Older-Man Romance With a Huge Age Gap 大叔文，年龄差很大

1. 101 严 Professor Yan, You Are Not Allowed to Date Her! 严教授，不许您和她谈恋爱！ Jade Beauty of the Jade Terrace瑶台玉人Modern Romance556k WordsCompleted The professor whom Qian Jiajia admired, Yan Bolin, lost his reputation and his job. Yan Bolin was the youngest doctoral supervisor at A University and the youngest associate dean of its business school. His future was limitless. By chance, Qian Jiajia returned to the past. Now that she had another chance, Qian Jiajia had only one mission: she must never let Zhao Shuya ruin Professor Yan again! On his first day filling in as an instructor for undergraduates, doctoral supervisor Yan Bolin noticed 17.4kReads8.9Score2.9kShelves

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   The male lead is a university professor, vice dean of the college, and doctoral supervisor; the female lead is an undergraduate student in the male lead's college. They are ten years apart in age, making the male lead a classic older man. The story is very sweet and doting; highly recommended.

2. 102 娇 A Lifetime of Pampering: A Beauty in Her Golden Age 娇宠一生之盛世娇颜 Sheng Shijin盛世金Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A devoted couple + Students + CEO + Love at first sight + Age gap + Romantic push and pull + Inspiring + Sweet romance Xu Jiaojiao and her younger brother were born because their father suspected their mother had cheated on him with someone else. As a result, she, her brother, and their mother became regular targets of their father’s violence. Xu Jiaojiao also became the subject of gossip and ridicule. She grew up insecure and lacking any sense of safety. She always knew her place and kept her d 1.7kReads—Score119Shelves

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   It has a large age gap and is very enjoyable; it's arguably my favorite novel ever. I've never liked a novel this much before.

3. 103 我 So What If I'm Flirtatious and Coy? The Targets I Pursue Like... 我又茶又媚怎么了？攻略对象喜欢 Snow at Dusk一暮之雪Modern Romance162k WordsCompleted [The male lead is a rough, seasoned soldier] [The heroine is a master manipulator, an innocent-looking schemer] [Both virgins, both strong, heroine is stronger] [Fifteen-year age gap, an older man eating tender grass] [Daddy-type boyfriend] On his way to register their marriage, Ling Yunfeng received a phone call: Jiang Nian had been brutally beaten, was being resuscitated in the hospital, and was on the verge of death. Innocent Jiang Nian was dragged into Ling Yunfeng’s world, where she was hur 743Reads—Score—Shelves

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   15-Year age difference

4. 104 九 Ninth Master, Your Pregnant Wife Has Run Away from Home Again 九爷，夫人挺着孕肚又离家出走了 Bu Doudou布逗逗呀Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [1v1 · Both Each Other’s First · Devoted Husband · Secret Identity · Sweet Romance] After being betrayed by her younger sister and her scumbag boyfriend, Ye Wuyan went through the darkest time of her life. But she never expected that, after saying the wrong thing, an old man would force her into marriage. Only after marrying him did she learn that he was filthy rich! The old master laid down the law: “Xiao Jiu is getting married, so spoil her with everything you’ve got!” And so her several older 1.4kReads9.2Score281Shelves

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   A highly-rated and excellent read! So sweet, so incredibly sweet! I can't believe I only just discovered such a great book. You'll regret it if you don't read it! [Laughing emojis]

5. 105 冷 Assistant Leng! President Ye Is Looking Everywhere for You! 冷助理！叶总到处找你！ Bai Sanqianqian白三千千Two Male Leads417k WordsCompleted Assistant Leng! President Ye is looking everywhere for you! Assistant Leng! President Ye can't find you and is getting angry! Assistant Leng! Hurry back and talk him down! Leng Yuchen: Can you all leave me alone for a minute? I'm done with this job! Ye Tianling: Where's Assistant Leng? I want him in my office, right now! Everyone else in the office: Have President Ye and Assistant Leng made up today? 2.7kReads—Score148Shelves

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   A nine-year age difference.

6. 106 禁 The Abstinent Tycoon Asks Me for a Title Every Night 禁欲系大佬夜夜问我要名分 Liu Suisui柳岁岁Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing Important announcement, important announcement, important announcement!!! Volume One is complete. The story about the uncle you’ve all been asking to read has been updated in Volume Two. [Powerful Male Lead + Older Man/Younger Woman + Sweet Romance] [Mutual Healing, Two-Way Devotion] She grew up dependent on others, enduring their cold stares. Her stepfather treated her like a pawn, manipulating her at will. Her mother saw her as a burden and ignored her for years. Her husband treated her like a 14.2kReads9.0Score997Shelves

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   So beautiful!!! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

7. 107 别 Don’t Run! The Little Rose Her Uncle Raised Himself 别逃！舅舅亲手养大的小玫瑰 A Guest in the Clouds, Sleeping in the Dawn Breeze云中客晓风眠Modern Romance253k WordsCompleted Fake uncle and niece + seven-year age gap + scheming male lead + high IQ + extremely jealous + possessive + beautiful, sweet-natured heroine For years, he played the part of a gentle, proper, and loving uncle. In public, he doted on her without restraint, but deep down he was obsessive and unhinged, wanting nothing more than to keep her all to himself. Xia Ying had no idea how terrifying her young uncle’s forbidden possessiveness could be. Whenever a man came near her, jealousy surged through hi 1.2kReads6.3Score106Shelves

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   7-Year age gap + male lead is cunning, highly intelligent, extremely jealous, and possessive + female lead is beautiful and adorable + male lead dotes on her immensely + male lead is deeply devoted and loyal, father-like boyfriend, male lead is hopelessly in love with the female lead.

8. 108 重 Reborn, I Got Pregnant by My Dad's Brother's Kid 重生后，我怀了老爸兄弟的崽 Hua Xiaoqiu花小趣Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted Reborn + age gap + forbidden relationship + doting romance + marriage before love Jiang Chiyu is reborn at eighteen and vows to rewrite the tragedy of her past life! In her previous life, she was the eldest daughter of a prominent Beijing family, her value wrung dry by her father. Her fiancé, Chu Jiawei, cheated on her and betrayed her. Disowned and cut off from her family, she drifted to Sucheng, where she endured endless hardship and earned the slur “homewrecker.” Then she was hit by a car and 34Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Are you an older man or a cutie? Is an 18-year age difference a big deal? Here you go.

9. 109 离 During the Cooling-Off Period After Our Divorce, My Straight-Laced Husband Suddenly Gets It 离婚冷静期，直男老公突然开窍了 33 Little Princess33小公主Modern Romance608k WordsCompleted [Deputy director in government × dermatologist] [Marriage first, love later, winning her back, age gap, sweetness toggles between all sugar, half sugar, three-tenths sugar, and sugar-free] After marrying Director Zhou, who believes rules are more important than anything, Chen Jiayi found herself living a very unusual married life: She had to file a report for everything, including sleeping, eating, and watching short dramas. She was done with this life. She dragged Zhou Jingcheng to get a divorc 7.2kReads8.7Score533Shelves

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   This is a book written by my wife. I'm supporting and encouraging it! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up] It has nothing to do with my position in the family; I'm just recommending it willingly. [Smile] (It's a sweet, unconventional story set in a government-affiliated institution. The male lead is older, not an uncle, but a father figure. He likes to bring his professional demeanor home to "spoof" his wife, almost causing her to leave him. Then he writes a political essay to win her back. [Facepalm] I can't believe my wife came up with this idea! Just to clarify, I'm not the real-life inspiration for the male lead, and I didn't pursue my wife like that.)

10. 110 夜 Hearing Uncle's Voice Every Night 夜夜听叔声 Zou Cun走寸Modern Romance506k WordsCompleted Age gap + hero steals the heroine from the second male lead + second male lead's long road to winning her back + domineering, forceful love + both leads are each other's only partner Sweet, innocent little bunny VS crazy, devious, yet gentle young master At eighteen, Lu Ting finally had her ten-year-long crush on Li Huai reciprocated. But Li Wenzhou, head of the Li family, ruthlessly cornered her. “Stop following Li Huai. Follow me instead.” After that, Lu Ting and Li Wenzhou kept up a contract 1.3kReads6.6Score101Shelves

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    Romance novels featuring an eight-year age gap

11. 111 二 Uncle, You’re Crossing the Line 二叔，你犯规了 Why Think of What Shouldn't Be Thought Of何念勿念Modern Romance239k WordsCompleted A high-octane opening! The male lead is ruthless but devoted. I'm hooked! “I cried when the heroine held a knife to her neck. That was so heartbreaking!” “When is Zhou Ming going to die? I'm desperate to know!” 100Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 112 顾 Young Master Gu’s Doting Little Bride 顾少的童养小娇妻 Why Think of What Shouldn't Be Thought Of何念勿念Modern Romance367k WordsCompleted "That girl is a full ten years younger than me. You can all drop the idea now. There's no way I'm marrying her." "Do you know who that guy is? He's Gu Nianxi, Grandpa Gu's grandson, and my fiancé. Our parents arranged our marriage before I was even born, but I absolutely refuse to go along with it..." They were both completely against their arranged marriage... But after spending time together, they fell in love. This marriage-first, love-later romance is unbelievably sweet. 83Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 113 医 The Doctor's Wife Is Hard to Woo, but President Shen Spoils Her Like Crazy 医妻难追，沈总他超宠的 Xinxin Yuluo歆歆雨落Modern Romance447k WordsCompleted [Age gap + both each other's firsts + extra-sweet romance! It starts with a flutter of the heart and ends in a tender journey together] [Steady, fatherly family patriarch × gentle, slow-to-warm-up surgeon] When Yan Wanyi first meets Shen Yanfeng, he is half-reclining in a hospital bed, his illness unable to conceal his aristocratic bearing and fierce presence. Everyone says Third Young Master Shen is cold and ruthless, yet he's gentle and thoughtful only with her, like a dependable elder. It isn 26.4kReads8.9Score3kShelves

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    It's so good, it's really nice! I just randomly clicked on this book after I re-downloaded Tomato, and I didn't expect it to be so good.

14. 114 被 After Being Betrayed, I Cried at His Funeral, and a Tycoon Worth Trillions Spoiled Me 被渣后葬礼哭晕，千亿大佬偏宠我 Kuang Peng's Beloved邝彭爱侣Modern Romance322k WordsOngoing Trillionaire tycoon * Love that grows over time * 21-year age gap * Cinderella After her best friend's boyfriend cheats her out of her home and leaves her with a hundred thousand yuan in debt, Bai Zhiqing is at her wits' end. She breaks down in tears at a stranger's funeral. Only after waking up does she learn that the funeral was for the wife of Li Yanzheng, a trillionaire tycoon from Guangcheng. After the funeral, a butterfly lands on her three times. Li Yanzheng's daughter believes it is he 25kReads7.4Score3.2kShelves

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    Betrayed by her boyfriend and best friend, she fainted from crying at a stranger's funeral. This funeral was actually that of the wife of a billionaire, and it was there that the two met and fell in love.

15. 115 军 A Sweet Southern Girl Arrives at the Military Compound 军区大院来了一个南方乖乖女 Yan He闫河Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 1970s setting + sweet, well-behaved girl from the south + rugged, paternal northern man + height and build difference + 11-year age gap + sweet romance Qiao Lanshu comes from a family of two state-sector employees in a provincial capital in the south. She is quiet and well-behaved, with a pretty face, and her family worries about sending her to the countryside. So her parents put a marriage certificate in her hands, send her off on a train, and dispatch her thousands of kilometers north to find 64.2kReads8.4Score5.5kShelves

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    The age difference was eleven years.

16. 116 我 I Fell in Love with a Long-Legged Older Man 我爱上了大长腿叔叔 Foxtail Grass by the River河边的狗尾巴草Modern Romance182k WordsCompleted Today is my graduation ceremony, and I’m incredibly excited. I haven’t seen my tall uncle in ages. He’s the big brother who’s been supporting me, only twelve years older than I am. He won’t let me call him that, but to me, he’s my big brother. He promised he’d come to my graduation ceremony today! After I graduate, he’ll take me to his company… But the ceremony ended, and the figure I’d been longing to see never showed up. As soon as I could, I nervously called him. But the person who answered w 1.4kReads6.1Score—Shelves

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    The female lead falls in love with the male lead, who is 12 years older than her. The male lead has poor health and is initially hesitant to accept her. It's a angsty story. [Admiration][Admiration]

17. 117 安 Where An Lan Finds Her Home, the Sun Shines Warmly 安澜归处是暖阳 Jiang Mufeng Loves Bacon爱吃培根的姜木风Modern Romance444k WordsCompleted Print edition publication signed! [Calculating, mature powerhouse VS sweet, charming primary school teacher] + [Sweet romance] + [Age gap] + [Love at first sight] + [Powerful man bows to love] Before the new school year began, primary school teacher Zhou Nuan was told that a new student would be joining her class, and that the child's father was the newcomer, Shi Anlan, a powerful figure. Zhou Nuan never expected that an ordinary home visit would end with Shi personally seeing them off, and the 23.9kReads8.8Score2.4kShelves

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    Both of these are examples of this. In the first book, the male lead is a full twelve years older than the female lead, and in the second book, the male lead is ten years older than the female lead. They both depict how a cunning and ruthless powerful figure within the system gradually wins over a pure and ambitious newcomer to the workplace.

18. 118 说 We Agreed to Pretend to Be a Couple, So Why Is the Big Shot Taking It Seriously? 说好假扮情侣，大佬怎么当真了？ Jiang Mufeng Loves Bacon爱吃培根的姜木风Modern Romance570k WordsCompleted Lin Xi is a college student about to graduate, torn between staying in Hu City to build a career and returning to her hometown to take the civil service exam. On one side is her boyfriend, who is doing everything he can to persuade her to stay. On the other are her parents, who want her to go home and take the exam. While wrestling with the decision, she meets Ji Shichuan, a senior local official from her hometown, at an exhibition, and they become running buddies. From the perspective of a city 191.6kReads9.1Score28.5kShelves
19. 119 穿 Transmigrated to the 1960s, the Young Educated Woman Is Spoiled by Her Older Lover 穿越六零，小知青被大叔狠狠宠爱 Love Yourself热爱自己的Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted Su Qingge unexpectedly arrives in the 1960s, alone in the world. By a twist of fate, she meets Shen Chaozong, who protects and loves her. Every day, every chapter is full of affection and sweetness. There are also plenty of stories about life and its many different faces, along with tales of rural life. Come and read! This isn’t a power fantasy about an all-conquering heroine. It’s about a laid-back girl who wins by doing nothing. 60kReads8.8Score6.7kShelves

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    I absolutely love older man/younger woman romance novels, they're so sweet!

20. 120 尚 Professor Shang! Let Me Learn to Invest at Your Side 尚老师！求抱大腿学投资 Please Let Me Go Viral请让我爆火Two Male Leads217k WordsOngoing [Dual Male Leads + Age Gap (38 × 21) + Flirtatious Push and Pull + Role-Playing + Realistic + HE + Mutual Pining] [Poor, clever, mischievous shou × Cultured, reserved, secretly passionate high-ranking official gong] Wen Xiangyu is a sucker in the investment world who moonlights as a fortune-teller to make ends meet. One day, a client called “Wei” asks him, “How do I pursue my destined partner?” Wen Xiangyu checks the man’s birth chart. How does it have the exact same details as his own? He calml 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is the one! I absolutely love this kind of gentle, fatherly boyfriend. I want a dozen of Teacher Shang! [Laughing][laughing][laughing][laughing][drooling]

21. 121 糙 The Rugged Man and His Sweet Wife 糙汉与甜妻 A Dudududu阿嘟嘟嘟嘟Modern Romance193k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance] There’s a little girl in a shabby building beside the construction site. She’s sweet and well-behaved. He Ji watched her for several days before he could no longer resist his little scheme and broke her air conditioner. He only meant to use the excuse of fixing it to get a closer look at her, but once he got near her, he couldn’t stop himself. Looking at her fair face and timid eyes, he thought, A sweet girl this well-behaved deserves to be brought home and spoiled. Otherwise, I’ 6.1kReads9.0Score588Shelves
22. 122 捉 A Love Affair to Remember 捉情记 Listening to Bookish Tales Late at Night夜阑听书语Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Unemployed and down on my luck, I unexpectedly ended up sharing a cramped rental with a homeless female student. We were teacher and student, both broke, and we huddled together for warmth, struggling through the hardest days. I thought we were only relying on each other for a little while, but gradually I discovered a mystery surrounding her past. She was the long-lost daughter of a wealthy family, adrift for years with no one to turn to. I accompanied her as she searched everywhere for clues 1.4kReads8.7Score163Shelves

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    Look at this [sad][sad][sad]

23. 123 养 Keeping a Wife to Spoil: Uncle, Please Keep Your Cool 养妻为宠：大叔，请冷静 Le Ya乐丫Modern Romance670k WordsCompleted This is a story about a big bad wolf and a little hedgehog. Tao Youran had been abandoned countless times. She signed two contracts in her life: an adoption agreement, with Cheng Yihan listed as her guardian, and a marriage contract, with Cheng Yihan listed as her husband. She failed to get away and was tricked into giving him her whole life. The little darling looked up. “Mommy, I heard you were raised by Daddy too, just like me!” Tao Youran smiled guiltily. The little darling looked up again. 107Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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    Those who enjoy raising characters should take note [smirk]. The male lead has had a wife before; please do not read if you mind.

24. 124 娇 Cherished and Kept Close 娇养不放 Egg Mom Loves Durian蛋妈爱吃榴莲Modern Romance221k WordsCompleted An older man with a younger woman, a fifteen-year age gap. Don't read if that's not your thing. The woman is pure, but the man isn't. Skip if that bothers you. A domineering CEO trope, a pretend uncle-and-niece relationship, mostly everyday life. The first time they met, the big bad wolf Cheng Dong fell in love with the young girl Huang Ying at first sight. The second time they met, they learned that, in name, they were uncle and niece. The third time they met, Cheng Dong said: "I'm going to mak 4.2kReads8.4Score314Shelves

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    [Flying kiss][Flying kiss] They're 15 years apart in age, and the two are incredibly sweet. The male lead falls in love with the female lead at first sight! The male lead is a domineering CEO!

25. 125 好 What a Well-Behaved Little Darling: The Tycoon Uncle Spoils Her Rotten 好一个乖乖小祖宗，财阀大叔超宠 One Thought, Chirp Chirp一念啾啾Modern Romance206k WordsCompleted [Fanged Little Bunny + Supercharged Age Gap + Devoted to Each Other] Yan Ci received a surveillance video that was almost too embarrassing to watch. She was cornered in a stairwell, and the man asked, "Why do you hide when you see me?" Her eyes darted away. "I wasn't hiding. That time... it was just an accident." A faint smile surfaced in the man's deep-set eyes. "An accident? That doesn't mean it never happened." He moved closer to her. "Did you enjoy my Adam's apple?" "..." P.S. 1. This is an 1.9kReads7.0Score195Shelves

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    This author fits all of them!

26. 126 乖 Be Good. Don't Be Your Uncle Sheng, Be My Husband 乖，不当你盛小叔，当你老公 Yu Mu俞慕Modern Romance278k WordsCompleted [(11-year age gap) Sweet, Flirtatious, Rebellious Heroine X Gentle, Devoted, Fatherly Hero] After moving in with the Sheng family at fifteen, Shen Qingning developed feelings she shouldn't have for that refined, aloof man, unable to control herself. But he turned her down time and again. She rushed into marriage, was framed, and died with bitter resentment. * One day, she woke up reborn at twenty-two. This time, she would take back everything that belonged to her... 2kReads—Score151Shelves

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    The age gap is 11 years. The male lead is very doting, constantly showering the female lead with affection, buying her clothes, cooking for her, etc. [Licking screen][licking screen][licking screen][licking screen][licking screen][licking screen][licking screen][licking screen][licking screen][licking screen][licking screen][licking screen][licking screen][licking screen][licking screen][licking screen]

27. 127 B Two Gestational Sacs on the Ultrasound: Pregnant with a Rich Old Man's Baby B超两个孕囊，怀豪门老男人的崽 Su Su Rabbit苏苏兔Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Shen Zhihui, a qipao designer and classical beauty, meets Jiang Jingnian, a celibate, paternal tycoon. A marriage of convenience turns into love, with a wealthy-family romance and adorable babies. “Since you’re pregnant, marry me. I’ll give you a hundred million for each baby.” One domineering promise from a wealthy heir. One night of scheming and entanglement aboard a cruise ship. The neglected second daughter of the Shen family is pursued by Jiang Jingnian, a rising tycoon from Beijing’s elite 21.1kReads8.9Score2.9kShelves
28. 128 予 I Give You Eternal Life 予你长生 Tu Shiqi兔拾柒Modern Romance173k WordsCompleted [Extra-Sweet Romance + One-on-One Love + Eight-Year Age Gap + Mutual Love + Jiangnan Aristocratic Family + Childhood Sweethearts] The short drama of the same name is currently airing! [Gentle and Refined Eldest Son of an Aristocratic Family x Lively, Clever, Beloved Beauty] Yu Ci was raised by Fu Zeyi. When she called him Uncle, he gave her all his gentleness and patience. She knew he was beyond her reach. He was the eldest son of the Fu family, eight years older than her, and engaged to her aun 11.3kReads9.4Score1.5kShelves

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    Super sweet romance + 1v1 + 8-year age gap + mutual affection + a prestigious family in Jiangnan + a gentle and refined eldest son of a noble family who is raised in a nurturing relationship X a lively, intelligent, and beloved beauty

29. 129 丈 Five Years After My Husband Died, I’m Pregnant with the Emperor’s Child 丈夫去世五年，守寡怀了皇帝的崽 Salty Fish Boss咸鱼头子Ancient Romance502k WordsCompleted [Stunning widow vs. domineering emperor] [Not both virgins + forbidden tension + raising a child + old flames reignited] Everyone in the capital knows that the legitimate daughter of the Yun family and Third Young Master Lu are a loving couple, devoted to each other. But fate was cruel. Third Young Master Lu was cursed with a short life and died of a serious illness before reaching twenty, leaving behind a beautiful young widow and an unborn child. - Yun Wan has a secret she’s kept buried fo 28.1kReads9.1Score3.4kShelves

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    🌻①After her husband's death, Yun Wan lived cautiously in the Duke's mansion, her only hope being to raise her exceptionally intelligent son, Asui, to adulthood. No one knew that Asui wasn't her husband's child at all, but rather the child of a stranger she had with five years ago. [Explore] But she never expected that man would be...❗Age Gap! Series📚~

30. 130 寡 The Widow Wants a Lover? The Emperor Actually Offers Himself 寡妇想招面首？皇帝竟然自送上门 Monkey Loves Wine猴子爱酒Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [An old flame rekindled + love at first sight + neither lead is chaste + mature adults + she runs away while pregnant + no transmigration + no golden finger + a purely historical setting] Su Jianhuan has lived through most of her life. She suffered when she was young, became a widow, and raised two sons by herself. After arranging their marriages, she thought her hardships were finally over and she could enjoy a leisurely retirement. Who could have guessed that a general's wife nearing middle ag 12.7kReads8.0Score1.7kShelves
31. 131 小 The Little Maid Wanders into the Capital's Elite Compound! The Cold-Faced Doctor Gets Treated Like a Dog 小保姆误闯京圈大院！冷面医生被当狗训 An Apple Every Lap一圈一个苹果Modern Romance420k WordsCompleted [Sweet but secretly calculating heroine + mixed-race, celibate male doctor + taming her husband + old flame reignited + both virgins] After famine struck her hometown, Bai Tao had no choice but to leave home and go to the city to work as a nanny. Unexpectedly, on her very first day, a stranger took her innocence. A month later, she discovered she was pregnant. Luckily, she ran into the man again. He was a lofty, top-tier academician. She rushed up and demanded he take responsibility. His eyes fi 1.2kReads6.9Score136Shelves
32. 132 重 So Passionate! After Remarrying, She Was Kissed to Tears by a Chaste Old Widower 重欲！改嫁后，被寡旱老男人亲哭 Yu Wanwan余晚晚Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Military marriage in the 1980s + old flame rekindled + age gap + face-slapping + both are each other's first and only + love grows with time] In her previous life, she took the childhood betrothal papers that had been arranged for her and went to the city to seek out her fiancé's family. Her fiancé had climbed the social ladder after moving to the city, and looked down on her as a country girl. To marry a rich, beautiful city girl, he even framed her as having been unchaste before marriage. Hum 9.4kReads8.2Score1.1kShelves
33. 133 年 Age-Gap Romance Is the Best: Spoiled by 25 Daddy-Type Love Addicts 年龄差真香：被25个爹系恋爱脑宠不停 Read a Little Editorial Team读点编辑部Ancient Romance315k WordsCompleted [Historical setting + older, fatherly love interest + hopeless romantic + extra sweet + one-on-one + episodic stories] What should I do? I fell in love at first sight with the new tutor before entering the palace selection. Help! Urgent! A handsome tutor had just joined our private school. My classmates crowded around him to ask about their lessons, while I was so dazzled by his looks that I stared at him for a long moment before saying, "Teacher, you're so handsome." The tutor's face instantly 806Reads8.1Score—Shelves
34. 134 娇 Spring Blossoms at the Touch of Her Beauty 娇色惹春山 Wind and Moon in This Place此间有风月Modern Romance466k WordsCompleted Synopsis [Commanding leader × gentle teacher] Senior official and darling wife, eight-year age gap, devoted to each other. Once the male lead realizes he’s in love, he fiercely pursues her and protects her at every turn. In a sentence: A calculating senior official carries off a sweet, soft little bunny, only to be thoroughly outmaneuvered by her. Campus belle Jing Ni has a boyfriend everyone envies, Zhou Li. He’s not only a star at their university, but also the son of a bureau chief and a 15.6kReads8.5Score1.8kShelves
35. 135 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 56.1kReads9.4Score7.3kShelves
36. 136 穿 I Transmigrated into an 1980s Devoted Wife Novel and Became a Sucker's Stepmother 穿进八零娇妻文，我给冤种当继母 Zhu Jin竺仅Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted At first glance, nothing seems wrong. Look closer, and there’s definitely a problem. That’s right, Wen Yu transmigrated into a book, in fact, into two. They’re linked novels by the same author, telling the stories of two generations. The Husband-and-Wife Story is about the dad, a sweet romance set in a bygone era. But Wen Yu isn’t the sweet young wife in the novel. She’s the male lead’s second wife, about to divorce him because their married life isn’t working out. The Sucker… is Wen Yu’s affect 3.1kReads8.3Score176Shelves

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    The male lead is 13 years older than the female lead and has a 14-year-old son.

37. 137 6 Sixty-Year-Old Lovers: The Past of Maitreya 60岁恋人：弥勒往事 Being Shallow Isn't Wrong肤浅不是错Urban147k WordsCompleted At the age of sixty, he jumped into a shallow pool where the water barely reached his thighs. The water was shallow, but he didn't know that. Just as he didn't know that this jump would bring him together with a thirty-seven-year-old divorced woman, that they would have a child, and that he would pursue her from Hefei to Nanjing, then on to Shenzhen. Later, someone asked him, "Why jump when the water was so shallow?" He said, "Because that person was about to fall in." What matters isn't how d 1.1kReads—Score103Shelves

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    A May-December romance, the kind where there's an age gap, is full of hesitation and entanglement, which is quite interesting.

38. 138 我 I Held It In for Thirty Years, Until My Daughter Said, 'Dad, You Should Leave' 我忍了三十年，直到女儿说：爸，你走吧 Being Shallow Isn't Wrong肤浅不是错Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted I Endured for Thirty Years, Until My Daughter Said, "Dad, You Should Go" 140Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 139 退 After Three Years in Retirement Back in the Village, I Lost but Was Not Defeated 退休回村三年，我输了但没有败 Being Shallow Isn't Wrong肤浅不是错Urban151k WordsCompleted After retiring, I was sent back to my hometown to serve as the village's First Secretary. I had barely reached the village entrance when someone smashed a jar at me: “Huai Shu Village doesn't welcome you!” An old flame brought me a bowl of fish soup, with a letter at the bottom that had never been sent, forty years ago. Someone sent an anonymous report to the disciplinary inspection committee, accusing me of misconduct. Three months on the clock. Nobody believes me. Three years later, the person 97Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 140 为 I’m Being Hunted Across the City for Pursuing an Old Guy 为追老登，我被全城搜捕 Being Shallow Isn't Wrong肤浅不是错Marriage & Romance13k WordsCompleted I Went on the Run from the Whole City to Pursue an Old Geezer 103Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 141 我 I 'Bought' an Old Man for Fifty Thousand 我用五万“买”个老头 Being Shallow Isn't Wrong肤浅不是错8k WordsCompleted I “Bought” an Old Man for 50,000 120Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 142 硬 Tough Mother-in-Law: Earning Foreign Currency With One Hand, Charming the Commander With the Other 硬核婆婆：左手赚外汇右手撩首长 Good Luck, Jiajia One好运珈珈一Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted (Life at Home and Beyond + Gourmet Restaurant + Island Version of a Parents' Love Story + Silver-Haired Fiction + No Pocket Dimension + No System + Family Life + Raising Kids) Chen Xianglan is a country mother-in-law who can turn every inch of barren soil into gold. The skills she's spent her whole life mastering are all “unorthodox”: breeding pigs, helping with childbirth, farming, making sauces, choosing auspicious dates, reading the weather, and cooking food so delicious it could make the imm 16.4kReads8.6Score811Shelves

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    The extreme tug-of-war between a rough, middle-aged man and a delicate, educated youth

43. 143 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 3kReads6.4Score241Shelves
44. 144 将 The General and His Beloved Wife 将军和娇妻 Gentle Sunshine优暖的阳光Ancient Romance604k WordsCompleted No space, no golden finger, no rebirth, no transmigration. Just a simple, sweet romance about a rough-and-tumble prince and his darling young wife, with both of them devoted to each other... After Lin Jiaoyan, a village girl from Dahe Village, is jilted, a rugged hunter carries her home the very next day... “Husband, this manor is too big. I don't like it!” “Whatever my wife says!” A wife is meant to be cherished, so cherish her with all you've got... 569Reads9.0Score—Shelves

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    The male and female leads are more than ten years apart in age; the male lead is a general and a prince who lives in seclusion in the mountains.

45. 145 霍 Ninth Master Huo’s Little Darling 霍九爷的小宝贝 Fang Fang Girl芳芳丫头Modern Romance268k WordsCompleted Little girl: “Ninth Master, what kind of girl do you like?” Ninth Master: “I like obedient girls who don’t get into mischief.” Xin’er, at eighteen: “Ninth Master, what kind of wife do you like?” Ninth Master Huo: “I like a wife who hangs all over me every day.” From then on, Ninth Master Huo had a little human accessory. No one was allowed to touch her, lay a finger on her, or even yell at her. When his little accessory got into a fight, Ninth Master Huo asked, “Xin’er, does your hand hurt?” Xin 9.6kReads9.1Score717Shelves

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    The story of an older man thirteen years older than his wife

46. 146 温 Your Warmth Outshines the Gentle Dusk 温柔暮色不及你 Temporary Hire临聘人员Modern Romance218k WordsCompleted [The Gentle, Untouchable Older Man × The Rebellious Law Student] [12-year age gap + A Secret Crush Comes True + Planned for a Long Time] The first time Yao Nian met Shen Du, she realized that “above all worldly concerns” could indeed describe a man. And he was her father’s friend, no less. The smile in his eyes stayed with her from that moment on. At last, she worked up the courage to slowly get closer to him, only to discover there was no longer a place for her by Shen Du’s side. She regretted 11.8kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves

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    This is a story about an older man who is cultured, gentle, and mature, and a cute and adorable female lead.

47. 147 丝 A Little Sweetness 丝丝甜 Lala from the Corner旮旯角的拉拉Modern Romance367k WordsCompleted CEO vs. college student | Sweet romance | Sound values | Age gap | Childhood friends | Fast-paced | Both are pure The little girl I raised has finally become my bride. At twenty-six, he could already command the business world, but one smile had him falling for a lifetime. He waited twelve years for her to grow up. When she called him “Uncle,” he protected her under the guise of being an elder. Until the night she confessed, when she cried and said, “I think I’ve fallen for you, Uncle.” He smile 1.2kReads8.8Score103Shelves

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    Age gap, generational difference, no abuse, intelligent and eloquent, a really adorable couple.

48. 148 落 Rain Falls, Tides Rise 落雨生潮 Yan Nanfei晏楠菲Modern Romance520k WordsCompleted [Older, Powerful Man] & [Female Graduate Student] [Ten-Year Age Gap] + [Career Growth] + [Guiding Lover] + [Slow-Burn Romance] + [Devoted Love] + [Both Pure] Song Yuheng first met Wen Zhaoyu at an award ceremony. He was there to present an award, and she was an outstanding graduate. He handed her the certificate and shook her hand. “Wen Zhaoyu, you’re exceptional.” She smiled brightly. “Thank you for your encouragement.” The rain fell in torrents that night. The man trapped her by the window. 25.4kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves
49. 149 禁 The Celibate Boss’s Precious Darling, Whom He Raised Himself! 禁欲领导自己养大的心肝宝贝！ If Only It Were Possible zm如若可以zmModern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing Orphan heroine + powerful man + vulnerability + forbidden-romance tension + age gap + mutual healing “Auntie, just one or two bowls of rice. No dishes.” “Student, why don’t you want any dishes?” Lin Wanhe looked up to find a crowd gathered around her, and suddenly felt at a loss. Why wouldn’t she eat any dishes? Because her only family was her gravely ill grandmother, and she needed to save her money to buy her medicine. “Good girl, if you’re having a hard time, you can tell us.” Lin Wanhe could 9.7kReads8.3Score923Shelves
50. 150 他 He Is the Sleepless Spring Tide 他是不眠春潮 Jie Jie芥婕Modern Romance353k WordsCompleted (Sweet, well-behaved girl × mature, brooding male lead) Older, stern uncle type + slow-burn romance + sweet story When Tang Ning first arrived at the Sheng family home, she was told three things. Mr. Sheng was stern and old-fashioned; Mr. Sheng didn’t like people getting close to him; Mr. Sheng had one taboo: a girl raised by the Sheng family. And Tang Ning was the Sheng family’s second adopted daughter. After arriving at the Sheng home, Tang Ning knew her place and followed the rules, never dar 15.4kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves

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