Rugged Hero, Love at First Sight, Fast-Paced Romance, No Misunderstandings 糙汉，一见钟情，发展快的，无误会

1. 351 男 The Male Leads Are All Hopeless? Let Me Help Them All Conceive 男主全不行？让我通通来好孕 Yan Bao衍宝Ancient Romance412k WordsOngoing [Fertility System, multiple children, indulgent wish fulfillment, stunning heroine, palace intrigue, male leads who all spoil her, extra sweet] Who gets it, guys? I got showered with love just for having babies with my fertility System! Lu Shuangshuang, a modern corporate drone, dies from being forced to work overtime. When she wakes up, she discovers she's bonded to a fertility System! Have a baby and earn five million? The System even has skin-whitening pills, youth-preserving elixirs, and fak 2.9kReads8.9Score125Shelves

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   A rugged man falls in love at first sight, and the romance develops quickly. Want to see a super sweet love story between a rugged man and a beautiful woman? Then "A Delicate Beauty Falls into My Arms, a Rugged Man Spoils Her to the Death" is the perfect example! A rugged man falls in love at first sight with a delicate beauty, secretly admiring her for years but too insecure to propose. Unexpectedly, the beauty comes to him and says, "I want you, I don't want to be compared to someone else in marriage." The rugged man immediately embraces her and spoils her day and night. This rapid development and overflowing sweetness—who wouldn't love it?

2. 352 生 Five Babies? The Little Sweetheart Has Had Enough and Wants a Divorce 生五胎？小娇娇被欺负狠了要离婚 Qian Jiu钱久Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Military Marriage in the 1980s + Both Reborn + Devoted Couple + Lots of Kids + Sweet and Soft Heroine, Strong and Virile Hero] Unable to stand her husband plowing her like an ox every day, Xu Huanyan angrily demands a divorce. But just after she takes their three children back to her parents’ home, she hears that her husband died while saving someone. From then on, Xu Huanyan raises the three little ones alone, while pregnant with another baby, and both her husband’s family and her own join for 119Reads8.3Score—Shelves
3. 353 前 The Front Desk Girl Drops the Act 前台小妹她不装了 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted The Receptionist Girl Drops the Act 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
4. 354 七 A Sweet Military Marriage in the 1970s: The Commander Can't Stop Sneaking Kisses 七零军婚：她好甜，首长偷亲上瘾 Bright Jade Rising Over the River江上升明钰Modern Romance428k WordsCompleted (Historical era + female lead transmigrates in her entirety + space + the male lead is head over heels for her) Jiang Zhi nearly forced herself on a man. The thing is, they were from different eras! Oh no, it seemed the “Little Gourd” had made her transmigrate again! This was bad. Lately, she had been dreaming nonstop, and now she had transmigrated too. She had even won the lottery. Heaven must be trying to tell her something. Stock up on supplies, and do it right away! After finally finishing h 4.6kReads8.4Score529Shelves
5. 355 七 Military Marriage in the 1970s: The Delicate Educated Youth Charges into the Rough-Hewn Soldier's Barracks 七零军婚：娇软知青勇闯糙汉营房 Invincible Little Colt无敌小马驹Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Su Li was drained dry by her greedy relatives and died a miserable death after marrying an abusive man. Reborn in 1976, she was being forced to marry the village simpleton. Desperate to survive, Su Li turned her attention to the “Living Yama” staying at the village committee office: Gu Feng. He was the youngest regiment commander in the entire military region, with muscles honed like iron and a fierce gaze. They said he had no interest in women and could scare a crying baby 43Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 356 被 The Night I Was Dumped, I Awakened the Seven-Orifice Immortal Meridian 被甩当晚，我觉醒了七窍仙脉 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊32k WordsCompleted The Night I Got Dumped, I Awakened the Seven-Orifice Immortal Meridian 8Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 357 拿 Get the Handsome Educated Youth, and Run Again and I’ll Break Your Legs! 拿下貌美知青，再敢跑打断腿！ Mrs. Hockcliffe霍克利夫人Modern Romance385k WordsCompleted [Stunning Heroine + Love at First Sight + Sweet Romance + Rugged Hero + A Pocket Dimension That’s Not Much Use + Everyday Life + Both Leads Are Chaste] Ye Shu is just like her name: beautiful and delicate. By some inexplicable twist, she transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes an educated youth sent to the countryside. Ye Shu: Does going to the countryside mean farm work? I can’t stand hardship at all. Luckily, I have money and a way to cheat. At worst, I’ll do less work and eat less from the com 19.9kReads8.0Score1.7kShelves

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   The female lead is incredibly beautiful, absolutely stunning. The male lead falls in love with her at first sight. She's beautiful and delicate, but doesn't like doing chores, so he helps her. At first, she doesn't even like him, but he's incredibly cunning—"Fine, if you don't like me, then make me suffer!" Then she cries, and he feels sorry for her, seizing the opportunity to confess his feelings. They start dating, and it's incredibly sweet and loving. [A masterpiece by Sparrow Eater]

8. 358 重 Reborn and Wed to a Beijing Bigwig, I'm the Whole Family's Darling 重生闪婚京圈大佬，我被全家团宠 Ciyeo辞妖Modern Romance315k WordsCompleted [Seventies + rebirth + sweet romance + feel-good wish fulfillment + scumbag regrets + super-powered golden finger] [Arrogant, dazzling heiress of a capitalist family vs. an elegant, fatherly tycoon from Beijing’s elite] Jiang Lanyue’s childhood betrothed married ten wives after making his fortune. He Hongjun: “Ungrateful? Even without the Jiang family’s support, I could still have built a fortune worth billions!” Later, the entire Jiang family is brutally killed. The rival who had clashed with J 1.8kReads7.4Score313Shelves
9. 359 他 He Came from the Light 他从光里来 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊8k WordsCompleted He Came from the Light 2Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 360 穿 Transmigrated to the Seventies, Kicking Out the Horrible Relatives and Flirting with the Chaste Older Man 穿七零，踹极品，狂撩禁欲老男人 Xue Nu Sleeps by the Ink River雪奴眠墨川Modern Romance219k WordsCompleted [Transmigration] + [pocket dimension] + [age gap] + [refuses to be pushed around] Gu Xingyao had just founded a company when she transmigrated and became a spineless doormat, bullied at every turn in the 1970s. With an apathetic mother and a wicked stepfather's family to deal with, she refuses to let them get away with it. She kicks every no-good person out of her way and heads for the wide-open countryside with her younger brother. With a pocket dimension at her disposal, she has plenty of conf 2kReads6.9Score208Shelves

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    The story is fast-paced and engaging, the revenge against the awful isn't frustrating, and the female lead's eccentric mother is quite unique. The female lead is decisive and clear-headed, knowing exactly what she wants, and leads her younger brother on a journey of revenge, which can be seen as a redemption for the male lead's family. The low rating is probably due to it being a new book. Recommended.

11. 361 那 I Was Five That Year, and I Flattened a Grave 那年我五岁，平了一座坟 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊38k WordsCompleted I Was Five That Year When I Leveled a Tomb 1Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 362 锦 The Lovely Young Lady 锦绣小娘子 Lan Ze兰泽Ancient Romance515k WordsCompleted Whether he was a village hoodlum in Yushui Village, the Marquis Weiyi who succeeded in rebellion, or later the founding emperor, Li Chengda always cherished his little wife, Jiaojiao, above all else. In his eyes, she was the most precious treasure in the world, the very best girl there ever was. 2.9kReads9.1Score308Shelves

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    To protect the female lead, the male lead joins the rebel army, rising from a humble farmer to a marquis, and then to the throne. Despite his changing status, his love for the female lead remains unchanged, and they stay together for life.

13. 363 七 The Family's Beloved Girl: The Cannon-Fodder Darling of Her Terrible Family 七零团宠：极品家人的炮灰娇娇女 Ten Red Leaves十红叶Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Brooding, Brawny Man + Sweet Wife + Completed] Lu Jiajia is delicate and soft. Then, in the blink of an eye, she becomes a useless cannon-fodder character in the 1970s, with a whole family of vicious oddballs in tow. Yet in an era that favors men above women, she is the apple of her family’s eye. Her father and mother: “Jiajia is our precious girl. She deserves to be spoiled.” Her brothers: “My sister is frail and sickly. How could she do farm work!” Lu Jiajia: “…I want the ultimate winning han 78.8kReads9.4Score7.4kShelves

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    I think it's good. I'll reread this book when I have nothing else to read. Maybe I just like books with different body types 😳

14. 364 那 That Village, Those People, That Fool 那村那人那傻瓜 Lucky Treasure福宝Ancient Romance174k WordsCompleted One field, one home, and two people: a simple life shared for a long time is what really matters! A hardworking, kindhearted country girl vs. a devoted, doting husband who treats her like a loyal puppy. A warm and simple story of everyday family life! This story takes place in a small village. Hehua, the eldest daughter of the Li family in the west of the village, married Changsheng, who lived in the east... Changsheng never spoke to anyone and couldn't recognize his neighbors. He didn't even kn 31.6kReads9.6Score3.7kShelves
15. 365 石 The Pomegranate Tree Is Waiting for Her 石榴树在等她 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊13k WordsCompleted The Pomegranate Tree Is Waiting for Her 9Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 366 首 The Commander Has Had No Heirs for Ten Generations, Then She Gives Birth to Five at Once 首长十代单传，她一口气生了五个 Adorable Little Rice Ball呆萌的丸子Modern Romance508k WordsCompleted (Entirely fictional setting, bold biological heiress vs. special forces commander, military marriage + married first, fall in love later + sweet romance + face-slapping the scum + both leads are each other’s only one + storage space) Gu Wan, a powerhouse of quick transmigration, was swept into the 1980s by a sudden gust of strange wind, and things went horribly wrong from the start! She had become the biological heiress who’d been switched at birth and made into cannon fodder in a period novel, 15.1kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves

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    The male and female leads fall in love at first sight after being drugged, and their relationship develops quickly. After marriage, they are reunited with their families and are pampered by everyone. Both leads have their own careers. It's a very good read, a period drama [Already added to my wishlist].

17. 367 晚 A Late-Blooming Shipwreck 晚来沉舟 Wine Cloud酒朵云Modern Romance452k WordsCompleted Su Wanqing's best friend warned her, “A man who keeps himself under control can be terrifying once he gets going!” She refused to believe it, until Gu Chenzhou cornered her inside the camper van. “I heard you think I have a high sex drive?” The man bit her earlobe. “Experience is the best teacher.” Later, holding her aching waist, she cursed, “You call this being frigid?” Mr. Gu calmly flipped through her medical records. “The diagnosis says I'm only addicted to you.” This novel's rating is rath 2.8kReads7.7Score171Shelves

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    Both were love at first sight, and they're beautiful!

18. 368 小 The Little Lamb Is So Cute 小羊真可爱 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊17k WordsCompleted Little Lamb Is So Adorable 13Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 369 重 Reborn in the 1980s: My Wife Is a Little Spicy 重生八零：媳妇有点辣 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Modern Romance5.0M WordsCompleted Her parents died young, her family was poor, and she was plain-looking. Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a terrible hand, but after nearly twenty years of hard work, she became an executive at a multinational corporation and finally put her life back on track... Then she wakes up to find herself reborn in the 1980s, as another Xia Xiaolan, this time with a face capable of bringing a kingdom to ruin. The original Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a winning hand, but chose to take her own life under the pressu 45.7kReads9.5Score5kShelves
20. 370 资 The Capitalist Heiress Is Reborn, Takes Down Villains, and Charms the Village Tyrant 资本家千金重生，虐渣下乡撩村霸 Luan Jing峦镜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1970s, Sent to the Countryside, Rebirth, Revenge Against Scum] Qin Shuiyan had been beautiful since childhood, with a delicate, soft figure. She had a pretty face but no way to protect herself. After her family fell into ruin, her stepmother sold her to an old man to keep as a canary. Just as she could no longer endure the humiliation, Xu Mo, the man she had always looked down on, burst in with a hunting rifle, fighting his way through a hail of bullets to save her. “Xu Mo, I’m sorry. If there’ 10.4kReads8.1Score1.1kShelves

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    The day she died in his arms was winter. His hand still gripped the hunting rifle, her blood soaking a large patch of his cotton-padded coat. Later, she woke up to find herself back at 18. Her stepmother was still scheming, and that old man was still waiting for her to take the bait. She said nothing, only touched her face, thinking: Xu Mo, this time it's my turn to find you. When Qin Shuiyan died in her previous life, she thought "I'm sorry," but in this life, she only wants to say "It's okay." No matter how cold, fierce, or dismissive Xu Mo was to her, she wasn't angry. Because she had seen him at his best—holding her corpse, he didn't hesitate for a second. If someone can die for you once, you can live for them for a lifetime.

21. 371 刚 Just Turned Thirty, the Perfect Age to Find a New Man 刚三十岁，正是换男人的好年纪 Smoking Cat抽烟的猫Modern Romance658k WordsCompleted [Male Lead Has No Sexual History, Heroine Is a Flirting Expert] Yan Xizhi has been married for eight years and spent six of them as a wife in name only, a free nanny, and a tutor. The moment she receives the divorce papers, she has finally had enough of this endless, miserable life. After escaping her ex-husband’s home, she gets a lucky break. By airing her family’s dirty laundry, she gains a million followers and achieves financial freedom. Then she happens to meet a handsome man who wants to p 5.2kReads8.9Score632Shelves
22. 372 阿 Sister Drum: The Comeback of a Skin 阿姐鼓：一张皮的逆袭之路 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊11k WordsCompleted The Sister Drum: A Hide’s Road to the Top 2Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 373 分 After the Family Split, I Stocked My Warehouse with a System and Drove the Villains Mad 分家后我有系统囤满仓，气疯极品 Wan Sangyu晚桑鱼Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Farming + family drama + System + romance + everyday life] After missing a step on the stairs, Zhou Jiayue transmigrates to a remote mountain village in ancient times, where she becomes a young farmer who has been married for just one month. Her husband’s grandmother is still berating her haughtily: “Now that you’ve married into the Song family, you have to follow our rules. Everything you own belongs to the Song family. If I tell you to hand something over, you hand it over!” Her grandmother-i 4.9kReads8.9Score689Shelves
24. 374 小 The Little Lamb and the Three Pickpockets 小肥羊和三只手 Hami e哈蜜eModern Romance155k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance, rough-around-the-edges hero, redemption, happy ending, mutual devotion; gentle, kind female PhD student + outwardly rugged, inwardly attentive, shameless male thief] Xue Wanyi is naive and loaded, and the moment she arrives in the shady tourist trap of Qinggang Ancient Town, every unscrupulous shopkeeper sees her as an easy mark. Jiang Mingqi, a pickpocket who has never cared much about feelings, falls for her at first sight. He becomes her personal guardian, showing up whenever 853Reads8.7Score123Shelves
25. 375 我 I Won My Wife Through Scheming 我老婆是算计得来的 Ah Chu a啊初aModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Wang Jiajia felt that her boyfriend had been acting strangely lately. He often didn’t come home for dinner, spent more time hanging out with friends, and had even made a strange new friend. Tao Yun fell in love with Wang Jiajia at first sight. After following her a few times, he discovered she had a boyfriend, but he still found a way to get together with her. 7.5kReads8.4Score663Shelves
26. 376 十 At Fourteen, They Forced Me to Become a Godfather 十四岁，他们逼我成为教父 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊15k WordsCompleted At Fourteen, They Forced Me to Become a Godfather 7Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 377 八 The Fallen Heiress of the 1980s Marries a Factory Director and Raises His Kids 八零落魄千金，嫁个厂长养崽崽 Tea Tea Lemon茶茶柠檬Modern Romance360k WordsCompleted [1980s + no rebirth or transmigration + no golden finger + everyday family life + raising children] Su Wanyan had been stunningly beautiful since childhood. She spoke two foreign languages and excelled at school, with a guaranteed place at a university in the capital within reach. But when her family went bankrupt overnight, her father, egged on by her stepmother, sold her to their uncultured, thuggish creditor to settle the debt. At first, when Jiang Liting heard that the Su family wanted to of 12.8kReads7.6Score757Shelves

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    It was love at first sight, and things progressed quickly. He found a photo of her and fell in love with her instantly. Coincidentally, her family had been framed and owed him a lot of money. Her stepmother wanted to use her to settle the debt. At first, he was extremely unwilling, but when he saw that it was her, he immediately took her back and they consummated their marriage...

28. 378 郎 Lang Yan Picks the Stars 郎炎拾星星 Three Seven Two One叁柒贰壹Modern Romance148k WordsCompleted Ji Xinghui was a sweet, likable girl. But life is full of misfortune, and one day she was kidnapped and sold. Faced with two men each twice her size, Ji Xinghui chose to keep her head down and act timid and obedient, all so she could wait for a chance to escape. “Lang Yan, I think I might like you, but I don’t want to like you!” “Mm.” 23Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A rough-around-the-edges man falls in love at first sight, and things develop quickly. There are no misunderstandings, only imaginary enemies. It's a short story.

29. 379 穿 The Day I Transmigrated into Yin Zhiping 穿越成尹志平那天 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Male-Channel Fanfiction17k WordsCompleted The Day I Transmigrated into Yin Zhiping 4Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 380 和 After Eloping with Her Childhood Friend, Her Rugged Commander Husband Went Crazy 和竹马私奔后，糙汉首长急疯了 Cen Shinian岑十年Modern Romance864k WordsCompleted [Short drama adaptation now streaming] [Period setting + military marriage + sweet, satisfying romance + married first, love later + winning back his wife!] Song Shengsheng had a nightmare and discovered that she was the cannon-fodder villainess in a period novel: the male lead’s first wife, who died young. In the book, beauty was her only asset. To escape her husband, she wrote a letter reporting that her military officer husband came from a politically suspect background. That wasn’t all. When 33.4kReads8.8Score2.9kShelves

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    🎄🎄This tough guy is a complete departure from the stereotypical image of a rugged man! He's a charmingly roguish character who dotes on the female lead, showering her with attention with affection. The female lead is intelligent and shrewd, decisive yet not overly sentimental, and remarkably clear-headed. Their clash of titans is electrifying—this premise is incredibly captivating!

31. 381 一 Out of Control All the Way 一路失控 Silent Words默默無文Two Male Leads286k WordsCompleted [Two male leads, powerful families, turning a straight man gay, mature men and a natural progression of romance, both sexually inexperienced, simmering tension, mutual flirtation, realistic, no melodrama, happy ending, multiple couples] [A calculating pursuer who falls in love at first sight but doesn't realize it × an honest, carefree straight man who willingly falls] [There is a short role-reversal scene later on. If that bothers you, don't read!] Jiang Muzhou couldn't understand how simply ma 20.7kReads9.2Score2.8kShelves

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    The story of navigating ambiguity and then getting together is well-written and highly recommended.

32. 382 八 The 1980s Nanny: The Cold-Faced Officer Loses Control and Wants a Baby 八零小保姆，冷面军官失控想生崽 A Dream in the Bamboo Heart竹心一梦Modern Romance362k WordsCompleted [Manhua adaptation in progress] Period setting + marriage to a soldier + transmigrate into a book in an alternate world + devoted to each other + possessive, sweet romance + love grows over time + a gentle, slice-of-life romance about doting on his wife. (Older husband, younger wife; growth, comeback, doting on his wife, having a baby, and patriotism) A stern, older, abstinent military officer VS a sweet, soft-spoken girl who's both beautiful and talented, and refuses to be pushed around Bai Qia 2.9kReads8.7Score316Shelves

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    Super, super good! A sweet and romantic novel with patriotism. It features a loving family, a doting husband, and everyday sweet moments. Super good!

33. 383 那 That Stillborn Baby Survived 那个死婴活下来了 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Modern Romance14k WordsCompleted That Stillborn Baby Survived 4Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 384 惊 Shock! The Cannon Fodder Dares to Sleep Beside a Tiger 惊！炮灰她敢与虎共眠 The Full Moon Family满月一家Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete! Period Drama + Healing Each Other + Sweet and Satisfying + No Self-Sacrifice or Handouts + The Male Lead Really Raises Tigers] After being plagued by nightmares, Ning Xia transmigrated into a book. Unfortunately, she wasn’t the heroine, just a “white moonlight” cannon-fodder character who starved to death on the way to the countryside. Looking at the relatives who had schemed against her, she decided that if she was going to the countryside, they could at least pay her back for everyt 4.8kReads9.0Score475Shelves
35. 385 八 An Eighties Beauty Marries for Good Fortune and Is Doted on by Her Rugged, Fatherly Husband 八零美人冲喜，被爹系糙汉宠上天 A Dream in the Bamboo Heart竹心一梦Modern Romance694k WordsCompleted Pure romance + transmigration into a book, fictional setting + period piece + older husband, younger wife + building a fortune + sweet romance + slow-burn, satisfying face-slapping. Bai Qian, from a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, transmigrates into a book and becomes a plump, laid-back young bride, married off to bring good luck to He Yanzhou, a cold-faced, rugged man. The man is gravely ill, and lays down three rules with her: this marriage is just for show, and he’ll nev 1.2kReads8.6Score160Shelves
36. 386 归 The Way Home 归途 Xia Dayu夏大雨Two Male Leads191k WordsCompleted [Tao Dongling vs. Chen Zhaolai] [Top-Tier Novel + Two Male Leads + Urban Life + Everyday People + Hard Work + Happy Ending + Sweet Romance + Realistic] There’s a little shop along the route Tao Dongling has been driving lately, where you can park, eat, and stay the night. It’s pretty cheap and clean, and the owner is quiet, handling all the work inside and out by himself. Then one day, Tao Dongling said to the owner, “Brother Lai, every time I come here, I don’t want to leave.” Chen Zhaolai took 28kReads9.6Score3kShelves
37. 387 妈 My Mom Was Forty-Three When I Finally Learned to Love Her 妈妈四十三岁，我才学会爱她 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊8k WordsCompleted My Mom Is Forty-Three, and I Only Just Learned to Love Her 6Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 388 A My AI Boyfriend Turns Into a Rough-Hewn Hunk, Kissing the Poor Little Thing Until She Gets Morning Sickness AI男友变糙汉，吻到小可怜孕吐 Little Daidai Has No Brains小呆没脑子Modern Romance415k WordsCompleted [A Size-Difference Romance: Rugged CEO × Sweet, Docile Darling] [Why Has the Gentle Upperclassman I Designed Turned into a Rugged CEO? (Mutually Each Other's First, Coercive Love, Lovesick Male Lead)] A new AI dating app has become all the rage. Xu Xiaoguai, who has never dated in her eighteen years, gets accepted into the beta test. Blushing furiously, she creates a gentle upperclassman AI boyfriend for herself. Just as she's about to embark on a sweet, picture-perfect virtual romance, she sudd 8.9kReads9.1Score656Shelves

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    The male lead is a rough, rugged veteran who is both roguish and handsome, and he has the female lead's tattoo on his neck. The female lead is a sweet and innocent girl, and the male lead lifts her up with one hand.

39. 389 老 After My Wife Died, My Life Soared Against the Odds 老婆去世后，我的人生逆风飞扬 Border Town Camel边城骆驼Urban1.7M WordsCompleted My name is Shu Shuang. Shu as in “comfortable,” and Shuang as in “refreshing.” I was twelve when both my parents died, and Cheng Yexiang raised me. When I was twenty-one, Cheng Yexiang’s eldest daughter, Cheng Ke, who was the same age as me, married me. After Cheng Ke and I got married, we opened a small shop in the city called Keshuang Supermarket. Three months later, she died in a tragic car accident. I felt as though the sky had fallen. Life no longer seemed worth living. Cheng Yexiang had lo 13.6kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves

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    Take a look at this book, [Adoration].

40. 390 放 After I Gave Up, the Commander’s Eyes Turned Red as He Imprisoned Me 放弃后，团长红眼禁锢我 Crossing into Spring己渡春Modern Romance118k WordsOngoing Sharp-tongued military officer hero + she pursues him + he regrets losing her + sweet romance + steamy and sweet (angst first, then sweetness, then heat) The first time I saw him, he nearly knocked me flying. He coldly scolded me for “not watching where I was going,” and he was so handsome my legs went weak. I pursued him for three months. The entire military district knew that “Little Chili Pepper” was chasing Captain Gu. He turned me down three times, saying the same thing every time: “I’m a —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Both characters are virgins, love at first sight, a satisfying read.

41. 391 勾 Flirting with the Grand Tutor: Strangers in Public, Like Spouses in Private 勾太傅，人前不熟人后如做了夫妻 I Am No Good Person吾非良人Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Main story complete (award-winning entry in the Fifth Online Literature Contest) While the top-ranking scholar husband slept soundly, Song Lian clung to the immaculate and upright Grand Tutor of the court, sobbing, "Please, save me..." What had she done wrong? She just didn't want to die. The family rules were merciless, the Grand Princess would suffer no rivals, and her husband wanted to become the princess's consort. Song Lian had only one way out: hang herself. So she summoned her courage and 137.5kReads9.2Score19.3kShelves
42. 392 糙 The Rugged Man: His Sweetheart Is Soft and Sweet 糙汉：他的小心肝又软又甜 A Little Dora一只哆啦Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted [Rugged Man & Sweet Girl + Love at First Sight + Sweet Romance + Both Leads Are Each Other's First + Sizzling Chemistry + Protective, Fatherly Boyfriend + Mutual Devotion] [Rugged Big Bad Wolf x Delicate Little White Rabbit] Auto Repair Shop Owner * Elementary School Teacher Ruan Tang was just like her name: soft and sweet. After an accident, Lu Xiao rescued her, and by a twist of fate, she ended up renting his house. Ruan Tang had always been slow to warm up, but she never imagined she'd fall f 4.1kReads9.0Score347Shelves

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    It's so good! The male lead likes the female lead from the very first time they meet, but he's heartbroken for a long time because he thinks she has a boyfriend. It turns out she only said that because she was afraid he was a bad person.

43. 393 快 Quick Transmigration: Saving the Rough-Hewn Big Shot with a Lucky-Kitten Charm 快穿：拯救糙汉大佬的好孕喵 Regular User 002582普通用户002582Modern Romance436k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + rugged men + childbirth System + historical eras + sweet and beautiful heroine + easy conception + wish fulfillment + both leads are inexperienced] Su Qingyue is a “young” white cat who has cultivated for three hundred years. To succeed in her cultivation, she binds herself to a fertility System and travels to small worlds to save fated protagonists who are unable to have children. Besides having children, each small world has its own missions and rewards. World One: A ch 10.8kReads9.1Score799Shelves

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    [Refined Selfish Female Lead + Obsessive Possessive Male Lead] Selfish, vain, materialistic, and exquisitely self-centered. Even so, countless people love her. In the original novel, Lin Luoxue is the female lead's materialistic, cannon fodder sister, cheating on her husband with three men. Even after marriage, she remains promiscuous and ultimately dies on her way to elope with her lover. Her character is wicked, selfish, manipulative, and mocking of genuine feelings; she has a bad temper and is petty. After awakening her memories… she remains that beautiful, spoiled, and wicked woman. Repentance is impossible.

44. 394 邻 The Neighbor Is Wicked and Wild, Luring Her into His Trap 邻居又坏又野，诱她入局 Bluebird Coo Coo青鸟咕咕Modern Romance389k WordsCompleted [Sweet-natured Chinese translator vs. Italian mafia heir] + [Autistic genius girl vs. emotionally vivid, lovesick young master] + devoted to each other + cross-cultural romance + intense push and pull + willing to give in for love He is a wild, untamed Italian mafia heir who has never known freedom since birth. She is a well-behaved girl from an ordinary family, a foreign-language translator who is gentle on the outside but strong within. He is a foxlike young man whose emotions and conscience w 4kReads—Score141Shelves

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    A highly intelligent, rugged man woos his wife; an extreme tug-of-war between an Italian mafia heir and a Chinese translator; the tycoon bows down for love, transforming himself into a super-wife-obsessed individual. A devoted husband who would give his life for his wife. Strong back, powerful fighting ability, and limitless stamina.

45. 395 修 The Rough Mechanic Fell for Her at First Sight 修车糙汉对姣姣一眼万年 Sleeping Fire Valley眠火谷Modern Romance121k WordsOngoing [Rough-and-ready mechanic + both each other’s first + sweet romance + 1v1 + love at first sight] Synopsis: Born into an ordinary family, Shen Jiaojiao was cheated on by her boyfriend with a rich heiress and harassed at work. Sick of the hectic pace of life in the big city, she broke up with her boyfriend and returned to a small county town to find work. There, she unexpectedly met Ye Runian, a rough-and-ready mechanic. The moment he first saw Shen Jiaojiao, his heart began to flutter. After that 38Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These three books are all about rough-and-tumble guys, especially the first one, where both the male and female leads have mouths! Lin Man, after struggling to make ends meet in the big city, decides to return to the countryside with her meager savings of a few tens of thousands of yuan. She wants a carefree and comfortable rural life of growing vegetables and raising chickens, but unexpectedly, she meets the tall and robust Zhou Yin there. This man, as tall as a mountain, helps her plant trees, flowers, and chases away thieves, and is also very kind to her. Suddenly, she thinks this kind of life isn't so bad. Zhou Yin, who has lived for 29 years, has never met a woman like Lin Man before—independent when she needs to be, and charming when she needs to be. He's fallen for her; he wants to marry her and spoil her rotten…

46. 396 七 The Beautiful 1970s Educated Youth, Doted on by a Rough-Hewn Man 七零漂亮女知青，糙汉捧在手心宠 The Knife-Wielding Love Letter捉刀小情书Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + rugged man + delicate peach blossom spirit + three lifetimes of romance + sweet doting + healing] A delicate, beautiful peach blossom spirit heroine × a rugged hero who adores his wife The peach blossom spirit Tao Yingli failed her heavenly tribulation. When she opened her eyes again, she had become a cannon-fodder villainess in a period novel. In the countryside of the 1970s, farm work was hard and life was harsh. Tao Yingli had lost her peach blossom body, and even pulling up 1.5kReads9.0Score207Shelves
47. 397 乖 Be a Good Girl, Fei’er. Call Me Hubby Tonight 乖菲儿，晚上叫老公 Reeds and Wutong Meet Zi'ang蒹葭梧桐遇子昂Modern Romance172k WordsCompleted Gu Fangfei, a cheerful Northeastern girl, passes the civil service exam on her first try. On her first day at work, she rides her bike straight into the boss she hit with her car that morning. The next day, she drives in, only for her dad to play a prank on her by sticking a “Rear-end me and you’ll have to marry me” decal on her car, giving her coworkers a good laugh. Funny things happen to her every day. Her boss sees it all, but never makes fun of her. She’s like a little white rabbit who has 38Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 398 小 In the Grove: A Secret No One Knows 小树林里：不为人知的秘密 A Single Matchstick火柴一根Mystery406k WordsOngoing In the Little Woods: A Secret No One Knows About Book Description: Outside Liuhe Village lies a small wood, ten mu of wasteland. By day, the dense golden-rain trees block out all light. At night, figures flicker among the poplars. The woods hold the secrets of the entire village. In this forest, everyone is both hunter and prey. 23.9kReads6.9Score996Shelves

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    These are all excellent books; they're worth staying up all night to finish reading!

49. 399 老 My Lord, the Young Lady Has Sneaked Over the Wall to Go on a Date Again! 老爷，小姐又翻墙偷跑去约会啦！ Common Flowers Sent to the Sea凡花寄海Ancient Romance626k WordsCompleted [The heroine makes a worldly, shallow wish before the Buddha, then is crushed to death by a beam in the temple. Her soul enters the body of an ancient tycoon's daughter, and she begins a deliciously unconventional life as a spoiled rich girl!] Male Lead 1: Chu Ci, fresh and clean as a lotus just beginning to bloom. Male Lead 2: Yi Hanzhou, a gentle, considerate beauty with long lashes. Male Lead 3: He Yichen, a bewitching, seductive fake monk. Male Lead 4: Jiang Huaiyuan, the refined, aloof crow 2.5kReads8.7Score127Shelves

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    Don't get me wrong! It was all love at first sight! [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

50. 400 蒹 Jian Jia and Wutong Meet: Zi'ang's New Novel 蒹葭梧桐遇子昂新书 Reeds and Wutong Meet Zi'ang蒹葭梧桐遇子昂Modern Romance153k WordsCompleted The male lead, Huo Zi'ang, is twelve years older than the female lead. When he is twenty-four, he meets twelve-year-old Xia Wutong playing the piano and falls in love with her at first sight. He protects her until she turns eighteen before revealing his true feelings. Gradually moved by him, she accepts Huo Zi'ang, and they slowly make their way toward marriage, finding love along the way. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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