A Smart Female Lead Who Isn't a Doormat, and Leads Who Speak Their Minds 女主聪明，不圣母，男女主都有嘴
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After Marrying Mr. Zhao 嫁给赵先生后
(Main story complete) (The rating just came out and will rise) [Marriage first, love later / sweet, gradual romance / five-year age gap / both leads' first and only love] A dignified, reserved tycoon x a shy, sweet woman Everyone thought Shu Wan had agreed to marry Zhao Yanli only because her older sister had refused the arranged marriage and run away, leaving Shu Wan to take her place. Zhao Yanli was stern and cold, and everyone feared him. He disliked clingy, troublesome women and had no inten
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I Sent Spicy Pics to My Online Crush, and the Capital's Top Playboy Went Wild 给网恋对象发辣照，京圈太子爷疯
Both Pure + Sweet Romance + Capital’s Crown Prince + Sweet Campus Girl Jiang Suisui has a secret: she’s found a “fossil senior” on a friendship app and uses him as her confidant. He’s tough and taciturn, has beautiful handwriting, and sports an eight-pack. To tease him, Jiang Suisui sent him a spicy photo of herself in a tight camisole. Caption: “Big brother, do you like my legs?” His reply came instantly: “Change your clothes.” Jiang Suisui thought he was an old-fashioned bore. Until…
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A Fortuitous Encounter in Hong Kong 港遇宜欢
[Steady, dependable daddy type vs. elegant, sophisticated seductress] Hong Kong elite circle + older man + powerful man bows his head + love at first sight + devoted to each other When Wen Jiayi was studying for her master’s degree in Hong Kong, she met Gu Jingsheng, the youngest person ever to take control of Huanbo Group. Then one day, she accidentally overheard a conversation. Wen Jiayi didn’t cry or make a scene. She disappeared into the night in Hong Kong, taking her flowers with her. The r
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I Flirted with the Chaste Best Man by Mistake, Then Married Him and Started Trying for a Baby 错撩了禁欲伴郎，还跟他闪婚备孕
[The low rating is only because it just came out. It’ll rise~ Sweet Romance, Mutual Firsts | Older Husband Dotes on His Wife | Marriage First, Love Later | A Powerful Man Bows His Head] [Older, High-Libido Beijing Tycoon VS Bright, Sweet Heiress] With her family facing a crisis, Wen Ruotang marries far from home in a political match. On the wedding day, the groom she has never met runs away. It isn’t until their wedding night that a man with an easy elegance and a cool, sensual air appears in th
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After My Secret Identity Is Exposed, I Become Beijing's Favorite 马甲被扒后，我成了京市团宠
Xiao Ruoling only wanted to be an ordinary high school student. But then... When the young master of the Xu family in Jing City was kidnapped, she helped the police solve the case on a whim. The Xu family wanted to thank her, but she wouldn’t see them. The Zhuang family wanted to invite her over, but she declined. All she really wanted was to study in peace. Until one day, someone exposed the truth: The top-tier star and music producer “Suyu,” who had taken the internet by storm, was her. “Ph
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Lord Huo’s Secret Little Mermaid 霍爷的私藏小人鱼
[Both devoted and untouched + older man + an age-gap romance that grows over time] A sweet, innocent little mermaid princess versus a shrewd, fatherly big shot in Hong Kong's elite circle Lan Yin was the youngest mermaid princess of the deep sea. She boarded a luxury cruise ship to stop her “love-struck” older sister from sneaking aboard. The mermaid tribe suffered from a deadly curse: touching a human man could leave them permanently trapped in human form, or cause them to sprout a tail at any
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One Glance, and I'm Smitten Again 一眼又着迷
(Publication deal signed!) A wealthy only daughter from Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai vs. the eldest grandson of a prominent Beijing family Surgeon * Prosecutor As an only daughter from Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai, Jiang Mingzhu grew up cherished by her family. The hardest thing she ever went through was being forced to break up with Fu Yusen at university. Four years later, they meet again. When Fu Yusen finally learns the truth behind their breakup, he understands what Jiang Mingzhu mean
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After I Knocked on the Door of a Top Tycoon 敲响顶级大佬的房门后
[Radiant, pampered heiress x cold, calculating man in power] Ming Yang, the only daughter of the Ming family of Shanghai, was born into wealth and doted on by everyone around her. Just like her name, she was bright and beautiful, impossible to miss. But her enviable life was thrown off course by an unexpected engagement. When she learned that the man her parents had chosen for her still carried a long-lost love in his heart, she turned instead to the man from the Shi family in the capital. Shi C
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A New Marriage in Beijing and Hong Kong: The Cold, Chaste Tycoon Kneels to Kiss Me 京港新婚：清冷禁欲大佬跪着吻我
(Publication news: Author Jun Qianliu; the short drama is now available) Alluring, pampered heiress of Beijing’s elite × powerful, untouchable beauty of Hong Kong Island Beijing’s elite | Hong Kong’s elite | business marriage | stern, fatherly type | seven-year age gap | sweet romance Shen Bingci, the third young lady of the most famous Shen family in Beijing, was spoiled and dazzling, having grown up surrounded by admirers. Recently, news broke that she had gotten engaged to Xie Yuli, the elde
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A Joyous Wedding in the Capital 京婚有禧
[Marriage first, love later, secret marriage, older man-younger woman, both inexperienced and devoted, with plenty of romantic tension] In their third year of marriage, Fang Yipo’s company suddenly got a new boss. It was her husband in name only, whom she had barely seen outside the bedroom during his three years abroad. He wore a sharply tailored black suit. His features were striking and cold, and when his dark, indifferent eyes fell on her, they held only the faintest trace of familiarity, a
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The Timid, Adorable Girlfriend Is Spoiled by an Older Big Shot 怂萌小女友，被年上大佬按头宠
[Top Madman of Beijing's Elite Circle × Timid, Adorable Sweetheart] To find her friend, Yun Miao pretended to be the girlfriend of Sheng Yinian, a top magnate of Beijing's elite circle. As a result, his special assistant caught her on the spot and took her straight to the real deal. “President Sheng, your girlfriend is here.” The moment the assistant finished speaking, the private room fell silent. Yun Miao's legs immediately went weak. How could this assistant, who looked so meticulous, be so u
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A Spring Night Too Hard to Get Through 春夜难渡
Bright young heiress x ruthless fake gentleman Beijing elite circle | Powerful man bows his head | Possessive | Both are each other’s first and only love, happy ending Song Li first met Liang Jinnian in Aocheng. He was strikingly handsome and came from a distinguished family. At the gambling table, he didn’t even turn over his hole cards. With impeccable manners, he calmly said, “Miss Song wins.” He had let her win on purpose. It was only a few days later that Song Li learned she and Liang Jinni
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On Our Wedding Night, My Older Husband Told Me Not to Sleep in a Separate Room 新婚夜，年上让我别分房
[Older Male Lead + 1v1 + Marriage Before Love + Guiding Male Lead + Slow-Burn + Sweet Romance] When Jiang Shaowei was five, the Jiang and He families arranged her marriage. Everyone in Beicheng knew that He Yanze, the young master of the He family, would marry into the Jiang family one day. It was as good as settled. But three days before the wedding, Jiang Shaowei woke up to discover she had slept with the wrong man. Caught by their elders, and faced with young Master He’s red-eyed, resentful,
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A Marriage Bought with Seduction 赔婚诱爱
[Strong female lead + substitute bride and whirlwind marriage + love after marriage + slightly wild heroine + ex gets sent straight to prison + leads who speak their minds + devoted one-on-one romance + sweet and heartwarming] What should you do if your fiancé knocks you down in the street? Chi Nian: Get up and beat him up! What if your ex-fiancé tries to drug you and force himself on you to win you back? Chi Nian: Call the police and send him to prison! What if your ex-fiancé's father threatens
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Why Provoke Him? He's into Forced Love! 惹他干嘛！他玩强制爱的！
[Transmigrate into a book + sweet, pure romance + the powerful one gives in + SC + 1V1] Also known as: “Scandalous! The CEO Forced Me to Love Him” and “Why Pick a Fight with Him? He’s All About Forced Love!” - To complete her mission, Jiang Xunmo did everything she could to break up the original heroine's doomed romance and save her beloved over and over again. Who could have guessed that the original heroine would escape the CEO's forced-love ordeal, only for Jiang Xunmo to end up suffering thr
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Reborn, I Set the Trap Myself 重生后我亲自收网
After Being Reborn, I Personally Close the Net
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Hilarious! I Read the Prince Like a Book 笑疯，算卦拿捏王爷
Gu Xun’s mother hauled him off to have his marriage prospects read. He had meant to expose the tricks of Wen the Half-Immortal, but ended up completely taken in. When Wen Zhi declared, “Your destined match is close at hand,” he rushed straight to the south of the city to check. He promptly ran into Wen Zhi, who was fishing a cat out of the water. He spoke to her first, fell for her trap, and then knocked himself unconscious, fulfilling her prediction of a bloody mishap on the spot. Just as he th
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The Dynasty’s Number One Drama Queen Couple 本朝第一戏精夫妻
In the eighteenth year of peace under the Great Zhou, Lin Yanqing, heir to the Marquis of Yong’an in the capital, hides his brilliance behind a sickly façade, putting on an act to protect himself and avoid trouble. At Qingquan Convent, Su Jingshu uses her devotions as a pretext to practice her acting, outwit the inner household, and find a way to escape. A marriage contract binds these two drama queens together as husband and wife. They begin by pretending to be courteous. As they spend time tog
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A Pretty Face in Showbiz? Please, She's the Top Scorer on the College Entrance Exam 娱乐圈花瓶？拜托她是高考状元
[Top-tier succubus and top-tier jealous boyfriend] [Top-tier starlet in the entertainment industry x lovesick CEO from the capital's elite circles] [Power fantasy + entertainment industry + transmigration into a book + face-slapping + variety shows + two equally strong leads + ultra-sweet romance] Xu Tingyu, the top scorer in the national college entrance exams, was struck by a large truck on her way to the celebration banquet. When she woke up, she had become the wicked side character in an ear
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The Crown Princess Is Beautiful and Bad, Yet Still Pretends to Be Sweet 太子妃又美又坏，偏偏还要装乖
[Sweet Romance] Song Yao, who was born into this world, got married to Nangong Yi, the notoriously violent crown prince. After their wedding, they acted like a proper couple, treating each other with courtesy and respect. Gradually, Song Yao discovered that the crown prince was nothing like the violent man of the rumors. He was gentle, considerate, and easy to get along with. So she let her true nature out and started doing as she pleased. - At first, when facing the crown prince: Song Yao: gent
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After Failing in Guangzhou, My Boyfriend Carried Me Back to the Grasslands to Become a Boss 广漂失败，男友扛我回草原当老板
[Everyday sweetness] [1v1] [Both leads are pure] [Slow burn] He says, “For grassland folk, love is like a lasso. Once you've set your sights on someone, you never let go for the rest of your life.” [Chen Yin, a city nurse with a prickly exterior x Su He, a rugged grassland rancher] A silent father, a short-tempered mother, a brother treated like the family heir: she is left broken. Unable to get through all her night shifts or save enough money, Chen Yin ekes out a living in Yangcheng. Until “Ba
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After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Won Over the Treacherous Chief Minister 穿书后，我攻略了奸臣首辅
[Farming + Transmigrate into a Book + Sweet Romance] Witty, scheming girl vs. lovesick, obsessive powerbroker Xin Yueying transmigrates into a book, landing in an old-fashioned, preachy novel as the wicked wife of the deranged, obsessive second male lead. Shen Qingqi is the novel’s deranged, villainous male character. Born into a family of famed generals, he was imprisoned alongside the Shen family after his father offended powerful nobles. He suffered terribly in prison and was left with crippl
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How Strange, His Perfect Princess Suddenly Went Mad 有趣，他好好的王妃怎说癫就癫了
[Cool, aloof hero who falls hard and falls first; both leads are virgins; transmigration; pocket dimension; no strong female lead, no palace intrigue] The doomsday war goddess Lu Jiuwan died on the first day the light returned... 1 The quiet, graceful, seductive Princess Consort who killed without blinking woke up one day with a completely different personality. Princess Consort: Want to do it? Cold-hearted Prince: Insolence! A moment later, the cold-hearted Prince was in disarray... 2 With her
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My Government-Worker Boyfriend Is Irresistible, and He'll Spoil You to No End 体制内男友真香，宠你没商量
Her cousin was determined to stay single, so she asked Ling Ting to go on a blind date for her just to get everyone off her back. Ling Ting went, and although she thought her date was handsome and gentlemanly, she didn't give him another thought. So why was the new boss in front of her, smiling warmly and greeting her, so familiar? He was her blind date! Ji Zhengyao: “Comrade, we meet again.” Ling Ting: “…Hello, sir.”
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The Young Master Kisses Hard, Talks Sweet, and Never Stops 太子爷猛猛亲，会哄但不停
The physical edition of Half a Hush is now available. Search for it on any platform! [No angst, no catfights over men, a light and sweet romance, devoted one-on-one couple] [Sweet-talking, desperately short on cash, an alluring and flirtatious heroine] [Sharp-tongued, rolling in money, cool and arrogant male lead] - Jiang Wan, the campus belle of S University, takes on a special assignment. A rich heiress hires her to pursue the heir of a powerful family in Haicheng and start an online romance w
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I Treat My Husband Like an AI, and the Daddy-Type Tycoon Is Losing His Mind After Being Flirted With 把老公当AI，爹系大佬被撩疯了
[Married first, fall in love later + age gap + the powerful one gives in + mutually devoted, one-on-one romance] Wen Li’s best friend recommended an AI boyfriend app to her. Wen Li chose a mature, domineering CEO type, cranked his lust setting to the max, and planned to have a wild online romance with the AI. But by mistake, she took her arranged-marriage husband’s WeChat account for her AI boyfriend’s! “Honey, are you there? Show me your abs.” “I really want to sit on your lap and kiss you~” -
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A Spoiled Beauty in a Rental? The Rough-and-Ready Man Treats Her Like a Treasure 娇气美人住出租屋？被糙汉宠成宝
[Beauty × loyal puppy, marriage first and love later, an impoverished young couple's inspiring daily life] Zheng Xunjia had spent twenty years shirking responsibility. She thought life in a wealthy family would be smooth sailing, and she could be her parents' pampered little canary for the rest of her life. She never expected to be the fake daughter who had been switched at birth. The real Zheng heiress was proud and domineering. After she returned, Zheng Xunjia lost to her in just two rounds, t
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One Kiss and He Goes Weak! 亲一下就软！
"Signed for publication" (A cocky, irreverent, handsome school bully × a cool beauty with a gentle, easygoing nature, the “good girl” top student) A prodigal son turns over a new leaf, carefree and rebellious, campus romance, sweet and angsty redemption, rekindled love, one-on-one, both leads are devoted only to each other “Shen Li, you can repeat the year. Don't gamble with your future. You still have a chance at one of next year's guaranteed places at Qingbei.” “No, teacher. I've made up my
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Snowflake Town 雪粒镇
[Ji Handeng, a fragile, sickly, dark-minded younger brother x Xu Qiongqiong, a kind, resilient older sister who loves money] [Modern romance + mutual salvation + healing + older woman/younger man romance + revenge + cover-up + high-stakes twists] Xu Qiongqiong and Ji Handeng are siblings with no blood ties. In a small, poor town full of secrets, they rely on each other and keep one another warm. Their days hold happiness and pain, darkness and budding affection. Their shared goal is to leave Xue
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Two Lives of Joy: The Duke's Legitimate Daughter Is Truly Unrestrained 两世欢：公府嫡女她是真的狂
(Rebirth power fantasy + married across two lifetimes + palace and household intrigue + political machinations) Ye Liujin once thought she was the happiest young lady in Shengjing. Her aunt was just one step away from becoming empress. Her elder brother was the illustrious Duke of Shanguo, commanding an army of two hundred thousand, while her elder sister was a brave and battle-hardened warrior admired by all, both in court and beyond. She herself had been betrothed in infancy to the Third Princ
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I Was Only Reborn for Revenge, So Why Are the Gods Shaking in Fear? 我只是重生报仇诸神为何瑟瑟发抖
[Cool, aloof seductress VS domineering female demon] The female demon Chu Qun was reborn. A thousand years had passed, yet her legends still covered the continent. The Saint of the Pill, the world-destroying Marquis Chu Yi, the sword-forging patriarch... They were all her secret identities! In her previous life, her siblings betrayed her. She was torn apart by chariots, and her soul was sealed beneath the abyss. This time, she returned in triumph, slaying prodigies, killing her enemies, and supp
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My Lord, Are You a Woman? 主公，你是女子？
[Publication rights signed] [Strong heroine + political intrigue + turbulent times + power struggles + ensemble cast] She’s fleeing from the start, a female warlord in a chaotic age. Lin Zhihuang, originally named Lin Zhihuan, transmigrates as a county magistrate’s daughter, only to find tens of thousands of refugees attacking the city from the start! While others transmigrate into palace or household intrigue, she transmigrates straight into a chaotic age and a desperate flight from famine. The
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I Only Want to Make Money, Not Get Married! I Won't Marry a Prince Either! 只想搞钱不想成婚！皇子也不嫁！
[Strong Female Lead] [Two Equally Powerful Leads] [No System] [No Rebirth] [Contract Marriage] [Fake Becomes Real] [Incredibly Sweet] A contract marriage takes her halfway around the world, but when she returns, her husband is still the prince she was betrothed to as a baby. The legitimate daughter of the Song family and the emperor's chosen crown princess, she sees her mother framed by the wicked second wife and killed in the household struggle. So, the day before she is to enter the palace, sh
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Selling Tickets to Transmigrate on Livestream: The World's Billionaires Go Wild 直播卖穿越票，全球富豪杀疯了
[Already published and available from Taobao, Dangdang, and JD.com under the title A Plane-Hopping Travel Agency] [Changing history’s regrets + patriotic spirit] Jiang Ye inherits a travel agency on the verge of bankruptcy. After becoming a tour guide, he takes his customers to some very unusual destinations. Other guides take people to beautiful four-star and five-star scenic spots. The destinations Jiang Ye visits are either the Qin dynasty two thousand years ago or the Great Ming dynasty five
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Honghuang: The Interceptor Sect's Senior Disciple 洪荒：截教大师兄
A peerless genius is born in the Primordial World: Zhou Qing, the chief disciple of the Jie Sect. His talent and brilliance are unmatched. In just ten thousand years, he mastered the divine abilities of the Three Pure Ones, even surpassing them in some respects! Yet this peerless genius, despite his overwhelming strength, is absurdly cautious. You can never tell how strong he really is. He looks like a Golden Immortal, but he's actually a Daluo Golden Immortal. He looks like a Daluo, yet seems m
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A Professional Healer, Here to Cure Side Characters' Brain Rot 专业奶妈，专治配角脑残
Qin Nan is unwillingly turned into a caretaker in one world after another, where she must save the male and female supporting characters and stop them from going crazy over the leads, going wild for them, or bashing their heads against walls for them. She'll help them find happiness instead.
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Max-Level Goddess’s Guide to Winning Hearts [Quick Transmigration] 满级女神撩人攻略[快穿]
[Season One and Season Two of the short drama based on this book, Quick Transmigration: The Lovesick Male Lead Is Jealous Again, are now streaming. The print edition, titled He's Jealous Again, is available in Volumes One and Two.] Qu Yan is famous among quick transmigration agents for being beautiful, seductive, spoiled, and carefree. She has never failed a mission. No matter how arrogant and unruly a man may be, eventually he will become The cold, domineering CEO: “Be a good girl, darling. I
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I Have a Lover in My Hometown 我在故乡有情人
They are all ordinary people. Their language is the sort that accompanies everyday actions in real life: unconsciously, naturally, and simply, they speak of the things they intend to do and set about doing on the surface. They cannot reveal their inner essence or prove they have the right to act. Nor can they claim that the tragedy they belong to is free from the constraints of chance and the peculiarities of individual personalities. And they are even less able to reflect deeply and express the
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A Western-Obsessed Me Meets a You Born and Raised Here 崇洋媚外的我遇上土生土长的你
From worshipping all things foreign to protecting our culture, from conflict and division to integration and coexistence, this story seeks to explore how we can rediscover the roots of our cultural confidence in an era of globalization. Just as tea and coffee can share the same morning, tradition and modernity will eventually find a balance.
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Mr. Song, Stop It. Your Stand-In Refuses to Become the Real Deal 宋总别闹，替身拒绝转正
“Can you give me the female lead role?” The man said, “Don't be difficult!” “Then will you marry me?” The man said nothing. She already had her answer. Three years wasn't a long time, but it wasn't short either. Who would want to be a fool in love? Besides, his heart belonged to someone else, so why shouldn't she look toward the sun? She wasn't afraid of losing him. She made a graceful exit. The man only realized too late that he'd thought she was just throwing a tantrum and would come back afte
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