Looking for Stories with a Fragrant, Soft Female Lead and a Rough Male Lead 想看女主香香软软的糙汉文

1. 101 回 Back Before the Wedding, I Compete with My Reborn Cousin for a Promising Man 回到婚前，和重生表姐抢潜力股 Little Moon Beast月小兽Modern Romance512k WordsCompleted [1980s + dual rebirth + rugged soldier + seemingly naive, sweet and alluring heroine + age gap + sweet, satisfying, mindless fun + everyday face-slapping + family squabbles + husband chases wife to the crematorium + wife chases husband to the crematorium] In her previous life, Bai Li was framed and lost her virginity. She had an abortion that left her unable to have children, and her uncle and husband schemed to take her mother's inheritance. Her husband cheated on her with her cousin. She waite 268Reads7.5Score—Shelves
2. 102 八 The Stunning Beauty of the 1980s: She Fakes an Accident to Snare the Factory Director and Raise Her Little One 八零绝色佳人：碰瓷厂长养崽崽 A Deer in the Mountains山中有鹿Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Mutual Firsts [Age Gap + Truly Unhinged + Fussy Little Firecracker + Sweet Romance and Child-Rearing] No moral compass, read at your own risk! Shen Yunqing, the real heiress her own mother can’t stand, transmigrates into the 1980s. Her father in this life wants to marry her off in exchange for a bride price. Absolutely not! Under cover of darkness, Shen Yunqing grabs her things and runs away. On her first day in the city, she deliberately gets in the way of an island factory director. Having 4.9kReads8.7Score377Shelves
3. 103 新 On Our Wedding Night, the Cold-Faced Officer Washed the Sheets 新婚夜，冷面军官洗床单 Meat Sauce Dumpling肉酱团子Modern Romance217k WordsCompleted The ratings came in on Singles’ Day, and they started out a little low. They’ll gradually rise, though~ [Military marriage in a bygone era + sweet beauty VS stone-faced officer + devoted husband + cozy everyday life] She transmigrates into a book on her wedding night. They’ve barely finished when he wants to run away? Jiang Muning raised an eyebrow. “In your dreams!” When she woke up, she discovered that her archenemy, who was supposed to have died with her in an avalanche, had also transmigrate 12.4kReads9.0Score1kShelves
4. 104 糙 The Rugged Man’s Overwhelming Love: His Sweet Little Wife Falls for Him 糙汉强势爱，娇软小媳妇沦陷了 Su Jiabai苏加白Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing Originally titled “A Lonely Bed Is Hard to Bear, While the Rugged Neighbor Scratches at Her Wall Night After Night” [lonely nights / maximum sweetness / period setting / delicate beauty / devoted love / slow-burn romance / building wealth / glimpses of an ensemble cast / love at first sight / close proximity / sisters-in-law as foils] Delicate young wife × iron-willed, rugged man Hua Xiaoyue is left alone in an empty bed, the long nights hard to endure. Her family scolds her, her in-laws berate 9.3kReads8.5Score563Shelves

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5. 105 重 Reborn in the 1990s: I Tame a Delinquent Husband, Build a Fortune, and Raise Our Kids 重生九零训痞夫，发家致富养崽崽 A Tree in Full Bloom半树繁花Modern Romance412k WordsCompleted (The rating is low because it just opened. It’ll go up.) (1990s + family drama + rugged man + heartwarming sweet romance + raising children + building wealth + love after marriage) Song Rui was tricked into supporting her younger brother throughout her marriage, and felt she could never hold her head up around her in-laws. She worked like an ox, never complaining. But after her husband got into trouble, she and her two children were thrown out of the family home. Her mother-in-law was domineerin 4.2kReads9.0Score450Shelves

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   The male lead is charmingly roguish. He's sarcastic and enjoys roasting people. It's obvious from the start.

6. 106 八 An Eighties Beauty Marries for Good Fortune and Is Doted on by Her Rugged, Fatherly Husband 八零美人冲喜，被爹系糙汉宠上天 A Dream in the Bamboo Heart竹心一梦Modern Romance694k WordsCompleted Pure romance + transmigration into a book, fictional setting + period piece + older husband, younger wife + building a fortune + sweet romance + slow-burn, satisfying face-slapping. Bai Qian, from a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, transmigrates into a book and becomes a plump, laid-back young bride, married off to bring good luck to He Yanzhou, a cold-faced, rugged man. The man is gravely ill, and lays down three rules with her: this marriage is just for show, and he’ll nev 1.2kReads8.6Score166Shelves

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   These will definitely look good; if they don't, I'll do a handstand.

7. 107 年 Period: The Prodigal Returns and Spoils His Beautiful Wife 年代：浪子回头，我把漂亮媳妇宠 White Dove Beneath the Neon霓虹下的白鸽Urban1.2M WordsCompleted This book has been adapted into a short drama, Reborn in the 1980s: Doted on by My Wife! “Pull it out. Everything Uncle has earned over the years belongs to us now. Don’t waste money on medical bills.” At the bedside, Chen Feng watched helplessly as the nephew he had raised with all his heart and soul grinned cruelly and pulled out his oxygen tube. Only at the moment of his death did he finally understand how to live! In his previous life, he had been a complete, unadulterated idiot! For the so- 308Reads6.9Score100Shelves
8. 108 重 Reborn, I Flirt with That Pure-Hearted, Rugged Man Every Day 重生后我每天都在撩那个纯情糙汉 Little Fish Zhizhi小鱼之之Ancient Romance530k WordsOngoing Heng Yue was reborn in the first year of her marriage to Xue Hu. In her previous life, she thought he was crude and had no sense of romance. She threw tantrums and made a scene for ages, then could only watch as the taciturn man took a knife meant for her. His last words before he died were, “Heng Yue, I'm sorry for making you suffer in this life.” Only then did she remember: he had made her a muff from the first whole fox pelt he ever hunted, but she threw it away; he had saved three years' w 874Reads6.3Score106Shelves
9. 109 七 Spoiled by My Rugged Husband on Our Wedding Night in the Seventies 七零新婚夜，被糙汉老公宠到腿软 A Song Across the World天下长歌Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Su Jiaojiao divorced her husband for a deceitful scumbag and returned to the provincial capital. Little did she know, she had ruined her own life. When she finally came to her senses and wanted to live properly, she was hit by a car and killed. When she opened her eyes again, she was back on her wedding night in 1975. Fortunately, the misunderstanding between her and her husband hadn't grown too serious. Fortunately, everything was only just beginning. She swore that this t 10.2kReads9.0Score897Shelves
10. 110 小 My Sweet, Soft Bride: The Rough, Dominant Man Can Never Spoil Her Enough 小媳妇软又娇，霸道糙汉宠不够 Flowers Bloom in the Wutong Tree梧生花Modern Romance2.5M WordsCompleted Original title: The Empty Bedroom Next Door: The Rough Truck Driver Coaxes Her to Have His Baby Every Night [Period setting + rough, rugged man + both leads’ first time + sweet romance + no rebirth, no transmigration] [Sweet, traditional beauty vs. untamed truck driver, with a striking difference in build and complexion that turns the tension up to the max] Li Weiying works at the Hongxing Cotton Mill. Lu Dingzhou, the “Living King of Hell” from the transport team, barged into her life. He was t 17.6kReads8.6Score1.6kShelves
11. 111 同 After Being Sent to the Wrong Room, Village Girl Xiuer Is Spoiled by a Rugged Man 同错房后，村女秀儿被糙汉强宠 Xi Yi熹燚Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted This novel is complete!! [One woman, two men] [Fictional 1970s setting] [Family life] [Two husbands, one real and one fake] [Top-tier romantic tension] Qiao Jinxiu married a fool. He was tall, handsome, and perfect in every way except for being simple-minded. But six months into their marriage, a flood struck, and the fool’s body was never found. Qiao Jinxiu became a widow, but she refused to believe he was dead. She searched for him every day, and at last she found him. But the fool said he did 18.1kReads8.6Score1.6kShelves
12. 112 玫 The Rose Flirts Without Knowing It, and the Older Roughneck Can’t Take It 玫瑰撩不自知，年上糙汉遭不住 Gao Yi高一Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing [Modern romance + rugged hero + doting love + age gap + both leads' first love] On a rainy night in Biancheng, someone pushed open the door to Gu Ye's auto repair shop. Lao Wu, a former employee who'd gotten into trouble, was entrusting his daughter to Gu Ye. "She'll be nineteen in a week. She... she can take care of you." Lao Wu gestured hurriedly, just hoping to find his daughter a way to survive. The girl trembled all over, tears falling silently. One look at her left Gu Ye stunned. The 11.8kReads7.2Score569Shelves
13. 113 守 Left Home Alone, She's Spoiled Rotten by Her Burly Neighbor! 守空房，猛汉邻居宠她入骨！ A Rose Begging in Secret暗中讨饭的玫瑰Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted [Mutual devotion, sweet flirtation, a size difference, sweet romance, a rugged tough guy and a delicate beauty] Everyone thought her life was over. But then she married Zhou Xiao, the toughest and poorest discharged soldier in the village. Zhou Xiao was fierce and taciturn, with a wolfish glare that made everyone in the village wary of him. But only Li Wanqiu knew that at night he warmed her feet, and at dawn he carried water for her. He cherished her, a woman on her second marriage, as his mo 22Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 114 糙 A Rough-Hewn Man's Slow Road to Winning His Wife's Heart 糙汉的慢慢追妻路 Purple Klee紫色柯布Modern Romance195k WordsCompleted [Wild, rough-edged man + pampered young lady + eight-year age gap + both inexperienced in love + possessiveness + obsession + intense devotion + mutual affection] Fast-paced plot, with the occasional melodramatic twist. Swoon-worthy! After discovering she isn’t the biological daughter of the Jiang family, Jiang Wanning has no choice but to seek refuge with her fiancé. When danger strikes along the way, she is rescued by He Zheng, who doesn’t look particularly friendly. After thanking him profuse 259Reads—Score102Shelves
15. 115 七 Sweet Military Marriage in the 1970s: A Guide to Pampering the Young Lady 七零军婚甜蜜蜜，大小姐娇养指南 Ci Yuehua辞月华Modern Romance628k WordsCompleted [Curvy Beauty vs. Loyal, Rugged Officer; Fair-Skinned Darling vs. Dark-Skinned Soldier King] Su Yunrong comes from a politically tainted family, but she is voluptuous and alluring. After being sent to the countryside, she's like a tempting piece of meat placed in front of hungry monks. To escape grueling double-cropping farm work and harassment from the village's old bachelors, Su Yunrong summons her courage and coaxes an army officer into doing her chores. Looking at the rugged company commande 113Reads6.1Score100Shelves
16. 116 糙 A Rough Man’s Forced Love: The Bride Who Married to Bring Good Fortune Falls for Him 糙汉强制爱，冲喜小媳妇沦陷了 Metal Wood Water Fire Earth Groundhog金木水火土拨鼠Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [Period] [Countryside] [Family and village life] [1980s] [The scorned bride brought in to bring good fortune VS the domineering, rough man who takes what he wants] In a small mountain village in the north during the 1980s, Tang Guo'er is sold by her own parents to the Liu family as a child. They raise her to become a little bride for the Liu family's only son, so she can bring him good fortune when she grows up. From then on, her life sinks into hopelessness. Not only is she reduced to waiting o 52.8kReads9.0Score2.6kShelves
17. 117 娇 The Sweetheart Falls Hard, and the Wild, Rugged Man Dotes on Her Until Her Legs Give Out 娇娇沦陷，野蛮糙汉宠到腿软 Spicy Hot Strips火辣的辣条Ancient Romance325k WordsCompleted [Completed] [Sweet romance + historical setting + married first, love later + cozy everyday life] The delicate, soft-spoken Ruan Xiang is bought by a burly man to be his wife. He’s a muscular, powerfully built butcher, and Ruan Xiang can only grimace, convinced her life is going to be miserable. Ruan Xiang: “Big brother, will I have to go kill pigs with you from now on?” Feng Yang gives her a disdainful glance. “With a build like yours, are you going to kill the pig, or is the pig going to kill 3.8kReads8.9Score361Shelves
18. 118 爱 Fish-Fin Lover’s Fifteenth Book 爱吃鱼翅灌第15本书 Night Charm Who Loves Shark-Fin Soup Dumplings爱吃鱼翅灌汤饺的夜魅Modern Romance338k WordsCompleted On the day Li Xiumei turned twenty, she was forced to marry into the Zhou family, a mountain away. But just one month after she married, her husband died. The villagers said she was cursed, a bringer of misfortune who had killed her husband as soon as she arrived. Her mother-in-law also tormented her in every way imaginable. Li Xiumei spent her days in tears, swallowing her grievances, until the appearance of a rough-hewn man from the mountains finally gave her hope of living on, just when she w 67Reads6.7Score—Shelves
19. 119 奶 The Wet Nurse Enters the Marquis's Household, and the Cold Marquis Warms Up 奶娘入侯门，冷面侯爷不冷了 Colorful Flying Leaves缤纷飞叶Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The main story is complete No transmigration or rebirth + devoted couple + sweet romance + traditional historical Chinese household drama Fleeing the chaos of war, Zhao Linxi and her younger brother had hoped to seek refuge with relatives, but they were tricked and ended up as wet nurses in the Jingxi Marquis household. By day, she nurses the orphaned child of a fallen general and is praised by everyone as a capable wet nurse. By night, she must face Gu Chongshan, the Jingxi Marquis known throug 13.6kReads8.8Score1kShelves
20. 120 下 Volunteering to Teach in the Countryside, I Fell into a Tough Guy's Tender Embrace 下乡支教，撞进硬汉温柔乡酣醉！ A Rose Begging in Secret暗中讨饭的玫瑰Modern Romance224k WordsCompleted [Mutual devotion, sweet romance and flirtation, size difference, sweet story, rugged boss-like man VS delicate beauty] Su Ruan arrived in a remote mountain village full of enthusiasm to teach. She thought life there would be lonely and hard. But she never expected that Jiang Jinchuan, the quiet, taciturn veteran, lived next door. Like a beast lying in wait, he silently guarded her from the sidelines. From neighbors to husband and wife, from holding back to letting go. When the man who had on 715Reads—Score105Shelves
21. 121 艾 Mugwort and Ginger’s First Book 艾草与姜的第1本书 Mugwort and Ginger艾草与姜Modern Romance228k WordsCompleted My new story is out! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll work hard to tell every story well! 18Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 122 七 The 1970s: Kicked Out of the Family, I Was Taken Home by a Cold-Faced Military Officer 七零：被赶出家门冷面军官抱回家 Chestnut V栗子VModern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Sweet and delicate heroine + rugged military officer] (fictional military marriage + moving to the army base with a child + stand-in bride + stepmother + devoted couple) Chu Yue, a genius medical student, works herself to death during an overnight shift in the emergency department. When she opens her eyes, she has transmigrated to the 1970s and into a blended family. Her birth father is a spineless coward, her stepmother is shrewd, her stepsister stole her university admission, and even her you 24kReads8.7Score2.1kShelves

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    The author also added some illustrations, which shows great care. The male lead's character is also very well-developed; he's eloquent and capable!

23. 123 六 Marrying a Commander in the 1960s, the Fussy Girl Steals the Heroine's One True Love 六零嫁首长，作精抢了女主白月光 Sugar Pudding糖布丁Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted Also known as: I Know You Have an Agenda, but I Still Love You [Capitalist heiress + 1960s + spoiled little princess + period setting + military marriage + medical skills + feel-good story] [A beautiful, self-centered little princess × a fierce, wild, chaste officer] Song Shuning, the eldest princess of a financial tycoon, transmigrated into a book. Her family treated her like a blood bank, exploiting her to pave the way for their future. Unwilling to let them control her life, the original own 1.5kReads7.8Score159Shelves

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    Both are completed. The female leads are all beautiful and charming. The first book features a male lead who is a military officer on an island, bursting with hormones. The second book features a male lead who is a petty thug, loyal, quick-witted, and hardworking to earn money to provide a better life for the female lead.

24. 124 首 The Wealthiest Mogul Spoils His Sweetheart Rotten, and She Has Triplets 首富大佬太能宠，娇美人一胎三宝 Sugar Pudding糖布丁Modern Romance597k WordsCompleted (Everyone's darling + adorable kids + rugged man + devoted husband + everyday life) Song Kexia had a dream that she had been switched at birth and raised in the city in luxury for eighteen years. In her previous life, the real daughter returned, and her fate took a sudden turn. Every stitch of clothing, every meal, every sip of water from the Song family became a debt of gratitude, a shackle around her. To repay them, she gave up her university admission letter. To repay them, at her adoptive mo 1kReads8.6Score106Shelves
25. 125 七 The 1970s: Married in the Morning, Burning Joss Paper for My Ex by Afternoon 七零：上午结婚下午给前夫烧纸 The Divine Beast Isn't Home神兽不在家Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Also known as: "Clearing Out My Eccentric Adoptive Mother's Home, the Fake Heiress Goes to the Countryside" Animated comic: "Tong Hua's Comeback" [Reborn and Revenge on Scumbags + Face-Slapping the Beloved of All + Everyone Begs for Forgiveness + Never Forgiving + Sweet Romance] In her previous life, Tong Hua was plotted against by Kong Mixue, the beloved of all, and sold into the mountains, where she was trapped for over a decade. After finally escaping and making her way home, she found that h 39.9kReads9.1Score4.5kShelves

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    In this historical romance novel, the female lead is portrayed as delicate and fragile, practically the male lead's salvation.

26. 126 新 On My Wedding Night, I Took Trillions in Supplies Back to the 1970s to Snatch a Rugged Man 新婚夜，带千亿物资回七零抢糙汉 Murong Dabobao慕容大宝宝Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Ye Song liked refined, scholarly educated youths, but by a twist of fate, she married the rough-and-ready Huo Jingchuan. On their wedding night, Ye Song clutched her aching waist and pointed at Huo Jingchuan, cursing him out: “Huo Jingchuan, you climbed into my bed, but you’re no man!” Reborn, Ye Song finally sees the rough man’s true feelings and realizes how good he is to her. On their wedding night, Ye Song watches the man secretly bedding down on the floor beside the ka 3.9kReads9.3Score496Shelves
27. 127 重 Reborn in the 1980s: My Fussy Wife Is Kind of Sweet 重生八零：作精媳妇有点甜 Admiring Flying Fish from the Abyss临渊羡飛鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Both leads are reborn + beautiful, sweet wife + cunning, rugged man] After being reborn, Su Tiantian sheds the affected mannerisms of her previous life and marries the retired soldier she was betrothed to as a child. After the wedding, she transforms into a sweet, sensible little wife, and her heart races and cheeks flush whenever she looks at her tall, powerful husband. Her upright, honorable husband leaves the army and takes on the responsibility of supporting the family. From then on, she ge 688Reads9.1Score101Shelves

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    These are mostly stories about rough, rugged men, and the female leads are all the delicate, gentle type. The female lead in the third book is described as very beautiful and also very soft and gentle.

28. 128 娇 The Delicate Beauty Is Spoiled Rotten by a Rugged, Fierce Man 娇滴滴小美人被凶猛糙汉宠野了 Nan Wanwan南绾绾Modern Romance490k WordsCompleted [Complete❗] Xie Hezhang, a local troublemaker from Helian Village with a bad class background, found himself pursued by a city girl sent to the countryside. The young woman couldn't carry a shoulder pole or lift a hand, and complained that her hands hurt whenever she did farm work. Her only hobby was trailing after him wherever he went. One afternoon, fed up with her, Xie Hezhang cornered her in the cotton field and threatened, “Keep following me and I'll beat you up.” The sweet little Shu Qingy 6.4kReads9.2Score671Shelves
29. 129 七 The 1970s: She’s Daring Enough to Tease the Toughest Hunk 七零：她胆大包天，撩惹最猛糙汉 Qi Jiu奇氿Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Beloved by All + Both Leads Are Chaste + Sweet Romance + Pocket Dimension + Rugged Man] Shen Qingqing transmigrates into a book. With the script in hand and trillions' worth of supplies at her disposal, she rolls up her sleeves and gets to work, determined to change her family's fate of being wiped out! She punishes the wicked, puts scumbags in their place, and makes everyone return everything they owe her! Unexpectedly, the village's notorious bully, a fearsome brute, keeps st 6.9kReads9.0Score834Shelves
30. 130 军 A Powerful Military Marriage: I Married the Strongest Soldier and Had Triplets 军婚霸宠：嫁最强兵王生了三胞胎 Su Jiabai苏加白Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Triplets / Love at First Sight / Devoted Love / Adorable Kids / Scheming / Deep Devotion / 1980s / Alternate Setting / For When You’re Out of Books A sweet, soft-spoken little rabbit with steel teeth × a domineering, protective, fierce big wolf with a scheming side Ye Suisui was born in the 1980s. Fair-skinned and frail, with slender arms and legs, she looks like an easy target. Lu Zhengyao is 1.9 meters tall, with a fierce, icy presence. He can kick his cousin’s leg hard enough to break it, and 2.2kReads7.7Score245Shelves
31. 131 恶 The Villainess Awakens? Wait, I Married the Wrong Man 恶毒女配觉醒？等等，我嫁错人了 Flowers Across the Nine Provinces花漫九州Modern Romance998k WordsCompleted Mu Chunfeng, a barefoot doctor pushed off a cliff by her stepsister Mu Baizhi, awakens. It turns out Mu Baizhi is the heroine of a rebirth story, while she is nothing more than a supporting female character, meant to make her stepsister seem kind and help her steal every opportunity! In the book, her stepsister steals her fiancé, Fu Baichuan, and marries her off to a gambler. In the end, she dies a tragic death. “Make me your stepping stone? Not a chance!” Mu Chunfeng’s eyes glint with cold calc 137Reads5.8Score102Shelves
32. 132 他 His Bite Marks 他的咬痕 Mi Xiaoxi咪小汐Modern Romance281k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed and awaiting release] [Short drama now streaming] [Rekindled Romance + Reunion After Years Apart + Mutual Devotion + Mutual Salvation + Sweet Youthful Romance] In high school, Wen Shumiao had a passionate romance that ended in the most humiliating way possible. They meet again six years later. He's the owner of a tattoo shop, and she's become his employee. He treats her with the cold indifference of a stranger. But when Xie Jin sees Wen Shumiao carrying a suitcase, he final 61.6kReads9.5Score5.5kShelves

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    "Wen Shumiao, I'm here, don't be afraid." "Don't cry." "What's the panic? It's just a worthless life." Broken mirror mended ❌ Long-awaited reunion ❌ Mutual journey ❌ Mutual redemption

33. 133 逃 A Rough-Hewn Hunter Dotes on the Runaway Heiress He Rescued 逃难千金被捡后，糙汉猎户娇养了 Spring Day Jinhe春日今禾Ancient Romance668k WordsCompleted [Pure historical romance, no golden finger + A rugged husband who spoils his wife + Everyday life raising children] The third son of the Wei family found a young wife who had fled hardship. She was beautiful and delicate, and seemed too frail to fend for herself. At first, Mother Wei sighed and fretted constantly. Who knew that after the young wife married into the family, the whole Wei household would take off like a rocket? The first thing Wei the Third did when he came back from the mountains 3.6kReads8.7Score436Shelves

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    This is very beautiful.

34. 134 七 Military Marriage in the 1970s: After Joining the Army, She Became the Talk of the Family Compound 七零军婚：随军后她风靡家属院 Yan Hui胭回Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Stunning artist x tough, prison-style military officer] [Pocket dimension, limited appearances + sweet romance + satisfying wish fulfillment + no awful characters] Shi Tingyu is a young painter with a modest reputation. One day, she transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes the daughter of a weapons researcher. Before she can enjoy her new life, her parents face the prospect of being reported and sent down to the countryside. Unwilling to let her suffer, her parents quickly arrange a blind date fo 86.1kReads9.5Score9.8kShelves
35. 135 糙 The Rough-and-Ready Man and His Sweet Little Darling 糙汉和他的小娇软 A Gentle Watermelon一颗温柔的西瓜Modern Romance256k WordsCompleted (The rating is still low because it just came out. A few more ratings will help!) [Rugged, fatherly company boss + proud, sweet dance teacher] [Both inexperienced in love + sweet romance + eight-year age gap + height and build difference + frail heroine + she has her own career but isn’t a career-focused powerhouse] [She pursues him at first + a little groveling from him later] Eight years ago, Su Shangbei was kidnapped. Just as she was losing hope, Jin Feng rescued her. But that night was such 2kReads8.2Score353Shelves

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    The female lead is a delicate and shy dance teacher, while the male lead is a muscular, self-made man. He's always been very kind to her, spoiling her in the smallest details! The story is slice-of-life and realistic, easy to relate to, and incredibly sweet!

36. 136 资 The Capitalist's Daughter Is Sweet and Soft, and Her Rugged Husband Can't Stop Stealing Kisses 资本家小姐娇又软，糙汉老公偷亲上瘾 Little Demon King小魔王Modern Romance670k WordsOngoing [A Mongolian soldier in a production and construction corps x a pampered young Shanghai intellectual sent down to the countryside] Seven-year age gap, striking difference in build, rugged man and delicate wife with an irresistible contrast - Bai Zhitao has fair skin and dazzling beauty, but after the Bai family is raided, she is sent to the grasslands of Inner Mongolia in a worn-out padded coat. When her train is delayed, the corps refuses to take her in, and Bai Zhitao is so anxious she bursts 1.4kReads8.9Score158Shelves

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    It smells amazing! [Angry] The romance is developing gradually.

37. 137 霸 Spoiled by the Rugged Landlord 霸宠，糙汉房东撩人心弦 Durian Is So Expensive榴莲好贵啊Modern Romance286k WordsCompleted [Rugged man + sweet girl + doting romance + devoted couple + fatherly boyfriend] Feng Yan, owner of a steel mill, is rebellious, untamed, wild, and full of swagger. Everyone thinks he'll remain a bachelor for life. Then one day, a little fairy appears at his side. Feng Yan, who has never had patience for women, sheds all his usual coldness in her presence. All he gives her is boundless tenderness and love. 1.2kReads7.4Score106Shelves

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38. 138 糙 A Tough Man's Spoiling Love for His Sweet Wife 糙汉溺宠甜妻 Sweet Weiwei甜薇薇Modern Romance284k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Mutual Devotion + Love at First Sight + Everyday Life] [Rugged Man & Little Bunny] Xing Zhuo had been single for 30 years and had no idea what love was. Su Tiantian was sweet, delicate, and soft. Their first meeting stirred Xing Zhuo’s heart and disrupted Su Tiantian’s peaceful life. He fell in love with her at first sight and shamelessly clung to her. Su Tiantian: I misjudged you. I never thought you’d be so shameless. Xing Zhuo: Wife, you have a whole lifetime to get to know t 2.6kReads8.8Score169Shelves
39. 139 北 The Northern Tough Guy CEO and His Sweet, Delicate Southern Wife 北方糙汉霸总的南方娇软小妻子 Ink of Abundant Gold and Jade金玉满堂墨Modern Romance223k WordsOngoing [A Sweet, Delicate Little Drama Queen Who Loves to Overthink × A Wild, Action-Oriented Northern CEO with a Rough-and-Ready Vibe] [First Loves for Both + He’s Head Over Heels + Off-the-Charts Sweetness + Size Difference + She Runs, He Chases, and She Can’t Escape] An Mianmian, a rich girl and a laid-back little internet celebrity, goes to the Ice and Snow World for fun and catches someone’s eye. The man teaching her to ski looks at her like a wolf eyeing its prey. She runs, he chases, and she can —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These books are seriously, really sweet; they made my heart flutter! [Added to bookshelf][Added to bookshelf][Added to bookshelf]

40. 140 蚀 A Love That Eats Away at the Bones 蚀骨情糜 Sweet-Voiced Little Deer奶音小鹿Modern Romance511k WordsCompleted Completed] [Sweet, gentle heroine; wild, rough-talking hero; love at first sight; loyal, rugged man] (Both virgins, happy ending, sweet romance, crime boss gives up his life of crime) A tall, powerfully built man moves into the cheap apartment across from Tian Xin’s. When a sleazy man follows her, she panics and knocks on his door. The moment she sees him, she feels completely safe... The crime boss really is a crime boss, and the little white flower really is a little white flower. Huo Ting 4.6kReads9.1Score364Shelves

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    🔥🔥"I can't satisfy your possessiveness, and you can't learn to be gentle with me." The male lead is a strong, rough man who uses force to take advantage of his female lead, who is delicate and sickly, and can never stand his possessiveness… ✨✨Sweet and obedient female lead × loyal and rough male lead + love at first sight. The male lead lives across from the female lead. One time, the female lead was being followed and had no choice but to knock on his door for help. The male lead, a mafia boss, provides an overwhelming sense of security!!

41. 141 凶 The Ferocious, Rough-Hewn Man Was Shouted to Tears by His Sweetheart 凶猛糙汉被娇娇吼哭了 Entrusting Myself to the West Wind寄予西风Modern Romance113k WordsOngoing [Rugged, rowdy tough guy vs. fair-skinned, gorgeous flower] [Smooth-talking auto shop owner vs. delicate beauty who’s easy to sweep off her feet] Contemporary romance + love at first sight + doting romance + both leads are virgins + sweet romance + wolf pouncing on its prey A new inspector has started making visits to Chen Hanchu’s convenience store. She’s a lovely young woman, fair-skinned and beautiful, both sexy and sweet. Chen Hanchu took one look at her and was instantly smitten. He ma 5Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 142 不 No! My Officer Brother Is Forcing His Younger Sister to Marry a Lame, Rugged Man 不要！军官亲哥逼亲妹嫁瘸腿糙汉 Wangcai's Home旺财的家Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Transmigration + Love Grows Over Time + Family Life + Sweet Romance + Spiritual Blood + Ensemble Cast] Who knew Lin Manni could be so unlucky! She died in a plane crash in the prime of her life! Her soul transmigrated into the body of another pampered young lady named Lin Manni in the 1970s. But why had she just arrived and already had to marry a rough country man? No matter! Since he was unbelievably handsome, Lin Manni bashfully agreed, deciding to make the best of her s 2.9kReads8.5Score287Shelves
43. 143 七 The 1970s: A Spoiled, Sweet, Alluring Wife Leaves Her Rugged Man Fuming 七零作精娇软媚，糙汉又气吐血了 Cold, But Not Chilly寒凉不寒Modern Romance189k WordsOngoing [Period Setting + Delicate Girl and Rugged Man + Sweet Romance and Wish Fulfillment + Groveling Ex] Lu Jinse, the little princess of Beijing's elite circle, transmigrated into a period novel and became a useless little cannon-fodder character who couldn't do anything right, serving as a foil to the heroine. As soon as she transmigrated, a wolf cub set his sights on her. The wolf cub was fierce and ruthless. He was always grabbing her for kisses and cuddles, picking her up and carrying her around 3Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 144 八 My Sweet Wife from the Eighties, My Rugged Husband Is Irresistible 八零娇妻，糙汉老公太撩人 A Little Tang Pear一只棠梨子Modern Romance111k WordsOngoing Su Ruanruan is a sweet, delicate girl who has spent her whole life in her older brother’s shadow. Gu Zheng is a rough-and-tumble man, a veteran with a stern face and a tough exterior. He can’t stand spoiled people. On an outing, Gu Zheng casually rescues the badly injured Su Ruanruan, who is on the brink of death, only to have the pampered girl cling to him. “Brother Gu Zheng, I’m scared. Will you stay with me?” “Brother Gu Zheng, I’m hungry. Could you make me some noodles?” “Brother Gu Zheng, I 1Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 145 娇 Be Good, Sweetheart: The Rugged Man Holds Her and Coaxes Her Softly 娇娇乖，糙汉抱着低声诱哄 No More Nice Guys不做舔狗啦啦Ancient Romance130k WordsOngoing [Sweet romance, soft-hearted crybaby heroine + doting tough-guy hero + cozy farming life] Xiao Zheng is the village's famously muscular hunter, an expert archer who can hit a target from a hundred paces and a strongman who can punch a jackal to death. Yet after more than twenty years, he still hasn't had a woman by his side, and the villagers gossip that he prefers men. Grandma Xiao can't stand it anymore, so she brings a refugee girl to him. “Grandson, you'll understand once you give it a try. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 146 抛 Three Years After Abandoning Her Husband and Daughter, She Can Finally See Clearly 抛夫弃女的她三年后不眼盲心瞎了 Sunflower Ah Hua向日葵啊花Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Yu Hua wasn't a good woman. She had “abandoned her husband and daughter,” and spent the hard-earned money her “honest” husband, Chen Jikun, made on a wasteful university life in the city. She also went out of her way to hide the fact that she was married. In an era that prized simplicity and purity, a selfish, vain, spoiled woman like Yu Hua was nothing like the ideal good girl, let alone someone a man would want to marry. Yet Chen Jikun had not only married her, he spent money and effort treati 9.8kReads8.6Score757Shelves

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    [Eating popcorn][Eating popcorn] It's here!! Shen Qingzhu just changed her clothes; the neckline is neither too high nor too low, revealing a bit of her collarbone. And her village chief husband is still a hoodlum.

47. 147 天 A Sweet, Delicate Beauty Falls from the Sky, and the Tough Guy Can't Stop Spoiling Her 天降娇软美人儿，要被糙汉宠坏啦 Only Has Eyes for Watermelon眼里只有西瓜Modern Romance176k WordsCompleted [Rugged man + sweet girl + adorable airhead beauty + doting romance + devoted to each other] In the dead of night, a delicate beauty wearing nothing at all suddenly fell from the sky and landed right on Bo Lin. The moment Bo Lin saw the beauty in his arms, his blood surged and he fell head over heels. From then on, Bo Lin had only one goal: to lure the beauty home and spoil her endlessly. 868Reads6.5Score—Shelves
48. 148 嫁 After Marrying a Rugged Husband, the Delicate Little Wife Is Spoiled to Tears 嫁给糙汉老公后小娇软被宠哭了 Chun Qiu椿楸Modern Romance231k WordsCompleted Rugged man VS soft little beauty The first time Gu Heng saw the young woman, he even picked out names for their future children. She’d twisted her ankle, and sat on the steps with her soft, baby-cheeked face and tearful eyes. Her cuddly appearance reminded him of the rabbit he kept, making his heart itch with desire. When her family tried to force her into marriage, he offered himself instead. A girl that adorable couldn’t be allowed to fall into someone else’s hands. She had to be his. 1.3kReads8.8Score106Shelves
49. 149 小 When the Little Sweetheart Cries, the Tough Man's Heart Shatters 小娇娇一哭，糙汉的心都碎了 Four-Joy Meatballsww四喜丸子wwModern Romance292k WordsCompleted Rugged man x sweet girl [Sweet romance] Retired boxer & impoverished college student Ling Xiao fell in love with Su Su at first sight, and stole the young woman's first kiss the very first time they met. It was the first time in his twenty-six years that he'd fallen for anyone, and he relentlessly pursued her, giving her no chance to refuse. He barged into her life, and from then on, she ran while he chased, with no way for her to escape. As they spent day after day together, their hearts gradua 8.4kReads9.2Score959Shelves

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    🌈It's really good! Ling Xiao falls in love with Su Su at first sight. For the first time in 26 years, he is moved by her feelings. 🌾He relentlessly pursues the young girl and forcefully enters her life. 🔥Later, as they spend more time together, their hearts gradually draw closer.

50. 150 七 In the Seventies, She Marries a Rugged Man Who Can’t Have Children, but the Spoiled Female Lead Sleeps In Again 七零嫁绝嗣糙汉，娇纵女配又起晚 Following Thoughts随念Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Wild Plot] [1970s] [Everyone's Darling] [Marriage Before Love] [Redemption] Jiang Nanxi grew up pampered and couldn't endure hardship. Who would have thought that when she opened her eyes, she would transmigrate into a book, becoming a vain, troublesome supporting character in a novel set in an era of poverty, beautiful but utterly stupid? In the original story, a forty-two-year-old woman stole her twenty-year-old fiancé, the male lead. In a fit of madness, she married Zhou Ji, the 3.6kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves

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