Beijing Elite Circle + High-Ranking Families + Emotionally Steady Characters 京圈+高干+情绪稳定

1. 151 救 Help! The Big Shot Is Being Harassed by a Spoiled Brat 救命！大佬被作精女碰瓷了 Little Lazy Sloth小树懒懒Modern Romance627k WordsCompleted Period setting + transmigrate into a book + self-interest above all + ordinary timespace + no going to the countryside Respect hardship, understand hardship, but don't suffer through it! Lin Ran transmigrated into a period novel as the vicious younger sister of the reborn heroine. Faced with the heroine's overwhelming plot armor, she chose to cling to a powerful patron rather than keep her head down or go completely off the rails. (And this patron wasn't the original heroine.) Oh! A car is comin 9.1kReads8.4Score658Shelves

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   🍒🍒①: He was from a wealthy family in the capital! She was the village's most beautiful girl! Because of a scheme, he married her! Completely willingly! 🌿🌿Later, upon learning her true identity, he couldn't help but feel grateful that he had used a scheme to marry her!

2. 152 港 The Rose of Hong Kong Island 港岛玫瑰 The Arrogant Sweet Romance Killer不可一世的甜文杀手Modern Romance171k WordsCompleted 2.6kReads8.2Score327Shelves

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   My carefully selected picks, your favorites 🍁 Book 1: The female lead is a pampered rose in her family. The male lead falls in love with her at first sight and goes to great lengths to finally marry her. That Valentine's Day, someone photographed the two of them alone together. The male lead responded: "I'm spending Valentine's Day with my wife." [Sending a heart] So sweet! 🍁 Book 2: Every time they meet, the female lead gives the male lead a great shock. Later, to make the female lead happy, [he learned something] he even made a snowfall just for her.

3. 153 重 Reborn in 1970, I Became the Beloved of a Disabled Military Officer 重生七零成了残疾军官的心尖宠 Jing An Is Here景安来了Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + sweet romance + both leads are devoted to each other] In her previous life, Xia Qingqing took meticulous care of the Du family, only to be framed by them and drowned in a river. She died heartbroken. When she awakens again, she leaves behind the scumbag and his parasitic family. She has medical skills, a clever mind, money, and beauty, and remarries. She never expected that the man who was supposed to be disabled would turn out to be a mysterious big shot... The heroine take 2.9kReads9.0Score1kShelves

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   🌈✨The male lead is a high-ranking officer in Beijing's elite circles. Three generations of his family have served in the military and government. He starts out as a paralyzed man who can't control his bowel movements. Later, he meets the female lead who is skilled in medicine. Although she is a village woman who has been divorced and abandoned and is not well-liked by her mother, he remains emotionally stable, eases the relationship between his mother and daughter-in-law, and works hard to rehabilitate so that he can become her biggest support.

4. 154 别 Stop Smoking and Hold Me 别吸烟了，抱抱我 Quan Xun权寻Modern Romance322k WordsCompleted [Print edition coming soon] Sweet, soft-hearted girl x wild bad boy who's all talk Zhou Zhi is a notorious playboy in the capital, yet He Ru falls for him. Outside a bar, the man has a cigarette between his lips and a teasing look on his face. “I'm never going to like you.” After pursuing him for so long with no success, He Ru decides to stop liking this playboy. Who would have thought this scoundrel would come chasing after her? “I want to give us a try.” He Ru blinks. “Hmm? Try what?” Zhou Zhi 7.6kReads9.3Score842Shelves
5. 155 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s, a Background Character Takes a Front-Row Seat to the Gossip 穿越六零，路人甲站在吃瓜一线 Mei Qianxun梅千寻Modern Romance545k WordsCompleted Meng Tian knows she's transmigrated. She has barely opened her eyes when she hears the medical staff beside her calling her "comrade" over and over, and realizes she's probably had the worst luck imaginable. Sure enough, her guess was almost exactly right. All she wanted was some barbecue, but she wound up catching someone else's last train in life and taking a trip through time. Wasn't it nice enough to graduate, live off the inheritance her parents left her, and lie flat while collecting ren 2.9kReads8.8Score243Shelves

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   The male lead is emotionally stable, supports and helps the female lead achieve her goals!

6. 156 六 The Sixties: You Don’t Want the Real Heiress? Then I’ll Cut Ties 六零：真千金不要？我反手断亲 Red Bean Milk Tea Lover爱喝红豆奶茶Modern Romance674k WordsCompleted [Pocket dimension + formidable partners + career-driven heroine] Reborn as the real daughter, she finds that her city-dwelling parents don't welcome her. So she returns to the countryside to live with her widowed mother, determined to change her fate through her own abilities. Become a cadre, earn a recommendation to attend university, rise to leadership, and win everyone's respect! “Did you hear? Widow Zhang's girl was switched at birth with a city girl.” “Yeah, and they still kicked her out an 10.4kReads8.4Score776Shelves
7. 157 想 Missing You 想你 After the Rain霁雨Modern Romance144k WordsCompleted [Rekindled Love + Mutual Devotion + Reunion After Years Apart + Sweet Romance + First Love] [An arrogant, loyal puppy who likes both sweet talk and tough love, the moon in the sky × A genuinely passionate, fiery cat-wrangler, the flower of the mortal world] In high school, Song Chen was the pride of the school. Yi Shuyue, who was “just there to kill time,” set her sights on him. After more than a year of dogged pursuit, she finally won him over, only to be brutally dumped two months later! Six y 10.3kReads9.3Score829Shelves

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   The male lead comes from an extraordinary family, but he is devoted to the female lead and waits patiently for her return. Once she does return, he immediately takes her home and marries her.

8. 158 穿 Transmigrating to the Past to Pursue Research, I Make Big Money for My Country 穿到年代搞科研，我为国家赚大钱 Yun Ya云伢Modern Romance239k WordsCompleted [Period setting + space + military marriage + domestic life + feel-good power fantasy + patriotism] Song Qinghe, a top modern medical genius, transmigrates into a book, landing in the breakout period novel written by her best friend, a star editor. There, she's reduced to a plot device in the Mary Sue leads' romance. Her family's estate is gone, her mother's ashes have been scattered, and after giving away her golden finger, she's beaten to death with a club. What kind of vicious plot is this? S 187Reads7.2Score—Shelves
9. 159 离 The Day We Divorced, I Had a Whirlwind Marriage with a Young Man from the Compound 离婚当天，闪婚了大院子弟 Huang Duoduo黄多多Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting] [Family life] [Second marriage] In 1990, Jin Lihong was twenty-five. Her parents were rural residents without jobs. She had married quietly a year earlier, but divorced a year later, stirring up all kinds of gossip. Her ex-husband said, “She’s just a half-trained quack who graduated from a medical school for nurses. Do you really think she can treat patients and save lives? Apart from being pretty, she’s useless.” Her colleagues said, “She wanted to keep her pride, so she went 11.3kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
10. 160 热 Madly in Love with Mrs. Zhou 热恋周太太 Xi Mo晞墨Modern Romance743k WordsCompleted [Reunited after years apart + marriage before love + mutual secret crushes + both each other's firsts + sweet romance] [Cool, reserved restorer of ancient books × outspoken tech upstart] Wen Ruoning used to secretly follow a certain figure from behind many times, but no one ever knew. When her heart first stirred, she never imagined anything would come of it. After high school graduation, they went their separate ways, and his name became a beautiful thought tucked away in her heart. Years later 3.8kReads8.9Score388Shelves

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    Even after all these years, he remains the same boy in my memory, the one who started speaking under the national flag as soon as he entered school—spirited, radiant, and captivating everyone's attention the moment he appeared. Zhou Xun's world was bright, while she felt like she had always lived on the far side of the moon, unable to see the light. She realized this long ago and never expected anything to develop between them.

11. 161 张 The Little Girl from Secretary Zhang's Family 张书记家的小姑娘 Warm Tangerine橘暖暖Modern Romance337k WordsCompleted After graduating from college at 24, Sang Ning chose to return to her hometown and take a job in the public sector. A year later, her employer sent her to a township government office for two years of support work. She became Secretary Zhang’s subordinate, and eventually, Secretary Zhang became part of her family. At 32, Zhang Yizheng was a veteran and the head of the township government. One day, a young woman joined the office. She was young, capable, and full of personality. For the first ti 18.1kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
12. 162 七 The 1970s: The Little Fool Only Clings to the Strongest Man 七零：小傻子只抱最粗的大腿 Seleucus塞琉古Modern Romance236k WordsCompleted [Period setting + doting romance + genuinely silly heroine + devoted to each other] A lot of this is made up by the author, so don’t overthink it!!! The characters’ values do not represent the author’s. Song Jinxi’s family home was too small, so they kicked her out and sent her to live with her older sister, who was stationed with the army, to make room for her brother. She couldn’t do the chores properly, never got enough to eat, and had to put up with her sister’s scorn. The little fool manage 5.1kReads6.4Score296Shelves
13. 163 六 The Foolish Cannon Fodder of the Sixties Is Impossibly Beautiful 六零笨蛋炮灰实在过份美丽 Rebellious Pig叛逆猪Modern Romance469k WordsCompleted [Period + sweet romance and satisfying revenge + no relocation to the countryside + a self-serving airhead heroine + slight everyone-loves-her vibe + seven-year age gap + high-ranking male lead] [Marriage Before Love from the heroine’s perspective, love at first sight from the hero’s] With a handsome military officer for a father and a gentle, wealthy mother, Lin Xiuzhu is a bona fide rich beauty in the 1960s. But when she turns eighteen, memories from the 21st century awaken in her. She happi 6.6kReads8.0Score378Shelves
14. 164 被 After My Educated Youth Husband Abandoned Me, I Stopped Being Foolish 被知青老公抛下后，不犯傻了 Sunflower Ah Hua向日葵啊花Modern Romance344k WordsCompleted [Rekindled love after a breakup, a scumbag man’s regret, an over-the-top pursuit of his wife, not a strong female lead, the heroine is emotionally fragile and needs time to grow, the hero is a two-faced piece of trash, happy ending. If you can’t stand seeing the heroine suffer, don’t read.] … Yu Yuan was a hardworking, honest young woman. When she reached the age to marry, her mother picked a decent-looking young intellectual sent down to the countryside and made him her husband. He didn’t refu 4.3kReads7.5Score120Shelves

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    (Everyone in the tea-poisoning group [smirking]) It's fun to abuse your wife for a while, but the journey to win her back is a nightmare. The male protagonist conceals his identity and goes to the countryside on a mission. For the sake of power, he marries the female protagonist, but it's a fake marriage certificate. The female protagonist believes she has married a wonderful husband and is deeply infatuated with him. Later, when the college entrance examination is reinstated, the male protagonist runs away, and the female protagonist learns the truth. Later, he, however, falls for her without realizing it. The marriage certificate that proves their marital relationship becomes something he can never have.

15. 165 七 The 1970s: The Culinary Goddess 七零厨神美人 Meow-Meow Claws阿喵亮爪爪Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted [A cooking god, military-industrial research, patriotism, delicious food, positive energy, and an exhilarating era: don’t miss this period novel!] Cooking god Zhao Wan Feng transmigrates. She lands in a third-line military factory and even scores a perfect scientist husband. In that case, she’ll work hard and aim to become the cafeteria’s head cook, then settle down and enjoy life… No, she’ll become the cafeteria’s star, put down roots at the military factory, have children with her husband, and 3.4kReads9.2Score445Shelves
16. 166 称 Swear Fealty 称臣 Guan Yangni官养呢Modern Romance665k WordsCompleted Two faithful leads + secret crush and healing. Gu Jinglü is an illegitimate son. The year he was brought back from the countryside to the Gu family, he became notorious in their circle for his gloomy, aloof nature. Everyone knows that he and the only daughter of the Zhu family, who has been doted on by everyone since childhood, cannot stand each other. He is cold, she is difficult, and they are a match made in entirely different worlds. Yet on a snowy night in the capital, the man kneels in th 1.3kReads8.7Score119Shelves

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    My carefully selected picks, your favorites! 🍁 Book 1: A Beijing socialite's son x a Shanghai socialite's heiress. The female lead works for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Both leads are mature and not naive. The confidence gained from their family background is truly useful in a relationship. [Learned something!] The male and female leads are clear-headed and wise. 🍁 Book 2: The female lead was originally engaged, but she always thought her fiancé was someone else. She never expected him to be her sister's brother. Later, she thought she had sleepwalking problems, [smirking] but it turns out someone just wanted to spend more time with her.

17. 167 重 Reborn in 1970s: A Military Doctor Meets a Special Forces Soldier 重生七零当军医遇上特种兵 Meow-Meow Claws阿喵亮爪爪Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Military romance + medicine + strengthening the nation + passionate action + flirtation Song Wei, a military doctor who served on peacekeeping missions, has been reborn. Her goal: to find the boy she once passed by. Who would have thought that the prettiest yet most timid girl in the military compound would fall for that arrogant, overbearing demon of a young man? In Lu Jiu’s eyes, Song Wei is like a sand cat: timid, quick, and easily frightened, though she occasionally flashes her claws. Sh 19.7kReads9.3Score2.8kShelves
18. 168 豪 Who Cares About the Rich? I'm a Top-Tier Star in Politics 豪门算个毛！姐是政圈超级顶流 Lin Junjun林君君Modern Romance620k WordsCompleted Lin Xiaoxi never imagined that one day a rich society matron would “insult” her with money. The matron said, “Here's fifty million. Leave my son.” Lin Xiaoxi replied, “If you're going to insult me like that, I'll gladly take it.” Raised in a poor village in an impoverished county, Lin Xiaoxi works hard and takes an unconventional path, passing the civil service selection exam and entering government. Her fierce determination activates the Blue Skies System. By completing poverty-alleviation 198Reads9.5Score—Shelves
19. 169 婚 Marriage Becomes an Addiction 婚久成瘾 Su Muyan苏木雁Modern Romance380k WordsCompleted [Mutually Exclusive First Love, Romantic Tension, Instinctive Attraction, Older Man] Xie Guihe, the powerful head of the Xie family, is consumed by ambition. Ruthless in everything he does, he has no intention of ever marrying. A high-profile arranged marriage brings him and Lu Meng, the Lu family's heiress, to the registry office. They each get what they need, or so they think. But somewhere along the way, he ends up losing his heart. 1. At first, he is cold and indifferent: "No feelings involv 35.8kReads8.9Score3.2kShelves

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20. 170 心 No Defenses: The Tycoon Husband Falls for Her and Spoils Her Rotten 心不设防：首富老公沦陷后宠上瘾 Yu Diudiu聿丢丢Modern Romance401k WordsCompleted [A slow-blooming romance | Sweet, devoted husband | The billionaire's identity revealed | The male lead is terrifyingly decent] On her first blind date, Lin Lanan meets a social elite: he's a gentleman, elegant, and incredibly handsome. But it turns out to be a misunderstanding. He was gentle throughout, yet didn't even tell her his name before leaving. Never mind. They come from different worlds, and there's no need to cross the line. Lin Lanan has nothing. Ji Yan has everything. She never imag 2.3kReads9.1Score285Shelves

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    Emotionally stable, a father figure boyfriend, gentle yet cunning, his family's power spans business, politics, and the arts, but he's not some old-fashioned cadre... *Cough* [laughing emoji] All I can say is, the male lead is the ideal man in the world.

21. 171 失 Out of Control! My Archenemy Only Wants to Kiss Her 失控！死对头只想亲她 Lazy January懒一月Modern Romance284k WordsCompleted [Noble, dazzling heiress x laid-back, scheming heir] Qiao Yuning, the only daughter of the top-tier Qiao family in Shanghai, has been doted on and adored since birth. She has the face of a beauty, a bright and alluring presence, and a slim waist with long legs. Her designer clothes and jewelry are always new, and she looks flawless down to the last strand of hair. She's truly a “walking heiress.” Like her, Zhou Shixu, the heir to the prominent Zhou family, comes from a powerful background. Th 70.8kReads9.2Score7kShelves

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    Qiao Yuning, the only daughter of the Qiao family, one of Shanghai's top wealthy clans, was pampered and spoiled from birth. She possessed a beautiful figure, radiant and charming, with a slender waist and long legs. Her father, Zhou Shixu, the heir of the Zhou family, came from a similarly prestigious background; the two families were old friends. However, their relationship was characterized by frequent arguments and periods of cold war.

22. 172 惯 Spoiled with Tender Affection 惯宠温软 Scallion Egg Pancake葱香鸡蛋饼Modern Romance461k WordsCompleted [Both Pure]+ [Age Gap]+ [Sweet Romance] Wen Man is a famous, stunning red rose in the entertainment industry. But after refusing to become a caged songbird for someone else, she is blacklisted and relegated to the third tier, where she struggles to make a name for herself as an actress. During a fashion show, she sits collapsed beneath a parasol tree, disheveled and wretched, yet heartbreakingly beautiful. The man who appears only on the covers of business magazines stands before her, elegant an 12.5kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves

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    The male lead is emotionally stable. Please, someone who hasn't read this book, have eyes to see this! [Crying][crying][crying][crying][crying][crying]

23. 173 诱 Sweet-Talking: Mr. Yu's Openly Obvious Favoritism 诱哄：郁先生的偏爱明目张胆 Zizi Qing籽籽晴Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted A powerful-family romance about winning back a wife: a cool, fragile little flower and a rigid old-fashioned man who always keeps himself in check Rekindled love + the powerful one learning to bow his head + both untouched + ten-year age gap When Ruan Xitang was young, she fell in love with Yu Zheng. Later, Yu Zheng was expected to marry for an alliance, so she left him. Only afterward did she learn that Yu Zheng had thought she was dead. Three years later, she arrived at the airport in Jing Cit 5.1kReads8.5Score363Shelves
24. 174 总 The CEO Keeps Hiding His Wife in His Pocket 总裁他口袋又藏夫人了 A Honey Pomelo Candy一颗蜂蜜柚子糖Modern Romance491k WordsCompleted Synopsis: 1 Shen Tingmo has a girlfriend who disappeared six years ago. He watched with his own eyes as she slowly turned transparent in his arms, until she vanished completely. That became a pain in his heart he could never touch. Even so, he clung to that tiny, invisible hope and patiently waited for his girlfriend to return. Then one day, on the surveillance feed on his phone, he saw his girlfriend, shrunk down to just ten centimeters tall. Someone held the tiny girl in their palm. Like moonl 2.3kReads8.1Score168Shelves
25. 175 又 So Sweet, So Alluring! The Tipsy Young Master Held Her Close and Coaxed Her All Night 又乖又欲！太子爷醉酒夜抱她轻哄 Tan Qingzhu檀青竹Modern Romance512k WordsCompleted [Print edition available] The deeply devoted, dangerously unhinged scion of a powerful family × the cool, fallen heiress [Originally titled "A Night of Desire in the Capital"] A pure-hearted socialite from Beijing's elite circle + a rekindled romance + an ex who will do anything to win her back + an older lover who takes the lead + falling for him all over again Jiang Wanzhi comes from a prestigious family and is known throughout the capital as a pure, well-behaved young woman. Few people know 132.6kReads9.4Score278.7kShelves

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    On the roadside, inside a Koenigsegg, a world-class luxury car, a pure-looking black-haired girl straddled the lap of the man in the driver's seat. Simon Lichen, his deep eyes brooding, supported her lower back, pinning her against the steering wheel. In an instant, however, he lowered his head humbly, his eyes reddening, "Baby, I was wrong. Please love me one more time, okay?" [Jiang Wanzhi's devoted follower on Wall Street.] -- Simon Lichen: There's no such thing as a newcomer surpassing the old; it's just a crazy rant about exes, a constant struggle and fight! The male lead is truly a master of self-conquest! [Kissing emojis]

26. 176 离 The Poor Little Runaway Is His Moonlight Muse 离家出走小可怜，是他的白月光 The Fox Who Loves Cats爱吃猫的狐狸Modern Romance416k WordsCompleted (A second male lead takes the heroine’s heart; devoted couple, happy ending) The night Sang Wan met Gu Jingmo, she was in a sorry state. She was crouched on the street, penniless, like a stray cat with nowhere to go. A Bentley with a lucky license plate pulled up in front of her. A tall, slender man stepped out, elegant and refined. The wind caught his black suit, and he seemed completely out of place amid his surroundings. Untouched by the dust of the world. That was Sang Wan’s first impression 7.5kReads9.2Score782Shelves

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    ❶✨The male lead had been plotting against the female lead from the very beginning. After she actively broke off her engagement with the scumbag and was kicked out, he immediately went to bring her back! ✨Afterwards, he doted on her, spoiling her like a child. ✨The male lead is a powerful figure in one of the three major power triangles in Beijing, emotionally stable, but he's always worried about the female lead. ✨The female lead is a pitiful girl with a weak heart. ❶✨The female lead is reborn and appears on a children's reality show with two kids! ✨She had depression, but recovered after her rebirth.

27. 177 成 Made It: This Young Woman Just Wants to Get Ahead 成功上岸：小姑娘只想进步 Nikaido Takumi of Moshan漠山的二阶堂匠生Modern Romance458k WordsCompleted The rating is new and will rise (both leads work in government + age gap + love at first sight + each other's only love + happy ending + sweet, no angst) (A newly hired, soft-spoken young woman × a promising young bureau chief) Yu Kexin is gentle and sweet-natured, with a soft, endearing face, but she comes from a poor family. After finally passing the exam to become a grassroots civil servant, all she wants is to do her job well. Instead, her colleague's cousin, a bureau chief, sets his sights 3.3kReads8.4Score307Shelves
28. 178 重 Reborn and Doted On by Everyone, She Takes Her Twin Sons on a Parenting Reality Show 重生团宠，带着双胞胎儿子上娃综 Candied Chestnuts冰糖炒栗子Modern Romance469k WordsCompleted In her previous life, she was blinded by greed and mistook wolves and tigers for family. She died by suicide after falling into depression, and only after her death did she see who truly loved her. Reborn with her memories, all she wants is to make things right with her husband and children. 14.2kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves
29. 179 体 Love and Marriage in the System 体制内婚恋 Zizi Qing籽籽晴Modern Romance296k WordsCompleted It’ll be more popular once it’s complete (dual government workers + ten-year age gap + possessive love + both first-time partners + devoted pampering + happy ending) (Mature, steady, stern senior leader vs. Optimistic, driven, warm ray of sunshine) An Sui’s parents divorced when she was young, and the grandmother who raised her passed away as well. After graduating, she passed the civil service exam and landed a job in the government system back in her hometown. On her first day at work, she ran 5kReads7.9Score397Shelves
30. 180 今 Snow Falls in Hong Kong Today 今日离港有雪 You Are So Charming你这般动人Modern Romance361k WordsCompleted A dazzling financial news anchor X a powerful tycoon from Hong Kong’s elite. Short drama now streaming A gossip paper in Hong Kong published a photo of a woman in a red dress running in a sorry state after a Maybach. Sitting inside was Zhou Yanjing, the discreet heir to a wealthy family. All of Hong Kong laughed at financial anchor Xu Shiyang for dreaming of marrying into a rich family, unaware that before the night was over, she would step into a villa atop Victoria Peak overlooking Hong Kong 10.7kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves

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    I recently finished reading the first book and it was absolutely amazing! The author's portrayal of wealth and status is incredible. The male lead is emotionally stable, respectful of the female lead, deeply in love with her, and never loses his temper. The whole book is incredibly sweet and romantic. The first chapter introduces many characters and describes wealth and status, which might be a little confusing at first, but if you persevere, it's truly a wonderful read.

31. 181 摘 Plucking Stars 摘星 Lin Di'er林笛儿Modern Romance769k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Sweet Military Romance + Love Grows Over Time + The Pinnacle of Powerful-Family Fiction] [Steady, brilliant young major general × National Defense University's genius hacker] He is a young major general: steady, learned, and imposing. She is a naive newcomer to society, fresh out of school: impulsive, loyal, and optimistic. An accident ruins his reputation and leaves him disgraced, branding him a heartless man condemned by everyone. She becomes the infamous other wo 20.9kReads9.6Score2.7kShelves
32. 182 以 I Offer My Devotion to the Passing Years 以我深情祭岁月 Er Qiao二乔Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted [The physical book with the same title is now available] “I hesitated once. I turned back to face the slightest glimmer of hope, yet no one cared.” “Later, a thick fog rolled in. You said you loved me so much, but why was your love thinner than the fog, so faint I could barely see it?” Shen Nian 75.3kReads9.4Score6.7kShelves
33. 183 希 Xi Yin in His Arms: Young Master Xiao's Exclusive Devotion 希音入怀肖少的独家偏爱 Xu Tinglan叙亭兰Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period setting + devoted to one another + favoritism + healing + powerful family] At first, Xiao Yunmo only thought of Song Xiyin as his good friend’s younger sister. Then, without knowing when his feelings began, he fell deeply in love. Everyone around them knows that this sweet, well-behaved girl is the apple of Director Xiao’s eye, and he spoils her without restraint. In psychology, there’s a term called the Dunning-Kruger effect. May we all overcome it, bravely find our way out of the mire 4.3kReads—Score342Shelves

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    A story about a high-ranking official's son from a prominent family and a well-behaved, sensible young woman.

34. 184 诱 Luring the Sweetheart: The Wild Captain Takes Her by Storm 诱捕小乖宝，野痞队长强势攻陷 Zong Xi宗汐Modern Romance319k WordsCompleted A heads-up: the adapted short drama “Waiting for You When the Roses Bloom” is now available~ [Marriage Before Love + Mutual Pining + Long-Running Scheme + Healing + Six-Year Age Gap + Sweet Romance] [Beautiful, sweet-voiced intern reporter x Wild, wolfish captain of the criminal police] Chen Mo married his brother’s younger sister, but no one knew she was the moonlight in his heart, the little moon he had wanted all to himself for so many sleepless nights. The year Song Zhiyi turned twenty-one, 19kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves

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    🌴🌴A roguish, wolf-like police captain x a beautiful, sweet-voiced intern reporter. "Come here, let's take a statement." "Okay." Song Zhiyi obediently followed Chen Mo into the interrogation room. "Name." "Song Zhiyi." "Marital status." "Married." "Spouse's name." "... Is that something I can say?" "Why not?" Song Zhiyi bit her lip, glanced at him, and then whispered, "Chen Mo." Chen Mo's lips curved slightly into a smile as he continued, "Home address." "Your home!" Song Zhiyi replied irritably.

35. 185 七 The Charming, Alluring Military Wife of the 1970s and Her Fearsome, Stone-Faced Husband 七零军嫂娇又媚，冷面老公太威猛 Little Cat Doesn't Eat Lychees小猫不吃荔枝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + sweet romance and satisfying revenge + marriage before love + groveling pursuit] [An alternate-world sweet romance + a calculating, scheming male lead + a remarkably oblivious female lead] Wen Ruan transmigrated into a book and became the pathetic original wife in a period novel, destined to die young after her husband’s affair. When she opened her eyes, her mother-in-law was putting on a false show of kindness, her sister-in-law was a compulsive liar, her h 5.5kReads8.1Score698Shelves

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    The male lead in the first book is a powerful, high-ranking official within the system, a man with a stable emotional life. He's the kind of person who falls for a seemingly aloof and rational female teacher at first sight. He's even willing to be her protector—it's truly incredible how he bows down for love!

36. 186 予 Half a City for Her 予她半城 Zhi Zhi之知Modern Romance705k WordsCompleted [Currently being published] When Ying Xia pursued Lu Jinchuan, she chased after him so desperately she nearly crawled on her hands and knees. In the end, she became Mrs. Lu in name only. Everyone said Lu Jinchuan was ruthless and cared for no one. But later, everyone in Beicheng knew that Lu Jinchuan had someone he cherished above all else. No one was allowed to touch her or say a bad word about her. If anyone so much as laid a finger on her, he would turn Beicheng upside down. As Lu Jinchuan pu 18.4kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves

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    Books that evoke strong, intense, or overwhelming love for someone are welcome to be recommended.

37. 187 豢 Taming Desire 豢情 Drunk Little Lemon醉小柠Modern Romance231k WordsCompleted [A steady yet unhinged political heavyweight VS a hapless, fun-loving sweetheart] Sang Yu's special skill: doing the wildest things with the sweetest face! The day after the college entrance exam, she knocked Xu Peinan out with a glass of spiked orange juice. Afterward, threatened by Madam Xu, she fled in tears. Five years later, she returns with a child. Xu Peinan looks at the little one, whose face is identical to his own, his gaze turning dangerous. “A-Yu, you’d better explain yourself.” Sang 351Reads6.3Score101Shelves

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    In the third novel, the story of Zhou Zheng and Qiao Yasi is incredibly captivating [admiration], and the plot is extremely exciting and engaging [heart], not to be missed [top post].

38. 188 任 Any Wild Fantasy 任意妄想 Dai in Her Boudoir呆字闺中Modern Romance601k WordsCompleted [Devoted leads + sweet romance + age gap + possessive pursuit] [Wily temptress VS lovestruck tycoon] Also known as Any Wild Wish Irreverent blurb: Pei Wang is messed up at first and doesn't know how to love. All he knows is how to show it physically. Later, he'll make everyone jealous with how disgustingly sweet he is. Don't worry, dive right in, and enjoy the ride! The serious version: Pei Wang is famous in his circle for being aloof, restrained, and heartless. Every second is under his control 9.7kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
39. 189 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 15.1kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves

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    A story about high-ranking officials in Beijing's elite circles, the pinnacle of sweet romance novels, absolutely amazing! Highly recommended!

40. 190 京 Addicted to a Beijing Marriage: The Abstinent Tycoon Treats Me Like His Treasure 京婚成瘾，禁欲系大佬宠我如宝 Qing Xiaoxiao青筱筱Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [A striking, bookish heiress who never second-guesses herself and is a brilliant artist VS a refined, self-disciplined, by-the-book older official] [Marriage before love, nine-year age gap, an old flame rekindled, a powerful man obsessed with love, one-on-one and both devoted to each other] After being cheated on, Su Su agrees in a fit of anger to her family's arranged marriage and marries Zhou Pingjin, a dignified older official with an unmistakable government air. Zhou Pingjin is widely known 898Reads5.9Score251Shelves
41. 191 冷 After Three Years of Cold War, She Asked for a Divorce, but His Eyes Turned Red 冷战三年，她提离婚他却红了眼 Barefaced素颜Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Hong Kong elite vs. fallen socialite] [Marriage first, love later + a long road to winning her back] [One-on-one romance] They’d been married for three years. He’d never cared about her, she’d had a crush on him for years, and he had someone else in his heart. Then she finally saw the light! After Li Qian watched Gu Tingchen abandon her for his first love for who knew how many times, she suddenly understood something. If someone doesn’t love you, it won’t matter how careful you are or how despe 4.5kReads8.5Score972Shelves
42. 192 宝 Be Good, Baby, I'll Give In. Proud Lord Sheng Falls for Me 宝贝乖我服软，傲娇盛爷沦陷了 Han Dabai韩大白Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [The print edition of Delayed Heartbeats is now available. You can buy it at the Little Tomato Books flagship store!] Rumor has it that Sheng Shi is hot-tempered and ruthless. His elders hope marriage will change him and make him more mild-mannered. When Sheng Shi first met Yu Weiyi, he laid down three rules: “Don't follow me. Don't tell anyone about our relationship. Don't interfere in my personal affairs.” Later, Sheng Shi introduced her to everyone he met: “This is Yu Weiyi, my wife.” Later s 26.6kReads9.5Score3.8kShelves
43. 193 掌 His Only Darling: I Accidentally Flirted with a Powerful Tycoon 掌心独宠：错撩权势滔天的大佬 Twilight Glow暮熹Modern Romance328k WordsCompleted [Both leads have no other partners + marriage before love + powerful top-tier wealthy family + possessive male lead + coercive romance + sweet pampering + one-on-one] When you’re unlucky, even drinking cold water can make you choke. Shen Zhaixing goes on a business trip to the Middle East, where she not only gets cheated on by her boyfriend but also ends up trapped in Qiubai, a land divided among warlords, unable to return home. She learns that the “green hat” she gave her cheating ex is none o 28.5kReads9.4Score3.4kShelves
44. 194 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 12.6kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves
45. 195 殊 May Those on Different Paths Never Meet Again 殊途莫同归 Wen Zheng文诤Modern Romance213k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance] [Beijing Elite] [Highly Educated Heroine] [Two Strong Leads Growing Together] He was a polished young gentleman from Beijing’s elite circles. She was a 21-year-old medical doctorate. They met on campus and shared a childhood bond. Then everything changed, and they became strangers. He thought she had married someone else, and from then on, she became a thorn in his heart… When they met again, he had married someone else, while she was still alone. The man once asked, “Yiyi, you r 3.8kReads8.9Score303Shelves
46. 196 庶 A Concubine-Born Daughter's Marriage Plot: The Hanlin Scholar Has Fallen for Her 庶女谋嫁：翰林郎他动了心 Twenty-Three Leaps of Time二十三跃时Ancient Romance266k WordsOngoing (The rating is new and will rise.) Shen Yuan is the least favored concubine-born daughter of the Shen family. Her birth mother died early, her stepmother is harsh, and her father treats her as if she doesn't exist. The Shen family has already decided to marry her off as the second wife of a forty-year-old wealthy merchant, using the betrothal gift to cover every last detail of her legitimate elder sister's dowry. Xie Huaijin is the most proper gentleman in the Xie family. At twenty-three, he has 30.6kReads8.1Score3.5kShelves

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47. 197 心 Sweet and Gentle, Deep in His Heart 心尖上的乖软 Shi Yiyuan十一源Modern Romance323k WordsCompleted [1v1, sweet romance, devoted couple, childhood-to-lovers] The Xiao family of the capital has a young girl named Xie Xiyou. She may not have the surname Xiao, but she is the little princess of the family, adored by everyone. The fourth young master of the Xiao family, Xiao Suchuan, is a leading figure in business who has been cool and reserved since childhood. He treats everyone with distant indifference, yet gives all his tenderness and patience to Xie Xiyou! Xie Xiyou is sweet and obedient. She 5kReads9.1Score440Shelves

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    🌷🌷A Beijing elite + high-ranking official + emotionally stable. ①A powerful finance bureau chief x a beautiful low-level employee. Gu Jingchuan, a princeling of the Beijing elite, is transferred to Linjiang City as a leader. He is decisive and efficient, and aloof and cold. But even this man who is not interested in women falls for Su Ningyue at first sight... The little white rabbit can't escape the temptation of the big bad wolf and willingly falls into the wolf's den!

48. 198 京 A Night of Splendor in the Capital 京宴夜 Heaven Opens to Delusions天开妄想Modern Romance357k WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast from Beijing’s elite circles + formidable leads join forces + both sexually inexperienced + sweet romance + happy ending] [A frail but ruthless heiress from Macau + a devoted, devoted heir from Beijing’s elite] Everyone in their circle knows that the young master of Beijing’s elite keeps a string of Buddhist prayer beads that no one is allowed to touch. They are his taboo, a painful past no one dares bring up. The Shang family of Beijing has produced outstanding talents for genera 29.8kReads9.2Score4.3kShelves

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    🌷🌷A combination of Beijing elites, high-ranking officials, and emotional stability. ① Xie Zhixi is the young heiress of the prestigious Xie family in Beijing. Her father is the head of the Xie family, a scholarly family in Beijing, and her mother is a major general in the military and the head of a gambling tycoon family in Macau. She should have been a pampered princess, but she was born weak and sickly. Shang Yuzhi is the son of a wealthy merchant in Beijing, born with a silver spoon in his mouth. His father is a powerful financial magnate in Beijing, wielding wealth and influence, and his mother is a highly respected female lieutenant general. His family is a prominent military and political family with numerous honors. He indulges Xie Zhixi in every way, even letting her play with his cat by holding onto his Buddhist prayer beads, which no one else is allowed to touch. To get medicine for her, the young master braved the heavy rain, kneeling from the mountain to the foot of the mountain. The deeper his sincerity, the more Buddha would bless his beloved.

49. 199 夫 My Wife Has Me on a Short Leash: Abstinent Uncle, Please Spoil Me 夫管严：禁欲大叔请宠我 Huai Xi淮夕Modern Romance2.9M WordsOngoing Powerful Older Man in Control & Beautiful, Kind-Hearted Little Troublemaker Age gap, growing-up romance That snowy night, the sight of a tearful young girl standing beneath the steps at Xizi Bay became a pain Chen Zongsheng could never put into words. I lost her. I have to find her again. By then, Chen Zongsheng was forty, with power firmly in his hands. He was mature, refined, and irresistibly charming. Just as countless people were preparing to send women his way, someone else got there first 8.8kReads9.0Score578Shelves

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    Chen Zongsheng was a high-ranking, powerful, and mature man, with a refined and charming demeanor. Just as countless people were preparing to send their people to his side, someone had already beaten them to it. Chen Zongsheng doted on them immensely, taking them everywhere he went. "With such an attitude, they won't last long by Mr. Chen's side," someone chuckled, "Someone said that six years ago."

50. 200 潮 A Kiss on a Tidal Night 潮吻夜 Yi Yuchen奕语晨Modern Romance278k WordsCompleted [One-on-One, Both Chaste, Intense Push and Pull + Lighthearted, Ridiculously Sweet Romance + Age Gap] Chu Zhirou was sweet, pretty, and gentle-natured, the picture-perfect good girl in everyone's eyes. She had countless admirers, but no one could claim this rose. Pei Yanche was cool and abstinent. He was ruthless and decisive in business, and devastatingly handsome when he stood at the lectern. No one could have guessed that these two, who had nothing to do with each other, would be connecte 2.5kReads8.9Score262Shelves

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