Marriage First, Love Later from the Female Lead's Perspective, Secretly Planned for a Long Time from the Male Lead's Perspective 女生视角先婚后爱 男生视角蓄谋已久

1. 1 心 What a Schemer! The Aloof Professor Uses His Looks to Seduce Me! 心机深！清冷教授用美色引诱我！ Ju Luoluo橘洛络Modern Romance127k WordsCompleted [Male Lead’s Secret Crush + Carefully Planned Romance + She Pursues Him + Older Man] [Cool, Refined Older Professor VS Gorgeous, Radiant Actress] Wen Tang’s boyfriend of two years cheats on her for career opportunities. Right after she breaks up with him, she learns her family is on the verge of bankruptcy, and an arranged marriage is their only way out. She has no interest in any of the rich young men in her circle. Her best friend tells her that her professor is handsome, fit, and from an exce 12Reads—Score—Shelves

   Reader note

   An old man uses his beauty to seduce the heroine's baby and pursues him, secretly having a crush on the heroine for ten years

2. 2 甜 Sweet and Steamy! Pampered by My Best Friend's Uncle After a Whirlwind Wedding 甜欲！闪婚后被闺蜜小叔宠溺入怀 Blue Cabbage蓝色卷心菜Modern Romance310k WordsCompleted [Radiant, headstrong heiress painter × refined, devastatingly handsome god of fortune in the business world] [Both devoted only to each other / Long-planned romance / Marriage before love / Sweet indulgence] One passionate night left Mu Ci unexpectedly pregnant. But who could have guessed the father was her best friend's uncle, the god of fortune himself? She was caught at a bar. The man gave her a cold look. “You heartless woman. You had your fun and now you want to run?” “...” Mu Ci said, “Nam 5kReads9.0Score477Shelves
3. 3 豪 The Wealthy Family’s Stepmom Goes Viral for Doing the Opposite of Everyone Else on a Parenting Show 豪门后妈在娃综反向带娃爆红全网 Wen Qiqi温柒柒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete!] Lin Ran unexpectedly transmigrates into a CEO romance novel as a cannon-fodder supporting character with the same name, forced to marry the villain and become a mother to two children. In the book, the original Lin Ran appears on a parenting variety show and is exposed for abusing her biological son and mistreating her stepson. She is kicked out of the house and elopes with her true love. But then... Her true love swindles all her money and disappears without a trace. Forced to forag 15.9kReads9.2Score2kShelves

   Reader note

   Painless motherhood and still money to spend, hahaha, the heroine is really happy

4. 4 心 Heartbeat Over the Line 心跳越轨 Biyou彼呦Modern Romance387k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] [Age gap + married first, love later + exceptionally gentle, fatherly male lead + both leads are each other's first] A restrained cardiac surgeon x a sweet young woman who grows into herself *Complete. A sweet, everyday romance with no melodrama. - On the eve of her engagement, Jiang Qiao catches her boyfriend passionately kissing another woman. As she stands there in a pitiful state, Pei Zhihe's tall figure appears beside her. His deep, dark eyes look at her from 75.8kReads9.5Score12.8kShelves
5. 5 不 Don't Coax Me 不要诱哄我 Chestnut Puree栗子泥Modern Romance231k WordsCompleted [Unruly Young Master x Spoiled, Temperamental Princess] A sweet romance about falling in love after marriage Zhou Yi'an was flamboyant, carefree, and unruly, taking no one seriously. He was notorious for being impossible to deal with. He was the Zhou family's only son. His family was wealthy, with generations of merchants, and held a prominent position in City B. Yet he agreed to marry Lin Ruojiang. Everyone knew he had cherished a woman in his heart for years, so why would he marry someone as s 13.4kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
6. 6 新 Livestream on Our Wedding Night! The Obsessive Movie Emperor Kisses Her to Tears 新婚夜直播！她被偏执影帝亲哭了 Yan Xiaoxi炎小熙Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Sweet Romance + Silly, Spoiling Love + Adorable Baby + Irresistibly Charming] After three years of marriage, she thought they were just a couple in name. She never imagined that he had been plotting this for years and had secretly loved her for ages. The abstinent, restrained, impeccably dressed Best Actor Chi was actually a refined scoundrel, all sultry charm and sweet talk? Ever since her actor husband stopped pretending, Ji Nanyou has been blushing and swooning e 4.4kReads9.4Score412Shelves

   Reader note

   🐾Marriage first, love later + long-planned + sweet pets flirting with each other + cute baby 🐒White fox pure beauty VS yandere, gentle and scumbag movie star 🦋The heroine has white fox blood, and will have a furry tail and ears [Shy] She thought they were a plastic couple, but in fact it was him who had planned it for a long time and seduced them step by step. Ji Nanyou's dance shocked the entire Internet back then. It was the moon in the sky that Chi Yu hid in his heart and dared not touch. He is paranoid and never feels that he is worthy of her...

7. 7 软 A Rose Softly Seduced 软诱玫瑰 Xin Anxue馨安雪Modern Romance293k WordsOngoing A long-planned romance, married first and in love afterward. Both leads are pure in body and heart. All sweet, no angst, so enjoy without worry. Four-year age gap. [Cool, composed master physician of traditional Chinese medicine × Bright, pampered young queen of pop] “My heart drives me to wait for you forever. I don't care what it costs me. Shen Chenhe If loving you is what my heart is destined to do, then I will follow it. Pei Mingzhao The famously aloof and self-possessed medical genius and m 5Reads—Score—Shelves

   Reader note

   The handsome young lady thought it was a business marriage, but she didn't expect that the male protagonist had been planning it for a long time [Adoration]

8. 8 新 On My Wedding Night, I Revived a Comatose Tycoon 新婚夜，我救活了植物人大佬 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance515k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later] [Sweet Romance] [Age Gap] [Scheming Male Lead] Jiang Yan grew up in a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners. From childhood, she studied medicine under her grandparents, both seasoned physicians, and mastered the art of acupuncture. However, fate had other plans. Her father's company was on the brink of collapse, and to save it, she was forced to marry Lu Jingming, a business genius who had been left in a vegetative state by a car accident. Known for h 2.2kReads6.8Score145Shelves

   Reader note

   These two books are pretty good. The male and female protagonists get married first and fall in love later. A billionaire CEO becomes a maniac who dotes on his wife. The first part is a bit sadistic and the second part is a bit sweet.

9. 9 植 The Comatose Tycoon Falls in Love with Me 植物人大佬，爱上我 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance378k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + devoted to one another + sweet romance] An Ran is a highly skilled neurosurgeon who should have been making a name for herself saving lives. Instead, her greedy stepmother and father force her into the dark depths of fate. Tempted by money, they push her into what seems like an endless, loveless marriage, marrying her off to Mu Tingchen, a legendary business tycoon left in a vegetative state after a car accident. Once, Mu Tingchen ruled the business world with an ir 922Reads6.3Score—Shelves
10. 10 走 After Entering the Wrong Room, the Billionaire Tycoon Dotes on Me Every Day 走错房间后，我被亿万首富日日宠 Peach Oolong Tea桃桃乌龙茶Modern Romance6.1M WordsCompleted Qiao Yang never imagined that the man she impulsively married would turn out to be the heir to a top-tier wealthy family! They agreed it would be a marriage of convenience: she'd play along with him and make his grandmother happy. But this man actually wants to make it real! Qiao Yang feels she's been tricked and snaps, "Mr. Fu, I want a divorce!" Fu Siyan pulls her into his arms and says indulgently, "All right, as you wish. The property is yours, and so am I." A divorce? The third baby is 23.7kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves

    Reader note

    It's impossible for you to get out. I can guarantee that if your hand slides in, you won't be able to get out. It's really super invincible and explosive!

11. 11 怪 You're Too Dazzling! 怪你太耀眼！ Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Modern Romance375k WordsCompleted The print edition is now available. [Happy ending, both leads devoted to each other + healing + secret love becomes mutual] [Sunny girl X hearing-impaired boy] Jiang Er was killed by a tractor. Jiang Er was reborn. The bad news: she's now a high school sophomore with more resentment than a ghost. The worse news: Fu Tinghan, the not-so-familiar husband she'll have in the future, is in her class. In their previous life, they were married for two years, yet remained strangers. An arranged mar 13.8kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves
12. 12 相 My Blind Date Turns Out to Be a Wealthy Heir 相亲老公竟是豪门继承人 Seven Shu Rain and Mist七舒雨雾Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Complete: binge-read to your heart’s content] [Full-cast audio drama of the same name now available, featuring professional voice actors bringing this pure and romantic Cinderella story to life] [Short dramas now streaming: Flash Marriage to the Big Boss and I See You When the Wind Rises] [Flash marriage + sweet romance + face-slapping the scumbags] The man she loved married someone else, and the woman he loved moved far away. A blind date brought the two of them together. As newlyweds, they tr 69.5kReads9.3Score6.4kShelves
13. 13 闪 After a Whirlwind Wedding, My Tycoon Husband Hides His Secret Identity 闪婚后，豪门老公马甲藏不住 Flowers Along the Way一路开花Modern Romance2.8M WordsCompleted Meng Ning was forced to go on a blind date and, through a twist of fate, ended up in a whirlwind marriage with the powerful head of the Fu family in the capital. She always thought her husband was an ordinary man with no house of his own, and figured they would simply live a quiet life together. Then one day, she discovered her husband's secret. Then her memories returned, and she found out she had once had a daughter. He pointed to the girl who looked like him and asked her, “How do you explain 38.2kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves
14. 14 分 I Rose to the Top the Day We Broke Up, and Mr. Pei Is Addicted to Spoiling Me 分手当天就上位，裴总他宠亲诱瘾 Yu Huai雨怀Modern Romance106k WordsOngoing [Cool, delicate-looking girl who’s as blunt as they come vs. gentle, flirtatious, calculating CEO who’s hopelessly romantic] [Also known as: The Flirty, Scheming CEO Spoils His Wife with Kisses Every Night, Unable to Resist His Need for Her] [The second male lead wins her heart + Mutual secret crush + Both leads inexperienced + Healing] After attending her mother’s funeral, Lin Yin was alone in the hospital receiving an IV drip. Then she saw her boyfriend, Han Ruolin, visiting a strange girl wit 1Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Who knows if the male protagonist is both suave and ruthless?! Moreover, the male and female protagonists also have the foreshadowing of youth redemption. The male protagonist remembers the female protagonist, but the female protagonist forgets him and ends up with someone else. Chasing the wife in the crematorium + marrying first, then falling in love + torturing the scumbag, all the elements! I just saw the part where the male protagonist protects his wife and abuses her, and I was so happy!! Sisters of Shuhuang rush!

15. 15 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 418Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Comedy thinking lesson discovered by accident! The heroine never loses her temper and hits the point of laughter every time she takes action.

16. 16 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 293Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 17 诱 Lured into Surrender 诱哄沉沦 Fragrant Orchid馥郁兰香Modern Romance119k WordsOngoing [Both Pure, Older Hero, Hero Has Been Plotting for Years, Heroine Marries First and Falls in Love Later, Gentle Slow-Burn Sweet Romance] Renowned cultural relic restorer ✖️ Heir to a powerful family in Harbor City Su Weining had known since childhood that she was engaged to the Song family of Harbor City, but she had never met her fiancé. The first time they met, Su Weining took one look at her fiancé and was satisfied. They went straight to the civil affairs bureau to register their marriage. S 1Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    A cold and wealthy boss x a cute cultural relic restorer, a marriage that started as a marriage, turned out to be his love that he had been planning for seven years. When she wanted to leave, he lost control for the first time: "You can only be mine."

Other lists with What a Schemer! The Aloof Professor Uses His Looks to Seduce Me!