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I want a male lead who seems innocent but is actually scheming, acts spoiled toward the female lead, and a highly intelligent female lead who is very tolerant of him. The female lead should also have a warm family.

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1 Matriarchy: Oh No, I’ve Met a Truly Obsessive Man 女尊：糟糕，让我遇到真偏执狂了 Raising a Flowered Pig喂养一只花猪Ancient Romance566k WordsCompleted After dying and being reborn, Fang Zhiyou was born into a matriarchal world. But before she could enjoy a few good years, disaster struck and her family was destroyed. To avenge them, she worked hard for years and passed the imperial examination to become the top scholar. She devoted herself to helping the Crown Princess ascend to the highest throne, never daring to let her guard down. Whether it was the sons of powerful ministers or the famous courtesans of the pleasure quarters, they were all 9.6kReads8.6Score72914d adds
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🌙1️⃣ The female lead is intelligent, resourceful, and shrewd. A talented scholar who passed the imperial examinations, she was initially recruited into the Crown Princess's camp as a strategist, which she readily accepted. However, she never expected that the Crown Princess would be someone else entirely! The male lead's feelings for her go from initial attraction to unwavering devotion. He is willing to go to any lengths for her, displaying gentleness, charm, and affection while remaining indifferent to others. The female lead's romantic feelings are not prominent in the early stages, but she becomes increasingly doting and indulgent towards him in the later stages. 🤭
2 My Villainous Husband Mustn't Turn Evil 反派夫郎不可以黑化 Under the Roland Bridge罗兰桥下Ancient Romance242k WordsCompleted Female-dominant society, one-on-one romance, with the woman doting on the man. Wei Shao was a postdoctoral supervisor in Chinese Language and Literature at Dongqing University. One day, she found a novel called The Tyrant Empress’s Sweet Little Husband on her office desk, apparently left behind by a close friend. Looking at the sort of novel her roommate had once enthusiastically recommended to her, she fell into deep thought. Curious, she casually opened it and read a little. In the story, a vi 9kReads8.6Score57914d adds
3 Clearing Land, Farming, and Buying a Husband 开荒种地买夫郎 My Name Is Cat我叫猫Ancient Romance143k WordsCompleted Song Chang'an transmigrates to a world where women rule, only to find himself penniless and with a land-reclamation System as his sole advantage. His father is even urging him to buy a husband. He has to start from scratch... 483Reads8.4Score11414d adds
4 Ouch! My Wife, Go Easy! The Fox Is Crying Again 疼！妻主轻点打，狐狸又哭了 Luo Yunshuang洛云霜Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Matriarchal Society + Metaphysics + Cultivation + Political Intrigue + Sweet Romance] [Diviner Wife and Mistress VS Fox Who’s a God of Death] [Occult Arts Series: Immortal Path] At first. “Your Highness, please kill me…” “Be good. I won’t kill you.” Later. “Who am I to you?” “My wife and mistress. You are my wife, and you are my master.” “Then, as my husband, what should you do?” “Serve my wife and mistress, and obey her orders.” Not for readers who are extremely focused on the heroine. This 7.8kReads9.2Score74814d adds
5 Daring to Break Off a Charming Branch 妄折一枝妩 Ashes Mixed with Toilet Paper烟灰拌卷筒纸Ancient Romance513k WordsCompleted [Strong heroine] [No making the hero even stronger than the heroine] [Heroine serves as the hero's bodyguard] [Historical setting] [Female physician] [A top-tier powerhouse from her very first appearance] [The heroine has unmatched combat skills] [Both leads are faithful in body and heart; the author knows exactly what that means, so keep reading.] [Older woman-younger man romance] She was imprisoned in the Earth Store Palace for ten years. It was hell. To survive, she killed without mercy. At t 15.8kReads9.2Score1.9k14d adds
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These are all great books. The first one has a really amazing female lead. The fourth one, while featuring a real and fake heiress, is also quite good, with no melodramatic plot twists. The fifth one, as the title suggests, is about a beloved heiress with a touch of Xiao Yanzi's story. The second one is kind of heartwarming. And I forgot the third one. All of them are completed, so feel free to jump in!
6 The Little Highness Has a Screw Loose 小殿下他脑子有坑 I Eat Pomelos Without Spitting Out the Pith吃柚子不吐皮吖Ancient Romance295k WordsCompleted [Sweet, bold, and outspoken young princess X gentle, seemingly innocent but secretly calculating young prince] Shi Sui transmigrated into the heroine of a classic tragic romance. In the original, the male and female leads' melodramatic love story tortured them from the first chapter to the penultimate one, and still ended in a tragic finale. Shi Sui: Bye-bye, then. I'll pick the devoted second male lead. Basically, it's a story about a laid-back girl using her wonderfully quirky imagination to s 12.9kReads9.5Score1.7k14d adds
7 After the Noble Consort Checked Out, the Coldhearted Emperor Begged Her to Come Back 贵妃娘娘摆烂后，冷厉君王低头哄 Returning South南归Ancient Romance272k WordsCompleted [Both leads are virgins + sweet, doting romance] Jing Zhao transmigrated into a book as the villainous cannon-fodder supporting character, Consort Zhao. In the book, Consort Zhao was arrogant, overbearing, and jealous, yet supposedly adored by the emperor. [Not really.] She knew she was nothing more than a shield. Once the emperor's beloved, the heroine, entered the palace, he would kick Jing Zhao aside. In the end, she'd die horribly after being driven by jealousy to frame the heroine! To save 4.1kReads8.8Score32614d adds
8 The Eastern Palace’s Hidden Darling 东宫藏娇 Chiyo千代Ancient Romance222k WordsCompleted [Sweet, imaginative historical romance + Pursuing his wife through live comments + A forced romance that turns mutual + A beautiful airhead + A sinister crown prince + The real and fake heiress] To earn money for her seriously ill mother and her injured brother, desperate Pei Jiaojiao sold herself into slavery at the Eastern Palace. Her pretty face and timid, trouble-avoiding nature earned her a place serving in the Crown Prince's study, assigned by the steward. Her daily chores were simple: gri 4kReads9.1Score31714d adds
9 My Fair Princess: Princess Hejing 新还珠之和敬公主 Yezi耶子Female-Channel Fanfiction301k WordsCompleted Woxi Hun is the only legitimate princess in the Forbidden City. Just three days after her birth, she was bestowed the title of Princess Gulun Hejing. Her birth mother was Qianlong's lifelong cherished love, the beloved Empress Xiaoxianchun of his reign. From the moment she was born, she was showered with affection, and no one could rival her. But in this world of My Fair Princess, who could surpass her in Qianlong's heart? Whom will she meet in this world: the historical son-in-law from the Khor 1.8kReads8.7Score12614d adds
10 The Jiang Family's Beloved Little Daughter Can Work Immortal Magic 团宠之蒋家小女会仙法 March in Fragrant Bloom三月含芳菲Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Space + Cultivation + Farming + Beloved by the whole family + Medicine Big news! Big news! The people of Qingzhou spread the word far and wide. The Jiang clan of Xijindu, where no girl had been born in two hundred years, had welcomed a baby girl. They say the little girl was born blessed with tremendous good fortune. On the day she was born, rain fell from the heavens upon the land, which had suffered a prolonged drought. A few days after her birth, the family elders went hunting in the mountain 54.4kReads9.5Score5.1k14d adds
11 Bringing Fortune to Her Husband and Glory to His Clan! The General's Wife Is a True Lucky Star! 旺夫！兴族！将军夫人真锦鲤！ March Sluggishness三月意懒Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted [A dangerously unhinged, handsome and tragic general × a delicate beauty who cries at the drop of a hat; marriage first, love later + sweet romance + age gap] Cheng Yang is the Liang dynasty’s greatest general: stern, ruthless, and utterly brutal in his methods. People in court call him the “Fourth Chancellor.” Despite his outstanding military service, he is cursed with the fate of a lone star. His father and brothers are all dead, his birth mother is gravely ill, and his sister-in-law has gone 12.3kReads9.2Score1.4k14d adds
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A story of a mad, powerful, and tragic general and a delicate, tearful beauty who falls in love after an arranged marriage. A sweet romance with an age gap! Fans of sweet romance novels absolutely cannot miss this one!!! Highly recommended!!! Misunderstandings between the male and female leads are resolved promptly! You'll be thoroughly entertained after reading it! The female lead is intelligent!! Palace intrigue and domestic power struggles are handled flawlessly!!! Fans of historical romance novels should definitely check it out!
12 After the Puppy-Like Heir Learned to Dote on His Wife 当奶狗世子学会宠妻后 Yue Gou月苟Ancient Romance456k WordsCompleted The clingy young heir × the cold-faced but soft-hearted eldest princess The eldest princess has come of age to choose a husband. Everyone in the Kingdom of Qing debates who could possibly win the heart of this unattainable beauty. No one expects their own princess to be whisked away by a spoiled young heir just returned from Yanbei. The ministers shake their heads, convinced the princess and the young heir are a poor match: he is young, mischievous, and doesn’t know how to cherish anyone. They f 7.7kReads9.3Score80614d adds
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The male lead is a very affectionate and playful guy, and the female lead spoils him a lot; Just between you and me: they're in a relationship where the woman is older than the man 🍉
13 A Spatial Ability and a Lightning Spirit Root? How Could I Be Cannon Fodder? 空间异能加雷灵根，怎会是炮灰？ Grandma Ningning宁宁外婆Ancient Romance435k WordsCompleted A space- and ability-wielding powerhouse from the apocalypse transmigrates into a cultivation novel she once read. Her father is a womanizer with a harem of wives and concubines and dozens of children. Her mother is an elite disciple of the clan, but also a hopeless romantic to the extreme. And in the original novel, this body of hers isn't mentioned even once! She absolutely refuses to become cannon fodder! With her knowledge of the future, Bai Yiqi latches onto powerful allies and snatches up 8.3kReads8.5Score75314d adds
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A successful comeback begins with refusing internal strife! Stay away from your playboy father and love-obsessed mother, and your path to immortality will be smooth sailing!
14 The Fish-Tiger Romance: A Record of the Scheming, Unhinged Divine Lord Spoiling His Wife 鱼虎恋，腹黑疯批神君宠妻实录 He Zengsi何曾姒Ancient Romance421k WordsCompleted [Unhinged and calculating; seductive; mutually faithful; sweet romance; yandere; coercive relationship] [Male lead with human and tiger forms vs. soft, delicate mermaid princess] This book is complete. Reader's guide: A Mobius loop. The questions raised early on are all answered later. If you can't get through the first twenty chapters, try reading in reverse order. A yandere male lead whose love grows more intense over time + a heroine who is somewhat raised by him They choose each other. Happy 95Reads8.7Score—14d adds
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Today I recommend a super sweet fantasy romance novel – *The Tadted Wife Diary of a Cunning Boss*. I. Exciting Setting 1. Unique Character Setting: The male lead, Hua Guang, is a 100,000-year-old ancient god-king with both human and tiger forms. He's a love-struck, spoiled character who grows on the surface, appearing aloof and domineering, but actually showing his gentle and affectionate side in front of the female lead. The female lead, Shen Yi, is an 18-year-old cute and delicate mermaid princess, pure, kind, and brave, gradually growing through her interactions with the male lead. 2. Novel Worldview: The novel constructs a fantastical and magnificent fantasy world, where the grudges and affections between land and sea tribes, the open and covert struggles of various gods, mysterious forbidden zones, and ancient seals combine to create an imaginative world that makes readers feel as if they are there. II. Sweet Plot 1. Mutual Love: Shen Yi, out of curiosity, enters the forbidden zone and saves Hua Guang, from which point on, she is cherished by him. Hua Guang is devoted, domineering, and extremely possessive of Shen Yi, while Shen Yi gradually falls for him under his strong pursuit and affectionate companionship. Their relationship is mutually supportive, without any angst or misunderstandings, filled only with sweetness. 2. Redemption through 30,000 Years of Cycles: To save the slumbering Hua Guang, Shen Yi experiences 3,000 deaths, returning to 30,000 years in the past to try and change Hua Guang's fate 30,000 years later. This tense and exciting plot showcases Shen Yi's deep love and unwavering determination for Hua Guang, allowing readers to feel the greatness and resilience of their love. III. Adorable Interactions 1. The Male Lead's Unexpectedly Charming Appearance: To outsiders, Hua Guang is a wicked, ruthless, and infamous figure, but in front of Shen Yi, he acts like a spoiled and playful cat, his interactions with the female lead are incredibly cute and endearing. For example, Hua Guang frantically licks the bathwater, then complains that the female lead dislikes his saliva, creating a vivid and memorable scene. 2. Lighthearted and humorous dialogue: The dialogue between the characters in the novel is witty and humorous, full of modern flair, allowing readers to feel a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere even amidst the tense plot, adding a lot of fun to the love story of the male and female protagonists.
15 Please Take a Number, Immortal Venerable Treats Heart Demons 请挂号，本仙尊专治心魔 The Mu Family Girl木家女Ancient Romance206k WordsCompleted Xie Lin, a psychology PhD who failed his tribulation, transmigrates into the body of a crippled nobody in the cultivation world. Here, might makes right and inner demons run rampant, yet no one understands psychological counseling. So he returns to his old profession and hangs up a sign: [Appointments available. Inner demons treated, guaranteed results]. The Sword Venerable is tormented by love, his Dao heart on the verge of shattering? He uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help him break free 1Reads—Score—14d adds
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A very satisfying book; it reads well and suits my taste for this type of story.
16 On Our Wedding Night, My Substitute Bride Doctor Pulled a Bomb from Her Bodice 新婚夜，替嫁医妃从怀里掏出一枚炸弹 Feng Yi枫怡Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Murong Wan, a top physician of the twenty-first century, transmigrates and finds herself with a father who doesn't care for her and a stepmother who doesn't love her. The emperor thinks she's stupid and ugly, so he grants her a blind prince instead, calling them “a match made in heaven”! But with a mysterious pocket dimension at her disposal, the world is hers! He thinks she's stupid? No matter. One day, she'll have him wrapped around her little finger. He thinks she's ugly? No worries. One day, 1.4kReads9.0Score16114d adds
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It surpasses some novels of the same type. Keep it up, author! Five stars, you deserve it.
17 After Divorcing the Crown Prince, I Became Empress 休了太子后我成了皇后 Su Qingshi, Who Loves Homemade Ice Jelly爱吃自制冰粉的苏青狮Ancient Romance572k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Sweet Romance + Strong Female Lead + Satisfying Read + Devoted Romance] Reborn as the heroine of an angsty novel, she is ordered by the System to follow the plot: suffer emotional and physical abuse from the male lead for 99 chapters, then make a comeback in the final chapter? Su Tang sneers. “Like hell I will!” Episode One: She tears up the marriage contract in front of everyone and insults the original male lead until he shuts down. Episode Two: She latches onto the strong 421Reads9.2Score10814d adds
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Enough said, you'll see once you read it; the author worked hard.
18 Great Ming: Born into the Past as a Little Princess, I Make Zhu Di Drool with Baby Talk 大明：胎穿小郡主，婴语馋哭朱棣 Can't Hear Chu Clearly听不清褚Ancient Romance981k WordsCompleted [Ming Dynasty + Everyone's Favorite + Adorable Baby + National Destiny + System + Lighthearted Comedy + No Cultivation or High-Tech] A scholar with doctorates in both agronomy and history wakes up and transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty as Zhu Wuyou, the newborn legitimate daughter of Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi. She is bound to the “Ming Dynasty National Destiny System.” From the start, she's still swaddled, just as Zhu Di succeeds in the Jingnan Campaign and ascends the throne. Seeing the murderous 300Reads6.4Score10114d adds
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A masterpiece! A brilliant stroke of genius! To be honest, I almost never review novels, but I really can't help but say a few words about this one. Brilliant!
19 The Emperor's Cherished Consort 帝王娇宠 Three Days in the Capital三日京Ancient Romance417k WordsCompleted [Not a pure-love couple / not a strong heroine / weak heroine / little palace intrigue / slight angst early on, exclusive devotion later] Shu Li began having frequent dreams after she was transferred from the Hall of Sacred Books to serve the emperor. In them, a tall man stood not far from her. The first time their eyes met, she woke with a start. The second time she saw his face, he grabbed her by the throat and frightened her. The day after waking from the dream, she suddenly realized that 8.1kReads9.2Score86914d adds
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Books 1, 2, and 6 are all by the same author and are all palace intrigue novels. The female leads are all of the innocent, naive type, and the palace intrigue content is relatively small, with most of the focus on the interactions between the male and female leads. All three are very sweet. Book 3 is a novel about a child, where the protagonist is a dragon, or more accurately, a dragon vein. The male lead is the emperor, who is the child's father. The child is conceived by the male lead. The whole story is humorous and cute, with little scheming. Book 4 is not a story about virginity. Both the male and female leads have children before they get together. The female lead is unloved by her mother and father. Her sister is a concubine who wants to use the female lead's womb to get her pregnant, so she wants the female lead to enter the palace. The female lead initially resists and even goes on blind dates, which infuriates the male lead. However, after being bullied and filled with hatred, she decides to seduce the emperor. The story is quite sweet, and later the female lead rises above her sister, which is very satisfying and a satisfying slap in the face. 5. I read this a long time ago. The male lead is an emperor who is reborn to save the female lead. The female lead initially belongs to the kind of sheltered woman with very ancient ideas, but the male lead guides her step by step, and she successfully becomes the leading lady herself. The story is very righteous, and the male and female leads are mutually redeemed.
20 After Entering the Palace, the Obsessive Emperor Wouldn’t Let Me Leave 入宫后，偏执帝王不许我出宫 Three Days in the Capital三日京Ancient Romance509k WordsCompleted [Not both virgins, not a strong heroine, a little angst early on, devoted love later] In the fourth year of the new emperor’s reign, Consort Duan died suddenly of an illness in the palace. At the time, Shen Jiafu was not yet fifteen. The Empress Dowager was from the Shen family. Half a year later, she summoned a Shen daughter to the palace to attend to her, claiming to be ill. Shen Jiafu traveled from Quzhou to the imperial capital. In public, she was gentle and well-behaved, like a charming flo 14.1kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds
21 A Baby Falls from the Sky, and Daddy Says I'm a Dragon 天降奶包，爹爹说我是条龙 Cheng Cheng Qian橙橙千Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Everyone's Darling + Adorable Baby + No Romance] Fu Jinli is a dragon, but his father is human. The emperor of the Great Qi had ruled for six years without an heir, and everyone at court was worried sick. Then one day, the stern emperor sat high upon his throne, cradling a three- or four-year-old toddler in his arms. The little girl wore fine silk clothes and smiled sweetly at everyone she met. The ministers: Wonderful! Heaven has blessed our Great Qi. The little princess beat the Left Chan 31.5kReads9.5Score2.2k14d adds
22 Surrogate Motherhood? The Second-Time Bride and Beloved Consort Insists on Rising to the Top 借腹生子？二嫁宠妃偏要步步高升 Silver Terrace and Golden Palace银台金阙Ancient Romance626k WordsCompleted [A gentle, kind widow and an arrogant, biased emperor. Sweet, doting everyday romance, with little palace intrigue (the emphasis is on little).] The Yu family had three daughters, all beautiful. The eldest became a countess, the youngest became a consort in the palace, and only the second daughter returned home a widow less than five years after her marriage, with a little girl in tow. One day, the palace consort suffered a miscarriage and was told she would have difficulty bearing children in t 21.5kReads9.3Score3.2k14d adds
23 The Emperor Claims His Minister's Wife? After Our Divorce, I Take the Empress's Seat 君夺臣妻？和离后我入主中宫 Huang Dandan黄蛋蛋Ancient Romance503k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, devoted couple, palace and household intrigue, reborn male lead, heroine who grows stronger over time, gentle heroine in the early stages who rises to power later, male rival gets the girl] In accordance with her father's dying wish, Yi Huan married the young general Lin Qingpei. She was cautious at every turn, but her husband doted on his concubines and neglected his wife, making her the laughingstock of the capital. Yi Huan thought this was how her life would go, until she 4.7kReads9.2Score59014d adds
24 The Pretty Palace Maid's Step-by-Step Rise to Empress 娇娇宫女，步步为后 Three Days in the Capital三日京Ancient Romance574k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue / not both partners’ first time / devoted love in the later story / not a strong heroine; the female lead cries easily and isn’t particularly clever, so don’t expect too much!] After three years in the palace, Yue Li has worked carefully and waited for a chance at promotion. Just before she is promoted, a palace maid sharing her room is sentenced to death for offending a consort. Thunder crashes and rain pours that night as blood spatters everywhere. Terrified, Yue Li cannot sle 25.1kReads9.3Score12.4k14d adds
25 The Cat Demon Defies Heaven: The Emperor's One and Only Beloved Disciple! 猫妖逆天，帝尊的独宠徒！ Liu Shuyan柳书妍Fantastical Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [Xuanhuan + two strong leads + both leads' first love + sweet and angsty + mythical beasts + ensemble cast] (Romance + cultivation, passion + action. The cat-demon heroine boldly pursues her man, with something for everyone!) “Our fates have always been shallow, yet our love runs so deep.” Xu Wan, an ordinary young woman from the twenty-first century, transmigrates into the world of cultivation and takes the form of a spirited cat demon. In the demon realm, she meets the aloof and noble Empe 63Reads9.5Score—14d adds
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The emperor's obsessive and doting love for his cat demon disciple, with its incredible growth and numerous satisfying moments, is a sweet and heartwarming story with no angst—a must-watch!
26 Cherishing Flowers 惜花芷 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [The original novel behind the TV adaptation starring Hu Yitian and Zhang Jingyi] After keeping her talents hidden for fifteen years, Hua Zhi thought she could spend her life as a proper aristocratic young lady, living in peace. But when the Hua family’s fortunes collapse, she has no choice but to reveal her sharp edge and hold the storm-tossed household together. Being out in public becomes the norm, and so does galloping through the streets. When all else fails, she even carries a coffin on he 18.2kReads9.6Score4.2k14d adds
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Ancient romance novel, female protagonist, highly recommended.

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