A Powerful Man with a Strong Need for Control, and the Lover He Carefully Pursues Step by Step 掌控欲有点强的上位者和被他步步为营追求的爱人

1. 151 他 He’s Straight, So Can I Be the One Who Likes You? 他是直男，那换我喜欢你可以吗？ Bai Sanqianqian白三千千Two Male Leads395k WordsCompleted [Possessive, obsessive younger seme × Uke afraid to face his own feelings] [Mutual firsts + Secret crush comes true] Shen Yize never wanted to fight or compete for anything. His life of going along with whatever came his way seemed destined to remain dull, stifling, and full of compromise. Then, the moment he met Qi Siyuan, it felt as if sunlight had entered his life. He wanted to hold on to that smile. Qi Siyuan had always thought of Shen Yize as the younger brother of the person he secretly lo 2.1kReads—Score155Shelves
2. 152 哪 Forget Who Came First. It Has to Be You! 哪来的先来后到，只有非你不可！ Bai Sanqianqian白三千千Modern Romance385k WordsOngoing [Mutual devotion + redemption + reunion after years apart + a broken relationship put back together] [Male lead: Possessive, obsessive, the sort who breaks into your home Female lead: Clear-headed, aloof beauty who neither fights nor fusses] Four years ago, Meng Qingying: “I’m sorry, I don’t like you!” Ye Mufeng: “That’s okay. I have all the patience in the world.” Four years later, Meng Qingying: “Why is it you again? I told you it could never happen.” Ye Mufeng: “Playing hard to get? I like it 108Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 153 跨 A Cross-Border Forced Romance! The Ascetic Buddhist Big Shot Caught Me and Kissed Me Until I Cried 跨国强制爱！被禁欲佛子抓到亲哭 Big Sister Xiao Ai小哀姐姐Modern Romance292k WordsCompleted Forced Love | Cross-Border Romance | Powerful Hero and Vulnerable Heroine | Both Pure | Taking by Force | Power Above All | Older-Man Tension in Overdrive [Sinister, Abstinent Tycoon x Resilient, Sharp-Witted Darling] Xie Youli came to Nancheng alone to find her missing uncle, only to be caught up in a conspiracy. The Buddha-like tycoon who ruled from the pinnacle of power was impotent! And half a monk! She was forced to stay by his side to treat him... Thinking that she could leave once she got 3.1kReads—Score229Shelves

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   The male lead is a Southeast Asian tycoon, and the female lead is delicate but doesn't accept her fate. It's not a traditional forced love story; initially, the female lead takes the initiative, but later the male lead can't control himself and falls in love. A rational person loses control for love [crying emoji].

4. 154 三 The Three-Faced Sovereign: The Ultimate Secret Plot of the Infinite Realm 三面主宰：无限流的终极秘局 One Pen Conquers the World一支笔打天下Mystery894k WordsCompleted Also known as The Infinite-Flow Civil Servant Chronicles. Male lead, no female lead, infinite flow, mind-bending mysteries, horror games, rules-based horror, ensemble cast. Nobody is normal; everyone is “sick.” If I revealed how many male leads there are, I’d be giving away the mystery, so you’ll have to read it yourself. Anyone who makes it through the whole book will be left speechless! (*^▽^*) It’s an infinite-flow story, and the setup defies common sense! Just focus on the mystery. Suggestio 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Long-planned, meticulously designed step by step

5. 155 恶 With the Ledger of Evil Deeds in Hand, One Sin Seal Crushes Every Demon 恶行簿在手：罪印一开邪魔伏诛 One Pen Conquers the World一支笔打天下Mystery2.4M WordsOngoing A gentle, refined shopkeeper V a powerhouse who brings the muscle V an upbeat elite hacker V an aloof, proud, mysterious Seal Keeper Leveling-up progression + no female lead + multiple male leads + episodic stories + mystery + fantasy + urban supernatural + crime solving If it’s not your thing, feel free to stop reading or leave suggestions. Just don’t curse me out! If you like it, please leave a five-star review! All kinds of comments are welcome, and I’ll reply! Old objects whisper. The traces 115Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 156 宿 The Host Is Always on the Road to Romance [Quick Transmigration] 宿主他总在谈恋爱路上【快穿】 Bo Dafu薄妲傅Two Male Leads337k WordsCompleted In the [Black Coffin] dungeon, the odds of escaping are a mystery. Survivors say the dungeon Boss is a gentle, peerlessly beautiful person. One glimpse, and you’re smitten for life, ready to hurl yourself against a wall for their sake. And those who didn’t escape? The dead leave no last words. Later, the great beauty tore the dungeon apart, causing it to collapse with no survivors. Whenever the twelve Supreme Gods mention him, they grit their teeth and say one thing: “Psycho.” … Si Mo has lost h 31Reads—Score—Shelves

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   That's amazing! Look!

7. 157 学 Still Won’t Behave? Run Again and I’ll Lock You Up 学不乖？再跑关起来 Endless Days and Nights朝暮漫漫Modern Romance474k WordsCompleted [Possessiveness + Coercive Love + Pure Love on Both Sides + HE] [Fake Gentle, Actually a Sick, Twisted, Obsessive Mad Dog × Soft, Beautiful Amnesiac Darling] After a car accident, Shi Ling lost her memory, forgetting every last thing about her past. She woke up in a hospital. The man sitting beside her bed wore a finely tailored suit and had a handsome face. Half of his striking features were hidden in shadow. "You're awake." Shi Ling stared at his handsome, refined face, her mind completely bla 99.1kReads8.8Score11.9kShelves

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   This book perfectly matches 🍉

8. 158 顾 Professor Gu's Jealous Little Wolf Pup Unmasked His Trillion-Dollar Secret Identity 顾教授被醋精小狼仔扒了千亿马甲 Sweet and Tangy Orange香甜酸橙子Two Male Leads223k WordsCompleted Younger, straightforward pursuer x older, alluring tease. Passionate and outgoing vs. calm and restrained. Mutual secret crushes + chaotic pursuit after a breakup + mistaken identities. Gu Lanting, twenty-seven, is a computer science professor at a top university. Refined and aloof, he is the perfect scion in the eyes of his elders. At a welcome dinner, Ye Chen, twenty-three and newly returned from abroad, falls for him at first sight, decides Gu Lanting is his "wife," and launches a passionate 4.8kReads—Score456Shelves

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   A charming, alluring woman + a jealous, loyal boyfriend + a twist with hidden identities + a reality show revelation + strong, clean-cut characters – no melodrama, no angst, just pure sweetness and enjoyment. A must-read for fans of sweet romance novels with hidden identities and younger-older-younger-male dynamics! [Added to bookshelf][Like]

9. 159 说 We Agreed to Pretend to Be a Couple, So Why Is the Big Shot Taking It Seriously? 说好假扮情侣，大佬怎么当真了？ Jiang Mufeng Loves Bacon爱吃培根的姜木风Modern Romance570k WordsCompleted Lin Xi is a college student about to graduate, torn between staying in Hu City to build a career and returning to her hometown to take the civil service exam. On one side is her boyfriend, who is doing everything he can to persuade her to stay. On the other are her parents, who want her to go home and take the exam. While wrestling with the decision, she meets Ji Shichuan, a senior local official from her hometown, at an exhibition, and they become running buddies. From the perspective of a city 191.6kReads9.1Score28.5kShelves

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   Haha, speaking of meticulous planning, this book is a must-mention. It's a true masterpiece of premeditated schemes, step-by-step maneuvering, and cunning seizure. See how a scheming and ruthless high-ranking official within the system gradually lures a pure and ambitious young woman into his lap?

10. 160 巫 The Wizard's Magical Game 巫师的神奇游戏 Author nsn作者nsnTwo Male Leads166k WordsOngoing A devoted couple, each other’s first love, feng shui and mystic arts, two strong-willed leads, rekindled romance after a breakup The top is calm and composed on the surface, but really has the fuse of a firecracker, pure-hearted and utterly devoted. The bottom seems aloof and indifferent, but is actually cautious and careful. Before losing his memory he was domineering and arrogant; afterward, shy and secretly in love. Wu Shuo is the sole heir of a family of sorcerers, versed in all kinds of s 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This novel features two male leads, a story of a couple reunited after a breakup. The male lead appears calm and collected on the outside but is actually a fiery temper, while the female lead pretends to have amnesia but is tricked and ends up with genuine amnesia. It's a strong-strong trope, with the male lead being extremely possessive and doting.

11. 161 谁 Whose Daddy-Type Boyfriend Is This Scheming, Brooding One? 谁家爹系男友这么心机阴湿啊 Bi Ying Xi毕赢兮Modern Romance461k WordsCompleted [A seemingly fragile but truly haughty little fox + a possessive, fatherly tycoon] [Long-planned pursuit + age gap + both leads are inexperienced and devoted + sweet romance + happy ending] Word has it that Huan Ting'an, heir to the top-tier Huan family, is refined and elegant, aloof and abstinent, and has a beloved woman he can't have whom he's searched for in vain for years. After hearing this, Sheng Wen'ying looked in the mirror, then at a photo of the woman he loved, and thought long and har 3.3kReads—Score269Shelves

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    The powerful man bows down for love—I love reading stories about gentle, fatherly boyfriends like this! The male and female leads have an age gap, making them perfect guiding partners.

12. 162 金 Spring Runs Deep in the Golden Palace 金阙春深 Xi Die汐蝶Ancient Romance228k WordsCompleted [Gorgeous, timid crown princess × dark, unhinged emperor × radiant crown prince] On the day of the imperial selection, Emperor Chengming, Xiao Ke, unexpectedly ran into a “young palace maid” in the imperial gardens. The “young palace maid” was drawn into a struggle within the royal family, beginning a life of political maneuvering in which she would turn the tides. Several months later, the Eastern Palace held a grand wedding. The “young palace maid,” dressed in her phoenix coronet and red weddi 17kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves

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    A powerful and influential man falls in love with the female lead at first sight, and all he can think about is how to win her over. His self-conquest is hilarious, a pretty good short story.

13. 163 已 Years Have Passed, and I Know Not When the Flowers Fell 已过数载，不知花落 Guest from Haizhou海州客8k WordsCompleted Years have passed. Who knows where the flowers have fallen. 160Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 164 负 Bearing a Sword, I Patrol the Heavens 负剑巡天 Guest from Haizhou海州客Eastern Fantasy517k WordsOngoing A speck of dust, a world. A pair of cultivator partners, a legend. The Twofold Dust Realm, a real world within a speck of dust. Here, they are its creators, able to still heaven and earth, and each other’s hearts. The world outside covets them, hunts them, and schemes against them without end. But as long as he is there, she is unafraid; as long as she is there, he will not retreat. Because the greatest power has never been the ability to destroy heaven and earth. It is this: You are by my si —Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 165 大 The Powerful Boss Was Too Controlling, So She Ran Off with the Money 大佬掌控欲太强，她卷钱跑路了 Wooden Raisin木提子Modern Romance176k WordsOngoing “A gold-coin-gobbling con-artist girl x a Demon King who’s both her father and her mother” [Older man romance, size difference, status gap, forced love later on, extremely controlling and possessive] Two choices changed Jin Ci’s life. First, she attached herself to Fu Tanjiu. Second, she took Fu Tanjiu’s money and ran. Fu Tanjiu was mature and steady, the man at the helm of a business empire: refined, aloof, and inscrutable. Jin Ci, meanwhile, had an exceptionally beautiful, dazzling face, 53.2kReads7.6Score7.4kShelves

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    Controlling boyfriends are all quite handsome.

16. 166 甩 After I Dumped My Ex-Boyfriend, He Became My Fiancé 甩了前男友后，他成了我未婚夫 Winter Wind Blows Snow冬风吹雪Modern Romance779k WordsCompleted [A Fairytale Romance + Sweet Love Story + Devoted Love, Both Inexperienced + He Bows His Head for Love] Zhu Fu went abroad to study and unexpectedly started dating a mixed-race man, finally getting to kiss a foreigner. After dating for a year and a half, she grew fed up with how controlling her boyfriend was. With her studies abroad coming to an end, Zhu Fu fled on a plane in the middle of the night and unilaterally declared their relationship over. After returning home, she wanted to avoid bein 62kReads8.5Score62.3kShelves
17. 167 快 Quick Transmigration: The Little Fox Bound to a Wife-Delivery System 快穿：绑定送妻系统的小狐狸 Fluffy Little Bug毛绒绒的小虫1.1M WordsOngoing [Quick Transmigration + Wife-Delivery System x Henpecked Husbands] Bound to the “Wife-Delivery System” on the brink of death, she travels between worlds to collect enough revival points. In the first world, she huddles by the roadside, her silvery-white fur stained with blood, until a handsome CEO in a wheelchair takes her home. At first, the CEO thinks he has simply adopted a pretty pet. Then one night, as moonlight spills across the room, a girl curls up on the sofa, her fox ears quivering. Sh 6.1kReads8.0Score419Shelves

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    ❤️"Baby, let's get married." Su Li didn't even lift her eyelids, habitually replying, "No." For over a year, her standard answer had always been this. Li Chenyuan was no longer discouraged. He lowered his head and nibbled on her earlobe, his tone aggrieved yet clingy: "We've been living together for over a year, and everyone thinks we're already married." "It's not proper, and I feel wronged." Su Li found his teasing amusing, glancing up at him slightly: "What's wronged about? Life goes on, I still sleep, and you still feed me." √

18. 168 重 Reborn, I Dumped the Jerk and Married His Uncle 重生后我踹了渣男，嫁给了他小叔叔 Fluffy Little Bug毛绒绒的小虫10k WordsCompleted After being reborn, I dumped the scumbag and married his uncle 2.3kReads—Score—Shelves
19. 169 快 Quick Transmigration: Your Heart Beats for Me 快穿：你的心在为我而动 Fluffy Little Bug毛绒绒的小虫Two Male Leads642k WordsCompleted [1v1 quick transmigration + two male leads + happy ending + both are each other's first and only + satisfying, sweet romance] • He gets the cold, domineering CEO Lu Ran's affection score to 100%, but the System suddenly flashes a warning: [Target's soul strength is abnormal! Departure failed!] • When he opens his eyes again, he's an unknown in the entertainment industry, while Lu Ran is a powerful investor who looks at him with cool indifference and unfamiliarity. Xie Jue: …? • He d 635Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 170 雪 Xue Wutong 雪梧桐 Xun Bai荀柏710k WordsCompleted [Republican-era ensemble cast + love of country + two powerful leads + older man/younger woman + sweet romance + pursuit of love + powerful man bows his head + heartbreaking angst + bad ending] In the Republican era, Nanjing was home to two renowned romantics. I do not believe in Buddha, but I would kneel at every temple in Nanjing if only Heaven would give me back my wife. Zhou Qingshi, courtesy name Changyu, was the eldest son and eldest grandson of the Zhou family, and ninth in birth order. 374Reads8.6Score—Shelves
21. 171 渣 My Scumbag Husband Tricked Me Into Marriage? I Bring a Century of Research to Marry a Powerful Young Master 渣夫骗婚？我携百年科研转嫁权少 A Leaf Falling in the Rain一叶落雨Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (The rating just opened, so a low score is normal.) [Rebirth · military marriage | wild and sensual / age gap | possessive | explosive sexual tension] “Report! Your ex-wife’s patent has our entire military by the throat!” He scoffed, until fighter jet production halted and missile supplies ran dry. Only then did he realize she could hold the nation’s lifeline in the palm of her hand! … Reborn on her wedding day, she was asked to give up the bridal suite for his first love? Jiang Youli smiled. “S 1.1kReads6.5Score103Shelves

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    Looks good! (✪▽✪)

22. 172 八 Fiery and Bold, This 1980s Bride Is Too Much for Her Cold-Blooded Officer 八零娇媳野又辣，冷酷军官顶不住 A Leaf Falling in the Rain一叶落雨Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book · Military marriage · Pocket dimension | Wild and sensual | Possessive | Off-the-charts sexual tension] A top modern beauty and executive is reborn as the real daughter who was forced to die over a pound of pork? She doesn’t accept this fate! … She tears up the script. She’s the female lead now Her vicious grandmother tries to sell her off for a bride price? She turns the tables, sending her off with silver bracelets and a village-wide parade! The fake white-lotus daugh 2.1kReads—Score213Shelves
23. 173 咱 Our Prince He Has Fallen 咱们赫太子爷陷进去了 Matcha Milk Pudding抹茶奶冻冻Modern Romance209k WordsOngoing [Cool, poisonous rose × born-bad playboy] [High school and college / angsty push-and-pull / neither is sexually inexperienced / adversarial couple / genuine playboy turns over a new leaf / morally gray cast / plot twists] At this school, where even the principal had to bow to power, a group of transfer students arrived. These party-loving troublemakers stirred up an already chaotic school, causing one upheaval after another. Xiao Yun never imagined she would get involved with Xi Heling, much les 621Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 174 暴 The Hot-Tempered Female Officer: Nobody Tells Me What to Do 暴躁女官差：谁都别教我做事 The World Is Too Boring世界太无聊Ancient Romance257k WordsOngoing The number “1” is one of the most fundamental and important numbers in human civilization. It is simple, yet carries profound philosophical meaning, mathematical value, and cultural symbolism. Ever since people learned to count in ancient times, “1” has represented “singularity,” “beginning,” “uniqueness,” and “existence.” Though it is only the first number in the sequence of natural numbers, it holds an irreplaceable place in mathematics, science, religion, literature, and everyday life. In fr —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male lead is incredibly imposing, shrewd, cunning, elegant, and super charming. He's unconditionally good to the female lead!

25. 175 雾 Deep in Mist Harbor 雾港深处 Wen Xia Crosses the Wilds闻夏渡野Two Male Leads317k WordsOngoing Genius, emotionally detached engineering student x Mad, beautiful military commander [Two Male Leads + Rekindled Love + Plot-Driven + Cyberpunk + Intense Push and Pull + Fated Connection] In a futuristic city, humanity has created astonishing technology, and the efficient services provided by androids are woven into everyday life. Xiao Li is a genius in bionic engineering. After graduating, he starts a studio specializing in mecha development. Even the pinnacle of success never made Xiao Li arro 37Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A top-tier romance novel featuring two powerful protagonists! A highly intelligent and aloof engineering student meets a dark and beautiful female commander. Their story begins with a broken relationship that is mended, and their love and hate intertwine across time and space. It features characters who are seemingly innocent but actually ruthless, beautiful and strong yet tragic, an ensemble cast, a plot-driven narrative, extreme tension, and immersive code decryption!

26. 176 快 Quick Transmigration: Villainous Boss, Stop Tormenting Me 快穿之反派大佬别虐我 Mountain Has Longing山有慕Modern Romance151k WordsCompleted Xu Chuling was a girl whose life was plagued by misfortune. After dying suddenly, she was chosen by the System to complete missions and collect evil points, embarking on a quick transmigration journey. In world after world, she matched wits with powerful villains, eventually making them love and hate her so much that they were even willing to give everything up for her. Meanwhile, she racked up evil points and found sweet romance in every world. 471Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This guy is too powerful to mess with! ┑(￣Д ￣)┍

27. 177 清 Soberly Falling Apart [Male-Male Romance] 清醒沦陷【双男主】 Scratchy Tiger挠挠虎Two Male Leads178k WordsCompleted Hard tech, financial rivalry, and sapiosexual romance: rigorous storytelling with airtight logic. A clash between equals, a contest between worthy opponents, judgments made with careful timing, and a clear-headed surrender to love. This is a rational romance that begins with business rivalry and ends with building a System. If emotions can be modeled and trust can be governed by a protocol, how should two people who fear losing control plan their “risk management” and design the “resilience syst 2.8kReads—Score243Shelves

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    Hard technology financial game, intellectual romance, rigorous narrative, closed-loop logic, niche audience, no data.

28. 178 穿 I Was Reborn as a Discarded Consort and Wanted to Lie Flat, but the Regent Set His Sights on Me 穿成废妃想躺平，我被摄政王盯上 Jun Yue Feng Xi君悦风兮Ancient Romance255k WordsCompleted Shen Zhiwan transmigrates. She becomes an obscure concubine in the late emperor’s harem. No favor, no family connections, no children. She lives in the most remote side hall in the entire palace, so far out of the way that even the palace cleaners can’t be bothered to come by. Someone else might have wailed and cried, but Shen Zhiwan just wants to set off firecrackers in celebration. A thirty-year-old overworked office drone drops dead from exhaustion, then wakes up to free meals and lodging, no 11Reads—Score194Shelves

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    This book perfectly fits the description. The male lead is a powerful regent who descends from his pedestal for love. Initially, he suspects and tests the female lead because of her undercover identity, but he gradually becomes attracted to her. Due to their opposing social statuses, the female lead is very wary of him and tries to distance herself from him. The male lead silently devotes himself to her, doting on her immensely, secretly jealous, and unable to win her heart. It's only when the female lead fakes her death to escape the palace and marry the second male lead that the male lead tries to steal her away. The male lead doesn't realize the female lead loves him until about 95% of the way through the book. It's an extremely agonizing and bittersweet story. Highly recommended!

29. 179 私 A Guide to Private Care 私人护理指南 Ying Yanyan颖盐盐Two Male Leads71k WordsOngoing Everyone at A University knows me. I'm a ruthless, powerful villain, and boredom comes naturally to me. I love finding ways to amuse myself. Then I saw Lin Mosheng, the aloof, snow-cold "flower on a high peak" who always protected his childhood friend. Such a pristine blank slate. I suddenly became interested in getting my hands dirty and watching him fall. So I led the charge in making his life miserable, using every means at my disposal to crush his pride. At first, he fought back and glared a 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I wrote this myself, hehehe, hehehe, it really made my Ace-like side explode, hehehe, so satisfying! If you guys have any suggestions for improvement, please let me know! I'm trying my best!

30. 180 六 A Six-Winged Seraph, Pampered by Humans into a Top-Tier Star 六翼炽天使，被人类宠成人间顶流 Who Could Be My Match谁与为偶Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing Six-Winged Seraph? Everyone's favorite? Savior? She's all of them! Not one-on-one | Absolutely divine daddy | Angelic brute's wall-to-wall love | Jealous king | Abstinent angel | Tech tycoon plays third wheel | Contract-bound hottie | Loves one person to death | Beloved by all, building her career | Livestreams herself tearing into gods and demons | Cyber tech versus Western fantasy magic I was once Heaven's top-tier star priest, known as Heaven's biggest bug: a rebellious six-winged seraph. 63Reads9.2Score113Shelves

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    [Mina, who am I to you? You are my contract master, my eternal and only vice-ruler.] My order is your territory; if you dare to escape, my territory will be your prison. [Male protagonist: Six-winged Seraphim Vs: Runaway Fallen Angel] The abstinent man for love eventually loses control!

31. 181 为 Play Second Fiddle for Love? This 1980s Schemer Was Really Keeping a Harem, and Now You're Complaining! 为爱做小？八零心机美人真养鱼你又不乐意！ Little Lingyu小令羽Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Alternate 1980s setting + sweet romance + true and fake heiresses + devoted couple + everyone falls for the heroine] Si Ti, a beautiful and dangerous bad woman who took pleasure in manipulating people's hearts. One day, she entered an 1980s novel and became a marginal NPC. To survive, she seduced a handsome, high-ranking military officer. But when the man fell for her, she fled overnight on a train. After an accident led her to take the place of the real heiress from the capital's elite circle, 2kReads8.7Score222Shelves

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    😘Overflowing with possessiveness and a desire for control, a darling of everyone, highly recommended!

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