Are There No Gentle, Refined Male Leads in Period Dramas? I'm Tired of Rough-and-Tumble Guys! 年代文就没有温文尔雅的男主嘛！！整天糙汉看腻了

1. 101 八 The 1980s Army Officer Came Looking, and I Can No Longer Hide Our Secret Child 八零军官找来，偷生的崽藏不住啦 That Glutton那个饭桶Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Synopsis: Shen Yuhuan, heir to a family of doctors, died while bravely coming to someone's aid. Her greatest regret was never having had a boyfriend. When she opened her eyes, she found a man beside her whose looks and physique were exactly her type. Had Heaven decided to grant her wish in a dream because she'd risked her life to save someone?!!! But after she'd had her way with him, she discovered this wasn't a dream at all. She had transmigrated! She'd arrived in the parallel timeline of the 13.2kReads8.3Score1.7k14d adds

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   The female protagonist of this novel was immediately seduced by the male protagonist upon her arrival in the world of the novel. Afterwards, she became pregnant out of wedlock, but she didn't intend to find him and kept her pregnancy a secret, giving birth to her son alone. The male protagonist remained unaware that he had a four-year-old son. If it weren't for the female protagonist's awful mother writing a letter to the male protagonist, she would have kept it a secret from him forever.

2. 102 穿 After She Transmigrates Into a Book Set in the 1980s, She Marries a Tycoon and Gets Deliberately Flirted With 穿书八零，她嫁大佬后被蓄意撩拨 Qian Yu黔渔Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Book Transmigration] [Period] [Sweet romance] [Chaste hero] [Theatrical heroine] [Aloof hero] When Xia Ruanruan opens her eyes, she has become a country bumpkin who’s ruining the aloof heartthrob. Everyone looks down on her, and Xia Ruanruan feels miserable. But now that she’s transmigrated, she has to keep moving forward. She didn’t choose to end up here, but it seems she has no say in going back, either. So Xia Ruanruan does her best to play the good girl (and suck up). One sweet “Baby” is al 2.5kReads9.0Score21914d adds

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   I highly recommend "The 80s: I Became a Powerful Military Doctor's Beloved Wife"! It's a novel with a ton of transmigration, historical elements, and sweet romance. The female lead is soft and charming, and the male lead dotes on her with his life. After reading it, you'll just want to fall in love on the spot!

3. 103 骗 A Gold-Digging Bride? The Research Tycoon Dotes Only on the Curvy Beauty 骗婚捞女？科研大佬独宠丰腴美人 Wu Er妩儿Modern Romance819k WordsOngoing [A bewitchingly alluring, voluptuous beauty VS a cold-on-the-outside, wild and insatiable tycoon] [Alternate setting + 1980s + powerful man bows to love + exclusive devotion + marriage before love + love grows over time] Liu Jiaomei wakes up in the 1980s as the voluptuous beauty from a novel, a woman both delicate and seductive. The good news: her husband, Mu Hanzhou, is a top research scientist who hands over his full salary and allowances every month. The bad news: the original owner was a gol 135.6kReads6.0Score15.4k14d adds

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   This is amazing! 👍👍👍👍

4. 104 逼 Forced Into Marriage as a Stepmom! After Joining the Army, the Abstinent Big Shot Gets Addicted 逼婚当后妈！随军后禁欲大佬上瘾 It's the Old Wang Next Door是隔壁老王呀Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + stepmother + raising kids + sweet romance] After Su Manli dies from heart palpitations caused by working late, she discovers she has transmigrated into the body of a beautiful but brainless villainess in a sweet military romance novel. The bold villainess got a big shot from the military district drunk and dragged him into bed on their very first meeting, all to force him into marrying her and secure her position. As Su Manli watches the man beside her slowl 4.8kReads8.8Score38814d adds

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   [Laughing][Laughing] Su Manli transmigrated into the body of a villainous female supporting character in a novel, but the original owner had already successfully gotten Yan Feng, who was visiting his comrade's family, drunk and dragged him to bed. The male lead was about to wake up, and the female lead was outside committing adultery. Su Manli: "Is it even worth running away now?"

5. 105 重 Reborn in the Nineties: The Alluring Beauty Snares the Cold, Abstinent Tycoon 重生九零，钓系美人拿捏禁欲大佬 Jin Yangyu金洋宇Modern Romance354k WordsOngoing [Two powerful leads, an intense game of push and pull, building a strong technological nation, business warfare in a bygone era, alternate setting] The untouchable beauty VS the fully leveled black lotus This is a battle between equals, as well as the legend of a great power's rise in industrial technology. In 1992, Jiang Wan was reborn into a desperate situation. At first, she set her sights on Shen Yichuan, a tech expert with vast capital at his disposal, in order to take revenge. What began a 43Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Come on! Take a look!! You absolutely must get these two books?! Both are period dramas! Who says the 90s aren't period dramas?! One features a female protagonist who is reborn, goes into business in Shenzhen, and focuses on technological advancement (from semiconductors to chip manufacturing). Romance is just the icing on the cake... Both are strong! The male lead is an older Hong Kong businessman! Both are tech geniuses! The other one has no romantic pairing. The female protagonist, a food blogger and mind-body healer, transmigrates to 90s Hong Kong. She's the daughter of a triad boss, and while she's not particularly career-driven, she can't afford not to work, since she's not a triad leader! She can only try to lead her brothers to open a fast food restaurant, deliver food, and transport packages! A healer is a perfect match for the triads, so her transmigration wasn't entirely pointless. [Eating melon emoji][Eating melon emoji]

6. 106 穿 Transmigrated into a Seventies-Era Trouble-Making Sister-in-Law, She Stirs Up Trouble and Makes Money 穿成七零极品小姑子，她搞事搞钱 Crystal Breeze风来水晶Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Historical setting + socially fearless female lead + punishing scumbags and face-slapping + building wealth + turning her life around + one-on-one romance, both leads have no prior relationships] Extra, extra! The military compound in the capital is in an uproar. Word is that the eldest young master of the Fu family, a top soldier, has been won over by a country girl... Su Xiaoman worked all night and died from overwork. Then she transmigrated to the 1970s, a time of food and clothing shortag 52kReads8.7Score3.4k14d adds
7. 107 穿 Transmigrating to 1990s Hong Kong: The Underworld Heiress Clears Her Name Through Food 穿九零港城：黑道千金靠美食洗白 Jin Yangyu金洋宇Modern Romance221k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate to 1990s Hong Kong] [Daughter of a crime boss] [Food and business] [Turning gangsters into honest workers] Transmigrated as the daughter of a Hong Kong crime boss in the 1990s, she's got a gang of underlings who know nothing but fighting. While everyone else is fighting over territory, she picks up a spatula and gets into the food business! She trains street thugs to become food delivery riders and errand couriers. With the help of her cha chaan teng's delicious food, she gradually 1.9kReads—Score22114d adds
8. 108 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s: The Handsome Male Educated Youth Has His Eye on Me 穿越七零：我被俊俏男知青盯上了 Drunk Moon Fifteenth酣月十五Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + doted on by the whole family + sweet romance + devoted to each other] Li Qingqing, an HR specialist at a publicly traded company, buys a ring, only for it to turn into a pocket dimension. Then a mysterious voice keeps telling her that she is about to transmigrate and needs to get ready. Li Qingqing: ... After checking out her pocket dimension, Li Qingqing decisively quits her job, sells her house, and stocks up on supplies. Thinking she’ll run into all kinds of awful people, Li 15kReads8.9Score1.4k14d adds

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   This one! The male lead comes from a prestigious family and goes to the countryside to avoid trouble. He's a well-bred and distinguished young master. The female lead is the youngest daughter of a brigade leader, from a loving family and doted on by everyone. Both leads are intelligent, with few eccentric characters, and they both pursue a business career.

9. 109 七 The Seventies: Reborn, I’m Doted on in Every Way by the Strongest Officer 七零，重生后我被最强军官花样宠 Chu Ningqi楚凝七Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + love after marriage + devoted husband + Space System] Her cousin schemed to land a handsome, wealthy officer with an incredibly powerful family background, hoping to sleep with him and use her body to keep him under her thumb. Gu Xiaoxi was reborn once more. She decisively stopped the handsome, drugged man who had barged into her bathroom... She seized the chance to marry the army’s most promising officer, “General Lu the Devil,” and packed her bags to join 64.1kReads9.2Score8.7k14d adds

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   ①🌿Su Taotao transmigrates to the 1970s, facing a choice between abandoning her husband and child or waiting for her husband to return to the base. She chooses the adorable baby, only to discover that the little one is incredibly intelligent. When she and the exquisitely cute baby appear in the base's family compound, everyone is shocked: "How can Engineer Fu have such a beautiful wife and such an adorable child?"

10. 110 美 A Beautiful Bad Woman’s Quick Transmigration Journey Through the Eras 美丽坏女人的年代快穿之旅 Yaoyao Not Bewitching a夭夭不妖aModern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration through different eras + self-serving heroine + a touch of outlaw spirit + flower-soul dimension + Heavenly Secrets Mirror (damaged)] Note: The heroine is stunningly beautiful, but she is NOT universally adored! Xia Zhizhi comes from another world where men are beastmen whose true forms are wild animals, women are called Rui, and their souls take the form of flowers and trees. The Rui, who are responsible for reproduction in that world, are extremely rare and delicate, so b 33.5kReads8.5Score1.9k14d adds

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    🌿Using her beauty, the gentle and refined male lead is like a flawless jade, with cool clouds adorning the leaves, borrowing the splendor of spring. The beauty in the mirror is as lovely as a flower and as captivating as the moon, charming and touching, like a fairy from the gardenia flower reincarnated.

11. 111 八 The Daring Adventures of an Eighties-Era Returnee Heiress 八零归国大小姐的乘风破浪 Wanyue Jiu'an挽月玖安Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [Heiress + devoted loyalist + pocket dimension + System] The heiress of the Xie family in the twenty-first century was born into the body of the Xie family's heiress in 1980. Watch as the ideas of two different eras collide and she rides the waves to success. Xie Wanning returns to China to build her career. Before long, she finds herself in increasingly close contact with the government. The more she contributes to her country, the more merit points she earns. Along the way, a mission unexpecte 587Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead is a little fox, and the male lead is an old fox; he respects the female lead very much.

12. 112 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the Seventies: The Cannon-Fodder Wife Takes Her Child to Join the Army 穿书年代，炮灰原配携崽随军去啦 Spirit Rain in the Empty Mountains空山灵雨Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted An Hua transmigrated to the 1960s and became the cannon-fodder ex-wife of a male lead from a novel set in that era. The original wife was a rich, beautiful heiress who looked down on her illiterate, working-class husband. She caused one scene after another, determined to divorce him and run into the arms of her first love. An Hua, who had transmigrated into her role, thought: Illiterate? That's a man with the right roots and a good background! Working-class? He's a golden ticket! She promptly to 32.3kReads9.0Score3.5k14d adds

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    The female lead, softly pregnant, is witnessing the male lead's dramatic "I'm totally smitten!" Moment. Upon waking, Jiang Yuman finds herself transmigrated into the body of the male lead's six-month pregnant, vicious ex-wife in a novel. In the book, the original owner dreamed of becoming an official's wife, using every trick in the book to marry into the Fu family. However, after the Fu family was unjustly dismissed and their fortunes turned sour, threatening to send them to the countryside, she ignored her family's pleas and promises, hastily getting an abortion and divorcing them! Looking at her husband, even more handsome than a celebrity in her future life, and touching her six-month pregnant belly, Jiang Yuman sighs: "You brat, still not satisfied with all this good food!" According to the original plot, two years later, the male lead and his father will be reinstated, once again becoming highly sought-after figures in the compound, living a harmonious life with the reborn female lead. After transmigrating, Jiang Yuman has no intention of making way for the female lead! As a modern woman, Jiang Yuman has a strong "laissez-faire" mentality. Learning from the book's experience, she certainly won't abandon her perfect husband to create more difficulties for herself. As long as the Fu family is exonerated in two years, there will be nothing to worry about! She immediately packed her bags, ready to go to the countryside. However, after arriving, Jiang Yuman, who had prepared herself for hardship, discovered that there was no hardship at all… The once aloof and self-possessed Fu Jingchen spoiled her rotten! He gave her everything she wanted!

13. 113 穿 Transmigrated to the 1960s, the Young Educated Woman Is Spoiled by Her Older Lover 穿越六零，小知青被大叔狠狠宠爱 Love Yourself热爱自己的Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted Su Qingge unexpectedly arrives in the 1960s, alone in the world. By a twist of fate, she meets Shen Chaozong, who protects and loves her. Every day, every chapter is full of affection and sweetness. There are also plenty of stories about life and its many different faces, along with tales of rural life. Come and read! This isn’t a power fantasy about an all-conquering heroine. It’s about a laid-back girl who wins by doing nothing. 60.8kReads8.8Score6.7k14d adds

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    The male protagonist is a politician, and he's incredibly capable.

14. 114 七 The 1970s’ Rich Beauty Is Teased to Tears by Her Handsome Mixed-Race Husband 七零白富美被漂亮混血老公撩哭了 Mu Muzhi木木枝Modern Romance609k WordsCompleted [Rich, beautiful young female intellectual × mixed-race, aloof heartthrob] [Rebirth + adorable baby + sweet romance + period setting] In poor, backward Taolin Village, there was a mixed-race boy known far and wide. He had clear blue eyes and was strikingly handsome. But because of his family background, no one dared approach him or spend much time with him. Everyone assumed he would never find a wife. Then someone saw the aloof mixed-race boy holding hands beneath a peach tree with the pretty yo 1.8kReads8.8Score20014d adds

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    This is amazing! [Drooling over the screen]. The male lead is a mixed-race boy [shy]. In their previous life, the female lead hadn't been with the male lead before he drowned. Reborn, to make up for her regret, the female lead goes to the countryside and actively approaches the male lead. Unexpectedly, the male lead is innocent and shy, but also falls in love with her at first sight, and is also gentle and refined…

15. 115 先 Love After Pregnancy: His Sweetheart Is Hard to Soothe, but He Spoils Her as He Pleases 先孕后爱：娇娇难哄，他肆意偏宠 Meng Jingzhou孟惊舟Modern Romance346k WordsCompleted [Spoiled little troublemaker VS gentle older daddy] [Pregnant first, love later + two wealthy families + both leads are each other’s only partners, sweet romance + seven-year age gap + slice of life] - At her senior year graduation dinner, Wen Song let herself drink a few too many. Drinking too much can indeed lead to trouble. For instance, she slept with the most handsome, but also most old-fashioned, professor in her department. The next morning, she woke up and fled in a panic. But a month la 16.4kReads9.1Score1.5k14d adds
16. 116 八 Married with a Baby in the ’80s: My Mortal Enemy Becomes a Henpecked Husband 八零奉子成婚，死对头成了妻管严 Nong Wuyou侬无忧Modern Romance796k WordsCompleted When Lin Xiangyi woke up, she learned that she had transmigrated into a book, a period novel written by her stepsister. Her stepsister was the heroine, and she was the vicious supporting character. Her father didn’t love her and her mother was gone. As if having to survive under the thumb of her wicked stepmother since childhood wasn’t enough, her scheming stepsister stole her fiancé and set up her nemesis, the street thug Xie Qingxiao, to ruin her virtue. She became pregnant by accident, and af 13.3kReads8.6Score1.3k14d adds
17. 117 七 After Transmigrating into a Book Set in the 1970s, She Gets a Happy Ending with the Male Supporting Character Who Was Her White Moonlight 七零之穿书后她和白月光男配HE Chuyuan Jiujiu初元九九Modern Romance549k WordsCompleted [Period drama + transmigration into a book + sweet romance + 1v1 + devoted couple] Content warning: No System, no pocket dimension, no golden finger. This is simply the story of an ordinary girl raised on one tutoring class after another in a later era, who transmigrates into a book and dreams of becoming the ultimate couch potato. Zhang Anhua has bad luck whenever she’s near the village hillock. That hillock is the reason she transmigrated into the book. The original owner confessed to a young 12Reads6.6Score—14d adds

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    Gentle and refined, the male lead is an educated youth sent to the countryside.

18. 118 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s, She Marries the Sickly Handsome Educated Youth at First Sight 穿越七零，她被病美知青闪婚了 Flower and Leaf, Gentle Green花叶青柔Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted Xu Ran transmigrates to the 1970s. Barely settled in, she finds herself the subject of gossip among the villagers, who decide she’s dating someone. Then the handsome educated youth latches onto her. Xu Ran can only sigh. “Sure, I wanted to save him, but I didn’t want to give up my whole life for him. But that puppy-dog look… Sigh, I don’t think I can resist this guy.” Xiao Jinnan: “I just want to build a good life with my wife.” Xu Ran: “I have ambitions. I can’t just devote myself to my own lit 1.2kReads8.7Score10314d adds
19. 119 快 Quick Transmigration: Absolute Clarity 快穿：绝对清醒 Young Master Lan公子澜Modern Romance556k WordsCompleted [Clear-Headed Villainess + Sophisticated Self-Interested Charmer + No Fixed Couple + Alternate Universe] Everyone is a pawn, and she is the one pulling the strings. Chi Yan: "I'll be the one laughing last." World One: Alternate-History Era On the fishing platform, the willing take the bait. World Two: Alternate-History Era There is no such thing as absolute sincerity, only absolute self-interest. World Three: Alternate-Universe Port Mafia The flower blooming amid absolute evil will become the sh 16.2kReads8.6Score1.1k14d adds

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    🍒🍒Dimension 1, a completed historical fiction. The male lead is a gentle and refined municipal party secretary who falls in love with the female lead at first sight while working in the countryside.💘 The female lead is a pitiful girl in the 1960s, a sophisticated, self-serving, and wicked woman. She is a clear-headed and rational female lead who is determined to climb the social ladder. Possessing absolute beauty, she climbs up to the male lead, transcending social classes.

20. 120 古 From Ancient Times to the Modern Age: The Willful Young Lady of the 1960s 古穿今：六十年代任性大小姐 Another Road另路Modern Romance417k WordsCompleted [Childhood sweethearts / gentle male lead and lively female lead / no golden finger, black market / ancient-to-modern transmigration / past and present lives / coming-of-age romance] In her past life, she was a sheltered young lady, and he was a stern, aloof scholar who, unable to pass the imperial exams, became her family’s tutor. The court was in turmoil. When Yun’an City, where the young lady lived, fell, enemy troops stormed in to burn, kill, and plunder. Her family abandoned her because she 5.1kReads8.7Score47914d adds

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    I recommend these two books; both feature gentle male protagonists.

21. 121 易 Fertile by Nature, She Has the Factory Boss's Only Heir After Losing Her Memory 易孕体质，失忆后破厂长三代单传 Nan Wanwan南绾绾Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted [Nineties setting, both leads are virgins, sweet romance, doting love, marriage first, love later, secret crush, slice of life] Qin Baozhu has been spoiled rotten since childhood, indulged and allowed to do whatever she wants. One day, an accident sends her tumbling off a train. The pampered heiress becomes an illiterate simpleton, and someone picks her up from the train station. When she wakes up, she's been married for six years, and there's a little one crying beside her. “Mommy, I promise I 7.6kReads8.5Score46614d adds

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    1️⃣ The female lead transmigrates into the male lead's stepmother and steals away the villain's adorable child! While hiding from the original male lead, she spoils the villain's kid into the family's darling. The adorable child's comeback and the avoidance of a love triangle create a sweet and exciting daily life of running away with the kids. Watch how she rewrites the plot with her "stepmother identity"! 2️⃣ She handles the adorable kids and wins over the domineering CEO! The three adorable children each have their own charm. The female lead is a "top-tier doting dad" while simultaneously making the domineering CEO fall head over heels for her. Their interactions are incredibly sweet. The adorable kids' assistance and her reverse manipulation turn a "family love triangle" into a sweet and romantic scene, making it increasingly addictive!

22. 122 身 Wearing a Period Novel: The Cunning, Scheming Man Has Me Wrapped Around His Finger 身穿年代文：被心机腹黑男拿捏了 Du Huancheng渡浣辰Modern Romance315k WordsCompleted [The protagonist has no System or golden finger; transmigrates into a book in her own body; a touch of ensemble cast; sweet romance; both are each other’s first and only; love at first sight; imperfect characters, each with their own flaws] [Fair-skinned, beautiful heiress VS deep-thinking, calculating man] Most likely, it’s a story about two people who look like a perfect match but aren’t in sync at heart: he’s after a man with a great body and impressive abilities, while she’s after a man with 15.5kReads8.4Score94114d adds

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    Historical fiction, high-ranking official romance, male lead is seemingly innocent but actually cunning.

23. 123 七 The 1970s: My Educated Youth Husband and I Rise Up with a Study System 七零，和知青丈夫靠学习系统逆袭 You Mingzi有命子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration and rebirth + study System + family life + cozy, sweet romance + happy ending + adorable, reluctant-to-study heroine VS thrifty, gentle, educated male lead] Liu Yufei was an office drone in the twenty-first century. She died while trying to help someone and was reborn as the youngest daughter of the Old Liu family in the 1970s. The very next day, she had to go gather pigweed with her nephews. Who could have guessed that she’d be worse at it than the kids? For the sake of a better 9.7kReads8.7Score99014d adds

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    [Transmigration/Rebirth + Learning System + Family Life + Sweet and Heartwarming + Happy Ending + Cute, Forced-to-Be-ambitious Heroine VS Stingy, Gentle Educated Youth Male Lead] Liu Yufei was a corporate slave in the 21st century. After a heroic act that tragically ended in death, she was reborn as the eldest daughter of the Liu family in the 1970s. The day after waking up, she was busy gathering pig feed with her nephews—who would have thought she couldn't even keep up with the children? For a better life, she set her sights on the highly intelligent educated youth who saved her. Driven by her partner and the system, she continuously studied and finally reached a level she couldn't have achieved in her previous life. After their marriage, she discovered that her educated youth husband was also a shrew, sharp-tongued and vengeful. He had been such a good actor before! However, his sharp tongue was only directed at outsiders; at home, he spoiled her so much that even her parents couldn't stand it. Her parents and siblings treated them well, and they lived a comfortable life. Later, she and her educated youth husband became the envy of everyone. The female lead is genuinely lazy, but with her husband's supervision, she forces herself to keep learning so she doesn't fall behind. This shows she's actually quite ambitious, which is one of the advantages of having a good husband. [Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

24. 124 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1960s: The Dazzling Drama Queen Stuns the Nation 穿书六零：作精美人惊艳全国了 Lin Juejue林觉觉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The vivacious and beautiful Yuan Xiaoyuan transmigrates, only to discover that she has landed in a period novel as a nameless cannon-fodder female character. Yuan Xiaoyuan clenches her fists. To hell with the plot and the hero and heroine! No one is going to stand in her way! Not even the frigid Northeastern winter can cool Yuan Xiaoyuan's burning heart when she meets Zhou Yang. Faced with his arrogant, aloof attitude, she swears that even if he's a rock, she'll melt him down. The whol 2.6kReads8.7Score17414d adds

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    The first book features a female lead who actively flirts with the male lead, who is innocent yet arrogant; their interactions are sweet and hilarious, and the iconic scene where the whole family helps out will have you laughing non-stop. The second book features a female lead who refuses to be love-struck and doesn't follow the original plot; the scenes of her slapping the faces of the scheming, naive relatives are both satisfying and cathartic.

25. 125 穿 I Transmigrated into a Period Novel, and I'm Not Following the Plot 穿进年代文我不走剧情 Mango Jam Jam芒果酱酱Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Shen Shuyu may be the most unfortunate transmigrator ever. She’d just won the lottery and hadn’t even had a chance to collect her winnings when she kicked the bucket from excitement. When she opened her eyes, she discovered she’d transmigrated into a book. There was no suspense: the body she’d transmigrated into was, of course, that of the vicious female antagonist. The heroine, Shen Xue, was her cousin. Beautiful and kindhearted, hardworking and capable, she was the village’s most admired young 124.2kReads8.4Score12.8k14d adds
26. 126 举 Report Them! Clear Them Out! The Fake Heiress, Baby Bump and All, Remarries in a Fury 举报！搬空！假千金怒挺孕肚改嫁 July Rabbit七月兔Modern Romance472k WordsCompleted [Period setting + pregnancy before marriage + sent to the countryside + space stocked with supplies + raising a child] Ye Hui is the discarded fake heiress of a government compound. Proud and willful, beautiful and ruthless, she is obsessive to the core. In her previous life, her childhood sweetheart and fiancé, Fu Sinan, fell for the real heiress. Carrying another man’s child, she still went to break up their wedding. After the real heiress caused her miscarriage, Ye Hui retaliated by getting h 47kReads8.2Score1.2k14d adds

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    It has ample space and resources, a novel plot, a female lead who isn't overly idealistic, and is neither frustrating nor drawn out. It's a completed historical fiction novel!

27. 127 滚 Kicked Out of Her Family: The Middle School Dropout Strikes It Rich 滚出家后：初中学历的她，发财了 Huang Duoduo黄多多Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting, farming] + [Family and neighborhood drama] + [The 1990s] + [Everyday modern life, no golden finger] + [Female entrepreneur] She was the second daughter, overlooked by her family, with an ordinary appearance, an ordinary background, and only a junior high school education. He was born into an eminent family and had power and prestige to spare. She was the least promising daughter in the Li family, and her parents were certain she would never amount to anything. With only a junior 56.7kReads9.0Score5.8k14d adds

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    🌴🌴①: The male lead in this period drama is gentle and refined! He is very indulgent towards the female lead and has a strong sense of responsibility. After being suspended from his job, he agrees to the female lead's insistence on divorce, but he hopes that she can keep their child!

28. 128 棋 A Fortunate Meeting at the Chessboard 棋逢盛意 Wang Chunzhen王纯真Modern Romance136k WordsOngoing [A restrained, devoted, old-school man vs. a decisive strategist] [Long-planned schemes, two formidable minds locked in a battle of wits, evenly matched opponents, revenge] (The blurb is too short to say more! Please read the story.) “Sheng Yi: ‘shengyi’ means heartfelt warmth, but it also sounds like victory.” But she didn’t want warmth. She wanted to win. And she wanted him. Six years ago, Sheng Yi was an orphan covered in blood in the emergency room, still gritting her teeth as she said, “ —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The male lead is really gentle and kind, and the female lead is also very capable; they are a powerful combination!

29. 129 七 In the Seventies, a Mix-Up in Blind Dates Led Me Into a Family of Nine Generations of Only Sons 七零搞错相亲对象破婆家九代单传 Lu Yao Zhao Fu Nie露遥招福捏Modern Romance959k WordsOngoing Era setting + marriage first, love later + secret crush comes true + beloved by the whole family + raising kids + comeback and face-slapping (the heroine is an adult) “Hey, have you heard? Qian Duoduo, the Qian family's precious darling who can't do a single household chore and has never even worked in the fields, actually married into the city!” “That's incredible! They say leaders from several major factories in the city are all crowding outside the Qian family home, just to hire that lazybon 302.4kReads8.5Score42.2k14d adds

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    It's a really good show! Both the male and female leads have great parents, and the male lead has a crush on the female lead.

30. 130 考 Go to College, Build the Power Grid! She Conquers the ’70s 考大学，搞电力！穿七零她赢麻了 The Dream Wanderer回梦人Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted ~A short drama is in production. Stay tuned!~ Gu Yaotang’s life dream is to be a happy, irresponsible gambling addict. Just as he runs farther and farther down the road to becoming a scumbag, his usually obedient daughter suddenly starts acting like she’s been struck by lightning. Every day, she rebels and finds new ways to torment him. Whenever this little devil of a daughter catches him gambling, she beats him up, then makes him work! Enough! Why should I put up with this? Gu Yaotang’s coun 20.6kReads9.0Score2.3k14d adds

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    The male lead in this book is the gentle type, and he is the female lead's strong support.

31. 131 不 I’m Done Pretending: After Winning the Factory Director’s Favor, I’m Completely Sold 不装了，抱上厂长大腿后我真香了 December Yo十二月呦Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When Jiang Yang opened her eyes, she was not only married, she also had a sixteen-year-old son. Her husband was the thirty-five-year-old director of a steel mill, and her stepson was a high school sophomore. A month ago, Ruan Wenli, who had been single for years, quietly announced his marriage. His lovely wife was a boiler-room worker more than ten years his junior, and the news shocked the entire third-tier city. Jiang Yang returned home and saw a tall, slender figure who had suddenly appeared 7kReads8.7Score57114d adds

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    All three male protagonists are gentle and refined, possessing a unique charm. The first protagonist, whose family background was problematic, was sent to the countryside, but through his own efforts, he returned to the city and got a job at a research institute. Although many of his initial actions were pragmatic, it's clear he's a smart and charismatic man. The second protagonist is a factory manager; wearing an executive jacket, he exudes a special aura, much like many modern high-ranking official novel protagonists—intelligent, capable, resourceful, and subtly shrewd.

32. 132 九 The Glory Days of a High-Ranking Couple in the 1990s 九零年代，高官夫妻荣华路 The Loquat Tree Has Light枇杷树有光Modern Romance499k WordsCompleted [Main story complete] [Both leads are each other’s one and only, 1v1] At twenty-nine, Zhao Heng is the most ambitious, capable, promising, well-connected, and handsome man in his jurisdiction: a golden bachelor. Well, that’s what people always say, usually forgetting that his wife has been abroad for four years without coming home. Gu You is the most spoiled, unreasonable, and heartless woman around, according to Zhao Heng himself. He knew that if he let her leave, he might never see her again, 4.5kReads7.1Score41114d adds
33. 133 穿 Transmigrated to the 1980s: The Military Bigwig Spoils Me and My Quadruplets 穿越八零，一胎四宝被军区大佬娇宠 Su Muhe苏沐禾Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Transmigrate into a book + period setting + military marriage + love after marriage + devoted couple + adorable babies) Ye Shuang, a preschool teacher, was hit by a car and killed while saving a student. When she opened her eyes, she had become the male lead’s ill-fated former wife in a stepmother-era novel, a cannon-fodder character who died in childbirth. Her surname was Ye, and her fate was to die giving birth to quadruplets. Just as she was about to give up and accept her circumstances, a c 32.1kReads8.4Score3.5k14d adds

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    The male lead in this book is a military officer; he's got a great physique from his military service. There's no spatial system, and the beginning only covers a little bit of everyday family life—it's really good!

34. 134 七 In the 1970s, the Sweet Little Darling Was Spoiled by a Fierce, Wild Man 七零，小娇娇被疯批糙汉宠翻天了 Spirit Dove灵鸽Modern Romance550k WordsCompleted (Complete) [Transmigrates into a book + period setting + sweet romance + heroine pursues hero + beautiful, fair-skinned, timid drama queen x villainous, short-tempered country boy] When Shen Yingying wakes up, she has become the villain's wicked little wife in a period novel. She wakes to find herself caught in the act of running away with another man by her villainous husband. She is so terrified she nearly dies on the spot. After all, the villain in the original novel is a violent, rough-he 59kReads9.3Score8.8k14d adds

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    🌿🌿This is seriously amazing!! The female lead transmigrates into a book and becomes the male lead's vicious ex-wife. The original owner was vicious and vain; upon seeing that the male lead's family was in trouble and he had to go to the countryside, she decisively wanted to divorce him and have an abortion. The transmigrated female lead, seeing a husband even more handsome than a celebrity in her future life, and touching her six-month pregnant belly, Jiang Yuman exclaimed: "You brat, you're still not satisfied with eating so well!"

35. 135 大 After the Powerful Man's Wicked Ex-Wife Awakens, She Is Spoiled Rotten 大佬的恶毒前妻觉醒后，被宠上天 One More Billion Bites, Please再吃亿口叭Modern Romance408k WordsCompleted [Reborn in the 1970s + sweet romance + slow-paced devotion as she raises her husband and children + face-slapping the scumbag and his mistress + blackening the original heroine + pure satisfaction!] (The rating has only just come in, so it may be a little low at first. It’ll rise later. Updates are steady, so feel free to dive in.) [Top graduate and class monitor of the Men’s Virtue Program vs. a bright, bold little firecracker who’s spoiled rotten and proud of it] Only after Zhu Mingyue died di 10.3kReads8.0Score81814d adds

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    I won't say much more; you'll have to see it for yourself to know if it suits your taste.

36. 136 进 After Moving to the City to Farm, Every Powerful Tycoon Wants Me as Their Master 进城种地后豪门权贵都想拜我为师 Cat Who Loves Houttuynia折耳根的猫Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Farming + Food + Everyone’s Favorite] Jiang Mengyun is a young woman who absolutely loves farming. From the countryside to the city, from luxurious mansions to mysterious research bases, there’s no patch of land she can’t turn into a field! Mansion owner: My multimillion-dollar mansion! It’s covered in loofah vines! School administrator: My rooftop garden! It’s full of giant radishes! Senior from her sect: My medicinal herb garden! I have to search through cabbages to find the herbs! Lu Jingyua 15.2kReads9.2Score1.4k14d adds

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    The male lead is highly educated and lives a fulfilling life; the female lead is practically a superhumanly strong girl. The whole story is hilarious! [Laughing emoji]

37. 137 快 Quick Transmigration: How Is a Little Cannon Fodder Supposed to Win Over the Male Lead? 快穿：小炮灰要怎么攻略男主 Steamed Buns Wrapped in Vegetables馒头卷菜Modern Romance385k WordsCompleted Pei Youning was a hardworking office drone, but an accident cost her life... Fortunately, she was bound to a cannon-fodder System. As long as she won over the male leads in different worlds and earned enough points, she could come back to life. From then on, she became... The domineering CEO novel’s arrogant, spoiled ex-wife who tries to steal the male lead. The redemption novel’s wicked student who ruins someone’s reputation by getting in the way. The destined-love novel’s scheming little nurse 2.3kReads8.5Score11914d adds

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    🉑🉑💗💗This book is seriously super super super super good! Pei Youning is so cute and adorable, and the male leads are all so handsome! I love it so much! The author's writing is also amazing. I absolutely adore it!

38. 138 穿 Transmigrated into a Fake Heiress in the Seventies, She Conquers Everyone with Her Beauty 穿成七零假千金，她靠美貌杀疯了 In the Third Month余三月里Modern Romance600k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + military marriage + real and fake heiresses (early story) + serving the country through scientific research + adorable kids + love at first sight + 10-year age gap] (Radiant, career-minded beauty vs. cold-faced, love-struck military doctor) An Lanruo, a rich beauty from the 21st century, transmigrates into a book as a fake heiress in the 1970s. In the story, she’s supposed to be doomed by the reborn real heiress and married off to an abusive old man? An Lanruo sneers. 213Reads7.0Score—14d adds

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    The male lead is very gentle and falls in love with the female lead at first sight; their relationship progresses quickly. They share similar interests and aspirations.

39. 139 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the 1970s: Even a Slacker Has to Hustle 穿书七零，咸鱼也得卷起来 Hawthorn Syrup山楂糖水Modern Romance585k WordsCompleted Yun Shu transmigrated into a book, becoming a supporting character in a period novel. She didn't need to be sent to the countryside because she was already there. She didn't need to deal with horrible people because she was one of them. She didn't want to go back to school, but had to hide there to stay alive. She didn't want marriage to change her fate, yet rumors about her never stopped. She didn't want to attract attention, but kept getting thrust into the spotlight... She thought she had alw 2.6kReads8.9Score18714d adds

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    The male protagonist is refined, but it's not a wish-fulfillment story.

40. 140 美 The Delicious Everyday Life of Raising Kids in the 1960s 美滋美味的六零养娃日常 Little Gu Who Loves Hydrangea Pines喜欢绣球松的小谷Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Welcome to Tomato Novel to read Guzi's other works. Yu Rujia was sent to the countryside, to Shangfen Brigade. Conditions were limited, but we had everything we needed, both in terms of facilities and resources. With four children tucked away in her little home, she'd occasionally poke her head out to gossip. Ah, what a wonderful life! This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual events is purely coincidental. 3.7kReads8.6Score22914d adds

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    Beside him, chubby little Duolu rubbed against him, grinning, "Auntie, hello, Lulu, likes, likes." After seeing Xia Jingrong off, Yu Rujia squatted down beside Duofu, "Auntie has things to do, Duofu, can you help Auntie watch the younger brothers?" After more than half a month together, Duofu had already made looking after his younger brothers his daily job. He agreed to Yu Rujia's request without hesitation. Duofu: "Duofu will watch the younger brothers, Auntie, go ahead and do your work." Yu Rujia rubbed the little guy's head. If she had a choice, she wouldn't have let three-year-old Duofu look after Duolu and the other two. He was taking on responsibilities that weren't his at such a young age. Fortunately, the little ones were all relatively easy to take care of. As long as they were fed and clothed, they would be happy all day. Duofu's main task was to watch them, prevent them from running out of the house, and call Yu Rujia to rescue them if they were in danger. When Yu Rujia is at home, she also pays more attention to the others, making sure she can rush to their aid immediately if they need anything.

41. 141 六 The Sixties: We Agreed to Divorce, So Why Is the Tycoon Having Second Thoughts? 六零：说好离婚，大佬怎么后悔了 Yi Yi咿伊Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [1960s setting + pocket dimension + returning to the city as a dual-income couple + beautiful, ordinary orphan heroine × prickly educated youth + marriage before love + self-interest above all + devoted to each other] Gu Qingxu, a pampered young lady since childhood, transmigrates into a book! She becomes an ordinary orphan in a period novel, and opens her eyes on her wedding night. While she's still trying to make sense of things, the man beside her suddenly rolls over and grits out in her ear, 5.1kReads8.4Score32614d adds
42. 142 社 My Socially Anxious Lover Is Super Clingy 社恐对象超黏我 Sunrise at Xiguan日出西关Modern Romance353k WordsCompleted [A socially anxious male educated youth VS a sunny heroine + no golden finger + everyone is a local + no black-market dealings] The Lin family's precious youngest daughter has fallen for an educated youth who came from the city. He's a great guy: not only is he warmhearted, he often has all kinds of snacks in his pockets. Lin Baobao: If I date him, does that mean I can openly eat his snacks? I really want to date him. Qi Ci'an is a bona fide social phobe, and he also stutters. When getting of 4.3kReads8.7Score49914d adds

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    A male protagonist with social anxiety.

43. 143 七 The Only Daughter of the 1970s 七零年代独生女 Orange Orange Orange Orange橘橘橘橘子Modern Romance685k WordsCompleted [No transmigration into a book, no System, no pocket dimension.] [Period setting + farming + serving the motherland + technical expertise] A researcher who loves and hates fiercely versus a reborn diplomat Yu Yue fell asleep in the bath and woke up in the 1970s, as the only child in her family. First, there was her timid mother, who was willing to work herself to the bone for her family. Then there was her father, spoiled by his family and utterly self-centered. Timid Mom: “Let’s see anyone try 17.3kReads9.3Score1.4k14d adds

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    These two books, the first one has a male protagonist who is a diplomat, it's quite good, you should read it.

44. 144 乖 Be Good! We Can Date, but Don't Tell Anyone 乖！处对象可以，别往外说 Hippo Gua Gua河马瓜瓜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book, historical era, feel-good story, getting rich, sweet romance] The moment she opened her eyes, modern office worker Jiang Xiaosui had become a notorious woman expelled from a workers’, peasants’ and soldiers’ college in the 1970s. To make matters worse, she realized she had transmigrated into a rebirth novel, becoming the miserable contrast character whose suffering highlighted the heroine’s happy life. According to the plot, her grandfather would lose his position as t 25.3kReads8.6Score3.3k14d adds
45. 145 资 The Rich Young Master Was Forced to Marry Me, Now He Begs for Kisses Every Day 资本家少爷被强娶后，每天求亲亲 Big Flower Pig大花猪Modern Romance385k WordsCompleted [Period setting + marriage first, love later + older woman/younger man romance + sweet romance + adorable child + everyday family life] Bold, domineering young widow vs. refined young master A period-era version of Sniping on a Butterfly Li Hongmei followed the latest trends and traveled back to the 1970s. She didn’t become a capitalist’s daughter or an educated youth sent to the countryside. Instead, she became a rural widow. To make matters even more outrageous, her original self’s mother-in-l 204Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This one, this one, the male lead is not only gentle and refined but also a loyal and adorable puppy, haha.

46. 146 七 The Village Girl of the 1970s: I Turned the Refined, Aloof Male Educated Youth Into My Child's Father 七零小村姑：我把清隽高冷男知青变成了孩子他爹 Big Sister Cat猫大姐Modern Romance13k WordsCompleted The 70s Village Girl: I Turned the Cool, Refined Young Educated Man into My Child’s Father 460Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A historical fiction story. The female protagonist, a village girl, uses her influence in the village to force a marriage between herself and the male protagonist, a young intellectual sent to the countryside during the Cultural Revolution. Later, the male protagonist gets into university and wants a divorce, but the female protagonist chooses to let him go. She then moves to the city where the male protagonist is studying and works as a self-employed individual, where she encounters many kind-hearted people who help her. The story has a happy ending.

47. 147 换 They Hadn't Seen Each Other in Four Years Since Their Arranged Marriage, Then the Man Who Died in Battle Came Back 换亲四年未见，战死的男人回来了 Yi Yi咿伊Modern Romance504k WordsCompleted [1970s setting, military marriage, face-slapping, ex-husband's groveling redemption, second male lead wins, self-interest above all] Shen Man is a stunning, glamorous dancer with national-level status. The moment she transmigrates, she opens her eyes to a nightmare: she's about to be caught cheating, publicly humiliated, and die of shame. And now, after four years away, the man who was supposed to have died in battle has returned alive. Lu Zhengguo hates the original owner for drugging him and c 13.6kReads8.9Score1.2k14d adds

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    Not a rough guy! 🍔🍔🍔 1. 1970S + Military Marriage + Face-Slapping + Unforgiving Wife-Chasing Scene 💚 + Second Male Lead Takes Over (Not a Rough Guy) + Refined Self-Interest. The ex-husband living in the neighboring compound is consumed by jealousy, watching other men embrace her every day. He's green with envy. He wants to steal her away every night. 🍓🍓🍓 2. (Transmigration + Both are Clean + Sweet, Pure, and Socially Anxious Beauty vs. Deep-Minded Military Officer + Sweet Romance + Historical Fiction) 🍎🍎🍎 3. [Completed + Transmigration + Sweet Romance + Pampered Wife + Top-Tier Young Master + Satisfying Read] The male and female leads are educated youth sent to the same village. The female lead has a space, is free-spirited, and is an educated youth. The male lead is aloof, a god-like figure, and an educated youth. The male lead is capable, so the female lead basically has nothing to do. The male lead is responsible for being beautiful, supporting the family, and pampering his wife. A sweet-talking but tough-hearted girl and a seemingly innocent but actually cold and aloof guy live happily ever after in the countryside. 🍉🍉🍉 4. Fair-skinned and beautiful young lady vs. A deep-thinking and scheming man. Both are virgins + love at first sight 💘

48. 148 穿 I Transmigrated Into an 80s Novel, and the Devoted Male Side Character Is the Baby's Dad 穿书八零，深情男配竟是崽崽爹 Grapefruit Tomato Sauce西柚番茄酱Modern Romance849k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate Into a Book] [1980s] [Pregnant Before Love] [Building Wealth] [Male Lead Has an Ex] [Self-Interested Female Lead] Renowned screenwriter Lin Yuan transmigrates to the 1980s after a car accident. She opens her eyes and discovers she’s pregnant. After several failed attempts to return to her own time, she faces parents who think she’s a disgrace, lecherous bachelors in the village eyeing her up, and siblings with bad intentions. To find a place for herself in this era, Lin Yuan se 1.8kReads6.7Score11114d adds
49. 149 二 Marrying an Officer Again: The Socially Anxious Beauty Is Doted on by Her Brother-in-Law 二嫁军官，社恐美人被大伯哥娇宠 One More Spoonful再吃一勺儿Modern Romance362k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Both Pure + Sweet, Sensual, Introverted Beauty vs. Deeply Cunning Officer + Sweet Romance + Period Setting + Eight-Year Age Gap] Tang Huan transmigrated into the body of a young widow whose husband had died just after their wedding. Losing her husband wasn't a problem. Her parents-in-law treated her like their own daughter. Her father-in-law gave her money every few days, and her mother-in-law was an amazing cook. Tang Huan had a wonderful life. The only thing she didn't like w 15.6kReads9.3Score1.8k14d adds
50. 150 腹 The Cunning Tycoon: My Aloof Boss's Tender Trap 腹黑大佬：高冷领导的温柔陷阱 Momo's Little Words墨墨小语Modern Romance219k WordsCompleted [Workplace drama in the public sector + age gap + forceful love that later becomes passionate devotion + secret crush turned real + romantic tension + career growth.] After graduating, Shiqing takes the civil service exam, never imagining she would end up working under Lu Tingyuan, her best friend's older brother. Even more surprisingly, the icy, imposing man who had intimidated her ever since their school days has apparently been watching her all along! After an accidental drunken encounter, he 14.8kReads8.4Score1.3k14d adds

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    Investing in your first novel is a sure win! A cold, aloof government official falls for a woman online, while a clear-headed heroine starts building her career! Secretary Zhou's pursuit of his wife is both cunning and deeply affectionate—sweet enough to make you roll around on the floor and laugh until you're slapping the table! A realistic and down-to-earth story of intellectual romance; give it a try, you'll like it…[Attention][Attention]

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