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1. 201 港 Echoes of Harbor City 港城回响 Meat Bun Auntie肉包小姨Modern Romance511k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication; short-form drama episodes are being released] [Both leads are faithful to each other + face-slapping + pregnancy before love + reborn, sweet and satisfying, with no angst] [She pursues her husband during the marriage, driving the arrogant, cold-hearted crown prince to the brink] A gentle woman who handles things ruthlessly, a delicate beauty in poor health VS a sharp-tongued but henpecked ice prince - Shu Hui got pregnant after a one-night stand with the heir to a powerf 46.6kReads9.2Score5.1kShelves
2. 202 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! 7.8kReads9.1Score934Shelves
3. 203 失 Out of Control! I Fell in Love After Marrying My Mortal Enemy 失控！跟死对头先婚后爱了 Qiu Lingyan秋灵烟Modern Romance347k WordsCompleted [Childhood Sweethearts + Mortal Enemies + Marriage Before Love + Sweet Romance + Both Virgins] Li Chutang is the second daughter of the Li family, one of the capital’s elite. Beautiful, bold, spoiled, and vindictive, she is widely regarded as the rich heiress no one in high society dares offend. Song Zhiyan is the second son of the Song family, one of the capital’s elite. Arrogant and unruly, he could make the capital’s rich list by founding his own company, without inheriting the family busines 6.1kReads8.7Score734Shelves
4. 204 媚 The Peril of Seduction 媚色危机 Spicy Chen Zi麻辣晨子Modern Romance317k WordsCompleted [Bratty Little Sweetheart & Abstinent Man in Power] (Top-Tier Wealthy Family + Marriage First, Love Later + Sweet-Talking Her Into Chasing Him + Age Gap) Shen Tangzi is a spoiled young lady who has both a princess's luck and a princess's temperament. Her greatest pastime is going clubbing and hiring male escorts, and she's infamous in high society for being a wastrel. Fu Yanze, head of the Shanghai City Chamber of Commerce, is cold, aloof, and refined, with no interest in romance. Who would have 14.8kReads9.0Score1.7kShelves
5. 205 吻 A Kiss for My Love 吻心上 Di Di Ye堤堤耶Modern Romance279k WordsCompleted Gorgeous troublemaker × aloof bad boy [Not a strong female lead | Marriage Before Love | The husband chases his wife | Some coercive elements] Lu Yubei stands at the very top of Jingjiang’s elite circles. His methods are ruthless and merciless, yet his handsome face makes countless noblewomen in Jingjiang swoon. They’ve been married for nearly a year, but Yun Wei has only seen him twice. She barely knows her husband in name, and still has to pretend they’re a loving couple in front of his grandf 5.7kReads8.8Score564Shelves
6. 206 诱 Lure Her into the Wild 诱她赴野 Weaving a Cocoon织茧Modern Romance172k WordsCompleted [Capital's Young Master vs. Capital's Heiress] [Sly, wild, and hard-to-approach young master vs. dazzling, bold, and charming heiress] [Slowly drawing her in vs. boldly approaching him] Qi Yuye spent six years abroad. He returned quietly, yet remained the young master no one in the capital dared to provoke. Nan Yun Zhao grew up overseas with her maternal grandparents. Two years after returning to China, influenced by Western ideas, she had become known in their circle for her high standards and 16.7kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves
7. 207 糊 A Washed-Up Star With Attitude and Style, Afraid of Nobody! 糊咖又拽又飒，谁也不怕！ Nan Zhiyi南枝一Modern Romance354k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other’s only one + sweet romance + silly comedy + happy ending] Song Shiwei transmigrates into a script she once criticized, becoming an obscure nobody with barely any fame. But brave Weiwei isn’t afraid of hardship. All she wants is to keep a sweet, innocent college boy and enjoy life with him. Instead, her lazy antics and wild behavior on a variety show attract a horde of unhinged fans. Song Shiwei: “Don’t stan me, sis. I can’t have a scandal because I’m already a total wr 7.7kReads9.3Score967Shelves
8. 208 偏 Spoiling My Star 偏宠星星 Xi Ruo xr夕若xrModern Romance219k WordsCompleted [Marriage before love + sweet romance + five-year age gap + both leads are virgins] (The heroine is not a strong, independent type!!!) A gentle, resilient, cool-headed writer x a reserved, steady CEO with a fatherly nature Ruan Shixing grew up in the countryside with her grandparents. Her parents’ business flourished, and the Ruan family name became famous in Jiang City. But somehow, it all seemed to have nothing to do with her. After all, she could barely remember her parents’ faces, even as a 4.5kReads9.1Score530Shelves

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   Marriage first, love later, very sweet, beautiful and beautiful

9. 209 带 After a Quick Wedding with Her Child in Tow, She’s Spoiled by Her Wealthy Husband 带崽闪婚后，她被豪门老公宠上天 Si Qiyue司七月Modern Romance4.3M WordsCompleted Chi Enning was alone with her daughter and had no one to rely on. To get rid of her scumbag ex, she randomly found a man and married him in a flash. She thought they would just be husband and wife on paper, and that once their contract expired, they would go their separate ways. But her flash-married husband clung to her, mooching off her food and even asking her for spending money. Fortunately, after they married, good luck followed Chi Enning everywhere. Not only was she promoted and given a r 7.9kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
10. 210 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 150.5kReads9.4Score6.6kShelves
11. 211 甜 A Sweet Romantic Encounter 甜蜜奇遇记 Jin Duoduo金朵朵Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted [Adorable child + devoted couple, 1v1 + whirlwind marriage + love after marriage + play the pig to eat the tiger + hidden identity] Gu Jinlan was the Ye family's fake heiress, raised by them for nineteen years. She was forced to marry the real heiress's place, to a dying man she had never even met. She thought she was destined for a miserable life as an orphan, but instead she changed her surname and made it on her own. Shi Ye was one of Haicheng's most powerful men. Rumor had it he was ruthless 36kReads9.2Score4kShelves
12. 212 重 A Second Life, Power Over All 重活一世权倾天下 You Ah You Ah酉啊酉啊Urban501k WordsCompleted Decisive and ruthless + sharp-minded + pulling the strings from behind the scenes “The essence of power is influencing others, even controlling them.” A legendary special forces soldier is reborn. This time, he won’t be a hotheaded fool. He will seize the ultimate power. With a blade in hand, he brings the world to heel! 177Reads6.3Score—Shelves
13. 213 权 Power Over All Under Heaven 权倾天下 Ye Wuling夜无凌Historical1.5M WordsCompleted The realm is torn by strife, the winds of change are rising, and heroes vie for supremacy. Become a wealthy landowner, or be the one moving the pieces. Rest your head on a beauty's lap and talk about the realm with a smile. 287Reads5.6Score—Shelves
14. 214 万 The Eternal Supreme God Emperor 万古上神帝 Zhang Liao Who Loves Tiger-Skin Walnuts爱吃虎皮核桃仁的张瞭Eastern Fantasy177k WordsOngoing The good-for-nothing youth Lin Chen had his Supreme Bone stolen. By chance, he awakens the dormant remnant soul of the Eternal God Emperor within him, uses the Buried Heaven Divine Physique to defy the heavens, and uncovers the truth behind an ancient catastrophe. —Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 215 都 The Peerless Immortal Emperor Returns to the City 都市之绝世仙帝归来 One Gives Rise to Two, Two Give Rise to Three一生二二生三Eastern Fantasy251k WordsOngoing He was once a supreme immortal cultivator who commanded the Myriad Worlds, but after a cataclysmic disaster and conspiracy, he lost all his cultivation and fell back to his desolate homeland, Earth. Now he is merely Ye Fan, an ordinary young man abandoned by his family and scorned and humiliated by his former fiancée. Faced with the harsh realities of city life, the designs of underground powers, ancient secrets accompanying Earth’s spiritual qi revival, and the probing eyes of higher dimensions —Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 216 我 I'm Off to Cultivate Immortality 我去修仙咯 Empty Words in a Dream梦中的虚语Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Spiritual energy and mysterious forces are resurging across the globe, and humanity is groping its way along the path of evolution. Raise your sword to cleave heaven and earth, Bend down to protect the lowly. What does it truly mean to be strong? A mortal body, standing shoulder to shoulder with the gods! Where have all those familiar gods gone? How did the Winged Clan defeat the chief gods atop Mount Olympus? Why could they not enter the Eastern world? Shi Lai only wanted to live a carefree lif 49.1kReads9.1Score5.3kShelves
17. 217 我 My Days at the Real Estate Sales Office 我在售楼部的日子 Clouds in the Sky, Water in a Bottle云在天际水在瓶Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing As a member of the post-80s generation, I’ve witnessed this industry’s rise and fall. I’ve ridden the wave, reaped the rewards, felt the bubble, and watched it go from flourishing to decline, its fortunes ebbing away... There was fate’s hand, society’s shaping, and the trials of life... All these true stories will be recorded in full as a mark of our times. 314Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 218 诱 She Seduces Him, and the Hong Kong District's Little Tyrant Turns into a Lovable Goofball 诱她，港区小霸王秒变二哈 Not So Dark Under the Lamp灯下不黑黑Modern Romance644k WordsCompleted [Secret crush x sweet romance x the second male lead wins] [Can be both cool and sweet x the little tyrant of Hong Kong] That July, Feng Wu climbed a tree to rescue a cat. Xu Xingchi happened to pass by and pulled up the hem of his T-shirt. “Awu, toss the cat down. Your big brother will catch it.” In the blink of an eye, Xu Xingchi had grown up. He gave her a cold smile. “Feng Wu, eat the mango for her, and I’ll agree to get engaged to you.” With everyone watching, Feng Wu ate the mango bite by 30kReads9.2Score3.8kShelves
19. 219 穿 Transmigrated to the Day Before My Military Officer Husband’s Death 穿到军官老公死亡的前一天 Purple Candy紫皮糖Modern Romance4.6M WordsOngoing Su Can was raised by her own mother to be fat, ugly, and not too bright. Her mother forced her to marry her younger sister's husband, a man with two paralyzed legs. When Su Can refused, she was starved for half a month, then sent to the village where he lived, barely clinging to life. She died of a serious illness. Su Can, a bodyguard, unexpectedly transmigrates into a book and inherits this mess. Their home is bare, with no money and not even enough food. With a disabled soldier for a husband a 71.7kReads9.2Score2.9kShelves

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    These few books about Going to the Countryside are okay, but I deleted some after reading them. I can't remember the titles.

20. 220 七 The 1970s: The Hated Couple Goes Wild in the Compound 七零：万人嫌夫妇，大院发癫 Bobo Bedhead啵啵呆毛Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [1970s setting + delightfully unhinged and a little funny + violent, crazy heroine + spoiled, two-faced, scheming young husband + both leads join the army later] Ye Sanqiu is notorious as the most hated person in Trumpet Flower Brigade. The villagers and her own family have suffered endlessly at her hands... Granny Ye and the brigade leader are going gray from worry. Left with no choice, Granny Ye hands her a letter of introduction and a marriage certificate. “Sanqiu, you've wreaked havoc all ov 61.6kReads9.0Score6.9kShelves
21. 221 重 Reborn in the 1980s: You Have Your First Love, So I’ll Remarry 重生八零军婚，你有白月光我改嫁 Yi Ziyan易子晏Modern Romance4.8M WordsOngoing He Siwei is reborn in the year she went to the countryside. She refuses to go to the farm where her childhood sweetheart works, as she did in her previous life. Instead, she chooses a firewood farm in the mountains. Armed with the traditional Chinese medicine skills she learned by her father’s side and her knack for identifying herbs, she begins her life as an educated youth sent to the countryside in the Great Northern Wilderness. 31.7kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
22. 222 只 You Only Recognize Your Adopted Daughter? Get Lost! The Real Heiress Cuts Ties and Marries an Officer 只认养女？滚！真千金断亲嫁军官 Five Views of Five Blossoms五见五华Modern Romance2.6M WordsCompleted [Period drama] [Space + dual powers + farming + beachcombing] [Face-slapping + awful relatives + no forgiveness] Back to the Sixties to Snatch a Husband: A Whirlwind Marriage to an Army Officer Her younger cousin Lin Shuang was orphaned, then adopted by Lin Man’s parents and became the darling of the Lin family. Lin Man, meanwhile, became the family’s punching bag, unloved by her parents and pushed around by her brothers. Lin Shuang ate candy while Lin Man watched. Lin Shuang ate meals while Lin 16.4kReads8.8Score1.8kShelves
23. 223 闺 Best Friends Transmigrate Into a Book Together! Marry a Rough-and-Ready Man! If You Leave, I’m Leaving Too 闺蜜齐穿书！嫁糙汉！你离我也离 Salt and Pepper Chicken Wings椒盐鸡翅块Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + rough-and-tough hero + sweet romance + face-slapping + daily life + building a fortune + raising kids] The moment Shen Wu opened her eyes, she saw a man who was exactly her type. Realizing she had transmigrated into a book, she then heard a familiar voice and understood that she wasn't the only one who had transmigrated: her best friend had come along too, and now they were sisters-in-law... The two of them had entered a novel written by someone who envied them. In 111.2kReads9.4Score18.4kShelves
24. 224 七 In the Seventies, She Marries a Rugged Man Who Can’t Have Children, but the Spoiled Female Lead Sleeps In Again 七零嫁绝嗣糙汉，娇纵女配又起晚 Following Thoughts随念Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed + unhinged plot + 1970s + everyone's darling + marriage first, love later + healing] Jiang Nanxi had been spoiled since childhood and couldn't endure hardship. Who knew that when she opened her eyes, she'd transmigrate into a novel set in a poor era, becoming a vain supporting character with no brains and nothing going for her but her beauty? In the original story, a forty-two-year-old woman stole her twenty-year-old fiance, the male lead. Enraged, Jiang Nanxi married the male lead's 4.3kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves
25. 225 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 75.9kReads9.5Score12.3kShelves
26. 226 小 Little Ancestor, You Only Dare Because I Love You 小祖宗，你就仗着我爱你 Xiao Tianyi小甜一Modern Romance205k WordsCompleted At a small alumni gathering, Qiao Man got to reunite with the person she had secretly loved in school. She also became the homeroom teacher of his younger sister. Just like when they were young, he was dazzling and bright, his smile dangerously captivating. “Ms. Qiao, your student says you’re a tigress. She even asked if I dare to be Wu Song.” “...” “Mr. Liang, could you have some dignity?” “What’s that? Will it give me a daughter?” “...” 6.5kReads9.3Score671Shelves
27. 227 保 The Sweet, Flirtatious Nanny Makes the Aloof Lawyer’s Heart Race 保姆甜美撩人，禁欲律师脸红心跳 Dive into the Five Oceans to Catch Turtles下五洋捉鳖Modern Romance104k WordsCompleted [Nanny + age gap + sweet romance + short story of 100,000 words + domineering Northeast Chinese CEO] After quitting her job, Cheng Nuo finds work as a live-in housekeeper. The monthly pay is ten thousand, with food and lodging provided. All she has to do is cook and do some cleaning, which is ridiculously easy for Cheng Nuo, who’s skilled in “eighteen kinds of martial arts”! But as she works, Cheng Nuo notices that her employer is looking at her in a more and more peculiar way! One day, her e 7.7kReads9.0Score414Shelves
28. 228 他 His Rose Is So Sweet 他的玫瑰好甜 Orange Jasmine九里香Modern Romance339k WordsCompleted What’s the right thing to do when the woman you once loved deeply cruelly abandoned you? When Han Beibei first returns to the country, Ning Weiyuan treats her coldly, every word and gesture conveying aloofness and distance. “Do you always turn your back on people when you talk to them?” “Han Beibei, do you think you’re worthy of calling me that?” “Don’t ever show up in front of me again.” “Han Beibei, do you think I’m easy to win over?” But within days, he completely changes. “You chase me, I sp 5.3kReads9.1Score346Shelves
29. 229 宝 Baby, Be Good! If We Don't Get Back Together, I'll Kiss You Till You Cry 宝贝，乖！再不复合亲哭你 A Crescent Moon一剪月Modern Romance219k WordsCompleted [The print edition of A Tempting Wild Rose is now available on all platforms] There is a wild rose in Huaguo’s entertainment industry, swaying with seductive grace, born with bewitching charm and captivating everyone who sets eyes on her. In Yunjing’s medical world, there is a master physician, cool and aloof, refined and restrained, adored by women everywhere. Everyone thinks the glamorous movie star and the untouchable beauty will never cross paths, but no one knows that they dated long ago, a 4.2kReads9.4Score560Shelves
30. 230 亲 Dear Director Wen 亲爱的闻总监 You Zhi Yu尤知遇Modern Romance611k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead, feel-good revenge, humiliating scumbags and making them eat their words, rekindled romance, sweet indulgence, the male lead rises to the top, and a love triangle] [Devoted, puppy-like CEO boyfriend of many years × bold, decisive, stubborn director who refuses to back down] After dating for three years, Wen Ruan finally learned she had only ever been a stand-in. When they broke up, Wen Ruan said, “Jiang Qingyan, I hope you die alone.” After being unjustly fired, Wen Ruan join 27.1kReads9.3Score3.5kShelves
31. 231 重 Reborn and Sweetly Unhinged: A Red-Carpet Kiss with the Capital’s Crown Prince 重生甜疯了，勾京圈太子红毯热吻 A Piece of Candy in My Palm掌心有颗糖Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Extra-sweet, extra-indulgent romance, devoted couple, entertainment industry, wealthy families, dating show, obsessive devotion, male lead feels the female lead's pain] [After being reborn, the sweet little rose clings to her nemesis and showers him with affection] [Reborn and crazy in love, she kisses the capital's top heir on the red carpet] Before she was reborn, Shi Xing and Qi Chenyan were widely known as sworn enemies. She hated Qi Chenyan with every fiber of her being. Until a raging fir 44.5kReads9.0Score7.4kShelves

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    This may not be the case. Most of them have short plays. You can watch the short plays and then read the book.

32. 232 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
33. 233 闪 A Whirlwind Wedding: The Proud Captain Is a Sweet Talker in Private 闪婚，矜傲机长私下好会哄 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 38.3kReads9.5Score5kShelves
34. 234 老 My Husband Ran Off with His Mistress, So I Kept the Capital’s Crown Prince 老公和小三私奔，我包养京圈太子 Little Crayon Nian蜡笔小年Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Tomato Short Drama: My Toyboy Is the Powerful Young Master of the Capital On her wedding night, her husband eloped abroad with his mistress. Did Jiang Ciyou cry? No! She turned around and kept an impossibly handsome toyboy. Why not? They could all have a good time together! The toyboy had broad shoulders, a slim waist, and was clingy. He could be both wolfish and sweet, and loved to act cute. After three carefree years, Jiang Ciyou handed him an enormous check. “Darling, my husband is back. Let’ 42.2kReads9.0Score6.3kShelves
35. 235 失 After She Went Blind, a Powerful Tycoon Took Her In and Spoiled Her Rotten! 失明后，她被大佬捡回家！宠上天 Sweet Wine Seven甜酒七Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation, A Deep Confession in Your Eyes, is now available. Go watch it on Hongguo, everyone! [First Married, Then in Love + Devoted Couple + Age Gap + Sweet Romance + Mutual Devotion] Mu Qianqian accidentally goes blind while saving an old lady, then marries the old lady's grandson on a whim just three days later! Before her sight returns, Mu Qianqian worries every day that she's married an ugly guy with no car or house. Once she can see again, the man lifts her chin, his thin 16.8kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves
36. 236 染 Claiming the Ruling Hero 染指枭雄 Chu Diandian初点点Modern Romance380k WordsCompleted Xu Bai's family fell on hard times. Her fiancé flirted with a woman from a prominent family, yet refused to let her go. “Wait until we're married. I won't hold it against you.” Because of their engagement, Xu Bai endured humiliation and harassment. To protect herself, she got involved with her fiancé's uncle, a notorious rogue in Nancheng. The man was debauched, brutal, and ambitious. Xu Bai and he each got what they wanted, and together they managed to find their footing amid the turmoil. “Come 23.5kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves
37. 237 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 130.5kReads9.5Score13kShelves
38. 238 薄 Twilight and Morning Light 薄暮晨光 Qing Kong Lan Xi晴空蓝兮Urban234k WordsCompleted Fang Chen, a young and beautiful newspaper reporter, meets Han Rui, who has underworld connections, by chance and discovers that his identity is mysterious and unusual. After several encounters, Fang Chen begins to suspect that Han Rui may have been involved in her older sister’s accidental death. She deliberately gets close to him, hoping to uncover the real cause of her sister’s death. However, after the two of them go through several events together, she finds herself gradually falling for th 364Reads9.3Score—Shelves
39. 239 葱 Jade of the Congling Mountains 葱岭玉 A Withered Hibiscus一支枯芙Modern Romance100k WordsCompleted The first time Lin Yufei met Meng Shijing, he was a playboy. The second time, he was a gang boss. The third time, he was the guest of honor invited by a corporation, a young entrepreneur. Lin Yufei couldn’t stand by and watch him deceive people, so she decided to expose his true colors. “You don’t have a secret to trade? Then I’ll make one with you right now.” Meng Shijing had always known that Lin Yufei was the wife his father had chosen for his younger brother. But Meng Shijing didn’t know tha 180Reads9.3Score—Shelves
40. 240 一 A Life Full of Joy 一笙有喜 Fish Doesn't Speak鱼不语Modern Romance2.6M WordsCompleted [A breathtaking beauty, a fallen heiress, VS a refined, aloof heir to a powerful Beijing family. Marriage first, love later + sweet romance + clear-headed heroine] After a sudden upheaval, Song Xi has no choice but to marry the refined, aloof heir to the Qiao family. At first, though, the two are like needle and wheat: neither can stand the other. Who could have guessed that they’d later be so sweet together? Their friends all complained, “Leave us single people a way to live!” One day, Presiden 32.9kReads9.5Score3.7kShelves
41. 241 许 I Wish You a Love as Deep as the Sea 许你情深深似海 Fish Doesn't Speak鱼不语Modern Romance4.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-One Sweet Romance + Two Strong Leads + PDA-Filled Romance + Mutual Devotion] A job interview at a bar leads two people with nothing in common to meet for the first time. One is a private tutor, the other a cold-faced King of Hell. One does the flirting, the other does the pampering. Later, no one could have guessed that the elegant, aloof Qin Zhan would turn into a clingy burr. Their everyday life after getting together is even too much to watch... “Wifey...” “Hmm?” “Could you comfort me 46.9kReads9.5Score5kShelves
42. 242 缠 Silken Threads 缠丝 Soft Sheng软笙Modern Romance363k WordsCompleted [Extra-sweet romance, married first and falling in love later, both pure! Medical genius from a top-tier wealthy family x a dazzling beauty] Lin Ci opened her eyes and found herself five years in the future. She had gone from an eighteen-year-old girl with nothing to her name to the young madam of the Lu family, able to get anything she wanted. With five years of memories missing, Lin Ci could hardly believe that Lu Bochuan, a powerful, handsome medical genius who could even build machines, had 2.8kReads8.9Score259Shelves

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    🍎The cold, ascetic and domineering president and the free and easy bright and seductive heroine marry first and then fall in love 🍎The male protagonist in the early stage "You are just a tool, do what you are supposed to do, and don't have other thoughts about me", in the later stage "Honey, can you please not leave me, everything about me is yours"

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44. 244 装 Playing the Good Girl! 装乖！ Han Dabai韩大白Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Shen Zhiyi marries into the elite Bo family as a bride meant to bring good fortune to her sick husband. In everyone's eyes, she's the perfect daughter-in-law: refined and gentle. Bo Yu's first verdict on Shen Zhiyi: two words, “All an act.” His second verdict: “A fake woman, not worth mentioning.” Later, people see the once all-powerful Master Bo gripping his wife's hand and desperately explaining the awful things he said in a recording, begging her again and again to forgive him. Later still, M 25.4kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves
45. 245 说 He Said I Was Sickly and Would Die Young, Then Cried When I Really Died 说我病弱能早死，真死了他又哭了 Han Dabai韩大白Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [The print edition of Delayed Heartbeats is now available. You can buy it at the Little Tomato Books flagship store!] Rumor has it that Sheng Shi is hot-tempered and ruthless. His elders hope marriage will change him and make him more mild-mannered. When Sheng Shi first met Yu Weiyi, he laid down three rules: “Don't follow me. Don't tell anyone about our relationship. Don't interfere in my personal affairs.” Later, Sheng Shi introduced her to everyone he met: “This is Yu Weiyi, my wife.” Later s 58.7kReads9.4Score8.9kShelves
46. 246 冷 After Three Years of Cold War, He Regrets It When We Sign the Divorce Papers 冷战三年，扯证离婚他却悔红了眼 Bird Pine Rice鸟松米Modern Romance676k WordsCompleted A novel in the Niaosongmi Universe: Deep Affection and Allure. The short drama The Height of Summer, a special story about the eldest brother and sister-in-law, is now online. [Love after an arranged marriage, a regretful husband’s pursuit of his wife, one-on-one romance, both devoted only to each other] [Gentle, cool-headed ophthalmologist vs. devoted, wayward young master] Lin Yuxi used to think Zhou Yanjing was a carefree playboy with a fickle heart. Only after they married did she learn just 116.7kReads9.2Score11.7kShelves
47. 247 白 The White Moonlight Returns Home Pregnant, and the Whole City Erupts 白月光怀孕后回国，全城沸腾了 Jin Yuzhi今与紫Modern Romance231k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later; both leads are virgins; irresistible heroine; pregnancy and childbirth; one-on-one romance; sweet devotion] [A young lady occasionally controlled by the plot vs. a rebellious, cocky, bad-boy movie star] Entertainment industry's top-tier star Feng Jingche developed a strange illness and began vomiting uncontrollably. The doctors were at a loss. When science failed, he turned to the supernatural. A fortune-teller told him that marrying the Yu family's daughter would cu 75.1kReads9.0Score8.5kShelves
48. 248 全 All-Round Idol: I Rose to the Center Stage with a Secret Identity 全能爱豆：我靠马甲C位出道 A Ruan Isn't Soft阿阮不软Modern Romance313k WordsCompleted [Secret identities + showbiz + marriage first, love later + sweet romance] A gorgeous, multitalented top-tier idol with a ton of secret identities x a ruthless, cold-hearted heir to a powerful Beijing family who dotes on his wife Sheng Qinian, a little-known idol at the very bottom of the entertainment industry, loves money more than life itself. For a huge paycheck, she agrees to a contract marriage with Huo Junyan, the head of the Huo An Group, a trillion-yuan empire. He hands her a thirty-c 1.1kReads9.3Score235Shelves
49. 249 首 The Richest Family's Little Darling Is So Cute She Spits Up Milk 首富家的小奶包萌到吐奶 Li Huohuo历火火Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Completed] Yun Tao is reborn as an adorable, chubby-cheeked five-year-old girl. This time, she doesn’t want to be a big shot. She just wants to keep a low profile, protect her mother, and act cute now and then. Ever since Grandma took a liking to her, countless big shots have come flocking: her grandpa, master, maternal grandparents, and aunts all compete to spoil her. Her rivals: “What can you do besides act cute?” Piano, painting, calligraphy, Go, medicine, top grades, hacking, stock trading. 6kReads9.2Score873Shelves

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    A book club that you can't get in or out of

50. 250 逃 Fleeing Famine with Trillions in Supplies, She Brings Prosperity to the Whole Village and Becomes Their Darling 逃荒：带万亿物资旺全村被团宠啦 Little Bunny Watching the Snow看雪的小兔子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Fleeing famine + farming + portable space + business success + doted-on heroine + fictional setting The rating has only just come in. It’ll go up later! Su Yao opened her eyes to find she had transmigrated into a fictional world as a five-year-old farm girl. As it happened, a drought struck just as she was fleeing famine. Worse still, the original owner had been beaten to death by her own mother. The moment she opened her eyes, she became a lamb for slaughter, about to be eaten. Luckily, kindhea 1.8kReads8.9Score236Shelves

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