Any Sweet Romance With an Arranged Marriage and a Couple Who Fall for Each Other Quickly? 有没有甜宠文，先婚后爱，两人进展很快的那种

1. 1 玫 Roses Have No Rules, Only Heartbeats! 玫瑰无原则，心动至上！ Yun Zijin妘子衿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The physical edition, titled A Private Taste, is now available!] [Originally titled Flirtation and Desire] ✖️marriage first, love later ✖️sweet romance in Beijing's elite circles. Bar owner and firecracker ✖️ refined, depraved translator! Brilliant, unhinged genius! Obsessive, scheming, lovesick hero + reunion planned from the start + both leads have only ever loved each other When they first met, Shu Yang was pinned against a wall by a man who demanded in a low voice, “How many men have you ho 13.5kReads9.4Score3.9k14d adds

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   These are all sweet romance novels where love blossoms after an arranged marriage, they're incredibly good, definitely worth reading! I highly recommend the fourth one!! No one can resist Xie Yanli's gentleness, waaaaah!

2. 2 心 Heart-Pounding Game! Young Master Bo, the Tycoon's Heir, Can't Handle It 心动游戏！财阀薄爷他玩不起 Han Dabai韩大白Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Shen Zhiyi marries into the elite Bo family as a bride meant to bring good fortune to her sick husband. In everyone's eyes, she's the perfect daughter-in-law: refined and gentle. Bo Yu's first verdict on Shen Zhiyi: two words, “All an act.” His second verdict: “A fake woman, not worth mentioning.” Later, people see the once all-powerful Master Bo gripping his wife's hand and desperately explaining the awful things he said in a recording, begging her again and again to forgive him. Later still, M 19.4kReads9.2Score1.6k14d adds
3. 3 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
4. 4 软 A Gentle Seduction 软诱 Jiujiu Qi久久萋Modern Romance454k WordsCompleted The print edition of Rose Crown goes on sale August 10. Available on all platforms. [Married First, Love Later + Secret Crush + He Chases His Wife After Losing Her, But She Never Looks Back + Both Are Each Other’s First] She was the Xu family’s adopted daughter, and Zhou Yuetian’s little shadow. She had followed him everywhere since childhood, until she heard him say this at the age of twenty-four: “She’s just the Xu family’s adopted daughter. Why would I actually care about her? People like us 71.5kReads9.6Score8.6k14d adds
5. 5 嫁 Marrying Mr. Yu 嫁给喻先生 Da Er Lin达尔林Modern Romance376k WordsCompleted [The print edition of the same name is now available / The short drama of the same name is now streaming] [Cheerful artist vs. aloof, calculating professor] [Age gap + marriage before love + sweet romance + long-planned courtship + slow-burn love] Shi Sheng and Yu Wenzhou met on a blind date. But even on their wedding day, she still couldn't figure out what Yu Wenzhou saw in her. Since they didn't have much of a romantic foundation, Shi Sheng thought it would be good enough if they could at leas 34.1kReads9.4Score3.4k14d adds
6. 6 她 She Drew the Gods Down from Heaven 她引神明坠落 Autumn Firefly秋流萤Modern Romance243k WordsCompleted Shen Daiyi comes from a prominent medical family in Jingbei. That year, her usually low-key mother suddenly holds a birthday banquet, drawing greetings from all the great families and landing Shen Daiyi a blind date. It’s snowing softly on the day of the date. The person she once had a crush on as a girl is seated beside her blind date. Like a snow-capped peak, like a god from the heavens, the man is just as he was back then: refined, extraordinary, and beyond reach, the sort no one would dare l 34.8kReads9.3Score4.7k14d adds
7. 7 救 Help! My Husband, Who Married Me for Good Luck, Is Actually My Professor! 救命！冲喜老公竟是我教授！ Ci Bu La Ha Tang Xing Xing次卜拉哈糖星星Modern Romance402k WordsCompleted [The short drama is now streaming] [Print edition forthcoming] [Both leads are each other's first and only + married first, love later + sweet romance + six-year age gap + no misunderstandings] [Ascetic university professor vs. lively surfing student] When Hua Yu was little, she met a fortune-teller. The old man told her that when she turned twenty, she had to find a partner born in the year of Ding Chou, the month of Ding Wei, and the day of Geng Xu. Otherwise, a terrible disaster would befall 23.8kReads9.6Score3.2k14d adds

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   It's so good, I've finished watching it.

8. 8 与 Life After a Whirlwind Marriage to the Boss 与老板闪婚后的日常 Misty Passes and Mountains关山袅袅Modern Romance542k WordsCompleted In talks for a print edition [Noble, Cool-Headed Corporate Tycoon * Beautiful Newcomer] [Love at First Sight + Marriage First, Love Later + One-on-One + Devoted Couple] [Second Male Lead’s Regret + Childhood Friends + Teacher and Student] . . An accident brings Rong Yan together with the refined and aloof Chi Jingyuan. Afterward, they make a deal: payment settled, no strings attached. She thought they would never meet again, but to her surprise, he suddenly becomes her boss’s boss’s boss. Still 11.5kReads9.2Score1.4k14d adds
9. 9 裴 Professor Pei, Can You Actually Handle It? 裴教授，你行不行啊 Empty Dream Flower空梦花Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A heart-meltingly sweet romance: an age gap, marriage first and love later, one-on-one and devoted, featuring a refined yet wicked professor and a quirky heiress. Scene One: Ye Yuncheng gazed pitifully at Pei Xiuyan. “Honey, I haven’t finished my homework. You know our counselor pretty well. Could you ask her not to check it, please?” Pei Xiuyan pressed his lips together and said nothing. But the next day, the counselor checked only Ye Yuncheng’s homework... When Pei Xiuyan came home from work, 13.9kReads9.4Score1.4k14d adds

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   I absolutely love the couple Xu Sichen and Li Milui in the show! ٩(๑^O^๑)۶

10. 10 温 Tenderness Rekindled 温柔复燃 A Sweet Orange一颗甜橙Modern Romance670k WordsCompleted Completed [marriage first, love later + two financial dynasties + sweet romance + age gap + powerful couple + healing each other + mutually devoted] [Unhinged, doting financial heir hero × seemingly innocent but secretly calculating, sensual young heiress and former assassin heroine] Born into a financial dynasty, every step is a tightrope. A world of deception, where everyone wears a mask. Both of them lost their mothers when they were young and carried deep hatred in their hearts. They once l 139Reads8.8Score—14d adds

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    The "marriage of convenience, love later" kind of story!! My recent top pick! The low rating is seriously suspicious, it's been maliciously given low scores because it's so incredibly good 😢😢😢😢😢 The male lead is a self-destructive, crazy, and powerful figure, but not inherently bad. The female lead is a seemingly innocent but actually cunning and pure beauty, I really feel so much love for her 😢😢😢😢 And the female lead's fighting power is amazing, her true personality is also incredibly cool, it's really hard not to love her 😢😢😢😢 The male lead is so doting! I usually skip around a bit at first, but some of the little details really touched me and made me love her so much 😢😢😢😢😢 Also, please recommend similar stories to me, I just love this kind 😢😢😢😢

11. 11 千 The Billionaire CEO Is Actually My Online Friend of Eight Years 千亿总裁老公，竟是我八年的网友 Orioles Singing for a Thousand Miles千里莺啼Modern Romance546k WordsCompleted Liu Xiaoyu came from a poor family, while Lu Yunting was born into a wealthy, powerful clan. They had known each other for eight years, chatting many times without ever meeting or learning about each other's backgrounds. When he learned she had been dumped, he saw his chance, arranged to meet her, and sweet-talked her into a whirlwind marriage. From then on, the decisive, ruthless tycoon with a trillion-yuan fortune went from workaholic to devoted husband. Later, Liu Xiaoyu's ordinary background 4.1kReads9.3Score46914d adds

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    Perfect! Highly recommended.

12. 12 捡 I Picked Up a Little Dumpling, and the CEO Offered Himself in Return 捡回一只小团子，霸总以身相许 Jiang Xiaocha姜小茶Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Complete, extra-sweet pampering romance!] She was just on her way home when a little tyke tried to scam her. From then on, her life turned into a dream come true: her husband flirted with her, her son was adorable, her best friend doted on her, and her in-laws spoiled her. She could tear down scheming green teas on a whim, turn rivals in love into allies, enjoy parents who were both big shots, and win awards until she ran out of room for them! She: “What a boring life!” He: “Honey, how about we 3.6kReads9.3Score62614d adds

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    I can't remember if the first sweet romance novel was about arranged marriage followed by love, but the second one is definitely about arranged marriage followed by love, though it's still being serialized.

13. 13 相 On Our Blind Date, the Heir to a Wealthy Family Took Me to Register Our Marriage 相亲当天，豪门继承人拉着我领证 Gu Lingfei古凌菲Modern Romance5.9M WordsOngoing [Sweet romance + Marriage Before Love + male lead pretends to be a pig to eat the tiger] On the day of her blind date, Hai Tong impulsively married a stranger. She thought married life would be ordinary and built on mutual respect. Instead, her new husband turned out to be a clingy human piece of glue. What surprised her most was that whenever she ran into trouble, he would step in and resolve everything with ease. Whenever she asked about it, he always said he was just lucky, until one day she 171.3kReads9.5Score6.7k14d adds
14. 14 蓄 Long-Planned: The Chief Councilor’s Daily Devotion to His Wife 蓄谋已久：首辅大人的宠妻日常 I Am the Blooming Prosperity花开富贵本花Ancient Romance566k WordsCompleted “The rating just came out, so it’ll go up later.” Sweet, delicate beauty × scheming powerful official. A marriage that turns into tooth-achingly sweet love! “The aloof beauty comes down from her pedestal of her own accord.” A spring palace painting leads to “bedroom lessons,” and the heart-fluttering moments just won’t stop! Reading guide: Both leads are virgins, happy ending, sweet romance with no angst, sugar from beginning to end! Qin Nuan married Shen Yanqing, the Chief Minister who was the 31kReads8.9Score2.9k14d adds

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    The storyline is fantastic, very immersive, and super sweet!

15. 15 先 Married First, Love Later: The Passionate Soldier Devotes Himself to Her Alone 先婚后爱，烈爱兵锋独宠她一人 Old Zhu老朱Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Top-Tier Wealthy Family + Both Leads Are Inexperienced + Marriage First, Love Later + Intense Push and Pull + Ruthless and Decisive] What Qin Huanhuan regrets most is giving herself to Xiao Zhan when she was left with no other choice. They spent one night together, each getting what they wanted. She thought they would never have anything to do with each other again, but fate brought them together once more. One wants money, the other craves beauty, and so the two become entangled again. Their r 12kReads8.1Score1.4k14d adds
16. 16 被 Forced to Live Together, the Abstinent Mr. Shang Falls for Her in Seconds 被逼同居后，禁欲商爷一秒沦陷 Little Crayon Nian蜡笔小年Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Tomato Short Drama: After being forced to live together, the abstinent Lord Shang falls head over heels in a second Lord Shang, aloof and abstinent, who never got close to women, was forced by his grandmother to marry the little girl he'd watched grow up. He had always thought of himself as her elder and had never seen her as a woman. But the moment he left her a divorce agreement, he regretted it, especially when he saw all the men flocking around her. In public, Lord Shang was noble and haught 1.9kReads9.2Score54514d adds

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    This story is about an arranged marriage that blossoms into love, and the female lead is basically raised by the male lead. The later parts are incredibly sweet.

17. 17 他 He Married the Little Rose of Beijing's Elite Circle 他娶了京圈小玫瑰 Chong Jiujiu崇九九Modern Romance207k WordsCompleted The sweetest rose and the wildest man. The hideous scar across Qin Yu’s back reflects everything he has been through. The rose blooming over that scar brings healing and comfort, redeeming his painful past. * At a bar, Jing Xiaojin’s friends egged her on to flirt with the handsome man seated in a private booth upstairs. She worked up the nerve to approach him, but not only did her attempt fail, he scolded her. “...H-handsome, you’re really good-looking. C-could I have your contact information?” 81Reads8.4Score—14d adds

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    The plot moves quickly and doesn't drag at all; the male lead is in love with the female lead but it's unrequited! It's really super good!

18. 18 被 Forced to Divorce, I Took the CEO's Child with Me 被迫离婚，我捡走了霸总的崽 He Lili何哩哩Modern Romance944k WordsCompleted Qiao Yi was forced to divorce her husband because she couldn't have children, bringing their four-year relationship to an end. Heartbroken, she went to a small town to recover, where she unexpectedly found a baby boy. Acting on a selfish impulse, Qiao Yi kept him and raised him. Four years later, a line of gleaming luxury cars pulled up outside Qiao Yi's apartment building. Gu Ce took out a bank card. “There's two million on this. Consider it payment for raising my son these past four years.” Qi 10.1kReads8.8Score1.1k14d adds

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    Forced into a divorce, but incidentally picking up the CEO's child – very sweet, I enjoyed reading it, highly recommended.

19. 19 甜 Sweet Love: I Picked Up a Little Sweetheart 甜蜜宠爱：捡了只小乖 Vast Evening Breeze晚风泱泱Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted [Sweet, teary heroine × talkative, fatherly CEO] Extra sweet! [Mutual devotion + super sweet pampering + no angst] Rumor had it that CEO Xiao had no parents and had clawed his way to the top through ruthless tactics. Everyone knew he kept his distance from women, and any who threw themselves at him were secretly dealt with. But no one knew he had been in love with a girl for many years. “Sweetheart, will you please behave?” “Sweetheart, you're so sweet.” “Sweetheart...” 845Reads8.8Score10214d adds

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    Synopsis: These are all sweet romance novels, featuring marriage of convenience that blossoms into love! They're very sweet, with no angst throughout, and not very long! They get married right at the beginning, and the male lead dotes on the female lead after marriage; there are no unrequited love ex-girlfriends!

20. 20 错 A Flirtation Gone Wrong! The Trillionaire CEO Cherishes His Wife 错撩！千亿总裁宠妻入骨 Rain Falling on the Wutong Trees at Night夜落梧桐雨Modern Romance347k WordsCompleted A gentle, beautiful designer who returned from overseas ✖ a shrewd, refined CEO from Beijing’s elite circle Devoted to each other + marriage first, love later + sweet romance + everyday life + he’s been plotting this for years Adapted into the short drama “For a Place in His Life, Mr. Lu Coaxes and Tricks Her Again” When Su Qinghe went on a blind date for the first time, she mistook someone else for her date and made a huge blunder in front of Lu Yanci. When they met again, Su Qinghe discove 4.5kReads9.3Score53114d adds
21. 21 爆 Breaking News: After Their Flash Marriage, the Aloof CEO Turns Clingy! 爆！闪婚后高冷霸总成了粘人精！ Tang Miaomiao唐喵喵Modern Romance168k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + married first, fall in love later + devoted husband + both devoted only to each other] [Sweet, adorable wife VS aloof, domineering CEO] Lu Chen, the young and successful, refined and aloof CEO of the Lu Group, was rumored to never go near women. That all changed when he met her, and broke his vow for good. One day, Lu Chen wrapped an arm around her waist. With his clear, limpid eyes, so beautiful they seemed almost unreal, he gazed at her tenderly. “Niannian, can I have a kiss?” 312Reads8.9Score—14d adds
22. 22 和 After Dumping My Scumbag Boyfriend, I Married His Childhood Friend 和渣男分手后，我嫁给了他发小 Jiu Li玖狸Modern Romance225k WordsCompleted [Long-Prepared Scheme + Mutual Devotion + Sweet Romance + Six-Year Age Gap] Qiao Nuannuan never imagined that after breaking up with her scumbag boyfriend, she would actually make a move on his childhood friend. She'd embarrassed herself beyond belief. What was she waiting for? Run! He chased, she fled, until he finally cornered her against a wall. “Qiao Nuannuan, let's get married!” When he met Qiao Nuannuan, she was already his childhood friend's girlfriend, yet he couldn't help falling for he 169Reads8.8Score—14d adds
23. 23 闪 After Our Whirlwind Wedding and Move-In, My Poor Husband Revealed His Family Wealth 闪婚同居后，穷老公亮出了家底 Clever Sesame Candy机灵的麻糖Modern Romance380k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + whirlwind marriage + love after marriage + mutual devotion] Tan Guo and He Tingxiao, childhood friends separated for many years, unexpectedly collide and recognize each other again. “Guozi, you said you'd marry me when we grew up. I've come to marry you, just as promised.” “Okay, I'll marry you!” Tan Guo thought He Tingxiao's business was struggling and his family was just average. But the moment she stepped through the He family's doors, she realized she'd somehow married into 1.1kReads9.1Score14814d adds
24. 24 先 Love After Marriage: President Shen’s Unexpected Little Wife! 先婚后爱，沈总的天降小娇妻！ A Plum Blossom Lu一只梅花卢Modern Romance132k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + cold at first, warm later + sweet romance + goofy comedy] A bold, goofy pet shop owner ✘ a cold, cunning CEO Su Zhifan never expected that in her twenties, a marriage arrangement would drop out of the sky on her! And the groom-to-be was a wealthy, handsome bachelor with a great figure! He was also nearly thirty... Wait... He wasn’t even her type! She was in the prime of her youth and had no plans to step into marriage’s grave! But their parents hit it off immediatel 95Reads8.6Score—14d adds
25. 25 携 I Went on a Blind Date with My Daughter and Got Kissed Breathless by My New Husband 携女相亲，被闪婚大佬亲到腿软 Red Umbrella红伞伞Modern Romance377k WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love + flash marriage + secret identity + devoted husband + satisfying face-slapping + mutual devotion] Single mom Su Yan takes her daughter to a matchmaking date, planning to go through the motions so her mother will stop pressuring her to get married. Unexpectedly, she mistakes the powerful head of the Lu family in Haicheng for her date. She sits down in front of him and says, “Su Yan, 25, single mom, six-year-old daughter.” Then she waits to be rejected! Lu Yucheng gazes at h 33Reads6.9Score—14d adds
26. 26 闪 After Our Whirlwind Wedding: CEO Lu Spoils His Wife Rotten 闪婚后：陆总宠妻成瘾 Xi Xixin希希心Modern Romance143k WordsCompleted Lu Jinghao accepted An Xixi’s proposal of marriage and immediately took her to the civil affairs bureau to register their marriage. After their whirlwind wedding, An Xixi began living the life she had once dreamed of: sharing every meal and every season with him. Once unwelcome in the An family, she became the little princess everyone envied after marrying President Lu. Lu Jinghao: “You’re not a burden. You’re my little princess.” An Xixi: “You’re so wonderful, honey.” 196Reads8.8Score—14d adds
27. 27 婚 Burning Love After Marriage 婚后炙恋 Pure Silver Music Box纯银音乐盒Modern Romance254k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later, love growing over time, romantic rivals, the second male lead’s redemption arc] [Cold on the outside, warm on the inside CEO Xiao Yan & clear-headed, radiant lawyer Zhao Yu] [Blurb One]: On the day they were supposed to register their marriage, Zhao Yu’s fiancé rekindled his relationship with his first love at the civil affairs bureau and abandoned her. Looking at the man who was supposed to marry her fiancé’s first love, a man who was exactly her type, Zhao Yu impul 185Reads9.2Score—14d adds
28. 28 先 Marriage Before Love: Mr. Gu's Sweet, Adored Wife 先婚后爱：顾先生的甜宠娇妻 Wang Mu Mu Zi王木木子Modern Romance365k WordsCompleted Ye Chenxi caught her boyfriend in bed with her half-sister that very day. The scumbag even had the nerve to say, “I only made the same mistake every man makes.” She went to a bar for a drink, only to attract the attention of a few hooligans. Just then, she ran into Gu Shaoting and begged him to save her. “Mr. Gu, I’d like to make a deal with you.” “I want you to marry me.” After they married, one day she glared at the man beside her, holding her aching waist. Wasn’t he supposed to have no intere 6.6kReads9.4Score49714d adds

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    The first book is a fast-paced, sweet romance from beginning to end; the male lead dotes on the female lead. The second book is an arranged marriage with a wealthy heiress; the female lead is a laid-back rich girl, and misunderstandings between the male and female leads are quickly resolved. The third book is also an arranged marriage that blossoms into love, and it's incredibly sweet throughout.

29. 29 至 Beloved and Spoiled 至爱偏宠 Xia Qibao夏柒宝Modern Romance473k WordsCompleted “Easygoing heiress × gentle, refined second young master. Both leads are devoted only to each other, sweet romance, you won’t regret picking this up!” Wen Ruoshu never expected that the reason she’d return to the capital one day would be an arranged marriage! But it was only an arranged marriage, and she could accept that. As for whom she married, she didn’t particularly care. After all, as far as she was concerned, anything that didn’t threaten her life was a minor matter. They had agreed on a 4.9kReads8.9Score49914d adds
30. 30 和 Everyday Life After Marrying Mr. Lu 和陆总的婚后日常 Half a Cup of Iced Milk半杯冰牛奶Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted [Money-loving dessert shop owner X dessert-obsessed CEO] [Sweet from beginning to end / devoted to each other / marriage before love / perfect match. A warm, everyday romance with no melodrama, centered on loving each other wholeheartedly] Lu Yanzhi happened to walk into a dessert shop one day and discovered that its owner was also being pressured to marry. So the two struck a deal. Though it was a contract marriage in which each got what they needed, love is a willing surrender of one’s free wi 1.6kReads9.2Score13214d adds
31. 31 撩 Flirted With and Pampered: Mrs. Shen Is Arrogant and Gorgeous 撩宠娇养，沈太太她骄纵美艳 Shi Chang适常Modern Romance303k WordsCompleted Rumor has it that Ji Qingtang, the heiress of the Ji family, is spoiled and domineering, and can't bear the slightest grievance. She's stunningly beautiful, the kind of woman you can't take your eyes off, but not someone you'd want to marry as a wealthy family's wife. To ensure the Dongfang Tangchun project could expand overseas, Shen Jinyu, the head of the Shen Group, readily agreed to an arranged marriage and married the Ji heiress while still in his prime. After they married, Shen Jinyu caugh 4.5kReads9.2Score43114d adds
32. 32 新 On My Wedding Night, I Revived a Comatose Tycoon 新婚夜，我救活了植物人大佬 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance515k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later] [Sweet Romance] [Age Gap] [Scheming Male Lead] Jiang Yan grew up in a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners. From childhood, she studied medicine under her grandparents, both seasoned physicians, and mastered the art of acupuncture. However, fate had other plans. Her father's company was on the brink of collapse, and to save it, she was forced to marry Lu Jingming, a business genius who had been left in a vegetative state by a car accident. Known for h 2.5kReads6.8Score14814d adds

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    These books are pretty good; the male and female protagonists marry first and then fall in love, the domineering CEO becomes a doting husband, and the romance is incredibly sweet.

33. 33 植 The Comatose Tycoon Falls in Love with Me 植物人大佬，爱上我 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance378k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + devoted to one another + sweet romance] An Ran is a highly skilled neurosurgeon who should have been making a name for herself saving lives. Instead, her greedy stepmother and father force her into the dark depths of fate. Tempted by money, they push her into what seems like an endless, loveless marriage, marrying her off to Mu Tingchen, a legendary business tycoon left in a vegetative state after a car accident. Once, Mu Tingchen ruled the business world with an ir 1.1kReads6.4Score—14d adds
34. 34 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 2.1kReads8.0Score15014d adds
35. 35 缅 Back from Northern Myanmar, I Marry a Beijing Tycoon 缅北归来，我嫁给京圈大佬 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance123k WordsCompleted [Forced Marriage + Powerful Tycoon’s Relentless Pursuit + Sweet Age-Gap Romance] After her boyfriend betrays her, Li Shiqi is sold to northern Myanmar. In her darkest hour, she happens upon Mu Tingye, the capital’s most powerful business tycoon, and only then manages to escape. Having fled a living hell, she is instead forced into marriage by the aloof, celibate business magnate. At first, Mu Tingye only wants to keep her under his thumb. But before long, he falls head over heels and spoils her 230Reads—Score—14d adds
36. 36 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 1.9kReads—Score13514d adds
37. 37 我 I Restored the Capital’s Tycoon’s Sight, and He Spoils Me Rotten 我让京圈大佬复明，他把我狠狠宠 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance204k WordsCompleted [Substitute marriage, love after marriage, ex-husband’s redemption, sweet romance, both leads are virgins] Huo Jingchen had a fiery temper, devastating looks, and a decisive, domineering way of doing things. He was arrogant and unruly, with a strong streak of tsundere pride. He was recognized throughout the business world as a genius, famous for his ruthlessness and cunning. His decisive, ruthless methods earned him the nickname “Living Yama,” and made his business rivals tremble at the mere men 1.2kReads—Score10014d adds
38. 38 禁 The Abstinent Tycoon Is Addicted to Me 禁欲大佬对我上瘾 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance144k WordsCompleted [1v1 sweet romance + both leads are devoted to each other + powerful man lowers his head] After getting drunk, Sheng Yanxi accidentally wandered into the presidential suite of Ling Jingchen, the fearsome “tyrant” of Hancheng. After one reckless night, she woke up, saw the outline of the man beside her, and was scared out of her wits. It was Ling Jingchen! The cold-faced tyrant whose slightest stomp could make all of Hancheng tremble! While he was still asleep, she fled in a panic. Ling Jingchen 2.8kReads—Score12714d adds
39. 39 京 The Capital’s Power Player, His Wife’s One and Only 京圈大佬，独宠娇妻 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance206k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, deep love later + sweet romance + scheming male lead + regretful groveling + age gap] Su Tong never imagined her own father could be so blinded by greed that he’d use her as a bargaining chip and heartlessly send her to the bed of Gu Tingshen, a powerful figure in the capital’s elite circles. Gu Tingshen was notorious among the capital’s elite for being abstinent and calculating, intensely controlling, cold, domineering, and sharp-tongued. Everyone treated him with awe and fear. 1.8kReads—Score—14d adds
40. 40 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 4.9kReads—Score17014d adds
41. 41 新 On Our Wedding Night, My Comatose Husband Put His Arm Around My Waist 新婚夜，植物人老公搂住我的腰 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance238k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Sweet Romance + Age Gap + Husband Chasing His Wife + Both Chaste] Tong Yao is forced to take her twin sister’s place and marry Gu Jingchen, a former business tycoon who is now in a vegetative state. The whole city pities her, believing she will spend her life as a wife in name only. But on their wedding night, the sleeping man suddenly wraps an arm around her waist. The once decisive king of the business world wakes up and takes back his immense power. Everyone wait 3.8kReads6.6Score30514d adds

    Reader note

    I recommend a few novels of the same genre: sweet romance novels where the male and female leads marry first and then fall in love; the male lead is incredibly doting on the female lead, and the romance is super sweet.

42. 42 桃 Ride Out to Battle, Peach Blossoms in My Wake 桃花马上请长缨 June六月Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation of June's novel, Power and Favor 3: Power and Favor in the Capital, is now available on Hongguo App. She cared for her in-laws and used her dowry to support the General's household, only for him to use his hard-won military achievements to ask for the female general's hand as his equal wife. Zhan Beiwang mocked her. “Song Xixie, do you know that your fine clothes, rich food, and glittering jewels all come from General Yi Fang and me fighting bloody battles to hold back 15kReads9.5Score5.5k14d adds

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    Here are some great book recommendations: "Marriage of Convenience" is a sweet and wonderful read that will make you love it more and more!

43. 43 娇 She's So Alluring, the Iron-Blooded Tough Guy Falls Completely 娇娇太撩，铁血硬汉彻底沦陷了 Shao Hua 17邵华十七Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [A super-sweet romance, everyone's darling, ten-year age gap] The first time Lin Ruochu met her best friend's older brother, who had just left the military, his ironclad righteousness and striking good looks swept her off her feet. Gathering her courage, she confessed her feelings to him. He Yan looked at the well-behaved, pretty girl before him and pressed his tongue against his back teeth, steeling himself to refuse. “I'm not interested in little kids. Focus on your studies.” Then He Yan disap 20.8kReads9.4Score2.5k14d adds
44. 44 完 Oh No! The Pretty Boy I Kept Is the Young Master of Beijing's Elite 完蛋！我养的小白脸是京圈太子爷 Little Crayon Nian蜡笔小年Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Tomato Short Drama: My Toyboy Is the Powerful Young Master of the Capital On her wedding night, her husband eloped abroad with his mistress. Did Jiang Ciyou cry? No! She turned around and kept an impossibly handsome toyboy. Why not? They could all have a good time together! The toyboy had broad shoulders, a slim waist, and was clingy. He could be both wolfish and sweet, and loved to act cute. After three carefree years, Jiang Ciyou handed him an enormous check. “Darling, my husband is back. Let’ 28.8kReads9.0Score5.9k14d adds
45. 45 闪 A Whirlwind Marriage: I Fell Into the Wolfish CEO’s Sweet Devotion 闪婚失控：我掉进狼性霸总甜宠里 Lush and Blooming葳蕤盛放Modern Romance420k WordsCompleted (Both Pure + Sweet Romance + Marriage First, Love Later + Devoted Husband + play the pig to eat the tiger + Passion and True Love + Everyday Life + Age Gap + Flirty Sweet Romance) - Cinderella Su Ning has clawed her way through life in the mud. After her mother schemes to trick her into marriage, she falls straight into the carefully laid sweet trap of Shen Mohan, a poor-looking man. They're forced into a whirlwind marriage! - What she doesn't know is that beneath Shen Mohan's shabby, wrinkled s 174Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A sweet and fluffy romance novel about a whirlwind marriage where love blossoms quickly. The male lead is a domineering and ruthless CEO who spoils his wife without restraint.

46. 46 你 The Love You Gave Me 你给我的喜欢 Shi Dingrou施定柔Modern Romance327k WordsCompleted The original novel behind the hit web series The Love You Give Me. A life-or-death exchange, an unfinished list, and a last wish carried out by mistake. The lives of two women who had never met are changed by a chance encounter. Min Hui: “For me, falling in love with you is a risky thing to do.” Xin Qi: “Not loving me is even riskier.” Keywords: AI, technology, mergers and integration 5Reads7.0Score214d adds
47. 47 冰 Rock Sugar Stewed with Snow Pear 冰糖炖雪梨 Jiu Xiaoqi酒小七Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted The original novel behind the TV drama Skate Into Love! [Childhood friends + rivals + funny and sweet romance + competitive sports] Tang Xue used to bully her little follower, Li Yubing, all the time: she ate his candy, spent his money, and tricked him into doing chores… They went their separate ways after elementary school, until Tang Xue unexpectedly ran into Li Yubing again at university. By then, Li Yubing had changed completely and become a big shot. The big shot Li Yubing vowed to get back 21.6kReads9.2Score72114d adds
48. 48 离 After the Divorce, I Fell for My Ex's Uncle 离婚后，我和渣男他小叔好上了 Qin Su秦苏Modern Romance131k WordsCompleted [Both leads are devoted only to each other + mutual pursuit + sweet romance] A case of mistaken identity nearly cost Yan Huan half a lifetime of happiness. Fortunately, the man who had been mistaken for someone else came looking for her himself. Huo Siyan bought everything Yan Huan so much as laid eyes on. When Yan Huan’s younger brother needed medical treatment, Huo Siyan immediately summoned the world’s top specialists. When Yan Huan wanted to leave her ex-husband, Huo Siyan kicked open the do 11Reads6.9Score—14d adds
49. 49 千 The Billionaire CEO Is Obsessed with Spoiling His Wife 千亿总裁宠妻上瘾 Su Liuyun苏流云Modern Romance3.6M WordsCompleted “Honey, come look! This man on TV is just as handsome as you!” Mo Wanxi is astonished when she sees a man on television who looks exactly like her husband. He Yucheng rubs his forehead. “Are you sure he just looks like me?” “Wait, why does he have the same name as you?” Her wicked best friend goes to great lengths to steal her fiancé and even finds a man to set Mo Wanxi up. Who would have thought that the man is Jiangcheng’s biggest moneybags? A windfall drops from the sky and leaves Mo Wanxi re 5.4kReads9.1Score1.2k14d adds
50. 50 一 Love at First Sight, Thank You for Loving Me 一见卿心，承蒙你喜欢 Han Xiaowuli含小乌力Modern Romance191k WordsCompleted Tearjerker: [The Second Male Lead Wins] “Our hands will never let go. If one of us lets go, the other has to hold on tight.” That beautiful promise vanished after his car accident. He fell for another woman and no longer remembered Shi Qing, the one who had made that promise with him. Even after they married, the only thing he ever did for her was fulfill his duties as a husband. After falling into despair, she ended things with a divorce. “Mr. President, Miss Shi's flight to Switzerland is at t 58Reads8.2Score—14d adds

    Reader note

    It's a classic case of love at first sight, where the man takes the lead; later it's a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love—it's a fantastic story.

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