Are There Any Stories Where the Male Lead Takes the Female Lead by Force Right from the Beginning? 有没有开篇就被男主强取豪夺的文

1. 501 她 She Has Nowhere to Run 她，无处可逃 Meng Xixi孟熙熙Modern Romance213k WordsCompleted Abduction and possessive love + a doting husband + a scheming romantic + a love triangle At the graduation gala, a young woman sat poised in a white princess dress. Her soft curls fell over her shoulders as her slender, fair hands played Bridal Chorus, the wedding march of her dreams. From the front row, he watched her sitting there and lost himself for a moment. She seemed to stand apart from the world. In that instant, his heart was struck, and something began to take root and sprout deep insi 191Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A noble and ascetic CEO meets a pure little white flower, but the little white flower can hardly fly with its wings

2. 502 荒 The Tough Guy on a Deserted Island 荒岛的猛男 Blockbuster-Level Mastery爆款高境界Urban1.2M WordsOngoing A shipwreck left the cruise ship He Dun was aboard in trouble, and he washed up on a deserted island. Nine other people were stranded on the island with him. 91Reads6.5Score—Shelves
3. 503 一 A Room With the Lights Dimmed 一室暗灯 Diving into the Sea to Dodge Fish跳海躲鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing That day, I groveled before a billionaire, wagging my tail for his approval. I thought he was my salvation when I had nowhere else to turn. All I got was one humiliation after another. I became the biggest joke in his circle. Later, I accidentally stumbled upon his secret, peeling back layer after layer of his heart until grief brought me to tears. And he peeled mine open too, only to stab it viciously, once, twice... countless times. Ruan Qing, who brought me into the industry, was once an inn 580Reads8.7Score163Shelves

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   That's it, that's it

4. 504 三 Third Master, Go Easy on Her! Your Darling Wife Has Run Away Again 三爷轻点虐，您的小娇妻又跑路了 Wu Tai Hou物太后Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted [Forced love + a domineering pursuit + powerful hero and vulnerable heroine + both leads’ first love + age gap + sharp-tongued, obsessive, possessive, utterly unhinged hero + heroine grows over time (not a girl-power novel) + don’t read if you want morally upright leads] Powerful leader of a mercenary legion VS soft, delicate young beauty That evening banquet marked the beginning of Xia Zhi’s misfortune. A demon set his sights on her and caged her in a gilded cage he had carefully prepared. He s 2.6kReads7.4Score279Shelves

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   This book, this book, forced love

5. 505 早 If I'd Known He Was This Much Trouble, I Wouldn't Have Flirted With Him! 早知道他这么难缠，就不撩了！ Xiangli Xiaoxin香梨笑心Modern Romance780k WordsCompleted [Top-tier tycoon | Daughter of an influential family | Everyone’s darling | Beloved first love | Coercive abduction | The long road to winning her back | Deranged, obsessive love interests | Equally matched leads | Cunning] Among the powerful families of Yudu was a bright, bewitching heiress. Born with a pair of fox eyes that could ensnare anyone, she was the darling of high society and the beloved first love in countless hearts. In public, she was a well-behaved young lady who followed every ru 750Reads6.5Score—Shelves
6. 506 裴 President Pei, You’ve Gotten Addicted to Keeping Me Captive. Could You Be Gentler? 裴总囚我上瘾，轻点好不好 Chestnuts and Coffee栗子喝咖啡Modern Romance112k WordsCompleted Mutual firsts + powerful warlord + male lead takes her by force + cross-border romance + size difference + devoted husband + age gap + addictive plot + captivity romance Qian Ning travels far away to Country M to find her mother's keepsake, only to fall into a trap. Rescued by Pei Yan, a mixed-race business magnate and warlord, she is confined in his gilded cage. What begins as a game spirals into an obsessive fixation. By day, he is a devoted, possessive puppy; by night, he transforms into a r 26Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It starts with **you know it

7. 507 刚 The Moment I Opened My Eyes, I Was Lying in a Pervert's Arms, Being Fed to My Heart's Content 刚睁眼，就躺在变态怀里被喂饱饱 Yun Jiujiu云九九Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Shi Ning and Qin Heyu had been married by contract for three years. On the day their marriage ended, she was ready to sign the divorce papers. Comments: If the villainess dares to sign the divorce papers, the dark villain who’s had a crush on her for ten years will chain her up in the attic and force her to love him! Comments: Villainess, all you have to do is give the villain a look that leaves him to figure it out for himself. You don’t even have to flirt with him or coax him. This lovesick vi 22.9kReads8.9Score2.9kShelves
8. 508 咱 Our Prince He Has Fallen 咱们赫太子爷陷进去了 Matcha Milk Pudding抹茶奶冻冻Modern Romance209k WordsOngoing [Cool, poisonous rose × born-bad playboy] [High school and college / angsty push-and-pull / neither is sexually inexperienced / adversarial couple / genuine playboy turns over a new leaf / morally gray cast / plot twists] At this school, where even the principal had to bow to power, a group of transfer students arrived. These party-loving troublemakers stirred up an already chaotic school, causing one upheaval after another. Xiao Yun never imagined she would get involved with Xi Heling, much les 508Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Male protagonist forced love

9. 509 我 I Became Jia Baoyu 我成了贾宝玉 Blockbuster-Level Mastery爆款高境界Historical880k WordsOngoing “Second Master, it's time to get up.” A soft, sweet voice sounded by my ear. I groggily opened my eyes to see the carved wooden canopy overhead, embroidered with delicate clouds. A faint scent of sandalwood mixed with powder drifted into my nose. I sat up abruptly and looked around. There was redwood furniture, an embroidered screen, a bronze dressing mirror, and two maids in ancient-style clothing standing by the bed. One had an oval face and wide, almond-shaped eyes; the other had a pointed ch 6Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 510 失 Out-of-Control Captive: Lord Feng's Caged Beauty 失控囚宠，封爷的笼中娇妻 Chestnuts and Coffee栗子喝咖啡Modern Romance65k WordsCompleted Yandere, controlling CEO + sweet-on-the-outside, dark-on-the-inside heroine + groveling pursuit + intense push and pull + devoted couple, happy ending + sweet romance “Kneel.” Feng Che bought her and trampled on her dignity with the utmost humiliation. Qiao Yiyi obediently endured it, until she exposed his deepest secret. Qiao Yiyi chuckled. “I’m the only one who can cure you.” “In this whole world, this is the only place where you belong to me completely. Cry or hate me all you want, but don’ —Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 511 你 You Love Me? Even If I'm a Bad Girl? 你爱我？就算我是坏女孩也爱吗？ Half Sugar半糖Modern Romance207k WordsCompleted “That man has a terrible temper and isn’t easy to get close to.” “How would you know if you haven’t tried?” The Lan family went bankrupt and fled, leaving their maid, Lan Zhi, stranded at the Tang family as collateral for a debt. Seeking freedom and money, she seduced Yu Cheng’s powerful second young master, Yu Jinghuai. “Be my wife? You’re not good enough.” “I’d settle for being your secret lover.” “Is there any fun in sleeping with someone as plain as you?” Later... From the woods to the ances 896Reads6.3Score104Shelves
12. 512 珩 Lord Heng, Please Stop Imprisoning Me. I Really Won't Run This Time 珩爷您别囚了，这次我真的不逃了 Chestnuts and Coffee栗子喝咖啡Modern Romance77k WordsCompleted Heng is a top warlord with a dual personality. When he happens to meet the breathtakingly beautiful Xia Miaomiao, an inexplicable sense of familiarity grows stronger, and soon he has her imprisoned in his villa... “If you dare run, I'll make you disappear in the borderlands.” “If you run once, I'll make your chains tighter.” “If you get out, the wild dogs will eat you. Stay by my side, and at least I'll feed you.” “I keep feeling like I lost you once before. I'm really scared, Miaomiao. Please d 188Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 513 全 The Whole Internet Ships Me with My Alleged Affair Partner, Until the Real Star’s Image Crumbles 全网都在磕我劈腿，直到正主崩人设 The Crab from the Conrad Family康拉德家的螃蟹24k WordsCompleted The whole internet shipped me with my cheating partner, until the real deal broke character 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short story, highly recommended

14. 514 软 Soft Bones 软骨 Cute Little Porridge萌粥粥Modern Romance409k WordsOngoing [Pseudo-taboo + possessiveness + long-planned scheme + ten-year age gap + older man/younger woman romance + revenge + sweet romance + equally matched leads] [Falsely obedient black-lotus heiress VS aloof, refined, secretly passionate mogul] When Shi Qian was five, someone locked her in a dilapidated house as a cruel prank, nearly costing her life. Yan Chi rescued her. The boy in a white shirt bent down toward her. “Big brother’s here to take you home.” Later, after an accident, Yan Chi grew to h 226Reads6.4Score—Shelves
15. 515 他 He Married His White Moonlight, So I Set Our Marriage Contract Ablaze 他娶白月光后我点燃了婚书 The Crab from the Conrad Family康拉德家的螃蟹7k WordsCompleted After he married his one true love, I set our marriage contract alight —Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 516 把 After Giving His Wife Away, Mr. Fu Goes Completely Mad 把夫人送人后，傅总彻底疯了 Lord Ye耶大人Modern Romance735k WordsOngoing He said that from then on, I was fit only to be a dog, that it was the only place I deserved. He took me by force, cruelly, saying it was the penance I owed. He watched wickedly as one after another came forward, then looked at me with amusement and asked, “He Yitao, do you regret it?” Later, I got pregnant. His eyes bloodshot, he asked in panic, yet with a glimmer of hope, “Is it my child?” I simply looked at him coldly and replied with a scornful smile, “No.” I watched him fly into a rage. I w 733Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 517 订 My Childhood Friend’s White Moonlight Showed Up Pregnant at Our Engagement Party 订婚宴上，竹马的白月光挺着孕肚来了 The Crab from the Conrad Family康拉德家的螃蟹14k WordsCompleted At our engagement banquet, my childhood sweetheart's one true love showed up with a baby bump —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 518 订 On the Eve of Our Engagement, He Knelt and Begged Me to Stay 订婚前夜，他跪着求我别走 The Crab from the Conrad Family康拉德家的螃蟹23k WordsCompleted The Night Before the Engagement, He Knelt and Begged Me Not to Leave —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 519 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 37.5kReads9.4Score4.8kShelves

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    This must-read book is a modern novel of the highest quality. From the writing to the plot, no one can copy it. The male protagonist is mature and innocent, straightforward and wild. The female protagonist has a very high level of business, and there is no limit to her doting on her husband. She is addicted to both sides. It is quite shocking. Not to mention the career line, Fengshen

20. 520 婚 On the Eve of My Wedding, I Caught My Childhood Friend Trying on Wedding Dresses with My Best Friend 婚礼前夜，我撞见竹马和闺蜜试婚纱 The Crab from the Conrad Family康拉德家的螃蟹15k WordsCompleted The Night Before My Wedding, I Caught My Childhood Friend and Best Friend Trying on Wedding Dresses —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 521 开 From the Start, a Mad Emperor Steals Me as His Bride, but I Just Want to Take It Easy 开局疯批帝王抢婚，可我只想咸鱼 Clear Little Fish清清的鱼Ancient Romance287k WordsCompleted Red Fruit short drama: Moonlight in Splendor [Timid heartthrob + one-on-one romance + forced love + love rivals + laid-back freeloader + extremely twisted male lead + obsessive love + imprisonment] The male lead’s favorite thing is to go mad all by himself, then sneak off to visit the female lead at night… A little scene: “Yueyue, don’t be afraid. This is the golden chain I had specially made for you. Once you put it on, we’ll be together forever.” Su Qingyue looks at him, gentle yet obsessed 687Reads—Score103Shelves
22. 522 悔 After He Broke Off His Engagement to His Childhood Sweetheart, He Saw My Childhood Friend Kissing Me 悔婚青梅后，他看见竹马在吻我 The Crab from the Conrad Family康拉德家的螃蟹16k WordsCompleted After Breaking Off His Engagement to His Childhood Sweetheart, He Saw Her Childhood Friend Kissing Me —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 523 金 The Golden Palace Locks Away the Spring Breeze 金阙锁春风 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance757k WordsCompleted Her entire family perished, she was left dependent on others, the dynasty fell, and she married and divorced. In just eighteen years, Yu Zheng has endured things most people never face in a lifetime. A noblewoman of the former dynasty, all she wants now is to stay alive. She plans to enter the palace as a maid, then use her literacy to earn a post as a court official and support herself. She never imagined that the new emperor would send her to the Fourth Prince’s residence as a gesture of goodw 29.5kReads9.2Score3.4kShelves
24. 524 疯 A Mad Beauty's Descent into Darkness 疯批美人的黑化实录 KoboaTwo Male Leads228k WordsCompleted [The ratings are in. Thank you for your feedback ❤️] [My first book, an imperfect work] [Two male leads, one-on-one, reborn mad pursuer × transmigrated goofball who is pursued] [Content warning: beautiful pursuer and burly pursued, the original book's pursued character switches to the pursuer, comedic style] Shen Qiu transmigrates into a smash-hit novel as the devoted admirer of one of its male leads, a pursuer... [Good news] He gets a System when he transmigrates. [Bad news] It's an anti-out-of 999Reads8.2Score132Shelves
25. 525 被 A Heartthrob Takes Over His Body, and the Timid Doormat Takes the Whole School by Storm 被男神魂穿，软糯受气包飒翻全校 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance231k WordsOngoing The refined, scheming crown prince VS the soft, timid little bunny with an inferiority complex Healing | Unrequited Love Comes True | Soul Transmigration | Reborn and Pursuing His Wife Xie Yanci opens his eyes and finds that he has transmigrated into someone else’s body! He has ended up in the body of Song Qiwan, a girl who lets everyone walk all over her. The girl clutches a diary filled with his name as her bullies pin her down in the restroom and pour dirty water over her head. The school’s 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    At the beginning, the heroine was robbed and locked up in his sanatorium.

26. 526 离 After My Divorce, the CEO Brothers Won't Stop Chasing Me 离婚后，被男女总裁奶狗弟弟狂追 Falling Flowers, Red Flowing Water One花落水流红一Modern Romance170k WordsCompleted [Possessive pursuit + forced love + one woman, multiple men + age gap + captivity + second chance romance + older woman/younger man + two heroines + ambitious heroine] The heroine is stunning, brilliant, and bold. The male lead is extremely clever, sinister, ruthless, and a little twisted. Everyone is sharp-witted, intelligent, and quick with a comeback! Meng Yuanzhou fell in love with Qingqing at first sight. After scheming to take her by force, he thought giving her a bank card would put an en 34Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Perfect fit! Start with a plunder!

27. 527 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 11kReads9.2Score846Shelves

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    The male protagonist is a powerful boss. He just wanted to take something by force, but the female protagonist came running over. [Shy] He thought the female protagonist was a little pitiful, but it turned out that the female protagonist was a little sickly girl.

28. 528 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 2.9kReads—Score264Shelves
29. 529 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 2.8kReads8.6Score245Shelves
30. 530 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 14kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
31. 531 吻 A Kiss Against Raven Feathers 吻向鸦羽 Yao Zi'an遥子安Modern Romance360k WordsCompleted [Female Reaper * White Moonlight, Mutual Healing, Fated Tension and Push-and-Pull] She clamped down hard on the hand trying to lift her mask. “Don’t want me to see?” He let out a low laugh, his voice full of amusement. “Or is it that you know me, miss, and are afraid I’ll recognize you?” - He slowly wound the black lace ribbon around her, once, twice, then tied it at the back of her head. “Is this okay? Can we do it now?” - His fingertips wandered slowly across her back. The cool medicine and th 61Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Laughing][laughing][laughing][laughing] "She, the God of Killing, is entangled by the feuding Bai Yueguang"

32. 532 娇 The Sweet Little Background Character Is Always Coveted by the Crazy Male Lead 娇娇路人甲总被疯批男主觊觎 Young Master Yu钰公子Modern Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [Love at first sight + possessive pursuit + dark themes + soul-bonded hero and heroine, 1v1] Nan Qiao was a rookie in the Supporting Character Department. Before entering a small world, she had thought that once she completed her mission, she could do whatever she wanted there. She never expected that from the start, the male lead would inexplicably fixate on her. She could only watch as her role kept getting bigger and bigger, transforming her from a nameless passerby into the unfortunate heroi 39.3kReads7.8Score2.2kShelves
33. 533 念 A Love That Never Fades 念念不忘的爱 Orange mi橙miModern Romance172k WordsCompleted Before losing their memories, they were a strange couple who were together in name only! Their three years of married life were practically hell for Lu Nian. “Niannian, if you don't behave, you'll be punished, you know!” “No! I'll be good and do as I'm told!” After an accident, Qi Chu found that his wife seemed like a completely different person. He'd never imagined they could have such a harmonious day together. 526Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a wealthy and domineering president. The male protagonist is always jealous and doesn't want the female protagonist to get close to other men. If he finds out, he pulls her back and tortures her in every possible way. I love this style!

34. 534 盲 Blind Love~ 盲爱~ Orange mi橙mi11k WordsCompleted Blind Love~ 168Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 535 哪 Forget Who Came First. It Has to Be You! 哪来的先来后到，只有非你不可！ Bai Sanqianqian白三千千Modern Romance382k WordsOngoing [Mutual devotion + redemption + reunion after years apart + a broken relationship put back together] [Male lead: Possessive, obsessive, the sort who breaks into your home Female lead: Clear-headed, aloof beauty who neither fights nor fusses] Four years ago, Meng Qingying: “I’m sorry, I don’t like you!” Ye Mufeng: “That’s okay. I have all the patience in the world.” Four years later, Meng Qingying: “Why is it you again? I told you it could never happen.” Ye Mufeng: “Playing hard to get? I like it 120Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 536 我 I Became Everyone's Darling in a Romance About Ruthless Possession 我在强取豪夺文里当万人迷 Yun Wanshang云挽裳Ancient Romance216k WordsCompleted [Abduction and possessive love + everyone falls for her + scheming green tea + innocent white lotus + male rivalry + love triangle chaos + palace intrigue + power struggles + imaginative historical romance + satisfying thrills] A strange change in flower petals during a bath reveals a fate of imprisonment. A mechanism in the golden cage is triggered, sending down a rain of blood-red petals. A parrot shrieks that she can't escape. Hua Qianyue was born with the body of a flower spirit. She can com 466Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In the beginning, the male protagonist locks the female protagonist in a cage. The female protagonist gets married and the male protagonist steals the marriage. The female protagonist is a heartthrob.

37. 537 病 Yandere, I’d Give You My Life 病娇，我的命都给你 Milky Cat奶乐猫Modern Romance93k WordsCompleted [Angst / confinement / chasing his wife to the crematorium / love and hate / bad ending] I dressed up as a gift box to celebrate my boyfriend Xie Qinghuan's birthday, only to be delivered to the man who hated me to the bone. Xiao Yanzhan was convinced I'd caused his sister Xiao Yiyi's death, and kept me trapped in his villa... After my heart died and I disappeared beneath the sea, he went mad searching every inch of it for me. When the truth from three years ago finally came to light, Xiao Yanzh 7Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 538 囚 The Captivity Game 囚禁游戏 Milky Cat奶乐猫Ancient Romance101k WordsCompleted [Both leads reborn + brothers competing for love + yandere + beautiful but tragic + seemingly innocent, secretly ruthless hero + confinement + forced possession + devoted couple + one-on-one romance] In her previous life, Si Qiangwei was turned into a human pig by the scum couple Yuwen Mingyue, the new emperor of the State of Jin, and Helian Weiliang. She died in misery. After being reborn, she resolutely sides with Yuwen Mingyue’s greatest enemy, Yuwen Shuoyue, the State of Jin’s second prince, 45Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 539 玩 The Plaything Game 玩物游戏 Milky Cat奶乐猫Modern Romance100k WordsCompleted [Brotherly love triangle + vulnerable heroine living under someone else’s roof + scheming male lead + second-chance romance + one-on-one romance + both leads’ first love] Since their families had been close friends for years, Yin Feixian and Fu Xizhou, the second son of the Fu family, were betrothed as children. But no one expected disaster to strike the Yin family: Yin Feixian’s father died in a car accident, and she and her mother were taken in by the Fu family. Later, Yin Feixian’s mother als 68Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 540 沐 Mr. Mu, Please Let Me Go 沐先生，你放过我吧 The Fish Who Wants to Eat Cats想吃猫的鱼儿Modern Romance348k WordsOngoing A carefully staged illusion of infidelity turns the lovers against each other, sending him away consumed by hatred. Three years later, they meet again. Forced into a political marriage, she is held captive by him. After falling into the sea and losing her memory, she falls for the tender lies he spins. She unexpectedly becomes pregnant, only to lose her child because of an old conspiracy and malicious schemes. When her memories return, love and hate shatter every pretense. All that remains of th 29Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It starts with plunder

41. 541 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 26.1kReads9.6Score2.9kShelves

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    It's rare to see a modern novel that can write about sweetness and tension in such a comfortable way, without being suspended or dramatized. The more you read, the easier it becomes to get addicted.

42. 542 小 The Little Mute 小哑巴 Moon in a Can月亮罐头Two Male Leads68k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + quality novel + urban setting + happy ending + love at first sight + marriage before love + healing + redemption] I went on a business trip and unexpectedly brought a little mute home. The day after I brought him home, we got married. Zhou Ning: “Teach me sign language. How do you say, ‘I’m hungry’?” Lin Wan demonstrated carefully. Zhou Ning asked, “How do you say, ‘Let’s get married’?” Lin Wan signed it for him. Zhou Ning raised an eyebrow. “I didn’t get it.” Lin Wan taught hi 14.2kReads9.6Score2.6kShelves
43. 543 红 Red and White Wedding 红白囍 AyeAyeCaptainTwo Male Leads186k WordsCompleted [Republican-era nostalgia + supernatural + two male leads + equally matched powerhouses + pure-hearted madmen] [Brilliant and passionate young diviner Tian Suanzi, Mu Geshen X cold-on-the-outside, warm-on-the-inside heir to a family of physicians, the saintly doctor Chai Shuxin] A funeral is mournful, a wedding joyful, I travel from the world of the living to the Yellow Springs, Prepare incense, candles, paper horses, and a bridal sedan, Lady Meng offers us the nuptial wine. White paper, red rob 52.2kReads9.7Score12.7kShelves
44. 544 娇 A Delicate Beauty 娇娇美人 Jin'an M今安MAncient Romance485k WordsCompleted [Powerful man humbles himself + shared rule under two regents + pure historical romance + forceful possession + neither lead is faithful + devoted, sweet romance + age gap + no angst] P.S. The male lead is not faithful, and the female lead becomes unfaithful later (she takes male lovers). None of the characters in this story are purely good! She was once a young woman with a betrothed, waiting only for an auspicious day to marry her childhood sweetheart. An imperial decree shattered everything. 324Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It starts with taking by force

45. 545 被 After the Demon Lord Kept Me, I Used Theory to Subdue the Martial World 被魔尊豢养后，我靠理论镇江湖 Mo Jianwei墨见微52k WordsCompleted After Being Kept by the Demon Lord, I Use Theory to Bring Order to the Martial World 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I just "cheated" at the beginning, haha

46. 546 深 Deep Inside My Core 深入我芯 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance403k WordsCompleted [Love at First Sight + Mutual Devotion + One Couple Only + Sweet Romance] Their first two meetings were accidental. Every coincidence after that was part of his carefully laid plan. When Jiang Yi Shen met Tang Xin, he fell for her at first sight. He quietly set his plans in motion, and the two got to know each other, fell in love, and walked hand in hand into marriage, sharing the warm everyday moments of life from the first flush of romance to raising children. Side story one: Xu Man thought sh 2.4kReads8.7Score199Shelves

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    Not taking anything by force, but getting closer step by step, very sweet

47. 547 岁 After All These Years, We Finally Meet Again 岁月流转终相见 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance485k WordsCompleted [Reunion After Years Apart + Rekindled Love + Healing Through Family + Realistic Happy Ending] After drifting apart like clouds, ten years passed like flowing water. When we met again, my heart recognized you before I did. A summer romance came to an abrupt end because of an unfortunate misunderstanding. More than ten years later, thirty-five-year-old Gu Yan discovered by chance that he had a daughter in high school, and was reunited with the girl he had loved when he was young. Long-buried memo 5kReads7.4Score215Shelves
48. 548 和 The Time I Spent in Love With Her 和她相恋的时光 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance259k WordsCompleted [Love at first sight + devoted one-on-one romance + rekindled love + healing with a touch of angst] A grounded, everyday story with smart characters. Gao Yuchen, an isolated orphan, happens to meet her next-door neighbor, Mu Yang. Mu Yang pursues her passionately, and they soon fall in love. She thinks they’ll be happy together, only to discover that their happiness was built on a lie, albeit one told with good intentions by the male lead. She coldly tells him she never wants to see him again. I 809Reads8.1Score—Shelves
49. 549 遇 Meeting Her Made My Heart Beat Faster 遇见她心动不止 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance493k WordsCompleted [Love at first sight + mistaken identity + mutual secret crushes + healing + female growth] Everyone is level-headed and knows what they’re doing, so read without worry. Jiang Nan, insecure and neglected by her family, meets He Chengyang. A twist of fate sends their budding romance down the wrong path. He Chengyang mistakes Jiang Nan, the girl he fell in love with at first sight, for her older sister, Jiang Xue, and they begin a brief relationship. (Nothing inappropriate happens between them.) W 8.6kReads8.5Score492Shelves
50. 550 重 A Long Road to Reunion 重逢路漫漫 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance357k WordsCompleted [The right people will find their way back to each other, no matter how many twists and turns it takes.] [One true pairing, both leads are each other's only ones + reunion after a long separation + winning back his wife and claiming his child + adorable kids playing matchmaker] Zhou Yuan met Qin Yue by chance and fell in love at first sight. After one passionate night together, an urgent assignment sent him overseas. Before leaving, he thought he'd arranged everything properly, never imagining t 4.6kReads8.9Score262Shelves

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