Looking for a Female Lead Whose Best Friend Is a Glamorous Heiress and Whose Official Match Is a Cool, Untouchable Beauty 求女主闺蜜是娇艳的大小姐，官配是高岭之花

1. 1 婚 Hazy Hues of Marriage 婚色氤氲 Hua You花柚Modern Romance220k WordsCompleted (The rating just came out, and it’ll go up~) The second novel in the best-friends series: "The Haze of Marriage" [Two wealthy families + devoted leads + sweet romance + marriage first, love later + childhood sweethearts + lighthearted] Xu Zhiyi grew up cherished and spoiled by the Xu family. With skin as smooth as ice and jade, she was graceful and gorgeous, and had an especially sweet, soft temperament. But because their birth charts matched and the marriage would ward off disaster, she was bou 1.4kReads8.4Score15114d adds

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   A paradise of multiple couples, a sweet and non-angsty best friend series. The first book was recently released after being banned, and it has a low rating. 😳

2. 2 救 Help! My Arranged Marriage Husband Came Home and Flirts with Me Every Day 救！联姻老公回国后天天撩我 Hua You花柚Modern Romance272k WordsCompleted Best Friends Series, Book 1: Spoiled by Him [Double wealthy families + sweet romance + one-on-one, both leads have no prior relationships + happy ending + married first, fall in love later + long-laid plans] [Truly haughty rose of a young lady vs. seemingly aloof heir to a powerful family] Jiang Zhi, eldest daughter of the Jiang family of Beicheng, is hailed as the most dazzling rose in the city: breathtakingly beautiful, bold and uninhibited, and accustomed to getting away with anything on the 7.4kReads9.2Score65514d adds
3. 3 撕 Tear It to Shreds 撕烂 Tong Si橦肆Modern Romance254k WordsCompleted [Two unhinged leads] [She lures him in, then dumps him] [Marriage before love] [The aloof, untouchable man loses his mind for love] Everyone at school knows Fu Mingshuang likes Lu Shiyu, just as everyone knows Lu Shiyu can't stand Fu Mingshuang. But someone saw Fu Mingshuang use a practice sheet to wipe the hand Lu Shiyu had touched, then step on the sheet as if it were trash... Someone else saw Lu Shiyu, the school's golden boy, with silver hair, standing before all the students and teachers an 26.8kReads9.0Score2.8k14d adds

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   Completed novel, feel free to jump in! ✅ A story of two crazy characters and a female-fishing-male plot. The aloof male lead goes from resisting marriage to going crazy for love. The relationship between the married-first-love-later couple is full of high-energy moments. You can read it in one go. The more you read, the more interesting the male lead's path to falling in love becomes!

4. 4 峤 Master Qiao, You've Spoiled Your Wife! 峤爷，夫人被你惯坏了！ Little Tower Laughs at the East Wind小楼笑东风Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Reborn, she becomes the only daughter of one of the most powerful families in the imperial capital! Her father holds a high-ranking position, her mother controls a financial empire, and her grandfather is a legend in the capital. Cherished by her entire family, Leng Yunqi coolly looks at the ex-boyfriend who betrayed her in her past life. Ha! Even if you're a "god" in the business world, I'll trample you underfoot and crush you to pieces! Qiao Yumo: "Darling, don't get angry. Someone like that i 2.9kReads9.2Score32614d adds

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   Zou Yun and Zhou Mingya: Zou Yun is the daughter of a company heiress, ambitious, and has impeccable values regarding relationships. She has had crushes in the past but was able to let go easily. Zhou Mingya is a refined and scholarly man with glasses on, but a cunning and manipulative one without. He comes from an extremely powerful family. He's incredibly skilled at flirting, leaving Zou Yun completely bewildered.

5. 5 难 Impossible to Resist! He Says He’ll Kiss You Until You Cry If You Mention Divorce Again 难以招架！他说再提离婚就亲哭你 Li Chun黎淳Modern Romance384k WordsCompleted [The short drama of the same name has aired] [Stunning cheongsam designer vs. aloof, aristocratic director] Lin Jianxi and Jiang Xu grew up together. Lin Jianxi had secretly loved Jiang Xu for years, but never worked up the courage to confess. Just when she thought her unrequited love would come to nothing, an accident led to her marrying him. After their marriage, they treated each other with courteous distance. Lin Jianxi knew Jiang Xu didn’t love her, and had married her only out of “responsi 5.6kReads8.9Score37514d adds

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   This is truly amazing, family members.

6. 6 白 The White Moonlight Returns to the Capital, and the Crown Prince Kisses Her Until She Blushes Every Night 白月光回京，夜夜被太子爷亲红温 Wildfire Never Dies野火不熄Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Sweet! Doting! Steamy! Flirty! Satisfying! Both are inexperienced! Strong possessive streak!] He Yutang is pure and obedient; Zhou Yanze is wild and uninhibited. They were like two parallel lines, destined never to meet. In a dimly lit bar, she pretended to stumble and felt his chest muscles. She flirted and ran, but his powerful hand, veins bulging, clamped around her slender waist. “Just one little touch was enough for you? Want to play something more exciting with me?” They fell passionately 35.6kReads9.2Score4k14d adds

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   This book is super good! Sweet! Pampering! Seductive! Flirting! Exhilarating! Male lead: Tall, incredibly handsome, super rich, sexy and wild, a prince of Beijing's elite circles. Female lead: Fair-skinned, beautiful, stunningly charming, both delicate and sassy, a rich heiress. Wild, seductive, and exhilarating! Life should be exciting! This is a must-read!

7. 7 瑰 Rose-Colored Delusions 瑰色妄想 Xi Yi席亦Modern Romance224k WordsCompleted People say the fourth daughter of the Nan family is a social climber who fawns over the powerful and tramples those beneath her. Six years ago, when the Xie family fell into ruin, she kicked Third Master Xie to the curb. Six years later, Xie Yuzhou returned to the country as a hot new name in business. Nan Shi shamelessly latched onto him again, seduced him while drunk, and successfully married into the Xie family. To secure her place as Mrs. Xie, Nan Shi kept Third Master Xie on a tight lea 249Reads8.4Score—14d adds

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   These books all fit the bill; they're super good, and a paradise for side couples.

8. 8 萧 Master Xiao, Your Little Temptress Is Flirting with You Again 萧爷，你的小妖精又撩火了 Little Peach.小小桃.Modern Romance563k WordsCompleted [Glamorous beauty Shen Li vs. dignified business tycoon Xiao Sui. Mutual flirting, sweet romance, and a devoted one-on-one couple] Once the king of the military district, he took off his uniform after a mission. He put on a suit, entered the business world, and became Master Xiao, a man feared by everyone in the capital. Noble and composed. Decisive and ruthless. Those were all words that described him. Shen Li, a gorgeous beauty struggling at the bottom of the entertainment industry, found the 19.6kReads9.4Score1.9k14d adds
9. 9 刺 Scandalous! My CEO Boss Has Designs on Me 刺激！霸总老板对我有非分之想 You Are So Charming你这般动人Modern Romance364k WordsCompleted A cool, aloof executive boss X a curvy young professional [Workplace + personal growth + romantic tension + both are each other’s first and only] On the night of her university graduation, Lu Zhiyao lost a game of truth or dare and had to pick someone at a bar to confess to. He glanced at her and smiled faintly, his eyes languid and carefree. Raising his glass for a sip, he said, “Little girl, do you even know who I am before you confess your feelings to me?” Lu Zhiyao fled in embarrassment, onl 2.3kReads9.3Score21714d adds
10. 10 烈 Strong Liquor and Roses 烈酒玫瑰 You Are So Charming你这般动人Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Gorgeous mixed-race lawyer x dashing, roguish undercover cop + intense push and pull between mature adults + both devoted to each other + steamy and sweet!] Original title: Rose and Strong Liquor After a long separation, they met again at the weddings of their respective friends. Her champagne-colored bridesmaid dress accentuated her stunning figure. She was alluring, mesmerizing, and captivatingly sensual. His captivating eyes were just as flirtatious as ever. In his uniform, he looked tall an 5.9kReads9.4Score82814d adds
11. 11 矜 The Proud Rose and Her Possessive Lord 矜娇玫瑰与她的偏执爷 Xi Muye西木夜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The first time she saw him, his looks caught her eye, and she fell deeper with every step. Some say Sheng Jing’s love for Meng Yanyi is just an act, put on for the sake of his brotherly bond with Meng Yu. Others say there are no feelings between them, and theirs is nothing but a business deal between wealthy families. Then a reporter asks, “Master Sheng, are you serious about Miss Meng?” Sheng Jing turns to the camera and grins wickedly. “You should ask her when she’s going to make me official.” 1.1kReads9.3Score13314d adds

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    It's really great! The side couples in each book are so sweet to ship!

12. 12 拯 Saving My Hopelessly Romantic Brother: I Tutor Him for the Top Universities 拯救恋爱脑亲哥，我辅导他考清北 Come Ship the Couple来磕糖吖Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted Su Zijin is fifteen years younger than her brother, Su Gu. Su Gu has been the perfect child since he was little: handsome, academically gifted, and possessed of sound values. Everyone says he’s bound for one of China’s top universities, but no one could have predicted that he’d fall for Xie Sisi, a master manipulator. The golden boy falls from grace. The title of “academic genius” gradually gives way to “delinquent,” and their parents smile less and less. Su Zijin wants to change things, but she 6.4kReads9.4Score90214d adds
13. 13 穿 Transmigrated Into the Nineties: The Villainous Big Shots Are All My Kids 穿书九零：反派大佬们都是我的崽 Mr. Zixu Wuyou子虚乌有君Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted After Wang Qi died in a car accident, she transmigrated into a romance novel called The Overbearing CEO Falls for Me. By an unfortunate twist of fate, she became the male lead’s stepmother and the mother of three future villainous powerhouses. But Wang Qi transmigrated to the 1990s, five years before the novel’s story began. The original heroine had yet to be reborn, and the plot had not started. The eldest son, one of the future villains, was only fourteen, while the other two hadn’t even been 191.2kReads9.4Score24.1k14d adds
14. 14 娇 Spoiled and Reckless 娇肆 The Moon Has Set in the West月已西Modern Romance305k WordsCompleted No one in Haicheng thinks the marriage alliance between the Lin and Cheng families will work out. Cheng Shiyan is gloomy and cold-hearted, while Lin Yisheng is famously fussy and willful. The media have dubbed her Haicheng's Number One Drama Queen. People privately bet that Cheng Shiyan won't be able to stand Lin Yisheng's temper and that they'll divorce within a year. Everyone else watches, waiting for the show. One year passes. Then two. Their marriage alliance remains as solid as ever. At a b 312Reads9.2Score—14d adds

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    These books are super good! ✨① Cheng Shiyan x Lin Yisheng 🤤 She was the Lin family's princess in the first half of her life, and Cheng Shiyan's princess in the second half. ✨② The male lead, Jiang Xu, and the female lead, Lin Jianxi, are childhood sweethearts. He's a director focused on his career, and she's a beautiful cheongsam designer. They get married unexpectedly, and the female lead has secretly loved him for many years, even after marriage, without receiving a clear response from him. Disappointed, she wants to divorce and give up. Only then does the male lead realize he's falling in love. ✨③ A sweet, hardworking, kind, and mischievous female lead 🤤 A seemingly innocent but actually cunning, jealous, crybaby, and fake-blind male lead [KISS] (he recovers later). I went for the synopsis and the premise, and the actual story does indeed fit that premise. It's also very good!!

15. 15 她 She Keeps Teasing Me 她总调戏我 Rich Little Lamb羊暴富儿Modern Romance624k WordsCompleted The print edition of Wishing Upon a Star is now available [One-on-one sweet romance + reborn school days + mutual salvation + healing doting romance] Only when Xu Yuan was dying did she realize that the quiet, sickly boy everyone overlooked had made his first act after getting his sight back dragging the demons who had bullied and humiliated her straight to hell. After being reborn, aside from getting revenge, Xu Yuan’s greatest pleasure was… repaying his kindness, pfft… Teasing an innocent youn 19.5kReads9.5Score3.2k14d adds
16. 16 逾 Sinking Into Love Past the Deadline 逾期沉溺 Mi Anxia米安夏Modern Romance729k WordsOngoing Tang Yiming and Sun Jia first met three years ago, when they signed a prenuptial agreement. She thought their marriage was nothing more than a deal that suited them both. But he loved her and was afraid to reveal his true feelings, so he hid them behind a facade of absurdity. She didn't love him, but was grateful that he'd helped her when she was down. Then she happened to find him keeping silent vigil by her grandmother's sickbed. She accidentally caught him tearing up the suggestive invitation 2.5kReads—Score16214d adds

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    Bei Bei × Zhou Mu | A dazzling firework and an eternally icy ice queen, a top-tier actress, falls head over heels for him at first sight and pursues him passionately, only to repeatedly collide with his absolute rationality. Until one day, by chance, Bei Bei discovers a yellowed medical notebook treasured in his home, the title page of which reads: "Emotional Deficiency Syndrome—Inability to perceive or respond. Prognosis: Unknown." She then realizes that his indifference is not rejection, but a disability.

17. 17 完 I'm Done For, the Top Host I Picked Is a Big Shot from the Capital 完蛋，我点的头牌是京圈大佬 Xia Buya夏布吖Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted The Jiang family’s illegitimate daughter, outwardly obedient but rebellious to the core, × the refined, cold, and proud Sixth Master Fu, feared by everyone in the capital’s elite circle “How are you going to thank me?” The man’s magnetic, seductive voice sounded by her ear once again. Jiang Liuli’s earlobes flushed warm. She knew she couldn’t escape. Every time he said that, she became a little rabbit completely at his mercy. What had she done to end up owing him so many favors? He was supposed 5.8kReads8.6Score63814d adds

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    Wow, it looks amazing.

18. 18 结 On Our Wedding Day, the Heir to a Tycoon Family Put Me in My Place 结婚当天，豪门继承人给我下马威 Xia Buya夏布吖Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Marry first, fall in love later + seven-year age gap + misunderstandings + rekindled love] [Proud, high-status male lead + calm, clever female lead. Sweet-and-angsty romance is the best!] Everyone in Mocheng says that Master Mo, who is nearly thirty, has no interest in women. Rumor has it he's waiting for his childhood sweetheart, and that the two of them will naturally marry in time. But one day, Mo Chengzhou is suddenly forced by his grandfather to marry a twenty-one-year-old girl with a five 3.8kReads9.1Score36614d adds
19. 19 见 Into the Wild 见野 Ning Yuchen宁雨沉Modern Romance450k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available] Xia Wanwan died suddenly after spending twenty years tightening screws at a factory. To her surprise, she was reborn. But why had the factory director's son from her previous life shown up in this one? Jiang Ye, the big shot at No. 1 High School, had somehow taken an interest in Xia Wanwan. Everyone thought Xia Wanwan had offended Jiang Ye and that her days were about to get rough. At last, one day, Jiang Ye and Xia Wanwan got into a huge argument, and he 6.3kReads9.5Score1k14d adds

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    These books are incredibly good, especially the first one; I was completely engrossed after finishing it, and now I have no interest in reading anything else. I've been looking for a meal replacement but haven't been able to find one, and so far I'm not interested in reading anything.

20. 20 我 I Made a Pact with the Gods, and Now You’re All Turtles 我与神明画押，你们都变王八 Sine and Cosine Live in the Sun正余弦生活在太阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ridiculous comedy] When Yan Luo was put on the spot from the start and expected to confess in front of everyone, she thought fast and called out to the young master: “Classmate Cang Zhu, wise people don’t fall in love. Let’s build a beautiful homeland and work together to create a harmonious society!” The young master: ... The young master at first: “Go away! Keep your distance! You’re scaring me!” The young master, winning himself over: “Holy crap, she insulted me. Does she like me? Holy crap, 23.6kReads9.6Score3.5k14d adds
21. 21 明 Flirting Openly! Seducing in Secret! Sharing Sweet Moments on a Dating Show with a Top-Tier Star 明撩！暗诱！和顶流影帝恋综撒糖 A Crescent Moon一剪月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The print editions of the novel and manga adaptation of Secret Crush Echoes are now available for purchase across all platforms. Li Jiu is hailed as a breathtaking beauty in Beijing’s elite circles, with sultry eyes, long legs, a slender waist, and a dazzling, unrestrained beauty. One drunken night, she accidentally flirts with Pei Shisi, a top-tier star and actor, then gets boycotted across the internet after a trending video shows her pinching his butt. What no one knows is that the two grew u 18.8kReads9.6Score2.5k14d adds
22. 22 娇 Spoiled Plaything 娇玩 The Moon Has Set in the West月已西Modern Romance322k WordsCompleted An Nuo and Elvis met for the first time on a trip to an island, where she was so dazzled by his good looks that they spent the night together. The second time they met, she was flirting with one of his subordinates while he had a beautiful woman at his side. They just happened to run into each other. Elvis left the woman beside him and leaned toward An Nuo with an elegant smile. “Miss An, you hooked up with me, and now you’re after my subordinate?” An Nuo narrowed her eyes and smiled innocently. 10.1kReads9.4Score1k14d adds
23. 23 总 CEO Husband, You’re So Clingy! 总裁老公，太黏人！ Madame Butterfly1蝴蝶夫人1Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Possessive, cunning, doting on his wife, and punishing scum] He is the fearsome night emperor of a powerful conglomerate. She is the little tyrant of the capital, known for fighting, drinking, and skipping class. When he met her, he used underhanded means to keep her by his side. When she met him, her life became a total power fantasy: she could punish scumbags and take down fake white lotuses. “Fu Shichen, I want a divorce!” Su Jinyi roared, clutching her aching waist. The doting husband, a de 973Reads8.7Score10014d adds

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    Hehehe! These are all books I absolutely love reading about the side couples, they're so captivating! 🌝 But the main characters are also great! 🎀 I highly recommend the fourth book; it's basically a best friend story, and the tug-of-war between the main characters is what I'd call the ultimate showdown between a king and queen of the sea 💦😂

24. 24 祝 Zhu Nanxing 祝南星 Corn Auntie Wu玉米呜姨Modern Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [Main story complete] Gu Nanxing is the stepsister of Jiang Zhou Sheng's best friend. He has loved her for as long as he's known her. But before she turned twenty, she never gave him a second glance. When they met in Los Angeles, she took the opportunity to move into his villa. His subtle seduction hooked her. She gave up an entire field of options to chase after this one man, and kept at it for years. But getting married is never that simple. All kinds of jerks try to take his place along the 144Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Although the female lead is adopted, she is a true heiress.

25. 25 心 At Her Heart: She Plays Innocent but Has a Dark Side, and Insists on Stealing Someone's Man 心尖：她白切黑非要撬墙角 Shan Nuan Yue山煖月Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The main story is complete. [Sweet, Spoiled Little Fox + Rich Daddy] [Not a Feel-Good Story + Forbidden Love + Revenge + Age Gap + Breaking Up a Couple + One-on-One Romance + Seduction to the Top] (This is my first book, and it's not very polished. Don't read it if you want a feel-good story. If you do read it, please stick with it to the end, because the male lead has his reasons for what he does.) In her previous life, Anni was an obedient heiress. When her father's company fell into debt, she 1.4kReads8.6Score19114d adds

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    I read it in one go and couldn't stop. It was so good! I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a good book!

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