Looking for Married-first, Love-later Stories! The Faster the Romance Develops, the Better!! 想看先婚后爱！进展很快的那种！！

1. 1 不 The Not-So-Dominant CEO and His Lazy Stepmother 不霸气总裁与咸鱼后妈 Scallion Pancake with an Extra Egg手抓饼要加鸡蛋Modern Romance450k WordsCompleted The short drama The Not-So-Domineering CEO and His Laid-Back Stepmom is now streaming on Hongguo. [Sweet romance + comedy + marriage first, love later + straightforward leads + both leads speak their minds] [Content warning 1: The son is the male lead’s biological child. Please don’t read if that bothers you.] [Content warning 2: Around twenty chapters feature variety shows in the entertainment industry. They’re just a side story where the heroine watches the drama unfold! She never enters the e 32.1kReads9.5Score4.5kShelves
2. 2 少 Young Master, Madam Says She'd Rather Go to Work! 少爷，夫人说她更想上班！ Chichi Xianyue迟迟弦月Modern Romance709k WordsOngoing [Marriage first, love later] [Long-planned romance] [Both strong and devoted] Diplomat x CEO When she was four, her mother died before her eyes, and her father fell in love with someone else. From then on, Liu Ling'er learned one thing: tears were useless, and so was love. At twenty-five, Shen Yuci bound her to his side with a marriage contract. She thought it was a five-year arrangement, never knowing that this man had been waiting for her for twenty-one years. She also had no idea that for t 1.6kReads—Score126Shelves

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   ⬆️Recommend this book. Super pretty. The male and female protagonists were originally engaged. The male protagonist came from a rich family and fell in love with the female protagonist at first sight since he was a child; but the two never saw each other again after that. Despite this, the male protagonist always thinks about the female protagonist, and even chooses to go abroad to experience himself for the female protagonist. After returning to China, the first thing he did was to get close to the heroine and ask her to become his assistant. The heroine comes from a family of high-ranking officials, but her mother died young and her father ignored her. She grew up under the care of her grandparents. Due to childhood trauma, she lost part of her memory, including her first meeting with the hero. The heroine studied in prestigious universities as an undergraduate and graduate student, and later became a diplomat. For the female protagonist, the relationship between the two is a matter of time; but for the male protagonist, it has been planned for a long time. The whole thing is a pure love story between two strong characters. The female protagonist has her own career. The male protagonist loves the female protagonist very much. He thinks about her all the time and respects her very much. The sense of CP is very strong and it is very good to drink! At the same time, the male protagonist is also the redemption of the female protagonist.

3. 3 婚 After Marriage, the Aloof Beauty Is Held by the Weary Tycoon, Who Kisses and Clings to Her 婚后清冷美人被厌世大佬搂腰缠吻 Cranes Part from Green Mountains鹤别青山Modern Romance216k WordsCompleted [Short drama now available] [Both Pure + Marriage First, Love Later + Secretly Planned for a Long Time + Sweet Everyday Romance] A devoted-to-his-wife young master × a cool, aloof finance department beauty Gu Zhiyan confidently believes that with Shen Nanyin's family background, she'll come crawling back to him sooner or later. Until he sees her get into the Lu family's exclusive luxury car with his own eyes. One night, Gu Zhiyan gets blackout drunk and pounds on the door, his eyes red as he beg 43.3kReads9.4Score5.6kShelves

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   The male and female protagonists have mouths!!! Any misunderstandings were quickly clarified. Although the process of secret love was a little difficult, it was finally achieved ~ a super good book!!

4. 4 深 A Deeply Devoted Temptation 深情诱引 Bird Pine Rice鸟松米Modern Romance676k WordsCompleted A novel in the Niaosongmi Universe: Deep Affection and Allure. The short drama The Height of Summer, a special story about the eldest brother and sister-in-law, is now online. [Love after an arranged marriage, a regretful husband’s pursuit of his wife, one-on-one romance, both devoted only to each other] [Gentle, cool-headed ophthalmologist vs. devoted, wayward young master] Lin Yuxi used to think Zhou Yanjing was a carefree playboy with a fickle heart. Only after they married did she learn just 115.6kReads9.2Score10.6kShelves

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   Very very very very very beautiful

5. 5 既 When I First Saw Chunyi 既见椿意 Flower Flower Flower Flower Isn't a Flower花花花花不是花Modern Romance329k WordsCompleted [Obsessive, scheming CEO × down-on-her-luck heiress with a surprising side × marriage first, love later × love growing over time × one-on-one, both devoted to each other × mild coercive romance × intense push and pull × groveling to win his wife back] Shang Jiming is rumored to be a jinx who brings death to his closest relatives. Behind a gentle, jade-like facade, he toys with everyone’s fate. He needs a well-behaved woman for a political marriage, but on the day they register their marriage, he 80Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Believe me, these two books are progressing very quickly. There are not many people reading them, so they are not rated!! In the first book, the male protagonist is a bit crazy. He will put the female protagonist under house arrest and deliberately get stabbed in order to beg her to reconcile. Green Tea is especially good at flirting! The relationship between the male and female protagonists in the second book is a bit like that of happy enemies, more pure love but really sweet!!

6. 6 小 A Care Manual for Gummy Bear 小熊软糖饲养手册 Flower Flower Flower Flower Isn't a Flower花花花花不是花Modern Romance191k WordsCompleted [Mutual healing × secret love comes true × long-planned romance × marriage first, love later × foodie sweetheart × scheming heartthrob × honest communication × both leads are devoted to each other] In her senior year of high school, Su Tang awkwardly fell for her childhood friend, Shen Xiting. Desperate to chase that bright light, the food-loving girl went to great lengths to lose weight. At university, she finally worked up the courage to confess, only to be left even more lost and full of self 6Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 7 掰 Turning My Fake-Marriage Husband Straight 掰直形婚老公 Yan Jingzhen盐景珍Modern Romance310k WordsCompleted A law-focused, trope-subverting story A sweet, scatterbrained divorce lawyer versus a shrewd, restrained business tycoon Both leads are each other’s first and only; no idealized first love, no ex-boyfriends Marriage first, love later / grounded realism / simmering tension / falling in love with clear eyes No age gap; they’re the same age Wang Mengting: a name that clearly doesn’t belong to the heroine of a romance novel. A walking machine for snarky commentary. Twenty-eight by East Asian reckoni 632Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Marriage first, love later, progress very quickly [making faces]

8. 8 小 My Heart Flutters for Qi 小鹿乱祁 Tu Su兔苏Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted A captivating, fallen heiress x a cunning, unhinged tycoon with peacock-like flair "Marriage first, love later + secret identities + powerful leads + simmering tension + taking down scumbags + devoted to each other + older man in a position of power lowers his head + happy ending" From the start, Qi Jinghe is stabbed in the chest by Lu Yiyang, a short-haired woman disguised as a man, and her undercover identity is exposed. A week later, Lu Feng, also known as Lu Yiyang, takes on the identity of 26Reads—Score—Shelves

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   At the beginning, he was stabbed by his wife. Two rich families, two pure men, two strong men, vests, years difference in age, from the perspective of the heroine, they get married first and fall in love later. The down-and-out young lady vs. The unloved young master, the female protagonist is ruthless and ruthless, while the male protagonist is like the king of hell, crazy about bigotry, they are evenly matched. .

9. 9 救 Help! My Husband, Who Married Me for Good Luck, Is Actually My Professor! 救命！冲喜老公竟是我教授！ Ci Bu La Ha Tang Xing Xing次卜拉哈糖星星Modern Romance402k WordsCompleted [The short drama is now streaming] [Print edition forthcoming] [Both leads are each other's first and only + married first, love later + sweet romance + six-year age gap + no misunderstandings] [Ascetic university professor vs. lively surfing student] When Hua Yu was little, she met a fortune-teller. The old man told her that when she turned twenty, she had to find a partner born in the year of Ding Chou, the month of Ding Wei, and the day of Geng Xu. Otherwise, a terrible disaster would befall 32.4kReads9.6Score4.4kShelves

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   The heroine meets the hero to get the certificate the next day, and later finds out that the hero is a professor and the heroine is her student, sweet article

10. 10 逾 Sinking Into Love Past the Deadline 逾期沉溺 Mi Anxia米安夏Modern Romance684k WordsOngoing Tang Yiming and Sun Jia first met three years ago, when they signed a prenuptial agreement. She thought their marriage was nothing more than a deal that suited them both. But he loved her and was afraid to reveal his true feelings, so he hid them behind a facade of absurdity. She didn't love him, but was grateful that he'd helped her when she was down. Then she happened to find him keeping silent vigil by her grandmother's sickbed. She accidentally caught him tearing up the suggestive invitation 1.6kReads—Score107Shelves

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    ✅ The characters are realistic: the female protagonist is not silly and sweet, and the male protagonist is not greasy. Their weakness and selfishness are very real. ✅ Delicate feelings: There is no inexplicable love at first sight, feelings grow slowly through testing, injury, and understanding. ✅ Plot sense: contract marriage, secret love coming true, family feud, workplace struggle... There are many elements but not complicated. ✅ Three views: the heroine always adheres to her dignity and will not kneel down even if she loves her; the hero finally learns to respect, and love means letting go, not restraining.

11. 11 拿 You Treat My Mother-in-Law Like She’s Nothing? I’ll Make You Get Lost 拿丈母娘不当妈，我让他滚蛋 Mulan Says木兰说Modern Romance231k WordsCompleted He called her "mother-in-law" at every turn, and she thought he treated her mother so well. She never imagined that in private he called her mother a country bumpkin and ordered her around. If Ye Ya had come home any later from work, she would have missed the sight of her mother kneeling before that scumbag. He dared treat his mother-in-law like she wasn't family? Then he could get lost. Ye Ya took her mother away in the middle of the night, but they were in a car accident, and her mother died. 38Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Shamelessly recommend

12. 12 重 After I Was Reborn, the Billionaire Young Master Became Obsessed with My Scent 重生后，千亿少爷迷恋我的体香 Mu Zeyou Chen沐泽宥辰Modern Romance683k WordsCompleted The rating has only just opened, so it'll go up later. In her previous life, she thought her boyfriend, a taxi driver, was poor. She stormed out and threw herself into the arms of a real estate tycoon, thinking she could marry into a wealthy family and rise to the top overnight. She never expected that the poor guy was actually the heir to Shanghai's top dynasty, the Maya Group, who had gone missing more than twenty years ago. When she opens her eyes again, she's back before their breakup. The c 13.6kReads8.6Score917Shelves

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    I like this book so much

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