Looking for Mature Men and Women Falling in Love, With Intense Push and Pull. I've Really Been Loving This Type Lately 求熟男熟女谈恋爱，极限拉扯，最近真的好爱这种文

1. 1 乙 The Contractor Just Wants to Make Money, but the Client Insists on Flirting 乙方只想搞钱，甲方非要调情 Parkour Bunny跑酷小兔Modern Romance362k WordsCompleted [Alluring Beauty of the Human World x Sharp-Tongued Capital Hunter] Adapted comic-drama: Unofficial Relationship Experienced adults, both leads are virgins | Instinctive attraction | The powerful one submits | Hilarious subversion of tropes Jiang Wany: Alluring and bold, clear-eyed about money, and fond of taking on difficult challenges. Lu Cinian: A top-tier Alpha, sharp-tongued and cutting, yet devoted to her alone. With her hormones out of whack, Jiang Wany seeks out her client for some "re 49.7kReads9.2Score8.7kShelves

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   Mature men and women dating, it's a battleground, an extreme tug-of-war.

2. 2 春 Drowning Kisses on a Spring Night 春夜溺吻 Ling Jiang聆姜Modern Romance272k WordsCompleted Devoted to One Another | Mutual Flirting | All Heat, No Heart A shameless, leggy F1 driver vs. an aerospace expert who's drop-dead gorgeous Xu Zhouye, the young master of the Xu family in the capital, is a legend in the paddock and a three-time WDC champion. As famous as his driving skills are his ridiculously handsome face and an interview after a race. Before the podium, a reporter asked if he had a girlfriend. Looking utterly listless, he answered bluntly, “I'm spending my whole life with my 95.8kReads9.2Score17.3kShelves
3. 3 零 Zero-Degree Intimacy 零度暧昧 Lan Sheng澜笙Modern Romance335k WordsCompleted [The print edition goes on sale across all platforms on August 1] [Short drama now streaming] Previously titled: Zero-Degree Intimacy [One-on-one romance + both leads’ first love + happy ending + secret marriage + sweet romance ♥ Double-layer milk foam, 70% sugar!] (Rich, sharp-tongued, scheming investor Jian Yuchen VS money-loving, mischievous young designer Wen Ni) In a nutshell: She married her nemesis. In physics, zero degrees is the point where ice and water coexist. Zero-degree intimacy is 79.2kReads9.5Score9.5kShelves

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   It's cooked through! It couldn't be more cooked than that, flipped over countless times a day (those who know, know; ignore it, it's the author's doing).

4. 4 订 I Entered the Wrong Room on My Engagement Night, and My Abstinent Uncle Kissed Me to Tears 订婚夜进错房，被禁欲小叔亲哭了 Chu Ruoqing楚若晴Modern Romance393k WordsCompleted Just started gaining ratings: a charming, dazzling heiress × a powerful, dangerously unhinged kingpin of the capital A scheming black lotus who acts sweet but is secretly ruthless tempts the aloof beauty from her lofty perch. The clear-headed man in power loses himself in love and lowers his head for her ✿ The Ding family heiress, Ding Zhi, is breathtakingly beautiful. Raised in luxury from childhood, she is a precious flower and a qipao goddess adored by all. On the night of her engagement, she 5kReads8.7Score354Shelves

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   Cough... Cough... Read it for yourself! Excellent writing, delicate descriptions, novel plot, a masterpiece, high-energy opening. 8-Year age gap. A devoted, doting boyfriend with great service awareness, though his beard is a bit prickly... His subtle flirting and seduction are captivating. Although he's strong-willed and controlling, he guides growth and is very good at serving. The female lead is seemingly innocent but actually ruthless; a delicate flower on the surface, but cruel and cunning in reality. [Top Post][Request for More Updates][Learned Something]

5. 5 退 After Breaking Off the Engagement, the Foolish Princess Marries the Ninth Lord with Her Four Maids 退婚后，傻妃携四大丫鬟嫁九千岁 Clingy Little Tomato粘人小番茄Ancient Romance1.8M WordsOngoing [Palace Intrigue + Household Intrigue + Historical Romance + Princess Consort + Legitimate Daughter + Medical Skills + Two Powerful Leads + Cunning + Playing the Fool + Reborn + Fiercely Protective + Political Scheming] 99% of the comments are positive! Read with confidence! Su Qian, once the leader of a special forces unit in the apocalypse, died unexpectedly while carrying out a mission. With her portable medical space, she transmigrated to ancient times and into the residence of a great gener 22.8kReads8.1Score3.8kShelves

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   The male and female leads team up: a pure battle of wits where misunderstandings are avoided, only tacit understandings of mutual exploitation prevail. The female lead's cheat ability is captivating: her medical space grants her modern-day superpowers, allowing her to heal and save lives while simultaneously committing murder and robbery. [Makes face]

6. 6 春 Lingering Warmth on a Spring Night 春夜余温 Chen Ruozhou陈若舟Modern Romance348k WordsCompleted Multiple short drama adaptations are now available. The story features a reunion after years apart, rekindled love, a devoted couple, and sweet married life. A beautiful, down-on-her-luck heiress x a powerful man who loves her deeply but keeps his feelings buried. In high school: a proud rich girl x a cool, poor boy. Wen Yu reunited with Song Qingshu at the lowest point in her life. The poor boy she'd once dumped had become the chairman of a publicly listed group worth tens of billions. Wearing 67.9kReads9.3Score8.7kShelves

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   What truly constitutes a genuine ambiguity and tug-of-war?! I seriously suggest every author on Tomato Novels should study how to write ambiguous and tug-of-war properly. It's not just about pushing and shoving and pretending to be stubborn; that's what makes it so compelling. A long-awaited reunion, a broken mirror mended, a perfect match...

7. 7 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 36.3kReads9.2Score4.1kShelves

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   This book is incredibly good! Sweet! Pampering! Seductive! Teasing! Exhilarating! They kiss in the very first chapter! The male and female leads kissed so much their lips were swollen! Super intense! Extremely intense! Male lead: Tall, incredibly handsome, incredibly rich, sexy and wild, a prince of Beijing's elite circles. Female lead: Fair-skinned, beautiful, stunningly charming, both delicate and sassy, ​​a wealthy heiress. Wild, seductive, and exhilarating! Life should be exciting! This is a must-read for Chinese people.

8. 8 玫 Rose-Colored Desire 玫瑰欲色 Ten Miles of Endless Roads十里漫漫Modern Romance335k WordsCompleted [Beijing Socialite + Hong Kong Tycoon] [Two Powerful CEOs + Carefree Playboy + Love Grows Over Time + A Tense Push and Pull] [Clear-Eyed Rose vs. Love-Struck CEO] [Both Have a Colorful Past on the Surface + Grown-Up Games] * Zhu Man and Gu Xi crossed paths amid the lights and glamour, swept up in a dizzying romance. * She had been captivated by his devilishly handsome face and roguish charm. His bold, uninhibited nature had brought her plenty of pleasure. He was Hong Kong’s most notorious playbo 11.4kReads9.2Score1kShelves

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   A mature couple, a story of intense tug-of-war. The female lead is a wealthy heiress from Beijing's elite circles, while the male lead is a Hong Kong CEO. It's a strong female versus strong male dynamic, with a fast-paced and engaging plot, free of any manipulative or scheming characters.

9. 9 顾 Mr. Gu's Perfect Little Romance 顾先生的小圆满 Mu Ziyu Qiao牧子羽樵Modern Romance436k WordsCompleted [Big Tech content moderator vs. cold, calculating official from an elite family] [High-ranking official romance + five-year age gap + both leads are each other’s first and only + sweet romance + the powerful one bows to love] The thing workplace newcomer Li Xiaoman regrets most is making a mistake while screening explicit content. The cold, fearsome section chief Gu Yanshen comes to the company to oversee a cleanup. Before that, the two had an accidental one-night stand ₍ᐢ..ᐢ₎ ༘♡ ₍ᐢ..ᐢ₎ ༘♡ She k 2kReads7.7Score132Shelves

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   They're especially good at describing things; they pay attention to the details, they really treat us like family! [Smirk][smirk][smirk]

10. 10 炙 Fierce Heat 炙烈 Jiujiu Cat纠纠猫Modern Romance254k WordsCompleted [Short drama now streaming · Print edition signed and awaiting release · Former title: Burning Passion] [Female lawyer × male inn owner · Sweet romance · Long-distance love] [Mature adults · Mutual attraction · Flirty push and pull · One-on-one romance] - Wen Xu left her law firm over a matter of principle and went to stay on Hong Kong Island. There, she set her sights on the owner of a guesthouse. She openly and subtly flirted with him until one night during a typhoon, he finally turned the tab 15.9kReads9.5Score1.7kShelves

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    Ahhhhhh, why wasn't this recommended? This is seriously so good!!!

11. 11 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 13.6kReads9.4Score3.8kShelves

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    I've been watching it for several years straight, it's quite long, but it's definitely a story about mature men and women entangled in a complex relationship. The secondary couples in the later episodes are also very interesting. I started watching it around the second year of junior high, and now I'm a senior in high school and haven't finished it yet (because I haven't watched it in a long time). It's really long.

12. 12 月 The Moonlight Kissed the Wildly Growing Vines 月光吻过疯长的藤 Tong Si橦肆Modern Romance213k WordsCompleted The short drama is out: [Wolfish Younger Brother] vs. [Sweet, Gentle Older Sister] [Mad, Black-Bellied Crown Prince] [Older Sister-Younger Brother Romance, Obsessive Coercion, Long-Standing Scheme, Childhood Sweethearts] Sheng Shuran had always thought she was Chi Heng’s older sister. Until he said, “Sis, I feel awful. Help me.” That was when she realized she had raised a wolf. A cuddly little puppy? Not a chance! He never acts cute or begs for attention! He’s a madman with no humanity! [My brot 22.8kReads8.8Score2kShelves

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    Top-tier tug-of-war, highly recommend the last one.

13. 13 狼 The Wolf Takes Over: Baby, You Belong Only to Me 狼性入侵宝宝你只属于我 Bu Chenzi步尘子Modern Romance442k WordsCompleted The live-action comic adaptation is now streaming One-on-one, both leads inexperienced × campus romance × secret crush × sweet and doting × mild coercion Down-on-her-luck heiress and good girl × ill-tempered, rebellious young master The first time they met, he rescued her from the rumors and gossip. Bian Yutong looked up at him, panic still lingering in her eyes. She answered earnestly and softly, “Thank you.” Leaning against the wall, he curled his lips carelessly. His tone was teasing. “How ar 19.7kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves

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    It's incredibly detailed; the kind of movie that gives you an adrenaline rush after watching it...

14. 14 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 26.7kReads9.0Score2.8kShelves
15. 15 小 Uncle, You're Crossing the Line 小叔，您越界了 Tong Si橦肆Modern Romance119k WordsCompleted Short drama: Beyond the Line. Type: powerful man bows his head + long-planned pursuit The Su family went bankrupt overnight. To find a way to survive, Su Tang set her sights on a powerful family and did everything she could to marry into the most prominent family in the capital, the Fu family. Just when she had finally gotten engaged, her fiancé's uncle stopped her at the door. “Did I give you permission to enter this family?” “Please, Uncle, give us your blessing.” Fu Qingzhou: “Why?” Su Tang c 10.8kReads9.0Score998Shelves
16. 16 太 The Crown Prince Is Muscular and Hot, and the Bad Girl Wants Him 太子爷又壮又欲，小渣女馋了 Sweetheart Candy酥心糖糖Modern Romance196k WordsCompleted She's a player, falling for one person after another, until she meets the strong, irresistible young master. Just as she's gradually falling for him, she discovers what his family is like~ Faced with this chaotic battlefield of love, she's the one who ends up bearing it all~ Sob~ 85.3kReads6.6Score4.7kShelves

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    It's really good! [Smirk]

17. 17 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 72.2kReads9.6Score8.7kShelves
18. 18 老 My Wife Is Wild and Fiery: Mr. Huo Begs for Cuddles Every Night 老婆又癫又火辣：霍少夜夜求贴贴 Sweetheart Candy酥心糖糖Modern Romance232k WordsCompleted To get pregnant with Huo Xiuting’s baby, she went to great lengths to get close to him. Good news: They slept together. Bad news: Her period came. Clutching her back, she cried. Her mission to conceive was still unfinished, so she had to keep trying... A powerful man from Beijing’s elite circles who couldn’t stand women became hooked on her, lost in her sweet, “darling”s. [An abstinent Beijing big shot × a hot-blooded, unhinged doctor] [Feel-good story] [Pure romance] [Sweet, doting love] [Face- 14.4kReads7.8Score584Shelves
19. 19 玻 Glass Flame 玻璃焰 Meilv Beep Beep美绿哔哔Modern Romance299k WordsCompleted [Born bad x aloof campus belle, coercive romance // university campus] Li Xing was famous throughout Xijing University. Top scorer on the college entrance exam, beautiful, and poor. For someone like her, beauty wasn’t a blessing. It was a sin. Lou Chong was born at the very top of the social pyramid. A privileged family and a face to die for, but an absolute scumbag. These two people had nothing to do with each other, until one day they were seen inside Lou Chong’s Aston Martin, with Li Xing l 59.6kReads9.2Score6.8kShelves
20. 20 他 His White Jasmine 他的白茉莉花 Bodhisattva Ye菩萨野Modern Romance262k WordsCompleted In the middle of the night, Song Mo goes alone up the mountain to find the gang of street racers. She is like a delicate, sweet-scented jasmine blossom. Her clear gaze falls on the man at the head of the group. “Bro...” The man bows his head, fiddling with a black glove. He tells her to get lost, then turns and vanishes into the night with the wind. In the dense mountain mist, the fragrance of jasmine and the rich, mature, wanton scent of some perfume overlap and mingle for a single, fleeting mo 11.8kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
21. 21 救 Help! My Blind Date Is My Breast Specialist 救命！相亲对象是我的乳腺科医生 Ren Aiyi任艾依Modern Romance269k WordsCompleted Gu Tingyi is a renowned breast specialist in S City. Handsome, successful, and experienced with countless women, he nonetheless has a severe aversion to physical contact. Outside of work, he wants nothing to do with women. As a result, he remains an unmarried man at 32. People say he’s tired of his profession, having seen too many women who like men. Yan Xia is a celebrated young novelist, a rising star in the literary world with countless fans and a rare phenomenon in publishing. She wakes wit 1.9kReads6.5Score—Shelves

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    This is the kind of book that mature men and women really love to read; it's very exciting. The female lead is a romance novelist, and the male lead and female lead try out the plot from the book together. [Smirk][Smirk][Admiration][Admiration]

22. 22 余 The Heat That Lingers 余温炙热 Shi Chang适常Modern Romance215k WordsCompleted [The husband’s pursuit of his wife after losing her; one-on-one romance; both are devoted only to each other] A year into their marriage, Jiang Yunshu discovered she was pregnant. Fu Chengze’s reaction made her feel as though he had not the slightest joy or anticipation about the baby’s arrival. Until one day, during a video call he’d forgotten to hang up, she heard Fu Chengze’s voice, tender beyond words: “Don’t cry, baby. Daddy’s here to hold you.” “Chuchu is the cutest child in the whole worl 19.4kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves

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    Just from the title, you can tell how exciting it is [smirk]. The male and female leads are locked in an extreme tug-of-war. I highly recommend the first book; I've already read it countless times. The secret marriage between the male lead and his nemesis, who works at the same company and secretly shows off their love, is incredibly sweet. Plus, they're both strong and have their own careers. I'm totally shipping them!

23. 23 夜 An Alluring Night 夜色旖旎 Sweet Woodruff繁缕花Modern Romance264k WordsCompleted The short drama is now available Originally titled: A Bewitching Night [Powerful Beijing socialite + Shanghai heiress × simmering tension × groveling pursuit × both leads are each other's first] Everyone in their circle knew that Ying Hengzhi was the most untouchable man in the capital. He was privileged yet self-possessed, cold and composed, and ruthless in his efficiency. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs' victory banquet was the first time Zhou Xi saw Ying Hengzhi outside Room 1308. He arrived 13.5kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
24. 24 啵 Kiss! Get Him Good and Confused While He's Drunk, and Make Him Fall in an Instant 啵！趁醉时亲懵他，让他一秒沦陷 A Crescent Moon一剪月Modern Romance201k WordsCompleted The physical edition of Bite the Hook is now available for purchase on all platforms. Everyone says it's better to make peace than to hold a grudge, but Chi Yang not only fell out with her childhood friend Xie Youci, she's also been told by her family to marry him. When the media reports rumors of their arranged marriage, Chi Yang calmly sips her tea. “I'm straight, and I'm not marrying a dog.” Xie Youci swirls his wine with a cool, aloof air and sneers disdainfully. “What kind of lunatic would 5.7kReads9.3Score758Shelves
25. 25 青 Green Hills Like Jade 青山似玉 Agate Squire玛瑙员外Modern Romance386k WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available) [Love after marriage, age gap, slow-burn everyday sweetness] *A gentle beauty from a family of scholars × a refined, fatherly man *A comic artist with a billion in assets × an influential Beijing aristocrat and chamber of commerce chairman Chu Shuang knew from childhood that she was promised to the Sheng family of the imperial capital, but she had never met her fiancé. Later, by a twist of fate, she moved into the Sheng residence and met her friend’s older br 136.6kReads9.5Score15.8kShelves
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 33.7kReads9.4Score3.4kShelves
27. 27 娇 Tender Allure 娇引 Yun Zijin妘子衿Modern Romance203k WordsCompleted [The print edition of A Captivating Temptation is now available] [Sweet romance in Beijing’s elite circles, both leads are devoted only to each other] A refined, aloof, secretly seductive big shot × a wild, rebellious young heiress with a wicked streak! Seduction! Tension! A long-planned pursuit! The first time they met, Wen Yu played Beijing power player Pei Yi. He saw right through her. “Don’t want to take responsibility?” The second time, Wen Yu barged into the restroom and caught a glimpse o 16.7kReads9.2Score2kShelves
28. 28 事 Things Don't Go as Planned 事与愿违 White Horse白马Modern Romance205k WordsCompleted Rising business star James meets seasoned accountant Tian Shiyu through a dating app. Just as sparks begin to fly between them, their moment is interrupted when Tian Shiyu’s son, Tian Jiawen, comes home early. Awkwardly caught in the situation, James is forced to spend the whole night helping him with middle-school math problems... After his friends make fun of him, playboy James takes things in his own peculiar way, deciding Tian Shiyu was mocking him and swearing to get his revenge on her. As 1.6kReads9.4Score162Shelves

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    [Learned] Tian Shiyu and James met through a dating app. Their ambiguous relationship ended unexpectedly when Tian Shiyu's son returned home early… [Learned] Late at night, she took the initiative to send her first message to the man she had only met once. From then on, there was no stopping her… [Learned] Wen Xu left her law firm due to principles and went to live in Hong Kong. She fell for a guesthouse owner, and despite her open and subtle flirting, she was ultimately seduced by him on a typhoon night… Workplace romance + ambiguous tug-of-war [Top Post][Top Post][Please Follow][Please Follow]

29. 29 娇 Pampering a Rose 娇养玫瑰 Meilv Beep Beep美绿哔哔Modern Romance411k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] When Tang Li was sixteen, her Kunqu opera water-sleeve dance made her famous throughout the capital. She was hailed as the Little Goddess of Luo of Kunqu. Everyone said that no one could measure up to the Little Goddess of Luo, except for Ninth Master Fu, the jade-faced Buddhist lord known as the King of Hell. Unfortunately, Ninth Master Fu was cold and ruthless by nature. If sweet, gentle Tang Li ended up with him, she would surely suffer. After a sudden turn of events, 9.8kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
30. 30 日 Day and Night 日以继夜 It's Never Too Late桑榆未晚Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted “Are you there?” Late one night, she sent the first message to a man she'd met only once. From then on, there was no turning back. Until one day. Trapped and desperate, she stumbled toward him. He walked right past without even looking at her, as if they had never met. At last, she came to her senses. The passion she'd glimpsed in his eyes during those heated moments wasn't love. She had simply thought too highly of herself. 2.6kReads9.3Score346Shelves
31. 31 简 Assistant Jian, Get a Grip! 简助，你清醒一点！ Glutinous Rice Cat糯米猫Modern Romance379k WordsCompleted [Devoted to each other + sweet romance + scheming + falling for her all on his own] Qin Heng is cold, abstinent, and a neat freak, with a reputation for being impossible to deal with. Jian Ning is cool and stunning, with outstanding professional skills as a special assistant. As Qin Heng's assistant, Jian Ning has never made a serious professional mistake. She never imagined that one day she would wake up beside him. Having broken the rules, Jian Ning immediately hands in her resignation. Then Q 6kReads9.3Score606Shelves
32. 32 跳 Dancing Stars 跳舞的星星 Shi Er时贰Modern Romance198k WordsCompleted A road-trip coming-of-age story with a healing, romantic tone and plenty of dramatic tension. A cool, independent heroine who is occasionally physically frail + a wise, gracious European royal who always speaks his mind He turned his gaze from the distance and looked at her from the corner of his eye. “I still owe you five euros. What would you like to do?” Hearing this, Shi Yu looked up and met his gaze, then asked earnestly, “Can I do anything I want?” Seeing his expression change in an instan 477Reads8.9Score105Shelves

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    My new book, *Dancing Stars*, is a road trip coming-of-age story with a healing and romantic tone, featuring dramatic conflict. It features a cool, independent female lead with occasional moments of frailty, and a wise, cultivated, gentle, and straightforward European royal rose. Updates are ongoing. [Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts] All three books feature cross-cultural romances and mature men and women. If you're interested, please check them out.

33. 33 够 Wild Enough 够野 Jiujiu Cat纠纠猫Modern Romance316k WordsCompleted The print edition is now available, and the short drama of the same name has premiered. [Gorgeous, clear-headed saleswoman × scheming real estate tycoon] They flirt back and forth, pushing each other to the limit. They are evenly matched. Outside the bar restroom, Su Yu asked Shen Yan for a light. With practiced ease, she lit her cigarette and exhaled a mouthful of smoke, which curled around her cool, striking face. Her sidelong, foxlike eyes looked both alluring and wild. She made people want t 28.7kReads9.4Score2.8kShelves

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    It would be a disservice to me not to watch it.

34. 34 跨 Love Letters Across the Ocean 跨洋情书 Shi Er时贰Modern Romance206k WordsCompleted They first met in China, then reunited in Europe. An eight-year age gap. The nineteenth-generation heir to a fortune and a clear-headed girl who wasn’t ruled by romance collide: freedom and arrogance, restraint and intensity, with the push and pull turned up a notch. Six years later, they met again in Germany. When she heard him speak, his voice was as cold as falling snow, yet like a ray of light on a winter sea. “Didn’t we agree you wouldn’t get into a stranger’s car so casually?” Liang Sui st 3kReads9.3Score376Shelves
35. 35 失 Out of Control, Falling Into Temptation 失控，沉沦 Fairy Teeth仙女牙Modern Romance253k WordsCompleted [Younger man] [Older woman] [Flirty tension between adults] [A mature, sexy, beautiful older woman × a younger wolf-dog who seems innocent but is really full of schemes] Yu Yin is forced into an arranged marriage by her family. Before being tied down, she decides to let loose one last time, so she sleeps with a young wolf-dog she meets for the first time at a nightclub. She thinks she’s done something wrong, but who could have guessed that the shameless young man would cling to her, living off h 1.6kReads8.8Score187Shelves
36. 36 玩 Playing Too Rough 玩，脱 Si Xiaonian司小廿Modern Romance542k WordsCompleted [Mature man and woman, love at first sight, intense push and pull] [A heroine who grows vs. a hero who guides] Zhuo Li has never denied the truth: the day she met Xie Yuzhou, she was attracted by his looks. For Xie Yuzhou, that fleeting encounter with Zhuo Li was like walking straight into a trap of his own making. She was the one who started the game. But he was the first to take it seriously. Zhuo Li says, “I’m only doing this to heal from heartbreak and, while I’m at it, enjoy Xie Yuzhou’s lo 15.4kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves

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    The first book tells the love story of mature men and women. Neither is innocent; the female lead initially seduces the male lead, but he gradually falls in love with her. It's a very good read. The second book features a male and female lead with their own careers. The male lead is a guiding lover, teaching, and supporting the female lead as she grows.

37. 37 乌 Black Gauze and Rouge 乌纱与胭脂 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛Modern Romance205k WordsCompleted Human nature is like the sun: impossible to look at directly. Many people appear charming and refined on the surface, but strip away the facade and you’ll see human nature laid bare. By portraying the real chaos of society, this work exposes the evil and filth within human nature and calls on people to choose kindness and uphold social decency. 7.6kReads—Score479Shelves

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    A romance between mature men and women, relatable to everyday life, with a thrilling and captivating storyline that will keep you hooked from the first chapter!

38. 38 浮 The Strange Tales of Mortal Life: Li Longbiao 浮生乱象之李龙彪 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛Urban253k WordsCompleted I'm the scum at the bottom of society, the trash you all talk about. I don't have much education, money, status, a house, a car, or a wife. I'm a single man, just some hoodlum. It's not my fault I ended up this way. When I was a kid, I had big dreams and ambitions, too. I wanted to study hard, get into a good university, then find work in the city and become a respectable office worker. But the cruel realities of life shattered every one of those beautiful dreams. Through its portrayal of Li Lon 1.8kReads—Score144Shelves
39. 39 胭 The Rouge Spinster 胭脂剩女 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛Modern Romance117k WordsCompleted Through the emotional journey of Yang Jingjing, a single woman past the age traditionally considered ideal for marriage, the story offers glimpses of every facet of society and the warmth and coldness of human life, exposing the ugliness and greed of human nature. Full of twists and turns, it paints a penetrating portrait of the realities faced by women like her. 1.9kReads—Score147Shelves
40. 40 看 Seeing Through Half a Lifetime 看破浮生过半 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛Modern Romance170k WordsCompleted Life is a journey of self-cultivation. As we keep moving forward, we correct our mistakes in time and gradually become better versions of ourselves. Life is full of suffering, and we can only save ourselves. If only we could live our lives over again. At the very least, we could avoid a lot of detours. 596Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 41 女 Woman: The Embodiment of Desire 女人，欲望结合体 Birdie Girl鸟妹子Urban256k WordsOngoing After meeting her former husband, who had married her for her family fortune, Chen Kaiqi resolutely decided to divorce him and start a new life. After the divorce, she found herself a young boyfriend, and life became much more comfortable. 625Reads—Score—Shelves

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    So familiar that they fit together perfectly.

42. 42 说 You Said You’d Ignore Me, So Why Is President Lu Clinging to Me? 说好不理，陆总怎么贴上去了 Ten Million Nights拾亿夜Modern Romance112k WordsOngoing [Reunion After Years Apart] [Intense Push and Pull] [Ambiguous Tension] [Both Each Other's First and Only] [One-on-One Romance] Six years ago, Wen Yiyao was about to confess her feelings when she saw Lu Jinchen hugging the prettiest girl in their class. So when he asked her about her score, she lied. When they met again, he did everything he could to get her transferred to work by his side. Her coworkers said she had a bad reputation, that she wanted to be a gold digger and only knew how to suck 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Go watch it, it's amazing!

43. 43 病 The Obsessive Jerk Is Too Much: His Green-Tea Canary Quits 病娇太疯批，绿茶金丝雀她不干了 Liu Yuyu柳鱼鱼Modern Romance539k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + transmigrate into a book + yandere + mutual flirting + System + conquest + one true pairing] A coy, alluring beauty versus a possessive, abstinent CEO After the Time Management Bureau director was cheated on by their partner, they happened to pick up a sugary romance novel full of lovey-dovey scenes between the leads. Displeased, they flew into a rage and sent an unlucky soul to wreak havoc. Chi Li was that unlucky soul. She transmigrated into the novel The CEO's One and Only Wh 16.7kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves

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    ①124 ②31 ③14 ④85 ⑤122 ⑥8, The chapter numbers are clearly marked, go check them out, and everyone will be silent. [Bump][Bump][Please follow][Please follow][Evil laugh][Lick the screen]

44. 44 人 Paradox of the Human World 人间悖论 Old Rogue Cao Cao曹操老贼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 3.9kReads8.7Score351Shelves

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    The story is complete. [Heart][heart][heart][heart][heart][heart][heart][heart]

45. 45 回 After Returning Home, I Moved Next Door to Mr. Fu with My Child 回国后，我带着孩子住在傅总隔壁 Qin Yuli秦鱼里Modern Romance87k WordsCompleted After returning to the country, Sheng Yue was determined to reclaim the family assets the Ye family had taken from her and keep her distance from the eldest son, Fu Hejing. Who could have guessed that the school-district villa she bought for the convenience of raising her child would be right next door to Fu Hejing's? The online programming teacher her child's godmother found turned out to be the child's biological father. Then the two kids' kindergarten sports day called for parent-child activi 19Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 46 家 Family Business Wars 家族商战 Qiao Donghui樵东辉Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Love and hate collide in the business battles of a family enterprise, amid corporate warfare, marriage, family, and human selfishness, all against the backdrop of the China-US trade war. The son-in-law of a wealthy family, a cad, asks for a divorce, sparking a business battle between companies from China and abroad. The conflict begins with three women battling the scoundrel, then unfolds through schemes within schemes. It's like a modern-day palace intrigue mixed with the Three Kingdoms... 184Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    Workplace romance – this exhilarating novel is a must-read, filled with intense emotional turmoil.

47. 47 欲 Born to Be a Slave 欲为奴 Xue Lingzhi雪灵之Ancient Romance133k WordsCompleted [Rekindled Romance + Love and Hate + Revenge + Sweet and Angsty] Five years ago, Wei Lan and Bu Yuan'ao agreed to elope, but Bu Yuan'ao never showed up. Five years later, Wei Lan is stricken with a cold poison. To survive, she must find a man whose blood carries the Nine Suns Profound Blood. And that man turns out to be none other than Bu Yuan'ao. Bu Yuan'ao says he will give her his blood, but only if Wei Lan marries him. Reunited after years apart, the man feels nothing but hatred for Wei Lan. 1.1kReads8.7Score116Shelves
48. 48 樾 Where Mountains Meet the Sea 樾见山海 The Journey of Ze Ran泽冉之行Modern Romance251k WordsOngoing Everyone at the company thinks Ran Qingyue and Yu Jianshan are rivals. On her first day, he rejected her proposal, so she turned around and held on to every candidate he wanted. Later, they gave presentations together, conducted due diligence, ferreted out moles, and worked on projects. Everyone then decided they were, at most, work partners. Until he said at an industry awards ceremony, "The first person I have to thank for this project's success is her." Later still, when he proposed, he ha 45Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A dynamic of equals in the workplace, a push and pull between two strong professionals. He's a newly appointed VP of Technology, judged by his code, ruthless and uncompromising; she's the acting head of HR, upholding procedures and unafraid of confrontation. Every interaction is a clash of expertise, neither subservient to the other, only mutual probing and confirmation. The internet industry is real and grounded. Onboarding training, impromptu interviews, non-compete checks, campus recruitment targets, technical presentations—every scene is drawn from the real fabric of the workplace, devoid of any magic bullets or unrealistic expectations. A slow-burning but richly detailed emotional arc. From the first line of an observation note to the campus recruitment question, "Write a line of code for your three-year-younger self"; from "maintaining boundaries" to the gradual blurring of those boundaries. No dramatic moments, just a series of perfectly timed confirmations. The stirrings of adult emotions are hidden in the cracks of professional instinct.

49. 49 婚 After Marriage, I Fell Hard, and the Tycoon Has Eyes Only for Me 婚后沦陷，大佬满眼都是我 Muyunyu沐云鱼Modern Romance101k WordsOngoing Marriage first, love later. Contract marriage. Wealthy CEO. Shang Qianqian had grown up in a comfortable, well-off family. She was simple and sincere, and never expected that a humiliating breakup would be witnessed in full by Wei Xuan, a powerful business tycoon. After seeing her just once, he took an interest in her and immediately told his assistant to look into her background. Meanwhile, his grandfather used a large stake in the company as leverage, forcing him into a marriage alliance to se 1Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 50 特 Special Forces Soldier Goes Undercover in Northern Myanmar, I'll Die So You Can See 特种兵卧底缅北，我要死给你们看 The World's Mightiest Little Fox宇宙无敌小狐狸8k WordsCompleted I Went Undercover in Northern Myanmar as a Special Forces Soldier. I’ll Die So You Can See. 149Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Sweet romance.

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