I'm Out of Books to Read. Looking for Good Romance Stories 书荒了，求好看的言情文
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Green Hills Like Jade 青山似玉
(The print edition is now available) [Love after marriage, age gap, slow-burn everyday sweetness] *A gentle beauty from a family of scholars × a refined, fatherly man *A comic artist with a billion in assets × an influential Beijing aristocrat and chamber of commerce chairman Chu Shuang knew from childhood that she was promised to the Sheng family of the imperial capital, but she had never met her fiancé. Later, by a twist of fate, she moved into the Sheng residence and met her friend’s older br
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A Marriage That Lasts Forever 地久婚长
Marriage first, love later / slow-burn, sweet romance Fu Qingshao's only condition for agreeing to an arranged marriage is that he wants no emotional entanglements with his future wife. In short, he hopes she won't love him, and that they can treat each other with mutual respect. Meng Yu, the youngest daughter of the Meng family, fits his ideal perfectly. She has just broken up with her ex-boyfriend, and there's still a tear stain at the corner of her eye when she's forced to go on a blind date.
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Raising Kids Is Exhausting, Romance Is a Bust, but I'm Great at Crushing Scumbags 养崽累，恋爱废，还是虐渣我最会
(Note: The author is terrible at writing blurbs. Most of the story happens after the blurb. Don’t call the author a liar: the author is terrible at naming things and writing blurbs. Anyone who insults me, may it bounce right back at you!) Orphan Yin Yue works as an off-the-books field operative by day and handles corpses at a funeral home on the side. At the age of twenty-eight, she sees the body of a woman with the same name and age as her. Since they’re both called Yin Yue, Yin Yue takes a clo
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Please Love Me Openly 求你明恋我
[The print edition is now available. Search for A Confession I Couldn’t Hide to get a signed copy] [Roguishly handsome, irresistible Jin Zhuo x sweet, alluring Qin Yingxia] [Both Pure + College Romance + Secret Crush Becomes Mutual + Sweet Romance + Light Ensemble Cast] Qin Yingxia had been secretly in love with Jin Zhuo for seven years. She worked as hard as she could to get into Imperial University, all so she could be a little closer to him. On the first day of school, she accidentally took t
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I Hear I’m Ungrateful 听说我忘恩负义
Cocky, obnoxious bad boy x timid, awkward girl Transferring schools in her second year of high school had a huge impact on Luo Shu. Yizhou was where she'd grown up, and all her memories were tied to the place. But Ms. Yu had to move to Lin'an for work, and there was no way she would leave her daughter alone in Yizhou. So before leaving, Luo Shu clung to her little gang of “bad influences” and wailed, “Don't worry, I won't forget you when I get there. I won't be like that ungrateful dog Xie Chi,
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You’re Hilarious, I’m Ridiculous, and We’re Bound to Fall in Love 你搞笑，我沙雕，甜甜恋爱跑不了
An older guy who calls you "sis," not a cold, aloof male lead. He’s not just a bit of a jerk, he’s a total one. [The rating’s low because there aren’t enough votes! Just read the comments: they’re all five-star reviews. I’m seriously crying here.] The first time Chu Xin met Ji Hanzhou, she was watching a romance drama so sweet it could give you cavities. Trying to calm herself down with a horror movie, she accidentally connected to Ji Hanzhou’s headphones and startled him so badly that he spill
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Villainous Son, Get Down on Your Knees. Mom Needs a Favor 反派儿子你跪下，妈求你点事
[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
147kReads9.2Score15.1kShelves
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Stars Within Reach 触手可及的星星
[Sweet romance + two top students + drama queen + healing] [Quirky girl × seemingly pure, secretly flirtatious, jealous king] It all started with a gaming match. The 124th-ranked player on the national server, a jungler, lost a one-on-one to a nobody. Strawberry Soft Candy: Be my duo. Qing: Pick someone else. Strawberry Soft Candy: Get me to number one on the Peak leaderboard in a week. Qi Luqing said nothing and played Peak matches for her all week, eventually placing second on the leaderboard.
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The Entire Nobles' Academy Heard My Thoughts and Spoiled Me Rotten 全贵族学院听我心声后，宠疯我
Shi Li transmigrated into a book, becoming the vicious supporting female character who was pathologically obsessed with the male lead. During class, she was either plotting how to win over the male lead or wondering what fate awaited her classmates in the original story. [It seems that Director Wei will get into a car accident in the next few days.] The heiress who heard Shi Li’s thoughts sprang to her feet. [But after Director Wei dies, his mistresses number three, four, and five will show up w
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Wildly Entwined 野蛮缠绵
Also known as Wild and Unrelenting [Mutual first love + sweet romance + top-tier wealthy family + obsessive pursuit + foreign romance + cross-border love + size difference + blue-eyed foreign tycoon + sharp-tongued and flirtatious + redemption + a touch of groveling + no blood relation] In a foreign land, just as Wen Ran is falling into despair, a man saves her in the bloodiest way possible. But moments later, she is mistaken for a spy. With her eyes about to be gouged out and her skin peeled
34.1kReads9.3Score4.2kShelves
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Going on a Dating Show with the Ex I Dumped 和甩过的前任上恋综
[Carefree yet devoted young master X gentle, resilient beauty who knows how to reel him in] [Dating show + rekindled romance + both leads’ first love, with a sweet-and-sour feel] In high school, Jiang Wang, the school bully, pursued Zhu Yuan, a model student, for three years. It wasn’t until graduation that he finally won the heart of this delicate flower, so hard to reach. Then the delicate flower tricked him into applying to the same university, only to go to another city herself. ** Zhu Yuan
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Crazy Male Lead, Don't Be Afraid. I'm Just a Plain Old Pervert 疯批男主别害怕，我只是单纯变态
[A print edition has been signed for publication] [Pure-hearted yet truly deranged male lead x fake psychopath female lead who does everything to survive] [From universally hated to universally adored * brothers’ road to redemption * both are virgins] Xiang Fengyu transmigrates into a book as the short-lived fiancée of a deranged male lead. From the start, she’s in danger of being killed after spotting a bloodstained shirt under his bed. She plans to use her golden finger, her knowledge of the p
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So Sweet! I Tease the Male Lead’s Stoic Uncle Until He Can’t Resist 甜诱！撩爆男主的禁欲小叔
[She stops chasing halfway + mutual flirting + intense push and pull + scorching chemistry + face-slapping the wealthy] Qin Shuyu transmigrated into a novel as a vicious supporting female character who caused endless trouble. In the story, she ruined her reputation over a man and met a miserable end. Knowing how the plot would unfold, Qin Shuyu declared, “There are plenty of men out there. No need to hang myself from one tree.” Later... She met the male lead’s uncle, Xu Jingxi. Qin Shuyu: “If I
20.1kReads9.3Score2.9kShelves
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Mountains and Seas 山海
Qiao Jiu always knew her husband was ruthless and decisive in business. She never imagined he’d be just as merciless in their marriage.
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After Giving Up on Love, I Dumped the CEO and Married His Brother 放下爱情后，抛弃霸总，嫁给他哥
The male lead wins his older brother’s fiancée after initially being passed over Once the heroine stands on her own, she wants neither brother! Willful, formidable heroine vs. sharp-tongued, scheming, rebellious CEO One-on-one romance, with the male lead groveling to win her back later! Happy ending! The focus is on romantic tension, with several lovable side couples Early on: bickering and mischief. Later: evenly matched opponents Readers can rest easy! No pointless angst, no being pushed aroun
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The Black Heiress 黑千金
Zhou Zhizhi was born a wealthy heiress, but she was abandoned in a remote county and taken in by a man who had just been released from prison after serving time for a serious crime. At just five years old, she was already able to save her father. Later, she also brought home an old scholar and former examination candidate, and the three of them began building a life together. The hardened criminal turned into a coal magnate, while the abandoned girl became a true heiress of the underworld. How w
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Deicide Learning In A Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神
A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled
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A Polite Scoundrel 斯文败类
Zhou Luochen is the legal profession's devil's advocate. He has never lost a case, and everyone trying to escape the law's punishment goes to him for representation, no matter how steep his fees are. He's always impeccably mannered, courteous, quiet, reserved, gentle, and kind. When Fang Yi joined the law firm as a typist, she couldn't believe that such a mild-mannered gentleman could be the “well-spoken scoundrel” everyone described, even if he was supposedly the devil's advocate. That is, unti
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The True Heiress with Mystical Powers Comes Down the Mountain, and Her Seven Brothers Are All Sacrificed to Heaven 玄学真千金下山，七个哥哥全祭天
[Mysticism + Everyone’s Favorite + Powerful Hero and Heroine, Unstoppable] Seventeen years ago, after a curse master declared her a jinx to her entire family, Yan Chenqi (Lu Xinnian) was blinded by her own birth mother, who also blocked her mouth and nose before burying her alive in a mass grave. Seventeen years later, she returns as the head of the Maoshan Sect, the most orthodox sect in the mystic world. For martial strength, she has her master. For wealth, her martial uncle. Look up three fee
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The Tough Guy’s Darling and Their Sweet Little One Are Both Reborn! 糙汉家的娇娇和甜崽都是重生的！
[Rugged hero + doting romance + adorable baby] Rong Bai noticed that lately, the little darling of the Lu family seemed to be teasing him on purpose. She always ran her mouth and got handsy. What kind of behavior was that? At first, Rong Bai thought, She’s my friend’s fiancée. I can’t touch her. Better to stay out of trouble. Later, Rong Bai held Lu Jiaojiao in his arms, his eyes red. “So we were together in our past life, too.” Just then, a little kid popped out. “Dad, I’m the son you two had i
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The Reborn Matriarch Goes on a Rampage, Filling Her In-Laws' Ancestral Graves 重生主母杀疯了，婆家祖坟埋满了
Also known as The Ex-Husband Is Obsessed with His Widowed Sister-in-Law? Divorce Him and Marry a Powerful Official [Reborn to Take Down Every Backstabbing Wolf] [Love-Chasing Redemption + Never Looking Back] In her previous life, Mu Yunshu poured every ounce of herself into the Lou family. But as she lay dying, she saw her aloof, taciturn husband making solemn vows to her elder sister-in-law in his arms. Their adopted daughter, whom she had cherished for years, was there too, clinging to the old
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Jiang's Young Master Tai's Pure-Hearted White Moonlight 江小太爷的纯情白月光
[One-on-one romance, both leads are devoted to each other, strong female and male leads, dual secret identities, sweet romance, pure-hearted powerhouse with a surprising contrast vs. the arrogant heir of Beijing’s elite] Jiang Jin is utterly captivating, while Rong Yueqing leaves everyone dazzled for a lifetime. Snow swirls outside. Winter would be incomplete without it, and snow has fallen in Beijing year after year. This winter, she comes to the capital. They turn around in the snow and meet e
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Mess With Her? You Must Be Crazy! The Madam Is Putting the Capital’s Elite in Their Place Again 惹她？疯了！夫人又在整顿京圈了
The short drama She Is Loved by the Whole World (Come to Me) is now available. [Sweet Romance + Empowering Revenge] The notorious daughter of the Si family has returned from the countryside. When people hear the news, they all sneer at her! A useless rich girl, a coarse country bumpkin, a vicious demon... Until one day The renowned savior and master healer? That's her. The mysterious ace forensic pathologist? That's her. The world-famous hacker everyone's searching for? That's her too. As t
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The Aloof Buddhist Monk Avoids Women, Yet Secretly Kisses Her Every Day 清冷佛子不近女色，背地日日缠吻
A beguiling beauty in a qipao × a cool, calculating Buddhist devotee (Ancient-to-modern + intense push and pull + sweet romance) Yu Hua, the breathtakingly talented princess of Great Ling, transmigrates into a book on her way to a political marriage and becomes the foolish, dull-witted sacrificial female lead in the story. In the original, her fiancé, Lu Yanli, breaks off their engagement and immediately takes her younger sister’s hand. Her family and friends turn against her, and she eventually
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After Being Reborn, I Became the Obsession of a Man with a Drug Addiction 重生后，我成了偏执大佬的药瘾
[Both leads are virgins] [Sweet romance] [Mutual healing] In her previous life, Shi Wan died a tragic death. Fu Tingchen gave his life for her and perished in a sea of flames. Reborn, Shi Wan has the advantage at every turn. She plans each step carefully, vowing to protect the person she loves most. Fu Tingchen is possessive by nature, violent and ruthless. Yet he doesn’t know that after they marry, he’ll dote on one woman without restraint, treating her with tender affection. “A Chen, why didn’
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Soothe Him! Kiss Him! Her Abstinent Husband Loses Control 哄他！吻他！禁欲老公被撩到失控
[Sweet romance + marriage first, love later + mutual flirting] Qu Xi transmigrates into a book, becoming the ill-fated wife of a powerful business tycoon. Her story ends when she elopes with another man and dies in a car accident. On the day Qu Xi arrives, the original owner stabs herself to force the tycoon to let her go. Gazing at the handsome, inscrutable man in a wheelchair and the divorce papers in front of her, Qu Xi clutches her wound and says through the pain, “Darling, I don't want a di
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Are You Crazy? She’s a Max-Level Expert, and You Had to Provoke Her? 疯了吧？她满级大佬，你非惹她？
[Short drama now streaming; satisfying revenge and face-slapping + ultra-confident heroine + secret identities + everyone’s darling + sickly Buddhist male lead + adorable child] “One hundred million. Stay.” After being reborn, Shang Wanxing unexpectedly saves a little boy, only to be taken to a private island by his deranged and violent uncle. Just as everyone laughs and waits to watch the unloved, uncared-for her get tossed aside once they’re tired of playing with her… Top-tier star: “She’s my
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Reborn and Spoiled: The Beautiful, Flirtatious Favorite of an Obsessive Tycoon 重生霸宠：偏执大佬的小撩精恃美行凶
[Marriage First, Love Later + Everyone’s Darling + Protective + Secret Identities + Mutual Devotion and Flirting] In her previous life, her family was destroyed, and she died a gruesome death on the high seas. Reborn, Shangguan Wu can’t possibly have any bad intentions. She just wants revenge, and she wants the good man who loves her wholeheartedly, too! Shangguan Wu lifted the man’s chin and breathed softly, “I’ll heal your legs. You and I will marry by contract for one year. Do you agree?”
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The Tycoon's Wife Has Many Secret Identities 豪门夫人马甲多
(A fictional setting, feel-good wish fulfillment, online face-slapping, and the female lead has tons of secret identities!) The eldest daughter of the Qin family, missing for years, has finally been found. Everyone says she is talentless and immoral, with no money or power, and that a pheasant can never become a phoenix. The leader of a gang in M Continent calls her his ancestor. A mysterious piano master? A poison doctor whom everyone pursues, yet who is impossible to find? The top-ranked elite
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The Obsessive Big Shot's Sickly, Flirtatious Darling Takes the World by Storm 偏执大佬的病娇小撩精苏爆全球
[Yandere romance + heart-fluttering sweetness + adorable pets + mutual salvation + secret identities] After spending two years locked in a psychiatric hospital, Third Master Yu returned to the Imperial Capital with a sweet, soft, enchanting young woman who seemed like a fairy from the mortal realm, and cherished her above all else. In front of Third Master Yu, the young woman was as docile as a little white rabbit, constantly calling him “Hubby” and begging him for hugs every day. But wheneve
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Hiring a Handsome Guy to Guard the House 雇个帅哥来镇宅
[Horror, one heroine] What do you do when you’re nearly broke? With no other options, Shang Yi reluctantly took a night-shift job, and it completely upended his worldview! The elevator, hallways, underground parking garage, bathrooms… Those places were already enough to give him a headache. But what troubled him even more was the attention he got from beautiful women… Strange incidents kept happening in the residential complex, yet the residents went on living there as if nothing were wrong. The
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