A Flirty Female Lead and an Ascetic, Desire-Free Male Lead 女主很会撩，男主是禁欲佛子

1. 101 美 The Beauty Is Hard to Tame: I Won't Cling to the Heir's Favor 美人难驯：世子的高枝不想攀 Fish Song, Bird Trill鱼音袅鸟Ancient Romance346k WordsCompleted A scheming woman who clings to the powerful * A deep, cunning heir Coercive love + intense tension + an irresistible push and pull Her perspective: She seduced all the young masters in the capital, but never once thought to seduce him. She would marry anyone, just not him. He looked down on her and repeatedly thwarted her chances of marriage. His perspective: She seduced his brothers and friends, but acted as if he didn’t exist. He disliked her shameless flirting, hated her scheming and vanity, 23.2kReads9.2Score2.5k14d adds

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   [Flying Kiss] A cunning, opportunistic little fox vs. A shrewd, deep-thinking prince [Admiration] Forced possession + intense tension + extreme tug-of-war [Heart] The prince's inner thoughts: She seduces his brothers and friends, but ignores him the only one. He dislikes her flirting, despises her scheming and vanity, and resents her being around any man other than him. [Sad]

2. 102 诱 Seductive Kisses for My Not-Quite-Forbidden Uncle 诱吻伪禁叔叔 The Lazy Little Nobody摆烂的小废物Modern Romance214k WordsCompleted Pseudo-taboo romance / age gap / celibate CEO / flirtatious, high-maintenance heroine At twenty, Su Wantang used her stunningly beautiful face to wheedle her father into placing her at the company of Lu Beichen, her uncle in name only. Everyone said she was following an older relative to learn the ropes. Only she knew she was there to hunt. Her prey was the man ten years her senior, always impeccably dressed in a suit and unreadable, who would merely furrow his brows and address her distantly as 2.9kReads—Score32614d adds
3. 103 京 The Buddhist Heartthrob of Beijing’s Elite Is Driven Wild by His Little Treasure 京圈佛子被他的小祖宗撩疯了 Yan Xiaoxiaor颜笑笑rModern Romance239k WordsOngoing Sweet romance | Older, doting love interest | Off-the-charts sexual tension | Six-year age gap | Who in the capital hadn’t heard of Si Yanli? Prayer beads around his wrist, he killed without batting an eye. They called him the King of Hell. No one dared approach him, until a girl named Jiang Zhizhi appeared. She tilted her head and looked at him, her smile wild and sweet: “You’re better-looking than the rumors said.” “...” “Have you ever dated anyone?” “...” “Could it be that you can’t perform?” 47.8kReads—Score5.9k14d adds

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   This book is great! It features a little witch and a celibate Buddha.

4. 104 花 After Raising Hell in Every Way, I Dragged the Holy Monk from His Pedestal 花式作妖后，圣僧被我拉下神坛 Mrs. Severus西弗勒斯太太Ancient Romance239k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance] [Both leads are sexually inexperienced] [The heroine is a master bluffer] [The hero is utterly innocent] [Fantasy elements] Me! The dignified Empress! I was deposed. That’s right, I was deposed less than five minutes from the start. Then they sent me to a temple, where I was forced to eat vegetarian food every day. I got so hungry that I went up the mountain to catch fish, but I couldn’t catch a single one. I did catch a monk, though. Some ti 189Reads8.5Score10614d adds

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   [Please follow][Please follow] A monk and an empress were banished to a temple, where they became vegetarians and were even cuckolded... Someone told him that there was a holy monk at the Great Temple whose breath could supposedly prolong life; kissing the monk could extend one's life by ten days. From then on, the empress embarked on a flirtatious path. [Awkward laugh][Awkward laugh] Even more amazing, she managed to trick him into leaving the temple.

5. 105 雪 Xue Wutong 雪梧桐 Xun Bai荀柏710k WordsCompleted [Republican-era ensemble cast + love of country + two powerful leads + older man/younger woman + sweet romance + pursuit of love + powerful man bows his head + heartbreaking angst + bad ending] In the Republican era, Nanjing was home to two renowned romantics. I do not believe in Buddha, but I would kneel at every temple in Nanjing if only Heaven would give me back my wife. Zhou Qingshi, courtesy name Changyu, was the eldest son and eldest grandson of the Zhou family, and ninth in birth order. 400Reads8.6Score—14d adds

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   The male lead is tolerant, but he can't tolerate the female lead; she's good at flirting.

6. 106 迟 Mr. Zhou, Better Late Than Never (Popular Short Drama Now Airing) 迟来的周先生《同名短剧热播中》 You Zhi Yu尤知遇Modern Romance565k WordsCompleted The published edition of Marrying Your Ex-Fiancé's Uncle! Childhood sweethearts who grew to loathe each other, Jian Cheng went from being Zhou Yufeng's cherished one to a mere inconvenience. In his story, she became a vicious, scheming woman, the villainess. Later, they broke off their engagement. Everyone waited for her to become a laughingstock, but she turned around and married her former fiancé's uncle: a noble, untouchable man no one dared lay a finger on. Jian Cheng once saved Zhou Tingyan 18.1kReads9.5Score3.2k14d adds

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   Also known as "Mr. Zhou Who Came Late," the story revolves around a real estate tycoon's daughter facing a crisis in her engagement with her childhood sweetheart. The boy's uncle, who has long harbored feelings for the girl, cleverly keeps her by his side during this difficult time, protecting her in his own way. The supporting characters are also compelling, the plot is fast-paced, and the characters are vividly portrayed, making for a truly enjoyable read.

7. 107 一 A Perfect Match 一拍即合 Jiang Lanlan江蓝蓝Modern Romance902k WordsCompleted Everyone said Jiang Yun was a cold, aloof bodhisattva, untouched by worldly desires. To so much as glance at her was sacrilege. Only He Jizhou knew it was all an act. She was clearly a demon. A demon who had deliberately lured him into ruin. Day and night, she bewitched him, stole his soul, and drained him to the bone. 1.8kReads8.7Score12714d adds

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   Everyone says Jiang Yun is a cold and aloof bodhisattva, but it's all an act. Only He Jizhou knows that she is clearly a demon who lures him into her slumber.

8. 108 美 The Mermaid's Seduction 美人鱼小姐的美人计 Rui Jiuyue瑞玖玥Modern Romance128k WordsCompleted Mermaid Ling Ziyu is a chart-topping singer with a stunning voice and a breathtaking face. Every woman in her family has fallen victim to a bloodline curse, turning into a stone statue beneath the sea at the age of thirty. She is twenty-five this year. An ancient text of the merfolk says that borrowing good fortune from someone blessed with great luck can break the curse. She searched tirelessly for five years, and finally set her sights on Sheng Tian, founder of the Tiansheng Group. She had hea 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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   She single-handedly seduced the abstinent male protagonist.

9. 109 封 The Feudal Tycoon Goes Wild Across the City After His Divorce 封建大佬离婚后，发疯全城 May You Stay Curious and Hopeful你有趣有盼Modern Romance563k WordsOngoing Older, uptight, powerful man with a high sex drive + delicate beauty in poor health + both are inexperienced Jiang Qingwu was born with a special constitution. After marrying Gu Yunzhou, she was gentle and obedient, but she was the one thing she could never bring herself to do: share a bed with him. The great military, political, and business tycoon had married a young wife, yet the two could only treat each other with icy politeness. So, at the end of his tether, Gu Yunzhou arranged for his w 25.7kReads5.6Score1.2k14d adds

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   A powerful tycoon in the military, politics, and business world, and a beautiful but frail woman! Jiang Qingwu followed Gu Yunzhou from her small town back to Z City. Due to her sensitive body, she refused his touch, and the two never consummated their marriage. The man then arranged for her to move to another city. The next time she saw him was when he came to her door with divorce papers...

10. 110 我 My Secret Agent Butler 我的特工男仆 Wind Isle Song风屿吟Modern Romance315k WordsOngoing [The Cunning Female Assassin vs. The Cold-Blooded Agent] [Mutual firsts, an alpha male and an alpha female, punishing scumbags, hilarious twists, sweet romance, and spy romance] Shao Xuan'er is a discarded rich heiress on the surface, but secretly a cunning female assassin. Ling Xiao is the army's heartthrob and its top agent. At first, they don't know who the other really is. They suspect each other, flirt and tease each other, and each wants to claim the other... When they finally recognize ea —Reads—Score—14d adds
11. 111 六 A Six-Winged Seraph, Pampered by Humans into a Top-Tier Star 六翼炽天使，被人类宠成人间顶流 Who Could Be My Match谁与为偶Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing Six-Winged Seraph? Everyone's favorite? Savior? She's all of them! Not one-on-one | Absolutely divine daddy | Angelic brute's wall-to-wall love | Jealous king | Abstinent angel | Tech tycoon plays third wheel | Contract-bound hottie | Loves one person to death | Beloved by all, building her career | Livestreams herself tearing into gods and demons | Cyber tech versus Western fantasy magic I was once Heaven's top-tier star priest, known as Heaven's biggest bug: a rebellious six-winged seraph. 63Reads9.2Score11314d adds

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    [The male lead is not human, a celibate six-winged seraph vs. A delicate and arrogant fallen angel] Various feather wing kisses, charging kisses... And even magical love triangles... Quite novel.

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