The Male Lead Is the Brooding Type! Coldly Rejects the Female Lead at First, Then Gets Intensely Jealous Later! 男主闷骚型！前期冷漠拒绝女主，后期疯狂吃醋！

1. 1 引 Kindling a Passion 引火撩心 Shen Xingxu沈星许Modern Romance446k WordsCompleted [The aloof beauty falls from her pedestal + tantalizing tension + the heroine stops pursuing him halfway, driving the male lead to go mad with love, lurk in the shadows, and completely lose it] Shen Zhinian had been secretly in love with Xiao Hechuan for years, and the two had been dancing around each other for a long time. But just as she was preparing to confess, she caught him rekindling things with his ex-girlfriend. She heard him say: “I was drawn to her because she reminded me of you.” Fur 10.7kReads8.9Score1kShelves

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   It's so good! The female lead is sweet and cheerful, while the male lead is aloof. I loved it so much later on!

2. 2 京 The Tide Between Beijing and Hong Kong 京港澜渡 A Book Worth a Fortune一本千万利Modern Romance631k WordsOngoing [The rating just opened, slowly climbing] [Hong Kong old-money style vs. Beijing political circles] [Intrigue and covert battles among the wealthy] [High-IQ business and romance] [Slow burn, not a fast-paced power fantasy; feel free to skip chapters] Four pairs of hunters, four hunts. The rain pours over Hong Kong. Come enjoy a TVB-style romance, business-war, and suspense drama! Sweet nothings go beyond “Stay a little longer” and “I adore you” to include “I’m crazy about you.” Duplicity is the 7.8kReads8.9Score712Shelves

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   A powerful alliance, supporting each other, a cunning couple.

3. 3 死 Archrival, Catch Me If You Can. Don't Chicken Out 死对头，有本事抓住我，别怂 A Book Worth a Fortune一本千万利Modern Romance82k WordsOngoing Cunning, evenly matched leads | Hong Kong business circle, childhood friends turned sworn enemies | Sex first, love later | Intense push and pull | Lighthearted business battles She stole a two-billion-yuan deal from him, sent him herbal tea, made a money plant curse him, and used durian to smoke him out. She thought she could make him furious. Instead, the bastard turned the tables and quietly made a fortune. The whole of Hong Kong thought they were at each other's throats. No one knew that t 273Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 4 分 After We Broke Up, My Ex's Uncle Kept Kissing Me and Spoiling Me 分手后，被前任小叔缠吻肆意宠 Cuihua Braised with Pickled Cabbage酸菜炖翠花Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Bewitchingly beautiful siren vs. aloof, abstinent heartthrob; one-on-one romance, both pure and devoted] One does the flirting, the other does the pampering. They fall for each other, save each other, and are so sweet it’ll blow your mind The author is hopeless at writing introductions. In one word, it’s sweet. High-octane sweetness from start to finish: sweet enough to make you roll around, pound the wall, and scream your lungs out to the heavens and earth. You can’t lose by investing, my d 12.4kReads9.4Score2.1kShelves
5. 5 救 Help! My Chaste Husband Has Me Blushing and Breathless 救命，被禁欲老公撩得脸红耳赤 Tea Brewed with Autumn Water秋水煎茶Modern Romance740k WordsCompleted "The print edition of Love You, Until I See the Light has been published, and a short drama adaptation is now available" [Married first, love later + long-planned scheme + covert flirting + off-the-charts chemistry] [Cool, elegant agent in a qipao (little bunny) vs. abstinent, secretly flirtatious Beijing big shot (big bad wolf)] Jiang Qinian is a movie star, and Jiang Zhi is his agent. Jiang Zhi thought he was her salvation, never realizing he was her nightmare. On his birthday, she planned to 23.7kReads9.4Score4.6kShelves

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   It's really good-looking.

6. 6 漂 A Pretty, Silly, Lovesick Beauty Sweetly Pursues an Abstinent Tycoon 漂亮笨美人恋爱脑，甜追禁欲大佬 Jin Yuzhi今与紫Modern Romance249k WordsCompleted [She pursues him; not a strong female lead; sweet, pampered-wife romance. If that’s not your thing, don’t read! Both devoted; one-on-one.] [Delicate, soft, beautiful young woman × cold, chaste, secretly passionate CEO] After falling in love at first sight with her older brother’s friend, Xie Guanlan, Yin Shuyang launched into pursuit mode. Add him as a friend, go out to eat, visit his home, ask for hugs, ask for kisses, then play hard to get and keep him guessing until he can’t resist her! But X 23kReads9.1Score3.1kShelves
7. 7 作 The Spoiled Heiress Pretends to Be Sweet and Flirts, but the Chaste Young Master Truly Falls for Her 作精千金假软撩，禁欲少主真沦陷 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance431k WordsCompleted Older, abstinent, scheming man X spoiled, high-maintenance sweetheart | Pretending to please X Falling in love for real | Possessiveness | An intense game of push and pull On the first day after being reborn, to stay alive, Shentu Shu softened her waist and pressed close to the powerful man. "Young Master, keep me here. There are plenty of things I can do..." Tears clung to the corners of her eyes, making her look pitiful. After her father died of illness, her stepmother had banished her to thi 29.8kReads8.8Score1.6kShelves

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   Physical attraction! They're inseparable every day! Poor physique! A powerful, older dad! The superior bows down! The female lead is feigning affection, the male lead is genuine. He loves her deeply, but she wants to run away; extreme tug-of-war, incredibly ambiguous! ✅

8. 8 剑 The Sword Immortal Fakes Her Death, but Her Devoted Husband Turns Demon Lord and Won’t Let Her Go 剑仙死遁：娇夫变魔尊偏要痴缠她 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Fantastical Romance144k WordsOngoing Beautiful and kind Sword Immortal x pure, puppy-like boy in the beginning, crazed Demon Venerable later * Song Nianqing was a Sword Immortal of the Qingyun Sect who couldn't be bothered to do anything. Tired of fighting in the war between good and evil, she colluded with a Medicine Immortal, pretended to be powerless, and successfully retired. On her way into seclusion, she casually rescued a frail young man from righteous cultivators. The boy had nowhere to go. With red-rimmed eyes, he begged h 1.6kReads—Score131Shelves
9. 9 和 After Sharing Dreams With My Chaste Older Brother, He Couldn’t Keep Up the Act 和禁欲哥哥共梦后，他装不下去了 A Circle With One Finger一指圈圈Modern Romance218k WordsOngoing (Just got a rating, and it’s going up) Celibate neuroscience genius VS bright, flirtatious wild girl [No blood relation | The aloof beauty comes down from her pedestal | Shared dreams | 8-year age gap | One-on-one, both leads are romantically inexperienced] In everyone else’s eyes, Shen Yu was always cool and celibate, never cracking a smile. For seven years, he had looked after Jiang Li, the orphan of his mentor, as if she were his own little sister. Only he knew how out of control he was in hi 7.7kReads8.2Score1kShelves

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   Look at this! A genius professor of biological neuroscience x a bright and charming younger sister—an unexpected shared dream, a crazy test of the waters. The aloof older brother is cold and reserved by day, but at night he takes off his glasses and kisses you until you're breathless. The unattainable beauty has fallen from her pedestal! [Evil grin]

10. 10 苏 Assistant Su’s Administrative Girl 苏助理的行政小妹 A Leaf Knows Autumn, Dreams Flow Through the Years一叶知秋梦流年Modern Romance7k WordsCompleted Su's Assistant's Administrative Aide 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I didn't love it at first, but I fell madly in love with it later.

11. 11 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 16.9kReads9.2Score2.1kShelves
12. 12 躲 So What If You Hid for Five Years? The Commander Still Has You Wrapped Around His Finger 躲了五年又如何，首长又被拿捏了 Flowing Clouds, Purple Journey流云行紫Modern Romance557k WordsCompleted [Period setting + fake siblings + the hero is a stubborn coward at first + Marriage Before Love + groveling chase + a straight man's change of heart] Fu Chenzhou is the feared devil of the military camp in the Northwest, impervious to bullets and blades, cold-hearted and emotionless. Except when it comes to Qin Moyu, for whom he falls completely and utterly. She is the “younger sister” he has raised and doted on, but when she turns fifteen, he develops feelings for her that he shouldn't have. He 3.2kReads—Score255Shelves

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    When it comes to jealousy, the male protagonist is the epitome of jealousy; he's even jealous of a male cat.

13. 13 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 22kReads8.7Score2.7kShelves

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    I was hooked from this book! The female lead is reborn and regrets her actions, becoming soft, obedient, and clingy. The male lead is also love-struck [smirk], doting on the female lead, handsome, and with a great physique—practically perfect. The key is, he only dotes on the female lead; he's incredibly intelligent in public. It's so good! Highly recommended! I feel this book is destined to be a hit!

14. 14 女 The Female Side Character Is Too Radiant, and the Villain Can't Stop Kissing Her 女配太明媚，会被黑化大佬亲上瘾 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance383k WordsCompleted I got a low score because someone sabotaged me. Kids, don’t read this. “Bright, charming, and bold villainess × a gloomy, unhinged big shot who pretends to be deaf” The moment Song Chuntian opened her eyes, she found herself in the role of the vicious female supporting character who tormented the future big shot. The original owner of her body had committed countless evil deeds. Now reborn, Fu Shen had fallen completely into darkness. He locked her away in a private sanatorium and tortured her 12.5kReads5.8Score678Shelves

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    She transmigrated into a novel as the villainous female supporting character, tormented by the blackened, feigning-illness male lead. Unable to escape, she sweetly flirted with him. The male lead already knew who she was; he was secretly pleased to see her seducing him! He doted on her immensely! [What?!]

15. 15 穿 Reborn as the Beautiful Supporting Actress in an Apocalypse Novel, I Make the Male Lead Swoon 穿成末世文漂亮女配，男主宠上瘾 Hao Big Goose郝大鹅Sci-Fi & Apocalypse768k WordsCompleted Su Yi, the notorious pampered second-generation transmigrator at the Transmigration Administration, gets kicked into a transmigration-into-a-book mission by her mother after she witnesses her parents arguing. She becomes the haughty, universally disliked girlfriend of the villainous male lead. If this weren’t an apocalypse novel filled with ugly monsters, inheriting this immense fortune wouldn’t be so bad, Su Yi thinks gloomily. Attacked by a zombie right in the face from the start, Su Yi bursts 22.2kReads8.9Score2kShelves

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    🌿🌺The pampered young lady transmigrates into a post-apocalyptic world filled with ugly creatures, so she has to keep her boyfriend by her side—not only is he pleasing to the eye, but he can also act as her bodyguard. If her boyfriend misbehaves, a kiss is all it takes! 🍒The male lead may say no, but in his heart he's thinking, "Baby, just one more kiss." Wow, I really love the sweet and gentle female lead! 🎈Who wouldn't love a soft, cuddly, and adorable little cutie who loves to cling to you and act all cute?

16. 16 今 Claimed Exclusively Tonight 今夜独占 My Tooth Doesn't Hurt Today今天牙不痛Modern Romance396k WordsCompleted Transmigration | Sweet romance | Healing A hopeless romantic and his oblivious first love “My love is a frenzied possessiveness. You’re the only medicine I need.” “You pretend to be gentle, and you gain the upper hand.” - Ten years ago, Yu Yin was twenty-one. Back then, she had a little tail who followed her everywhere and could never be shaken off. He was always trailing behind her, calling her “big sister.” Sometimes he’d cross the line and affectionately call her Yinyin, earning a knock on th 11.3kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
17. 17 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 9.3kReads9.1Score902Shelves
18. 18 替 After Marrying in My Brother’s Place, My Cold-Faced Uncle-in-Law Loses Control Again 替兄代娶后，冷面权臣小叔又失控了 Mo Jianwei墨见微16k WordsCompleted After Taking His Brother’s Place as the Groom, His Cold-Blooded, Powerful Uncle Loses Control Again 757Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Initial rejection, later jealousy

19. 19 腹 The Mysterious Tycoon Is Always Avoiding Me 腹黑大佬总躲我 Zhao Mushen Loves to Eat爱吃的赵牧神Modern Romance221k WordsOngoing Reborn in two different lives, bound by fate. Shen Xingwan is trapped in her family’s predicament. With nowhere else to turn, she sets her sights on Lu Yanci, a mysterious waiter. What begins as a deal that binds them together takes an unexpected turn: the closer she gets, the more he pulls away. He has clearly fallen for her, yet he deliberately keeps his distance and avoids her time and again; he’s always protecting her in secret, yet remains cold as ice on the surface. When her jade pendant w —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend my book, "The Cunning Boss Always Avoids Me"! The male lead is a typical introverted and cunning tycoon. In the beginning, he is indifferent and stubborn towards the female lead. He is obviously concerned about her to death but pretends not to care. Later, he gets extremely jealous when he sees the female lead getting close to other people. He is not afraid of anything except the female lead getting angry. The tension between the two strong men is huge, and the more you read, the more addictive it becomes!

20. 20 她 She Lures Him In, and He Loses Himself on a Spring Night 她钓，春夜妄动 Jiu Ran1995久冉1995Modern Romance892k WordsOngoing [Capital’s young heir × alluring temptress | Rekindled Romance | Unhinged, love-struck male lead, one-on-one romance, both leads are chaste] She spent two years drawing him in, then dumped him for five. When they met again, Zhou Sinian was a self-disciplined, proper director of the Zhou bureau, with a well-matched fiancée by his side. When they first met five years ago, Zhou Wang had an unlit cigarette between his lips. “I hear you’re expensive.” Su Jin tilted her head and smiled. “Young Master 32.8kReads8.8Score2.8kShelves

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    When Ruan Wangshu said she was going to Lan Kwai Fong for drinks, Su Jin thought she was joking. A girl who was so protected, so tightly controlled by her husband after marriage, going to drink in the most chaotic bar street on Hong Kong Island late at night? Ruan Wangshu took out two coats from the dressing room in her studio, one dark gray and one oatmeal-colored. She draped the oatmeal-colored one over Su Jin's shoulders, put on the dark gray one herself, and then rummaged through a drawer for a pair of sunglasses, a mask, and a baseball cap, fully armed. "Let's go." Su Jin looked at her and her eyebrows twitched. "Does your husband know?" Ruan Wangshu turned her head, her eyes curving into a smile that was both innocent and mischievous. "I called his assistant, Ji Yun. He went to Lincheng for a meeting this afternoon and won't be back to Hong Kong Island until tomorrow." "You're doing this while he's not here." "Yeah." Ruan Wangshu pulled the baseball cap down over her head, the brim pulled low, covering most of her face, only revealing the lower half and a light pink mouth. "If he were here, I'd have to report to him even if I went out." Su Jin was pulled down the elevator by her, walking very quickly, like a student skipping class, doing something wrong for the first time, or doing everything secretly. Ruan Wangshu drove herself, a very low-key dark gray sedan, inconspicuous, parked in the corner of the Lishan Building's basement. The way she drove was completely different from her personality; very steady, very skilled, turning smoothly and precisely on Hong Kong's narrow, winding streets where you have to compete with other cars for road space. Su Jin leaned against the passenger seat, tilting her head to look at her. Ruan Wangshu gripped the steering wheel, her wrists slender, her knuckles clean. She wore no rings, only a very thin silver band on her middle finger. The band was so thin it was almost invisible unless you looked closely. "You drive very well." "My husband taught me." As Ruan Wangshu spoke, her eyes were on the road ahead, and the corners of her mouth curved slightly. "He said girls should drive steadily, not recklessly. When I was learning, I crashed into flowerbeds twice. He didn't scold me; he just kept the wrecked car and bought me a sturdier one." She paused. "Later I found out that he bought that car because it was a gift from his grandfather, and he couldn't bear to throw it away. It sat in the garage for years after it was damaged, and it's still there." Su Jin listened without replying. The car descended from the mountainside, making several turns, until they arrived at Lan Kwai Fong. Lan Kwai Fong at night was a completely different place from during the day. Neon lights hung from the bar signs, red, green, and purple, their light shimmering and scattering in puddles on the ground. The place was packed, music leaking from every shop, the drumbeats mingling with the voices, creating a cacophony of noise. Ruan Wangshu parked the car a few blocks away in a parking lot, wearing a hat and mask, and pulled Su Jin through the crowd. She walked quickly, familiar with the area, turning through several alleys before finally stopping at the entrance of a narrow lane. Deep inside the alley was a small door, without a sign, a dim lamp hanging above the doorway, its shade covered in a thick layer of dust. When Ruan Wangshu said they were going for drinks, Su Jin assumed she was referring to a quiet place where you could sit by a floor-to-ceiling window and enjoy the night view while sipping a couple of glasses of red wine. She was wrong. Ruan Wangshu took her to Lan Kwai Fong. Not the main street teeming with tourists, but a small shop hidden behind Wellington Street, requiring three turns to find. The storefront was narrow, with a handwritten wooden sign hanging above it that read "Don't Go Drunk." Inside, there were only seven or eight tables, the lighting dimly adjusted, with only a small brass lamp on each table casting a warm, yellowish glow. The walls were covered with bottles, piled haphazardly from floor to ceiling, as if someone had brought half of Europe's wine cellars over. The owner was a woman in her forties, with short hair and a tattoo on her arm. Seeing Ruan Wangshu enter, she immediately grabbed two bottles of whiskey, placed them on the table, and left without asking or explaining. Ruan Wangshu unscrewed the caps, poured herself a full glass, and then poured a full glass for Su Jin. Her movements were swift and decisive, a stark contrast to her soft and gentle demeanor during the day. Su Jin, holding her glass, looked at her. "Miss Ruan, this doesn't seem like your first time here." Ruan Wangshu raised her glass, clinked it against hers, and took a large gulp. "I started stealing my uncle's liquor when I was seventeen. Later, my husband found out and poured out my entire stash. I was so angry I didn't speak to him for three days." She put down her glass, licked her lips, and smiled. "Then I learned that you can't drink at home." "Later, I came over a few times when I was in a bad mood. My husband found out, and he wouldn't let me come alone. He either had to accompany me or send a driver." "After that, I stopped coming and started drinking at home. He said I could drink whatever I wanted from the liquor cabinet, but I couldn't cause trouble if I got drunk, or he would take care of me." Su Jin also took a sip. The whiskey was single malt, with a strong peaty flavor that burned from the tip of her tongue all the way to her stomach. It wasn't new, but the flavor was mellow; it was spicy on the tip of her tongue at first, then sweet in her throat. The two of them started drinking like that. "Your uncle is your husband? No, your husband is your uncle? No, that's not right either…" Su Jin was stunned. Ruan Wangshu laughed. "That's right. I'm his wife, the wife he raised himself." Su Jin was surprised, biting her lip as she asked, "Your uncle... No... Your husband is quite nosy." "Extremely nosy." Ruan Wangshu picked up her glass, downed half of it in one gulp, put it down, and let out a long sigh. "My husband is so annoying." Su Jin tilted her head to look at her. Ruan Wangshu pouted, the gesture on her soft face resembling a cat whose tail had been stepped on. "He won't let me drink. He says it's bad for my health. He says I feel uncomfortable if I don't drink for three days, and if I drink, I drink too much, and when I drink too much, I talk nonsense, and when I talk nonsense, I cause him trouble. Don't you think he's annoying?" Su Jin laughed. "The fact that he cares about you means he cares about you." "Cares?" Ruan Wangshu snorted and took another gulp of wine from her glass. "He's only seven years older than me, and he was my uncle before. We got married, we had kids, and he still controls me like this. Let me tell you, sometimes I feel like I didn't marry a husband, I married another father." Su Jin paused, her hand holding the wine glass. That perplexing title? Ruan Wangshu muttered again, "He raised me from childhood. I lived with him since I was a teenager; he treated me like his own child. When I was eighteen, we… well. In the end, he sent me abroad, wasting five whole years, and only married me when I came back." Ruan Wangshu took a sip of wine and continued, "He's more controlling than my dad, more controlling than my brothers. I feel so much pressure when I go home; the whole family is controlling me. My husband controls me, my dad controls me, my eldest brother controls me, my second brother controls me, even my youngest son is starting to reason with me, and he's only four years old." She picked up her wine glass, took another sip, and sighed bitterly. "It's bitter," Su Jin laughed. She raised her glass and clinked it against Ruan Wangshu's. "Your words don't match your works at all." "Works are works, life is life," Ruan Wangshu said. "If I lived my life like a work of art, I would have died of exhaustion long ago." Su Jin looked at her, picked up her wine glass, and took a sip. The two drank like that, one glass after another, not saying much, but every word hit the mark. Ruan Wangshu's alcohol tolerance was much better than Su Jin had expected. For every three glasses Su Jin drank, she could drink four; Su Jin's face flushed after four glasses, but Ruan Wangshu acted as if nothing had happened, only her eyes were bright and her speech slowed slightly. Su Jin's own alcohol was starting to take effect. As the alcohol took hold, the tension that had been building up inside her for so long relaxed. She looked at Ruan Wangshu and found this girl interesting. Clearly, she had been pampered since childhood, clearly lived a good life, clearly lacked nothing, yet when she sat there drinking, there was no distance between them. She wasn't the kind of aristocratic heiress who put on airs and pretended to have suffered all kinds of hardships. She was the kind of person who would share her wine with you the moment you sat down. Su Jin lowered her head and took a sip of her wine. "Miss Ruan." "Don't call me Miss Ruan anymore." Ruan Wangshu tilted her head to look at her. "Call me by my name. I'll call you Jinjin, and you call me Wangshu." "Wangshu." "Mm." Su Jin held her wine glass, looking at the amber liquid at the bottom, and suddenly spoke. "Your husband is really good to you." "He is very good." Ruan Wangshu nodded. "He's just too controlling." Su Jin smiled but didn't reply. Ruan Wangshu tilted her head to look at her for two seconds, then put down her wine glass and gently poked Su Jin's arm. "And you?" "Hmm?" "Do you have a partner?" Su Jin's hand holding the wine glass paused for a moment. She didn't answer immediately. She looked down at the little bit of wine in her glass for a while, then picked up the glass and downed the rest of the wine in one gulp. "Yes." "What kind of person?" Su Jin was silent for a while. She placed the empty glass on the table, looking at the light-colored stain left at the bottom after it dried. "His name is Zhou Wang," she said. "He's... A hard person to describe. He has a sharp tongue; he won't stop talking to you until he's driven you crazy. He has a terrible temper; he can turn on you at any moment, and you never know what you said that offended him." She paused. "He's quite a scoundrel. When he was young, he did everything—clubs, casinos, drinking parties, women—there wasn't a single thing he hadn't touched. His reputation is terrible; when people in the circle talk about him, they say he's the least presentable member of the Zhou family." Su Jin's voice lowered. "But actually... He's not like that." She paused again, as if searching for a more accurate word. "He seems indifferent to everything, but he actually takes everything to heart. He carries a lot in his heart, but he never says it. He's endured it for many years, to the point that people think he's just naturally good at enduring things." He refused to bow his head, refused to admit defeat, refused to let anyone see his pain. Her fingers rubbed against the table, where there was nothing but a faint stain from the bottom of a cup. "I did some things that hurt him. I left him." "When I left, he didn't say anything. When I came back, he didn't ask anything." "Later, we made up. But I never knew what would happen to us in the end." She looked up at Ruan Wangshu. "We're not from the same world. His family, my background, there are so many things separating us." She paused. "I don't know if I'll become his weakness again." Ruan Wangshu listened quietly, holding her wine glass. She didn't interrupt her, nor did she rush to say anything. She just sat there, watching Su Jin finish speaking, watching Su Jin look down at her empty glass, watching Su Jin slowly relax after saying those words. Then she put down her wine glass, moved closer to Su Jin, and reached out to put her arm around her shoulder. "Jin Jin," her voice was soft and steady. Su Jin turned her head to look at her. "The difficulty of life lies in being sensible too early and understanding too late," Ruan Wangshu said. "You were sensible too early, so you've lived a very tiring life all these years. But you also understood too late, so you're still thinking about whether those things like family background, class, and origin will prevent you from going the distance in the end." She paused. "Everything you did was right." "You should earn a lot of money and buy off all the fools." "You should have a career, confidence, and the capital to turn around at any time. You should be clear-headed, independent, and not rely on others for anything." "You have all of these." "But, girl," she tilted her head, looking into Su Jin's eyes, "true clarity is about finding a way to earn money for a lifetime, not spending your whole life making money." "These past few years, you've been too busy living. Surviving, living well, living decently, living without relying on others. You've turned yourself into a knife, ready to be drawn at any moment. But you've never stopped to think about what you really want." Su Jin looked at her. Ruan Wangshu paused, withdrew her hand, picked up her wine glass, and took a sip. "Follow my sisters." She said, her tone both soft and wild. "If you want to build a career, I'll help you. If you want to make money, I can help you too. If you want to meet someone, I'll set you up." "If one day you feel that Zhou Wang isn't suitable and want to find someone else, I know plenty of high-quality men." Su Jin smiled, her eyes welling up. She picked up her glass and clinked it against Ruan Wangshu's. "Thank you." Ruan Wangshu took a sip. "Building a career. Making money. Important! But getting men..." Ruan Wangshu clicked her tongue, "Men are indispensable." Su Jin looked at her, paused for a moment, then laughed. Ruan Wangshu laughed too, but after she finished laughing, she picked up her glass again and said seriously, "Let me tell you the truth." "Money and future prospects are very important to girls. You've got those." "But, girl—" She turned her head and looked into Su Jin's eyes. "Many things in the world can be earned through hard work, but having a loving and devoted lover requires a bit of luck." Su Jin's eyelashes trembled. "Years later, you'll find that pure love and fearless courage are irreplaceable." "Many things need to disappear to prove their preciousness." Su Jin looked down at the little bit of wine in her glass. Suddenly, many things came to mind. She remembered the day she left, when it rained heavily in Beijing. She remembered the Freud bracelet, the one he had tied on and then replaced himself. She remembered him before the Buddha, eyes closed, lips slightly moving, making a hundred wishes. She lowered her head, suppressing the stinging tears in her eyes. Ruan Wangshu sat beside her, silent, patting her back gently, as if to soothe her. Just then, Ruan Wangshu's phone rang. She glanced at the screen. [Uncle] That glance was quick, but Su Jin saw the change in her entire body. The Ruan Wangshu who had just been slightly drunk, relaxed, and with his legs crossed, instantly seemed to have been reset, sitting upright, back straight, knees together, one hand rapidly pressing the phone screen. Su Jin looked at her in surprise. She seemed startled, quickly turning her head to glare at the assistant behind the bar who was mixing drinks, and lowered her voice: "Music, turn the music off." The assistant hurriedly turned the background music down. Ruan Wangshu quickly moved her glass of whiskey away, pulled out a tissue to wipe her mouth, and smoothed her hair behind her ear. She picked up her phone, glanced at the caller ID on the screen, and visibly tensed up. Then she answered. "Okay." Her voice softened, lowered, like a cat caught stealing dried fish by its owner, about to be scolded. The voice from the other end of the phone came through the receiver. It was very soft, only a small part leaking out, but Su Jin heard it clearly. The voice was pleasant. Clear, deep, and clean, with a slight downward slant at the end, carrying an undeniable, inescapable, warm yet steady quality. One could tell at a glance that the person on the other end was a very handsome man, weathered by time, with both poise and strength. "Where are you?" Su Jin looked at her, holding her cup, without speaking. "Having tea with someone," Ruan Wangshu replied, her voice soft, but each word tightly controlled, without a trace of alcohol. "Having tea," the person on the other end repeated, their tone flat, inscrutable. "With whom?" Ruan Wangshu answered quickly and obediently. "Um. A friend from Beijing. A fashion curator." Ruan Wangshu glanced at the wall clock. 11:47. "Another hour." "Forty minutes." "Fifty minutes." "Thirty minutes." "Then..." There was a pause on the other end of the phone. "You drank it." Ruan Wangshu's ears turned red instantly. "Just one cup." "How many cups?" She bit her lip, her voice lowering slightly. "Three cups." There was another pause on the other end of the phone. Then, the voice spoke indifferently. "Ruan Wangshu, how are you coming back tonight?" Ruan Wangshu's eyes curved slightly, her voice almost melting. "Can you send someone to pick me up?" "I'll come myself." "Don't come, your face will look too grim, what if my friend gets scared?" There was a two-second silence on the other end of the phone. Then, that clear, deep voice suddenly softened, carrying a kind of almost coquettish grievance that Su Jin had never expected: "Bai Qingqian." "Huh?" "Am I really that unpresentable?" Ruan Wangshu was taken aback. Her uncle called her Bai Qingqian, oh no, he's going to settle old scores again! The other end started rambling on. "What if your friend gets scared when you come—are you afraid she'll see me, or afraid I'll see you?" The other end paused, the voice lowered a few decibels, the last syllable drawn out like a hook: "Tell me before you leave that you're just going to the studio to do a couple of sketches and will be back at ten." "It's 11:47 now. If I don't call, are you planning to drink until dawn?" Ruan Wangshu's ears turned bright red, but she mumbled: "I answered, didn't I…" "You answered pretty quickly." The other end chuckled softly, a low, ticklish laugh that trickled into her ear through the receiver: "Drank three drinks?" The person on the other end of the phone repeated softly, their tone so flat it betrayed no emotion, yet it sent a chill down Ruan Wangshu's spine. The next second, the man's voice slowly descended: "Ruan Wangshu, don't you know your own limits? That night at Tan Palace, two drinks. Two drinks and you clung to my arm, calling me 'Uncle hug' all night long. The next morning, you tried to deny it." There was a moment of silence on the other end, as still as the last breath before a storm. The man suddenly asked, "So, you're hiding an uncle outside?" Ruan Wangshu's mind went blank, and she blurted out, "Who's hiding an uncle? If you're going to hide one, hide a younger brother—" Su Jin beside her burst out laughing, quickly covering her mouth, her shoulders shaking uncontrollably. Complete silence fell on the other end of the phone. So quiet Ruan Wangshu could hear her own heartbeat. Then the man chuckled, very softly, very slowly, as if gritting his teeth: "Younger brother?" He repeated, "Ruan Wangshu, say it again." "Have I spoiled you too much, making you forget what your husband's name is? Now you think I'm older and want to switch to someone younger? You try hiding one." "N-no, it's not..." Ruan Wangshu's face flushed red. She quickly glanced at Su Jin, turned to the side, pressed the phone to her ear, and whispered, "Stop talking!" "Now you know to tell me to stop talking?" The male voice on the other end was even deeper, the jealousy almost overflowing from the receiver. "Weren't you quite bold just now? Your brother would stop you from drinking? Your brother would pick you up in the middle of the night? Your brother would let you hug him and call him uncle all night? Ruan Wangshu, you can't hold your liquor, but your courage has grown. I'll settle the score with you when we get back." Su Jin was already laughing so hard she was slumped on the table. Ruan Wangshu's ears turned bright red, wishing she could disappear into the ground. She bit her lip and begged softly, "I was really wrong..." "Please stop talking, my friend is still here." "What did I say?" "The voice on the other end was slow and gentle, laced with laughter, both mischievous and tender: "I just wanted to ask how you were coming back tonight. You said yourself you'd send someone to pick me up—but you wouldn't let me come myself. Ruan Wangshu, do you miss me or not?" Ruan Wangshu bit her lip, her fingers twisting the tissue on the bar, her voice so soft it was almost melting: "I miss you..." There was a pause on the other end. Then, the voice deepened, each word carrying an undeniable warmth and certainty: "Twenty minutes. I'll be waiting for you downstairs." "Take your time talking, no rush. But—" He paused, the hint of coquettish grievance in his voice suddenly turning into a very soft, steady coaxing: "Don't drink too much. You have a bad temper when you're drunk. Who called me crying in the middle of the night last month when you were feeling down? Forgot?" Ruan Wangshu's eyelashes trembled, and she whispered: "I haven't forgotten." "Mm. Good girl." The voice on the other end softened again, as if pulling her into an embrace: "I'll wait for you in the car. I'll leave the window a crack so you can see me immediately." "And—" he suddenly added, his tone light, yet carrying a matter-of-fact tenderness: "If your friends ask, just say your husband is picking you up. Don't say I'm your uncle." Ruan Wangshu felt awkward. There was a moment of silence on the other end. Then, the voice was low, carrying a hint of jealousy and deep-seated respect that only she could hear: "Because you're my wife now." "Not someone's child anymore." "Ruan Wangshu." "Hmm?" Su Jin paused, her hand holding the water glass still. She suddenly realized that the man on the other end of the phone, a complete stranger, was entirely different from the old man she had imagined. There was that meticulous attention to detail, remembering every casual remark his wife had made before leaving the house; that quiet, subtle tenderness, which even his wife herself didn't realize, as he gradually came to understand her world. Ruan Wangshu's ears turned even redder. "Then wait for me downstairs." "Okay." "Don't come up." "I won't." "Just wait in the car." "Okay." "Don't look so serious; my friends will laugh at me if you do." At the end of the line, Bai Yusheng's voice finally fell, soft and steady, like the last light left on in the night: "Ruan Wangshu, twenty minutes." "Don't keep me waiting too long." "I miss you." *Beep* The phone hung up. Ruan Wangshu placed her phone on the bar, turned her head, and met Su Jin's gaze. Her face still had a faint blush, her eyes were curved, and the corners of her mouth were turned up; she was happy even after being scolded. Su Jin looked at her for a long time. Then she spoke, her voice carrying a subtle envy that even she herself was unaware of. "Wangshu." "Yes." "Does your husband love you very much?" Ruan Wangshu tilted her head to look at her. She thought for a moment, then smiled. "Him?" She picked up the empty glass of whiskey, glanced at the bottom of the glass under the light, and put it down. "He doesn't love me." "He's given me all the love I've been saving since he was six, little by little, ever increasing, until today." She paused, tilting her head to look at Su Jin. "Miss Su." "Yes." "If someone is willing to hold onto their love from youth to middle age, from nothing to success, then that person is worth the gamble." "Gamble on what?" "Gamble on whether he will marry you." Su Jin held her water glass, silent. She turned her head, looking out the window at the narrow alleyway bathed in neon lights. The night in Lan Kwai Fong hadn't yet ended. The rain had stopped, and the wet asphalt reflected a spilled palette of colors—red, green, purple—like another kind of dawn that this city never intended to sleep. She suddenly remembered what Zhou Wang had said in the garden in Nanjing. "Tell me what you want in the future. Where the windows should be, which way the trees should grow, how the corridor should turn, how the stones should be arranged—you tell me, and I'll do it." She hadn't responded then. Now, she was somewhat looking forward to married life. 7

21. 21 重 Reborn After Breaking Off My Engagement to My Childhood Friend, the Cold and Desirable Lord Jin Lures Me into His Embrace 重生退婚竹马后，冷欲靳爷诱缠吻 Jin Miao锦淼Modern Romance302k WordsCompleted [Reborn + feel-good story + devoted romance, both leads inexperienced + second male lead goes crazy chasing her after the breakup + refined, protective male lead takes the win] In her previous life, Xu Zhi lived a miserable, submissive life. She was obedient and sensible, never fought for anything, and ended up with nothing. In the end, she died of severe depression. - Xu Zhi had spent years living in the shadow of the Xu family's adopted daughter, her younger sister. Everyone around her doted o 7.9kReads8.8Score961Shelves

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    This is really good. First, the female lead is reborn, and then she knows the male lead likes her, but the male lead keeps refusing her so that she can have a better life. Then, when the female lead tries to be intimate with him, he doesn't refuse but instead deepens the intimacy. It's really good, I recommend everyone to watch it. The female lead is really guilty, she's very good at talking.

22. 22 可 Adorably Aggressive 可爱侵略症 Lin Qin林檎Modern Romance214k WordsCompleted [Super sweet + devoted to each other + childhood sweethearts + growing-up romance + secret crush] [Scheming, doting daddy type x straightforward sweetheart] Compared with her own brother, Xu Chuyan, Xu Qiao spent most of her time growing up by the side of Lu Jiyuan, the boy next door. Xu Qiao had always thought that, when she grew up, she would marry Lu Jiyuan, just as the adults said she would. Until one day, her roommate sidled up to her, full of doubts, and whispered, “Who acts like someone’ 25.2kReads9.1Score2.5kShelves

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    Xu Qiao spent most of her time with her neighbor, Lu Jiyuan, rather than her biological brother, Xu Chuyan. Xu Qiao always believed that she would grow up to be like her elders had predicted. This is a story of a cunning, domineering father and a straightforward, sweet girl; it's incredibly sweet, both are virgins, a childhood sweetheart relationship, and the male lead has a crush on her.

23. 23 被 The 99th Time My Target Tried to Slit My Throat 被攻略对象抹脖子的第99次 Lost Fish丢失的鱼Modern Romance59k WordsOngoing [One-on-one romance, both leads are pure; a funny, love-struck heroine × a gloomy, sharp-tongued, scheming male ghost] Xu Yi had barely transmigrated when the scene before her nearly made her jump out of her skin. She was killed on the spot. When she woke up again, she tried to hide, but was still dragged out and killed once more. After failing for the 99th-plus time, she finally came up with a brilliant idea. She shouted, “You’re my father! Please accept your son’s bow!” And so, she survived. N —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Although the male lead is sharp-tongued in the beginning, he later becomes a slutty, sickly-looking man seeking the female lead's love.

24. 24 完 Oh No! The Pretty Boy I Kept Is the Young Master of Beijing's Elite 完蛋！我养的小白脸是京圈太子爷 Little Crayon Nian蜡笔小年Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Tomato Short Drama: My Toyboy Is the Powerful Young Master of the Capital On her wedding night, her husband eloped abroad with his mistress. Did Jiang Ciyou cry? No! She turned around and kept an impossibly handsome toyboy. Why not? They could all have a good time together! The toyboy had broad shoulders, a slim waist, and was clingy. He could be both wolfish and sweet, and loved to act cute. After three carefree years, Jiang Ciyou handed him an enormous check. “Darling, my husband is back. Let’ 30.8kReads9.0Score6kShelves

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    "An Unexpected Incident on Her Wedding Night: Jiang Ciyou's Sweet New Life"—On her wedding night, Jiang Ciyou's husband eloped abroad with his mistress. Did she cry? No! Jiang Ciyou turned around and took a handsome young man as her lover. Let's all have fun together! This young man has broad shoulders and a narrow waist, sometimes as docile as a little wolf, sometimes as cute as a puppy, and loves to act spoiled. They lived a carefree life for three years, until Jiang Ciyou handed the young man a huge check and said, "Baby, my husband is back. Let's end this." Unexpectedly, the young man flew into a rage: "Jiang Ciyou, you want to dump me? Do you know who I am?"

25. 25 封 The Feudal Tycoon Goes Wild Across the City After His Divorce 封建大佬离婚后，发疯全城 May You Stay Curious and Hopeful你有趣有盼Modern Romance552k WordsOngoing Powerful, ruthless military, political, and business tycoon + delicate beauty in frail health + both partners are each other's first and only Jiang Qingwu was born with a rare constitution. After marrying Gu Yunzhou, she was gentle and well-behaved, yet she alone refused to get close to him. The mighty Gu Yunzhou held power over the military, politics, and business, yet after marrying his little wife, all they could manage was icy politeness. At last, pushed to his limit, he made arrangements 25.6kReads5.5Score1.2kShelves

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    A powerful and influential man with a wealthy and powerful father // A beautiful but frail girl from a poor family! Jiang Qingwu followed Gu Yunzhou from her small town back to Z City. Because of her sensitive body, she refused to let him touch her, and the two never consummated their marriage. So the man moved her to another city. The next time she saw him was when he came to her door with divorce papers...

26. 26 重 Reborn to Save My Gloomy Boyfriend, Only to Be Forced into Love 重生救赎阴郁男友，反被强制爱 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted “Spoiled, selfish heiress VS brooding, devoted campus heartthrob” “Mutual devotion + sweet and bittersweet angst + past and present lives” Only after Shen Xingchen died did she learn the truth: The brooding man she had feared and guarded against her whole life was the only person in the world who loved her with all his heart. He cleared every obstacle for her and gave her everything. Then, right in front of her, he leapt from the stage at a press conference. * Shen Xingchen opened her eyes and 3.5kReads6.5Score191Shelves

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    Double rebirth, campus, reconciliation, pursuing husband, doting on husband, redemption, cold and aloof man, escape, failure, humble pursuit of love, saying one thing but meaning another, jealousy.

27. 27 老 Don't Be Afraid, Honey. I Have a Redemption System to Help Me Win You Back 老婆别怕，我有赎罪系统换我追你 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance203k WordsCompleted “Runaway Heiress x Possessive New Money Peacock” “Mind Reading + Both Reborn + Wife-Chasing System” * In her previous life, Song Yi was an untouchable heiress who treated Jiang Lin like a plaything. She took him by force, abandoned him, then left the country without a second thought. Later, when the Song family went bankrupt, he was the only person who could save her. He trapped her in a five-year marriage, holding her captive. Everyone said Jiang Lin was a distant, untouchable flower: cold, ele 2.8kReads—Score121Shelves

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    In his past life, he forced himself on and dumped a high-and-mighty beauty, then imprisoned her for five years with bloodshot eyes. Reborn, she tried to escape, but he seemed to have unlocked a cheat code, cornering her, seducing her, and pinning her against the wall to kiss her!

28. 28 京 The Capital’s Crown Prince and His Runaway Sweetheart: The More He Spoils Her, the More Obedient She Gets 京圈太子爷的逃跑甜心，越宠越乖 Qing Xuening清雪宁Modern Romance215k WordsCompleted Reunion after years apart + intense push and pull + sweet romance + one-on-one + devoted to each other Gu Manxi returns after five years away from her wedding, thinking she has outmaneuvered the capital’s most powerful young heir. She has no idea he already has her completely under his thumb. For five years, he has kept tabs on her every move and driven away every potential suitor, to the point that she wondered if she was just terrible with men and would never manage to get a boyfriend. The day 37Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male lead is a reserved yet cunning character; she runs away while he chases her—a story of extreme tug-of-war between the male and female leads.

29. 29 炮 A Cannon-Fodder Guy Hopes to Fail the College Entrance Exam and Get a Factory Job, but the Electronics Factory’s Campus Beauty Heiress Falls for Him 炮灰男求高考落榜，进厂打螺丝，被电子厂千金校花看上 Tangerine Sand桔沙9k WordsCompleted A cannon-fodder guy hopes to fail the college entrance exam and go work on an assembly line, but the electronics factory's heiress and campus belle takes a liking to him. 72Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male lead is a reserved, secretly passionate type! He's initially cold and rejects the female lead, but later becomes insanely jealous. The school beauty initially falls for an unattractive guy, experiencing a tumultuous pursuit that ultimately fails. Later, the second male lead, a spirited young man, joins the fray, creating a chaotic situation where he also experiences a wife-chasing frenzy and becomes jealous.

30. 30 哥 Go Bass Fishing, Bro. I’ll Handle the Fussy Female Lead 哥们放心野钓吧，作精女主我来劝 Crayon Xiao Qing蜡笔小卿Modern Romance325k WordsCompleted [Fearless Flirt · Guiding Older Second Male Lead · True Playboy Hero Chases His Wife · Stealing Someone Else’s Partner] When Shu Yan unexpectedly found out that her husband, Yan Xu, had been putting off registering their marriage because he was cheating, she didn’t shed a single tear. Playing with her husband’s best friend Tang Yanzhou’s belt, she draped a green scarf over their wedding portrait. Then she threw herself into a passionate affair with him. Before Tang Yanzhou could leave, she lifte 122Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The second male lead is quite reserved and secretly passionate; the female lead just beckons him, and he transforms from an honest guy into a flirtatious one.

31. 31 一 After One Letter of Farewell, the Aloof Heir Stormed Through Imperial Power to Marry Me 一纸诀别，清冷世子踏破皇权来娶我 Mo Jianwei墨见微19k WordsCompleted One Farewell Letter, and the Aloof Heir Defies the Imperial Throne to Marry Me 97Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Ancient Chinese saying, pursuing one's wife

32. 32 你 You Watch Her Perform, I’ll Announce Our Divorce 你看她表演，我公告离婚 Little Sister Won't Listen妹妹不听话Modern Romance453k WordsCompleted Tomatoes are the most satisfying! The hero and second male lead get divorced The male lead watches the green tea put on a show, while the heroine goes straight to the newspapers and announces their divorce! A powerful financial magnate * a young lady whose family has fallen on hard times Married first, love later * both leads are sexually inexperienced Every male character in the story is a virgin, whether he's the second or third male lead... Xu Qing'an married Shen Yuanyuan simply because he t 10.9kReads7.1Score326Shelves

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    The male lead hadn't touched the female lead for a year of marriage. The female lead was aloof and never made a fuss. When the male lead was watching a performance by a manipulative woman, the female lead directly published a divorce notice in the newspaper! It's fun to mistreat your wife for a while, but chasing her back will only lead to a funeral home!

33. 33 丰 When the Voluptuous Beauty Pouts, the Stern Officer Blushes 丰腴美人一撒娇，冷面军官脸红了 Luan Jing峦镜Modern Romance670k WordsOngoing [Period setting, marriage first and love later, following the army, adorable kids, husband’s road to winning his wife back] The day after Shen Qingshu mailed a divorce agreement to Rong Jingshi, she began having one prophetic dream after another. She dreamed that her hypocritical, ungrateful stepsister stole the family heirloom from her, schemed to have her sent to the countryside, and tortured her to death in Heilongjiang, leaving her family ruined and slaughtered. When she woke, she heard her 15.2kReads6.0Score969Shelves

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    Lin Shengsheng thought she could gain sympathy with her tears. She cried her heart out; she accused Shang Yu of being a scoundrel; she begged Shen Qingshu not to call the police. She was absolutely certain: as long as I cried pitifully enough, everyone would sympathize with me. Until Shen Qingshu smiled and said, "Then you can go to Heilongjiang Province to work in the countryside." She was stunned and quietly asked Shen Qingshu, who sneered, "Little sister, tears freeze quickly in Heilongjiang Province. Save your tears for there!"

34. 34 漂 The Beautiful Girl Next Door Wakes Up and Joins the Army. Officers Fight Over Her 漂亮白月光觉醒随军，首长争又抢 Nan Wanwan南绾绾Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted “Second Chance at Love, Spatial Ability, Everyone’s Favorite, Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium, Adorable Baby, Military Marriage” In the third year of living apart from He Shaoyan and fighting over a divorce, Ye Qingzhi began having prophetic dreams. At first, they were just trivial things, until one day she dreamed that her brother-in-law imprisoned her, while her sister became his accomplice and drove her insane before she died a gruesome death. After she died, the man who had repeatedly cl 28.1kReads7.0Score2.5kShelves

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    😍Precognitive dreams + spatial abilities + beloved by the group + military marriage – this book hit all my sweet spots! She dreamt of dying tragically in her past life, and him ruining his life for her. In this life, she tears apart the scumbag and goes to the military base to beg for reconciliation. He Shaoyan stubbornly insists she's a liar, but when he sees she's pregnant, his attitude immediately changes: "Who told you to touch my wife?" Later, their adorable baby is born, and the entire military region adores them. He's so jealous he chases everyone away: "That's my wife and child!" The crematorium scene is so exciting!

35. 35 天 A Catastrophic Start: I’m Forced to Marry a Lame, Mad King 天崩开局，我被迫嫁给瘸腿癫王 Who Says Immortality Must Be Lonely?谁说长生需寂寞Ancient Romance806k WordsOngoing [One-on-one, both with no past relationships: the woman transmigrates into a book, pretending to be a vixen but really just a laid-back slacker; the man is reborn, pretending to be a madman but secretly a true romantic. They spar and fall in love, flirt to the extreme, enjoy endless sweet indulgence, and clash over court politics.] No bitter drama, just sweet, over-the-top romance. Their clashes are mostly battles of wits. Su Xu accidentally transmigrates into a book and becomes a cannon-fodder 863Reads9.3Score131Shelves

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    A transmigrated woman and a reborn man, a clear-headed, lazy bum x a cunning, sharp-tongued, and wicked king. No cheat codes, they survive purely through political maneuvering. Everyone is intelligent, lighthearted, funny, and without melodrama. The plot is logically sound, with each event intricately linked. It's incredibly good!!!

36. 36 攻 After My Conquest Failed and I Switched Targets, He Turned Dark and Fell in Love with Me 攻略失败切换目标后，他黑化了，爱我了 Rao Yue娆月13k WordsCompleted After My Conquest Failed, I Switched Targets. He Went Dark and Fell in Love with Me 5.3kReads—Score100Shelves

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    So incredibly satisfying! It's all forced love! The first one is a fantasy novel with a wife-chasing climax, a 1v2 power struggle that's absolutely thrilling! The second one has countless male leads, all incredibly handsome, each using their own selves to seduce the female lead – so satisfying! The third new novel is a top-tier yandere/obsessive romance! Multiple male leads, 1v2, each male lead and second male lead is more insane and exciting than the last, the eerie, ghostly vibe practically overflows the screen, high-energy warning throughout, absolutely amazing!

37. 37 误 I Wandered into a Horror Instance, but Insisted It Was an Otome Game 误入恐怖副本，我却坚称这是乙游 Rao Yue娆月17k WordsCompleted I Got Trapped in a Horror Game, but I Insisted It Was a Dating Sim 1.7kReads—Score100Shelves
38. 38 被 After They Stole My Place as Empress, I Married Someone New, and the Mad Emperor’s True Nature Was Revealed 被强夺后位，我另嫁新欢，疯批帝王属性暴露了 The Goddess Has Arrived女神驾到28k WordsCompleted After I Was Robbed of My Position as Empress, I Married Someone Else, and the Mad Emperor Revealed His True Colors 318Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 39 去 I Went Looking for My Family and Mistook the Wrong Guy for My Brother, While My Amnesiac Ex Loses His Cool Every Night 去寻亲认错哥，失忆前任夜夜红温 Luan Jing峦镜Modern Romance537k WordsCompleted [Beloved by everyone + spatial powers + adorable baby + military marriage + rekindled love + reunion after years apart + supernatural abilities] In the third year after Jiang Xuxue retired from the Supernatural Abilities Bureau and returned to the village to farm, her biological parents came looking for her. “Darling, someone deliberately switched you back then. We never abandoned you!” Unfortunately, just after finding her, her biological parents were sent to the far northwest. Her mother press 11.7kReads6.8Score1.3kShelves

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    One day after the wedding, Lin Wanqing came again, this time to say goodbye and return to the city. She glanced at Jiang Xuxue and said, "You're lucky." Jiang Xuxue replied, "It's not luck, it's that I know how to save people." Lin Wanqing didn't understand. Jiang Xuxue didn't explain either—she had saved Shen Tingyuan's child, saved the army's horses, and saved the crops in the fields. She never relied on luck; she relied on her eight years with the Bureau of Supernatural Abilities.

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