An Average Female Lead, and the Male Lead Doesn't Have to Be Chaste 普女，男主可不洁的

1. 101 普 The Plain Jane’s Comeback: Making Money and Getting Rich 普女逆袭：一心搞钱，一意暴富 Er Yu二愉Modern Romance867k WordsCompleted Ordinary heroine VS male lead adored by everyone (neither has been with anyone else) The heroine is born poor, clear-headed and patient. Step by step, she rises from the bottom to become a CEO. Rumor has it that Xu Ning, heir to Huayu, leads a wild private life, with countless lovers whom he treats lavishly, showering them with houses, cars, and gifts worth millions. Qi Xia is drowning in debt and loves money above all else. She thinks he's a gigolo who can make it rain cash. Unfortuna 33.7kReads9.0Score4.4k14d adds

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   This is a really enjoyable story, a male-centric unrequited love tale. The male lead is always open about his feelings, while the female lead is closed off due to poverty, and then the top-tier male lead throws himself at her. It's a bit like a gender-swapped version of a rich, beautiful woman falling for a blond guy. The female lead is very successful in her career, a career-driven female lead vs. A love-obsessed male lead. The male lead is a useless, tall, beautiful, but crybaby character. I absolutely love this kind of story! For male leads, I only need them to be clean and handsome/beautiful. Leave the intelligence, courage, independence, talent, and success to us strong women! I absolutely love the female lead's character development. Falling in love with Sister Xia is as easy as breathing. I love the author who imbued the female lead with such charm; I read female-oriented novels just to spoil the female lead!

2. 102 玫 Roses Turn to Ashes, But Love Remains Unreturned 玫瑰烬，情深不赴 Yao Is Not to Be Feared瑶不可戚Modern Romance214k WordsCompleted Shen Zhiyi loved Lu Chengyuan for fifteen whole years. In the eyes of everyone around them, they were childhood sweethearts made for each other. She was the dazzling, fiery red rose at his side, but she could never compete with the white moonlight in his heart, whose glow had never faded. When that first love moved abroad, a marriage contract arranged by their families pushed him toward her, his heart empty and alone. She knew she was a substitute, yet still fought her way through every obstacle 616Reads—Score—14d adds
3. 103 沈 Mr. Shen, You’ve Lost Your Heart 沈先生，你的心失守了 Yao Is Not to Be Feared瑶不可戚Modern Romance145k WordsCompleted They say Shen Zhiyan never stays for a woman. They say his longest relationship lasts no more than three months. Until he met me, a psychological expert who made a career out of being a gold digger. It took me three years to make him go from wanting my body to wanting my heart. On the day he proposed, I slapped my experiment report against his face: “Mr. Shen, the game is over.” I walked away without hesitation, thinking it had been a perfect experiment. But when we met again three years later, 3Reads—Score—14d adds
4. 104 重 Reborn on the Night They Took My Kidney, I Coaxed the Male Lead Into Funding Me 重生挖肾夜，我哄着男主砸钱给自己 Yao Is Not to Be Feared瑶不可戚16k WordsCompleted Reborn on the Night They Took the Male Lead’s Kidney: I Coaxed Him into Throwing Money at Me —Reads—Score—14d adds
5. 105 重 Reborn as the King of KPIs in Ancient Times 重生之我在古代当KPI之王 Yao Is Not to Be Feared瑶不可戚Ancient Romance13k WordsCompleted Reborn as the King of KPIs in Ancient Times —Reads—Score—14d adds
6. 106 宫 Blood Behind the Palace Walls: The Eldest Princess Rebels for Her Husband 宫墙血：长公主谋逆为夫 Yao Is Not to Be Feared瑶不可戚Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted Blood Behind the Palace Walls: The Grand Princess’s Treason for Her Husband —Reads—Score—14d adds
7. 107 昭 Where Shall Zhaozhao Return? 昭昭何处归 Yao Is Not to Be Feared瑶不可戚Ancient Romance17k WordsCompleted Where Can Zhaozhao Return? —Reads—Score—14d adds
8. 108 我 My Wife's Lies 我妻子的谎言 Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七1Urban162k WordsCompleted The warmth of their newlywed days had barely faded when the lie hidden beneath their marriage certificate came crashing down on Shu Wang. The lovely wife he doted on was none other than the woman his childhood friend Qin Yiming had kept hidden away three years ago. His wife kept the past secret, stumbling over her words and showing no sense of boundaries. Qin Yiming pressed him at every turn, refusing to let go. All the tenderness vanished from Shu Wang's eyes. "After everything you two hid f 9.6kReads—Score43114d adds

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   This book is worth reading when you're looking for something to read.

9. 109 万 Does an Average Woman with a Harem of Admirers Have to Pursue Romance to Earn More Lives? 万人迷普女赚命非得走恋爱路线吗 Diving Little Sheep潜水小羊Modern Romance245k WordsCompleted [Ordinary Girl, Everyone's Crush + System + Entering Dreams + One Woman, Multiple Male Leads, All Devoted + Brothers Competing for Her + Romantic Rivalry] Before Chen Anxia died, she was bound to a life-extension System. She had three months to build intimacy and exchange it for more time to live. At first, as an honest and straightforward girl, she only planned to be Qin Ran's sidekick. Somehow, she ended up becoming his girlfriend. Only later did she realize it was three months, then another t 3.3kReads8.1Score38314d adds

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   I recommend [flying kiss]

10. 110 无 [Ordinary Girl's Love Triangle] The One I Can't Turn Down 【普女修罗场】无法拒绝的她 Chang Yueshi畅月十Modern Romance244k WordsOngoing [Ordinary Girl, Everyone's Favorite + Love at First Sight + Multiple Male Leads + Pure in Body and Mind + Love Rival Showdowns + Taking by Force + Ultimate Mary Sue] There is a certain kind of man in this world: aloof and proud, looking down on everyone, powerful enough to reach the heavens. They seem born to be matched with the most distinguished heiresses and the most dazzling jewels. But Ji Xiaotao is a bug in this world. The fate of the privileged is to fall in love with her. That's right, a 13.6kReads6.6Score1.5k14d adds

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    This book is really good! [Kissing emojis]

11. 111 走 After Entering the Wrong Room, I Was Spoiled Every Day by a Handsome Younger Guy 走错房间后，我被帅弟弟日日宠 Lu Egg Tart鲁蛋挞Modern Romance110k WordsOngoing Lin Wanyu was set up by her scumbag boyfriend and her poisonous best friend, then sold to a dirt-poor mountain village to be the wife of a family with a dim-witted son. The wicked trafficker known as her “vicious mother-in-law” beat her mercilessly, tormenting her until she wanted to end it all. She seized every chance to escape, but each time she was caught and beaten again. No matter how hard she tried, she just couldn't escape the clutches of this family of fools. The trafficker insisted that 15Reads—Score—14d adds

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    [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

12. 112 男 The Wild and Irresistible College Guy Who Spoils His Big Sister Every Day 男大学生又野又欲，每天狂宠姐姐 Lu Egg Tart鲁蛋挞Modern Romance181k WordsCompleted Sweet, doting older-woman/younger-man romance + both leads’ first love + no angst + nonstop sparks + seductive and steamy Independent, cool-headed, stunning career woman VS needy, seductive heir to a wealthy family Drunk and barely conscious, Shen Ai collapsed against a college student five years younger than her. Afterward, the clear-headed and independent Shen Ai didn’t take the young man seriously at all. It was just a consensual fling between two adults, nothing more. She never expected t 6.7kReads—Score22914d adds
13. 113 救 Help, How Is He So Good at This? 救命，他也太会了吧 Lu Egg Tart鲁蛋挞Modern Romance93k WordsCompleted Mutual firsts ➕ angsty pampering ➕ bold pursuit ➕ a sweet youthful romance ➕ unrestrained passion Their schooldays crush ended without a chance to blossom. When they meet again on campus years later, he decides to work up the courage to win her back, never expecting her to be even more proactive than he is. Xu Dai'an: “You’re so intense. Can your body keep up?” Ji Yanhai: “For you, what does my body matter?” 850Reads—Score—14d adds
14. 114 女 The Young Stud My Boss Set Me Up With Got Me Pregnant 女上司塞来的小鲜肉竟让我怀了孕 Lu Egg Tart鲁蛋挞Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted The Pretty Young Guy My Female Boss Set Me Up With Got Me Pregnant 189Reads—Score814d adds
15. 115 最 The Hottest Male OB-GYN Was Flirted with by Me While I Was Drunk 最帅妇科男医生被我酒后狂撩 Lu Egg Tart鲁蛋挞Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted I Got the Hottest Gynecologist Drunk and Flirted Shamelessly with Him 868Reads—Score—14d adds
16. 116 被 After Getting Dumped, I’m Spoiled Rotten by a Puppyish Younger Man Five Years My Junior 被渣后，小五岁奶狗把我宠上天 Lu Egg Tart鲁蛋挞15k WordsCompleted After getting dumped, I’m spoiled rotten by a puppy five years younger than me. 561Reads—Score914d adds
17. 117 救 Help, How Is He So Good at This? 救命，他简直太会了吧 Lu Egg Tart鲁蛋挞Modern Romance131k WordsCompleted A stunning, spirited beauty VS a cool, self-controlled, aloof CEO. One-on-one romance, both leads pure and devoted, bickering sweethearts, falling in love over time, doting romance, a thrilling push and pull, mutual devotion and healing, sweet enough to make your teeth ache~ 227Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 118 闪 After Our Whirlwind Wedding, the Wealthiest Tycoon Spoiled His Wife Like Crazy 闪婚后，豪门首富宠妻成狂 Lu Egg Tart鲁蛋挞Modern Romance291k WordsCompleted To escape her family of origin, Xu Qinggui impulsively married a stranger. Bai Mochen laid down the terms in a contract: “You can live in the house and spend my money, but don’t you dare touch my heart.” She thought they would simply live together with mutual respect, until she accidentally discovered that he was Jiangcheng’s richest man. That night, she conceived his child, and he turned out to be incredibly clingy. With a vast family empire and an urgent need for an heir, he urged his wife eve 266Reads—Score—14d adds
19. 119 酒 Drunken Push and Pull to the Extreme! I Fell for Him, Then Ran, and He Chased 酒后极限拉扯！沉沦后我逃他追 Lu Egg Tart鲁蛋挞19k WordsCompleted A drunken game of intense push and pull! After falling under his spell, I run while he chases. 242Reads—Score814d adds
20. 120 只 Just a Contract? Sorry, the CEO Is Head Over Heels 只是契约？不好意思，霸总他超爱 Lu Egg Tart鲁蛋挞Modern Romance346k WordsCompleted [Top-Tier Tycoon + Poor College Girl + Possessive Pursuit + Mutual Firsts + Kept Woman Arrangement + Sweet Romance] He hadn’t been with a woman in years, and his friends suspected he was impotent. Terrified of marriage and children but too proud to admit it, he decided to keep a college girl to prove his virility. She couldn’t afford her grandmother’s medical bills, and her father was a gambling addict, so she desperately needed money. With no other choice, she turned to her first love for help. 242Reads—Score2314d adds
21. 121 香 A Wife Sweet as Jade 香妻如玉 Lan Ze兰泽Ancient Romance496k WordsCompleted Ningxiang never imagined she would marry an old man. But she did. And after marrying him, she just happened to meet a handsome young man. Unable to resist his charms, Ningxiang dumped the old man at home and ran off with the young man. 863Reads7.2Score10014d adds
22. 122 体 A Dignified Game of Wits 体面博弈 Blackie Loves Hot Pot黑黑爱吃火锅Modern Romance457k WordsCompleted [Investment Banking Elite × All-Purpose Assistant] [Urban Romance × Emotional Games] [Workplace Romance] [Funny Little Scenes] [The Powerful One Bows Their Head] [Desire and Tension] Li Duoli has only one rule for survival: be a respectable professional woman. She is cautious, capable, tasteful, and elegant. She thought that was simply who she was. Until the night she met Xie Zhifei, when instinctive desire tore everything apart. She only wanted his body. By the next day, she had forgotten every 4.8kReads8.1Score56314d adds

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    Chastity is not the main selling point of this book. It's about two normal adults who have had relationships and pasts. They are still attracted to each other after meeting again. They are afraid of getting hurt but can't help but get closer, which makes their love more sincere and precious. The writing is funny and addictive, and it's really interesting.

23. 123 张 Zhang Laiti 张莱蒂 Master of Lotus Pond莲花塘主人Modern Romance268k WordsCompleted Zhang Laiti grows up in a respectable family in a small county town. She never goes without food, clothes, or other necessities. Her parents do everything they can to support her education. To outsiders, they seem loving and well-off, and she appears to be a daughter raised in comfort. Her mother, Liu Pei, is the gentle, well-mannered second daughter in her family. She devotes herself to her parents and siblings, earning everyone's praise. They all say she's the Liu family's good second daughte —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Does anyone like realistic stories? It's already finished, so I'd appreciate some feedback! I don't want to play single-player games.

24. 124 阴 Gloomy Plain Jane: The Powerful Fight Over Me 阴郁普女：权贵为我大打出手 Firefly Rice萤米Modern Romance830k WordsOngoing [Brooding plain girl vs. entitled elite | Several men competing for one woman, 1VN | All the men are virgins | Powerful older men | They chase her after losing her | Men in power lower their heads | Age gap] An Mi is carefree and shallow, cares only about looks, and has no idea what love is. For the first time in her life, she fell for someone and pursued him with all her heart. In the end, she hit a wall and lost completely! Fine, if she can't win him over, can't she just run away?! She brus 3kReads6.5Score26414d adds
25. 125 救 Help! An Older Ordinary Spinster Has Gotten a Cool, Quiet Puppy Boy Clinging to Her 救命！大龄普通剩女被清冷小奶狗黏上啦 Leng Yan of the Tianyue Tower天月楼的冷滟14k WordsCompleted Help! An ordinary woman past her prime has been latched onto by a cool, sweet puppy of a guy! 810Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Short story about an older, ordinary woman

26. 126 危 Dangerous Love That Cuts to the Bone: My Exes Are Addicted to Loving Me 危情噬骨，现任们强爱上瘾 Clouds Surge, Rain Falls云涌雨落Modern Romance728k WordsCompleted [Explosive + Thrilling + Overbearing CEO's Forced Love + Feel-Good Revenge + Comedy + Sweet Romance + Love Triangle + Regretful Pursuit] After her boyfriend cheated on her three years into their relationship, Su Tian turned around and set her sights on an even bigger prize: the head of the Gu family. By a twist of fate, Gu Yancheng was the older brother of Gu Yanbing, the heiress her cheating ex had pursued. And, as it turned out, he had been plotting to win her over for a long time! But Mr. Gu, 1.7kReads6.9Score10014d adds
27. 127 暴 Tyrant, Be Gentle. Let Me Go 暴君你轻点，放开我 Clouds Surge, Rain Falls云涌雨落Modern Romance263k WordsCompleted [Powerful foreign men force their love on her + 1Vn (everyone’s a virgin) + rival suitors + fictional setting + amusing cultural contrasts + winning her by any means + emotional and physical romance] At fifteen, the flower of her youth just beginning to bloom, Wen Tingting is tricked by her stepmother and biological father into going to Country W, where they make a deal with Donglan, the foremost of the Four Great Families. In a country where men reign supreme and women are treated as inferior, 494Reads—Score1314d adds
28. 128 她 She Cries Easily, but He Makes It Rain Money to Cheer Her Up 她爱哭，但他会爆金币哄 Xia Qing's Little Universe夏晴的小宇宙Modern Romance204k WordsCompleted Tense push and pull, first love, devoted to one another, age gap. I originally wanted to call it “I’ll Raise Someone Else’s Wife.” Lu Zhiyu: A broke web-novel writer who earns only single-digit sums. Twenty years old, a sheltered young woman just entering the workforce. Obedient and compliant, she’s used to answering questions with unrelated replies, yet casually manages to get the hero hooked. A crybaby who speaks her mind, she grows over the course of the story. Zhan Hansheng: CEO of a publicl 1.4kReads—Score10014d adds

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    The older woman's doting affection is really addictive.

29. 129 穿 Trapped in a Cultivation Love Triangle, the Powerful Men All Want to Play Me 穿进修仙修罗场大佬们都想套路我 Anzai Xiao Baibai安仔小白白Fantastical Romance564k WordsOngoing Content warnings: Not a strong female lead, not a power fantasy, slow burn, male lead-focused, romance (inspired by old-school Taiwanese idol dramas), otome [Serious cultivation story + ordinary-looking heroine + multiple male leads + romantic rivalries + love growing over time] Yu Sulan, a conscientious ordinary office worker, unexpectedly transmigrated to another world and spent fifteen years in a daze. She had planned to keep her head down and muddle through life, but one day, a prodigy of t 402Reads—Score10214d adds
30. 130 明 I'm Clearly Just Average, Yet I'm Forced to Bind Myself to a Romance System 明明是普女，却被迫绑定恋爱系统 Moonlight on the Cold Parasol Tree月照寒梧Modern Romance264k WordsOngoing [Plain Jane + Multiple Male Leads + Love Rival Showdowns + Chaste Male Leads + Men Competing for Her] A clueless heroine with zero dating experience × multiple male leads who keep trying to tempt her. Which peacock will manage to seduce this honest girl? Ji Tong had spent more than a decade as an utterly ordinary nobody. All she wanted was to live an ordinary life. She never expected that one day, something called the Romance System would change her life. The long-haired beauty Wen Jinzhi s 2.2kReads—Score25114d adds

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    The female lead is quite ordinary, the male lead is pure, it's a campus romance novel.

31. 131 玉 Jade Lock, Glorious Love: The Wife-Lord's Beloved Husband 玉锁昭华：妻主的掌心夫 Writer Majic作家majicAncient Romance687k WordsOngoing [Matriarchal society + confinement + obsessive devotion + stealing a spouse + political scheming + sorcery] In the Zhaoyue Dynasty, women held power, while men were subordinate. Su Yuai, the legitimate son of the Su family, was once a prestigious prince’s betrothed. But after a power struggle plunged the realm into war, he fell from a cliff and lost his memory. When he opened his eyes again, he was Chunliu, a courtesan whose price was set by others. Just as he had lost all hope, the beggar gi 1.2kReads—Score—14d adds

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    They look a bit alike, haha.

32. 132 穿 Transmigrating to the Cultivation World, She’s Coveted by Everyone Again 穿越修真界，她又被万人觊觎 Listening to the Stove Crackle听炉声Ancient Romance331k WordsCompleted [Female lead with the Myriad Charms Immortal Physique + a cannon-fodder fate] A spatial storm hurls her into the most perilous God-Burying Ruins on the Cloudtop Continent. Once the moonlight beloved by countless men, she becomes a lab rat for a band of thieves. Alliance Leader Luo Wuya holds the Myriad Laws Return to Origin Manual of the Void and grips her chin, his gaze gentle yet icy. “Is true freedom what you seek...?” The Thousand Mechanisms Silk wrapped around Lian Zhan’s fingers slither 815Reads5.6Score—14d adds

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    She was undeniably a heartthrob, yet she became a shared drug slave to a group of perverted tycoons, forced to survive in a hellish place with a disfigured face. Until she discovered that the perverts who used her as a test subject were looking at her with increasingly strange eyes…

33. 133 一 A Room With the Lights Dimmed 一室暗灯 Diving into the Sea to Dodge Fish跳海躲鱼Modern Romance1.1M 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 467Reads8.7Score1614d adds

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    An ordinary female college student and a rich second-generation heir, the male lead is Jie.

34. 134 趋 Courting Beauty and Climbing Power 趋妍附势 Ostrich Shengsheng鸵鸟笙笙Modern Romance382k WordsOngoing [Villainess + older woman and younger man + a terrible man's sincere love + both sexually experienced + tragic romance + forced love] A scheming social climber x a devilish playboy Qu Yan was a crafty peasant shaped by a harsh land. The moment she laid eyes on Fu Shi, she knew her chance to rise in the world had arrived. She thought, So this is the sign that the village preacher lady talked about! Their names together were practically a divine message: “fawning over the powerful” (Qu Yan Fu Shi) 1.7kReads—Score10314d adds

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    This is the book; the female lead is a poor girl, and the male lead is a demon.

35. 135 我 My Doctor Lin 我的林医生 Icy Rose冰冰玫瑰Modern Romance142k WordsCompleted [A blend of sweetness and heartbreak + slow burn + delicate prose + a working woman’s growth + episodic format] Radiologist Lin Xiaoya can see every bone in the human body, yet she can’t read the heart of the person in front of her. Other people’s love is a two-way journey, but theirs is a tale of mutual misunderstanding... 108Reads—Score—14d adds

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    An ordinary female doctor encounters the man she had a crush on in her youth...

36. 136 爱 Love Will Come to Rest 爱会停歇 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance220k WordsCompleted [Playboy Turns Devoted] [Love Grows Over Time] [Sweet with a Little Angst] [Class Difference] Chen Chao, a rich playboy, falls sincerely in love with Yu Jiawen, who comes from an ordinary family. He knows he isn't the kind of person she'd ideally choose, but he can't let go of his feelings for her. "Yu Jiawen, do you know? Meeting you made me feel like I could have a proper relationship too." "I've thought about giving you up, but I just can't accept it. Watching you date, marry, and have childr 3.3kReads8.4Score16014d adds

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    The first book features a male protagonist who is a playboy who develops feelings for the female protagonist over time. Knowing he doesn't meet her criteria for a partner, he plans to take things slowly. However, a second male lead appears, making the male protagonist feel threatened, and he immediately starts vying for her attention. The following three books feature subplots of prodigal sons returning home.

37. 137 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 7kReads8.5Score35514d adds
38. 138 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 5.4kReads8.9Score29014d adds
39. 139 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 843Reads8.1Score—14d adds
40. 140 发 The Unhinged Villainess Gets Tangled Up with a Lovesick Big Shot 发癫恶女被恋爱脑大佬缠上了 Oh, East Wind东风啊Modern Romance320k WordsOngoing The animated series adaptation of Transmigrating into a Book: The Cannon Fodder Makes a Comeback and Becomes Everyone's Beloved is now streaming. Go watch it, everyone! [Mary Sue, brainless fiction, an ordinary-looking woman adored by all] [The female lead ends up at the very top. The men are all just supporting characters.] Su Wantang transmigrates into the body of a timid, pitiful chubby girl. Her gambling-addict father wants to sell her to pay off his debts, her snobbish mother squeezes every 19.1kReads8.4Score4.4k14d adds

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    I think it's alright.

41. 141 程 Miss Cheng, Do You Plan to Stay Single Forever? 程小姐，你打算一直单身吗？ I Alone Pity the Quiet Grass独怜幽幽草Modern Romance387k WordsCompleted [Elite Family] [Cute Child] [Workplace] [My Life Is on the Line, and My Rich Boyfriend Has a Secret Identity] [Stay Single or Become a Rich Wife? That's the Question] [Clearheaded, well-behaved female engineer * sharp-tongued, flirtatious heir cast out by a wealthy family] [He nearly cost her life back then. For the rest of his life, all he wants is her.] Volume One, Seven Days of Grace: The leads reunite overseas because a piece of equipment needs servicing. Over the course of just seven days, 274Reads8.7Score—14d adds

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    The female leads are all from small-town, exam-taking families, and the male leads are all celibate.

42. 142 拒 I Refuse to Marry into a Wealthy Family. I'll Take My Child and Marry a Country Man 拒入豪门，我带娃嫁给乡下人 I Alone Pity the Quiet Grass独怜幽幽草Modern Romance511k WordsCompleted An IT engineer from a small town studies hard, works diligently, turns down a wealthy family’s marriage proposal, and goes abroad to study. Even after unexpectedly becoming a single mother, she never stops growing. She makes a dazzling transformation into an investment banking star… The only thing that drives her crazy is the child’s father, a young man from a small town who’s two years younger than her. He pursues her relentlessly, but what can she do? Love isn’t something you can achieve just 896Reads8.9Score10314d adds
43. 143 上 My Boss Is Cold and Heartless, and Won't Admit He Loves Me 上司他薄情冷心不肯说爱我 The Hero Who Saves the World拯救世界的大侠Modern Romance407k WordsCompleted A resilient, clear-headed ray of sunshine and a stubborn, sharp-tongued young master | Reunited after a long separation, their love grows slowly | The powerful man bows to love | Bittersweet, then sweet | The heroine is not a virgin; the hero is Guan Yue saw Wang Mingyu again when she was just starting her career. Dressed in a suit, he sat in his chair, aloof and distinguished. He was a renowned business titan: strict with his employees, difficult to deal with, decisive and ruthless, cold and he 515Reads—Score—14d adds

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    [Self-recommendation welcome to read [send heart]] Male protagonist. The male lead is a powerful, sophisticated scoundrel, a wolf in sheep's clothing. The female lead is gentle, resilient, playful, and bright. The two are very different. Initially, the male lead always says they're not suitable. After being rejected, the female lead calmly moves on, remaining clear-headed and ambitious in her career. Even after they get together, she takes the relationship lightly, remaining flexible and ready to withdraw at any time, always striving to be number one in her career. The male lead can't control his own advances and is often jealous when she doesn't seem to value him. The story is physically appealing, with lots of sweet and slightly bittersweet moments later on. The powerful man bows down for love; initially, she's self-protective and doesn't like others having designs on her, but later showers her with jewelry, bags, support, and resources.

44. 144 爱 Lovebird: A Phoenix Girl Has Phoenix Blood 爱情鸟：凤凰女有凤凰女的血液 Lin Gaoyue林高月Modern Romance188k WordsCompleted [Hard-Luck, Determined Heroine VS. Disabled, Down-on-His-Luck Rich Heir] [Teacher-Student Romance + Second Chance at Love + Through Thick and Thin + High-Stakes Business Warfare] Yu Xiaolei, formerly known as Tang Yishan, bears the weight of a painful past. Her mother, Yu Rui, gave everything she had to selflessly support Tang Zhengze, only to be abandoned. Yu Xiaolei was left struggling to find her place as an illegitimate daughter. Growing up dependent on others, Yu Xiaolei experienced the wor 15Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Neither the male nor female lead is chaste; the female lead is ordinary, while the male lead, though possessing excellent qualities, also has certain flaws.

45. 145 极 A Dangerous Obsession 极限纠缠 Benevolent Breeze仁爱微风Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted [Mutually devoted, one-on-one romance, older man, happy ending] The push and pull between a seasoned IPO lawyer and a newcomer in the workplace My name is Chen Yin, and his name is Wang Cheng'an. We’re nine years apart. When I met him, I was a 21-year-old college senior, while he was already 30. He wasn’t married, but he had a twelve-year-old son. My family said he was my undoing, but to me, he seemed more like my salvation. “No,” he said. “You’re my salvation.” Some people called him a pervert, 7.5kReads6.7Score91114d adds
46. 146 我 My Blind Date Is a Construction Contractor 我的相亲对象是个包工头 Benevolent Breeze仁爱微风Modern Romance316k WordsCompleted At their first matchmaking meeting, the fierce, ugly-looking He Feng scared the sweet-natured He Lin so badly that she refused to see him again. But He Feng had already taken a liking to her. What was he supposed to do? He Feng said that, aside from looking fierce and ugly, he was good at sweet-talking and tricking people. He Lin never imagined that, as someone who was a sucker for a good voice, she’d fall for it. How could someone have such a lovely voice and such a fierce, ugly face? And hadn’ 7kReads8.1Score59214d adds
47. 147 普 Can an Average Office Drone Become Everyone's Dream Girl? 普女社畜也能当万人迷吗？ Kai Ji Mao凯几猫Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted [The rating just came out, so it’ll go up later ₍˄·͈༝·͈˄*₎◞ ̑̑] [Everyone’s favorite + everyone has a one-sided crush + love-triangle chaos + melodrama + plain-looking female lead] Xu Nian thinks she’s ordinary in every way. An ordinary family, studying, graduating, and getting a job, all one step at a time. Other than being a workaholic who can hold down three jobs in a day, she really has no redeeming qualities. After an accident, the whole world goes haywire. Her charm stat somehow becomes eq 1.9kReads8.3Score21614d adds

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    A popular girl, highly recommended.

48. 148 给 After Getting Dumped for Simping for a Nobody, I Hooked Up with a Top-Tier Star 给小糊咖当舔狗被踹后，我搭上了断层顶流 Qingcheng Mist青城雾8k WordsCompleted After Getting Dumped for Being a Nobody's Lapdog, I Landed a Top-Tier Star —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Ordinary woman turns the tables on scumbag man

49. 149 师 Junior Brother, Don’t Be Like This 师弟，你别这样 Icy Rose冰冰玫瑰Modern Romance247k WordsOngoing The day Ye Xiucheng reports for duty at Qiaonan Community Clinic, everyone asks him, “Why would a graduate of a top medical university come to a poor, remote place like this?” He just smiles without answering. He can’t tell them why he came here: It’s because of his beliefs, and because of his senior, Su Xixi. He thought she would always be by his side. That is, until the new vice president, Liang Shuo, tells her, “If something’s weighing on you, you can talk to me.” Ye Xiucheng finally panics. 99Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A realistic love story of an ordinary woman.

50. 150 后 Growing Up After Youth 后青春成长记 Begonia Crossing the Moonlit Sea月渡海棠Modern Romance228k WordsCompleted This is a survival guide for an assembly-line worker. It is also the story of a working-class woman's arduous coming of age. From a bleak family upbringing to a turbulent college life, and then into a lower-class society where every resource must be fought over. In the first half of her naïve youth, she has neither dignity nor ease. Thrown into the lowest rungs of society and the relentless assembly line, she resolves to live with dignity. But fate puts her through trial after trial and forces h 10Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead in the assembly line factory story is worth watching.

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