Looking for CEO Romance Stories Where Both Leads Are Gentle and One Secretly Has a Crush on the Other 求类似霸总文但男女主很温柔 有一方偷偷暗恋的文

1. 1 糟 Oh No! The Substitute He Found Has Someone Else in Her Heart 糟糕！他找的替身另有白月光 Xiao Xiao in My Heart心上肖肖Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted (Complete) The South Wind Knows My Heart, Blowing Dreams to Xizhou [Shen Zhiyi and Fu Xizhou, one-on-one, both pure, dual stand-ins, sweet romance with no angst, mutual salvation, both reaching for each other, childhood sweethearts and first loves] Just how devastating can a first love be? Lu Qingzhou always believed Shen Zhiyi loved him to the bone. She would gaze at him in a daze, look at him tenderly with eyes full of affection, and carefully put on his glasses when his eyes grew tired from h 2kReads8.8Score164Shelves

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2. 2 重 Reborn, the Abstinent CEO's Little Flirt Is Sweetly Obsessed 重生后，禁欲总裁的小撩精甜疯了 Wen Shushu温舒舒Modern Romance435k WordsCompleted [Reborn + sweet romance + mutual flirting + light secret identities + face-slapping and crushing scum] [Charming, sweet, and flirty girl × domineering, devoted CEO] [No angst at all. A little awkward early on, but incredibly sweet later!!!] In her previous life, Shen Ruo gave her heart to the wrong man and ended up without even a body left behind. Only before she died did she learn that the man she'd tried every way to escape loved her more than life itself. Reborn, she tears into the fake sweet 3.1kReads9.3Score357Shelves
3. 3 偷 Stealing Jade into My Arms 偷玉入怀 Qu Buzhi曲不知Modern Romance369k WordsCompleted [Novella + devoted couple + sweet romance + love after marriage + second male lead takes the lead + a green tea schemer steals someone's partner + long-planned pursuit + secret love] Fu Huaizhou lowered himself to get close to Li Yueting and became his friend. Then he stole a piece of jade from him. That piece of jade was called Pei Yan. Li Yueting cursed him: “Fu Huaizhou, I hope you die a horrible death.” Fu Huaizhou didn't care. Without Pei Yan, he really would be as good as dead. If Pei Yan 5.1kReads9.2Score491Shelves
4. 4 暗 After Years of Secretly Loving Her, Mr. Gu Finally Gets His Wish 暗恋多年，顾总他终于得偿所愿 A Ten-Year Promise十年之约Modern Romance337k WordsCompleted (A decade of secret love, steadfast protection, and finally getting what he wished for.) Nan Yan and Lu Chuan had been together for seven years. She stood by him as he climbed from rock bottom to the top, but three months before their wedding, his childhood sweetheart and first love, Su Xuwan, reappeared. She had lost her memory, and remembered only seven years ago, when she and Lu Chuan had been passionately in love. To help her recover her memories, Lu Chuan reenacted their past with her again 1.6kReads8.8Score114Shelves
5. 5 退 After Breaking Off the Engagement, My Ex's Uncle Spoiled Me Like Heaven 退婚后，我被前任小叔宠上天 Yi Yuan Meng亿缘梦Modern Romance402k WordsCompleted [Broken engagement + long-planned romance + secret crush comes true + sweet, doting everyday life + faithful love only + mutual flirting + twelve-year age gap] Everyone in Jingzhou knows that the stunning Mi Kele is betrothed to the wealthy Li family. They seemed like a perfect match, made for each other. But midway through their engagement, her fiancé falls in love with a country girl instead. - On her wedding day, Mi Kele is publicly dumped by her fiancé. He then flies to America to see the 254Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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   Wealthy family, gentle, unrequited love—it fits all the bill! 😳😳😳😳 [So full][So full][So full][So full][So full][So full]

6. 6 五 Five Years of Secret Love, and My Hidden-Marriage CEO Can't Stop Spoiling Me 五年暗念，隐婚总裁宠宠宠宠宠宠 Yi Yuan Meng亿缘梦Modern Romance385k WordsCompleted [Beautiful, Patient Longing + Sweet Romance + Both Each Other's First + Slow-Building Romance + Nine-Year Age Gap + Beijing's Elite Circle + Ex-Girlfriend Chases Him After the Breakup] (The heroine is not a strong female lead) [Sweet, Modest Girl & Beijing's Young Heir] Mu Guanguan After graduating from college, Mu Guanguan is framed and dumped by her boyfriend, leaving her with a ruined reputation. A girl from a small town with no connections, she's targeted again and again by scheming people a 44Reads6.8Score—Shelves
7. 7 一 A Sour Orange 一颗酸橙 Roses Tonight今夜看玫瑰Modern Romance180k WordsCompleted [Radiant, sunny genius director × free-spirited cinematographer] [Unrequited love turns mutual, both fall for each other later on, from campus days to the future, a little angst, happy ending!!!] On a bridge in Paris, Cheng Xiangci reflects on her life so far. One more step forward, and she can already imagine the trending headline back home: “Genius Director Dies Abroad After Jumping into River.” “It's too cold by the river. Why don't we find a café and sit down?” What a clumsy excuse. How coul 111Reads8.0Score102Shelves

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   ① The male lead has a crush on her, they separate after the college entrance exam, and when they meet again, he sees her standing on a bridge preparing to commit suicide 🥺 ② The male and female leads are childhood sweethearts, sworn enemies since childhood, disliking each other and always trying to outdo each other in everything, including dating. They absolutely cannot allow the other to date before them, and they try to kill each other's potential partners. But in the process, they end up kissing 🤭

8. 8 顶 Defying the Odds 顶风作案 Wild Bodhisattva野菩萨Modern Romance263k WordsCompleted [Print edition published: The Childhood Sweethearts Paradox] It all started when Ji Yanfeng accidentally flushed Su Wenji’s pet mouse down the toilet when they were kids. From then on, they saw each other as the biggest nuisances in their lives, and regarded each other as their fiercest rival and greatest enemy. If anyone thinks they’re childhood sweethearts who make a perfect couple, this is what happens Su Wenji: “Hahahahahahaha…” Ji Yanfeng: “Hmph.” Su Wenji: “Hahahahahahaha…” They were 18.1kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves
9. 9 撩 Flirting with the Beast: The Enigmatic Big Shot Caught Her and Took Her to Get a Marriage License 撩宠，被妖孽大佬当天抓去领证 Young Master Ke公子珂Modern Romance405k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + faithful to each other + the second male lead desperately tries to win her back + the male lead has secretly loved her for years] [Brilliant, sunny designer vs. bewitching, seductive beauty] Shen Jiao always thought that after years of openly loving Huo Jun, he would eventually return her feelings. Until one day, at Huo Jun's birthday party, she heard him say, “I'm getting married, but it could never be Shen Jiao. She's just an orphan I took in.” Eyes red, she smile 42Reads7.3Score—Shelves
10. 10 强 Forced Spoiling! My New Husband Cherishes Me Above All Else 强制娇宠！被闪婚老公捧在心尖宠 Qing Qing Ci轻卿辞Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Everyone in their circle knew that Su Wanci, hailed as a “fairy among mortals,” had been kept by Fu Jingzhou for eight years. People all thought they were about to get married, but overnight, Fu Jingzhou cruelly clipped all of Su Wanci’s wings. He thought he could finally control her completely, keep her as a canary in a gilded cage, and possess her for the rest of her life. He never expected that she would turn around and marry Lu Yu, heir to a powerful family with a century of history, the one 13.1kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
11. 11 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. 12 联 An Arranged Marriage? Submit a Proposal First 联姻？先交策划案 Mountain Flower Seven山花七Modern Romance306k WordsCompleted Complete [Proud Female CEO × Cold-Blooded Capitalist, Two Powerful Leads, Two Dominant CEOs, Both Each Other’s First, Marriage Before Love] [In business, there are no eternal enemies or friends, but we can be married forever.] [For adults, the most important thing in love is excitement.] Jiang Qingying received a marriage alliance proposal from Lu Jinyuan. She knew of the man: the sole authority in the top-tier Lu family. He was refined and strikingly handsome, but also a cold-blooded capitalist 1.7kReads9.0Score181Shelves

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    Both the male and female leads are domineering CEOs 🤭🤭 Arranged marriage turns into love

13. 13 盛 A Perfect Summer Crush 盛夏满分暗恋 Qi Xue栖雪Modern Romance629k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication | Secret crush becomes reality | Reunited after a breakup | Sweet romance | One-on-one, both leads faithful in body and heart] Shen Shengyi was known in Peking University's finance department for being carefree and flirtatious. He was picky, handsome, and hard to win over. With the cards stacked in favor of Heaven's Chosen, he was bold and rebellious, always surrounded by admirers and never short of friends. At a design competition, Chi Wu was pulled onstage at the 50.5kReads9.5Score5.9kShelves

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    Princess, look at this! How could you not be moved by a youthful crush, and how could you just let it go? The female lead had a crush on the male lead since high school, but they didn't really interact until college! Help! The female lead's inner thoughts are described in such detail! She seems calm on the surface, but her heart is a turbulent sea! The male lead is rich, handsome, and talented! 🥰

14. 14 软 A Gentle Seduction 软诱 Jiujiu Qi久久萋Modern Romance454k WordsCompleted The print edition of Rose Crown goes on sale August 10. Available on all platforms. [Married First, Love Later + Secret Crush + He Chases His Wife After Losing Her, But She Never Looks Back + Both Are Each Other’s First] She was the Xu family’s adopted daughter, and Zhou Yuetian’s little shadow. She had followed him everywhere since childhood, until she heard him say this at the age of twenty-four: “She’s just the Xu family’s adopted daughter. Why would I actually care about her? People like us 72.2kReads9.6Score8.7kShelves

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    The male lead is a CEO who has always secretly loved the female lead. Initially, the female lead liked someone else, but later married the male lead. It's a sweet and romantic story of marriage first, then love later. 🌸

15. 15 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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    In this book, the male lead has a crush on the female lead, but he has to lose contact with her due to illness. Later, he returns and pursues her.

16. 16 重 Reborn and Hearing My Husband's Inner Thoughts, I'm Having the Time of My Life 重生后听见老公心声，爽翻了 Tu Geng徒更Modern Romance333k WordsCompleted [Cold, arrogant CEO]✘ [Reborn, spoiled heiress] Both leads are each other's first and only ➕ aloof and arrogant ➕ relentless flirting ➕ sugary sweet, with the occasional silly moment After Chen Nian'an was reborn in Myanmar, she gained a golden finger that let her hear everyone's thoughts. She was stunned as soon as she got home. On the surface: Gu Boyan pulled out a chair at the dining table, his handsome face cold and impassive. In his heart: [Wonderful, I get to eat the leftovers my wife spec 469Reads7.4Score104Shelves

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    It's a pretty good show; both the male and female leads are quite straightforward, and the chapters aren't drawn out.

17. 17 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
18. 18 当 What's So Wrong with Being a Femme Fatale? 当一个红颜祸水怎么了？ The Statue Beneath Liuti Temple柳梯寺下的石像Ancient Romance374k WordsOngoing [Nonsensical + Lighthearted + Comedy + Transmigrate] Jiang Han has been running for her life the whole time… She'd barely left the brothel when she was sold off as a concubine-in-waiting to a wealthy household… In less than a year, she became the bandit chief's wife… Less than a year later, she ended up as a maid in the city lord's manor… Less than a year after that, she became the adopted daughter of the Prince of Zhenbei! …Jiang Han was numb. Was she going to turn into a ball rolling from plac 16Reads8.0Score—Shelves
19. 19 据 They Say I’m a Powerful Man’s Doomed First Love 据说我是大佬的早逝白月光 Ling Yue Shi泠月诗Modern Romance322k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted + Transmigration + Redemption + She Pursues Him + The Female Lead Is His First Love] [Sunny, cheerful police officer ✖️ Cold, aloof CEO with an inferiority complex] Ji Shuwu had just died in a novel. A few days after returning to the real world, she died again and transmigrated back into the novel. In short: she died, came back to life, died again, and came back to life again. Ji Shuwu: ? Eight years had passed in the novel. Just as Ji Shuwu, an undocumented person, was wondering w 837Reads8.8Score100Shelves
20. 20 穿 Reborn as a Ginseng Spirit Doll: Villain, Just Spoil Her Already 穿成人参精娃娃：反派你就宠她吧 Back, Back, Back, Back, Back Off退退退退退下Modern Romance468k WordsCompleted [Ginseng spirit heroine × sickly, brooding hero + secret identities + redemption + System + winning over the villain + sweet romance + mysticism] Her master said a calamity was written in her fate, but she never imagined it would involve being bundled up as a ginseng root! Hang Suisui gets bound to a System, but after it keeps malfunctioning, she ends up in the wrong body and becomes a thousand-year-old wild ginseng! She never thought she'd end up becoming a demon cultivator. Hang Suisui shakes 568Reads9.2Score100Shelves
21. 21 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 31.7kReads9.3Score3.9kShelves

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    A cold and aloof young master and a fair-skinned, beautiful female TCM doctor 🤭

22. 22 直 Livestream: The Sweet-Talking Actress Hooks a Big Shot Around Her Waist and Kisses Him 直播：影后甜诱大佬揽腰吻上瘾 Shu Nian Is Susu舒念是苏苏Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Top-tier star actress x abstinent tycoon, reborn + dating reality show + sweet romance + livestream + showbiz] In her previous life, Nan Chu had a winning hand but played it into a losing one. She was not only blind enough to trust her “best friend,” but also mistook He Siyan for a wolf at the door and pushed away the man who loved her with all his heart. Her fake-sweet best friend also set her up and framed her. She fell from top-tier star actress to a pariah nobody wanted to know, and when de 2.5kReads9.1Score319Shelves

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    I recently reread some CEO romance novels! I recommend these two; I've read them several times 😳 I highly recommend "Young Master Han's Unbridled Love."

23. 23 鲜 A Sweetheart Who Knows How to Tease: Young Master Han, Love Her Without Restraint! 鲜妻撩人-寒少放肆爱！ A Certain Jun君某某Modern Romance4.0M WordsCompleted On the night she returned to the country, Ye Youyou unexpectedly ran into the god she'd had a crush on for sixteen years. She thought, “Happiness came so suddenly. I have to seize it!” Soon, rumors spread that the aloof, peerlessly refined, cold-hearted young master of the Gu family, who never went near women, had gotten married on a whim! Word was, his new wife had pestered him into going to the marriage registration office?! Ye Youyou gave a disdainful snort. “He was the one I saved, and he ma 1.2kReads9.1Score131Shelves
24. 24 在 Flirting with the Heartstrings in Young Master Gu's Arms 在禁欲顾少的怀里撩拨心弦 Gu Liaoliao顾了了Modern Romance402k WordsCompleted ❤️Complete (pregnancy before love) [Showbiz + secret marriage + variety show with kids + devoted to each other + marriage before love] Song Nuanyi and Gu Yebo have been secretly married for three years. Just six months after their wedding, the damn man went abroad to expand the family business overseas. But lately, Song Nuanyi has noticed something strange. Her husband has been abroad for two and a half years, so how is she two months pregnant? Thinking she might have somehow cheated on her dear 4.4kReads9.4Score390Shelves

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    The male lead has liked the female lead for a long time, it's so sweet 🥰

25. 25 不 Not So Untouchable! The Aloof Buddhist Heir of the Capital Is Nothing Special! 不禁玩！京圈禁欲佛子不过如此！ Biting Mint咬薄荷Modern Romance748k WordsCompleted [Looks like a loli, secretly a formidable boss x Pretends to be abstinent, secretly the jealous type] [Mutual firsts, equally matched, irresistible flirtation and sweet romance] He Yanli, eldest grandson of a Jiangbei tycoon, is as handsome as an immortal, cold and indifferent to desire. His ruthless business acumen commands respect, and high society and the powerful all consider him the undisputed heir to the family conglomerate. Unexpectedly, Old Master He personally arranges a marriage for hi 16.1kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves
26. 26 京 The Capital's Young Master Is So Arrogant? One Kiss from His Wife and He Turns Bright Red 京圈太子很狂？老婆一亲就红温了 You Yili幼一栗Modern Romance659k WordsCompleted [Super Sweet, Heart-Fluttering Romance + Both Inexperienced in Love + Marriage First, Love Later + Male Lead Takes His Place + Long-Standing Scheme] [Roguish, arrogant young master × Cool-headed, rational medical beauty] Jin Wu had always seen Fu Yuchen as her salvation. She followed him quietly and finally got what she wanted. Until she saw him kissing someone else intimately with her own eyes. Fu Yuchen smiled smugly. “How would Jin Wu dare leave me? Without me, she's just a pitiful illegitima 35.2kReads9.4Score4.2kShelves

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    It's an incredibly good show! The male lead has always secretly loved the female lead, and he quickly takes her place after she breaks up with her boyfriend. Those interested should check it out!

27. 27 她 Her Little Bellflower 她的小桔梗 Sweet Peach Yaoyao甜桃夭夭Modern Romance496k WordsCompleted A short drama adaptation is now available under the same title. [Fatherly devotion + nurturing romance + secret love] After a car accident leaves Wen Li in a vegetative state, her unrelated uncle, Fu Zheng, cares for her for three years. Her only wish before she dies is to hug the older man who stifles his sobs at night. Reborn at eighteen, Wen Li decides to return the older man Fu Zheng’s restrained, unspoken love. Her sudden closeness catches the usually composed and intelligent man off guard. 22.5kReads9.3Score3.1kShelves

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    Age gap, fatherly, repressed male lead and reborn female lead

28. 28 嫁 After Marrying a Tycoon, I Can’t Stop Wearing Haute Couture 嫁给财阀掌舵人后，顶奢戴到手软 A Fa阿法Modern Romance412k WordsCompleted Also known as: After My Husband Cheated, I Slept with His Brother [Sweet Romance + The Ex Begs for Her Back + I Scattered His Ashes + The Second Male Lead Wins + Chaste Leads + Neither Has Been with Anyone Else] [Content warning: Early on, the heroine enters a marriage of convenience for business reasons, but the marriage is in name only.] Ruan Rong had been married to Ling Ye for two years when he asked for a divorce. She agreed without hesitation. With a vast fortune in hand, she decided to li 5.1kReads9.2Score694Shelves

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    You can watch this. The male lead has always secretly loved the female lead, but the second male lead doesn't appreciate it, and the male lead ends up winning her heart.

29. 29 他 He Keeps Flirting and Playing Hard to Get! The Rebellious Tycoon Spoils Her Until She Gets Pregnant 他又撩又茶！被桀骜大佬宠到怀孕 Jiang Wenyu江问鱼Modern Romance280k WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love + The Second Male Lead Takes the Lead + Mutual Firsts + Secret Love Turns to Love + Redemption] [The Whole Family Gets Their Comeuppance, and She Won't Forgive Them] In the third week after agreeing to date Gu Chengfeng, Yu Zhiwan heard him say: “The Yu family’s real daughter they found isn’t even loved by them. I’m just playing around with her.” “Remember the first day Yu Zhiwan came back to the Yu family? She’s allergic to pineapple, and her two biological brothers delibe 24.7kReads9.3Score3kShelves
30. 30 娇 Pampering the Pretty Little Thing: Master Mo Is a Hopeless Romantic 娇养小漂亮：墨爷他是顶级恋爱脑 A Little Canglan一只小苍蓝Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Original title: Raising a Sweetheart: Mr. Mo Is a Top-Tier Lover (Sweet romance + devoted love + mutual firsts + adored by everyone heroine + groveling for forgiveness + showbiz + four major financial clans) Sweet-talking, soft-waisted songbird x domineering CEO who starts out arrogantly aloof and ends up hopelessly love-struck After one night together, Shi Ran becomes Si Moheng’s exclusive songbird. Before meeting her, he was cold, abstinent, and kept his distance from women. After meeting her, 1.7kReads8.2Score162Shelves
31. 31 低 Whisper It! Darling, I Only Want You 低声哄！宝贝，我只要你 Clear and Pure澈净Modern Romance264k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication / Short drama of the same name now streaming] [Gentle, insecure top student x arrogant, carefree rich playboy] [College romance + Both leads are inexperienced + Fake playboy + Mutual pining becomes real + He’s never loved anyone else + Sweet and flirty] Fu Ciyu had always been a star at Jingcheng University. Born into one of the capital’s top wealthy families, he was unruly and hard to tame. Girls were always around him, but he had never given anyone his heart. Everyone 49.6kReads9.5Score6.1kShelves
32. 32 宠 A Favored Consort Transmigrates into a Tycoon's Family and Is Doted on Mercilessly 宠妃穿越豪门，被大佬狠狠宠 Baa Baa Sheep Bear绵羊咕咕熊Modern Romance282k WordsOngoing [Ancient-to-modern transmigration + wealthy families + showbiz + devoted love, an indulgent, feel-good romance that's unbelievably sweet! One-on-one, both leads are pure] In her previous life, Xiao Qingyue was a stunning consort who reigned supreme among the harem, adored by a tyrant emperor. Rumor had it that he was unpredictable and ruthless, yet among his three thousand beauties, she was the only one he ever favored. When the capital fell, the emperor died on the battlefield, and she followed 50Reads7.0Score—Shelves
33. 33 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
34. 34 我 My Bestie and I Ran Off with Our Bags, Leaving the Capital's Young Master Furious 我和闺蜜拎包跑，京圈太子急红眼 All Flowers Wither After Autumn秋后百花杀Modern Romance664k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book, possessive older brother and his sickly younger brother, sweet romance, face-slapping, you run and I chase, pregnancy] As soon as Lin Yuan opened her eyes, she went looking for her best friend. From her, she learned that they'd transmigrated into a book: a ridiculous novel where the older brother was obsessively possessive, the younger brother's love was twisted, and the heroine was a saintly white lotus. She and her best friend had become the first and second vicious 2.7kReads8.6Score301Shelves
35. 35 爆 Breaking News! The Little Rose Is Doted on by Powerful Men! 爆！小玫瑰被大佬们团宠了！ Zhe Yin折洇Modern Romance593k WordsCompleted [Villainous Cast + Marriage First, Love Later + Everyone’s Favorite + Real and Fake Heiress + Long-Planned Schemes + Healing + Devoted, Sweet Romance] A dazzling genius rose × an aloof, refined man in power Tong Yu was adopted by a wealthy family. Twenty years later, their biological daughter returned, and overnight Tong Yu became the laughingstock of high society. But at a banquet, she appeared in a custom-made gown and a priceless necklace, boldly announcing that she was breaking off her engag 2.2kReads9.4Score318Shelves
36. 36 全 Everyone’s Crazy, and the Fake Heiress Clings to Her Kid to Survive a Breakdown 全员神经病，假千金靠崽夹疯求生 Jinjin Chenghuan今今承欢Modern Romance183k WordsOngoing [Real and fake heiresses x adorable kids x livestreaming x variety show x a chaotic stew of crazies x the brothers' road to redemption] [Fake heiress, real princess x outwardly proper, secretly a true knight] Yan Cheng has recently gotten into crazy stories. But the author is even crazier, cramming the protagonists of four crazy stories into one world. What a chaotic stew of lunatics. The next day... (screams) She transmigrates into a book! All the melodramatic real-versus-fake heiress drama and 6Reads6.2Score—Shelves
37. 37 他 He Lures Me in with a Kiss 他轻诱吻 Pineapple-er菠儿萝儿Modern Romance303k WordsCompleted [Secret crush + devoted, tenderhearted boyfriend + nothing but sweetness, no angst + both are each other’s first and only + healing each other] She had loved the wealthy young master of the Yan family for three years, willingly accepting his frequent business trips and absences. Until she heard him say he’d disappeared for half a month just to go on a blind date with another woman. A cup of scalding tea splashed across his handsome cheek, trickling from his jaw before striking the floor and leav 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male lead is a gentle and refined gentleman, while the female lead is clear-headed, decisive, and doesn't procrastinate. Both are virgins and have been planning this for a long time.

38. 38 她 She Set Her Sights on Someone Better 她另攀高枝 Sweet Knife with Fire Wheels带风火轮的甜刀Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted [The male lead’s desperate pursuit of his wife ✚ the second male lead takes his place] Huo Xiao, Fourth Master Huo, was the unattainable heartthrob of Rongcheng. He kept a sweet, obedient substitute by his side, but when his true love returned, the little substitute was forced to give way, crying until her eyes were swollen. His friend felt sorry for her. “She’s crying so pitifully. Aren’t you going to comfort her?” Huo Xiao: “She’s just a substitute. Why should I comfort her?” Later, Huo Xiao k 9kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves

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    The uncle and nephew both liked the female lead, but in the end, the female lead and the nephew got together. The uncle silently supported her from behind the scenes. Although he was really infuriating at first, I cried so much later on because of him 😢😢😢

39. 39 爆 Breaking! The Cool, Distinguished Captain Is a Shameless Flirt in Private 爆！冰凉凉的矜贵机长私下撩翻了 You Are So Charming你这般动人Modern Romance364k WordsCompleted [Female aircraft maintenance engineer x commercial airline captain, marriage before love, both leads have no past relationships, short drama now streaming] When Lin Kongyu joined Huahang Airlines, no one knew she had already met and married Huahang captain Qin Siyan through a matchmaker. After they married, she accidentally overheard the free-spirited, aloof Captain Qin talking about their marriage: “Maybe we’ll get divorced tomorrow.” The very next day, she promptly put the divorce papers in 7.6kReads9.5Score1.2kShelves
40. 40 禁 No Getting Addicted! My Celibate Husband Kisses Me in a Fiery Embrace 禁止上瘾！禁欲老公引火缠吻 Pineapple Year菠萝年Modern Romance202k WordsCompleted [Radiant, pampered princess × gloomy, outwardly proper big shot] Lin Ting was the undisputed princess of Nancheng. Her beauty was breathtaking, her every feature exquisite, and her masterful ink paintings were nothing short of astonishing. Countless wealthy young men pursued her. The social scene even opened a betting pool on which lucky man would win the favor of this dazzling heiress. The betting pool didn't last long. No one expected that at a certain banquet, Lin Ting would personally step f 424Reads7.4Score—Shelves

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    This book, which doesn't lie to college students, features a gentle and considerate male lead that's absolutely adorable. He's also incredibly attentive to the female lead's feelings after they get together. 😘😘😘

41. 41 难 A Summer Too Lovely to Hide 难藏夏日 Ning Yuchen宁雨沉Modern Romance380k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available] In her senior year of high school, Yun Xiang was brought home by Cheng Xiao, one of her father's old comrades. Cheng Xiao had a son, a cocky, arrogant guy who loved looking down his nose at people. But he was good at school and great at video games. The first time Yun Xiang met Cheng Che, he stood on the stairs to the second floor and coldly laid down the rules. “Don’t come near me, don’t look at me, don’t tell anyone at school you know me, and don’t touch an 34.6kReads9.5Score5.2kShelves

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    These two books are really good, the writing is excellent, and they're incredibly sweet.

42. 42 梦 When the Dream Ends: Don't Come Any Closer 梦醒时分：你不要过来 A Smiling View笑着的风景Modern Romance148k WordsCompleted Ye Xi's pupils contracted sharply. “Don't come any closer.” Pei Yancheng unfastened his belt with one hand and tore off the wildcat costume Ye Xi was wearing... It wasn't until four in the morning that Ye Xi was finally released. There wasn't a single uninjured spot on her body. Even when life gets “improper,” you still have to enjoy it and live on with a sunny attitude. sshengjhuo 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Pei Yan is the second oldest.

43. 43 此 The Rest of Our Lives 此后余生 Your Unremarkable Self默默无闻的俺Modern Romance140k WordsCompleted I like making fun of myself, so I picked an incredibly tacky name. I originally planned to call myself Momo, which was meant to mean “quietly going unnoticed,” but someone had already taken that name. So I kept adding characters to the end, and eventually it became Momo the Nobody. I can't even. Now I can't change it, so please don't hate me! Sob. 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Try this, my first book.

44. 44 咬 A Bite of Sugar 咬一口糖 Shu Zhi黍枝Modern Romance290k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] Cold, aloof bad boy × sweet, well-behaved girl. Secret crush comes true, reformed playboy, sweet romance. Shen Queyan of Jiang University was notorious for his womanizing ways. Everyone was betting on who could tame him. Then one day, a sweet, obedient girl appeared at his side, and he doted on her without question. Some said she was the younger sister of Shen Queyan's closest friend. Xu Tang had been secretly in love with her brother's friend for a long time. It w 37.9kReads9.4Score4.6kShelves

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    Yeah, a crush 😳

45. 45 等 Waiting for the Moon to Fall 等月亮坠落 Parting Year After Year岁岁别离Modern Romance215k WordsCompleted (The physical book of the same title is now available.) [Sweet healing romance + reunion after a long separation + secret crush comes true + devoted couple with mutual fidelity] A gentle novelist with social anxiety VS a cocky, charming criminal police officer What's it like to see again the person you fell for when you were young? - Back in school, Su Sui had a huge crush on a boy. He was the shining star everyone adored, so she hid her little feelings deep in her heart. She secretly wrote him 21kReads9.4Score3.7kShelves
46. 46 她 She Keeps Teasing Me 她总调戏我 Rich Little Lamb羊暴富儿Modern Romance624k WordsCompleted The print edition of Wishing Upon a Star is now available [One-on-one sweet romance + reborn school days + mutual salvation + healing doting romance] Only when Xu Yuan was dying did she realize that the quiet, sickly boy everyone overlooked had made his first act after getting his sight back dragging the demons who had bullied and humiliated her straight to hell. After being reborn, aside from getting revenge, Xu Yuan’s greatest pleasure was… repaying his kindness, pfft… Teasing an innocent youn 19.4kReads9.5Score3.2kShelves
47. 47 为 Falling for Him 为他心动 erhaModern Romance201k WordsCompleted She first met Xu Chao on the first day of school. The boy was tall and aloof, his narrow, deep-set peach-blossom eyes filled with coldness. He walked toward her, casual yet distant and indifferent. As they brushed past each other, Jiang Yue’s heart raced and her breath caught. She thought her heart had fallen into that sunny afternoon, where the wind rustled around them. The early story takes place at school and moves quickly. The heroine secretly loves the hero, but they have few scenes togethe 4kReads9.3Score412Shelves
48. 48 别 Don’t Stand on Tiptoe! I’ll Bend Down 别踮脚！我低头 Jun Buqi君不弃Modern Romance270k WordsCompleted [The physical edition of Don’t Stand on Tiptoe, I’ll Bend Down is now available at major retailers] [Sickeningly sweet and lighthearted + devoted couple + healing romance + wild, doting love + campus life] Pampered, carefree heiress ✖️ wicked, arrogant bad-boy heir “Ow! Stop touching me…” Ji Shuyi glared through teary, pink-rimmed eyes at the “big bad wolf” looming over her. She sniffed reproachfully. “You’re always picking on me!” They say Jiang Cheng of Jing University’s Law School is arrogant 11.2kReads9.4Score1.5kShelves

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    Looks great, highly recommended!

49. 49 炙 Scorching Kiss Marks 炙热吻痕 You Yili幼一栗Modern Romance365k WordsCompleted [Super sweet, swoony flirting + secret crush + campus romance + healing + possessive sweet romance] [Swoony, roguish, seductive, cunning, clingy bad boy ✖️ sweet, soft, wild-hearted girl] Everyone at Rong High knew the famous Huo Chi: arrogant and flamboyant, moody and unpredictable, ruthless and dangerously untamed. He was the one person you absolutely did not want to provoke. By a stroke of bad luck, Jiang Li ended up in the same class as the volatile boy. Having just arrived, she didn’t want 5.9kReads9.4Score831Shelves
50. 50 炽 Blazing Wild Tenderness 炽野温柔 Jiu Wan九绾Modern Romance668k WordsCompleted [The print edition under the same title is now available on major platforms / The short drama under the same title is now streaming] [Gentle, resilient geology grad student x roguishly handsome tattoo artist / Age gap / Reunion after years apart / Saving each other] At a gathering, someone asked Xu Xing what she regretted most in her life. After thinking for a moment, she replied, “That I never got to let him hear my voice, never got to tell him I liked him, and never… found him.” - Four years a 32.2kReads9.5Score6.1kShelves

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