Any Recommendations Where the Male Lead Is Cold at First, Then Gets Face-Slapped Later? I'm in a Reading Slump 有没有前期男主冷漠 后期打脸的推荐啊？书荒了

1. 1 金 Mr. Jin, Your Wife Has Run Away with Your Daughter Again! 金总，太太又带小姐离家出走了！ Jin Er斤二Modern Romance355k WordsCompleted Prissy troublemaker x shameless rogue Childhood sweethearts x regret and redemption x happy ending In their third year of marriage, Lu Ying asked for a divorce. The man sat carelessly, his long, phoenix-shaped eyes nonchalant. “Is this because I went with her to the hospital but didn't go with you?” Lu Ying: “Yes.” “Fine,” he said, clearly not taking it seriously. “Then I won't go with you anymore.” Lu Ying: “I'll leave with nothing.” The unruliness vanished from his eyes. With the speed of 44.1kReads8.9Score3.4kShelves

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   Beautiful, beautiful! Sometimes it's very sweet, and sometimes you just dig it into the glass slag yourself. Anyway, it must be sweet. Just watch it. The writing is very delicate and there is no particularly bloody plot. The male and female protagonists will really make changes for each other later on. I recommend it~

2. 2 不 Wasn't This an Arranged Marriage? Why Are We Playing the Give-Your-Life Game? 不是联姻吗？怎么还玩给命文学啊 Let's Say Goodnight Tonight今晚说晚安Two Male Leads280k WordsCompleted Cool, long-haired beauty on the bottom vs. a scheming, indulgent powerhouse on top [Secret crush from youth vs. love at first sight + marriage before love ABO + mutually devoted + doting husband + teasing seduction] Shen Jibai was an S-rank Alpha. After his second differentiation turned him into the lowest-grade Omega, his highly compatible pheromones led his family to send him to the Huo family in Jingbei under the pretext of a business marriage. His intended match was Huo Yanzhou, the S-rank A 24.7kReads9.4Score4kShelves

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   Really nice

3. 3 揉 Shattered Tenderness 揉碎温柔 Jiu Ling九棂Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted (Top-tier wealthy family, a modern Jiangnan beauty as the heroine, an obsessive male lead, the heroine pursues him at first, then he spoils her relentlessly, devoted to each other, happy ending) For the sake of the child in her belly, Lu Zhiling was forced to marry an obsessive tycoon. Everyone thought she wouldn’t live long enough to give birth. To stay alive, she began winning him over. Before she knew it, she had become the apple of his eye. Later, she prepared to run away. His car was perche 132.6kReads9.5Score13.1kShelves

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   In the early stage, because the male and female protagonists had tragic life experiences, they were suspicious of each other, distrustful, and internally resistant. However, the male protagonist was fierce on the outside, but easy to be warmed on the inside. On the contrary, the female protagonist was considerate and cheerful on the outside, but very sad on the inside. The two complemented each other's personalities and eventually became each other's salvation. However, in the middle period, it was so sad that my heart trembled (the male protagonist fell in love with the female protagonist, but the female protagonist's heart knot was not resolved and she could not truly fall in love with the male protagonist). I still want to cry when I think about it, but the later period and the extra episode are really sweet, so sweet that I want to shout 10,000 times: Wan Ling 99!!! It's really my favorite article on Tomato!

4. 4 闪 Married at First Sight, Divorced Just as Fast: The Capital’s Young Master Gets Dumped Out of the Blue 闪婚闪离，京圈太子被单方面离婚 Durian Ya榴莲吖Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted Search for "Late Love Is Sweet Too" to find the short drama and animated series. Season 1 of the animated series is now available. (Marriage before love + groveling pursuit + both leads are virgins + sweet romance) Ji Hancheng is the famous Ji Ye of the imperial capital. He is decisive, domineering, incredibly handsome, and exceedingly arrogant. His only flaw is his abysmal emotional intelligence. Truly abysmal. On the second night of their marriage, Ji Hancheng says, “Sign the prenuptial agreem 152.1kReads9.4Score6.9kShelves

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   I just watched it, I don't know what it will be like next, I will review it later!

5. 5 穿 I Became the Villain's Mom and Went Viral on a Parenting Show with My Antics 穿成反派亲妈，我靠沙雕爆红娃综 The Great Attacker of Bikini Bottom比奇堡大总攻Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Comedy + Villainess + Transmigrate into a Book + Face-Slapping + Celebrity Parenting Livestream] Leng Qingqing, a top agent who retired from the Quick Transmigration Bureau, transmigrates into a book as the abusive mother of a cannon-fodder character, destined to be the young villain's downfall. At this point, the little villain is on the verge of turning evil! No need to panic. With a child in one hand and a variety-show contract in the other, Leng Qingqing sets off to film a parenting show. 15.5kReads8.9Score2.2kShelves

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   In these two movies, men and women are indifferent in the early stage, but they are slapped in the face in the later stage. The heroine is really focused on her career. I really like the chapters about the heroine and the cute baby.

6. 6 男 Hey, Leads! I'm Here to Send You Both to Prison 男女主好，我是来送你们吃牢饭的 Camellias and Wine茶花与酒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Xuanxuan is an orphan, not her biological daughter] Jiang Sui transmigrates again, this time into the body of a C-list star with a terrible reputation. On a parent-child livestreaming variety show, she and her daughter become the foil to a mother-daughter duo whose motto is to do absolutely nothing. The laid-back duo wins countless fans by slacking off, while Jiang Sui's group attracts nothing but haters. In a triathlon challenge: The laid-back mom makes her son drag her along. Comments: “What 14.1kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves
7. 7 强 The Campus Hottie I Forced to Love Me Was Bitter and Cold, So She Stopped Chasing Me After Being Reborn 强扭的校草酸又涩，重生她不追了 Dao Shangxie刀上邪Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Reborn + devoted one-on-one romance + both leads are pure and each other's first + a long road to winning her back] In her previous life, Su Jiani fell in love with the campus heartthrob at first sight. She pursued him for years without success, then resorted to despicable tactics to get pregnant and marry him. Knowing he didn't love her, she gradually lost hope. Reborn before the college entrance exams, she no longer clings to him for help with homework. She gets high marks, but doesn't apply 55.8kReads8.9Score4.4kShelves
8. 8 认 Mistook the Wrong Person for His Beloved? The Ascetic Grand Tutor Wants Nothing to Do With Him! 认错心上人？禁欲太傅她不要了！ Qi Lu祁禄Ancient Romance462k WordsCompleted [Heroine mistakes the man she loves + rivals clash over her + aloof man’s long road to winning her back + both virgins + flirtation and doting + pregnancy escape] In her previous life, Song Shiyin met a miserable end. Though she was a princess, her mother was not favored and her father showed her no affection. As a result, she was the one chosen for a political marriage to the Xiongnu. Mobei was so far from the capital that she died of illness along the way. After her death, she wasn’t even give 1.8kReads6.8Score162Shelves
9. 9 交 I Traded My Father and Brothers, So Why Are You Crying When I'm the Prince's Favorite? 交换父兄，我成王府团宠你哭什么 A Toast And A Tale把酒叙Ancient Romance781k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Wen Xingluo had poured her heart and soul into securing a bright future for her father and brothers. At last, just as her family reached the height of its power, her sister suddenly returned home and stole their affection, along with her marriage to the crown prince. Only when she was dying did Wen Xingluo learn that her father and brothers had always hated her for being calculating and manipulative. They loved only her sweet, gentle sister. When she opens her eyes again, W 85.3kReads8.4Score17kShelves
10. 10 与 Why Compete with a Concubine? Wouldn't It Be Better to Enter the Palace and Become Empress? 与贱妾争啥，入宫当皇后不香吗？ Guest from the Immortal Realm仙中客Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The heir of the Duke of Qingguo doted on his concubine and neglected his wife. The emperor felt sorry for the man’s wife and brought her into the palace to look after her. The result was the birth of several little princes and princesses. Full synopsis: Yun Qing’s father commanded a powerful army. Several princes wanted to marry her to gain control of his troops, which aroused the emperor’s suspicions. To protect both her and the Yun family army, her father had no choice but to petition the empe 18.2kReads9.0Score2.4kShelves

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    I think this one meets your requirements quite well. It's quite popular.

11. 11 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 115.2kReads9.0Score25kShelves
12. 12 糟 Oh No! I've Fallen for the Crown Prince's Trap! 糟糕！中了太子爷的计！ Big Meat Bun大肉包子啊Modern Romance452k WordsCompleted Print edition forthcoming [Devoted, scheming, sharp-tongued young master vs. sweet, down-on-her-luck campus beauty] [The heroine falls in love after marriage; the hero plots to ensnare her, and his secret crush finally comes true] On graduation day, the drunk Lin Muyan hooked her arms around Jiangcheng’s most sought-after bachelor, Duan Huaiqian, and refused to let go. “Lin Muyan, who am I?” “You’re... Zhou Duoyu.” “Get lost.” After a night of mistaken identity, the two never saw each other agai 1.1kReads9.1Score163Shelves

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    The male protagonist must be too disrespectful sometimes, but this is true love

13. 13 总 The CEO’s Gentle Love 总裁轻轻爱 Gu Haohao顾好好Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted After a conspiracy forced Gu Mengmeng to take her elder sister's place at the wedding, her prospective brother-in-law became her actual husband, and they began a blissful married life that brought them together every night. He was the dark emperor everyone feared. Rumor said he was ruthless and merciless, decisive in killing, yet he spoiled her rotten and let her do whatever she pleased. One day, a reporter asked, “Mrs. Lu, is there anything you're afraid of?” Gu Mengmeng looked like she was abo 1.4kReads8.6Score305Shelves

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    Look boldly, the more you look, the better you will get

14. 14 小 The Sweet, Obedient Little Mute Catches the Eye of a Disabled Tycoon 小哑巴乖巧软糯，被残废大佬盯上 Shui Lingxiao水凌霄Modern Romance506k WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation of this novel, The Moon in My Heart, is now available. Everyone in the imperial capital knew that the Lu family's heir, Lu Jingnan, was a terrifying man: he was disabled in both legs and had psychological problems. Everyone knew except Liu Xiaonian. On their wedding night, she sat by the bed, crying like a rain-soaked flower. She wrote on the man's palm, “Sir, you're a really good person. Someone tricked me. Could you lend me a hundred yuan so I can buy a train ticket 3.3kReads8.0Score290Shelves
15. 15 正 After Raising My Child Properly for Four Years, His Rich Biological Father Came Knocking 正经养崽四年后，豪门亲爹找上门 Huang Bao黄宝Modern Romance416k WordsCompleted [A devoted couple] [Raising a wolf pup] In the fourth year of raising her child alone, the kid’s father finally came knocking. A well-dressed man stood by the door and asked her, “Are you Shang Xi?” “…Yes.” “I’m the pup’s father.” The man’s tone was domineering and forceful. “Come with me. Don’t even think about refusing or putting up a pointless fight.” Shang Xi stared at his face, so much like her son’s, and leisurely answered, “Oh.” The truth was, she hadn’t even been thinking about refusing 26.5kReads9.4Score2.4kShelves
16. 16 大 The Heiress Is Getting Engaged, and He's Lost It 大小姐要订婚，他疯了 Peach Blossom Rice Dumplings桃花酿汤圆Modern Romance659k WordsOngoing [Strategic Heir + Obsessive, Stunning Heiress] Taking by force, stealing someone’s love, the long road to winning her back, both pure When Wen Yiyi was five, her grandfather sent her to the Ji family, to whom she was betrothed. Ji Yan raised her himself. On Wen Yiyi’s eighteenth birthday, she wanted to get engaged to Ji Yan as soon as possible, but he told her to wait. Two years later, Wen Yiyi brought him their marriage contract and asked him to honor their engagement. But Ji Yan had his arm ar 773Reads—Score102Shelves

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    Please, you are all arrogant

17. 17 陆 Mr. Lu, Stop This. Miss Wen Doesn't Want You Anymore 陆总别作了，温小姐不要你了 Tong Yinian Jiu桐逸年玖Modern Romance114k WordsCompleted [Male lead takes center stage + marriage before love + both leads are each other's only one + male lead has a secret crush] After seven years of secretly loving her, the male lead finally wins her heart. The female lead never looks back once she's done with someone. Wen Yao had been Lu Yan's girlfriend for five years. She thought she would marry the man she loved. But the day before their engagement party, he abandoned her to visit the sweet, innocent girl who was overseas on a business trip. He 79Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 18 我 I'm a Pure-Hearted College Guy, and I'm Falling in Love After a Marriage of Convenience with a Crazy Villain 我清纯男大，和疯批反派先婚后爱 A Cat Is a Cat Head猫是猫猫头Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted "Complete, with lots of standalone what-if extras" Pure, airheaded beauty bottom x possessive, domineering, celibate daddy-type top [Male-male romance + marriage before love + a slight everyone-loves-him vibe + frenzied male rivalry] [One-on-one, both virgins, a little noncon, a growing-up romance, and the original novel’s scum top gets his just deserts] Tan Yu, a pure and handsome college student, wakes up one day transmigrated into an angsty romance novel as an unlucky substitute groom. The su 35.6kReads9.4Score5.3kShelves
19. 19 说 We Agreed It Was an Alliance Marriage, So Why Did He Turn Red-Eyed When I Asked for a Divorce? 说好是联姻，怎么提离婚他眼红了 Bite the Sweet Sparrow咬甜雀Modern Romance176k WordsOngoing [One-on-one romance + both leads are each other’s only one + marriage before love + school romance first, then city life + bickering couple + pretending not to know each other in public, kissing each other senseless in private] At a party, everyone jokingly asked Xie Yusheng, “What kind of person could you never fall for?” He casually pointed at Fei Yu in the corner. “Her. She’s so well-behaved it’s unbearable. I’m not interested.” From then on, everyone said the beauty and heartthrob of S Unive 12Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 20 先 Married First, Fell in Love Later: Let It Be Her 先婚后爱，就她吧 Fish Roe and Fish Sauce鱼子鱼酱Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + devoted couple + wealthy family + chasing his wife to the crematorium + everyday family life] After her cousin introduces her to an old man just to humiliate her, and she gets slapped, Yu Huihui starts to turn ruthless. “You found yourself a rich boyfriend? Fine, I can do that too!” A month earlier, she’d slept with Song Jinrong, a man from a powerful family, while in a daze. A month later, she shows up with a “baby bump.” “I’m pregnant!” The man gives her a cold g 23.8kReads8.1Score1.9kShelves
21. 21 绝 The Peerless Legitimate Daughter Conquers the World 绝色嫡女之征战天下 Xiao Siyin小思音Ancient Romance801k WordsCompleted [Political Scheming + Cunning Heroine + Wish Fulfillment + Ruthless and Decisive + Badass Heroine + Smart Characters + Nation and Family] Mu Chaoyan, commander of the elite training camp for China’s special forces, transmigrated to Eastern Chu. She blazed a trail as a woman, rooted out corrupt officials, purged the court, trained elite troops, strengthened the nation, pacified the four corners of the realm, and ushered in a golden age. From the start, her grandfather and father were killed in 884Reads7.7Score103Shelves

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    Damn it, the second handsome guy is the heroine.

22. 22 休 After Divorcing Him, She Returns Home to Inherit the Throne 休夫后，她回家继承帝位 Lu Minghuang鹿明凰Ancient Romance630k WordsCompleted Also known as: “Demoted from Wife to Concubine? One Hundred Thousand Cavalry Kneel to Welcome Me to the Throne” She was born to privilege, but after a dream, she took on the identity of a medical woman to cure his poison, pulled him back from the brink of death, and helped him secure the crown prince’s position. He swore he would marry no one but her. He knelt before the palace hall for two days until he won an imperial decree granting their marriage, and took her as his wife. She thought that w 4.7kReads8.5Score889Shelves
23. 23 予 Half a City for Her 予她半城 Zhi Zhi之知Modern Romance705k WordsCompleted [Currently being published] When Ying Xia pursued Lu Jinchuan, she chased after him so desperately she nearly crawled on her hands and knees. In the end, she became Mrs. Lu in name only. Everyone said Lu Jinchuan was ruthless and cared for no one. But later, everyone in Beicheng knew that Lu Jinchuan had someone he cherished above all else. No one was allowed to touch her or say a bad word about her. If anyone so much as laid a finger on her, he would turn Beicheng upside down. As Lu Jinchuan pu 28.4kReads9.1Score2.8kShelves
24. 24 京 A Marriage Blessed by the Capital 京宠成婚 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 53.2kReads9.4Score6.8kShelves

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    It's all about the indifferent male protagonist in the early stage [smile] and chasing his wife in the crematorium in the later stage! On the 99th day of my guide to the cold-faced president, I finally maxed out his black card! Packing up his luggage and preparing to run away, he was pushed against the wall. The cold man in the past had red eyes: "I give you my money and my heart, how dare you try to leave?"

25. 25 周 Mr. Zhou, Secretary Shen Ran Off Pregnant 周总，沈秘书是揣崽逃的 It's Mango Ya是芒果吖Modern Romance466k WordsCompleted (The main story is complete, so enjoy!) [Mutual pining becomes real + both fall for each other + sweet romance + one-on-one + both virgins] [Clear-headed, composed secretary VS cold, dignified tycoon] [She falls for him first; he falls for her over time] Shen Zhihe had a crush on Zhou Yanzhi and deliberately became his secretary. After an accident, she let herself climb into his bed. For three years, they were strictly superior and subordinate by day, while at night he pinned her beneath him and 785Reads7.1Score101Shelves
26. 26 出 Go Ask Around: What Kind of Assassin Goes to Marry into Another Kingdom? 出去打听打听，谁家杀手去和亲？ Little Iron Leftover小铁剩Ancient Romance559k WordsCompleted After Jiu Yue died, the System told her that once she completed her mission, she could return to the real world with a reward of ten billion. Jiu Yue, who had been grumbling about her identity as an assassin, smiled sweetly. “Who says transmigrating is a bad thing? This is amazing!” However, a time-space delay kept the System from transmigrating with her, and it hadn't had time to explain the mission in full. But Jiu Yue didn't think that mattered. She was an assassin, after all. How hard could 62.7kReads9.4Score9.1kShelves
27. 27 好 I'm Panicking! I Didn't Mean to Flirt That Much [Quick Transmigration] 好慌张，不小心撩过头了【快穿】 Cloud Rabbit云兔子Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Pretending-to-be-innocent seductress + Dark, scheming male lead + Best friend takes the place of the boyfriend + Sweet 1v1 romance] Hurting your wife feels good for a while, then comes the hellish chase to win her back. But if your buddy has his eye on your wife, he can scatter your ashes and step over your corpse to take your place. After accidentally binding to a win-back-your-wife System, Jiang Xin is forced to travel to different worlds, take the place of girls who have been hurt by scumbag 45kReads9.1Score3.3kShelves
28. 28 离 After I Quit, My Former Boss Wouldn’t Leave Me Alone 离职后我被前上司缠上了 Runaway Rabbit在逃兔子Modern Romance4.0M WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] The most humiliating thing Song Xiang ever did was serve as Yan Lihan’s “personal secretary” for five years. She gave him everything, but the heartless man tossed her off to some far-flung backwater the moment he got bored. Life in exile was supposed to be tough, but maybe the god of misfortune had finally left her. As soon as Song Xiang reached the grassroots level, her back stopped hurting, her legs stopped aching, and she gritted her teeth and charged straight to 5.6kReads9.1Score1kShelves
29. 29 入 Nightfall 入夜 Empty-Headed脑袋空空Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The door opened, and a tall, slender man stepped out. Lin Mian stared at him, dumbstruck, forgetting even to snap out of it. “What are you looking at, hmm?” 9.9kReads9.3Score2.7kShelves
30. 30 开 From the Start, I Had a Black Card: A Carefree Fish in a CEO Romance 开局一张黑卡，我在霸总文当咸鱼 Cilantro Is Delicious香菜很好吃Modern Romance528k WordsCompleted “After we’re married, you can do whatever you want and buy whatever you like, but don’t go coveting things that are beyond your reach.” Shen Moze tossed a black card in front of Gu Miaomiao with a cold expression. The vicious supporting actress, Gu Miaomiao, was ecstatic inside: My cold husband never comes home, and I still get to spend his money! So Gu Miaomiao started living however she pleased. She casually joined a variety show, and somehow became an overnight sensation across the internet! 7.8kReads9.1Score933Shelves

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    All the beautiful ones are in my collection. They are all really beautiful. They are all HE [laughs][laughs][laughs]

31. 31 温 Gentle, Wild-Boned 温柔野骨 Lan Sheng澜笙Modern Romance335k WordsCompleted [The print edition goes on sale across all platforms on August 1] [Short drama now streaming] Previously titled: Zero-Degree Intimacy [One-on-one romance + both leads’ first love + happy ending + secret marriage + sweet romance ♥ Double-layer milk foam, 70% sugar!] (Rich, sharp-tongued, scheming investor Jian Yuchen VS money-loving, mischievous young designer Wen Ni) In a nutshell: She married her nemesis. In physics, zero degrees is the point where ice and water coexist. Zero-degree intimacy is 72.4kReads9.5Score8.8kShelves
32. 32 摊 After I Admitted I Didn’t Love Him, the Scheming Tycoon Went Wild with Jealousy! 摊牌不爱后，腹黑大佬醋疯了！ Cang Li苍黎Modern Romance402k WordsCompleted The rating just opened, so it’ll gradually climb later! [Beautiful, bootlicking, drama-loving heiress vs. powerful, calculating, jealous tycoon] [The male lead carefully schemes at every turn early on, then spends the later part desperately trying to win her back] The moment Yin Muxi opened her eyes, she discovered she had transmigrated into an old-fashioned, melodramatic CEO romance novel, becoming a cannon-fodder supporting character with the same name as the original. The Qi family of Yunj 298Reads7.4Score—Shelves

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