I'm in a Reading Slump. Any Short CEO Romance Novels That Are Purely Sweet? 😭 最近书荒了，有没有短篇霸总文，全甜的那种😭

1. 101 校 At the School Anniversary Banquet, Love at First Sight! 校庆晚宴，一见倾心！ Endless Southern Breeze南风漫漫Modern Romance429k WordsCompleted [Mutual devotion + sweet romance + love at first sight + slow and steady + no misunderstandings] [Noble, elegant scion of a prominent family vs. cool, aloof belle of the literature department] [Later on, the refined young gentleman turns into a lovestruck fool in front of Ranran, doting on his wife like crazy!] Lin Wenzhou, heir to Southeast Asia’s most prominent family, took over Huasheng Group at twenty-four. Raised with an elite education and blessed with exceptional looks, he was pursued by 1.4kReads8.9Score137Shelves

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   It's cold in the early stage, but cute in the later stage. It's super sweet and rich in content, but there are a lot of typos. It would be nice if the extras were more rich!

2. 102 重 Reborn in Love: The Possessive Ninth Master Has Fallen 重生蜜恋：偏执九爷他沦陷了 Wind Through the Willow风扶柳Modern Romance1.2M WordsOngoing [Mutual devotion to one another + Powerful hero and heroine + Satisfying revenge + Super sweet, protective wife] In her past life, Yun Manxia was blinded by love and trusted a scumbag man and a vile woman, leading to the people who cherished and loved her dying in a car accident! Given another chance, she opened her eyes, regained her wits, and married into the Bai family, becoming the Ninth Master’s sweet fourth wife! She was miserable in her past life, but this time she’s turning things around 18.4kReads9.3Score2kShelves
3. 103 浪 The Bad Boy Comes Home: My Handsome Rogue Husband, Don’t Spoil Me So Much 浪子回头之痞帅老公别太宠 Qing Jiu Mozi清玖沫子Modern Romance98k WordsOngoing [Gentle, sensitive sweetheart vs. carefree, flirtatious Crown Prince] [Sweet, delicate film director vs. handsome, roguish CEO who keeps his distance] [Reformed playboy + carefully laid traps + heartwarming healing + sweet romance] Wen Yanchu loved watching the drama unfold. Hiding in a corner, she saw He Nianchen entangled with two girls. It was so ridiculous that she couldn’t hold back her laughter. The three people in front immediately noticed her. She even blurted out, “What a scumbag.” He N —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This one is super sweet

4. 104 强 Forced Love! My Beastly Husband Falls for Me Step by Step 强制宠爱！野兽老公他步步沦陷 The Untamed Mustang野马无疆Modern Romance346k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available at major bookstores] [Cross-cultural romance × sweet love in a wealthy family] [Gentle, delicate qipao designer × brooding German investor with a background in psychology!] A heartwarming international romance about two people saving each other! The Fred family is Germany’s most powerful dynasty, with a legacy spanning a century. They have not only built their own business empire but are also the world’s largest investors. The current head of the family is even more 30.3kReads9.4Score2.8kShelves

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   I really recommend this book. Those who like it are in luck.

5. 105 好 Such a Good Girl 好一个乖乖女 I Took Great Pains我煞费苦心Modern Romance361k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed] [Short drama now streaming] [Sweet romance with a touch of angst] [Fake-good, scheming heroine x domineering wealthy tyrant] [Both leads are each other’s only one] Duan Xiuming first met Lu Mingyu at a wedding. She was stunningly beautiful, yet looked like a well-behaved good girl, sitting off to the side and painting because someone had told her to. “Boring woman,” he judged. But in the blink of an eye, Lu Mingyu gave him a huge surprise! She destroyed her painting and co 48.1kReads9.5Score6.6kShelves

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   I finished watching it yesterday, it was super nice! The male protagonist is very good!

6. 106 总 Mr. CEO, Your Wife Has Gone Back to the Countryside 总裁，夫人她回乡下了 Muzi Ermu木子二木Modern Romance236k WordsCompleted The heroine, Jiang Xinglin, was born in the countryside and met the powerful CEO of a major corporation. The CEO, Shang Xingyun, put everything aside and returned to the countryside with Jiang Xinglin. Life in the countryside was tough. A year later, the CEO's mother found out where her son was and rushed over in the middle of the night to find him. After they returned to the city, the CEO's mother looked down on her rural daughter-in-law and tried to break them up. Jiang Xinglin only wanted to 32Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 107 初 The First Cherry Blossoms 初樱花见 Clear Melody, Lingering and Chilly清韵漾悠寒Modern Romance152k WordsOngoing [Tsundere, Adorable Heiress x Cold, Distinguished CEO] Super sweet and hilarious (⑅˃◡˂⑅) Think it's just a girl chasing a guy? Actually, they're both pursuing each other ✓ The tsundere, adorable heiress of a financial conglomerate, Chu Yingying, loves cherry blossoms. One day, while admiring them, she unexpectedly realized who she had fallen for. The problem was, her beloved was far too aloof. The heiress, used to getting everything she wanted, wouldn't stand for it. Driven by an intense desire 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book is super sweet and hilarious, and the subject matter is a bit novel and interesting. It's ready to go [blowing kiss][blowing kiss][blowing kiss]

8. 108 龙 Why Won't Mr. Long Check Out? 龙总为何不退房 Fan Bai饭白Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [The short drama adaptation, Couple Play, has been scheduled for release! Tune in to Tencent Video on March 27!] The Zhulang Oster Royal Hotel is the only hotel in the world that caters exclusively to domineering CEOs. Long Qing owns the hotel and is the most domineering CEO of them all. They say no one can work for Long Qing for more than three months, but Yu Xianxian has lasted three years. Long Qing: “I want the hotel’s full guest list in three seconds.” Yu Xianxian: “Right away, Mr. Long.” 2kReads9.0Score233Shelves

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   You can just skip the dungeon story, there isn't much in the main plot of the dungeon

9. 109 霸 The Overbearing CEO Falls in Love with Me 霸道总裁爱上我 Qiao Ran乔然Modern Romance988k WordsCompleted To save her mother, she has no choice but to make an exorbitantly priced deal with a mysterious man. Five years later, she returns as a newcomer to the entertainment industry, only for him to trap her in his car and warn her to stay away from his son. If she takes one step closer, he’ll make sure not a blade of grass grows on her grave! She tries to avoid him, but keeps running into him again and again. Later, he pins her in his arms and demands coldly, “Once was an accident, twice was a coincid 404Reads8.7Score108Shelves

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   Will these work?

10. 110 晚 The Stars Gift You the Night 晚星予你 150 in Gaokao Geography高考地理150Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The print edition of Late Stars for You is now available] [A refined but wicked doctor X a dazzling, spirited teacher, first and only love, happy ending] After breaking up with her ex-boyfriend, Song Wanxing quickly married the man her family had introduced her to. To Song Wanxing's mother, Jin Ze was an ideal son-in-law. To their friends, he was a devoted husband. And as a partner to share everyday life with, he was perfect. Their marriage of convenience, in which each got what they wanted, wa 14kReads8.6Score2.5kShelves
11. 111 首 The CEO Is Sweet and Attentive 首席总裁又甜又宠 Meng Ning梦柠Modern Romance613k WordsCompleted They say the president of Huanyu International is aloof, restrained, and keeps his distance from women. Yet he is the man West City’s socialites most want to marry. She is a sunny young woman abandoned by her father and raised in her maternal family’s home. She dislikes the wealthy elite and believes their world would rob her of her freedom. But fate binds them together, and from then on, he pampers her as only a powerful tycoon can, all to win a smile from the woman he loves. “Come here, little 296Reads9.1Score117Shelves
12. 112 和 A Harmonious Life in Midlife 和和睦睦庆中年 Passerby Ding Yan路人丁言Modern Romance112k WordsOngoing A married couple born in the 1990s: from their first meeting to striving together and eventually falling into conflict, this story captures the real-life experiences of a couple. It follows the heroine’s passionate devotion and her helpless desire to walk away. Life is full of sweetness, bitterness, and everything in between. The hero is a chauvinist, good one moment and bad the next. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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13. 113 白 After His White Moonlight Returned, the Caged Canary Wanted Only to Run 白月光回来后，金丝雀只想跑路 Yan Yutian燕雨天Modern Romance157k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate into a Book + Substitute + Sweet Romance + Scheming CEO x Sweet, Delicate Canary + One-on-One] [Short version: Fu Derun: I thought I could turn keeping a mistress into true love. What do I do when my wife keeps trying to run away? Ji Shiyun: Honestly, I keep feeling like we're not even in the same novel...] Ji Shiyun never imagined she would transmigrate into a book! The lucky part was that she was the heroine. The unlucky part was that it was an angst novel, aaaaaah! So when she s 142Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 114 出 After Her Release from Prison, the Billionaire at the Top of the Rich List Pursues Her Relentlessly 出狱后富豪榜一大佬对她穷追不舍 Mulan Says木兰说Modern Romance222k WordsCompleted Before turning twenty, Yumi had been a free walking blood bank for other people. In her senior year of high school, she went to prison. After getting out, her adoptive parents threw her out of the house. Her boyfriend betrayed her, and her younger sister framed her. Her adoptive parents thought that after she returned to her birth parents, she would be stuck in the countryside for good. They never expected her to transform into a phoenix and soar to the top, eventually marrying Leng Mo, a tycoon 53Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    Look, it's not bad

15. 115 佔 Possessing Jiang Xi 佔有姜西 Fish Doesn't Speak鱼不语Modern Romance4.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-One Sweet Romance + Two Strong Leads + PDA-Filled Romance + Mutual Devotion] A job interview at a bar leads two people with nothing in common to meet for the first time. One is a private tutor, the other a cold-faced King of Hell. One does the flirting, the other does the pampering. Later, no one could have guessed that the elegant, aloof Qin Zhan would turn into a clingy burr. Their everyday life after getting together is even too much to watch... “Wifey...” “Hmm?” “Could you comfort me 48.9kReads9.5Score4.8kShelves
16. 116 假 The Fake Heiress Stole My Fate, So After I Was Reborn, I Took Her Out 假千金夺我命格，重生后我嘎了她 Mo Mo Is Master Mo墨墨是墨爷Modern Romance504k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + punishing scumbags + satisfying wish fulfillment] Ren Ran had an easy life for her first eighteen years, then spent the next eight plagued by bad luck. Her maternal grandparents, mother, and younger brother died one after another. Her scumbag father took over the company, and she was thrown out of the house to live on the streets. She’d be robbed just walking down the road, and flowerpots would fall from the sky when she approached a building. Whenever she got a job at a company, it w 93.9kReads9.5Score9.9kShelves

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    Rebirth and a slap in the face. It's so good that I can't stop!

17. 117 团 The Whole Family Dotes on Me: I Have Four Older Brothers and Seven Younger Brothers 团宠：我有四个哥哥七个弟弟 North Moon Xiaomu北月小木Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Adorable child + everyone’s darling + secret identities + strong male and female leads] The cold-blooded and ruthless Third Young Master of the Zhan family suddenly found himself with a son, who even came with a wife thrown in for free. She was a country girl, useless except for her beauty. Poor, tacky, and arrogant. Yet she was the apple of every big shot's eye. Three business tycoons were her biological uncles, four top scientists were her senior brothers, two gorgeous and fiercely protective 112.3kReads9.0Score3.8kShelves
18. 118 错 A Sweet Marriage Gone Wrong: The CEO's Contract Wife 错嫁甜婚，总裁的契约妻 Qi Yuan淇沅Modern Romance2.7M WordsCompleted She was an internationally renowned sharpshooter who could hit a target with precision down to 0.01 millimeters. Born into a wealthy family, she had her identity stolen by a scheming impostor. He was a devoted CEO who could turn the clouds with one hand and summon rain with the other, but after mistaking her for the woman who had saved his life, he married her in a whirlwind wedding, then divorced her just as quickly. He never imagined that one day, her gun would be pointed at his heart. 2.2kReads9.3Score440Shelves
19. 119 卷 The Workaholic CEO Loves Overtime, So His Overworked Secretary Runs Off with the Desk 卷王总裁爱加班，牛马秘书扛桌跑 Mrs. Ocherov奥切罗夫人Modern Romance790k WordsCompleted [Sweet, soft-hearted, adorable overworked secretary X ruthless, seductive, scheming CEO with a fragile side | HE + sweet romance + mutual devotion + funny and lighthearted + mutual healing + gentle comfort] At 10 p.m., in an office tower in Shanghai’s CBD, CEO’s secretary Li Li eats instant noodles and gnaws on a cold meat bun in front of her computer. She can’t take any more overtime at this lousy job. It just never ends! After losing her job, she gets referred by a relative and lands a positio 279Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Li Li's pen ran out of ink, and she was in a hurry to write meeting minutes. Ye Li threw a pen over and said, "I have too many pens in my drawer, so I'll give you one." In fact, she bought the pen with the fine nib she liked, and specially kept it in the drawer, hiding it in the details!

20. 120 炮 The Cannon Fodder Villainess Strikes Back: The Yandere Big Shot Wants to Spoil Me 炮灰女配的逆袭：病娇大佬求宠爱 Rain Falling on Wutong Leaves梧桐叶落雨Ancient Romance227k WordsCompleted Historical romance + household intrigue + green tea scheming + yandere + unhinged characters + powerful figures + everyday family life + pocket dimension + food + healing + farming + adorable pets + business + transmigration into a book + secret identities + woman disguised as a man Yue Wei was framed and transmigrated into a book, into the body of a poor orphan girl who had been poisoned by her childhood sweetheart and was clinging to life. How could she put up with that? She sent each and eve 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I miss you so much that I dreamed about you so vividly

21. 121 小 Su Su, Don't Be Like That! 小苏苏，我不依哦！ Rain Falling on Wutong Leaves梧桐叶落雨Modern Romance228k WordsCompleted 1v1, both pure Cold, calculating, untouchable beauty VS sultry, stunning, haughty little temptress The family alliance with her fiancé's clan was ruined by her green-tea sister! Her boyfriend of seven years was stolen by a white-lotus schemer and ran off! Hmph... Men only slow a woman down when she's trying to make money! I don't care about them! Who knew one accident would bring a man into her life that she couldn't shake off no matter what? Su Yuheng: “Woman, if you want money, I'll give you —Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 122 裴 Secretary Pei Oversteps His Place 裴秘书以下犯上 Jiang Xiaoya姜小牙Modern Romance441k WordsCompleted As a daughter of the Ning family, Pei Yiqi once had a marriage match that everyone in Beizhou envied. That was until her alcoholic biological father claimed her. Her fiancé, Tan Yanjue, who had always treated her with the utmost care, sat in his car, too high and mighty to even step out. “You’re no longer the Ning family’s only daughter. Don’t tell me you still expect me to honor that worthless engagement?” He ripped off the cufflinks she had given him and tossed them out the window like trash. 3.3kReads8.5Score162Shelves

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    Please everyone read this book

23. 123 恋 Dating Show: A Bite of Pure Star Candy 恋综：咬一口纯星星糖 The Long Night Hides Forever长夜永隐Modern Romance141k WordsCompleted Gu Ning is a complete amateur. One evening, on her way to eat hot pot, she catches the eye of a producer from the dating show Love at First Sight. After the producer treats her to hot pot three times in a row, Gu Ning feels bad about getting free meals and agrees to join the show, thinking it will be a chance to experience a different life. Most people go on dating shows to find love or become famous. Gu Ning goes to eat, drink, and enjoy the gossip. Who could have guessed she’d gain a huge foll 2.1kReads9.3Score213Shelves

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    I don't really like to read long novels, and I don't really like to watch romance dramas, but I tried it when I was in the bottleneck period. He helped me get through the bottleneck period, and the whole process was sweet and without misunderstandings.

24. 124 偏 The Possessive CEO's Obsession: His Wife Can't Escape 偏执总裁强取豪夺：娇妻难逃 Half a Moon半只月Modern Romance315k WordsCompleted [Angst before sweetness + wealthy CEO + forced possession + obsessive, unhinged male lead + heroine runs away and gets caught] The all-powerful Second Master Lu of the capital fell in love at first sight with Meng Ji, the youngest daughter of the Meng family. Even knowing she was in love with someone else, he forced her to marry him without hesitation. She kept running, and Lu Ye kept closing in on her. “Come here.” Lu Ye settled onto her sofa as if he owned the place, his long, clearly knuck 648Reads9.1Score156Shelves

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    The boss robbed him by force, he kept running away and was caught, and he kept pressing every step of the way.

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