Looking for CEO Romance with a Marriage First, Love Later! Any Recommendations? 霸总，先婚后爱的那种求求了，多少推荐

1. 51 迟 Mr. Zhou, Too Late 迟来的周先生 By You Zhiyu尤知遇 著Modern Romance561k WordsCompleted [Bold and passionate heiress vs. taciturn, devoted, domineering CEO] Jian Cheng had spent all twenty-four years of her life entangled with Zhou Yufeng. But with only three months to go before their wedding, Jian Cheng suddenly called it off. The reason? Zhou Yufeng thought she was vicious and couldn’t tolerate his mistress. Everyone thought she was just making a scene and would come crawling back to beg for a reconciliation in a couple of days. Zhou Yufeng thought so too. Until, at the Zhou fami 63.9kReads9.3Score6.7kShelves

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   The male lead has a crush on the female lead, but she doesn't like him before they get married; she only falls for him after spending time together.

2. 52 强 The Domineering CEO I Forced Myself on Won't Warm Up, So Reborn, She Chooses Someone Else 强扭的霸总捂不热，重生她换一个 Three Thousand Lovestruck Entanglements三千痴缠Modern Romance228k WordsCompleted [Mutual salvation, the second male lead gets the girl, the male lead grovels while the heroine never looks back, love triangle drama] Chi Yan suffers from severe post-traumatic stress disorder and schizophrenia. During her freshman year of college, Qu Hua was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Two people who don't know how to love stumble forward together, learning how to bring warmth to each other and how to love. Qu Hua is reborn to the time before her engagement to Gu Huai. She doesn't want 6.5kReads9.2Score745Shelves

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   Lovers are each other's therapists. Both the male and female leads suffer from mental illnesses, but they heal each other. It's very sweet!

3. 53 等 She Broke Up with Him a Long Time Ago 等她分手很久了 The Wandering Cormorant流浪的鸬鹚Modern Romance317k WordsCompleted [Airline Captain/CEO, Second Male Lead Takes the Crown, Gentle Persuasion, Seeking an Official Relationship] Everyone knew Doctor Nan had been in love with Zhou Jili for years. Until one day, she saw photos of him tangled up with his first love in a hotel. * Later, Zhou Jili, frantic with anxiety, appeared at the Nan family home bearing flowers and diamonds, pleading earnestly, “Uncle Nan, I'm here to propose to Zhizhi. Please let me see her.” Nan Lingyang was uncharacteristically cold. With bot 5.2kReads9.1Score633Shelves
4. 54 复 Lost on the Path to Revenge: After Torturing His Wife, Mr. Mo Regrets It 复仇迷途：虐妻后，墨总他后悔了 Shangguan Feiyan上官飞燕Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted Su Qingwan was a gentle, kind-hearted young woman whose world crumbled overnight. Her family business, the father she loved dearly, and Mo Yuchen, the man she had once believed was her lover, were all destroyed by a carefully plotted revenge. Mo Yuchen was a man blinded by hatred. His father had died after a fierce argument with Su Qingwan’s father, leaving a wound in his heart that would never heal. He turned all his anger and grief into the flames of vengeance, swearing to make the Su family p 51Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book will make you scream with angst, don't miss it! Those who love angst, don't miss it!

5. 55 大 The Young Lady Courts Death, and Her Betrothed Comes to Save Her 大小姐作死，联姻对象来赎人 Gu Le骨乐Modern Romance687k WordsCompleted [Both From Powerful Families | Marriage First, Love Later | Flirtatious Push and Pull | Sweet Romance] [Noble, Aloof CEO x Delicate Rose of a Heiress] (The rating is only because the novel just came out. Read without worries!) Jiang Ruoli had been pampered since birth. The only bitterness she had ever tasted was in iced Americanos, and even her name carried her family’s hopes that she would be refined and well-mannered. . Who would have thought that she’d impulsively spend a night with her husba 11.6kReads9.2Score1kShelves

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   Arranged marriage until love develops?! I've seen so many of those!! Pampering! Premeditated plots! Forced love! Ordinary daily life! It has it all!! Very good!! A perfect balance of sweet and savory! Very nice 😘

6. 56 只 Just a Marriage Alliance? Sorry, He’s Madly in Love! 只是联姻？不好意思，他超爱！ Pei Jiu佩玖Modern Romance591k WordsCompleted [Love after marriage + secret crush + long-laid plans + both devoted to each other + happy ending] Lu Yanci, the capital's most eligible heir, was aloof by nature, decisive and ruthless, and impossibly high above everyone else. Wen Ruanqing, the only daughter of the Wen family in Jiangnan, was a stunning beauty. Rumor had it she never left the house and was well-behaved and cold. Who could have guessed that the first time they met, Lu Yanci would run into her at a nightclub while she was hiring 6.6kReads9.0Score782Shelves
7. 57 不 The Not-So-Dominant CEO and His Lazy Stepmother 不霸气总裁与咸鱼后妈 Scallion Pancake with an Extra Egg手抓饼要加鸡蛋Modern Romance450k WordsCompleted The short drama The Not-So-Dominant CEO and His Lazy Stepmom is now available on Tomato. [Sweet Romance + Comedy + Married First, Love Later + Straightforward Leads + Both Leads Speak Their Minds] [Warning 1: The son is the male lead's biological child. Skip this if that bothers you.] [Warning 2: About twenty chapters involve entertainment-industry variety shows, but they're just the female lead's gossip-watching side quest! She won't enter the industry herself. Skip this if that bothers you.] T 31.6kReads9.5Score4.4kShelves
8. 58 漂 The Beautiful Stepmother Who Sweetened the Whole Family 漂亮后妈，甜翻全家 Lu Chi鹿迟Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted Publication deal signed. On sale August 28. [One-on-one sweet romance + marriage of convenience + lighthearted daily life + both leads speak their minds] Sheng Mumu transmigrates into a book. Other people transmigrate into books to date handsome men and become stars. But when it’s her turn, she has to become the stepmother of a 17-year-old rich young master? Help, she wants out! Wait, what? If she pretends to be married, she’ll get 500,000 yuan in pocket money every month and an additional card 53.7kReads9.6Score7.3kShelves
9. 59 惊 What?! My Arranged Marriage Match Is an S-Rank Big Shot? 惊！联姻对象竟是S级大佬？ Qin Guannan秦观南Two Male Leads560k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads + ABO + Intense Seduction + Face-Slapping and Falling for Each Other + Two Strong Leads] A sharp-tongued but secretly devoted top versus a bottom who plays dumb to outsmart his enemies After an accident, Shi Yanci is framed. With nowhere else to turn, he rushes into a bar restroom and stumbles into a man's arms. The man's rich, whiskey-like pheromones leave him entranced. When they meet again, Shi Yanci locks eyes across the crowd with the man seated at the head of the table. 9.7kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves

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10. 60 小 Little Merman, Drop Those Pearls! The Cunning Wolf King Is Going Crazy 小鲛人，掉珍珠！腹黑狼王他要疯 Little Youngster稚子小Two Male Leads642k WordsCompleted Not a baby-talk story. A crybaby grows up. Ultra-sweet, devoted 1v1: soft, teary crybaby and fierce little merfolk × scheming, possessive wolf king Yu Ci is a “white pearl-glow merfolk,” regarded as the least valuable member of the merfolk clan. To maintain balance among the various races, the authorities on Blue Star decide that the merfolk must send a little merfolk to live on land. With one glance, Jiang Shaoge chooses Yu Ci, who hasn't even mastered using his limbs and can barely walk. Witho 9.8kReads9.6Score1.6kShelves
11. 61 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 12.9kReads9.4Score2.1kShelves
12. 62 残 The Disabled Little Bunny Captures a Top-Tier Powerhouse [ABO] 残疾小兔俘获顶级大佬【ABO】 Bu Zhi卜稚Two Male Leads347k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads + reborn + comeback + entertainment industry + face-slapping + sweet romance] Bai Rong was born with a glandular defect, making him an unhealthy Omega. His father arranged a marriage between him and the legendary Mr. Fu, a man said to be unpredictable and to keep everyone at arm’s length. With no power or influence of his own, Bai Rong had no choice but to accept. Bai Rong had already resigned himself to a miserable life ahead when he looked at the 3S-class Alpha standing before 3.4kReads9.3Score500Shelves
13. 63 禁EN The Abstinent Movie Star Is Harsh to Me by Day and Comforts Me at Night 禁欲影帝白天凶我，晚上哄我 Jing Ya京牙Two Male Leads510k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads] [Rivals to lovers] [Online romance] [Childhood sweethearts] #The rival actor is my online boyfriend# #The aloof star calls me “baby” online, but “idiot” to my face# #I helped my online boyfriend insult someone, and it turned out to be me# #We finally met in person, and my rival was the one who showed up???# Si Di: Just end it all! [smile][smile] 2.4kReads9.4Score435Shelves
14. 64 带 After She Ran Off Pregnant, Fu Found Out and Fell to His Knees in Shock 带球跑后，傅总得知怀孕吓得下跪 Ru Ruer茹茹儿Modern Romance276k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Marriage Before Love + Devoted Couple + Love at First Sight + Five-Year Age Gap + Devoted Husband] [Sweet and alluring designer VS love-struck young master and domineering CEO] Lin Qianqian took a liking to Kyoto’s top young master, Fu Zhiyan, at a bar. With her best friend egging her on, she worked up the courage to flirt with him. Who knew that the very next day he would have his way with her and demand that she take responsibility? With no other choice, Lin Qianqian pretende 2.9kReads8.8Score231Shelves

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    The story is about marriage first, then love. The male lead pursues the female lead and falls in love with her at first sight.

15. 65 沦 Falling Hard! A Kiss Out of Control 沦陷！失控诱吻 Branch and Sunflower枝与葵Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + the second male lead wins her heart + the ex chases her after the breakup, but she never looks back + both leads are inexperienced] Jiang Li found a revealing swimsuit photo on her boyfriend’s phone. A graceful figure, full of allure. It belonged to his female “best bud.” At the campground, Jiang Li watched coldly as they draped their arms around each other, acting like a couple. She gave a faint smile and turned to leave. “Jiang Mochen, you’re not my boyfriend any 26.4kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves

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    I recommend these two books 😜 The first one is from the female lead's perspective, a remarriage 🌂 where she grows to love the male lead more and more, but it turns out it's all part of his long-planned scheme. He originally let go to make things easier for her, but then... Well, he just goes ahead and takes matters into his own hands 😢 The second one is a rebirth story. In her previous life, the female lead was surrounded by schemes, and even after being imprisoned and dying in a fire, she didn't understand why the male lead was so determined to choose her. Later, she gets a second chance and discovers... The male lead's unwavering commitment to her throughout their rebirth was more than just a matter of determination!

16. 66 重 After Being Reborn, I Became the Obsession of a Man with a Drug Addiction 重生后，我成了偏执大佬的药瘾 A Boat Adrift in the Distance浮舟遥Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Both leads are virgins] [Sweet romance] [Mutual healing] In her previous life, Shi Wan died a tragic death. Fu Tingchen gave his life for her and perished in a sea of flames. Reborn, Shi Wan has the advantage at every turn. She plans each step carefully, vowing to protect the person she loves most. Fu Tingchen is possessive by nature, violent and ruthless. Yet he doesn’t know that after they marry, he’ll dote on one woman without restraint, treating her with tender affection. “A Chen, why didn’ 60.9kReads9.4Score6.2kShelves
17. 67 公 After My Ex-Boyfriend Acquired the Company 公司被前男友收购以后 Zhi Yu知渔Modern Romance514k WordsCompleted [Lazy, bootlicking heroine + arrogant Capricorn who buys your company when you dump him + workplace romance + sweet pampering = rekindled love] The thing Tong Nian regrets most is making a bet with her best friend during her freshman year to flirt with the aloof campus heartthrob Liao Yuncheng. And somehow, it worked! Her second biggest regret is that a year later, she dumped him in a daze, only to be dragged onto his blacklist. His reason: he had no shortage of ordinary friends. N years later. 17kReads9.4Score2kShelves
18. 68 离 My Ex-Husband Is Irresistible After Our Divorce 离婚后我的前夫真香了 Wusu Bubble Rice Cracker乌苏泡仙贝Modern Romance317k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Rose Crossing the Moon launches on November 14] [The ex-chases-wife-to-the-crematorium trope, not the typical kind; reuniting after a breakup] [Cool, aloof, rational beauty with a warm heart * A big, awkward puppy who says one thing and means another, but is willing to change] "His rose garden remained a desolate wasteland." "If love were a field of study, you would be my one and only lifelong subject." After five years of marriage, Bai Luo'an left Huo Ling a folder. Inside 17.2kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves

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    A domineering CEO's marriage of convenience that blossoms into love! The female lead is a cool, rational beauty, while the male lead is a seemingly tsundere but actually kind and lovable dog. From the female lead's perspective, her unrequited love blossoms into reality; from the male lead's perspective, it's a marriage of convenience that leads to love.

19. 69 大 The Big Shot Can't Have Children? After Morning Sickness, the Little Darling Has Triplets 大佬绝嗣？孕吐后小可怜一胎三宝 Little Spoiled One小撒娇Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Overbearing CEO + Married First, Fell in Love Later + Love at First Sight for the Male Lead + Sweet Romance + Vulnerable Heroine + Devoted Couple + Age Gap + Triplets] Everyone in the capital knew that business tycoon Lu Chiyu was ruthless and aloof, an untouchable flower atop a high mountain. But who could have guessed that after one passionate night, a sweet, vulnerable wife would appear by his side, carrying his child? From then on, the volatile, tyrannical tycoon fell from his pedestal and 9kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
20. 70 宠 Spoiled Rotten! After Being Reborn, Mrs. Fu's Secret Identities Take the City by Storm 宠爆！傅太太重生后马甲炸翻全城 Painting Spring画春Modern Romance405k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Sweet Romance + Yandere + Devoted Husband + Secret Identity + Beloved by All] After dying tragically in her previous life, Chu Ruan is reborn and finally comes to her senses after years of being considered a fool. She clings tightly to her beloved husband and refuses to let go. The whole world knows that Fu Chenxuan married a simple-minded woman from the mountains who can barely speak clearly. Yet he dotes on her endlessly, giving her everything and spoiling her without restraint. “Ru 472Reads9.2Score106Shelves

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    This would have been fine.

21. 71 静 Waiting Quietly for the Roses 静候玫瑰 Leng Chu冷初Modern Romance176k WordsCompleted [Both leads are faithful to each other + the male lead has been plotting this for a long time + six-year age gap] Ruan Qing was a well-behaved woman. At twenty-eight, she accepted her family’s arrangement and married Jiang Wang. She knew Jiang Wang had someone else in his heart, so she was the one who suggested signing a prenuptial agreement before the wedding. On the day the agreement expired, Jiang Wang cornered Ruan Qing by the bed and asked in a hoarse voice, “Are you still leaving?” Ruan Qi 2.3kReads8.8Score280Shelves
22. 72 够 Irresistibly Charming 够撩 Rampaging Snail暴走蜗牛Modern Romance291k WordsCompleted Both are faithful in body and mind! Strong male and female leads! Marriage first, love later! Sweet everyday romance! Wild mutual flirting! Intense push and pull! Perfectly matched! [Delicate, soft-bodied seductress who’s a knockout VS abstinent, aloof, devoted, scheming CEO] Su Yihan is an arrogant, aristocratic heir from a wealthy family: abstinent and cold, decisive and ruthless, with exceptional skills and a sharp eye for strategy. Could he really get married? One hundred people would give y 810Reads8.9Score100Shelves
23. 73 偷 Stealing a Kiss in the Moonlight 偷吻风月 Snow Chestnut Tea雪栗茶Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted [Both leads are inexperienced + long-planned scheme + marriage before love + sweet, flirtatious provocation + revenge] [Sweet-looking but secretly calculating femme fatale VS seemingly proper, refined scoundrel] After three years of a marriage of convenience, Shen Yansheng and Yu Jin part on good terms, having treated each other with courtesy. He simply couldn’t muster any interest in a beauty as dull as a block of wood. Then he ran into her at a bar. The Yu Jin he remembered as utterly unremark 13.3kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves
24. 74 白 The Girl Who Was My Moonlight Is Done with This! 白月光她不干了！ Hai Ying海盈Modern Romance367k WordsCompleted “You are the beautiful, high-born second female lead, the childhood sweetheart who returns from abroad as everyone’s unattainable ideal. You marry the CEO of a multinational corporation for a business alliance. But you can’t help falling for the male lead, your childhood friend, and you constantly scheme against the innocent, sweet female lead. In the end, the leads live happily ever after, while your husband and family abandon you, and you die a horrible death.” After transmigrating into the an 75.5kReads9.2Score7.7kShelves
25. 75 闪 After Their Flash Marriage, CEO Fu Coddles and Coaxes Her Every Day 闪婚后，傅总天天掌中轻宠诱哄 Cherished Snow Under the Sun阳光下的惜雪Modern Romance258k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + intensely seductive and doting + sizzling chemistry + one true pair, both inexperienced in love + long-planned romance + sweet pampering] Fu Tingyan is exceptionally handsome, comes from a top-tier family, and is immensely capable. He is the most sought-after marriage prospect among the many prominent young women of the capital’s elite circles. After an accident, he and Yan Yue end up in bed together. Afterward, the man gazes into the woman’s beautiful face with 1.3kReads8.9Score109Shelves
26. 76 闪 After Their Flash Marriage, She Can No Longer Hide Her Feelings 闪婚后，心思藏不住了 Luo Gege洛格格Modern Romance263k WordsCompleted [Mutual secret crush + mutually faithful] What does it feel like to meet your secret crush again after ten years? You still blush, and your heart still races. - Chen Shuyi says he needs a wife right now and asks Xu Jiayin if she'll marry him. Xu Jiayin nods and agrees. They get married in a flash. After the wedding, Xu Jiayin thinks they'll spend some time living together politely, and when he no longer needs her, they'll divorce and return to their separate lives. But then, he's either softly c 737Reads7.9Score102Shelves
27. 77 和 I Married My Dream Man 和男神闪婚了 Daidai Shui呆呆水Modern Romance100k WordsCompleted Jiang Li came to a new city alone, hoping only to bring closure to her years-long crush. She never expected that, through a twist of fate, the two of them would end up married. After the wedding, Deng Ming gradually changed the image Jiang Li had of him. A cold, aloof heartthrob? No way. All I want is to cuddle up to my wife. Indifferent to women? Hmph, that’s because I was practicing virtue as a husband. My wife is the woman I like most. Jiang Li trembled as she looked at the man beside the bed 300Reads6.9Score—Shelves
28. 78 婚 A Kiss After the Wedding 婚后热吻 Icy Milk Mochi冰奶麻薯Modern Romance193k WordsCompleted [Pregnant and married in a whirlwind, marriage before love, love grows over time, both leads are sexually inexperienced, sweet and flirtatious romance] [Soft, sweet beauty from the capital’s elite circles × arrogant CEO who falls for her on his own] A chaotic night at a hotel. Jian Anwan becomes involved with Xiao Chuyi, the most powerful man in the capital’s elite circles. And that means Jian Anwan is carrying his child. Xiao Chuyi is an aloof, highborn CEO who keeps his distance from women 437Reads8.1Score100Shelves
29. 79 相 My Blind Date Turns Out to Be a Wealthy Heir 相亲老公竟是豪门继承人 Seven Shu Rain and Mist七舒雨雾Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Complete: binge-read to your heart’s content] [Full-cast audio drama of the same name now available, featuring professional voice actors bringing this pure and romantic Cinderella story to life] [Short dramas now streaming: Flash Marriage to the Big Boss and I See You When the Wind Rises] [Flash marriage + sweet romance + face-slapping the scumbags] The man she loved married someone else, and the woman he loved moved far away. A blind date brought the two of them together. As newlyweds, they tr 66.1kReads9.3Score6.2kShelves
30. 80 做 Be His Heart's Darling: The Cool, Composed CEO Is Softly Wooing Me 做他心尖宠，清冷时总低声诱哄中 Frost and Snow Crossing South霜雪南渡Modern Romance322k WordsCompleted (One-on-One Romance + Sweet Devotion + Childhood Friend's Love-Chasing Redemption) Overnight, she goes from being the envy of everyone in the Jiang family to an orphan accused of usurping someone else's place. Jiang Suilan thinks that must be the biggest bug in life. Until she hears a friend ask her childhood sweetheart, “Young Master Chi, aren't you worried that little Suilan will get mad if you agree to marry Jiang Muyan?” Jiang Muyan is the Jiang family's biological daughter. And he answers w 33.6kReads9.3Score3.3kShelves

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    You won't regret getting into this, everyone! 😏

31. 81 醉 A Drunken Nighttime Kiss! One Flirt from Her, and the Arrogant Big Shot’s Heart Races 醉吻夜！她一撩，桀骜大佬心狂跳 A Crescent Moon一剪月Modern Romance539k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Climbing the Capital’s Family Tree is now available on all platforms.] [Top Capital City Tycoon · Rebellious, Devoted Suit-Wearing Bad Boy vs. Ballet Princess · Radiant, Proud Little Swan] Li Zhi and Fu Yanze grew up together, but Li Zhi turned out to be the fake heiress. For the sake of his own interests, Fu Yanze chose to get engaged to the real heiress, a leading actress in the entertainment industry. He hoped Li Zhi would understand and said he would come back to marr 59.7kReads9.5Score7.3kShelves

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    Trust me, you little rascals! 🥰🥰🥰🥰

32. 82 别 Don’t Call Me Madam 别叫我少奶奶 One Thing at a Time dsd一马归一码dsdModern Romance211k WordsCompleted Synopsis [Male-to-female transmigration, both leads are virgins] Lin Yeqing is a rugged, masculine man, but after an accident, he transmigrates into a book. Becoming a domineering male lead would have been fine, but instead, he becomes the wicked wife of Gu Huai, the male lead in the novel My Love, Love Me Again, which his little sister plays out loud at home every day. In the original story, Lin Yeqing is an out-and-out drama queen, fussy and full of demands. Her marriage to Gu Huai has no foun 180Reads6.7Score—Shelves
33. 83 你 You Have Your White Moonlight, and I Have My Handsome Childhood Friend 你有白月光，我有俏竹马 Wusu Bubble Rice Cracker乌苏泡仙贝Modern Romance362k WordsCompleted [Physical edition signed and awaiting publication] [Second male lead takes the lead + childhood friend beats the newcomer + reunion after years apart] [Bright, passionate childhood sweetheart * devoted, slightly doglike childhood-friend big brother] Luo Weizhi * Jiang Yi Luo Weizhi is beautiful and good-natured, with lively catlike eyes. From the day she entered university, she was the undisputed beauty of the art department. Her admirers lined up from B University's south gate to its west gate, 5.4kReads9.2Score590Shelves

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    [Second Male Lead Takes Over + Childhood Friend Falls Through the Cold + Long-Awaited Reunion] Passionate and Bright * Devoted and Cunning – I absolutely love the female lead's personality! She's bold, decisive, and incredibly brave! The male lead is also truly in love! He's been waiting for her all along 🥺

34. 84 和 I Married My Secret Crush First, Then Fell in Love 和暗恋对象先婚后爱了 A Jasmine-Scented Tea一个茉莉香片Modern Romance320k WordsCompleted A cold, abstinent, jealous CEO who’s a devoted husband x an adorable employee Marriage first, love later · secret crush becomes mutual · sweet pampering / one-on-one, first love for both, both pure At twenty-five, Jiang Mansheng married the high school heartthrob she had secretly loved. Back then, Lu Qichen came from a wealthy family and was exceptionally handsome, a favored child of heaven whom everyone envied. Jiang Mansheng, by contrast, was quiet and mild-mannered, just an ordinary girl fro 10.2kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves

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    First book: The author's writing style is very gentle and delicate. Reading about the male and female leads' interactions feels like basking in the warm sunshine 😘 (Both leads have mouths, and they directly address any misunderstandings). The male leads in the second and third books are both incredibly doting on the female leads ❤️ Fourth book: (Short story) Reading it gives you a feeling of tears welling up even though it's not angsty 🥺

35. 85 先 Marriage Before Love: The Young Master’s Wife Is Not to Be Provoked 先婚后爱：大少奶奶不能惹 Chong Xiaobian虫小扁Historical151k WordsCompleted Yan Ning, a woman as mild as a wisp of smoke, actually showed up at the door demanding they marry!? They were betrothed as babies, how novel. Young Master Liu, Yun Tao, agreed. After the wedding, news that the young master planned to take a concubine spread through the entire Liu household in no time. Everyone knew, from Liu Yi right down to every goldfish in the manor, that the young master had flown into a rage at Qingxin Courtyard because Yan Ning couldn't bear him a child, and had threatened 4.4kReads9.4Score316Shelves
36. 86 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 23.6kReads9.4Score4.6kShelves

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    The top-rated "Marriage First, Love Later" series 🎉 9.5 rating is too low.

37. 87 偷 Stealing the Springtime of Day 偷揽昼春 A Piece of Sticky Rice Cake一块糖粘糕Modern Romance374k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other's only one + The second male lead takes the girl + Long-planned romance + Entertainment-industry dating show] [Rebellious, devoted wife-obsessed man x Cool-headed, rational beauty in a cheongsam] Yu Liao was Cen Chimo's ever-ready sidekick, docile and obedient, like a silent shadow. Cen Chimo shamelessly enjoyed her devotion and never imagined that one day she might leave. They met again on a dating show. Yu Liao wore a cheongsam, cool as snow, and didn't spare him 31.3kReads9.5Score4kShelves

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    A truly excellent story with no unnecessary words; both the male and female leads are very rational and independent. 🤭

38. 88 她 Beneath Her Lips, My Madness 她唇之下，我之癫狂 The Person in the Book Is Immortal书中人不朽Modern Romance489k WordsCompleted [Female-led revenge and satisfying comeuppance + devoted couple and sweet romance + healing and redemption] Sixteen years ago, Tangxi Li's mother jumped to her death, and seven-year-old Tangxi Li was banished abroad by her family. After sixteen years of keeping a low profile and biding her time, she had grown strong enough to return home for revenge. She swore to drag everyone who had caused her mother's death down to hell, one by one. She never expected someone to show up on her path of vengean 11.5kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
39. 89 迟 Mr. Zhou, Better Late Than Never (Popular Short Drama Now Airing) 迟来的周先生《同名短剧热播中》 You Zhi Yu尤知遇Modern Romance565k WordsCompleted The published edition of Marrying Your Ex-Fiancé's Uncle! Childhood sweethearts who grew to loathe each other, Jian Cheng went from being Zhou Yufeng's cherished one to a mere inconvenience. In his story, she became a vicious, scheming woman, the villainess. Later, they broke off their engagement. Everyone waited for her to become a laughingstock, but she turned around and married her former fiancé's uncle: a noble, untouchable man no one dared lay a finger on. Jian Cheng once saved Zhou Tingyan 18.8kReads9.5Score3.3kShelves

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    It's not bad, is it? A classic, melodramatic, and captivating urban romance novel set in a wealthy family. The female lead is lovable, the male concubine is male, and both are virgins.

40. 90 婚 Before Marriage: I’d Rather Marry a Dog Than You. After Marriage: Woof, Woof, Wife! 婚前：娶你是狗，婚后：老婆汪汪 Old Wang from Widow Village寡妇村老王Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted A spoiled young playboy × a career-driven woman who's cold on the outside and warm within Marriage before love + shotgun wedding + whirlwind marriage + love growing over time + a forceful wife-taming technique + playboy heir + strong career woman Hua Yuchen is mistakenly diagnosed with pregnancy nausea, which leads to the unexpected discovery that Ling Miao is pregnant. That's right, the baby is his. But the two of them are bitter rivals who start cursing each other at the slightest provocation. 6.1kReads8.6Score536Shelves

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    Anyone like it? 😄😄😄😄😄

41. 91 先 Marriage Before Love: The Dominant Lu Turns into a Clingy Sweetheart in Seconds 先婚后爱：霸道陆总秒变粘人精 Green Manman青之曼曼Modern Romance238k WordsCompleted [Whirlwind Marriage + Sweet Romance + Contract Marriage + Devoted Couple + Love Grows Over Time + Wealthy CEO] Under pressure from her adoptive mother, Xia Yue reluctantly went on a blind date, only to find that the man was a bald, nouveau riche middle-aged uncle. What infuriated her even more was that her adoptive mother had secretly accepted the bride price! Determined to escape it all for good, she married a stranger on a whim. They signed an agreement to part on good terms after six months, 4.2kReads9.1Score320Shelves
42. 92 退 After Breaking Off the Engagement, I Was Pulled into My Younger Uncle's Arms 退婚后，被小叔叔揽腰宠 Shu Zhi黍枝Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted Diva × Daddy-Type | Mutual Firsts / HE Ruan Li had been adopted and treated like a pampered young heiress for over a decade. Then one day, the real daughter was suddenly found. She took Ruan Li’s room, connections, and even her fiancé. When the real daughter persuaded their parents to marry her off to a middle-aged tycoon, Ruan Li turned to the one man no one dared offend: her former fiancé’s uncle. Late one night, she pretended to be scared and knocked on Fu Huaizhou’s door in her pajamas. “Unc 24.4kReads9.3Score2.7kShelves
43. 93 月 Book 1 by Yue Xia He Du 月下河渡的第1本书 Crossing the River Beneath the Moon月下河渡Modern Romance277k WordsCompleted My new story is here! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 47Reads8.9Score—Shelves
44. 94 笑 What a Joke! She Has No Morals, So Why Are You Blackmailing Her? 笑死，她都没道德，你绑架她干嘛 My Ears Don't Itch耳朵不痒Modern Romance356k WordsCompleted [Goofy + shameless + liable to lose it at any moment + meme connoisseur] Yu Yao woke up one morning to discover she had transmigrated into a book. Well! If this had happened to her, then nobody could blame her for doing things her way! On a variety show, the green-tea heroine said, “Lately, I feel like I’ve gained a lot of weight from eating.” Yu Yao looked at her bony waist. “Yeah, you’re way too fat. Eat less.” When asked why she’d joined a dating show, the green-tea heroine said, “I’ve never 13.2kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
45. 95 隐 Her Secret Husband Is a Tycoon 隐婚老公是大佬 Midsummer's Gentle Coolness 66半夏微凉66Modern Romance266k WordsCompleted An Xin had always done her best, both at work and at home. Then, on a blind date, she met a powerful man who wanted to keep their marriage secret, and her life took off. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    CEO, Marriage of Convenience Turns into Love

46. 96 爱 Crumbs of Love 爱情面包屑 Xia Xiaotan夏小檀Modern Romance2.5M WordsCompleted He is cold and abstinent. She is uninhibited and wild. To get revenge, she carefully plots to get close to him, shamelessly flirts with him, and cunningly schemes against him. She ruins his engagement party, drives away his beloved first love, and keeps crossing his lines again and again. One late night, he pins her against the wall. “He Jiaojiao, what can’t you do that I don’t know about?” She slips a hand to his waist and smiles provocatively. “Undo your belt with one hand. Does that count?” J 2.6kReads8.7Score499Shelves

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    Super good novel

47. 97 想 You Want Me to Be a Widow? I'll Wipe Out Your Whole Clan Without Hesitation 想本宫守活寡？干翻你全族没商量 Meow Meow Loves Cats喵喵爱猫猫Ancient Romance503k WordsCompleted Original novel for the short drama Her Heart in the Painted Scenery. The eldest princess was betrayed and killed by her husband. Reborn, she climbed over the wall into Grand Tutor Lu’s estate, hoping to team up with him to punish the scum. But... the Grand Tutor ended up climbing into her bed instead! Full synopsis: Zhao Jiuyuan was the most beloved eldest princess of the Li Kingdom, yet she fell hopelessly in love with Xu Huaiyuan, the impoverished heir to the Marquis of Changning. She helped h 1.8kReads8.9Score238Shelves

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    She's definitely the female lead!

48. 98 心 Cherished Darling 心肝宠 Jiu Ling九棂Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted (Top-tier wealthy family, a modern Jiangnan beauty as the heroine, an obsessive male lead, the heroine pursues him at first, then he spoils her relentlessly, devoted to each other, happy ending) For the sake of the child in her belly, Lu Zhiling was forced to marry an obsessive tycoon. Everyone thought she wouldn’t live long enough to give birth. To stay alive, she began winning him over. Before she knew it, she had become the apple of his eye. Later, she prepared to run away. His car was perche 79.8kReads9.5Score8.2kShelves

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    This is a must-read! It's incredibly authoritative; everyone knows Bo Wang! The female lead pretends to be deeply in love with the male lead to save her life, but after being discovered, the male lead is already deeply in love…

49. 99 温 Tenderness Rekindled 温柔复燃 A Sweet Orange一颗甜橙Modern Romance670k WordsCompleted Completed [marriage first, love later + two financial dynasties + sweet romance + age gap + powerful couple + healing each other + mutually devoted] [Unhinged, doting financial heir hero × seemingly innocent but secretly calculating, sensual young heiress and former assassin heroine] Born into a financial dynasty, every step is a tightrope. A world of deception, where everyone wears a mask. Both of them lost their mothers when they were young and carried deep hatred in their hearts. They once l 142Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    This book is amazing! Arranged marriage turns into love, incredibly sweet romance, two wealthy heirs! Strong protagonists! So many cunning schemes! 🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤

50. 100 确 A Love That’s Real 确有情 The Sixteenth Night既望Modern Romance421k WordsCompleted [Part Two Has Been Updated] Yang Huiqing spent many years abroad. The first thing she did after returning home was insist on marrying Ji Qinglin. Just how little did the two of them know each other? They didn't meet until the day of their wedding photoshoot, and neither of them even had the other's contact information. She had assumed that in this marriage of convenience, forged for the benefit of their families, they would at most treat each other with polite respect. But who could have guessed 11.8kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves

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    🏮These are all stories of arranged marriages that blossom into love, and I've personally tested them all – they're all great!🌷The first one is about Jian Yuchen and Wen Ni, who have been secretly married for three years. Their colleagues and friends don't know, and everyone at work thinks they're incompatible, like they're always on the verge of exploding. Jian Yuchen is the CEO at work, but at home he's a stay-at-home dad. It's a very realistic and sweet story.🤭Wen Ni feels that Jian Yuchen didn't pursue her before getting married, so she asks him to pursue her again.😂I really love Wen Ni's dramatic and adorable personality as the female lead!☺️ 🌷The second one is purely an arranged marriage-to-love story with a wealthy family background. The male and female leads have a significant age difference, but the older one is genuinely caring – it's a slow-burning, enduring love story.😉

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