Looking for a Male Lead Who's Mouthy but Always Loves the Female Lead 要那种男主嘴欠欠的，却一直喜欢女主

1. 51 暗 The Eleventh Spring of My Secret Love 暗恋他的第十一年春 Don't Call Me Beautiful别叫我美丽Modern Romance327k WordsCompleted 51.3kReads9.6Score7.5k14d adds

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   **🌸A Private Kiss in Spring**—The ultimate unrequited love that comes true between a cool, aloof diplomat and a sweet, sassy florist! ** **✨ Title: A Private Kiss in Spring** **🌷 Author: Don't Call Me Beautiful** **💞 Tags: Pure First Love | Unrequited Love Comes True | Sweet and Healing | Flash Marriage | Diplomat × Florist** --- ### **🌿 Heart-Pounding Plot Points:** - **"A sixteen-year-old's unrequited love, fulfilled at twenty-six"**: The white-shirted boy Shen Zhuying secretly liked in her youth is now a diplomat, while she is the owner of a flower shop on the corner. - **"Reunion Leads to Flash Marriage"**: During an unexpected blind date, he recognizes her: "Shen Zhuying, the answer you owed me at sixteen, it's time to repay it." - **"The diplomat's tenderness is reserved only for her"**: Cold and aloof in public, he learns flower arranging and brews coffee for her in private, turning diplomatic rhetoric into sweet words. **💋 Sweet Moment:** > "Why do you like me?" > He lowered his head and kissed her fingertips: "Because when you were sixteen, you slipped a sprig of lisianthus into my textbook." --- ### **🎨 Romantic Visuals:** - **Cover:** In the spring sunlight, a sharply dressed diplomat leans down to gently kiss the florist, petals fluttering and wind chimes tinkling. - **Color Scheme:** Soft pink × hazy blue × warm white; the chapter pages are as gentle and healing as handwritten love letters.

2. 52 追 Pursuing the Top Student in My Grade 追过年级第一 Ramen Wanwanzi拉面丸丸子Modern Romance151k WordsCompleted Childhood friends + two top students + bickering enemies Qiao Li has a childhood friend who can turn anything he says into a dirty joke. When she accidentally gets a look at his abs, he smiles, eyes cocked. “You look like you’ve never seen a man before.” When she accidentally bumps into him, Shen Jinglan’s starry eyes brim with amusement. “You just had to fall into a handsome guy’s arms, huh?” The next second, he pulls her into his arms and says shamelessly, “I’m in a good mood today, so I’l 392Reads8.9Score10714d adds

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3. 53 日 Day and Night, I Obsess Over You 日夜妄想 Fish Doesn't Speak鱼不语Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [Marriage before love + two powerful leads taking down scumbags + mutual secret crushes + world-class stubbornness + two scene-stealing power players] He’s a cold-blooded business tycoon, with enough rumored girlfriends to fill ten mahjong tables. She’s a ruthless heiress from a prominent family, with admirers and followers lined up all the way to Paris. A marriage of convenience, with each side keeping their distance. On the rooftop, they smoked side by side. Jiang Chenglin asked, “Ever conside 7.9kReads9.5Score1.1k14d adds

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   1. The male lead likes the female lead from their first meeting, but he's usually a pretentious guy, constantly teasing her while secretly trying to help her. 2. A marriage of convenience that blossoms into love: a cold-blooded business tycoon and a ruthless heiress. Their relationship evolves from tense standoffs to soft hearts within their marriage of convenience, ultimately showing a transformation from a fiercely independent man to a devoted and loving partner.

4. 54 又 So Sweet, So Alluring! The Tipsy Young Master Held Her Close and Coaxed Her All Night 又乖又欲！太子爷醉酒夜抱她轻哄 Tan Qingzhu檀青竹Modern Romance512k WordsCompleted [Print edition available] The deeply devoted, dangerously unhinged scion of a powerful family × the cool, fallen heiress [Originally titled "A Night of Desire in the Capital"] A pure-hearted socialite from Beijing's elite circle + a rekindled romance + an ex who will do anything to win her back + an older lover who takes the lead + falling for him all over again Jiang Wanzhi comes from a prestigious family and is known throughout the capital as a pure, well-behaved young woman. Few people know 117.8kReads9.4Score124.7k14d adds

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   Completed, go for it!!! 💃The female lead, Jiang Wanzhi, was once a wealthy heiress from a prominent family, showered with love and affection, a truly beautiful and aloof flower. Who could have imagined that her family would fall from grace, causing her to plummet overnight, forced into an arranged marriage with the prodigal son of the Fu family, becoming a tool for others to manipulate. But she is no weakling; her inner resilience shines even brighter in adversity, revealing a passionate and stubborn heart beneath her cool exterior. 👨The male lead, Ximen Lichen, is the heir of a scientific research family, who transforms into a powerful figure in the North American financial world. In public, he is a ruthless and awe-inspiring tycoon, but in front of Jiang Wanzhi, he instantly becomes a deeply affectionate and madly infatuated lover. That extreme possessiveness instantly creates a palpable atmosphere—who can understand it! The two standing together have an explosive chemistry, sparks flying everywhere. 💥The plot is high-energy from start to finish, gripping the reader from the very beginning. Jiang Wanzhi is taking her fiancé and lover to a hotel on a rainy night when they get into a car accident—the accident involves her ex-boyfriend Ximen Lichen's luxury car! This dramatic reunion immediately escalates the conflict. Even more thrilling is that her fiancé has to call Ximen Lichen "Uncle," creating a pseudo-uncle-nephew love triangle that's incredibly addictive. The two, once deeply in love, were cruelly betrayed by fate. Years later, their reunion reignites their past love and resentment. Jiang Wanzhi also has a fiancé getting involved, creating a complex web of emotions between the three. Every confrontation is incredibly tense, keeping the reader's adrenaline pumping. 💕The author's writing is so delicate, it feels like you're reading your own love story. The portrayal of the protagonists' emotional struggles and inner thoughts is superb. Jiang Wanzhi's struggle between attraction and rationality when facing her former love, and Ximen Lichen's suppressed yet intense love, are both vividly portrayed, completely immersing you in their love vortex, with your emotions rising and falling with theirs.

5. 55 幼 The Child Was Found, and His World-Destroying Father Is Busy Washing Bottles 幼崽被找回，灭世亲爹一心洗奶瓶 Xue Duojin雪多锦Ancient Romance353k WordsOngoing Three-year-old Yuanbao is a chubby little girl whose amnesiac mother ran away while pregnant with her. Born frail, she was left in the care of her godfather, a marquis, while her mother went searching for medicine to help her. The marquis covets Yuanbao’s mother, and the moment she leaves, he starts abusing Yuanbao! Just as Yuanbao is being bullied to the brink of death, the heir to the top immortal sect and the most powerful clan in the Cangxuan Realm arrives. He scoops her up and bursts int 1.8kReads8.4Score28714d adds

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6. 56 重 When We Reunited, the Powerful Man's Eyes Turned Red; He Kissed Her and Whispered Sweet Nothings 重逢大佬红了眼，吻缠她，说情话 Jiu Jinli九金梨Modern Romance447k WordsCompleted [The short drama “A Second Promise to Nanyin” is now streaming] (Reunion from the start + rekindled love + secret crush + devoted to each other + deeply devoted young heir fiercely spoils his wife as he wins her back) That year, Pei Jingmo swept into Xu Nanyin’s life like a sweet storm, conquering both her body and her heart. The wealthy young heir, a carefree playboy, lowered himself to dote on her endlessly, and she fell madly in love with him. When an engagement announcement for him and anoth 25.2kReads9.1Score2.2k14d adds

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   In "Frog Fun," the male lead is always incredibly sarcastic, but he always manages to handle everything for the female lead and knows how to deal with things.

7. 57 捧 Cherished in the Palm of His Hand! 捧在手心！ Little Er Jiu小二九Modern Romance432k WordsCompleted [A sweet yet rebellious jewelry designer vs. a sharp-tongued, restrained heir to a wealthy family] [Mutual pining + groveling to win her back + one-on-one romance + devoted, exclusive couple + happy ending] [Complete! The rating just opened, so it’ll go up!] Three years ago, Jiang Mian’s secret crush came true, and she married the untouchable CEO Zhou Zexu, just as she had hoped. But their three years of marriage weren’t nearly as wonderful as she’d imagined. Instead, she experienced every kind 1.6kReads8.9Score18514d adds
8. 58 甜 Flirty and Sweet: The Dashing Captain Lu Has Fallen Again 甜撩，痞帅的陆队长又沦陷了 Yuan Lai袁莱Modern Romance425k WordsCompleted [Completed~] [Gentle, clingy actress x cocky, handsome fire captain] [Rekindled Romance + Entertainment Industry + Sweet Romance + Both Pure] "What's it like to get back together with the one who got away?" Probably this: the more satisfying it was to dump him back then, the harder it is to win him back now. In high school, Sang Yu first met Lu Wenjing in a bar. Everything around them was chaotic and sordid, but he stood out in a white shirt, his gaze brimming with emotion and drawing her in. It 6.3kReads9.2Score71614d adds

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   Super sweet!!!

9. 59 她 After She Changed Her College Entrance Exam Choices in Secret, the School Hunk Went Red-Eyed with Rage 她偷改高考志愿后，校草急红了眼 You Liangchen有良辰Modern Romance484k WordsCompleted The rating was just posted, so it may not be accurate. It’ll go up later ❤️ [The male lead pursues his wife through fire and water + the heroine, a hopeless romantic, suddenly wakes up + both leads are each other’s one and only + sweet romance + happy ending] [Gentle yet resilient beauty of Nanda University × aloof, noble heartthrob of Jingda University] Xu Huan loved He Qingchen for ten whole years! From the start of high school until she graduated from university, he never returned her feel 6.5kReads7.0Score28314d adds

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   Reborn into a new life, a strong female protagonist, not obsessed with romance 🥰🥰🥰🥰 Recommended

10. 60 清 Qingfeng Villa 清风墅 Sunlit Bird扶光鸟Modern Romance284k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] [Marriage first, love later + Age gap + Literary family + Slow-burn romance + Both leads are each other's first] *Theme: Children who are cherished don't have to say they're sorry.* As a child, Shu He was utterly broken by her coldhearted father. During an extreme snowstorm in Jingbei, she wandered alone by the roadside, clutching the doll that had grown up with her. The blizzard raged, and she eventually collapsed, frozen stiff. A Bentley pulled over. The young man 115.6kReads9.5Score14.9k14d adds

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    It's so beautiful! Come and see! Come and see! Highly rated, great novels! Sharp-tongued and arrogant male lead sassy But he loves it! "A poisonous tongue and a loyal dog" - he is unforgiving, sarcastic, sarcastic, and even a little bit in need of a beating, but in his heart he always favors the heroine, silently protecting her and hiding deep affection. The contrast between verbal disdain and outward concern creates a situation where someone is stubborn but soft-hearted. Sharp-tongued but devoted They seem to be bickering, but they're actually secretly in love. He's cheeky but deeply affectionate and devoted; teasing others is a daily routine, and protecting his own is instinctive. The male lead's "saying one thing but meaning another" creates a sense of contrast, such as criticizing the female lead for being stupid while simultaneously unable to resist cleaning up her messes; He complained that she was troublesome, but he was always there for her when she needed him.

11. 61 枕 An Addiction at His Side 枕边瘾 Bala La Chen巴啦啦晨Modern Romance325k WordsCompleted [A mischievous, silly beauty and a sharp-tongued, scheming business tycoon] Everyone in the capital says that Jing Li, head of the century-old Jing family, is a restrained, self-controlled, steady, and aloof man. With a cool, captivating face, he is the object of affection for countless heiresses. In the capital's elite circles, he is a fearsome presence. His ruthless, decisive methods in business have made his reputation known throughout the city. The great families of the capital all address h 5.4kReads9.1Score51414d adds
12. 62 惊 What?! The Villainess's Husband Is Actually the Crown Prince of the Capital's Elite 惊！恶毒女配老公竟是京圈太子 Shu Zhi黍枝Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed, awaiting release] Marriage first, love later / older, fatherly male lead / devoted couple, sweet romance Carefree, high-maintenance heroine × abstinent, scheming older man Jin Zhao transmigrates into a sweet romance novel as the vicious supporting heroine. Not only is she beautiful, with fair skin, but she's also secretly married to the heir of a powerful family in the capital. But she'd heard her bargain husband was abstinent, so she decides to cling to his coattails. “Ho 39.6kReads9.4Score4.5k14d adds
13. 63 暗 After Eight Years of Secretly Loving Him, She Impulsively Marries Mr. He 暗恋八年后，她与贺先生闪婚了 Tong Xiang桐香Modern Romance388k WordsCompleted The short drama The Eighth Year of Loving Mr. He in Secret is now streaming [Married life + sweet romance + whirlwind marriage + romance and marriage + devoted husband + heroine's secret crush comes true + hero falls in love after marriage] At nineteen, Jiang Yining fell in love with He Chi. Their only connection was that He Chi was the son of her high school teacher. She lived a quiet, orderly life while he was carefree and uninhibited. Jiang Yining knew very well that she and He Chi had no 27.1kReads9.3Score3.6k14d adds
14. 64 意 After an Unexpected Pregnancy: Mr. Bo Is Truly Irresistible 意外怀孕后：薄总他真香了 Huang Bao黄宝Modern Romance757k WordsCompleted (The print edition goes on sale across major platforms on May 10) [Both leads are each other's first and only] [Marriage Before Love] He was the eldest son of the immensely wealthy Bo family, hot-tempered, brooding, and not to be crossed. She was only the housekeeper's daughter. By a twist of fate, they spent one reckless night together, and she became pregnant. She became the well-behaved granddaughter-in-law of Old Madam Bo. She also became, in his eyes, a shameless woman after his money. Bo X 20.2kReads9.3Score1.6k14d adds
15. 65 我 I Gave the Mute CEO Talk Therapy, and the Whole Family Was Stunned 我给哑巴总裁做话疗，豪门全懵了 Lu Chi鹿迟Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted “Chatty Little Sun Heroine × Mute Powerhouse in a High Position, Married First, Love Later + Sweet Romance + Feel-Good Daily Life” Sang Lu awakened to the truth. In the original story, she was a vicious sister-in-law from a wealthy family. She despised her mute husband, teamed up with awful relatives to swindle her own family, and did every kind of wicked thing. Her husband ignored her, her younger brothers-in-law slapped her, and she met a tragic end. “Wait, was I the huge idiot all along?” Abs 53.1kReads9.5Score6.7k14d adds
16. 66 魂 Haunted by Longing and Desire 魂牵梦撩 Yaoyao Can't Carry Anything瑶瑶一下也不扛Modern Romance331k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + long-planned romance + sweet, flirtatious Beijing elite circle] Fair-skinned, gorgeous little troublemaker VS scheming, devoted, abstinent madman of a powerful man “She is my rose, and my princess.” The Ji family is the most famous of all the prominent families in Kyoto, with a fortune worth billions and wealth rivaling a nation’s. But one sudden upheaval nearly ruined the Ji family’s reputation. After lying low for ten years, Ji Yuchen returns to Kyoto. In no time, 19kReads9.2Score2.6k14d adds
17. 67 醉 A Drunken Kiss Beneath the Begonias 醉吻海棠 Yang Xixi Isn't Giggly杨兮兮不嘻嘻Modern Romance341k WordsCompleted [Model gentlemanly bad-boy school bully × aloof, straightforward little fairy] Both leads are each other’s first and only, one-on-one romance, sweet campus story, growth and healing, mutual devotion, heroine is no pushover Shen Yanchuan, the school bully at No. 5 High, had a short temper and was not someone to mess with. He hated girls getting close to him more than anything. In his second year of high school, a little fairy transferred into his class and was seated right next to him on her ve 6.2kReads9.3Score1k14d adds
18. 68 够 So Dreamy! He’s Both Seductive and Wild 够苏！他又欲又野 ViVi1223Modern Romance289k WordsCompleted [Roguishly handsome, cocky race car driver X glamorous jewelry designer] [Two powerful families + sweet romance + both leads are each other's first] Jiang Yu is the heir to one of the capital's top families, yet instead of inheriting the family business, he spends all day tinkering with race cars. A line of English is tattooed on his forearm: Freedom is supreme. He has a face that draws women like bees to honey. Countless women want to ride in the passenger seat, but none of them get their wish. 21.8kReads9.3Score2.3k14d adds
19. 69 揉 Sundered Spring Tides 揉碎春潮 Jian Bing Guozi煎bing果子Modern Romance492k WordsCompleted [Forced love x campus romance x obsessive love x younger man] Xie Jinghe was born into the elite Xie family. Handsome in every way, with silver hair and a wild, untamable nature. Shen Shuangli had the face of a cool, ethereal beauty and a quiet, reserved personality. No one knew that two people who seemed to have nothing in common had once been lovers in secret. That relationship ended in failure, with Xie Jinghe as the one who got dumped. When they meet again, Xie Jinghe rescues Shen Shuangli a 61.8kReads8.8Score7.3k14d adds
20. 70 被 After My Scumbag Dad Abandoned Me, My Billionaire Dad Spoils Me to the Heavens 被渣爹抛弃后，首富爸爸宠翻天 Xia Tianbao夏甜宝Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted The day Sui Sui's mother died, she called her father and uncle. Her father didn't want her, and her uncle told her to go die. Just then, the richest man in town happened to pass by, took her home, and made her his daughter. She thought she'd be a pitiful little stray, but on the day she arrived at the He family home, Grandma waved her hand, and luxury goods from all over the city filled the place. She could pick whatever she wanted. Her billionaire dad: Now that you're my daughter, whoever bulli 39.7kReads8.9Score3.4k14d adds
21. 71 困 Trapped in the Misty Wilds 困住雾野 A Huihui一颗慧慧Modern Romance366k WordsCompleted [Secret Crush | Both Leads Are Pure in Body and Heart | Healing and Redemption | Sweet and Angsty | Happy Ending] In the fifth year of Lin Wu’s crush on Song Ye, an alliance between their families forced her to move in with him. When he discovered her secret crush, she summoned her courage. “Song Ye, I like you. Can I pursue you?” The man looked at her coldly. “I don’t want your feelings.” Song Ye didn’t like her. He had found a new, well-matched fiancée, so Lin Wu quietly withdrew. … Later, new 27.2kReads9.0Score2.4k14d adds
22. 72 他 He Burns Brighter Than the Sun 他比骄阳热烈 Only for You独予卿Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Love at first sight + possessive pursuit + loyal, rugged hero + devoted husband Arrogant, pampered heiress vs. fierce, rough-edged military officer from northern Myanmar She was the heiress of the most powerful family in Yuncheng, Huaguo. He was a lone, wandering young dragon. She was a sheltered darling who knew nothing of life's hardships. He was the nocturnal king of the forests of northern Myanmar. When he was eighteen, he sat on a street corner in the middle of the night, bandaging his 30.8kReads9.3Score3.3k14d adds
23. 73 炙 A Scorching, Teasing Kiss from the Wild Heir, Who Can't Get Enough 炙热撩吻，野痞太子爷他超爱 Strawberry-Flavored Sweet Peach草莓味甜桃Modern Romance328k WordsCompleted [Both leads’ first love, happy ending · vying and competing for each other · sweet romance and flirtation · secret love comes true] The Shu family, one of Yanjing’s elite clans, has a beloved eldest daughter. Beautiful and radiant, she’s been the cherished darling of everyone around her since childhood. On her seventeenth birthday, she learns she’s the family’s fake heiress. Consumed by jealousy, the real heiress does everything she can to take away everything she has. Shu Ye keeps trying to bal 6.3kReads8.9Score59314d adds
24. 74 春 The Allure of Spring 春潮旖旎 Zi An子安Modern Romance593k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available] (The short dramas Fallen in Crimson and Starlight Sleepless Night are now streaming) [Rekindled Love + Reunion After Years Apart + Tough on the Outside, Soft on the Inside + Overwhelmingly Possessive + Sweet and Angsty + Both Leads Are Chaste] [Gentle, cool beauty and master colorist X sharp-tongued, roguish heir who loves her to pieces] Shen Yixiao was born into a prestigious family with a century of history in Nancheng. From the moment he was born, he was t 19.5kReads8.8Score1.7k14d adds
25. 75 她 Her Little Bellflower 她的小桔梗 Sweet Peach Yaoyao甜桃夭夭Modern Romance496k WordsCompleted A short drama adaptation is now available under the same title. [Fatherly devotion + nurturing romance + secret love] After a car accident leaves Wen Li in a vegetative state, her unrelated uncle, Fu Zheng, cares for her for three years. Her only wish before she dies is to hug the older man who stifles his sobs at night. Reborn at eighteen, Wen Li decides to return the older man Fu Zheng’s restrained, unspoken love. Her sudden closeness catches the usually composed and intelligent man off guard. 22.3kReads9.3Score3.1k14d adds
26. 76 宦 The Palace Consort Returns 宦妃还朝 Duck Saintess鸭圣婆Ancient Romance4.8M WordsCompleted Wave after wave of bizarre plots, step after step of poisonous schemes. She was a ruthless queen who stood alone, swearing to change the ruler and put a new name on the throne. He was an utterly bewitching, calculating eunuch, carrying a world-shaking secret as he helped her turn the world upside down. She asked, “Yu Xuanji, would you dare give me the world I want?” He replied, “Su Feise, if you dare covet it, then I dare make it yours.” Two powerful allies joining forces, accomplices in crime. 1kReads8.8Score56614d adds

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    Both the male and female leads are incredibly strong, and the male lead has a really sharp tongue 😂 🔥A fallen empress x a stunningly beautiful eunuch! These two madmen team up to destroy the world! She is the most ruthless empress in history, vowing to change the world's ruler. He is the powerful eunuch, whose true identity is shrouded in a shocking mystery.

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