Married First, Love Later, Sweet Romance 先婚后爱 甜宠

1. 1 乖 Be Good, No Running! The Unhinged Villain Wants to Kiss Her Again 乖，不许逃！疯批反派又想亲她 Heng Ye恒叶Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Both devoted to each other + villain + sweet romance + transmigrated book side character + redemption + goofy comedy] [Beautiful, bold, and sweet, constantly convincing herself of things VS a twisted, obsessive villain, with plenty of face-slapping] Jiang Luxi died from overwork and transmigrated into a domineering CEO novel as a cannon-fodder supporting female character. According to the plot, the male lead was about to hunt her down and send her to her doom. Jiang Luxi only wanted to pack up 1kReads9.1Score121Shelves

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   Seriously, you absolutely have to watch this. I'll be heartbroken if anyone doesn't.

2. 2 绝 Absolute Captivity! The Cold-Blooded Commander Can’t Hold Back His Wild Side 绝对禁锢！阴鸷指挥官他狼性难抑 The Untamed Mustang野马无疆Modern Romance320k WordsCompleted [The cold-blooded, ruthless mercenary commander × the pampered, coquettish little princess of a jewelry dynasty] Yu Xingzi was a top-tier heiress known to everyone in high society. Blessed by her ancestors, her family had been merchants for generations. As their only daughter, she was showered with boundless love. Those in their circle called her born to wealth, proud and arrogant, and able to get away with anything thanks to her beauty. Yu Xingzi merely smiled and waved her glittering hand. “Be 5kReads9.1Score593Shelves
3. 3 乖 Be Good, Little Sweetheart! Run Again and Lord Xiao Will Kiss You to Tears 乖！小娇宝别闹！再逃枭爷亲哭你 Handwritten Meatball手写的丸子Modern Romance346k WordsCompleted I wrote this when I was just getting into writing!! It's an early work and painfully embarrassing!! Best not to read it, and if you do, don't blame me. [Pure-hearted, adorable, tsundere little wildcat + violent, scheming, abstinent big shot!] At an event, Nie Yaoyao, an unknown member of a newly debuted girl group, caught the eye of the most terrifying man in Country A. He said, "I've set my sights on you." From then on, she ran, he chased, and she had no way to escape. 533Reads8.9Score100Shelves
4. 4 一 A Heart Full of Tenderness 一腔温柔 Lie He劣鹤Modern Romance343k WordsCompleted [Suited-up ruthless tycoon, lovesick big shot x teary little bunny with a tendency to cry, both virgins, he’s a lone wolf around everyone else but a silly puppy around her, an old flame reignited beyond saving~] [He dotes on her + married first, love later + seven-year age gap + size difference + she’ll always be the exception and his favorite~] Better to offend a gentleman than a scoundrel, and better to offend a scoundrel than Yan Zhao! Who in the capital doesn’t know Yan Zhao’s infamous reput 5.2kReads9.0Score547Shelves
5. 5 替 The Contract Wife, The Ice-Cold CEO Falls Hard 替嫁契约妻，高冷禁欲总裁沦陷 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance410k WordsCompleted Forced by her adoptive parents, Xia Yutong takes the place of her arrogant, overbearing stepsister and marries Lu Yunfei, a notorious playboy caught up in one scandal after another. But the wedding takes a shocking turn. The man who comes to escort her home is not the playboy Lu Yunfei, but Lu Yanci, the feared devil of the business world. He runs the vast Lu business empire, wields enormous power, and is ruthless in his methods. He is aloof, chaste, and indifferent to women. On their wedding ni 13kReads6.8Score909Shelves

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   The story is about a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love. The male and female leads are forced into marriage, and after the marriage, the aloof and cunning CEO dotes on his sweet little wife, resulting in many romantic scenes.

6. 6 我 I Woke Up My Husband from His Vegetative State 我让植物人老公苏醒 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance286k WordsCompleted [Love after marriage + age gap + groveling pursuit + sweet romance + powerful man lowering his head] Su Tong is the Su family’s adopted daughter. Clever from a young age, she excelled in school and graduated from Harvard, becoming an outstanding neurosurgeon. The Su family’s biological daughter, Su Shishi, refuses to honor the betrothal arranged for her when she was young and marry Huo Yunzhou, a business magnate from Haicheng who has been in a vegetative state since a car accident. So her adop 2.1kReads8.0Score146Shelves
7. 7 新 On Our Wedding Night, My Comatose Husband Put His Arm Around My Waist 新婚夜，植物人老公搂住我的腰 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance238k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Sweet Romance + Age Gap + Husband Chasing His Wife + Both Chaste] Tong Yao is forced to take her twin sister’s place and marry Gu Jingchen, a former business tycoon who is now in a vegetative state. The whole city pities her, believing she will spend her life as a wife in name only. But on their wedding night, the sleeping man suddenly wraps an arm around her waist. The once decisive king of the business world wakes up and takes back his immense power. Everyone wait 3.6kReads6.6Score284Shelves
8. 8 新 On My Wedding Night, I Revived a Comatose Tycoon 新婚夜，我救活了植物人大佬 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance515k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later] [Sweet Romance] [Age Gap] [Scheming Male Lead] Jiang Yan grew up in a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners. From childhood, she studied medicine under her grandparents, both seasoned physicians, and mastered the art of acupuncture. However, fate had other plans. Her father's company was on the brink of collapse, and to save it, she was forced to marry Lu Jingming, a business genius who had been left in a vegetative state by a car accident. Known for h 2.5kReads6.8Score146Shelves
9. 9 植 The Comatose Tycoon Falls in Love with Me 植物人大佬，爱上我 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance378k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + devoted to one another + sweet romance] An Ran is a highly skilled neurosurgeon who should have been making a name for herself saving lives. Instead, her greedy stepmother and father force her into the dark depths of fate. Tempted by money, they push her into what seems like an endless, loveless marriage, marrying her off to Mu Tingchen, a legendary business tycoon left in a vegetative state after a car accident. Once, Mu Tingchen ruled the business world with an ir 1.1kReads6.4Score—Shelves
10. 10 强 Forced Spoiling! My New Husband Cherishes Me Above All Else 强制娇宠！被闪婚老公捧在心尖宠 Qing Qing Ci轻卿辞Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Everyone in their circle knew that Su Wanci, hailed as a “fairy among mortals,” had been kept by Fu Jingzhou for eight years. People all thought they were about to get married, but overnight, Fu Jingzhou cruelly clipped all of Su Wanci’s wings. He thought he could finally control her completely, keep her as a canary in a gilded cage, and possess her for the rest of her life. He never expected that she would turn around and marry Lu Yu, heir to a powerful family with a century of history, the one 13.1kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves

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    Highly recommend this book!!! ✨From the male lead's perspective, it's a story of unrequited love blossoming into love, all premeditated! From the female lead's perspective, it's a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love! ✨The male lead is charmingly roguish yet deeply affectionate, showering the female lead with attention and spoiling her rotten. He's 100% devoted to her and has many clever tricks up his sleeve for her 😏😏😏. If you like this kind of story, give it a try! You won't regret reading it!!!

11. 11 误 I Accidentally Provoked Abstinent CEO Fu, and Cried Myself Red-Eyed After Dark 误惹禁欲傅总，入夜哭红眼 Galloping Snail飞奔蜗牛Modern Romance474k WordsCompleted The night Wen Shuyao was betrayed by her boyfriend, her best friend made special arrangements for her to stay in a super-VIP “guest room.” In the middle of the night, she jolted upright in alarm. “Uncle!?” The man was Fu Yanting, notorious for his cruelty and ruthlessness. He kept women at arm’s length, cold and restrained to the extreme. He might have been her best friend’s uncle, but every time she ran into him, she was terrified. Trembling, Wen Shuyao threw off the covers and bolted, but it w 3.1kReads8.8Score333Shelves

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    Sweet and romantic arranged marriage stories

12. 12 救 You Saved the CEO's Life, Now He Wants to Marry You 救命之恩，总裁想以身相许 Ling Xue Qingshu凌雪青姝Modern Romance380k WordsCompleted A domineering CEO romance, sweet and satisfying. Male lead Gu Yichen: “Wife, you saved my life. How about I repay you by giving myself to you?” “From now on, you’re the head of the household. I’ll do whatever you say.” “I love spoiling you and making you unable to leave me, so you’ll stay by my side forever.” “Wife, I love you.” Female lead Li Feier: “Gu Yichen, you shameless flirt! Go sleep in the guest room.” “I hate you. You bully me every day. Aren’t you afraid you’ll wear yourself out? 68Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you like it, watch it again and again. I highly recommend it. The female lead isn't weak, the male lead doesn't have many romantic entanglements, the friends are funny, and there are lots of laughs.

13. 13 墨 Mo Tingye, I'm Pregnant! With Triplets! 墨廷夜，我怀孕了！三胞胎哦！ Ling Xue Qingshu凌雪青姝Modern Romance326k WordsCompleted After getting her heart broken, Shen Mengyao got drunk and lost her virginity. That was how her love story with Mo Tingye began. The male lead dotes on the heroine endlessly, and she never makes a fuss: when trouble comes, she faces it head-on! Together, they take down scumbags and outwit manipulative women, having the time of their lives. 12.6kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
14. 14 枝 Zhizhi, You Wind Around My Heart 枝枝绕我心 Chan Xiaxia缠夏夏Modern Romance209k WordsCompleted [Both leads are devoted only to each other + happy ending] What Shen Zhiyi doesn’t know is that from the moment she returned to the country, a massive net had already been laid out for her. All Sheng Hanzhou’s plans for revenge collapsed the moment he saw Shen Zhiyi. Now that he’s seen her again, all he wants is to keep her bound to his side forever. The past no longer matters; all that matters is their future. When Shen Zhiyi falls ill, he holds her tightly and wonders why it couldn’t have been 13.6kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves

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    Trust me, you won't regret it! 👍

15. 15 惊 What?! The Villainess's Husband Is Actually the Crown Prince of the Capital's Elite 惊！恶毒女配老公竟是京圈太子 Shu Zhi黍枝Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed, awaiting release] Marriage first, love later / older, fatherly male lead / devoted couple, sweet romance Carefree, high-maintenance heroine × abstinent, scheming older man Jin Zhao transmigrates into a sweet romance novel as the vicious supporting heroine. Not only is she beautiful, with fair skin, but she's also secretly married to the heir of a powerful family in the capital. But she'd heard her bargain husband was abstinent, so she decides to cling to his coattails. “Ho 39.6kReads9.4Score4.5kShelves

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16. 16 温 Mr. Wen, Happy Married Life 温先生，婚后愉快 Tong Xiang桐香Modern Romance384k WordsCompleted [Long-planned romance + secret crush + slow-burn love + sweet pampering + both devoted to each other + no angst + age gap of about five years] [Not a strong female lead] [Short drama: As Tender as Before, now streaming] * [Gentle, elegant Jiangnan beauty & reserved, composed business tycoon] Rong Yan had lived with her maternal grandfather since childhood. When she heard that he had found her a match, she assumed it would be the second son of the Wen family, Wen, who was also a doctor. She had n 11.8kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

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    These are a few good books; you can check them out if you like.

17. 17 禁 My Abstinent Uncle Is a Fake Monk 禁欲小叔是位假佛子 Li Jiugge离九歌Modern Romance434k WordsCompleted [Older, protective male lead + Age gap + Beijing social circle + Secret crush + Both leads are each other's first and only] [Gentle, graceful beauty from Jiangnan ✖️ Ascetic Buddhist gentleman of Beijing's elite] Rumor has it that the head of the Fu family is composed and self-possessed, refined and abstinent, like a Buddhist monk. Countless women want to marry him. A young woman is always by his side, gentle and gracious, her affection for him plain to see. By family seniority, she has to call 7.1kReads9.3Score1kShelves

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    These are all beautiful, I highly recommend them!

18. 18 机 Captain, Please Route Around the Thunderstorm 机长先生，雷雨请绕飞 Zhao Le昭乐Modern Romance383k WordsCompleted [Aloof, proud commercial airline captain x sweet-voiced, beautiful air traffic controller. She has a longtime crush on him; they marry first and fall in love later. The print edition goes on sale February 28; the short drama is already out.] Before she was urged to go on a blind date, Meng Liyue never imagined the man she was meeting was the person she’d secretly loved since her student days. She had written his name countless times in her diary. After she married him, everyone thought Meng Liy 41.2kReads9.6Score4.8kShelves

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    These two arranged marriages that blossom into love are truly amazing!!! The first one features a female lead who is a maintenance engineer (fixing airplanes!!!) And a male lead who is a captain!!! The romance develops gradually, which is my favorite kind of relationship, and the female lead is incredibly capable!!! She uses her own abilities to break down discrimination against women in certain workplaces, and both leads have very positive values! Definitely worth reading!

19. 19 婚 A Marriage Contract as Bait 婚书为饵 Mantou Is Great馒头很好Modern Romance453k WordsCompleted [Gentle yet strong classical beauty × paternalistic, old-school political heavyweight] [Long-planned courtship + growing together + healing + 18-year age gap + both physically and emotionally devoted] ★ He gives her his undivided affection and protects her so she can live without a care in the world A political marriage and a written agreement bound two people who otherwise would have had nothing to do with each other. The An family had a daughter, twenty-three years old, yet he chose her, who w 23.7kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves

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    These are all incredibly good, I've personally watched them and highly recommend them!

20. 20 薄 Lord Bo, Your Wife Sold You for Spending Money 薄爷，夫人把您卖了换钱花了 Nan Family's Little Jiu南家小九Modern Romance751k WordsCompleted The short drama is now available. Shen Ciyu had been perfectly content as the useless rich heiress, until her parents suddenly went crazy and threw her out, luggage and all. Her father, Shen, said, “Get out! Support yourself. If you can’t, don’t come back and bring shame on the Shen family!” Shen Ciyu looked down at the few hundred yuan in her hand. With a monthly allowance of a million yuan, she never spent more than 999,900. Now she burst into tears. To make a living, Shen Ciyu headed to the c 12.5kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
21. 21 超 The Ultimate Sweetheart: Madam Is Pregnant Again and Again! 超级蜜宠，太太她又又又怀孕了！ Get Rich Two发财twoModern Romance187k WordsCompleted Song Ci was cheated on, and in a moment of impulse, she got involved with her ex-boyfriend's uncle. Once she'd sobered up, Song Ci saw the scratches on the man's body and clutched the blanket, close to tears. “Uncle, I'm sorry... Let's just pretend nothing happened last night!” Bo Zhiyan's expression was cold and unreadable. Song Ci made a quick getaway. * They met again at the hospital. The man saw Song Ci looking troubled. Her eyes darted around when she saw him, and she hid something behind h 35Reads6.6Score—Shelves
22. 22 我 I Gave the Mute CEO Talk Therapy, and the Whole Family Was Stunned 我给哑巴总裁做话疗，豪门全懵了 Lu Chi鹿迟Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted “Chatty Little Sun Heroine × Mute Powerhouse in a High Position, Married First, Love Later + Sweet Romance + Feel-Good Daily Life” Sang Lu awakened to the truth. In the original story, she was a vicious sister-in-law from a wealthy family. She despised her mute husband, teamed up with awful relatives to swindle her own family, and did every kind of wicked thing. Her husband ignored her, her younger brothers-in-law slapped her, and she met a tragic end. “Wait, was I the huge idiot all along?” Abs 53.3kReads9.5Score6.8kShelves

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    It's so beautiful! The stream-of-consciousness writing style is so satisfying! The little girl is absolutely adorable.

23. 23 老 My Wife Is So Sweet! I'm Smitten! The Capital's Young Master Has Gone Wild 老婆娇！沦陷！京圈太子爷杀疯了 Ye Chenxia叶尘夏Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted At their wedding, Gu Siye tore her veil to shreds in front of everyone. “Lin Yihuan, you're only fit to be a murderer's wife!” Then he flew abroad and left her out in the cold for five years. Five years later... At a banquet attended by Beijing's elite, he gripped the paternity test and demanded, “You secretly had my child! Were you hoping I'd kill you again?” Only when the shocking secret of the Gu family came to light were their misunderstandings resolved. The day her identity as Mrs. Gu was r 1.3kReads7.5Score157Shelves
24. 24 财 The Tycoon’s Little Wife: Uncle, You’ve Been Plotting to Spoil Me Every Day 财阀小娇妻：大叔，蓄谋已久日日哄 Flower-Surprised Magpie花惊鹊Modern Romance2.7M WordsOngoing To repay the family’s debts, the Ji family sacrificed a younger generation’s marriage prospects and sent their youngest daughter to marry into the Jing family. Before the wedding, Jing Ye, renowned around the world, had three rules: no marriage, no children, and no women. Ji Mianmian had three cravings: handsome men, gourmet food, and handsome men’s gourmet food, preferably enjoyed with handsome men. After the wedding, Jing Ye’s days followed three steps: cooking in the morning, childcare at noo 29kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
25. 25 领 After Getting Our Marriage License, My Rebellious Husband Can't Get Enough of Me 领证后，反骨老公超粘人 Nan Family's Little Jiu南家小九Modern Romance584k WordsCompleted [Reunited after years apart + childhood sweethearts + super sweet + secret crush comes true + long-planned romance] [Wild, roguish, devoted young master × cool, dazzling, clever, clear-headed classical beauty] They say the man who kneels to his wife the most in Baicheng is the Lu family’s young master, Lu Shijiu. When Lu Shijiu was eight, he got a boil on his head and refused treatment. Jiang Fanlü, two years his junior, knocked him out with a single injection and shaved him bald. He was so furi 10kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves
26. 26 念 Spring Tide of Longing 念念春潮 Zhi Yun支云Ancient Romance754k WordsCompleted [Print edition under contract] [Sweet romance and comeuppance, a seemingly gentle but calculating male lead, a fierce and adorable heroine, and intense push-and-pull between the leads] The Marquis of Wuning's daughter is to be married, but the bride hangs herself. The groom is Prince Danshuo, a handsome man who enjoys the emperor's deep trust, and the emperor himself personally arranged the marriage. In their panic, the marquis's household can only find someone to take the bride's place. Cheng 74.1kReads9.4Score10.8kShelves

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    "A talkative, sunny female lead x a powerful, mute tycoon, a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love + sweet, satisfying romance + lighthearted slice-of-life moments"—Sang Lu has awakened. In the original story, she was the vicious eldest sister-in-law of a wealthy family, despising her husband for being mute, colluding with awful relatives to embezzle her family's money, and committing countless evil deeds. Her husband ignored her, her brothers-in-law slapped her, and she met a miserable end. "The biggest idiot is actually me?" Absolutely not. Her dreams are simple: peace and immense wealth! As long as she avoids becoming universally disliked, her dreams will come true~ She writes a "Survival Guide" overnight: ★Send her arranged marriage husband some calming soup; his insomnia will affect my money-counting speed. ★Grabbing the slap her brother-in-law swung at her: "Dare to lay a hand on me and I'll give you a taste of your own medicine!" [Sweet and doting, a seemingly innocent but actually cunning male lead, a fierce and cute female lead, and extreme tension between the male and female leads] The Marquis of Wuning's mansion was getting married, but the bride hanged herself. The groom was the Prince of Danshuo, who was highly regarded by the emperor. The marriage was arranged by the emperor himself. In a panic, the Marquis's mansion had no choice but to find someone to marry in her place. Assassin Cheng Nianying: Are you sure you want me?

27. 27 傅 Mr. Fu, Your Wife Has Gone Fortune-Telling on the Street Again and Again 傅总，您夫人又又又去摆摊算命了 Mu Fufeng木抚风Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Mysticism + ghost hunting + fortune-telling + comedy + wish fulfillment] After her master passes away, mystic prodigy Lin Xi comes down from the mountains to set up a fortune-telling stall, earning money while searching for her fiancé. “Master, when will my son meet his destined woman?” Lin Xi: “There’s no destined woman, but there is a destined man.” “Master, I keep dreaming about a ghost. Please get rid of it for me.” Lin Xi: “The ghost is your father. You’ve been visiting the wrong grave. He 64.9kReads9.3Score7.9kShelves

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    These two are absolutely gorgeous (I think)! [Admiring][Kiss][Kiss][Kiss][Kiss]

28. 28 引 Luring the Wild Dog into Playing Nice 引野犬装乖 Not So Dark Under the Lamp灯下不黑黑Modern Romance499k WordsCompleted The print edition of Playing Nice is now available. [Overbearing CEO × powerful business tycoon × devoted love × modern romance × one-on-one] [Married first, love later × rekindled romance × bittersweet × healing] [Unhinged big sister who is the male lead's kryptonite × awkward big dog who spends every day trying to figure out if his wife loves him] Everyone in Jincheng's wealthy business circles knew He Jingzhun had three deadly flaws: He brought misfortune to his father, his mother, and his w 17.5kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves
29. 29 村 The Village's Laziest Beauty Marries a Rough-Hewn Man from the Next Village 村里最懒的美娇娘嫁给了邻村糙汉 Gu Jingqiu顾惊秋Ancient Romance540k WordsCompleted [Complete + Farming + No transmigration + No System + Size Difference + Devoted Love + Everyday Family Life + Cozy Daily Life] In a sentence: The laziest woman in the village marries a rugged hunter from the neighboring village and enjoys a cozy life as his utterly spoiled wife. When the Xu family came to propose, Lu Tian asked Xu An, “If I marry you, will you treat me well?” Xu An replied, “If you dare to marry me, I swear I’ll never let you down.” So Lu Tian married him. Everyone wondered 11.5kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves

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    Ancient Chinese romance novels about marriage before love

30. 30 春 The Spring Breeze Blows Through Yumen Pass! 春风吹度玉门关！ Scallion Pancake with an Extra Egg手抓饼要加鸡蛋Ancient Romance409k WordsCompleted [They marry at the start + married life + sweet romance + native-born leads + mutually devoted] Gentle, tolerant, and magnanimous heroine & jealous, rough-around-the-edges puppy-dog hero The sixth year of the Zhending reign, spring. The old Duchess of Dingguo knelt before the Empress Dowager, asking for a marriage match for her grandson Yun Zheng, who was guarding the northwest. The emperor honored the Yun family’s generations of loyal service. Having also heard that the Cui family’s daughters 23.3kReads9.0Score2.9kShelves

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    The romantic development feels very natural. While the female lead isn't the type with extraordinary abilities, I'd definitely want to be friends with someone like her in real life. 👍

31. 31 误 Mistakenly Spoiled, My Heart Won Over 误宠心娇 Lucky Star Little Ha财星小哈Modern Romance348k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Age Gap + Older-Man Devotion + Face-Slapping Comeuppance + Sickly Beauty + Strong Possessiveness + 1v1 + Both Pure + Some Angsty Scenes] A refined, reserved, cold-faced, abstinent old-fashioned man VS a quirky, frail, pampered beauty Ruan Ning’s first meeting with Pei Hanyuan was at the civil affairs bureau. The man signed the papers without expression, as if they were a business contract, and during the photo, he looked as though he wished he could stand a whole 5.9kReads8.5Score436Shelves

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    The female lead married the male lead to avoid an arranged marriage, but the male lead, wanting to avoid trouble, married her instead in place of his younger brother. The female lead suffers from congenital heart disease and asthma, and no one in the world loves her except Pei Hanyuan.

32. 32 与 I Married My Secret Crush First, Then Fell in Love 与暗恋对象先婚后爱了 I'm a Little Fishhead Star是鱼头星星呀Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted [Cool, aloof beauty × rebellious young master] Jiang Shuyue is distant by nature and dislikes dealing with people. Even her parents are at a loss over her coolness, and often criticize her for it. She has always known the truth: her parents criticize her simply because they don't like her. The one they love is their adopted daughter, who grew up in the Jiang family. When she was twenty-five, she made a deal with her parents: she would agree to an arranged marriage, on the condition that they nev 27.8kReads9.1Score2.8kShelves

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    This is it, it's great!

33. 33 漂 The Beautiful Stepmother Who Sweetened the Whole Family 漂亮后妈，甜翻全家 Lu Chi鹿迟Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted Publication deal signed. On sale August 28. [One-on-one sweet romance + marriage of convenience + lighthearted daily life + both leads speak their minds] Sheng Mumu transmigrates into a book. Other people transmigrate into books to date handsome men and become stars. But when it’s her turn, she has to become the stepmother of a 17-year-old rich young master? Help, she wants out! Wait, what? If she pretends to be married, she’ll get 500,000 yuan in pocket money every month and an additional card 53.7kReads9.6Score7.3kShelves

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    This one is good. The female lead is a transmigrator, it's also a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love, both are virgins, and she has an arrogant male high school stepson (not the male lead's child).

34. 34 不 The Not-So-Dominant CEO and His Lazy Stepmother 不霸气总裁与咸鱼后妈 Scallion Pancake with an Extra Egg手抓饼要加鸡蛋Modern Romance450k WordsCompleted The short drama The Not-So-Dominant CEO and His Lazy Stepmom is now available on Tomato. [Sweet Romance + Comedy + Married First, Love Later + Straightforward Leads + Both Leads Speak Their Minds] [Warning 1: The son is the male lead's biological child. Skip this if that bothers you.] [Warning 2: About twenty chapters involve entertainment-industry variety shows, but they're just the female lead's gossip-watching side quest! She won't enter the industry herself. Skip this if that bothers you.] T 31.6kReads9.5Score4.4kShelves

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    These are all good.

35. 35 玄 The Metaphysics Masteress Got the Wrong Script 玄学大佬她拿错了剧本 Little Peach Blossom小桃夭夭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Light horror + doting romance (she pampers him at first, then they spoil each other) + several paranormal tales woven throughout] Rumor has it that the refined, shrewd, and highly intelligent president of the Su Group, the pride of the capital, was sold off by his mother. His price: three Soul-Anchoring Talismans. The buyer's demand: get married within three days. The buyer: Mu Yaoguang. A metaphysical expert born with Yin-Yang Eyes, exceptionally gifted in ghost-hunting, feng shui, physiognomy 10.4kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves
36. 36 京 A Marriage in the Capital, Still Strangers 京婚不熟 Drowning Boat溺舟Modern Romance403k WordsCompleted A true marriage-first, love-later story / Marriage between wealthy families / Five-year age gap / The powerful one learns to lower his head Clear-headed and gentle heroine vs. stern, fatherly hero When her older sister runs away from her wedding, Jiang Ni obeys her father’s arrangements and marries her would-be brother-in-law. Her new husband is the head of the top-tier Zhou family in Beijing. He’s said to be a workaholic with no worldly desires, cold and stern. He leaves on a business trip on t 76.2kReads9.0Score12.2kShelves

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    The title alone is intriguing! It describes a marriage that's like a gentle stream, slowly simmering over a low flame—no drama, no fuss, just reading about it makes my emotions feel calmer. 🤭🤭

37. 37 纹 Etched on My Heart 纹心尖 Oh, the Stars' Dream星星的梦啊Modern Romance266k WordsCompleted [Print publication signed! See 🧣 for updates] [Tattoo artist × teacher] [Both virgins / happy ending] Mu Yanxin and Qi Xiao met for the first time at a tattoo parlor. The second time was on a rainy day, when he offered her an umbrella. The third time, they became neighbors. They fell for each other. Just as Qi Xiao began planning how to pursue her, Mu Yanxin suddenly asked him, “Should we get married?” Qi Xiao: “?” What kind of incredible windfall is this??? #Roguishly handsome tattoo artis 5.8kReads9.4Score520Shelves

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    Just look at the number of students currently enrolled, and you'll know it's really amazing!!

38. 38 裴 Professor Pei, Can You Actually Handle It? 裴教授，你行不行啊 Empty Dream Flower空梦花Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A heart-meltingly sweet romance: an age gap, marriage first and love later, one-on-one and devoted, featuring a refined yet wicked professor and a quirky heiress. Scene One: Ye Yuncheng gazed pitifully at Pei Xiuyan. “Honey, I haven’t finished my homework. You know our counselor pretty well. Could you ask her not to check it, please?” Pei Xiuyan pressed his lips together and said nothing. But the next day, the counselor checked only Ye Yuncheng’s homework... When Pei Xiuyan came home from work, 14.4kReads9.4Score1.5kShelves
39. 39 甜 Sweet, Sizzling Kisses! After We Get Our Marriage License, He Kisses Me Red Every Night 甜欲肆吻！领证后夜夜被亲红温 Qing Qing Ci轻卿辞Modern Romance473k WordsCompleted Jiang Jinnian, the current head of the Jiang family, is known for his self-discipline and propriety, and his cool temperament. Even though the Jiang and Shen families arranged a marriage long ago, no one ever connected him with Shen Nanzhi. For years, Shen Nanzhi thought the same. Jiang Jinnian spent most of his time abroad. He was cold by nature and rarely came home, so the two hardly ever had a chance to meet. Even when they did, Shen Nanzhi always kept her distance. She never imagined that, b 47kReads9.1Score5.2kShelves

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    Super good! The male lead is so adoring 😦, and he even follows the female lead to work! [Please update more!][Please update more!][Please update more!][Please update more!] It's so sweet!

40. 40 青 Green Hills Like Jade 青山似玉 Agate Squire玛瑙员外Modern Romance386k WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available) [Love after marriage, age gap, slow-burn everyday sweetness] *A gentle beauty from a family of scholars × a refined, fatherly man *A comic artist with a billion in assets × an influential Beijing aristocrat and chamber of commerce chairman Chu Shuang knew from childhood that she was promised to the Sheng family of the imperial capital, but she had never met her fiancé. Later, by a twist of fate, she moved into the Sheng residence and met her friend’s older br 136.6kReads9.5Score15.8kShelves

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    This is it! This is the perfect example of a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love, I'm screaming with excitement! I started reading it as soon as the author began! And now it's even released as a physical book! It's the epitome of pride! 🥰🥰🥰😢😢😢

41. 41 穿 Book Transmigration: I Swear I Did Consider Giving Up My Position 穿书：我发誓我想过让位的 Xiaoman's Bowl小满的碗Modern Romance261k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Mutual Devotion + Lighthearted + Transmigrate into a Book + Love After Marriage] What should you do if you wake up in the body of a cannon-fodder supporting female character? Obviously, turn things around, save up money, and run. What does love matter when your life is at stake? But why is this CEO husband getting more and more clingy… … “Mr. Li, your wife got into another fight with Miss Tang.” “Then she got into a fight. Send money to the Tang family like usual, based on how m 248Reads8.9Score—Shelves
42. 42 景 Dr. Jing, I Want to Date You! 景医生我想追你哎！ Curry Sauce咖喱酱Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted Everyone says Dr. Jing, the unflappable, reserved orthopedic surgeon, has impeccable manners and treats his patients with the utmost courtesy. Only Tang Guoguo knows what he is really like: at a karaoke gathering, he dragged her into a dark room, pinned her against the wall, and hungrily devoured her lips... A newly graduated accountant, Tang Guoguo, versus an attending orthopedic surgeon from the University of Pennsylvania! 808Reads9.1Score102Shelves
43. 43 当 When Professor Lu’s Cool-Professor Image Crumbled 当陆教授高冷人设崩塌以后 Tang Li唐梨Modern Romance328k WordsCompleted Every student at Jiang University knew that Lu Jingchen, a finance professor, was refined, aloof, and seemingly untouched by worldly concerns. That is, until a video suddenly appeared on the forum: Professor Lu, the untouchable flower on the mountain peak, was holding a mysterious beauty with tender affection, seemingly possessed by another soul. The forum went into meltdown, and people guessed the woman was Su Yayun from the finance department. The ascetic Professor Lu pulled off his tie, pinne 295Reads8.9Score102Shelves
44. 44 入 Nightfall Restlessness 入夜躁动期 Ye Lanxi夜阑汐Modern Romance320k WordsCompleted [The second male lead pursues his wife but fails to win her back + the male lead marries her in a flash and takes his place + reunion after a long separation + both are devoted only to each other + an ex gets humiliated] Ye Lanxi met Jiang Yueze at sixteen, and they got engaged at eighteen. Whenever they had a falling-out, she was always the one who had to make peace first. Then, at twenty-four, she heard him say to a friend, “How about another bet? No matter how many rumors I stir up, she’ll ju 29.4kReads9.2Score3.7kShelves

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    These books are all very sweet, purely sweet with no angst, and the author's writing is very delicate [Sparrow's Masterpiece].

45. 45 皇 The Empress Stepmom's Fury Throws the Whole Family Into a Panic 皇后后妈一怒全家都慌了 Yaoyao, Wandering the World浪迹天涯的夭夭Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The short drama of the same name is now streaming! Come check it out! Ancient-to-modern transmigration + transmigrate into a book + married first, love later + sweet romance + devoted couple + raising kids When Empress Shen Nanke opens her eyes again, she finds herself inside a storybook, as the stepmother of two children. Her stepson is the villain who turns evil in a CEO romance, and her stepdaughter is a doomed backup love interest. There's also some thing called a System that insists she bin 3.1kReads9.1Score380Shelves

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    A time-travel story set in modern times, it's very good and features an arranged marriage that blossoms into love.

46. 46 宝 Be Good, Baby! The Aloof Tycoon Dotes on His Sweet, Gentle Fairy 宝贝乖！清冷大佬娇宠温软小仙女 Sleepy Sheep眠绵羊Modern Romance455k WordsCompleted [Faithful to one another, long-planned, marriage before love, sweet romance, everyday life] Jiang Muwan was betrothed before she was even born, made into a pawn for her family to curry favor with the wealthy. She once accepted her fate and went along with everything wholeheartedly. But after a bedroom photo was withdrawn, she returned to the country alone to break off the engagement. “You think anyone would dare marry you after you call off your engagement to the Lu family?” Everyone bursts into 13.7kReads9.4Score1.5kShelves

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    It's so good-looking, and Su Mi and her boyfriend are super sweet too.

47. 47 软 A Gentle Seduction 软诱 Jiujiu Qi久久萋Modern Romance454k WordsCompleted The print edition of Rose Crown goes on sale August 10. Available on all platforms. [Married First, Love Later + Secret Crush + He Chases His Wife After Losing Her, But She Never Looks Back + Both Are Each Other’s First] She was the Xu family’s adopted daughter, and Zhou Yuetian’s little shadow. She had followed him everywhere since childhood, until she heard him say this at the age of twenty-four: “She’s just the Xu family’s adopted daughter. Why would I actually care about her? People like us 72.2kReads9.6Score8.7kShelves

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    Super sweet and doting, unrequited love, the female lead is very devoted at first but becomes very steadfast later, the male lead is nobody at first but has a crush on the female lead, and later spoils her rotten...

48. 48 新 On Our Wedding Night, I Used My Black Card to Hire Male Models 新婚夜，我拿黑卡点男模 Chi Yanqing池宴清Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted [Alternate universe + doting romance + chaste male lead + marriage of convenience + stepmother] Sheng Nongxia transmigrated into a book, becoming an orphan who married in place of her cousin, who had run away from her wedding. She became the villain’s stepmother in the original story. Her role was to make the villain’s tragic backstory even more miserable, until he eventually worked hard to rise above his circumstances and made her a disposable extra. Sheng Nongxia: ...I don’t know what to say. 951Reads8.9Score103Shelves

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    It's great, highly recommended!

49. 49 领 After We Got Our Marriage License: The Big Shot Takes Up Half the Fortune-Teller’s Bed 领证后：大佬占了神算夫人半边床 Ice Flower Spin冰花旋Modern Romance594k WordsCompleted (Fortune-telling + feng shui + marriage first, love later + heiress who switched fates + a man chasing his love to the bitter end + personal growth) When Heaven comes for Bai Sangning's life, she turns around and drags Heaven's son in to take the blow instead. “You want my life, I'll take your son's. We don't have to be born on the same day, but we can die on the same day.” On their first night after registering their marriage, Bai Sangning abandons her husband outright. “From now on, we'll stay 1.8kReads7.3Score178Shelves
50. 50 穿 I Became the Male Lead's Stepmom, and the Compound's Commander Won Me Over 穿成男主后妈，大院首长撩翻天 Drunken Big Raccoon酒酿大狸子Modern Romance122k WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + both pure + transmigration + sweet romance] (Spoiled, flirty diplomat vs. scheming, flirtatious military officer) After dying in an accident, 29-year-old translator Ning Wanwan transmigrated to the 1980s and became the male lead's doomed young stepmother (aunt by marriage). The original owner was a sophomore at a foreign affairs college. As a top student in her previous life, Ning Wanwan thinks, “A diplomat? This job is practically made for me. I'm going to 7.7kReads8.8Score718Shelves

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