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. 351 到 In Another World, I Use Taoist Arts to Empty My Enemy's Warehouse 到了异世，我用道术搬空仇人仓库 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Modern Romance913k WordsCompleted An alternate history setting. Please do not compare this story with real history! Gou Yunshu, a modern Daoist exorcist, was betrayed by her best friend during an exorcism. She was struck down by heavenly retribution, killed by a bolt of lightning. She transmigrated into the body of a young girl in the Great Xia Kingdom of the Republican era and discovered that her grandfather had been captured by the Japanese army. To rescue him, she took her younger siblings, bought a house, and left Laolongtan 1kReads—Score—Shelves

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   A must-read for those who stay up late, highly recommended, you'll get hooked once you start reading.

2. 352 军 The White-Collar Girl and Her Military Training Instructor 军训教官的小白领 Edamame Lover爱吃醋毛豆Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted The first time Fu Suting addressed the group, the sound of his military boots striking the ground echoed in every heart. “My name is Fu Suting.” He surveyed the room, his gaze like a blade tempered in ice. “There are no office workers here, only soldiers.” Lin Xiaoyu was unlucky enough to become the object of his special “attention.” When she couldn’t hold a proper military stance, he personally measured the gap between her knees with a ruler. When she kept stepping out of sync during a march, 5.2kReads8.0Score343Shelves

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   Having read for thirty years, I just discovered this book and it's really good. The male lead is a soldier who loves the female lead deeply. He pursues her, she avoids him, and he teases her until she loses control. The plot is incredibly addictive. Super sweet, I love it!

3. 353 暮 Twilight Clouds, Spring Dawn 暮云春晓 Xu Tinglan叙亭兰Modern Romance420k WordsCompleted [Gentle, powerful, healing older man x clear-eyed, independent working woman] Reunion after years apart x childhood sweethearts x the long road to winning her back x slash career “I want a divorce.” Nan Xiao finally ended the marriage that had brought her so much pain. Then she met the man destined for her, reached the pinnacle of life, and had triplets. Standing outside her door, he sent her a message: “You were wonderful and beautiful, someone I once thought I could never reach. Now you're som 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A long-awaited reunion, the gentle second male lead takes over, and the old house catches fire.

4. 354 扑 Leaping Toward the Rose 扑向玫瑰 Wusu Bubble Rice Cracker乌苏泡仙贝Modern Romance305k WordsCompleted [The physical edition of Roses and Hymns is now available] [Princess x daddy type: a mixed-race, spirited heiress * an older, scheming Daddy] [Marriage first, love later + long-planned romance + devoted couple + happy ending] Her childhood sweetheart and fiancé, Lu Jingran, is obsessed with playing the hero to Cinderella. Shen Jinyi decides to break off their engagement and find someone else. After much deliberation, she gathers her courage and approaches Lu Jingran’s older brother, Lu Huishi, 31.9kReads9.5Score4.2kShelves

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   🎋🎋A marriage of convenience turned into love x a sweet romance in Beijing's elite circle🥀🥀A fiery female bar owner x a refined yet roguish translator! An elite, a mad genius! A pair of obsessive, scheming, and possessive lovers meet ten times, their first encounter filled with virginity. Shu Yang is pinned against a wall by the man, who asks in a deep voice, "How many times have you hooked me?" Shu Yang has a whirlwind marriage to a wealthy older man! Qi Yan, the most upright young master in Beijing and a top international translator. On the eve of her wedding, Shu Yang accidentally flirts with her fiancé, "Handsome, interested?" "No." "..." Shu Yang smiles through gritted teeth, "Interested in being our bar's top escort?"

5. 355 史 The Poorest County Magistrate's Wife in History Leads the Whole County to Prosperity 史上最穷县令夫人带全县百姓赚钱 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Ancient Romance993k WordsCompleted Hang Ying, head of a reclusive modern-day clan, dies during an expedition and transmigrates into Yingzi, the wife of Xu Mengran, a penniless county magistrate in the Great Chu Empire. Who ever heard of a county magistrate being poor? Well, this one wears a patched robe, and his wife earns money washing and mending clothes to help him pursue a career in the imperial examinations. They have no maids or guards, the yamen runners look down on them, and a rich young lady even comes to their door to b 570Reads7.0Score—Shelves
6. 356 溶 North and South of Rongcheng 溶城南北 Unsweetened Tangyuan不甜的汤圆Modern Romance410k WordsCompleted [Older man who takes the initiative and guides the romance x younger woman focused on her career and tangled up in love | equally matched leads | both sexually inexperienced | HE] Two years ago, Huo Xuchuan, head of the Huo family, died at sea in a plane crash. At just twenty-four, Huo Zhaoning seized power with an iron fist and firmly took the top seat. From north to south in Rongcheng, almost everyone was waiting to see the Huo family become a laughingstock, to watch the once-mighty family fal 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Amidst mutual scheming and extreme tug-of-war, who will ultimately be the one with no way out in this arena? An older, steady, and guiding male protagonist meets a younger, conflicted, career-driven female protagonist. When love isn't a necessity, how does it quietly blossom? The female protagonist isn't a saint, nor is she a saint, nor is she a parasitic vine clinging to the male protagonist; on the contrary, it's the male protagonist who craves her love!

7. 357 玫 Roses Have No Rules, Only Heartbeats! 玫瑰无原则，心动至上！ Yun Zijin妘子衿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The physical edition, titled A Private Taste, is now available!] [Originally titled Flirtation and Desire] ✖️marriage first, love later ✖️sweet romance in Beijing's elite circles. Bar owner and firecracker ✖️ refined, depraved translator! Brilliant, unhinged genius! Obsessive, scheming, lovesick hero + reunion planned from the start + both leads have only ever loved each other When they first met, Shu Yang was pinned against a wall by a man who demanded in a low voice, “How many men have you ho 13.7kReads9.4Score3.7kShelves
8. 358 乖 The Good Girl Marries a Powerful Man in the Capital 乖乖女二嫁京圈大佬 Half a Life Gone 219半生已过219Modern Romance260k WordsOngoing [Older, fatherly man x sweet, obedient girl + Second Male Lead Takes the Girl + face-slapping the ex-husband + building a career + sweet romance + the powerful one bows his head + quality comfort food] __ Yu Shu is a sweet, obedient girl. She got married right after graduating, to a man her parents had chosen for her. Her scumbag husband was sure she would be easy to control. Not only did he deceive her into marriage, he also planned to live off her. Driven into a corner, the sweet girl turned o 189Reads—Score—Shelves

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   One missed opportunity, then careful planning. The old house catches fire, Kuku loves it.

9. 359 渡 I Became a God After Surviving the Trial of Love 渡情劫后成功封神 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Bai Yan, the legitimate daughter of a family of military commanders, came down from the mountains after mastering her art so she could return to her home in the capital and overcome her romantic tribulation. At the city gate, the emperor stopped her and ordered her burned as a sacrifice to Heaven and Earth. She also learned that her birth parents had abandoned her because of rumors calling her an ill-fated poison maiden. To clear her name, Bai Yan took responsibility for treating the plague and 102Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 360 退 After Breaking Off the Engagement, I Was Pulled into My Younger Uncle's Arms 退婚后，被小叔叔揽腰宠 Shu Zhi黍枝Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted Diva × Daddy-Type | Mutual Firsts / HE Ruan Li had been adopted and treated like a pampered young heiress for over a decade. Then one day, the real daughter was suddenly found. She took Ruan Li’s room, connections, and even her fiancé. When the real daughter persuaded their parents to marry her off to a middle-aged tycoon, Ruan Li turned to the one man no one dared offend: her former fiancé’s uncle. Late one night, she pretended to be scared and knocked on Fu Huaizhou’s door in her pajamas. “Unc 24.3kReads9.3Score2.8kShelves
11. 361 镇 The Dragon-Suppressing Coffin and the King of Hell's Fate 镇龙棺，阎王命 Feiyi匪夷Mystery4.9M WordsOngoing They severed my tendons and buried me alive in a sealed coffin, but they didn’t know I was born with the fate of the King of Hell! [Folk horror, feng shui and talismans, incense offerings] Feng shui and fortune-telling, painted-skin demons and spirit summoning, walking in the shadows and corpse driving, corpse-raising spells and curses, yin tattoos and talismanic needles, puppets controlled by strings, red doors sealed with wax, Dogs digging graves on Burial Mound Ridge, ghosts feasting in the R 313.2kReads9.4Score28.3kShelves
12. 362 入 Sinking into Temptation After Dark 入夜沉沦 Si Si司斯Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted Marriage first, love later + whirlwind marriage + super sweet + mature adults A traditional Chinese-style domineering CEO VS a resilient, sickly beauty At thirty, Xin Tong nearly died from overwork. She decided to quit and take her 750,000 yuan in savings, earned over five years on the job, to lie low in a small county town. At thirty-five, Ji Jinnian read her resignation letter and asked, “Will you marry me?” He needed an honest woman to sit in the position of his wife: someone who wouldn't cau 27.5kReads8.9Score2.8kShelves

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    [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration] If you don't like it, come and hit me.

13. 363 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 73.1kReads9.6Score8.7kShelves
14. 364 人 Strangers in Public, but You Want Me to Soothe You to Sleep Every Night! 人前不熟？却要夜夜哄睡！ San Chen Yue叁辰月Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted [Aloof, celibate hotel CEO & gentle, strong-willed wedding planner] [Love grows over time + Flirtatious push and pull + Age-gap pampering + Both physically and emotionally pure + Extra sweet and steamy] Luo Qianqian, an overworked wedding planner, caught the attention of Shang Chiyu, a man at the very top of the global luxury hotel industry. She also accidentally discovered the secret behind his recurring nightmares. He used a lavish salary to entice her into becoming his personal sleep companio 1.2kReads8.8Score103Shelves

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    The top choice for heartwarming and sweet romance novels, where the male lead is like a safe harbor, accepting the female lead's vulnerability and showering her with endless tenderness and love.

15. 365 撬 Stealing My Roommate’s Sweet, Innocent, Seductive Girlfriend 撬走室友的，清纯钓系女友 Early Summer In Half The City半城的初夏Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Qian Nainai was born with a sweet, clear voice and an innocent allure. A seductive beauty who knew how to turn sweet talk into favors, she put a price on every bit of her tenderness. Pei Si, the noble young heir of the capital's elite, had never known what it was like to want something he couldn't have. Until one day, a childhood friend shared a voice message with him. That soft, flirtatious, coquettish voice gave him his first urge to make someone his own. Knowing full well she was a whirlpool 2.2kReads6.7Score215Shelves
16. 366 越 The Later the Night, the Closer We Get 越夜越熟 Marguerite玛格绿特Modern Romance367k WordsCompleted Original title: The More the Night Deepens, the More Familiar We Become Fake Lady x Real Playboy | Mature Man and Woman | Neither Is a Virgin | Intense Push and Pull | Stealing Someone's Man | Happy Ending On the night she decided to get a divorce, Shi Yue went looking for a pretty young man. As she planted her high heel on his shoulder, her ex-husband's close friend caught them in the act. Qin Zhao, who had never given her a second glance, suddenly leaned close to her ear and tempted her: "Wou 56.5kReads9.3Score5.3kShelves
17. 367 那 That Summer, the Gears of Fate Began to Turn 那个夏天，命运的齿轮开始转动 Early Summer In Half The City半城的初夏Modern Romance181k WordsOngoing Lin Xia was shopping at the supermarket when a figure suddenly appeared on the giant screen, making her clutch her shopping bag tightly. Lu Shiye, her ex-boyfriend from five years ago, had returned to the country as a financial tycoon. He had always been the pride of heaven and the campus heartthrob, the center of attention wherever he went. When they first got together, she thought the man she loved came from an ordinary family but was a once-in-a-generation genius. She had earned her place at 22Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 368 穿 After I Transmigrate into a Book, I Got the Supporting Heroine’s Fate-Changing System 穿书后我拥有了女配改命系统 A Faint, Serene Smile一抹浅笑安然Modern Romance506k WordsCompleted Chu Jingzhu transmigrated into a sweet romance about a domineering CEO, becoming the heroine’s half-sister and the big shot’s short-lived cannon-fodder ex-wife, Jiang Jingzhu. Her powerful husband becomes a stepping stone for her and the male lead’s careers simply because he has a soft spot for the heroine. The original Jiang Jingzhu, meanwhile, died young. After transmigrating into a book, Chu Jingzhu gained a System for saving supporting female characters. To change the original character’s sh 2kReads9.0Score154Shelves

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    Very engaging. The plot isn't particularly original; the female lead transmigrates into a book and is bound to a life-extending system. She's already married at the start, and the real-life couple's relationship develops incredibly quickly. Most importantly, the initial conquest missions aren't cringe-worthy. It makes you want to keep reading. The male and female leads are well-developed characters; they're straightforward and expressive. The female lead is incredibly good at expressing love. There are no misunderstandings or unnecessary scheming. It's a sweet novel that will make you smile.

19. 369 南 A Princess from the Southern Dynasty Travels to the Modern Era: All the Men, Come to Me 南朝公主古穿今：男人都到碗里来 Forget the Worldly Affairs Here到此忘机Modern Romance286k WordsCompleted [Empowering female lead + 1 v N love rivalry + all the men are virgins + regretful pursuit + sweet romance among the wealthy + healing] Princess Xiao Zhen of the Southern Dynasty was being strangled to death when she unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of a modern girl named Liang Xin. From then on, she adapted to modern life under her new identity. Her birth mother remarried into the second-rate Shi family and planned to marry her off to an abusive man from the same social circle in exchan 330Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A princess from the Southern Dynasty transmigrates to the modern era. It's a 1v+ romance novel with a penchant for collecting handsome men! The female lead is skilled in both literature and martial arts, accustomed to a high position, and every male lead adores her! There's a rising business tycoon, a domineering and aloof CEO, a younger, adorable man, a cunning and ruthless uncle… and a mysterious tycoon… Each male lead is more cunning and adept at vying for her favor, creating a fierce battleground where everyone lines up to fight for her! Perfect for female readers who love strong, independent women! [Licking screen][licking screen]

20. 370 全 The Whole Demon Realm Knows I Got to Pet the Immortal Lord 全魔界都知道我rua到了仙君 Si Bai Shou斯白兽Ancient Romance348k WordsOngoing The rating just came out ( ´･ᴗ･` ) [Cool, aloof master×wild demon + one-on-one romance + devoted to each other + must have a happy ending] Past life: Top-tier star immortal lord Luo Xueji revealed his true form during a livestream, and the entire internet exploded. Cang Lan, crown princess of the Demon Realm and Luo Xueji's number-one wealthy fan, rode a bone demon steed into the heavens to snatch him away, while demonic fire from the Nine Netherworlds burned through the Nine Heavens. Forced to 11Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommend the female lead, a madwoman and demon lord, who actively provokes the aloof immortal lord with a passionate kiss. The male lead, having tasted the sweetness, becomes addicted, and the old house catches fire.

21. 371 拐 Kidnapping a Taoist Priest to Be My Guardian Deity 拐个道长当守护神 chi Qian Wang Ba Lüchi浅王八绿Mystery508k WordsCompleted A derivative fanfic of Mr. Vampire, with a pairing for Uncle Jiu, transmigration and farming, no golden finger, and both girl-boy and boy-girl romance at times In the early years of the Republic of China, warlords carved up the country, demons ran rampant, and the people lived in misery. Song Li was a girl loved by neither her father nor her mother. After barely making it to the age of sixteen, her father sent her to work as a maid in the home of Master Huang, a wealthy man in town. She was s 929Reads—Score103Shelves

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    The old house is on fire, and it tastes sweet.

22. 372 重 The Reborn Powerful Official: His Beloved Is a Transmigrator 重生权臣：他的掌心宠是穿越的 Jade Rabbit Loves Grass玉兔爱吃草Ancient Romance283k WordsOngoing [Reborn and Transmigration + Court Politics + Forced Love] Gao Cheng, the Prince of Bohai, holds power over the entire court and is just one step away from the throne, yet he dies a gruesome death at the hands of a kitchen servant in his own household. A lifetime of extraordinary ambition: he campaigned across the land, reformed the imperial court, and laid the foundations of Northern Qi with his own hands. Yet in the end, his younger brother deceived him with false loyalty, while his beloved c 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male lead is eleven years older than the female lead.

23. 373 南 The Northern and Southern Dynasties: Whoever Claims My Sister Gets to Keep Her 南北朝：妹妹谁抢到就是谁的 Jade Rabbit Loves Grass玉兔爱吃草Ancient Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [Tyrant + scheming power minister + court intrigue + taboo + soul transmigration + modern person in ancient times] She had just celebrated finally landing on her feet in life when, in the blink of an eye, she transmigrated and found herself in a dangerous Northern Qi household. Gao Huan was her father, Lou Zhaojun her mother, and Gao Cheng, Gao Yang, Gao Yan, and Gao Yu her four impossibly handsome older brothers. Unfortunately, this family was a den of ruthless figures from a chaotic age, a nes 7kReads7.8Score529Shelves
24. 374 小 The Little Good-for-Nothing Transmigrates to the 1970s and Is Spoiled into Lying Flat by Her Daddy-Type Husband 小废材穿七零被爹系老公娇养躺平 Mu Yuxue, Who Likes Red Spinach喜欢红菠菜的穆语雪Modern Romance1.2M WordsOngoing A new sweet military romance set in a bygone era. Welcome aboard! (Transmigrates to the 1970s, doting husband, pampered and content to lie flat, sweet military romance, no angst, all satisfaction) Modern college student Shi Nian unexpectedly finds herself in the 1970s. After saving Shen Lichuan, an officer gravely wounded by enemy agents, she vanishes into thin air, leaving him convinced he has met a celestial maiden. He holds on to that belief for half his life. When she opens her eyes again, a 12.9kReads7.5Score1.4kShelves

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    A lifesaver for those suffering from a reading slump! A sweet military romance, featuring transmigration, a spatial ability, and a domineering father figure – a perfect score!

25. 375 退 After Breaking Off the Engagement, the Top Scholar Regretted It 退婚后，状元郎他后悔了 18-Year-Old Melancholy Prince18岁忧郁王子Ancient Romance340k WordsCompleted The rating has just been posted and will rise Love at first sight / marriage first, love later / obsessive male lead / secret love comes true [Noble and cherished × cold on the outside, devoted on the inside] Shen Jiaying, the Crown Prince's younger sister, is a pampered noblewoman who has grown up surrounded by luxury and never known hardship. When she comes of age, war breaks out along the northern border, and the emperor considers sending a royal daughter to marry into the Rongdi tribes. When 17.1kReads8.8Score2.4kShelves

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    🔥🔥The male lead, a top scholar in the imperial examination, is betrothed to a princess. Initially, he is a man of integrity, believing that becoming a prince consort will hinder his career. He conspires with his childhood friend, who secretly loves the princess, to have the emperor annul the engagement. However, the moment he sees the princess, all his rationality and ambition vanish, leaving only the thought of becoming her servant. And indeed, that's what he does...

26. 376 金 Spring Runs Deep in the Golden Palace 金阙春深 Xi Die汐蝶Ancient Romance228k WordsCompleted [Gorgeous, timid crown princess × dark, unhinged emperor × radiant crown prince] On the day of the imperial selection, Emperor Chengming, Xiao Ke, unexpectedly ran into a “young palace maid” in the imperial gardens. The “young palace maid” was drawn into a struggle within the royal family, beginning a life of political maneuvering in which she would turn the tides. Several months later, the Eastern Palace held a grand wedding. The “young palace maid,” dressed in her phoenix coronet and red weddi 16.8kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves

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    This is a must-read for anyone who likes this kind of story. Everyone dotes on the female lead, it's so satisfying! I absolutely love this little sister!

27. 377 穿 Reborn as an Evil Stepmom? Her Husband and Son Spoil Her Rotten 穿成恶毒后妈？被老公和儿子娇宠 Seaweed Pork Floss Cake海苔肉松小贝Modern Romance518k WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + System + character growth] [Voluptuous, fiery heroine vs. abstinent, obsessive, love-starved elite male lead] [The heroine isn’t a saint: she’s a self-serving pragmatist] Su Qinghe transmigrated, and the moment she opened her eyes, her own mother was pressuring her to become someone’s stepmother. If she refused to marry, she would be sent to the countryside. Her prospective husband was a thirty-year-old man with an eight-year-old adopted son. They sai 5.1kReads7.3Score405Shelves

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    The age gap is quite large, but they seem quite sweet together. You could check them out first.

28. 378 卿 My Love for You Is Like the Green Hills 卿见青山 Cha Xun茶浔Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted [A gentle, resilient Pingtan beauty from Jiangnan VS a retired powerhouse from a century-old family in Beijing] [Marriage first, love later + long-planned romance + slow-burn love + seven-year age gap + sweet romance + mutual devotion + mutual pining + exclusive to each other] The year Ruan Yici, the woman who had adopted her, died, Ruan Yitang was taken in by the Wen family next door. Overwhelmed with grief, she lost her voice. On her twelfth birthday, the boy who lived far away in Germany gav 491Reads7.4Score100Shelves

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    The male lead is older than the female lead [Add one to your bookshelf] [Jiangnan Pingtan Beauty x Retired Big Shot from Beijing Circle | Marriage First, Love Later | Long-Planned | Gentle Redemption] The year Ruan Yitang lost her voice, she received a pipa from a German boy; after growing up, she married the young mistress of the Lu family. Every year, she copied scriptures to hide her feelings, while he hid his love in his letters: "At four in the morning, the crabapple blossoms are still awake; I always feel that at this time, you should be by my side." He prepared a dowry for her freedom, and finally, when the fog cleared over the green mountains, she saw his long-planned deep affection. #MarriageFirst #Long-Planned #GentleHealing

29. 379 刑 A Detective Meets You at the Wrong Time 刑警，在错的时间遇上你 Edamame Lover爱吃醋毛豆Modern Romance254k WordsCompleted On a business trip, Ye Hanxin was unexpectedly caught up in a hijacking by internationally wanted criminals aboard her flight. At the brink of life and death, the police detective Gu Qingyi shielded her with his body, trading his life for her safety. She thought the harrowing ordeal was nothing more than a brief interlude in her life. But after returning home, she discovered that he was the man her best friend planned to confess her feelings to. Steady and reserved, the detective knew she had 2.7kReads7.0Score226Shelves

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    After reading for thirty years, I found this book to be really good. The male lead is a criminal police officer who falls in love with the female lead during a plane rescue. He pursues her, she avoids him, and he teases her until she loses control. The plot is incredibly addictive.

30. 380 后 Hard to Be a Stepmother? The Tycoon’s Stepson Kneels and Begs Me to Spend Money 后妈难当？豪门继子跪着求我花钱 Carefree Square落落大匚Modern Romance616k WordsCompleted Shu Qingqing transmigrated into a school romance novel and became the stepmother of the male lead, the school heartthrob. As the story’s villain, her duties included, but weren’t limited to: bullying the male lead with her biological son, driving a wedge between the hero and heroine, and fighting the male lead for the company and inheritance after his father died. In the end, she failed to kidnap the heroine and was sent to prison by the male lead. Shu Qingqing went over the plot. Luckily, the o 10.3kReads8.1Score2.2kShelves
31. 381 禁 The Abstinent Tycoon Asks Me for a Title Every Night 禁欲系大佬夜夜问我要名分 Liu Suisui柳岁岁Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing Important announcement, important announcement, important announcement!!! Volume One is complete. The story about the uncle you’ve all been asking to read has been updated in Volume Two. [Powerful Male Lead + Older Man/Younger Woman + Sweet Romance] [Mutual Healing, Two-Way Devotion] She grew up dependent on others, enduring their cold stares. Her stepfather treated her like a pawn, manipulating her at will. Her mother saw her as a burden and ignored her for years. Her husband treated her like a 14kReads9.0Score967Shelves

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    This absolutely matches.

32. 382 遇 I Met a God with a Soft Heart! 遇见心软的神！ Mu Mu Cuo木木错Modern Romance692k WordsCompleted [Capital City Business Tycoon vs. Chinese Literature Beauty] [One-on-One + Devoted Couple + Happy Ending + Age Gap] Jiang Wansheng grew up without her parents' love, struggling through life on her own. After someone set her up, a twist of fate entangled her with the mysterious Third Master of the Qin family, a powerful figure in the capital. Rumor had it that Third Master Qin was cold-hearted and distant. Though he was her best friend's uncle, she was always terrified whenever she ran into him. 32.1kReads9.4Score3.2kShelves

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    Amazing! An old house caught fire.

33. 383 好 What a Well-Behaved Little Darling: The Tycoon Uncle Spoils Her Rotten 好一个乖乖小祖宗，财阀大叔超宠 One Thought, Chirp Chirp一念啾啾Modern Romance206k WordsCompleted [Fanged Little Bunny + Supercharged Age Gap + Devoted to Each Other] Yan Ci received a surveillance video that was almost too embarrassing to watch. She was cornered in a stairwell, and the man asked, "Why do you hide when you see me?" Her eyes darted away. "I wasn't hiding. That time... it was just an accident." A faint smile surfaced in the man's deep-set eyes. "An accident? That doesn't mean it never happened." He moved closer to her. "Did you enjoy my Adam's apple?" "..." P.S. 1. This is an 2kReads7.0Score198Shelves

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    This is a romance novel featuring a 17-year age gap between the male and female leads. The female lead is a great-uncle from a top-tier conglomerate.

34. 384 三 Third Master, Your Little Girl Has Done It Again 三爷，你家小姑娘又立功了 Hardworking Zhi Zhi努力的吱吱Modern Romance3.7M WordsOngoing [Everyone’s Darling + Devoted to the Nation + High-IQ Genius Girl × Scheming Big Shot] To the big shots, Yu Nian is obedient and sensible, a national treasure. To her brothers, Yu Nian is bloodthirsty and ruthless, killing without batting an eye. To Huo Yan, Yu Nian is his baby. A sweet story of two people saving each other. She is aloof and proud, emotionally stunted, until she meets him, a man who drifts through the world. Is she an angel fallen to earth, or an immortal banished from the heave 56.8kReads9.2Score4.2kShelves

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35. 385 越 Crossing the Line to Fan the Flames 越界撩火 Milky Candy Puff奶糖酥Modern Romance287k WordsCompleted (Complete) [Age gap + abstinent older man steals his younger brother’s fiancée + sweet romance + devoted couple] [Distinguished, mature gentleman and translation-industry heavyweight × adorable little fox who acts sweet and helpless in public] Xie Zhiyu of the capital’s Xie family is the most dazzling among the city’s elite. In everyone’s eyes, he’s famously refined and composed, disciplined and courteous. No one could have imagined that he would “steal” his younger brother’s fiancée. After Ming 6.2kReads9.3Score809Shelves
36. 386 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 70.3kReads9.2Score7.2kShelves
37. 387 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 31.8kReads9.3Score3kShelves
38. 388 诱 Luring the Sweetheart into My Arms 诱娇入怀 Ju Gui Huai橘瑰槐Modern Romance395k WordsCompleted Top-Tier Wealthy Family + Cold, Unhinged Tycoon Hero + Gentle, Resilient Beauty + Both Pure + Mutual Salvation + No First Love + No Replacement The thing Wen Tang regretted most was getting drunk and making a move on Xie Chenzhou, the madman everyone avoided. Xie Chenzhou kept her imprisoned by his side. Wen Tang was gentle by nature and attentive to every detail. Xie Chenzhou assumed she was hopelessly in love with him. “Tangtang, don’t fall in love with me. A perfect work of art shouldn’t have 2.3kReads9.1Score280Shelves
39. 389 温 Addicted to His Tenderness: The Uncle’s Unwavering Devotion 温柔上瘾，大叔极致宠溺 Kuang Peng's Beloved邝彭爱侣Modern Romance567k WordsCompleted CEO uncle + fourth-year female college student + living together in a wealthy family + chaste heroine + sweet age-gap romance + domineering CEO Guo Haiying, a third-year college student, has been bullied for an entire year by her classmate Zhou Liqi, the daughter of Jiangcheng's richest man. The bullying started because Guo Haiying rejected the advances of Liu Hongjun, a campus heartthrob from her department and a scumbag whom Zhou Liqi liked. Liu Hongjun turned around and slandered Guo Haiyin 34.9kReads8.2Score2.2kShelves

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40. 390 逾 Sinking Into Love Past the Deadline 逾期沉溺 Mi Anxia米安夏Modern Romance726k WordsOngoing Tang Yiming and Sun Jia first met three years ago, when they signed a prenuptial agreement. She thought their marriage was nothing more than a deal that suited them both. But he loved her and was afraid to reveal his true feelings, so he hid them behind a facade of absurdity. She didn't love him, but was grateful that he'd helped her when she was down. Then she happened to find him keeping silent vigil by her grandmother's sickbed. She accidentally caught him tearing up the suggestive invitation 2.2kReads—Score160Shelves

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    Her ex-boyfriend, Xiao Yi, begged her in tears, but she resolutely chose Tang Yiming. It wasn't a love-struck folly, but a well-thought-out decision—this kind of clear-headed devotion is what touches people most.

41. 391 禁 Imprisonment! Possession! Trapped by My Obsessive Boss 禁锢！占有！落入病娇老板圈套 Huanglong, Who Loves Goldenrod喜欢木锥花的荒龙Modern Romance320k WordsCompleted Also known as: So What If She's a Gold Digger? The Obsessive Big Shot Is Crazy About Her! The story is purely fictional. Please do not apply it to real life! Some plot elements are adapted from true stories. Older man + 18-year age gap + yandere + obsessive + domineering CEO + calculating green tea Male lead is divorced + female lead is a virgin + male lead is not a virgin + female lead is pure Questionable values, proceed with caution!!! An old flame reignites 🔥 Growing up in a family that f 3.4kReads—Score320Shelves
42. 392 夜 At Night, I Embrace a River of Falling Stars 夜揽沉星河 Blossoms in Ink's Shadow茉影繁花Modern Romance327k WordsCompleted [Price just dropped, but it’ll go up later] Fatherly, secretly passionate, guiding, celibate CEO vs. sweet, clearheaded beauty who doesn’t overthink [Physical first, love later + Mature romance + Intense push and pull + Stealing someone’s wife + Seven-year age gap] Xu Zhiye has been married for three years, but her husband has been absent from her bed the entire time. To get back at him for cheating, she turns around and sleeps with his direct superior, Gu Chenxiao. She thought it would be a mut 901Reads8.3Score—Shelves
43. 393 前 My Ex-Husband Thought I Was a Cripple, So I Quickly Remarried a Big Shot 前夫嫌我是个瘸子，二婚闪嫁大佬 No Tomatoes in the Tomato Pot番茄锅里没有番茄Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted “The Ex-Wife Chase From Hell + The Second Male Lead Takes the Crown” [The male lead has been plotting for a long time. He’s a possessive, domineering, dark-hearted CEO who gets so jealous when he sees the heroine meeting her ex-husband that he wants to lock her up.] Nan Zhou always knew that Shen Zhihan’s heart belonged to someone else: her cousin, Nan Yue. On the night of Grandma Shen’s birthday banquet, their enemies came knocking. Amid flashing blades and bloodshed, Nan Zhou lost both her leg 5.2kReads8.6Score750Shelves

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    The male lead is always secretly jealous, and the female lead is a powerful, revenge-driven female protagonist—frighteningly strong.

44. 394 欲 Desire in the Capital: Entangled at Every Turn 欲染京屿，步步缠深 Mu Ziyu Qiao牧子羽樵Modern Romance332k WordsCompleted [Cool, delicate beauty with a scheming little fox inside x the most extravagant, abstinent Buddha-like lord of the capital] [The capital’s elite circle + 10-year age gap + possessive to the extreme + irresistible push and pull + uncle steals his nephew’s wife + satisfying face-slapping + devoted couple HE] [Original title: Little Uncle, Isn’t This a Little Too Thrilling for Us?] Pei Jinshen is the most abstinent man at the very top of the capital’s elite circle, ten years older than Lu Yu. On th 6.4kReads8.7Score798Shelves

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    Both are contemporary dramas, featuring age gaps and an old house on fire that's beyond saving once it starts burning.

45. 395 葬 A Proposal at the Funeral: The Soldier Is a Commander 葬礼上求婚：兵哥哥是首长 Xijiang Ning西江宁Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted The moment she opened her eyes, she had been reborn at her birth parents' funeral. She was an orphan burdened with debt, and someone was even pressuring her to marry on the spot. Luckily, her father's former comrade arrived in time, paid off the debt, and drove away the people trying to force her into marriage. But who could have guessed that this uncle, ten years older than her, would ask if she wanted to get married? What was going on?!! After asking him a barrage of questions, she learned tha 2.4kReads7.9Score305Shelves

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46. 396 顾 Mr. Gu's Perfect Little Romance 顾先生的小圆满 Mu Ziyu Qiao牧子羽樵Modern Romance436k WordsCompleted [Big Tech content moderator vs. cold, calculating official from an elite family] [High-ranking official romance + five-year age gap + both leads are each other’s first and only + sweet romance + the powerful one bows to love] The thing workplace newcomer Li Xiaoman regrets most is making a mistake while screening explicit content. The cold, fearsome section chief Gu Yanshen comes to the company to oversee a cleanup. Before that, the two had an accidental one-night stand ₍ᐢ..ᐢ₎ ༘♡ ₍ᐢ..ᐢ₎ ༘♡ She k 2kReads7.7Score138Shelves
47. 397 七 Scientific Research in the 1970s: My Sweet Wife Faints Again 七零科研：小娇妻又晕倒了 Xijiang Ning西江宁Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Rebirth + Period Setting + Military Marriage + Scientific Research + Pocket Space + Doctor + Married First, Love Later + Devoted Husband + Adorable Baby + Building Wealth + Patriotism Shen Zhixu accidentally transmigrates to the 1970s, becoming a delicate young woman who shares her name. To make matters worse, she lives in the countryside. Spoiled by her parents since childhood, she would faint just from sitting in the sun. She was known throughout the village as its sickly beauty. When she open 1.5kReads7.2Score112Shelves
48. 398 他 His City 他的城市 Benzi Yanyan本子妍妍Modern Romance360k WordsCompleted [Age gap + possessive control + realistic business warfare] Everyone knows Chen Zixiong is practically part of the Wu family. He takes care of Wu Tianyou's problems, manages the company, and keeps every danger away from Wu Xiaoxi. But he refuses to love her. He thinks they are not suited for each other, and that loving her isn't something he should do. With him by her side, she steps into this complicated world and learns to understand human nature. It is only natural that she falls in love wi 13Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 399 什 What? The Regent Invited Me to Catch Someone Cheating? 什么？摄政王邀请我去捉奸？ Sleepless Isle岛屿无眠Ancient Romance112k WordsOngoing [A clever noblewoman who pretends to be foolish x a regent who holds the court in his grasp], [sweet romance], [Reborn], [one-on-one romance], [happy ending] In her previous life, Song Yutang, a prince’s side consort, was murdered for stumbling upon a shocking scandal. Reborn, she decides to skip the twists and turns and get straight to the point! She’ll go to the person with the most to lose, the one who should know about this: her husband, the regent himself. Trembling, she kneels and bows her 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one! A historical romance novel about arranged marriage that blossoms into love!

50. 400 京 The Tide Between Beijing and Hong Kong 京港澜渡 A Book Worth a Fortune一本千万利Modern Romance631k WordsOngoing [The rating just opened, slowly climbing] [Hong Kong old-money style vs. Beijing political circles] [Intrigue and covert battles among the wealthy] [High-IQ business and romance] [Slow burn, not a fast-paced power fantasy; feel free to skip chapters] Four pairs of hunters, four hunts. The rain pours over Hong Kong. Come enjoy a TVB-style romance, business-war, and suspense drama! Sweet nothings go beyond “Stay a little longer” and “I adore you” to include “I’m crazy about you.” Duplicity is the 7.8kReads8.9Score712Shelves

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    The male lead is a cold-hearted, wealthy man with a domineering father figure. He is aloof on the outside but charming on the inside, exuding a powerful aura. The female lead is sharp-edged and strong-willed. They have a lot of entanglements, and he dotes on her to the fullest.

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