Law-Abiding CEOs and Realistic, Anti-Trope Modern Romance 总裁守法，写实的反套路现言
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An Aura That’s Six Feet Tall, but Only a Minor Celebrity in the Industry 大佬气场一米八，圈内咖位三十八
Highlight: The secondary couple's story is concentrated in the extras. If they appear in the main story, it is only to serve the plot, and they occupy very little space. Readers who dislike this should proceed with caution. [Double male leads + entertainment industry + face-slapping + a vicious, ruthless, indulgent top with a hidden perverted side versus an all-around, dazzlingly talented bottom who openly flirts] Shen Lian was a top-tier star, but when he opened his eyes, he had become a nobody
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I Only Wanted to Sell a House and Make a Quick Buck, Not Steal the General Manager Away 只想卖房捞一笔，没想拐走总经理
I’m reborn!!!? And I still don’t have a golden finger~~ At first, Yin Yi only wanted to change her miserable fate as a mortgage slave in her previous life. By chance, a bubbly saleswoman from a real estate office dragged her along to collect a bag of rice. And so began her journey to becoming a sales champion. She might not have a golden finger, but she had good luck and kept unexpectedly finding customers. She raked in the cash, determined that there was no way she’d be a mortgage slave in this
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Reborn in the Three Kingdoms: Zhuge Liang Returns 重生三国，诸葛再世
How would history unfold if Zhuge Liang were alive again? After Wang Zhiwei dies of illness, his soul travels through time to the war-torn Three Kingdoms and is reborn in the body of Zhuge Liang, who has just passed away. Using his knowledge and wisdom, Wang Zhiwei unites the Three Kingdoms and rewrites history!
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I Married a Billionaire CEO in a Flash 闪婚老伴是豪门总裁
[Super-satisfying CEO romance] [Powerful CEO family + sweet romance + doting husband + scheming mastermind + play the pig to eat the tiger] After countless blind dates and being cheated on by a domineering CEO, Zhu Ziqing is disheartened and disappointed. She decides to impulsively marry a man she met on a blind date, fulfilling her grandmother’s wish. Who would have thought that this reasonably handsome man would turn out to be the CEO of her company? And that’s not all. He’s unimaginably power
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The Domineering CEO Fell for Me, an Unwed Mom with Seven Kids! 霸道总裁爱上未婚带七娃的我！
[Powerful CEO + sweet romance + wife doting + scheming + play the pig to eat the tiger] Seven years ago, after one wild night, she became pregnant with septuplets. Then a scumbag CEO cruelly hurt her, and she left with a broken heart. Seven years later, she returns with her seven adorable children, only to have a chance encounter with that man. All she wants is to get justice for herself and her seven little ones from the powerful CEO...
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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
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
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The Unfeeling Miss Ji 不近人情的纪小姐
Fu Bohan versus a wild, flirtatious woman: a clash with a restrained, flirtatious man who'll lower his head when they sleep together...~~~ Who will make the other kneel and admit defeat?!!!!? You don't even meet my standards…
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I Don't Want to Be a Laid-Back Supporting Lady 我不想做佛系女配
Xu Ye transmigrates into a melodramatic, tacky comic full of domineering abductions and tragic romance. Unfortunately, she's the all-purpose villainess: a seductive siren, a pure-hearted white lotus, a scheming green tea, and a born drama queen all rolled into one. In the end, the deranged male lead sells her to a certain establishment, where she meets a miserable fate. Xu Ye sleeps on the grass, thinking: I want to escape the plot and live a good life too, but the System won't let me. System: D
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Why Won't Mr. Long Check Out? 龙总为何不退房
[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.”
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On Our Blind Date, the Heir to a Wealthy Family Took Me to Register Our Marriage 相亲当天，豪门继承人拉着我领证
[Sweet romance + Marriage Before Love + male lead pretends to be a pig to eat the tiger] On the day of her blind date, Hai Tong impulsively married a stranger. She thought married life would be ordinary and built on mutual respect. Instead, her new husband turned out to be a clingy human piece of glue. What surprised her most was that whenever she ran into trouble, he would step in and resolve everything with ease. Whenever she asked about it, he always said he was just lucky, until one day she
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Rose with a Blade 执刃玫瑰
Print edition on sale June 20 [The Second Male Lead Takes the Spotlight + Crime Mystery + Marriage Before Love + Age Gap] [Cool, aloof high-ranking official with a fatherly streak + elegant, reserved beauty who works as a mortician] After the Nan family went bankrupt, Nan Qing was raised in the Gu household for decades. She and Gu Zhun were childhood sweethearts, with their wedding date fast approaching. But on the eve of their engagement party, a scandal involving Gu Zhun broke. In a video, Gu
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The Possessive CEO's Obsession: His Wife Can't Escape 偏执总裁强取豪夺：娇妻难逃
[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
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A Marriage Forced on Her Was Like Being Widowed. Reborn, She Won't Chase Him Again 强求的婚姻如丧偶，重生她不追了
[Reborn + devoted one-on-one romance + groveling to win her back + campus + sweet romance] He was the older boy next door. The first time she saw him, at the age of twelve, she decided he was the man she would marry. She was beaten so badly while saving him that she ended up in the ICU, where he promised to marry her. She got her wish and married him, but after the wedding, it was like she had become a widow. He was always coming home late and leaving early. They were practically strangers. At l
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The CEO’s Wife Disguises Herself as a Secretary, Flirts, Then Runs Off 总裁夫人化身秘书，撩完人就跑
[Power Couple + Marriage First, Love Later + Mutual Flirting and Tension] Fu Yunting, head of the Fu family in the capital, obeys his grandfather's dying wish and marries Sheng Yuyue, the eldest daughter of the Sheng family, despite never having met her. On the day they register their marriage, he simply sends his assistant to pick up the certificate. Furious, Miss Sheng transforms herself into a sweet, seductive little secretary. And so begins the ultimate game of cat and mouse between the d
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A Marriage of Desire: Are You Satisfied, My Lady? 欲念闪婚，夫人可还满意！
A refined, abstinent, cold-faced CEO turns into a domineering wife-spoiler after marriage. Sheng Qing, head of the Sheng family, was twenty-eight and had never touched a woman. To avoid being pressured into marriage, he fled abroad. On his one trip back to China, a twist of fate led him to lose his virginity to the legitimate daughter of the Luo family, who had only just been brought back from the countryside. After a night of passion, he was hooked and vowed to keep her by his side, indulging h
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The CEO Caught Her Heart 总裁的一网情深
A sweet romance about winning someone over by any means necessary. The president of the Duan Group, Duan Yichen, never imagined he would fall in love at first sight with his younger sister’s best friend. Unfortunately, Tang Xi already had a boyfriend she was deeply in love with... But in his thirty-two years, Duan Yichen had only ever fallen for someone once. How could he possibly let go so easily...
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The Billionaire CEO Is Obsessed with Spoiling His Wife 千亿总裁宠妻上瘾
“Honey, come look! This man on TV is just as handsome as you!” Mo Wanxi is astonished when she sees a man on television who looks exactly like her husband. He Yucheng rubs his forehead. “Are you sure he just looks like me?” “Wait, why does he have the same name as you?” Her wicked best friend goes to great lengths to steal her fiancé and even finds a man to set Mo Wanxi up. Who would have thought that the man is Jiangcheng’s biggest moneybags? A windfall drops from the sky and leaves Mo Wanxi re
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A Kiss Seals the Deal: Young Master Lai's Darling Wife 一吻订情：赖少的小娇妻
Xu Wanrou, heiress to the Xu Group, and Lai Jingchen, president of the Lai Group. For the sake of their families' interests, she and he pretend to be a couple. Xu Wanrou is gentle and intelligent, with keen insight and strong decision-making skills. Lai Jingchen is calculating and aloof, but in truth, he's utterly devoted to his wife and has an extensive network of business connections. As they spend time together, they gradually fall for each other. Xu Wanrou resolves her family's crisis, while
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The Best Lyricist 最佳词作
[Film and TV rights sold] One is a heroine, the other a pampered youngest son who’s always smiling. They work together seamlessly to resolve an unexpected crisis the first time they meet. The second time, she warns her younger cousin not to fall for someone like him. Then comes the Nth meeting, and with it, a lifetime together.
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His Gentle Seduction 他轻诱
#A short drama adaptation under the same title is now streaming# [Love after marriage + he has been plotting this for years + slice of life + warm and sweet romance + the second male lead gets the girl] With her wedding day approaching, Jiang Nuanzhu runs into her fiancé at the hospital with his ex-girlfriend, whom he broke up with six years ago, as she undergoes a prenatal checkup. He claims he's only helping a widowed mother and her child. Jiang Nuanzhu refuses to raise someone else's child an
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Nightfall 入夜
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?”
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The CEO Turned the Tables on Me 我被总裁反套路
"Sir, please, save me!" She knelt before him, sobbing and trembling all over. He rescued her from the tiger's jaws and showered her with endless affection. But later, he treated her coldly and cast her into the depths of hell. With red-rimmed eyes, she demanded, "Gu Xiuran, did you ever love me?" "No!" His tone was cold and indifferent, without a trace of warmth. Her heart sank. She turned and walked away resolutely. Yet he pursued her relentlessly, refusing to leave her alone...
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The CEO Turned the Tables on Me 我被总裁反套路
After spending years in prison because her younger sister framed her, Xue Qianqian's first move upon getting out is to play a trick on Ye Jinmo, the wealthy scumbag who abandoned her years ago. She never expected to be set up by her coworkers as soon as she joined the company. So she goes along with it, crafting a helpless, pitiful white-lotus persona, and easily finds the scumbag's weak spot: an adorable little dumpling. The little dumpling may look like the scumbag, but he's on her side! He ca
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The Lonely Moon in the Sky 孤月当空
Love and reality fought for a long time, but in the spring of their eleventh year, they still parted ways. On the very first day after the breakup, a man who loved her even more deeply entered Xiang Yan’s world…
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Flowers Bloom in Midsummer 花开半夏
“A beloved classic love story by hugely popular author Jiu Yehui, destined to make millions of readers weep once more after Those Bygone Years. A real case. A story about teenagers in 1999. It’s a very, very long story. From birth to death, youth to old age, kindness to cruelty, loyalty to betrayal, justice to evil, protection to murder, pure love to original sin, punishment to redemption, love to hate... Perhaps those who miss someone can see it. Perhaps those who have forgotten can see it. Per
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Tian Shufang 田淑芳
The Hidden Corners of Shadow is a gripping mystery that explores the complexity and darkness of human nature through a distinctive perspective and an enthralling plot. The story takes place in a seemingly peaceful small town, where the protagonists’ lives are shattered by a series of shocking events. One of the protagonists is Su Jun, an academically gifted but introverted student. He lives in a single-parent household, and his mother’s strict demands leave him feeling stifled. Another key figur
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The Qin Empire's Turmoil: The King Unites the Six States 大秦风云：秦王统六国
The Stormy History of Qin: Qin Shi Huang’s Road to Unifying the Six Kingdoms This book follows the sweeping story of Qin Shi Huang’s unification of the Six Kingdoms, bringing to life the turbulent Warring States era. It begins with the rise of Qin, recounting how Duke Xiao of Qin appointed Shang Yang to enact reforms that laid the foundation for the state’s strength. One powerful ruler after another, including King Huiwen, King Wu, and King Zhaoxiang, expanded Qin’s territory until it gradually
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Reborn, I Married My Best Friend's Brother 重生后，我嫁给了闺蜜她哥
In her previous life, Shen Luan was spineless. She begged her grandmother and older brother to help her husband, a poor scholar, and pave his way to success. Little did she know that even after being promoted seven ranks in three years, he still wasn’t satisfied. For power, he drugged her and forced her to sleep with another man. Then, when she was pregnant and overcome with fear and despair, he made her drink a bowl of poison, killing both her and her unborn child. When she opened her eyes agai
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His Love Is an Obsession: Mr. Mu's Priceless Bride 霸爱成瘾：穆总的天价小新娘
That year, she entered the Mu family to atone for her father’s crimes. He declared, “No one is allowed to help her without my permission!” She stayed silent, refusing to ask him for help! She lived in the basement and worked to earn money, enduring ten years of hardship. When he found out, he flew into a rage. “Have you still not learned to come to me for help?!” She had always believed he hated her and nothing more. She didn’t know that, beyond his hatred, he had given her everything...
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The Reborn Legitimate Daughter Returns 重生嫡女归来
Banxia, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Medicine, was murdered by her sister and the Crown Prince she loved. When she awakens, she has been reborn a few days before returning to the capital. With the memories of her past life, she tears away her sister’s beautiful facade and exposes her stepmother’s false piety. The capital says she’s a country bumpkin, but she’s more fashionable than anyone. They call her a village girl, but she’s more graceful than them all. They say she’s illiterate
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The Poisonous Consort 一品毒妃
Su Ziyu is a poison-medicine doctoral expert from the twenty-second century, undefeated in the art of poison and unmatched among poison doctors. But fate had other plans. In an instant, she transmigrated thousands of years into the past, to the Eastern Zhou dynasty, becoming Su Ziyu, the cowardly, weak-willed, foolish concubine-born daughter of the prime minister’s household. Imprisoned, with her birth mother dead, her stepmother persecuting her, and her sisters poisoning her, she faces a brutal
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After Her Body Was Dumped, She Became the Villain Legion’s Cherished Darling 被抛尸后，她成了反派军团家团宠
[Print Edition of One Thought, Ashes Return to the Mountain: Preorders Open September 27 at 7 p.m.] Her own sister ripped out her phoenix bone, stole her talent, and tossed her into the Demon Rift like a dog! But against all odds, she survived and became the little demon girl cherished in the palms of the monsters living in the Demon Rift! The monsters of the Demon Rift: “Anyone who lays a hand on Niannian declares war on our entire demon clan!” She returns to the Five Continents, cuts down her
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Four Years Later, She Returned with Six Miniature Versions of the Big Shots 四年后，她带了六个缩小版的大佬回归
[Modern Mythology, Adorable Babies, Beloved by All, Punishing the Scumbags] The night before her wedding, Leng Xiyue suffered a double betrayal and got drunk enough to do something foolish. Four years later, she returned with six miniature versions of herself. She unexpectedly learned that the children's father wielded overwhelming power, while her own background was far from ordinary, with backing so formidable it was beyond imagination...
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The Beloved Little Sugar Baby of a Farmer's Family 团宠农家小糖宝
The Su family finally had a daughter. And with her, their life of crushing poverty took a turn for the better! “Dad, I dug up a basket of big white radishes on the mountain.” The little girl, speaking in a childish voice, held out her basket to Old Su. Old Su: “...” His head started buzzing. How much silver could all these wild ginseng roots fetch? “Dad, I also picked a basket of mushrooms.” Old Su: “...” He swayed on his feet. How many grand mansions could all these lingzhi mushrooms buy? “Dad,
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No Forgiveness, No Getting Back Together: Miss Su Is Thriving on Her Own 不原谅，不复合，苏小姐独美
After six years together, Jiang Yihuai puts an arm around his new flame and breaks up with her. Su Yumian makes no fuss. She packs her suitcase, takes the enormous breakup settlement, and moves out without hesitation. His friends all egg him on: “How long do you think Su Yumian will last this time?” Everyone in the capital knows she loves Jiang Yihuai desperately, so much that she has no pride or temper. She’ll come crawling back within three days, for sure. But three months pass… And she still
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Mastering the Counter-Plot System 拿捏反套路系统
After binding herself to an anti-cliche System, the first world she transmigrates into... is a domineering CEO romance novel. She becomes the tragic heroine, a hopelessly devoted doormat. You've got to be kidding me. The male lead goes to a hotel with his mistress and forgets something, so he asks her to bring it to him? What does he take her for? When Chu Han divorces Lu Jinyu, she adds one more line at the end: "Whoever regrets it is a thousand-year-old turtle bastard." When Lu Jinyu, now her
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Rough and Wild 痞野
[Wild, roguish racer VS stunning streamer➕love at first sight➕mutual devotion➕sweet modern romance➕an entertaining supporting heroine➕livestreamed dating show➕he helps her heal➕powerful Beijing-circle elite] Note: Both leads are each other’s first love. He helps her heal. The heroine has high-functioning depression: she seems lively and cheerful, but is actually insecure and sensitive. Almost everyone in Beijing’s elite circle knows that Song Yan Ze, the Song family’s second young master, is a w
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