A Gentle, Elegant Beauty and a Senior Government Official: Looking for a Big Age Gap, at Least Ten Years 温婉美人＆政圈老干部，要年龄差很大的，至少十岁

1. 51 薾 The Season of Er’er 薾薾时节 Lala from the Corner旮旯角的拉拉Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted CEO × College Student | Age Gap | Foster Care | Secret Crush | Older Man, Younger Wife He is twelve years older than her, the feared “Mr. Jie” of Yancheng’s business world: cold, sharp-tongued, and heartless. She is just a little ray of sunshine living under his roof. She doesn’t dare tell him that the moment they reunited during her high school entrance exams, a little tree began to sprout in her heart. A wily older fox raises a younger one, and the younger fox sets out to win his heart. He lay 3kReads8.8Score23314d adds

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   After searching all day, I finally found a book that suits my taste. I highly recommend it.

2. 52 凤 The Phoenix Hides in the Green Mountains 凤隐青山 Xin Moran心陌然Ancient Romance153k WordsOngoing The starting price for the new book has just been set. It will go up later! [Emperor and empress, devoted to each other, she runs away while pregnant, adorable child, legitimate daughter of a marquis, fallen prince, peerless beauty, love at first sight, husband pursues his wife after losing her, palace intrigue, amnesia] If you don’t like the synopsis, please don’t read! If it’s not your thing, move on. Please don’t be hurtful! She is Wen Wan, the cast-off legitimate daughter of the Anyuan Marqu 1.2kReads6.8Score—14d adds

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   A historical romance novel featuring a high-ranking official, a gentle and beautiful woman, both virgins, and a secret marriage. The male lead is a crazed critic of the prime minister, sharp-tongued but love-obsessed. The female lead is stunningly beautiful. At the beginning, she is pregnant and tries to run away but fails. She has a fiancé and is tricked into getting pregnant with the male lead's child. Initially, the male lead is cold and often frightens her. The female lead feels insecure and suffers from various pregnancy symptoms, abdominal pain, and threatened miscarriage. She is also sickly during her pregnancy and is already pregnant with her second child.

3. 53 漂 The Beautiful Girl Next Door Wakes Up and Joins the Army. Officers Fight Over Her 漂亮白月光觉醒随军，首长争又抢 Nan Wanwan南绾绾Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted “Second Chance at Love, Spatial Ability, Everyone’s Favorite, Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium, Adorable Baby, Military Marriage” In the third year of living apart from He Shaoyan and fighting over a divorce, Ye Qingzhi began having prophetic dreams. At first, they were just trivial things, until one day she dreamed that her brother-in-law imprisoned her, while her sister became his accomplice and drove her insane before she died a gruesome death. After she died, the man who had repeatedly cl 27.7kReads7.0Score2.5k14d adds

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   After becoming pregnant, Ye Qingzhi became even more fussy, craving sour foods, spicy foods, and even wontons in the middle of the night. He Shaoyan would complain, "You're just making me suffer," but he would always get up and make them for her. One night, she woke up in the middle of the night to find him not beside her, the kitchen light on. He was standing in front of the stove, clumsily making wontons, the cutting board covered in flour. She leaned against the doorframe and watched for a while, without saying a word.

4. 54 成 Made It: This Young Woman Just Wants to Get Ahead 成功上岸：小姑娘只想进步 Nikaido Takumi of Moshan漠山的二阶堂匠生Modern Romance458k WordsCompleted The rating is new and will rise (both leads work in government + age gap + love at first sight + each other's only love + happy ending + sweet, no angst) (A newly hired, soft-spoken young woman × a promising young bureau chief) Yu Kexin is gentle and sweet-natured, with a soft, endearing face, but she comes from a poor family. After finally passing the exam to become a grassroots civil servant, all she wants is to do her job well. Instead, her colleague's cousin, a bureau chief, sets his sights 3.2kReads8.4Score28714d adds

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   🍁①The female lead finally passed the civil service exam, but her colleague's cousin, the bureau chief, took a liking to her. The male lead is a looks-obsessed guy. He met the female lead while picking up his cousin and fell in love with her at first sight. He tried his best to please her and finally won her heart... (Love at first sight ✚ age gap)

5. 55 诱 Sweet-Talking: Mr. Yu's Openly Obvious Favoritism 诱哄：郁先生的偏爱明目张胆 Zizi Qing籽籽晴Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted A powerful-family romance about winning back a wife: a cool, fragile little flower and a rigid old-fashioned man who always keeps himself in check Rekindled love + the powerful one learning to bow his head + both untouched + ten-year age gap When Ruan Xitang was young, she fell in love with Yu Zheng. Later, Yu Zheng was expected to marry for an alliance, so she left him. Only afterward did she learn that Yu Zheng had thought she was dead. Three years later, she arrived at the airport in Jing Cit 5.1kReads8.5Score37714d adds
6. 56 体 Love and Marriage in the System 体制内婚恋 Zizi Qing籽籽晴Modern Romance296k WordsCompleted It’ll be more popular once it’s complete (dual government workers + ten-year age gap + possessive love + both first-time partners + devoted pampering + happy ending) (Mature, steady, stern senior leader vs. Optimistic, driven, warm ray of sunshine) An Sui’s parents divorced when she was young, and the grandmother who raised her passed away as well. After graduating, she passed the civil service exam and landed a job in the government system back in her hometown. On her first day at work, she ran 5.1kReads7.9Score39914d adds
7. 57 大 The Older Man Falls for a Sweet Young Woman 大叔爱上软妹子 The Fox's Gloves狐狸的手套Modern Romance695k WordsCompleted (The rating has only just come out, so please don’t mind it.) He is serious and stern, a professional soldier. Now, in middle age, he has found love. He doesn’t know if what he feels is love; he only knows he can’t live without this woman. A story of how he carefully schemes to make that happen. 3.7kReads7.0Score30114d adds

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   It's tailor-made for us, the age gap, the iceberg melting.

8. 58 穆 Mr. Mu’s Mysterious Wife 穆总的神秘妻 Mu Xuanye穆玄夜Modern Romance745k WordsOngoing A new work is out! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 23Reads—Score—14d adds

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   She is a college student from a mountainous area, and he is a high-ranking corporate president! Two different lines of balance collide, sparking the flames of love.

9. 59 闺 My Best Friend Wants to Snare a Rich Husband, but I Want to Make It on My Own 闺蜜要钓金龟婿，我要成就我自己 Big Boss Norma诺玛大大Modern Romance206k WordsCompleted A powerful, straightforward man pursues his wife with passion and flair, acting fast, accurately, and decisively. The top student heroine is levelheaded about love and marriage, both sweet and alluring, with an inner strength and stability. Four female college students support one another, growing toward the sun and following the light. Mi Lailai has met Zhou Suhui three times in all. Every time, he speaks bluntly and gets straight to the point, always aiming to wrap things up quickly. The first 321Reads—Score—14d adds

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   An intellectually oriented relationship, an age gap, a powerful and successful man pursuing his wife with a direct, passionate, and swift approach. The academically gifted female lead is rational in her approach to marriage, both pure and alluring, with a strong and stable core. Four female college students support each other, growing towards a brighter future. Mi Lailai met Zhou Suhui three times.

10. 60 六 The Fierce and Charming Female Soldier of the 1960s: Winning the Cold Commander's Heart 六零娇辣小女兵：狠撩高冷首长心 Fish in the Woods00林中鱼00Modern Romance367k WordsCompleted [A High-Ranking Cadre Romance Set in the 1960s] [You Sit Upon the High Terrace, I Stay by Your Side] A bewitching, flirtatious heroine and a powerful, high-ranking cadre hero I grew up beside the water city I sit in your arms I hold a beautiful dream close to my heart And stumble into your peaceful world [Deliberate Seduction + A Powerful Man Bows to Love] When Lin Yiqiao first arrives in the capital, she seems sweet, naive, and gentle, but she has no shortage of schemes and tricks. All she wa 44.8kReads9.1Score4.1k14d adds

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    It's so good it'll make you question reality! The author is such a master writer; every book is a gem, and the more you read, the more addictive it becomes. You'll know it's truly amazing once you finish reading it! 🥰🥰

11. 61 六 Joining the Army in the 1960s: Fleeing Famine and Marrying a Cavalryman in a Flash 六零随军：逃荒，闪婚骑兵哥哥 Miaobai喵白Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Military Romance + Cavalry Commander + Tianshan Grasslands + Farming and Hunting + Sweet Everyday Life] My grasslands, my horse. I do whatever I want out here. A spirited military wife transmigrates to the 1960s, flees famine across five provinces, and finally reaches a cavalry regiment in the far northwest, where she begins life with the troops. She clears land, digs for caterpillar fungus, and hunts wild beasts. With fields to farm and meat to eat, life is good. Riding a Tibetan wild ass, lea 18.4kReads9.3Score2.3k14d adds
12. 62 八 1980s: The Foxiest Femme Fatale and the Wildest Officer 八零，做最美狐狸精戏最野军官 Shameless Young Master公子无耻Modern Romance537k WordsCompleted A flirtatious movie queen VS a stoic, passionate, impossibly manly military officer. International movie queen Jiang Mengning transmigrates into a book and becomes the despised, wicked stepmother in a military compound. The original owner was unfaithful and arrogant, and ended up being cruelly abandoned after repeatedly bringing disaster upon herself. A stepmother? Jiang Mengning has only one thought after transmigrating: this is a role she should never take. But when the man in uniform appe 2.8kReads8.9Score33114d adds
13. 63 摄 The Regent’s Princess Consort Has Escaped Again: The Apocalypse Doctor Takes Her Child and Turns the Tables 摄政王妃又逃了：末世医妃携崽掀 User58661905用户58661905Ancient Romance615k WordsCompleted (Dear readers, would you please write a review of the novel? (Dear readers, could you please write a review? A comeback from the brink + adorable child in tow + supernatural pocket dimension that grows with its owner + starting a business in the countryside + court and martial world + mystery and conspiracy + a groveling ex) Yuan Qinyao, a ruthless killer from the Apocalypse, opens her eyes to find herself in a mass grave in the Jin Kingdom! Blood pours from beneath her, and the child in her wom 29Reads7.0Score11614d adds

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14. 64 重 Reborn Bride Runs Away in the Dead of Night, Refusing to Flirt with the Madman of the Capital 重生娇妻连夜逃跑，拒撩京圈疯批 User58661905用户58661905Modern Romance385k WordsCompleted (Dear readers, could you leave a review? Thank you!) #Reborn #Modern Romance #Marriage First, Love Later #Powerful CEO #Superpowers #Adorable Child #Medical Skills Comeback #Strong Female Lead #Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium #Rekindled Romance #Regrets from a Past Life #Healing and Redemption The first half of Su Wuli’s life was a long, slow decline from loneliness into brokenness. An orphan with no one to rely on, she married Gu Jiuzhou, a powerful figure in Beijing’s elite circles, by a 3Reads—Score—14d adds
15. 65 读 After Reading His Mind, I Teased the Prince Until He Went Crazy 读心后皇子被我作死撩疯了 User58661905用户58661905Modern Romance223k WordsCompleted The Star Radiance Realm is in turmoil, and a marriage of political convenience has bound Su Qingyuan tightly to Ling Jinci, the cold-faced Prince of Ashes. Everyone mocks the princess consort as spoiled and obsessive, hopelessly fixated on the prince. They call her the villainess everyone loves to hate, destined for a tragic end. A modern-day office drone transmigrates into the story and takes the original heroine’s place in a desperate predicament, forced to bind herself to a bizarre self-sab 8Reads—Score—14d adds
16. 66 大 The Powerful Man’s Instinctive Surrender 大佬的生理性沉沦 Yu Mu俞慕Modern Romance329k WordsCompleted A powerful man with a visceral aversion to women vs. a beautiful, clear-eyed female tutor [Ten-year age gap + powerful man bows to love + mature man and woman + visceral attraction] As a major figure in Jiang City, Jiang Zongnian is upright and incorruptible, and keeps his distance from women. He is practically like a high monk. In truth, he suffers from an unspeakable affliction: he is allergic to women from head to toe. That is, until Bai Yilu, his son’s tutor, appears. His illness is complete 26.7kReads8.8Score3k14d adds

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    The story revolves around a man within the system. The male lead is a retired cadre within the system. The female lead is his tutor. The male lead is allergic to everyone except the female lead. It's incredibly sweet. [Admiration]

17. 67 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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    "Do you still want this life?" "Yes, but you have to follow my rules." What an absolutely beautiful and yandere declaration of love!

18. 68 野 Wildfire Sweeps the Harbor 野火燎港 Jing Nuo景诺Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing [Daddy-type powerhouse + forbidden romance + older man + mutual firsts + powerful man bows his head] As the illegitimate daughter of the Jiang family, Jiang Wu married into the top-tier Pei family of Hong Kong City. On the very first day, she was already branded with shame. Her husband, Pei Muye, the Pei family's unruly second son, had a sordid past before marriage and partied night after night afterward. On her birthday, he even brought his illegitimate child before her, letting the second bran 32.4kReads8.4Score2.4k14d adds

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    Pei Jingchen said, "Only I feel sorry for you," a single sentence that struck a chord with all of Jiang Wu's grievances.

19. 69 醒 I Woke Up in 2006 醒来是2006 Gazing at Life眺望人生17k WordsCompleted I Woke Up in 2006 8Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The 43-year-old woman's marriage is in turmoil, and her daughter says, "I will never marry someone like my dad." She wakes up one day back to the year she graduated from university—her husband from her past life is calling her, threatening to break up with her if she doesn't come to Shenzhen. This time, she calmly replies with four words: "Then let's break up."

20. 70 难 No Escape! The Big Shot Has Been Plotting This for Ages! 难逃！大佬他蓄谋已久！ Ruanruan Loves Sharing Sweets阮阮爱撒糖Modern Romance469k WordsCompleted [Love at First Sight + Relentless Pursuit + Age Gap + Sweet Everyday Romance] Steady, scheming senior executive X gentle, perceptive newcomer The first time they met, she was interviewing onstage, and he was the mysterious senior executive on his first day in the position. Remembering the clever young woman who had once cited classics and dazzled everyone with her wit, he posed her a difficult dilemma. The fearless young newcomer turned the tables on him in front of everyone. After more than thi 12kReads8.5Score1.2k14d adds

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    Completely matches the question stem

21. 71 年 The Wife Who Dies Young in a Period Novel? The Ascetic Professor Falls in Love 年代文早死妻？禁欲教授沦陷求爱 Zhouzhou Eats Steamed Buns粥粥吃馒头Modern Romance977k WordsCompleted [An alternate 1980s setting, awakening as the foil to the heroine; slow-paced, everyday traditional story; marriage first, love later, and family life; raising kids with sweet affection; no golden finger; local-born characters who aren’t perfect] After Song Zhiyao impulsively picks a fight over divorce, she takes her child to her parents’ home and has a dream that makes her awaken to the truth. Well, would you look at that: she’s living inside a period novel! And she’s not even the main heroine, 34.4kReads8.9Score3.7k14d adds
22. 72 重 Reborn as a Top-Tier Star Heiress: The Rich Fight Over Me 重生商界顶流千金：豪门疯抢 Light-Sugar Jinjin微糖金金Modern Romance581k WordsCompleted [Revenge against scumbags + forced possession + reborn heroine + romantic rivals competing] [Sweet-faced, scheming seductress × unhinged heir / abstinent CEO / rugged military king / refined but depraved bureau chief / financial predator] [In her past life, she was abandoned by her own family, betrayed by the one she loved, and bullied and framed, until she lost her reputation and died with bitterness in her heart!] [Reborn in the year 2000, Li Muan returns from the ashes with memories steeped i 661Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The consequence of staying up all night to catch up on updates is dark circles under my eyes! But watching the female lead use an innocent face to extract information and use her coquettish manner to get benefits is more exciting than watching a spy movie.

23. 73 陷 Fallen Rose: The Dark Moon and Her Counterattack 陷落玫瑰：黑月光与她的反杀局 Light-Sugar Jinjin微糖金金Modern Romance508k WordsCompleted [Revenge Against Scum] [Forced Possession] [Awakening to Her True Identity] [Rivalry for Her Affections] [One Woman, Four Men] [Sweet on the Outside, Dark and Scheming on the Inside, a Seductive Strategist × Her Possessive Adoptive Brother / Abstinent CEO / Gentle Young Nobleman / Capitalist Predator] ▲ Her true identity awakens, and a bloody revenge begins Abandoned at an orphanage as a child, she was later molded by the Song family into a tool for a marriage alliance. She bides her time, turni 318Reads—Score—14d adds
24. 74 强 A Forceful Claim 强势染指 Xiangqiao香巧Modern Romance394k WordsCompleted [Roguish, Rugged Hero] [Daddy-Type Boyfriend] [ oozing hormones] [Guiding Lover] [Sweet Romance] [Nine-Year Age Gap] [Food] [Kissaholic] [Both Pure and Inexperienced] I'm currently working on signed editions for publication. If you're interested, you can check them out at the usual place. This is part of the same series as Jiang Baichuan and Hai Tian's A Soldier in Uniform, Rose in Hand, Dedicated to the Princess. (The male lead cooks, talks dirty, and fusses over every last detail like a dad. T 60.5kReads9.4Score6.8k14d adds
25. 75 松 Fragrance Amid the Sound of Pines 松涛声处闻清香 Pavilion Master Xiyun兮沄阁主Modern Romance463k WordsCompleted [Powerful Official × Divorced Goddess | Long-Prepared Pursuit & Bone-Deep Tenderness] Known in the capital as the “Black-Faced King of Hell,” Shen Tingtao is the most unapproachable man in government circles: a proud pine on a snow-covered mountain, cool and chaste. The one exception in his life began with a glimpse through a car window after an accident: the gentle profile of Shi Feng. At the time, she was trapped in a marriage engineered against her. After decisively divorcing, she kept her di 2kReads7.3Score16614d adds

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    Check out this book! It's sweet but not cloying, full of amusing everyday moments between the lovers. The male lead is aloof and reserved outside, but at home he's so sweet and affectionate with his wife, even sleeping with her on a washboard he's smiling. [Facepalm]

26. 76 屈 Surrendering to Tenderness 屈于温柔 Ying Xi赢兮Modern Romance426k WordsCompleted [Cool and radiant genius violinist girl x gentle, distinguished rising star in the business world] [Devoted romance with no past relationships + long-planned courtship + doting boyfriend + two wealthy families + age gap] Everyone knew that the eldest young master of the Shen family was handsome and distinguished, and had become a rising star in the business world at a young age. Who could have imagined that someone so utterly level-headed would one day be troubled by love? Shen Minghuai had nev 17.3kReads9.0Score1.4k14d adds

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    The male lead is an extremely powerful tycoon who dotes on the female lead to the extreme, spoiling her into a pampered and radiant young woman.

27. 77 谁 Whose Daddy-Type Boyfriend Is This Scheming, Brooding One? 谁家爹系男友这么心机阴湿啊 Bi Ying Xi毕赢兮Modern Romance461k WordsCompleted [A seemingly fragile but truly haughty little fox + a possessive, fatherly tycoon] [Long-planned pursuit + age gap + both leads are inexperienced and devoted + sweet romance + happy ending] Word has it that Huan Ting'an, heir to the top-tier Huan family, is refined and elegant, aloof and abstinent, and has a beloved woman he can't have whom he's searched for in vain for years. After hearing this, Sheng Wen'ying looked in the mirror, then at a photo of the woman he loved, and thought long and har 3.7kReads—Score31614d adds
28. 78 非 Irrational Surrender 非理性沦陷 Ying Xi赢兮Modern Romance463k WordsCompleted [A gorgeous, haughty heiress × a cold, roguish foreign powerhouse] [Devoted, sweet romance with both leads’ hearts belonging only to each other + age gap + two powerful families + doting, fatherly boyfriend] Yu Nanyan, the cherished young lady of the Yu family in Hong Kong, had been spoiled rotten ever since she was a child. But after an accident, she was forced to use a wheelchair. The exasperated heiress suddenly noticed that the new bodyguard she had hired looked at her with anything but inno 3.6kReads8.6Score33414d adds
29. 79 拥 She Fell into His Abyss 拥她入深渊 Ying Xi赢兮Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted [A seemingly fragile girl who’s secretly a ruthless schemer × a gentle, doting, fatherly tycoon] [Devoted husband, age gap, love at first sight, both leads are pure and devoted, romance across borders] Everyone knows Jiang Xu, head of the Jiang family in Southeast Asia, is refined and handsome, but also cold, restrained, and uninterested in women. But one night, as the tension between them grows without restraint, the girl, bullied until her eyes are red, uses the last of her strength to prop he 12kReads9.2Score92514d adds
30. 80 作 The Spoiled Heiress Pretends to Be Sweet and Flirts, but the Chaste Young Master Truly Falls for Her 作精千金假软撩，禁欲少主真沦陷 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance433k WordsCompleted Older, abstinent, scheming man X spoiled, high-maintenance sweetheart | Pretending to please X Falling in love for real | Possessiveness | An intense game of push and pull On the first day after being reborn, to stay alive, Shentu Shu softened her waist and pressed close to the powerful man. "Young Master, keep me here. There are plenty of things I can do..." Tears clung to the corners of her eyes, making her look pitiful. After her father died of illness, her stepmother had banished her to thi 30.6kReads8.8Score1.6k14d adds

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    He wields immense power, is older and has a domineering father figure, is obsessive and possessive, and even those in positions of power bow down to him for love! The female lead is a pampered young lady who is spoiled rotten!

31. 81 他 His Little Sweet Pomelo 他的小甜柚 Always Happy常乐Modern Romance551k WordsCompleted Original title: His Sweet Pomelo [Transmigration+27-year age gap+secret crush+long-planned romance+both virgins+brooding, obsessive hero who has been to prison+sweet, innocent heroine+Fujian customs+from school uniforms to wedding dresses] In a nutshell: She transmigrates back to her parents’ student days and falls in love with her dad’s sworn enemy. Left You inexplicably transmigrates back to the year 2000, and the moment she appears, Tang Li, who became a young mother without even having to go 233Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A sweet campus romance where the protagonist travels back to the time when her parents were in school and falls in love with her father's arch-nemesis.

32. 82 落 Rain Falls, Tides Rise 落雨生潮 Yan Nanfei晏楠菲Modern Romance520k WordsCompleted [Older, Powerful Man] & [Female Graduate Student] [Ten-Year Age Gap] + [Career Growth] + [Guiding Lover] + [Slow-Burn Romance] + [Devoted Love] + [Both Pure] Song Yuheng first met Wen Zhaoyu at an award ceremony. He was there to present an award, and she was an outstanding graduate. He handed her the certificate and shook her hand. “Wen Zhaoyu, you’re exceptional.” She smiled brightly. “Thank you for your encouragement.” The rain fell in torrents that night. The man trapped her by the window. 25.2kReads9.2Score3k14d adds

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    Director Song and his young wife, ten years apart in age, met for the first time. She was an outstanding graduate, and he was an award presenter. Love arose unexpectedly and deepened rapidly, stirring ripples in his once-calm heart. He proceeded cautiously, while she retreated step by step. She said, "I only want a relationship where we're evenly matched." He said, "We like each other, that's a perfect match." She said, "You're too high up; I can't reach you even on tiptoe." He said, "You don't need to tiptoe; I'll bend down..."

33. 83 大 The Compound’s Darling Bride Is Expecting Triplets, Breaking the Big Shot’s Nine-Generation Run as an Only Son 大院娇媳怀三胎，破大佬九代单传 Clouds Flowing over Green Mountains青山流云Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Wild, rugged man VS lively, resilient ray of sunshine. Set in the 1980s + sweet romance + both virgins + ensemble cast + family life + military marriage + joining the army + military housing compound + building a fortune] The moment she opened her eyes, Qiu Xiuying, who had drowned, found herself in the 1980s. Desperate to raise the enormous sum needed for her gravely ill mother’s surgery, she accidentally got tangled up with a wild, rugged man she couldn’t shake off! He had always been indiffe 4.1kReads9.1Score50514d adds

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    Tens of thousands of readers are following this top-tier novel! A masterpiece of period romance, all high-quality works, with ratings above 9 on Tomato Literature. The male leads are almost all soldiers, the romance is beautifully portrayed, the interactions between the leads are sweet, and the plot is rich and engaging. The protagonists aren't overly idealistic; there are even scenes of raising children, and the children are adorable and endearing. It's heartwarming and loving, and the supporting characters are also well-developed. The quality is guaranteed; most are completed novels, long and substantial, and incredibly enjoyable. You'll regret not reading it!! Highly recommended!

34. 84 七 A Sweet Military Marriage in the 1970s, Raising a Child and Doing Research Too 七零军婚甜如蜜，带娃科研两不误 Green Wine and Joy青酒欢Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military life on an island + marriage first, love later + chasing his wife to the crematorium + devoted sweet romance + no golden finger] After twenty years of studying hard, Jiang Qingyue had finally achieved her dream of heading to an island as an agricultural PhD to pursue research. But before she could leave, she unexpectedly transmigrated to the 1970s. A woman who'd been single for ages found herself in the bridal chamber from the start! After one wild night, she woke up to discover that t 35.2kReads9.0Score2.7k14d adds
35. 85 穿 Reborn as the Cannon-Fodder Wife, I Stole the Show in the Military Compound 穿成炮灰原配后，我惊艳军区大院 Moon Rising over the Blue Sea苍海升月Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Also known as: Before I Lost My Virtue, I Rewrote the Life of the Cannon-Fodder First Wife [Period setting + military marriage + face-slapping + no golden finger + sweet romance + devoted couple] Xia Qingning unexpectedly transmigrates into a period romance novel written by a classmate who envies her. She becomes the original wife, who shares her name and is framed into losing her virtue, then jumps into a lake and dies tragically. The moment she opens her eyes, she’s at the scene of her violati 51.5kReads9.2Score5.2k14d adds
36. 86 闪 Two Years After Our Flash Marriage, the Military Wife Takes Her Child to Find His Father 闪婚两年不见，军嫂带娃去找爹 Sweet and Sticky甜糯糯Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reserved, rugged man + Sweet, delicate beauty + Sweet romance + Mutual teasing + Pocket dimension + Cozy daily life] In her previous life, Lin Wanshu was the wife of a man everyone envied: a wealthy tycoon. She was beautiful and rich, and her husband never kept a mistress. But no one knew that behind the glamorous life, she spent every day alone in an empty room, never had a child, and eventually died after being hit by a car. When she opens her eyes again, Lin Wanshu has returned to the 1970s. 59.6kReads9.0Score6.6k14d adds
37. 87 军 Military Marriage and Sweet Rewards: The Fierce, Pretty Army Wife in the 1980s 军婚发糖：彪悍俏军嫂的八零年代 Cute Little Mango可爱小芒果Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Complete] (Period Setting + Military Marriage + Building a Fortune + Loving Wife + Multiple Children + Daily Life) Modern career woman Shen Yiyi transmigrates into a book, becoming the beautiful but otherwise useless female side character who marries into a family to bring good luck to a sick man in this period romance! Her birth family is the sort that would bleed her dry and leave her with nothing! Shen Yiyi: What a joke! Watch her put those spoiled brats in their place and crush the villains 15kReads9.3Score2.1k14d adds
38. 88 军 A Love That Sets Hearts Ablaze: In the 1970s, I Became Everyone's Darling by Taking It Easy 军婚撩人，我在七零靠摆烂成团宠 Watching the Moon on a Sunny Day晴天看月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance, Devoted Couple, Spatial Realm, Adorable Baby] Song Luoying unexpectedly transmigrates into a period novel and becomes a cannon-fodder supporting character with the same name as her own. The original Song Luoying’s blind date falls for the female lead, Liu Meijiao, instead. She can’t swallow her pride and is determined to find herself a factory worker husband, just to one-up the female lead. In the end, she marries a mama’s boy, has three daughters, gets looked down on by her moth 19.1kReads9.3Score1.9k14d adds
39. 89 军 The Sweet, Alluring Military Wife and Her Devoted Rough-Hewn Soldier 军嫂娇，军嫂媚，糙汉军爷宠上天 Sweet Tofu Pudding甜甜豆腐花Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Rugged military officer + sweet, gentle beauty] (Fictional military marriage + marriage before love + daily life with the troops + stepmother and adorable kids + food) When Jiang Rou opens her eyes, she's become the fake heiress in a period novel. Not only is she a pitiful cannon-fodder supporting character, but the real heiress has knocked her unconscious and made her marry an older man in her place. Rumor has it that the man is disfigured and lame, with two burdens to care for, one big and on 16.2kReads9.1Score1.5k14d adds
40. 90 七 The 1970s: The Heroine Loses Badly When Compared to Me 七零：女主和我对照后输惨了 Little Tingting小亭婷Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Period Setting + Pocket Dimension + Marriage First, Love Later + Everyday Life] Lin Meng, a rich heiress, never expected to catch the book-transmigration trend and become a doomed little cannon-fodder character in a period novel. The cannon fodder has been brainwashed since childhood, devoting herself heart and soul to her mother's family and even counting the money after she's been sold. To be with the male lead, she foolishly divorces her military-officer husband, only to 2.9kReads8.6Score18214d adds
41. 91 七 A Sweet Wedding Night in the 1970s: Even an Arranged Marriage Can Be Wonderful! 七零新婚夜，包办婚姻也很甜！ Orange Soda and Lemon Juice橘子汽水柠檬汁Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed Military Marriage Romance] [Beautiful, Sweet-Talking Wife + Gentle, Healing, Rugged Husband] She wakes up on the night of her arranged wedding in the 1970s. Her husband is a handsome, idealistic man with impeccable credentials. Should she marry him or not? Lin Qingya soon decides she’s glad she did. Her rugged husband is surprisingly sweet! The heroine is career-focused, clear-headed, and sensible. The hero dotes on his wife and is gentle and reassuring. Sweet romance throughout, no 6kReads9.1Score44314d adds
42. 92 军 A Sweet Military Marriage: Pampered by a Soldier in the 1970s 军婚甜如蜜，在七零被兵痞宠上天 Seaweed Pork Floss Cake海苔肉松小贝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Multiple births + devoted, sweet romance + everyday family life + both leads’ first love + pocket dimension] Su Ruanruan went to sleep and transmigrated to the year 1970, on her wedding night. The first thing she sees when she opens her eyes is broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and an eight-pack. Who wouldn’t be captivated? Fu Wenzhang has brows like distant peaks and eyes like stars, a high nose, thin lips, and a sharply defined jaw. When he wears his military uniform, he always buttons it righ 10.2kReads8.9Score1.2k14d adds
43. 93 随 The Man Who Joined the Army Is Married, So I Turn Around and Marry His Commander 随军男人已结婚，转头嫁他首长 A Few Days of Spring Chill几日春寒Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted 1970s + period setting + substitute marriage + military marriage + devoted couple Qin Shu opened her eyes to find herself on a train, held hostage by a criminal with a gun pressed to her forehead. Her life was hanging by a thread. From the memories she inherited, she learned that the original owner had been sent to marry a soldier in someone else’s place. First, she beat the criminal senseless and secured herself a job at the Public Security Bureau. Then she went to the military base to find th 19.7kReads8.7Score2.3k14d adds
44. 94 丰 When the Voluptuous Beauty Pouts, the Stern Officer Blushes 丰腴美人一撒娇，冷面军官脸红了 Luan Jing峦镜Modern Romance685k WordsOngoing [Period setting, marriage first and love later, following the army, adorable kids, husband’s road to winning his wife back] The day after Shen Qingshu mailed a divorce agreement to Rong Jingshi, she began having one prophetic dream after another. She dreamed that her hypocritical, ungrateful stepsister stole the family heirloom from her, schemed to have her sent to the countryside, and tortured her to death in Heilongjiang, leaving her family ruined and slaughtered. When she woke, she heard her 15.6kReads6.0Score1k14d adds

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    Outrageous! To protect her daughter-in-law, the mother-in-law actually kicked her 1.9-Meter-tall military officer son out the door! Rong Jingshi returned home with a cold face, and his mother kicked him: "I'll make you pay! I asked you to accompany your wife to buy clothes and you still gave me attitude? Qing Shu is so beautiful, if your wife runs away, you'll have nowhere to cry!"

45. 95 赵 Zhao Yiyi's Bland Life 赵一一的寡淡人生 Yuan Feiyu元非雨Modern Romance822k WordsCompleted A tragic romance... Writing is hard work. If it’s not your thing, please leave... [Forced love] + [Love at first sight] + [Devotion] + [Possessiveness] Her name is Zhao Yiyi. The “Yi” does not mean “single-minded”; it is the “one” in “one, two, three.” The name was casually chosen by Old Madam Zhao, Zhao Yiyi’s paternal grandmother, after she heard outside the delivery room that a girl had been born. Old Madam Zhao’s reasoning was that one gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, and thr 565Reads8.3Score10214d adds
46. 96 清 Tales of the Qingshui River 清水河往事 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern Romance133k WordsCompleted Zhao Xinran was once a young high school teacher. He left the classroom to take the civil service exam and became the mayor of a town. Thanks to his dedication and strong results, he was promoted to director of a county bureau, and eventually became the director of a municipal department. Two female students worked under him, one specializing in the humanities and the other in the sciences. Both made significant contributions to their hometowns, earning Zhao Xinran political achievements while d 676Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The first book features a young male protagonist who leaves the classroom and rises through the ranks to become town mayor, county bureau chief, county magistrate, and city bureau chief. Two female students, one a humanities student and the other a science student, bring him political achievements but also entangle him in romantic relationships.

47. 97 顾 Flight Attendant Gu, President Xie Has His Eye on You 顾乘务，谢总他相中你了 Pineapple Won't Eat Little Caterpillars菠萝不吃小毛虫Modern Romance266k WordsOngoing [Instant physical attraction + love at first sight + plotting to steal her heart + sweet romance with both leads sexually inexperienced] Xie Huaili, the wealthiest man in Jing City, refuses the marriage his family arranged for him, so they punish him by making him take the high-speed train on a business trip. The train is noisy and chaotic, and Xie Huaili is frazzled. Then he unexpectedly falls for Gu Yanqing, a train attendant. He is smitten at first sight, and falls in love at second. After tw 432Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A cold and aloof CEO is punished for refusing a blind date by being forced to take a high-speed train on a business trip, but unexpectedly falls for a train attendant, thus beginning his long journey to win her heart.

48. 98 清 A Gentle Breeze Meets the White Dew 清风遇白露 Honey Baby哈尼宝宝Modern Romance453k WordsCompleted In their previous lives, three people laid the groundwork for an entanglement that would continue into the next... One defied the will of Heaven and feared no karmic retribution, forcibly changing her fate for her; One was destined to be bound to her, their names written side by side on the Three Lives Stone; And one, after her death, set up a memorial tablet for her and built a shrine in her honor, keeping her soul from dispersing and giving it a place to return to. In this life, all three are 259Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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    This novel features two male protagonists and one female protagonist. It tells the story of a contest between predestined fate and the ability to change one's destiny. Both male protagonists are outstanding and dote on the female protagonist. The entire novel is very sweet.

49. 99 桃 A Garden of Students, Growing Old Together in Love 桃李满天下恩爱共白头 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern Romance42k WordsCompleted Wu Xiaomin was a country girl, born and raised in the countryside, but she had always been a good student and was naturally beautiful. Unfortunately, after she started high school, her surroundings changed dramatically, leaving her confused and lost. In her sophomore year, she met a new homeroom teacher who helped her find her way again. After graduating from college, Wu Xiaomin gave up a job placement back in her hometown and introduced a female college classmate to her former high school teach 1.5kReads—Score—14d adds

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    The first book's male lead is the female lead's high school mentor. After graduating from university, to repay her mentor, the female lead introduces a female classmate from university to him as his girlfriend. She then chooses to stay in the city, giving up her assigned job to pursue her career.

50. 100 中 Lu Xueqi, Vocational School Student 中专生陆雪琪 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Marriage & Romance81k WordsCompleted Lu Xueqi, the Vocational School Student 1.8kReads—Score—14d adds

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