The Hero Is Older Than the Heroine, and His Long-Dormant Heart Is Finally Stirring 男主比女主大，老房子🏚️着火🔥

1. 251 重 A Long Road to Reunion 重逢路漫漫 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance357k WordsCompleted [The right people will find their way back to each other, no matter how many twists and turns it takes.] [One true pairing, both leads are each other's only ones + reunion after a long separation + winning back his wife and claiming his child + adorable kids playing matchmaker] Zhou Yuan met Qin Yue by chance and fell in love at first sight. After one passionate night together, an urgent assignment sent him overseas. Before leaving, he thought he'd arranged everything properly, never imagining t 5.2kReads8.9Score252Shelves
2. 252 年 The Younger Puppy Boy Refuses to Behave 年下奶狗不做人 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊9k WordsCompleted The Younger Puppy Boy Won’t Behave 112Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 253 和 The Time I Spent in Love With Her 和她相恋的时光 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance259k WordsCompleted [Love at first sight + devoted one-on-one romance + rekindled love + healing with a touch of angst] A grounded, everyday story with smart characters. Gao Yuchen, an isolated orphan, happens to meet her next-door neighbor, Mu Yang. Mu Yang pursues her passionately, and they soon fall in love. She thinks they’ll be happy together, only to discover that their happiness was built on a lie, albeit one told with good intentions by the male lead. She coldly tells him she never wants to see him again. I 804Reads8.1Score—Shelves
4. 254 爱 Love Will Come to Rest 爱会停歇 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance220k WordsCompleted [Playboy Turns Devoted] [Love Grows Over Time] [Sweet with a Little Angst] [Class Difference] Chen Chao, a rich playboy, falls sincerely in love with Yu Jiawen, who comes from an ordinary family. He knows he isn't the kind of person she'd ideally choose, but he can't let go of his feelings for her. "Yu Jiawen, do you know? Meeting you made me feel like I could have a proper relationship too." "I've thought about giving you up, but I just can't accept it. Watching you date, marry, and have childr 3.2kReads8.4Score150Shelves
5. 255 聂 Secretary Nie's Little Secretary 聂秘书长的小秘书 Tasty Carrot好吃的胡萝卜Modern Romance642k WordsCompleted He pursues her relentlessly, and she has nowhere to run. Lin Qingshan’s secret, humble love and Nie Feng’s open, wholehearted affection. Secretary-General Nie’s doting on his younger lover is like an old house catching fire, leaving his young secretary feeling as if her whole life is going up in flames. 323Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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   This person gets up at five in the morning.

6. 256 单 Mr. Zhou, My Unrequited Love 单恋的周先生 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Older Woman, Younger Man + Redemption + Realistic Romance] Three-year age gap. [Secret Love Becomes Mutual, from the Male Lead’s Perspective; Marriage First, Love Later, from the Female Lead’s Perspective] Everyone is level-headed and clear-minded. The woman Zhou Wang had kept in his heart for three years. He thought there could never be anything between them and was ready to give up, but then he unexpectedly learned what she had been through. His heart ached for her, and at the same time, he f 1.4kReads8.2Score103Shelves
7. 257 将 The Three Daughters of the General's House, Wed to the Wrong Men 将门错嫁三姝 Misty Purple Violet迷迭紫罗Ancient Romance348k WordsCompleted [Just got a rating, it should go up soon!] [Sisters' bridal swaps + marriage first, love later + an old flame rekindled] After their parents die tragically and their family fortune is seized, the three Shen sisters are left orphaned. Their vicious aunt wants the family wealth so badly that she secretly swaps all three bridal sedan chairs on the day of the weddings. The originally intended match for the gentle eldest sister, Shen Wanqing, is her uncle by marriage, the emperor Pei Dingqian; The l 2kReads8.2Score364Shelves

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   ⭐⭐⭐ A refreshing ancient Chinese romance novel about a bride swap, featuring a super engaging setting of an old house on fire. The pacing is fast and engaging, perfect for those looking for something to read!

8. 258 缠 The Silk Thread’s Call 缠丝引 Blue and Red Sweet Potato蓝红红薯Ancient Romance271k WordsCompleted “A whore dressed up as a refined lady from a noble family!” That was the Matron’s judgment of her. When Nu Qi was dying, he said, “Don’t be afraid… If there’s another life… I’ll marry you early… in Taiping Alley…” “Taiping Alley.” Four words, a dream no one in that era dared to dream. Hua Yao survived. She lived to see the Sui Dynasty unify the land, to stand at the threshold of an age when “all things would be clear and bright.” But she never entered it. At the threshold, she looked back: b 42Reads7.7Score—Shelves

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   Two middle-aged men, one twenty years older and the other thirty.

9. 259 脸 I'm Blushing! My Best Friend's Uncle Is Such a Flirt 脸超红！闺蜜小舅太会撩 Fu Wa扶娃Modern Romance527k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + devoted to each other + age gap + happy ending + mutual secret crush] Su Jinyu had always been someone her father didn't care for and her mother didn't love. By chance, he saved her, and she fell for him at first sight. But he was her best friend's maternal uncle, and he came from a distinguished family, so Su Jinyu kept her feelings buried deep in her heart. Until, on the Ferris wheel, Su Jinyu casually asked, “Uncle, do you like me?” “Yes.” She was astonished and overjoye 4.7kReads8.3Score538Shelves
10. 260 初 I Couldn’t Hide My Heart’s Flutter When We First Met 初见心动藏不住 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance136k WordsCompleted [Love at First Sight] [She Pursues Him] [Nine-Year Age Gap] [Sweet, Realistic Romance] [Happy Ending] At twenty, the lively and spirited Chen Luo Chu meets Chu Yun. One look is all it takes for her to fall for him. She can barely hide the light in her eyes, and there is only one thought on her mind: make him hers. Once she confirms he is single, she boldly confesses, "Big brother, will you be my boyfriend?" Chu Yun gently turns her down with a simple, "We're not right for each other." But Chen L 1.3kReads—Score104Shelves
11. 261 乖 Be Good. Don't Be Your Uncle Sheng, Be My Husband 乖，不当你盛小叔，当你老公 Yu Mu俞慕Modern Romance278k WordsCompleted [(11-year age gap) Sweet, Flirtatious, Rebellious Heroine X Gentle, Devoted, Fatherly Hero] After moving in with the Sheng family at fifteen, Shen Qingning developed feelings she shouldn't have for that refined, aloof man, unable to control herself. But he turned her down time and again. She rushed into marriage, was framed, and died with bitter resentment. * One day, she woke up reborn at twenty-two. This time, she would take back everything that belonged to her... 2.1kReads—Score146Shelves

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    The male lead is 11 years older than the female lead. They're incredibly doting on each other. [Drooling emoji]

12. 262 掌 Paulownia in the Palm 掌中疏桐 Xin Moran心陌然Ancient Romance900k WordsOngoing The main story is complete. Originally titled A Paulownia in the Palm, the first chapters are free, but the price will go up later! [Mutual Devotion] [Fictional Setting] [Forced Possession] [Beautiful Wife] [Powerful Minister] [Adorable Baby] [Pregnant and on the Run] [Ancient-Era Court Intrigue] [Secret Marriage] Luo Shutong, the most proper young noblewoman in the capital, woke one morning to find Ye Chuan, the all-powerful chief minister, lying beside her. Trembling, she pulled out all the mo 11.1kReads8.0Score519Shelves

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    Ancient Chinese romance novel: The heroine is pregnant from the start, both are virgins, the chief minister forcefully takes her away, she's incredibly beautiful, no clichés, secret marriage, old house on fire.

13. 263 大 The Little Girl from the Big Leader’s Family 大领导家的小姑娘 Yu Mu俞慕Modern Romance163k WordsCompleted Daddy-type senior official x gentle, clear-headed guzheng teacher [The second male lead fights for her too + the male lead's desperate pursuit is doomed + twelve-year age gap + everyday-life romance + sweet little love story] At first, Tang Shining thought Lu Yanliang was just a friend of her father's, so she was always careful around him. It wasn't until Lu Yanliang moved into her home that she realized something was wrong... 1.8kReads7.1Score153Shelves

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    Hahahaha, what a great novel about the male lead's age difference within the system!

14. 264 你 You're My Leading Man 你是我的男主啊 Auntie at Eighteen阿姨十八岁Modern Romance288k WordsCompleted A hotshot doctor vs. a young opera performer, with a seven-year age gap. Ninety percent sweet and ten percent angsty, with her pursuing him at first and him chasing her back later. Happy ending. The summer Jiang Ling turned nineteen, she met a man. He was aloof and handsome, and claimed he never wanted to marry. Jiang Ling refused to give up. She swallowed her pride and pursued him relentlessly. He was hard to win over, but eventually he gave in. Then one day, he suddenly vanished, leaving nothi 2Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 265 和 The Royal Husband Sent as a Hostage: Imprisoned, He Keeps Getting Cornered on the Emperor's Bed 和亲男后：囚禁后总被皇帝堵床上 Sen Yan森琰Two Male Leads505k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads: Dominant Emperor Top and Consort Prince Bottom. Older, Fatherly Top, Ten-Year Age Gap. Love at First Sight, Unscrupulous Tactics, Taking by Force, Intense Push and Pull, Imprisonment, Forced Love in a Dark Room.] Chu Zhao was Great He's most beautiful man and its greatest general. He had gone to battle ten times and crushed the grassland enemies each time. But on his eleventh campaign, Chu Zhao was defeated by the grassland king, Huyan Lie, and driven to the city gates. Below th 32.1kReads7.0Score4.1kShelves

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    This book is great! [Thumbs up]

16. 266 怪 She Was Just Too Good at Comforting People 怪她太会哄 Xia Qing's Little Universe夏晴的小宇宙Modern Romance193k WordsCompleted 1v2, rival suitors, push and pull to the limit Lu Zhiyu: Smart and sweet-tongued, with a clear goal. She uses his money and resources to start a company. Zhan Jianghan: A domineering CEO, older than the heroine. He both loves and resents her. In private, he’s a lovesick fool who needs her to soothe him; in public, he acts aloof. He controls the resources, and the heroine is his emotional outlet. Zhou Ye: Uses Lu Zhiyu and deliberately gets close to her, hoping to undermine Zhan Jianghan from wit 5kReads—Score176Shelves

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    Well, this is... [Laughing and crying emojis] Watching the female lead hug someone else... [Laughing and crying emojis]

17. 267 强 A Forced Marriage: The Marquis’s Vengeful Wife Is Hard to Tame 强娶：侯门仇妻难驯服 Holding Green, Recounting衔青叙Ancient Romance238k WordsCompleted [Classic Angsty Romance × Love and Hate × Love by Cunning and Force × Marriage Before Love × Untouchable Beauty] An obsessive, unhinged, possessive hero × a cool, alluring, universally adored heroine Shen Jiwei was a noblewoman from a distinguished family. She devoted herself to medicine and only wanted to become a renowned female physician, but one day she was swept into a bloody palace case Her father and brothers died in the imperial prison, the women of her family became playthings of the en 151Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male lead is six years older than the female lead. He falls in love at first sight and forces himself on her. At first, he only wanted to play around, but in the end, he was completely captivated, both physically and mentally!

18. 268 松 Fragrance Amid the Sound of Pines 松涛声处闻清香 Pavilion Master Xiyun兮沄阁主Modern Romance463k WordsCompleted [Powerful Official × Divorced Goddess | Long-Prepared Pursuit & Bone-Deep Tenderness] Known in the capital as the “Black-Faced King of Hell,” Shen Tingtao is the most unapproachable man in government circles: a proud pine on a snow-covered mountain, cool and chaste. The one exception in his life began with a glimpse through a car window after an accident: the gentle profile of Shi Feng. At the time, she was trapped in a marriage engineered against her. After decisively divorcing, she kept her di 1.7kReads7.3Score136Shelves

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    Book lovers should check this out. It has an age gap, and the male lead sets fire to all her old houses just to warm her heart that has grown cold. [Smirk]

19. 269 荷 A Passion-Fueled Retired War God Falls for a Top Succubus and Classical Dance Prima Ballerina at First Sight 荷尔蒙爆棚退役兵王一见钟情顶级魅魔古典舞首席 Ci Lingran辞泠然12k WordsCompleted A Retired Soldier King with Irresistible Charisma Falls in Love at First Sight with a Top Succubus and Classical Dance Prima Ballerina 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Older man pursuing love

20. 270 宰 The Chancellor Is Hard to Flirt With: Cold in Public, Wild with Desire in Private 宰辅不经撩，人前清冷人后欲又野 Clear Grain Knows Autumn清禾知秋Ancient Romance589k WordsCompleted [For all the aunties out there, come on in] [Once the older, powerful minister discovers the pleasures of the bedroom, he spoils his wife without restraint] Ling Wanqiu was the laughingstock of the capital’s elite. Everyone said she was a complete idiot. At a flower-viewing banquet, her half-sister and fiancé led the crowd in humiliating her, and she was literally laughed to death. When she opened her eyes again, someone else had taken over her body: a modern socialite academy owner and queen of 68.8kReads7.3Score8.2kShelves

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    I highly recommend this book!

21. 271 邻 The Neighbor Is Wicked and Wild, Luring Her into His Trap 邻居又坏又野，诱她入局 Bluebird Coo Coo青鸟咕咕Modern Romance389k WordsCompleted [Sweet-natured Chinese translator vs. Italian mafia heir] + [Autistic genius girl vs. emotionally vivid, lovesick young master] + devoted to each other + cross-cultural romance + intense push and pull + willing to give in for love He is a wild, untamed Italian mafia heir who has never known freedom since birth. She is a well-behaved girl from an ordinary family, a foreign-language translator who is gentle on the outside but strong within. He is a foxlike young man whose emotions and conscience w 4kReads—Score141Shelves

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    Once the old house is opened, it burns unbelievably!👀 The male lead is the heir to an Italian mafia family, and the female lead is a Chinese translator who grew up in an ordinary family. The male lead is initially attracted to her at first sight. He appears gentle and refined but is actually cunning and ruthless. However, he provides her with a sense of security and saves her from danger countless times. The female lead's growth is full of ups and downs and feels very realistic.

22. 272 摄 The Regent’s Beloved White Moonlight Took a Fall 摄政王白月光翻车了 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊12k WordsCompleted The Regent's White Moonlight Has Fallen from Grace 980Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 273 娘 Your Majesty, the Agreement Is Void 娘娘，协议作废 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊36k WordsCompleted Your Majesty, the Agreement Is Void 30Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 274 重 Reborn, the Prince Regrets It Too Late 重生后，王爷他后悔莫及 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted After I Was Reborn, the Prince Regretted It Too Late 346Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 275 爬 After I Climbed into the Wrong Childhood Friend’s Bed 爬错竹马床后 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊16k WordsCompleted After I Climbed into the Wrong Childhood Friend's Bed 318Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 276 落 After Falling on Hard Times, My Rough Childhood Betrothed Blushed 落难后，糙汉童养夫他红了脸 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊16k WordsCompleted After Falling on Hard Times, My Rugged Childhood Betrothed Blushed 320Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 277 弹 The On-Screen Comments Say I'm the Villainess 弹幕说，我是女配 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊11k WordsCompleted The on-screen comments said I was the villainess. 23Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 278 兄 A Brotherhood Showdown? I Rely on On-Screen Comments to Stay Alive 兄弟修罗场？我靠弹幕保命 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊16k WordsCompleted A Love Triangle Between Brothers? I Rely on Bullet Comments to Stay Alive 452Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 279 穿 I Became the Heroine of a CEO Romance, and I Speak in a Northeastern Accent 穿成霸总文女主，我张嘴就是东北话 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊17k WordsCompleted Reborn as the heroine of a CEO romance, I open my mouth and out comes a Northeastern accent 8Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 280 这 Why Is CEO Pei So Clingy After Marriage? 这个裴总婚后也太粘人了吧 Meow-Meow the Lucky Cat招财猫喵咪Modern Romance242k WordsCompleted Arranged Marriage to Love | Age Gap | Slow-Build Romance | Insecure, Sweet Girl × Carefree Pretend Playboy (Newly Rated) On the third day after Ji Yu was brought back as the family’s biological daughter, she went to the registry office and married a complete stranger. Her new husband was the heir to Huansi Group, a notorious playboy among Beijing’s rich and spoiled crowd. The first time they met after the wedding, Ji Yu cooked for him. The man leaned quietly against the kitchen island and sudden 12.8kReads8.7Score1.8kShelves
31. 281 捞 A Gold-Digging Supporting Actress Awakens and Is Spoiled by the Crown Prince 捞金女配觉醒，被太子爷娇养了 Moon Rabbit兔魄Modern Romance299k WordsCompleted Qu Xingran awakened to the truth! She was the vicious female supporting character in a book. She was vain and money-hungry, and used every trick she could to snare the capital’s golden boy, the male lead, Pei Linzhi. She thought she would finally rise to become a phoenix among the branches. But the Pei family would never accept a gold digger with such a rotten character. They gave Pei Linzhi two choices: break up with her, or be cast out of the family. Pei Linzhi chose to stay with Qu Xingran, l 8.8kReads7.9Score632Shelves

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    Kisses, hugs, and piggyback rides.

32. 282 丰 A Voluptuous Beauty in a Country Village, and the Amnesiac Officer Who Falls for Her 丰腴美人小村妇，失忆军官沦陷了 Nan Wanwan南绾绾Modern Romance102k WordsOngoing [Period Setting + Family Life + Adorable Kids + Reunion After Years Apart] Jiang Mingyue transmigrated into the body of a pushover everyone could bully in 1960. Her awful relatives wanted to push her around? Her ungrateful son smashed bowls and cursed at her? Jiang Mingyue answered with a whip, teaching them how to behave! On the streets of the county town, she spent her money to buy a handsome “idiot” who was paralyzed. The whole village laughed at her for going crazy. Raising a cripple would —Reads—Score118Shelves

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    😭In her past life, she was killed in an explosion, and he sacrificed himself to save her. Transmigrating to the 1960s, she found herself a pushover, exploited by awful relatives. Her twin sons pointed at her and yelled, "You're a bad woman! We want Auntie!" She sneered and kicked the ingrates out! Then, she bought a paralyzed, mentally challenged man for 25 yuan on the street. The whole village laughed at her for being crazy, but when she stripped the man of his clothes and saw the gunshot wounds and the red mole near his eye, she instantly burst into tears. Later, the ingrate sons were sold by their aunt to have their kidneys harvested, crying and begging her to save them. Meanwhile, the mentally challenged man regained his memory and became a powerful tycoon, protecting her in his arms: "Mingyue, this time it's my turn to protect you!" #Historical Novel #Military Doctor Transmigration #Powerful Tycoon's Pampered Wife #So Heartbreaking!

33. 283 心 Heartbeat Over the Line 心跳越轨 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 68.9kReads9.5Score10.5kShelves

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    The male lead is seven years older than the female lead and has been secretly in love with her from the beginning, having planned this all along.

34. 284 太 The Crown Prince Is Muscular and Hot, and the Bad Girl Wants Him 太子爷又壮又欲，小渣女馋了 Sweetheart Candy酥心糖糖Modern Romance196k WordsCompleted She's a player, falling for one person after another, until she meets the strong, irresistible young master. Just as she's gradually falling for him, she discovers what his family is like~ Faced with this chaotic battlefield of love, she's the one who ends up bearing it all~ Sob~ 87.6kReads6.6Score4.8kShelves

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    That's really true. 🔥

35. 285 一 One Night of Passion: Spoil Me, Mr. Huo 一夜情深：霍少放肆宠 Sweetheart Candy酥心糖糖Modern Romance7.3M WordsCompleted After getting drunk one night, she walked into the wrong room and caught the attention of a demon who could never get enough. Terrified, she fled at dawn, but he kept appearing everywhere, teasing her until she was at a loss. He said that one night together meant a hundred days of affection, that he thought of her every second, and that she had to take responsibility. When she suddenly threw up at a banquet, she kicked him furiously, but he only gave her a sly smile~ [Devoted husband, sweet roma 15.6kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves
36. 286 幸 Lucky to Have Met Team Leader Song, My Senior 幸得年上宋组长 Snow Drifting Through the Borderlands边城飘雪11k WordsCompleted Lucky to Have Team Leader Song, Who’s Older Than Me 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Yang Xiaoxi, consumed by anxiety and inner turmoil, possesses great talent but dares not show it off. Transferred to the side of Song Anyu, five years her senior, he sees through her unease and mentors her along the way, helping her rise through the ranks. She harbors a deep, secret love for him, but he suppresses his feelings and refuses to reciprocate. When her ex comes knocking, he completely drops his pretense, embracing her with a kiss and confessing his love, soothing all her anxieties.

37. 287 清 The Aloof Uncle Loses Control: He Can No Longer Hide His Tenderness 清冷小叔失控，他的温柔藏不住 Welcoming the Moon, Reporting Autumn迎月报秋Modern Romance382k WordsCompleted [The aloof, celibate head of the Xie family x the little princess of the Shi family, devoted to each other, happy ending] On New Year’s Eve, Shi Yi gets a call from the police station, telling her to come pick up her son. Is the country being so generous these days that you don’t even have to give birth to your own son? They just hand one over? Did some child get lost? Unable to argue with the officer, Shi Yi has no choice but to go to the station. Wow, that’s quite a kid. Eighteen years old! Sh 8.3kReads7.0Score682Shelves

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    [Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece][May you be blessed immediately][May you be blessed immediately][May you be blessed immediately][May you be blessed immediately] Enjoyable and relaxing 🥱

38. 288 甄 Mr. Zhen’s Marriage-First, Love-Later: Twice the Happiness 甄总先婚后爱快乐加倍 Phantom Ink Online幻墨在线Modern Romance326k WordsCompleted [A different take on marriage first, love later + comedy + bickering + constant sparks + age gap + healing] Zhen Xinwei initially misunderstands Qian Haohao. Later, his parents conspire to set them up, and he marries her. Zhen Xinwei says, “I never fake my marriage.” Qian Haohao replies, “What a coincidence. I never take marriage seriously.” Qian Haohao doesn’t believe in love, yet by a twist of fate, she ends up marrying for the second time. After the wedding, she tells Zhen Xinwei, “I’m not af 410Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 289 川 The River Flows On, and You’re My Pearl 川流不息，贝中有你 Lively Xiuer灵动的秀儿Modern Romance123k WordsCompleted Chen Zelin, an employee of the Han Group, died in a workplace accident. Han Tingchuan brought his personal lawyer to handle the compensation. In that impoverished mountain village, Chen Zelin had been the family’s only provider. With the old man gravely ill and unable to raise his granddaughter, he tearfully entrusted her to Han Tingchuan. From that day on, Chen Xiaobei became Han Tingchuan’s responsibility for life. 585Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist raises the female protagonist.

40. 290 白 What's a First Love Compared to a Wife from a Political Marriage? 白月光哪有联姻老婆香 Mad Cultivator, Half a Fate疯修半缘Modern Romance379k WordsCompleted [Whirlwind marriage + married first, fall in love later + male lead reborn + second female lead takes the top spot + both leads are each other’s only one, extra sweet] In his previous life, Huo Che lived and died for his one true love. All he got in return was: “Even if you died a thousand times, it still wouldn’t be enough!” He was reborn the day after his one true love ran away from her engagement. Huo Che handed over a check and a clean-break agreement. “We’re even. Let’s never see each other 23.1kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves

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    Come on, come on! [Cool][Cool]

41. 291 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book in the 1960s: Dump the Scumbag, Take the Kids Back to the City, and Remarry 穿书六零：踹掉渣男带崽回城改嫁 A Lackey Dog一只狗腿子Modern Romance692k WordsCompleted Li Miaomiao transmigrates into a book, and since the original owner’s husband is a scumbag, she decisively divorces him and takes their son with her. After returning to the city, she marries Lin Sheng, the textile factory’s deputy director, who has recently left the military. When he was young, Lin Sheng had a woman he cherished in his heart. Unfortunately, he served in the army for ten years, and by the time he returned, she had already married and had a child. Everyone in their circle is waiti 4.4kReads8.6Score376Shelves
42. 292 逼 Forced Into Marriage as a Stepmom! After Joining the Army, the Abstinent Big Shot Gets Addicted 逼婚当后妈！随军后禁欲大佬上瘾 It's the Old Wang Next Door是隔壁老王呀Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + stepmother + raising kids + sweet romance] After Su Manli dies from heart palpitations caused by working late, she discovers she has transmigrated into the body of a beautiful but brainless villainess in a sweet military romance novel. The bold villainess got a big shot from the military district drunk and dragged him into bed on their very first meeting, all to force him into marrying her and secure her position. As Su Manli watches the man beside her slowl 5.3kReads8.8Score442Shelves
43. 293 九 The 1990s: The Reborn Ex-Wife of a Superstar 九零：大明星前妻重生了 Chen Che陈撤Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The 1990s] [Reborn] [Remarriage] [Everyday Life Raising Kids] [Career Storyline] Jiang Wanling lived to the age of sixty-six, eventually dying in a hospital bed from breast cancer. She never expected to open her eyes and find herself back in 1996, before she had divorced her ex-husband. That year, she was twenty-six and already the mother of two children. Her ex-husband was a household-name "superstar," as well as a womanizing playboy who fell for every woman he met and cheated constantly. In h 4.1kReads8.6Score330Shelves
44. 294 闺 My Best Friend and I Time-Travel to the 1970s: She Marries a Cadre, and We Both Get Rich! 闺蜜穿七零：嫁干部，你富我也富！ Jin Zhonglou金重楼Modern Romance859k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Period Setting + Face-Slapping + Building Wealth + The Male Lead's Long Road to Winning Her Back] Thirty-year-old Mu Chunsheng transmigrates to the 1970s and discovers she's become an eighteen-year-old village girl with two younger sisters. Whoa, her best friend transmigrated too? And she's now her next-door neighbor! It's an era when people eat sweet potato leaves boiled in sweet potato porridge for every meal and can't spare a single drop of oil. Luckily, Mu Chunsheng can use 262Reads6.4Score—Shelves
45. 295 睁 She Wakes Up in the 1960s! The Heiress Is Spoiled by a Powerful Military Officer 睁眼六零！千金娇女被军爷强势宠 Xilinran溪林染Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ancient beauty + doting soldier + sweet, flirtatious romance + connection across time] Shen Yunyao, the Prime Minister’s legitimate daughter, was framed and transmigrated to the 1960s. To survive in this era, Shen Yunyao swallowed her embarrassment and said to the first man she saw, “You can’t just seduce me and then abandon me.” Cheng Liyan looked at her with a complicated expression. He knew she had latched onto him. Captain Cheng returned from a mission to find himself married! His wife was 10.4kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves
46. 296 被 Caught the Attention of My Friend’s Uncle 被好友的舅舅看上了 Qiansui千歳Modern Romance410k WordsCompleted [Secret crush + age gap + both leads sexually inexperienced + hero pursues heroine + domineering CEO] [Not melodramatic, more everyday life] Outsiders say that Zhou Qizheng, CEO of the Jiangheng Group, is ruthless and decisive, stern and proper, and a formidable force in the business world. Lu Xiaoqiao thinks so too, until she learns that this formidable man is her friend’s maternal uncle. Zhou Qizheng helps her at every turn, and she assumes it’s because of his connection to her friend. Eve 17.8kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves

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47. 297 不 You Won't Have a Child with Me? Then Even This Military Marriage Has to End 不跟我生孩子？军婚也得离 Qiao Shili乔十里Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Swapped marriages + reborn + marriage first, love later + both leads are virgins + soft beauty with a warm face and a cold heart + loyal military officer with a cold face and a warm heart] Not a wish-fulfillment story. Not a typical period novel, with more focus on romance. Please skip it if that's not your thing. On her wedding night, Luo Wenjing thinks her ex-husband has climbed into bed with her. She kicks out, only to hit her military officer husband by mistake. She knows she's in the wrong 4.9kReads7.6Score658Shelves
48. 298 分 After the Family Split, the Little Widow’s Husband Returned from the Capital 分家后，小寡妇男人从京城回来了 Jin Yu锦喻Modern Romance988k WordsCompleted [Space + Sweet Romance] Lin Yu wakes up in the 1970s, an era of scarce supplies when you need ration coupons for everything. She’s a young widow with a child, her husband supposedly dead! First, she takes on her awful mother-in-law and splits up the family. Then she raises her three little ones and makes a fortune. But one day, her husband comes back! Xiao Jing is strong and sturdy, and a key member of the state. Seeing his delicate little wife, who can barely lift a finger, he can’t help fee 2.9kReads9.1Score327Shelves
49. 299 婚 A Marriage Contract as Bait 婚书为饵 Mantou Is Great馒头很好Modern Romance453k WordsCompleted [Gentle yet strong classical beauty × paternalistic, old-school political heavyweight] [Long-planned courtship + growing together + healing + 18-year age gap + both physically and emotionally devoted] ★ He gives her his undivided affection and protects her so she can live without a care in the world A political marriage and a written agreement bound two people who otherwise would have had nothing to do with each other. The An family had a daughter, twenty-three years old, yet he chose her, who w 24kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves
50. 300 穿 After Transmigrating as the Hero’s Stepsister 穿成男主继妹后 Year After Year, No Fish年年不吃鱼Modern Romance217k WordsCompleted Yu Qian transmigrated into a novel her best friend had written for her. But she wasn't the heroine. She was the unwanted tagalong who moved into the male lead's home when her mother married his father. Yu Qian didn't care about any of that! What mattered was that in the book, her mom was still alive. She finally had a mother again! All she wanted in this life was to be a good little mama's girl, occasionally watching the male and female leads fall in love. What could be better? But then Hey, are 49.6kReads9.4Score4.2kShelves

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