A Male Lead Who Seems Quiet but Is Controlling and Possessive Inside, and a Glamorous, Playful Heroine 男主表面安静内里掌控和占有极强，女主妖艳爱玩

1. 1 玫 Roses Have No Rules, Only Heartbeats! 玫瑰无原则，心动至上！ Yun Zijin妘子衿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The physical edition, titled A Private Taste, is now available!] [Originally titled Flirtation and Desire] ✖️marriage first, love later ✖️sweet romance in Beijing's elite circles. Bar owner and firecracker ✖️ refined, depraved translator! Brilliant, unhinged genius! Obsessive, scheming, lovesick hero + reunion planned from the start + both leads have only ever loved each other When they first met, Shu Yang was pinned against a wall by a man who demanded in a low voice, “How many men have you ho 13.5kReads9.4Score3.9kShelves

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   🌸The male lead is extremely controlling, and the female lead is a stunning beauty. He's been plotting this for a long time and is a henpecked husband.🥰 Anyway, just watch it, it's really exciting!!! 🥰

2. 2 满 Max-Level Sweet Seduction! Enchanting in Lord Fu's Embrace 满级甜诱！在傅爷的怀里声色撩人 Milky Candy Puff奶糖酥Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Signed for publication + comic adaptation] [Flirtatious chemistry and sizzling romance!] Jiang Yuyang is hailed as a peerless beauty, with a stunning face, a slender waist, and a soft, supple figure. To call off her arranged marriage, she pulls out all the stops to flirt with her intended. She never imagined she’d flirt with the wrong person! Rumor has it that Fu Wenshen, the head of the Fu family, is a self-disciplined, celibate man who avoids women. Little do people know that he looks refined 20.4kReads9.5Score2.7kShelves

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   In the second book, the female lead gets punished for picking up a male model at a bar on the day the male lead returns from his business trip.

3. 3 京 Spring Tide over Beijing and Macau 京澳春潮 Midsummer Rain仲夏雨Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Print edition preorders open August 7, 2026, at 7 p.m.] [Heiress vs. Men from All Walks of Life] Also known as Spring Tide in Jing'ao The first time Wen Ning saw Xie Zhiyu on Aodao, she knew he was a dangerous man. Even though he was merely sitting quietly in a dessert shop, eating a bowl of mung bean soup. The little shop was packed and noisy, yet no one dared share a table with him. A few meters around him, an island of solitude had been deliberately carved out. “Who is he?” “Xie Zhiyu. No on 178.3kReads9.6Score27.8kShelves
4. 4 很 So Wild, So Steamy! This Is What Adult Romance Looks Like 很野很欲！这才是成年人谈的恋爱 Inkblade Swordsman墨刀客Modern Romance614k WordsCompleted [Marriage before love + fourteen-year secret crush comes true + sweet romance + both are each other's first and only love + intense mutual flirting] [Sensual and untamed bank president × gentle, radiant qipao-clad beauty] Gu Qingcheng meets Fu Xiaochen in a hotel bed. He's wild and seductive, crazy and bad. She thinks it'll be a one-night stand, but instead, he clings to her relentlessly. He pins her against the hotel's floor-to-ceiling window, refusing to let up, coaxing and tempting her as he 16.4kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves

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   We must sleep on the same pillow; we must have a good morning kiss and a good night kiss every day; we must be affectionate every day; whoever runs away from home, I'll break their legs; whoever files for divorce, I'll kiss their lips raw!

5. 5 娇 Tender Allure 娇引 Yun Zijin妘子衿Modern Romance203k WordsCompleted [The print edition of A Captivating Temptation is now available] [Sweet romance in Beijing’s elite circles, both leads are devoted only to each other] A refined, aloof, secretly seductive big shot × a wild, rebellious young heiress with a wicked streak! Seduction! Tension! A long-planned pursuit! The first time they met, Wen Yu played Beijing power player Pei Yi. He saw right through her. “Don’t want to take responsibility?” The second time, Wen Yu barged into the restroom and caught a glimpse o 16.3kReads9.2Score2kShelves

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   The female lead in this book has an outburst of "scumbag" traits, and the male lead is also extremely possessive.

6. 6 黎 Mr. Li, Hold Me: The Flirtatious Beauty Cries Until Her Eyes Turn Red 黎先生抱抱，钓系美人哭红眼 Sichuan Pepper Wine and Star Anise Cake花椒酒与八角糕Modern Romance270k WordsCompleted [Delicate beauty with skin hunger syndrome × Refined, mature older CEO] [Height difference + seduction + sweet romance + healing + feel-good revenge + doting father figure] Ruan Yu was imprisoned for years and never once had a proper meal. Then she was sent to the Li family. The CEO, rumored to be vicious and ruthless, was tall and stern, radiating immense authority just by sitting there. With tears in her eyes, Ruan Yu suddenly realized that the cold CEO was the very man she'd spent one pass 3.2kReads9.2Score369Shelves

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   The male lead appears quiet but harbors a strong desire for control and possession; the female lead is beautiful and playful.

7. 7 零 Zero-Degree Intimacy 零度暧昧 Lan Sheng澜笙Modern Romance335k WordsCompleted [The print edition goes on sale across all platforms on August 1] [Short drama now streaming] Previously titled: Zero-Degree Intimacy [One-on-one romance + both leads’ first love + happy ending + secret marriage + sweet romance ♥ Double-layer milk foam, 70% sugar!] (Rich, sharp-tongued, scheming investor Jian Yuchen VS money-loving, mischievous young designer Wen Ni) In a nutshell: She married her nemesis. In physics, zero degrees is the point where ice and water coexist. Zero-degree intimacy is 79.1kReads9.5Score9.6kShelves
8. 8 撩 Flirting into Marriage 撩婚 Autumn Firefly秋流萤Modern Romance290k WordsCompleted The print edition of Wild Crane is now available on major platforms. He Yunxing comes from a prominent Hong Kong family. The elegant, aloof man has a black tattoo on his hand that looks wickedly sensual, like Satan himself has descended. He's cold and heartless, a complete utilitarian. Everyone is madly infatuated with him. Too bad he married young. Rumor has it that he and the eldest daughter of the Shen family have a terrible marriage and will soon divorce. In their vast room, a slender-waiste 16.6kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves

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   🌻The male lead is very calm, but actually possessive. 1️⃣A quirky, slightly dramatic female lead & a cold, aloof male lead 💕A Hong Kong-style romance. The male lead seems indifferent to the female lead, but he loves her to the core. The female lead is a bit of a drama queen, testing the male lead 🥰A typical story where she's being difficult, and he's laughing. Very enjoyable. 2️⃣A powerful, older man in charge & a beautiful, kind-hearted, slightly dramatic woman 😜Age gap. The male lead is very stable, but possessive of the female lead. A nurturing romance. [Mr. Chen initially only had one child, but later he had two – her and the little one in her belly 😳The pregnant woman has a strange temper, but Mr. Chen spoils her as much as ever.]

9. 9 夫 My Wife Has Me on a Short Leash: Abstinent Uncle, Please Spoil Me 夫管严：禁欲大叔请宠我 Huai Xi淮夕Modern Romance2.9M WordsOngoing Powerful Older Man in Control & Beautiful, Kind-Hearted Little Troublemaker Age gap, growing-up romance That snowy night, the sight of a tearful young girl standing beneath the steps at Xizi Bay became a pain Chen Zongsheng could never put into words. I lost her. I have to find her again. By then, Chen Zongsheng was forty, with power firmly in his hands. He was mature, refined, and irresistibly charming. Just as countless people were preparing to send women his way, someone else got there first 8.6kReads9.0Score556Shelves
10. 10 偏 The Possessive, Unhinged CEO's Trophy Beauty Is Reborn 偏执疯批，总裁的花瓶美人重生了 Qian Yi钱亿Modern Romance420k WordsCompleted [Yandere + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple + Rebirth] In her previous life, Tang Qingqing had just fallen in love with a yandere CEO when someone ran her over and killed her. After being reborn, the pampered Tang Qingqing once again chose the powerful CEO who spoiled her rotten. - Tang Qingqing, locked in a room after being reborn: “Come a little closer!” The CEO leaned in. Tang Qingqing: “Mwah~” Reading Guide: 1. A lazy, pampered little fairy reborn, paired with a yandere CEO 2. The male lead is 7.7kReads8.4Score636Shelves

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    Don't be fooled by the male lead's gentle demeanor in front of the female lead; he's actually incredibly obsessive and insane behind the scenes, practically unable to let her out of his sight. 💕💕

11. 11 唯 Only Jing 唯京主义 Twelve Twelve十二点十二Modern Romance441k WordsCompleted The short drama is now streaming: The Spoiled Heiress of Hong Kong City x The Powerhouse of the Capital *One-on-one romance, both leads are each other’s one and only, push and pull with mutual flirting, happy ending &When they meet again, she is wearing a long black velvet dress with a thigh-high slit, leaning lazily against the railing on the bar’s second floor. Her eyes are lowered as she coolly watches the wild crowd dancing in the hall below. As if she spots someone, a playful smile curls h 39.9kReads9.2Score4.4kShelves

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    The female lead is very smart, playful but knows her limits, it's a great watch, highly recommended! 😘😘😘

12. 12 病 Yandere Psycho! The Good Girl Gets Punished with Wall-Facing After Breaking the House Rules 病娇疯批！乖宝犯家法后被罚面壁 Eating Meat Every Day每天吃肉肉Modern Romance401k WordsCompleted [Mad, possessive male lead + love-brained man who wins himself over + sweet and gentle heroine + age gap + doting romance] When the Jiang family went bankrupt, Jiang You was taken in by Huo Hechen and brought to the Huo family. The most powerful man in the entire capital, he was cruel and ruthless, the fearsome Mr. Huo everyone dreaded. Yet he was especially attentive to Jiang You. He laid down strict rules for her from childhood and kept her under tight control. Jiang You was afraid of him, lik 15.6kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves
13. 13 白 Unfamiliar by Day 白日不熟 Yun Zijin妘子衿Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + Hong Kong tycoon family + sizzling chemistry + flirtatious desire + devoted couple] [Possessive, obsessive tycoon and powerful executive ✖️ alluring heiress and CEO] Song Qingyun, a daughter of one of Hong Kong City’s most prominent families, hides a wild, untamable nature beneath her good-girl disguise. Three months into their arranged marriage, she has completely forgotten her contract husband, name and all, and has instead picked up a hot guy at a bar overseas. O 45.1kReads9.4Score6.7kShelves

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    It's absolutely perfect, just watch it and you're done! The plot is so original and super entertaining!!

14. 14 靠 You Need Me to Survive? I'm an NPC, Not a Player! 靠我存活？我是NPC不是玩家哦 Sui Sui Er岁岁儿Mystery782k WordsCompleted Wu Le is a murderous NPC in a horror game, rotating through different scenarios to "work"! Wu Le is free-spirited and willful. Deceiving players, playing tricks on them, and terrifying them are all part of her daily routine. Sometimes she likes to disguise herself as a player, getting a close look at the evil in people's hearts. She gives players hope, then crushes it completely, enjoying the look of despair on their faces. Other times, she plays the part of a proper horror NPC, hunting down pla 24.7kReads9.3Score3.3kShelves

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    This is absolutely gorgeous! They have such great chemistry, like a match made in heaven.

15. 15 病 The Lovesick Character Persona Has Fallen Apart 病娇人设崩塌了 Sweet Peach Yaoyao甜桃夭夭Modern Romance575k WordsCompleted [The print edition is coming soon and will be available on all platforms. See you at 7:00 p.m. on July 31!] Xie Huai, the famous young heir of the capital, fell in love at first sight with Song Nuan, the dazzling freshman representative on stage, when he was a freshman in high school. Xie Huai suffers from depression and is possessive and volatile. He won't let any boys near Song Nuan, and anyone who gets close ends up expelled. Terrified, Song Nuan is forced to transfer schools, but Xie Huai fo 50.4kReads9.4Score5kShelves

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    The male lead has a very strong possessive streak, but he will never hurt the female lead. He treats her extremely well, though his kindness towards her can be extreme. Eventually, the misunderstanding is resolved, and they live happily ever after.

16. 16 玄 The Metaphysical Master Became the Real Heiress and Is Worth Billions 玄学大佬穿成真千金后身价亿万 Dong Yuanyuan冬元元Modern Romance526k WordsCompleted [Satisfying Revenge + Countless Secret Identities + Strong Female Lead + Metaphysics + Treasure Appraisal and Gemstone Gambling + Sweet Romance] Jiang Huaixue, a max-level expert, transmigrates into the body of the real heiress of a wealthy family, who was raised in a mountain village. The fake heiress she was switched with has long since become a celebrated socialite. Everyone is waiting to see her make a fool of herself. The rich young men bet she’s crude and uncivilized. The socialites assu 5kReads8.9Score712Shelves
17. 17 入 Nightfall 入夜 Empty-Headed脑袋空空Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The door opened, and a tall, slender man stepped out. Lin Mian stared at him, dumbstruck, forgetting even to snap out of it. “What are you looking at, hmm?” 7kReads9.3Score2.5kShelves
18. 18 我 The Sickly Big Shot in My Arms Is Sweet on the Outside, Dark on the Inside 我怀里的病娇大佬是个白切黑 Xiao Lu萧璐Modern Romance348k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Yandere + Powerful Couple + Satisfying Scumbag-Takedown] Reborn on the day before her wedding, Wen Nian kicked her scumbag boyfriend to the curb and chose a new groom. Everyone knew that the powerful Qin Shao had lost the use of both legs and become foolish! But Wen Nian knew that Qin Shao would return to normal in three years. She made sure he ate well and was pampered, cherishing him in the palm of her hand as she waited for the powerful man to recover. At last, the day arrive 1.1kReads9.0Score144Shelves
19. 19 昼 The Relationship Between Day and Night 昼夜关系 Lan Sheng澜笙Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Nan Zhi saw Fu Hanzhou again at her boyfriend’s party. What began between them was reckless, and what kept them together was surrender. A game for adults, a duel between two players. A dark game where no one makes it out alive. "Day and Night" 33.7kReads9.4Score4kShelves
20. 20 小 Small, but Wilder 小，才更野 San Nai Guozi三奈果子Modern Romance242k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Several short-drama adaptations are now streaming] [Flirting + Younger man + Sweet-faced but dark younger brother + Intense push and pull + A long road to winning her back + Obsessive and unhinged + Devoted couple, 1v1 + Four-year age gap] [Soft, slender, stunning superstar older sister VS obsessive, unhinged, sweet-faced but dark younger brother] Four years ago, Ning Yu sponsored a young man because of his beautiful eyes. Only afterward did she discover that he was an 6.3kReads9.1Score607Shelves

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    The female lead is bright and beautiful, while the male lead is younger and has a reverse dominance. He appears to be a gentle and obedient younger brother, but in reality, he is a possessive and controlling man.

21. 21 唇 Ruthless Lips 唇狠 Burning Desire焚欲Modern Romance181k WordsCompleted [1v1, both chaste + Sexual tension] [Arrogant, contemptuous, looks down on others × Obsessive and irritable] The reckless young man dumped by Chen Qing always finds a thousand ways to keep her firmly by his side again. Chen Qing: I really don't like you. Cheng San: Fine. You don't like me. (chases her relentlessly) 2kReads8.7Score229Shelves

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    To be honest, this strong recommendation is quite novel.

22. 22 快 Quick Transmigration: I'm the Supporting Female Lead, So Male Lead, Behave Yourself 快穿：身为女配，男主请自重 The Cheerful Nut爱笑的坚果Modern Romance2.6M WordsCompleted [Delicate, shy female side character] VS [domineering, assertive male lead who loves to tease] World 1: Domineering CEO, stay away As a supporting character, Ye Xihe only wants to work hard and focus on her career. But her childhood friend, the CEO, keeps doting on her in increasingly unsettling ways. After they sleep together, Ye Xihe says, “It was a misunderstanding. I can write you an IOU.” The CEO replies, “I’m taking you home and hiding you away.” After they become a couple, Ye Xihe is on e 12.7kReads8.1Score1.1kShelves

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    These are all pretty good 🤔

23. 23 绝 No Heirs and a Short Life? No Worries, She Has a Childbearing System 绝嗣又短命？没事她自带生子系统 Xin Jiu辛九Ancient Romance473k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + childbirth + virtuous men + no fixed CP + feel-good story + putting scumbags in their place + System] Gu Zhaoxi is a new employee at the Space-Time Administration. Her mission is to bear children for male leads who cannot have heirs in different worlds, changing their childless fates. World One: Arrogant and domineering legitimate daughter of a marquis's household × powerful, childless regent prince (both virgins, partly immersive) The young emperor takes a fancy to the m 3.9kReads8.5Score391Shelves
24. 24 男 The Male Lead Always Plays the Poor Me Around the Side Character 男主对上路人甲总是装可怜 Getting By度日Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Original title: Quick Transmigration: The Male Lead Won’t Leave the Passerby A Alone [One-on-one romance, no fixed character setting for the heroine and she isn’t strong, happy ending] Watching Song Wenjing close his eyes, looking completely content, He Zhiyao really thinks that if she doesn’t leave now, she’ll never get away. The supposedly self-controlled male lead, the one-on-one sweet-romance worlds, the claim that he only has feelings for the heroine: they’re all lies. While Song Wenjing is 4.8kReads6.9Score277Shelves
25. 25 偏 His Exclusive Favorite: The Ascetic Buddha-Like Man Holds Her Waist and Kisses Her 偏爱独宠，禁欲佛子搂腰缠吻 Heng Ye恒叶Modern Romance444k WordsCompleted [Mutual devotion + eight-year age gap + secret love comes true + doting father figure + sweet flirting + possessive jealousy] [Cool on the outside, warm on the inside, gentle and charming comic artist vs. refined scoundrel, jealous tycoon of the business world] When Xia Zhiyao was eighteen, she fell for her best friend’s uncle, a man eight years her senior. He had fair skin and w 8kReads9.3Score1kShelves
26. 26 炽 Burning Desire: The Ruthless Snake Man’s Tender Obsession 炽热沦陷：霸道蛇夫对我温柔纠缠 Mu Jiuze木玖泽Modern Romance335k WordsCompleted (Taking by force + yandere + obsessive, possessive love + devoted to each other + modern top-tier wealthy family + doting husband; the male lead is a gorgeous, bewitching, nonhuman serpent beastman, with no human morals or values!) After getting drunk, Su Qingqing is kidnapped and sold. By chance, she encounters Yanli, a serpent man. He is violent, cruel, incapable of distinguishing good from evil, and utterly devoid of humanity, a monster through and through. But to stay alive, she has no cho 1.4kReads9.0Score171Shelves
27. 27 诱 Luring Her into His Arms: The Boy Next Door Is So Good at Flirting 诱她入怀，邻家哥哥好会撩 Tea Brewed with Autumn Water秋水煎茶Modern Romance382k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Reunion After a Long Separation + Childhood Friends + Long-Planned Romance + Both Pure + Mutual Secret Crushes + Sweet and Angsty] Song Tang knew from childhood that she and the boy next door had been betrothed before they were even born. When they grew up, she would marry him. But when she was a teenager, the boy next door, who had doted on her like a princess, suddenly started avoiding her as if she were a snake or a scorpion. That year, he was a sophomore in college, surrounded by 4.4kReads8.9Score275Shelves
28. 28 病 The Obsessive Jerk Is Too Much: His Green-Tea Canary Quits 病娇太疯批，绿茶金丝雀她不干了 Liu Yuyu柳鱼鱼Modern Romance539k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + transmigrate into a book + yandere + mutual flirting + System + conquest + one true pairing] A coy, alluring beauty versus a possessive, abstinent CEO After the Time Management Bureau director was cheated on by their partner, they happened to pick up a sugary romance novel full of lovey-dovey scenes between the leads. Displeased, they flew into a rage and sent an unlucky soul to wreak havoc. Chi Li was that unlucky soul. She transmigrated into the novel The CEO's One and Only Wh 16.4kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
29. 29 俯 Bend Down and Kiss! Grab Her by the Throat! The Capital's Golden Boy Kisses and Hugs Her Again 俯身吻！锁喉抱！京爷亲亲又抱抱 Ting Yuan听远Modern Romance274k WordsCompleted [Reborn] [Showbiz] [Sweet Romance] [Karma for Villains] [Both Leads Are Each Other's First Love and Have No Other Partners] An absolutely sweet story. If you don't think so, come bite me. A stunning, bewitching beauty of a woman x a brooding, possessive, obsessive CEO In her previous life, Song Jingmian was alone and miserable. Just when she finally found her parents and was about to begin a happy life, she was cruelly betrayed by the so-called "good little sister" she trusted. In the blink of a 9kReads9.1Score877Shelves

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    "Wife, where's my nk?" Holy crap, the chat exploded, and the number of viewers in the live stream skyrocketed. While Song Jingmian was momentarily stunned, the man suddenly wrapped his arms around her from behind, embracing her slender waist, and nuzzled her ear like a docile puppy. Then, his slightly husky voice echoed throughout the live stream— "It's okay if you can't find it, I won't wear it tonight." Who said Bo Jingci didn't like women? He clearly adores them! He really, really adores them!! Shocking! The stunning beauty Song Jingmian is secretly married! Breaking news! Financial tycoon Bo Jingci's image is shattered!

30. 30 重 Reborn as the Sickly Beauty Who Is the Obsessive Overlord's White Moonlight 重生成偏执大佬的病美人白月光 Cute Successor萌系接班人Modern Romance333k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Redemption, Yandere, Sweet Romance, School Life] She is the darling of everyone, a fairy adored by all. He is a gloomy boy whom everyone is afraid to go near. Fu Yu never imagined he would cross paths with the girl he'd kept hidden in his heart. She came to him, carrying all the tenderness in the world. Light began to seep into his dark world. One day, the boy pinned her in a corner and asked in a husky voice, "Yanyan, why me? Why did it have to be me?" The girl smiled sweetly. "A Yu 178Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    Here comes a novel where the male protagonist appears calm on the surface but has an extremely strong desire for control and dominance, while the female protagonist is alluring and playful!

31. 31 偏 Spoiled by the Possessive Tycoon 偏执大佬宠上瘾 Takahara Yoko高原阳子Modern Romance134k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can find it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 21Reads8.4Score—Shelves
32. 32 梨 A Book by Lihua Tianjiu 梨花甜酒酿的一本书 Sweet Pear Blossom Rice Wine梨花甜酒酿Modern Romance665k WordsCompleted Long Zhanqing, the eldest young master of the Long family, was in a car accident and fell into a coma. He needed a girl to bring him good fortune. Hoping to curry favor with the Long family, the Tang family offered them their newly recovered, unwanted biological daughter as a gift for Long Zhanqing! Tang Xuerou had only just been brought back to the Tang family from a remote mountain village. Little did she know that her parents and four brothers favored Tang Xuebing, the fake heiress who had ta 26Reads6.2Score—Shelves
33. 33 我 Good Grief! Several Yandere Tycoons Have Me in Their Clutches 我的天！被几位病娇大佬缠上了 A Tulip in Love with a Rose爱上玫瑰的郁金香Modern Romance752k WordsCompleted (A friendly warning: This story may challenge your values. If that’s not for you, please go easy on the criticism.) Xiao Xiao never imagined that one day she would catch the attention of powerful men who had the world at their feet. He is obsessed to the point of madness. To have her, he stops at nothing to break her and his nephew apart. Once he sets his sights on her, she becomes his prey, with nowhere to run and nowhere to hide. To her, he is a demon, an abyss. Di Qiming’s voice rings out, ne 2.5kReads8.9Score246Shelves
34. 34 婚 Marital Passion 婚色 Er Xi二喜Modern Romance970k WordsCompleted When Xu Yan and Qin Lie divorced, someone asked Qin Lie, “You're really going through with it? You won't regret it?” Wearing a black shirt and trousers, hands in his pockets, Qin Lie replied in a languid, casual tone, “It was a marriage arranged by our families. There's nothing to regret.” Not long afterward, at a party, someone saw Qin Lie use the alcohol as an excuse to pin her against a hotel balcony and demand a kiss. His large hand slid down Xu Yan's waist, guiding her long legs to hook aro 26.3kReads8.9Score2.5kShelves

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    Ahhh, it's absolutely amazing! Everyone should go see it!

35. 35 够 Wild Enough 够野 Jiujiu Cat纠纠猫Modern Romance316k WordsCompleted The print edition is now available, and the short drama of the same name has premiered. [Gorgeous, clear-headed saleswoman × scheming real estate tycoon] They flirt back and forth, pushing each other to the limit. They are evenly matched. Outside the bar restroom, Su Yu asked Shen Yan for a light. With practiced ease, she lit her cigarette and exhaled a mouthful of smoke, which curled around her cool, striking face. Her sidelong, foxlike eyes looked both alluring and wild. She made people want t 30.9kReads9.4Score2.9kShelves
36. 36 心 How Could a Scheming, Obsessive Man Not Have a Wife? His Wife Is So Sweet 心机病娇怎可能没老婆！老婆甜 Su Yu Liao苏欲撩Modern Romance231k WordsCompleted After catching her scumbag fiancé cheating on her with her stepsister, Wen Sisu, Wen Qiansu was kicked out of the house by her scumbag father. Poor, innocent, and helpless, the girl collapsed in front of Mr. Huo’s car on a stormy night. The rumors said Mr. Huo was insane and cruel, with a ruthless streak. Whatever you did, never provoke him, or you’d meet a terrible, terrible end. When she woke up, a gentle, handsome man was holding a bowl of medicine. “Baby, it’s time to take your medicine.” We 12.8kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves
37. 37 微 Tipsy Rose 微醺玫瑰 Jiujiu Cat纠纠猫Modern Romance305k WordsCompleted The print edition is now available. [Qipao Designer & Bar Owner · Redemption] Chi Huaiye first truly sees Sheng Tengwei at “Bu Wu Zheng Ye.” She catches his eye in a blue-green qipao. Someone asks him if she's smoking hot, and he replies, “Slim waist, shapely hips. Not bad.” / Later, as usual, Sheng Tengwei leans against the bar and orders a “Life's Comings and Goings.” She quietly watches Chi Huaiye mix drinks before her, then says casually, “Chi Huaiye, why don't we get married? I'll support y 3.3kReads9.3Score451Shelves

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    1️⃣ and 3️⃣ are by the same author, and there are also crossover elements in the text.

38. 38 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 30.4kReads9.5Score4kShelves
39. 39 白 The Girl Who Was My Moonlight Is Done with This! 白月光她不干了！ Hai Ying海盈Modern Romance367k WordsCompleted “You are the beautiful, high-born second female lead, the childhood sweetheart who returns from abroad as everyone’s unattainable ideal. You marry the CEO of a multinational corporation for a business alliance. But you can’t help falling for the male lead, your childhood friend, and you constantly scheme against the innocent, sweet female lead. In the end, the leads live happily ever after, while your husband and family abandon you, and you die a horrible death.” After transmigrating into the an 74.1kReads9.2Score7.6kShelves

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    This is incredible!

40. 40 病 The CEO Is a Yandere, and He's Gone Mad with Love 病娇总裁，他爱疯了 Winter Warmth, Summer Chill冬暖夏寒Two Male Leads233k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads] [Unhinged, Beautiful Younger G × Sunny, Handsome Athlete S] [Both Each Other's First] [Happy Ending] “Lin Yaoyang! Run again and I'll break your legs! You'll spend the rest of your life in a wheelchair. You won't be able to live without me!” “Lin Yaoyang! If you've got the guts, kill me! Otherwise, love me properly!” Tears and handcuffs, entanglement and biting, stalking and imprisonment, threats of suicide... Lin Yaoyang never dreamed that Li Zixuan could be this much of a luna 25Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    Ahem... Bao Ai

41. 41 婚 Hot Love After Marriage: Lord Chi's Sweetheart Is Too Adorable 婚后热恋：池爷的小棉花她甜爆啦 Qi Jiu柒桕Modern Romance280k WordsCompleted [Mutual healing | Sweet romance | Yandere | Childhood friends | Marriage before love] Everyone knew that the eldest son of the Chi family was irritable, cold, and bad-tempered. No matter how many young women pursued him, he ignored them all, remaining single at twenty-six through sheer force of will. Then one day, the Chi family parents suddenly brought home a girl as soft and warm as a little cotton puff, intending for her to be his wife. Everyone else: Grab some snacks and watch the show. The 3.7kReads9.1Score485Shelves
42. 42 甘 Willing to Fall 甘心沉沦 Ying Mufeng应沐风Two Male Leads262k WordsCompleted [Blunt bottom x devoted top] [Two male leads + mutual exclusivity + sweet romance + unrequited love turns mutual + both pursue each other] Lin Xuran is the overlooked second son of the Lin family. Frail and sickly since childhood, he is quiet and reserved. The first time he sees the refined, distinguished Huo Qichen, he is captivated and finds himself longing for someone for the first time. Later, Lin Xuran works up the courage to get closer to Huo Qichen, only to be driven away by the man’s off 56.4kReads9.5Score7.4kShelves
43. 43 失 After Losing My Memory, I Was Kept by an Obsessive Big Shot 失忆后被病娇大佬圈养了 Lin Jingjiu林惊啾Two Male Leads207k WordsCompleted Two male leads, obsessive x unhinged, confinement, twists, sweet indulgence, salvation, 1v1, happy ending, dark fairy tale, over-the-top melodrama, groveling-after-the-divorce trope *Well-mannered but depraved obsessive man X hot-tempered, spoiled, unhinged young master *Pei Yi X Yuan Song After losing his memory, Yuan Song was taken home by a man who claimed to be his boyfriend. His boyfriend, Pei Yi, was wonderful. In public, he was refined and elegant. With Yuan Song, he was gentle and attent 2.2kReads9.2Score323Shelves
44. 44 美 Bewitched by Beauty: The Sweet Seductress Drives the Cold, Desirable Big Shot Wild 美色撩人：甜撩冷欲大佬诱他失控 Lu Yin鹿吟Modern Romance192k WordsCompleted [Seduction + Flirtatious Tension + Both Pure in Body and Heart + Mutual Redemption + Sweet Romance + Reborn] A fair-skinned beauty with a soft waist and radiant charm VS a cold, aloof, noble tycoon Jiang Qiyuan died in the tenth year of loving Fu Chiyang. Fu Chiyang knelt before her rose-covered gravestone, eyes red and figure slumped in sorrow and loneliness. Night after night, Fu Chiyang got drunk at her grave and spoke tenderly of his profound love for her. So the man she had buried in her he 571Reads9.3Score101Shelves

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    The female lead is a stunning beauty, and she's very straightforward 🤤🤤

45. 45 南 Cherished by Nan Jiao 南娇宠 Qi Cheng栖橙Modern Romance268k WordsCompleted [Reborn + two powerful leads + secret identities + feel-good revenge + sweet all the way through] In her previous life, Yun Wanjiao held the person she loved in her arms and kissed his lips. She died with her heart full of hatred, before she could avenge herself. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the year she had longed for most. Pursuing her husband for a second time, Yun Wanjiao knew exactly how to play on his weaknesses. After the auction, under Gu Nanyan's searching gaze, h 3.1kReads9.3Score302Shelves
46. 46 重 After Being Reborn, I Became the Obsession of a Man with a Drug Addiction 重生后，我成了偏执大佬的药瘾 A Boat Adrift in the Distance浮舟遥Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Both leads are virgins] [Sweet romance] [Mutual healing] In her previous life, Shi Wan died a tragic death. Fu Tingchen gave his life for her and perished in a sea of flames. Reborn, Shi Wan has the advantage at every turn. She plans each step carefully, vowing to protect the person she loves most. Fu Tingchen is possessive by nature, violent and ruthless. Yet he doesn’t know that after they marry, he’ll dote on one woman without restraint, treating her with tender affection. “A Chen, why didn’ 61.1kReads9.4Score6.2kShelves
47. 47 他 He Can't Stop Thinking About Me 他对我，念念不忘 Shi Yiyuan十一源Modern Romance263k WordsCompleted [1v1] [Both Pure] [Reunited After Years Apart] [Childhood Sweethearts] (Comic adaptation signed) "The Long Road to Winning Her Back" "Arrogant, Headstrong Heiress x Scheming, Devoted Childhood Sweetheart, Lord Qiao" The owner of Xiyu Design Studio is a beauty. Proud and high-profile, she makes no effort to hide her confidence. She has offended plenty of people over the years, but still lives her life freely and on her own terms. She has no shortage of suitors, but she always gives them the same 14.5kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves

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    I don't know if this counts, but I just feel like they meet the requirements, hehe.

48. 48 予 Half a City for Her 予她半城 Zhi Zhi之知Modern Romance705k WordsCompleted [Currently being published] When Ying Xia pursued Lu Jinchuan, she chased after him so desperately she nearly crawled on her hands and knees. In the end, she became Mrs. Lu in name only. Everyone said Lu Jinchuan was ruthless and cared for no one. But later, everyone in Beicheng knew that Lu Jinchuan had someone he cherished above all else. No one was allowed to touch her or say a bad word about her. If anyone so much as laid a finger on her, he would turn Beicheng upside down. As Lu Jinchuan pu 18.1kReads9.1Score2kShelves
49. 49 任 Any Wild Fantasy 任意妄想 Dai in Her Boudoir呆字闺中Modern Romance601k WordsCompleted [Devoted leads + sweet romance + age gap + possessive pursuit] [Wily temptress VS lovestruck tycoon] Also known as Any Wild Wish Irreverent blurb: Pei Wang is messed up at first and doesn't know how to love. All he knows is how to show it physically. Later, he'll make everyone jealous with how disgustingly sweet he is. Don't worry, dive right in, and enjoy the ride! The serious version: Pei Wang is famous in his circle for being aloof, restrained, and heartless. Every second is under his control 9.3kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves

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    The male lead is cunning and scheming, while the female lead is a stunningly beautiful and aloof woman. It's a really good read!

50. 50 超 So Sweet! Living with the Reserved CEO I’ve Had a Crush On 超甜！和暗恋的禁欲总裁同居了 Whale Facing the Rain鲸向雨Modern Romance205k WordsCompleted [Sweet yet wild beauty illustrator ✖️ cold, calculating genius architect] Childhood friends ➕ strict husband ➕ reunion after years apart ➕ sweet, pampering romance What is it like when the boy next door you haven't seen in nine years suddenly becomes your fiancé? What's the first thing you do after returning home? Head to a bar to catch your girl in the act? Yan Tang knows. She knows all too well. One moment, she was grinning as she dealt with a sleazebag. The next, she had turned into a timid l 1.3kReads9.2Score147Shelves

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