Any Male Leads Who Aren't the Overbearing CEO Type? 有没有不是霸道总裁那种类型的男主

1. 1 一 A Pool of Spring 一池春 Yuanbao Yuanyuan元宝元元Modern Romance352k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + sweet indulgence + both virgins] [Sweet, gentle pastry chef vs. devoted, refined professor] Chi Xi runs a dessert shop, and her days are happy and fulfilling. Her parents can’t stand watching her put off her personal life when she has no worries about work, and keep urging her to settle down. Chi Xi is at her wits’ end, until one day a customer walks into her shop. The boldest decision she ever made was to spend her life with Mr. Zhou. Chi Xi is so used to calling 2.1kReads8.8Score19114d adds

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   It's good, and the male lead isn't a domineering CEO.

2. 2 悦 Eager to Leap 悦跃欲试 Ye Shu晔殊Modern Romance297k WordsCompleted [Mutual firsts, one-on-one romance, lighthearted comedy, childhood sweethearts, rekindled love] After five years apart, her ex-boyfriend became her client. Five years ago, she had to watch his every mood just to get by. Five years later, even her boss had to do the same if they wanted to keep their jobs. Life is hard. 15.3kReads9.3Score1.3k14d adds
3. 3 乔 Dr. Qiao, I Want to Help You Collect Rent 乔医生，我想帮你收租 Fu Long伏珑Modern Romance756k WordsCompleted Jing Yan spent five years in love with Chu Yi, only to hear that his first love had moved into his home, instead of getting a wedding announcement. Her love for him faded away in an instant. After the breakup, she meets her landlord for the first time. Mr. Qiao is a doctor. The next time she sees him, she learns he’s also a property owner. In her everyday life, Dr. Qiao is the very picture of a mature, dependable adult man. One night, Jing Yan sends Dr. Qiao a tentative message: “Maybe I don’t w 2.7kReads9.2Score37714d adds
4. 4 好 Ugh! My Ex-Boyfriend Is My New Boss 好烦！前男友他成了我的新老板 Ming Ning明凝Modern Romance454k WordsCompleted [Campus in the Early Chapters + Workplace Later On + Romance-Focused + Rekindled Love + Both Pure] [Free-Spirited and Unrestrained VS. Gentle and Self-Possessed] Su Ran had a relationship in college, but it ended in humiliation. On countless nights after she left, Lin Wenyan drank himself into a stupor alone at home. A friend tried to talk sense into him: “Missing someone after a breakup isn’t love. It’s just pathetic!” With a crash, the bottle in his hand hit the floor and shattered into pieces 793Reads9.2Score10014d adds
5. 5 哥 My Brother’s Friends Are Trouble 哥哥的兄弟不好惹 A Grain of White Sand一粒沙白Modern Romance465k WordsCompleted [Age gap] [Sweet campus romance] [Deeply devoted, scheming bad boy × goofy, straightforward sweetheart] What does it feel like to find out your buddy is dating your little sister? Lu Yi was unfazed. “What could she possibly lose? She weighs a hundred pounds, and ninety-nine of them are schemes. I’m worried you’ll get fooled out of your underwear!” Lu Qingyue: “Relax, I’ll definitely leave you your underwear.” Cheng Xingye: “???” 28.3kReads9.4Score2.9k14d adds
6. 6 恋 The Movie Emperor Starts Showering Me with Sweetness After the Dating Show 恋综后影帝他撒糖了 Sweet Peach Yaoyao甜桃夭夭Modern Romance368k WordsCompleted How do you deal with going on a dating show with your high school sweetheart... Unable to afford the astronomical cancellation fee, Su Qingyu agreed to the production team's arrangements and finished filming, determined to keep their lives separate. One dark, windy night, her high school sweetheart pinned her against the wall. His voice was low, choked with anger and resentment. “Why the hell did you break up with me?” Before Su Qingyu could finish answering, he kissed her like a madman. “You h 12.8kReads9.3Score1k14d adds
7. 7 砸 After Wrecking the Bridal Suite, I Fell in Love with Dr. Shao 砸了婚房后，我和邵医生恋爱了 San Qingzhou叁青舟Modern Romance600k WordsCompleted Lan Ting admitted that she had jumped willingly into Shao Jilang's web. After all, he had a slim waist, long legs, knew how to take a pulse, and was both handsome and useful. When she eventually climbed out of that web, she did so just as willingly. After all, his heart was filled with someone else. He was cold and heartless. But the cold, heartless Shao Jilang suddenly changed his tune. He started pursuing her relentlessly, refusing to give up. Lan Ting was fed up. “Dr. Shao, this is harassment 25Reads7.1Score—14d adds
8. 8 归 The Return 归来 Yu Lili御梨梨Modern Romance352k WordsCompleted At the age of ten, Qin Zhi took credit for her older sister’s achievement. From then on, she became the apple of Pei Jiyan’s eye. He was the heir to the immensely powerful Pei family. Pei Jiyan spoiled her rotten. Watching her sister’s face fall, Qin Zhi pressed her lips together and smiled. Anything her sister liked, she would take for herself. * The year Qin Zhi went abroad, Young Master Pei, usually so untouchably proud, sat in a wheelchair with reddened eyes, clutching the hem of her skirt. 10kReads8.9Score72814d adds

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   Not a domineering CEO, but someone on equal footing with the female lead; it's super good. The second story is about a strong female lead.

9. 9 真 The True Heiress Has a Study-to-Wealth System and Is on a Killing Spree 真千金手握学习暴富系统，杀疯了 Spring Scales春日鳞Modern Romance537k WordsCompleted [Oblivious, secretly ruthless heroine × arrogant, narcissistic overthinker × scheming, untouchable beauty × gentle, refined, dark-hearted obsessive] [Sweet romance + everyone loves her + love triangle drama + hard work and academic success + heroine is the main lead, everyone else has equal billing] Shi Sui has been having nightmares lately, dreaming that she's the vicious villainess in a novel, doomed to die a miserable, early death. “Ding-dong! Hello, Host. I'm the Study System, and I can help 198Reads8.7Score—14d adds
10. 10 诱 Luring the Sweetheart: The Wild Captain Takes Her by Storm 诱捕小乖宝，野痞队长强势攻陷 Zong Xi宗汐Modern Romance319k WordsCompleted A heads-up: the adapted short drama “Waiting for You When the Roses Bloom” is now available~ [Marriage Before Love + Mutual Pining + Long-Running Scheme + Healing + Six-Year Age Gap + Sweet Romance] [Beautiful, sweet-voiced intern reporter x Wild, wolfish captain of the criminal police] Chen Mo married his brother’s younger sister, but no one knew she was the moonlight in his heart, the little moon he had wanted all to himself for so many sleepless nights. The year Song Zhiyi turned twenty-one, 18.4kReads9.3Score2k14d adds

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    [Beautiful and sweet-voiced intern reporter x roguish, wolf-like criminal police captain] Chen Mo married his brother's sister, but no one knew that she was the white moonlight in his heart, the little moon he longed to possess day and night. Song Zhiyi got married at 21 to Chen Mo. For six months, they treated each other with respect. Song Zhiyi knew that Chen Mo married her because he had promised her brother. But after marriage, this man would make her midnight snacks, wash her underwear during her period, and even… climb into her bed at night! "Zhizhi, don't you understand my feelings?" Later, a new recruit at the police station accidentally witnessed their usually taciturn and unsmiling Captain Chen kissing a young girl. Later still, Song Zhiyi's brother, who had become a vegetable due to an accident, woke up and saw Chen Mo with his arm around his sister's waist, the wedding ring on his ring finger blinding him. He was speechless. *I asked you to take care of my sister, not to sleep with her!*

11. 11 春 Springtime in My Arms 春意入我怀 President of the Late-Nighters Club晚睡集团总裁Modern Romance467k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Springtime in My Arms is now available] [College campus + a prodigal turns over a new leaf + he pursues her + one-sided redemption] [Roguish, bad-boy swagger vs. cool, pure-hearted girl] At university, Yu Xi encounters the biggest obstacle of her life: Jin Zhuoxiao, a playboy with a notorious reputation. Jin Zhuoxiao comes from a good family and is handsome. His only two flaws are probably his terrible personality and his boundless womanizing. As his direct victim, Yu Xi 60.7kReads9.3Score8.8k14d adds

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    This is currently my favorite character on Tomato (a Chinese online literature platform). The female lead has a tragic backstory and is aloof; the male lead is very wealthy.

12. 12 直 Livestream Post Goes Viral! The Refined Scoundrel Is Losing Control 直播贴！全网疯！斯文败类失控中 Sui Wang随望Two Male Leads470k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + sweet romance and redemption + voice-actor online romance + a carefully laid seduction] [Soft, sweet, and innocent good boy + a cunning, secretly flirtatious top voice actor] Yan Nuo is a social recluse. With his fluffy, loosely curled light-gold hair, he looks well-behaved and easy to fool. Hoping to make some friends, he joins the voice-acting scene as a voice actor. Who would have thought a top star would appear out of nowhere and invite him to fake a couple act?! The top st 9.8kReads9.5Score1.7k14d adds

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    Yes, baby! This one is so good! It's not the typical domineering CEO story; it's really engaging and incredibly sweet (not really)~

13. 13 闪 My Flash-Marriage Husband Tries to Act Aloof Every Day 闪婚老公每天都在努力装高冷 Year of the Tiger岁在Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted [Both are each other’s one and only] [A rational heroine who seems gentle but is secretly cunning vs. a male lead who maintains his aloof German Shepherd persona but is actually a goofy husky, a lovesick wife-obsessed romantic] Shen Xinian had carried a torch for his ideal woman for years. She was beautiful, kindhearted, and wonderful in every way, except that her heart belonged to someone else. She had eyes only for her childhood friend and never noticed anyone else. Shen Xinian waited and wa 92Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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    The first male lead showed what reverse pursuit looks like; his inner thoughts were very interesting, and the female lead was incredibly clear-headed and intelligent. The second male lead was a pitiful little thing who finally met his light, sob sob. The third male lead came from a wealthy family and was a spoiled brat, but his writing skills and intelligence were exceptional. The highlight of this book was the female lead's character and the overall scope of the story. 👍👍👍

14. 14 神 A Blessing from the Gods 神明的赐福 Peachy Oolong, Regular Sugar桃气乌龙正常糖Modern Romance241k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available under the title "Where Light Falls"] Huo Songjin is the biggest villainous male supporting character in "Beloved in the Palm", a hit on the women's fiction charts. Just how bad is he? He wipes out the male lead's entire family, then forces him to choose between the female lead and his own mother aboard a cruise ship. This dangerous, obsessive man has such striking looks and such a tragic past that his fans can't help worrying over him, and end up loving him th 22.8kReads9.4Score2.7k14d adds
15. 15 攀 Marrying Up 攀高枝 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted [Film and TV rights sold] [Print edition published] Zhang Zhixu had everything from birth. A family with a century of prestige, enviable talent, and a career that kept rising step by step. But he found life terribly dull. Then, one day, an accident struck, and his soul entered a woman's body. A woman who couldn't read a single character, yet dreamed of marrying into a powerful family and becoming a phoenix. · Chen Baoxiang had traveled a thousand miles from the countryside to the capital, hoping 162.8kReads9.6Score22.7k14d adds
16. 16 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 34.7kReads9.5Score5.1k14d adds

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    Sweet romance, not a domineering CEO story.

17. 17 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 50.9kReads9.5Score6k14d adds
18. 18 疯 The Unhinged Big Shot's Twisted Devotion Leaves His Soft Little Darling Dazed with Kisses 疯批大佬病态溺宠，小娇软被亲懵 Sparkling Little Gold闪闪小金Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted Short drama now streaming | [Beautiful, soft-spoken, coy little temptress x Powerful, high-ranking, unhinged tycoon] When Jiang Yaoyao transmigrated into a book, she was perched coquettishly on the villainous tycoon’s lap, her red lips close to the side of his face. Her voice was soft and sweet, her eyes seductive. “Mr. Pei, I’ve admired you for a long time...” The man looked down at her, his eyes cold and unreadable. The next moment, he grabbed her wrist. The dagger the original character had s 44.6kReads9.3Score3.7k14d adds

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    It's a novel set in the entertainment industry, and the male lead is incredibly charming; it's exceptionally good.

19. 19 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 30.8kReads9.5Score4k14d adds
20. 20 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 29.9kReads9.5Score4.1k14d adds

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    The male lead is a Party member with impeccable values. After the female lead arrives, she effortlessly gains a gentlemanly and sensible son who calls her "stepmother" and they enjoy eating and drinking together. The elders, friends, and young men and women here are all incredibly warm and loving people. Everyone is full of love, and the friendships, romantic relationships, and family bonds are all super nice. The whole story is very ordinary and normal. It taught me that money is money, and the domineering CEO isn't brain-dead and bankrupts people at the drop of a hat. Everyone is law-abiding, thinks before acting, and doesn't act crazy. The male lead is older, caring, and incredibly gentlemanly. He also reflects on his own actions, which is great. The female lead has also grown up and knows how to ask questions directly, and so has the male lead. Everyone is very direct, and the male lead doesn't engage in any messy or illicit behavior. He even gets a vasectomy for the female lead. The ex-wife doesn't bring up her past; she's married, divorced, and remarried, and she found a 188cm tall foreign boyfriend in another state. She's also a super cool older sister.

21. 21 休 Divorce the Princess's Husband, and Bring the Peerless General into the Manor 休掉驸马，绝色将军圈进府 Qi Xun祈薰Ancient Romance942k WordsCompleted [Both Leads Are Chaste + Reborn + Little Court Intrigue + Mutual Flirting + Sweet Romance, 1v1 + All Sweetness, No Angst] [A decisive, ruthless, darkened heroine, obsessively devoted to the hero x A sharp-tongued, proud general in dazzling red] [Note: The heroine loved the hero in her previous life too. She never loved her imperial consort and instinctively resisted intimacy with him. There was a conspiracy behind it, and both leads are chaste!] In her previous life, Su Qingxuan was blind enough 5.8kReads9.1Score1.7k14d adds

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    It's pretty much the same, you can give it a try, you won't regret it.

22. 22 我 I Went Crazy Clinging to Powerful Allies in a Secret Identity Novel 我在马甲文里抱大腿发疯 Three Feet of Ice三尺冰Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A woman who goes hilariously off the rails every day × a sly, lazy, shameless man] Lu Siyin somehow transmigrated into a book. She landed in The Heroine Has More Secret Identities Than the Author Has Hair, a story about secret identities, as the villainess: the younger sister of the cool, domineering heroine, Lu Jingshu. She worked hard her whole previous life and still ended up penniless. This time, she could finally cling to someone powerful and do nothing all day. People who mocked her: “How 4.9kReads9.3Score58914d adds

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    This is beautiful, really, and it even has a touch of eccentricity.

23. 23 不 No Forgiveness, No Getting Back Together: Miss Su Is Thriving on Her Own 不原谅，不复合，苏小姐独美 Shi Yi拾一Modern Romance2.6M WordsOngoing After six years together, Jiang Yihuai puts an arm around his new flame and breaks up with her. Su Yumian makes no fuss. She packs her suitcase, takes the enormous breakup settlement, and moves out without hesitation. His friends all egg him on: “How long do you think Su Yumian will last this time?” Everyone in the capital knows she loves Jiang Yihuai desperately, so much that she has no pride or temper. She’ll come crawling back within three days, for sure. But three months pass… And she still 49.5kReads8.6Score4.5k14d adds

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    I finished it in one go, and kept watching to see if there would be more updates. The atmosphere was quite good, and I especially loved the scene where the professor confessed his feelings. He was initially trying to avoid the topic, but now everything was so sweet and romantic.

24. 24 反 Villainous Son, Get Down on Your Knees. Mom Needs a Favor 反派儿子你跪下，妈求你点事 Rye Whiskey黑麦威士忌Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Short drama now available] (Doting father-type son x rebellious mother x no-brainer power fantasy x sweet romance x fantasy) In the great age of transmigrating into books, Su Miao transmigrates too. Other people become someone's unattainable first love, a wealthy heiress, or, at worst, a discarded wife. Su Miao is different: She transmigrates as the villain's real mother. She wants to smoke and drink, but the villain won't allow it. She wants fried chicken and milk tea, but the villain frow 194.3kReads9.2Score16.9k14d adds

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    Some of these explanations are a bit far-fetched, but they're not important.

25. 25 谁EN What Kind of Aloof First Love Bites Your Scent Gland Every Day?! 谁家清冷白月光天天咬人腺体啊！ Grapefruit葡萄柚Two Male Leads447k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Two Alphas + Rekindled Romance + Pheromone Submission + Happy Ending] A cool, devoted alpha who's all bark and no bite × a patient, unhinged green-tea alpha, the one who got away Broad shoulders, a slim waist, long legs, sharp brows, sparkling eyes, and a pert little butt. From the moment Jiang Lan made his debut, his outrageously handsome face took the country by storm. Now, five years into his career and nearing thirty, his popularity remains sky-high. Everyone says Jiang Lan 14.2kReads9.5Score1.8k14d adds
26. 26 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. 9.6kReads9.3Score1.3k14d adds
27. 27 重 Reborn: The Cold CEO Knows How to Soothe, Flirt, and Act Cute 重生，禁欲总裁会哄会撩会撒娇 Er Fu二伏Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete] [Sweet, gentle beauty VS devoted, humble, obsessive CEO] [Mutual salvation + sweet wealthy-family romance + humble male lead + both leads' first love] Only after Bai Moqing died did she learn that Shang Sinian had loved her deeply, yet hadn't even dared to get close to her. After she was killed by a scumbag, he took revenge for her and then died with her. Reborn, all she wanted was to cling to her CEO husband's coattails, take down the scumbag, and turn her life around! She never expe 13.8kReads9.2Score1.2k14d adds
28. 28 王 The Ultimate Scourge of Scumbags: She's a Global Powerhouse 王牌虐渣：大佬她A爆全球 Silver Fir银杉Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Drop-dead gorgeous + heroine dotes on male lead + terminally chuunibyou + slightly obsessive + ruthless] Rumor had it that Bai Lisi was an amnesiac, disfigured orphan whom anyone could bully. But no one expected it was all an act! An ugly, useless nobody? The moment she reveals her brilliance, she stuns the world with her unrivaled talent, and her countless secret identities leave everyone speechless! Powerful big shots beg her to help them! Just a little orphan? She lets her presence loose, an 1.4kReads9.3Score14314d adds
29. 29 团 After Becoming the Family Favorite, My Six Brothers Exposed My Secret Identity 团宠后，我被六个哥哥扒了小马甲 Yun Jiujiu云九九Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted After being reborn, Gu Nian has no desire to become a big shot. She just wants to quietly protect her six older brothers and be their pampered little princess. That is, until she becomes a global trending topic: #GuNianIsAFakeHeiress, #UgliestGirlEver, #PoorGirlNobodyLoves. Her six brothers are furious. They publicly stand up for her and reveal her secret identities along the way. Eldest brother, Asia's richest man: "She's my sister, and she's also the world's greatest chef." Second brother, a t 14.8kReads9.3Score2k14d adds
30. 30 误 A Wrong Turn! The Mad Tycoon Spoils Me Rotten 误闯！被疯批大佬强势宠 Miss Baishui白水小姐Modern Romance482k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other's first and only love, possessive romance, a deranged powerful man × a resilient, delicate-looking girl] An accident landed Wen Yining in the devil's grasp. She stood on the deck, her fragile body teetering. He strolled slowly up to her, speaking with arrogant, absolute authority. “Die, or do it.” She never imagined that one day he would willingly lower his head for her, cupping her face with bloodstained hands as he begged for her love. “Have you never loved me, not e 24.5kReads9.2Score2.5k14d adds

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    The ending of this book, "Forced Love," is incredibly good.

31. 31 酣 Rapturous Bliss 酣欢 Xiao Ruanli小软礼Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted [Glamorous, pampered, willful heiress × wild, abstinent B-king bodyguard] Miss, can you tell me how you picked me out from among all those bodyguards? The Xie family's heiress was born into a life of luxury and splendor. Bold and uninhibited, she had a pair of seductive fox eyes that could captivate anyone. “He's handsome, he's got a great body, and he looks like my future boyfriend.” The handsome, stern man bent down on one knee and held her pale jade ankle as he put on her high heels. “Too bad 13.4kReads9.4Score1.2k14d adds

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    I'm not sure if this counts, but in the beginning, the male lead is the female lead's bodyguard, and his presence by her side is somewhat purposeful, though his kindness towards her is genuine. Later, his role becomes somewhat like a domineering CEO, albeit a frugal one, but he becomes very domineering for the female lead 🤦 (basically, buying her the best of everything). The female lead is a sweet, proud, and slightly arrogant princess, though sometimes a bit funny, successfully turning her love rival into a "flirtatious" object of affection, hahaha.

32. 32 闻 The Sound of Spring 闻春声 Evergreen and Everwhite长青长白Ancient Romance161k WordsCompleted [Taciturn, stammering country hunk VS vivacious, fiery widow. Farming romance, one-on-one, both leads’ first relationship] [She makes the first move, and the unyielding tree finally blossoms. A period farming romance] At the matchmaker's urging, young Yao Chunniang took her dowry and married into the Zhang family in Lishui Village. Who could have guessed that on their wedding night, her sickly husband would close his eyes and die? Before Yao Chunniang could even process what had happened, she ha 28.9kReads9.6Score3.4k14d adds

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    This is practically the other extreme: a poor, rough, stuttering man who makes a living with his skills; a clean relationship with minimal conflict. (Recommended)

33. 33 高 Aloof CEO? One Flirt from Me and He’s Secretly Delighted 高冷总裁？娇娇一撩就偷偷暗爽 Jin Yuzhi今与紫Modern Romance293k WordsCompleted Original title: At Night, Mr. Mo Gets Hooked by a Sweet, Flirtatious Darling and Pouts [Love after marriage + whirlwind marriage + substitute bride + flirtatious push and pull + age gap + sweet romance + both devoted to each other + one-on-one + fictional setting] The boldest thing Bai Yunxia has ever done is secretly take the household register and marry Mo Yanzhou in her older sister's place, without telling anyone in her family. According to the rumors, the head of the Mo family is decisive a 4.9kReads9.2Score50414d adds

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    It's so good! I recommend everyone to watch it. Keep it up!

34. 34 心 My Heart Races! A Secret Crush! My Childhood Friend Is Beautiful and Sweet-Voiced 心动！暗恋！小青梅她人美声甜 Moonfield Mountain Fox月野山狐Modern Romance303k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Heart-Throbbing Secret Love: My Childhood Friend Is Beautiful and Sweet is now available] [Sweet Campus Romance | Childhood Friend Takes the Lead | Groveling to Win Her Back | Secret Love] Qiao Zhen dreamed of fragments of memories from her past life: "For seven years, she followed the aloof campus heartthrob Ji Xian, obedient and gentle, offering him her whole heart, only to be casually cast aside." After finally coming to her senses, Qiao Zhen was crushed and left without 32.9kReads9.5Score3.9k14d adds

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    Oh my god, this is so beautiful! Trust me, you won't regret it! 🥰🥰

35. 35 等 Waiting for the Roses to Drown 等玫瑰沉溺 The Grumpy Cat爱生气的猫Modern Romance311k WordsCompleted [AI comic adaptation now live!] [Reunited after years apart + male lead hopelessly in love + both each other's first and only] [Down-on-her-luck, prickly sweetheart vs. poker-faced romantic] When they were young, Shu Yan was a beautiful, radiant girl everyone adored. She relentlessly pursued Pei Zhixing, the model student. Just as he had eyes only for her, Shu Yan vanished for half a month. When she came back, she humiliated him without mercy. "I was only playing with you. Didn't you realize? Le 20.2kReads9.2Score2k14d adds

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    This is amazing! I finished it in just one afternoon. The male lead is incredibly love-struck, and after the female lead reveals the truth, she becomes extremely clingy to him.

36. 36 系 System Reborn: I Became a Winner in Life After Getting Beautiful 系统重生：变美后我成了人生赢家 Sipping Wine Beneath the Moon揽月佐酒Modern Romance624k WordsCompleted Realistic fiction # Primarily set on campus # Slice of life # Influencer Mary Sue # An unconventional crowd favorite # No official couple in the main story, but with romantic tension Jiang Lai transmigrates, and just when she thinks she's in for a miserable life, she suddenly gains a System. The System tells her that if she earns enough affection points, she can have anything she wants. And so Jiang Lai sets out to become an influencer... With the System's help and her own hard work, her studie 2.5kReads8.6Score15314d adds

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    These two are alright, you can take a look when you have some free time.

37. 37 快 Quick Transmigration: The Bewitching Beauty Is Soft and Sweet, Trapped in a Madman's Love Triangle 快穿尤物娇又软，深陷疯批修罗场 Spring Mountains, Open Fields春山轻野Ancient Romance374k WordsCompleted [1v1 quick transmigration, adored by everyone, returning to worlds to win hearts, beloved heroine, multiple male leads vying for her, obsessive and unhinged yandere men, both men and women competing for her] Tan Nian was the tragic “first love” heroine of the former supporting-female-character team at the Quick Transmigration Bureau. Because she was excessively beautiful, she ruined every small world she entered, so the Supreme God sent her to the cannon-fodder team. Her job was to follow the p 1.5kReads9.1Score13714d adds
38. 38 和 After Joining a Dating Show with My Contract Husband, the Whole Internet Ships Us 和协议老公上恋综后，全网磕疯了 I Want to See the Sea我要看海Modern Romance620k WordsCompleted After being missing for years, Shen Yan, the Shen family’s true daughter, finally returned, only to discover that her parents had adopted a sweet, innocent-seeming younger sister. Her parents and brother doted on the girl, leaving Shen Yan with no place to call her own. Shen Yan promptly found a powerful man to back her, married him by agreement, left home, and lived her own fabulous life. After the wedding, her powerful husband’s grandfather protected her. “Anyone who makes my Yan’er suffer is 3.6kReads9.1Score40314d adds

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    This CEO is really down-to-earth; it's worth watching.

39. 39 向 Falling Toward the Milky Way 向银河坠落 Xiao Jin小今Modern Romance322k WordsCompleted [Gentle Policewoman vs. Cool, Reserved Forensic Doctor] [Ex's Regret Arc + Marriage Before Love for the Heroine + Secret Crush Comes True for the Hero + Both Pure + Happy Ending] On the eve of meeting his parents, Jiang Jianyue noticed signs of another woman in Qi Sili's life. The girl was young and cute, like a delicate little white flower. - She sent him a breakup text, but he assumed she was just throwing a tantrum and replied, “Calm down.” She glanced at the message and blocked him without a —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female and male leads were high school classmates. The male lead had a crush on the female lead but didn't confess his feelings after the college entrance exam due to a misunderstanding. After graduation, they coincidentally became colleagues. The female lead's boyfriend cheated on her, and the two gradually fell in love and got married in a whirlwind romance. (The female lead is very beautiful and works as a criminal investigator; the male lead is a cold and aloof forensic doctor in front of others.)

40. 40 网 Three Years of Online Dating, and My Gaming Buddy Lives Next Door 网恋三年，搭子竟然住隔壁 Every Year, There Are Catfish年年有鲶鱼Modern Romance260k WordsCompleted Shen An’an never dreamed that her gaming buddy of three years, whom she’d met through online dating, would turn out to be her brother, though they shared neither parent. She used a voice changer while gaming and never showed her face in photos, perfectly avoiding every chance they might realize they were siblings. When she met Yu Sheng in person and saw his face, Shen An’an was shaken to the core. Over those three years online, she’d said plenty of naughty things. By her rough estimate, she’d se 62Reads—Score—14d adds
41. 41 机 Captain, Please Route Around the Thunderstorm 机长先生，雷雨请绕飞 Zhao Le昭乐Modern Romance383k WordsCompleted [Aloof, proud commercial airline captain x sweet-voiced, beautiful air traffic controller. She has a longtime crush on him; they marry first and fall in love later. The print edition goes on sale February 28; the short drama is already out.] Before she was urged to go on a blind date, Meng Liyue never imagined the man she was meeting was the person she’d secretly loved since her student days. She had written his name countless times in her diary. After she married him, everyone thought Meng Liy 41.7kReads9.6Score4.7k14d adds
42. 42 当 Being the Crown Prince Is Really Hard 当太子真的好难呀 No Work Tomorrow明天不用上班Ancient Romance281k WordsCompleted As everyone knows, being a crown prince is a high-risk job: you either get killed, or... get taken to bed. The battle for the throne of Jinghe ends with Prince An successfully ascending the throne. Fearing the new emperor’s ruthless methods, the officials of Jinghe plan to keep their heads down and behave. But then they notice something about the new emperor’s empress: her looks and figure seem a little too much like those of the former crown prince, Xu Xun. As Buddha says: Speak not of it, spea 84Reads6.2Score—14d adds

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    This isn't a domineering CEO romance. The male and female leads are childhood sweethearts. The male lead doesn't know the Crown Prince is a woman disguised as a man, and he follows her around calling her "Royal Brother" all the time. He's incredibly obedient to his brother, but acts like a wild wolf to everyone else. Later, when he finds out he's going to marry his brother, he's so happy he can't even bear to look at himself! 🥰🥰🥰

43. 43 栀 A Gardenia Kiss on a Silken Waist 栀吻软腰 Blue Cabbage蓝色卷心菜Modern Romance298k WordsCompleted [The second male lead wins her heart × 1v1, devoted to each other, sweet romance × childhood sweetheart gets a proper funeral] [Proud, slow-to-warm financial journalist × devoted, cunning male fox] They’d been childhood sweethearts for over a decade. Everyone thought Wen Zhi would do anything Zhou Ziyi asked and would never leave, no matter how far he went. So when she walked away, Zhou Ziyi scoffed. “She’s just throwing a tantrum. A few days to cool off and she’ll be fine.” But when he stopped 3.7kReads8.4Score38814d adds

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    This is so beautiful, trust me!

44. 44 七 The 1970s: I’ve Had Enough! The Unhinged Villainess Flips the Dinner Table 七零：不忍了，疯批女配掀饭桌 Admiring Flying Fish from the Abyss临渊羡飛鱼Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Period setting + military marriage + devoted husband + love at first sight + both devoted to each other + punishing scumbags] The moment Su Liluo opened her eyes, she found herself in the middle of a dramatic scene: the fake daughter’s identity had just been exposed, and she was so furious that she’d shoved the real daughter down. Foster father: “You’re not one of the Jiang family. If you don’t want to stay, get out!” Foster mother: “I never thought you could be so cruel. Leave!” Youn 13.6kReads9.1Score1.2k14d adds

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    This is a historical romance novel. The female lead was switched at birth and 18 years later, her adoptive parents find her and give birth to a daughter. She returns to her rural hometown, where her maternal grandparents are struggling because they possess a treasure that has attracted unwanted attention. She inherits the treasure, and the male lead marries into her family. He was raised by many families and escaped his uncle's family. It's a relatively simple and enjoyable read. 🤭

45. 45 禁 My Abstinent Husband Drops His Mask and Kisses Me to Tears Every Day 禁欲老公撕下伪装，天天把我亲哭 Narrow Alley陋巷Modern Romance654k WordsCompleted Original title: My Abstinent Husband Drops His Act and Kisses Me Until I Cry Every Day [Marriage Before Love + Age Gap + Both Leads Are Pure + Sweet Romance + Healing + He Planned It All Along] [A Lively, Adorable, Healing Little Beauty vs. A Wild, Unhinged, Brooding Big Shot from the Capital] Shen Xingli is the little princess of the wealthy Shen family in the capital. The craziest thing she ever did was find herself a male escort on the very night her scumbag boyfriend betrayed her. The next m 19.7kReads9.5Score3k14d adds

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    Trust me, this book ↓

46. 46 闺 Besties Transmigrate to the ’80s: Leave the Father, Keep the Child, and Run Away Pregnant 闺蜜齐穿八零，去父留子带球跑 Lu Baobao吕宝宝Modern Romance599k WordsCompleted [Best friends transmigrate together + sweet romance + farming + winning back his wife + raising kids] Su Tang and her best friend Yu Mianmian transmigrated back to the 1980s together and became sisters-in-law... In the story, Su Tang was a lovesick fool who ended up with nothing, while her best friend was a stand-in who ended up with a shattered heart. Their husbands both carried the same idealized first love in their hearts, and the whole village of Chahe was laughing at them. But then the two 2kReads7.0Score23114d adds

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    The first book is about best friends who transmigrate into a book together to take down the scumbags and change their cannon fodder fates. The second book is about a female lead who is similar to a reincarnated character; she uses manipulative tactics on the male lead to make him more positive and they work together to punish the scumbags. The third book is a campus romance, a sweet and doting story about a charmingly roguish male lead and a super-well-behaved, academically gifted female lead. The fourth book is a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love, a sweet and doting story about a professor and his student. All four are excellent. Don't worry about my descriptions; I won't read them, just read them!

47. 47 改 Reforming My Good-for-Nothing Husband, Starting at Age 20 改造废物老公，从20岁开始养老 Teletubby Without an Antenna没有天线的天线宝宝Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period story x making money x family and village life x a touch of ensemble cast x raising kids] Lin Hui has a dream. In it, she turns fifty after spending twenty-seven years as a widow, struggling to raise her children, only to develop cancer and die before she can enjoy life. When she wakes, she finds herself back in 1980, the year she just married Xu Dongsheng, the “lazy bum” of the surrounding villages. She grits her teeth. She absolutely cannot let her life follow the path in her dream. Fr 34.1kReads9.1Score4.1k14d adds
48. 48 卿 You Are My Every Morning and Evening 卿乃朝朝暮暮 Dusk ChenchenYA暮色陈陈YAModern Romance304k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Sui Yu Yun Mu is now available] Original title: Qing Nai Zhao Zhao Mu Mu [An adorably well-behaved top student VS a playboy young master] "Who is she?" "My little sister, Zhao Mu." "Zhao Mu," Sui Yu murmured, "Morning and night, every day." At their first meeting, Sui Yu, that plaything of a man, fell completely for Zhao Mu. How had he never met anyone this beautiful before? Zhao Mu was born with alluring red lips and skin fair as snow. Her clear, transparent brown eyes wer 9.3kReads9.4Score99714d adds
49. 49 救 Help! My Husband, Who Married Me for Good Luck, Is Actually My Professor! 救命！冲喜老公竟是我教授！ Ci Bu La Ha Tang Xing Xing次卜拉哈糖星星Modern Romance402k WordsCompleted [The short drama is now streaming] [Print edition forthcoming] [Both leads are each other's first and only + married first, love later + sweet romance + six-year age gap + no misunderstandings] [Ascetic university professor vs. lively surfing student] When Hua Yu was little, she met a fortune-teller. The old man told her that when she turned twenty, she had to find a partner born in the year of Ding Chou, the month of Ding Wei, and the day of Geng Xu. Otherwise, a terrible disaster would befall 23.8kReads9.6Score3.2k14d adds
50. 50 救 Help! The Villain Overhears Me Rewriting the Plot with Puns 救命！反派偷听我用谐音梗改剧情 Sanyingli三樱里Modern Romance563k WordsCompleted Also known as: Help! The Villain Overhears Me Rewriting the Plot with Homophones [Wealthy-family comedy + everyone’s darling and gossip + variety-show face-slapping] Qin Yiyang awakens to the truth. In the book, she grew up in a pigsty, then was brought home by her wealthy family and spoiled rotten. Great! She’s got the everyone’s-darling heroine’s script! But it turns out the fake heiress is the real heroine. Unhappy that her family dotes on Qin Yiyang, the fake heiress transforms into the daug 50.6kReads9.4Score8.2k14d adds

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    Rich and powerful gossip + variety show rebuttal

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