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1. 151 商 Mr. Shang, Take It Easy on Our Wedding Night! 商先生，新婚请节制！ Jie Jie芥婕Modern Romance509k WordsCompleted (Marriage first, love later + A gentle, slow-burn sweet romance) (Signed for publication) At twenty-seven, Wen Xi accidentally learns that she isn’t her parents’ biological daughter. Overnight, she has new parents, and even her fiancé changes. Her new fiancé, Shang Chen, is renowned in Beijing for being stern, cold, and taciturn. Everyone holds him in awe. People in their social circle all say that this newlywed couple, brought together halfway through life, probably won’t amount to much and won 66.4kReads9.1Score6.8kShelves

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   I've been following this book recently, and the plot and pacing are excellent. It's one of the rare books I've read lately with really good writing.

2. 152 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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   The female lead is a fresh graduate at a major internet company, working as a goofy content moderator. Due to a mistake in her content moderation, the male lead is reassigned to her company. The male lead comes from a high-ranking official family and, despite his young age, has a very traditional, old-fashioned demeanor, but he becomes incredibly flirtatious and talkative around the female lead.

3. 153 在 Growing Up in My Uncle’s Arms 在小叔怀里长大 Tu Shiqi兔拾柒Modern Romance177k WordsCompleted The year Yu Ci was born, the late-blooming cherry blossoms at Yuyuan were at their finest, clusters of flowers in full bloom, their delicate pink petals seeming ready to fall. Fu Zeyi, who lived at Yuyuan, gave her the childhood name Songyue. The moon hung before the pines, shining on the crimson cherry blossoms. When Yu Ci was fourteen, her parents died one after the other. Candlelight flickered in the ancestral hall, and not a sound was heard. Fu Zeyi sat in the seat of honor in the main hall. 18.4kReads9.6Score2.3kShelves
4. 154 恨 Poems of a Sea of Hate: Bewitched 恨海诗：惊情 Matchmaker's Score红娘一谱Eastern Fantasy136k WordsOngoing [Devoted Couples + Powerful Leads + Immortality + Historical Fantasy + Romance + Fantasy] On their wedding night, someone sent them a Sea of Hatred Stone as a gift. After coming into contact with it, the heroine Hanhai fell into an illusion controlled by the stone. Whenever her mind wandered, she was plunged into endless illusions. As love and hatred became tangled together, Hanhai gradually lost herself. The hero, Qilian, became immortal after accidentally eating a spirit herb. Qilian was not t 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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   🌩️That bag contains this top-tier fantasy romance novel! I don't understand why such a good book isn't more popular! 🌈🌈This book has a novel premise, smooth writing, and is incredibly immersive. These three points alone put it ahead of most books. Read it with confidence; you'll definitely be satisfied.

5. 155 软 Sweet Little Dimples 软甜小酒窝 Shu Wan疏挽Modern Romance226k WordsCompleted Everyone at A University says Professor Jiang is cold and intimidating, but the moment Shen Ruanxi comes up, Jiang Huaiyu becomes gentle and warm. So the female college students started getting bolder about gossiping and shipping them. “Look, it’s Winnie the Pooh with his butt sticking out! Professor Jiang actually uses such a childish phone case. His wife picked it! It has to be his wife!” Jiang Huaiyu and Shen Ruanxi wore matching couple rings, and someone spotted them that very night. “They’r 4.3kReads9.2Score423Shelves

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   🔥✨Teacher Jiang Huaiyu is usually aloof and stern, but he becomes gentle when he talks about Shen Ruanxi. The female college students gossiped and discovered they had matching phone cases, couple rings, and Jiang Huaiyu's adorable gaze towards Shen Ruanxi. Jiang Huaiyu likes Shen Ruanxi because she's "too clumsy, she can't live without me."

6. 156 独 I Only Like You 独独喜欢你 Xian Mang弦芒Modern Romance541k WordsCompleted [Extra Sweet, No Angst] + [Mutual Firsts] + [Healing] + [Nine-Year Age Gap] Gu Ji, born into a family that favored boys over girls and initially named Gu Zhaodi, met a kindhearted man on a scorching summer day. The first time Gu Ji, from a small mountain village, left the mountains, she met the refined and distinguished Mr. Dan as soon as she stepped out of the train station. Seeing the girl walking all the way to school, the gentle, cultured man was moved to help her. Their chance encounters ov 3.5kReads9.3Score361Shelves
7. 157 诱 Falling Into Temptation 诱情陷落 Liu Liu Rice Candy溜溜米糖Modern Romance238k WordsCompleted [Important: Wife-chasing crematorium, powerful-family marriage, mutual secret crushes, fictional country, political and business dynasties, aloof political tycoon Qin Xun x soft yet strong actress Jiang Fuxi, sharp-fanged little-rabbit actress x powerful tycoon, the white moonlight is a misunderstanding.] “How could I possibly like someone like Jiang Fuxi?” On the first day of her marriage to Qin Xun, Jiang Fuxi heard him talking on the phone with his uncle outside the bedroom. His haughty, nonc 452Reads6.6Score—Shelves
8. 158 疯 Crazy Flirting Is the Only Way to Make It Exciting 疯撩，才够带劲 Drink Up the Winds and Moonlight饮尽风月Modern Romance588k WordsCompleted [Both leads are faithful to each other + Equally matched + Intensely flirtatious + Extra sweet] [A billionaire family head with a max-level love brain] vs. [A dazzling, proud young lady who’s sharp-tongued but soft-hearted] Mo Zhenyue was born into the Mo family, the foremost of the four great families of Shengjing. Raised in luxury from childhood, she was the apple of everyone’s eye. She was also stunningly beautiful, as if favored by the heavens. Everyone thought that for a woman like her, lov 5.2kReads9.3Score623Shelves
9. 159 偿 Fulfilling a Wish 偿愿 Tu Shiqi兔拾柒Modern Romance312k WordsCompleted The first time Xu Yanqing met Qi Yuan, he was leaning over a pool table with his cue, smoothly clearing the table in a beautiful run. Raising an eyebrow, he asked, “Which Yuan?” The young woman curved her lips into a smile. “The Yuan in ‘may all your wishes come true.’” Little did they know, her words would prove prophetic. That character became a dream he would later hate with gritted teeth, yet be unable to let go of. Years later, they reunited under circumstances neither of them could have fo 3.8kReads8.7Score359Shelves

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   A story about a high-ranking official 💗 [shy]

10. 160 体 In the System: My Wife Is My Master Plan 体制内：我的太太是我的步步为营 Ink Cloud Rabbit墨云兔Modern Romance471k WordsCompleted My wife is young and sweet, my bottom line, and the reason I plan every step so carefully. They fall for each other. An age-gap romance where they dote on each other. Working hard, livestreaming, voice acting: which one is the real you? Simply put, it's a love story between two people who are exactly each other's type. A note: All positions and events in this story belong to a parallel world. Please don't relate them to real life. Love you all~ 1.2kReads7.8Score100Shelves

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    It's quite realistic, except the male lead's surname is Wang.

11. 161 京 Passionate Love in the Capital and Hong Kong 京港浓情 Soft Sheng软笙Modern Romance401k WordsCompleted [He secretly loved her + both leads are each other’s first, one-on-one romance + age gap, powerful man from the Hong Kong, Macau, and capital social circles x delicate college student] Chu Zhi had been adrift since the day she was born, until the Bo family took her in. To survive in the Bo household, she had no choice but to spend every day currying favor with the young master of the Bo family. The young master was handsome, but a little mean. He was always picking on her for the sake of another 2.8kReads8.3Score285Shelves
12. 162 为 Softening His Heart for Her 为她心软 Yan Yan LI炎炎LIModern Romance193k WordsCompleted An age gap of 20+ years: a proper, upright older man and a quirky young woman Su Niannian has never forgotten the person she’s kept in her heart for years: her former brother-in-law. She wonders if there’s any way to make him fall for her. 3.6kReads8.7Score232Shelves

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    Both of them are!!!

13. 163 欲 The Taking 欲夺 Fei Yiqi费轶祺Modern Romance359k WordsCompleted [Extreme push and pull + flirtatious games + BE, proceed with caution] Fei Yu had seen women try to seduce his good third brother, Fei Xiaochuan, before. But Xia Shu was the first one who’d also had a history with him. Fei Yu admitted that men were born bad, and that he had a bit of a cruel streak. He would even offer her pointers now and then on her grand plan. “He doesn’t like red.” “If you want to seduce Fei Xiaochuan, you’ll have to put in some effort to learn what he likes.” “He has his own 1.7kReads9.0Score154Shelves
14. 164 嗜 Yearning for Tang 嗜棠 Lucky Star Little Ha财星小哈Modern Romance380k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + sweet and doting + childhood sweethearts + age gap + made for each other + happy ending] After the Shen family of the capital had three sons, they finally welcomed a little girl. As the only daughter in the family, she was pampered like a princess from the day she was born. Before she turned ten, wherever the little girl went, the young master of the Shi family was sure to be trailing behind her. Sometimes, he even scooped her up in his arms. After she turned ten, whenev 55.3kReads9.0Score8.1kShelves
15. 165 离 After the Divorce, My Bodyguard Ex-Husband Became a Tycoon 离婚后，保镖前夫他成了财阀大佬 Pei Ruoyun裴若云Modern Romance694k WordsCompleted [A spoiled heiress with nothing but money and beauty vs. an exceptionally capable bodyguard bent on revenge who gets tangled up in her instead (angsty romance, both leads have no other partners)] “I’m bleeding… Can you see? I’m bleeding.” He spent four years lying low by her side under the guise of her personal bodyguard. On the day his long-awaited revenge was complete, she collapsed, staining the snow white with blood. He hated her. From the very first day he came to work for her, he had wante 15.7kReads8.0Score901Shelves
16. 166 穿 Transmigrate Across Mountains and Seas Just to Meet You 穿越山海，只为遇见你 Liu Suisui柳岁岁Modern Romance653k WordsCompleted [A man accustomed to power lowering his head for love, 13-year age gap, sweet romance, devoted couple] He is a powerful figure with deep connections in the government. She graduated from a well-known university in Shanghai, gave up a high-paying job, and returned to take the civil service exam for a low-level post. An unexpected encounter at a meeting brought her into his orbit, and he fell helplessly in love. The misunderstandings caused by their 13-year age gap and the differences in their sta 5.4kReads8.0Score496Shelves

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    The more you watch, the more captivating it becomes. Both Secretary Zhao and Secretary Cheng have their own unique charm!

17. 167 哥 My Brother's Rose Was Forcefully Stolen 哥哥的玫瑰被强势掠夺 Sleeping Shadow眠影Modern Romance3.5M WordsOngoing [Romance and political intrigue / Love seized by force / Coercive romance / Angsty with a little sweetness / Obsessive hero ★ Extreme possessiveness ★ Devoted love] P.S. The hero is strong, the heroine is weak. Lu Nianchen gets into Beiwudance Academy, the school of her dreams. On the night she arrives, her older brother, Lu Chengyou, brings her to a glittering, illusory banquet. Amid the dazzling lights, the girl catches a glimpse of a tall man with sharp, penetrating features as he walks into 2.3kReads8.4Score116Shelves
18. 168 唯 Only Jing 唯京主义 Twelve Twelve十二点十二Modern Romance441k WordsCompleted The short drama is now streaming: The Spoiled Heiress of Hong Kong City x The Powerhouse of the Capital *One-on-one romance, both leads are each other’s one and only, push and pull with mutual flirting, happy ending &When they meet again, she is wearing a long black velvet dress with a thigh-high slit, leaning lazily against the railing on the bar’s second floor. Her eyes are lowered as she coolly watches the wild crowd dancing in the hall below. As if she spots someone, a playful smile curls h 40.1kReads9.2Score4.4kShelves

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    ① A novel featuring high-ranking officials, with both the male and female leads being strong figures. One is a proud young lady from Hong Kong, the other a wealthy young master from Beijing. Their ambiguous and entangled relationship is exactly what I like to read. ② She had a previous marriage and waited six years. She thought they would have a peaceful and stable marriage, but little did she know that what awaited her was everyone's ridicule.

19. 169 深 A Deeply Devoted Temptation 深情诱引 Bird Pine Rice鸟松米Modern Romance676k WordsCompleted A novel in the Niaosongmi Universe: Deep Affection and Allure. The short drama The Height of Summer, a special story about the eldest brother and sister-in-law, is now online. [Love after an arranged marriage, a regretful husband’s pursuit of his wife, one-on-one romance, both devoted only to each other] [Gentle, cool-headed ophthalmologist vs. devoted, wayward young master] Lin Yuxi used to think Zhou Yanjing was a carefree playboy with a fickle heart. Only after they married did she learn just 92.8kReads9.2Score7.9kShelves
20. 170 她 She Drew the Gods Down from Heaven 她引神明坠落 Autumn Firefly秋流萤Modern Romance243k WordsCompleted Shen Daiyi comes from a prominent medical family in Jingbei. That year, her usually low-key mother suddenly holds a birthday banquet, drawing greetings from all the great families and landing Shen Daiyi a blind date. It’s snowing softly on the day of the date. The person she once had a crush on as a girl is seated beside her blind date. Like a snow-capped peak, like a god from the heavens, the man is just as he was back then: refined, extraordinary, and beyond reach, the sort no one would dare l 31.7kReads9.3Score3.9kShelves
21. 171 爱 Love Is No Myth 爱情没有神话 A Brief Taste, Then Gone浅尝辄逝Modern Romance121k WordsCompleted Contemporary Romance, Powerful Families, Domineering CEO, Reunited After Years Apart, Obsessive and Cunning, Urban Romance The novel Layer Upon Layer of Forest, All Dyed in Ink is also known as Love Is No Myth. At 28, Qiao Zilin is a single woman making her way through the surging currents of city life. Perceptive and self-possessed, she is used to keeping her feelings hidden behind a composed exterior. Childhood sweethearts for more than twenty years, she and Ji Zai'an went from youthful ties 169Reads—Score120Shelves

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    Snow is falling in northern Beijing tonight; love has no myths. Similar novel recommendations:

22. 172 京 The Powerful Tycoon of Beijing Waited All Night at the Civil Affairs Bureau for Me, His Twice-Married Bride 京圈大佬在民政局等一夜二婚的我 Wu Ximo吾西墨Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After something terrible happened to her as a child, 26-year-old Jiang Wan Ning developed a fear of men. She didn't want her parents to worry, so she could only enter a marriage of convenience. After a year, she divorced and married up, and her fear of men was cured. Lu Jingshen, 35, was transferred to Wanan City to take up a leadership position. The youngest and most doted-on in his family, he had always made them worry about his marriage. They never expected him to marry a divorced woman! The 14.6kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
23. 173 京 A Young Dream in the Capital at Night 京夜稚梦 White Jade Robe白玉衫Modern Romance128k WordsOngoing * A powerful man from one of the capital's great families X a female star who rose to fame for her beauty and traditional crafts * A refined, devoted, fatherly man X a pure, alluring, proud beauty from Jiangnan * “The Capital's Tyrant King” X “Jiangnan's Daji” [Ten-year age gap, fatherly male lead, warm family life among powerful clans, top-tier wealthy families, devoted to each other, sweet romance, traditional crafts, Eastern aesthetics, younger uncle, ensemble cast from the capital's elite ci 3.9kReads8.1Score562Shelves

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    It's really super good; the second book is a sequel to the first.

24. 174 浮 A Life Adrift in the Clouds! 浮生萦云！ A Brief Taste, Then Gone浅尝辄逝Ancient Romance131k WordsOngoing Ancient-style xianxia x past lives and present life x scheming, obsessive love interest x tragic romance Floating Life Entwined with Clouds (also known as Floating Life Entwined with Clouds!) <Happiness waits quietly, while turmoil lies in wait. When a fragile mortal must enter a world of gods and demons, the dangers she faces are far more daunting than saving a lovesick devil. He and she sway between illusion and obsession, traversing cycle after cycle of memories. It is all like a mellow, into 221Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 175 不 No Match for Tenderness 不敌温柔 Jiujiu Cat纠纠猫Modern Romance241k WordsCompleted [Clear-Headed Model and Gentle Tycoon] He did not believe in gods or Buddha. He believed in her. He prayed to them only for her. After Qiu Yiwan left, Huai Yuan'an, who had never liked going to temples, made an unprecedented trip there all by himself. - Later, she asked for nothing and wished for nothing. She breathed in the temple's sandalwood incense and listened to its bells, finding peace in her heart. She was willing to believe that the gods and Buddha had favored her that year, and that H 1.3kReads9.2Score145Shelves
26. 176 萧 Master Xiao, Your Little Temptress Is Flirting with You Again 萧爷，你的小妖精又撩火了 Little Peach.小小桃.Modern Romance563k WordsCompleted [Glamorous beauty Shen Li vs. dignified business tycoon Xiao Sui. Mutual flirting, sweet romance, and a devoted one-on-one couple] Once the king of the military district, he took off his uniform after a mission. He put on a suit, entered the business world, and became Master Xiao, a man feared by everyone in the capital. Noble and composed. Decisive and ruthless. Those were all words that described him. Shen Li, a gorgeous beauty struggling at the bottom of the entertainment industry, found the 20kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves
27. 177 亲 We Already Kissed, and Now You're Telling Me I Flirted with the Wrong Person!? 亲都亲了，你跟我说撩错人了！？ Ruan Xiaolou阮小楼Modern Romance674k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + simmering romantic tension + sweet romance + magical space golden finger + winning her back] Pure, sweet, flirtatious beauty vs. refined, aloof, untouchable young military officer When Wen Qiao wakes up, she finds herself transmigrated into a novel set in a bygone era as a disposable villainess. The original character was the daughter of a high-ranking official in the capital’s military district, but she was switched at birth with the heroine and wasn’t brought back f 22.4kReads8.6Score2.9kShelves

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    She's a very honest and straightforward girl. Unexpectedly, she dated a rich second-generation heir. Her family disapproved, and they broke up after five years. Her parents then introduced her to a government official—powerful, influential, and handsome—and she especially liked him; it was love at first sight. They got married soon? They seem very sweet.

28. 178 超 So Charming! The Delicate Beauty of the Seventies in His Arms Has the Rugged Man Smitten 超会！七零娇娇在怀，糙汉沦陷了 Jun Zhetang君折糖Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted (Complete) [Adoring wife + rugged man + reborn to dote on her husband + building a fortune + both devoted to each other + sweet HE] After being reborn, Jiang Xin wanted to do only two things. Make money with Lu Gan, then have a child with him. But she never expected Lu Gan to be so vigorous. Not only did they make a fortune, they also had a whole lot of children! Jiang Xin: My husband is amazing! Lu Gan both loved and feared the sweet young wife he'd just married. He loved how sweetly she spoke 3.3kReads9.2Score270Shelves

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    It's incredibly sweet and adorable; the story is captivating from the very beginning, the kind that you can't stop watching once you start.

29. 179 昼 Reckless Days and Nights 昼夜荒唐 Seven-Color Little Wind Chime七色小风铃Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted [Flirtatious Playboy vs. Gentle, Elegant Doctor] [One Couple, Both Chaste + Marriage First, Love Later + Fake Stand-In + Secret Crush + The Ex-Wife Gets Her Revenge] He Wen Zhou and Li Wan'an's marriage began with one man falling for her looks and one woman having nowhere else to turn. But people say He Wenzhou chose Li Wan'an only because her face resembles his first love, the woman he held dear. He just wanted a stand-in to amuse himself. - The rumors are raging. Someone asks He Wenzhou, “Mr. 8.3kReads8.2Score532Shelves
30. 180 重 Reborn as a Top-Tier Star Heiress: The Rich Fight Over Me 重生商界顶流千金：豪门疯抢 Light-Sugar Jinjin微糖金金Modern Romance581k WordsCompleted [Revenge against scumbags + forced possession + reborn heroine + romantic rivals competing] [Sweet-faced, scheming seductress × unhinged heir / abstinent CEO / rugged military king / refined but depraved bureau chief / financial predator] [In her past life, she was abandoned by her own family, betrayed by the one she loved, and bullied and framed, until she lost her reputation and died with bitterness in her heart!] [Reborn in the year 2000, Li Muan returns from the ashes with memories steeped i 585Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is addictive! I was told to just skim it, but I was woken up by the female lead's outrageous tactic of "using enemy resources to support her own team." Turns out, being legal and compliant is the ultimate way to feel good.

31. 181 机 Captain, Please Route Around the Thunderstorm 机长先生，雷雨请绕飞 Zhao Le昭乐Modern Romance383k WordsCompleted [Aloof, proud commercial airline captain x sweet-voiced, beautiful air traffic controller. She has a longtime crush on him; they marry first and fall in love later. The print edition goes on sale February 28; the short drama is already out.] Before she was urged to go on a blind date, Meng Liyue never imagined the man she was meeting was the person she’d secretly loved since her student days. She had written his name countless times in her diary. After she married him, everyone thought Meng Liy 41.2kReads9.6Score4.8kShelves
32. 182 小 The Little Fox’s Flirtatious Ways 小狐狸的钓系日常 Fairy Qian仙女倩Modern Romance319k WordsCompleted [Face-slapping and punishing scumbags + flirting + younger bad-boy puppy boyfriend + both leads’ first time + second male lead gets the girl] [Beautiful, cool comic artist VS handsome, roguish bar owner] Introduced by her family, Sheng Jiayi went on a blind date with Zhang Zijing and dated him for five years. On the eve of their wedding, just as they were about to make it official, she found out he had only used her as a trigger to bring his beloved back to the country. In five years of datin 161Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    The male lead has a buzz cut and will help the female lead climb the ranks, gradually making her someone who can stand shoulder to shoulder with him.

33. 183 陷 Fallen Rose: The Dark Moon and Her Counterattack 陷落玫瑰：黑月光与她的反杀局 Light-Sugar Jinjin微糖金金Modern Romance508k WordsCompleted [Revenge Against Scum] [Forced Possession] [Awakening to Her True Identity] [Rivalry for Her Affections] [One Woman, Four Men] [Sweet on the Outside, Dark and Scheming on the Inside, a Seductive Strategist × Her Possessive Adoptive Brother / Abstinent CEO / Gentle Young Nobleman / Capitalist Predator] ▲ Her true identity awakens, and a bloody revenge begins Abandoned at an orphanage as a child, she was later molded by the Song family into a tool for a marriage alliance. She bides her time, turni 318Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 184 我 Me and the Roses Are Always at Your Princess's Service! 我与玫瑰，随时为公主待命！ Milky Candy Puff奶糖酥Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available. Search for Sweet Mist on any platform to buy it.] [One-on-one sweet romance, doting with no limits] Zhou Jin, captain of the criminal investigation team, is unruly and wild. He hates being pestered more than anything and has no patience for comforting people. Yet after one mission, he made an exception and took a young woman into his home. The next day, everyone on the team was whispering: Would the girl get yelled into tears by Captain Zhou? She did cry, all 41.9kReads9.6Score6.3kShelves
35. 185 浮 Quicksand 浮沙 Hu Jiao Zai Mie胡椒仔咩Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted First, Zhou Yang always thought Zhou Yan loved her. They had been secretly dating for three years, until she saw him standing before her with his girlfriend, who was already pregnant. Only then did Zhou Yang finally realize that he had never loved her. All he had ever offered her was deceit... When they met again, she was married, and he was consumed with jealousy. The man grabbed her hand and refused to let go. “Yangyang, come home with me...” Second, Jiang Yan and Zhou Yang's marriage was not 1.1kReads8.4Score106Shelves

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    "No More Beauties in Jingluo," "Floating Sand," and "Picking Stars" are all books I've read two or three times. Lin Di'er's writing is exceptional; the plots are suspenseful and unpredictable. Scottish Fold Cat's military novels are also quite good.

36. 186 婚 Indulged After Marriage 婚后宠溺主义 PianlineModern Romance256k WordsCompleted Years of careful planning / Age gap / Both leads are each other’s first and only love / Powerful government-family background *Gentle, well-behaved sweetheart vs. doting, husband-material older man *Tourism bureau guide & impeccably well-connected scion of Beijing’s elite At twenty-one, Shi Ye graduated from university. She had no grand ambitions. A simple, stable life was enough for her. But the marriage agreement with Zhou Junheng, and the position he held, meant her wish to be an ordinary, un 5.2kReads8.3Score559Shelves
37. 187 越 Crossing the Line to Fan the Flames 越界撩火 Milky Candy Puff奶糖酥Modern Romance287k WordsCompleted (Complete) [Age gap + abstinent older man steals his younger brother’s fiancée + sweet romance + devoted couple] [Distinguished, mature gentleman and translation-industry heavyweight × adorable little fox who acts sweet and helpless in public] Xie Zhiyu of the capital’s Xie family is the most dazzling among the city’s elite. In everyone’s eyes, he’s famously refined and composed, disciplined and courteous. No one could have imagined that he would “steal” his younger brother’s fiancée. After Ming 6kReads9.3Score785Shelves
38. 188 她 Her Waist Is Soft and Her Lips Are Sweet! The Big Shot Loses Control and Falls for Her 她腰软唇甜！大佬失控沦陷 Romantic Fairy仙女多情Modern Romance379k WordsCompleted Short drama adaptation coming soon [Over-the-top Devotion | Powerful Man Bows His Head | Age Gap | Both Pure | Guiding Lover] Delicate, sweet-tempered inheritor of traditional crafts / Powerful, fatherly man The most outrageous thing Lin Wan ever did was spend that one night with Zhou Yanling. He was her ex-boyfriend’s boss, the powerful leader at the top, and the last person she should ever have gotten involved with. After that night, she did everything she could to draw a clear line between th 8.8kReads8.4Score898Shelves

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    Extreme possessiveness

39. 189 京 A Night in the Capital Is Hard to Escape: He Planned It All Along 京夜难逃，是他的蓄谋已久 Chi An'an池洝洝Modern Romance821k WordsCompleted [Powerful High-Ranking Official + Rekindled Romance + Reunion After Years Apart + Age Gap + Stealing Her Away + A Powerful Man Bows to Love] When she first met Zhou Jingyan, everyone warned her that he was cold and heartless, incapable of loving anyone, and that she should stay away from him. She refused to believe them, and ended up battered and broken. Years later, when they met again, she already had a boyfriend who cherished her beyond measure. In secret, Zhou Jingyan's eyes burned red wi 12.5kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves

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    [Laughing]❤️[Laughing] Secretary Zhou had been plotting this for a long time. A powerful figure within the system, an age gap, a reconciliation after a broken relationship, a long-awaited reunion, stealing someone's love, a superior bowing down for love—with so many exciting elements, who wouldn't love it! [Drooling][Drooling]

40. 190 拜 Gold-Digger Fan Shengmei, Spoiled by Meng Yancheng 拜金樊胜美，孟宴臣偏要宠 Xi Nuan October希暖十月Female-Channel Fanfiction419k WordsCompleted [The score's been kept low, so check the comments. You won't regret giving this a chance!] Fan Shengmei was weighed down by her family and became a shrewd gold digger. Meng Yancheng was the perfect specimen pinned to the wall. He suspected her motives for getting close to him and weighed the pros and cons, yet couldn't help being drawn to her. Fake socialite × real rich heir | Mutual salvation | Two formidable leads Fan Shengmei blooms from the dust, is reborn through love, and ultimately become 12.7kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves

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    🧅🧅Fan Shengmei wants to escape her exploitative family by marrying a rich man. When she is humiliated at a party for carrying a fake bag, Meng Yanchen helps her regain her dignity. He is suspicious but attracted to her, tearing away her mask and nurturing her pride, leading her to fall into depravity. This redemption story is both sweet and heartbreaking.

41. 191 身 Wearing a Period Novel: The Cunning, Scheming Man Has Me Wrapped Around His Finger 身穿年代文：被心机腹黑男拿捏了 Du Huancheng渡浣辰Modern Romance315k WordsCompleted [The protagonist has no System or golden finger; transmigrates into a book in her own body; a touch of ensemble cast; sweet romance; both are each other’s first and only; love at first sight; imperfect characters, each with their own flaws] [Fair-skinned, beautiful heiress VS deep-thinking, calculating man] Most likely, it’s a story about two people who look like a perfect match but aren’t in sync at heart: he’s after a man with a great body and impressive abilities, while she’s after a man with 15.5kReads8.4Score941Shelves
42. 192 六 A Young Bride from the 1960s Moves to the City, Marries a Factory Director, and Raises Kids 六零小媳妇进城，嫁个厂长养崽崽 Little Thirteen the Salted Fish咸鱼小十三Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the 1960s, she finds herself a country widow whose husband has died, with a young daughter to raise. There’s no way Wen Xinghe is going to spend her days suffering. She takes her daughter straight to the city to reclaim her rightful place in her husband’s family. But once they arrive, the family, afraid she’ll make trouble, decides to keep the girl and get rid of the mother, doing everything they can to marry Wen Xinghe off again. Remarry? Sure! Wen Xinghe takes a good lo 6.4kReads8.3Score612Shelves

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    She dropped out of high school and became a kindergarten teacher; she was clean-cut and pretty. She dated a troublemaker for five years, but her parents threatened suicide, forcing them to break up. She then got engaged to someone she met through a blind date. They married soon after. Her new husband treats her very well.

43. 193 遇 I Met a God with a Soft Heart! 遇见心软的神！ Mu Mu Cuo木木错Modern Romance692k WordsCompleted [Capital City Business Tycoon vs. Chinese Literature Beauty] [One-on-One + Devoted Couple + Happy Ending + Age Gap] Jiang Wansheng grew up without her parents' love, struggling through life on her own. After someone set her up, a twist of fate entangled her with the mysterious Third Master of the Qin family, a powerful figure in the capital. Rumor had it that Third Master Qin was cold-hearted and distant. Though he was her best friend's uncle, she was always terrified whenever she ran into him. 32.2kReads9.4Score3.2kShelves

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    I recently started reading a book that's super good. I initially started reading it for the main couple, but I ended up really enjoying the other two side couples too.

44. 194 小 With My Hands Behind My Back, I Transmigrated to the 1970s, Where I Can Make Trouble and Money with Ease 小手一背穿七零，搞事赚钱样样行 Heavy Clouds云沉沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as "Transmigrating into a Book Set in the Seventies: I Collect Eighty-Eight Paychecks Every Month" Su He woke up one day and transmigrated into a period novel, becoming a fake heiress who had been sent back to her village. In the book, the ungrateful real heiress was practically blessed by cheat codes, with schemes and tricks appearing one after another. The Su family ended up destroyed, while the original owner wished she were dead. Looking at her impoverished home and family members 101.8kReads9.6Score10.1kShelves

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    These two books are truly incomparable in quality; both are absolutely stunning… ① Neither is intellectually inferior. The female lead possesses unparalleled intelligence and emotional intelligence, and her identity is entirely self-created. However, the female lead in this book has a multitude of identities; she probably can't even count how much salary she receives each month (it's a period drama, after all). She's incredibly cunning, with a silver tongue that can easily sway anyone… ② A true high-ranking official romance novel. This one is truly exceptional, especially the male lead. He's a powerful and influential high-ranking official, incredibly charismatic, and a genuine figure of high status… He unconditionally favors the female lead, spoiling and protecting her. In fact, the male lead's popularity even surpasses that of the female lead in this novel…

45. 195 他 He's Refined, Yet He's Scum 他斯文又败类 Jun Buqi君不弃Modern Romance266k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] [Flirting + bewitching hearts + an intense push and pull, mutually devoted 1v1] A refined yet wicked doctor ✖️ a stunning, materialistic supermodel The Tang family of the capital wields influence across every field, commanding awe and respect. Rumor has it that the ninth young master of the Tang family is graceful and noble, as refined as an immortal descended to earth, and impossible to profane. Yet in a spacious room, a stunning woman, too exhausted to speak, acc 18.9kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves

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    ①A story about high-ranking officials in Beijing's elite circles, a realistic portrayal where those in power bow down for love. [Heart][Heart]

46. 196 私 A Private Kiss Beneath the Gardenia 私吻栀子 Shen Qingzhi沈清枳Modern Romance288k WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation of Private Kiss of the Gardenia, with the same title, is coming soon. We hope you'll show it lots of support~ Intangible Cultural Heritage Suzhou Embroidery inheritor × upright, steady, and stern big shot Delicate yet resilient beauty from Jiangnan × self-disciplined young master from an old family Seven-year age gap | Marriage before love | One-on-one, both untouched * As the Gu family's sole heir, Gu Zhili was taught the virtues of a gentleman from childhood. Ever si 11.6kReads9.1Score1kShelves

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    ① In Shen Nanzhi's eyes, Jiang Jinnian was a very rational and aloof person, but she never expected that after marrying him, she would discover that he was not like that at all, and that his true nature was actually... ② Gu Zhili had never met his arranged marriage partner before. He thought that he would always treat her with respect, but he never expected that after meeting her for the first time...

47. 197 墨 Ink-Washed Qiao Xin 墨染乔心 Ye Xinye叶馨叶Modern Romance175k WordsCompleted Just started, so the score will go up! (All characters are based on real people.) The male lead isn't very likable at first, but he gets better and better! [Second chance at love] [Childhood sweethearts] HE Seven years ago, after her family suffered a sudden upheaval, she received a “breakup payment” and a warning from his family. She had no choice but to sever their relationship and leave without a word. Seven years later, she is Shanghai's top wedding planner, dazzling and captivating. He, me 834Reads6.6Score100Shelves

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    The author of these two books is a genuine socialite from Beijing. I've seen her interview on Douyin (TikTok) with Beijing Youth. Most of the stories in the novels are based on real people and events; they're not melodramatic or sensationalist. They're quite realistic and worth reading.

48. 198 顾 Mr. Gu's Adorable Little Wife 顾先生的小娇妻 Yi Xinqin一心钦Modern Romance233k WordsCompleted “Mom, what do you like about that old man?” Five-year-old Gu Jiang asked, his little brows furrowed and his eyes brimming with tears. “That’s your dad. How did he bully you this time?” Jiang Niannian picked Gu Jiang up, wiped away the tears at the corners of his eyes, and asked gently. “He, he won’t let me sleep with you. He’s so embarrassing!” “He, he even stole the flowers I picked for you. He said, he said…” Gu Jiang’s tears fell again as he pouted in grievance. “All right, all right, don’t c 668Reads8.1Score102Shelves

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    🌈🌈The female lead is an employee of the Information Management Department in Wenhui District, and the male lead is the mayor. The male lead initially wanted to be her sugar daddy 🌚, but later realized he loved her and started spoiling her ☀️☀️

49. 199 七 A Military Wife’s Ambitions in the 1970s 七零军嫂事业忙 Li Furong栗芙蓉Modern Romance317k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Pocket Dimension + Joining the Army + Career-Oriented Female Lead + Rugged Man] For some reason, Jiang Nian dreamed of her late parents. Then she used her mother’s bracelet to unlock a wondrous pocket dimension. Guided by the scenes in her dream, she began selling off the family’s assets and stockpiling supplies. One quiet night, Jiang Nian transmigrated to 1973. Believing that when in Rome, one should do as the Romans do, she began her new life. The benefactor who saved her ad 1.9kReads7.3Score174Shelves
50. 200 京 Autumn Leaves Fall in the Capital 京秋叶落 Ye Xinye叶馨叶Modern Romance124k WordsCompleted [Beijing socialite × Rising Art-World Star + Devoted Love + Misunderstandings + Happily Ever After] A story set in Beijing, inspired by real life... He said, “Do you think you’ve got me wrapped around your little finger?” He said, “Ye Zhiqiu, there’s really nothing I can do about you.” She said, “Beijing is huge, so huge you can’t take it all in at a glance. But it’s also small, small enough that one look was all it took for me to meet the person I want to spend my life with.” Mu Chi, a Beijing 1.4kReads8.2Score108Shelves

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