Looking for a Book with a Steady, Self-Assured Female Lead and a Gentle, Refined Male Lead 想看女主内核稳定 男主温润哦如玉的书

1. 51 逃 The Runaway Bride Chef: The Amnesiac Prince Won’t Leave Me Alone 逃婚小厨娘：失忆王爷赖上我 Seven-Leaf Grain1203七页禾1203Ancient Romance219k WordsOngoing (Food + sweet romance + political intrigue + slow-burn character growth) I’m Mei Youyou, courtesy name Qiniang. At sixteen, I’m the seventh-ranked disciple of the Medicine King Valley on Baihua Mountain, and the head chef who cooks a different dish every day of the year for all 360 people in the valley. I live by two rules: One: No matter how much my father tries to matchmake me, I’ll never marry! Two: Anyone I save has to pay for treatment, even if he’s the emperor himself! But right now, I’m c —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Give it a try~

2. 52 安 Peaceful and Unending 安乐永逸 A Tree Makes Shade一木成荫Ancient Romance531k WordsOngoing She had been given a rare second chance at life and planned to spend it carefree, like a wandering cloud or wild crane among the mountains and rivers. But fate had other plans: her adoptive father was imprisoned while seeking vengeance for her family's murder and his own country's humiliation. To save him, she had to disguise herself as a man and enter the imperial court, where she was forced to work for the cold-faced royal prince, Luo Yunyi. She never expected to find herself working for a hea 41Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Hold you in my arms and love you to the core. A sinister prince pursues his wife tyrannically, not seeking the country and the country, but only seeking the one and only one. There is no limit to the sweetness and pampering. It is a very interesting ancient novel.

3. 53 救 Help! I Think Officer Lu, the Abstinent One, Has His Eye on Me 救命！我好像被禁欲陆警官看上了 Wild Greenery绿野蔓生Modern Romance974k WordsCompleted [A sweet romance, with equal parts love story and plot] After an accident, Ji Jinge joins the city’s special operations team. She assumes it’s a special unit tasked with stopping terrorist attacks and keeping the public safe. But after joining, she discovers that every member is nonhuman. Well, nonhuman or not, they’re still serving the people. But could you stop rubbing up against me in your original form, Boss?! A sweet, naive cutie who can really throw down vs. a tsundere who thinks, “I don’ 3.2kReads9.2Score353Shelves

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   It's nice to watch, but I can't remember if the male protagonist smokes in it [full]

4. 54 周 Mrs. Zhou, Let’s Get Married Before We Date 周太太，恋爱不如先结婚 Midsummer Rain仲夏雨Modern Romance316k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + hero has been plotting for a long time + stealing her away] [Protective, husband-like CEO × outwardly gentle but inwardly strong livestreamer] Shen Yiqiao and Zhou Chen were widely regarded as a match made in heaven. From the day he learned that Shen Yiqiao’s first love was coming back to the country, the usually composed and self-controlled Zhou Chen became restless. His friends teased him: “You two are so loving. What’s there to worry about?” Zhou Chen smiled bitt 15kReads8.7Score1.8kShelves
5. 55 升 A Kiss That Heats Things Up 升温诱吻 Biyou彼呦Modern Romance387k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] [Age gap + married first, love later + exceptionally gentle, fatherly male lead + both leads are each other's first] A restrained cardiac surgeon x a sweet young woman who grows into herself *Complete. A sweet, everyday romance with no melodrama. - On the eve of her engagement, Jiang Qiao catches her boyfriend passionately kissing another woman. As she stands there in a pitiful state, Pei Zhihe's tall figure appears beside her. His deep, dark eyes look at her from 74.7kReads9.5Score11.9kShelves
6. 56 心 If You're Falling for Me, Tell Me 心动还请告诉我 Han Dabai韩大白Modern Romance525k WordsCompleted Original title: I’m Already in the Late Stages of Cancer, So What’s Wrong with Going a Little Crazy? Lin Qian, hailed as the most eligible young lady in the capital, was gentle, refined, elegant, and proper. She could read at three, write poetry at five, was exceptionally well-read, and excelled at music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Everyone who met her praised her without end. Lin Qian had been raised from childhood on the principle: “At home, obey your father; after marriage, obey your 27.5kReads9.4Score3.4kShelves

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