Any Period Novels with a Rich Greaser Male Lead and a Sweet, Soft, Delicate Heroine? 有没有男主是混混家里有钱 女主软软特别矫年代文

1. 201 淮 The Sweet, Gentle Educated Youth from Huaicheng Married the Village Big Shot's Son 淮城来的娇软小知青嫁给了村二代 Soft Whispers浅语潇潇Modern Romance504k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Rugged Hero + System + Devoted Husband + Everyday Life + Farming to Prosperity] After an unexpected brush with death, Gu Jin transmigrated to China in the 1970s. She couldn't lift a thing or do a day's hard labor. A delicate young heiress, she'd barely transmigrated when she became an educated youth sent to the countryside. The villagers watched, eager to see how this fragile young woman would earn work points in the fields. But then Gu Jin caught the eye of the toughest, most 2kReads7.0Score16514d adds
2. 202 死 After Faking My Death, I Became the Most Dangerous Mad Villain 死遁后，疯批反派危险系数No1 Zhi Zhi and Yu Yu之之与与Modern Romance415k WordsCompleted [Dark transformation + yandere + villain + faking death + System + adorable child] Ye Shizhi transmigrates into a book, becoming the wife of the great villain who opposes the heroine, and a reckless wife who runs away while pregnant. To return home, she must complete her mission: help the little villain, Jiang Suian, grow up in a happy family until the age of three, keep him from being kidnapped, and earn 100 points. Ye Shizhi takes her time completing the mission. But when it really is done and 3.1kReads8.5Score20314d adds

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   Taro balls are here! 🌷🌷 There's a plot in the middle where the female lead fakes her death and the male lead turns evil. I love watching it! [Admiration][Admiration] It starts like this: The female lead finds the male lead fighting and tells him, "I'm pregnant! I'm a month along!" The male lead, with red eyes, says, "I want this child. I'm telling you, you're not allowed to abort it!" [Kiss] Female lead: ... This is a little villain, and I didn't intend to abort it! [Admiration]

3. 203 卿 You Are My Every Morning and Evening 卿乃朝朝暮暮 Dusk ChenchenYA暮色陈陈YAModern Romance304k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Sui Yu Yun Mu is now available] Original title: Qing Nai Zhao Zhao Mu Mu [An adorably well-behaved top student VS a playboy young master] "Who is she?" "My little sister, Zhao Mu." "Zhao Mu," Sui Yu murmured, "Morning and night, every day." At their first meeting, Sui Yu, that plaything of a man, fell completely for Zhao Mu. How had he never met anyone this beautiful before? Zhao Mu was born with alluring red lips and skin fair as snow. Her clear, transparent brown eyes wer 9.3kReads9.4Score99714d adds
4. 204 穿 Reborn as the Cast-Off Daughter, I Turn My Thug Husband into a Tycoon 穿成弃女，把混混老公调教成富豪 Cloud Looking Down at Fish俯视鱼的云Modern Romance963k WordsCompleted From the start, Yang Yiyang was in a hopeless situation. The moment she transmigrated, her parents, who favored sons over daughters, sold her off for a huge bride price. Her husband was a street punk who stole chickens and dogs, and had no ambition to amount to anything. Worst of all, his mother had stolen the money to marry him from her second husband. The bride’s family: “We don’t have money, but we do have a daughter.” The groom’s family: “We don’t want her. Take her back and return the money 6.2kReads8.4Score71714d adds

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   💗This is the book. The male lead is a hoodlum, a hidden big shot, and incredibly humorous. The female lead is a college student, and her mother-in-law has impeccable values; she's gentle and kind. The male lead is a troublemaker, and his mother often beats him up. The family dynamics are really interesting.

5. 205 绝 A Stunning Widow, Fiery and Alluring; A Retired Soldier, Cold and Tempting 绝色寡妇辣又魅，退伍硬汉冷又欲 A Pot of Fine Wine一壶大花酒Modern Romance557k WordsCompleted (Set in an alternate version of the 1980s; devoted couple with sizzling chemistry + flamboyant, seductive wild rose x brooding, tough veteran + a touch of ensemble cast) A push and pull of flirtation, sizzling hormones, healing and redemption Everyone knows that on the little island of Jiulin, there’s a hotel called Laifu. The owner, Yao, is a pretty widow who loves money and men. People all say that in ancient times, she’d have been a bewitching temptress who brought kingdoms to ruin. Then one 3.1kReads8.9Score23514d adds
6. 206 重 Reborn in the Nineties: Racing Toward Life as a Landlady 重生九零之向着包租婆的人生狂奔 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Also known as: Reborn in the 1990s: Racing Toward Life as a Landlady) (Also known as: Reborn Housewife: Mom, Dad's Acting Up Again) After Shen Xiaojun divorced, she had a dream and found herself back twenty years in the past. Back then, she was only twenty-five, yet already the mother of three children. Her eldest daughter was six, her younger daughter four, and her little boy had just turned one month old. Xiaojun's head spun. Did she really have to live through all of this again? For her chil 28.5kReads9.4Score3k14d adds

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   This is a historical fiction novel. As a ten-year avid reader, I can attest to the superb writing style. The female protagonist is reborn and takes revenge on her husband who is more affectionate towards his cronies than his wife. It's both funny and touching, and definitely worth reading.

7. 207 他 He's Sweet and Wild 他很乖很野 Zhen Meng臻梦Modern Romance326k WordsCompleted The companion novel, Amber Heartbeat, also known as I’ve Only Ever Kissed You, is complete. [Sweet, gentle girl x roguish bad boy] [Swoony romance, campus sweetness and angst, mutual devotion and healing, a slow start that gets better and better, not a rebirth story, happy ending] [Bodhisattva x wild ghost] Main couple focused There’s no one in all of L City who hasn’t heard of Jiang Ye from No. 4 High School. He’s wild, fiercely volatile, and intimidating. Years ago, he crawled out of an underg 1kReads9.0Score11414d adds

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   The first book 😎 features a super fierce street thug boss! He smokes, drinks, and swears—he has a whole bunch of henchmen, but he's all soft-hearted when it comes to the female lead! The female lead is reborn back to when she was pregnant, and she decisively puts aside her arrogance and acts cute and weak 💖 Watch how this "rough and tough" boss is won over by his soft and cute wife—it's so sweet it'll make you swoon!

8. 208 快 Quick Transmigration: The Sweet Baby's Daily Life of Being Spoiled 快穿：娇软宝宝的被宠爱日常 Don't Lose Your Enthusiasm不要三分钟热度Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + one-on-one + a touch of everyone-falls-for-her + not a strong heroine + frail beauty (most worlds involve a physical disability) + System + love at first sight] [A soft, sweet, well-behaved heroine with a touch of willfulness, transmigrated into a pitiful character × a male lead with a different personality in every world] After dying unexpectedly, Li Xiaoyang is chosen by a System to save the world. She is baffled. “I can't say I'm particularly keen on that.” System: “You are.” 7.2kReads8.8Score42114d adds

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   💘💘OMG, it's super good! The female lead is a sweet and innocent girl, and the male lead only loves her. He has an unconditional love for her and calls her "baby." It's so sweet, super sweet! If you don't like it, come back and scold me!

9. 209 快 Quick Transmigration: Delicate, Yet Adored by Powerful Men 快穿：娇气，但被大佬们追着宠 Pure-Hearted Puppy 9527纯情小狗9527Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No Fixed Couples + All Male Leads Are Chaste + Sweet Romance + Immersive Romantic Conquest + Coercive Love + Yandere Lunatics + Everyone's Favorite + Multiple Male Leads + Rivalry for the Female Lead + True Love + Not a Strong Female Lead + Soap Opera Drama] Wanwan transmigrates into the cannon-fodder female lead of each world, and conquers all kinds of male leads. She's only doing her mission, so why have all these men become so infatuated with her? 1. Sexy Little Wildcat Trains Her Dog Online 33.9kReads9.2Score2.6k14d adds
10. 210 快 Quick Transmigration: Stop Locking Me Up, I Won't Run Away Anymore 快穿你们别关了不逃了 Dong Youyou东有有Ancient Romance491k WordsCompleted [Scheming, unhinged, dark, coercive, locked-room confinement, love at first sight] Ye Yunyun, a newly minted landlady, dies in an accidental car crash and is bound to a space-time beast. She begins a fantastical mission as a nobody, and once she completes it, she can return to her own world. But after she meets two madmen, every step of the mission hits a wall, and the more she tries, the more wrong things go. World One: aloof master vs. two-faced Buddhist heir vs. alluring painting demon Wo 3.5kReads8.7Score29114d adds
11. 211 好 I'm Panicking! I Didn't Mean to Flirt That Much [Quick Transmigration] 好慌张，不小心撩过头了【快穿】 Cloud Rabbit云兔子Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Pretending-to-be-innocent seductress + Dark, scheming male lead + Best friend takes the place of the boyfriend + Sweet 1v1 romance] Hurting your wife feels good for a while, then comes the hellish chase to win her back. But if your buddy has his eye on your wife, he can scatter your ashes and step over your corpse to take your place. After accidentally binding to a win-back-your-wife System, Jiang Xin is forced to travel to different worlds, take the place of girls who have been hurt by scumbag 43kReads9.1Score3.1k14d adds
12. 212 被 After My Boyfriend Kidnapped Me, I Married the County Magistrate's Son 被男友绑架后，我嫁给了县长儿子 Tears Can Be Salty or Sweet眼泪可咸可甜Modern Romance14k WordsCompleted After My Boyfriend Kidnapped Me, I Married the County Magistrate's Son 7Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I recommend stories featuring a strong, clear-headed female protagonist. One short story and two medium-length/longer ones.

13. 213 穿 Transmigrating into the War of Resistance: I Inherit the Grass Dragon Ball from the Start 穿越抗战：开局继承草龙珠 Tears Can Be Salty or Sweet眼泪可咸可甜Modern Romance371k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + War of Resistance Era + Storage Space + Spy Thriller + Hunting Enemy Agents + Delivering Supplies + Strong Female Lead + No Romance] This book continues the worldbuilding of the previous novel, Stay, Medical Immortal, and focuses on a new transmigration story at the First Hospital of Jing City. Everyone at the hospital knew that last year, Dr. Feng Jin had tragically fallen to her death in the stairwell after a night shift. Zhao Xiaobai, a cardiothoracic surgeon and Feng Jin’s 167Reads—Score—14d adds
14. 214 年 Military Marriage in the 1970s: A Young Lady’s Everyday Life on the Island 年代军婚：大小姐嫁到海岛的日常 Tears Can Be Salty or Sweet眼泪可咸可甜Modern Romance211k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + The Era of Liberation + Military Romance + Island Life + Raising Children + Storage Space + Spies Afoot + Military Compound Life] This book shares its world setting with the previous novel, Transmigrating into the War of Resistance: Inheriting the Grass Dragon Ball from the Start! She had barely finished making a couple of sarcastic remarks when the panel forcibly teleported her the very next second. “Would you like to enter or exit an immersive, unscripted experience of a bygo 27Reads—Score—14d adds
15. 215 大 After the Powerful Man's Wicked Ex-Wife Awakens, She Is Spoiled Rotten 大佬的恶毒前妻觉醒后，被宠上天 One More Billion Bites, Please再吃亿口叭Modern Romance408k WordsCompleted [Reborn in the 1970s + sweet romance + slow-paced devotion as she raises her husband and children + face-slapping the scumbag and his mistress + blackening the original heroine + pure satisfaction!] (The rating has only just come in, so it may be a little low at first. It’ll rise later. Updates are steady, so feel free to dive in.) [Top graduate and class monitor of the Men’s Virtue Program vs. a bright, bold little firecracker who’s spoiled rotten and proud of it] Only after Zhu Mingyue died di 10.3kReads8.0Score81814d adds

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    The male lead is a handsome, intelligent, and successful engineer in a factory. The female lead is reborn, pregnant, and raises a super cute baby. It's a sweet but not cloying little romance novel with a heartwarming plot and everyday family life. "Zhu Mingyue." His voice was slightly hoarse as he called her by her full name: "The reason you've been arguing with me about divorce lately is that man, isn't it?" "Gu Yanzhou, are you insulting my taste? 😂😂😂😂"

16. 216 资 The Reborn Capitalist Heiress Is Doted on by Her Military Officer Husband 资本家大小姐重生军官老公掌心宠 Yan Xingyan言星妍Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Historical Setting + Joining the Army Husband on an Island + Reborn + Young Lady + Sweet Romance + Everyday Life] [Alternate setting, 1960s] [Flirtatious, high-maintenance heroine and rough, arrogant hero] Shen Yitang thought there must be something seriously wrong with her. She had spent five years disliking Gu Huaizheng, but after he died, she spent a full ten years missing him. She missed the strong arms that had protected her in the catastrophic flood, and the safe haven he had built for he 18.9kReads7.9Score1.5k14d adds

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    The pinnacle of period fiction!! ① The female lead is an absolute beauty. To avoid being demoted, she goes on a blind date with the male lead, with whom she was betrothed since childhood. The male lead initially resists the marriage. However, a chance glance at her from the window makes him fall in love at first sight. Knowing she likes the refined older brother, he pretends to be cultured. After the marriage, when the female lead realizes she's been deceived, he forcibly takes her... The third book gets progressively rougher towards the end!! The second book, "What do you want, officer? I want to marry you!" The third book, "Sweetie, be good~ hold me tight...!" [Vomit][angry]!!

17. 217 带 I Bring My Pocket Dimension to the 1970s, Snacking on Sunflower Seeds to Get By 带着空间穿七零，磕着瓜子混日子 Clear, Clear Handwriting清晰笔笔Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Synopsis: Parallel world + top-tier hunk. Female lead: Sheng Wanyan. Male lead: Gu Tingxiao. Every night, Sheng Wanyan, living in 2026, has the same dream. Everything in it is gray and dreary. The streets are full of skinny people in patched clothes, yet everyone looks full of energy. Mud houses are everywhere, and people have to work in the fields to earn work points just to get enough to eat. Terrified, she quickly sells off her belongings and stockpiles supplies to prepare. “Hey! What are you 28.5kReads9.2Score3.2k14d adds
18. 218 七 The 1970s: After PUAing My Awful In-Laws, I Gave Up Trying 七零：她PUA极品婆家后摆烂了 One Two Mione贰miModern Romance379k WordsCompleted A retired special forces soldier and successful businessman, Su Su had already reached the pinnacle of life. Then she woke up one day and found herself back before the reforms. On her very first day, she ended up in bed with her good-for-nothing husband, leaving her feeling utterly defeated and full of resentment. Luckily, her husband was handsome, so she could put up with his other flaws for now. Su Su began her grand campaign of manipulation and empty promises. There was no way she was going t 737Reads7.4Score10514d adds

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    ⭐️First book: After being reborn, the younger sister chose the "phoenix man" (a man from a poor background who achieves success) from her previous life, while the female lead chose a wealthy, spoiled husband. The female lead just wanted to live a carefree life; her husband always gave her money💰 and occasionally didn't come home—it was so great! But soon she discovered her husband had changed; he loved coming home and was clingy towards her. 🌟Second book: The female lead transmigrates to the 1970s. She hears her in-laws are all awful. Watch as "I" use psychological manipulation techniques and empty promises to completely win over her mother-in-law and sisters-in-law. Even her good-for-nothing husband obediently goes to work, and their business thrives!👍

19. 219 八 In the 1980s, I Opened My Eyes and Pounced on the Broad-Shouldered, Slim-Waisted, Cold Military Officer 八零睁眼就扑倒宽肩细腰高冷军少 Huo Lanshan霍澜山Modern Romance363k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Satisfying Revenge, No Taking Abuse + Devoted Hero + Putting Scumbags in Their Place + Family Life + Officers + Commanders + King of Soldiers] When Shen Xia wakes up after getting a second chance at life, there’s a man with an eight-pack beside her, his arm wrapped around her waist. She tries to slip away quietly, but he pulls her closer until their noses are almost touching. “Don’t move.” He holds her wrist, leaving no room for resistance. She lies against his strong chest 2.4kReads—Score17814d adds

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    🌈The male lead is a charmingly roguish young man from a wealthy family. The female lead marries into his family and becomes their darling. The male lead falls in love at first sight. Fu Ye calls over his orderly, Gangzi: "Protect your sister-in-law and bring her home!" Gangzi: "Brother, do you know what your sister-in-law's name is?" Fu Ye: "Find her even if you have to dig three feet into the ground! Find out whose daughter she is!"

20. 220 生 Five Babies? The Little Sweetheart Has Had Enough and Wants a Divorce 生五胎？小娇娇被欺负狠了要离婚 Qian Jiu钱久Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Military Marriage in the 1980s + Both Reborn + Devoted Couple + Lots of Kids + Sweet and Soft Heroine, Strong and Virile Hero] Unable to stand her husband plowing her like an ox every day, Xu Huanyan angrily demands a divorce. But just after she takes their three children back to her parents’ home, she hears that her husband died while saving someone. From then on, Xu Huanyan raises the three little ones alone, while pregnant with another baby, and both her husband’s family and her own join for 144Reads8.3Score—14d adds
21. 221 惊 Shocking! After Transmigrating into a Book, I Became the Child's Mother 惊爆！穿书后我成了孩子他妈 Granny Ni妮嬷嬷Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Original title: The 1980s: Commander, Your Baby Is from Ten Years in the Future [Period drama transmigration + marriage first, love later + family life + adorable baby + marriage to bring good fortune] The instant she receives her college admission letter, Qi Shiyu finds herself standing at the gates of a school in 1985. She's become a high school senior, with only three months left before the college entrance exams. She's transmigrated into a book. She thought she'd been cast as an insignifican 32.8kReads7.9Score5.1k14d adds

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    1. The female lead abandoned her husband [actually, it was for the college entrance exam, and she couldn't afford to raise the child], sending her son directly to the army so he could find his father. However, the son turned out to be a spoiled, dark-hearted little boy who always thought he was a girl. His father only realized the misunderstanding when he bathed him. The next day, the father shaved the baby's cute long curly hair bald and replaced his fashionable clothes with ugly ones. The baby, unable to bear it, held a grudge in a little notebook and called his mother to complain, saying he wanted to stay with his father after the divorce. 2. The male lead: "Your amateur team can beat my top lawyer?" The baby: "Dad, why are you kneeling to talk to me?" 3. A hoodlum named Xie Huai suddenly appeared with his four-year-old son, Jiang Cheng. This seemingly arrogant man suffered from a strong sense of inferiority due to his humble origins and had never dared to contact the female lead during the four years he raised his son alone. 4. The female lead abandoned her husband and child, and the male lead raised the child alone. After their divorce, they met again, and the male lead barged into her home, using the child as leverage to try and reconcile with her. There was absolutely no misunderstanding between the two leads. The kid is so cute, and he works together with the male lead. I seriously suspect he's in cahoots with the male lead, just to lure his mom back home [laughing and crying emoji].

22. 222 不 Behave Yourself, Fourth Young Master, You're Out! 不乖，四少你出局了！ Not So Dark Under the Lamp灯下不黑黑Modern Romance354k WordsCompleted [Sweet and obedient heroine x spoiled rich heir] [Domineering pursuit x rekindled romance x groveling pursuit x happy ending] - The day she married into the Jiang family, the snow had just stopped. He Yang sat in the lounge while the makeup artists eyed her custom-made, outrageously expensive wedding dress and whispered, “Every stitch of this wedding is costly, except the bride.” The sky was clear blue, drones circled overhead, and a few words appeared: “Jiang Siye, I bet you’ll be divorced with 30.6kReads8.7Score2.8k14d adds
23. 223 金 A Golden Marriage 金婚 IMCModern Romance442k WordsCompleted One is a fool in everyone's eyes, the other a young hoodlum in the village's eyes. Yet fate ties them together. Zhou Xing always thought himself above others, but never imagined he'd marry a fool and fill a whole house with children, boys and girls alike. What's more, in this life and the next, and the life after that, he only wants to be with her. At first, Li Zhi'an was terrified of living under the same roof as Zhou Xing, that bad man. Gradually, she came to accept him. In the end, she decide 14.4kReads9.3Score1.4k14d adds

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    This is the daily life of a thug and a fool [eating melon emoji]. The male lead is a thug but has no money. He started living alone at fifteen. The female lead has the intelligence of a child, but she will gradually grow up later.

24. 224 八 After Losing Her Memory in the 1980s, a Street Loafer Shows Up at Her Door with a Child! 八零失忆后，街溜子带娃找上门！ Ping An'an苹安安Modern Romance436k WordsCompleted Complete. Jiang Cheng's peaceful life is shattered when a father and son show up at her door with scowls on their faces! She looks at the man, who's got a real roughneck vibe, then at the little boy who looks exactly like she did as a child. The little boy reaches out and calls for a hug in his babyish voice. Before Jiang Cheng's brain can catch up, her hands have already picked him up. Inside, she lets out a scream: When on earth did I have a kid?! Well, they're already here. And she has to adm 4.2kReads8.7Score23714d adds
25. 225 七 1970s System: The Female Supporting Character Kneels and Begs the Villain Not to Die 七零系统：女配跪下求反派别死 Mint Island Feather薄荷岛羽Modern Romance416k WordsCompleted [Sign-in System + Seventies + Transmigrate Into a Book + Villainess + Antagonist + Patriotism + Sweet Romance] The heroine and hero are not on the same household register! They are not related by blood! Ruan Su transmigrated into an early-era period novel. In the eyes of the ruthless heroine, she was a thorn in her side; she was the hero’s fiancée, and a wicked, spoiled villainess destined to die. To save her own life, Ruan Su agreed to the System’s demand: protect the antagonist and keep him fr 607Reads8.5Score10014d adds

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    🌟A rebirth story set in a historical period. The female lead isn't a saint, and the male lead is a fierce wolf who can take down a wild boar with a single punch.🌟The 1970s + transmigration + female supporting character + villain + sign-in system. The male lead is incredibly doting on the female lead, buying her whatever she wants. The interactions between the male and female leads are super sweet.🌟A historical period + transmigration + female supporting character. The male and female leads have straightforward personalities. The male lead is the village chief's youngest son, the village's leader, and a pure-hearted romantic with only the female lead in his mind.

26. 226 离 Two Years After Our Divorce, My Ex-Husband Returns with Our Child, Begging to Reconcile 离婚两年后，前夫带崽求复合 Emma Zi艾玛字Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [A Woman Who Hardens Her Heart] X [A Man Who Can't Let Go] [Both inexperienced in love + marriage first, love later + groveling for his wife + rekindled romance + raising a child + happy ending] Mingzhu married Mo Shangqian at twenty-one, hoping to build a future with him. At twenty-three, she divorced him, wanting nothing more than never to cross paths again. The first time they met after the divorce. A man grabbed Mingzhu by the wrist. “We need to talk.” Mingzhu said, “Director Mo, we’re divo 10.1kReads8.6Score75514d adds
27. 227 快 Quick Transmigration: Absolute Clarity 快穿：绝对清醒 Young Master Lan公子澜Modern Romance556k WordsCompleted [Clear-Headed Villainess + Sophisticated Self-Interested Charmer + No Fixed Couple + Alternate Universe] Everyone is a pawn, and she is the one pulling the strings. Chi Yan: "I'll be the one laughing last." World One: Alternate-History Era On the fishing platform, the willing take the bait. World Two: Alternate-History Era There is no such thing as absolute sincerity, only absolute self-interest. World Three: Alternate-Universe Port Mafia The flower blooming amid absolute evil will become the sh 16.2kReads8.6Score1.1k14d adds

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    🍒The first book features a male lead who's a slacker—his family is incredibly wealthy. After the female lead's family goes bankrupt, she's given to him by her stepmother! The female lead speaks a foreign language and is extremely beautiful, while the male lead has a low level of education but is at least a factory manager. Initially, everyone doubts their relationship, but later…

28. 228 野 Savage Domination 野蛮压制 Yun Zijin妘子衿Modern Romance202k WordsCompleted [Cool, aloof designer x gloomy, sensitive financier] [Flirtatious pursuit + forced romance + sexual tension + both leads’ firsts + obsessive love] Wen Huan has set her sights on a prey everyone in the capital looks up to. Lou Jingyan, head of a top luxury family empire, is breathtakingly handsome, cold, and abstinent. He has relied on a wheelchair and cane for years. She assumed he’d be a difficult man to win over, and had braced herself for the challenge. Then, amid the chaos, the dignified man 11.8kReads9.2Score1.5k14d adds

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    The male lead is a petty hoodlum, a paranoid, and only loves the female lead.

29. 229 野 A Stray Dog in a Cage 野狗入笼 I Am an Immortal Maiden我本仙姑Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing The second master of the Duan family had been a fearsome man whom everyone avoided since childhood. He even admitted himself that he was a heartless beast. Then one day, he found a girl in a remote little county town, as innocent and pure as a blank sheet of paper. Only afterward did he realize that you didn't need blades or spears to tame a beast. All it took was one little glance from her, and he would behave. Second Master Duan thought there was nothing in the world he couldn't get. Until one 6.2kReads8.0Score48414d adds
30. 230 京 A Fog Too Dense to Cross in the Capital 京雾难渡 Not Green Rabbit不绿兔Modern Romance244k WordsCompleted [Cool, stubborn heroine x vicious troublemaker] [Beijing elite circle x forced love x broken up and reunited x angsty melodrama with a happy ending] When Song Qingwu broke up with Zong Yu, she did it decisively. He didn't try to stop her at all. He just stood with his back to her, smoking on the balcony. “Think it through. I don't get back together with ex-girlfriends.” Song Qingwu nodded. “I know.” Maybe he was embarrassed because she was the one who dumped him, or maybe her answer had come to 41.1kReads8.6Score4.5k14d adds
31. 231 七 The Lovely Military Wife of the 1970s 七零年代俏军嫂 Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut栗子栗子栗栗子Modern Romance398k WordsCompleted [No Golden Finger + No Business Ventures + No Buying a Courtyard House] Wen Yu and Shao Wen Ye are complete opposites: one is a pampered young woman from Shanghai, the other a soldier stationed at the border. They have nothing in common, yet their parents' arranged marriage binds them together. Little do they know, this is exactly what Wen Yu wants. To marry the man she's been dreaming about, Wen Yu travels thousands of miles to the southwestern border. At first, Shao Wen Ye takes things as they 8.5kReads8.9Score48914d adds

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    Wen Yu is a pampered young woman from Shanghai who marries the male lead, who is stationed on the frontier. Due to an arranged marriage by her parents, she is treated as someone to live with for convenience. Despite her spoiled nature, she is not one to be bullied. After her love is unrequited and she chooses to leave, the male lead regrets his decision.

32. 232 穿 I Transmigrated Into a Book Set in the 1990s: Marrying a Thug and Counting My Cash 穿书九零：嫁个混子数钱钱 Awake Beneath the Starry Night星夜未成眠Modern Romance533k WordsCompleted [Period setting + no golden finger + no pocket dimension + mutually faithful romance + marriage before love + love grows over time] [Not a feel-good story + don’t read if you dislike it + no responsibility for your blood pressure] Su Xingyu transmigrates into a book set in the 1990s and becomes the vicious supporting heroine who gets her entire family killed! Step one after transmigrating into a book: stay away from the male lead and set her sights on her notorious hooligan fiancé instead. After 393Reads7.3Score10314d adds

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    A period drama, the male lead is a hoodlum, but his family is well-off and he can earn money on his own!

33. 233 丧 The Zombies Are Rising, and the Ginseng Ancestor Has Gone Legit! 丧尸崛起了，人参老祖转正啦！ Damn Tears该死的泪Sci-Fi & Apocalypse376k WordsCompleted [Romance + a secondary couple + spatial storage for supplies + male and female leads as foils to each other + zombies + mutated plants + mutated animals] (A heads-up: This isn’t your typical System story. The System is selfish and wants you to be well, but it’s also afraid you’ll do too well!) A laid-back ginseng spirit was forced to undergo a heavenly tribulation. In a puff of smoke, it became Yin Qingqing, an ordinary passerby in another world. System: From now on, you need to help the male an 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I've been reading too many historical fiction novels lately, so I've recently switched to something different. For those of you who, like me, are turning to post-apocalyptic stories, you might want to check this out! If you have any good historical fiction recommendations, feel free to suggest the best one.

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