Daddy-Type Male Lead + Gentle + Guiding Lover + Long-Planned Romance, with Beautiful Writing 爹系daddy+温柔+引导型恋人+蓄谋已久，文笔好

1. 551 潮 Tidal Sands 潮沙 Only Mist唯雾Modern Romance182k WordsCompleted [Cool-headed, calculating rising star Chen Huaixu × spoiled, beautiful heiress Yan Zhen] [Modern romance + city life + sweet love + secret crush comes true + love at first sight + healing + romance + bickering couple + warmth + mutual devotion + 1v1 + happy ending] Chen Huaixu is clear-headed and restrained, with a clear purpose. There is no room for love in his tightly planned life. Yan Zhen appears unexpectedly, like a brilliant sunset, leaving a vivid stroke across his monochrome world. He kn 10.1kReads9.5Score1.1kShelves

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   The first book features a male lead who perfectly understands the female lead, practically her ideal type. The second book has a male lead who is friends with the female lead's brother and has been secretly in love with her for a long time. The third book has a male lead who can't help but fall in love with the female lead. The last book features a female lead who has secretly loved the male lead for many years but lacks confidence; the male lead realizes his feelings for her and guides her throughout. In short, all are very good reads.

2. 552 快 Quick Transmigration: The Yandere Big Shot Has Fallen to the Dark Side Again 快穿攻略之病娇大佬又黑化了 Seventh Lane on Moon Street月街七巷Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + devoted couple with mutual fidelity + lovesick obsession] Shi Yao dies suddenly after staying up all night reading a novel. Luckily, she encounters System Xiao Liu. If she completes the missions in each world, she can come back to life on the spot. But the missions gradually take a strange turn: in every world, a lovesick obsessive starts clinging to her! A possessive tyrant does her laundry and cooks for her, then offers to warm her bed? A wild and mysterious young man from Mia 59.4kReads9.5Score7.3kShelves
3. 553 商 The Business World's Young Master Is in Tears: Why Did His Wife Stop Flirting? 商圈太子哭唧唧：老婆怎么不钓了 Mr. Gemini双子先生Two Male Leads360k WordsCompleted [Rebirth, low self-esteem and depression, a guiding lover, bittersweet and heartwarming] [Cool, composed, and unknowingly flirtatious receiver × aloof, double-standard, pouty love interest] (Author’s tip: I personally don’t think it’s angsty! There’s really no angst!) The dead cannot come back to life, but Shi Ling was reborn. In his previous life, he was the real young master of a wealthy family, unwanted and constantly targeted. In this life, he would take back everything that belonged to 30.1kReads9.4Score4kShelves
4. 554 只 Only You Get My Kisses! The Doting CEO Will Spoil You with His Life 只亲你！娇娇轻吟爹系霸总拿命宠 The Evening Breeze Whispers晚风如诉Modern Romance326k WordsCompleted [Mutually devoted first loves + sweet romance + sizzling age gap + flirty tension + doted on without restraint] [Soft, beguiling beauty VS hopelessly lovestruck CEO. Extra sweet and steamy!] Fourth Master Qi is known in high society for his cold-heartedness and indifference to women. So aloof and unfeeling, yet handsome without realizing it, his lazy, refined features make women flock to him, loving him without hope of winning his heart. When Wen Zhihe was eighteen, she got drunk and confessed 569Reads9.3Score112Shelves

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   🌈①The male lead, Lu Huishi, is a cunning and scheming man. The spoiled young lady, Shen Jinyi, throws two small money at him, hoping that her fiancé's older brother, Lu Huishi, will marry her. Although she doesn't succeed, Lu Huishi has long had his eye on this Shen family girl who is eight years younger than him!

5. 555 快 Quick Transmigration: The Daddy-Type Big Shot’s Forceful Love 快穿，强宠，爹系大佬强制爱 Jiu Qing Chen玖轻尘Fantastical Romance133k WordsOngoing [Daddy-type hero + age gap + size difference + sweet romance + immersive] ① The country girl who sold herself for fifty thousand ② A scheming gold digger and a traditional, patriarchal daddy-type hero (non-immersive) ③ A young maid sentenced to the borderlands as a convict's slave, who seduces a rugged general in exchange for her freedom ④ A princess who gives herself to the powerful eunuch minister to secure the throne ⑤ To be decided Also coming: stories set in a bygone era, the beast wo 319Reads6.1Score124Shelves

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   The male lead is older and dotes on her to the point of being unbearable. The female lead is a dim-witted little zombie who transmigrates into the body. He even follows her to the toilet, afraid she might fall in.

6. 556 大 Uncle, Your Clingy Little Sweetheart Is Crying and Wants a Cuddle 大叔，你的娇气包哭了要贴贴 Pear Blossoms Fill the Garden梨花满园Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Both leads are each other's first and only love + sweet romance + healing) Si Boheng, heir to the most powerful family in Kyoto, had never been in a relationship by the age of thirty. Outsiders speculated that either something was wrong with his body or he had the wrong orientation, until a very young Mrs. Si suddenly appeared in the family. Rumor had it that the young Mrs. Si was still in college. It was also said that she'd deliberately played the poor, pitiful victim in a bar to seduce Mr. 14.3kReads9.4Score4.5kShelves
7. 557 低 Whisper It! Darling, I Only Want You 低声哄！宝贝，我只要你 Clear and Pure澈净Modern Romance264k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication / Short drama of the same name now streaming] [Gentle, insecure top student x arrogant, carefree rich playboy] [College romance + Both leads are inexperienced + Fake playboy + Mutual pining becomes real + He’s never loved anyone else + Sweet and flirty] Fu Ciyu had always been a star at Jingcheng University. Born into one of the capital’s top wealthy families, he was unruly and hard to tame. Girls were always around him, but he had never given anyone his heart. Everyone 51.3kReads9.5Score6.5kShelves
8. 558 无 The Affliction of Silence 无言之症 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads287k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] His Love Is Deafening Dual rebirth + mutual salvation + realism + happy ending + extreme madness Antisocial, cold and aloof heartthrob vs. beautiful, quirky little troublemaker After being imprisoned for three months, Xu Mi was killed by Chen Huangnian over a single breakup. Only in his final moments did he realize that the boyfriend he had spent every day with had an antisocial personality. When he opened his eyes again, he was back ten years ago, at the time whe 14.4kReads9.5Score2.4kShelves

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   The first book has a slightly scary top but is very doting on the bottom; they're together from the very beginning, and both are virgins. The second book is about love at first sight, a fatherly top, and a cold, beautiful bottom; there's an age gap, and both are virgins.

9. 559 大 The Powerful Man’s Tearful Omega Is a Master at Acting Cute 大佬的哭包Omega他超会撒娇 Song Tutu宋兔毛Two Male Leads532k WordsCompleted Completed novel, extra sweet with no angst, definitely worth a read~ Sweet, soft, milky little crybaby x scheming wife guy After becoming a substitute bride, he somehow became his husband's precious darling! The notorious Mr. Chen, rumored to be ruthless and willing to do anything to get his way, actually stayed up all night on his wedding night just to comfort his little sweetheart?! This... His darling cries so easily that even the slightest touch can set him off hiccuping. His pheromones are 1.7kReads7.4Score231Shelves

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   These three books are very good and quite suitable.

10. 560 被 After Being Abandoned, I Got My Happy Ending with the Perfect Man 被抛弃后我跟天花板HE了 Nan Qilu南亓鹿Two Male Leads334k WordsCompleted A scheming, doting seme who spoils his beloved (Qin Zhao) vs. a gentle, insecure, sensible, kind uke (Shen Heqing) A sweet romance. The seme is only sharp-tongued in the opening scene; he's a devoted wife-slave, and this story is so sweet. Come on! Open wide and enjoy some sugar! Synopsis: 1. Shen Heqing has had a rough life since childhood, always being the one left behind. His friend said, “You're so capable. Missing one opportunity won't hurt you. Just let him have it.” His biological parents 38.4kReads9.3Score5.3kShelves
11. 561 清 The Aloof Beauty Who Knows How to Act Spoiled 清冷美人超会撒娇的 The Sheep Won't Baa羊羊不咩Two Male Leads424k WordsCompleted [Two male leads, 36 and 19, love at first sight, both devoted to each other, Book 1 of a trilogy] A steady, strict, doting, fatherly top meets a beautiful bottom who seems cool and aloof to others but is soft and sweet with him. ⚠️Seventeen-year age gap! Ji Jinbai is a sophomore in the fine arts department at Qingcheng University. Cool, elegant, and beautiful, with a flawless, delicate face, he is like a bright moon in the night sky. He didn’t think about falling in love until the day he met tha 19.6kReads9.4Score2.1kShelves
12. 562 今 Returning to the Harbor Tonight 今夜归港 The Arrogant Sweet Romance Killer不可一世的甜文杀手Modern Romance150k WordsCompleted [Faux Hong Kong style + faux siblings + daddy + older man raising her + secret identity] One-on-one, both are each other's first, happy ending The Zuo family had become the most talked-about subject in Hong Kong's social circles. Before taking his last breath, Old Master Zuo entrusted the illegitimate daughter he had raised in London to his only legitimate son. Everyone said the old man had lost his mind. Who would have thought of asking a legitimate son to look after an illegitimate daughter? 2.9kReads8.2Score285Shelves

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    This author is very talented; she excels at writing stories with older men and younger women. Most of the male leads in her works are older and know how to guide the female lead, and they all pamper the female lead like a little princess—it's all so sweet.

13. 563 惹 Mess With Her? The Fake Heiress Is an All-Rounder and Impossible to Kill 惹她？假千金是全能大佬，超难杀 The Evening Breeze Is Like Fire晚风似火Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted [Real and fake heiresses + secret identities + adored by a whole family + punishing scum and face-slapping + pure, unconditional doting] Rumor has it that the fake heiress adopted by the Shen family is a good-for-nothing who skips class, gets into fights, and does every kind of wicked thing. When she was kicked back to the slums, everyone applauded. But who could have guessed The aloof movie emperor is her eldest brother, a legend in the medical world is her second brother, and the world-famous 72.9kReads9.3Score7.2kShelves

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    This is amazing! A story with two strong leads, a domineering older man, and incredibly satisfying! The male lead is definitely an older, domineering type, gradually seducing the female lead!!! The businessman: He's nice to young girls, buys them food, that's how he pursues them. The straight woman, Sister Wu: He's so good to me, like my grandfather.

14. 564 潮 A Kiss on a Tidal Night 潮吻夜 Yi Yuchen奕语晨Modern Romance278k WordsCompleted [One-on-One, Both Chaste, Intense Push and Pull + Lighthearted, Ridiculously Sweet Romance + Age Gap] Chu Zhirou was sweet, pretty, and gentle-natured, the picture-perfect good girl in everyone's eyes. She had countless admirers, but no one could claim this rose. Pei Yanche was cool and abstinent. He was ruthless and decisive in business, and devastatingly handsome when he stood at the lectern. No one could have guessed that these two, who had nothing to do with each other, would be connecte 2.5kReads8.9Score262Shelves

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    🍒①A truly exceptional woman! Reborn into the imperial bedchamber, she is captivated by the emperor's unwavering love! In her past life, she was betrayed by her closest relatives, yet he alone doted on her for ten years, whispering in the dark, "Jiang Zhusi, you only have me left." In this life, she opens her eyes to find the young emperor gently comforting her with tears in his eyes, his domineering fatherly nature overflowing—this time, she will tear apart the ingrate and make him addicted to her obsession: "Lock me in tight, and never let go again."

15. 565 重 Reborn, I Cling to the Mad Emperor’s Coattails 重生后我抱上疯批皇帝的大腿 Shen Jing沈惊Two Male Leads471k WordsCompleted Completed [Two Male Leads + Both Pure, 1v1 + Reborn + Sweet Romance + Alternate Ancient Setting + Bottom Is Weak Early On, Then Both Become Powerful] A bottom who just wants to survive, then becomes a powerful minister × a genuinely mercurial emperor who later devotes himself to seducing the bottom (PS: The bottom is a fake eunuch, while the top is genuinely violent and ruthless. Neither has feelings for the other at first; the top falls first and confesses first.) After Su Jinyuan comes back t 19.4kReads9.3Score2.6kShelves

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    These three books are absolutely amazing, they're perfect for dads! Read them and you won't utter a single word. Even though I'm not usually one to recommend books, I absolutely have to recommend these three.

16. 566 恶 Vicious Cannon Fodder, But a Squeamish Heartthrob 恶毒炮灰，但娇气万人迷 Tutuerr涂涂errTwo Male Leads518k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + beautiful airhead + everyone's darling] [A catty, spoiled bottom who thinks he's fierce × a possessive, obsessive, fatherly top] Yu Deng transmigrated into a minor world and became the male lead's boyfriend. But he wasn't the protagonist. He was a cannon-fodder character. He tricked the male lead into working to pay his tuition, put him through college, and rent him an apartment, buy him a fan and a television, all while spending money recklessly. When the male lead had money, 13.4kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves

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    🌷1️⃣The male lead spoils his baby rotten, feeding him, dressing him, and carrying him around. He's bullied by the baby with a clear conscience, demanding money, throwing tantrums, and being completely spoiled and helpless, yet the baby still says, "You raised him terribly, he can't do anything right!" Such a heartthrob!!! He never suffers a single injustice.

17. 567 大 The Yandere Flower in the Big Shot's Arms Went on a Rampage 大佬怀里的病娇菟丝花杀疯了 The Arrogant Sweet Romance Killer不可一世的甜文杀手Modern Romance127k WordsCompleted Mad noble young lady x secretly deranged, devoted male leads Content warning: The heroine really is deranged and has mental health issues. The male leads are aloof paragons brought down from their pedestals. A gentleman who has always kept himself in check and followed every rule will break his pride for love, and in the end, get what he wants. The heroine is a vampire. Multiple timelines. There is an English nursery rhyme: “Tuesday’s child is full of grace,” meaning a child born on Tuesday is 54Reads6.4Score—Shelves
18. 568 穿 Reborn as a Tycoon's Wicked Ex-Wife, I Became the Whole Family's Darling 穿成大佬恶毒前妻后，被全家团宠 Braised Beef Brisket Rice牛腩焗饭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book set in the 1970s + personal space + sweet romance and raising kids + love grows over time + transmigrated heroine vs. reborn heroine] When she opens her eyes, Jiang Yuman finds herself transmigrated into a book as the male lead’s wicked ex-wife, who is six months pregnant. In the book, the original owner dreams of becoming an official’s wife and tries every trick in the book to marry into the Fu family. But when the Fu family is falsely accused, stripped of their positi 149.8kReads9.0Score17.7kShelves

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    🌈①The combination of a doting father figure, gentle guidance, nurturing, and childhood sweethearts is amazing [laughs]. The male lead "kidnapped" his wife when he was a child and raised her at home. He, Pei Yu, has autism and is only close to Li Li. "Little darling, don't go out, it's too dangerous outside." The male lead really loves Li Li and raises her very well.

19. 569 穿 Transmigrated as a Gloomy Villain's Male Housekeeper 穿成阴鸷反派的男保姆 Tomato Lemon Porridge番茄柠檬粥Two Male Leads274k WordsCompleted [Complete + two male leads + love at first sight + sweet romance + cannon fodder becomes everyone’s favorite + healing] [Airheaded male nanny x scheming big shot who falls at first sight] After transmigrating into a book, Song Zhian found himself as the male nanny in a CEO romance novel. He was the cannon fodder who witnessed the male lead gong throwing a fit and threatening the male lead shou: “What, does having someone watch make you especially excited?” And then there were the NPCs’ commen 7.4kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves

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    Super sweet, a guiding lover, flawless.

20. 570 直 The Straight Guy Everyone Loves! Every Twisted Psychopath Came in for a Kiss 直男万人迷！变态疯批全吻了上来 Wait Three Autumns等三秋Two Male Leads440k WordsCompleted [Straight male heartthrob + coercion + melodrama + imprisonment + love-triangle chaos + slow-transmigration episodic story] Beautiful straight male bottom vs. crazy, twisted top Also known as: After the Straight Male Cannon Fodder Gets Targeted by a Twisted Madman Shen Tangqing transmigrates into a novel about a crazed man’s coercive romance, as the vicious cannon-fodder character who bullies the protagonist, Xiao Yu. Follow the script to the end, and he’ll walk away with a hundred billion. He t 11.1kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
21. 571 踹 I Dumped My Scumbag Nephew and Married Up to Become His Young Aunt 踹侄子渣男，高嫁成为他小婶 The Young Master Listens to Rain公子听雨Modern Romance290k WordsCompleted (A clingy, scratch-happy little fox * a restrained, devoted CEO with a fatherly streak) [CEO Uncle's Secret Crush + Trash-Taking] Because he once saved her life, Lin Lülü saw her boyfriend as her salvation and gave him everything. Until he cheated on her with her cousin. She kicked the scumbag to the curb, then knocked on his uncle's door late at night... “Uncle Shen... how about we play a game? It'll be really exciting!” The lofty CEO looked down at her and curled his lips into a smile. “Chase 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Both of these books feature Uncle Shen, who is gentle, fatherly, and has a long-planned crush on the female lead, saving her from danger countless times.

22. 572 沈 Uncle Shen, Have I Been a Good Girl? 沈叔叔，我乖不乖？ Listening to Snow by the Stove围炉听雪Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted [Sweet, delicate little fox girl VS restrained, self-controlled, fatherly CEO] (Play the pig to eat the tiger + love and hate each other + happy ending) If you want revenge on a man, seduce him first. Nineteen-year-old Su Kui did just that! The man is lofty and aloof, like a sage untouched by emotion, a god. Su Kui sneers. She wants to see what a fallen saint and a corrupted god look like! And so she sets her plan in motion. The CEO is principled and stern: “Xiao Kui, a girl should respect herse 225Reads8.2Score—Shelves
23. 573 最 The Strongest Sentinel? He’s Clearly a Clingy, Brooding Mommy’s Boy 最强哨兵？明明是粘人阴湿男妈妈 I Absolutely Love Curry超爱吃咖喱Two Male Leads436k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other’s only partners / contrast: gloomy, brooding bottom x gentle, accepting, indulgent top] (The top spoils the bottom) During a mission by chance, He Chen, a low-ranking Guide, met Jiang Ye. Jiang Ye had gravity-based powers and was publicly known as the Alliance’s strongest Sentinel. But without a bonded Guide, he often lost control of his powers. As luck would have it, He Chen ran into Jiang Ye while he was in the middle of such a rampage. And there was a huge tiger cha 5.4kReads9.3Score734Shelves

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    Family 1 is gentle, only loves Family 0, is a guiding lover, and knows how to win over her own partner. Family 0 has explosive fighting power, but is a little crybaby in front of Family 1 (she speaks throughout, so there are no misunderstandings).

24. 574 年 Twenty Years Older, the Capital’s Third Master Kisses Her Until She Cries 年龄大一轮，京圈三爷亲哭她 Set Meal套餐Modern Romance2.9M WordsCompleted [A Repressed, Ravenous Capital-Circle Tycoon + A Gentle but Tough Little Victim + Devoted Spoiling + Love by Force] The little girl he had kindly let go ended up dating his own nephew. The tycoon couldn't stand it and couldn't let her go. After agonizing over it, he snatched her back. One day, someone saw them and asked, “Isn't she your nephew's girlfriend?” The tycoon's face darkened. “Whose?” Realizing his mistake, the other person dropped to their knees. “Yours, of course! You and Miss are a 2.8kReads7.6Score228Shelves

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    The father is a strict, domineering husband!!! You won't regret getting into this genre!!

25. 575 先 Love After Pregnancy: His Sweetheart Is Hard to Soothe, but He Spoils Her as He Pleases 先孕后爱：娇娇难哄，他肆意偏宠 Meng Jingzhou孟惊舟Modern Romance346k WordsCompleted [Spoiled little troublemaker VS gentle older daddy] [Pregnant first, love later + two wealthy families + both leads are each other’s only partners, sweet romance + seven-year age gap + slice of life] - At her senior year graduation dinner, Wen Song let herself drink a few too many. Drinking too much can indeed lead to trouble. For instance, she slept with the most handsome, but also most old-fashioned, professor in her department. The next morning, she woke up and fled in a panic. But a month la 16kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves

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    This is seriously amazing! The male lead has been planning this for a long time and is seven years older than the female lead. He's a perfect guiding lover, leading the female lead to do what she wants and develop a positive outlook on the future. After they fall in love, the male lead undergoes a complete transformation. The author's values ​​are also incredibly positive; they even put pictures of beautiful clothes and accessories in the comments section for us to reference.

26. 576 碎 Shattered Porcelain, Cracked Inkstone 碎瓷裂砚 Heavy Rain Alpaca大雨羊驼Modern Romance237k WordsCompleted [Married first, fall in love later ❤️ Both are faithful ❤️ Sweet, indulgent romance ❤️ Two clever, evenly matched leads ❤️ Intense push and pull ❤️ They communicate, no misunderstandings ❤️ Mutual salvation] To escape her stepmother's control, Shen Qingci plans the perfect getaway. At an auction, a man corners her: “Marry me, and I’ll help you bring her down.” Shen Qingci raises an eyebrow. “And what’s the price?” Lu Yanzhou leans closer, his breath brushing her ear. “Become Mrs. Lu.” Shen Qing 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The best book I've read this year, hands down!!! Trust me, once you start reading a chapter, you won't be able to stop!! It's such a sweet story that its title doesn't do it justice!

27. 577 救 Help! The Pretty Socially Anxious One Was Reborn as Everyone's Least Favorite 救命！漂亮社恐竟然穿成了万人嫌 Variable-Frequency Split Storage变频分储Two Male Leads355k WordsCompleted [A self-deluding, love-struck flirt of a top vs. a shy, antisocial sweetheart who insults people with his face] Jian Gui suffers from severe social anxiety. After finally making it through four difficult years of college, he grits his teeth and attends the final class reunion. He gets into a car accident on the way. When he wakes up, he’s become the fake young master everyone hates in a melodramatic novel. The moment he opens his eyes, his adoptive parents sell him to the story’s ruthless villai 7.5kReads9.2Score1kShelves

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    Ladies, take the books you want to Salt Selection!!! (Guidance is the greatest!!!) And they're all sweet and adorable with no angst!! It's truly like raising a flower – you'll be nurtured beautifully.

28. 578 信 Esports: Pheromones Say We Were Made for Each Other 【电竞】信息素说我们天生一对 Yes, Yes, Yes, You're Right对对对你说的对Two Male Leads378k WordsCompleted Thick-skinned, secretly passionate top vs. cold-faced, all-talk bottom [1v1] [Esports] [ABO] Chi Feifan caught his scumbag boyfriend cheating. Furious, he kicked open the door to a private karaoke room and beat the man up without a word. He never imagined that this trip would somehow end with him passing out and waking up in the hospital. The good news was that he was fine, apart from having undergone a second differentiation and become an Omega. The bad news was that his glands had not develope 17.2kReads9.3Score3.1kShelves

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    Both of these are excellent guide-type romance novels with a fatherly feel. The second one is "Long-Planned." Both are filled with sweet romance throughout, with absolutely no angst. Highly recommended! Both have ratings above 9.0!

29. 579 重 Reborn as the White Moonlight: The Hypocritical Husband Falls Tenderly 重生白月光：伪善人夫温柔沦陷 Chilled Cake Meow糕冷喵Modern Romance102k WordsOngoing [Double Rebirth] [Older Man and Younger Woman] [Push and Pull, One-on-One Romance] [A Powerful Man Bows to Love] [Winning Back His Wife] Before they were reborn, the last words she said in her previous life stayed with him. "Gu Tingyun, I really, really hate you. In our next lives, let's be strangers, okay?" He tried to stop himself from seeking her out, yet couldn't help worrying about her. He couldn't help holding an umbrella over her from behind, or quietly taking care of every problem for he 5Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 580 嘘 Shh, She’s the Girlfriend You Can’t Talk About: A Demon Lover! 嘘，不能说的女朋友：恶魔恋人！ Hidden in the Snow雪上隐Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted ❤️Bring the refined, well-mannered, celibate heir of a prestigious family down from his pedestal! The withdrawn, lovesick girl steals her sister’s top-tier boyfriend! Adapted into the short drama The Lingering Warmth of Ashes, also known as At Night, the Top-Tier Brother Walks Into My Room. The print edition is coming soon! ❤️Sweet, innocent girl with a hidden dark side tempts the aloof heartthrob + both leads are virgins + guiding, daddy-type older-brother husband + intense push and pull + all- 11.1kReads9.2Score1kShelves

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    💥① This is definitely the book [top post]! The female lead suffers from bipolar disorder, and the male lead is a "gentle and refined" young master from a prestigious family. 🌈 They grew up together as childhood sweethearts. The male lead has always liked the female lead and, knowing she doesn't understand, slowly guides her to understand what possession and love are. 💗 The male lead's love is incredibly presentable. He comes to her side without hesitation when she is afraid and waits for her to understand.

31. 581 断 Marquis, Please Calm Down. I'm Missing a Few Things 断袖侯爷请冷静，我少了点东西 A Little Zhaoci一只朝辞儿Ancient Romance346k WordsCompleted [Complete, with bonus chapters dropping at random] A poor, lowborn country girl, a simpleton who has suffered endless abuse, disguises herself as a man and takes the place of a bride into a powerful marquis household. There, she lives a life of being doted on by everyone. It doesn’t matter that she’s an impostor, and it doesn’t matter that she isn’t clever... Identity, status, fame, money... The powerful men will place all these things in her hands, forcing them upon her and raising her to an 2.4kReads—Score100Shelves

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    The female lead is pampered like a daughter by the male lead; the male lead is such a doting daddy!

32. 582 后 A Laid-Back Concubine in the Inner Palace, Calmly Turning Her Life Around and Sunbathing 后宅小咸鱼，淡定翻身晒太阳 Orange Turned Orange橘子橙了Ancient Romance262k WordsOngoing Su Zhiyuan looked up at the person holding her around the belly and lifting her up, then lowered her head and kept nibbling on the pastry in her hand. Her father had said that everyone here was an important person, so she had to behave. Her mother had said that her father was the head of the family, and that if she listened to him, she’d get pastries. She’d been very good today, so she’d get another pastry when she got home. Six-year-old Feng Chen hugged Su Zhiyuan around the belly from behind a 10.2kReads8.6Score635Shelves
33. 583 舔 Three and a Half Years as a Simp, Then the System Told Me I Had the Wrong Target 舔狗三年半，系统说我攻略错对象 Beauty Zhang Sanfeng美女张三疯Ancient Romance386k WordsCompleted [The physical edition of Abandon the Dark and Join Him, Volume One, is now available for purchase online] [The Second Male Lead's Redemption Arc] 1. Qiao Yin spent three years and eleven months fawning over Lu Jinzhi. Everyone in the capital knew she would marry no one but him, yet the System told her: She had pursued the wrong target. Qiao Yin: ... 2 Qiao Yin suddenly vanished from Lu Jinzhi's side. On the first day of her disappearance, Lu Jinzhi sneered: Just a little game of playing hard to 49.9kReads9.4Score6kShelves

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    Everyone should read this book!!! The male lead is incredibly gentle, a completely guiding lover.

34. 584 乖 Be a Good Little Girl and Become Everyone's Darling 乖乖做好万人迷 Grow Rich壮大钱Modern Romance346k WordsCompleted A noble academy where everyone dotes on cats + a love-triangle battlefield: The eldest daughter of the Jing family wakes up to discover she is merely a cowardly, vicious cannon-fodder character in a story about a strong female lead... The spoiled little cat suddenly becomes reserved to save her own life (not really). She doesn’t even want to extend her claws and scratch anyone (also not really). Later, she discovers that even if she scratches someone, she won’t be punished, and gradually goes ba 12.2kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves

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    The female lead is super cute, the cat theme is great, and the interactions between her and her brother are adorable. The brother is practically a male mom!

35. 585 今 Tonight Is the Night to Break the Rules 今夜宜破戒 Making Money Comes First搞钱要紧Modern Romance425k WordsCompleted [A buttoned-up, old-school mixed-race gentleman × a scheming, playful little fox] [Eight-year age gap | striking difference in physique | one-on-one, both completely inexperienced] Ming Li transmigrates into a novel about infidelity. The plot may be exciting, but she has no desire to experience the real-life version! To protect herself, she sets her sights on the husband in the book, a man with powerful connections who remains abstinent throughout the story. They say that even by the end, he has 4.3kReads8.7Score442Shelves

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    Sorry, Mystery, I still prefer mature daddies.

36. 586 大 The Blacksmith and the Tofu Maker 大铁匠与豆腐娘 A Shark with One Hand一只鲨手Ancient Romance397k WordsCompleted [Farming story + everyday life + food + raising a child + cozy + no pocket dimension or System for the protagonist + seemingly fierce but actually endlessly worrying, devoted dad-like man x free-spirited pampered sweetheart + face-slapping satisfaction] (The leads are both natives. They'll keep living their own quiet lives and won't suddenly become marquises, prime ministers, or emperors.) Of the three hardest livelihoods, there's boat hauling, ironworking, and selling tofu. Mian, a tofu seller 13.7kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

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    ✨The male lead is like a loving father raising a child. The female lead lost her mother at a young age, and her father is a scumbag. She's like a child, naive and doesn't understand anything. She thinks marrying the male lead means going to his house to do chores. The male lead is extremely worried about her, teaching her everything from clothing and food to shelter and transportation...

37. 587 妹 My Delicate Little Junior Sister Has a Soft Spot for Her Aloof Master 妹宝身娇体软，清冷师尊宠上瘾 Peach Soda萌桃汽水Fantastical Romance187k WordsCompleted [A soft, timid little pushover vs. a cold, stern, lustful master] [Sweet romance + one-on-one + doting romance + female antagonist awakens + a touch of harem appeal + powerful man bows to love + possessive + older man + size difference] Shen Nianyin has only average talent and isn't suited to cultivation, yet she becomes the junior sister of Tianyan Sect, a great sect. Relying on the fact that she once saved her master's life, she spends her days throwing her weight around in the sect. One day, 39.1kReads8.1Score4kShelves

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    The female lead is gentle and sweet, while the male lead is possessive and dotes on her a lot. [Admiration]

38. 588 穿 Kissed Senseless After Becoming the Male Lead's Gold-Digging Ex-Girlfriend 穿成男主的拜金前女友被亲懵了 Bei Mingyao北溟瑶Modern Romance424k WordsCompleted (The rating just came out, so it will rise later) [Sweet romance + mutually faithful + one-on-one] Jiang Tang finds herself inside a campus novel, as the male lead's gold-digging ex-girlfriend. The male lead is a physics genius from an elite family, aloof and chaste. He only believes in platonic relationships, making him the quintessential unattainable heartthrob. After arriving in the story, Jiang Tang thinks the plot seems awfully familiar. Isn't this the novel written by her physics-obsessed 53.4kReads8.8Score6.1kShelves
39. 589 闺 My Best Friend Ran Off With Me, and Her Uncle Went Wild Looking for Us 闺蜜拐跑我，她小叔找疯了 The Iron Pot Never Rusts铁锅不生锈Modern Romance214k WordsCompleted [Possessive male lead + age gap + sweet romance + guiding lover] [Abstinent chief orthopedic surgeon vs. sweet, soft-spoken trainee nurse] Ye Miao’s world came crashing down! Her best friend’s uncle had confessed his feelings for her. The older man was irresistible, all flirtation and temptation. Ye Miao fell for him, only to find herself deceived in body and heart. In short, she gave herself away for nothing! Six years later... Teacher Ye at the nursing college was captivating in class and ruth 25Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 590 斗 Battle Through the Heavens: Thunderstorm Shocks the World 斗破之雷雨惊世 Black Dragon Crown Prince黑龙太子Female-Channel Fanfiction792k WordsOngoing Lei Yu’s voice rang out like a great bell, continuing to batter Nalan Yanran’s defenses: “Love means rushing forward without hesitation! It isn’t standing around, worrying about what might happen!” “Love means having the courage to stand side by side! It isn’t wallowing in self-pity and running away!” “Love is the light that illuminates the path ahead for both of you! It isn’t a regret buried deep in your heart!” “A person lives but once, just as plants flourish for only one season! If you let 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    All of them are female disciples, and they are taken very well taken care of!

41. 591 她 Her Soft Little Lips 她的小软唇 North and South of the River一江南北Modern Romance362k WordsCompleted [Marriage before love + secret crush becomes reality + second male lead wins her heart + no going back after the breakup + both leads are romantically inexperienced] Qi Haochuan was Su Mian's childhood sweetheart and boyfriend, but on his twenty-third birthday, she caught him cheating with her own eyes. Su Mian threw away the engagement ring and broke up with him on the spot. Lu Zheng, always refined and aloof, spoke up first. “Want to get back at your ex? Pick me. I'm very useful.” In a moment 5.2kReads9.3Score563Shelves

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    These books are all really good, super awesome! I love them! I've reread them twice already, and I still prefer *The Guided Lover*.

42. 592 明 Brazenly 明目张胆 Jie Jie Keeps Silent解解不语Modern Romance382k WordsCompleted Wen Yan is the most notorious illegitimate daughter in Haicheng. Everyone says she’s daring, but no one expected her to be bold enough to set her sights on Zhou Yuncheng, the newly minted fiancé of the powerful Shu family. That man is aloof and untouchable, a god who could never be defiled. Wen Yan only wants to drag him down from his pedestal, keep him by her side, and make him hers. She wants him to lose control, to beg her for mercy. A possessive, abstinent male lead vs. a pitiful, lovesick y 413Reads8.4Score177Shelves

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    The father figure, a guiding lover, stubborn but proactive. In the third and fourth books, the female lead seduces her sister's fiancé, the male lead is lustful despite his clear-headedness, and the female lead is initially indifferent, but the male lead carefully plots to make her fall in love with him.

43. 593 快 Quick Transmigration: My Brooding Archrival A Forces Me Into Love Again 快穿：又被阴湿死对头A强制爱了 Sen Yan森琰Two Male Leads1.8M WordsCompleted Dual male leads / forced love / equally matched / domineering, scheming, sinister top / fatherly top / ABO / interstellar / cool on the outside, warm-hearted beauty bottom / aloof on the surface, snarky on the inside Chu Ci only wanted to complete his missions, earn points, and go home, but he caught the attention of the book’s villain. During a battle, the villain gazed at him with infatuation. “You’re so beautiful.” The villainous Big Boss followed him day and night, sending people to trail an 336Reads7.4Score101Shelves

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    This book has such a strong fatherly feel to it! If you're craving some meat broth, you should check it out. It feels like the author really did have a father's love for his child.

44. 594 染 Claiming You 染指 Ting Bai汀白Modern Romance763k WordsCompleted Ning Zhi has a secret: she loves making aloof, unattainable men go crazy for her, only to abandon them without mercy. When she first meets Zhou Heng, she thinks he’s just another fish in her pond, nothing special. It’s only later that she realizes he’s hard to win over and even harder to get rid of. A seemingly sweet and fragile, secretly scheming little vixen vs. a restrained, composed, untouchable beauty 3.1kReads7.5Score305Shelves
45. 595 港 Old-Time Rain Between Hong Kong and Beijing 港京旧时雨 Shi Zha Ya贳栅啞Modern Romance669k WordsCompleted Mutual secret crush × age gap × protective, fatherly type × long-planned pursuit Warm, sly diplomat vs. cool, dazzling legal beauty Love makes the one with the upper hand bow their head: evenly matched *Everyone in Hong Kong City knows that Wen Yang, the heiress of the Wen family, is spoiled and hot-tempered. She has a stunning face that’s impossible to look away from, sometimes cool and distant, sometimes bright and dazzling. *The craziest things Wen Yang has ever done were flying off to study 12.2kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves

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    Book 1: Guiding Lovers - A gentle and refined diplomat from Beijing's elite circles versus a radiant and beautiful lawyer from Hong Kong. A tender male lead and a lively and charming female lead.

46. 596 西 No Old Friends in the West City 西城无故人 Xu Zhi绪至Modern Romance346k WordsOngoing Cool-headed power broker x Dashing female CEO x Aloof heir apparent x Headstrong heiress x Upright and steadfast unrequited love Sometimes the hand that turns fate upside down is hidden in a single word: timing. In the winter of 2019, in the cramped carriage of a train, Chen Mingbo said to Wan Lin, "I'm not strong enough to protect you. Don't wait for me." So Wan Lin went far away to Southeast Asia. Three years later, they met again in a conference room in the capital. He looked at her bare ne 2.6kReads—Score243Shelves

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    The deepest affections are often hidden in restraint, remaining silent.

47. 597 快 Quick Transmigration: The Ordinary Passerby in a World of Mary Sues' Guide to Slacking Off 快穿之万人迷路人甲摆烂攻略指南 Ze Le则乐Ancient Romance2.8M WordsOngoing [Everyone's Favorite + A Useless College Student's Slacker-Style Conquest + Wild Imagination + No Fixed Male Lead + Love at First Sight] The hopeless Yu Qiao gets bound to a brand-new conquest System. Watching the System confidently tell her to conquer high-quality men in different worlds, Yu Qiao smiles. She thinks it's time to show the System what college students are really capable of. World One: She becomes a doomed palace consort who is bestowed upon a cuckolded man in a story about a ruler 95.1kReads9.0Score7.1kShelves

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    ✨✨1️⃣In World Two: The female lead calls the male lead "Daddy." Because the system is afraid the female lead will be killed by the male lead, it creates a "Good Daddy" system, forcing the male lead to bind to it. The female lead sings "Daddy, Daddy, Daddy, good daddy, good daddy, I have a good daddy!" In front of the male lead every day…

48. 598 星 The Galaxy Is My Betrothal Gift! 星河为聘！ Still Haven't Eaten My Fill Today今天也没吃饱Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Absurd comedy + 1vN + immortal cultivation + all male leads are virgins + ensemble cast + side couples, do not read if you dislike them] Shen Yun transmigrated into a book, landing in an absurd male-oriented cultivation novel. The original heroine, Bai Qimeng, had a special constitution that drew several powerful men into forcing their love on her. Shen Yun, meanwhile, became the original heroine’s junior sister, a mere backdrop for the plot. Shen Yun was speechless. Shen Yun prayed. Give m 64.1kReads9.3Score7.7kShelves

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    "Ding! Otherworldly soul detected. System activated—Welcome to the [Men Make Me Stronger System]!" Shen Yun: ... Haha, what good could a system with such a name be? And what good is she if she can activate such a system? So, things turned out like this. Gentle and refined scholar Ye Hansheng: If you still feel annoyed, you can use this body of mine to relieve your worries. Cold and aloof Xu Yingchen: Don't move. White-haired Si You Tan with attributes: Yes, I like being treated like this by you. Damp and alluring transformed spirit pet: If you refuse to touch me, this body will forever remain just an inanimate object. Gentle and seemingly innocent but actually cunning junior brother: Senior sister, please, don't push me away... Okay, just five of them, I'll take them all.

49. 599 缠 A Little Crybaby, Caught in a Kiss 缠吻小哭包 Shi Zha Ya贳栅啞Modern Romance346k WordsCompleted (It's the same story as Thirty-Three Years in Spring and Tangled Kisses for the Little Crybaby.) [Eight-year age gap] [Married first, fall in love later × Secret crush becomes mutual] [Daddy-type husband vs. affectionate little crybaby] [Soft, delicate beauty in a cheongsam vs. aloof, refined young master with a scheming side] * The only son of the wealthy Shen family, Shen Yanzhi defied his family's objections and joined the military, where he served for fifteen years. In the late spring of hi 3.9kReads8.9Score476Shelves
50. 600 反 The Villain Gets Flirty, and the Straight Guy's Soul Takes Flight 反派会撒娇，直男魂会飘 Bubuli布布里Two Male Leads378k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Yandere + Adorable Contrast + Delicious Angst + Straightforward Romance + Devoted Couple, Happy Ending] [Proud, hot-tempered, righteous, attentive top vs. adorable, clingy, pitiful yandere bottom] Cheng Ge transmigrated into a book, becoming a cannon-fodder character who shares his name and surname and belongs to Wen Ling, the yandere villain. But the book's vicious yandere villain, Wen Ling, has turned into a clingy little sweetheart who wants to cuddle, hug, and kiss him ever 7.3kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves

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    🍅🍅Daddy! A guiding lover! ✅In the first book, Sheng Bolang is a perfect guiding lover. Facing Wen Yunshi, who suffers from autism and is afraid of unfamiliar environments, he patiently comforts him time and time again, and even hugs him tightly to give him warmth despite his germaphobia; he teaches Wen Yunshi how to manage the company, and guides him to think in a patient and skillful way, so that he can grow into a group president who can stand on his own [shy].

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