First Marriage, Then Love, Political Match, with Neither Lead Having an Ex or a White Moonlight Lover 先婚后爱，联姻，男女主无前任白月光

1. 1 甜 Sweet, Sizzling Kisses! After We Get Our Marriage License, He Kisses Me Red Every Night 甜欲肆吻！领证后夜夜被亲红温 Qing Qing Ci轻卿辞Modern Romance473k WordsCompleted Jiang Jinnian, the current head of the Jiang family, is known for his self-discipline and propriety, and his cool temperament. Even though the Jiang and Shen families arranged a marriage long ago, no one ever connected him with Shen Nanzhi. For years, Shen Nanzhi thought the same. Jiang Jinnian spent most of his time abroad. He was cold by nature and rarely came home, so the two hardly ever had a chance to meet. Even when they did, Shen Nanzhi always kept her distance. She never imagined that, b 47.7kReads9.1Score5.3k14d adds

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   Why does the male lead get a happy ending with the female lead? Because he fights and vies for her! Sisters, go for it! The writing is good, both sides have their own voices, and there's no angst.

2. 2 热 Kisses Above the Clouds: My Pilot Husband Spoils Me Rotten 热吻云端：飞行员老公宠上天 Taotao Pastry萄萄酥Modern Romance232k WordsCompleted The short drama Kisses in the Clouds is now streaming~ [Air Force test pilot × civilian airline captain] [Marriage first, love later / both devoted to each other / happy ending / sweet romance / whirlwind marriage] As one of the few female captains in civil aviation, Ding Li had earned the nickname “Iceberg Beauty.” That was until her family arranged for her to meet Cheng Beigui. The man came through the snow, outshining everything around him. “Third Brother, I’m only marrying you to appease o 1.6kReads9.3Score23414d adds

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   The first book is about an Air Force test pilot and a female civilian airline captain who fall in love after an arranged marriage. It's incredibly sweet with no angst! The second book is also about a civilian airline captain and a flight attendant who fall in love after an arranged marriage. The male lead falls in love with the female lead at first sight, and the female lead enters into the marriage out of necessity. The writing is excellent, the plot is clear, and it's a great read! Everyone should check it out!

3. 3 共 Together, We Soar to the Heavens 共上云霄 Jiujiu Cat纠纠猫Modern Romance279k WordsCompleted [Also known as: Soar Together] Commercial airline captain X chief flight attendant + Equally Matched + Marriage Before Love - Nan Jia and Bei Zheng had been married for nearly half a year before they moved in together. For a while after the wedding, Nan Jia kept forgetting she was married and had a husband. Their marriage had been a spur-of-the-moment decision to get the families off their backs, so Nan Jia suggested they keep it secret at first. She thought he was settling for convenience just 5.4kReads9.3Score69614d adds
4. 4 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 178.3kReads9.6Score27.8k14d adds

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   It's really, really, really good! The plot is original and unconventional, the narration is smooth, the logic is consistent, and the characters are full and vivid.

5. 5 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book: The Substitute Bride Assassin Is a Little Socially Awkward 穿书，这个替嫁杀手有点社恐 Coconut-Skinned Little Xi椰皮小西Modern Romance538k WordsCompleted [Romance + Transmigrate into a Book + Devoted Couples + Alternate Setting (Please Don’t Compare It to the Real World)] 01 is socially anxious, a homebody, incapable of lying, and a hopeless beauty enthusiast. During a mission, she unexpectedly transmigrates into a novel. By sheer accident, she ends up as a substitute bride in the home of the story’s major villain, who is still in a vegetative state. In the original story, the villain is ruthless and all-powerful. Both the heroine and the hero ne 1.2kReads8.6Score16414d adds

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   This bag is so cute! The female lead is a bit naive but incredibly strong, the male lead is highly intelligent and dotes on the female lead.

6. 6 我 I Gave the Mute CEO Talk Therapy, and the Whole Family Was Stunned 我给哑巴总裁做话疗，豪门全懵了 Lu Chi鹿迟Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted “Chatty Little Sun Heroine × Mute Powerhouse in a High Position, Married First, Love Later + Sweet Romance + Feel-Good Daily Life” Sang Lu awakened to the truth. In the original story, she was a vicious sister-in-law from a wealthy family. She despised her mute husband, teamed up with awful relatives to swindle her own family, and did every kind of wicked thing. Her husband ignored her, her younger brothers-in-law slapped her, and she met a tragic end. “Wait, was I the huge idiot all along?” Abs 53.1kReads9.5Score6.7k14d adds

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   It's really hard not to love this book! It's all sweet, and there are no misunderstandings between the male and female leads, only sweetness!

7. 7 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 28.1kReads9.1Score2.9k14d adds

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   A slow and steady love story, an arranged marriage that blossoms into love, is a really good read.

8. 8 轻 Be Gentle! It’s Addictive! CEO Fu Kisses His Pregnant Wife Passionately 轻点宠！会上瘾！傅总狠吻小孕妻 Stir-Fried and Poached Shrimp清炒白灼虾Modern Romance766k WordsCompleted [Sweet, heart-fluttering romance + devoted husband + marriage first, love later + one-to-one, both leads devoted only to each other] After one reckless night, Jiang Ning gets pregnant with Fu Sinian’s child. She plans to go to the hospital for an abortion, but Fu Sinian takes her to register their marriage without a second thought. Jiang Ning thinks she and Fu Sinian will divorce once the baby is born. She doesn’t expect him to pin her against the wall instead. Fu Sinian rests his forehead again 4.7kReads9.0Score51514d adds

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   The male lead's "white moonlight" is the female lead. He suffers from amnesia but still dotes on her immensely. Eventually, he regains his memory and loves her even more. They were very close as children, but the female lead lost her sight as a child and didn't know what he looked like. After her eyesight improved, she searched tirelessly for him.

9. 9 只 Just a Marriage Alliance? Sorry, He’s Madly in Love! 只是联姻？不好意思，他超爱！ Pei Jiu佩玖Modern Romance591k WordsCompleted [Love after marriage + secret crush + long-laid plans + both devoted to each other + happy ending] Lu Yanci, the capital's most eligible heir, was aloof by nature, decisive and ruthless, and impossibly high above everyone else. Wen Ruanqing, the only daughter of the Wen family in Jiangnan, was a stunning beauty. Rumor had it she never left the house and was well-behaved and cold. Who could have guessed that the first time they met, Lu Yanci would run into her at a nightclub while she was hiring 6.6kReads9.0Score77414d adds

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   So sweet, both are virgins

10. 10 宝 Be Good, Baby, Let Daddy Hold You! The Obsessive Big Shot Coaxes Her in a Low Voice 宝宝乖老公抱！病娇大佬低声诱哄 Ming Yueyun明月云Modern Romance381k WordsCompleted [Completed] [So sweet! All sweetness, all the time. A pampered, silly little crybaby × a possessive, lovesick narcissist. Married first, fall in love later, plus a daddy-type husband] Si Linyuan married a princess through a family alliance. Faced with a woman who could not even eat a meal by herself, could he return her? Ling Luoluo looked aggrieved. “Luoluo will be good. •́‸ก” Si Linyuan looked disgusted. “Could you wipe away your tears first?” He must have had eight lifetimes’ worth of bad luc 5.6kReads9.2Score65314d adds
11. 11 她 She Loved Him in Secret for Seven Years, and Now the Powerful Man of Beijing's Elite Circle Is Chasing His Wife After Marriage 她暗恋七年，京圈大佬婚后狂追妻 Food Coma饭困了Modern Romance252k WordsCompleted [Prima Ballerina Princess ♥ Powerful Fatherly Tycoon] [Devoted to Each Other ♥ Secret Crush Comes True + Marriage Before Love ♥ Icy, Aloof Beauty + Bright Little Sunshine] Shi Yimian is the treasured daughter of a discreet, prestigious family. With bright eyes, delicate features, a slender waist, and porcelain skin, she blends innocence and allure to perfection. Suitors pursue her one after another, only to be turned away by an arranged marriage made when she was young. They all assume the engag 2.3kReads8.7Score38414d adds

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    Arranged marriage turned into love + unrequited love turned into reality, a cool and aloof flower 🌹 and a bright and sunny ☀ nice

12. 12 乖 Come On, Call Me Hubby Again 乖，再叫一声老公 Lotus Blooms in May五月生莲Modern Romance655k WordsCompleted “Please, let me go. I’m scared it’ll hurt~” “Be good, Jiu’er. Your husband will be gentle, I promise it won’t hurt.” “Waaah, you lied, hubby! Jiujiu will never get disinfected again...” The man knelt on one knee, reverently lifting the young woman’s right foot and gently blowing on the instep, reddened by a burn. Who would have guessed that this cold, arrogant, ruthless business tycoon was such a devoted lover? After Chu Yanxiu was left comatose by a car accident, his stepmother sent him 3.9kReads8.8Score36114d adds
13. 13 乖 Good Girl! Baby, Let Me Love You! The Coldhearted Tycoon Coaxes Me Into His Arms 乖！宝宝疼我！被冷冰冰大佬诱哄 Little Spoiled One小撒娇Modern Romance642k WordsCompleted [Reborn + revenge on scumbags + sweet romance + obsessive love + mutual devotion + little seductress + the whole family pays the price] In her past life, Jiang Wan Mian was deceived and led astray. Only as she lay dying did she finally see how much Quan Jingsu loved her. He loved her with a consuming, obsessive passion, and was willing to give up his life for her. Reborn into a new life, Jiang Wan Mian wants nothing more than to throw herself into his arms without a second thought and shower her 11.8kReads9.3Score1.3k14d adds
14. 14 重 Reborn as the Beloved Darling: The Big Shot’s Secret Identity Is So Cool 重生团宠：马甲大佬太A了 Eternal Life for a Thousand Leaves千叶长生Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Reborn + adored by everyone + secret identities + strong heroine + sweet romance] In her past life, she loved the wrong man and met a tragic end. Reborn, all she wants is to cling to her husband’s coattails and let her powerful uncles spoil her rotten. The world knows her as the real heiress who was switched at birth, lost in a mountain village for nineteen years before being found. Her fiancé is the Fourth Master of the Bai family, a wheelchair-bound man who is permanently disabled and ugly. A 349Reads8.1Score10014d adds
15. 15 桑 The Poor Little Miss of the Sang Family Is Tenderly Kept by a Powerful Man 桑家小可怜，被大佬温柔圈养 Pineapple Mochi菠萝糯糯Modern Romance337k WordsCompleted [A proud, devoted, powerful family patriarch, a wife-obsessed romantic ✖️ an unknown bit-part actress in showbiz, a sweet, sensitive, beautiful little fairy beneath it all] [Both are devoted only to each other + sweet and flirty romance + reunion after years apart + ulterior motives] Sang Liwu is the fake heiress. The day the real heiress comes looking for her is the day she's kicked out of her home. At a banquet, Sang Liwu, who has always followed the rules, does the craziest thing she's ever 2.9kReads9.0Score27914d adds

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    I only watch sweet stories about marriage before love, and stories where both partners are virgins and there's no "white moonlight" (idealized love interest).

16. 16 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 5.6kReads8.5Score41914d adds
17. 17 与 Sinking into a Beautiful Dream with Her 与她沉溺美梦 The Light Shines In光照进来Modern Romance392k WordsCompleted Jaded, aloof wild rose × sharp-tongued, straight-laced math genius | Rekindled love × angst and sweetness × yandere × mutual salvation × devoted couple, happy ending In just five years, Zhou Shuci went from a math genius to the founder of the Wanshi Group, ruling over a six-hundred-billion commercial empire and controlling half of Jingzhou City. Yet all he wanted to know was whether she regretted leaving him for twenty million. When they met again after years apart, her mere presence brought 4.9kReads8.4Score33514d adds
18. 18 淮 Huai Ning Falls into the Mortal World 淮柠落人间 Jiang Yuyi江予一Modern Romance264k WordsCompleted [Modern romance + Sweet pampering + Both leads are each other’s first + No rivalry between women + Second male lead gets his comeuppance + Happy ending] His first love left him to study abroad, so Fu Jinghao promptly got together with his childhood friend. Her family was powerful and could help his career. Fu Jinghao should have been satisfied, but everyone also knew that the fiancée of the distinguished young master of the Fu family... was a fool. His friends mocked her, and the people around h 1.9kReads8.8Score17714d adds
19. 19 念 Yearning, Yearning! 念念，念念！ A Piece of Candy in My Palm掌心有颗糖Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Extra Sweet + Campus + Wealthy Families + Entertainment Industry + Both Pure] On the day Xie Yanwen turned nineteen, he suddenly gained a daughter. The little girl sat in the police station and pointed at him, telling the officers pitifully, “He’s my dad.” Looking at the pitiful little girl, Xie Yanwen kept a blank face while screaming internally. How could he have a daughter only a year younger than him? But from then on, he had a little shadow following him everywhere. The girl was especially 5kReads9.1Score40414d adds
20. 20 小 A Guide to Nurturing a Little Rose 小玫瑰温养手册 Kong Kong Jiu空空九Modern Romance472k WordsCompleted (A sweet little romance, love at first sight + an eight-year age gap + the hero has a secret crush + the heroine suffers from severe depression + a healing story) Qin Xiuyu never imagined he would fall in love at first sight with a girl he didn’t know. One look was all it took for him to fall deeply for her and think of her for three whole years. Then, at a party, his best friend led over a slender, fair-skinned girl and introduced her. “This is my younger sister, Wen Nanqiu.” Only then did he l 2.9kReads8.9Score30114d adds
21. 21 越 Crossing the Line to Fan the Flames 越界撩火 Milky Candy Puff奶糖酥Modern Romance287k WordsCompleted (Complete) [Age gap + abstinent older man steals his younger brother’s fiancée + sweet romance + devoted couple] [Distinguished, mature gentleman and translation-industry heavyweight × adorable little fox who acts sweet and helpless in public] Xie Zhiyu of the capital’s Xie family is the most dazzling among the city’s elite. In everyone’s eyes, he’s famously refined and composed, disciplined and courteous. No one could have imagined that he would “steal” his younger brother’s fiancée. After Ming 5.9kReads9.3Score78614d adds
22. 22 撩 Flirting into Marriage 撩婚 Autumn Firefly秋流萤Modern Romance290k WordsCompleted The print edition of Wild Crane is now available on major platforms. He Yunxing comes from a prominent Hong Kong family. The elegant, aloof man has a black tattoo on his hand that looks wickedly sensual, like Satan himself has descended. He's cold and heartless, a complete utilitarian. Everyone is madly infatuated with him. Too bad he married young. Rumor has it that he and the eldest daughter of the Shen family have a terrible marriage and will soon divorce. In their vast room, a slender-waiste 16.6kReads9.3Score1.8k14d adds
23. 23 偷 Secretly Plotting 偷偷蓄谋 Zheng Xian筝弦Modern Romance196k WordsCompleted [Cold, Cunning CEO × Sweet Little Princess, Six-Year Age Gap] [Marriage First, Love Later + Long-Held Schemes + Sweet Romance] The Xu family had a little princess, with twin older brothers and parents who had doted on her since she was a child. She grew up carefree, wanting for nothing and spoiled rotten. At twenty-two, the Xu family joined forces with the Ji family through marriage, and she married Ji Chengze, a refined and aloof man whose methods in business were ruthless. Xu Wan was afraid of 3kReads9.1Score34614d adds
24. 24 深 Tenderly Coaxed and Seduced 深情哄诱 Full-Mark Candy满分糖Modern Romance320k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + long-planned romance + the second male lead gets the girl + the ex regrets it and tries to win her back, but she never turns back + both leads are each other's only partner] [Shrewd business tycoon × sweet, energetic jewelry designer] - Shen Tingyue has loved Song Wenjing since childhood. She is the Song family's adopted daughter and his childhood sweetheart, promised to him in marriage long ago. Then, the day before they were supposed to register their marriage, 20.5kReads9.3Score2.9k14d adds
25. 25 轻 Soft Murmurs 轻哝软语 PianlineModern Romance337k WordsCompleted Criminal Investigation Squad Captain x high school Chinese teacher [Sweet romance + marriage before love + one couple + both are each other’s first and only] Xu Weiyan comes from a centuries-old merchant family in Jinggang, but chooses a career in uniform, a path that seems rather “unconventional.” His illustrious family supports his career choice, but sets one condition: he doesn’t have to inherit the family business, but he must accept a marriage arranged by the family. Gui Yanxiao is the seco 5.1kReads9.0Score48714d adds

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    My top 1 story of arranged marriage leading to love: a police officer with internal organs versus a teacher. It's an arranged marriage without premeditation or a romantic subplot involving a "white moonlight" (idealized love interest) or a business marriage, but both leads have mouths (meaning they're both intelligent and have misunderstandings). 😳

26. 26 认 After Mistaking My Marriage Match, He Can't Get Enough of Me 认错联姻对象后，他超爱 Puppy Cat小狗猫Modern Romance458k WordsCompleted Strangers to lovers after an arranged marriage / powerful man learns to bow his head / he can't get enough Gentle beauty & strict, stern big shot At first, Xu Qingwu thought her arranged match was a playboy. She figured it would be great: they could each do their own thing. She only found out at their premarital checkup that there'd been a mix-up. Her match was the playboy's uncle, Cen Xihuai, who was rumored to have no interest in women and to be a model of restraint and propriety. Right after 7.8kReads8.8Score99214d adds

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    This book features an arranged marriage where the female lead mistakes her fiancé for her future husband, only realizing he's his uncle on the day of the premarital checkup. There's even a scene where the female lead helps the male lead with "that" during the checkup! It's really great, exciting, slow-paced, and slice-of-life. Those who enjoy this kind of story should definitely check it out! 🤭🤭🤭

27. 27 心 Cherished Darling 心肝宠 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 79.5kReads9.5Score8.2k14d adds

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    Everyone who saw it praised it highly.

28. 28 惊 What?! The Villainess's Husband Is Actually the Crown Prince of the Capital's Elite 惊！恶毒女配老公竟是京圈太子 Shu Zhi黍枝Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed, awaiting release] Marriage first, love later / older, fatherly male lead / devoted couple, sweet romance Carefree, high-maintenance heroine × abstinent, scheming older man Jin Zhao transmigrates into a sweet romance novel as the vicious supporting heroine. Not only is she beautiful, with fair skin, but she's also secretly married to the heir of a powerful family in the capital. But she'd heard her bargain husband was abstinent, so she decides to cling to his coattails. “Ho 39.6kReads9.4Score4.5k14d adds

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    These two books are good; the writing is delicate, and the plots are engaging.

29. 29 结 After We Married, the CEO’s Wife Had a Sore Waist Every Day 结婚后，总裁夫人每天都在腰酸 Jin Yun今云Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted [Powerful family patriarch + devoted leads + marry first, fall in love later + sweet romance + flirty tension + sizzling chemistry] When Lin Youning learned that her parents had chosen Jian Cheng, a notorious playboy in their social circle, as her marriage partner, she took the initiative and went to Gu Huaichen, a powerful family patriarch who surpassed Jian Cheng in every way, from his methods to his wealth. According to rumor, Gu Huaichen was indifferent to women and impossible to approach. O 7.5kReads9.1Score74014d adds

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    A marriage of convenience that blossoms into love, sweet romance, a happy ending, and both partners are virgins. A beautiful, wealthy, and pampered young woman and a handsome, rich, and successful CEO enter into a business marriage. The male lead falls in love with the female lead at first sight because of her looks, and their feelings for each other deepen over time. Their happy life together begins!

30. 30 众 All Ghosts on High Alert: The Little Mystical Prodigy Comes Down the Mountain to Find Her Husband 众鬼警戒，玄学小祖宗下山寻夫啦 Grinning Rabbit龇牙笑的兔子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A rebellious, handsome, slightly narcissistic young master vs. a sweet, soft, fragrant little sect matriarch, as adorable as a snow mochi] Just after her eighteenth birthday, Lu Qing is kicked down the mountain by her master to find her fiancé. When word gets out that the eldest son of the wealthy Gu family has a fiancée, the whole capital is thrown into an uproar. They say his fiancée is plain, tacky, and a fraud who loves to dabble in the supernatural. Everyone waits for a good laugh. But on 7.6kReads9.2Score95314d adds

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    This novel is absolutely fine 👌

31. 31 亲 Dear Mr. Lu, I Really Want to Be Madly in Love With You 亲爱的陆先生，我好想跟你热恋呀 Jing Feng Shiyi景风十一Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted Already signed for print publication [secret crush becomes mutual, from the heroine’s perspective + marriage first, love later, from the hero’s perspective] [Independent, resilient, A-list lawyer vs. devoted, possessive CEO] When Meng Tingyu was sixteen, she met a young man named Lu Suizhou. She would never forget that day. He came into her life carrying light, bringing hope to her as she was on the verge of drowning and rescuing her from the abyss. Years later, the sunny, handsome boy had grow 8kReads9.1Score79414d adds

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    The male protagonist in this novel falls in love after an arranged marriage, and the female protagonist's secret crush becomes real.

32. 32 温 Mr. Wen, Happy Married Life 温先生，婚后愉快 Tong Xiang桐香Modern Romance384k WordsCompleted [Long-planned romance + secret crush + slow-burn love + sweet pampering + both devoted to each other + no angst + age gap of about five years] [Not a strong female lead] [Short drama: As Tender as Before, now streaming] * [Gentle, elegant Jiangnan beauty & reserved, composed business tycoon] Rong Yan had lived with her maternal grandfather since childhood. When she heard that he had found her a match, she assumed it would be the second son of the Wen family, Wen, who was also a doctor. She had n 11.8kReads9.3Score1.5k14d adds

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    No angst, very sweet, the male lead is very gentle with the female lead.

33. 33 退 After Breaking Off the Engagement, I Was Pulled into My Younger Uncle's Arms 退婚后，被小叔叔揽腰宠 Shu Zhi黍枝Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted Diva × Daddy-Type | Mutual Firsts / HE Ruan Li had been adopted and treated like a pampered young heiress for over a decade. Then one day, the real daughter was suddenly found. She took Ruan Li’s room, connections, and even her fiancé. When the real daughter persuaded their parents to marry her off to a middle-aged tycoon, Ruan Li turned to the one man no one dared offend: her former fiancé’s uncle. Late one night, she pretended to be scared and knocked on Fu Huaizhou’s door in her pajamas. “Unc 24.4kReads9.3Score2.7k14d adds

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    The first one is the best!

34. 34 白 Daylight's Sweet Embrace 白日倾欢 Jiang Tang姜塘Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Top-Tier Family, Unhinged Powerful Male Lead, Rose-like Beauty Female Lead, He Spoils Her Fiercely, Both Untouched] What Jian Huan regretted most was provoking her fiancé’s older brother to get revenge on her fiancé. She meant to have her fun and run, but it turns out it’s easy to invite trouble and hard to get rid of it. One night of passion, and now they were tangled up in each other. “Second Master Lou, this sort of thing should be mutual.” Lou Xiao pressed closer, step by step. “That doesn’ 41.4kReads9.2Score5.3k14d adds
35. 35 退 After Retirement, the Big Shot Was Pulled Back into a Horror Game 退休大佬再被拉进恐怖游戏后 Ya Zhi Yong Zhe桠枝庸者Two Male Leads1.3M WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads, Infinite-Flow, Face-Slapping Power Fantasy] [Please read without overthinking; this is pure wish fulfillment] Three years ago, after completing his mission and clearing every instance, Chou Yan was kicked out of the game by the System. Every monster and boss celebrated across the land. Three years later, betrayed by the so-called family he had left, Chou Yan reentered the game with System 006. The bosses had barely spawned before he was already slaughtering them left and right! 9.3kReads9.1Score1.7k14d adds

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    So cute! So cute! So cute!

36. 36 二 The Husky and His White Cat Shizun 二哈和他的白猫师尊 Meat Bun Won't Eat Meat肉包不吃肉Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted [The audiobook adaptation of the same name, starring Gu Jiangshan and Sanshi, is complete. Tune in and give it a listen!] Mo Ran thought becoming Chu Wanning's disciple had been a mistake. His master was far too much like a cat, while he was like a silly dog wagging its tail and fawning over him. Dogs and cats can't reproduce together, and the silly dog hadn't wanted to reach out his fluffy paws toward that cat in the first place. He'd always thought dogs should be with dogs, like his senior bro 100.9kReads9.7Score19.5k14d adds
37. 37 腹 Scheming! The Sweet, Pregnant Wife Is Spoiled into a Good-for-Nothing 腹黑！娇软孕妻被大佬宠成小废物 Mu Wanyan慕绾颜Modern Romance371k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance, Both Pure, One-on-One, Marriage Before Love, Two Powerful Families, Scheming Big Bad Wolf vs. Cunning Little Fox] “Money, a kid, no man!” That was the kind of life Miss Mu dreamed of most: Back to Field. She already had plenty of money. All she needed was a baby. Should she try IVF? What if the baby wanted to find his father someday? Where would she find his real dad? Most importantly, IVF was such a hassle, and so painful! Besides, if she got pregnant before marriage, she would 1.3kReads8.8Score10214d adds

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    "Rich, with a child, but no man!" This is the lifestyle that the eldest daughter of the Mu family yearns for most. She doesn't lack money, but she lacks a child. IVF might be an option, but what if the baby wants a father later? Where would she find him? Besides, IVF is too troublesome and painful! Moreover, if she were pregnant out of wedlock, she would become the laughingstock of the entire capital, and she absolutely cannot bring shame to her family! The best solution right now is to find a man of equal social standing, get married first, have a baby, and then quickly divorce, thus reaching the pinnacle of life.

38. 38 冷 Trembling, Crying, Face-Touching, Kissing! Something's Off with the Villainous Big Shot 冷抖哭！摸脸亲！反派大佬不对劲 Wen Shushu温舒舒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Devoted Couple + Sweet Romance + Slow-Burn Love] Qu Yiyi transmigrates into the book she wrote. The male villain is taking a bath in his room, and she walks right in. The next morning, he wraps her in a blanket, takes her home, and drags her off to register their marriage. And so begins her escape attempt. She jumps out of the car, but gets locked up. She grabs a knife, but gets caught. She tries to run, but gets dragged back. She dances at a bar, but gets ca 800Reads8.7Score10414d adds

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    There was no misunderstanding, it was quite sweet.

39. 39 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book as Rich Sisters-in-Law, My Bestie and I Take the Stage Together! 穿书富家妯娌，我和闺蜜齐上阵！ Shi Jiu柿九Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Short drama now available] [Two couples + best friends transmigrate into a book and both marry into wealthy families + lighthearted daily life + sweet romance + old-school domineering CEOs + supporting female character System] Lin Nanqiao and Xia Linshi transmigrate into a book together and are married off to twin brothers through a family alliance. They go from best friends to best friends and sisters-in-law, stacking their buffs to the max. In the original story, they are both cannon-fodder s 18.1kReads9.1Score1.7k14d adds
40. 40 豪 The Wealthy Family’s Stepmom Goes Viral for Doing the Opposite of Everyone Else on a Parenting Show 豪门后妈在娃综反向带娃爆红全网 Wen Qiqi温柒柒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete!] Lin Ran unexpectedly transmigrates into a CEO romance novel as a cannon-fodder supporting character with the same name, forced to marry the villain and become a mother to two children. In the book, the original Lin Ran appears on a parenting variety show and is exposed for abusing her biological son and mistreating her stepson. She is kicked out of the house and elopes with her true love. But then... Her true love swindles all her money and disappears without a trace. Forced to forag 17.4kReads9.2Score2.1k14d adds
41. 41 闪 A Flash Marriage Turns Into a Sweet Romance: Madam, Your True Colors Are Showing 闪婚成宠：夫人你的本性暴露了 Lan Gui澜归Modern Romance410k WordsCompleted The first thing Bo Yan thought when he saw An Shu was that she was quiet. Love wasn’t part of Bo Yan’s life plan, and marrying a quiet woman would make life a lot more peaceful. So Bo Yan married her. An Shu had heard plenty of rumors about Bo Yan. To her, they boiled down to two words: hassle-free. So An Shu married him. But the quiet one wasn’t quiet, and the hassle-free one was nothing of the sort! And then, they fell in love. 3.4kReads8.9Score29914d adds
42. 42 白 The White Moonlight Is Reborn as a Vermilion Mole 白月光重生成朱砂痣 Remembering Each Other两相忆Modern Romance714k WordsCompleted [1V1, both devoted only to each other + aloof tycoon with a hidden side × scheming, two-faced heiress + childhood sweethearts + unrequited love + husband-chasing hell] “First love is the moonlight of youth, a cinnabar mole is the love of a lifetime, and you are my eternal faith!”, Jiang Yan. Jiang Yan, a powerful figure in the capital, had someone he loved. He thought of her constantly and could never stop worrying about her. Everyone knew how much Jiang Yan loved Yun Nian, but Yun Nian herself 380Reads—Score—14d adds

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    In this book, neither the male nor female protagonist has any "white moonlight" (idealized love interest).

43. 43 甜 Sweet Temptation: My Wife Is Not to Be Messed With 甜诱撩人：我的夫人不好惹 Jiujiu Cat纠纠猫Modern Romance398k WordsCompleted First-time writers, proceed with caution! No logic, just mindless sweetness! [Both are devoted to each other, exclusive doting romance, and the hero relentlessly flirts with the heroine!] Gu Nanxi is a cool, beautiful woman. Gong Nanzhou can't get enough of her beauty, slender waist, and soft figure. If he goes a single day without flirting with her, he can't bear it! Everyone in Nancheng knows Gu Nanxi is unloved. Her own mother was framed by a mistress who then took her place, while her step 2.4kReads9.4Score28514d adds

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    This book is super good; the male lead falls in love with the female lead at first sight and dotes on her immensely.

44. 44 港 A Love Affair in Hong Kong 港岛情劫 The Seagull Can't Be Bothered to Fly海鸥懒得飞Modern Romance493k WordsCompleted 1.1kReads8.9Score10214d adds

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    Although it's still being serialized, the author updates three chapters every day, maintaining both quality and quantity, and the writing style is superb.

45. 45 穿 I Transmigrated Into a Book as a Stepmom, and Won Over Both Husband and Son 穿书当后妈，老公儿子双丰收 Moon Takes a Hot Spring月泡温泉Modern Romance512k WordsCompleted [A devoted couple + raising a child] Song Wushuang has barely transmigrated into the body of a real heiress abandoned in the countryside when she is told to marry someone in place of her stepsister and become a stepmother. Her sister complains, “The kid is spoiled and mischievous, and my husband has nothing going for him except his money and looks.” Her: “Perfect. Let me handle it.” She easily wins over her proud little stepson, turning him into a well-behaved big boy. After just a few happy day 630Reads8.7Score10414d adds

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    Neither of the children are biologically related; the male protagonist falls in love first in both stories. It's a very good read. Both male protagonists in the two books are terrified of the female protagonist leaving.

46. 46 孩 The Kids Are His, the Husband Is Useless, and This Lazy Stepmom Just Survives 孩子耶斯老公漏，咸鱼后妈苟苟苟 The Crying Code Thief流泪的偷码头Modern Romance532k WordsCompleted [A slow-to-catch-on, laid-back heroine who does the bare minimum x a flirtatious, big-dog CEO hero] [One-on-one romance + double purity + sweet indulgence + marriage before love + parenting variety show + memes] Overworked office employee Xu Wanci dies suddenly from working overtime. When she opens her eyes again, she's become the novel's villain's wicked, hypocritical stepmother. In the book, she's in a marriage of convenience with the villain's domineering CEO father. After failing to seduce 87.5kReads9.1Score10.5k14d adds
47. 47 机 Captain, Please Route Around the Thunderstorm 机长先生，雷雨请绕飞 Zhao Le昭乐Modern Romance383k WordsCompleted [Aloof, proud commercial airline captain x sweet-voiced, beautiful air traffic controller. She has a longtime crush on him; they marry first and fall in love later. The print edition goes on sale February 28; the short drama is already out.] Before she was urged to go on a blind date, Meng Liyue never imagined the man she was meeting was the person she’d secretly loved since her student days. She had written his name countless times in her diary. After she married him, everyone thought Meng Liy 41.7kReads9.6Score4.7k14d adds

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    From the male lead's perspective, it's an arranged marriage that blossoms into love; from the female lead's perspective, her unrequited love blossoms into reality—it's so sweet! 😳😳

48. 48 被 After My Yandere CEO Wife Imprisoned Me, I Faked My Death and Escaped 被病娇总裁妻囚禁后，我死遁了 There Are Deer in the Wild野有鹿Urban670k WordsCompleted [Main story complete, bonus chapters ongoing] [Male-oriented + one heroine + obsessive CEO + possessive confinement + wife pursues husband after breakup + no cheating + not a power fantasy + no System, not reborn + happy ending] Xia Tingyu, the darling of heaven, was an obsessive woman. Li Yan only regretted that he had realized too late how wicked she really was. Their business marriage had originally been a three-year agreement, but after Li Yan drank the spiked red wine Xia Tingyu offered him 20.8kReads8.1Score1.6k14d adds

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    These two books are alright and worth reading.

49. 49 被 I Was Forced Into Bed by a Young Heiress 被千金小姐霸王硬上弓了 Ji Xing姬星Urban399k WordsCompleted [Bickering Couple + Inspirational + Entrepreneurship + Raising an Adorable Child + Rekindled Romance] [Handsome, Broke Office Worker VS Real Estate Tycoon’s Daughter] Lin Yan, a designer at a real estate company, runs into the chairman’s daughter, Zhen Zhu, in an elevator. Zhen Zhu is instantly smitten and offers to keep him, but Lin Yan flatly turns her down. Furious, Zhen Zhu fires Lin Yan on the spot and has him blacklisted across the industry. She later sends people to cause trouble at hi 149Reads8.0Score—14d adds
50. 50 闪 After Our Flash Marriage, My Wealthy CEO Husband Spoils Me Rotten 闪婚后，我被豪门总裁老公宠上天 Gathering the Milky Way揽星河Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + love grows over time + age gap + one-on-one romance + happy ending] [Sweet newlywed life, no melodrama, pure sweetness] *CEO of a publicly traded company x graduate student nearing graduation *Cold, sharp-tongued, fatherly male lead x gentle, radiant, intelligent female lead Qiao Yue had always been indifferent to the idea of marriage. Getting married would fulfill the wish of the elders who loved her, and it was simply something society expected her to do. So why 6.3kReads8.9Score61914d adds

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