Marriage First, Love Later 先婚后爱，

1. 1 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

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   All three books feature a male protagonist who has been plotting for a long time. The female protagonist initially has someone she likes (not the male protagonist), but later sees through his true colors and can't accept it. It's a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love. The slightly angsty part is when the female protagonist recognizes the second male lead's true colors.

2. 2 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 12.9kReads9.3Score1.4k14d adds
3. 3 分 After the Breakup, the Tycoon Who Runs the Family Spoiled Me Rotten 分手后，豪门掌权人把我宠上天 Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut栗子栗子栗栗子Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted Sang Yu and Lu Jiayu grew up together. She is a teacher, and he is a superstar actor. One trending topic nearly cost Sang Yu her life. They couldn’t escape the seven-year itch. Watching with her own eyes as her fiancé fell in love with a popular award-winning actress while filming, Sang Yu finally gave up. She doesn’t want anything that’s been tainted. When everything is overturned and the pieces are reshuffled, she decides to strike first. She dumps Lu Jiayu, the hottest actor around. But after 3.9kReads9.2Score37314d adds
4. 4 我 My Husband Is Crazy. Is Yours? 我老公有病，你老公有吗 Fantastic Beasts Are Here神奇动物在这里Modern Romance156k WordsOngoing [Older sister-younger man romance + sweet one-on-one love + comedy + secret crush + slightly yandere + marriage first, love later + slow-burn romance + devoted couple] After a car accident, Mr. Lu, the powerful head of a prominent family, suffers unexpected brain damage. The entire upper crust is thrown into an uproar. At times, he becomes a cold, domineering CEO, his icy gaze forcing her into a passionate love-hate entanglement; At others, he turns into a poor college student, forced into an ob 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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   I recommend this book. It's a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love, told from the female lead's perspective, while the male lead's unrequited love blossoms into reality. The male lead is a complete scheming, ghostly, and manipulative guy. He gets so angry when he learns the female lead's first love has returned that he gets into a car accident. He's a total shrew, constantly fighting and vying for her attention, and completely obsessed with his wife. If you like stories about male leads with a dark and ruthless side, this is worth a read. Both the male and female leads are from wealthy families.

5. 5 蓄 A Carefully Laid Plan! The Film Emperor Announces Our Marriage, and His Darling Wife Has the License to Prove It! 蓄谋！影帝官宣，娇妻持证上岗！ My Male God, Buy Me a Chicken Drumstick男神请我吃鸡腿Modern Romance331k WordsCompleted [Married-couple variety show livestream, love after marriage, devoted couple, sweet girl VS aloof heartthrob, incredibly, unbelievably sweet!] Idol Cheng Yin: a nobody from the eighteenth tier, with haters everywhere and a reputation for being a diva. One day, the famously low-key, elusive national Best Actor Qin Weiyu suddenly logs into Weibo and announces: “That’s right, my wife is pregnant. I’m going to be a dad! @Cheng Yin.” Cheng Yin replies: “I look forward to spending the rest of my life 3.1kReads8.9Score33914d adds

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   The first book: A live-streamed reality show featuring a married couple, an arranged marriage that blossoms into love, both partners are virgins, and the story is incredibly sweet – a sweet girl versus a haughty, unattainable man. Anyway, all three books are very good; I really enjoy reading them.

6. 6 隐 After a Secret Marriage, I Show Off My Love on a Dating Show with the Award-Winning Actor 隐婚后，我在恋综和影帝秀恩爱 Sugar-Heart Pastry糖心酥Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A devoted couple, a sweet romance, a dating-show livestream, married first and falling in love later, a woman who can be both fierce and sweet, and a cold, seductive heartthrob] Ruan You could have conquered the entertainment industry with her looks alone, but she was born rebellious. In just one year since her debut, she had amassed countless haters. After unexpectedly joining a dating show, she set about making money and taking down scumbags at the same time. She thought she could lie flat an 4.5kReads9.0Score53114d adds
7. 7 重 Reborn, the System Told Me to Conquer the Movie Emperor 重生后，系统叫我攻略影帝 Fan Cheng番橙Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Reborn + sweet romance + irresistible flirting + mutual devotion + entertainment industry + all sweetness + both leads are faithful!] Lu, the aloof heartthrob of the entertainment world, has never dated anyone since his debut. Anyone who tried to get close to him ended up blacklisted. When Yan Yan learns her mission is to win him over, she wants nothing to do with it. But the System cruelly tells her that if she doesn’t make him fall for her, she’ll die... She’s finally been reborn. 294Reads7.5Score—14d adds
8. 8 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 37.7kReads9.4Score4.5k14d adds

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   The ultimate intellectual romance novel, featuring a devoted and cultured male lead who is also wild and lustful, and a female lead who is exceptionally brilliant, possessing both high emotional and intellectual intelligence. Their relationship is mutually supportive, leading to mutual growth and a triumphant conclusion. Both the sweet and angsty moments are exquisitely crafted; a must-read.

9. 9 天 A Sky-High Contract: I Married Into Wealth, Then Took My In-Laws in Hand 天价契约：豪嫁后，我整顿了婆家 Counting掏数Modern Romance288k WordsCompleted [Putting the in-laws in their place + wealthy CEO + married first, love later + groveling pursuit + cultural differences between north and south] A sky-high contract and a marriage of convenience, each getting what they need. To save her gravely ill mother, Guan Shanyue, a young woman from Songhe, “sold” herself to Lu Chenzhou, the richest man in Jincheng. He needed a wife to appease his family. She needed five million yuan for lifesaving treatment. From then on, the divide between north and sou 20Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The new book, "Marriage First, Love Later," tells the story of a couple who agree to break up after a year but are chased by each other to the freezing cold, saying, "Wife, I was wrong, come home with me."

10. 10 快 Quick Transmigration: The Wicked Villain Is Forced to Bind to a Childbearing System 快穿：恶毒反派被迫绑定生子系统 Yue Tangxi钺棠溪Ancient Romance195k WordsCompleted (The male leads are not exclusive to the heroine. The heroine reduces her sentence by having children. A multi-child story.) If you don’t like it, stop reading. Don’t force yourself. There are plenty of childbearing stories to choose from, so take your pick. Qingque was a war criminal in the interstellar world. After her arrest, she waited for her sentence. Who could have expected that the tribunal wouldn’t execute her, but would bind her spirit to a childbearing System and send her to low-level 902Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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    These books are all quite good. I highly recommend the fourth one; the female lead is a haughty, tsundere type, and the male lead dotes on her immensely! Main characters' relationship: lovers.

11. 11 醉 Drunken Marriage 醉婚 Not Too Late时非晚Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Jing Yao never took his childhood betrothal seriously. At school, he had a flashy romance that ended without a happy ending. Under pressure from his family, he eventually proposed marriage to Chu Xi. After they married, they settled into an ordinary life, raising a daughter. To outsiders, their relationship was steady, their home harmonious, and they were the model couple among their friends. Like fish in water, only the couple themselves knew whether their marriage was warm or cold. Chu Xi had 11.4kReads7.3Score70914d adds
12. 12 快 Quick Transmigration: Spoiled by Everyone, She Has One Blessed Pregnancy After Another 快穿：被娇宠后她好孕连连 Pure-Hearted Puppy 9527纯情小狗9527Ancient Romance339k WordsCompleted [Peerless Beauty + Multi-Child System + Sweet Romance + Irresistible Charm + Melodrama + No Fixed Couple + Satisfying Story + Green-Flag Men + Yandere] After binding herself to a childbearing System, the jade-rabbit spirit Ning Guanguan travels between various small worlds, helping destined ones who struggle to have children start families. World 1: [Delicate, Soft Beauty Singer vs. Strong, Abstinent General] The young general was handsome and exceptional, and countless noblewomen in the city se 18.9kReads9.2Score1.4k14d adds
13. 13 牵 Moonbound 牵月 Qiu Li丘丽Modern Romance270k WordsCompleted [Wealthy Family + Both Leads Have No Other Partners + Cool, Gentle Cello Goddess + Ruthless, Protective, Dotingly Devoted Husband + The Hero Is Stubborn and Blind to Her Feelings at First + He Chases Her After the Breakup Later] Two years ago, Si Yu chose Lin Yingyue from among more than two hundred women. There was no wedding and no ring. On their wedding night, all he left on the bedside was a contract covered in clause after clause. Lin Yingyue smiled coldly. “I don't want you anymore, Si Yu 89Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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    The rating is a bit low, but it's really beautiful 🥰

14. 14 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 3kReads9.1Score34614d adds
15. 15 心 An Itch That Won’t Let Up 心痒难耐 Milk Dipped in Sugar牛乳蘸糖Modern Romance205k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Rekindled Romance + Childhood Friends + First Love + Mutual Firsts] [TV Host X Racing Driver] To deal with their families' constant pressure to get married, Xiao Tang and Zhou Xian, her childhood friend and ex-boyfriend, impulsively got their marriage certificate after drinking. The two party lovers agreed to keep seeing other people after marriage, without interfering in each other's business. But who could have guessed that Zhou Xian would suddenly give up his pla 5.8kReads9.4Score65514d adds
16. 16 惊 Shock! The Heroine Ran Off with the Adorable Villainess 惊！娇娇女配被男主拐跑了 Madam Raccoon狸猫夫人Ancient Romance374k WordsCompleted 41Reads7.0Score—14d adds

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    This is the best Xuan Nu work I've seen in ages!! The ensemble cast is so well-developed, and the exciting content had me incredibly excited! Everyone should check it out!

17. 17 重 Reborn as the Emperor's Moonlight 重生后成了皇帝的白月光 I See the Green Mountains我见青山Ancient Romance200k WordsCompleted Her lover struck her down in cold blood, leading to her brutal death in her previous life. Reborn as a beauty, she initially plans to infiltrate her enemy’s harem, disrupt his household, and meddle in his court. But just as her revenge is getting started, she discovers she’s targeted the wrong person? Can someone explain how she became the dog emperor’s one true love? She was supposed to be playing a revenge-driven black-lotus heroine, so how did this turn into the tsundere ex-husband’s daily pu 230Reads8.9Score—14d adds
18. 18 娇 The Delicate Concubine Wept, and the Paranoid Minister's Heart Trembled 娇娇外室一哭，偏执权臣心颤了 Orange Gummies橘子软糖Ancient Romance262k WordsCompleted [A devoted couple + food + sweet everyday romance] The third son of the Pei family, Pei Sanlang, was as refined as the moon and a gentle breeze, and scrupulously proper. He was the secret crush of the capital's noblewomen. Yet when this man, who kept his distance from women, returned from the south, he brought back a bewitchingly beautiful mistress. Xi Ning was that mistress. Everyone said Pei Zhao was peerlessly handsome, but only she knew that Pei Zhao had bought her to conceal his "condition. 5.8kReads9.0Score44014d adds
19. 19 竹 My Childhood Sweetheart Got Engaged, So I Married on a Whim: Mr. Zhou’s Secret Crush Comes True 竹马订婚我闪婚，周先生暗恋成真 Chen Jiu辰玖Modern Romance297k WordsCompleted [Quick Marriage + Love After Marriage + Secret Crush Comes True + Second Male Lead Wins] He Jingchuan once told Jiang Li, “Lili, wait for me. I promise I’ll marry you.” Jiang Li waited for him for three years, only to hear that he was getting engaged to someone else. At He Jingchuan’s engagement party, his fiancée cornered Jiang Li. At the crucial moment, a man stepped in and shielded her. “My wife. Who dares lay a hand on her?” Jiang Li was stunned. Since when did she have a husband? Only when 48Reads8.2Score13114d adds

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    Jiang Li will never know that during the three years she waited for her childhood sweetheart, a man silently raised her for three years. For ten years, which she was unaware of, he stayed by her side until her childhood sweetheart's engagement banquet, when he finally embraced her as her husband.

20. 20 奸 The Treacherous Minister Wants to Kill Me Every Day 奸臣每天都想弄死我 Qian Ran Jun Xiao千苒君笑Ancient Romance2.6M WordsCompleted Su Huai is a powerful court official, and everyone fears him. He only likes playing power games and scheming against others. He has no interest in women. Then one day, a young woman shows up at his door, claiming to be his fiancée. Su Huai: Want to date me? Lu Yao: What kind of date? Su Huai: The kind that could cost you your life. Lu Yao: ... Later, Lu Yao bitterly regrets her impulsive decision to show up and claim him as her fiancé. When she tries to call it quits, everyone urges her to recon 13.5kReads9.1Score1.4k14d adds

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