Marriage First, Love Later (Historical or Modern) 先婚后爱（古代、现代）

1. 51 甜 Sweet and Sensual! The Aloof God of the Main System Knows How to Flirt, Comfort, and Act Cute 甜欲！冷舔主神他会撩会哄会撒娇 Rice-Loving Dumpling爱干饭的团子Two Male Leads2.6M WordsCompleted [Print edition published under contract] [Comic adaptation now available] [Quick transmigration, two male leads, satisfying and sweet] [Both powerful and devoted, exclusive 1v1 romance] Si Jin, Heaven's No. 001 prisoner, is sentenced to live through all kinds of tragic lives across three thousand worlds because his sin score is far too high. The supervising System trembles with fear: “Please behave, boss. Follow the plot properly, or the main System will punish you...” Si Jin wiggles a finger an 56.1kReads9.6Score4.7kShelves
2. 52 穿 Reborn as a Frail Medicine Jar, I Get a Regent King as a Reward 穿成病弱药罐子，奖励一个摄政王 A Fish Enters the Boat有鱼入舟Two Male Leads501k WordsCompleted [Sickly, slow-burn, and talkative + unhinged, scheming, and aloof] Su Li transmigrates, only to become a sickly invalid, a complete weakling. The current emperor and the regent have been at each other's throats for years. He's always enjoyed watching those two scheming fools fight, but things are getting more and more out of control. Wait... Why are they trying to wipe out the entire Marquis's household when they're the ones fighting each other? Are you kidding me? One day, the regent tilted his 2.9kReads9.3Score425Shelves
3. 53 侯 The Marquis's Estate Forgot Its Gratitude? The Regent Backs Me, and I Won't Forgive Them 侯府忘恩义？摄政王撑腰，不原谅 Chu Diandian初点点Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Luo Ning took a blade meant for the Empress Dowager and suffered severe injuries, trading her life for her family's noble title. She went south to recuperate for three years, but when she returned, she discovered that her maternal cousin had taken over her courtyard. Her cousin had even replaced her in every aspect. Luo Ning's parents and elder brother adored her, her grandmother favored her, and even Luo Ning's childhood sweetheart secretly admired her, saying that she surpassed Luo Ning in eve 253.1kReads9.4Score44.4kShelves

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   💥High-energy warning: This is no ordinary palace fight and house fight! Beauty blogger Lin Zhaozhao is dressed as the most favored little princess in the Prince Regent's palace. On the surface, she looks like a dodder flower that "can't be carried on the shoulders or lifted by the hands". In fact, she uses liquid foundation to cover up her disguise, uses an eyebrow trimming knife as a hidden weapon, and can even mix rouge and gouache to create a perspiration potion! Faced with the forced marriage of the emperor's uncle and the regent, she threw out a limited edition lipstick bag: "It is better to have a career than to fall in love. My lord, you should learn to take selfies first! ✨Three major fragrance warnings 1. The heroine has more golden fingers than the regent. While others competed for favor by playing chess, calligraphy and painting, she made a fortune by selling goods through live broadcasts: she taught beauty in a teahouse, improved gunpowder with rouge and gouache, and even sold the script of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" to the Queen Mother as a guide to palace fighting! Netizens commented: "It is recommended to change the name to "About me painting the country with makeup powder"! " 2. The character of the regent subverts three views. On the surface, he is a cold-hearted and iron-blooded minister, but in fact he is a sultry straight man who steals the lipstick slogan: secretly buying the female host's live broadcast room, climbing over the wall late at night to watch her apply facial mask, and after being discovered, he even said, "I am just passing by"! The special chapter "When the regent learned to use a selfie stick to record daily life" was rated as the "Annual Confused Behavior Award" by readers. 3. The conspiracy line is more exciting than the palace fighting drama. From "solving the embroidered building arson case" to "exposing the fake princess conspiracy", the heroine uses her beauty knowledge to solve the case faster than Di Renjie! The latest chapter revealed that her true identity is actually an orphan from the previous dynasty, and the comments section was all in a rage: "So the CP we are eating is about the righteousness of the family and the country? Author, please pay me the tissue paper! "

4. 54 摄 The Prince Regent’s Little Ancestor is Both Beautiful and Stunning 摄政王的小祖宗又美又飒 Olive Honey橄榄蜂蜜Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + Secret Identity + Fake and Real Heiresses + Face-Slapping + Satisfying Story + Soul Transmigration + Medical Consort + Palace Intrigue + Devoted Couple + Sweet Romance + Putting Scumbags in Their Place] Su Ruojin was the eldest daughter of Lin, the prefect of Yanyang. She grew up in the residence under the care of Old Madam Lin, with a father who didn’t care for her and a mother who didn’t love her. When Prefect Lin finally found his biological daughter, he threw Su Ruojin 17.8kReads9.0Score2.4kShelves
5. 55 哑 The Mute Husband and His Fiery Wife 哑夫辣妻 Gentle Breeze微风徐徐Ancient Romance605k WordsCompleted [Complete + sweet romance + historical + mutual devotion + pocket dimension] [Both leads are virgins + one-on-one romance + happy ending + mute farmer husband] Liang Mancang is the village simpleton, a mute who works hard but eats far too much. At eighteen, his stingy stepfather kicks him out, leaving him to live in a thatched hut in the fields. When winter comes, he thinks he’s going to freeze to death. Then Ye Qingqing, the village’s famously feisty farm girl, shows up at the Liang family’s do —Reads8.8Score263Shelves

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   The first one is about women flirting with men, it's more about daily life, daily necessities, and the third one is currently being read.

6. 56 夫 The Marquis's Bright and Tender Wife, Doted on Without Bounds 夫人明媚娇软，清冷侯爷宠妻无边 Xiao Tianyi小甜一Ancient Romance605k WordsCompleted After more than three years of marriage, Qiao Man finally realizes that she and her ice-cold husband are never going to be a loving couple. Since that’s the case, she won’t make herself miserable over it. Life is short, and she has her own parents and siblings to care for. There’s no need to disregard everything for a man. But to her surprise, the moment she stops paying attention to him, he comes scurrying after her all on his own. * Ning Qi is very pleased with the wife he married without ever 19.3kReads8.5Score1.4kShelves
7. 57 深 Tenderly Coaxed and Seduced 深情哄诱 Full-Mark Candy满分糖Modern Romance320k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + long-planned romance + the second male lead gets the girl + the ex regrets it and tries to win her back, but she never turns back + both leads are each other's only partner] [Shrewd business tycoon × sweet, energetic jewelry designer] - Shen Tingyue has loved Song Wenjing since childhood. She is the Song family's adopted daughter and his childhood sweetheart, promised to him in marriage long ago. Then, the day before they were supposed to register their marriage, 18.9kReads9.3Score2.9kShelves

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   They are all typical marriage-first-love-later stories. The male protagonist is arrogant and slowly falls in love with the female protagonist as they get along. The female protagonist also has a long mouth.

8. 58 春 The First Bloom of Spring 春色初婚 Chen Ruozhou陈若舟Modern Romance375k WordsCompleted (Complete) Love after marriage / whirlwind marriage / seven-year age gap / both leads are each other's first and only / sweet married life - On the day her ex got married, Qiao Shui got drunk, grabbed a man by the collar, and kissed him. The most impulsive thing she ever did was get carried away the day after her ex's wedding and elope with the bride's ex-boyfriend. - Everyone in their circle thought Fu Tingzhou and Qiao Shui's marriage wouldn't last. The man was famous for being aloof and ascet 11.2kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
9. 59 京 The Capital's Mr. Lu Has a Wildcat Who's Both Alluring and Well-Behaved 京圈陆总的小野猫又欲又乖 Qian Duoduo7钱多多7Modern Romance265k WordsCompleted [The overbearing eldest Miss Xie vs. the capital’s dream man, the powerful Lu] Miss Xie’s favorite pastime is hitting the clubs and flirting with handsome men. President Lu can’t stand women like that, but, unfortunately, Miss Xie is his fiancée. Everyone thinks the powerful Lu would never fall for the brash, domineering Miss Xie. But later, President Lu, so refined and untouchable, is photographed holding Xie Yuwan against a car door and kissing her. “President Lu, should we take down the trend 110Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I found three books in my collection. Although the number of words is not very many, the plot is quite interesting and unique. It has two strong characters and the male protagonist is doting. I love reading them all. I highly recommend them.

10. 60 末 After the Apocalypse, I Became the Big Shot’s Most Cherished Darling 末世后，成了大佬的心尖宠 Send Me Money钱发来Sci-Fi & Apocalypse413k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + transmigrate into a book + infinite storage space + special abilities + stockpiling supplies + base-building + strong female lead + strong male lead + face-slapping] Lin Miaoge never imagined that a single complaint while reading an apocalypse novel, “This author's an idiot, the plot makes no sense, and the protagonist has the most ridiculous plot armor,” would send her transmigrating into the book as a cannon-fodder female side character! Fortunately, she has a golden finger: a st 508Reads—Score100Shelves
11. 61 夫 Madam Has Secret Identities Galore, and Rules Both Sides of the Law 夫人马甲多又多黑白两道任她行 Su Zihuan苏子欢Modern Romance515k WordsCompleted [[A genuine heiress with secret identities, an outrageously cool and handsome all-rounder with formidable combat skills VS wealthy, handsome, calculating Master Xiao, who dotes on her from the start] [Comeback | Two powerful leads | Satisfying story | Max-level expert | Constantly face-slapping scumbags] Three years ago, a setup nearly cost Ye Qingyuan her life. Three years later, Ye Qingyuan suddenly appeared in the capital, revealing the first hint of her brilliance. Everyone said she was tale 445Reads7.5Score104Shelves

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