Looking for Modern Romance Novels with a Clear-Headed, No-Nonsense Female Lead 求女主清醒，不傻白甜小说的现代言情小说

1. 1 夫 The Madam Is a Soldier: The Heirless Third Master Kneels and Kisses Her in Desperation 夫人是军人，绝嗣三爷跪地失控吻 So Delicious, So Delicious好吃好吃Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Satisfying, sweet romance + face-slapping and putting scumbags in their place + secret identities] Third Master Lu, the aloof and noble head of the Lu family, keeps his distance from women. Then news breaks that he’s married, and his wife is just a country girl. Everyone condemns her as a pretty face who’ll be dumped before long. Only Ye Chuchu knows just how devoted her wealthy husband is, day and night. Later, the seemingly docile little wife reveals a bold and dazzling side behind the scenes 5kReads9.2Score679Shelves

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   Sweet pet article➕Majia article, the whole book is sweet!! The plot is not delayed, there are no misunderstandings, and there is no Bai Yueguang!! Super nice

2. 2 心 My Darling! The Dominant Gu Dotes on His Sweetheart Day and Night 心肝宠！霸道顾少日撩夜哄小乖宝 May Blossoms五月番花Modern Romance242k WordsCompleted [Both leads are devoted to each other + married first, in love later + sweet romance + mutual devotion] Everyone in their circle knows that the woman Gu Shao cherished most jumped into the sea and died. From then on, the name Shen Wei became forbidden to Gu Zhouhuai. One day, the man brought home a woman with a slender waist and long legs, her delicate, gentle demeanor as clean and soft as jasmine. Unfortunately She was also mute. The rich young ladies waited with snacks, eager to see the mute g 5.7kReads8.8Score567Shelves

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   I strongly recommend the fifth book. The heroine is a time traveler. The first sentence she heard when she traveled back in time was, "I heard that the prince is extremely physically strong and none of his concubines can bear it."

3. 3 天 From Unexpected Visitor to Childhood Sweetheart: The Tycoon CEO Has a Clever Way to Win Her Back 天降变竹马，首富霸总追妻有妙招 Flowers and Moonlight花兼有月Modern Romance280k WordsCompleted [Male lead is reborn to make amends + childhood sweethearts + devoted husband + healing + adorable child] Everyone knows that the eldest young master of the Sheng family, the most prominent family in Nancheng, has a little girl he cherishes and holds close to his heart. She has little going for her besides her looks, with neither family status nor connections, yet Sheng Chengyang has treasured her since childhood. No one knows that Sheng Chengyang has been reborn. In his previous life, he wronge 5.8kReads9.0Score395Shelves
4. 4 一 I Opened My Eyes and Was Back in the Days When My Sweetheart Had a Crush on Me 一睁眼，回到乖宝暗恋我时期 Wendy温迪大大Modern Romance579k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Unrequited Love!!! + Sweet Romance + Healing and Redemption + Devoted Couple + Good Girl vs. Wild Young Master + Happy Ending] A wild young master with a fierce possessive streak → a timid, sweet, well-behaved girl Xu Muwan had always been obedient and followed the rules. There was only one thing she kept secret from everyone: she loved him alone, her whole life. Deep in her heart, she had a crush on someone. No one knew. Day after day, year after year, she kept loving him. Only the su 23.1kReads9.2Score2.1kShelves
5. 5 孕 After She Fainted From Morning Sickness, Young Master Si Took Her Home and Spoiled Her Rotten 孕吐晕倒后，司少抱回家宠上天 Little Tomato Darling番茄小宝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed + marriage first, love later + age gap + male lead is infertile + female lead is highly fertile] Si Yunting was a rising power in the business world, a fearsome figure everyone admired and looked up to. Han Qingqing was a poor girl adopted from outside by her foster parents. Her foster parents treated her terribly. Her only purpose was to donate blood to her fake older brother every month, to keep him supplied. One day, while working a part-time job at the Hilton Hotel, she was dragge 57.5kReads8.8Score4.2kShelves
6. 6 不 No More Slacking: The Prince’s Favorite Concubine’s Daily Grind 不当咸鱼，王府宠妾的内卷日常 Four Crescent Moons四弯月Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + cutthroat household competition + no slacking off + ambitious heroine] Shen Wei, a die-hard rat-race fanatic, transmigrated into the lowest-ranking maid in a prince’s manor. Prince Yan held a position of great prestige, but all his wives and concubines had given up trying. The princess consort, born to a prestigious family, was as aloof as a chrysanthemum. The secondary consort wanted lifelong monogamy. The reborn woman had lost all hope in Prince Yan and was content to lie fla 64.8kReads9.4Score8.8kShelves
7. 7 我 The System Punished Me by Making Me Bleed. Why Are You Crying? 我被系统惩罚流血，你们哭什么 Jie Ni Bai杰尼白Modern Romance600k WordsCompleted The Villainess System had never encountered such a difficult tasker. Every time, she chose to reject the task and accept the punishment of bleeding. But can someone explain why this woman has maxed out the male lead’s affection by bleeding from all sorts of places? System: Host, please choose whether to accept the Level Two task: [Steal the original heroine’s scenes]. Failure will result in coughing up blood. Lin Zhumian: I choose to refuse. Then, while acting, she spat out a mouthful of blood. 9.6kReads9.4Score1.4kShelves

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   No CP, complete heroine route, no loss in investment

8. 8 惊 What?! The Beautiful Girl Woke Up to Find Her Child Was Three! 惊！美少女一觉醒来孩子三岁！ Yu Yier余宜尔Modern Romance268k WordsCompleted [Published print edition: Nian Nian Xiang Xu] [Both leads' first love + adorable child + CEO + sweet romance + healing + villain] Original title: What?! A Beautiful Young Woman Woke Up to Find Her Child Was Three! At eighteen, Xu Chuniann confessed her feelings to her crush. After a night of drinking, she woke up six years in the future. From what she could tell, her twenty-four-year-old self was difficult and capricious. Her husband, whom she had secretly loved for years, had given up on her, a 45.2kReads9.2Score6.3kShelves

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   Although this 18-year-old heroine turned into her 24-year-old self, she initially won back the boyfriend she had a crush on since junior high school. But later on, the heroine was also making money and wanted to run their small family well together.

9. 9 刻 Deliberately Doted On 刻意娇藏 Gu Keren顾可人Modern Romance258k WordsCompleted Huo Jingyan, head of an eminent family, has been a devout Buddhist vegetarian for years. Noble and distinguished, detached from worldly desires, he never takes off the string of prayer beads around his wrist. No one expected this ascetic Buddhist to one day descend from his sacred pedestal and become entangled in worldly affairs. - Wen Li, the frail beauty of the Wen family in the south of the city, has been famous since childhood. She is a pure flower hidden atop a snowy peak. After a sudden up 6.9kReads9.1Score623Shelves

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   The male protagonist is very humble and cannot be swayed by being caught. Highly recommended!!

10. 10 青 Green Hills Like Jade 青山似玉 Agate Squire玛瑙员外Modern Romance386k WordsCompleted (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 201.8kReads9.5Score25.2kShelves

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    The heroine is gentle and elegant, with an independent personality. She is not dependent on the male protagonist. She has her own career and is not stupid in vain.

11. 11 温 Mr. Wen, Happy Married Life 温先生，婚后愉快 Tong Xiang桐香Modern Romance384k WordsCompleted [Long-planned romance + secret crush + slow-burn love + sweet pampering + both devoted to each other + no angst + age gap of about five years] [Not a strong female lead] [Short drama: As Tender as Before, now streaming] * [Gentle, elegant Jiangnan beauty & reserved, composed business tycoon] Rong Yan had lived with her maternal grandfather since childhood. When she heard that he had found her a match, she assumed it would be the second son of the Wen family, Wen, who was also a doctor. She had n 12.8kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
12. 12 七 1970s Marriage Swap: I'd Rather Marry the Factory Director Than a Roughneck 七零换亲：不嫁糙汉嫁厂长 Napping in the Shade Beneath the Grain禾下乘凉呀Modern Romance356k WordsCompleted Jiang Li, a little rich girl who collects rent in Yue City, opens her eyes and finds herself back in the 1970s, as a pitiful girl in a period novel who goes hungry every day. The good news: she’s become the female lead, and the man she’s supposed to marry will become the richest man in the country. The bad news: before he becomes rich, she’ll have to struggle alongside him for twenty years. No way! She can’t take that kind of hardship! As it happens, her cousin wakes up one morning and insists o 2.5kReads8.7Score187Shelves

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    #The female protagonist travels through the book, the male protagonist remains, and the male and female partners are reborn. The heroine doesn't want to follow the old path of the original heroine, and the heroine doesn't want to live the same life as a widow but doesn't know how good life is. She wants to push the hero to the heroine, and the heroine will marry the hero along the way, start a business, open a beauty store, make a fortune, and go to college.

13. 13 窝 I'm Pathetic, But Somehow Everyone Loves Me, Haha! 窝囊吧，但还是成万人迷了哈哈！ Hu Yu蝴俞Modern Romance592k WordsCompleted The print edition of The Side Character Could Never Be a Doormat is now available on all platforms [Outwardly meek but secretly hilarious heroine x violent, untamed hero whose rough edges are eventually worn smooth] Xu Nuo transmigrates into the role of a famously spineless supporting female character, then foolishly sets about seducing every male lead. When her secret comes to light, the male leads join forces to condemn her. Then she is dumped by her fiancé, setting her on the path to a deadly 36.2kReads9.5Score5.6kShelves

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    The heroine is sober and not silly, she is very imaginative and very funny. Save tragic childhoods in different time lines, and each story line can be connected in series.

14. 14 那 So What? It's Not Like I Did Anything Worse Than Dump the Crown Prince 那咋了，不就是渣了太子爷吗 Xu Tu许涂Modern Romance392k WordsCompleted [Sharp, clear-eyed beauty with a sly, flirtatious streak × Tsundere young master who talks big but is pure-hearted] Lin Yu is the unrequited-love female supporting character in a CEO romance novel. After her confession is rejected, she awakens to her own free will without warning. Realizing how foolish she’s been all these years, she immediately decides to stay away from the male lead. She has no intention of getting involved in the main couple’s affairs, but accidentally overhears Young Master 2.6kReads8.6Score175Shelves

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    I really love this book. The male protagonist is such a talkative guy, and the female protagonist is a sober beauty. At first, the male protagonist said that she would win him over in a month, but later he complained to his brother [laughing] that she was playing with me like a dog. It's really cool and beautiful. I've been wanting Amway since I saw it at night and early in the morning, go check it out!

15. 15 机 A Motorcycle Kiss with a Butterfly 机车吻蝴蝶 Bala La Chen巴啦啦晨Modern Romance266k WordsCompleted The short drama is now available (sweet romance and healing + mutual pining + contrasting sides) [Cool, classical-dance beauty boldly pursues love & carefree playboy secretly loves her] Everyone in the capital says Xia Shisheng, the heiress of the Xia family, is its brightest jewel: elegant, refined, and beyond reproach. They all believe no one in the world could ever be worthy of her. Who could have imagined that this untouchable beauty would be won over by Xiao Heng, the notorious playboy heir 6.8kReads9.4Score895Shelves

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    The heroine and the hero have a two-way crush in school. The heroine is very good at flirting, a little sadistic, but super sweet.

16. 16 求 Please Love Me Openly 求你明恋我 Elk Seventeen麋鹿十七Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted [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 57.1kReads9.5Score10.8kShelves

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    This book is super nice, a campus sweet story, quite interesting, a little humorous in some places, modern romance, the heroine has a crush on the male protagonist, sweet story

17. 17 刺 Scandalous! My Secret Lover Is My Fiancé’s Uncle 刺激！我的地下情人是未婚夫小叔 Demon Bones妖骨头Modern Romance387k WordsCompleted [A prim lady with a rebellious streak and the bearing of a grand opera star VS a pseudo-Buddhist prince who does as he pleases, an Asura] They’ve been engaged for four years, and her fiancé has had 52 lovers. He’s just one short of a full deck of cards. Jiang Fu looks like she’s sobbing on the outside, but inside she’s all smiles: She gets to marry into a wealthy family without having to fulfill any wifely duties. Where else could she find a deal this good? She runs into a gorgeous man in the el 10.2kReads9.4Score1.3kShelves

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    The heroine is sober and not pretentious; the hero treats the heroine wholeheartedly

18. 18 渣 Scumbag Ex and Mistress, Stay Together Forever. I Remarry a Tycoon and Get Spoiled Rotten 渣夫小三请锁死，二嫁大佬被宠疯 A Long Time with You漫长与你Modern Romance455k WordsCompleted [Broken relationship, no getting back together + both leads' first love + second male lead rises to the top + heroine's growth + face-slapping + punishing scumbags] A dazzling financial journalist × a restrained, deeply devoted big shot After three years of marriage, her husband's first love, the woman he'd mourned as dead, came back to life. Ji Wanying was crushed. At last, she realized she'd wasted all those years giving her sincere love to a man who didn't deserve it. “Ji Wanying, your family 5.5kReads9.3Score740Shelves
19. 19 亲 Dear Director Wen 亲爱的闻总监 You Zhi Yu尤知遇Modern Romance611k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead, feel-good revenge, humiliating scumbags and making them eat their words, rekindled romance, sweet indulgence, the male lead rises to the top, and a love triangle] [Devoted, puppy-like CEO boyfriend of many years × bold, decisive, stubborn director who refuses to back down] After dating for three years, Wen Ruan finally learned she had only ever been a stand-in. When they broke up, Wen Ruan said, “Jiang Qingyan, I hope you die alone.” After being unjustly fired, Wen Ruan join 22.2kReads9.3Score2.9kShelves

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    The female protagonists all have their own jobs and shine in them. One is for revenge and the other is for overturning the case. The male protagonists are particularly doting on each other. Who knows! It's super sweet, but one of the heroines seems to be in love, but not all of them are. These two books are really super sweet!

20. 20 她 She's Delicate and Sweet, and She Coaxes the Abstinent Lawyer Down from His Pedestal 她身娇甜软，撩拨禁欲律师下神坛 Cream Shortbread Cocoa奶油酥饼可可Modern Romance598k WordsCompleted Because of a lawsuit, Su Mingwei set her sights on He Hongzheng, the terrifying devil of the legal world. From then on, she was busier than ever. She was busy settling cases on one hand and flirting with her lawyer on the other. She pulled out every trick in the book, from the Thirty-Six Stratagems to all manner of skills. The more tricks up your sleeve, the better. Her motto was simple: the bolder, the better. When the chaste lawyer transformed into a suave, roguish bad boy, Su Mingwei could on 3.8kReads9.0Score441Shelves
21. 21 娇 The Sweet, Delicate Beauty Goes on a Rampage, and Every Villain Is at Her Feet 娇软美人杀疯了，反派皆为裙下臣 A Dream on a Pillow of Begonia一枕棠Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A genuinely unhinged villainess! No male lead! All the men are supporting characters! [No Fixed Couple / Quick Transmigration] Qi Yan is an enforcer with the Judgment Bureau. Her mission is to transmigrate into various worlds and purge their villains. These villains commit heinous, unforgivable crimes, and every moment they’re trying to hurt her. But little by little, they change. A ruthless upstart who clawed his way from the bottom to the top drops to one knee: “I want to marry you. Let me mak 6.8kReads9.4Score560Shelves

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    Sang Nian: The Eternal White Moonlight in the Villain's Heart In the story world where light and shadow intertwine, Sang Nian's existence is like a faint but bright light. Her fate, due to an unexpected death, started an unexpected legend. After Sang Nian left, he became the untouchable white moonlight in the villain's heart. The ruthless and notorious villain in the eyes of everyone locked Sang Nian's memory deep in his heart. When Sang Nian witnessed all this from the perspective of his soul, he was shocked to realize that his former gentleness and kindness had already planted the seeds of affection in the villain's desolate inner world. Now, Sang Nian's story is waiting for you to uncover. See how she affects the direction of the story with invisible force after death, see the subtle transformation of the villain because of her, and feel the soul shock brought by this unique emotional entanglement. Follow Sang Nian's soul journey, step into this world full of suspense and affection, and explore the blazing love and the impermanence of fate hidden in the depths of darkness.

22. 22 男 My Boyfriend Is Insecure and Cries Easily. How Could He Be the Villain? 男友自卑又爱哭，怎么可能是反派 Little Duckling小鸭鸭Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Devoted and equally powerful couple + mildly scary infinite worlds + indulgent wish fulfillment] [They seem perfectly normal on the outside, but both are crazy inside. The heroine trains her man like a dog, while the hero is insecure and pitiful.] Yu Li and her boyfriend had known each other for four years and been together for three. They were deeply in love. Her boyfriend was gentle and considerate. Aside from being a little clingy and insecure sometimes, and always wanting her to watch horro 20.6kReads9.5Score2.6kShelves
23. 23 病 Spring Returns to the Branches of a Sick Tree 病树枝头又逢春 Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] Sang Nian accidentally climbs into the world of cultivation and becomes the vicious supporting female character who meets a tragic end in the book. System: Your mission is to marry the male supporting character, Xie Chenzhou, abuse him, humiliate him, and then get killed by him. Sang Nian: OK (brandishes little whip) (hits herself) (collapses with a thud) System: (silence) (stares at the sky) System: Mission changed. Win him over, or go mine coal. Sang Nian: (smiles 237.2kReads9.5Score35kShelves
24. 24 校 Campus Ace: The Big Shot Is Playing the Pig to Eat the Tiger Again 校园王牌：大佬又在扮猪吃虎 Black Ink on White Paper白纸黑字Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Print edition signed] She was the world's number one genius assassin, a name that struck terror into the hearts of all who heard it. Cold and ruthless, she killed without a trace, only to be deceived and used by her organization and brutally murdered. Then she was reborn as a fat, stupid, good-for-nothing female student? Fat? Once she slimmed down, she stunned everyone! Stupid? The president of Jing University personally came to recruit her! Good-for-nothing? A legendary hacker begged to call h 59.9kReads9.3Score6.6kShelves

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    This, this. The heroine is a killer who died with the organization and was reborn into a girl. The heroine is super powerful, not brainless, and the author's writing style is very good.

25. 25 穿 I Became a Wealthy Family's Stepmother and Went Viral on a Parenting Reality Show 穿成豪门后妈上娃综爆红了 Starry Koi星星锦鲤Modern Romance593k WordsCompleted [Showbiz + One-on-One Sweet Romance + Celebrity Parenting Show + Big Imagination + Monsters] Song Qianqian failed to ascend to immortality. When she opened her eyes, she found herself inside a wealthy-family romance novel as the wicked stepmother. In the book, the original owner was forced to marry an ugly, disabled villainous tycoon. She took out her resentment on her stepson, and after causing his death, fled in her car and died in an accident. Song Qianqian: “...” She didn’t get it. What was 37.7kReads9.4Score5kShelves
26. 26 抱 Sorry, Sis is the NPC You Can’t Catch Up With 抱歉啦，姐是你们追不上的npc Cilantro Is Delicious香菜很好吃Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (A completely brainless comedy from start to finish) When Yun Youyou opened her eyes, she found herself inexplicably turned into an NPC in a horror game. Cheapskate game: no wages, no benefits. As long as you don't work yourself to death, they'll work you to death. Yun Youyou: Then I have no choice but to pretend I'm a pile of crap. If I can't create any value, it's the same as not working. With nothing but her silver tongue, Yun Youyou somehow turned a horror game into a comedy. The haunted hot 27.9kReads9.3Score4.8kShelves
27. 27 开 From the Start, I Had a Black Card: A Carefree Fish in a CEO Romance 开局一张黑卡，我在霸总文当咸鱼 Cilantro Is Delicious香菜很好吃Modern Romance528k WordsCompleted “After we’re married, you can do whatever you want and buy whatever you like, but don’t go coveting things that are beyond your reach.” Shen Moze tossed a black card in front of Gu Miaomiao with a cold expression. The vicious supporting actress, Gu Miaomiao, was ecstatic inside: My cold husband never comes home, and I still get to spend his money! So Gu Miaomiao started living however she pleased. She casually joined a variety show, and somehow became an overnight sensation across the internet! 6.4kReads9.1Score750Shelves
28. 28 影 The Movie Emperor Keeps Trying to Make a Move on Me 影帝他总想对我图谋不轨 An Suiyu安随遇Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted Shen Yi, stage name Wei Long, was an actor of superstar caliber who took the world by storm in the 1970s. But after he disappeared one day, he vanished from history without a trace, as if he had never existed. One day, Rong Qian spotted a photo of herself with Shen Yi, taken more than thirty years ago... This incredible discovery sent her on journey after journey through time, transmigrating into the past to save him! For Rong Qian, only a few days passed between each trip to the past. But for S 38.6kReads9.7Score5.8kShelves
29. 29 重 Reborn, I Became the Villains’ Most Beloved 重生归来，成为反派们的心尖宠 Lin Yin, Who Loves Rock Ferns喜欢地卷柏的林音Modern Romance291k WordsCompleted [Reborn + school life + wealthy families + obsessive love + a cast of villains + scumbag men get what’s coming] In her previous life, Jiang Jisheng was the real daughter, but after being switched at birth, she endured a life of hardship. She was a scholarship student at an elite school and suffered bullying, while the fake heiress became the beautiful, kind goddess everyone adored. When the truth about their identities came out, Jiang Jisheng thought she could finally live happily. Instead, her 243Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    The non-good heroine is reborn just for revenge

30. 30 重 Reborn as a Top Student, She Made the Forbes Billionaires List 重生为学霸后她登上福布斯富豪榜 Haha, I've Gone Crazy哈哈我疯了Modern Romance410k WordsCompleted [Reborn to Change Her Fate and Become a Top Student + Female-Growth Power Fantasy + Healing Each Other] Career-minded heroine + love-struck hero In her previous life, Zhu He Yi was timid and introverted, never daring to fight back. She made the wrong choices at several crucial turning points in her life, leading to her tragic fate. After dying, she opened her eyes again and returned to the age of fifteen, with a top-student System bound to her. She resolved to change her fate, making the right c 840Reads8.4Score125Shelves

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    [Thinking][Thinking][Thinking][Thinking][Thinking]

31. 31 单 Mr. Zhou, My Unrequited Love 单恋的周先生 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Older Woman, Younger Man + Redemption + Realistic Romance] Three-year age gap. [Secret Love Becomes Mutual, from the Male Lead’s Perspective; Marriage First, Love Later, from the Female Lead’s Perspective] Everyone is level-headed and clear-minded. The woman Zhou Wang had kept in his heart for three years. He thought there could never be anything between them and was ready to give up, but then he unexpectedly learned what she had been through. His heart ached for her, and at the same time, he f 1.4kReads8.2Score100Shelves

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    In these books, the heroines are very sober and not silly.

32. 32 岁 After All These Years, We Finally Meet Again 岁月流转终相见 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance485k WordsCompleted [Reunion After Years Apart + Rekindled Love + Healing Through Family + Realistic Happy Ending] After drifting apart like clouds, ten years passed like flowing water. When we met again, my heart recognized you before I did. A summer romance came to an abrupt end because of an unfortunate misunderstanding. More than ten years later, thirty-five-year-old Gu Yan discovered by chance that he had a daughter in high school, and was reunited with the girl he had loved when he was young. Long-buried memo 4.6kReads7.4Score193Shelves
33. 33 爱 Love Will Come to Rest 爱会停歇 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance220k WordsCompleted [A playboy turns devoted + love grows over time + sweet with a touch of angst + status gap] Chen Chao, a wealthy playboy, falls sincerely in love with Yu Jiawen, who comes from an ordinary family. He knows he isn't the kind of man she'd ideally choose, but he can't let go of his feelings for her. “Yu Jiawen, do you know? Meeting you made me feel like I could have a proper relationship too.” “I've thought about giving you up, but I can't bring myself to. Just imagining watching you date, marry, a 2.7kReads8.4Score163Shelves
34. 34 深 Deep Inside My Core 深入我芯 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance403k WordsCompleted [Love at First Sight + Mutual Devotion + One Couple Only + Sweet Romance] Their first two meetings were accidental. Every coincidence after that was part of his carefully laid plan. When Jiang Yi Shen met Tang Xin, he fell for her at first sight. He quietly set his plans in motion, and the two got to know each other, fell in love, and walked hand in hand into marriage, sharing the warm everyday moments of life from the first flush of romance to raising children. Side story one: Xu Man thought sh 2.1kReads8.7Score180Shelves
35. 35 重 A Long Road to Reunion 重逢路漫漫 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance357k WordsCompleted [The right people will find their way back to each other, no matter how many twists and turns it takes.] [One true pairing, both leads are each other's only ones + reunion after a long separation + winning back his wife and claiming his child + adorable kids playing matchmaker] Zhou Yuan met Qin Yue by chance and fell in love at first sight. After one passionate night together, an urgent assignment sent him overseas. Before leaving, he thought he'd arranged everything properly, never imagining t 4.2kReads8.9Score241Shelves
36. 36 初 I Couldn’t Hide My Heart’s Flutter When We First Met 初见心动藏不住 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance136k WordsCompleted [Love at first sight + heroine pursues hero + nine-year age gap + sweet, down-to-earth romance + happy ending] The lively and spirited Chen Luochen meets Chu Yun when she's twenty. She falls for him at first sight, unable to hide the light in her eyes. She has only one thought: make him hers. After confirming he's single, she boldly confesses, “Big brother, will you be my boyfriend?” Chu Yun gently turns her down with a single line: “We're not right for each other.” But Chen Luochen doesn't back 1.1kReads—Score104Shelves
37. 37 和 The Time I Spent in Love With Her 和她相恋的时光 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance259k WordsCompleted [Love at first sight + devoted one-on-one romance + rekindled love + healing with a touch of angst] A grounded, everyday story with smart characters. Gao Yuchen, an isolated orphan, happens to meet her next-door neighbor, Mu Yang. Mu Yang pursues her passionately, and they soon fall in love. She thinks they’ll be happy together, only to discover that their happiness was built on a lie, albeit one told with good intentions by the male lead. She coldly tells him she never wants to see him again. I 710Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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