CEO Male Lead and Secretary Female Lead, a Normal Romance with No Mistresses or Kept Women 男主总裁女主秘书，正常恋爱，不搞情人包养那一套

1. 51 单 Mr. Zhou, My Unrequited Love 单恋的周先生 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [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
2. 52 爱 Love Will Come to Rest 爱会停歇 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance220k WordsCompleted [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
3. 53 和 The Time I Spent in Love With Her 和她相恋的时光 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance259k WordsCompleted [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
4. 54 深 Deep Inside My Core 深入我芯 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance403k WordsCompleted [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 2.4kReads8.7Score14614d adds
5. 55 闷 My Aloof Ex Suddenly Shows Up and Becomes My Boss 闷骚前男友空降，成了我老板 Yue Cong'an玥从安Modern Romance517k WordsCompleted Completed! A short-form drama adaptation is now available. Cool, refined, secretly passionate executive × sharp-tongued, softhearted assistant with a prickly streak [Sharp tongues and stubborn hearts + reunion after years apart + intense possessiveness + sweet, angsty pursuit + both leads are virgins] Qiao Xu, from an ordinary family, dated Xu Si'an, the young heir to Luocheng’s wealthy elite, for two years and eight months while they were at university. They planned to meet each other’s famili 17.2kReads8.7Score2.2k14d adds

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   This book redefines what effective effort is—there is no ineffective involution, only precise breakthroughs. Her approach of using 80% of her energy to conquer the 20% of key points is truly masterful, making her a time management expert.

6. 56 与 Coexisting with a Big Shot, I Became Unstoppable 与大佬共生，我强到飞起 Chen Jiu辰九Modern Romance284k WordsCompleted One day, I woke up with a man in my head. It wasn't a hallucination or a split personality. He was the real deal, a top-tier boss: Lu Yunzhou. The ruthless business tycoon who ruled the corporate world was now nothing more than a ghost trapped in my mind. And so, things started looking like this: When someone gives me a hard time, he scoffs in my head: [Third file from the bottom left. Throw it in his face.] When someone frames me, he directs me remotely: [The recorder's in the right-hand drawe 140Reads—Score—14d adds

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   It's so good, I recommend it!

7. 57 盛 Doted on Beyond Measure: Mr. Zhou, Take It Easy 盛宠难却：周总轻点撩 A Leap一跃Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Reborn + sweet romance + love grows over time + satisfying slow-burn story] [Quick-witted money-minded girl vs. cunning, arrogant young master] In her previous life, Mu Wanqing was spectacularly unlucky. Her mother worked herself to death, worn down by exhaustion and depression, while raising Mu Wanqing and her younger sister and paying off the enormous debts left by her husband, who had faked his death. Afterward, Mu Wanqing and her sister endured constant abuse from their stepmother. As if th 20Reads—Score—14d adds
8. 58 快 Quick Transmigration: The Second Personality 快穿第二人格 Chen Jiu辰九Modern Romance216k WordsCompleted Female lead + dual personality + no saintly martyrdom + takes down scumbags regardless of gender or age + lighthearted and funny Synopsis: Jiang Yan, a female cultivator, was bored when she happened upon a System. She transmigrates through three thousand worlds, disguising herself as the original host's second personality to help them change their personalities and escape their tragic fates. She takes down scumbags, delivers face-slapping comeuppances, completes missions, and explores the myster 41Reads—Score—14d adds
9. 59 团 After Becoming the Family’s Darling, I Exposed the Villain’s Secret Identity! 团宠后我把反派大佬的马甲扒了！ Wan Duoduo万朵朵Ancient Romance952k WordsOngoing Transmigration + two formidable leads + secret identities exposed + everyone’s favorite + romantic push and pull Ruthless hostage prince x princess skilled in medicine and poison (Three Kingdoms intrigue, battles of wits, sweetness intertwined with heartbreak) Mo Qingqing: Transmigrated as the most doted-on seventh princess of Beilin, she breaks off her engagement from the start and is coveted by various factions for her status and beauty. Dugu Yunche / Xiao Yun: A hostage prince from Xiqi, cold 21kReads8.9Score6.6k14d adds

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   Sometimes, loving someone is like hugging a thorn bush; the tighter you hold on, the deeper the thorns prick. He and she, one not...

10. 60 清 The Breeze Knows My Heart, and We’ll Never Part 清风知我意，岁岁不相离 Shi Shen 15十申15Modern Romance126k WordsOngoing The business tycoon Gu Zhiyan spends a fortune acquiring the Huage Hotel for one reason alone: the ever-radiant figure in its lobby, Mu Qing. To his employees, he is an aloof CEO beyond anyone's reach, yet with her alone, he shows an unconscious indulgence and affection. She is a radiant little sun. While she keeps busy shining at work, a gaze follows her, carrying years of powerful, unspoken love. When the real reason behind the acquisition is revealed and the smoke of workplace battles clears, —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The male lead has had a crush on the female lead for three years, and in order to get her, he buys out the hotel where she works. It's hilarious throughout.

11. 61 骂 The Jerk I Cursed Turned Out to Be the Boss Who’d Secretly Loved Me for Seven Years 骂过的渣男竟是暗恋我七年的老板 He Sui贺绥Modern Romance205k WordsOngoing Gorgeous, Easygoing Assistant vs. Sharp-Tongued, Scheming CEO One-on-One Romance | Reunited After Years Apart In a brutal job market, Song Lingyun’s life motto was to graduate, move back to her hometown, and find a stable job where she could keep her head down. Who knew that keeping her head down would land her a position as the CEO’s assistant, complete with a rapid promotion and raise within a year? Over the moon, she booked an all-night session at an internet cafe. While she was there, she s 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Princesses, look here! This book will absolutely meet your expectations! The male lead has secretly loved the female lead for seven years, but she doesn't know. He's been parachuted from headquarters to the branch office in her city, his sole purpose being to be with her! The female lead is bright, lively, and quick-witted. After a year of struggling at the company, she unexpectedly gets promoted to assistant general manager! To celebrate, she spends the entire night at an internet cafe renewing her VIP membership, only to witness a scumbag bullying a young girl. She immediately steps in, tearing the scumbag apart to protect her friend! But the next day, a new boss arrives from headquarters, and she's sent by her supervisor to greet him—but it turns out to be the very scumbag she cursed last night?! She freezes in place, and before she can even react, she hears the man's cold voice in her ear—"Assistant, take her!" The female lead is stunned! What?! The new boss is not only the scumbag she cursed last night, but he specifically named her as his assistant?! Only two words come to mind: "It's over!" Her dream of owning a motorhome is shattered! Want to unlock more interesting workplace moments between the male and female leads? Please, princesses, read on! Love you all!

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