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1. 51 老 Diary of a Veteran Detective’s Downfall 老刑警沦陷日记 Hami e哈蜜eModern Romance207k WordsCompleted [Rugged male lead, both leads sexually inexperienced, healing, mature themes, old flames rekindled, married first and fell in love later; a stoic, resolute veteran detective and a kind, resilient preschool teacher (suggestive streamer)] Captain Chen, stern and aloof as a flower atop a lofty peak, finds his heart stirred by He Zhaozhao, a suspect who flirts with him. But after she flirts with him, she proves less than committed, leaving Captain Chen, who has no idea how to express his feelings, 5kReads9.1Score682Shelves

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   A scruffy, rough-around-the-edges veteran detective + a cunning, innocent kindergarten teacher

2. 52 大 A-Lian in the Mountains 大山里的阿莲 Idle Man by the Ink's Edge墨边闲人Urban562k WordsOngoing A Lian had been married for three years, but her husband was impotent and she still hadn't gotten pregnant. She had a foul mouth but a soft heart. Later, she married Old Wang next door. Old Wang died in an accident, leaving A Lian a widow. Later, she was jailed for tomb robbing, but got out two years before him. Her life with Xiao Chen started out as one disaster after another. A Lian cursed and grumbled, but little by little, she came to think of this man who had served time as one of her own. 342Reads7.5Score115Shelves

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   I'm staying up all night to read several of these novels; they're so good!

3. 53 南 Working Down South: Those Wild Years 南下打工，风流的那些年 Idle Man by the Ink's Edge墨边闲人Urban800k WordsCompleted This is a story about Dongguan. After graduating from college, I couldn’t find a job. My cousin was working in the south, so I went to stay with him. My cousin was a carefree sort who dressed like a gangster every day. He took me to internet cafes, played pool with me, and treated me to late-night snacks. Life in the south was slow and easygoing. My cousin was my mentor. He found me a job and showed me how to eat, drink, and enjoy life. My cousin and I had a great time fooling around, but then h 332Reads7.5Score100Shelves
4. 54 我 My Days in Public Relations 我当公关的那些日子 A Single Matchstick火柴一根Modern Romance391k WordsCompleted You probably won’t believe me when I tell you what I do for a living. You’re a liar! That’s right! I make a living telling tall tales and keeping people company as they chat. Anyone can spin a yarn, but I might be the first to turn it into a respectable profession and earn tens of millions a year! I spend all day spinning stories to women, talking nonsense nonstop, and somehow they still like me and are willing to pay me. The secret to business: It doesn’t matter what you’re selling, even if it’ 8.9kReads7.5Score650Shelves
5. 55 流 Stranded on a Deserted Island: I Have to Survive! 流落荒岛 必须活下去！ A Single Matchstick火柴一根Urban1.6M WordsCompleted A plane crashes, leaving its passengers stranded on a deserted island's shore. Among the survivors is Fan Jian, a special forces soldier from the Marine Corps, who searches everywhere for other survivors. They scrape together a group of nineteen women and one lone man. Fan Jian leads everyone in their fight to survive. They start with a small makeshift shelter and eventually settle down for good. They need a leader, someone to make the decisions. As they compete for limited resources, more than 1.1kReads7.7Score229Shelves
6. 56 玫 The Rose Flirts Without Knowing It, and the Older Roughneck Can’t Take It 玫瑰撩不自知，年上糙汉遭不住 Gao Yi高一Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing [Modern romance + rugged hero + doting love + age gap + both leads' first love] On a rainy night in Biancheng, someone pushed open the door to Gu Ye's auto repair shop. Lao Wu, a former employee who'd gotten into trouble, was entrusting his daughter to Gu Ye. "She'll be nineteen in a week. She... she can take care of you." Lao Wu gestured hurriedly, just hoping to find his daughter a way to survive. The girl trembled all over, tears falling silently. One look at her left Gu Ye stunned. The 12.5kReads7.2Score641Shelves

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   This book is absolutely true – you won't lose money if you invest in it!

7. 57 娇 The Delicate Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside Is Spoiled by a Rugged Mountain Man 娇气知青下乡，被山里糙汉宠坏了 Guagua Loves Instant Noodles爱吃泡面的瓜瓜Modern Romance758k WordsCompleted [Delicate Young Educated Woman VS Rugged Country Man]+ [A Striking Difference in Build] “If you eat my food, you become my wife. Try to run, and I'll break your legs!” On a night of raging snow, for half a sack of white flour, Su Man tremblingly crept into the forest ranger's cabin at the end of the village, a man who terrified the whole town. The man stood bare-chested, a hideous scar slashing across his chest, his eyes as fierce as a wolf's. Su Man trembled with fear, the corners of her eyes r 2.9kReads6.4Score239Shelves

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   My brother Meng must be number one!

8. 58 怀 Soft Fragrance in His Arms 怀里软香 Black-Clad Aristocracy乌衣门第Modern Romance184k WordsCompleted Wolfish, rough-around-the-edges man ✘ rich girl A dramatic difference in build! A dramatic difference in skin tone! Huo Chuang only remembered that he spent all the money from that underground boxing match to ransom her. Back then, she lay in the misty drizzle, blood at the corner of her mouth. He stood to one side, watching her coldly. A faint, unconscious plea for help escaped her lips: “Save me…” Yet it made Huo Chuang feel how fiercely she wanted to live. One unexpected encounter in the cold 173Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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   🔥 A ruthless boxing champion x a down-on-her-luck rich girl! A single glance in the rain sealed their fate! 💪 [Difference in physique/skin color/ultimate redemption] He squandered all his savings, just to rescue her from the brokenness of that rainy night. "Save me…"—an unconscious plea that struck the tough guy's deepest weakness! 🌧️ He wrapped her bloodied, petite body in his arms, and from that moment on, this devilish man had a reason to live! "I fight in the underworld and the black market, just to pave a path to light for you!" 💥 Strong possessiveness + dark protection + incredibly charming moments! Watch how this ruthless man returns from hell to earth for love, etching his devotion to his wife into his very bones! [Smirk][Smirk]

9. 59 7 A Doting Wife for a Tough Soldier in the Seventies 70年代，娇妻嫁硬汉 Black-Clad Aristocracy乌衣门第Modern Romance82k WordsCompleted 1970s: a rugged, macho man × a sweet, delicate wife × everyday family life Jiang Lie married a woman who couldn’t have children. Some villagers gossiped, but Jiang Lie never got angry. When someone in the village set his sights on his wife, he immediately grabbed a sack and secretly beat the man up. Jiang Lie’s rule was simple: whatever his wife said went. If she said one, he would never say two. He had become famous for doting on his wife. Some jealous villagers wished they wouldn’t get along. 19Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 60 守 Alone in an Empty Room, While the Factory Director Next Door Holds Me Close at Night 守空房，隔壁厂长夜揽小蛮腰 Milky Pear Boba奶梨啵啵Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Rugged Hero + Both Pure in Love + Sweet Romance + Traditional Story, No Rebirth or Transmigration] [Pretty Widow + Untamed Steel Mill Director, With a Striking Difference in Build and Skin Tone, and Chemistry Through the Roof] After her husband dies in an underground accident, He Xiaohe becomes the “jinx widow” everyone at the steel mill thinks they can bully. Her vicious mother-in-law wants to seize her house, then sell her off to the countryside for a bride price. Her shamele 2.2kReads—Score102Shelves

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    I read a book review where a reader said the male lead on the cover looks like Wang Anyu, so I immediately put that in mind and looked at the book again. [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Kiss]

11. 61 七 In the 1970s, the Sweet Little Darling Was Spoiled by a Fierce, Wild Man 七零，小娇娇被疯批糙汉宠翻天了 Spirit Dove灵鸽Modern Romance550k WordsCompleted (Complete) [Transmigrates into a book + period setting + sweet romance + heroine pursues hero + beautiful, fair-skinned, timid drama queen x villainous, short-tempered country boy] When Shen Yingying wakes up, she has become the villain's wicked little wife in a period novel. She wakes to find herself caught in the act of running away with another man by her villainous husband. She is so terrified she nearly dies on the spot. After all, the villain in the original novel is a violent, rough-he 58kReads9.3Score8.7kShelves

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    The best rough-and-tumble novel I've ever read, yeah.

12. 62 顶 Over-the-Top Devotion: I'm Just His Plaything 顶级狂爱：我只是他的掌中玩物 Yin Shuyi尹姝伊Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing A godlike Western male lead × a resilient, delicate Chinese heroine The main story is complete. [Dominant daddy type + transnational forced romance + wild and unhinged + mature man who takes the lead + devoted husband + jealous of everything + height and build difference + eight-year age gap + heroine is vulnerable early on] A carefully planned scheme gets Qiao Yimo kidnapped and sold on the black market. She can't speak the language, has no one to rely on, and is put through hell. Only one for 129.8kReads9.0Score12.6kShelves

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    The male lead's first impression of the female lead: a cunning and mischievous girl, like a cute little spring. The male lead is from a noble family and doesn't swear constantly; the female lead has a reserved personality and isn't very good at expressing love.

13. 63 只 Just for Pleasure, Not Feelings? The Rugged Man Insists on Falling in Love 只走肾不走心？糙汉他偏偏要走心 Carefree Straw Who Squashes Fat Bears压扁胖熊的潇洒稻草Modern Romance624k WordsCompleted [Rugged Man + Both Leads Are Each Other's First + Love Grows Over Time + First Lust, Then Love + She Runs, He Chases] Su Ping's best friend introduced her to a boyfriend: tall, broad-shouldered, and muscular. She made one thing clear in advance: sex, no strings attached. But the man fell in love with her. As soon as she realized something was off, she packed her bags and ran without hesitation. Sex is fine, but love? Absolutely not! 800Reads6.4Score138Shelves

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    The male lead is a rough, rugged man, while the female lead is a 28-year-old woman who has never been in a relationship and doesn't want a romantic relationship but does want a man. They hit it off immediately. However, later, she discovers that the male lead has feelings for her and wants to leave, but she has no choice in the matter.

14. 64 疯 My Unhinged Wife Is a Little Pig 疯批媳妇儿是小猪 Shi Qibao十柒宝Modern Romance253k WordsOngoing [Childhood Friends] [Loyal Dog] [Unhinged] [Wife-Obsessed Protector] He Pingye was knocked silly, and became both crazy and domineering. But nobody knew he had simply been reborn. In his previous life, he died horribly. His soul drifted without a home as he watched the "little pig" he had personally cared for and protected for twenty years, his little moon, sacrifice her freedom and lose the use of her legs for dancing in order to avenge him. She endured everything in silence, suffering one humi 3.6kReads—Score209Shelves

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    This new book features a rough-around-the-edges man doting on his wife; the story is good, and the writing is excellent. [I've learned something new!]

15. 65 蚀 A Love That Eats Away at the Bones 蚀骨情糜 Sweet-Voiced Little Deer奶音小鹿Modern Romance511k WordsCompleted Completed] [Sweet, gentle heroine; wild, rough-talking hero; love at first sight; loyal, rugged man] (Both virgins, happy ending, sweet romance, crime boss gives up his life of crime) A tall, powerfully built man moves into the cheap apartment across from Tian Xin’s. When a sleazy man follows her, she panics and knocks on his door. The moment she sees him, she feels completely safe... The crime boss really is a crime boss, and the little white flower really is a little white flower. Huo Ting 4.8kReads9.1Score364Shelves

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    🔥🔥🔥She stood flustered at the village entrance, clutching the crumpled letter of introduction. He walked out from the wheat fields, hoe on his shoulder, offering her a warm sweet potato with his rough hands, but his knuckles curled slightly when he touched her fingertips—the countryside winds don't understand romance, but the way he protected her was more reassuring than the moonlight in the city. [Kiss][Adoration]

16. 66 丰 The Voluptuous Supporting Actress Gives Up Her Scheming, and the Big Shot’s Face-Slapping Is So Satisfying 丰腴女配不作了，大佬打脸真香了 Blueberry Peach蓝莓桃Modern Romance668k WordsOngoing [Rugged man and delicate wife + period setting + transmigrate into a book + building wealth + sweet romance and flirtation + everyday face-slapping] Jiang Mi, a fashion designer who had been single for more than twenty years, died suddenly after working overnight and transmigrated into a period novel as a village woman with the same name, an outrageous drama queen. The original owner had skin like ice and bones like jade, with a curvaceous figure, but unfortunately possessed the brain of a fool 57.5kReads8.9Score3.3kShelves

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    This is the first time I've ever heard of a rough-and-tumble male protagonist story being so appealing.

17. 67 小 A Humble Household 小门小户 Tofu Flower Fish豆花儿鱼Ancient Romance657k WordsCompleted The story begins when the three-room branch of the Cheng family, born outside the main line, is forced to split from the family and driven out of the main residence. They end up in a border town, where they buy a house and land and establish themselves. Their daughter finds a happy marriage, while their son excels in the imperial examinations and enters government service. Cheng Weiniang, the Cheng family's daughter, is stunningly beautiful. The moment she appears in the border town, Wu Moya 5.7kReads8.4Score693Shelves

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    A true rough and tough guy, spoiled

18. 68 博 A Free-Spirited Woman Transmigrates to the Primeval Wilderness 博爱女被迫穿越远古蛮荒时代 Tofu Flower Fish豆花儿鱼Ancient Romance305k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + female-dominated world + one woman, multiple men] What does it feel like to open your eyes and find yourself in a primeval forest?! What? The wild men are all celebrity-level handsome, with eight-pack abs? A female-dominated society with more men than women? I'm in! Go with the flow and don't take it too seriously. This book is entirely fictional. 388Reads6.6Score100Shelves
19. 69 一 A Single Coin 一枚硬币 Parting Words诀别词Modern Romance129k WordsCompleted What makes up summer? The wilderness, fireworks, and submarines. And Cheng Zhu has a secret involving a coin. She fell for Sun Mingchi. Even Cheng Zhu thought it was absurd. Too many things stood between them; it was neither appropriate nor meant to be. But Cheng Zhu couldn’t help herself. No one could resist a man like Sun Mingchi, whose sweetness could sweep you off your feet. When he treated you well, he made you feel like his one true love, and he was only ever good to you. When he treated y 778Reads9.3Score125Shelves

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    This is a must-read! [Crying][crying] All three of the author's books are super good.

20. 70 隔 The Rugged Man Next Door Is Too Wild, and the Village Beauty Blushes in His Embrace 隔壁糙汉太野，村花害羞怀里娇 Qi Xiao Tong栖小桐Modern Romance550k WordsOngoing [Rugged Hero + Pure Romance + Marriage Before Love + Sizzling Chemistry + Sweet Married Life + Building a Fortune] [Delicate Village Beauty VS Cold, Rugged Neighbor] The night Song Qingshan returned to the village, he heard cries coming from next door before he had even entered his own home. He climbed onto a haystack and stole a peek. Poor Wen Sui was bent over a millstone, being beaten. She trembled with pain and sobbed pitifully, looking utterly heartbreaking. The sight set Song Qingshan’s bl 19.5kReads6.5Score728Shelves

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    This book about a rough-around-the-edges man doting on his wife is worth reading. He's cold and aloof in public, but secretly he craves kisses and hugs—who wouldn't love that?

21. 71 资 The Capitalist Heiress Is Reborn, Takes Down Villains, and Charms the Village Tyrant 资本家千金重生，虐渣下乡撩村霸 Luan Jing峦镜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1970s, Sent to the Countryside, Rebirth, Revenge Against Scum] Qin Shuiyan had been beautiful since childhood, with a delicate, soft figure. She had a pretty face but no way to protect herself. After her family fell into ruin, her stepmother sold her to an old man to keep as a canary. Just as she could no longer endure the humiliation, Xu Mo, the man she had always looked down on, burst in with a hunting rifle, fighting his way through a hail of bullets to save her. “Xu Mo, I’m sorry. If there’ 10.4kReads8.1Score1.1kShelves

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    Long after they had been together, Qin Shuiyan asked him, "When did you stop disliking me?" Xu Mo thought for a long time and said, "When you were squatting at the door mending my shoes." She was stunned. That was when she had just gone to the countryside. His shoes were worn out, and she didn't know how to mend them, so her hands were covered in needle marks. So he had seen it back then. He just didn't say anything, and she didn't ask.

22. 72 穿 Reborn as a Villainess, I Use a Spirit Spring to Lift My Whole Family 穿成恶女，手握灵泉带飞全家 Little Huasheng小华生Ancient Romance251k WordsCompleted Reborn as a villainess? From the start, I drugged my own brother and tied the Living Yama’s fiancée to a bed! Qiao Wan, a 24-karat goody-two-shoes, would like to die all over again. She’s inherited the original owner’s disastrous mess: a hopeless romantic who offended the whole village, with an empty house and mountains of debt! Even worse, the ruthless Huo Yan warned her, “If you lose my wife, you’ll take her place!” Qiao Wan looks at the scarred “Living Yama” before her, then recalls the myste 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is the one! The male lead is incredibly rough around the edges, but he spoils the female lead rotten. [Sparrow's Delight] [Sparrow's Delight] [Sparrow's Delight]

23. 73 桃 The Pretty Widow of Peach Blossom Creek, Loved by a Young Man 桃花溪的俏寡妇，小年轻爱上她 Sesame Dream芝麻梦Urban283k WordsCompleted The night twenty-two-year-old Li Yuchuan returned to his village, he stumbled upon a woman bathing by Peach Blossom Creek. In the moonlight, her skin glowed white. Water slid from her collarbone to the small of her back. She tipped her head back to toss her hair, then flicked out her tongue to lick a drop of water from the corner of her mouth. That one little movement nearly made his soul fly away. Later, he learned she was the “jinx” everyone in the village talked about. Jiang Yuwei. Thirty-fiv 2.9kReads—Score178Shelves

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    Okay, here it comes!

24. 74 七 The 1970s: The Beloved Little Lucky Star Rides a Pig All Around the Village 七零年代：团宠小福宝骑猪满村跑 It's a Bug是虫子啊Modern Romance464k WordsCompleted (The rating has just come out, so it isn't meaningful yet) Period setting + raising kids + adored by the whole family + Heaven's darling + lucky charm + adorable baby + patriotism Lin Yue, abandoned by her scumbag husband and left to raise three sons alone, goes up the mountain to dig for wild vegetables and finds a chubby baby?! Heaven: Your good fortune is still to come! Ever since she found the little chubby dumpling, the Lin family has been carrying fish in one hand and chicken in the other. 39.7kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves

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    80S Rough Man Era

25. 75 八 The 1980s: My Husband and Kids Came Looking for Me 八零，被老公孩子找上门 Feng Xinyu风信虞Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Synopsis: 1980s setting + marriage first, love later + adorable children + no supernatural powers When Xu Xiangyou woke up, she discovered that she had somehow landed in the 1980s. She was still congratulating herself on having a home and a car. The home was an ordinary apartment within Beijing’s Third Ring Road, not a traditional courtyard house, and the car was just a regular bicycle. She even had a job. Just as she was about to enjoy her life, she discovered that she wasn’t single. The origin 13.8kReads6.8Score730Shelves
26. 76 救 Help! The Mountain Man Has Me Blushing and Breathless 救命！娇娇被山汉子缠得脸红心跳 8kAncient Romance135k WordsCompleted (One-on-one romance + rugged man + height difference + sweet and naive heroine) The realm is in chaos, and disaster has struck her family. At her father’s command, Song Wanyue leaves the capital. Delicate, frail, and blind, she is like a little lamb at the mercy of others in these turbulent times. What she hates most is that lecher, Ding Liao. The very first time they met, he rudely picked her up and sniffed her, even threatening her with filthy language… Song Wanyue hates Ding Liao with all her 420Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is recommended.

27. 77 重 Reborn, I Became the Tyrant’s Most Cherished Love 重生后，我成了乱世枭雄的心尖宠 Wu Xuyuan午序圆Ancient Romance131k WordsOngoing (A Hero in Turbulent Times + Marriage First, Love Later + A Slightly Swapped Bride + A Slow-Building Romance) Fu Yang was promised a fine marriage that kept her safe and secure for more than a decade. But a year before the wedding, her hypocritical stepmother drugged her and ruined her. The engagement fell through, and she was sent away like a piece of property. With no way to save herself, she set herself ablaze and burned to ashes. Perhaps Heaven took pity on her. It had all felt like a long 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male lead is a clean and meticulous man who is completely defenseless against the female lead. They marry first and fall in love later. He is especially obedient to the female lead.

28. 78 灰 The Gray Lotus 灰莲花 Clouds of Rough Noodles Again又见糙面云Modern Romance819k WordsCompleted [A textbook case of realist business warfare + a deeply romantic, top-tier intellectual romance] The world has gone mad. A top-tier rich, handsome young heir is forced to compete with his wealthy wife for a lover... “If she likes me and I like her too, then we’ll each have to prove ourselves.” The male lead is loaded with resources and comes with every advantage, while the female lead has brains and beauty and rises from humble beginnings. A textbook case of realist business warfare, arranged fa 36.3kReads9.4Score4.3kShelves

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    The best contemporary romance novel ever, a masterpiece that slaps the platform in the face. It's not a typical wish-fulfillment novel, but the plot is incredibly exciting. It features legendary business battles, a captivating romance between two strong characters, a highly individualistic author, an impressive backstory, and outstanding supporting characters. It's addictive, and I'm seriously looking for a replacement!

29. 79 糙 A Rugged Hunk and His Sweet Wife: Stocking Up in the Mountains, Spoiling the Whole Family 糙汉猛！娇妻软！囤货进山全家宠 Good Fortune All Around紫气全来Ancient Romance1.3M WordsOngoing Short drama and full-cast audiobook adaptations are available. Feel free to check them out! [Historical farming + one-on-one sweet romance, both leads sexually inexperienced + rugged hunter husband with a major size difference + prophetic dream + pocket dimension and spirit beast + fleeing famine and hunting + mountain wilderness homesteading + cozy daily life + slow-burn comfort + healing food] A horrific prophetic dream leaves modern-day Jiang Ruanruan drenched in a cold sweat. In the dream, s 12.7kReads8.2Score1.3kShelves

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    Absolutely gorgeous.

30. 80 好 How Tragic! I Became the Dominant Roughneck's Instinctive Crush 好惨！成了霸道糙汉的生理性喜欢 Liu Yuheng柳昱珩Ancient Romance570k WordsOngoing The short drama, with live-action voice acting, is now available. Come watch! A lucky, charming wife meets a domineering, lustful, rough-hewn hunter: a drought-stricken romance that's both fiery and flirtatious! [Historical Farming + Rough-Hewn Hero + Sweet Romance + Marriage Before Love + One-on-One + Cherished by the Whole Family + Hunting, Farming, Gathering Herbs, and Running a Business + Brings Good Fortune to His Wife + Contrasting Couple + Protective Hero + Veterinarian] The sky was falli 21.9kReads7.6Score1.7kShelves
31. 81 糙 The Rough Soldier's Gentle Trap Is Impossible to Hide 糙汉兵哥哥的温柔陷阱藏不住 Juzi's Juzi橘子的菊子Modern Romance114k WordsCompleted Military romance, sweet love, tough-guy tenderness, devoted love, feelings that grow over time, urban romance, everyday sweetness Steady tough guy × gentle sweetheart 1v1, both leads are each other's first and only Liang Wan never imagined she would fall into the tenderness of Mo Li, an iron-blooded soldier. A retired serviceman in uniform, with a stern gaze and broad shoulders tapering to a narrow waist, he exuded an icy air that warned strangers to stay away. Yet with her, he tucked all his te 37Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Who understands?! Rough-man novel lovers will be ecstatic over these two gems! 1️⃣ *The Rough-Man Soldier's Tender Trap Can't Be Hidden*: A clean-cut soldier x a soft and cute heroine. A tough guy with a cold exterior but a warm heart, he only gives her all his tenderness! The contrast between his military uniform and his tough-man persona is off the charts, the romance between the tough guy and the heroine is both sweet and alluring, the more you read, the more addictive it becomes, even while it's still ongoing, you can't stop reading! 2️⃣ *Mountain Moon in My Arms, Rough-Man's Palm Holds Soft Candy*: A short, sweet treat! A rough-man older brother holds the soft and cuddly heroine in his hands, his words are tough but his actions are full of affection, sweet and heartwarming, a super healing read in one go! Both are top-tier rough-man x soft-woman novels, packed with sweet moments, definitely worth reading!

32. 82 山 The Mountain Moon in My Arms, Soft Candy Hidden in a Rough Man's Palm 山月入怀，糙汉掌心藏软糖 Juzi's Juzi橘子的菊子17k WordsCompleted The Moon Over the Mountains Enters My Embrace, and the Rough Man Hides Candy in His Palm 17Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 83 我 You're the Only One I Favor 我只偏心你 Little Tyrant Can Knock You Flying小霸王会击飞Modern Romance375k WordsCompleted [One-on-One, Both Chaste + Love Grows Over Time + Healing, Sweet Romance] [Spoiled Little Princess & Rough Country Boy] When Cheng Yi first met her fiancé, she nearly burst into tears. He was crude in his manners, sharp-tongued and hard-hearted, like a piece of iron worn rough by life. Apart from his handsome face, he had no idea how to be romantic. But for the sake of her inheritance, Cheng Yi gritted her teeth and launched her husband-training plan. Perfect husbands are made, not born! Sh 50kReads9.1Score7.3kShelves
34. 84 供 I Put My Childhood Bride Through College, and Now She Wants to Dump Me 供童养媳上大学，毕业就想甩夫君 Yuan Kai Yuan Xin元凯元心Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing [Completed] [Family-Loving, Patriotic Chaoshan, 1988] "I want to call off the engagement!" he said. "All right, then let's consummate the marriage." A rough-hewn country man from Chaozhou got himself a beautiful bride in one night, only for her to run away the next day! He chased her to a newspaper office in Guangzhou, the University of Munich in Germany, the Xi'an Mecha Research Institute, the Jiangmen Mecha Experimental Base, and the Dahao Subsea Tunnel Mecha Experimental Base! Human-machine n 2.1kReads8.1Score103Shelves

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    The little darling raised by the rough country guy has become a college student! She ran away, he chased, she picked up her clothes, and sneaked away under the moonlight! [Pouting][Shy]

35. 85 她 She’s So Unreasonable 她超不讲理 Xixi Is Super Cute溪溪超可爱Modern Romance303k WordsCompleted Rekindled Love | Seven-Year Age Gap (The rating just opened, but it'll go up soon~) [Spoiled heiress little sister vs. rough, roguish older man] The summer after the college entrance exams, Xia Yuyuan was sent to live with a great-aunt she was barely related to. Her great-aunt ran a little grocery shop. The house was shabby and cramped, and a fierce-looking man lived upstairs. He was 1.9 meters tall, with a scar on his forehead and eyes as vicious as a rabid dog's. His muscles bulged so much t 1.3kReads8.4Score159Shelves

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    I didn't sleep all night and just finished watching it, sisters, it's so good! I'm totally hooked! The female lead is a rich girl, not weak, and she's really amazing.

36. 86 糙 The Tough Guy's Little Star 糙汉的小星星 Tomatoes Without Skin番茄没有皮Modern Romance224k WordsCompleted [The heroine isn't an all-knowing girlboss. She's spoiled and cries easily at first, but gradually grows] [Soft, fallen heiress & rugged hotpot restaurant owner] [Both virgins + married first, love later + he falls first + devoted husband + 25 cm height difference + contrasting builds] In just one month, Xu Nianxing goes from the pampered heiress of the Xu family to a debtor hounded by creditors. She can't pay her debts, and her father is on his deathbed. Just when she's lost all hope, a retired 681Reads8.7Score100Shelves

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    You should check it out! It's not angsty at all, it's an arranged marriage that blossoms into love, and both the male and female leads have their own stories. Although the rating isn't very high yet, it's very sweet and can be finished in a day—it's not long.

37. 87 作 The Spoiled Heiress Pretends to Be Sweet and Flirts, but the Chaste Young Master Truly Falls for Her 作精千金假软撩，禁欲少主真沦陷 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance431k WordsCompleted Older, abstinent, scheming man X spoiled, high-maintenance sweetheart | Pretending to please X Falling in love for real | Possessiveness | An intense game of push and pull On the first day after being reborn, to stay alive, Shentu Shu softened her waist and pressed close to the powerful man. "Young Master, keep me here. There are plenty of things I can do..." Tears clung to the corners of her eyes, making her look pitiful. After her father died of illness, her stepmother had banished her to thi 29.8kReads8.8Score1.6kShelves

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    ❤️Wild! Desire! Sweet! Flirting! A powerful, older, domineering man with a strong possessive streak; the ruler bows down for love! Physically mismatched! A purely physical attraction! The female lead is a delicate, spoiled rich girl; the two are incredibly skilled at flirting! You'll develop a love-struck mind after watching! I need you to watch this!

38. 88 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book: After Slacking Off in the Eighties, I Was Spoiled by a Rugged Man 穿书八零：摆烂后我被糙汉宠上天 Golden Thread Baby金线宝宝Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period-setting wish fulfillment + wish fulfillment + wish fulfillment + wish fulfillment + strong heroine and sweet romance] Complete and ready to read. A sweet romance with a male lead who spoils his wife without question. The heroine gets revenge on scumbags and serves up face-slapping in the early chapters, then builds wealth and engages in business battles later on. After Jiang Mian bound herself to the [Lazy Fish Lie-Flat System], she completely gave up trying. [System task: Slack off for 18.5kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves

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    I highly recommend this book.

39. 89 穿 Reborn as a Tycoon's Wicked Ex-Wife, I Became the Whole Family's Darling 穿成大佬恶毒前妻后，被全家团宠 Braised Beef Brisket Rice牛腩焗饭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book set in the 1970s + personal space + sweet romance and raising kids + love grows over time + transmigrated heroine vs. reborn heroine] When she opens her eyes, Jiang Yuman finds herself transmigrated into a book as the male lead’s wicked ex-wife, who is six months pregnant. In the book, the original owner dreams of becoming an official’s wife and tries every trick in the book to marry into the Fu family. But when the Fu family is falsely accused, stripped of their positi 149.8kReads9.0Score17.7kShelves

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    The male lead is very noble. He used to be a big shot and a high-ranking official. His whole family had been high-ranking officials for generations. When he was sent to the countryside, he became a rough man and worked in the fields. But he was different. He was very gentle and tender towards the female lead.

40. 90 八 Pretty Eighties Stepmom Marries a Factory Director and Raises the Kids 八零漂亮后妈，嫁个厂长养崽崽 Huo Beishan霍北山Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Short drama: I Became a Stepmother in the 1980s] The 1980s, stepmother, raising kids, everyday life, love after marriage The moment she opens her eyes, Si Nian finds herself in a period novel as a fake heiress. She’s sent back to the countryside to marry a twice-married man in place of the real heiress, and has to raise a whole brood of children. To make matters worse, she runs into the real heiress, who has been reborn. In her previous life, Lin Sisi was pressured by her family into marrying a 56.5kReads9.4Score7.3kShelves

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    This is great! [Add one to your bookshelf][Add one to your bookshelf][Add one to your bookshelf]

41. 91 铁 A Tough Soldier Falls Into the Tender Embrace of a Pretty Wife 铁血汉子陷进了俏媳妇的温柔乡 Summer Hail夏冰雹Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Rugged hero + military marriage + 1970s + no System or pocket dimension + family life + building wealth + sweet romance] Shen Chao was reborn on her wedding night. In this life, all she wanted was to live happily with her husband. But he was always teasing her until her face flushed and her heart raced. “If you don’t want me touching you, which other man are you saving yourself for?” “You’re my wife. What’s wrong with me hugging you? Can’t I even hold you under the covers?” “Blushing again? Get 8.3kReads8.2Score403Shelves

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    💓The male lead is a true rough-and-tumble guy, and quite passionate, but beneath his rough exterior lies a tender heart, and he dotes on the female lead immensely. 🌿The female lead is adorable and a perfect match for the rough-and-tumble male lead! 🌈Their interactions are incredibly sweet; the male lead's domineering protectiveness and unintentional tenderness are just too irresistible!

42. 92 被 Bought Home by a Rough Country Man, the Sweet Wife Brings Him Endless Luck 被糙汉买回家，娇软媳妇超旺夫 This Cutie Is Called Guagua本萌叫呱呱Ancient Romance400k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + devoted to each other + marriage first, love later + no awful relatives] [Cozy farming + adorable child + alternate world + pocket dimension] Luo Ge, a petite and soft-hearted food blogger who blushed easily, unexpectedly transmigrated. As an unregistered nobody, she found it impossible to get by in this unfamiliar ancient world. To survive in this era, she found herself a husband on the cheap. She only meant to stay alive, but never expected to gain an unexpected happiness. Who 10.3kReads9.3Score1kShelves

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    [Note][Note] This is a collection of rough-and-tumble novels I've gathered. She reached out and grabbed the man's hand, letting him continue to wrap his arms around her waist, and placed her palm over the back of his hand, their fingers intertwined.

43. 93 八 In the 1980s, I Opened My Eyes and Pounced on the Broad-Shouldered, Slim-Waisted, Cold Military Officer 八零睁眼就扑倒宽肩细腰高冷军少 Huo Lanshan霍澜山Modern Romance363k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Satisfying Revenge, No Taking Abuse + Devoted Hero + Putting Scumbags in Their Place + Family Life + Officers + Commanders + King of Soldiers] When Shen Xia wakes up after getting a second chance at life, there’s a man with an eight-pack beside her, his arm wrapped around her waist. She tries to slip away quietly, but he pulls her closer until their noses are almost touching. “Don’t move.” He holds her wrist, leaving no room for resistance. She lies against his strong chest 1.9kReads—Score112Shelves

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    The ruggedly handsome male lead is incredibly charming, using forceful love tactics, and is fiercely seductive like a wolf. He makes the older woman blush and her legs go weak – it's super exciting and thrilling! I absolutely love it! Absolutely amazing! It's so good! I'll stay up all night to read it! Highly recommended for anyone who likes this kind of story!

44. 94 穿 Transmigrated to the 1980s: The Military Bigwig Spoils Me and My Quadruplets 穿越八零，一胎四宝被军区大佬娇宠 Su Muhe苏沐禾Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Transmigrate into a book + period setting + military marriage + love after marriage + devoted couple + adorable babies) Ye Shuang, a preschool teacher, was hit by a car and killed while saving a student. When she opened her eyes, she had become the male lead’s ill-fated former wife in a stepmother-era novel, a cannon-fodder character who died in childbirth. Her surname was Ye, and her fate was to die giving birth to quadruplets. Just as she was about to give up and accept her circumstances, a c 27.7kReads8.4Score3.1kShelves
45. 95 诱 Temptation! The Little Beauty Becomes the Rough-Hewn Boss's Pampered Darling 诱欲！小美人成了糙汉大佬掌心娇 Potatoes Braised with Beef Brisket土豆烧牛腩Two Male Leads623k WordsCompleted A scheming, hot-tempered, taciturn, rugged top (dismissive at first, then wildly possessive and a little crazy, all bark but secretly devoted) vs. an innocent, naive beauty bottom (a soft and sweet little fool) Turn-of-the-millennium setting / sweet romance (with angst) / married first, fall in love later / older man / size difference / both virgins / rural life / entrepreneurship / shuang'er / happy ending On the very first day Lu Sui returns home, his second uncle gets him a wife. He paid five 7.7kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves
46. 96 空 Space: The Delicate Wife of a Rough Man in the ’70s 空间：七零糙汉的娇软妻 Half Acre of Sweet Flowers半亩花甜Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + pocket dimension + rugged hero + period story + 1970s + gentle heroine + reborn] [Delicate, soft-hearted heroine × loyal, rugged hero] Song Ruan grew up cherished and spoiled by her family. Yet in the scorching summer heat, she was hoeing the fields for her educated-youth boyfriend. Then, in a moment of carelessness, a snake bit her. While unconscious, she had a long dream filled with scenes from the future. When she woke, she kicked that hypocritical educated-youth boyfriend to 9kReads9.0Score976Shelves
47. 97 八 The 1980s: The Tough Army King Can't Keep His Too-Showy Villain Wife in Check! 八零：硬汉军王反派老婆太招摇！ Blue Water, Softly Flowing袅袅水之蓝Modern Romance615k WordsCompleted [Military Romance in the Eighties + Supernatural + Underdog's Comeback + Family Life + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple] Also known as: The Eighties Officer's Villainous Wife Is Losing It Again! In the new century, Xu Ruyi drinks herself to death over heartbreak, then unexpectedly transmigrates into a book! She becomes the much-despised, annoying female supporting character and major villain in an eighties novel! And she's possessed by a ghost who died from being, well, thrilled to death!!! … Aft 482Reads7.4Score—Shelves
48. 98 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Dumping My Educated Youth Ex and Marrying a Rugged Man 重生七零：踹掉知青前夫后嫁糙汉 Smiling Green Orange笑青橙Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted On New Year's Eve in the 1970s, as she lay on her deathbed, Shen Bingyue, an old woman whose life had been filled with hardship, was reborn. That year, she was eighteen. Living a second life in an era of scarcity, she sets out to build a fortune and cherish her family. In an age when travel is slow, she hopes to spend a happy life with the rugged man she missed in her previous life: to marry him, raise adorable children, and make the most of their fateful meeting. She'll decisively cut ties with 2.3kReads9.2Score249Shelves
49. 99 重 Reborn in the 1980s: The Gruff Factory Director Coldly Does the Laundry 重生八零，糙汉厂长冷脸洗床单 Sunshine for Miles阳光万里Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + reborn + farming + adorable baby + cold-faced man doing the laundry literature] After transmigrating into a book, Ji Shiyue becomes the male lead's expendable ex-wife in a period novel. She's selfish and sneaky, always stealing things, and everyone at the factory despises and hates her. Ji Shiyue looks at the man who has finally had enough and is determined to divorce her. After weighing the situation and the pros and cons, she decides she can't let the marriage end. After all, 30Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 100 七 The 1970s Villain Dotes on His Little Wife 七零反派娇宠小媳妇 Lan Yalan澜雅澜Modern Romance851k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Period Drama + Transmigrate into a Book + Sweet Romance + Rugged Man + She Pursues Him] Wen Zhizhi transmigrates into a book and becomes the runaway wife of the story's twisted villain. Afraid that the tragic ending from the book will befall her again, she has no choice but to sweet-talk the villain every day and keep him happy. But somewhere along the way, things start to feel a little off… Cao Erman: “Wifey, you're so good to me.” Wen Zhizhi: “…” Cao Erman: “Wifey, you're so beaut 4.2kReads8.8Score276Shelves

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    The male lead dotes on the female lead; a rough-and-tumble era novel.

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