The Female Lead Is Mute, Sweet, and Gentle 女主是哑巴，很乖很软

1. 1 哑 The Mute Wife: The Flower That Lost Her Voice 哑妻之失语花 geziModern Romance279k WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love]+ [Angst and sweetness]+ [Tortured romance] Gu Shaofeng used his forcefulness and possessiveness to protect and shelter his mute wife. He could dote on her or yell at her. He would risk his life to protect her, but could also force and hurt her. He could call her his mute wife, but couldn't stand anyone else calling her a mute. Fang Yiduo was like a tiny, voiceless flower, always leaning against this lone wolf and enduring his sweetness, his loss of control, and his dominee 2.8kReads8.7Score20314d adds

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   ☘️① Set in the Republican era, the female lead is mute and incredibly docile. Before her father died, he entrusted her to the male lead. After she came of age, they married. Initially, the male lead was indifferent, but later his possessiveness exploded. ☘️② The female lead was a responsibility entrusted to the male lead by his grandfather. After marriage, he treated her fairly well, but he was still entangled with his first love. She, who had always been docile, unexpectedly had the courage to ask him for a divorce one day.

2. 2 虐 Tortured into Love: Mr. Lu's New Mute Wife 虐爱成宠：陆总的新婚哑妻 Success Is Certain一定成功Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Everyone in their circle knew that Lu Jingchi had a woman he cherished above all else, a canary he spoiled with lavish gifts, would fight for in a jealous rage, and would even risk his life to protect. But they also knew Lu Jingchi had a wife: a mute with no presence, a creeping vine who could only survive by clinging to him. Even Lu Jingchi thought so, until one day, the mute handed him a divorce agreement. Lu Jingchi lost his composure. 651Reads7.9Score25714d adds
3. 3 司 President Si, Stop Hurting Her: Your Mute Wife Doesn't Love You Anymore 司总别虐了，你的小哑妻真不爱你 Gong Zhang Caicai弓长才才Modern Romance428k WordsCompleted [Both virgins + big bad wolf + little white rabbit + powerful man humbles himself for love] Shen Yuning was born mute. Her parents were afraid she’d bring shame on the Shen family, so they kept her in her room from childhood and forbade her from meeting anyone. When she turned eighteen, her own brother personally handed her over to a powerful tycoon who could control everything, all to secure the Shen family’s future business dealings. The little mute was soft, sweet, and alluring. The tycoon to 4.4kReads6.1Score38414d adds

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   The male lead has a crush on the female lead, but his methods are underhanded. [Already recommended] Both are virgins + Big Bad Wolf + Little White Rabbit + The Powerful Man Who Bows Down [Sparrow's Masterpiece] The female lead is a born mute. [Note] Her parents, fearing she would bring shame to the family, raised her in her room from a young age, forbidding her from seeing anyone. [Note] The female lead is obedient and well-behaved. [Note] At eighteen, for the sake of the family business, she was personally given to a powerful tycoon who could control everything by her own brother. [Note] The little mute is soft, fragrant, and alluring; the tycoon takes a liking to her at first sight and decides to play around. [Note] He can just kick her to the curb when he gets tired of her, without any worries. [Note] But before the tycoon gets tired of her, the usually submissive little mute refuses to accept it.

4. 4 离 On the Night of the Divorce, My Obsessive Husband Wants to Be the Third Wheel 离婚当夜，偏执老公要当三 Sichuan Pepper Wine and Star Anise Cake花椒酒与八角糕Modern Romance466k WordsCompleted [Sweet little mute × humble (green tea ✅) dark, obsessive male ghost] Stealing someone else's partner · Secret love comes true · Marriage first, love later · SC · HE · She regains her voice later The Xu family found the biological daughter they'd lost many years ago, and their adopted daughter, Xu Sui, plunged into misery overnight. Her fiancé announced, “Xu Sui? She's mute. I'm just having a little fun with her.” After her engagement was called off, she met her ex-fiancé's older brother, Huo Yi 72.9kReads8.9Score9.8k14d adds

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   This book perfectly matches! Both the male and female leads are somewhat bitter, but they protected each other when they were young! The female lead, Xu Sui, is incredibly cute!! The male lead, Huo Yin, is an insecure, gloomy, and manipulative older man! He suffers a lifetime of hardship before meeting his sunshine—Queen Sui Sui! Xu Sui has a throat injury and can't speak, so many people around her are unwilling to learn sign language to communicate with her, always using text messages on their phones. Huo Yin learned sign language because of her, which really touched him! The two are incredibly sweet! Also! There's a scene where the female lead is abandoned near a construction site by her ex-fiancé in the middle of the night, unable to go home. She can't speak, and her only means of communication, her phone, is dead. I thought the male lead would appear to rescue her, but no! It was a few aunties at the construction site who helped her, which warmed my heart!!

5. 5 替 The Substitute Bride Is Mute 替嫁娇妻是哑巴 Mo Mo墨默Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Her grandmother is gravely ill, and her father uses her as leverage. Wen Xian has no choice but to take her younger sister’s place and marry into the Huo family. There is no wedding and no guests, and Wen Xian is nothing but a mute bride who is unfit to be seen in public. Huo Zhihan says coolly, “I’m displeased that your Wen family used a substitute to pull a switch, but now that you’re married into the family, you must fulfill your duties as a wife.” “...” 1.6kReads8.6Score14514d adds

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   It's super good! The beginning was a bit heartbreaking, I've only read a small part so far, but personally I think it's amazing! [Shy]

6. 6 炽 Blazing Wild Tenderness 炽野温柔 Jiu Wan九绾Modern Romance668k WordsCompleted [The print edition under the same title is now available on major platforms / The short drama under the same title is now streaming] [Gentle, resilient geology grad student x roguishly handsome tattoo artist / Age gap / Reunion after years apart / Saving each other] At a gathering, someone asked Xu Xing what she regretted most in her life. After thinking for a moment, she replied, “That I never got to let him hear my voice, never got to tell him I liked him, and never… found him.” - Four years a 34.2kReads9.5Score6.6k14d adds

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   The female lead is mute in the early stages, very obedient, gentle, and timid. She cries when the male lead is fierce. She becomes stronger later on.

7. 7 穿 Transmigrate to Yunnan Worm Valley: A Survival Guide for the Consort of King Xian 穿越云南虫谷：献王妃求生指南 Like Snow, Remembering the Passing Years似雪忆流年Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing [Ghost Blows Out the Light] + [yandere] + [King Xian is a straight-up tyrant, no redemption arc] The rating has just been posted, so it’ll go up. Updates are steady, so you can’t go wrong giving this a try! I transmigrated, but instead of getting a comeback story, I landed straight in the palace of King Xian of the ancient Dian Kingdom! All around me, women wailed in agony. Before me stood a mad tyrant with a bronze sword in hand and a sinister look in his eyes. No System! No supernatural abilit 57.3kReads9.4Score5.7k14d adds

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   In ancient times, the male protagonist relentlessly criticizes the tyrannical ruler, refusing to redeem himself. He's obsessed with ascending to immortality and kills indiscriminately, leaving the female protagonist only able to eke out a living.

8. 8 路 The Long Road Ahead 路放漫漫 Crispy Biscuit饼酥Modern Romance243k WordsCompleted [Well-behaved little mute × rebellious, world-weary boy] (Both sexually inexperienced, each other’s first love) (Original title: The Road Goes On and On) (Slice of life + light healing + romance-focused + soft female lead + male lead acts like a wolfdog around others but a puppy in private) Su Man, the new transfer student at Beicheng No. 1 High School, is a top student with a sweet, innocent look, but she’s a little mute who can’t speak. On her very first day, she becomes Lu Fang’s deskmate. He 1.9kReads8.7Score12414d adds

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   This is absolutely amazing! The female lead is mute, but she's incredibly strong, sunny, and brave. To a certain extent, it's a story of two strong characters because she's academically excellent, very smart, and has a keen eye for stocks. Plus, she's the group's darling—so sweet! [Admiring] She's so well-behaved and gentle, a truly adorable girl! [Crying] The male lead is absolutely smitten, practically becoming her little sweetheart! [Understood] I don't know why the rating is so low, but I highly recommend it! I read every single chapter without missing a single one. Add it to your bookshelf now, mua😚 (By the way, the female lead's voice will regain its soft, sweet tone later on, just like hers! [Kissing])

9. 9 哑 The Mute Maid and the Blind General 哑巴丫鬟遇上瞎子将军 Fortune of the Fox福狸的福Ancient Romance174k WordsCompleted A scheming, powerful general with a tender heart × a kind and resilient mute girl hailed as a goddess Fantasy elements, devoted couples × sweet pampering × special affection Zhao Lu’er is a maid who accompanies her mistress as part of her dowry. In her mistress’s place, she cares for the blind and disabled Liao Qiyuan for three years, tending to his every need. Just when everyone believes that the once-mighty general Liao Qiyuan will remain a useless man for the rest of his life, he miraculousl 96Reads—Score—14d adds
10. 10 大 The Big Shot's Mute Girl Is Sweet and Soft 大佬的小哑巴她又甜又软 Sticky Rice Cake糖粘糕Modern Romance638k WordsCompleted Cold, aloof top student × sweet, gentle little bunny Ruan Zhi was a little mute, quiet and well-behaved. Even when she was bullied, all she could do was cry silently. Ruan Zhi moved to a new city with her uncle's family when he changed jobs, and on her very first day, she ran into Sheng Huaijing. The first time they met, the boy was full of youthful confidence, his gaze cool and indifferent. As they passed each other, he even bumped Ruan Zhi off balance. The second time, the boy by the window ha 3.3kReads9.2Score37814d adds

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    Objective review: Sweet and satisfying. Recommendation rating: Five stars. Reason for recommendation: A sweet and heartwarming story perfect for a reading slump. In short: Ahhh!

11. 11 小 The Little Mute 小哑巴 Moon in a Can月亮罐头Two Male Leads68k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + quality novel + urban setting + happy ending + love at first sight + marriage before love + healing + redemption] I went on a business trip and unexpectedly brought a little mute home. The day after I brought him home, we got married. Zhou Ning: “Teach me sign language. How do you say, ‘I’m hungry’?” Lin Wan demonstrated carefully. Zhou Ning asked, “How do you say, ‘Let’s get married’?” Lin Wan signed it for him. Zhou Ning raised an eyebrow. “I didn’t get it.” Lin Wan taught hi 13.6kReads9.6Score2.5k14d adds

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    🌿🌿🌿🌿The female lead is mute, and the male lead tricks her into signing "Let's get married" by pretending he "doesn't understand sign language." They have a whirlwind marriage, and later the female lead regains her speech. "You used to speak with your hands, now I'll love you with my mouth," he says, a super romantic and sweet story of marriage first, then love later.

12. 12 新 On Our Wedding Night, My Mute Bride Spoke 新婚夜，哑巴娇妻开口说话了 Yue Xi月兮Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Li Shiyan, heir to the prestigious Li family of Lancheng, is a man of immense status. Yet a little mute woman schemes against him and forces him into marriage! How could the mighty Young Master Li let himself be threatened? He has to get revenge on the wicked little mute! After they marry, Li Shiyan is domineering and cold. “You’re not allowed to go out, or I’ll divorce you!” She goes out every day. Li Shiyan says, “You’re not allowed to get close to other men, or I’ll divorce you!” She obedient 1kReads9.2Score35014d adds
13. 13 宜 Let's Make the Most of Today Together 宜起看今朝 Huai Zhi Zhi槐芝之Modern Romance335k WordsCompleted [Gentle, sweet-natured good girl X bold and flirtatious young heir] [College campus + ultra-sweet, no angst + secret crush from the hero + unexpected love interest] When Song Shiyi was six, Shen Yanci lost track of her. After they found her, she ran a high fever for a whole week. When she finally woke up, she stopped speaking. Filled with guilt, Shen Yanci indulged and spoiled her from then on, treating her like a younger sister. As she grew up, Song Shiyi realized her feelings had changed, but 19.9kReads8.9Score3.3k14d adds

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    💐The female lead went missing as a child. After being found, she had a high fever for a week. After regaining consciousness, she stopped speaking and became very obedient and gentle. Her childhood sweetheart, the second male lead, doted on her and treated her like a younger sister. In the end, his beloved little sister was snatched away by his best friend.

14. 14 竹 My Childhood Friend Thinks I’m Mute, So the Capital’s Princeling Speaks for Me 竹马嫌我是哑巴，京圈太子替我当喇叭 Wu Ling乌绫Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted After being ignored by her childhood sweetheart for a month, Yu Li overheard him and his friends laughing at her outside a private club. “She's just a little mute. I only brought her home to play with because I felt sorry for her back then.” “She wants a title? Does she think she deserves one?” At last, she understood that more than ten years of chasing after him had been nothing but an illusion. Even when someone drugged her and dragged her away, the brother she admired and loved simply hung up 2.2kReads8.2Score28014d adds

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    You can tell from the title.

15. 15 哑 Mute 哑巴 Green-Skinned Fruit青皮果Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted “She’s a mute. Who could ever really love a mute?” “The only thing she has going for her is that she looks just like Zhao He.” I opened my mouth, but not a sound came out. I touched the scar on my neck that had robbed me of my voice. When Zhao He came back, I stepped aside of my own accord. But he imprisoned me in agony, asking me every night, “Did you really never love me?” Later, I answered him, “Never.” 238Reads—Score—14d adds
16. 16 哑 The Mute 哑巴： I Really, Really Want to Eat我真的好想吃吃吃Modern Romance106k WordsCompleted [Male lead's perspective + healing + coming of age + tragic ending] “The moon can only shine by borrowing the sun's light.” As a boy, Lin Qing lived a life so lowly he felt buried in the dirt. One blow after another nearly shattered him. Chen Shiyi, on the other hand, was a brilliant girl blessed by the heavens, standing in the sunlight. Bright, cheerful, and kind, she outshone all the boys and held the titles of top student in her grade and top science student. He was clumsy, sincere, and proud 77Reads—Score—14d adds
17. 17 沈 President Shen's Little Mute Is Sweet and Obedient 沈总的小哑巴又乖又甜 Mu Yansi慕言肆Two Male Leads380k WordsCompleted Business tycoon x pitiful mute Business tycoon Shen Yu married a little mute. It was a transaction that suited them both. He bought Su Yan, the least remarkable son of the Su family, just to silence his family's endless nagging about his marriage. On their wedding night, he informed Su Yan lazily, “Don't get any ideas. You're just a quiet decoration.” The little mute blinked his clear eyes and nodded obediently. He left a light on when Shen Yu came home late, awkwardly wrote “Welcome home” on a 83Reads7.1Score—14d adds
18. 18 哑 Mute 哑巴 Punishment-Stand Recessed Rabbit罚站次凹兔Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted 32Reads—Score—14d adds
19. 19 哑 Mute 哑巴 San Nian三念Two Male Leads129k WordsCompleted His name is Xiao Mo He’s mute, he gets excellent grades, he can play soccer, and he can fight; he can also play the piano and the violin... The only thing he can’t do is speak. The He family took him in, and he became an ordinary person. 37Reads—Score—14d adds
20. 20 哑 Mute 哑巴 The Chicken Being Slaughtered挨宰的鸡1k WordsCompleted Mute 12Reads—Score—14d adds
21. 21 我 I Kissed the Aloof Mute Boy Senseless 我亲懵了那个孤僻的哑巴少年 Li Liangliang凉凉李Modern Romance412k WordsCompleted [A tormented male lead] [Obsessive secret love] [Healing and redemption] [Sweet romance] [Spanning seven years] [Push and pull among the wealthy] Ye Qinghuan was burned to death in a fire. Then she returned to the age of eighteen. She was an outstanding top student at school, brilliant and dazzling. She had taken first place in her grade so many times she was tired of it. At first, all she wanted was to get a little revenge. Who knew that a strange boy she would never have noticed would become h 2.1kReads8.5Score44114d adds
22. 22 小 The Little Mute Is So Hard to Raise 小哑巴她难养的很 A Brand-New Piece of Darkwood一块崭新玄木Modern Romance122k WordsCompleted Word has it that the Lu family's eldest young master picked up a little mute from the Dead Zone. Everyone thought he was just keeping the child around for amusement, but with the little mute's arrival, old secrets began to resurface, and the person pulling the strings gradually came to light. 59Reads—Score—14d adds
23. 23 哑 Mute, 哑巴， Mr. No Celery不吃芹菜君Ancient Romance106k WordsCompleted Also known as: How to Pick Up the Pieces of Myself “People who can’t express their feelings have a long road to walk.” What is tragic? Loving someone who is right in front of you, yet being unable to hold their hand because of all the pressures around you. What is tragic? Experiencing a brief moment of happiness, only for it to slip through your fingers. Being born at the wrong time, separated by a hundred years... 3Reads—Score—14d adds
24. 24 哑 Mute 哑巴 A Little Pen Tip一支小笔尖Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted I was a mute cannon-fodder character saved by my Host. In my world, we depended on each other. But once his mission was complete, he abandoned me. No matter how desperately I pleaded with him in sign language, he still left without hesitation. Wearing his favorite clothes, I died on a cold, rainy day. When I opened my eyes again, I was in his world, but he already had someone he loved. I got the chance to speak, but the price was that he would forget me. I led him into falling in love with me, s 2Reads—Score—14d adds
25. 25 强 A Marriage Sealed by Force: Fu Shao's Mute Bride 强势锁婚：傅少的哑巴新妻 A Deep Lake一湖深Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted She was a mute unknown to the world. At twenty, her own brother schemed to give her away. At twenty-one, she gave birth to his son. Their three years of marriage were neither long nor short, yet they were not enough to make him acknowledge her as Mrs. Fu. At last, unable to bear it any longer, she left divorce papers behind and went far away, wanting nothing… Three years later, when they met again, he called her the cruelest woman in the world: “Su Xiang, six years ago you schemed to have my son 1.3kReads8.4Score26314d adds
26. 26 闪 After Our Whirlwind Wedding, the Mute Darling Was Spoiled by a Cold, Powerful Man 闪婚后，哑巴娇妻被高冷大佬娇宠 Fat Mosquito肥蚊Modern Romance143k WordsCompleted [Aloof, innocent CEO × tough little mute with a hard life] [Seven-year age gap + wealthy CEO + whirlwind marriage + love after marriage + possessive + wife pursuit + innocent romance + sweet pampering + devoted couple + pregnancy] Su Manlan is mute. Her family includes a deadbeat father who disappeared after taking out loan-shark debts, an elderly, sick grandfather, and a younger sister still in school. To pay off her father’s gambling debts as quickly as possible and ease the family’s financial 184Reads—Score—14d adds
27. 27 妄 Forbidden Desire! The Wild, Mute Boy Was Claimed by the Playboy Crown Prince 妄念！小哑巴被野痞太子爷侵占 Mountain Moon Wood Apricot山月木杏Modern Romance184k WordsCompleted [An early, unfinished work. Feel free to skip it] A crazy, unruly heir from the Myanmar region X a cold, sweet-tempered mute girl (The male lead is genuinely crazy; the heroine is only pretending to be mute) [Both leads are sexually inexperienced + intense desire and passionate love + sweet and angsty romance + happy ending + mutual salvation + one-on-one romance + long-laid plans + off-the-charts sexual tension] Lu Zhi, the top heir and power broker in the Myanmar region, believes in neither B 128Reads—Score—14d adds
28. 28 病 The Sickly CEO’s Mute Wife Has Caught Someone’s Eye 病娇总裁的哑巴娇妻被人盯上了 A Beauty Who Isn't Beautiful美人不美Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Romance + CEO + Married First, Love Later + Devoted Husband + Possessive Love + Obsessive Love] Everyone in Danzhou knows Mr. Zhou married a mute girl with nothing but her beauty. Everyone says Shen Jiao is not good enough for Zhou Chujin, and even she believes it herself. But none of them knows that Zhou Chujin once went to every length and used every means to make her his. Later, she personally placed divorce papers before him. His eyes dark with menace, the man seized her by the throat. “You 189Reads—Score—14d adds
29. 29 强 Addicted to His Possessive Love: The Mute Beauty's Overbearing Protector 强宠上瘾：偏执大佬的哑巴娇妻 Yu Chen钰晨Modern Romance402k WordsCompleted Jiang Tanxing was the mute woman everyone in A City's upper circles knew about. After two years of marriage to Sheng Huaijin, she was a canary he kept in his villa. He was domineering and possessive, forbidding her from having any men around her. Yet at his side were his alluring, sexy secretary, a breathtakingly beautiful A-list actress, an elegant and gracious female professor... The child in her womb was lost because of him. At last, unable to bear it any longer, Jiang Tanxing left a divorce 123Reads—Score—14d adds
30. 30 我 I Made My Mute Husband Speak 我把哑巴老公逼说话了 Wenwen Jiujie文文九九10k WordsCompleted I Made My Mute Husband Speak 26Reads—Score—14d adds
31. 31 漂 The Beautiful Mute Caught the Eye of a Grim Boss 漂亮小哑巴被阴鸷大佬盯上了 Wild Grape野葡萄Two Male Leads408k WordsCompleted [Rekindled Romance + Adorable Child and Devoted Lover + Mystery of His Origins + Mutual Firsts + Seems Angsty but Is Sweet + Possessive Pursuit + Romantic Tension + Family of Three] A seemingly ruthless, sinister, unhinged man who is actually gentle and softhearted, a devoted top who cherishes his wife × a delicate, beautiful, pure, innocent mute bottom The little mute is forced to seduce a powerful man and steal trade secrets. Then he disappears without a word, too ashamed to ever face him agai 662Reads8.8Score10614d adds

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