A Sensible Heroine Who Breaks Your Heart, A Little Afraid of the Hero at First, Marriage First, Love Later 女主懂事的让人心疼，刚开始有点怕男主，先婚后爱

1. 351 娇 The Sweetheart Falls Hard, and the Wild, Rugged Man Dotes on Her Until Her Legs Give Out 娇娇沦陷，野蛮糙汉宠到腿软 Spicy Hot Strips火辣的辣条Ancient Romance325k WordsCompleted [Completed] [Sweet romance + historical setting + married first, love later + cozy everyday life] The delicate, soft-spoken Ruan Xiang is bought by a burly man to be his wife. He’s a muscular, powerfully built butcher, and Ruan Xiang can only grimace, convinced her life is going to be miserable. Ruan Xiang: “Big brother, will I have to go kill pigs with you from now on?” Feng Yang gives her a disdainful glance. “With a build like yours, are you going to kill the pig, or is the pig going to kill 4kReads8.9Score397Shelves
2. 352 夫 Madam Is Too Sweet, and Mr. Stares at Her in a Daze 夫人太乖，先生望妻发呆 Muzi Yingbao木子颖宝Modern Romance249k WordsCompleted (A healing, feel-good little romance, all about doting on the heroine!!! She starts out timid, sensitive, and pitiful, then grows into a quirky, clingy sweetheart. The hero is both cold and gentle toward her, and endlessly patient.) Lu Jiangzhi grew up in a single-parent household, depending on her mother for everything. Her mother, a doctor, was in a car accident while on a relief mission to a disaster area and became comatose. Because of an injury in childhood, Lu Jiangzhi also lost the hearin 1kReads8.2Score108Shelves
3. 353 准 My Almost-Cousin Became My Bride, and the Tattooed Tough Guy Dotes on Her 准堂妹成了小媳妇，纹身糙汉独宠 Sour Green Plums酸酸的青梅Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted The rating just came out, and not many people have read this yet. If you like it, please give it five stars ❤️ [Native to the period + married first, love later + everyday family life] Su Yanle isn’t very bright. When she learns that her cousin stole money from home and ran off with someone, she crouches in the corner for a long time before happily clapping her hands. [Great! Now Sister can’t steal my eggs anymore.] But the next day, her aunt comes looking for her, saying she’ll take her out for 593Reads6.6Score—Shelves
4. 354 私 His Secret Darling! Lord Li's Reborn Little Wife Is Soft and Seductive 私宠！厉爷的重生小娇妻又软又欲 Zi Qian子茜Modern Romance351k WordsCompleted [Rebirth and sweet romance + long-planned love + soft little white rabbit + restrained, self-controlled underworld overlord] Wen Nuan only learned the truth when she was dying: He Yan, who had always claimed to love her, had been with her older sister, Wen Qing, all along. Once she was no longer useful, the Wen family and He Yan would kick her aside without a second thought! She was nothing but a tool they could use however they pleased. Given another chance at life, Wen Nuan just wants to stay 3.2kReads8.2Score330Shelves
5. 355 小 The Young Marquis's Sweet Wife 小侯爷的娇软娘子 Man in White白衣闲人Ancient Romance210k WordsCompleted (Sweet romance, marriage first and love later, the hero regrets rejecting his wife and tries to win her back, mild angst, both leads are each other's first love) After her grandfather passed away, Lin Susu became an orphan. A marriage contract suddenly fell into her lap, and she married the young marquis of the Zhenbei Marquis household. After the wedding ceremony, the young marquis fled north. Lin Susu followed him, while he claimed he wanted nothing to do with his new bride even as his actions 236Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 356 闪 A Flash Marriage with a Mature Man: The Love-Starved Little Darling Is Spoiled to Tears 闪婚大叔，缺爱小可怜被宠哭了 Deep Kiss深吻Modern Romance364k WordsCompleted It's normal for a new book's rating to be low at first. It'll go up, TT. Super sweet, insanely sweet, unbelievably sweet! An arrogant, powerful doting husband × a soft, sweet crybaby. With a stepmother comes a neglectful father. Xia Shanshan grew up starved of affection. One day, the grandson of an old woman she had once rescued shows up at her door, and the two get married in a whirlwind. Huo Xiting, the heir to the country's most powerful family, is married. Everyone assumes his wife must be s 566Reads7.5Score113Shelves
7. 357 甜 Sweet Seduction! The Wild Bad Boy Lures His Darling into His Arms 甜撩！野痞大佬诱哄娇娇入怀 A Clever Stroke of the Pen机智一笔Modern Romance170k WordsCompleted [A smooth-talking, genuinely powerful man × a sweet, sensual innocent beauty] The first time Huo Zhao saw Lu Yaoyao, the girl made his blood run hot. The pitiful little thing clutched his sleeve and begged him for help, never realizing that he was the one with the wicked, black heart. … Lu Yaoyao had always thought that her relationship with Huo Zhao began with a transaction that had nothing to do with love. He would shield her from her creditors, and she would treat his illness. He kept her ro 1.7kReads9.2Score195Shelves
8. 358 难 The Hard-to-Handle Amnesiac Sweetheart 难养失忆小娇包 Orange-Flavored Oranges橘味橙橙Modern Romance567k WordsCompleted A timid, amnesiac little jasmine X the elegant, aloof Mr. Yu [A clingy, sweet-natured heroine and a lovesick hero] After a car accident, the cold and indifferent Yu Si finds himself clung to by a timid young woman. As shy as a kitten, she still trembles as she insists he take responsibility for her memory loss. Her little pale hand tugs at his sleeve as she playfully makes a nuisance of herself. Even with tears in her eyes after he teases her, she still wants to go home with him. The clingy j 4.2kReads8.9Score465Shelves
9. 359 沈 Mr. Shen's Beloved Bride by Proxy 沈先生的替嫁小娇妻 Yu Changning余常宁Modern Romance237k WordsCompleted [Cool, aloof, gentle Dr. Shen × a delicate, teary-eyed young translator] One-on-one, devoted to each other, sweet romance, nine-year age gap, growing-up romance On the eve of her sister’s wedding, her sister vanished without a trace. Bound by a marriage contract, she was forced to take her place. In public, she called him Mr. Shen. In private, she called him brother-in-law. She thought they would live together in polite harmony until their three-year contract expired. But one day, the furious m 355Reads6.4Score—Shelves
10. 360 失 After Losing My Memory, I Farmed With My Archrival 失忆后，我和死对头一起种田 Little Duck Mimi小鸭咪Ancient Romance498k WordsCompleted Through a twist of fate, Lu Xuanxuan married her sworn enemy. The worst part was that she had lost her memory, and her sworn enemy had gone blind. Neither of them recognized the other, and they settled into a surprisingly happy life together. When their love was at its height, Lu Xuanxuan gazed into her husband’s eyes and swore solemnly, “I, Lu Xuanxuan, will tear the scoundrel who blinded my husband limb from limb!” Her husband kept pretending to be blind, so moved he hardly dared to move. He t 404Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    One is ancient, one is modern, I have a pretty good personality, right? [Laughing] The protagonist is a love story between mortal enemies, and the other one is about a male and female protagonist, I am a college classmate [I learned it] What the male protagonist did not expect was a formal marriage, which actually brought the two together, and he did not expect that the female protagonist has always liked her. What is the plot? You can watch it for yourself, hehehaha [Like]

11. 361 开 We Got Our Marriage Certificate from the Start, So Why Does My Marriage-of-Convenience Wife Flirt with Me Every Day? 开局领证，形婚老婆怎么天天撩我 I Have a Moonlight Treasure Box我有月光宝盒Urban269k WordsCompleted [Everyday sweetness, sweet romance, one heroine, marriage before love, she pursues him] After two years of being pressured by his family to marry and going on twenty-five arranged dates, Bai Jingchuan finally decides to go with the flow and find someone suitable for a marriage of convenience. His chosen partner is Li Qingyang, the campus belle who was the ideal girl in the hearts of countless boys throughout middle and high school. He never imagined someone like her would agree to a marriage of 11.7kReads9.1Score1kShelves
12. 362 温 The Gentle and Charming Mrs. Huo 温柔可人的霍太太 Willow Catkins Flying Through Frost柳絮飞霜Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted During a chance encounter, the male lead, Huo Changxing, met the female lead, Bai Qingxuan. Though they had only met once, she found her way into his heart, and he could never forget her. He kept an eye on her from afar, time and again. The female lead, Bai Qingxuan, is the eldest daughter of the Bai Group. Gentle and poised, she nevertheless spent her childhood away from her family. Her biological parents never liked her and doted only on Bai Qingyi, the daughter they adopted. A dance enthusia 1.3kReads8.9Score101Shelves

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    🌴🌴🌴🌴The private collection of good books is made public! The plot conflicts are intense, the characters are complex, and the emotions are sincere and passionate. Chase!

13. 363 先 Married First, Deeply in Love: Mr. Huo's Secret Wife 先婚厚爱：霍先生的隐婚甜妻 A Lake of Starlight一泓星湖Modern Romance2.8M WordsCompleted After their whirlwind wedding, he told her, "Just be a good Mrs. Huo." He laid down three rules for her, acting as though he loathed and hated her. Little did she know that whenever she got into trouble, he would handle it; whenever she was wronged, he would get even for her; and whenever she was heartbroken, he would tell her he was there for her. When she brought her son back to the country, his eyes turned bloodshot as he held up a paternity test and demanded, "Whose is he?" She flashed him a 3.4kReads8.6Score289Shelves
14. 364 坠 Falling: President Gu’s Tender Embrace 坠落：顾总的温柔乡 Mu Xu En Luo苜蓿恩落Modern Romance207k WordsCompleted [Dominating forced romance + domineering CEO male lead + clear-headed female lead + marriage before love + doting husband + strong male and female leads + push and pull between them + height difference + happy ending + both leads’ first love] Most importantly, there’s no rivalry between women!!! Three years ago, drenched in blood and falling into a dark abyss, he thought his life was over. He never expected a timid, gentle young woman to enter his life and bring a glimmer of light to his dark ex —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Does this count? The male protagonist takes things by force, and the female protagonist hates and fears the male protagonist. Later, the male protagonist takes good care of the female protagonist and considers her in every aspect. In the end, the heroine fell in love with the hero.

15. 365 量 Quantum Entanglement 量子的纠缠 Little Zhuangzhuang小妆妆Modern Romance634k WordsCompleted He is a powerful figure in the entertainment industry, a scheming playboy. She is an ordinary fan, a timid little rabbit. After an accident, he coerces her into marriage and forces her to fall in love with him. Just as their relationship begins to warm up, his former girlfriends, unwilling to let go, come one after another to tear them apart. Heartbroken, she miscarries and resolutely divorces him. Even after the divorce, neither can let go of the other. Once again, he shows the same forceful re 1.1kReads—Score109Shelves

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    The male protagonist is a domestic entertainment boss, owns many media companies, and is surrounded by all kinds of beauties🌸. The female protagonist has just graduated from college and has a clear face. Due to an accident, the male protagonist was forcibly married to her. After the marriage, the male protagonist was very kind to her, but she always thought that the male protagonist did not really like her. Faced with the instigation and destruction of his ex-girlfriends , she didn't tell the male protagonist, and endured it silently. When the male protagonist found out, he was angry and distressed, and asked her why she was like this. She said weakly: I don't want to cause you any trouble. Anyway, you will have a new goal after a while and you won't like me anymore😔. The male protagonist was so angry with her that he exploded: Dream on, you will never escape in this life!

16. 366 成 After Becoming His Second Wife, I Brought the Duke Back to Life 成为续弦后，我把国公爷盘活了 Bi Xin笔鑫Ancient Romance642k WordsCompleted Lin Xiaoman transmigrated into a book, becoming the male lead's second wife, a foolish woman destined to die young in a romance novel. The original owner was intellectually impaired, and on their wedding night, she drugged the male lead. She also listened to his stepmother and plotted to harm his son. In the end, the male lead tossed her straight into a den of beggars. Thinking of the original owner's tragic fate, Lin Xiaoman trembled with fear. But what could she do? By the time she woke up, th 1.4kReads8.0Score123Shelves

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    New book, Marriage First, Love Later, Highly Recommended

17. 367 太 Has the Crown Prince Softened His Heart Today? 太子殿下今天心软了吗？ Snacking on Snail Rice Noodles Whenever I Can没事就嗦螺蛳粉Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted Has His Highness the Crown Prince gone soft-hearted today? 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In this short story, the heroine is obedient

18. 368 闪 My Flash-Marriage Husband Is Actually a Trillionaire CEO 闪婚老公，竟是千亿总裁 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance161k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + The Husband Chases His Wife to Win Her Back + Sweet Romance + Both Pure in Love + Age Gap + The Powerful One Bows His Head] Su Shiqi works at a hospital and often hears her colleagues gossip about Gu Tingye. They say that despite his young age, he already controls a business empire. He's the well-known head of one of Jiangcheng's wealthiest families, the dream man countless socialites pursue, and, at just thirty, he holds the reins of half the city's economy. He's 4kReads—Score167Shelves

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    These books are pretty good. The hero and heroine get married first and fall in love later. A billionaire CEO becomes a maniac who dotes on his wife. The first part is a bit sadistic, but the second part is a bit sweet.

19. 369 我 I Woke Up My Husband from His Vegetative State 我让植物人老公苏醒 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance286k WordsCompleted [Love after marriage + age gap + groveling pursuit + sweet romance + powerful man lowering his head] Su Tong is the Su family’s adopted daughter. Clever from a young age, she excelled in school and graduated from Harvard, becoming an outstanding neurosurgeon. The Su family’s biological daughter, Su Shishi, refuses to honor the betrothal arranged for her when she was young and marry Huo Yunzhou, a business magnate from Haicheng who has been in a vegetative state since a car accident. So her adop 2.3kReads8.0Score150Shelves

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    These books are pretty good. The male and female protagonists get married first and then fall in love. The boss is domineering and becomes a maniac who dotes on his wife. The female protagonist is so sensible that it makes people feel bad. She was a little afraid of the male protagonist at first.

20. 370 新 On Our Wedding Night, I Woke My Husband from His Coma 新婚夜，我让植物人老公苏醒了 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance169k WordsCompleted [Marriage before love + winning her back after breaking her heart + age gap + sweet romance + scheming male lead] Her older sister was suffering from kidney failure and urgently needed money for a transplant. Jiang Yawei swallowed her pride and went home to beg her scumbag father to pay for the surgery, only to catch her boyfriend of three years kissing Jiang Feifei, her half-sister. Her father and stepmother seized the chance to hold her sister’s life-saving money over her head, forcing her to 547Reads—Score111Shelves
21. 371 替 The Substitute Bride’s Pearl 替嫁明珠 Sangsangxin丧丧心Ancient Romance6k WordsCompleted The Substitute Bride’s Pearl 1Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 372 穿 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 A Simple Life平淡生活Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted (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 40.4kReads9.2Score4.9kShelves

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    🍅In the previous life, the protagonist was harmed by his cousin, his reputation was ruined, and he had no choice but to marry Xie Jinnian, an educated youth. And she is not Xie Jinnian's true love. The man has a little green plum, an admirer, and a white moonlight, but she is not there. Even if she gave birth to a son for Xie Jinnian by accident, if he doesn't love him, he doesn't love him. After five years of tormenting each other, Xie Jinnian divorced and returned to the city. God gave the protagonist a chance to be reborn after she married Xie Jinnian. From then on, one thing the protagonist is most passionate about is to turn Xie Jinnian, the nominal husband, into an ex-husband.

23. 373 廖 Lord Liao Spoils the Little One 廖爷独宠萌娃 Lele Tea aabb乐乐茶aabbModern Romance256k WordsCompleted Name: Liao Mingri Aliases: President Liao, Master Liao, Boss, domineering CEO, stage name: Xiye Age: 24 Height: 1.85 m Blood type: O Marital status: Unmarried, with no intention of marrying Personality: Hot and cold Occupation: President of the Liao Group and Sun and Moon Entertainment, online singer who performs behind an anime avatar without showing his face, and the leader of the Dark Night Name: Mu An'an Age: 6 Aliases: Little Lucky Star, Little Boss, stage name: Anbao Personality: Introver 168Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Nurture series, adoption, the heroine has no sense of security, they will be together after they are raised as adults, vest

24. 374 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 23.6kReads9.5Score3.7kShelves

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    The story of childhood sweethearts turning into enemies and the heroine breaking her brain and mistaking her for her brother-in-law is so amazing! The undercurrent of taboo ➕ the extreme pull of adults, the suit thug Zhou Tingyan appears to be cold and ascetic, but in fact the step-by-step redemption is too exciting! It's rare in Marry First, Love Later that both the male and female protagonists have their mouths. The ambiguous period is filled with glass shards, and it would be so frustrating to just switch to the male protagonist without getting back together again! The author writes about the dignity and loss of control of adults so touchingly that every chapter sets off fireworks in the head!

25. 375 我 I Gave the Mute CEO Talk Therapy, and the Whole Family Was Stunned 我给哑巴总裁做话疗，豪门全懵了 Lu Chi鹿迟Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted “Chatty Little Sun Heroine × Mute Powerhouse in a High Position, Married First, Love Later + Sweet Romance + Feel-Good Daily Life” Sang Lu awakened to the truth. In the original story, she was a vicious sister-in-law from a wealthy family. She despised her mute husband, teamed up with awful relatives to swindle her own family, and did every kind of wicked thing. Her husband ignored her, her younger brothers-in-law slapped her, and she met a tragic end. “Wait, was I the huge idiot all along?” Abs 50.2kReads9.5Score7.5kShelves

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    🥳🥳🥳Family marriage, marriage first, love later.

26. 376 港 A Timely Rain in Hong Kong 港遇及时雨 Glutinous Rice Cake糯米白年糕Modern Romance313k WordsCompleted Age gap + married-life slice of life + the hero falls first Liang Yuyin and Zhao Shunian’s marriage is purely a business arrangement, as everyone in Hong Kong’s wealthy circles knows. The illegitimate daughter of the Liang family, Yuyin is brought back by her biological father one day and made to take her half-sister’s place in an arranged marriage. She becomes the wife of Zhao Shunian, heir to the Zhao family. Everyone says she’s a sparrow that’s flown up a branch and become a phoenix. Yuyin t 21.3kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves
27. 377 他 He Fell in Love After Marriage 他婚后动情 I'm Someone You Can't Have kl我是你得不到的人klModern Romance141k WordsOngoing Lin Xiaoxiao and Fu Le have been married for two years, but theirs has always been a marriage in name only! She wants to end the relationship! So why has a certain someone started acting so strange?! 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The heroine and the hero are married! It is also a theme of marriage first, love later

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