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1. 51 港 Silence in Hong Kong 港岛听不见 yao Knows It's Not Snowyao知不是雪Modern Romance346k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later|Mutually Faithful|Five-Year Age Gap|He Bows for Love|The Male Lead Is Deaf in Both Ears] [The Swan Princess & the Rake] The Rong and Xie families arranged a marriage, but Rong Jiafu flew back to New York on the very day they got their marriage certificates. Xie Xingyi returned to Harbor City as well. After two years living apart, everyone was convinced their marriage was on the rocks. The young heirs and heiresses of Harbor City placed bets on how long the marriage wo 11.5kReads8.8Score1.6k14d adds
2. 52 半 A Half-Familiar Bedmate 半熟枕边人 A Jiang Jiujiu阿降九九Modern Romance374k WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love] [Noble young gentleman vs Well-bred young woman from a family of scholars] [Five-year age gap] [Happy ending] Warning: Super sweet!!! Get through the slow-burn stage, and it's all sugar. Cool and aloof in public, insatiable in private!! She is twenty-three, born into a family of scholars, and has a boyfriend. He is twenty-eight, a third-generation heir to a wealthy family, young and successful, making his mark in finance. A chance blind date brings them together, and they 833Reads6.8Score13214d adds
3. 53 床 Bedmates 床搭子 Jade Longbow玉长弓Modern Romance271k WordsCompleted [Clear-headed teacher and taciturn tycoon] [Both leads are sexually inexperienced + marriage first, love later + everyday life + sweet romance] Lin Zhu, a small-town girl, works with all her might to stay in the big city as a teacher. In her second year of teaching, she impulsively marries one of her students’ uncles, a wealthy but taciturn man. She imagines married life will be quiet and uneventful, with the two of them keeping out of each other’s way. And at first, that’s exactly how it is. He 34.7kReads8.6Score79114d adds
4. 54 宜 A Good Match for Marriage 宜嫁宜娶 Wawa Is Not a Cabbage Heart娃娃不是菜心Modern Romance645k WordsCompleted Welcome, drama fans! Two storylines: [son of a bureau chief x daughter of a deputy director] & [high-ranking official’s family x heiress] Ji Yunjia found Song Jiming holding her camisole, looking puzzled. “How is this so padded when you haven’t even put it on?” His gaze drifted to her chest. It wasn’t big, but it didn’t look small either. He chuckled. “Ms. Ji, you’ve got quite a lot of padding there.” Ji Yunjia’s face burned. She hurriedly snatched it from him. “What do you know?” She was wearin 22kReads9.0Score1.8k14d adds
5. 55 我 My Years with Young Master Zhou 我与周公子的那些年 Yang Ni Rong杨尼绒Modern Romance130k WordsCompleted [Powerful families in the capital + realistic fiction + first person + neither lead is chaste] [Clear-eyed heroine who only pretends to be aloof X gentle, reserved older male lead] His surname was Liang, and it was also Zhou. The first time I met him, he told me his name was Liang Jinsong. The last time he left, he was Zhou Jingheng, the most notorious playboy in the capital's pleasure quarters. A friend told me that men from families like theirs were called young masters. Every one of their fam 3kReads8.0Score33014d adds
6. 56 老 After His Wife Left, the Disabled Tycoon Stood Up 老婆走后，残疾大佬他站起来了 Red Bull Sweet Potato红牛地瓜Two Male Leads416k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication. Check the author’s profile for updates] [Hong Kong-style high-society romance + male lead pursues his ex at all costs + melodrama + rekindled love + slight everyone-loves-the-protagonist vibe + class difference + bittersweet + both virgins + happy ending] [Sharp-tongued, disabled top (faking it) VS proud CEO bottom] Hong Kong media reports: Shen Changting, a calligraphy master with disabled legs, the heir to Hong Kong City, a man of immense power, refined and prope 34.1kReads9.2Score3.9k14d adds

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7. 57 你 You Are the North of Beijing 你是北京的北 Beneath the Koi Pond锦鲤池下Modern Romance30k WordsCompleted Even now, Wen Wen still remembered the day she left Beijing. It was the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. She left alone and without hesitation, yet carried a weight of a thousand pounds. Before boarding her flight, she gazed down at the city's nightscape from inside a skyscraper. The roads were still filled with traffic, and countless people rushed about, only to end up with nothing. This city had buried her winter, her summer, and her spring. By the time she left, all she felt for 1.1kReads8.1Score10914d adds
8. 58 今 Snow Falls in Hong Kong Today 今日离港有雪 You Are So Charming你这般动人Modern Romance361k WordsCompleted A dazzling financial news anchor X a powerful tycoon from Hong Kong’s elite. Short drama now streaming A gossip paper in Hong Kong published a photo of a woman in a red dress running in a sorry state after a Maybach. Sitting inside was Zhou Yanjing, the discreet heir to a wealthy family. All of Hong Kong laughed at financial anchor Xu Shiyang for dreaming of marrying into a rich family, unaware that before the night was over, she would step into a villa atop Victoria Peak overlooking Hong Kong 10.6kReads9.3Score1.3k14d adds
9. 59 京 A Night of Splendor in the Capital 京宴夜 Heaven Opens to Delusions天开妄想Modern Romance357k WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast from Beijing’s elite circles + formidable leads join forces + both sexually inexperienced + sweet romance + happy ending] [A frail but ruthless heiress from Macau + a devoted, devoted heir from Beijing’s elite] Everyone in their circle knows that the young master of Beijing’s elite keeps a string of Buddhist prayer beads that no one is allowed to touch. They are his taboo, a painful past no one dares bring up. The Shang family of Beijing has produced outstanding talents for genera 29.6kReads9.2Score4.4k14d adds

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   Both are great!!

10. 60 玫 Roses and Green Pines 玫瑰与青松 Mantou Is Great馒头很好Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available on major platforms] [Bonus chapters complete] [Steadfast, fatherly political heavyweight × dazzling, rebellious beauty] [Long-planned romance / marriage first, love later + powerful family background + well-matched families + 12-year age gap + both virgins + sweet romance] Fang Yun is a dazzling, bold rising star in the legal world. In front of others, she’s a “good girl.” It’s all an act! After her scumbag ex cheats on her, she dumps him without hesitation an 23.9kReads9.0Score3k14d adds
11. 61 清 Qingfeng Villa 清风墅 Sunlit Bird扶光鸟Modern Romance284k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] [Marriage first, love later + Age gap + Literary family + Slow-burn romance + Both leads are each other's first] *Theme: Children who are cherished don't have to say they're sorry.* As a child, Shu He was utterly broken by her coldhearted father. During an extreme snowstorm in Jingbei, she wandered alone by the roadside, clutching the doll that had grown up with her. The blizzard raged, and she eventually collapsed, frozen stiff. A Bentley pulled over. The young man 115.6kReads9.5Score14.9k14d adds
12. 62 维 A Sleepless Night in Victoria Harbour 维港夜未央 Qi Le麒乐Modern Romance237k WordsCompleted [Older love interest + angsty romance + groveling redemption arc] [Film and TV director x pure, gentle little bunny vs. Hong Kong entertainment mogul x refined scoundrel big bad wolf] An irreverent one-line summary: A story about a woman whose heart and body are stolen by a scumbag, who later begs her to take him back. - What she thought was genuine love was his calculated approach. What he thought was a calculated approach was her genuine love. - That night. Jiang Li sank to the floor, weeping 1.3kReads8.0Score10114d adds
13. 63 不 An Asymmetrical Relationship 不对称关系 Sweetened Iced Soy Milk冰豆浆加糖Modern Romance241k WordsCompleted [Powerful families / well-matched backgrounds / political and business power couple / exes trying to rekindle things] (The rating just opened, so it’s low) [Seemingly cold but secretly soft-hearted ruthless capitalist × seemingly proper but actually tsundere paternalistic high-ranking official] Fei Shengchi’s eccentric personality was common knowledge among Xu Huaijun’s friends. She was cold and distant, with no warmth for anyone. So when the two broke up, they received several times more congra 3.6kReads8.7Score44214d adds
14. 64 私 A Private Spring in the Courtyard 私藏庭春意 Mingquan明圈Modern Romance227k WordsCompleted [Male Lead's Perspective: Marriage First, Love Later; Female Lead's Perspective: Unrequited Love Comes True] [Cool, Elegant TCM Beauty x Cold, Flirtatious Beijing Playboy] The day Ji Niao waited for Li Dongting to return to China was his favorite season, spring, and the spring when she first met him. She had seen him live wild and carefree, and seen women flock around him. Everyone said that the one thing Li Dongting never lacked was women, especially ordinary women like Ji Niao. But Ji Niao sti 6.2kReads9.1Score60414d adds
15. 65 软 A Gentle Seduction 软诱 Jiujiu Qi久久萋Modern Romance454k WordsCompleted The print edition of Rose Crown goes on sale August 10. Available on all platforms. [Married First, Love Later + Secret Crush + He Chases His Wife After Losing Her, But She Never Looks Back + Both Are Each Other’s First] She was the Xu family’s adopted daughter, and Zhou Yuetian’s little shadow. She had followed him everywhere since childhood, until she heard him say this at the age of twenty-four: “She’s just the Xu family’s adopted daughter. Why would I actually care about her? People like us 71.5kReads9.6Score8.6k14d adds
16. 66 京 Snow from the Capital Drifts into Hong Kong 京雪入港 Fireworks烟火火Modern Romance222k WordsCompleted Bay Area Series ② [Harbor City Tycoon VS Kyoto Movie Star] [Wildness vs. Allure, Mutual Devotion and Rekindled Love] “Xie Xulin, be careful. If you die, I’m not going to your funeral.” The man stopped in his tracks and abruptly turned around. Striding back to the movie star, he gripped her chin in one large hand and kissed her possessively. After a long while, he said with a hearty laugh, “The day it snows in Harbor City, take it as me sending word from beyond the grave. Remember to cry.” The la 1.3kReads8.0Score15014d adds
17. 67 情EN Entangled in Love in the Capital and Harbor City 情陷京港 Feng Jinrui Xue风瑾睿雪Modern Romance470k WordsCompleted [A dazzling, uninhibited enchantress × a refined, aloof, seductive CEO] Xun Yuan was a beautiful woman with a world of stories in her eyes: cool, sensual, alluring, laid-back, and endlessly fascinating. One day, bored out of her mind, she took over a private club in Hong Kong. She never expected to meet Zuo Tingyue, Hong Kong’s most eligible heir, on opening day. He was naturally cold-hearted, with an aristocratic, imposing air. He was the kind of man who passed through a field of flowers with 16.4kReads9.0Score2k14d adds
18. 68 卿 My Love for You Is Like the Green Hills 卿见青山 Cha Xun茶浔Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted [A gentle, resilient Pingtan beauty from Jiangnan VS a retired powerhouse from a century-old family in Beijing] [Marriage first, love later + long-planned romance + slow-burn love + seven-year age gap + sweet romance + mutual devotion + mutual pining + exclusive to each other] The year Ruan Yici, the woman who had adopted her, died, Ruan Yitang was taken in by the Wen family next door. Overwhelmed with grief, she lost her voice. On her twelfth birthday, the boy who lived far away in Germany gav 461Reads7.4Score10014d adds
19. 69 京 Lover in Beijing 京北情人 Extra Sweet with Milk全糖加奶Modern Romance390k WordsCompleted [Just started getting ratings, so the score is low! Please don't let that affect you] [Both leads are each other's first and only|Age gap|Rekindled romance|Winning her back at any cost|Happy ending] [Gentle and captivating Lin Nan × cool, dignified Zhou Sheng] “A blizzard bore witness to love at first sight; malice tore their fairy-tale dreams apart.” In the winter when she was twenty-three, Lin Nan fell in love with someone. He was a dazzling star in the heavens, the most exceptional of them a 891Reads6.9Score10014d adds
20. 70 港 The Rose of Hong Kong Island 港岛玫瑰 The Arrogant Sweet Romance Killer不可一世的甜文杀手Modern Romance171k WordsCompleted 2.6kReads8.2Score31814d adds
21. 71 港 Old-Time Rain Between Hong Kong and Beijing 港京旧时雨 Shi Zha Ya贳栅啞Modern Romance669k WordsCompleted Mutual secret crush × age gap × protective, fatherly type × long-planned pursuit Warm, sly diplomat vs. cool, dazzling legal beauty Love makes the one with the upper hand bow their head: evenly matched *Everyone in Hong Kong City knows that Wen Yang, the heiress of the Wen family, is spoiled and hot-tempered. She has a stunning face that’s impossible to look away from, sometimes cool and distant, sometimes bright and dazzling. *The craziest things Wen Yang has ever done were flying off to study 12.1kReads8.9Score1.3k14d adds
22. 72 雪 A Beautiful Woman in the Snow 雪有佳人 Wen Tong温铜Modern Romance236k WordsCompleted [Hong Kong Tycoon and Movie Star] [Reunion After Years Apart, Love at First Sight, First Love] The notorious tycoon from Hong Kong arrived in the capital, causing a sensation. No one knew he had come for the famous movie star Shi Shi. 1 Shi Shi overheard a conversation between Yu Yingchen and his father. His father said, “Now that you’ve achieved great things, that woman is dispensable.” Tears silently fell from Shi Shi’s eyes as she made up her mind to leave. She fled Hong Kong in the middle of 1.3kReads6.3Score13414d adds
23. 73 第 The Twenty-First Reply 第二十一封回信 Grape Soda葡萄苏打Modern Romance782k WordsCompleted (Daddy-type romance, age gap, devoted and doting, both inexperienced, slow burn) A sweet-looking, soft-spoken but cunning little rabbit versus a cold on the outside, warm on the inside, possessive younger uncle. That year, a tragedy left Ye Zhirang an orphan with nowhere to go but the Pei household. She began living with her younger uncle, Pei Jinghuai. Pei Jinghuai was stern and aloof, attached to his routine and always careful to keep his distance from others. At first, in his eyes, Ye Zhirang 4.9kReads9.2Score64314d adds
24. 74 灰 The Gray Lotus 灰莲花 Clouds of Rough Noodles Again又见糙面云Modern Romance819k WordsCompleted [A textbook case of realist business warfare + a deeply romantic, top-tier intellectual romance] The world has gone mad. A top-tier rich, handsome young heir is forced to compete with his wealthy wife for a lover... “If she likes me and I like her too, then we’ll each have to prove ourselves.” The male lead is loaded with resources and comes with every advantage, while the female lead has brains and beauty and rises from humble beginnings. A textbook case of realist business warfare, arranged fa 37.7kReads9.4Score4.5k14d adds

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    A must-read contemporary romance novel! The male lead is gentle, the female lead is highly intelligent, the emotions are incredibly nuanced, the career storyline is exceptionally sophisticated, it leans towards realistic themes, and it's hard to put down. Suitable for discerning readers. It has a strong staying power; there's nothing similar on any platform—it's exceptionally good.

25. 75 梧 Plane Tree Leaves Falling on Chang'an Street 梧桐叶落长安街 Yu Xidie御西蝶Modern Romance275k WordsOngoing [Scion of a powerful Beijing family]× [Jinling’s most beautiful woman] [Modern romance + wealthy-family intrigue + heartbreaking love + powerful-family drama + BE aesthetic] At seventeen, Song Yiru went to the Yihe Residence to pick up a blanket for a friend and met two men who would change her life. She thought their tender encounter was a gift from fate. Zhou Yuezhi was the first to fall in love at first sight, but Chen Xingshen got to her first. He used his devotion as a cage, taking advantag 149Reads—Score—14d adds

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    These two! Extremely realistic.

26. 76 顾 Mr. Gu's Perfect Little Romance 顾先生的小圆满 Mu Ziyu Qiao牧子羽樵Modern Romance436k WordsCompleted [Big Tech content moderator vs. cold, calculating official from an elite family] [High-ranking official romance + five-year age gap + both leads are each other’s first and only + sweet romance + the powerful one bows to love] The thing workplace newcomer Li Xiaoman regrets most is making a mistake while screening explicit content. The cold, fearsome section chief Gu Yanshen comes to the company to oversee a cleanup. Before that, the two had an accidental one-night stand ₍ᐢ..ᐢ₎ ༘♡ ₍ᐢ..ᐢ₎ ༘♡ She k 2kReads7.7Score12814d adds

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    This one, this one.

27. 77 京 A Guide to Rising to Power as a Madam in the Capital Circle 京圈夫人上位指南 A Little Butt一只屁屁Modern Romance658k WordsCompleted [Powerful leads who dote on each other × intense push and pull × power as the bride price × masterful guide and lover × older, devoted, fatherly man] he, dual-C romance in an alternate setting [romance × strategy] The day Chen Nuo got together with Fang Jingxiu, people in Beijing’s social circles laughed at her. They said the daughter of a small-time building materials merchant from Yongzhou was nothing but a pretty plaything in the hands of a powerful man. But no one knew... That the aloof, asc 51kReads9.2Score7.4k14d adds

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    This absolutely requires our Director Fang!

28. 78 春 Spring Dwells on the High Terrace 春栖高台 Mo Lanshan莫阑珊Modern Romance258k WordsOngoing [Powerful Families | Female Growth | Bittersweet Romance | Older Man] (Clear-headed, beautiful college student vs. composed, powerful heir) People often say that those in power care only about their family’s interests. Even what passes for love is just another tool for profit. If you fall for someone like that, the best you can hope for is this: you remain on your high terrace, I retreat to my spring mountains, and from then on our paths never cross again. Everyone in Beijing’s inner circle know 606Reads—Score16014d adds
29. 79 只 I Only Want to Love You 只愿钟情与你 Always Twelve一直十二Modern Romance99k WordsCompleted Clear-headed beauty × calculating, controlling powerhouse (1v1 coercive romance, forced love, a tragic love story, not for everyone) The thing Xi Yuanwan regrets most in her life is marrying Jiang Chengshen. _ After her parents passed away, she inherited the company’s assets on her own. Her third uncle, the only elder in the family, looked after her devotedly. - Xi Yuanwan first met Jiang Chengshen at a dinner party, where she was taken in by his outward appearance. At the time, he was a promisi 3.8kReads—Score14914d adds

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    A person's true feelings only come once. I wish the female lead had never met him.

30. 80 占 Claimed as My Own 占为私有 Woven Green Gardenia挽青栀Modern Romance374k WordsCompleted Cold-hearted playboy and clear-eyed, innocent college girl [Powerful families + star-crossed lovers + powerful man loses his composure + groveling to win her back] 1. The day Xin Yao met Jiang Linqian, she was at a funeral home. A funeral for an important figure was being held in the east hall. Jiang Linqian stood behind his father, looking weary. The guests who had come to pay their respects whispered behind his back. “The Jiang family's second son really is a spoiled playboy. His own grandfa 744Reads5.9Score11314d adds

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    1. *Private Possession*: Jiang Linqian comes from a top military and political family. From their first meeting, he deliberately approaches the female lead with a family agenda. For four years, he remains cold and restrained, humiliating her with their marriage contract and sacrificing her dignity in a family power struggle. Only after she completely gives up and leaves does he realize his love, embarking on a path of humble atonement. 2. *Both Obedient and Seductive! The Crown Prince's Drunken Night Embraces Her and Gently Coaxes Her (Zhi Zhi Fu Zhi Zhi!)*: The female lead, having dumped Ximen Lichen, a top figure in Beijing's elite circles, is forced into a marriage after her family's decline. Filled with resentment, the male lead meticulously plots to break up her engagement, publicly humiliating her and repeatedly hurting her with the disparity in their family backgrounds. After their past secret relationship is exposed, the entire Beijing elite circle watches coldly, pushing their love-hate entanglement to its extreme. 3. *The Dream of Spring in Beijing* Xie Zhi is a powerful figure in Beijing's elite circles. To win the female lead's heart, he deliberately destroys her existing relationship and forces her to sign a two-year lover contract by exploiting a crisis in her family. During their time together, he habitually applies coldness and pressure. After the female lead gives up, the proud and arrogant nobleman loses his composure and collapses for the first time, his long journey to win her back filled with regret.

31. 81 又 So Sweet, So Alluring! The Tipsy Young Master Held Her Close and Coaxed Her All Night 又乖又欲！太子爷醉酒夜抱她轻哄 Tan Qingzhu檀青竹Modern Romance512k WordsCompleted [Print edition available] The deeply devoted, dangerously unhinged scion of a powerful family × the cool, fallen heiress [Originally titled "A Night of Desire in the Capital"] A pure-hearted socialite from Beijing's elite circle + a rekindled romance + an ex who will do anything to win her back + an older lover who takes the lead + falling for him all over again Jiang Wanzhi comes from a prestigious family and is known throughout the capital as a pure, well-behaved young woman. Few people know 117.8kReads9.4Score124.7k14d adds
32. 82 分 After the Breakup, the Powerful Boss Lost Control 分手后，高干大佬他失控了 Lin Sangyu sy林桑榆syModern Romance175k WordsCompleted [Second chance at love (maybe) · Powerful man humbles himself (and occasionally gets clingy)] Song Jiamu: “After we broke up... did you ever think about me?” Gu Nanfang: “I'm human, of course I did.” Song Jiamu: “Then why didn't you come looking for me?” Gu Nanfang grits his teeth. “Because I'm not pathetic.” As a teenager, Song Jiamu pursued Gu Nanfang relentlessly. Once she won him over, she discarded him like a worn-out shoe. As an adult, Gu Nanfang has transformed from a reserved top studen 247Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The male lead has a powerful background and becomes cold after being cheated on by the female lead (there are hidden reasons). He already has a fiancée, but when he reunites with the female lead, he only wants revenge. He then marries another woman, leading to a "wife-chasing-after-the-crisis" scenario and a regretful ending.

33. 83 只 I Just Want Us to Be Happy Together 只想和你好好的 Running East and West东奔西顾Modern Romance195k WordsCompleted That summer, the wind met the clouds, flowers met the trees, fireflies met the stars, and I met you. 7.4kReads9.6Score1.6k14d adds

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    This book must be

34. 84 心 Tides of Longing 心上潮痕 Shen Zhouye沈舟野Modern Romance640k WordsCompleted [Powerful Family | Older Man | Height Difference | Sapiosexual Romance | Class Difference | Steady, High-Ranking Official VS Aloof, Untouchable Beauty] The first time, he carried her across the deep water. A sudden downpour flooded the old city, leaving Wen Li trapped in the rising water, unable to move forward or back. A strange man carried her through the deep water, and before she could thank him, she casually took his umbrella. Through the curtain of rain, she only caught a glimpse of his st 12.8kReads8.6Score1.6k14d adds

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    Blink and watch, it's so good, ahhhhh!!

35. 85 长 Streetlights and the One Who Comes Home 长街灯火与归人 Shen Zhouye沈舟野Modern Romance503k WordsCompleted [Rekindled love + each other’s first love + both work in the public sector + reunion after years apart + intellectual romance] An unexpected breakup, followed by a reunion years in the making. From the flutter of their first meeting in college to standing side by side in their careers, Lu Beichuan and Shen Zhixia weather misunderstandings and emotional push and pull, witnessing each other’s growth and resolve. They missed their chance five years ago because of a sudden accident. Five years later 3.9kReads7.9Score33714d adds
36. 86 日 Addicted Day and Night 日夜上瘾 Everything Is About Romance风月都相关Modern Romance239k WordsCompleted [Fake lady x lustful tycoon] Seduction + rekindled love + sweet romance + secret marriage + true and fake heiresses (The numbers just weren’t there, but every book is my baby, and I love them all.) [Falling in love with your enemy’s son, a flower of love blooming amid a sea of hatred] When the wealthy Sheng family of the capital came to propose, Miss Wen suddenly came down with a strange illness and could not be seen in public. The Wen family secretly held auditions for a marriage arrangement. A 2.4kReads8.9Score26914d adds

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    Falling in love with the son of her enemy—an absolute love story filled with hatred and longing [smirk]

37. 87 驯 Taming the Wild 驯野 Basin of Gold金满盆Modern Romance244k WordsCompleted Fifteen-year-old Cheng Yuan. She did terribly on her high school entrance exams. Afraid of being punished, she didn't dare go home. Then a torrential downpour forced her to take shelter in a convenience store. When Cheng Yuye found her, she was curled up on a chair, drenched from head to toe. She thought the man would scold her. Instead, he suddenly crouched down and took off her shoes and socks. She looked down at the hand covering her feet, and a wave of despair swept over her. Because at that 42Reads6.6Score—14d adds

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    This book... The writing style truly amazed me.

38. 88 才 I Refuse to Fall for the Big Boss 才不要和大领导谈恋爱 A Little Cup of Winec一杯小酒cModern Romance245k WordsOngoing Forced love + love at first sight + doting romance + happy ending + obsessive hero + workplace romance + powerful families Su Niannian is new to the workplace, as blank as an unpainted sheet of paper. On her first day, she takes the wrong elevator and stumbles, in a panic, into a meeting of senior leaders. Her documents scatter across the floor. In the sudden silence, the stern-faced man at the head of the table slowly raises his eyes. One glance from him, and his silent authority sends her fle 1.5kReads6.3Score—14d adds

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    The story revolves around a state-owned power company. The male lead, a second-generation rich kid from Beijing, meets the love of his life while on assignment in a small county. The female lead is a recent graduate who, on her first day at work, accidentally wanders into the male lead's company after taking the wrong turn, thus beginning a slightly domineering yet heartwarming and happy love story.

39. 89 禁 The Abstinent Tycoon Asks Me for a Title Every Night 禁欲系大佬夜夜问我要名分 Liu Suisui柳岁岁Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing Important announcement, important announcement, important announcement!!! Volume One is complete. The story about the uncle you’ve all been asking to read has been updated in Volume Two. [Powerful Male Lead + Older Man/Younger Woman + Sweet Romance] [Mutual Healing, Two-Way Devotion] She grew up dependent on others, enduring their cold stares. Her stepfather treated her like a pawn, manipulating her at will. Her mother saw her as a burden and ignored her for years. Her husband treated her like a 15.4kReads9.0Score1k14d adds

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    Just take a look, you're welcome!

40. 90 一 A Heartbroken Scene Too Painful to Paint 一片伤心画不成 User11112391用户11112391Modern Romance743k WordsCompleted Jian Xin first met Hua Sheng in a cemetery. It was raining that day. Jian Xin wore a bright red dress and three-inch heels, with exquisite makeup and a clear umbrella in hand. She stood before a gravestone, swaying gracefully. Through the curtain of rain, he watched a well-defined hand reach out from a black Maybach and take an umbrella from an attendant. Then came a sharply defined, strikingly handsome face. 1.8kReads—Score—14d adds

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    A wealthy and powerful family and a bubble tea shop owner, their love story is filled with both hatred and passion. The moment he loved her the most was also the moment she hated him the most. They had no way out...

41. 91 京 The Tide Between Beijing and Hong Kong 京港澜渡 A Book Worth a Fortune一本千万利Modern Romance631k WordsOngoing [The rating just opened, slowly climbing] [Hong Kong old-money style vs. Beijing political circles] [Intrigue and covert battles among the wealthy] [High-IQ business and romance] [Slow burn, not a fast-paced power fantasy; feel free to skip chapters] Four pairs of hunters, four hunts. The rain pours over Hong Kong. Come enjoy a TVB-style romance, business-war, and suspense drama! Sweet nothings go beyond “Stay a little longer” and “I adore you” to include “I’m crazy about you.” Duplicity is the 8.1kReads8.9Score74014d adds

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    Their ambiguous period was spent in business negotiations and mutual probing; every glance was meaningful, and every word carried a hidden meaning.

42. 92 邱 Secretary Qiu's Marriage 邱秘书的婚事 Water Leaves No Trace水不留痕Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted Qiu Yu is the secretary to Ji Xiangdong, the owner of a real estate company. She's a chubby little foodie who loves to eat and works hard. Her parents always hoped their daughter would marry a son-in-law who could eat as much as she could and wouldn't look down on her. After a long search and many twists and turns, she finally found the right man. No angst. 52.6kReads9.5Score5.8k14d adds

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43. 93 假 Faux Refinement 假斯文 Unsweetened Soy Milk无糖豆奶Modern Romance998k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, mutual first love, groveling redemption, intense push and pull, master of verbal sparring, bad man bows to love, aloof beauty descends from her pedestal.] Clear-headed heroine × gentlemanly scoundrel hero Wen Ying was Huo Xingzhou’s kept woman for three years, so she knew just how wild he was beneath the surface. She accidentally glimpsed the true face beneath his devilishly refined exterior and wanted nothing more than to stay far away from him. He simply refused to let her 46.7kReads9.1Score5.3k14d adds
44. 94 惊 What?! The Villainess's Husband Is Actually the Crown Prince of the Capital's Elite 惊！恶毒女配老公竟是京圈太子 Shu Zhi黍枝Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed, awaiting release] Marriage first, love later / older, fatherly male lead / devoted couple, sweet romance Carefree, high-maintenance heroine × abstinent, scheming older man Jin Zhao transmigrates into a sweet romance novel as the vicious supporting heroine. Not only is she beautiful, with fair skin, but she's also secretly married to the heir of a powerful family in the capital. But she'd heard her bargain husband was abstinent, so she decides to cling to his coattails. “Ho 39.6kReads9.4Score4.5k14d adds
45. 95 玫 Rose-Colored Desire 玫瑰欲色 Ten Miles of Endless Roads十里漫漫Modern Romance335k WordsCompleted [Beijing Socialite + Hong Kong Tycoon] [Two Powerful CEOs + Carefree Playboy + Love Grows Over Time + A Tense Push and Pull] [Clear-Eyed Rose vs. Love-Struck CEO] [Both Have a Colorful Past on the Surface + Grown-Up Games] * Zhu Man and Gu Xi crossed paths amid the lights and glamour, swept up in a dizzying romance. * She had been captivated by his devilishly handsome face and roguish charm. His bold, uninhibited nature had brought her plenty of pleasure. He was Hong Kong’s most notorious playbo 11.4kReads9.2Score1k14d adds
46. 96 野 Wild Is What Makes It Thrilling 野，才带感 Le Man乐满Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted A roguishly handsome, cool former special forces soldier VS a younger, aloof beauty who studies psychology [Special forces + love at first sight + both virgins + rugged hero + heroine heals hero + anti-drug police + psychologist] In a bar restroom, the student council president, who had been coveting An Yingxia for ages, took advantage of her. Taking advantage of the alcohol, the man clamped a hand around her slender, pale wrist, his eyes reddening at the corners. “Yingxia, be my girlfriend?” H 1.2kReads9.1Score13314d adds
47. 97 刮 Scraping Gold from the Buddha's Face 刮金佛面 Keep It Down小声点Modern Romance169k WordsCompleted [Wealthy Family + Obsessive Devotion + Obsession + Redemption + Sweet HE] [Bewitching, Clear-Eyed Canary × Ascetic, Obsessive CEO Who Pretends to Be a Buddha] Everyone says Qi Mengnian is a cold, detached Buddha among men, prayer beads around his wrist and no interest in women. But no one knows he has long kept the world’s most dazzling treasure locked away in his golden mansion, all to himself for seven years. She is the delusion he worships like incense, the craving his rules and precepts cann 3.3kReads9.1Score33014d adds
48. 98 港 The Hong Kong Tycoon’s Heiress Queen of Pop 港府大佬的豪门天后 Fallen Leaves in Early Winter叶落浅冬Modern Romance328k WordsCompleted [An aloof, refined Hong Kong tycoon & a stubborn, proud, ambitious ingenue] "Kept woman|The powerful man bows to love|Eight-year age gap|Coming-of-age romance|Guiding lover|Sweet romance with a touch of angst|Both leads are inexperienced" · New to the entertainment industry and seeking protection, Su Wei set her sights on “Mr. Qiu,” a wealthy patron from a prominent political and business family in Hong Kong. A luxurious Rolls-Royce Phantom slowly pulled out of a five-star hotel in the capita 1.6kReads6.7Score16614d adds
49. 99 港 Harbor Fog 港雾 Hualinlang花琳琅Modern Romance409k WordsCompleted [A secretly passionate older man × a delicate girl who only pretends to be innocent; age gap + she deliberately gets close to him] Mr. Li made a trip to Jing City. When he came back, there was a young girl by his side. When Lin Shutong kept showing up in front of him, her feelings were written all over her face. Li Yansheng just thought she was acting her age and paid it no mind. After learning about her background, he only meant to take in a poor, helpless girl. Who could have guessed that, as 4kReads8.4Score52414d adds
50. 100 金 The Financial Tycoon and His Cherished White Rose 金融大佬，娇养一朵白玫瑰 Chen Zhi Jian陈之简Modern Romance410k WordsCompleted (A sweet, doting uncle romance! All the sweetness!) [Roguish, devilishly handsome, scheming finance CEO VS outwardly pure, inwardly strong, innocent-looking beauty] A short drama of the same name is now available. (Over ten years, Li Jinchuan nurtured the most dazzling white rose in finance. Jing Shici spent ten years earning the right to stand by her lover's side as his equal.) The white rose means: Let me confess my love, for I am worthy of you. Jing Shici made it happen. At sixteen, Jing Shic 3.6kReads9.2Score41314d adds

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