The Second Male and Female Leads Marry First, Then Fall in Love 男二女二先婚后爱
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- 101 After Becoming the Villainess, I Set My Sights on the Big Shot 穿成恶毒女配后，缠上大佬的高枝 [Transmigrate into a book + devoted couple + sweet romance] A fussy little schemer who only wants to survive × a cold-faced, abstinent, and calculating big shot Song Mo transmigrates into a sweet romance novel as the vicious supporting actress. She is the real daughter who was lost as a child. In her previous life, she was stupid enough to get herself killed. She lost her life fighting the fake heiress for affection. Now she has only one principle: stay away from the male lead, cherish her life, 538Reads—Score—14d adds
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The 1970s Military Marriage: The Charming Army Wife Raises Kids and Wins Her Husband's Heart 七零军婚：俏军嫂养崽撩夫日常
[No golden finger + second male lead takes the lead + fictional period setting] [Short drama now streaming] Xiao Qingru doesn't want to raise someone else's child, so she breaks off her engagement to her childhood sweetheart. Just as she's getting ready to focus on her career, she's targeted by a hothead from the capital. Xu Muzhou is the youngest and most promising pilot. The first time he meets her, he falls in love at first sight with his good friend's younger sister. When he hears she's alre
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Even Rabbits Are Villains These Days 这年头兔子也当反派
These days, even rabbits are villains.
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Transmigrated to the 1970s: My Young Thug of a Husband Is Surprisingly More Than Meets the Eye 穿越七零，小混混老公竟深藏不露
(Transmigration + Spatial Dimension + Sweet Romance + Marriage First, Love Later + Raising Kids + Everyday Family Life) Su Xieqiu grew up with a father who didn't care for her and a mother who didn't love her. Her grandparents, who raised her, passed away early, too. After working hard to buy a home in a big city, she wakes up one day to find herself transmigrated to the planned-economy era of the 1970s. The original owner was an educated youth sent to the countryside. She was timid and a little
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Marriage Before Love: The Young Master’s Wife Is Not to Be Provoked 先婚后爱：大少奶奶不能惹
Yan Ning, a woman as mild as a wisp of smoke, actually showed up at the door demanding they marry!? They were betrothed as babies, how novel. Young Master Liu, Yun Tao, agreed. After the wedding, news that the young master planned to take a concubine spread through the entire Liu household in no time. Everyone knew, from Liu Yi right down to every goldfish in the manor, that the young master had flown into a rage at Qingxin Courtyard because Yan Ning couldn't bear him a child, and had threatened
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- 106 The Long Road to Winning Him Back: Sickly Mr. Mu Is Easy to Flirt With 追夫路漫漫：病弱慕总不经撩 An ultra-powerful, super-A couple! An intense portrayal of stomach pain! The male lead is a domineering CEO, beautiful yet tragic, with a severe stomach condition. The female lead is the daughter of a company chairman, strong and every bit as A as he is! They enter a contractual marriage, falling in love after marrying! The male lead has always loved the female lead deeply, but she resents him because of a misunderstanding… Once she understands her own feelings, she starts trying to win him back 3.2kReads7.8Score20014d adds
- 107 Lose First 先输 [Marriage First, Love Later + The Husband Chases His Wife to the Crematorium + Broken Mirror, Not Mended + Second Male Lead Takes the Crown] Ming Yan and Gu Siyuan parted ways because of a misunderstanding, and spent three years apart. When Gu Siyuan came back for her, Xie Nanci appeared… Xie Nanci said, “May my Yanyan have everything go her way, and be loved all her life! May Xie Nanci and Ming Yan walk together from dawn to dusk, all the way until daylight!” Ming Yan: You were not wrong, and n 50Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 108 My Boyfriend Thinks We're a Case of Marrying First, Falling in Love Later 男朋友总以为我们是先婚后爱 On the night they discuss their engagement, Lu Yujin agrees to one request after another. Even Jiang Mingzhu, who is always so fussy, has nothing to say. Everyone looks to Jiang Wenfei. She sips her milk tea, then nods. They get engaged, then married. After the wedding, Lu Yujin is the model husband, devoted in every way. Jiang Wenfei enjoys his love without a shred of hesitation. But one day after the wedding, Lu Yujin asks, “How about trying the fall-in-love-after-marriage thing?” Jiang Wenfei 4Reads—Score—14d adds
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Transmigrated into a Book: In the 1970s, My Cannon-Fodder Husband Is a Master of All Trades 穿书七零：我的炮灰丈夫十项全能
[The animated adaptation is now online] [Full-cast audio drama available] [Period setting + educated youth + transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + inspirational] Lu Xia transmigrated into the body of an educated youth in the 1970s, a girl whose parents didn’t care for her and who had been sent to the countryside in her elder sister’s place. Remembering how the original owner had always been mistreated, Lu Xia couldn’t stand for it. She sold the job, gave her family a hefty financial hit,
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Don't Be So Clingy 你别这么黏人
[Marriage First, Love Later + Long-Preplanned Romance + The Untouchable Falls from Her Pedestal] [Cool Dance Teacher vs. Sly, Abstinent Lawyer] Also known as: The Truth Is, You Like Me This Much After getting married, Song Jiangnan gains a superpower: she can hear the thoughts of the man she married under a contract. Song Jiangnan assumes that the inner thoughts of her aloof, abstinent, elite lawyer husband must be calm, restrained, and full of professional jargon. But instead, she hears: [My wi
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- 111 A Candid Record of Married Life 联姻日常实录 [Heiress x Male Celebrity] [Marriage Before Love] Du Yusheng used to think marriage was a long way off. She never expected she would actually agree to an arranged marriage. On their first day of marriage, she told her new husband, “We each get what we want. It's just business.” Her new husband was just as unyielding: “Then please stay clearheaded at all times, too.” One day after the wedding: When Shao Yan knocked on the study door, Du Yusheng was still looking over spreadshee 2Reads—Score—14d adds
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Transmigrated into a Book, I Was Kissed Breathless by the Male Lead’s Younger Brother 穿书，被男主弟弟吻到缺氧
[Transmigrates into a book, campus, one-on-one, single-couple, happy ending] A stunning white rose with a soft waist, who charms people without realizing it × a wicked, cold-blooded bad boy with a wild streak * Good news: Zhu Fan isn’t dead. She’s transmigrated into a sugary romance novel about a wealthy family, a real and fake heiress, and a domineering CEO. Oh, and she’s the real heiress. Except she’s the cannon-fodder older sister of the beloved heiress who returns home, as well as the male l
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- 113 Transmigrate into a Book: A Useless Woman’s Lie-Flat Life in the 1970s 穿书七零：小废物的躺平人生 [Laid-Back Little Cannon Fodder X Delinquent Second Male Lead] A prediction came true: after graduating from college and returning home to lie flat, Wen Suili got into a car accident and transmigrated into a period novel she’d been following. But she hadn’t become the heroine. She was a minor cannon-fodder supporting character named Wen Sui-sui. Wen Suili: How is a useless good-for-nothing supposed to survive in such a hard era? In the villagers’ eyes, Wen Sui-sui and Lu Mingcheng were tied 3.6kReads9.1Score32314d adds
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The Daily Flirting Between Mr. Xu and His Secretary 许总和秘书小姐姐的互撩日常
[The Capital’s Elite Heir + CEO vs. Intern + Playboy vs. Enchantress + Love at First Sight + Sweet Romance and Flirty Teasing + Both Leads Are Each Other’s First + Three Supporting Couples + Powerful Hero and Heroine + Also Known As: The CEO and His Secretary’s Flirty Daily Life] For Qu Qingru, the perfect coming-of-age gift would have been receiving her early admission notice to Qinghua University’s architecture department four months before the college entrance exams. Becoming an architectural
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The Delicate Beauty’s Tears 折娇啼
[The hero regrets everything to the point of madness + the leads torment each other + a friend steals the heroine away + the second male lead gets the girl + no reconciliation after a breakup + pure historical angst + the heroine ends up with the second male lead] Shen Yanzhi, heir to the Marquis of Jinghai in the Great Chu Kingdom, had just come third in the palace examination when he was unexpectedly captured by the Eastern Qiang Kingdom and married off to Qin Guiwan, a woman of Eastern Qiang
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- 116 After the Flirty Girl Wins Over the Second Male Lead, the Hero Panics 涩女攻略男二后，男一他慌了 [Transmigrate into a book + System + Win over the male lead + Wild imagination + Escape the plot] [Cool, aloof white-plum-blossom cultivator] vs. [Arrogant, sharp-tongued young wolf king] (Note: Lots of twists, sisterly bonds, no yuri, not a wish-fulfillment story, happy ending, no strong female lead, and transmigration between two worlds.) ❤ Lin Wanyu, a woman with a naughty streak, transmigrated into a flop novel and was forced by an evil System to win over the male lead. If she failed the mis 4Reads—Score—14d adds
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Married First, Flirted Later 先婚后撩
[Delicate beauty × irresistible CEO, married first, love later] She broke off her engagement, then got married in a flash. Her cheating ex called drunk in the middle of the night: “Ruochu, I know I was wrong. Can you come back to me?” Gu Yanshen gave a faint smile. “Sir, why are you calling my wife in the middle of the night?” When Wen Ruochu married Gu Yanshen, she thought they were only entering a marriage of convenience. But then... “Honey, I’m hungry.” The city’s top Michelin-starred chefs l
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- 118 Marriage Before Love: The CEO's Moonlight Is Me 先婚后爱：总裁白月光竟是我自己 Mutually exclusive one another, marriage first, love later, same-sex marriage setting, 1v1 happy ending Pretends-to-be-cool CEO devoted top (keep pretending) × proud, flirtatious queen bottom (you can’t resist me) How would you describe Xiao Bing, eldest son of Beicheng’s richest family? In just four words: delicate and pampered. Everyone knows he’s cold and arrogant, with his nose in the air. Everyone knows he’s been difficult to raise since childhood. Later, when the Xiao family runs into trou 60Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 After We Married, the CEO’s Wife Had a Sore Waist Every Day 结婚后，总裁夫人每天都在腰酸 [Powerful family patriarch + devoted leads + marry first, fall in love later + sweet romance + flirty tension + sizzling chemistry] When Lin Youning learned that her parents had chosen Jian Cheng, a notorious playboy in their social circle, as her marriage partner, she took the initiative and went to Gu Huaichen, a powerful family patriarch who surpassed Jian Cheng in every way, from his methods to his wealth. According to rumor, Gu Huaichen was indifferent to women and impossible to approach. O 7.5kReads9.1Score74014d adds
- 120 I Married My Secret Crush First, Then Fell in Love 和暗恋对象先婚后爱了 A cold, abstinent, jealous CEO who’s a devoted husband x an adorable employee Marriage first, love later · secret crush becomes mutual · sweet pampering / one-on-one, first love for both, both pure At twenty-five, Jiang Mansheng married the high school heartthrob she had secretly loved. Back then, Lu Qichen came from a wealthy family and was exceptionally handsome, a favored child of heaven whom everyone envied. Jiang Mansheng, by contrast, was quiet and mild-mannered, just an ordinary girl fro 10.2kReads9.1Score1.2k14d adds
- 121 A Kiss After the Wedding 婚后热吻 [Pregnant and married in a whirlwind, marriage before love, love grows over time, both leads are sexually inexperienced, sweet and flirtatious romance] [Soft, sweet beauty from the capital’s elite circles × arrogant CEO who falls for her on his own] A chaotic night at a hotel. Jian Anwan becomes involved with Xiao Chuyi, the most powerful man in the capital’s elite circles. And that means Jian Anwan is carrying his child. Xiao Chuyi is an aloof, highborn CEO who keeps his distance from women 420Reads8.1Score10014d adds
- 122 Mr. Zhou Has Been Plotting This for a Long Time 周总他蓄谋已久 [Marriage first, love later + hero has been plotting for a long time + stealing her away] [Protective, husband-like CEO × outwardly gentle but inwardly strong livestreamer] Shen Yiqiao and Zhou Chen were widely regarded as a match made in heaven. From the day he learned that Shen Yiqiao’s first love was coming back to the country, the usually composed and self-controlled Zhou Chen became restless. His friends teased him: “You two are so loving. What’s there to worry about?” Zhou Chen smiled bitt 12.8kReads8.7Score1.4k14d adds
- 123 After Marriage, Spoiling Her Is His Top Priority! 婚后，强宠为上！ (The rating has just opened and will rise!) Marriage first, love later / forced possession / both leads sexually pure / devoted husband A cool, classical-zither-playing heiress x a domineering, untamed tycoon - Tan Sheng accidentally “hooked” a man. He was Pei Jin, heir to one of Xicheng's top families. Rumor had it that he was an illegitimate son who seized power, ruthless, sinister, and cold. Before she got engaged to her childhood sweetheart, he wished her “a happy wedding,” then turned ar 289Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 124 First Marriage, Then Love: You're My Little Piece of Happiness 先婚后爱，你是我的小确幸 [Devoted to each other + secret crush + marriage first, love later = happy ending] ⭐ Song Qianqian fell in love with Xu Yanqing at first sight at a banquet, and from then on suffered the pain of a one-sided love! She thought they were two parallel lines that would never cross! ⭐ The biggest surprise of Song Qianqian’s life was being married off in her older sister’s place, only to end up marrying the man she had secretly loved. ⭐ The man she liked, her new husband, murmured someone else’s name i 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 Love After Marriage 先婚后恋 She receives a mysterious text before her wedding and discovers that her fiancé is cheating with her best friend. So, on impulse, she does something wild: she elopes with her friend's boyfriend! After their honeymoon, her cheating friend comes to her door and actually demands that she give her boyfriend back... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 Married First, Fell in Love Later: My Wife, I’m Crazy About You 先婚后爱，老婆大人狠狠爱 My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 The Fourth Kind of Marriage Before Love 第四种先婚后爱 [A special “marriage before love” + a long-laid plan + grown-up romance + a little sweetness] They say there are three kinds of “marriage before love” in this world, but the two of them somehow became the fourth. Not “marriage” as in getting married, but “marriage” as in a trial marriage! She decided to jump into a trial marriage, not with a stranger she had only met a few times, but with a man she had known since childhood, someone she knew inside and out. Outsiders all wondered what he could p 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 A Wife Pampered After an Arranged Marriage 先婚后宠的妻 The male lead, Lu Haochen, and the female lead, Cheng Xi, are bound by a family-arranged marriage. They both come from one of the top families in Country C. Before the wedding, the male lead's ex-girlfriend appears before Cheng Xi and tells her to leave his life, saying things that cause a misunderstanding and drive the female lead away. Later, the male lead finds her and clears things up. She chooses to reconcile with him, and together they begin a beautiful love story. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 Love After Marriage 先婚后爱 She thought the divorce was final, so she packed her bags and left with a carefree wave. Who knew he'd come knocking again in no time? The first time, he said calmly, “Honey, the baby's hungry!” The second time, he shamelessly said, “Honey, I'm hungry too!” The third time, he pulled her into his arms. “Honey, I'm cold. Give me a hug!” Her ex-husband's relentless pursuit left her powerless to resist, and every step brought a new heart-stopping twist. “We're already divorced!” she finally snapped. 2kReads7.1Score13614d adds
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I Became the Second Female Lead in an Angsty Novel, So I'm Lying Flat 穿成虐文女二我躺平了
(Both leads are pure; the heroine is beautiful, sweet, and clever.) Cheng Qingqing is a modern young woman who transmigrates into a book as the doomed second female lead, a relative staying at the Duke’s residence. The second female lead is breathtakingly beautiful but brainless, spending all her time scheming to seduce the heir and the Third Prince. Cheng Qingqing is speechless at this plot. She isn’t boy-crazy, but she has no choice but to follow the story. While playing her part, she quietly
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- 131 After Transmigrating as the Hero’s Stepsister 穿成男主继妹后 Yu Qian transmigrated into a novel her best friend had written for her. But she wasn't the heroine. She was the unwanted tagalong who moved into the male lead's home when her mother married his father. Yu Qian didn't care about any of that! What mattered was that in the book, her mom was still alive. She finally had a mother again! All she wanted in this life was to be a good little mama's girl, occasionally watching the male and female leads fall in love. What could be better? But then Hey, are 49.8kReads9.4Score4.3k14d adds
- 132 After Entering a Sweet Romance Novel, I Gave the Tragic Hero a Piece of Candy 穿进甜文后给悲剧男配送颗糖 The physical book goes on sale across major platforms on July 18 at 7 p.m. Search for Stars in the Dark Night. In a sweet romance, the heroine is delicate and adorable, the male lead spoils her endlessly, the second male lead is obsessively devoted to her, and the third quietly watches over her. The fourth, the fifth, and so on... Then there’s a certain minor male character, a short-lived young man with a congenital illness. Because he once helped the heroine, she treats him differently, earni 24.4kReads9.4Score2.6k14d adds
- 133 My Target Climbs Out the Window and Runs, While the Second Male Lead Breaks My Waist 攻略爬窗跑，反派男二折我腰 [The plot is purely here to serve the romance, so don't overthink the logic. Check the reviews and author notes for warnings, sweeties.] [Mindless demon hunting + transmigrate into a book + mostly from the heroine's perspective + goofy, useless girl + obsessive, love-starved, romance-addicted boy + dual personality + accessory System] Tong Huanyou transmigrated into a book, right in the middle of the transmigration craze, and it was an abandoned novel at that. She wasn't a cool, aloof heroine or 3.6kReads9.1Score44114d adds
- 134 We Switched Marriages, and I Married the Spoiled Young Lord 换亲后，我嫁纨绔小公爷 Yun Jiao, Yun Qing's younger half-sister, was reborn. The first thing she did was frame Yun Qing and steal her marriage match. In her previous life, Yun Qing married Xie Qi, the disabled son of a Minister's household, and lived a smooth and happy life, which made Yun Jiao extremely envious. Yun Jiao, meanwhile, married Qin Xiu, the young heir of a Duke's household. She thought he was handsome, well-born, and better than Xie Qi in every way. But she never imagined that Qin Xiu would be such a sco 14.3kReads9.0Score90514d adds
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Deep Inside My Core 深入我芯
[Love at First Sight + Mutual Devotion + One Couple Only + Sweet Romance] Their first two meetings were accidental. Every coincidence after that was part of his carefully laid plan. When Jiang Yi Shen met Tang Xin, he fell for her at first sight. He quietly set his plans in motion, and the two got to know each other, fell in love, and walked hand in hand into marriage, sharing the warm everyday moments of life from the first flush of romance to raising children. Side story one: Xu Man thought sh
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- 136 Love Will Come to Rest 爱会停歇 [Playboy Turns Devoted] [Love Grows Over Time] [Sweet with a Little Angst] [Class Difference] Chen Chao, a rich playboy, falls sincerely in love with Yu Jiawen, who comes from an ordinary family. He knows he isn't the kind of person she'd ideally choose, but he can't let go of his feelings for her. "Yu Jiawen, do you know? Meeting you made me feel like I could have a proper relationship too." "I've thought about giving you up, but I just can't accept it. Watching you date, marry, and have childr 3.3kReads8.4Score16014d adds
- 137 Mr. Zhou, My Unrequited Love 单恋的周先生 [Older Woman, Younger Man + Redemption + Realistic Romance] Three-year age gap. [Secret Love Becomes Mutual, from the Male Lead’s Perspective; Marriage First, Love Later, from the Female Lead’s Perspective] Everyone is level-headed and clear-minded. The woman Zhou Wang had kept in his heart for three years. He thought there could never be anything between them and was ready to give up, but then he unexpectedly learned what she had been through. His heart ached for her, and at the same time, he f 1.5kReads8.2Score10314d adds
- 138 The Time I Spent in Love With Her 和她相恋的时光 [Love at first sight + devoted one-on-one romance + rekindled love + healing with a touch of angst] A grounded, everyday story with smart characters. Gao Yuchen, an isolated orphan, happens to meet her next-door neighbor, Mu Yang. Mu Yang pursues her passionately, and they soon fall in love. She thinks they’ll be happy together, only to discover that their happiness was built on a lie, albeit one told with good intentions by the male lead. She coldly tells him she never wants to see him again. I 843Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 139 After All These Years, We Finally Meet Again 岁月流转终相见 [Reunion After Years Apart + Rekindled Love + Healing Through Family + Realistic Happy Ending] After drifting apart like clouds, ten years passed like flowing water. When we met again, my heart recognized you before I did. A summer romance came to an abrupt end because of an unfortunate misunderstanding. More than ten years later, thirty-five-year-old Gu Yan discovered by chance that he had a daughter in high school, and was reunited with the girl he had loved when he was young. Long-buried memo 5.5kReads7.4Score21314d adds
- 140 Meeting Her Made My Heart Beat Faster 遇见她心动不止 [Love at first sight + mistaken identity + mutual secret crushes + healing + female growth] Everyone is level-headed and knows what they’re doing, so read without worry. Jiang Nan, insecure and neglected by her family, meets He Chengyang. A twist of fate sends their budding romance down the wrong path. He Chengyang mistakes Jiang Nan, the girl he fell in love with at first sight, for her older sister, Jiang Xue, and they begin a brief relationship. (Nothing inappropriate happens between them.) W 6.9kReads8.5Score33214d adds
- 141 I Couldn’t Hide My Heart’s Flutter When We First Met 初见心动藏不住 [Love at First Sight] [She Pursues Him] [Nine-Year Age Gap] [Sweet, Realistic Romance] [Happy Ending] At twenty, the lively and spirited Chen Luo Chu meets Chu Yun. One look is all it takes for her to fall for him. She can barely hide the light in her eyes, and there is only one thought on her mind: make him hers. Once she confirms he is single, she boldly confesses, "Big brother, will you be my boyfriend?" Chu Yun gently turns her down with a simple, "We're not right for each other." But Chen L 1.4kReads—Score10414d adds
- 142 A Long Road to Reunion 重逢路漫漫 [The right people will find their way back to each other, no matter how many twists and turns it takes.] [One true pairing, both leads are each other's only ones + reunion after a long separation + winning back his wife and claiming his child + adorable kids playing matchmaker] Zhou Yuan met Qin Yue by chance and fell in love at first sight. After one passionate night together, an urgent assignment sent him overseas. Before leaving, he thought he'd arranged everything properly, never imagining t 5.4kReads8.9Score29014d adds
- 143 Not the Right Words 不是佳辞 At eighteen, Fu Jiaqi loved beauty more than life itself. At twenty, Fu Jiaqi loved Jiang Min more than life itself. When they reunite at twenty-eight, Jiang Min is even more distant than before. Fu Jiaqi realizes she doesn't care as much about her looks, and perhaps she doesn't love Jiang Min as much anymore, either. A story about two people at odds with themselves who heal each other. 26Reads9.4Score—14d adds
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Hilarious Mind Reading: The Princess Consort Can't Hide Her Thoughts 爆笑读心术：王妃她心思藏不住
Historical Romance + Laugh-Out-Loud Comedy + Everyone's Darling + Mind Reading + Two Powerful Leads + Taking Down Scumbags Female lead, Shen Qinghuan: The legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's household. Quirky and clever, highly skilled in martial arts, especially lightness skills, and adept at all kinds of underhanded tricks. Her mind is a nonstop stream of chatter, but she appears dignified and well-behaved while inwardly complaining about everything. Male lead, Xiao Jue: Prince Jing o
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