lead's family and complain, looking utterly aggrieved. "None of these men treat her as well as I do!" He shouts. "I'm rich, handsome, and I love my wife. Why does she still look at other men?! Isn't looking at me enough?"

27. 27 咬 Biting the Sweet Pear 咬清梨 A Huihui一颗慧慧Modern Romance595k WordsCompleted (Print edition now available) [Romantic tension + bittersweet angst + unrequited love + healing] Shen Qingli’s greatest regret was probably sleeping with the man she had secretly loved for eight years, then asking him to pay her. After that, Gu Heng couldn’t get enough of her. They spent the nights tangled together, then acted like strangers by day. When she found out Gu Heng was getting married to form a family alliance, she drew a line between them. She thought they could part on good terms, b 29.8kReads9.3Score3.6k14d adds
28. 28 白 Unfamiliar by Day 白日不熟 Yun Zijin妘子衿Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + Hong Kong tycoon family + sizzling chemistry + flirtatious desire + devoted couple] [Possessive, obsessive tycoon and powerful executive ✖️ alluring heiress and CEO] Song Qingyun, a daughter of one of Hong Kong City’s most prominent families, hides a wild, untamable nature beneath her good-girl disguise. Three months into their arranged marriage, she has completely forgotten her contract husband, name and all, and has instead picked up a hot guy at a bar overseas. O 45.4kReads9.4Score6.8k14d adds

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