CEO Romance, She Secretly Loves Him, Bittersweet 总裁文 女暗恋男 酸涩

1. 1 一 I Opened My Eyes and Was Back in the Days When My Sweetheart Had a Crush on Me 一睁眼，回到乖宝暗恋我时期 Wendy温迪大大Modern Romance579k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Unrequited Love!!! + Sweet Romance + Healing and Redemption + Devoted Couple + Good Girl vs. Wild Young Master + Happy Ending] A wild young master with a fierce possessive streak → a timid, sweet, well-behaved girl Xu Muwan had always been obedient and followed the rules. There was only one thing she kept secret from everyone: she loved him alone, her whole life. Deep in her heart, she had a crush on someone. No one knew. Day after day, year after year, she kept loving him. Only the su 25kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves

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   This book is absolutely amazing! Super pretty! The female protagonist had a crush on the male protagonist for 15 years and died in the first year after the male protagonist fell in love with her [I almost cried] The male protagonist was reborn and doted on the female protagonist crazily! Highly recommended!!!

2. 2 以 I Offer My Devotion to the Passing Years 以我深情祭岁月 Er Qiao二乔Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted [The physical book with the same title is now available] “I hesitated once. I turned back to face the slightest glimmer of hope, yet no one cared.” “Later, a thick fog rolled in. You said you loved me so much, but why was your love thinner than the fog, so faint I could barely see it?” Shen Nian 80.9kReads9.4Score7.1kShelves

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   This is okay, a girl has a crush on a boy, but it's a bit sadistic

3. 3 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 30.4kReads9.1Score3.3kShelves

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   Both of these books are about CEOs, and they are also about secret love. A woman has a crush on a man. The first one is an ordinary one, the plot and writing are super good, it is very engaging, and it has a great sense of life. The second one is a Hong Kong book, the male protagonist speaks very well, and he also calls the female protagonist bb in Cantonese o>_<o It is super beautiful, the plot is coherent and the writing is coherent. The female protagonist is also a great beauty, it is not a loss to invest in it O(∩_∩)O

4. 4 春 Spring Harbor, Night Rain 春港夜雨 Scallion Egg Pancake葱香鸡蛋饼Modern Romance283k WordsCompleted [Upcoming Drama Adaptation] [Hong Kong Underworld Tycoon X Top-Tier Starlet] [Mutual First Love] [Sweet Romance] The first time Jiang Li met Luo Jinyan, he was sitting in the front of a Maybach, a cigar between his fingers and smoke curling around him. “You wrecked my place. How are you going to make it up to me?” Jiang Li knew who he was: Luo Jinyan, heir to Hong Kong's leading family. That year, on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, he bought her first kiss for a million yuan. He brushed her l 23.9kReads9.4Score3.1kShelves
5. 5 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 5.3kReads8.5Score455Shelves

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   Both of these books are super good-looking. The first one is a little bit like Sick Beauty, and the second one is a little bit like Chasing My Wife at the Crematorium.

6. 6 好 What a Rose 好一朵玫瑰 Super Nice超奈丝Modern Romance316k WordsCompleted [The powerful fall in love and humble themselves / a long road to winning her back, both leads are each other's first and only, happy ending] [Bright, prickly little princess vs. abstinent, aloof heir of the capital's elite] Ye Shangshang is the fiery little princess of the capital's social scene, bold in love and hate. Countless admirers fall at her feet, but she sets her heart on the cold, unfeeling heir of the Chi family. She runs after him, clutching her princess dress, believing that as lon 5.2kReads6.8Score167Shelves
7. 7 救 Help! My Aloof Nine-Tailed Fox Husband Doted Me Back into My True Form 救命，被高冷九尾狐老公宠出真身 Xi Xi Tao西西桃Modern Romance430k WordsCompleted Cheerful, adorable doctor * cunning fox-like professor “Xixi, pay attention to me.” “Xixi, give me a hug.” “Xixi, mwah.” Lu Xi, a veterinarian, knows only that little animals love cuddling up to her. She never expected the professor she works with to be such a sweet-talking flirt. Linghu Yan, a leading geneticist, has an exquisite, otherworldly face and an aloof, self-possessed air like a holy man who has transcended the mortal world. He could make any living creature renounce worldly desires. B 1.6kReads9.2Score220Shelves
8. 8 潇 The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain 潇潇雨声迟 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted Years after graduation, a gossip post begins circulating on the message board for City Experimental School. The school's 2011 beauty, Ye Xiao, and its most handsome boy from the same year, Ruan Yusheng, are a couple. Their classmates, who know them well, rush over to set the record straight: it's pure rumor. There was never any spark between the two of them. Ye Xiao's profile even says, “Person I hate most: Ruan Yusheng.” People in the know go so far as to say, “Ye Xiao feels nothing but hatred 122.8kReads9.7Score19.8kShelves
9. 9 保 A Housekeeper Enters the World of the Rich and Sees Every Kind of Pleasure 保姆误入豪门，阅尽人间春色 Roaming the Jianghu in Simple Clothes and Plain Food简衣素食行江湖Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted The physical edition has already been published under the title Stories of Life Beneath the Apron. The original title was Her Years as a Housekeeper. This is not a reborn story, nor is it a wish-fulfillment novel. Based on real events in Shenzhen, it tells of the feuds and tangled relationships of a wealthy family, of love and hatred, of a loyal bond between employer and housekeeper, and of spouses standing by each other through thick and thin. It faces both the light and darkness of human natur 15.8kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves
10. 10 十 The Eighteen-Year-Old Great-Grandma Is Here to Restore the Family's Glory 十八岁太奶奶驾到，重整家族荣耀 Wu Yingxia乌英夏727k WordsCompleted [Eighteen-year-old great-grandma arrives to restore her family’s glory] Rong Yu was taking her eight-year-old son out when they were hit by a car and killed. When she opened her eyes, she had landed seventy years in the future. Her adorable eight-year-old had instantly turned into a decrepit old man, and she had gained a bunch of troublesome great-grandchildren. The eldest is a dim-witted CEO. The second has been entangled with a married woman and had his reputation ruined. The third is being us 39.4kReads9.1Score2kShelves
11. 11 始 The First Emperor Overhears My Thoughts: He Unifies the World, Not Just the Six Kingdoms 始皇偷听我心声，不统六国统全球 Endless Journey迢迢不休Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Main story has no romance, and is set in an alternate Great Qin. Not everything is historical: a mix of history and comedy] "The final bonus chapter is for readers' satisfaction and has a hint of romance. If that bothers you, feel free to skip it" Good news: Li Jiang transmigrates to the Qin dynasty and gets to see her idol in person. At last, she lays eyes on the legendary ancestor, nearly two meters tall, with thick brows and big eyes. She gets to watch the First Emperor unify the Six Kingdom 26.1kReads9.4Score3.7kShelves
12. 12 当 After I Changed My WeChat Name to File Transfer Assistant 当我把微信名改成文件传输助手后 Really, Really, Really Ordinary真真真凡呀10k WordsCompleted After I Changed My WeChat Name to File Transfer Assistant 29.8kReads—Score405Shelves
13. 13 天 The Genius Nephew 天才侄子 Wu Ze乌泽10k WordsCompleted My nephew is a genius. At just fourteen, he got into a top-tier university. To speed up her son's path to greatness, my older sister planned to send him to college. I advised her, "He's still young. If he repeats a year, he might have a shot at getting into Tsinghua or Peking University." Since I was a university professor, my sister took my advice. Later, my nephew got into Tsinghua, just as hoped. But Tsinghua was full of talented students, and my nephew lost his title of "genius." He grew glo 521Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 14 重 After Being Reborn, I Returned the Eldest Prince to His Birth Mother, and He Regretted It 重生后我把大皇子还给生母，他却后悔了 Berry贝瑞利Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted The day the emperor assigned the eldest prince to my care, Ning, a concubine at Lanqing Court, jumped into the lake. The eldest prince remained expressionless and kept calling me Mother Consort. It was only when news of the concubine's death arrived that he was frightened enough to turn red-eyed. From then on, he was respectful and filial, treating me as his birth mother. But everything changed after he ascended the throne. “If you hadn't asked Father to give me to you, my mother consort wouldn' 1.3kReads—Score—Shelves
15. 15 夫 After My Husband Faked His Death, I Cut Off His Way Back 夫君假死后，我绝了他的退路 Count Me In for the Gossip吃瓜带上我Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted As I held my husband's corpse by the right hand, I realized the body in the coffin was his twin brother. And the man beside me, dressed in scholar's robes and comforting my sister-in-law in his arms, was my husband, who was supposed to be dead! I was stunned that he would willingly give up his title and status for love. Little did I know, he had planned everything long ago, waiting to have both power and the woman he wanted. Unfortunately for him, things don't always go according to plan. He had 943Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 16 江 Jiang Qingyun Is Near 江清云近人 Ji Leshuishan吉乐水杉Modern Romance250k WordsCompleted Second Chances × Unrequited Love Turned Mutual × Reunited After Years “Cen Yan, never show your face in front of me again.” At eighteen, the wind on the rooftop scattered shards of a wish bottle, and a torrential downpour followed. The moment Yun Huan smashed the bottle, she also carved the young man’s love out of his heart with her own hands. At twenty-three, Cen Yan became her direct supervisor. Yun Huan thought another storm was waiting for her. She never expected him to simply pull her caref 509Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    Love is the process of feeling inferior in the process of chasing the moon, and then rebuilding courage because of falling in love.

17. 17 清 The Aloof Beauty Becomes the Most Hated Student at an Elite Academy 清冷美人穿成贵族学院万人嫌 Raise a Glass and Seek Pleasure把酒寻欢Two Male Leads349k WordsOngoing [Dual Male Leads + Irresistible Male Lead + Rivalry for His Attention + Aristocratic Academy Life + Forum Posts + Everyone’s Regret] Shen Qingchuan woke up to find he’d become a universally hated cannon-fodder character at an elite academy. The universally despised character was not only vain, but also wore a mask at all times. Rumor had it that beneath it was a hideous face, so everyone avoided him. Others had heard that Shen Qingchuan used to be the young master of the Shen family and should h 2.6kReads8.1Score329Shelves

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    Novels and romances also have two male protagonists

18. 18 顶 The Top SSS-Rank Guide: What’s Wrong With Being a Little Wicked? 顶级向导SSS级，恶毒点怎么了 Sikong Qingming司空清茗Modern Romance683k WordsCompleted [Sci-Fi + Sentinel/Guide + System + Villainess + Redemption + True Queen + Male Rivalry, 1Vn + Power Fantasy] [Important warning: The heroine is not a villainess! I had no choice about the title selected in the book poll. If you want to read about a villainess, please leave now. Thank you.] (I think this is a power fantasy, but not a mindless one. If you can't tolerate even a little frustration, feel free to leave.) The moment Dongfang Shuyue opened her eyes, she found herself inside a sci-fi no 6.3kReads6.9Score700Shelves
19. 19 恶 The Wicked Villainess Is Too Tempting, and the Domineering Playboy Can’t Resist Her 恶毒反派太惹火，狂情霸少狠狠爱 Bian'er, Open the Door, It's Me, Quacklin Frog辩儿开门我呱林蛙啊Two Male Leads378k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + ABO + Showbiz + Intense Push and Pull + 1v1] [Cool-headed, slow-on-the-uptake, hot-tempered straight guy vs. Unhinged, twisted heir of a powerful Beijing family] The rating is low because this is a new book and the score has only just opened. Don't let it put you off, folks! Shen Ranxin transmigrated into the body of a C-list celebrity who was notorious for endless scandals, and was also a villain. If he could just finish the plot, he'd inherit a fortune worth hundreds of billi 41kReads9.5Score7.5kShelves
20. 20 贵 A Noble Academy Melting Pot: The Dean Is Everyone's Dream Man 贵族学院大乱炖，主任他是万人迷 Five Blessings Rabbit五福兔Two Male Leads398k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads + ABO + Unhinged + Sweet on the Outside, Dark Within + Everyone's Favorite + Romance] A lofty, aloof “high-mountain flower” bottom who looks down on everyone × a sweet-on-the-outside, dark-within “dragon fruit” top who's no good! Jiang Liao transmigrates into a book set at an elite academy. His standing at school is pretty good, but what leaves him gloomy and frustrated is... He transmigrated into three books! Three old-fashioned novels, each with a different style. The bad 793Reads9.3Score140Shelves
21. 21 抱 Sorry, Our Commander Is an All-Rounder 抱歉，我们指挥官她是六边形战士 Taking Gold from the Luan Terrace鸾台取金Modern Romance615k WordsCompleted (Please read the first page of the main text for content warnings.) [Apocalypse, Interstellar, Strong Female Lead, Face-Slapping, Everyone Loves Her] Apocalypse enforcer Xu Lingqu transmigrates and becomes an unpopular, sickly adopted daughter of a general. Despite a constitution that leaves her fainting every three steps and coughing up blood every five, she's sent to the command program at the Imperial Military Academy. Command is great, command is wonderful. Commanders can sit safely behind 91kReads9.4Score13.4kShelves
22. 22 穿 Transmigrated as an Aristocrat at a Noble Academy 穿成贵族学院里的贵族 Cashmere Sheep羊羊绒Two Male Leads409k WordsCompleted [Two powerful leads + transmigrate into a book + everyone is drawn to him + redemption] Wise, teasing genius bottom Qi Churan ✖️ gloomy, unhinged golden boy top Qi Huai Born into a family of scholars, Qi Churan unexpectedly transmigrates into the world of a classic melodramatic novel. Even more unexpectedly, he becomes one of the F4 at an elite academy. Qi Churan, who has always strictly observed his manners, has no choice but to play the part of an arrogant, overbearing noble. In this strictly 7kReads8.4Score775Shelves
23. 23 权 The Power Hierarchy: The Young Lady Awakens at the Academy for Nobles 权力序列：大小姐在贵族学院觉醒 Lop-Eared Rabbit Who Loves Cilantro爱吃香菜的垂耳兔Modern Romance487k WordsCompleted [Not pure wish fulfillment] [Dramatic twists] [Alternate world] [Large ensemble cast] [No saints here] Jing Yuanxi was engaged to Han Shixu at the age of seventeen. Then he brought a commoner girl into their elite school. At their engagement banquet, he professed his love for her in front of everyone and demanded to end the engagement. During a kidnapping, he even abandoned his fiancée, who was supposed to be the one he rescued, and saved the commoner girl instead. “Yuanxi, the Jing family w 32.8kReads8.9Score4.9kShelves
24. 24 京 The Ninth Master of the Capital’s Reborn Little Rose: Alluring Yet Obedient 京圈九爷的重生小玫瑰，又欲又乖 Eating Tomatoes Without Gaining Weight吃番茄不长胖Modern Romance652k WordsCompleted A short drama adapted from the author's novel Late Night, Don't Say My Name is now available. [Reborn romance + long-planned scheme + obsessive second male lead pursues his wife + the Ninth Lord takes the lead] In her previous life, Meng Mingxuan misunderstood the Ninth Lord, who doted on and loved her, believing he and her older sister were in a tragic love affair. She did everything she could to flee his side and married Yin Ting, a poor man whose profile resembled the Ninth Lord's. In the end 38.8kReads9.3Score12.4kShelves
25. 25 被 My Best Friend's Uncle Has Taken a Liking to Me 被好友的舅舅看上了 Qiansui千歳Modern Romance410k WordsCompleted [Secret crush + age gap + both leads sexually inexperienced + hero pursues heroine + domineering CEO] [Not melodramatic, more everyday life] Outsiders say that Zhou Qizheng, CEO of the Jiangheng Group, is ruthless and decisive, stern and proper, and a formidable force in the business world. Lu Xiaoqiao thinks so too, until she learns that this formidable man is her friend’s maternal uncle. Zhou Qizheng helps her at every turn, and she assumes it’s because of his connection to her friend. Eve 16.7kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves

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    Very good looking. I like the super warm boss.

26. 26 初 My First Love Knows My Heart 初心知我忆 A Thousand Years of Peace一安万年Modern Romance221k WordsCompleted **[Wealthy family intrigue + reunion after years apart + profound healing + two people choosing each other]** Both leads’ first love + happy ending - He came to her against the light. She had been his sole obsession since his youth. - “You are the reason I’ve spent eight years gathering memories, and the only thing I’ll lose myself in for the rest of my life.” *In high school, Lin Zhiyi was a pearl hiding her radiance, while Ye Chutang was a dazzling sun, too far beyond her reach. She buried th 137Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    This should be suitable. The female protagonist has a secret crush on the male protagonist. They have a two-way crush, but neither of them said it in the early stage. Each has their own reasons. The male protagonist is very gentle and doting, and has been tolerant in the early stage.

27. 27 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 224.2kReads9.5Score26.8kShelves

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    President article, you chase me and escape, the ending is he

28. 28 玫 The Rose Crown 玫瑰冠冕 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 82.1kReads9.6Score9.8kShelves
29. 29 林 Assistant Lin Is All Over the Place, and the CEO Is Smitten 林助理颠颠的，总裁他超爱 Wen Qi闻栖Modern Romance221k WordsCompleted Lin An transmigrates into a book, landing in a CEO romance novel. She isn't the heroine or the second female lead. She's an NPC with several jobs: the CEO's driver, assistant, housekeeper, and bodyguard, all rolled into one! The System tells her that all she has to do is follow the plot and deliver the corresponding lines at key story moments until the finale. Then she'll complete her mission, return to the real world, and receive 300 million yuan. What kind of incredible deal is this? Lin An sa 2.5kReads8.5Score323Shelves
30. 30 饮 Drinking, Dreaming, and Revelry 饮酒梦醉欢 Second Uncle二舅爷Modern Romance396k WordsCompleted “I married him to repay a debt, but I didn’t fall in love with him for that.” Love after marriage / Xu Zuihuan / Jiang Zhengning The eldest son of the Jiang family, with a mysterious background and an illustrious family. Their lives follow completely different paths, and by all appearances, Xu Zuihuan should have no connection to him. They meet once, then eight years pass. A call from an unfamiliar number, a simple “Let’s get married,” and Xu Zuihuan calmly replies, “Okay.” How much does she o 20.9kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves

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    Delicate and sweet, but the male protagonist has a secret crush on the female protagonist, very beautiful and very sweet

31. 31 当 He Fell in Love After I Disappeared 当我消失后，他却爱了 Eat Lots of Fish吃鱼多多11k WordsCompleted Only after I disappeared did he fall in love 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
32. 32 迟 Love That Came Too Late Is Cheaper Than Grass 迟来的深情 比草还轻贱 Quality Young Man one优质青年one1k WordsCompleted Love that comes too late is worth less than grass 56Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 33 再 I'll Never Love You Again 再也不要爱你 Hard to Kill难杀Modern Romance132k WordsCompleted A short, heart-wrenching story. Extremely heartbreaking! So much melodrama and angst! Read with caution! Please ignore the extra chapter. The author wrote it while losing their mind, and sincerely apologizes! Jian Meng is dying, and Ji Jing’an doesn’t know. He’s busy worrying about his wedding to someone else, indifferent to the poor woman at home. He has always believed Jian Meng would wait for him forever, just as she has for the past ten years. It was the last winter, and Jian Meng’s last bir 12.3kReads8.2Score756Shelves
34. 34 热 Giving Her a Taste of Passion 热欲予她 Ci Ying慈樱Modern Romance377k WordsCompleted [Years of secret love from the heroine + the hero realizes his feelings and devotes himself to her] [Gentle, steady hero × strong, sensitive, self-doubting heroine] [Both sexually exclusive / happy ending] Ever since the year the college entrance exam results came out, Lin Zhiyu had kept a secret in her heart: a journal named “Chen Mushen.” Later, at a banquet, she watched the man approach her older sister, Lin Zhilu. “Hello. May I get to know you?” Soon, news broke that the Chen and Lin familie 3.8kReads8.4Score267Shelves

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    The female protagonist has a crush on the male protagonist and was abused in the early stage. After the divorce and separation, the male protagonist gradually realized his feelings for the female protagonist and began to chase his wife! Strong and sensitive female protagonist & gentle and calm male protagonist

35. 35 女 The CEO Has Depression, Until She Moves in With Me 女总裁是抑郁症，直到她和我同居 Gathering Stars Into a Dream欲揽星辰入梦Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Lin Cheng is deeply devoted. After breaking up with his ex-girlfriend, he falls into a slump, unable to get past the emotional hurdle in his heart. Then he meets the light of his life. She has her own emotional hurdle, and the two of them help each other heal. One heroine + comedy + sweet early romance + even sweeter later romance. Enjoy! A little heartbreak keeps things lively, but there’s nothing toxic and no major angst. If anything is unclear early on, it’ll all be explained later, so please 10.3kReads8.3Score852Shelves

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    Although it's a little different from what you said, it's really beautiful [sending my heart]

36. 36 才 I’m No Player, They’re the Ones Crawling into My Bed 才不是海王，是他们自己钻我被窝 Burdened with a Wild Reputation负尽狂名Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Multiple male leads + romantic rivalry + funny school life + unconventional jade gambling + humorous entrepreneurship] In her previous life, Jiang Dai was an elite international agent. When she opened her eyes again, she had become an ordinary high school student in 2008, bullied at school. At home were her hardworking mother, who sold food from a street stall; her disabled, alcoholic father; and her gangster of a brother, who got beaten up for money… She had nothing, not a penny to her name. A 13.8kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves
37. 37 京 Spring Tide over Beijing and Macau 京澳春潮 Midsummer Rain仲夏雨Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Print edition preorders open August 7, 2026, at 7 p.m.] [Heiress vs. Men from All Walks of Life] Also known as Spring Tide in Jing'ao The first time Wen Ning saw Xie Zhiyu on Aodao, she knew he was a dangerous man. Even though he was merely sitting quietly in a dessert shop, eating a bowl of mung bean soup. The little shop was packed and noisy, yet no one dared share a table with him. A few meters around him, an island of solitude had been deliberately carved out. “Who is he?” “Xie Zhiyu. No on 247.2kReads9.6Score37.4kShelves

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    This book is really, really good, a bit sadistic

38. 38 除 Everyone but Me 除我之外 Ying Buxu应不许Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Shang Miao had been with Sheng Yu since she was eighteen. She was full of confidence, always believing she was special to him. Until one day, Sheng Yu brought home a girl who was soft and sweet, so much like the girl she herself had been back then. 1.7kReads5.5Score369Shelves

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    I highly recommend the first two books! It is highly readable, the writing is good, the storyline is smooth, and the characters are three-dimensional. The fifth book is more lively, funny and natural, and is very suitable for daily entertainment.

39. 39 盛 A Perfect Summer Crush 盛夏满分暗恋 Qi Xue栖雪Modern Romance629k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication | Secret crush becomes reality | Reunited after a breakup | Sweet romance | One-on-one, both leads faithful in body and heart] Shen Shengyi was known in Peking University's finance department for being carefree and flirtatious. He was picky, handsome, and hard to win over. With the cards stacked in favor of Heaven's Chosen, he was bold and rebellious, always surrounded by admirers and never short of friends. At a design competition, Chi Wu was pulled onstage at the 54kReads9.5Score5.7kShelves

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    These three books are recommended because the heroine has a crush on the hero.

40. 40 暗 Echoes of a Secret Crush 暗恋回音 Song Zhu Zhi宋竹栀Modern Romance134k WordsCompleted [Secret Crush Comes True + Sweet Romance + Mutual First Love + Playboy Turns Over a New Leaf + Chasing His Wife] [Fake Playboy, True Romantic × Gentle, Sweet Girl] The boldest thing Wen Zhi ever did was secretly love Jin Huaisi for four years without telling anyone. / In high school, she secretly liked Jin Huaisi, day after day. His name filled her rough-work notebooks, and she watched him through the gaps between the library shelves. Her feelings for him were like a flood. On the day she learne 2.6kReads8.2Score307Shelves
41. 41 嘬 After a Night of Passion, Beijing’s Prince Takes Me to Register Our Marriage 嘬了一夜，京圈太子爷拉着我领证 Ao Tutu敖突突Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted [Devoted, rebellious scion of a powerful family × proud, down-on-her-luck fake heiress] [Beijing elite circle + whirlwind marriage + CEO + long-planned scheme + hiding one's strength] On her wedding day, Li Shushui hits rock bottom and discovers she's the fake heiress. Her new husband abandons her for the real heiress to secure his own future, turning her into a laughingstock across Liangcheng. Does Li Shushui cry? Not at all! She wraps herself around Chi Xiao, the crown prince of Beijing's elit 907Reads8.9Score131Shelves

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    President articles, sweet articles, and quick passage articles are all beautiful articles [send heart] [send heart] [send heart] [send heart] [send heart]

42. 42 中 I Went into Seclusion in the Countryside After Winning the Lottery, Then Fell into a Passionate Romance with a Movie Star 中奖后隐居乡村，同影帝撞进热恋 Thousand-Layer Pumpkin Pancake千层南瓜饼Modern Romance406k WordsCompleted He Shiyun's childhood misfortune wasn't for nothing. After half a year at work, luck finally came her way and she won a hundred-million-yuan jackpot. She promptly quit her job and moved to another city to enjoy a peaceful retirement. She found a pleasant village, bought a little courtyard house, opened a café, and settled into a simple life. After winning three Best Actor awards in a row, movie star Gu Yan'an had achieved his goal but lost his drive. He chose to visit the countryside to get him 4.5kReads9.0Score452Shelves
43. 43 资 The Capitalist Heiress Joins the Army, and the Officer Washes the Sheets Every Day 资本小姐随军后，军官天天洗床单 Jin Yu锦喻Modern Romance195k WordsCompleted Su Shu was born able to understand small animals. Because of this, she was fated to a life of loneliness! Her parents died young, leaving behind assets worth hundreds of billions that made everyone jealous. The lonely queen single-handedly drove away all her parasitic relatives, and just as she was ready to lie flat and give up... She never expected to transmigrate into a book, bringing along a space worth hundreds of billions and a golden finger, and become the cannon-fodder cousin of the heroi 248Reads8.9Score—Shelves
44. 44 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book and Returning to the Village to Farm, Powerful Figures Come to Retire with Me 穿书回村种田后各方大佬都来养老 Xiaozhe's Mom小哲妈Modern Romance661k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate Into a Book + Farming + Raising a Child + System + Livestreaming + Slice of Life + Mutual Firsts] [The male lead seems abstinent and taciturn on the outside, but has a lot going on in his head. He has fewer scenes early on, but gets more once he finds his wife.] Tang Xuemei had an indescribable dream. When she woke up, she discovered she had transmigrated into a book and become the male lead’s ex-wife. Remembering the original character’s tragic fate and the familiar figure in her 6kReads8.9Score745Shelves

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    Secret of secret love

45. 45 胖 The Plump Beauty’s Third Baby Shocks the Entire Family of a Barren Officer! 胖娇娇三胎，震惊绝嗣军官全家！ Sang Yiyi桑易易Modern Romance430k WordsCompleted [A Plump Wife's Comeback in the 1980s] Nan Xiangwan transmigrates into a book and becomes the foil to her beautiful, scheming younger sister: an overweight, foolish laid-off worker. As soon as she opens her eyes, her job and the man she loves are stolen from her! Her sister, a gold digger, even forces her to marry a poor military officer in her place. In truth, the officer comes from a prestigious family. On their wedding night, unaware of the truth, he is drugged by her sister and takes Nan Xia 2.9kReads8.8Score357Shelves
46. 46 空 The New CEO Keeps Acting More and More Like My Girlfriend 空降女总裁，怎么越来越像我女友 Bi Lin彼临Urban652k WordsCompleted [One heroine + everyday life + sweet romance + female CEO + no System] By chance, I became roommates with a cool, aloof female CEO, only to discover that she was becoming less and less aloof. I think the female CEO has a crush on me, but I’m a man with an online girlfriend. Sure, we’ve never met, but I still can’t fall for a beautiful, wealthy CEO! What should I do? I feel like the female CEO and my online girlfriend are becoming more and more alike. Could it be... 1.3kReads6.7Score124Shelves

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    [🔥Workplace Shura Field! The airborne female CEO is actually my Bai Yueguang who has been missing for five years?] 💼 "The airborne female CEO, how come she looks more and more like my girlfriend" is a high-energy beginning! When Han Tian was caught secretly playing with his mobile phone during the morning meeting, he looked up and saw a familiar yet unfamiliar face - the newly appointed CEO of Bingshan, who was actually 80% similar to his first love who had parted without saying goodbye five years ago! ✨"What are you hiding from? Where did you have the courage to secretly kiss me in the library?" During the day, she was a resolute business queen, but at night, she blocked him in the corner of the elevator: "Pretend to be unfamiliar? Do you need me to help you recall Article 6 of the love contract?" Han Tian typed frantically on the keyboard to hide his panic, but he didn't know that the female CEO's computer screen was displaying all his fishing records. 📌Explosion warning: ✅ The pinnacle of horse-dropping literature! The vest is peeled off, and the ex becomes the boss ✅ Female A and male O go against the routine and watch how the female boss pursues her husband in the workplace ✅ When he discovers that this "airborne landing" is a carefully planned revenge... 💥From the conference room to the CEO's office, from pretending to be a stranger to pressing forward step by step - she returns with the entire business empire, just to get an answer: "You said you were not worthy of me back then, are you qualified now?" # Workplace romance # breaking mirror reunion # Female Strong Male Strong #chasinghusbandcrematorium

47. 47 拂 Let the Whisk Brush the Dust Away; Ask Not When I'll Return 拂尘莫问归期 Wen Qingjia文卿佳Modern Romance399k WordsOngoing "Will you be my girlfriend?" Lu Chenyi's casual words stirred Shen Xi's heartstrings. "I don't love you anymore... Lu Chenyi." She left. Where, after all, was his heart?! Let the dust settle, and don't ask when we'll meet again. When will it all end? 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Mr. Lu, do you still love me?" Looks good, looks good, looks good... Say it three times in a row and you will know how good it looks.

48. 48 他 His Little Darling 他的小祖宗 A Grain of White Sand一粒沙白Modern Romance506k WordsCompleted [Bad-boy, sharp-tongued young master X unruly, scheming beauty] [Sweet campus romance] After the new transfer student Xi Yu moved into the Lu family home, Lu Jiachen discovered that the clever, well-behaved girl who seemed like a model student was actually a hopelessly bad student who got her parents called to school every other day. Lu Jiachen: Xi Yu, if you pass your final exams, big brother will let you beat him up. Xi Yu: Really? Then just wait until I beat you to your knees and make you cal 7.2kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves

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    Even though there is a relationship and a crush, and there is still an age difference, you can listen to or read both books. I have listened to half of each book, and I think it is okay.

49. 49 宝 Baby, Be Good and Come Here to Your Big Brother 宝贝，乖，到哥哥这里来 Admiring Fine Wine清酒倾慕Modern Romance732k WordsCompleted Eight-year age gap / a gentle, devoted, fatherly boyfriend × a sweet, well-behaved young woman Growing up together, secret love, mutual devotion, falling in love over time... this story has a bit of everything!!!!! [Content note: This isn’t a wish-fulfillment novel, but a gentle, heartwarming slice of life.] When Wen Ningwan was fourteen, she became a burden her relatives didn’t want. It was Old Master Gu who brought her back to the Gu family. Later, because of her schooling, he entrusted her t 2.8kReads9.1Score310Shelves
50. 50 十 Fourteen Sentences 十四句 Eat More Vitamin C多吃维CModern Romance201k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Fourteen Lines, bearing the same title, is now available on multiple platforms.] Life is like duckweed on the water, so why doubt that people will meet and part? Morality and ethics clash with matters of the heart. A realistic story. If that’s not your thing, don’t read. The greatest regret isn’t that people enter your life at different times, but that you’re meant to meet without being meant to be together. A remorseful husband tries to win back his wife. Written as realis 4.6kReads8.9Score456Shelves

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    Very nice!!

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