An Illegitimate Daughter and a Powerful Young Master from Beijing’s Elite Circle: Married First, Fall in Love Later 女主是私生女男主是京圈太子爷先婚后爱

1. 51 为 The Savage Tycoon Plots and Schemes to Win Her, Breaking Her Pride 为夺她野蛮大佬机关算尽折傲骨 Ming Bei冥北Modern Romance410k WordsCompleted [Forceful Romance + 1v1 + A Reversal of the Kept-Lover Game + Wife-Chasing Crematorium + Bad Ending] Suit-clad thug ❌ cool, elegant beauty in a qipao Man: fights to claim her ❌ Woman: hides and runs Wen Liyuan said, “I'm bored.” She tossed the man a check and ended their relationship. A month later, she saw the man she'd dumped at a banquet hosted by the Wen family. The world called him “Ninth Master!” Xie Jiusu, the ruthless, unhinged demon of Hong Kong City, whose name struck fear into 45Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 52 乖 Good Girl! After a Drunken Night, He Kisses My Red Lips and Holds Me Close 乖！醉夜亲红唇，京圈少爷揽腰哄 Light a Lamp for the Moon给月亮点灯Modern Romance446k WordsCompleted Sweet and delicate beauty x Beijing’s wealthy young heir + both leads are virgins + marriage first, love later + bickering couple When Deng Yuanyuan woke up, she found herself in bed with her sworn enemy, Zhou Yu. She’d boarded a cruise ship to escape an arranged marriage, never expecting to run into Zhou Yu there. The night they got drunk, Zhou Yu laid her on the bed and coaxed her. “Want to marry me?” Deng Yuanyuan pouted. “What’s in it for me?” “Swipe my card until your hand gets tired.” The 8.6kReads9.1Score759Shelves
3. 53 青 Green Lime, Never Too Late 青柠不晚 October Bell十月铃Modern Romance319k WordsCompleted [Fake Siblings + Marriage First, Love Later + Reunion After Years Apart + Mutual Healing + Sweet and Angsty] [Independent, Sensitive Heiress ✖ Devoted, Jealous Young Noble] 1. Six years after they parted, Zhou Chuning saw Pei Chi again at her father’s funeral. She attended with the boyfriend she’d been dating for a year. He reached out to Pei Chi first. “Hello, I’m Chuning’s boyfriend.” Pei Chi’s lips curled into a faint smile. “If you’re her boyfriend, then who am I?” 2. Everyone knew that when 18kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves
4. 54 救 Help! My Arranged Marriage Husband Came Home and Flirts with Me Every Day 救！联姻老公回国后天天撩我 Hua You花柚Modern Romance272k WordsCompleted Best Friends Series, Book 1: Spoiled by Him [Double wealthy families + sweet romance + one-on-one, both leads have no prior relationships + happy ending + married first, fall in love later + long-laid plans] [Truly haughty rose of a young lady vs. seemingly aloof heir to a powerful family] Jiang Zhi, eldest daughter of the Jiang family of Beicheng, is hailed as the most dazzling rose in the city: breathtakingly beautiful, bold and uninhibited, and accustomed to getting away with anything on the 7.4kReads9.2Score655Shelves

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   The story of an arranged marriage that blossoms into love is incredibly sweet between the male and female leads.

5. 55 他 He Keeps Flirting and Playing Hard to Get! The Rebellious Tycoon Spoils Her Until She Gets Pregnant 他又撩又茶！被桀骜大佬宠到怀孕 Jiang Wenyu江问鱼Modern Romance280k WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love + The Second Male Lead Takes the Lead + Mutual Firsts + Secret Love Turns to Love + Redemption] [The Whole Family Gets Their Comeuppance, and She Won't Forgive Them] In the third week after agreeing to date Gu Chengfeng, Yu Zhiwan heard him say: “The Yu family’s real daughter they found isn’t even loved by them. I’m just playing around with her.” “Remember the first day Yu Zhiwan came back to the Yu family? She’s allergic to pineapple, and her two biological brothers delibe 25.2kReads9.3Score3.1kShelves

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   Highly recommended!!

6. 56 再 I'll Never Love You Again 再也不要爱你 Hard to Kill难杀Modern Romance132k WordsCompleted A short, heart-wrenching story. Extremely heartbreaking! So much melodrama and angst! Read with caution! Please ignore the extra chapter. The author wrote it while losing their mind, and sincerely apologizes! Jian Meng is dying, and Ji Jing’an doesn’t know. He’s busy worrying about his wedding to someone else, indifferent to the poor woman at home. He has always believed Jian Meng would wait for him forever, just as she has for the past ten years. It was the last winter, and Jian Meng’s last bir 17.2kReads8.2Score974Shelves

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   Jian Meng is on her deathbed, while Ji Jing'an is busy preparing for someone else's wedding, ignoring her deep affection. Ten years of companionship, her love ignored; on her birthday, she wishes to give up on loving him. Her once joyful heart is now replaced by disgust, and the cold, deep sea witnesses her despair. Watch as Jian Meng struggles on the edge of love and pain, and whether Ji Jing'an will finally realize the truth. What will become of this love—regret or eternal separation?

7. 57 人 The Crowded Tide 人潮汹涌 Tang Yingxiao唐颖小Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Zhou Zhijing finally found the perfect rich husband and successfully made her way into Haijing City's upper circles. But the day after her engagement, she had a nightmare. In the dream, Chen Zongci sat on a black leather sofa, gazing down at her in silent disdain. The moment she jolted awake, the nightmare came true. Chen Zongci appeared in her cheap rental apartment and looked down at her. “Want to marry into my family? Come beg me.” He let her use him, scheme against him, and take advantag 6.1kReads8.8Score712Shelves

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   The more you read, the more engrossed you become; a suspenseful mystery novel.

8. 58 改 She Remarried the Mad Prince, and Her Cheongsam Beauty Set the Capital Ablaze 改嫁疯批太子爷，旗袍美人艳翻京圈 Zhang Jiujiu张九酒Modern Romance672k WordsCompleted [Cool, stunning beauty in a qipao with a fragile constitution VS scheming, unhinged young master of Beijing’s elite] [Mad dog turns into a loyal hound] [One-on-one, both virgins] Song Qingyou was born with the bones of a beauty. Her dazzling looks made her famous throughout the capital, yet she had been sickly since childhood, as delicate and fragile as a precious porcelain doll. When she divorced, everyone assumed that without Fu Tingshen’s protection, this frail beauty would never find a footh 4.4kReads9.2Score475Shelves
9. 59 一 Love at First Sight! 一往情深！ Monica茉妮卡Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The short drama Green Tea Puppy Boy Makes Me Fall Deeply in Love (also known as Deeply in Love) is now streaming | [Green tea puppy boy + scheming + the other man steals the husband + scumbag ex chases his wife to the crematorium (but fails) + 1v1] On her wedding day, Nan Wan's fiancé fled the ceremony after getting a call from his ex-girlfriend, turning Nan Wan into the laughingstock of the whole city. The gorgeous Nan Wan turned around and started keeping a young, handsome puppy boy, joining h 12kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
10. 60 隔 The Buddhist Monk Next Door Is Here to Woo His Wife! 隔壁那佛子，是来钓妻的！ Too Big忒大Ancient Romance654k WordsCompleted [Just started getting ratings, and the score is rising. Go ahead and give it a try.] ✓ Long-planned pursuit ✓ Buddhist monk × young nun Feng Xuanchen became a monk! Even two years later, the noble young ladies still couldn’t believe it. Their dream man, the God of War Prince of the Chaofeng Kingdom, had renounced the world! Yet there was never a shortage of fearless women throwing themselves at him, hoping to drag the peerless Buddhist monk back into worldly life. It was all in vain. - The empe 11.6kReads9.0Score1.9kShelves

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    It's super, super good, but a little melodramatic and a bit angsty.

11. 61 七 The 1970s Cannon Fodder Wife Wants to Run Away, and Her Officer Husband Panics 七零炮灰原配要跑，军官老公慌了 Jiu Cheng酒澄Modern Romance491k WordsCompleted Timid Lin Suisui's boldest and most regrettable act in life was provoking Huo Changzheng and forcing him to marry her. To punish her, he returned to his military unit the very next day after their wedding. Over the next five years, he came home only three times in brief visits, leaving her alone to endure pregnancy, childbirth, and raising their child. When their son was four, she heard that Huo had gotten close to a superior's daughter and was so furious that she wanted a divorce. That night, s 799Reads6.9Score100Shelves

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    Worth watching repeatedly

12. 62 恶 Villainess Transmigrates into a Book: She Refuses to Marry the Village Official and Marries the Village Bully! 恶女穿书：不嫁村官，嫁村霸！ Chu Wu Jiu Jiu初五九九Modern Romance605k WordsCompleted Fake village bully + real wicked woman + falls for him at first sight + just trying to survive + intense push and pull in the early stages + super-sweet doting romance later on + powerful couple. After an all-nighter at work, Song Jiaojiao unexpectedly transmigrated into a book and became the wicked female supporting character in a sweet romance novel. She tricked and coaxed the village bully, Gu Nanting, into giving her five hundred yuan as bride-price, then turned around and handed the money t 442Reads6.5Score100Shelves
13. 63 分 After Three Years Apart, She Asks for a Divorce, and the Chaste Commander Loses His Cool 分居三年提离婚，禁欲首长红了眼 Tun Er豚二Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + sweet romance + raising children + no golden finger + native-born characters + life in a military compound + everyday family drama] This is not an effortless wish-fulfillment story. It’s a warm tale of personal growth, so read with care if that’s not your thing. Cen Jing Yi gives birth to her daughter prematurely and is thrown out by her in-laws. She struggles alone to raise her daughter until she’s two. Then her husband, who returned to his unit the day aft 14.3kReads8.8Score966Shelves
14. 64 开 She Drove a Tank into the Imperial Palace: The Divine Doctor Consort Conquered Four Kingdoms 开着坦克进皇宫，医妃她平了四国 Flowers Bloom in the Western Sea西海生花Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Marriage first, love later + both leads are devoted only to each other + equally strong leads + sweet romance + a magical space + transmigration. Yue Rushuang, a top military doctor from the twenty-fourth century with doctorates in both medicine and toxicology, transmigrates and marries the Crown Prince, who has been gravely wounded. On the first day of their marriage, she stitches up his wounds. On the second, she performs surgery on him. On the third, she pushes the disabled Crown Prince into 17.4kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves

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    Hilarious and absurd. No need to wait for the finale.

15. 65 神 The Divine Fortune-Teller Speaks with Ghosts, and the King of Hell Is Her Little Brother 神算她能与鬼通，阎王是她小老弟 The Badger of the Green Grassland青青草原平头哥Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ghost Hunting + Fortune-Telling + Top Combat Power + Heaven's Own Daughter] A scumbag father, a fake-nice stepmother, and a white-lotus younger sister who's a piece of work? Tang Qing wasn't afraid. She cut off all family ties from the start. Karma? Heavenly retribution? Sorry, Heaven is her own dear father. Evil spirits, zombies, and if you hit them, they'll report you to the underworld? Oh, the King of Hell is her little brother. A handful of talismans in one hand and a sword in the other, sh 2.8kReads9.2Score358Shelves
16. 66 参 I Entered a Talent Show, Prayed for Rain, and Took the Internet by Storm 参加选秀，做法求雨火遍全网 Little Witch小巫Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Mysticism + comedy + secret identities + satisfying revenge + everyone’s favorite] A renowned mysticism master is tricked into joining a variety show, with meals and accommodation provided and a paycheck to boot. She says money doesn’t matter. She just wants to join the show and spread her fine virtues. While the other contestants sing, dance, and rap, her rendition of The Supreme Scripture for Deliverance nearly sends the whole audience to the next world. “What, you want to see something more 8.4kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
17. 67 抚 Trace Her Beauty Mark! Kiss Her Starry Eyes! The Movie Star and the Beauty Are a Perfect Match 抚红痣！吻星眸！影帝与美人绝配 Sweet Kitty Ya甜猫儿吖Modern Romance177k WordsCompleted Nan Qian used to be the entertainment industry’s top-tier star. With a bright red beauty mark beneath her eye and naturally petal-shaped eyes, even the slightest glance from her could make people scream. But when the trending topic “Daughter of a Mistress” appeared, she became a vixen mocked and scorned by everyone in the blink of an eye. Despondent and drunk, with her mind hazy, she gave her assistant the address of her ex’s home. She pushed open the door and saw a pair of eyes more beautiful t 18.7kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves
18. 68 罪 A Love Born of Sin: Mr. Nie, Stop Tormenting Her. Your Wife Is Marrying Someone Else! 罪爱：聂总别虐，太太要嫁人了！ Half-Cooked Bun半生不熟的包子Modern Romance426k WordsCompleted [Physical and Emotional Abuse]+ [Unfaithful Male Lead]+ [The Husband’s Long Road to Redemption] Seven years in prison had worn away every one of Ye Zhou’s sharp edges, along with her love for Nie Xiuyan. On the day she was released, Nie Xiuyan took her to the civil affairs bureau. He told her she needed to atone! On their wedding night, Nie Xiuyan brought home a lingerie model and made love to her in front of his new wife. Her old love returned with a child and forced her to kneel and repent. Ag 2.7kReads8.6Score164Shelves
19. 69 软 A Gentle Seduction 软诱 Jiujiu Qi久久萋Modern Romance454k WordsCompleted The print edition of Rose Crown goes on sale August 10. Available on all platforms. [Married First, Love Later + Secret Crush + He Chases His Wife After Losing Her, But She Never Looks Back + Both Are Each Other’s First] She was the Xu family’s adopted daughter, and Zhou Yuetian’s little shadow. She had followed him everywhere since childhood, until she heard him say this at the age of twenty-four: “She’s just the Xu family’s adopted daughter. Why would I actually care about her? People like us 71.5kReads9.6Score8.6kShelves

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    This one matches perfectly, okay?

20. 70 奶 After the Baby Goes Viral, Her Father and Brothers Cry with Regret 奶宝火出圈后，爸爸哥哥悔哭了 Yi A Ya一啊鸭Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted Yan Laiyi knows she is an illegitimate daughter, and that her mother is a homewrecker and a murderer. Her mother had been secretly in love with her father for years, but he fell in love with her mother’s older sister and had three sons with her. Consumed by jealousy, her mother schemed to get pregnant and attempted to murder her sister. After the attempt failed, her father and uncles sent her to prison. Later, her mother died unexpectedly, leaving her alone in the world at just four years old. A 7.5kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
21. 71 婚 A Kiss After the Wedding 婚后热吻 Icy Milk Mochi冰奶麻薯Modern Romance193k WordsCompleted [Pregnant and married in a whirlwind, marriage before love, love grows over time, both leads are sexually inexperienced, sweet and flirtatious romance] [Soft, sweet beauty from the capital’s elite circles × arrogant CEO who falls for her on his own] A chaotic night at a hotel. Jian Anwan becomes involved with Xiao Chuyi, the most powerful man in the capital’s elite circles. And that means Jian Anwan is carrying his child. Xiao Chuyi is an aloof, highborn CEO who keeps his distance from women 420Reads8.1Score100Shelves

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    I've never seen a female lead who's an illegitimate child before, but this one is pretty good, I recommend it to you. [Pregnant woman, whirlwind marriage, love after marriage, feelings develop over time, both leads are virgins, sweet and charming] Jian Anwan and Xiao Chuyi, a powerful figure in Beijing's elite circles, meet after a chaotic night at a hotel, and she becomes pregnant with his child. Xiao Chuyi is a cold and aloof CEO, uninterested in women, with a powerful aura. Jian Anwan is just an unknown socialite. Before her rebirth, she was naive and easily manipulated, drugged, plagued by scandals, and misled by her family's slander, leading to an abortion and refusing to marry a scumbag, ultimately offending the Xiao family, being scammed and left homeless, and dying in a car accident. After her rebirth, Jian Anwan is determined to protect her child and decisively marries Xiao Chuyi. Before the marriage, Xiao Chuyi sets three rules: divorce immediately after childbirth, adherence to the wedding date, and no physical intimacy. The two then quickly register their marriage. At first, they lived in separate rooms without any feelings for each other. However, a few months later, Jian Anwan was pregnant and went shopping with Xiao Chuyi carrying her bags. Later, she pushed the person next to her while heavily pregnant and scolded him for pressing on the baby.

22. 72 肆 Reckless Seduction 肆意诱引 If There Are a Thousand Tribulations如有千千劫Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Top-tier wealthy family + coercive pursuit + obsessive, unhinged lead + intense push and pull + devoted couple, happy ending] (Defiant, bold wild rose Shi Yi vs. ruthless, calculating devil Gong Shengchi) To repay the debt she owed him for saving her life when she was sixteen, Shi Yi secretly stayed by Jiang Yiheng’s side for seven years. During that time, her feelings for him slowly changed. In the year she loved him most, Jiang Yiheng married into the Shi family for power. Just as she thought 143Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is a twin sister who is unloved at home and often gets beaten and injured, but her older brother and sister are very kind to her. The male lead also likes the female lead, but never shows it outwardly. The ending is happy. Recommendation rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

23. 73 他 He Asked for a Divorce, She Spilled the Tea, and the CEO’s Whole Family Panicked 他提离婚她爆瓜，霸总全家心慌慌 Jiang Miao Loves Fish江淼爱吃鱼Modern Romance812k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + mind reading + gossip + comedy + one-on-one romance] Wen Yan transmigrated into a book as the villainess who had stolen classified files from her husband, the male lead, Si Moyan. She was nasty, selfish, and destined to bring about her own death. She was also bound to a gossip-loving System that assigned her missions. To survive, she had to earn 100 affection points from Si Moyan. Si Moyan, who had no interest in women and already loathed her, immediately asked for a 22.1kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves

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    Super cool! All the gossip is guaranteed to be true. The female lead changes the cannon fodder fate of the male lead's entire family.

24. 74 闪 After Their Flash Marriage, the Arrogant CEO Sheng Humbly Begs for Her Affection 闪婚后，傲娇盛总卑微求宠 Ignorant and Fearless无知无畏Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A refined, abstinent, cold-faced CEO turns into a domineering wife-spoiler after marriage. Sheng Qing, head of the Sheng family, was twenty-eight and had never touched a woman. To avoid being pressured into marriage, he fled abroad. On his one trip back to China, a twist of fate led him to lose his virginity to the legitimate daughter of the Luo family, who had only just been brought back from the countryside. After a night of passion, he was hooked and vowed to keep her by his side, indulging h 12.9kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

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    The male leads are all domineering CEOs or sons of wealthy Beijing elites, while the female leads are all demure young ladies. It's a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love, or the female leads run away pregnant. Super sweet, you'll want to keep watching! 🥰🥰

25. 75 上 My Boss Is My Secretly Married Husband 上司是隐婚老公 Yan Huanhuan言欢欢Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Ning Xi married a man eight years older than her. Two years later, she starts an internship at his company, where her boss is the husband she married in secret. In public, they pretend not to know each other. In private, they lose themselves in each other. When his first love returns to the country, he asks for a divorce. She hides her pregnancy, signs the divorce papers, and leaves with her head held high. He searches the entire world for her like a madman. Five years later, she returns with he 11.3kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves
26. 76 乖 Good Girl! After My Chaste Boss Flirted Me into Tears, I Ran Away 乖宠！被禁欲上司撩哭后我跑路了 Wen Xiaoke温小可Modern Romance512k WordsCompleted For her father's medical bills, Wen Keke is willing to do anything. She thinks this can only happen once, so she nervously asks the man, “We agreed... ten thousand per time. You can't go back on your word.” The man smiles. “How about making it a long-term arrangement?” This time, she cries all night and doesn't even dare ask for the money. She thinks they'll never cross paths again, but before long, the man turns out to be the CEO of the company where she's interning. Wen Keke panics and starts 309Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 77 招 Tempting a Powerful, Abstinent Man? Miss Su, You’ll Have to Face the Consequences 招惹禁欲大佬？苏小姐后果请自负 Baby Li Yu李渔宝宝Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Winning her back + running away while pregnant + devoted couple + the hero dotes on his wife afterward] The hero is drugged and ends up in bed with a “woman for hire.” Later, after acquiring a company, he goes there on his first day to address the employees, only to discover that the “woman for hire” is a junior employee at the company. Taking advantage of his position, he starts getting revenge on the heroine for taking his virginity, giving her all kinds of “trouble.” Unable to put up with 32.1kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves
28. 78 哇 Oh No! I Provoked the One Man I Shouldn’t Have 哇！我惹上不该惹的男人 Five-Spice Little Jade Fish五香小玉鱼Modern Romance323k WordsCompleted [Devoted love / household intrigue / domineering hero / age gap / doting romance] Jiang Qingci, unloved by both her father and mother, uses her own subtle charms to win over a handsome older tycoon in City A… “Uncle Ning, I want to learn fitness, too. I want you to teach me personally.” “Girl, that’s not your strong suit. You’d better learn something else!” “Then teach me to paint, okay…?” “Painting? Do you think you’re cut out for that…?” “Aw, Uncle Ning… You’re ruining all my fun…” “Fine, then 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These days, it seems like all novels are about arranged marriages that lead to love...

29. 79 退 You Were the One Who Broke Off the Engagement. Why Are You Jealous Now That I Have Someone New? 退婚你提的，我有新欢你醋什么 Longjing Porcelain龙井瓷Modern Romance391k WordsCompleted [Gorgeous, flirtatious heroine + multiple devoted male leads + VN] Luo Yan transmigrates into a cannon-fodder supporting female character in the domineering CEO novel Moonlight Stand-In's Guide to the Top. As the male lead’s fiancée, her role is to be both the catalyst and the obstacle in the leads’ romance. She’s infatuated with the male lead, makes life difficult for the heroine, and schemes against her, earning everyone’s hatred. But Luo Yan refuses to play a brainless character. She’s done b 33.4kReads9.2Score3.9kShelves
30. 80 P After I Played the CEO, He Became Addicted to Me PUA霸总之后，他对我上瘾了 Splendor Fades了了繁华Modern Romance584k WordsCompleted The first time they met, Xiao Jin'an grabbed the man by the chin and accused him, "What's with the act? You only did that to get my attention, didn't you? You say I'm dirty, but I haven't complained about how slutty you are." After forcing herself on him, Xiao Jin'an dusted herself off and left, unaware that her greasy CEO-style lines had piqued his interest. When the three fish in her pond were driven away, the man shoved a bank card in front of her and asked, "Want to pick a new target? You' 892Reads8.7Score110Shelves
31. 81 诱 She Seduces Him, and the Hong Kong District's Little Tyrant Turns into a Lovable Goofball 诱她，港区小霸王秒变二哈 Not So Dark Under the Lamp灯下不黑黑Modern Romance644k WordsCompleted [Secret crush x sweet romance x the second male lead wins] [Can be both cool and sweet x the little tyrant of Hong Kong] That July, Feng Wu climbed a tree to rescue a cat. Xu Xingchi happened to pass by and pulled up the hem of his T-shirt. “Awu, toss the cat down. Your big brother will catch it.” In the blink of an eye, Xu Xingchi had grown up. He gave her a cold smile. “Feng Wu, eat the mango for her, and I’ll agree to get engaged to you.” With everyone watching, Feng Wu ate the mango bite by 27kReads9.2Score3.6kShelves
32. 82 追 The CEO's Beloved, on the Long Road to Winning Her Back 追妻漫漫行长的心尖宠 Yi Mushang易木殇Modern Romance526k WordsCompleted The short drama is coming soon!! [Ex-husband begs for her back + rekindled romance + simmering tension + dual purity + clear-headed heroine] [Powerful Beijing socialite + beautiful painter] Lu Luowan has skin as smooth as jade, exquisite features, and long, thick brows curved like a crescent moon. The slightly upturned corners of her eyes lend her a touch of allure, while her clear, deep eyes sparkle like autumn waters. Yet this beauty is the Lu family's secret adopted daughter. A deliberate 9.6kReads8.9Score684Shelves
33. 83 辞 Deep Love for Ci Yuan 辞鸢情深 Xi Zi Xi夕籽夕Modern Romance244k WordsCompleted [Rich Heir × Top-Tier Beauty and Designer] (Full-cast audio edition now available) "Love at first sight on both sides + Class difference + Winning her back + Rekindled romance + Both chaste" They were both struck by love at first sight! An irresistible physical attraction! Everyone says that the rich heir Ji Ke is only playing around with the student Ruan Yuan. Ruan Yuan gives him her whole heart, but... Ruan Yuan: “Let’s get married!” Ji Ke: “What are you thinking? You’re only 21.” Ruan Yuan: “ 26kReads8.1Score1.4kShelves
34. 84 他 He Won't Be Tamed 他不驯 Dai in Her Boudoir呆字闺中Modern Romance366k WordsCompleted [Powerful leads + both leads are faithful + pursuing his wife + mutual devotion + redemption] [Powerful man who crashes into her life for love x movie queen who keeps saving herself] One-line summary: A story about two people who don't know how to love, clumsily learning to love each other. Synopsis: Jiang Jin was the world's ultimate calamity. He commanded the worlds of finance and arms dealing, reveling in the thrill of destroying everything. But Shen Yang had transmigrated into a book and 12.6kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
35. 85 至 Beloved and Spoiled 至爱偏宠 Xia Qibao夏柒宝Modern Romance473k WordsCompleted “Easygoing heiress × gentle, refined second young master. Both leads are devoted only to each other, sweet romance, you won’t regret picking this up!” Wen Ruoshu never expected that the reason she’d return to the capital one day would be an arranged marriage! But it was only an arranged marriage, and she could accept that. As for whom she married, she didn’t particularly care. After all, as far as she was concerned, anything that didn’t threaten her life was a minor matter. They had agreed on a 4.9kReads8.9Score499Shelves

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    A wealthy CEO, not an illegitimate daughter; a laid-back heiress x a gentle and refined second son.

36. 86 聘 A Hundred Billion in Bride Price Made Me the Boss of a Wealthy Family! 聘礼百亿，我成了豪门掌权人！ Shen Chengjing沈橙静Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [All-around heroine + powerful female lead + satisfying revenge + the whole family pays the price] In her previous life, she was subjected to psychological abuse and developed severe depression. When her condition worsened, she was forced to marry in place of the Shen family’s adopted daughter. When she refused, her family stripped her and threatened her! They used a video to try to control and manipulate her. Unable to bear the humiliation, she jumped to her death. Now, Shi Yanxia is reborn on 6.8kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves

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    The female lead has many identities, and the male lead, terminally ill, is saved by her. Thus, their love story officially begins.

37. 87 离 You Played Dirty When We Divorced, Now You Cry When I Remarry 离婚时你耍狠，我再嫁你哭什么 The Purple Star Descends from Heaven天降紫微星Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing Yan Dai was reborn, returning to the moment when Fu Wenzhou asked her for a divorce for the fifth time! She would trade half his fortune for the divorce! Yan Dai knew there wouldn’t be another chance. Because the sixth time, Fu Wenzhou would simply have her tied up and throw her into the bed of his drugged rival, Tan Xiyun! She would be branded an adulteress, kicked out with nothing, and die in a so-called “suicide from shame” after being caught in the act. Tan Xiyun, meanwhile, would lose his c 335Reads7.7Score108Shelves

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    Although it's not your type of show, it's pretty good, you can give it a try. I'm watching it now and waiting for the updates every day at midnight.

38. 88 蛇 Wrapped in a Serpent's Bones, Kissed by a Sweet Peach 蛇骨绕，吻娇桃 Shui Chunshu水春树Modern Romance677k WordsCompleted Zhou Tingyan was a top warship magnate, devastatingly handsome and utterly untouchable. With three coils of cold snake bones wrapped around his wrist, he was devoid of desire and emotion. Nothing in the world could catch his eye. Wen Qinyi was as fair and delicate as ice and jade, a graceful young maiden. Like a little fairy who had only just taken human form. - As it happened, her uncle was busy lately, and she accidentally ended up on Zhou Tingyan's private island. Her uncle was frantic, 27.1kReads9.4Score4kShelves
39. 89 婚 After Marriage, She Became Addicted to Me 婚后，诱她上瘾 Bestseller Tangtang爆款糖糖Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted A workplace nobody, drunk at the company’s annual party, accidentally knocked on the CEO’s door. “Mr. Huo, I heard that any woman who gets to be with you must have saved the galaxy in her previous life?” “Want to find out?” “Mm.” Tipsy and giddy, Shi Ye threw her arms around his neck. After sobering up, Shi Ye consoled herself: if her first man was someone as devastatingly handsome as Huo Mingchuan, then getting fired wasn’t such a bad deal. Who would have thought he’d say, “Marry me. I’ll take 7.6kReads8.6Score791Shelves
40. 90 偏 Spoiling My Star 偏宠星星 Xi Ruo xr夕若xrModern Romance219k WordsCompleted [Marriage before love + sweet romance + five-year age gap + both leads are virgins] (The heroine is not a strong, independent type!!!) A gentle, resilient, cool-headed writer x a reserved, steady CEO with a fatherly nature Ruan Shixing grew up in the countryside with her grandparents. Her parents’ business flourished, and the Ruan family name became famous in Jiang City. But somehow, it all seemed to have nothing to do with her. After all, she could barely remember her parents’ faces, even as a 3.5kReads9.1Score387Shelves
41. 91 他 He's Unhinged! I'm Crazy! A Flash Marriage with a Tycoon Tears the Family Apart 他癫！我疯！闪婚财阀拆家乱杀 Le Miaomiao乐淼淼Modern Romance257k WordsCompleted [Obsessive CEO vs. righteous policewoman, married first and falling in love later, love and hate, sweet, swoony, and satisfying!] Why Le Guanguan and Yan Zaizhou got married on a whim: He's crazy, handsome, and a little wicked! She's wild, bold, and a total badass! His step-grandmother was speechless. “Why would you bring home a nobody with no connections or backing?” Yan Zaizhou answered calmly, “To keep the house in order!” The first time they met, he kissed her, and she beat him up. Th 1.5kReads8.8Score151Shelves
42. 92 偏 Only Mrs. Lu Gets My Love 偏爱只给陆太太 Ning Xiaowo宁小窝Modern Romance207k WordsCompleted [Long-Planned Romance + Both Leads Are Inexperienced + Sweet, Doting Love] A 26-year-old business tycoon and a beautiful 21-year-old heiress. One day, Chi Xi accidentally stumbled into the arms of Lord Lu of the capital. From then on, the refined and aloof Lu Jinbei gained a taste for ordinary life, and the young woman found herself with a powerful protector. A little scene: Everyone knew that Lu Jinbei doted on Chi Xi with all his heart, cherishing her so deeply that even having her at the 230Reads8.9Score102Shelves
43. 93 程 Mr. Cheng, Your Little Darling Secretly Had Your Baby 程总，您的小娇妻偷偷生了个崽 Tea Fruit Is Sweet茶果子很甜Modern Romance278k WordsCompleted [Reunion after years apart + adorable child + devoted one-on-one romance + revenge on scum + sweet pampering + satisfying read] A proud, sharp-tongued, domineering CEO × a well-behaved girl with a rebellious heart A misunderstanding and a family tragedy separated the couple who loved each other for four years. Four years later, Luo Yan returns home with an adorable child, hoping to live a quiet, ordinary life. But work brings her face-to-face with the man who once occupied her heart. Cheng Jing, 21.8kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
44. 94 一 Love at First Sight: President Fu's Love Runs Deep 一见倾心，傅总的爱深入骨髓 Goofy CEO沙雕总裁Modern Romance357k WordsCompleted [Super sweet + devoted husband + love at first sight + possessive + dramatic twists] A cold, abstinent, domineering CEO falls for a kind, virtuous girl from a respectable family. A possessive, loyal puppy × a quiet, kind-hearted student Shen Heqing struggles to get by in the Shen family and is constantly pushed around. Luckily, she meets Fu Yuanji, the famous head of the Fu family in the capital. She never expected someone as rich and powerful as Fu Yuanji to ask her to marry him. After the 309Reads8.6Score—Shelves
45. 95 云 Master Yun Raised a Little Rose with Thorns 云爷养了朵带刺的小玫瑰 Sweet Little Orange甜甜的橘子Modern Romance378k WordsCompleted [Possessive + cold and abstinent + ruthless, domineering CEO + seemingly lively and obedient, but secretly extremely possessive and flirtatious] When Yun Zhizhi was five, fourteen-year-old Yun Jingchen found her and brought her home. From then on, she became the little princess he cherished above all else. Everyone in S City knew that Yun Jingchen, head of the Yun family, had a precious darling whom he protected fiercely. She had never appeared in public in all these years, and everyone was curi 2.5kReads8.8Score257Shelves
46. 96 分 After Our Breakup, We Met Again and Both Pretended We Were Strangers 分手后再见我和大佬都装作不熟 Pei Ruoyun裴若云Modern Romance579k WordsCompleted (You’re the one I raised, so you belong under my care for the rest of your life. Older man and younger woman, a sweet romance with two devoted leads.) Su Nuannuan fell for her best friend’s uncle, a man ten years older than her who had let her live in his home for ten years. On the night she turned twenty, she cornered him in his room. “Zhan Minghan, I love you.” His gaze was deep, but his voice was utterly cold. “You know what I think of you, don’t you?” But later, he clung to her desperate 1.2kReads9.0Score100Shelves
47. 97 娈 Kept as a Plaything 娈养 Sweet-Voiced Little Deer奶音小鹿Modern Romance424k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Some angst, forced possession, a playboy's redemption, and a man pursuing his wife] Shi Rou signs an agreement to become the contract lover of the most powerful capitalist exploiter in the capital. She thinks that if she's obedient enough, she can safely make it through the contract. But she never expects the man's desire to control and possess her to become so disturbing. Wasn't this supposed to be just a physical relationship, with no feelings involved? Shi Rou can't take it anymor 7.5kReads9.1Score503Shelves
48. 98 难 Hard to Handle: The Wild Crown Prince Is About to Cry 难哄，野痞太子爷要哭了 Donghua's Seven Disciples, Who Love Stewed Meat爱吃炖肉的东华七子Modern Romance613k WordsCompleted [Wealthy families x forced possession x groveling pursuit x happy ending] [Sweet girl x wild, unruly heir x one-on-one romance] The first time Xu Zhiqiao saw Zhou Cong was in the courtyard of her new home. The man lounged in a rattan chair with his legs crossed and drawled, “Such a cute little sweetheart. How about calling me big brother?” The bone cuff on his ear glinted coldly. Xu Zhiqiao kept her distance, terrified of this devil who could turn the world upside down and control everything. On 51.1kReads9.2Score5.4kShelves

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    The female lead's father and the male lead's aunt had a relationship. The male lead hated the female lead's father, and when he learned that the female lead was his daughter, he said in anger, "I'd rather never have known her; it was just a fling." The female lead overheard this and learned her true identity. What followed was the male lead pursuing her, but the ending was a happy one.

49. 99 封 Wake Up, President Feng! Your Wife Took the Kids and Remarried 封总醒醒，夫人带着孩子改嫁了 Sweet Peach Puff甜泡小桃Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Adorable child + domineering CEO + two strong leads + a husband chasing his wife to win her back, icy, confident queen vs. scheming, reserved man] After marrying a man in a vegetative state to bring him good fortune, Shen You'en waited anxiously for him to wake up, only to receive a divorce agreement from Feng Jing. Heartbroken, she moved to another city and stayed away for six years. The day she returned with her little one, a tiny tot latched onto her: "Miss, I've got a useless dad. He's hand 5Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 100 新 On My Wedding Night, My Mother-in-Law Gave Me to My Mad Rival 新婚夜，被婆婆送给疯批死对头 Le Yo乐哟Modern Romance211k WordsCompleted [Both Leads Are Inexperienced + Sweet Romance + Marriage Before Love + Male Lead Is Reborn] On her wedding night, Sheng Tingyu was handed over by her fiancé’s mother to the man who was supposedly her fiancé’s eldest brother. Rumor had it that the eldest son of the Yan family was deranged and cruel, as well as ugly and crippled. But who was this flawless, handsome man standing before her? Sheng Tingyu lifted her little face and asked in a sweet, soft voice, “Are you my husband?” Yan Zheng recogni 913Reads9.1Score124Shelves

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    It's really good, you have to go watch it!!!

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