Suzhou, Jiangnan Water Towns, Rainy Homes, a Qipao-Wearing Heroine, and the Wu Dialect 苏州，江南小镇，烟雨人家，旗袍女主，吴侬软语

1. 1 予 I Give You Eternal Life 予你长生 Tu Shiqi兔拾柒Modern Romance173k WordsCompleted [Extra-Sweet Romance + One-on-One Love + Eight-Year Age Gap + Mutual Love + Jiangnan Aristocratic Family + Childhood Sweethearts] The short drama of the same name is currently airing! [Gentle and Refined Eldest Son of an Aristocratic Family x Lively, Clever, Beloved Beauty] Yu Ci was raised by Fu Zeyi. When she called him Uncle, he gave her all his gentleness and patience. She knew he was beyond her reach. He was the eldest son of the Fu family, eight years older than her, and engaged to her aun 11.1kReads9.4Score1.6k14d adds

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   Both books feature a beautiful woman in a cheongsam as the female protagonist, and both are now complete.

2. 2 青 Green Hills Like Jade 青山似玉 Agate Squire玛瑙员外Modern Romance386k WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available) [Love after marriage, age gap, slow-burn everyday sweetness] *A gentle beauty from a family of scholars × a refined, fatherly man *A comic artist with a billion in assets × an influential Beijing aristocrat and chamber of commerce chairman Chu Shuang knew from childhood that she was promised to the Sheng family of the imperial capital, but she had never met her fiancé. Later, by a twist of fate, she moved into the Sheng residence and met her friend’s older br 134.8kReads9.5Score15.5k14d adds

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   Both of these are my absolute favorites. The first one is about a prestigious family and a perfect match: the male and female leads have known each other since childhood, falling in love before marriage. The male lead is Fu Zeyi, and the female lead is Yu Ci; their families have been friends for generations. The male lead is a gentle, refined, and remarkably stable eldest son of a prominent family, while the female lead comes from a scholarly family and is a lively, intelligent, and beloved beauty [smirking]. The descriptions of the misty rain of Jiangnan, Chinese gardens, pavilions, and towers are very captivating [shy]. The subtle, self-disciplined, and gentle daily interactions between the male and female leads are also very touching [heart emoji]. The book also naturally weaves in the traditional customs and traditions of aristocratic families—the first birthday celebration (Zhuangyuan), the father burying the daughter's red wine, the naming of her by her courtesy name, ancestral worship, tea ceremony, wedding procedures, etc. The second book: The male and female leads marry first and then fall in love. The male lead, Sheng Ting, is the best friend of the female lead, Chu Shuang's, brother. When Chu Shuang was twelve, she lost her parents and brother, a devastating blow that even caused her to suffer from mental illness [crying]. When his mother brought up the arranged marriage again, the male lead willingly accepted and waited for her to grow up. Sheng Ting is also the emotionally stable, humble, and attentive father-like guiding boyfriend type. After marriage, he is very tolerant, respectful, and fond of Chu Shuang [shy], guiding her out of her psychological trauma. The main couple's relationship develops gradually and naturally [heartwarming]. However, the romantic storyline involving Chu Shuang's brother is more heart-wrenching; almost all the tear-jerking moments come from this couple [facepalm].

3. 3 京 The Capital’s Tycoon and the Jiangnan Professor 京圈大佬与江南教授 Cannot Perch不可栖Modern Romance698k WordsCompleted [Capital power player vs. Jiangnan beauty | Sweet romance with a high-ranking official | Two strong, devoted leads] Zhou Yanshen grew up in a military compound and took charge of his family’s power at a young age. In the capital’s social circle, he is a formidable business tycoon whom everyone fears. Always impeccably dressed in a suit, he acts swiftly and decisively, never wasting time on anything pointless, until he encounters Shen Shuyi at a cultural forum, dressed in a pale green qipao and d 10.8kReads8.8Score1.4k14d adds

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   The female lead in a cheongsam is absolutely gorgeous!!! It's about a powerful figure from Beijing's elite circles and a young lady from a prestigious family in Jiangnan. Their relationship develops gradually, with the powerful figure taking the initiative while the professor initially backs down. But what follows is a sweet and enduring daily life.

4. 4 晚 Late-Night Smoke 晚来烟 The Sky Is So Blue天好蓝啊Modern Romance223k WordsCompleted Meng Wanyan has skin as fair as ice and jade, and beauty that can captivate an entire city. In a figure-hugging qipao, with a supple, willowy waist, she is born to beguile. By day, she is an elegant beauty, pure as jade and clear as ice. By night, she is a dark-night enchantress who loves a thrill. Qi Junyan, the crown prince of the imperial capital, has an impeccable physique and a face as beautiful as an immortal’s. In truth, he is proud, unruly, and rakishly free-spirited. In his twenty-four 1.5kReads8.9Score17914d adds
5. 5 私 A Private Kiss Beneath the Gardenia 私吻栀子 Shen Qingzhi沈清枳Modern Romance288k WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation of Private Kiss of the Gardenia, with the same title, is coming soon. We hope you'll show it lots of support~ Intangible Cultural Heritage Suzhou Embroidery inheritor × upright, steady, and stern big shot Delicate yet resilient beauty from Jiangnan × self-disciplined young master from an old family Seven-year age gap | Marriage before love | One-on-one, both untouched * As the Gu family's sole heir, Gu Zhili was taught the virtues of a gentleman from childhood. Ever si 11.2kReads9.1Score1k14d adds

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   All are beautiful women in cheongsams, from Jiangnan families; all stories are now complete.

6. 6 温 Mr. Wen, Happy Married Life 温先生，婚后愉快 Tong Xiang桐香Modern Romance384k WordsCompleted [Long-planned romance + secret crush + slow-burn love + sweet pampering + both devoted to each other + no angst + age gap of about five years] [Not a strong female lead] [Short drama: As Tender as Before, now streaming] * [Gentle, elegant Jiangnan beauty & reserved, composed business tycoon] Rong Yan had lived with her maternal grandfather since childhood. When she heard that he had found her a match, she assumed it would be the second son of the Wen family, Wen, who was also a doctor. She had n 11.8kReads9.3Score1.5k14d adds

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   These are some good books.

7. 7 她 She Drew the Gods Down from Heaven 她引神明坠落 Autumn Firefly秋流萤Modern Romance243k WordsCompleted Shen Daiyi comes from a prominent medical family in Jingbei. That year, her usually low-key mother suddenly holds a birthday banquet, drawing greetings from all the great families and landing Shen Daiyi a blind date. It’s snowing softly on the day of the date. The person she once had a crush on as a girl is seated beside her blind date. Like a snow-capped peak, like a god from the heavens, the man is just as he was back then: refined, extraordinary, and beyond reach, the sort no one would dare l 34.8kReads9.3Score4.7k14d adds
8. 8 被 Forced Into an Arranged Marriage, the Crown Prince Falls for Her 被迫联姻，太子爷对她着了迷 Lazy January懒一月Modern Romance238k WordsCompleted 18.6kReads9.1Score2.3k14d adds
9. 9 茶 Tea Mist and Button Knots 茶雾氤盘扣 Dada Otter Fish哒哒鱼獭Modern Romance274k WordsCompleted [Mutual First Love] [Marriage Before Love] [Marriage Alliance Between Wealthy Families] [Slow-Burn, Sweet Romance] A gentle, jade-like guiding lover ✖️ a straightforward, easily flustered beauty in a qipao When Wen Shuyu married Pei Qingxun, she thought of it only as fulfilling an engagement arranged by their elders. Before the wedding, the man had said, "Let's treat each other with respect and courtesy," and she had nodded in agreement. Though Pei Qingxun's face was very attractive to her, sh 7.9kReads9.0Score1k14d adds
10. 10 在 Growing Up in My Uncle’s Arms 在小叔怀里长大 Tu Shiqi兔拾柒Modern Romance177k WordsCompleted The year Yu Ci was born, the late-blooming cherry blossoms at Yuyuan were at their finest, clusters of flowers in full bloom, their delicate pink petals seeming ready to fall. Fu Zeyi, who lived at Yuyuan, gave her the childhood name Songyue. The moon hung before the pines, shining on the crimson cherry blossoms. When Yu Ci was fourteen, her parents died one after the other. Candlelight flickered in the ancestral hall, and not a sound was heard. Fu Zeyi sat in the seat of honor in the main hall. 18.9kReads9.6Score2.4k14d adds

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    It's rare to describe a novel as beautiful, but this one is absolutely amazing! The powerful head of a prominent family in Jiangnan versus the beloved heiress, an 8-year age gap—super sweet and romantic.

11. 11 私 A Private Spring in the Courtyard 私藏庭春意 Mingquan明圈Modern Romance227k WordsCompleted [Male Lead's Perspective: Marriage First, Love Later; Female Lead's Perspective: Unrequited Love Comes True] [Cool, Elegant TCM Beauty x Cold, Flirtatious Beijing Playboy] The day Ji Niao waited for Li Dongting to return to China was his favorite season, spring, and the spring when she first met him. She had seen him live wild and carefree, and seen women flock around him. Everyone said that the one thing Li Dongting never lacked was women, especially ordinary women like Ji Niao. But Ji Niao sti 6.2kReads9.1Score60414d adds

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    This one too!

12. 12 撩 Tease! The Qipao Beauty Falls for Me 撩！诱旗袍美人沦陷 Sweet-Bitten Chestnut甜咬栗子Modern Romance227k WordsCompleted [Gentle, resilient cheongsam beauty X cunning, all-powerful boss] [One-on-one romance + both leads are virgins + love at first sight + long-planned pursuit] Under a misty drizzle, a graceful figure in blue approached from a distance, holding an oil-paper umbrella. She walked unhurriedly over the glistening bluestone path. Her sky-blue cheongsam outlined her exquisite figure, as delicate as wispy clouds and slender willows, with a waist like that of Ehuang. As she drew closer, one couldn't help b 8.7kReads9.0Score81114d adds
13. 13 旗 A Banner's Farewell 旗有辞礼 Su Rongchang苏冗长Modern Romance566k WordsCompleted A flirtatious qipao beauty from the Central Academy of Fine Arts versus a law professor who seems aloof but is cunning underneath Mural restorer versus law professor [Two strong leads + intense romantic tension + neither has been in a relationship] Jiangnan was rainy, and Song Cili first met Shu Jingyu after she had grown up during a misty, rain-soaked season like this. The seventeen-year-old was slender, her graceful figure wrapped in a black qipao, a white flower pinned to the front. Her pale 5.1kReads9.1Score59714d adds

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    A gentle and sweet female lead, a considerate and caring male lead, a heartwarming and sweet story – highly recommended!

14. 14 温 Tenderly Hidden 温柔藏匿 Jiu Wan九绾Modern Romance462k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Reserved and gentle male lead × sunny and passionate female lead | College campus | One-sided crush becomes mutual | Slow-burn everyday romance | Healing and redemption] In the seventh year of her crush on Xu Jing'an, her friends celebrated Si Miao’s birthday. He was there, too. As the candles were lit, she clasped her hands and made a wish: “From today on, I hope I never like Xu Jing'an again.” After blowing out the candles, Si Miao boarded a train to Wugong Mountain 7.4kReads9.3Score97114d adds

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    🌼①The female lead is a gentle and beautiful woman from a scholarly family in Jiangnan. She is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting and loves to wear cheongsams. The male lead is a powerful and influential man from Beijing. He is married into the female lead's family through an arranged marriage. The two get to know each other quietly and gently. In the peaceful, warm and beautiful life in the Jiangnan town, they get to know and love each other!

15. 15 墨 Inkbound to the Dust of the Capital 墨赴京尘 Bamboo Shade and Butterfly Robes竹幽蝶衣Modern Romance322k WordsCompleted #Marriage Before Love #Secretly Planned for Years #Powerful Capital Elite #Mutual Devotion #Power Couple #Sweet Romance Everyone in the capital’s elite circles said the Zhao family’s cold-blooded King of Hell had been forced into an arranged marriage with a gentle beauty from Jiangnan. But no one knew Before their engagement, he had anonymously funded the restoration of an ancient painting for her. After their engagement, he signed an agreement to “treat each other with courtesy,” yet that very 4kReads6.9Score33914d adds

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    This book is good. The female lead comes from a scholarly family in Suzhou, and the male lead is from a prominent Beijing social circle. It's an arranged marriage that blossoms into love. The author's writing is delicate.

16. 16 改 She Remarried the Mad Prince, and Her Cheongsam Beauty Set the Capital Ablaze 改嫁疯批太子爷，旗袍美人艳翻京圈 Zhang Jiujiu张九酒Modern Romance672k WordsCompleted [Cool, stunning beauty in a qipao with a fragile constitution VS scheming, unhinged young master of Beijing’s elite] [Mad dog turns into a loyal hound] [One-on-one, both virgins] Song Qingyou was born with the bones of a beauty. Her dazzling looks made her famous throughout the capital, yet she had been sickly since childhood, as delicate and fragile as a precious porcelain doll. When she divorced, everyone assumed that without Fu Tingshen’s protection, this frail beauty would never find a footh 4.4kReads9.2Score47514d adds

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    🌼①The female lead is a cold, beautiful, and sickly woman in a cheongsam. She possesses an exceptionally beautiful appearance, renowned throughout the capital, yet she has been frail since childhood, like a precious and fragile porcelain doll. The male lead uses illegitimate means to snatch her away from his uncle. Despite her frail health, the young CEO, Mr. Fu, spends lavishly on her, providing her with expensive medicinal herbs daily and showering her with unconditional love and indulgence.

17. 17 热 A Hot Kiss from a Wild Rose: Lord Li Is Smitten 热吻野玫瑰，厉总他沦陷了 Nine Sweets九甜Modern Romance386k WordsCompleted [Aloof, domineering CEO vs. gorgeous, spoiled heiress; showbiz; a powerful couple; devoted romance; sweet pampering] New to showbiz, Wen Ting has more excellent opportunities than she can handle, and her breathtaking beauty has won her countless fans. In no time, she becomes a hugely popular young actress. Of course, her outrageous, arrogant behavior also leaves her mired in scandals. [Exclusive scoop: Wen Ting had lunch with the Gu family's eldest young master yesterday, then went to the second 17.9kReads9.1Score2.1k14d adds
18. 18 饮 Drinking, Dreaming, and Revelry 饮酒梦醉欢 Second Uncle二舅爷Modern Romance396k WordsCompleted “I married him to repay a debt, but I didn’t fall in love with him for that.” Love after marriage / Xu Zuihuan / Jiang Zhengning The eldest son of the Jiang family, with a mysterious background and an illustrious family. Their lives follow completely different paths, and by all appearances, Xu Zuihuan should have no connection to him. They meet once, then eight years pass. A call from an unfamiliar number, a simple “Let’s get married,” and Xu Zuihuan calmly replies, “Okay.” How much does she o 11.4kReads9.3Score1.3k14d adds

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    🌼①A cool, aloof beauty from the South, specializing in traditional Chinese medicine, xA refined, self-possessed young master from Beijing's elite circles. A marriage of convenience that blossoms into love. The female lead loves wearing simple, light blue cheongsams—absolutely stunning! ②The female lead is a gentle doctor, like a soft, gentle spring rain in Jiangnan. The male lead is the head of a powerful, traditional Chinese family. A mutually devoted relationship.💞

19. 19 名 Love in a Prestigious Family 名门臻爱 Flowers, Trees, and Bodhi花木菩提Modern Romance690k WordsCompleted The Xu family of Jingzhou is a distinguished scholarly clan with a century of history. Their daughter, Xu Zhiyao, is clever and mischievous, always pretending to be weak before turning the tables. She’s known as Jingzhou’s little tyrant. The Huo family of Jingzhou is a military and political dynasty with impeccable revolutionary credentials. Their son, Huo Jiating, is known as “Second Master,” a fearsome man who can scare the ghosts away. He’s the perfect match for the little tyrant of the Xu fa 264Reads6.4Score10114d adds
20. 20 蓝 Blue Hour 蓝色时分 Cucumber with a Potato Flavor土豆味的黄瓜Modern Romance230k WordsCompleted [Wucheng business tycoon × cool, aloof qipao tattoo artist] An age gap romance: the male lead is six years older than the female lead. Jian Yufeng is an all-powerful figure in Wucheng, feared by everyone. He is the youngest in his family and a man of deep, calculating thoughts. Rumor has it that Ninth Master Jian has no interest in women and lives an ascetic life. Any woman who gets close to him meets a grim fate. One day, at the Changqing Club, Cong Yun found herself in danger and had no choice 5kReads9.0Score72214d adds

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    These are all similar and good. I was going to recommend which one to read first, but then I thought 🤔 they're all great. Reading any of them first is good! [Eating melon emoji][eating melon emoji]

21. 21 卿 My Love for You Is Like the Green Hills 卿见青山 Cha Xun茶浔Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted [A gentle, resilient Pingtan beauty from Jiangnan VS a retired powerhouse from a century-old family in Beijing] [Marriage first, love later + long-planned romance + slow-burn love + seven-year age gap + sweet romance + mutual devotion + mutual pining + exclusive to each other] The year Ruan Yici, the woman who had adopted her, died, Ruan Yitang was taken in by the Wen family next door. Overwhelmed with grief, she lost her voice. On her twelfth birthday, the boy who lived far away in Germany gav 461Reads7.4Score10014d adds
22. 22 娇 Her Slender Waist Has the Rough-Hewn Big Shot Begging for More 娇软腰细，糙汉大佬诱哄成瘾 The Little Master's Sweetheart小先生的小乖Modern Romance508k WordsCompleted Su Su is a top modern perfumer with a miraculous “Hand of God” that can intoxicate anyone. One day, she wakes up in the 1970s as a pitiful beauty who has been framed by her stepmother and sent to the countryside. A living hell from the start? No problem. She has a portable fragrance space, and that terrifying man is there to protect her. At the educated youth settlement on the northwestern frontier, everyone knows one saying: “Better to provoke the King of Hell than Xiao Ye.” The man with a bad 331Reads6.8Score—14d adds

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    Some parts are set in the Jiangnan region, but overall it's very enjoyable and rich in content. The female lead is a unique perfumer.

23. 23 留 A Lingering Warmth 留有余温 Black-Clad Aristocracy乌衣门第Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted A calculating, devoted, unruly male lead x a self-reliant, sensitive female lead with the air of Republican-era China. One-on-one romance, both leads are each other’s first and only. Nie Jin does whatever he pleases and answers to no one. Nobody in Beizhou dares provoke him. Everyone thinks he’s cold-hearted, ruthless, and violent. Only Song Qingyi has seen Nie Jin in love, and only Song Qingyi can make him bow his head in submission. Song Qingyi: Before I met Nie Jin, a life of being abandoned 82Reads8.2Score—14d adds
24. 24 恃 Spoiled Rotten! The Sweetest Little Darling Wins 恃宠！撒娇美人最好命 ViVi1223Modern Romance387k WordsCompleted [Gentle, cool beauty X unruly, devilishly handsome young heir] [Both devoted and strong + sweet, flirtatious romance] The owner of Half-Cup Teahouse is a famously beautiful woman, with skin like ice and jade, exquisite features, and a graceful figure. Song Yu first met Luo Yi when his friend tricked him into going to the teahouse for a cup of tea. She wore a white embroidered qipao, with glossy black hair and porcelain skin. The high slit in her skirt lent her elegant look a hint of sensuality, 16.7kReads9.0Score1.7k14d adds
25. 25 小 The Small Town Begins with Han Xueyi, Fourth on the Beauty List 小镇，从美人榜第四的韩雪怡开始 The Inkstone Knows the Meaning of the Evening Breeze砚知晚风意Urban143k WordsOngoing Small-town life + multiple heroines + light system Wang Shangqin transmigrates to a small town in a parallel world of Blue Star after rescuing a troubled young woman. The System rushes over, gives him a few beginner's gift packs, then hurries off again. He may not be able to destroy the heavens and earth or rule the planet, but what he has is more than enough for this little town. After learning more about the town, he discovers that it's practically a town of beauties. The women on the town's b 31Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Without further ado, here's a story from a small town.

26. 26 汴 Two Beauties Laugh Amid Bianjing's Fireworks, Waiting for You to Pick a Handsome Man 汴京烟火双姝笑，美男榜上待君尝 Lu Lu Has Promise璐璐有为啦Ancient Romance121k WordsOngoing [Best friends transported together + healing slice of life + delicious food + funny, sweet romance] My name is Ruan Yuan. Yuan means round and complete, but unfortunately… it first showed up on my face. My two great loves in life are eating and looking at handsome men. Luckily, the two He brothers next door are so easy on the eyes that I can eat two extra bowls of Aunt Zhao’s zhajiangmian just by looking at them. Life was wonderful until my own parents decided I was too chubby and kicked me off 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    [Dual Transmigration with Best Friends + Healing Daily Life + Delicious Food + Funny Sweet Stories] My name is Ruan Yuan, Yuan meaning round and perfect, but unfortunately… it first manifested on my face. My two greatest hobbies in life: eating and admiring handsome men. Luckily, the two brothers next door, the He family, are good-looking enough to make me eat two extra bowls of Aunt Zhao's fried noodles every day. Life was wonderful until my own parents complained that I was too round and kicked me to my best friend's house in Suzhou to "lose weight." While eating and drinking with my aloof, traditional Chinese medicine-training best friend on Pingjiang Road, I accidentally fell into the water—and when I opened my eyes again, I was transmigrated! Good news: I became the daughter of the magistrate of Suzhou County, with a wealthy family and no worries about food or clothing. A glowing bun suddenly popped out: "Host! This system can help you go home! The condition is—to dominate the handsome men list of Bianjing with delicious food!" Oh? Isn't this just letting me eat in a different place and admire handsome men on the side? No problem. From the bubbly wontons and iced cola of a Suzhou street stall, all the way to the "Meeting Pavilion" in Bianjing, barbecue conquered the prince of the Western Regions, Yangchun noodles cured the empress's anorexia, the Qin master was willing to sing for a bowl of sweet fermented rice balls, and the dark-skinned general and his eight-pack abs boy band showed up every day... As for those two mysterious noblemen who were always jealous of me—don't bother me, let me finish this meal first. Until at her coming-of-age banquet, the two brothers kissed her cheeks at the same time, and the system sound exploded: Mission complete! Return journey initiated! Five years later, Ruan Yuan was still struggling—the bouquet fell into her arms, and she received a kiss on each cheek. The Polaroid camera clicked, freezing the smiles of the three of them. The greatest taste in life is fulfillment, and also encounter.

27. 27 他 He Always Loves to Cuddle Close to Me 他总爱与我耳鬓厮磨 White Jade Robe白玉衫Modern Romance401k WordsCompleted *A top Beijing family’s tyrannical king of a man X a popular actress famous for her beauty and mastery of traditional crafts *A refined, devoted Chinese-style CEO X a charming, proud beauty from Jiangnan [Ten-year age gap, daddy-type hero, kept woman rises to the top, both leads are each other’s first and only, sweet romance, traditional crafts, younger uncle, ensemble cast of Beijing society] Jing Zhi grew up poor, but had glossy black hair, snow-white skin, and a tall, curvy figure. At twenty- 57.9kReads9.2Score7k14d adds

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    A noble and domineering CEO + a beautiful woman from Jiangnan, a sweet and doting father figure.

28. 28 溺 Doting on My Darling Captive 溺养娇脔 Everything Is About Romance风月都相关Modern Romance537k WordsCompleted [A proud young nobleman from a powerful family vs. a cool, refined beauty from Jiangnan] Updates ongoing for the side couple Tan Dingsong and Lin Yin’s bonus chapters: a by-the-book older man and a female celebrity, a hate-to-love story. [Stunning heroine, weak at first then strong + devoted hero who falls from grace and humbly begs for love] After meeting her, he learns how to love. His mature, passionate love heals her wounds and warms her whole life. Yu Wanwan, Nancheng’s “moonlight of the h 30.7kReads9.3Score2.9k14d adds

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    It's great, highly recommended!

29. 29 分 After We Broke Up, I Went Wild in the Entertainment Industry 分手后我在娱乐圈杀疯了 Yang Ye央也Modern Romance349k WordsCompleted [Showbiz + the second male lead takes the lead + groveling-to-win-her-back arc + the heroine has experience, the hero doesn't] Wen Shiqing and Zhou Langxing were in love for five years, but on their fifth anniversary, she discovered he had cheated on her. When she confronted him, Zhou Langxing only said wearily, “We've grown too far apart.” Only then did Wen Shiqing realize that Zhou Langxing had gone from an unknown to a popular actor, while she was still a bottom-tier actress, stuck playing su 8.1kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds

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    Suitable for careful appreciation [smirk]

30. 30 晏 Yan Yan as Before 晏晏如故 Su Yuemian苏月眠Modern Romance283k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance / Mutual devotion / Happy ending] [Gentle Jiangnan girl × Refined superstar] [A slow-burning love story] [Both leads are each other's one and only] Ten years ago, Su Yanru began a story of secret love. In her youth, Xu Muzhou was the one who shone brightest. Ten years later, Xu Muzhou has become the brightest star in the entertainment industry, while she, now a web novelist, is brought back together with him by a fateful twist of destiny. Their feelings blossom from memories 656Reads8.8Score10214d adds
31. 31 江 Warm Days and Drizzly Nights in Jiangnan 江南日暖夜微雨 Mantou Is Great馒头很好Modern Romance402k WordsCompleted [Signed for a print edition] [Elegant Jiangnan power player VS Radiant Beijing socialite] [Older man + both each other's first + 11-year age gap + love at first sight + healing romance] Meng Xi was Beijing's most dazzling ray of sunshine, born into a distinguished family, bright and bold. That year, during a misty, rainy trip to Jiangnan, she accidentally smashed a box of pastries from a century-old shop, and also found her way into the heart of a gentle, refined man. Mu Qian, heir to a century- 4.7kReads8.6Score55914d adds
32. 32 司 Miss Si 司大小姐 Mu Fan睦梵Modern Romance363k WordsCompleted Si Puran only wanted to quietly run her own qipao shop, but there was always someone making a nuisance of themselves and asking for trouble. When your enemies practically put their faces in front of you, why bother being polite? 399Reads8.2Score10014d adds
33. 33 穿 Transmigrated Heiress: I Build My Way to Ruling Daheng 穿越嫡女：我靠建造称霸大珩 Only After a Thousand Crossings Do You Find the Fragrant Heng千渡之后方见蘅香Ancient Romance373k WordsCompleted A top modern architect is reborn as the legitimate daughter of a Minister of State, bullied by her stepmother and half-sister and trapped in a seemingly hopeless situation. Chi Zhiyu turns her fate around with her extraordinary talent for construction! She joins the Ministry of Works to reform building methods and restore schools, delivering face-slapping justice to her sneering detractors. She travels to the frontier to build sturdy fortresses and prevent flooding, then heads south to tame the 8Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Who says ancient-style novels are all about palace intrigue and power struggles? This chapter's assassination scene is absolutely thrilling! Wang Yuyao, this woman imprisoned in the deep courtyard, is no pushover. The night before, Ding San informed her that she was being investigated by someone close to his own daughter, using the Jian family's manpower—a ruthless and cautious approach. Yet, she didn't panic, didn't become hysterical, simply saying "No need," dismissing Ding San. She then turned and gave a few instructions to her maid, secretly plotting her next move, her aura overwhelming! You think she's just hiding in the courtyard copying scriptures? Wrong! Her connections and trump cards have been waiting for this moment to turn the tables. Wang Mama's existence is her weakness, but also the bait she uses to lure the enemy out. She's been prepared for this game for a long time. And then there's Chi Zhiyu, a pampered young lady, yet possessing courage far beyond the ordinary! An assassination attempt during an outing left the coachman severely wounded, the merchant surrounded, and the carriage riddled with splinters. Anyone else would have panicked, but she remained remarkably calm. "If the two of us are tied together, neither can escape," she declared, devising a plan for survival. She left the hope of life to her maid, facing the black-clad assassins alone. A sword pierced her right shoulder, blood soaking her clothes, but she gritted her teeth, pulled out the silver hairpin adorned with a fragrant flower from her hair, and plunged it into the throat of one of the assassins—a scene of underdog triumph that thrilled me! But the crisis wasn't over. Another assassin's blade was already down, and Chi Zhiyu's life hung by a thread! Would Wang Yuyao's plan work? Could Chi Zhiyu escape this desperate situation? Hurry to the next chapter to see the heroine's comeback! #TomatoNovel #AncientStyleFun #HeroineHighEnergy #AssassinationScene #PoliticalIntrigue

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