Looking for a Story with No Male Lead, Featuring a Macau or Hong Kong Business Tycoon! 没有男主是港澳商界大佬文，求！

1. 1 雪 Snow Mountain Rose 雪山玫瑰 The Arrogant Sweet Romance Killer不可一世的甜文杀手Modern Romance263k WordsCompleted [Delicate, naive little princess × ruthless capitalist] One-on-one, both leads are sexually inexperienced, happy ending, pretend-raising, sweet and indulgent romance, love at first sight “Without me, she would only lose one among the millions who love her. But if I lose her, I lose the moon, the roses, and the only glimmer of light in my barren, gray life.”, Qin Yanqing Qin Yanqing was a ruthless capitalist and a notorious businessman. When his friend met with misfortune, he took in the man’s 5.8kReads9.2Score542Shelves

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   I highly recommend the second book! I loved it so much. Mr. Chen is so charismatic, and I found many of his sayings very insightful and worth studying.

2. 2 夫 My Wife Has Me on a Short Leash: Abstinent Uncle, Please Spoil Me 夫管严：禁欲大叔请宠我 Huai Xi淮夕Modern Romance2.9M WordsOngoing Powerful Older Man in Control & Beautiful, Kind-Hearted Little Troublemaker Age gap, growing-up romance That snowy night, the sight of a tearful young girl standing beneath the steps at Xizi Bay became a pain Chen Zongsheng could never put into words. I lost her. I have to find her again. By then, Chen Zongsheng was forty, with power firmly in his hands. He was mature, refined, and irresistibly charming. Just as countless people were preparing to send women his way, someone else got there first 8.6kReads9.0Score556Shelves
3. 3 红 Within and Beyond the Red Walls, Spring Breeze Enters the Game 红墙内外，春风入局 Momo's Little Words墨墨小语Modern Romance521k WordsCompleted [Older, Powerful Man] [Age Gap] [Junior Clerk] [Career Growth] [Guiding Lover] [Sweet Romance] One chance encounter, one moment of curiosity, and one... At some point, everything began to change. 56.2kReads8.5Score4.1kShelves

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   🐈The male leads in these books know how to seduce! Book 1: The male lead is a high-ranking official with a powerful family background! During a chance visit to the female lead's workplace, he sees her and immediately becomes obsessed. Using his power, he arranges work-related interactions with her, eventually coercing her into agreeing to live with him. The female lead, considering the disparity in their social status, doesn't want to make their relationship public. So, whenever she hears colleagues talking about the new Party Secretary's aloof and handsome demeanor, she thinks to herself: "What a load of rubbish, a wolf in sheep's clothing..." 🐈The other books are also similar high-ranking official stories within the system!!! [Smirk]

4. 4 误 Falling Into My Boss’s Favor: Qingzi’s Heartfelt Story 误入领导心尖：清姿叙心 Momo's Little Words墨墨小语Modern Romance264k WordsCompleted 19.2kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves
5. 5 腹 The Cunning Tycoon: My Aloof Boss's Tender Trap 腹黑大佬：高冷领导的温柔陷阱 Momo's Little Words墨墨小语Modern Romance219k WordsCompleted [Workplace drama in the public sector + age gap + forceful love that later becomes passionate devotion + secret crush turned real + romantic tension + career growth.] After graduating, Shiqing takes the civil service exam, never imagining she would end up working under Lu Tingyuan, her best friend's older brother. Even more surprisingly, the icy, imposing man who had intimidated her ever since their school days has apparently been watching her all along! After an accidental drunken encounter, he 14.2kReads8.4Score1.2kShelves
6. 6 白 The White Moonlight Returns to the Capital, and the Crown Prince Kisses Her Until She Blushes Every Night 白月光回京，夜夜被太子爷亲红温 Wildfire Never Dies野火不熄Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Sweet! Doting! Steamy! Flirty! Satisfying! Both are inexperienced! Strong possessive streak!] He Yutang is pure and obedient; Zhou Yanze is wild and uninhibited. They were like two parallel lines, destined never to meet. In a dimly lit bar, she pretended to stumble and felt his chest muscles. She flirted and ran, but his powerful hand, veins bulging, clamped around her slender waist. “Just one little touch was enough for you? Want to play something more exciting with me?” They fell passionately 36.3kReads9.2Score4.1kShelves

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   They kiss in the very first chapter! The male and female leads kissed so much their lips were swollen! Incredibly intense! Super intense! Extremely intense! This book is explosively good—sweet! Pampering! Passionate! Teasing! Exhilarating! Male lead: Tall, incredibly handsome, extremely rich, sexy and wild—a prince. Female lead: Fair-skinned, beautiful, stunningly charming, both delicate and sassy—a rich heiress. Wild, sexy, and exhilarating! Life should be exciting! This is a must-read for Chinese people.

7. 7 维 The Night Wind of Victoria Harbour Kisses the Starlight 维港夜风吻星光 Calm Sesame Paste淡定麻酱Modern Romance131k WordsCompleted The male lead is a ruthless tycoon in public and a loyal puppy in private. The female lead is gentle, but with a sharp edge, and their romance is full of tension. Heir to a wealthy family × mainland Chinese PhD, secret crush turned real, nurturing boyfriend, sweet Hong Kong-style romance, a love that reaches its peak “His name was the last tenderness his mother left him, while hers was the love poem fate had written for him.” At twenty-two, Ye Yizhuo transferred from Peking University to pursue 158Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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   🔥🔥"Whether you stay or not is your choice, but Hong Kong deserves your stay, and not just because of me." The male lead is a Hong Kong tycoon, the female lead is a mainland PhD student. At the HKU freshman orientation, he falls in love at first sight... ✨✨"I know promises have weight, but for me, you are that weight." The male lead, a wealthy tycoon from Hong Kong, doesn't want to be a couple in name only, but goes on a business trip abroad on their first day of marriage...

8. 8 婚 A Picture-Perfect Marriage: The Hong Kong Tycoon’s Calculated Indulgence 婚后锦绣，港圈大佬蓄意宠 Na Lan Han纳兰罕Modern Romance220k WordsOngoing [Fake Marriage First, Love Later / Long-Planned Romance / Marriage Between Wealthy Families / Eight-Year Age Gap] Clear-headed, headstrong angel vs. Chaste, calculating tycoon The second time they met after the wedding was at a banquet. The man wore a sharp black suit, his long, elegant fingers wrapped around a wineglass. He moved with ease in a room full of powerful people, his commanding presence enough to make others keep their distance. Someone beside her, unaware of their relationship, a 1.1kReads6.6Score101Shelves
9. 9 沦 Surrender in Lovers' Harbor 沦陷情人港 Drowning Boat溺舟Modern Romance268k WordsCompleted [Main story complete] - Hong Kong tycoon vs. Cantonese opera star - Qin Shuyi had been with Song Junping for a year, and their relationship was solid. She thought they would end up married, until one night she overheard her boyfriend joking with his friends. His tone was mocking. “A mere opera singer thinks she can marry into the Song family?” Everyone laughed at her for getting above herself. Until one day, the wind whipped across Victoria Harbour. Dressed in a swaying dark green qipao, Qin Shu 2.6kReads9.0Score344Shelves
10. 10 港 Sleepless Nights in Hong Kong 港夜无眠 Typhoon No. 18十八号风球Modern Romance227k WordsCompleted Obsessive gangster boss × resilient fallen heiress Mutual salvation + taking by force + Hong Kong vibes + indulgent romance + exclusive devotion + happy ending Everyone on Hong Kong Island knows that Tang Yize of the Shunxing Society is ruthless, but no one has ever seen him go mad over a woman. Chen Leyi was once the darling of high society, but after her cousin framed her, she was imprisoned for three years on drug trafficking charges. On the first day after her release, she saved a man covere 659Reads8.2Score103Shelves
11. 11 京 A Joyous Wedding in the Capital 京婚有禧 Not Green Rabbit不绿兔Modern Romance357k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later, secret marriage, older man-younger woman, both inexperienced and devoted, with plenty of romantic tension] In their third year of marriage, Fang Yipo’s company suddenly got a new boss. It was her husband in name only, whom she had barely seen outside the bedroom during his three years abroad. He wore a sharply tailored black suit. His features were striking and cold, and when his dark, indifferent eyes fell on her, they held only the faintest trace of familiarity, a 58.3kReads9.1Score22.9kShelves

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    These two!

12. 12 雾 Misty Victoria Harbour 雾漫维港 Zhi Zhi Is Very Busy栀栀很忙Modern Romance364k WordsCompleted [The little princess of Beijing's elite circles × the heir to a Hong Kong tycoon] [Eight-year age gap, both leads are sexually inexperienced, intense romantic push and pull] [The flirtatious beauty's diary of a failed seduction] [A record of how to become a hopeless romantic] The Song family's youngest daughter, Song Jinchu, has been spoiled rotten by her family. She's a bewitching little temptress, spoiled and mischievous. She's famous as the little princess of Beijing's elite circles, and 22.6kReads8.9Score2.6kShelves
13. 13 顶 Over-the-Top Devotion: I'm Just His Plaything 顶级狂爱：我只是他的掌中玩物 Yin Shuyi尹姝伊Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing A godlike Western male lead × a resilient, delicate Chinese heroine The main story is complete. [Dominant daddy type + transnational forced romance + wild and unhinged + mature man who takes the lead + devoted husband + jealous of everything + height and build difference + eight-year age gap + heroine is vulnerable early on] A carefully planned scheme gets Qiao Yimo kidnapped and sold on the black market. She can't speak the language, has no one to rely on, and is put through hell. Only one for 130.6kReads9.0Score12.6kShelves

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    Despite the pressure from his family and business community, Si Chengmingsheng, defying societal prejudices, resolutely chose Momo in their cross-border love story. They purchased property across borders and planned their future together.

14. 14 谈 Forget Childhood Sweethearts, the Chaste Man in Power Is Irresistibly Charming 谈什么竹马，禁欲掌权人他超撩 Draw the Spring into My Dreams引泉入梦来Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted The print edition of Submitting to Her Delicate Charm is now available on major shopping platforms. Search for it to buy a copy~ [Elegant, dazzling heiress & aloof, powerful head of a wealthy family] [Sweet romance + love at first sight + evenly matched leads + the second male lead chases his wife to the crematorium] When Wen Jiu learned that her childhood sweetheart boyfriend had wavered because of another girl, she broke up with him without hesitation. She thought they would be strangers from 52.7kReads9.1Score4.6kShelves

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    The male lead is a big shot in Hong Kong. The second male lead is having an ambiguous relationship with another girl. The female lead breaks up with the second male lead and doesn't want to stay in Beijing. She wants to go to Hong Kong to experience a different culture and customs. The male lead, Jiang Yanci, first meets Wen Jiu at the Hong Kong airport and berates the pervert who takes advantage of the girl.

15. 15 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 179.3kReads9.6Score27.7kShelves

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    My only favorite is Hong Kong-style literature.

16. 16 白 Unfamiliar by Day 白日不熟 Yun Zijin妘子衿Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + Hong Kong tycoon family + sizzling chemistry + flirtatious desire + devoted couple] [Possessive, obsessive tycoon and powerful executive ✖️ alluring heiress and CEO] Song Qingyun, a daughter of one of Hong Kong City’s most prominent families, hides a wild, untamable nature beneath her good-girl disguise. Three months into their arranged marriage, she has completely forgotten her contract husband, name and all, and has instead picked up a hot guy at a bar overseas. O 45.1kReads9.4Score6.7kShelves

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    The male lead is a super handsome and intelligent business tycoon in Hong Kong. [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

17. 17 又 So Sweet, So Alluring! The Tipsy Young Master Held Her Close and Coaxed Her All Night 又乖又欲！太子爷醉酒夜抱她轻哄 Tan Qingzhu檀青竹Modern Romance512k WordsCompleted [Print edition available] The deeply devoted, dangerously unhinged scion of a powerful family × the cool, fallen heiress [Originally titled "A Night of Desire in the Capital"] A pure-hearted socialite from Beijing's elite circle + a rekindled romance + an ex who will do anything to win her back + an older lover who takes the lead + falling for him all over again Jiang Wanzhi comes from a prestigious family and is known throughout the capital as a pure, well-behaved young woman. Few people know 126.8kReads9.4Score175.7kShelves

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    ① Xie Sheng had been sitting in this high position in Macau for so long that he seemed to have become numb. He imagined his future life as having a big house with a small yard, a wife and children, and a warm bed—a cozy home. But this was hard to achieve until he met her, after which this thought grew stronger and stronger.

18. 18 野 Wildfire Sweeps the Harbor 野火燎港 Jing Nuo景诺Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing [Daddy-type powerhouse + forbidden romance + older man + mutual firsts + powerful man bows his head] As the illegitimate daughter of the Jiang family, Jiang Wu married into the top-tier Pei family of Hong Kong City. On the very first day, she was already branded with shame. Her husband, Pei Muye, the Pei family's unruly second son, had a sordid past before marriage and partied night after night afterward. On her birthday, he even brought his illegitimate child before her, letting the second bran 32.8kReads8.4Score2.4kShelves

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    Here it comes! [Sending a heart emoji]

19. 19 别 Don't Talk About the Spring Tide 别港春潮 Xi He西禾Modern Romance904k WordsCompleted Fu Yanjing comes from one of Hong Kong’s most powerful families and controls assets worth hundreds of billions. He’s practically the lord of half the city. Wen Jin once spent three years with him as his legitimate girlfriend. But to his friends, she was always just “the little reporter who got together with Fu Yanjing.” Their relationship was unequal from the very beginning. On the day she broke up with him, the man’s figure was half-hidden in the dim light. Smoke curled from his fingertips as h 21.5kReads7.9Score2.6kShelves
20. 20 港 A Hong Kong Marriage Diary 港婚日记 Book in the Mirror镜中书Modern Romance243k WordsCompleted [Hong Kong director x mainland actress, married first and fall in love later, both leads are romantically inexperienced] Everyone in the industry knew that Guan Yuzhou was a notorious “tyrant on set.” He was not only strict about casting, but also had absolute control over every shot. Thanks to his powerful family background, even investors treated him with deference. But just before Lunar New Year, Hong Kong media suddenly reported that the female lead in Director Guan's new film was an actress 21.7kReads9.1Score3kShelves

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    The first book is about a director and an actress; the second is about a rich young lady from Beijing and a powerful figure from all walks of life in Macau. Super, incredibly good!

21. 21 降 Descend Into His Heart! 降临他心！ Ai Sisi艾丝丝Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted [Completed] Original title: "Descending into His Heart" [Mutual first loves and pure romance + top-tier wealthy family + a fake second chance after a breakup + the untouchable beauty brought down from her pedestal + flawed characters] [Carefree, rebellious flirt x lovestruck, scheming, gentle puppy; heiress of the capital's elite circle x distinguished Hong Kong gentleman] Everyone said the young master of the Shen family was refined, courteous, and well-read, so spotless he seemed utterly unatt 668Reads8.6Score—Shelves
22. 22 一 Love at First Sight 一面钟情 Lu Xi卢西Modern Romance395k WordsCompleted [Pampered Suzhou heiress x Hong Kong’s top succubus lawyer] |Older man|Push and pull early on, sweet romance later|Both sexually experienced| - From the first moment Li Hua saw Liang Xuzhou, she was deeply drawn to him. He was like the strong liquor served amid Hong Kong’s neon-lit nightlife, making her long for nightfall. She thought she could handle her drink, and threw herself into a twilight that would never turn to night. Li Hua drank that cup, thinking she was about to fall into love’s bit 45kReads9.0Score5.1kShelves

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    I've been watching this recently; it's about high-ranking officials in the Hong Kong entertainment circle, and the male lead is a big shot in the legal profession.

23. 23 身 I'm a Corporate Wage Slave, Yet I Stumbled into the Ultimate Life 身为职场牛马，我邂逅了顶配人生 Lychee Pudding Cup荔枝布丁杯Modern Romance656k WordsCompleted [Wealthy CEO + ordinary working stiff + content with a modest fortune] Lin Yixue is a small-town girl with decent looks, average grades, and average abilities. Her only real asset is her snow-white, jade-smooth skin. She always thought that, like her family, relatives, and the other girls in town, she would graduate, marry some ordinary man nearby, and settle into an ordinary life of household chores and daily necessities. But through a twist of fate, she gets involved with a man she never even 16kReads8.4Score1.2kShelves

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    The male protagonist of this book is a business tycoon from Hong Kong and Macau.

24. 24 漂 The Beautiful Side Character Gives Up and Marries a Powerful Man to Have His Baby 漂亮女配摆烂了，嫁给大佬生崽崽 Sweet Xiaobei甜小贝Modern Romance405k WordsCompleted [Radiant, clear-headed beauty who loves to flirt x refined, abstinent tycoon who spoils his wife] After transmigrating into a book as the cannon-fodder wife of the male lead, Xie Siyan, Shu Huan decides to keep her head down until the divorce. Rumor has it that Xie Siyan is an ambitious man, ruthless and heartless. Shu Huan: “That’s exactly my type! I love it!” They’ll be divorced in a year anyway, so she says whatever she likes and does whatever she wants. When she learns Xie Siyan likes slende 8.7kReads8.9Score688Shelves

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    The male lead is a Hong Kong tycoon who likes to call the female lead "little sister." Their interactions are amazing.

25. 25 京 A New Marriage in Beijing and Hong Kong: The Cold, Chaste Tycoon Kneels to Kiss Me 京港新婚：清冷禁欲大佬跪着吻我 Jun Qianliu君千流Modern Romance579k WordsCompleted (Publication news: Author Jun Qianliu; the short drama is now available) Alluring, pampered heiress of Beijing’s elite × powerful, untouchable beauty of Hong Kong Island Beijing’s elite | Hong Kong’s elite | business marriage | stern, fatherly type | seven-year age gap | sweet romance Shen Bingci, the third young lady of the most famous Shen family in Beijing, was spoiled and dazzling, having grown up surrounded by admirers. Recently, news broke that she had gotten engaged to Xie Yuli, the elde 29.6kReads8.4Score3.2kShelves

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    🌸The male lead is a Hong Kong tycoon, and his marriage to the female lead is an arranged business marriage. Initially, the female lead is unwilling. The male lead is a refined and courteous gentleman, and their interactions before the wedding are incredibly sweet.

26. 26 等 Waiting for the Grapes to Ripen 等葡萄熟透 Scallion Egg Pancake葱香鸡蛋饼Modern Romance283k WordsCompleted [Upcoming Drama Adaptation] [Hong Kong Underworld Tycoon X Top-Tier Starlet] [Mutual First Love] [Sweet Romance] The first time Jiang Li met Luo Jinyan, he was sitting in the front of a Maybach, a cigar between his fingers and smoke curling around him. “You wrecked my place. How are you going to make it up to me?” Jiang Li knew who he was: Luo Jinyan, heir to Hong Kong's leading family. That year, on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, he bought her first kiss for a million yuan. He brushed her l 19.3kReads9.4Score2.1kShelves

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    This book deserves to be a huge hit. The straightforward language is a stroke of genius in novels. I love the male lead's meticulous care and the female lead's boldness and cuteness. It's exceptionally good; you won't regret reading it.

27. 27 冠 Crowned in the Capital 冠宠京华 Jiu Wan九绾Modern Romance680k WordsCompleted [Gentle, steady older daddy × cool-headed, resilient, delicate beauty | 8-year age gap | old flame rekindled | second-chance romance | his turn to chase her] The day they broke up, Tao Jingheng said, “You don’t know how to love someone. That’s bad enough.” Tao Jingheng was steady and composed, refined and proper. He had every quality Tan Wanqian found captivating. She was the one who threw herself at him, reckless enough to insist they be together. She was also the one who found his love too d 12.6kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves

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    Highly recommend, especially the second book, it's amazing!

28. 28 在 No Escape in Hong Kong 在港难逃 Huo Jiaye霍嘉也Modern Romance452k WordsCompleted [Ruthless, wild power player on the outside VS bold but guilty female con artist] [Both are romantically inexperienced + rekindled love + reunion after a long separation + he pursues her + old-school romance] After Jiang Yan, the sole heir to the Jiang Group, lost his sight, Li Xijian used an expertly imitated voice to impersonate his unrequited love, deceiving him for three years. Later, the real woman appeared, and Li Xijian took the money and disappeared overnight. * They met again. His eyesi 52kReads8.7Score3.6kShelves

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    It's so beautiful! [Heart emojis]

29. 29 今 Snow Falls in Hong Kong Today 今日离港有雪 You Are So Charming你这般动人Modern Romance361k WordsCompleted A dazzling financial news anchor X a powerful tycoon from Hong Kong’s elite. Short drama now streaming A gossip paper in Hong Kong published a photo of a woman in a red dress running in a sorry state after a Maybach. Sitting inside was Zhou Yanjing, the discreet heir to a wealthy family. All of Hong Kong laughed at financial anchor Xu Shiyang for dreaming of marrying into a rich family, unaware that before the night was over, she would step into a villa atop Victoria Peak overlooking Hong Kong 10.7kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves

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    The first book is fantastic, featuring a radiant female financial reporter and a Hong Kong entertainment mogul. The latter two books also have their own unique characteristics.

30. 30 渣 My Scumbag Boyfriend Cheated with My Best Friend, So I Got Pregnant and Became His Stepmom 渣男劈腿闺蜜，我怀崽当他后妈 Sweetheart甜姐儿Modern Romance540k WordsCompleted [Pregnancy Before Love] [Sweet Romance in a Wealthy Family] [Age Gap] [Hong Kong Tycoon Bows to Love] [Adorable Child] The short drama She's the Only One is now online, starring Zhao Tingyi and Deng Lingshu. The man said, "Marrying me is the best revenge you can take on my son." Ruan Zhi panicked! After her cousin cruelly set her up and her boyfriend cheated on her with her best friend, she unexpectedly got pregnant, with twins, no less?! What should she do? The children would be half-siblings t 7kReads8.6Score661Shelves
31. 31 娇 Cherished by Him! The Business Tycoon Throws Himself into Love 娇宠！商总为爱自投罗网 Heaven Opens to Delusions天开妄想Modern Romance522k WordsCompleted The print edition of Beloved is now available. [Power Couple & Sweet Romance & Everyone's Darling + A Touch of Business Warfare and Military Life] [Retired, Proud Young Lady & Kyoto's Mastermind in Power] Jiang Yun is the youngest daughter of a prominent political family in Kyoto, a carefree retired soldier and an untouchable heiress in the capital's elite circles. She bows to no one and fears no one. Shang Yan is the head of Kyoto's foremost financial conglomerate, the Shang Group. Ruthless and 22.2kReads9.4Score2.9kShelves

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    It's really amazing, the best book I've read in a long time.

32. 32 雾 Mist Fills His Eyes 雾漫他眼 Qi Shang七裳Modern Romance357k WordsCompleted The rating just came out, and it’ll rise later. Powerful man bows his head | Winning her back | 9-year age gap | Daddy type Hong Kong tycoon and financier × HKU music student When Shen Hua first arrived at HKU, she heard an upperclassman talking about Zhou Yunting. He was mysterious and had never shown his face, yet his name appeared in the financial pages as if it were synonymous with the rules themselves. Shen Hua took it all as gossip. Until, just before graduation, she discovered with bitter 10.4kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves

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    Three books I absolutely love

33. 33 陷 Fallen in Jingni 陷落京霓 Yuan Shaoqi元芍七Modern Romance342k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] Radiant, pampered heiress x powerful, ruthless tycoon Beijing’s elite circle | Ten-year age gap | Powerful man humbles himself for love | Sweet romance Shen Jingni, the youngest daughter of the Shen family, was born breathtakingly beautiful. Raised in luxury, she was adored by everyone. While trying to secure a copy of a Song brocade, Shen Jingni accidentally crossed paths with Zhao Zonglan, the feared tycoon everyone gave a wide berth. Everyone in their circle kne 94.3kReads9.3Score10.1kShelves
34. 34 凛 Locked in the Abyss: Qing Ci 凛渊锁清辞 Qu Xiaoxiao Who Loves Pre-Qingming Tea爱吃雨前茶的屈哓哓Modern Romance248k WordsCompleted A self-controlled, unhinged Chinese tycoon × a cool, fragile beauty from Jiangnan Twelve-year age gap, fatherly older man | Fake contract, real secret crush | Devoted sweet romance | Suzhou embroidery, an intangible cultural heritage Shen Qingci’s family has fallen on hard times, but with her extraordinary Suzhou embroidery skills and breathtakingly cool beauty, a video of her “embroidering peonies in the rain” goes viral across the internet. Netizens call her “the fragile white peony.” In fron 607Reads6.3Score—Shelves
35. 35 微 Tipsy! Tangled Up! The Shao Tycoon of the Capital Wants Her to Desire Him 微醺！勾缠！京圈邵总求她垂涎 You Are So Charming你这般动人Modern Romance436k WordsCompleted [Beautiful, scheming faux socialite x aloof young master of the capital’s elite | Adult games, the powerful man bows his head, both devoted only to each other] [Original title: The Rules for a Faux Socialite to Move in High Society. The short drama Kiss Me When the Wind Rises is now available] Song Yizhu was known among the faculty and students of Jingbei University as an unassuming, exemplary student with excellent grades and conduct. Then one day, she suddenly appeared decked out in expensive 4.5kReads9.3Score576Shelves

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    These two books are very relevant to the topic.

36. 36 惹 Why Mess with Her? Her Husband Is the Cold-Blooded Crown Prince of Hong Kong City 惹她干嘛，她老公是港城阴鸷太子爷 Tan Qi谈栖Modern Romance596k WordsCompleted [Reborn and Swapping Marriages, with Plenty of Sweet Revenge and Affection] [A dazzling heiress from Beijing’s elite circles × the mysterious heir from Hong Kong] She fought her cousin, dumped her scumbag boyfriend, and seized the family fortune. After overcoming countless obstacles, Xie Zhiyun became chairwoman of the Xie Corporation. But after falling asleep, she woke up on the night of her wedding three years earlier. Everything had reset, and she had to start all over again. Even worse, her 5.8kReads8.5Score784Shelves
37. 37 灰 The Gray Lotus 灰莲花 Clouds of Rough Noodles Again又见糙面云Modern Romance819k WordsCompleted [A textbook case of realist business warfare + a deeply romantic, top-tier intellectual romance] The world has gone mad. A top-tier rich, handsome young heir is forced to compete with his wealthy wife for a lover... “If she likes me and I like her too, then we’ll each have to prove ourselves.” The male lead is loaded with resources and comes with every advantage, while the female lead has brains and beauty and rises from humble beginnings. A textbook case of realist business warfare, arranged fa 36.4kReads9.4Score4.3kShelves

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    The only true god in the current track, no explanation needed.

38. 38 大 The Big Shot Spoils Me Too Much, and the Sweetness Is Off the Charts 大佬太宠，甜度超标了 Xi Ziyi席紫一Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted Insider romance + mutual firsts + age gap + exclusive devotion + love at first sight A scheming, devoted man in power VS a laid-back, sweet junior employee Ji Shengyu fell in love with Bei Ling at first sight. When they meet again, his feelings run even deeper. He is trapped by the shackles of rules, interests, and calculated compromises. She is the only softness in his otherwise formidable heart. 26.3kReads8.8Score2.7kShelves
39. 39 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 16.8kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves

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    The first book features a female entertainer and a male director; the second book is about gradual development.

40. 40 港 Hong Kong Crossover: I’m the Big Winner 港综：我是大赢家 Scapegoat Prawn背锅大虾Male-Channel Fanfiction2.9M WordsCompleted Ding! You have a new mission. Become famous throughout the city? Too easy. You know Wu Song, right? Watch me spill blood at Mandarin Duck Tower. Ding! You have a new mission. Become a billionaire, a legend of the underworld, and a powerbroker who rules over all? Yikes... Should I study the life of Lai Hao or Al Capone? Never mind. New place, new game plan. I’d better get some startup capital first... 94.9kReads9.2Score7.2kShelves

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    This mainly studies the business world.

41. 41 烈 A Fierce Kiss for the Lovely Plum Blossom 烈吻娇梅 Seven-Colored Lotus柒色莲Modern Romance286k WordsCompleted (A short drama adaptation is now available) A dazzling actress × a powerful Hong Kong socialite [One-on-one, both leads are devoted to each other + intense push and pull + heart-fluttering sweetness] Li Xia is a graceful, classically beautiful woman from Jiangnan, a stunning beauty and a cheongsam enchantress. Clearheaded and resilient, she is also conflicted and sensitive. Lin Yishen, the heir to a powerful family in Hong Kong, is refined and elegant, proud and carefree. In thirty years, he had 6.2kReads8.9Score717Shelves

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    A Hong Kong entertainment mogul, gentle yet slightly cunning, falls in love at first sight—a long-planned scheme. His proposal is incredibly romantic, and the male lead is a great singer of Cantonese songs; his rendition of Justin Lo's "The Most Beautiful" during the proposal was absolutely touching!

42. 42 灰 Cinderella? More Like a Black-Hearted Schemer! The Macau Tycoon Is Completely Smitten 灰姑娘？黑心的！澳圈大佬被钓晕 Soft Sheng软笙Modern Romance253k WordsCompleted [Black-Bellied Cinderella vs. the Crown Prince of Aocheng: A Hypocrite and a True Power Player] Zhu Miaomiao came from a poor family. The only things she had going for her were her pretty face and her stunning dancing. Her grandmother was gravely ill, but her mother, who had married into a wealthy family, stood by and did nothing. At the words of one rich heiress, she even chose to give up on treatment. Zhu Miaomiao begged for help and got nowhere. Instead, she was humiliated, bullied, and tramp 6.5kReads9.1Score818Shelves

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    It's so beautiful! May Miaomiao and Ayu be happy and joyful every day in another world! ❤️❤️

43. 43 潮 Tidal Boundaries 潮汐界限 Milky Candy Puff奶糖酥Modern Romance348k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available, published under the title Tidal Boundaries] There were two unspoken sayings around the office building: First, when Zhou Yushen's car passed Guanfujie, even the snow on the ground would sensibly melt away a little. Second, he never let his schedule stop for anyone. Only later did Wei Xi learn that both sayings were wrong. * At an industry forum, Wei Xi was unexpectedly called up to sit in the front row. With every gaze fixed on her, she spoke quickly and prec 55.1kReads9.4Score7.2kShelves

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    Beijing circle, Hong Kong circle, and high-ranking officials

44. 44 青 Where the Green Mountains Fade Into the Distance 青山归杳处 Book in the Mirror镜中书Modern Romance307k WordsCompleted [Steady, divorced senior leader X gentle, ambitious junior employee; age gap; sweet romance] At first, faced with a powerful, influential figure, Gu Yao feels both intimidated and awed. Then one day, she gets drunk and accidentally ends up in his car, and everything begins to change... P.S. The male lead’s first marriage was in name only. 90.3kReads9.4Score11.7kShelves
45. 45 青 Green Hills Like Jade 青山似玉 Agate Squire玛瑙员外Modern Romance386k WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available) [Love after marriage, age gap, slow-burn everyday sweetness] *A gentle beauty from a family of scholars × a refined, fatherly man *A comic artist with a billion in assets × an influential Beijing aristocrat and chamber of commerce chairman Chu Shuang knew from childhood that she was promised to the Sheng family of the imperial capital, but she had never met her fiancé. Later, by a twist of fate, she moved into the Sheng residence and met her friend’s older br 136.6kReads9.5Score15.8kShelves
46. 46 予 I Give You Eternal Life 予你长生 Tu Shiqi兔拾柒Modern Romance173k WordsCompleted [Extra-Sweet Romance + One-on-One Love + Eight-Year Age Gap + Mutual Love + Jiangnan Aristocratic Family + Childhood Sweethearts] The short drama of the same name is currently airing! [Gentle and Refined Eldest Son of an Aristocratic Family x Lively, Clever, Beloved Beauty] Yu Ci was raised by Fu Zeyi. When she called him Uncle, he gave her all his gentleness and patience. She knew he was beyond her reach. He was the eldest son of the Fu family, eight years older than her, and engaged to her aun 11.3kReads9.4Score1.5kShelves
47. 47 乍 Love at First Sight 乍见欢 Travel Light轻装Modern Romance353k WordsCompleted [Beijing Elite Circle + Age Gap + Realistic + Female Growth + Powerful Man Bows for Love] [Emotionally Steady, Cold-Hearted Young Master vs. Clear-Eyed, Obedient Beauty] Everyone knows Shen Yanzhi is disciplined, proper, and virtuous. Only Wen Xi knows how uninhibited and voracious he is when they’re alone together in private. Wen Xi moved into the Shen family home with her mother as a child. Living under someone else’s roof, she learned to be quiet and well-behaved. She guarded her body and hea 69.5kReads9.2Score7.2kShelves
48. 48 溺 Doting on My Darling Captive 溺养娇脔 Everything Is About Romance风月都相关Modern Romance537k WordsCompleted [A proud young nobleman from a powerful family vs. a cool, refined beauty from Jiangnan] Updates ongoing for the side couple Tan Dingsong and Lin Yin’s bonus chapters: a by-the-book older man and a female celebrity, a hate-to-love story. [Stunning heroine, weak at first then strong + devoted hero who falls from grace and humbly begs for love] After meeting her, he learns how to love. His mature, passionate love heals her wounds and warms her whole life. Yu Wanwan, Nancheng’s “moonlight of the h 31.4kReads9.3Score3kShelves
49. 49 京 A Night of Splendor in the Capital 京宴夜 Heaven Opens to Delusions天开妄想Modern Romance357k WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast from Beijing’s elite circles + formidable leads join forces + both sexually inexperienced + sweet romance + happy ending] [A frail but ruthless heiress from Macau + a devoted, devoted heir from Beijing’s elite] Everyone in their circle knows that the young master of Beijing’s elite keeps a string of Buddhist prayer beads that no one is allowed to touch. They are his taboo, a painful past no one dares bring up. The Shang family of Beijing has produced outstanding talents for genera 29.6kReads9.2Score4.3kShelves
50. 50 软 A Gentle Seduction 软诱 Jiujiu Qi久久萋Modern Romance454k WordsCompleted The print edition of Rose Crown goes on sale August 10. Available on all platforms. [Married First, Love Later + Secret Crush + He Chases His Wife After Losing Her, But She Never Looks Back + Both Are Each Other’s First] She was the Xu family’s adopted daughter, and Zhou Yuetian’s little shadow. She had followed him everywhere since childhood, until she heard him say this at the age of twenty-four: “She’s just the Xu family’s adopted daughter. Why would I actually care about her? People like us 72.2kReads9.6Score8.7kShelves

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