Looking for a Period Novel with a Humble Male Lead Who's Afraid the Female Lead Will Leave Him 男主卑微，害怕女主离开他的，要年代文

1. 1 七 In the 1970s, the Sweet Little Darling Was Spoiled by a Fierce, Wild Man 七零，小娇娇被疯批糙汉宠翻天了 Spirit Dove灵鸽Modern Romance550k WordsCompleted (Complete) [Transmigrates into a book + period setting + sweet romance + heroine pursues hero + beautiful, fair-skinned, timid drama queen x villainous, short-tempered country boy] When Shen Yingying wakes up, she has become the villain's wicked little wife in a period novel. She wakes to find herself caught in the act of running away with another man by her villainous husband. She is so terrified she nearly dies on the spot. After all, the villain in the original novel is a violent, rough-he 59kReads9.3Score8.8k14d adds

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   This is a historical romance novel. The male lead is incredibly submissive, terrified the female lead will run away, leaving him all alone. The female lead is his emotional support. The female lead is an exceptionally beautiful and delicate flower, while the male lead is a rough, hardened coal miner – a classic "flower and rough man" couple. The female lead is straightforward, directly kissing the male lead forcefully; the story moves very quickly and without any hesitation. The male lead is obsessive, very much in love with the female lead, and extremely clingy – the kind of clinginess that makes him afraid she'll run away.

2. 2 八 The 1980s’ Sweet Little Lucky Star: The General Spoils Her Rotten 八零娇软小福宝，首长宠上天 White Pear Drifting Along白梨归泛泛Modern Romance797k WordsCompleted [Both leads are devoted only to each other + rebirth + a protective male lead + a sweet, gentle female lead + tons of sweet romance + a little golden finger + sensible heroine + tough, resourceful heroine + vicious male rival + devoted female rival] I heard Company Commander Fu brought that Jiang family orphan home and spoils and protects her every day. He treats her like a little sister! Company Commander Fu: “What little sister? She's my future wife!” After Fu Chi is injured in an explosion du 903Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Later on, the male lead became increasingly insecure, constantly fearing that the female lead would run off with another guy in college.

3. 3 媳 My Wife Came to the Base to Divorce Me, and Now the Chaste Commander Is Panicking 媳妇来部队离婚，禁欲首长他急了 Gu Sang顾桑Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The short drama Ask Your Heart How Much has launched] [Military marriage + period setting + sweet romance + devoted couple + family life + raising kids + face-slapping] The moment Jiang Ning opened her eyes, she realized she had become the cannon-fodder female character in a period novel. She'd been married for three years without ever seeing her husband, and was destined to spend the rest of her life alone. Jiang Ning thought, Spend the rest of my life alone? No way! She decisively left behind 55.4kReads8.9Score5k14d adds

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   1. "Going to the military to get a divorce, the cold-faced officer kisses him until he cries": A cold-faced officer humbly pursues his wife, outwardly tough but actually afraid she'll run away. A sweet romance novel set in the 1980s, rated 9.2, With 110,000 readers. The male lead proves with his actions, "Divorce? Don't even think about it." 2. "A military marriage in the 1980s, why are you crying if you won't divorce me even though we share a bed?" A stubborn soldier secretly cries in the middle of the night, afraid of divorce, showing his protective and doting side towards his wife. Rated 8.6, With 169,000 readers. The male lead's eyes redden whenever the female lead mentions divorce. 3. "After eloping with his childhood sweetheart, the rough-around-the-edges commander goes crazy": The dramatic female lead runs away, and the commander and his childhood sweetheart go crazy searching for her throughout the city. Rated 9.0, Completed. A tough guy becomes humble to the dust for love. 4. "The commander mentions divorce on his first night home, and is kissed until he cries": A dark-hearted commander, unable to get a divorce, is instead kissed into submission. Rated 9.4, Completed. A novel verified by 530,000 readers, "If you say you want a divorce, you'll be kissed until you change your mind." 5. "Transmigrated into a Book in the 1970s: Sent to Stay Next Door on Our Wedding Night": A rough-around-the-edges husband, afraid of scaring away his beautiful wife, carefully hides his love. Rating: 7.6. Ongoing. Next door lives a humble husband who dares not touch you.

4. 4 八 Sweet Wife in the Eighties, Blushing as the Chaste Officer Courts Her 八零甜妻脸红红，禁欲军官追着哄 Gu Nuanqing顾暖卿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1980s Military Marriage + Transmigration into a Book + Not a Strong Female Lead + No Starting a Business] [Timid, Cowardly, Teary-Eyed, Wimpish Heroine + A Chaste, Tsundere, Protective, Affectionate Military Officer Husband] She’d only read a short story before bed, but when Yu Suihuan woke up, she had transmigrated into a book. Worse, she’d become the slovenly, universally disliked supporting female character with the same name, known as the family compound’s worst troublemaker. Thinking about 6.9kReads8.5Score60614d adds
5. 5 和 After Eloping with Her Childhood Friend, Her Rugged Commander Husband Went Crazy 和竹马私奔后，糙汉首长急疯了 Cen Shinian岑十年Modern Romance864k WordsCompleted [Short drama adaptation now streaming] [Period setting + military marriage + sweet, satisfying romance + married first, love later + winning back his wife!] Song Shengsheng had a nightmare and discovered that she was the cannon-fodder villainess in a period novel: the male lead’s first wife, who died young. In the book, beauty was her only asset. To escape her husband, she wrote a letter reporting that her military officer husband came from a politically suspect background. That wasn’t all. When 33kReads8.8Score2.9k14d adds
6. 6 首 He Asked for a Divorce on His First Night Home, Then Kissed Her Until She Cried 首长回家第一晚提离婚，被亲哭了 I'm the Baby Here我才是宝宝Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Reborn military marriage + winning back his wife + antique bargains + dazzling beauty vs. aloof heartthrob] In her previous life, Zhu Suisui fell for Lu Lanxu at first sight. Of all the Lu family members, she chose the most outstanding heir to be her husband. She thought that if she worked hard to be a good Mrs. Lu, one day Lu Lanxu would love her. But she had overestimated herself. She simply couldn’t warm his heart. For twenty years, they treated each other with respect, but he felt only a se 30.5kReads9.1Score2.9k14d adds
7. 7 穿 Transmigrating into a Book Set in the 1970s: On My Wedding Night, I'm Sent Next Door to Stay 穿书七零：新婚夜被送到隔壁借宿 Pan-Fried Bun生煎包Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + face-slapping + beloved by all + devoted couple + no golden finger] On the day of her wedding, Lin Jianchun is suspected of bringing bad luck to her mother-in-law, so her new husband sends her to spend the night at the Lu family’s house next door. Unexpectedly, the owner of the bed comes home in the middle of the night… That’s when she transmigrates into the story. Remembering that she was punished with transmigration just for cursing out the author, 22.3kReads8.9Score5.9k14d adds
8. 8 村 A Beauty with Skin Like Cream Comes to the Village, and the Rugged Man Can’t Stop Thinking of Her 村里来了凝脂美人，糙汉日思夜想 One Meow一口喵Modern Romance359k WordsCompleted (Historical setting + devoted couple + portable space + raising children + doting husband and wife) Jiang Zhenzhen closed her eyes, full of regret. Only after she died did she learn that she was nothing more than a background character with barely a few lines in a novel set in a bygone era. After her death, her husband, Wei Xiao, was consumed by grief and worry. He died heartbroken less than two years later. And every one of her sons grew up crooked, becoming major villains who skirted the law. 4.2kReads9.0Score47714d adds

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   The female lead was also a wonderful person in her past life, but she married unexpectedly. The male lead loved her, so he was somewhat submissive. However, although she married the male lead by accident, unlike other stories where she resents him, she gradually developed feelings for him and even brought his child back to the city with her. Unfortunately, she was someone else's stepping stone in her past life, so in her rebirth, she accepted the male lead much more quickly. It's really super sweet!

9. 9 九 The 1990s: The Gruff Factory Director Begs for Love with Red Eyes 九零年代，糙汉厂长红眼求爱 Gu Yin En顾寅恩Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Cool and aloof top female student × clingy, rugged veteran officer] Lin Lu: a promising student at a prestigious university in the capital. Song Chen: a promising officer with a bright future in the military. After he saves her life, the two are forced into marriage and have a child. Lin Lu assumes Song Chen is just as unwilling as she is, so once the baby is born, she leaves without a second thought. After being harmed and confined to her bed for seven years, Lin Lu wakes up and finally realiz 6.7kReads8.8Score41414d adds

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   [Sparrow's Masterpiece] The male protagonist is humble and afraid that the female protagonist will leave him. The female protagonist has been in a vegetative state for seven years, and the male protagonist has always taken care of her without leaving her side. After she wakes up, he follows his wife wherever she goes. Others laugh at him for being henpecked, but in his son's eyes, his mother didn't care, and his father just went over there, even carrying the rope himself.

10. 10 拿 Get the Handsome Educated Youth, and Run Again and I’ll Break Your Legs! 拿下貌美知青，再敢跑打断腿！ Mrs. Hockcliffe霍克利夫人Modern Romance385k WordsCompleted [Stunning Heroine + Love at First Sight + Sweet Romance + Rugged Hero + A Pocket Dimension That’s Not Much Use + Everyday Life + Both Leads Are Chaste] Ye Shu is just like her name: beautiful and delicate. By some inexplicable twist, she transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes an educated youth sent to the countryside. Ye Shu: Does going to the countryside mean farm work? I can’t stand hardship at all. Luckily, I have money and a way to cheat. At worst, I’ll do less work and eat less from the com 20.3kReads8.0Score1.8k14d adds

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    The female lead is incredibly beautiful, a modern heiress who transmigrates into the body of a sent-down youth. The male lead falls in love with her at first sight. She's beautiful, delicate, and dislikes working, while the male lead is quite cunning. He helps her with chores, building a good relationship with her. Initially, the female lead doesn't like him. His first confession is rejected, but he thinks that since she doesn't like him, he should just endure the hardship. However, the female lead cries and he feels sorry for her, so he obediently does the work. Later, he successfully confesses his feelings, and they start dating. He's incredibly doting. Later, when the female lead finds out she's in a book, she's afraid she'll die like in the original story and runs away. The male lead is heartbroken and cries terribly. This part of the description is particularly moving. [Learned something new]

11. 11 踹 I Kicked the Plot Aside, and My Unhinged Childhood Friend Loved Me to Tears 踹开剧情，被疯批竹马宠哭了 A Beetle in the Melon Patch瓜田里的甲壳虫Modern Romance775k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate into a book, period setting, sweet romance, no rivalry between women, one-on-one, devoted to each other] A sweet talker with a soft heart who loves spending money, a willful heroine who gets away with anything because she’s beautiful. A possessive, clingy, money-making genius of a hero, a scene-stealing drama king who fights to get what he wants. Height difference, build difference, and the heroine is the most beautiful woman in the book. Jiang Yu accidentally transmigrates 22.8kReads8.1Score2.9k14d adds

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    Just read these two books and you're done.

12. 12 七 The Seventies: A Madman Fell in Love with Me at First Sight 七零年代：我被疯子一见钟情了 An Chun桉椿Modern Romance404k WordsOngoing [Set in the 1970s + both leads are sexually inexperienced + obsessive, doting romance + frail beauty vs. gloomy, unhinged guard-dog type + family life] Please note: The heroine has a mild everyone-loves-her quality. She's soft and sweet but has her own selfish motives. Important: both leads are sexually inexperienced. Everyone in the village said the premature baby girl from the Ning family wouldn't survive. To everyone's surprise, the little girl not only grew up, but blossomed into a graceful 34.4kReads8.1Score3.4k14d adds
13. 13 回 Before I Left My Husband and Child in the 70s, I Was Spoiled Rotten 回到七零抛夫弃子前，我被宠爆了 Nong Wuyou侬无忧Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn + pocket dimension + rugged man + raising kids + sweet romance] Shen Yiyi was a professional villainess in the Quick Transmigration Bureau. On her final mission, she transmigrated into a period novel and became a vicious educated youth who was infatuated with the male lead, married the story's great villain, gave birth to three cannon-fodder sons, was lazy and difficult, and then abandoned her husband and children to return to the city. In the end, the male lead “carried out justice on H 29.5kReads9.3Score3.2k14d adds

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    In this book, the female protagonist initially came to this world only to complete a mission, but later fell in love with the male protagonist and their child. She then returned to the original world, leaving the male protagonist in a state of anxiety and constant fear that she would leave.

14. 14 快 Quick Transmigration! From the 1930s to the New Millennium, I Outdid Everyone 快穿！从三零到千禧我卷赢所有 July Sunrise七月朝阳Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period setting + devoted couples + sweet romance + no fixed pairing + pocket dimension + reborn + transmigration + revenge + face-slapping + comeback + calculated self-interest + fictional period setting + note that there are male supporting characters + tragic supporting characters] Note: This story is entirely fictional. In Star Calendar Year 3300, Jiang Qingqing was born in an interstellar orphanage and left unclaimed. To survive, Jiang Qingqing takes only an old, battered robot discarded by 5.8kReads8.4Score31814d adds

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    The first book is a historical romance. The second book features a male protagonist who is humble and afraid that the female protagonist will leave.

15. 15 美 A Beautiful Bad Woman’s Quick Transmigration Journey Through the Eras 美丽坏女人的年代快穿之旅 Yaoyao Not Bewitching a夭夭不妖aModern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration through different eras + self-serving heroine + a touch of outlaw spirit + flower-soul dimension + Heavenly Secrets Mirror (damaged)] Note: The heroine is stunningly beautiful, but she is NOT universally adored! Xia Zhizhi comes from another world where men are beastmen whose true forms are wild animals, women are called Rui, and their souls take the form of flowers and trees. The Rui, who are responsible for reproduction in that world, are extremely rare and delicate, so b 33.5kReads8.5Score1.9k14d adds
16. 16 真 The Real Heiress Remarries with Her Mother, and Her Beast-Talking Shocks the Entire Army 真千金随母改嫁，通兽语震撼全军 Luan Jing峦镜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Space, stockpiling, period setting, building wealth, medicine, beloved by the whole family, heroine can speak with animals] Lu Yunsu was mistakenly summoned by an underworld intern and sent into a period novel, where she became a capitalist's daughter who had followed her mother into a new marriage and risen from rags to riches. The moment she opened her eyes, her spineless younger brother-in-law had brought a task force to raid their home. Stay calm, don't panic! This is nothing. Lu Yunsu open 29.1kReads8.1Score3.8k14d adds

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    At the end of the story, Lu Yunsu sat on the steps of the military family compound, a large yellow dog lying at her feet, a medical book in her hand. Officer Chu returned from training, covered in sweat, and squatted down to look at her. She said, "Guess what I learned today?" He said, "What?" She said, "How to treat red ears." He didn't understand, and she laughed. Sunlight shone on her face, and she suddenly felt that being mistakenly taken by the wrong person might be the greatest stroke of luck in her life.

17. 17 穿 After Becoming the Male Lead’s Wicked Ex-Wife, I’m Spoiled Rotten 穿成男主恶毒前妻后：我被宠上天 Get-Rich-Quick Potato暴富土豆Modern Romance285k WordsCompleted [Both leads are faithful + sweet romance + a pocket dimension + raising a child later on] Lin Qingning wakes up inside a novel she once read, as the male lead's wicked ex-wife. In the story, Lin Qingning despises the male lead, Lu Jingming, for being a country bumpkin who grew up in the countryside and can barely read. Desperate to run into the arms of a terrible man, she has an abortion and divorces him. In the end, Lin Qingyi meets a tragic fate: pregnant and driven out of her home by the scum 273Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The rough-around-the-edges man was constantly afraid that his wife would run off with someone else. "Wife, you're so good to me, I love you so much, I'd give you my life if you wanted."

18. 18 六 The 1960s’ Rich Beauty Takes Down Her Scumbag Father’s Whole Family from the Start! 六零白富美开局干翻渣爹全家！ Green Pavilion Sauce青阁酱Modern Romance313k WordsCompleted [Young, audacious military-industry big shot VS fair-skinned, beautiful heiress] [Portable space, military marriage, sweet romance, rich beauty, lighthearted style] The moment Yan Moqing opened her eyes, she had transmigrated into a book. In it, she was a spoiled, domineering heiress from a capitalist family who made trouble at every turn. Her whole family was about to be brought to account. Her scumbag father fled to Hong Kong with the nanny, the two children she had borne him, and all the fami 6.1kReads8.2Score62614d adds
19. 19 穿 I Transmigrated Into a Book Set in the ’70s: The Stunning Educated Youth Is Spoiled by a Rugged Man 穿书七零：美艳知青被糙汉娇宠了 Zai Zai iya崽崽iyaModern Romance614k WordsCompleted [Complete❗] [Pretty, pampered educated youth + Rugged country man + Transmigrate into a book + System + Sweet romance] The pampered young lady Lin Tangtang transmigrates into a book set in the past and is lucky enough to bind herself to an Emotion Value Trading System. She can buy all the supplies she wants, but she’s about to become cannon fodder! To avoid dying young, Lin Tangtang sets her sights on the strongest, roughest man in the village! The rugged man has a father with a bad leg and thre 3.3kReads9.0Score33314d adds

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    🍀In my first book, I transmigrated into a novel and became a beautiful educated youth sent to the countryside in the 1970s. I thought I'd suffer through those tough times, but unexpectedly, I caught the eye of a rough-looking man in the village. He was tall and strong, his bronze skin exuding a wildness, yet his eyes were full of tenderness and doting affection when he looked at me. From then on, I became his darling; he took care of all the heavy and tiring work, and always gave me the best things.

20. 20 娇 A Delicate Beauty Reborn as a Cannon-Fodder Villainess in the Seventies 娇气美人穿成七零年代炮灰女配 Shu Wan书宛Modern Romance600k WordsCompleted Xu Wanning transmigrated into a book and became the villainess in the novel The Sweet Wife of the Seventies. In the end, she was destined to die a miserable death in prison... Miss Xu Wanning: “Waaah, I want to go home...” The great villain Han Jinghuai: “Be good, Ningning. Don't be afraid. Your husband will stand up for you.” 4.1kReads8.5Score29314d adds
21. 21 被 Forced to the Countryside, the Educated Youth Catches the Eye of a Rough-Hewn Mute 被迫下乡后女知青被糙汉哑巴盯上 Lemons and Oranges柠檬和橘子Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted Period setting + coy charm + magical space + everyday family life + healing + transmigration A case of mistaken identity sends Zhong Jiajia to the 1970s, where she tears into her awful relatives and heads to the remote Heiliao region to work in the countryside as an educated youth. There, she gets stuck with a sickly mute man whom everyone avoids, nicknamed the “Ghost's Dread.” From pity, to being unable to shake each other off, to standing by one another wholeheartedly, two lonely souls find su 3.7kReads9.0Score40414d adds
22. 22 娇 The Glamorous Beauty Smiles, and the Roughneck’s Heart Races 娇媚美人一笑，糙汉心脏乱跳 Slightly Sweet微恬Modern Romance395k WordsCompleted [Period setting + rugged man + sweet romance + love at first sight + System + steamy married life + devoted one-on-one couple] Only after An Lan died did she learn that she was a cannon-fodder character in a novel. Someone had taken her place in the college entrance exams, stolen her jade pendant, and arranged for her to marry a man paralyzed from the waist down. In the end, she died miserably. Given the chance to live again, An Lan won’t let it slip away. She’ll take down the two-faced women, b 3.2kReads9.0Score32214d adds
23. 23 九 The Spoiled Wife's Space-Time Reversal in the Nineties 九零娇妻空间逆袭 Qian Baozhu钱宝珠Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Devoted Couple + Punish Scumbags + Sweet Romance] In her past life, her aunt-by-marriage schemed against her until she had nothing left: a miscarriage, a divorce, her younger sister’s suicide, and her mother unable to find help. Filled with hatred, Chi Qingqing died alongside her enemies. Reborn, she unexpectedly gains access to a space with farmland and a spiritual spring, and gets busy building wealth and taking down scumbags. Getting cocky? I’ll shut you down! Making trouble? I’ll beat you t 2kReads9.2Score38114d adds
24. 24 七 The 70s: A Sweet and Spirited Girl, Spoiled by Her Rugged Man Every Day 七零小妞又娇又勇，糙汉天天宠 Ten Winds十风Modern Romance214k WordsCompleted [Alternate History] [1970s] [Two-Way Door] [Coastal Foraging] [Sweet Romance] [Rugged Man] [Gossip] [Everyday Life] Fang An'an is an ordinary educated youth sent down to a seaside village. The only unusual thing about her is that she found a woodshed door in the youth compound that lets her transmigrate to the modern era. The villagers all think she's a quiet, withdrawn educated youth who only knows how to keep her head down and work. The truth is, she's just tired from hawking her goods in the 5Reads—Score—14d adds
25. 25 年 The Cannon Fodder Everyone Loves in a Period Novel 年代文里的炮灰万人迷 User21019223用户21019223Modern Romance249k WordsCompleted 136Reads—Score—14d adds
26. 26 表 Her Love Letter Went to the Wrong Address, and the Delicate Young Woman Joined the Army in Tears 表白信寄错，娇娇女含泪随军 One More Spoonful再吃一勺儿Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted (Period setting + local characters + marriage before love + coercive romance) Pay special attention to “coercive romance.” (The male lead is dark and obsessive, like a sinister ghost; the female lead is pampered, prickly, sharp-tongued, and heartless. Read on only if you can handle that. If you can't, don't force yourself. The values in the story do not represent the author's values.) The main story is complete. Zhu Qingning had fallen in love at first sight. After mulling it over for a long tim 18.4kReads8.3Score1.9k14d adds

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    Military officer Xu Ke is gloomy and obsessive. After mistakenly receiving the female lead's love letter, he forces her into marriage. He appears cold and hard on the surface but is actually insecure and anxious. The forced love story is full of period drama, and the male lead's "I'm afraid you'll run away" is written in every look of his eyes. That undercurrent of possessiveness is particularly touching.

27. 27 漂 A Beautiful, Self-Serving White Moonlight Gets Tangled Up with a Possessive Man in the 1970s 漂亮利己白月光在七零被偏执缠绕 Gu Anli顾安漓Modern Romance154k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [A self-serving, dramatic heroine in a period setting vs. an obsessive, possessive hero; frequent rivalry between men and intense love triangles, with multiple male leads. Not your cup of tea? Please don’t read.] Shen Zhixi never denied that she was affected, selfish, and driven by self-interest. Even with a checkered past, she was loved everywhere she went. She didn’t care about flitting from one romance to another, until she suddenly learned that she was the vicious cannon-fodder foi 537Reads—Score—14d adds
28. 28 恶 The Wicked Ex-Wife Ran Off Pregnant, and the Chaste Commander Went Mad Searching for Her! 恶毒前妻带球跑，禁欲首长疯找！ A Million Every Month月月百万Modern Romance204k WordsCompleted Shen Zhaozhao, head nurse in neonatology, opened her eyes to find that the male model she'd ordered had turned into a handsome man with an eight-pack. Well, wasn't this a delightful surprise? She happily closed her eyes and enjoyed herself. But when she came to her senses, she realized she'd transmigrated into a book as a buxom, brainless, vicious female supporting character. Every bad thing she did was meant to bring the male and female leads together. She failed to get close to the male lead, 1.1kReads8.2Score10614d adds

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    Afraid his wife would ignore him, Gu Shichuan was about to lean in, but instead, he heard a man's voice beside him. "Wife, I love you." "Could you give me a little more time in the future..." Shen Zhaozhao paused, turning her head to feel his warm breath brush against her face. "I know the children need you, and this family needs you," Gu Shichuan's voice carried a barely perceptible hint of grievance, "but I... I also want to have you all to myself for a while, even if it's just a little bit." "I want to see you every day when I come home, I want to talk to you, I want to hold you like this..." Shen Zhaozhao's eyes welled up. She reached out and hugged the man's waist tightly, softly replying, "Okay."

29. 29 七 The Beloved Wife of the 1970s Gets Teased! The Black-Bellied Officer Sees Red and Loses Control 七零小妻被撩！腹黑军官红眼失控 Lost and Found失而Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted The short drama is now streaming: [The Dashing Courtyard Beauty and Her Aloof Husband Who Holds Her Close and Coaxes Her] After transmigrating, Yu Xiangnian becomes the shrew of a military compound in the 1970s. Her husband doesn’t love her, the children don’t care for her, and the neighbors can’t stand her... So what? She doesn’t care what any of them think! She’s educated, cultured, well-connected, and beautiful. Building a fortune and pursuing her career are what matter! But... Why is this ma 22.7kReads9.1Score2.8k14d adds

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    Yu Xiangnian was somewhat surprised to see so many people suddenly rush in. What surprised her even more was the last man to enter, dressed in a green military uniform. He was tall and slender, with a wheat-colored face, sharp features, thick eyebrows, deep-set eyes, a straight nose, and thin lips. Not only was he exceptionally handsome, but he also had a blue-yellow halo above his head. However, her expression quickly returned to normal. Nothing strange about it; she had traveled from the new century to this era, so she could accept even the most absurd things! Ding Yunfei, on the other hand, looked nervous upon seeing the man, "Deputy Regiment Commander Cheng... Deputy Regiment Commander Cheng." Hearing this address, Yu Xiangnian realized that her cheap husband had returned! She immediately smiled brightly, her voice slightly complaining, "Cheng Jingmo, why didn't you tell me you were coming back? I shouldn't have bothered Brother Ding." Yu Xiangnian was beautiful, with an oval face, fair skin, red lips, and almond-shaped eyes that were both affectionate and charming—more beautiful than any woman in a magazine. As for her figure, she was curvaceous, unlike other women of this era who were thin and bony.

30. 30 乖 Be Good! We Can Date, but Don't Tell Anyone 乖！处对象可以，别往外说 Hippo Gua Gua河马瓜瓜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book, historical era, feel-good story, getting rich, sweet romance] The moment she opened her eyes, modern office worker Jiang Xiaosui had become a notorious woman expelled from a workers’, peasants’ and soldiers’ college in the 1970s. To make matters worse, she realized she had transmigrated into a rebirth novel, becoming the miserable contrast character whose suffering highlighted the heroine’s happy life. According to the plot, her grandfather would lose his position as t 25.3kReads8.6Score3.3k14d adds
31. 31 七 The 1970s: The Village Bully Brought the City-Educated Beauty Home in His Arms 七零：下乡知青被村霸糙汉抱回家 Ink-Dyed Desolation墨染苍凉Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Devoted Husband + Guaranteed Sweetness + Everyday Life + Both Leads Have No Previous Partners + Pocket Space + Everyone's Favorite] Couple: feisty, beautiful, rich young educated woman × cultured, burly village ruffian In 1973, a pretty young educated woman arrived at the Jinyang Production Brigade. She was fair and soft, delicate and gentle, and so petite she looked easy to bully. But the moment she entered the village, the tall, broad-shouldered village ruffian, who looked especially fierce, 24.2kReads9.0Score2.3k14d adds
32. 32 八 One Night in the 1980s: The Toughest Roughneck Blushes as He Gently Coaxes Her 八零夜，最猛糙汉红着眼低声哄 Snow Candy雪糖果Modern Romance305k WordsCompleted [Period + rugged man + cherished wife + storage space + System] Qiao Wan woke up one day to find herself inside a period novel, being doted on to no end by her strong, burly husband. Having gotten a taste of the good life, Qiao Wan hoped it could go on forever. After being handed the role of a spoiled, troublesome female supporting character, she wasn’t intimidated. She stopped acting like the original owner, who had made trouble at every turn, and tried being gentle instead. “Gu Cheng, stop sle 2.7kReads8.9Score24414d adds
33. 33 漂 A Stunning Beauty Hounded by an Obsessive Mad Dog in a Period Novel 漂亮美人在年代文被偏执疯狗缠上 Sanda Biscuit散打饼干Modern Romance323k WordsCompleted [A calculating, self-serving heroine + an obsessive, possessive hero] Selfish, vain, materialistic, and always looking out for herself. And yet, countless people love her. In the original novel, Lin Luoxue is the heroine's sister, a cannon-fodder character who despises the poor and loves the rich, and juggles three men at once. Even after getting married, she's still unfaithful, and in the end, she dies while eloping with her lover. She's nasty, selfish, and plays with people's feelings while mo 58.8kReads8.8Score3.5k14d adds

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    🌻The male lead is obsessed and humble in love, while the female lead is carefree and selfish, completely disregarding the male lead's life or death. Before they got married, he was afraid she would run away with another man. After they got married, he was afraid she would leave him. When he woke up the next day and didn't see her, he went crazy. [Laughing and crying] He cried and said: Please don't leave me.

34. 34 穿 Transmigrated Into a Book: No Longer a 1970s Cannon Fodder, Raising Kids With a Pocket Dimension 穿书七零不做炮灰：带空间养崽崽 Guizhi Alley桂枝巷Modern Romance165k WordsOngoing [1970s setting + military marriage + pocket dimension + raising a child + marriage before love] Jiang Wan was looking forward to a shopping spree at the biggest shopping mall in the city during the holiday, but in the crush of people, she was accidentally shoved down an escalator. When she opened her eyes, she had transmigrated into a novel set in the 1970s, into the body of a supporting female character with the same name who served as a foil to the heroine. Jiang Wan: Huh? She was a nobody 5Reads—Score—14d adds

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    These are some really good books with sweet male and female leads. If you're interested, check them out! The plots aren't cliché.

35. 35 五 A Capitalist Heiress in the 1950s Is Seduced into Marriage and Motherhood by a Wild Military Rogue 五零资本小姐被野性军痞诱婚生崽 Rainbow Blossoms彩虹朵朵Modern Romance230k WordsCompleted [Bank Heiress × Wild Military Officer, Reborn for Revenge + System Romance Quests + Mutual Redemption + Secret Love Becomes Mutual + Fictional Period Setting] [Completed] She plunged from a building with a heart full of hatred. Reborn, she is bound to a life-extending System... Shen Wanqing, heiress to Huafeng Bank, had been hopelessly in love with Xiao Jingyu for years. But her cousin Shen Yaqin pushed her from a building, killing her. She is reborn on the night of a welcome banquet and bound t 19Reads—Score—14d adds
36. 36 穿 Transmigrated into a Book as the Cannon Fodder Ex-Wife, I Became the Villain's Beloved Substitute Bride 穿书炮灰前妻，我替嫁反派成团宠 Good Fortune欧气Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book set in the 1970s + portable supermarket + scum male lead reborn + sent to the countryside + bright and beautiful heiress vs. handsome, strong, tragic fallen officer] The moment she opened her eyes, Jiang Zhiwei found herself transmigrated into a book as one part of the novel's romantic drama: the vicious cannon-fodder ex-wife. In her previous life, the male lead married the original heroine under family pressure. He watched helplessly as his first love went to the count 4.4kReads7.2Score39614d adds
37. 37 躲 So What If You Hid for Five Years? The Commander Still Has You Wrapped Around His Finger 躲了五年又如何，首长又被拿捏了 Flowing Clouds, Purple Journey流云行紫Modern Romance557k WordsCompleted [Period setting + fake siblings + the hero is a stubborn coward at first + Marriage Before Love + groveling chase + a straight man's change of heart] Fu Chenzhou is the feared devil of the military camp in the Northwest, impervious to bullets and blades, cold-hearted and emotionless. Except when it comes to Qin Moyu, for whom he falls completely and utterly. She is the “younger sister” he has raised and doted on, but when she turns fifteen, he develops feelings for her that he shouldn't have. He 3.3kReads—Score27714d adds

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    At first, I'd rather die out there than marry you; later, my dear, I'd rather die than divorce you.

38. 38 七 Her Seven Daughters Died Tragically! The Tough Military Wife Goes on a Rampage 七个女儿惨死！彪悍军嫂杀疯了 Sunny Little Yu阳光小羽Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Complete]] [1980s Military Marriage + Raising Kids + Feel-Good Story + Pocket Dimension + Building a Career + The Second Male Lead Wins Her Heart] At 33, Lin Wanxin was a PhD in agricultural science, so devoted to research that she never married or had children. At 27, Lin Wanxin was sold off by her adoptive parents for a bride price as soon as she came of age. Over seven years of marriage, she gave birth to seven daughters! The agricultural science PhD Lin Wanxin had transmigrated into a book 413Reads9.1Score16914d adds

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    These two books are absolutely fantastic.

39. 39 五 Fifties: I Take My Real Daughter and Adopted Daughter and Marry a Military Officer 五零：带着真千金养女改嫁军官 Azure Sky Wind天青色的风Modern Romance528k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + period setting + military marriage + real and fake heiresses + raising a child + face-slapping] Zhao Jing, an overworked office drone, faints and wakes up in the 1950s. Her in-laws are preparing to secretly tie her up and marry her off for a bride price, while a lecherous man tries to take advantage of her. With the living conditions unbearable, Zhao Jing quickly flees with her adopted daughter, only to discover that her supposedly fallen husband has not only become an official 16.7kReads9.2Score2.1k14d adds
40. 40 八 Reborn in the Eighties: My Rugged Husband Keeps Flirting with Me 八零重生夜：糙汉老公撩妻忙 Grape-Flavored Fizz葡萄味气泡Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Main story: sweet romance and everyday life. Side story: career and making money] [More family and village life in the early chapters] “Are you going to run away again?” Her rugged husband grabbed her by the waist and threatened her. Wen Yuan could only plead for mercy. “I won't run, I won't run…” Song Jingnian was the only university student in the surrounding villages, and he doted on his newlywed wife. Even though Wen Yuan was indifferent to him, he was more than happy to keep loving her 1.7kReads8.5Score11914d adds

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    The male lead was extremely humble in the early stages, believing he was not good enough for the female lead.

41. 41 七 The 1970s: I'm a Laid-Back Slacker Who Refuses to Compete 七零之我是咸鱼不内卷 Ziqi Youran子棋悠然Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + sweet romance + devoted couple + no personal space] Wen Shu closed her eyes and opened them to find herself the early-death ex-wife of a ruthless villain from the seventies! She'd not only thrown her weight around, taking advantage of her status as the beloved daughter of the team leader, but had also sent him straight to prison with a single accusation... Remembering the gruesome ending in the book, she shuddered. Then she waved her hand and decided to keep her head 8.8kReads8.4Score76114d adds

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    In the first book, the male lead wasn't afraid of the female lead leaving because it was just a contract, with no real feelings involved. However, he later developed feelings, which the female lead was unaware of, and they interacted normally. The male lead wasn't subservient; he was a bit domineering. The second book features a domineering yet subservient dynamic. The female lead has a childhood sweetheart; you'll have to read it yourself to find out.

42. 42 斯 My Polite, Disabled Husband Is Actually a Sick, Obsessive Tyrant 斯文残夫其实是个病娇偏执狂 Sweetie Xi小甜甜喜Modern Romance311k WordsCompleted Meng Ruoxi transmigrates into a book, becoming the vicious supporting female character who abuses the disabled villain, abandons her husband, and leaves her children behind. But she doesn't know she's transmigrated into a book, and she has no memories of the story. A month after being sent to the countryside, she marries the disabled villain, Shi Yanjin, so she can live comfortably. Four years later, the college entrance exam is reinstated, and she uses it as her ticket back to the city, abandon 13.1kReads7.2Score45914d adds

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    🌈The male lead is humble, the disabled son of the village chief. The female lead is a beautiful educated youth sent to the countryside. She has never done rural work before, finds it very difficult, and can't endure the hardships of rural life. She wants to marry the well-off son of the village chief before returning to the city. She endures the years leading up to her return.

43. 43 年 The Wicked Female Supporting Character in a Period Novel Awakens? The Commander Dotes on Her Like Crazy 年代恶毒女配觉醒了？首长宠疯了 Chu Ningqi楚凝七Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + System Space + Sweet Daily Life + Plot Awakening + Completing Tasks and Stockpiling Supplies] After having nightmares for three nights straight, Lei Jiaojiao discovers that she's the vicious supporting character in a period novel. In the story, she torments her twin sister, does countless wicked things, and dies a miserable death. Worse still, she's bound to a Vicious Supporting Character Reform System, which orders her to be kind and work hard to change her 23.7kReads8.6Score3k14d adds
44. 44 年 The Villainous Male Supporting Character in a Period Novel Uses Food Coupons to Win His Wife 年代文里的恶毒男配用饭票钓媳妇 Puppy with Flowers小狗捧花Modern Romance678k WordsCompleted A beautiful cannon-fodder heroine was planning to use and abandon the sucker who had secretly supported her for two years after the famine. Then she awakened and saw the comments. Afraid for her life, she tried to buy time, but she was no good at it and instead found herself pushed step by step into meeting his family, getting engaged, and getting married. “Idiot, go suck up to the big shot and cling to him!” “If you just give in, he'd give you his life.” Zhu Qing'an flew into a rage. “You creep 5.6kReads6.6Score48114d adds
45. 45 七 Military Marriage in the 1970s: The Supporting Actress Builds Warplanes and Defies Her Fate 七零军婚：女配造战机撕碎炮灰命 Jin Xilan金汐澜Modern Romance2.1M WordsOngoing [Period Setting] [Side Character Awakening] [Power Couple] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Military Marriage] [Both Leads Are Loyal in Body and Heart] Lan Huan accidentally took a fall and passed out. She had a dream and discovered that they were living inside a military romance novel. And she was nothing more than a nameless, doomed side character, brought in to make the male and female leads reunite, while also causing the second male lead to fall in love with the heroine at first sight. To stay alive, 2.3kReads—Score20414d adds

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    The female lead decisively broke off the arranged marriage at the beginning, and the male lead kept chasing after her. In the end, they got together. The female lead's family and friends all supported her, but they all felt that the male lead was not good enough for her. In the end, the male lead became insecure and was afraid that the female lead would leave him.

46. 46 快 Quick Transmigration: A Self-Serving Heartthrob's Guide to the Era 快穿：利己万人迷的年代指南 Nan Feiyu楠蜚语Modern Romance350k WordsOngoing [Period setting + sweet romance and satisfying revenge + calculating self-interest + slightly wicked but unaware of it + a touch of captivating charm + men competing for her] Taotao is a peach blossom fairy born of nature itself. Men are always fighting over her, so brawls break out every few days. Afraid she might get caught up in the chaos, her divine father sends her into the Reincarnation Mirror to escape her romantic entanglements. But Yueying, a fairy jealous of Taotao, secretly tampers wi 487Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Books 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10.

47. 47 七 The Seventies' Sweetheart: The Brooding, Rugged Man Has His Eye on Me 七零娇娇，我被阴郁糙汉惦记了 Following Thoughts随念Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed + black-lotus sickly beauty + professor + perfect nemesis + healing] Xiao Niannian is frail and delicate, with skin as fair and smooth as jade. She looks easy to bully, but never lets an insult go unanswered. One day, she transmigrates into a rebirth novel set in the 1970s, becoming the male lead’s fiancée. In the book, not only will she die young, but the male lead will use her connections to rise to success. The heroine is reborn. After seeing the male lead prosper in her previous l 40.9kReads9.3Score5.2k14d adds
48. 48 快 Quick Transmigration: In Period Novels, I Pursue Self-Interest with Style 快穿：拜金的我在年代文精致利己 Nannan's Cultivation Dream楠楠的修仙梦Modern Romance5.6M WordsOngoing Follow the happy lives of the gold-digging, shameless woman Li Na across stories set in different eras. (Li Na has a different personality in each era story and no memories of her other lives in other era stories. The protagonist is only named Li Na; they are not the same person. Some have a golden finger and some don't, and when they do, it's very minor. The heroine is just an utterly ordinary woman.) Content warning: The heroine is deeply flawed and extremely selfish. She only ever thinks of h 7.6kReads8.2Score35214d adds
49. 49 快 Quick Transmigration: My System Is a Big Fat Liar 快穿之我的系统是个大忽悠 Xi Yan Xi兮颜夕Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In the third year of the apocalypse, Jiang Lan was surrounded by zombies. Unwilling to become one of the walking dead, she chose to end her own life. After Jiang Lan died, her soul met something that called itself a System. It told her that if she went to small worlds and completed missions, she could become a full-time employee of the quick transmigration bureau and gain eternal life. Having lived through the apocalypse, Jiang Lan wanted more than anyone to stay alive. So, for the sake of immor 7.9kReads9.0Score67914d adds
50. 50 认 So What If I Mistook Him for My Husband? I Still Won by Doing Nothing 认错老公又怎样？直接躺赢了好吗 Hungry Again Today今天也很饿Modern Romance337k WordsCompleted [Sharp-tongued but soft-hearted clingy darling vs. sensitive, suspicious, self-righteous man] [1970s + devoted couple + sweet romance + gourmet food + putting jerks in their place + comedy + no demonization of the original heroine] Su Ping opens her eyes and finds herself reincarnated as a country girl in a period novel. She antagonizes her fiancé, who will become a future tycoon, and competes with her cousin, who has the protagonist’s halo, for the male lead. In the end, she’s doomed to have he 362Reads8.7Score—14d adds

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