Looking for a Chaste, Buddha-Like Male Lead Who Loves the Female Lead in Silence 想要那种禁欲佛子，隐忍的爱着女主

1. 1 焚 The Buddha’s Son with a Burning Heart 焚心佛子 Sacred Lotus Island圣莲岛Ancient Romance369k WordsCompleted [Forbidden Romance + Mad and Demonic + A Cool, Ascetic Buddha Who Descends from His Pedestal for Love + Extra Sweet + A Touch of Angst + Seduction] Qing Jue, the most beautiful Buddha in the Three Realms, was as cold and chaste as a block of ice. Then he met Su Mei, the enchantress sent by the Demon Clan. To steal his Buddha essence, she disguised herself as a nun in plain robes and drew closer step by step, her eyes brimming with affection as she deliberately flirted with him: “Master, you si 12.2kReads8.7Score31.5k14d adds

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   Trust me! The later chapters of this book are so incredibly valuable, saying more would be a spoiler! Grab your girlfriends and jump on the bandwagon! Let's read together as a group and have tons of fun! [Drooling][adoration]

2. 2 无 I Wasn’t Even Trying to Win Him Over, but the Ascetic Monk Broke His Vows 无心攻略，禁欲佛子破戒了 Nonsensical O Bubble无厘头o泡143k WordsCompleted [All Villains + Everyone’s Favorite + Fake-Death Tragedy + Multiple Versions of the Male Lead + Everyone Faces a Road to Ruin] Shen Wan is the “heartless” seductress with the best performance record at the Time Management Bureau. Her mission: win over the top male leads, all aloof and sworn off love, make them fall for her, then abandon them cruelly and harvest their regret points. [World One: Ascetic Imperial Preceptor vs. Seductress of the Altar] He is the aloof Buddhist monk who has guarded G 548Reads—Score10514d adds

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   If you enjoy stories of Buddhist monks being dethroned, then you absolutely must read the first book I recommend. The seduction is feigned, the real allure is palpable; the atmosphere is so captivating, I read it in one go—it's excellent!

3. 3 穿 Transmigrating into a Book to Woo the Aloof Buddhist Cultivator: He's a Yandere Wolf King 穿书撩清冷佛子他是病娇狼王 Mo Cui Si墨翠丝Ancient Romance219k WordsOngoing #TheHeroPretendsToBeBuddhistButIsReallyAWolf#YandereWolfKing#BuddhistMonkSecretIdentity [The Buddhist devotee sacrificed himself across nine lifetimes, shattering his Buddhist bones to protect all the demons and her.] [She thinks her relentless flirting has won her a powerful ally, but in truth, he has set a trap for her.] She flirted with him for nine lifetimes, then abandoned him in every one. “This time, I don't want to save all living beings. I want to keep one person captive.” Reincarnated 61Reads—Score—14d adds

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   I recommend these two books, Past Lives and Present Lives.

4. 4 半 Half a Lifetime of Bodhi, Half a Lifetime of Demons 半生菩提半生魔 Mo Cui Si墨翠丝Ancient Romance328k WordsCompleted [Monk + merfolk + strong leads + Classic of Mountains and Seas] “I was destined to spend my life in the depths of the ocean, while you protect all living beings from the ninth heaven. Farewell, my Buddha.” “You chose to protect the merfolk, and I chose to protect you, my girl.” 254Reads6.4Score10514d adds
5. 5 佛 The Buddha's Son Lowers His Eyes: After I Died, He Went on a Rampage 佛子垂眸:我死后，佛子杀疯了 Shangguan Die Yan上官蝶嫣Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted The Buddha's Disciple Lowers His Eyes: After I Die, the Buddha's Disciple Goes on a Killing Spree 112Reads—Score—14d adds

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   I have nothing more to say, but I highly recommend the first and eleventh books, especially the eleventh one.

6. 6 戴 Prayer Beads in Hand, Fallen from the Altar: The Aloof Buddhist Monk Breaks His Vows 戴佛珠，坠神坛，清冷佛子破戒了 Qing Siyue清司月Ancient Romance217k WordsCompleted [A bold, flirtatious temptress versus a pure-hearted, restrained monk who has renounced desire, a forbidden 1v1 sweet romance] Jin Huan is a nine-tailed fox born with heterochromatic eyes, oppressed by her own bloodline and treated as a disgrace by her entire clan! In her previous life, her adoptive father and sister drained her blood with their own hands, then her husband pierced her heart. She died, withered away! In this life, she returns in triumph, striking down the chosen ones, defying Hea 76Reads5.5Score—14d adds
7. 7 救 Help! This Lovesick Monk Is So Good at Romance 救命，恋爱脑和尚他好会 Hey, Little Chestnut阿栗子哎Ancient Romance510k WordsCompleted Clear-headed Demon Cult Saintess vs. love-struck Buddhist Saint Qu Ranyun is a modern-day master thief. After stealing three artifacts, she finds herself transported by the artifacts into a book she'd only read the beginning of. To get home, she sets off on a quest to collect all three items. She'd planned to enjoy herself along the way, but ended up flirting with someone she shouldn't have. Now she can't shake him. “You're a monk, you know that, right?” “I know!” This is a bittersweet romance. 226Reads8.7Score—14d adds
8. 8 妖 The Bewitching Demoness and the Aloof Buddhist Monk Who Can't Control Himself 妖女惑心，清冷佛子难自持 Healthy Appetite胃口好好Ancient Romance287k WordsCompleted My new story is out! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 459Reads8.4Score—14d adds
9. 9 花 After Raising Hell in Every Way, I Dragged the Holy Monk from His Pedestal 花式作妖后，圣僧被我拉下神坛 Mrs. Severus西弗勒斯太太Ancient Romance239k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance] [Both leads are sexually inexperienced] [The heroine is a master bluffer] [The hero is utterly innocent] [Fantasy elements] Me! The dignified Empress! I was deposed. That’s right, I was deposed less than five minutes from the start. Then they sent me to a temple, where I was forced to eat vegetarian food every day. I got so hungry that I went up the mountain to catch fish, but I couldn’t catch a single one. I did catch a monk, though. Some ti 214Reads8.5Score10614d adds
10. 10 小 The Little Minx Is Untamable! She Tempts the Buddhist Monk into Breaking His Vows Night After Night 小祖宗好野！勾得佛子夜夜破戒 Not Charming不迷人Ancient Romance616k WordsCompleted (The rating just came out, so it'll go up.) Ruan Tong, the notorious bad girl of the capital, lives recklessly and shamelessly. Her motto: “Who cares about reputation? Having fun is what matters.” Pei Yunji, meanwhile, is a sickly Buddhist monk raised in a temple, noble and aloof, with his life hanging by a thread. No one could have imagined that these two people, so utterly different, would become intimate that night at the Temple of National Protection. * Drugged by someone, Ruan Tong takes on 42.7kReads8.7Score5.5k14d adds
11. 11 施 Lay Buddhist, Please Behave: No Kissing Here! 施主请自重，这里不能亲亲！ Severe Delusional Disorder Patient臆想症重症患者Ancient Romance593k WordsCompleted [Soft, Delicate Beauty Like a White Flower VS Cold, Proud Buddhist Monk] [Both Leads Are Chaste + Mutual Secret Crushes + A Touch of Mystery + Healing Each Other] From the start, she narrowly escapes death. In a deep, old forest, crows shriek in the cold. To stay alive, she climbs a seemingly endless flight of stone steps into the mountains beneath the pitch-black night sky. She thinks she’s found hope of survival, only to hear the young monk say, “The living climb the mountain by day to make t 106Reads8.1Score10714d adds
12. 12 你 You Said You’d Renounce All Worldly Desires, So Why Are You Freaking Out When I Kiss Someone Else? 你说四大皆空，我吻别人你疯什么 Flower-Kissed Wine花吻酒Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted The rating will rise as it just launched. [One Heroine, Multiple Love Interests / Male Leads Are Devoted / Powerful Men / Corruption / Forced Love / Yandere / Rivals Fighting for Her] Ning Xiao was an orphan adopted by a Buddhist monk. He raised her, and she secretly fell in love with him. After living again, Ning Xiao went from a pure-hearted Buddhist girl who followed the precepts to a wanton, vengeful demoness. In her previous life, right up until she died, she couldn’t even get a kiss from t 2.3kReads6.6Score20614d adds
13. 13 娇 After the Sweet Furnace Cauldron Toyed with the Buddha's Disciple, He Fell for Her 娇软炉鼎玩弄佛子后，他沦陷了 Mandarin Fish Fragrance鳜鱼香Fantastical Romance488k WordsCompleted [Ice-cold monk + enchanting cultivation vessel + both leads are virgins + exclusive devotion + fast-paced] Reincarnated as the finest cultivation vessel in the Hehuan Sect, she is offered to a cool, detached Buddhist cultivator from the start as a “test of his ability to resist temptation.” Everyone expects him to kick her out, but by day the Buddhist cultivator fingers his prayer beads and chants purification mantras. At night, he grips her waist, eyes red and breath ragged. “Run again, and I’l 2.8kReads6.7Score32714d adds
14. 14 蛇 Her Serpent's Tail Teases Only Her Beloved, Luring the Dutiful Monk Into the Mortal World 蛇尾只撩心上人，乖诱佛子入红尘 Day and Night, Always for You为卿朝朝暮暮Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted This novel has been selected for a comic adaptation, which is currently in production. It will be available on Fanqie later. [Some Angst at First, Then All Sweetness] "Master, let's cultivate together." "You audacious demoness! Don't you dare!" That was Qing Shu and the master's first meeting. As they supported each other along the way, the master realized he had fallen deeply in love with Qing Shu. Once he understood his own feelings, he found himself willing to do anything to stay with her for 2.6kReads9.0Score32014d adds
15. 15 偏 His Exclusive Favorite: The Ascetic Buddha-Like Man Holds Her Waist and Kisses Her 偏爱独宠，禁欲佛子搂腰缠吻 Heng Ye恒叶Modern Romance444k WordsCompleted [Mutual devotion + eight-year age gap + secret love comes true + doting father figure + sweet flirting + possessive jealousy] [Cool on the outside, warm on the inside, gentle and charming comic artist vs. refined scoundrel, jealous tycoon of the business world] When Xia Zhiyao was eighteen, she fell for her best friend’s uncle, a man eight years her senior. He had fair skin and w 8kReads9.3Score1k14d adds

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    It's so beautiful, so incredibly beautiful.

16. 16 碾 Crush the Prayer Beads 碾碎佛珠 Twelve Fires十二火Modern Romance255k WordsCompleted [A Buddhist prince who breaks his vows to win his wife back ✖ a beautiful, frail woman with a cold heart] [CEO + wealthy family + abstinent Buddhist prince + frail beauty + both leads have no past relationships] Zhou Wanli and Huo Yucheng have been married for three years, yet they’re more like strangers than a married couple. She loves him passionately, but he remains as cold as a block of ice, constantly turning the black prayer beads in his hand as if he really were a monk. She thought she co 3.8kReads7.6Score25514d adds
17. 17 勾 She Tempts the Abstinent Buddhist Cultivator, the Deposed Crown Prince, to Break His Vows! He Kisses Her Until She Cries 勾禁欲修佛废太子破戒！她被亲哭 Freedom Soda自由汽水Ancient Romance554k WordsCompleted [Both are sexually inexperienced + obsessive, gloomy former crown prince who practices Buddhism + lovesick + seductive pampering + reborn + keeps the child, leaves the father behind] A cool, chaste man at first, later a lovesick man begging for kisses VS a voluptuous, graceful beauty In her previous life, Pei Lingwan married the man she loved, full of joy. But on their wedding night, news came that the border was under attack, and her husband, Liang Yong, left for war before dawn. He was gone fo 29.4kReads7.6Score3.5k14d adds

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    It's very good. I haven't finished watching it, but I think it's very good.

18. 18 清 After the Cool, Detached Buddha-Boy Broke His Vows, He Cut Off All My Admirers 清冷佛子破戒后他把我桃花全剪了 Between the Sun and Moon日月之中Ancient Romance534k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + romance + sweet indulgence + one-on-one romance + pursuit of the wife + palace intrigue and political scheming] Xie Yunyu, a woman who has transmigrated, refuses to be pressured into marriage and hides in the mountains. Xiao Ling, Prince of Shou’an and the most sought-after bachelor in the capital, is driven there by the relentless attention and hides in the mountains too. Six months later, an aphrodisiac brings them together in an intimate encounter in a pool. Xiao Ling: “I’l 20kReads8.4Score2.9k14d adds
19. 19 我 My Buddha Is So Handsome 我佛帅气 North of the Nanling Mountains南岭以北Modern Romance151k WordsCompleted The aloof Buddhist monk from the snowy highlands felt, for the first time, a warmth so fierce it pierced his heavy robes and reached the depths of his soul, stirring a nearly scorching longing. The sweet, gentle young woman from the Lingnan coast also encountered, for the first time, a force of life unlike anything she had known, marked by divinity and suffering. It captivated her and broke her heart, and beyond the warm, sweet rhythms of everyday life, revealed a world far broader and heavier t 1.1kReads8.4Score13614d adds
20. 20 藏 Snow and Storms Engulf Tibet 藏地风雪倾城 North of the Nanling Mountains南岭以北Modern Romance406k WordsCompleted At seventeen, Ji Xia is summoned from the humid summer of Hong Kong to the old Shen family residence in Beijing by a phone call. Carrying blood ties that are half unfamiliar and the hidden past of her adoptive parents, she steps into the solemn, shadowy courtyard. Eight years later, beneath the blazing sunlight of Tibet, she meets again the Buddhist scion in crimson robes, his expression calm and composed. This is a long search for “origins” and “a way forward.” The sultry heat of the south and 5.2kReads8.9Score59914d adds
21. 21 局 Blade in the Game 局中刃 Xu Yan絮檐Ancient Romance13k WordsCompleted The Blade in the Trap 25Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Extreme tension, a Buddhist disciple descending from the altar, a two-way journey coupled with two-way calculations!

22. 22 叩 Knocking on the Mountain Gate 叩山门 Xu Yan絮檐10k WordsCompleted Knocking at the Mountain Gate 17Reads—Score—14d adds
23. 23 雪 A Long Winter in the Snowlands 雪域长冬 North of the Nanling Mountains南岭以北Modern Romance281k WordsCompleted Eight years ago, after a night of passion, Sheng Yiqing fled in a panic. Eight years later, they meet again. He is a Buddhist monk seated on his sacred pedestal; she is a cool-headed, capable architect. Then, on a night under a dazzling sky, he stops her. “Sheng Yiqing, let me buy you a cup of tea.” The butter tea cools, then boils again. Prayer flags ripple in the wind like an omen: the monk has fallen in love… 4.2kReads8.9Score51814d adds
24. 24 贺 Dr. He Keeps His Desires in Check in Public, but Loses Control Only for Her in Private 贺医生人前禁欲，人后只对她失控 Nine Fields Neurotic Frog九野神经蛙Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted [Workplace Romance + Female Growth + Comeback + Sweet and Satisfying Romance + The Contrast of a Chaste Exterior] He was the doctor who helped her heal: gentle, aloof, and restrained. He taught her not to put up with things anymore. From then on, Xu Ke, once an easy pushover for anyone to manipulate, became a “certified madwoman” who went wild with a license. Whether it was people picking fights, using psychological manipulation, or harassing her at work and shifting the blame, she took them d 343Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is a high-quality novel featuring a male lead who guides his lover with a restrained, aloof demeanor, and a sweet and satisfying story of the female lead's growth. [Thumbs up]

25. 25 佛 Buddha Saves Jing'an, Master, You've Broken Your Vows Again 佛渡京安，师父你又越戒了 Red Poria红茯Fantastical Romance374k WordsCompleted She admired him and became his lay female disciple. He loved her and developed a disorder with two souls: aloof and reserved by day, but lustful at night. A conspiracy exposed their forbidden relationship. He fell from grace, and her family was destroyed. She came back from the brink of death. He was determined to save Jing'an and all its people, and even declared, "If a monk breaks his vow of chastity, he dies and his cultivation vanishes." To conceal the secret of his nights, and keep his unus 589Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The story revolves around a Buddhist master and disciple. The male protagonist falls in love with the female protagonist, but due to taboos, he develops a split personality—a psychopathic and obsessive one. The female protagonist, learning of his condition and fearing he might die from madness, fakes her death and assumes a different identity to force the obsessive personality out of control. The male protagonist renounces his vows, deeply regrets his actions, and plans to commit suicide after completing his mission to save the capital. In the end, he discovers that the female protagonist was always by his side…

26. 26 夜 Listening to Zen Night After Night, Desire Awakens with Every Step 夜夜听禅，步步生欲 A Passing Guest in the Flow of Time往事流年稍作客Modern Romance158k WordsCompleted #Tomato's most tempting Buddhist-monk romance#Qipao beauty vs. unhinged monk#Captivity/stand-in/agonizing regret#From Buddha to demon 🩸 The night he snapped his prayer beads, I knew that this Buddha of mine was filthy through and through. 🩸 Everyone says Shen Tingchan is the cleanest man in Beiping. He devotes himself to meditation in the Buddhist hall and avoids women. Even the prayer beads around his wrist are steeped in sandalwood incense. Until that night of torrential rain, when he pinned 101Reads—Score10414d adds

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    [Making a face][Making a face][Making a face][Admiration]

27. 27 灰 The Gray Lotus 灰莲花 Clouds of Rough Noodles Again又见糙面云Modern Romance819k WordsCompleted [A textbook case of realist business warfare + a deeply romantic, top-tier intellectual romance] The world has gone mad. A top-tier rich, handsome young heir is forced to compete with his wealthy wife for a lover... “If she likes me and I like her too, then we’ll each have to prove ourselves.” The male lead is loaded with resources and comes with every advantage, while the female lead has brains and beauty and rises from humble beginnings. A textbook case of realist business warfare, arranged fa 37.7kReads9.4Score4.5k14d adds

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    A masterpiece of contemporary romance, truly unique. I'm so glad I didn't miss it! The career and romance storylines are both superb, not suitable for beginners. The writing is excellent; I became quite critical after reading it. I hope someone can recommend a similar work to me, thank you!

28. 28 禁 The Ascetic Divine Lord Is Seduced Into Breaking His Vows 禁欲神尊，竟被撩破戒 Yi Wenqing艺文清Fantastical Romance399k WordsCompleted [Ascetic Chaotic God Venerable + Sweet, Adorable Spirit Herb Fairy + Tragic Love in a Past Life + Reborn and Pursuing His Wife + The Heavenly Emperor Steals His Bride] In her past life, Ruan Zhiwan had been hopelessly in love with the Chaotic God Venerable Ye Qingxuan for ten thousand years. He was cold and ascetic, his heart untouched, and he treated her with utter indifference. When the Heavenly Emperor framed her, he shattered her immortal bones with his own hands and cast her into the Infern 69Reads8.6Score—14d adds

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    You can tell from the title

29. 29 你 You Watch Her Perform, I’ll Announce Our Divorce 你看她表演，我公告离婚 Little Sister Won't Listen妹妹不听话Modern Romance453k WordsCompleted Tomatoes are the most satisfying! The hero and second male lead get divorced The male lead watches the green tea put on a show, while the heroine goes straight to the newspapers and announces their divorce! A powerful financial magnate * a young lady whose family has fallen on hard times Married first, love later * both leads are sexually inexperienced Every male character in the story is a virgin, whether he's the second or third male lead... Xu Qing'an married Shen Yuanyuan simply because he t 11kReads7.1Score32214d adds

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    The male lead hadn't touched the female lead in a year of marriage. The female lead was aloof and never complained. When the male lead watched a manipulative woman's performance, the female lead directly published a divorce announcement in the newspaper! She then disappeared! He thought it would be fun to mistreat his wife for a while, but he ended up chasing her to the funeral parlor!

30. 30 佛 Buddha’s Chosen One, Stop Abstaining: Your Lord of the Netherworld Has Descended 佛子别禁欲，你的冥渊阎主下凡了 Listening to the Rain on the Bank伏岸听雨Modern Romance220k WordsOngoing [Two Powerful Leads Sparring + Hilarious Love Polygon + Light, Sweet, Bold Romance + Everyday Face-Slapping After Descending to the Mortal Realm] ‖Aloof Nine-Tailed Fox King of the Underworld vs. Ascetic Buddhist Prince Charming, a Big Bad Wolf‖ Su Jiuming had just descended to the mortal realm when she ran into Pei Yanzhou, a dignified Buddhist prince charming. One was the mighty King of Hell, who commanded the underworld, shook the Eight Desolations and Nine Netherworlds, and ruled over the ne 300Reads—Score10214d adds

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    Double strength, you know what, it's a very novel combination.

31. 31 太 The Crown Prince Is Muscular and Hot, and the Bad Girl Wants Him 太子爷又壮又欲，小渣女馋了 Sweetheart Candy酥心糖糖Modern Romance196k WordsCompleted She's a player, falling for one person after another, until she meets the strong, irresistible young master. Just as she's gradually falling for him, she discovers what his family is like~ Faced with this chaotic battlefield of love, she's the one who ends up bearing it all~ Sob~ 85kReads6.7Score4.7k14d adds

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    Isn't this for Buddhists? It's super good!

32. 32 封 The Feudal Tycoon Goes Wild Across the City After His Divorce 封建大佬离婚后，发疯全城 May You Stay Curious and Hopeful你有趣有盼Modern Romance559k WordsOngoing A powerful military, political, and business tycoon with a strong appetite + a delicate beauty in frail health + mutual devotion Jiang Qingwu was born with a special constitution. After marrying Gu Yunzhou, she was gentle and obedient, but she never dared to share a bed or get close to him. The mighty tycoon of the military, political, and business worlds had married a young wife, yet they could only treat each other with icy courtesy. At last, Gu Yunzhou could take it no longer and arranged for 25.7kReads5.6Score1.2k14d adds

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    Older, feudal-father-like domineering man // Beautiful, obedient, and soft-hearted little white rabbit! Jiang Qingwu followed Gu Yunzhou back to Z City from her small town. Due to her sensitive body, she refused to let him touch her, and the two were unable to consummate their marriage. So the man arranged for her to move to another city. The next time she saw him was when he came to her door with divorce papers...

33. 33 离 After the Divorce Reality Show, Her Top-Tier Star Ex-Husband Begs to Get Back Together 离婚综艺后，顶流前夫跪求复合 Clouds Ease, the Evening Comes Late云舒意晚Modern Romance220k WordsCompleted After her divorce, Jiang Zhixiao cozied up to her ex-husband’s powerful, influential uncle. Her ex’s fans called her shameless, but right in front of a livestream camera, she clung drunkenly to him and flashed her ex a toothy grin. “My ex-husband’s uncle… By that logic, I’m still your aunt-in-law!” The man she was hanging off of darkened his gaze behind his gold-rimmed glasses. He pinned her in a corner, his voice low and dangerous. “Why don’t you call me Uncle one more time and see what happens 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The male lead is a Buddhist bigwig in Beijing's elite circles, while the female lead has a slightly eccentric personality. On the day of their divorce, the female lead appears on a variety show with a 50cm portrait of her ex-husband! While the internet is in stitches, her ex-husband's uncle hands her a blank marriage certificate: "What ex-wife? Call me 'Auntie'! This time, I'm not letting go!"

34. 34 屈 Surrendering to Tenderness 屈于温柔 Ying Xi赢兮Modern Romance426k WordsCompleted [Cool and radiant genius violinist girl x gentle, distinguished rising star in the business world] [Devoted romance with no past relationships + long-planned courtship + doting boyfriend + two wealthy families + age gap] Everyone knew that the eldest young master of the Shen family was handsome and distinguished, and had become a rising star in the business world at a young age. Who could have imagined that someone so utterly level-headed would one day be troubled by love? Shen Minghuai had nev 17.3kReads9.0Score1.4k14d adds

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    An older, fatherly type of boyfriend with a guiding personality; the male lead is gentle and gentlemanly, giving the female lead plenty of security and affection, making the whole story sweet.

35. 35 谁 Whose Daddy-Type Boyfriend Is This Scheming, Brooding One? 谁家爹系男友这么心机阴湿啊 Bi Ying Xi毕赢兮Modern Romance461k WordsCompleted [A seemingly fragile but truly haughty little fox + a possessive, fatherly tycoon] [Long-planned pursuit + age gap + both leads are inexperienced and devoted + sweet romance + happy ending] Word has it that Huan Ting'an, heir to the top-tier Huan family, is refined and elegant, aloof and abstinent, and has a beloved woman he can't have whom he's searched for in vain for years. After hearing this, Sheng Wen'ying looked in the mirror, then at a photo of the woman he loved, and thought long and har 3.7kReads—Score31614d adds
36. 36 拥 She Fell into His Abyss 拥她入深渊 Ying Xi赢兮Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted [A seemingly fragile girl who’s secretly a ruthless schemer × a gentle, doting, fatherly tycoon] [Devoted husband, age gap, love at first sight, both leads are pure and devoted, romance across borders] Everyone knows Jiang Xu, head of the Jiang family in Southeast Asia, is refined and handsome, but also cold, restrained, and uninterested in women. But one night, as the tension between them grows without restraint, the girl, bullied until her eyes are red, uses the last of her strength to prop he 12kReads9.2Score92514d adds
37. 37 非 Irrational Surrender 非理性沦陷 Ying Xi赢兮Modern Romance463k WordsCompleted [A gorgeous, haughty heiress × a cold, roguish foreign powerhouse] [Devoted, sweet romance with both leads’ hearts belonging only to each other + age gap + two powerful families + doting, fatherly boyfriend] Yu Nanyan, the cherished young lady of the Yu family in Hong Kong, had been spoiled rotten ever since she was a child. But after an accident, she was forced to use a wheelchair. The exasperated heiress suddenly noticed that the new bodyguard she had hired looked at her with anything but inno 3.6kReads8.6Score33414d adds
38. 38 重 After I Was Reborn, the Billionaire Young Master Became Obsessed with My Scent 重生后，千亿少爷迷恋我的体香 Mu Zeyou Chen沐泽宥辰Modern Romance683k WordsCompleted The rating has only just opened, so it'll go up later. In her previous life, she thought her boyfriend, a taxi driver, was poor. She stormed out and threw herself into the arms of a real estate tycoon, thinking she could marry into a wealthy family and rise to the top overnight. She never expected that the poor guy was actually the heir to Shanghai's top dynasty, the Maya Group, who had gone missing more than twenty years ago. When she opens her eyes again, she's back before their breakup. The c 23.3kReads8.7Score3k14d adds

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39. 39 我 I Was a Blood Bag in a Vampire Castle, But the Prince Wouldn't Let Me Die 我在吸血鬼城堡当血包，结果亲王不让我死 Shi Yi Onze拾一Onze18k WordsCompleted I’m a Blood Bag in a Vampire Castle, but the Prince Won’t Let Me Die 223Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Look at this one, the male lead is very restrained. It's a vampire-themed book. [Heart][heart]

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