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After Marrying the Mad Crown Prince to Bring Him Good Fortune 嫁给疯批太子冲喜后
The unfavored legitimate daughter of the Mu family is ordered by imperial decree to marry the crown prince, Zhou Jing, who is at death's door, to bring him good luck. Plenty of people wait to laugh at her, saying she might just end up bringing him luck by killing him in bed. When Zhou Jing opens his eyes, he finds himself with a fiancée. The young woman is clearly terrified of him, but still can't help swearing her loyalty. “Your Highness, I'll treat you very well.” “Your Highness, after you pas
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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！
[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
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- 3 Indulging 逞娇 [Rugged Hero and Sweetheart, A Princess's Devoted Suitor] [Marriage First, Love Later, One True Pairing, Sweet Romance] As the most honored princess of the Great Yi Dynasty, Pei Heyu was raised from birth in a world of wealth and luxury. When she grew up, she associated only with princes, nobles, and members of eminent families. Those young ladies and gentlemen all came from households of immense wealth, dressed in bejeweled finery. They drank Mingqian Longjing tea worth a fortune, ate tribute p 11.7kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
- 4 Forced to Become a Lucky Bride, I Became the Tyrannical Prince’s Darling 被迫冲喜后，成了暴戾王爷掌中娇 [Mad Dog Prince x Sweet Beauty, married first and fell in love later + doting husband + both are pure + face-slapping power fantasy] Shen Youying's father and brothers are falsely accused of treason. The Shen family falls into ruin overnight, and everyone keeps their distance. Even the Lu family, who had arranged a marriage with her long ago, can't wait to break off the engagement. On the day the betrothal gifts are to be exchanged, her fiance doesn't show up. Instead, a eunuch from the palace a 4.7kReads9.0Score656Shelves
- 5 After the Female Lead Was Stolen, I Set Out to Save the Obsessive Villain 被抢女主后，拯救偏执反派大佬 [One-on-one sweet romance, marriage first and love later, the leads dote on each other, everyday romance, gentle and delicate beauty vs. a ruthless, possessive villainous tycoon] The Duke of Zhenguo’s entire household was fiercely loyal to the crown. With them gone, only Yan Yu, their sole daughter, remained. Raised by her maternal grandmother, she was betrothed to the Fifth Prince. After Yan Yu came of age, she was about to travel to the capital for her wedding. At that point, the eldest dau 18.8kReads8.9Score1.9kShelves
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Lost in the Exquisite Bedchamber 误入玲珑帐
The print edition is available on major platforms. [Pure historical romance + devoted couple + strong female lead + marriage before love + political intrigue + household rivalry] [Long-suffering princess of a fallen kingdom] X [scheming, rough-hewn prince] [Original title: The Enigma of Linglong] “A historical-romance version of Mr. and Mrs. Smith: outwardly united, secretly plotting against each other.” To seize power, Linglong spent sixteen years disguised as a young master named Ling, studyin
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After the Marriage Swap, the Young General Can't Resist Flirting 换亲后，少年将军不禁撩
[The animated comic is now available. If you're interested, go check it out!] [Married first, fall in love later ✘ aloof, youthful male lead ✘ gentle, clear-eyed female lead ✘ mutually exclusive partners (explained later)] Wen Ning was reborn. In her previous life, she dutifully cared for her parents-in-law and treated her husband with consideration. After finally enduring long enough to see Song Yan pass the highest imperial examination, everyone said she was lucky. But Song Yan never loved her
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- 8 I Went to Prison for You, and You Asked for a Divorce 为你入狱，你却提离婚 For the man I loved, I spent three years in prison. But after I got out, a lawyer handed me divorce papers. The reason? Simply because I was too ordinary and no longer worthy of someone as lofty as you. But when you see me, now beyond your reach, will you regret it? Will you cry? 22.9kReads7.9Score2.6kShelves
- 9 I’m a Tsinghua PhD Student, Yet I’ve Transmigrated Into a Disgraced Crown Prince? I Refuse to Accept This! 我堂堂清华博士生，竟穿越成了废太子？我不服 For Qin Feng to survive, he first has to hold on to his position as Crown Prince. After finally securing a small domain of his own, he is challenged by forces both great and small, while the various feudal states come to fleece him. Before he knows it, he's conquered a vast empire. Since you're forcing my hand, fine, I'll come clean! I'm a transmigrator. With heaven and earth as my board and all living things as my pieces, wherever the sun and moon shine and the rivers flow is Qin land. That's n 445Reads8.6Score104Shelves
- 10 My Aunt Is Eighteen Years Older Than Me 阿姨比我大了十八岁 [This is an everyday romance between a male protagonist and an older woman. There’s a significant age gap, so please don’t read if that’s not your thing.] That year, we both got into university. I was eighteen, and so were you. A sudden car accident separated us forever. When I was reborn, you were still waiting. You are mature and steady, elegant and beautiful. 1.9kReads9.0Score265Shelves
- 11 EN From Killing a Mosquito to Invincibility 从杀死一只蚊子走向无敌 Hua Qiang, a devoted web-novel reader, was so excited while reading a novel called I Rely on Killing to Become a God that he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and inexplicably transmigrated to a Blue Star much like Earth. Here, rifts in the void are everywhere, strange beasts run rampant, and powerful martial artists are revered by all. Yet the man whose body he was reborn in, also named Hua Qiang, was useless at martial arts. Then he accidentally killed a mosquito, and everything changed... Want t 8.6kReads7.9Score907Shelves
- 12 Apocalypse: Ant God Talent from the Start 末世：开局蚁神天赋 (Apocalypse, invincible protagonist, no bleeding-heart heroics, dark, human life is worthless, raising zombies) Damn it, damn it, everyone deserves to die! Why aren't there any good people left? The apocalypse arrived without warning. Most people turned into zombies, and all order and morality collapsed. The protagonist kills zombies and keeps them penned up. He saves and protects people, then draws their blood to feed his zombies. The protagonist's battle pets: Centipede Bloodworm (Epic) → Six- 200Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 13 A Love That’s Real 确有情 [Part Two Has Been Updated] Yang Huiqing spent many years abroad. The first thing she did after returning home was insist on marrying Ji Qinglin. Just how little did the two of them know each other? They didn't meet until the day of their wedding photoshoot, and neither of them even had the other's contact information. She had assumed that in this marriage of convenience, forged for the benefit of their families, they would at most treat each other with polite respect. But who could have guessed 11.6kReads9.5Score1.2kShelves
- 14 I Can Only Instantly Kill Great Emperors, So I Became an Emperor-Harvesting Machine 只能秒大帝的我，化身大帝收割机 Synopsis: This book is also known as “Sorry, I Can’t Beat Anyone Else, but I Can Instantly Kill Great Emperors” and “At Level 999, I Can Instantly Kill Great Emperors; One Level Lower, They Instantly Kill Me.” Lin Xuanqing transmigrated into the Zixiao Holy Land as its patriarch, but had no cultivation at all. To keep anyone from discovering he was a complete weakling, he kept a straight face and pretended to be a master for a hundred years. At last, one day, he awakened a System that could inst 11.8kReads8.6Score2kShelves
- 15 Shocking! The Ugly Bride Becomes a Stunning Empress on Her Wedding Night 震惊！洞房夜丑妻变绝美女帝 The ugly daughter of the Liu family was seeking a husband by tossing a ball of embroidered silk, but no one dared catch it because she was so ugly. Wang Teng had just transmigrated and was so hungry he could barely see straight when the ball suddenly fell from the sky and smacked him right on the head! Ding~ [One: Catch the ball and receive a fairy chicken drumstick] [Two: Throw the ball away and receive the Sunflower Manual] Was there even a choice? Of course he'd choose... Everyone laughed tha 33.7kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves
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Heir, Your Wife Says It’s Time to Come Home 世子，夫人喊你回家了
[Marriage First, Love Later; Devoted Couple; Sweet Romance] [Proud, Sharp-Tongued Heir vs. Beautiful, Cunning Young Madam] For generations, the Duke of Dingguo’s family has loyally guarded the frontier, keeping the realm at peace for decades. If you asked the women of the capital whom they most wanted to marry, the answer would be Ning Ye, the Duke of Dingguo’s heir. Noble by birth, handsome, and skilled in both letters and arms, he makes the hearts of young ladies from every family flutter. But
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My Landlord Is My Husband 房东先生是我老公
[Original title: My Landlord Is My Husband] [Easygoing, carefree bar owner vs. clearheaded, rational high school teacher] When Jiang Zhi moved back to Yun City from Qing City for work, she first met Zhou Yanqing at his home, where she was there to rent his apartment. They met for the second time at her home, where he was the man she was expected to marry. The third time, they met at the marriage registry, and he went from being her landlord to her husband. “Since our marriage is already a do
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After I Transmigrate, I Become a Shopping Agent on Interdimensional Livestreams 穿越后在位面直播代购
[Extremely sweet male-male romance + live-streaming across realms + two powerful leads who dote on each other + realm-hopping merchant + satisfying read] The death rate among realm-hopping streamers is extremely high. They struggle to survive in the gaps between worlds, and the slightest mistake can cost them their lives. Ye Jue: ? It’s not so bad, really. On his very first day as a realm-hopping streamer, he picked up an incredibly handsome partner. As for struggling to survive between worl
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After a Mistaken Marriage to the Heir, She Spends Every Day Showering Him with Sweets 错嫁世子后，她每天都在撒糖
[Reborn + mutually devoted sweet romance + revenge and household intrigue] Jiang Rong was deceived her entire life, and only learned the truth when she was on the verge of death. Returned to ten years earlier, she found herself fleeing an arranged marriage to elope. Jiang Rong gave the scoundrel a thorough beating, then turned around and went back to the prince’s manor to marry. The husband she had run from was Xie Lingxi, heir to the Northern Prince. In her previous life, he had protected he
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- 20 Reborn as a Physician Consort, I Opened My Eyes to the Whole Capital Lining Up to Fight for My Hand 重生医妃一睁眼，全京城排队抢亲 [Rebirth + Revenge Against Scumbags + Sweet Romance] In her previous life, she was blind and foolish, helping her husband rise to power. But once he had achieved success, he discarded her like a used tool. Her grandfather’s entire family and her upright father, the Minister of Rites, were branded with infamy and executed. She herself died with child, unable to rest in peace. At last, Heaven takes pity on her, and she is reborn. In this life, she will protect her family and crush the scumbag man 27.1kReads9.4Score4.5kShelves
- 21 He Dotes on His Concubine? I'll Enter the Eastern Palace and Marry the Ailing Crown Prince Instead 独宠外室？我入东宫转嫁病弱太子 [Published as "Love Takes You into His Heart", available on Taobao, Douyin, and Pinduoduo] [Palace and household intrigue + reborn revenge + devoted husband] In her previous life, Shen Ruoxi devoted herself to marrying Prince Qi, Murong Yu. At home, she exhausted herself managing his household; outside, she knelt and begged her father and brothers to help him ascend the throne. She even gave up her place as his princess consort to please him, willingly becoming a concubine. She gave him everythi 20.9kReads9.3Score4.5kShelves
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When the Matchmaking Star Shines, a Smile Lights Her Eyes: Falling for a Young Coroner 红鸾星动笑意眉间：爱上小仵作
Su Yunnuan never imagined that one day she would be brought back to the Minister's residence, after being left to fend for herself at an estate all these years. But it wasn't because her cheapskate father had grown a conscience. They needed her to take the place of her famous younger sister and marry the Sixth Prince, a man with a violent temper, crippled legs, an ugly face, and a reputation for bringing bad luck to his wives. She had no problem with the marriage, but no one had said she wasn't
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- 23 Misty Rain in the Dusty Courtyard 烟雨尘苑 [Historical Romance, Both Leads Chaste] [Married First, Love Later] [Intense Emotional Push and Pull] [Love Triangle] [Forced Love] [Groveling After Losing Her] [Imperial Conspiracy] [Taking by Force] [Satisfying Read] [A Little Angsty] [Revenge] On her wedding day, with the bridal sedan chair already at the door, Ye Yuanni resolutely ran away. But not long after making her escape, she ran into a bandit. The burly man hauled her onto his horse and whipped it into a gallop toward the city gates. 59Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 The Marquis’s Legitimate Eldest Daughter 侯府嫡长女 Ji Mingxin transmigrated into the body of the legitimate eldest daughter of a marquis’s household, abandoned at her maternal grandparents’ home for more than a decade and forgotten by everyone. She simply shrugged it off. She learned medicine, trained in martial arts, and built a thriving business. The Ji family’s legitimate daughter was granted a marriage, and her match was a dissolute young lord known throughout the capital for drinking, gambling, and womanizing. When her younger stepsister th 10.1kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves
- 25 Prince Qin, Your Consort Has Run Away Over the Wall Again! 秦王殿下，王妃又翻墙逃跑了！ Song Yanxi was an orphan who transmigrated from the modern world to Daqi. Using her medical skills, she finally managed to open a clinic and establish herself. With the clear head of someone from another world, she only wanted to build her career and live a quiet life in this unfamiliar land. The Prince of Qin was Daqi's famous God of War, not only brave and skilled in battle but also exceptionally handsome and elegant. Countless women in Daqi secretly admired him. Yet in Song Yanxi's eyes, he w 189Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 26 Transmigrate as the Crown Prince: Your Highness, Don't Spoil Me So Much 穿越之太子殿下别太宠 In her previous life, Lin Yue was an orphan with neither father nor mother. Heaven took pity on her and unexpectedly let her transmigrate as the beloved youngest daughter of Imperial Physician Lin's family. But how could a girl in ancient times be unable to do a single thing? She set out to learn everything, from music, chess, calligraphy, and painting onward. Lin Jiaoyue grew up cherished and pampered in such an environment. One day, while choosing a birthday gift for her mother, she happened t 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 The Crown Prince's Relentless Devotion 东宫强宠 [Mild Coercion] [Mutually Chaste] Shen Qingjue is the pampered and supremely noble Crown Prince of the Sheng Dynasty, The Outcast, yet he frequently dreams at night of a woman. In his dreams, he loves her deeply and hates her bitterly. Shen Qingjue treats love with contempt, believing it to be an insignificant distraction. But after meeting this woman in real life, he repeatedly makes exceptions and loses his mind. On her way back to the capital after returning to her hometown to pay respects to 2.9kReads8.8Score338Shelves
- 28 The Crown Princess Is a Master of Acting, and the Brutal Crown Prince Spoils Her Endlessly 太子妃演技派，残暴太子宠溺无度 [Fictional setting + family and palace intrigue + switched betrothals + marriage before love + transmigration + rebirth + both leads are devoted to one another] Shen Wantang transmigrates into the heroine of an angsty novel she once read. Her mother married the Minister of the Secretariat as his secondary wife, but died soon afterward. Shen Wantang grew up cautious and frail, and was betrothed to a poor scholar. But after her elder legitimate sister, Shen Wan Yin, has a nightmare, she refuses to 135Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 29 The Country Prince’s Consort Is Born with a Fiery Temper and Won’t Be Trifled With 乡野太子妃，天生脾气暴躁不好惹 [Transmigration + Substitute Bride + Both Leads Are Chaste + One-on-One Romance + Sweet and Swoony + Marriage First, Love Later + Feel-Good Revenge + Putting Scumbags in Their Place] (The rating just came in, so it'll rise later!) Before transmigrating, Wen Moran was the top surgeon at a hospital. Afterward, she became the legitimate daughter the Wen family had sent to the countryside, then was ordered to marry the Crown Prince, whose life hung by a thread, to bring him good fortune. Everyone kn 5Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 30 A Romance in the Capital 上京缘 [Not a transmigration or rebirth story. An old-fashioned setting, a stunning, delicate newly titled noblewoman VS the Seventh Prince, a cold and abstinent man who seems like a spoiled playboy. Scheming within the marriage, intense push-and-pull, devoted one-on-one romance, sweet and indulgent.] When Jiang Jiuchu was little, bandits took her hostage to threaten her father, who was leading a campaign to suppress them. A young man appeared and rescued her, but she missed her chance to repay him. Ye 4.4kReads8.8Score538Shelves
- 31 Forced into the Eastern Palace, the Liangdi Only Wants to Escape 逼她入东宫，良娣只想逃离 (Just received its rating) [Historical romance, coercive possession, political intrigue and revenge, both leads are each other’s first and only] She lay on the ground, letting the muddy water stain her skirt. A man’s cold voice came from above her. “Wanwan, he’s dead. Come back to the capital with me.” // Yu Wanyan followed Zhou Yuci to the capital. When she witnessed an illicit affair in his room, she was ultimately persecuted. Reborn, Yu Wanyan swore that she would never go to the capital in t 426Reads6.6Score—Shelves
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The Madam Takes Charge: No More Lounging, Get Up and Get to Work! 夫人当家：都别躺，给我起来卷！
[Transmigration to an alternate world + wish fulfillment + sweet romance + one-on-one + two strong leads] Xia Shuyan is a noblewoman of the capital, blessed with beauty, intelligence, and an illustrious family. To protect her family from the impending struggle for the throne, she arranges to marry General Xiao Yunchi, a man rumored to bring death to his wives. Xiao Yunchi is the second legitimate son of the Grand Princess and the old Marquis of Zhenbei, as well as the emperor’s nephew. He has sp
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- 33 The God of War Prince's Teary-Eyed Little Sweetheart 战神王爷的哭包小甜妻 [Not a strong female lead story. If that’s not your thing, don’t read. This is just a lighthearted, funny, sweet romance with a devoted couple.] On their wedding night, a certain prince said tenderly, “From now on, I’m your husband, your one and only man, and the person you can rely on for the rest of your life. Understand?” “No, you’re not my only man,” Feng Baobao immediately replied with a shake of her head. The prince frowned, then watched the little crybaby count on her fingers. “I have Fat 984Reads9.2Score117Shelves
- 34 A Talented Woman's Plight: After Being Forced to Marry a Spoiled Heir 才女难当：被纨绔世子强娶后 [Unparalleled sweet romance + scheming male lead + mutual devotion] [Not an over-the-top wish-fulfillment story. Avoid if that's what you like] [Female-oriented romance. Avoid if you prefer male-oriented novels] In the fourteenth year of the Great Zhou, an imperial edict shattered the decades of peaceful life Liu Qingyi had known. With a wave of his hand, the emperor married the capital's foremost beauty to the heir of Prince Huai'an, the notorious playboy who was the talk of the city. Their rep 2.2kReads8.8Score173Shelves
- 35 The Marquis's Bright and Tender Wife, Doted on Without Bounds 夫人明媚娇软，清冷侯爷宠妻无边 After more than three years of marriage, Qiao Man finally realizes that she and her ice-cold husband are never going to be a loving couple. Since that’s the case, she won’t make herself miserable over it. Life is short, and she has her own parents and siblings to care for. There’s no need to disregard everything for a man. But to her surprise, the moment she stops paying attention to him, he comes scurrying after her all on his own. * Ning Qi is very pleased with the wife he married without ever 24.2kReads8.5Score1.9kShelves
- 36 Film and TV Crossover: The Mischievous Little Temptress on Her Quick Transmigrations 综影视快穿作天作地小妖精 A mischievous little demon escapes the control of her master and transmigrates through different times and places. See how she wreaks havoc, gets revenge on the protagonists, gives them a hard time, flirts with handsome men, and competes for treasures. Eternal Love: Su Jin/Zhi He/Xuan Nu; The First Half of My Life: Vivian; The Legend of the White Snake: Xiao Yinhua/Nan Tian Dijun; Ode to Joy: Guan Ju'er/Xiao Xiao; The Untamed; Love O2O: Xiao Yu Yaoyao/Meng Yiran; Ultimate Note: Huo Youxue/origin 11.6kReads8.2Score327Shelves
- 37 Fairy-Like Heroines! She Wields Her Beauty in TV Dramas 妖精女主！她在影视剧恃美而娇 Beauty that captivates all, wealth and glory: the carefree life of a beautiful fox spirit heroine. Linlang was a lily of the valley growing in a secluded valley. After a century of cultivation, she became a spirit, but while undergoing a trial, she was struck by heavenly lightning and sent to another world. Thus began a marvelous journey through time, in which she became the most adored woman in television dramas, relying on her beauty to live as she pleased and dazzling everyone she met. World 47.3kReads8.7Score1.3kShelves
- 38 Quick Transmigration: The Cannon-Fodder Heroine Holds the Female Lead's Script 快穿：炮灰女配，手握女主剧本 [No Fixed Male Lead + Satisfying Revenge + Comeback + Punishing Scumbags + Irresistible Charmer] Every story has all kinds of cannon-fodder female characters who meet tragic ends and are forgotten by everyone. Song Weiran, a nine-tailed fox who has lived for countless eons, helps those wronged women fulfill their wishes. The men who once abandoned them eventually find themselves longing for them in vain. They remain bright moons in the heavens forever. [1] My Gold-Digging Girlfriend [2] The Hero 8.4kReads8.8Score382Shelves
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