A Marriage-First, Love-Later Story With Lovely Names for Both Leads and a Male Lead Who Has Been Plotting This for a Long Time 男女主名字都好听的先婚后爱，男主蓄谋已久的

1. 1 偷 Secretly Plotting 偷偷蓄谋 Zheng Xian筝弦Modern Romance196k WordsCompleted [Cold, Cunning CEO × Sweet Little Princess, Six-Year Age Gap] [Marriage First, Love Later + Long-Held Schemes + Sweet Romance] The Xu family had a little princess, with twin older brothers and parents who had doted on her since she was a child. She grew up carefree, wanting for nothing and spoiled rotten. At twenty-two, the Xu family joined forces with the Ji family through marriage, and she married Ji Chengze, a refined and aloof man whose methods in business were ruthless. Xu Wan was afraid of 3kReads9.1Score346Shelves

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2. 2 太 How Awful! I Got Pregnant with My Archenemy's Baby Right After Our Marriage Alliance 太坏了！刚联姻就怀了死对头的崽 Jin Yuzhi今与紫Modern Romance265k WordsCompleted [Pampered young heiress from Beijing’s elite circle X elegant, roguish young master, childhood friends, secret crush, marriage before love, both devoted to each other] Yin Huan is Beijing’s most beautiful, precious, spoiled, free-spirited wild rose. Every woman in Beijing envies her, and every man wants her. After twenty-two years of doing whatever she pleased, the news hits like a bolt from the blue: her family has arranged for her to marry into the Bo family, their sworn enemy! She hates Bo Xu 39.1kReads9.0Score4.4kShelves
3. 3 甜 Sweet Seduction! The Apple of Master Fu's Eye Is Both Sweet and Flirtatious 甜诱！傅爷的心尖宠她娇又撩 Su Yuan苏源Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Mutually Faithful + Secret Crush Comes True + Mutual Devotion + Flirting That’s Sweet Enough to Melt You] [Alluring, Flirtatious Heiress x Cultured Scoundrel in Power] Fu Qiyun, a financial titan in London and heir to the Fu Group, is an untouchable, aloof beauty: abstinent, unfeeling, and anything but ordinary. But for Miss Song, the more challenging the prey, the more she likes it. The little temptress straddles the man’s waist and teases him without restraint, her slender fingers brushing hi 7.3kReads9.2Score766Shelves
4. 4 肆 Spoiled Rotten! CEO Bo Woos His Gentle Gardenia 肆宠成婚！薄总撩哄温柔栀子花 Gui Wanwan归晚晚Modern Romance250k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + wealthy family alliance + eight-year age gap + first love for both + sweet romance] [Cheongsam beauty VS abstinent Mr. Bo] A marriage contract brought Song Mingzhi and Bo Jinyao together. By seniority, the engagement had nothing to do with Bo Jinyao. It was supposed to go to the young master of the Bo family. Everyone knew that the Song family’s youngest daughter kept to herself and was delicate and frail. Few people in their circle had ever seen her. According t 536Reads8.6Score108Shelves
5. 5 欲 Luring the Buddhist into Leaving His Altar 欲撩佛子下神坛 Grape Soda葡萄苏打Modern Romance627k WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love | Contract Marriage Becomes Real | Ten-Year Age Gap | Both Pure] A beautiful woman who seems well-behaved but is actually flirtatious and mischievous x a refined, aloof man who seems cold but is truly gentle and considerate, a deeply chaste Buddhist-minded powerhouse A car accident took Lin Qingqian's parents and older brother. To protect the family business, she married Jin Beisheng, the future head of the powerful Jin family, who could command anything and anyone in Nanch 183Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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   They're all arranged marriages that blossom into love 😍 Both characters are virgins and all are completed.

6. 6 你 Do You Love Me? 你是不是很爱我 A Piece of Coffin Wood一块棺材板Modern Romance237k WordsCompleted The darling of heaven, Fu Nuan, was twenty-two when her grandfather threatened to hang himself unless she married Jing Song, the wealthy heir to a Jiangcheng tycoon. Everyone said that the little fairy of the Fu family was spoiled rotten, always getting into trouble and making a scene, while the Jing heir was cold and aloof, as untouchable as snow on a mountaintop. There was no way he would fall for a pretty but empty-headed vase. Everyone expected the marriage to fall apart before long. But the 35Reads7.8Score—Shelves
7. 7 极 The Ultimate Seduction 极致诱宠 Wei Yu微鱼Modern Romance210k WordsCompleted [Both Leads Are Each Other’s First, Indulgent Romance, Married First and in Love Later, Abstinent and Possessive Big Shot] Just after graduating from college, Su Qing is abducted by Ling Wudu and taken to his private villa, where he spoils her rotten. Su Yan tries to escape again and again, but every time he catches her with ease. Until Ling Wudu takes her off her birth control and says, “Darling, will you have a baby for me?” He even wants to introduce her to his family. Su Qing panics. She doe 570Reads7.3Score—Shelves
8. 8 般 A Perfect Match 般配关系 Xi Er西耳Modern Romance191k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + secret love becomes mutual + domineering tycoon + first love + devoted couple + happy ending] [Charming, haughty lawyer X passionate, ruthless tycoon] For the sake of her family, Xu Zi marries the man she hates most, Yu Jiyan. To this justice-obsessed lawyer, Yu Jiyan is a ruthless businessman who will stop at nothing. Besides, she has someone else hidden in her heart: her first love. After the wedding, Yu Jiyan goes along with her demand for a sexless marriage. The 10.6kReads9.1Score809Shelves
9. 9 暗 Secretly Enchanted 暗里入迷 Meilv Beep Beep美绿哔哔Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted A cool, aloof ballet dancer vs. a scheming wheelchair-bound tycoon Marriage first, love later // He’s been plotting this for a long time The first time Xie Qingqiao met Wen Zhihuai was on a blind date. The man’s expression was cool and distant. A signet ring on his long, sharply defined fingers caught her eye. Beneath his black coat, a metal prosthetic leg was visible. His skin was so pale it hardly seemed human, and his handsome face bore a pair of pitch-black eyes that gazed at her without a 3.3kReads9.1Score394Shelves

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   It's really good! The female lead is aloof and elegant, while the male lead is refined at first but becomes a scoundrel later on.

10. 10 尤 The Temptress 尤物 Er Xi二喜Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted The print edition of The Enchantress will be released on March 25 at 8 p.m. (A devoted one-on-one romance, with both leads each other’s first and only.) Zhou Yi is notorious in their circle for being a shameless playboy. Everyone thinks he cares about pleasure, not feelings. That is, until a video leaks one day. In it, Zhou Yi looks like a devout believer, clasping a woman’s slender wrist in his hand. His eyes are filled with fervor and tenderness as he murmurs in a low, hoarse voice, “Jiang Yin 4kReads9.5Score872Shelves

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    ① And ② are good-looking. ③ Is a nice-sounding name. It's a business marriage where love blossoms from a marriage of convenience, childhood sweethearts secretly in love. It's a story about two celebrities in a wealthy family. The following are all kinds of sweet romance novels, marriage of convenience followed by love, mindless sweet romance novels, etc.

11. 11 日 Day and Night, I Obsess Over You 日夜妄想 Fish Doesn't Speak鱼不语Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [Marriage before love + two powerful leads taking down scumbags + mutual secret crushes + world-class stubbornness + two scene-stealing power players] He’s a cold-blooded business tycoon, with enough rumored girlfriends to fill ten mahjong tables. She’s a ruthless heiress from a prominent family, with admirers and followers lined up all the way to Paris. A marriage of convenience, with each side keeping their distance. On the rooftop, they smoked side by side. Jiang Chenglin asked, “Ever conside 7.9kReads9.5Score1.1kShelves
12. 12 隐 After a Secret Marriage, the Top-Tier Star Couple Join Forces for Work 隐婚后，顶流夫妇合体营业 Broken Branch折枝Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted Everyone online knows Shen Nanzhi and Rong Junxian don’t get along. Their fans are always at each other’s throats, with or without a reason. They’ve been in the industry for seven years and have appeared in the same frame only once. Everyone thought they would keep feuding, until a variety show came out of nowhere. The fans of both stars were ready for another round of battle. One focuses on film and television, with variety shows and endorsement deals pouring in. He’s a bona fide top-tier star 670Reads8.9Score100Shelves
13. 13 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 19.6kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves
14. 14 一 A Life Full of Joy 一笙有喜 Fish Doesn't Speak鱼不语Modern Romance2.6M WordsCompleted [A breathtaking beauty, a fallen heiress, VS a refined, aloof heir to a powerful Beijing family. Marriage first, love later + sweet romance + clear-headed heroine] After a sudden upheaval, Song Xi has no choice but to marry the refined, aloof heir to the Qiao family. At first, though, the two are like needle and wheat: neither can stand the other. Who could have guessed that they’d later be so sweet together? Their friends all complained, “Leave us single people a way to live!” One day, Presiden 33.3kReads9.5Score3.6kShelves
15. 15 诱 Bait 诱饵 Eat Properly认真吃饭Modern Romance360k WordsCompleted [The short drama of the same name is now streaming] Jiang Zaozao spent more than twenty years following the rules. The only outrageous thing she ever did was stop her sister's unattainable crush in a parking lot on her wedding day, after her sister faked an illness to lure the groom away. In the hospital room, she tells her sister, who's dripping with affected sweetness, “You left my wedding without a groom, and I slept with the man you've always wanted. Now we're even.” Everyone thinks Lu C 2.5kReads9.2Score317Shelves
16. 16 他 He's Refined, Yet He's Scum 他斯文又败类 Jun Buqi君不弃Modern Romance266k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] [Flirting + bewitching hearts + an intense push and pull, mutually devoted 1v1] A refined yet wicked doctor ✖️ a stunning, materialistic supermodel The Tang family of the capital wields influence across every field, commanding awe and respect. Rumor has it that the ninth young master of the Tang family is graceful and noble, as refined as an immortal descended to earth, and impossible to profane. Yet in a spacious room, a stunning woman, too exhausted to speak, acc 19kReads9.5Score1.8kShelves
17. 17 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 13.5kReads9.4Score3.9kShelves
18. 18 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—Shelves
19. 19 豪 The Guilty Wife of the Wealthy Family: Young Master Sheng Won't Let Me Go 豪门罪妻：盛少缠妻太狂野 Qing Xiaoxiao卿筱筱Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted They’ve been secretly married for three years, but she still hasn’t gotten pregnant. Her mother-in-law calls her a barren hen, and her sister-in-law says she’s a jinx. She thought her husband would at least be on her side, but instead, he hands her divorce papers “Let’s get divorced. She’s back!” After the divorce, Sheng Junlie accompanies his first love to a prenatal checkup, only to run into his ex-wife taking their triplets for a checkup. He roars like a madman, “Whose children are they?” 2.8kReads8.8Score302Shelves
20. 20 结 After We Married, Mr. Pei Couldn't Stop Clinging to Her 结婚后，裴先生黏她上瘾 Xi Yi席亦Modern Romance504k WordsCompleted [Marriage between wealthy families, marriage before love, sweet romance, no misunderstandings] At first, Pei Chen and Nan Ci both thought this would be a contractual marriage that would end amicably. Pei Chen wanted the Nan family’s resources, while Nan Ci needed the Pei family’s protection. Each would get what they needed, and both would benefit. Once their three-year marriage was over, they could still meet and chat like old friends. Who could have guessed that both of them would fall in 369Reads8.9Score101Shelves
21. 21 婚 Your Marriage Is Not Your Choice: The CEO Has Been Plotting for a Long Time 婚不由你：总裁蓄谋已久 Warm Wind at the Long Pavilion长亭暖风Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted People say the ruthless and calculating Mr. Huo only kept Xiang Youzi as a gift and made her Mrs. Huo because of the Huo family's rules, and because Xiang Youzi was so good at playing her cards. But Mr. Huo really did make a grand announcement of their marriage, and he really did invest in his father-in-law's company. He even washed his wife's cup and tied her shoelaces in front of everyone... Yet after all the laughter, teasing, anger, and arguments, Xiang Youzi realized that none of it was rea 1.3kReads9.1Score122Shelves
22. 22 极 Ultimate Seduction 极限撩惹 Xi Xi Tao西西桃Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Sharp-tongued wild rose Su Yu, a perfectionist director, and a clingy, domineering, sickly lawyer; from campus to wedding dress, with plenty of sweetness!] Shu Yue is beautiful and untamed. Before she’s even graduated, she’s already aiming to become the best director. She has fame, fortune, money, and status in abundance. The only blemish on her life is that when she was three, Yi Cheng kicked her into a river. Yan City’s young master Yi Cheng is a gentlemanly butcher, gentle in public and ruth 2.2kReads9.2Score267Shelves
23. 23 你 You Are My Choice 你是我的心选 Qiqi Shujiu柒柒舒玖Modern Romance216k WordsCompleted [Both leads are virgins; a sweet romance, a sweet romance, a sweet romance!!! Updates straight through to the ending today, including three bonus chapters] An Jin: It's an angst novel, all about how the flower in my family keeps hanging itself on the same tree over and over. Four years later, a drunk An Yu was picked up by her ex-boyfriend. An Yu: Ex-boyfriends and ex-girlfriends are sworn enemies. I'm leaving, but this is too heavy, so you take it. As she spoke, An Yu tossed the handbag in her 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A sudden romance, childhood sweethearts, and a military doctor's love story—all these are included.

24. 24 你 You Are a God 你是神明 Qiqi Shujiu柒柒舒玖Modern Romance268k WordsCompleted [A devoted couple, equal parts sweet and angsty, a story of healing] On the outside, she's a dazzling child star and a top-tier star in the entertainment industry. On the inside, she's a cash cow exploited by her own mother. He's a discharged soldier and the current head of the Si family. Her mother treats her like an object to be traded, and at seventeen, she becomes his fiancee. As she struggles with depression, he saves her from danger time and again. She asks, “Why me?” He replies, “You were 3Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 甚 Cherished Beyond Measure 甚宠 Qiqi Shujiu柒柒舒玖Modern Romance307k WordsCompleted Childhood friends, both chaste, military doctor romance, uplifting. Main story complete. After drinking too much the night before, Su Muxin got up early the next morning, still groggy, and accidentally put on Qi Congyu's school uniform. As a result, Qi Congyu was punished with a full day of standing because his uniform didn't meet the dress code. The two sat across from each other doing their homework. Feeling so guilty that she nearly buried her head in her books, Su Muxin watched Qi Congyu 1kReads9.2Score104Shelves
26. 26 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 34.1kReads9.4Score3.4kShelves

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    It was a marriage of convenience that blossomed into love, and it should also be considered a premeditated plan.

27. 27 和 Flirting With My Secretly Married Husband on a Dating Show, Making the Female Guests Cry 和隐婚老公恋综暧昧，气哭女嘉宾 Tang Shen棠沈Modern Romance750k WordsCompleted Originally titled "Wild and Beguiling" [A dazzling, gorgeous starlet × the unruly young heir of Beijing’s elite; secretly married, celebrity dating show, devoted sweet romance, both leads’ first love] The industry is buzzing with rumors that Song Ying, a washed-up former child star, loves making a scene, riding on other people’s coattails, and getting between a top-tier star and an award-winning actor. She fires back with a photo of the man in her bed. Song Ying: Thanks for asking. I already hav 6.8kReads8.8Score801Shelves

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    🌈A professional sugar addict💕 🌺🌺The male and female leads met online and then got married in person!🤓 Several years later, they appeared on a TV show and Qin Shu said, "All coincidences are just preordained by fate, and their fate depends on human effort."💕 Everything was just Qin Shu's long-planned scheme against Song Ying.

28. 28 刀 Sugar Kiss on the Blade 刀尖吻糖 Yuran芋然Modern Romance303k WordsCompleted Lu Jinzhi had coveted a wicked woman for four years, thinking of her day and night. Until the day Li Man was dumped and left utterly destitute. He crouched down and smiled at her, his voice lazily rising at the end. “I wasn’t the one who cheated on you, so why are you giving me the cold shoulder?” He knew she was like sugar kissed by the blade’s edge, yet he still lost himself in the sweetness she gave him. One night, he leaned close to her ear. “What am I to you? Hmm? Say it.” - Later, a strang 11kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves
29. 29 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 5.9kReads9.4Score828Shelves
30. 30 命 Fated to Have You 命里缺你 Autumn Dew Over a Perilous City秋露危城Modern Romance332k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + mutual salvation + personal growth + happy ending] Shen Nianren: “He doesn’t drink milk. The moment he sees milk, he, ” Shen Muchi calmly took the milk from Liang Nian and gulped it down. Shen Nianren: “...” Shen Muchi’s extraordinary double standard began the moment he first saw Liang Nian. Everyone around them was left speechless, one after another... 1.1kReads8.7Score100Shelves
31. 31 媳 Your Wife’s a Train Wreck? I Spoil Her Anyway 媳妇太渣？我宠的 Jiuhan九晗Modern Romance360k WordsCompleted The words Liang Yin regretted most ever saying were: “I never dated him.” Because of that, she somehow earned the title of “the biggest player in the chemistry department.” Heaven knows, she really never dated that guy!!! Did focusing on her studies and paying no attention to the world make her a player? Or was she a player despite being single her whole life, never even holding hands or kissing, and barely having interacted with any guys? Everyone: A player who doesn’t even know she’s one! Lian 9Reads7.6Score—Shelves
32. 32 肆 Unrestrained Love 肆爱 Flower Shadow花影子Modern Romance404k WordsCompleted Second Master Feng of Jiangcheng can't stand women throwing themselves at him. The first time they meet, Su Qiyan solemnly declares, “I have no improper intentions toward you, Second Master.” The next time, she swears to the heavens, “I will never climb into your bed, Second Master.” The third time... the fourth time... Su Qiyan never realizes that all Second Master Feng wants, day and night, is to make her his. What should he do when the more she tries to run, the more he wants her? The proud, 587Reads8.8Score103Shelves
33. 33 大 The Big Shot Keeps Trying to Possess Me 大佬他总想附身我 A Light Song of Dreams绮梦轻歌Modern Romance93k WordsOngoing [Long-Planned Romance + Gradual Development + Slow Burn + Sweet Romance + One-on-One + Mutual First Love + Happy Ending] When Cai Yining was first possessed by Feng Mian, she completely lost it! One second she was partying at a bar, and the next she was lying on a desolate mountain counting stars. She'd be filming a shampoo commercial, then wake up in the men's bathroom. She'd just picked up a forkful of instant noodles, then open her eyes to find herself standing center stage on an internationa —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male and female leads have very nice names.

34. 34 灰 The Gray Lotus 灰莲花 Clouds of Rough Noodles Again又见糙面云Modern Romance819k WordsCompleted [A textbook case of realist business warfare + a deeply romantic, top-tier intellectual romance] The world has gone mad. A top-tier rich, handsome young heir is forced to compete with his wealthy wife for a lover... “If she likes me and I like her too, then we’ll each have to prove ourselves.” The male lead is loaded with resources and comes with every advantage, while the female lead has brains and beauty and rises from humble beginnings. A textbook case of realist business warfare, arranged fa 37.7kReads9.4Score4.5kShelves

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    This contemporary romance novel has a powerful and lasting impact; it's completely unparalleled. The male and female leads are both incredibly sophisticated, and I absolutely adore their high-level, intelligent love. They are a perfect match, and the career development storyline is also worth studying. Reading it will broaden your perspective; it's simply brilliant!

35. 35 顾 Mrs. Gu Tosses Down Divorce Papers, and Mr. Gu Kisses Her Furiously with Red Eyes 顾太太甩离婚书，顾总红眼狠吻 Qing Qing Ci轻卿辞Modern Romance609k WordsCompleted Gu Jinchuan is famous for his self-control and restraint, and for never getting involved with women. His sudden whirlwind marriage to the eldest daughter of the Li family, Li Shuyao, shocked everyone. Some said that Li Shuyao was exceptionally beautiful, a rare beauty in this world, and that Gu Jinchuan, the head of Guqing Group, was only marrying her for fun. They’d soon get divorced. Others said their sudden marriage was closely tied to power struggles and self-interest hidden beneath the g 4.8kReads9.3Score370Shelves

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    Both stories feature female protagonists who marry first and fall in love later, while the male protagonist has been plotting for a long time. Excellent writing, high rating.

36. 36 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 71.5kReads9.6Score8.6kShelves
37. 37 甜 Sweet Temptation, Tender Spoiling! Mr. Gu Has Been Plotting This for a Long Time 甜诱，撩宠！顾先生蓄谋已久 Yu Yang鱼漾Modern Romance404k WordsCompleted [Ice-cold beauty and top jewelry designer × scheming, theatrically devoted husband | One-on-one romance | Both leads are each other's first and only | Sweet romance | Love-triangle drama] Wen Nian, known as an “ice-cold beauty,” returned to the country for Pei Jinyi, only to discover that the movie star had spent five years carefully weaving a tender trap for her. She said, “Pei Jinyi, don't worry. I, Wen Nian, can take whatever you dish out. From now on, we have nothing to do with each other.” 504Reads9.0Score100Shelves
38. 38 强 Forced Spoiling! My New Husband Cherishes Me Above All Else 强制娇宠！被闪婚老公捧在心尖宠 Qing Qing Ci轻卿辞Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Everyone in their circle knew that Su Wanci, hailed as a “fairy among mortals,” had been kept by Fu Jingzhou for eight years. People all thought they were about to get married, but overnight, Fu Jingzhou cruelly clipped all of Su Wanci’s wings. He thought he could finally control her completely, keep her as a canary in a gilded cage, and possess her for the rest of her life. He never expected that she would turn around and marry Lu Yu, heir to a powerful family with a century of history, the one 12.9kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
39. 39 偷 Stealing a Kiss in the Moonlight 偷吻风月 Snow Chestnut Tea雪栗茶Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted [Both leads are inexperienced + long-planned scheme + marriage before love + sweet, flirtatious provocation + revenge] [Sweet-looking but secretly calculating femme fatale VS seemingly proper, refined scoundrel] After three years of a marriage of convenience, Shen Yansheng and Yu Jin part on good terms, having treated each other with courtesy. He simply couldn’t muster any interest in a beauty as dull as a block of wood. Then he ran into her at a bar. The Yu Jin he remembered as utterly unremark 13.3kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves

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    It's good. I'll give a more detailed review after I finish watching it.

40. 40 缠 Silken Threads 缠丝 Soft Sheng软笙Modern Romance363k WordsCompleted [Extra-sweet romance, married first and falling in love later, both pure! Medical genius from a top-tier wealthy family x a dazzling beauty] Lin Ci opened her eyes and found herself five years in the future. She had gone from an eighteen-year-old girl with nothing to her name to the young madam of the Lu family, able to get anything she wanted. With five years of memories missing, Lin Ci could hardly believe that Lu Bochuan, a powerful, handsome medical genius who could even build machines, had 2.1kReads8.9Score218Shelves
41. 41 强 Heart Pounding! The Fourth Master of the Capital Dotes on Her Like His Life Depends on It 强势心动！京圈四爷嗜她如命 Zhi Jian知渐Modern Romance423k WordsCompleted [Irresistible beauty vs. scheming, refined heir] [Marriage first, love later + both pure, sweet romance + six-year age gap] When she wakes up, Shen Liusu finds that a bastard has tricked her into going to the marriage registry. She wanted to be his kept canary, but he actually wanted to marry her! “Little Liusu, be with me. You’ll be able to do whatever you want, not just in Sucheng, but even in the capital.” For the sake of those words, Shen Liusu silently clings to the heir’s coattails. He is 1.1kReads9.1Score130Shelves
42. 42 回 After Returning to the Wealthy Family, I Was Spoiled by My Flash-Married Tycoon 回归豪门后，我被闪婚大佬宠上天 Blue Wisteria蓝紫荆Modern Romance512k WordsCompleted [Completed] [Slow-burn, slow-growth heroine × scheming, love-struck, obsessive hero × both leads are each other's first] Ling Yi is the younger of the twin daughters of the Ling family in the capital, lost for many years. Three months after she was found, her biological parents sent her to study at a university in England against her will. After graduating, Ling Yi returned to China, and her parents arranged a marriage for her. Her match was the head of the Xie family, known in the capital as th 2.6kReads8.5Score267Shelves

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    Xie Jingshen vs. Ling Yi is a very good read. Both characters are virgins. The male lead falls in love with the female lead from the beginning when he becomes her math tutor. He has a slightly yandere personality. He's a top student in the early stages and later becomes a domineering CEO. The female lead isn't perfect; she suffers from depression due to being abandoned by her family (there's a hidden story). The male lead is more proactive. The details in the story are very sweet. The female lead thought she agreed to the marriage because she and the male lead had a drunken fantasy, but the dark red stain on the bed on their wedding night left her completely bewildered. The male lead had been planning this for a long time. Highly recommended.

43. 43 春 Swaying in the Spring Night 春夜摇晃 Strawberry-Flavored Snail Noodles草莓味螺蛳粉Modern Romance374k WordsCompleted [Seven-year age gap + Hong Kong elite circle + marriage first, love later + irresistible pursuit] Hong Kong media reports: “The prestigious Chi family of Hong Kong plans to expand into mainland China. Heir Chi Shangxu is heading to Jiayu City, shaking up high society.” At the end, they secretly added: “Chi Shangxu is thirty and unmarried. This trip may be an attempt to find the future mistress of the Chi family.” Life among Hong Kong’s wealthy families is full of twists and turns, and it is neve 5.9kReads9.1Score737Shelves

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    🌈 *Stealing a Kiss*: Shen Yansheng VS Yu Jin: A seemingly upright but actually wicked scoundrel × A seemingly innocent but actually cunning and seductive beauty. 🦩 *Uncontrollable*: Ji Siyan VS Shen Liusu: A cunning and aloof prince × A stunningly beautiful woman. 🧊 *Spring Night Shaking*: Chi Shangxu VS Zhou Jing: A powerful Hong Kong prince × A cool and aloof "acting talent" designer.

44. 44 满 Max-Level Sweet Seduction! Enchanting in Lord Fu's Embrace 满级甜诱！在傅爷的怀里声色撩人 Milky Candy Puff奶糖酥Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Signed for publication + comic adaptation] [Flirtatious chemistry and sizzling romance!] Jiang Yuyang is hailed as a peerless beauty, with a stunning face, a slender waist, and a soft, supple figure. To call off her arranged marriage, she pulls out all the stops to flirt with her intended. She never imagined she’d flirt with the wrong person! Rumor has it that Fu Wenshen, the head of the Fu family, is a self-disciplined, celibate man who avoids women. Little do people know that he looks refined 20.4kReads9.5Score2.7kShelves
45. 45 假 I Pretended to Seduce a Possessive Mogul, but He Took the Bait 假装勾引病娇大佬，谁知他上钩了 Sweet Xiaobei甜小贝Modern Romance299k WordsCompleted [Lovesick Obsession, Sweet Romance, Transmigrate into a Book, One-on-One and Faithful Couple] Xia Yuan transmigrates into a twisted novel and becomes the wicked supporting female character who meets a tragic end. Her only chance of survival is to cling to the deranged male lead. System: “Win over the deranged male lead, and you can go home!” Xia Yuan smiles sweetly. “I’ll make the deranged male lead the happiest person in the world!” - The deranged male lead builds a gold-wire cage with his own 24.9kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves
46. 46 时 Miss Shi Is Being Naughty Again Today 时小姐今天也不乖 Han Dabai韩大白Modern Romance585k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Three Parts Sweet is now available. You can buy it at the Little Tomato Books Flagship Store.] Han Zhan is a notorious playboy in Beijing's elite circles. His trademarks are womanizing and having fun, and his byword is idleness. To rein in his wild ways, his parents pressure him into marriage. Young Master Han has just one requirement: "She has to be sweet and obedient." Shi Yin is the most well-behaved person Han Zhan has ever met. Born with the face of a perfect young lad 20.5kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves
47. 47 都 They Say My Uncle Is Fierce, But He Climbs Through My Window Every Night Begging for a Hug 都说小叔凶，可他夜夜翻窗求我抱 East of the Eastern Horizon东隅之东Modern Romance540k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Powerful Man Bows His Head + Sweet Romance + Secret Crush + Both Each Other’s First] “Stay away from Shen Yujing. He’s obsessive, ruthless, heartless, cold in bed, and hates clingy little princesses like you.” When her brother called to warn Su Mili, she was being pinned against the wall by the waist and kissed by her nominally younger uncle. His eyes were wild with madness, jealousy surging through him. “Be good and let me hear you, for your beloved big brother.” S 29.2kReads9.1Score3.5kShelves
48. 48 你 You Cheated! I'll Marry Your Uncle! What Are You Freaking Out About? 你出轨！我嫁你小叔！你疯什么？ Handwritten Meatball手写的丸子Modern Romance530k WordsCompleted Both leads are virgins + second male lead gets the girl + impulsive marriage + love after marriage + planned for a long time + punishing scumbags and face-slapping + tycoon spoils his wife without limits Steady, fatherly gentleman with a possessive streak × sweet, gentle, well-behaved girl who later becomes a little brat (because the male lead spoils her) On her wedding day, her fiancé runs away to comfort the impoverished student they once supported together. Every trending topic that day is ab 5.7kReads8.7Score663Shelves
49. 49 老 Be Good, Wife. You’re Not Allowed to Like Your Ex 老婆乖，不许喜欢前男友 Watching the Stars望繁星Modern Romance775k WordsCompleted [Original story of the short drama The Kiss of Mulberry Branches; main story complete] [Both leads are each other’s only one + forced love + long-laid plans + secret crush comes true] Shen Zhijing lit up Sang Chuzhi’s entire youth. Just as they were about to go from school uniforms to wedding dresses, Shen Zhijing, on the brink of bankruptcy, offered her as a gift to secure an investment. At that moment, Sang Chuzhi’s heart turned to ashes. So the light that was Shen Zhijing had never truly shon 5.6kReads8.8Score531Shelves
50. 50 生 Have a Baby, and the Fearsome Lord Falls in Love! 生个宝宝，枭爷陷入爱河了！ Mu Ga慕尕Modern Romance274k WordsCompleted [Possessive + gentle + whirlwind marriage + sweet romance + mutually faithful couple] A powerful, affectionate man ✖️ a laid-back, considerate heroine “Oh my god, a gunfight! I’m not going to die here, am I? Waaaah...” “Master Xiao, we caught a spy over here.” “Oh? I’ve never seen such a pretty female spy. Bring her back so I can have a look.” “...” Gu Lanmiao first caught the entertainment world’s attention with a stunning photo that went viral, dazzling everyone and quickly becoming an online 971Reads7.0Score103Shelves

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