Historical-Era Story, Powerful High-Ranking Official, Flirtatious Beauty Playing Hard to Get 年代文 实权高干 钓系美人拉扯

1. 51 我 In the Eighties, I Pretended to Be the Amnesiac Male Lead's Girlfriend 我在八零冒充失忆男主的对象 Ruan Xiaolou阮小楼Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted [Transported into the Story + Amnesiac Male Lead + Sweet Romance + Flirtatious Tension + Spatial Golden Finger + Winning Back His Wife] P.S. The female lead isn't a strong woman. A gorgeous, spoiled, lovable beauty VS a cold, stern, abstinent military officer After Wen Nian criticized a supporting female character in a period novel, she was transported straight into the book. The supporting character was an orphan of a fallen soldier, and by chance, the female lead's father had taken her in. Nin 2.5kReads8.7Score263Shelves

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   🩵1️⃣ The female lead is a bright and slightly pretentious woman from Shanghai, while the male lead is a high-and-mighty military officer. She's a "fishing" beauty. The male lead is injured and suffers amnesia, and the female lead claims to be his girlfriend. The male lead is upright and responsible. The female lead takes advantage of her status as his girlfriend. ✓✓✓ 💗2️⃣ She's a "fishing" beauty, a sophisticated and self-serving woman, while the male lead is a powerful factory manager. She only goes out for a short walk, and the factory manager panics when he can't find her for five minutes. Upon seeing her, he says: "Where have you been again? From now on, you're not allowed to go anywhere but by my side!"

2. 52 六 A Young Bride from the 1960s Moves to the City, Marries a Factory Director, and Raises Kids 六零小媳妇进城，嫁个厂长养崽崽 Little Thirteen the Salted Fish咸鱼小十三Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the 1960s, she finds herself a country widow whose husband has died, with a young daughter to raise. There’s no way Wen Xinghe is going to spend her days suffering. She takes her daughter straight to the city to reclaim her rightful place in her husband’s family. But once they arrive, the family, afraid she’ll make trouble, decides to keep the girl and get rid of the mother, doing everything they can to marry Wen Xinghe off again. Remarry? Sure! Wen Xinghe takes a good lo 6.4kReads8.3Score612Shelves
3. 53 弟 My Younger Brother’s Wife Is Too Alluring, and the Rugged Officer Can’t Keep His Cool 弟媳太撩人，糙野军官心慌慌 Feng Yan封烟Modern Romance326k WordsCompleted [1970s setting + military marriage + sweet romance + face-slapping the villains + devoted couple + male lead has a secret crush + one-on-one romance + happy ending] Jiang Yan learns only after her death that she was merely a minor cannon-fodder character in a period novel. Her fiancé betrays and schemes against her, letting hooligans assault her. Her parents force her to give her Peking University admission notice to her younger sister, and in the end, she is driven out of the village and beaten 1.4kReads8.5Score203Shelves
4. 54 七 The Stunning Beauty of the 1970s Turns Her Cold-Faced Officer Husband Into a Henpecked One 七零绝色美人冷面军官沦为妻管严 Ranran's Ran苒苒的苒Modern Romance597k WordsOngoing [Period setting + sweet military romance + transmigration into a book + pocket dimension, which doesn't appear often] A beautiful fair-skinned woman × a cold, reserved military officer who abstains from romance. Both are devoted only to each other. An Ruo has exquisite features and skin as white as snow. She is a true beauty. Cool and distant around others, she's spoiled and always hungry in private. = Oh no! An Ruo realizes she's transmigrated into a book and become a cannon-fodder side charact 918Reads7.7Score299Shelves

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   💗This is a period drama. The male lead is the son of a powerful high-ranking official. An Ting's younger sister is coming to visit. Rumor has it she looks remarkably like her brother, almost identical. Everyone immediately pictured An Ting: thick eyebrows, a square face, tall and imposing. It's a pity a girl would look like that. Then, someone saw the stunningly beautiful An Ruo, and everyone was blown away!

5. 55 穿 Transmigrated into a Book in the 1970s: Two Years a Widow, Yet I’m Pregnant 穿书七零：守寡两年我却怀孕了 Fan Jing繁璟Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [High-ranking military marriage + female side character awakens + love grows over time + making money, making money] Wen Yun, a born workhorse, found herself inside a melodramatic period novel, cast as a vicious female side character: a flirtatious sister-in-law whose husband had died, and a brother-spoiling parasite. She had a good life ahead of her, with her in-laws from a military family doting on her, yet she just had to compete with the heroine for the man fate had chosen for her. After awa 12.5kReads8.0Score1.5kShelves
6. 56 被 Hounded by a Madman, She Turns Around and Marries an Abstinent Commander 被疯批缠上，转头嫁给禁欲首长 Moon in the Midst明中月Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted Military marriage + period setting + sweet romance + both leads are each other's first and only + face-slapping + feel-good fiction Top salesperson Chen Meina works herself to death. When she opens her eyes, it's the 1970s, and she's forcing herself on the male lead. Chen Meina: ? Once she comes to her senses, Chen Meina realizes she's become universally despised. Her awful family helped her tie up the male lead and drag him into bed, only for a reborn woman to catch them in the act, ruining the 11.7kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves
7. 57 卿 Dearest Beloved: An 1980s Record of a Senior Official's Devotion to His Wife 卿卿如晤：八零高官宠妻录 The Loquat Tree Has Light枇杷树有光Modern Romance540k WordsCompleted “Mom, these are the peach cakes Yanyan likes best. Keep an eye on her, though. Don’t let her eat too many, or she won’t have room for dinner.” “Dad, if Yanyan can’t get up in the morning, let her sleep a little longer. Don’t shout at her. It could make her nervous.” At their wits’ end, Shao’s parents asked, “Is she my daughter or yours?” On his first business trip after marrying her, Bai Shuyu was so worried about his wife, Shao Yin, that he sent her back to her parents’ home and asked his mothe 6.3kReads7.0Score519Shelves

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   A story about a high-ranking official [smirking]

8. 58 重 Reborn in the Hong Kong Entertainment Industry of the 1980s 重生八十年代在港娱乐圈 Leisurely March三月闲暇Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Yin Xiao was reborn in Hong Kong in the 1980s. To find a job, she entered the Miss Hong Kong pageant and won the crown, launching her career in show business. She attended training classes, took bit parts, and played cannon fodder, steadily rising to become the leading lady. In the end, she became famous across mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, earning her place as an undisputed superstar. Even when Yin Xiao became the most influential film and television mogul of her era, people still call 12kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves

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   The female lead isn't human; she's a fox spirit. It has a bit of an entertainment industry feel to it.

9. 59 穿 Transmigrated to the 1980s, the Fussy Rich Beauty Gets Rich Again 穿到八十年代作精白富美又暴富了 A Lump of Lucky Cat一坨幸运喵Modern Romance418k WordsCompleted Xu Leshu was a wealthy beauty with enough money to own several apartment buildings. She only had to sleep once; when she woke up, she had arrived in the old-fashioned 1980s, in the body of another Xu Leshu, a second daughter from a penniless family who seemed to be the least loved child. But although the family was dirt poor, the country was opening up and there were plenty of opportunities. From what she could tell, her grandmother was a domineering, stingy old gossip, but she treated Xu Leshu 11.8kReads8.5Score982Shelves

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   Hilarious! A modern-day heiress finds herself transmigrated into the body of the second daughter of a poor family in the 1980s. She becomes incredibly wealthy thanks to the reform and opening-up policy! Her family spoils her rotten, even though she's tough on the outside, she manages to seduce a stoic politician. The contrast between her cold demeanor and her passionate kiss with the seemingly aloof male god is so sweet it's almost sickening!

10. 60 年 A Self-Serving Perfectionist in a Period Novel 年代文里的精致利己主义 Today Is Jingzhe今日惊蛰Modern Romance432k WordsCompleted Yang Yuan never expected that after transmigrating, she would become the female lead's fake best friend in a period novel. Not only did she burn the heroine's love letters, but she was also destined for a miserable end. Well, at least she didn't have many scenes. If she played her cards right and made amends, she could still survive. What? Go to the countryside? Absolutely not. I'm lazy, greedy, and a shameless freeloader who loves the easy life. So what if I take advantage of people or scheme a 11.8kReads8.1Score708Shelves

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    She felt that in every period novel, the male protagonist or supporting character who successfully manipulated the female protagonist into moral blackmailing him was simply too concerned with saving face. Those who morally blackmail others are clearly not morally upright themselves, so one should be even more immoral than them. Talking about morality and gentlemanly conduct towards such despicable behavior will only make others see you as a fool and a sucker. Especially in matters of life like marriage, one should never be fooled into being manipulated. As the saying goes, it's good to have face, but one must first have people to rely on before considering face. If in the end, one's so-called face restricts their actions, then having face is as good as not having it at all. Yang Yuan was determined to persuade her parents that Yang Wenping's marriage shouldn't be forced into such a compromise. But as soon as she entered the alley, an older woman grabbed her hand and said, "Yuanyuan, you really need to persuade your mother. Don't let that shameless man upset you."

11. 61 七 The 1970s: Everyone Can Be the Protagonist, Except Me 七零：人人都能当主角偏我不行 Unplucked Flower未折花Modern Romance478k WordsCompleted Everyone Is Evil, But There Are Good People Too [Romance included! If you have conventional values, don't read!!!] To get a chance to perform, Xu Lingwan locks her stepsister He Qingning in the restroom. Just as she's about to leave, something called a System binds itself to her. The System tells her that she's the vicious supporting female character, while He Qingning is the heroine. Since she bullied the heroine, her reputation will be ruined, and she'll eventually disappear without a trace. 22.1kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves

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    The first book features a female protagonist with a super cool personality who kills people without hesitation; the second book features a female protagonist who is strong yet warm-hearted.

12. 62 八 Sweet Military Marriage in the 1980s: My Ex Regrets It Too Late 八零军婚甜蜜蜜，前夫后悔火葬场 Rice Bowl 114饭碗114Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + satisfying revenge, no putting up with mistreatment + male lead appears late + everyday life + farming + no golden finger + taking down scoundrels + sweet romance + ensemble cast + family matters + military officers + commanding officer] In her previous life, Qiao Jiangxin married into the Chen family. She shouldered every burden to give them a peaceful life, working like an ox and a horse to support her husband's literary ambitions, care for her ailing in-laws, and look aft 42.6kReads9.2Score5kShelves
13. 63 资 The Capitalist Heiress Is Reborn, Takes Down Villains, and Charms the Village Tyrant 资本家千金重生，虐渣下乡撩村霸 Luan Jing峦镜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1970s, Sent to the Countryside, Rebirth, Revenge Against Scum] Qin Shuiyan had been beautiful since childhood, with a delicate, soft figure. She had a pretty face but no way to protect herself. After her family fell into ruin, her stepmother sold her to an old man to keep as a canary. Just as she could no longer endure the humiliation, Xu Mo, the man she had always looked down on, burst in with a hunting rifle, fighting his way through a hail of bullets to save her. “Xu Mo, I’m sorry. If there’ 9.8kReads8.1Score1kShelves

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    Xu Mo remained the same in the countryside: fighting, silent, and unsociable. His younger brother said he never even glanced at women, a fact confirmed by Qin Shuiyan. Yet, she still visited him daily, bringing him food, sewing clothes, and bringing him an umbrella on rainy days. Xu Mo was ungrateful; once, he spilled the food she brought him on the ground. She didn't cry; she knelt down, picked up the bowl, and went as usual the next day. What she owed him wasn't just a meal.

14. 64 随 Remarried with Mom, the Radiant Pregnant Wife Becomes the Army's Darling 随妈改嫁，明艳孕妻随军成团宠 Little Brat, Nice and Full小拽饱饱Modern Romance401k WordsCompleted [1970s setting + transmigrate into a book + military marriage + joining her husband's unit + lucky pregnancy + love at first sight + strong, stoic officer x charming, radiant little troublemaker] Shen Youyu transmigrates into a book, becoming the burden of a widowed mother who married into a wealthy family. The real heiress thinks she's a country bumpkin, isolates and bullies her, and only took her in because she didn't want to marry the fiancé arranged for her when she was a child, now fallen o 562Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead thinks she's a master seducer, but the male lead falls in love at first sight [smirk]. He's terrified she won't love him and will leave him. ✨ The female lead is beautiful but not a saint; she's sophisticatedly self-serving, clear-headed, and has a clear plan for herself. 🍒 Initially, she married the male lead out of necessity and for better future prospects, but she unexpectedly falls in love and changes her initial thought of leaving him, incorporating him into her plans [shy]. The story begins with her reporting her parents and stepsister, then she takes the family fortune and beautifully follows them to the army [thumbs up]. The plot is full of twists and turns, the face-slapping moments are satisfying, she's pampered by her family, and the family atmosphere is incredibly warm.

15. 65 八 The 1980s: After an Arranged Marriage, She Spends Her Wedding Night Alone in an Empty Room 八零：替嫁后妈新婚夜独守空房 Schoolgirl女生徒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted One devoted couple + adorable child + marriage first, love later Ren Xue was born with a silver spoon in her mouth, but after dying of a serious illness, she transmigrated to the 1980s and became a timid pushover. Her whole family willingly worked themselves to the bone while her uncle's family bled them dry. On the day her cousin got married, the bride changed her mind at the last minute and made Ren Xue take her place as the groom's stepmother. On their wedding night, her husband left her alo 4.4kReads7.9Score423Shelves

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    A beautiful appearance is a dime a dozen, but a truly interesting soul is one in a million. This young lady is different from everyone else! She conquers everyone with her exceptional soul.

16. 66 七 After Joining the Army in the 1970s, the Psychological Expert Shakes Up the Family Compound 七零随军后，心理大佬轰动家属院 Yaoyao, Wandering the World浪迹天涯的夭夭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Joining the army in the 1970s + solving cases with psychology + cozy everyday life + sweet romance + no awful relatives + no space or System] [Gentle psychology expert vs. a ruthless jade-faced soldier with foxlike eyes] In her previous life, Shen Mingyu was a PhD in psychology. An expert in microexpressions, criminal psychology, and more, she solved countless major cases and was known as a human lie detector. After transmigrating, she found that her father was a factory director, her mother a 18.3kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves

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    [1970S Military Accompaniment + Psychological Crime Solving + Heartwarming Daily Life + Sweet Romance + No Extreme Characters + No Space System] [Gentle and Elegant Psychology Master vs. Fox-Eyed, Ruthless Jade-Faced Soldier King] Shen Mingyu was a psychology PhD in her previous life, proficient in micro-expressions, criminal psychology, and more, solving many major cases and known as the 'human lie detector'. After transmigrating, her father is a factory director, her mother is a department head, she has a brother who dotes on his sister, and a brother who dotes on his sister. She thought she was born to be the darling of the family, but unexpectedly, she was reported and had to either go to the countryside or get married. She was ambitious, of course choosing the former... The loser! After almost getting sick of blind dates, she was kidnapped and met a fox-like male officer. The officer fell in love at first sight and proposed on the second meeting. Why bother with blind dates? Marry him! Thus began her life as a military accompaniment companion. However, the 'human lie detector' was not idle in this era either. The explosion case of the machinery factory, the theft of grain, the murder of a teacher in the capital... Micro-expressions, psychological analysis, and psychological profiling left everyone in the family compound stunned. And there they were again, the adoring women in the family compound. "What?! The police and military leaders are fighting over Xiaoyu again?!" "What?! Xiaoyu became the dean of a university psychology department?! What?! Foreigners are worshipping Xiaoyu's published papers?" Xiao Jingchuan exclaimed countless times: Their Xiao family's ancestral graves are emitting auspicious smoke again!

17. 67 胎 Born Into the Fifties! Life With a High-Tech Spirit Spring Space 胎穿五零！带科技灵泉空间生活 A Miao99一只99淼Modern Romance154k WordsCompleted [Top-Tier Beauty + Period Setting + Spirit Spring Space + Technical College + Strengthening the Nation Through Science and Technology] The heroine’s name is Cheng Xijun! Cheng Xijun is born into the 1950s with a god-tier pocket dimension. She skips grades to get into technical college, studies mechanics, gathers followers, and works as a technician, overcoming every obstacle on her way to becoming a top scientist. The male lead, Lin Senda, is a high-ranking official’s son who works in politic 909Reads—Score113Shelves

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    Su Xiaoman, a 21st-century engineer, transmigrates into the body of Cheng Xijun, a stunningly beautiful woman with a magical spring space. Her relatives are all powerful figures, and she's followed by a bunch of domineering, ruthless, and sweet men. The male lead is a politician and a pampered young husband.

18. 68 救 Help! The Beauty Changed Her Expression and Shook All of Kyoto 救命！美人一变脸整个京都震动了 Cong Xuan丛萱Modern Romance720k WordsCompleted [Alternate-history setting + 1VN + sweet romance + love at first sight + multiple male leads + happy ending with all male leads + no storage space + no golden finger] A generation's most notorious beauty survives the murderous imperial palace until the end of her natural life. When she opens her eyes again, she has become a local woman who has lived in the 1960s since childhood. And somehow, she has attracted a whole group of powerful men who are hopelessly in love. “Xiao Jiayi, you're so wonder 9.9kReads7.7Score1.3kShelves

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    🍎The female lead is the ultimate victor among the wicked concubines, and then she travels back to the 1960s. Because she is extremely beautiful, the male lead falls in love at first sight with her every time. He even says that the female lead is too wonderful, and he needs to protect her along with others [laughs]. The male lead is love-struck and can't breathe without her.

19. 69 年 The Villainous Male Supporting Character in a Period Novel Uses Food Coupons to Win His Wife 年代文里的恶毒男配用饭票钓媳妇 Puppy with Flowers小狗捧花Modern Romance678k WordsCompleted A beautiful cannon-fodder heroine was planning to use and abandon the sucker who had secretly supported her for two years after the famine. Then she awakened and saw the comments. Afraid for her life, she tried to buy time, but she was no good at it and instead found herself pushed step by step into meeting his family, getting engaged, and getting married. “Idiot, go suck up to the big shot and cling to him!” “If you just give in, he'd give you his life.” Zhu Qing'an flew into a rage. “You creep 5.9kReads6.6Score516Shelves
20. 70 漂 A Stunning Beauty Hounded by an Obsessive Mad Dog in a Period Novel 漂亮美人在年代文被偏执疯狗缠上 Sanda Biscuit散打饼干Modern Romance323k WordsCompleted [A calculating, self-serving heroine + an obsessive, possessive hero] Selfish, vain, materialistic, and always looking out for herself. And yet, countless people love her. In the original novel, Lin Luoxue is the heroine's sister, a cannon-fodder character who despises the poor and loves the rich, and juggles three men at once. Even after getting married, she's still unfaithful, and in the end, she dies while eloping with her lover. She's nasty, selfish, and plays with people's feelings while mo 57.5kReads8.8Score3.4kShelves

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    A spoiled, wicked girl and a yandere male lead—quite interesting.

21. 71 掏 The Capitalist's Daughter Liquidated Her Family Fortune and Joined the Army to Find Her Husband 掏空家产，资本家小姐去部队寻夫 Splendid Money Orange锦绣钱橙Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Original title: “Emptying the Family Fortune: The Capitalist's Daughter Goes to the Army to Find Her Husband” [Military marriage + Transmigrate into a Book + Pocket dimension + Putting scumbags in their place + Love grows over time + Exceptionally fit military officer, her childhood betrothed VS dazzling capitalist's daughter] Jiang Si was fair-skinned, beautiful, and radiant. Who would have thought that after waking up, she would find herself in a period novel, as a well-known capitalist's daug 46.1kReads9.2Score5.7kShelves
22. 72 明 A Secret Marriage? Goodbye! Take Your Divorce Papers 明招暗娶？再见吧！离婚本请拿好 Listening to the Wind in Chang'an长安听风Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The female lead pursues a career in government, and the two leads each have their own stories. Don’t worry about their romance! Blurb: Everyone says Ning Qing was born lucky. She was an unwanted child with no one to care for, yet someone adopted her. It’s just that her marriage prospects aren’t great. Her adoptive mother tries every trick in the book to match Ning Qing with her second son! Too bad the two of them can’t stand each other! The brave get to enjoy life first. She secretly sets he 2.9kReads8.2Score231Shelves

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    This book is actually about a female protagonist pursuing power, a period drama about climbing the official path. The male protagonist is wealthy and wants her to compromise and go to Hong Kong with him. The female protagonist doesn't give up her career for love. Actually, I didn't finish it; the comments made me drop it. People called the female protagonist selfish and neglectful of their child, and everyone felt sorry for the male protagonist. However, the author writes very well; it's a good book and worth thinking about. Those who love the male protagonist don't need to read it.

23. 73 七 Transmigrate into a Book in the 1970s: The Contrast Couple of Cannon Fodder 七零穿书：炮灰夫妻对照组 The Stars Want to Blink星星想眨眼Modern Romance802k WordsOngoing [A transmigrator into a book, a refined, self-serving educated youth VS a shrewd, no-nonsense local country man who never lets himself get the short end of the stick. P.S. The leads dote on each other.] (Family life + marriage first, love later + a pocket dimension + no college entrance exam + keeping a low profile + neither lead is a self-sacrificing saint) When Jiang Qingyu wakes up, she finds her soul has switched places with her counterpart in a parallel world in the 1970s. To her surprise, 48.2kReads8.4Score4.2kShelves
24. 74 前 I Went to the Military District to Get Divorced, but the Disciplined Officer Kissed Me Until I Cried 前往军区离婚，被禁欲军官亲哭了 I'm Drifting Deep in the Sea我在深飘飘Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period setting + bright, beautiful medical student VS. cold, abstinent frontier officer] Lin Shurong transmigrates. Born into the 1960s, she becomes the only girl born into the family in three generations, the apple of everyone’s eye. Her life goes smoothly, until her marriage takes an unexpected turn! Her 98-year-old grandfather likes the man’s circumstances, family background, and status, so he forces her to marry him, insisting she be matched with an officer. For two years of marriage, t 55.4kReads8.3Score6.2kShelves
25. 75 重 Reborn in the Nineties: Racing Toward Life as a Landlady 重生九零之向着包租婆的人生狂奔 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Also known as: Reborn in the 1990s: Racing Toward Life as a Landlady) (Also known as: Reborn Housewife: Mom, Dad's Acting Up Again) After Shen Xiaojun divorced, she had a dream and found herself back twenty years in the past. Back then, she was only twenty-five, yet already the mother of three children. Her eldest daughter was six, her younger daughter four, and her little boy had just turned one month old. Xiaojun's head spun. Did she really have to live through all of this again? For her chil 28.5kReads9.4Score3kShelves

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    It was recommended after I listened to a book, and it was a pleasant surprise—my favorite kind of historical fiction.

26. 76 卿 My Love, Come Into My Arms: The Art of Winning Your Heart 卿卿入怀，我的攻心战役 Good Little Nuobao乖乖诺宝Modern Romance712k WordsCompleted One night of passion forces them into marriage. Amid her resentment, Zhixia discovers that she looks remarkably like the Fang family’s youngest daughter, who died on the battlefield. The family transforms their longing for their lost loved one into an overwhelming, misplaced affection for her. Her grandfather, Fang Yuzhao, presses a family heirloom jade pendant into her hand. “Fang Chu owes you. We’ll make it right.” Her father-in-law, Fang Zheng, uses every connection he has to get her trans 2.4kReads6.4Score210Shelves

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    The male lead comes from a powerful family, and he is also very capable; the female lead is clear-headed.

27. 77 不 I’m Done Pretending: After Winning the Factory Director’s Favor, I’m Completely Sold 不装了，抱上厂长大腿后我真香了 December Yo十二月呦Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When Jiang Yang opened her eyes, she was not only married, she also had a sixteen-year-old son. Her husband was the thirty-five-year-old director of a steel mill, and her stepson was a high school sophomore. A month ago, Ruan Wenli, who had been single for years, quietly announced his marriage. His lovely wife was a boiler-room worker more than ten years his junior, and the news shocked the entire third-tier city. Jiang Yang returned home and saw a tall, slender figure who had suddenly appeared 6.9kReads8.7Score561Shelves

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    Historical fiction, featuring high-ranking officials with real power.

28. 78 亲 We Already Kissed, and Now You're Telling Me I Flirted with the Wrong Person!? 亲都亲了，你跟我说撩错人了！？ Ruan Xiaolou阮小楼Modern Romance674k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + simmering romantic tension + sweet romance + magical space golden finger + winning her back] Pure, sweet, flirtatious beauty vs. refined, aloof, untouchable young military officer When Wen Qiao wakes up, she finds herself transmigrated into a novel set in a bygone era as a disposable villainess. The original character was the daughter of a high-ranking official in the capital’s military district, but she was switched at birth with the heroine and wasn’t brought back f 22.4kReads8.6Score2.9kShelves

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    The female protagonist, Wen Qiao, is the daughter of a high-ranking military officer, but due to a mix-up at birth, she ends up in a rural area. After transmigrating into a novel, she transforms into a charming and alluring woman, actively pursuing the male protagonist, a refined and aloof young military officer. The ambiguous and tug-of-war between the two is palpable—the female protagonist relentlessly pursues him, while the male protagonist, seemingly indifferent to worldly desires, is secretly filled with longing…

29. 79 年 1979: Meat for My Wife and Kids 年代1979：带着老婆孩子吃肉 Village Demon Fire乡妖火Urban4.7M WordsOngoing [Rural life in the late 1970s] [One female lead] [Comedy] [Slow-paced] [Raising children] Reborn in 1979, Li Xiangdong becomes a train water-supply worker. While others are still fretting over how to make ends meet, he's already enjoying a comfortable life with his wife and children at home. (A realistic slice of life. Each character has both strengths and flaws, and not everyone is meant to be likable. If that's not what you're looking for, please move along.) 181.8kReads9.3Score11kShelves

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    This is a lighthearted, slow-paced historical fiction novel set in a bygone era. The slice-of-life scenes are very enjoyable. Reborn in 1979, Li Xiangdong becomes a train water supplier. While others are still struggling to make ends meet, he's already enjoying a leisurely life with his wife, children, and a warm bed.

30. 80 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

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31. 81 绻 A Pale-Hued Morning 绻色清晨 Mingquan明圈Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted Currently being adapted for publication; a short drama of the same name has already been released A refined, self-controlled Beijing power player x a gentle, sweet-natured translator A touch of redemption + age gap + devoted, principled male lead + powerful Beijing family Xu Zhiyi first meets Li Tingfeng on New Year's Eve. She tentatively borrows the man's lighter, kindling the New Year fireworks that are hers alone in that lonely night. “Happy New Year, sir.” She meets Li Tingfeng again ami 9.8kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
32. 82 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 23.7kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves
33. 83 砚 Rouge on the Inkstone 砚上胭脂 It's Wenxi, You Know是闻溪呀Modern Romance192k WordsCompleted A disastrous blind date? She ends up in a marriage-of-convenience deal with a powerful man! Su Huaixiu agreed to a blind date to “sell herself” for her family. She thought she was in for another “sixth strikeout,” but instead she ran into her direct supervisor, Fu Yanxiu. She steeled herself and proposed a “marriage in name only, with no interference in each other’s lives.” The man tapped the table and settled the matter with a single sentence: “How convenient. That’s exactly the kind of marri 1.5kReads8.6Score209Shelves
34. 84 新 Reborn, I Will Benefit the People 新生，我要造福一方 Kuan Dongzi款冬子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Workplace romance in government circles + powerful officials + a senior leader and his sweet young wife + two equally strong leads + both romantically inexperienced + devoted love + rebirth Heroine: She is warmhearted and compassionate, neither meek nor domineering. She has ideals and convictions, but she isn't all-powerful. She and the hero are evenly matched, sharing the sweetness of romance as well as supporting each other as they work side by side to realize their ideals. They respect and lo 41.7kReads9.3Score4.8kShelves
35. 85 高 A Powerful Family Romance: It Has to Be Her 高干婚恋，非她不可 Wawa Is Not a Cabbage Heart娃娃不是菜心Modern Romance539k WordsCompleted Two couples, two stories. What to look forward to: Department Chief Shen and Miss Bai have known each other since birth. Both work in the public sector, and childhood sweethearts, they marry in a flash, with her moving from the upstairs apartment to the one downstairs. Their married life is a hilarious, sweet romance between a straight-laced man and a spirited, domineering woman. Young Master Cen and his wildflower assistant: the rabbit only eats grass from its own burrow. He’s an arrogant rich 15.4kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves
36. 86 你 You're Just a Secretary, So How Are You Advancing Faster Than Your Boss? 你一个秘书，比领导进步还快？ Win Against Heaven胜天一局Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [A power-packed political drama, featured on the bookstore’s overall reading rankings three times] Lin Yi, a senior aide to a powerful leader, is targeted by his enemies and betrayed by his girlfriend. He strikes back hard, exposes a shocking conspiracy, and uses his foresight to make a spectacular comeback! 36.9kReads9.0Score3.9kShelves
37. 87 东 Dongheng: The Road to Power 东恒青云 Old Man Green Bamboo青竹翁Urban1.7M WordsCompleted A meteoric rise to the top! Chu Dongheng, a master's graduate who knows nothing about his birth family and jokes that “my mom and I are our own family,” is the abandoned grandson of a military family. After passing the civil service exam in Jiangdong, he finds that someone else has taken the position he applied for. By chance, he becomes a leader's secretary, beginning his career in politics. With the people's interests as his mission, he advances one steady step at a time toward the pinnacle of 30.8kReads9.2Score3.4kShelves
38. 88 火 Rising Through the Ranks 火线提拔 A Thousand Miles Away万路之遥Urban5.5M WordsCompleted Qiao Yan witnessed someone jump to their death and was urgently promoted to investigate the real culprit behind it. But the case led him to a vast network of vested interests and a fierce battle. Relying on his own strength, he brought down the powerful forces and rose steadily through the ranks... 56.7kReads9.3Score6.1kShelves
39. 89 六 The Sixties: From Total Wimp to Neighborhood Watch Hero 六零：小趴菜秒变朝阳群众 The Chubby Guy Who Loves to Write爱写作的小胖Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (This story is entirely fictional and focuses on everyday life. The heroine is the type who fights back when challenged, while the hero is the fussy, meddling type. Writing isn’t easy, so please be kind. If you don’t like it, please don’t leave a bad review.) Shi Xi agreed to trade a year of her life with someone on a moment’s impulse of compassion, and nearly regretted it until she was sick. After finally making it back, her one wish was to avoid being sent to the countryside. To achieve that, 4kReads9.0Score349Shelves

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    The male and female leads are good-natured, witty, humorous, cute, and capable; none of them are awful, and they have a harmonious family atmosphere.

40. 90 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... 1.9kReads7.1Score143Shelves

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41. 91 快 Quick Transmigration: The Ordinary Passerby in a World of Mary Sues' Guide to Slacking Off 快穿之万人迷路人甲摆烂攻略指南 Ze Le则乐Ancient Romance2.8M WordsOngoing [Everyone's Favorite + A Useless College Student's Slacker-Style Conquest + Wild Imagination + No Fixed Male Lead + Love at First Sight] The hopeless Yu Qiao gets bound to a brand-new conquest System. Watching the System confidently tell her to conquer high-quality men in different worlds, Yu Qiao smiles. She thinks it's time to show the System what college students are really capable of. World One: She becomes a doomed palace consort who is bestowed upon a cuckolded man in a story about a ruler 94kReads9.0Score7kShelves
42. 92 快 Quick Transmigration: The First Love's Guide to Playing Her Role 快穿之初恋扮演守则 Mango Without Sauce芒果不加酱Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In each little world, the heroine shines while the employees assigned to the White Moonlight and Ex-Girlfriend groups gradually fall from favor. But Wen He, from the Scheming First Love group, succeeds time and time again... 1. The scheming cousin in a historical romance In her previous life, the heroine met a tragic end. Reborn, she carefully planned everything, only to find that nothing had changed. If anything, this life was even worse than the last. 2. The supporting female character at an 20kReads7.2Score2.3kShelves
43. 93 女 The Female Supporting Character Is Everyone's Favorite 女配是个万人迷 Qing Keqing轻可轻Modern Romance461k WordsOngoing [Everyone’s Favorite + Mary Sue + Everyone Has a One-Sided Crush + The Heroine Still Isn’t Swayed in the Ending or Bonus Chapters] Synopsis: A story about how I thought I was the vicious supporting female character in a Mary Sue novel, but it turned out I was the one everyone adored. My perfect fiancé, the cold and domineering school bully, my scheming little brother with a sweet facade, my gentle older brother, the sunny upperclassman... They all like me. Great. I like myself too. [Here come t 5.9kReads9.4Score438Shelves
44. 94 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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    A powerful figure within the system and a lowly office worker on Xianyu (a Chinese online marketplace): The female lead is gradually outmaneuvered by the male lead's advances, from initial nervous avoidance to slowly realizing his cunning and deep affection—a web she can't escape has been woven. [Laughing][Laughing][Laughing][Laughing]

45. 95 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

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    Who was deeply moved by the subtle favoritism shown in the details? The powerful man is good at sweet talk, giving all his tenderness and privileges to the female lead. The female lead is clear-headed and moved, and the mutual tug-of-war is just too amazing!

46. 96 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
47. 97 七 The Clear-Eyed Beauty of the 1970s Refuses to Accept Her Fate: Book Transmigration 七零清醒美人不认命【穿书】 A Little Eight Hundred一只八百Modern Romance222k WordsCompleted [Polished Egoist + Pocket Dimension + Love at First Sight + Transmigrates into a Short Drama] [Military Officer] [Joining Her Husband on an Island] Xu Suimei is beautiful and clever. She clawed her way from an orphanage to a top university, only to discover that she still hadn't even reached the starting line others were born at. She resolved to use marriage as a stepping stone, but just as she was about to take the final step, she transmigrated to the 1970s. She became a little girl in a short 14.3kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves

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48. 98 和 After Switching Lives with a Tycoon, She Turned the Ultra-Luxury Socialite World Upside Down 和大佬互换后她炸翻了顶奢豪门 Shen Nanxin沈南辛Modern Romance470k WordsCompleted [Also known as: The Overbearing CEO and the Celebrity Who Swapped Bodies and Reformed the Entertainment Industry] Third-rate actress Zhong Ruanxing has faced endless controversy over her sexy figure ever since her debut, with scandalous rumors constantly swirling around her. She is suppressed by industry bigwigs and dragged down by rivals, while smear campaigns come one after another. For years, she has been unable to shake her image as a sexy star, and her career has been severely hampered. Son 51.9kReads9.6Score8.5kShelves
49. 99 全 The All-Powerful Queen Goes Back to the 1970s and Spoils Her Cold, Handsome Soldier 全能女王到七零，娇宠高冷兵王 Jun Yu珺妤Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Historical Era + Following the Army + Extra Sweet + Feel-Good + Devoted Husband + Powerful Heroine + No Storage Space] The main story is complete. The ongoing chapters are extras. Jiang Yunmeng, an all-around queen, was gravely injured and died after falling into the sea. She arrived in the resource-scarce 1960s and 1970s as a delicate young lady who was on the verge of death. After being rescued again and again, someone asked for her hand in marriage. He was a handsome army officer, standing a 9.8kReads8.0Score1.4kShelves
50. 100 重 Reborn in 1970s: A Military Doctor Meets a Special Forces Soldier 重生七零当军医遇上特种兵 Meow-Meow Claws阿喵亮爪爪Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Military romance + medicine + strengthening the nation + passionate action + flirtation Song Wei, a military doctor who served on peacekeeping missions, has been reborn. Her goal: to find the boy she once passed by. Who would have thought that the prettiest yet most timid girl in the military compound would fall for that arrogant, overbearing demon of a young man? In Lu Jiu’s eyes, Song Wei is like a sand cat: timid, quick, and easily frightened, though she occasionally flashes her claws. Sh 20.2kReads9.3Score2.9kShelves

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    The first book features a powerful pairing of a military doctor and a female soldier king. When the female doctor goes to the army, the male lead's comrades are seen running away clutching their groins, and he's even seen digging through corpses with his buttocks sticking out. The second book features twin sisters who switch marriages. The male and female leads marry first and then fall in love. The female lead always calls the male lead "Young Master," and the male lead is a bit spoiled and likes to shower the female lead with money. The third book features a female doctor who comes to treat the male lead's illness. The female lead treats the male lead and then falls in love with him. The female lead is a painter who marries first and then falls in love. The female lead becomes a consultant at the police station, and the male lead goes to the kitchen shirtless to cook.

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